[House Report 117-241]
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117th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2nd Session } { 117-241
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3485) TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS
ON FOREIGN PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS AGAINST LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER,
QUEER AND INTERSEX (LGBTQI) INDIVIDUALS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4445) TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF
THE UNITED STATES CODE WITH RESPECT TO ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES
INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT; PROVIDING FOR
CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4521) TO PROVIDE FOR A COORDINATED
FEDERAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE TO ENSURE CONTINUED UNITED STATES
LEADERSHIP IN ENGINEERING BIOLOGY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3485) TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS
ON FOREIGN PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS AGAINST LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER,
QUEER AND INTERSEX (LGBTQI) INDIVIDUALS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4445) TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF
THE UNITED STATES CODE WITH RESPECT TO ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES
INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT; PROVIDING FOR
CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4521) TO PROVIDE FOR A COORDINATED
FEDERAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE TO ENSURE CONTINUED UNITED STATES
LEADERSHIP IN ENGINEERING BIOLOGY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
117th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2nd Session } { 117-241
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3485) TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS
ON FOREIGN PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS AGAINST LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER,
QUEER AND INTERSEX (LGBTQI) INDIVIDUALS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4445) TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF
THE UNITED STATES CODE WITH RESPECT TO ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES
INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT; PROVIDING FOR
CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4521) TO PROVIDE FOR A COORDINATED
FEDERAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE TO ENSURE CONTINUED UNITED STATES
LEADERSHIP IN ENGINEERING BIOLOGY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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117th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2nd Session } { 117-241
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3485) TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS
ON FOREIGN PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS AGAINST LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER,
QUEER AND INTERSEX (LGBTQI) INDIVIDUALS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4445) TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF
THE UNITED STATES CODE WITH RESPECT TO ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES
INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT; PROVIDING FOR
CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4521) TO PROVIDE FOR A COORDINATED
FEDERAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE TO ENSURE CONTINUED UNITED STATES
LEADERSHIP IN ENGINEERING BIOLOGY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Ms. Ross, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 900]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 900, by a record vote of 8 to 4, report the
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3485, the
Global Respect Act, under a structured rule. The resolution
provides one hour of general debate on the bill equally divided
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective designees. The
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules
Committee Print 117-30 shall be considered as adopted and the
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as
amended. The resolution provides that following debate, each
further amendment printed in part A of this report not earlier
considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3
shall be considered only in the order printed in this report,
may be offered only by a Member designated in this report,
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time
specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the
proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at
any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for
division of the question. Section 3 of the resolution provides
that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs or his designee may offer amendments en bloc
consisting of further amendments printed in part A of this
report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be
considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their designees, shall
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a
demand for division of the question. The resolution waives all
points of order against the amendments printed in part A of
this report and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of
the resolution. The resolution provides one motion to recommit.
The resolution further provides for consideration of H.R. 4445,
the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual
Harassment Act of 2021, under a structured rule. The resolution
provides one hour of general debate on the bill equally divided
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
The resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that an
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text
of Rules Committee Print 117-29 shall be considered as adopted
and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The
resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the
bill, as amended. The resolution makes in order the further
amendment printed in Part B of this report, if offered by the
member designated in this report, which shall be considered as
read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this report
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an
opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of
the question. The resolution waives all points of order against
the amendment printed in part B of this report. The resolution
provides for one motion to recommit. The resolution further
provides for consideration of H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES
Act of 2022, under a structured rule. The resolution provides
two hours of general debate equally divided and controlled by
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology or their designees.
The resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that an
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text
of Rules Committee Print 117-31, modified by the amendment
printed in part C of this report, shall be considered as
adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in
the bill, as amended. The resolution provides that following
debate, each further amendment printed in part D of this report
not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant
to section 8 shall be considered only in the order printed in
this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the
time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by
the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the
proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a
demand for division of the question. Section 8 of the
resolution provides that at any time after debate the chair of
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology or her designee
may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments
printed in part D of this report not earlier disposed of.
Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be
debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology or their designees, shall not be subject
to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division
of the question. The resolution waives all points of order
against the amendments printed in part D of this report and
amendments en bloc described in section 8 of the resolution.
The resolution provides one motion to recommit. The resolution
provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021 (as
most recently amended by House Resolution 860, agreed to
January 11, 2022), is amended by striking ``February 4, 2022''
each place it appears and inserting (in each instance) ``April
1, 2022''. The resolution provides that proceedings may be
postponed through March 3, 2022, on measures that were the
object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative day
of February 1, 2022, and on which the yeas and nays were
ordered.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of H.R. 3485, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in H.R. 3485, as amended, the Committee is not aware
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments to H.R. 3485 printed in part A of this report
and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the
resolution, the Committee is not aware of any points of order.
The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.R. 4445 includes a waiver of clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII,
which requires the inclusion of committee cost estimate in a
committee report. A CBO cost estimate on H.R. 4445 was not
available at the time the Committee on the Judiciary filed its
report.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in H.R. 4445, as amended, the Committee is not aware
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendment to H.R. 4445 printed in part B of this report the
Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is
prophylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.R. 4521 includes waivers of the following:
--Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII, which requires the inclusion
of committee cost estimate in a committee report. A CBO cost
estimate on H.R. 4521 was not available at the time the
Committee on Space, Science, and Technology filed its report.
--Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act, which
prohibits consideration of legislation within the jurisdiction
of the Committee on the Budget unless referred to or reported
by the Budget Committee.
The waiver of all points of order against provisions in
H.R. 4521, as amended, includes waivers of the following:
--Clause 4 of rule XXI, which prohibits reporting a bill
carrying an appropriation from a committee not having
jurisdiction to report an appropriation.
--Clause 5(a) of rule XXI, which prohibits a bill carrying
a tax or tariff measure from being reported by a committee not
having jurisdiction to report tax or tariff measures.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments to H.R. 4521 printed in part D of this report
and amendments en bloc described in section 8 of the
resolution, the Committee is not aware of any points of order.
The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
COMMITTEE VOTES
The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion
to report, together with the names of those voting for and
against, are printed below:
Rules Committee record vote No. 183
Motion by Mr. Cole to strike the language in the rule that
would continue the tolling of days for Resolutions of Inquiry.
Defeated: 4-8
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Ms. Ross........................................ Nay
Mr. Neguse...................................... ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 184
Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 4521 to make
in order amendment #190, offered by Rep. Walberg (MI), which
adds a section to prohibit the President from revoking
Presidential permits relating to cross-border energy
facilities. Defeated: 4-8
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Ms. Ross........................................ Nay
Mr. Neguse...................................... ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 185
Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 3485 to make
in order amendment #10, offered by Rep. Perry (PA), which
precludes the sanctions prescribed in the legislation from
being used against individuals exercising their freedom of
speech, religion, and association. Also prevents sanctions
prescribed in the legislation from being used against
individuals with sincerely held religious or conscience-based
beliefs. Defeated: 4-8
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Ms. Ross........................................ Nay
Mr. Neguse...................................... ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 186
Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 4521 to
make in order amendment #287, offered by Rep. Bice (OK), which
redirects $8 billion from the Green Climate Fund to US
INDOPACIFIC Command to deter the People's Republic of China.
Defeated: 4-9
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Ms. Ross........................................ Nay
Mr. Neguse...................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 187
Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 4521 to
make in order amendment #465, offered by Rep. Wenstrup (OH),
which prohibits the use of Federal funds to conduct or support
gain-of-function research involving potential pandemic
pathogens by China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, or other foreign
adversaries. Defeated: 4-9
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Ms. Ross........................................ Nay
Mr. Neguse...................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 188
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to amend the rule to H.R. 4521
to make in order amendment #18, offered by Rep. Reschenthaler
(PA), which prohibits funds from this legislation from
supporting the EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. Defeated: 4-8
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Ms. Ross........................................ Nay
Mr. Neguse...................................... ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 189
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to amend the rule to H.R. 4521
to make in order amendment #158, offered by Rep. Carter (GA),
which prohibits funds made available to carry out this Act from
being used to support the Ministry of Health of the People's
Republic of China. Defeated: 4-8
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Ms. Ross........................................ Nay
Mr. Neguse...................................... ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 190
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 4521 to
make in order amendment #73, offered by Rep. Allen (GA), which
restricts the National Science Foundation from awarding grants
and other forms of assistance to Chinese Communist military
companies and their affiliates. Defeated: 4-8
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Ms. Ross........................................ Nay
Mr. Neguse...................................... ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 191
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 4521 to
make in order amendment #198, offered by Rep. Curtis (UT),
which requires a report on how U.S. taxpayer money benefitted
China. Defeated: 4-8
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Ms. Ross........................................ Nay
Mr. Neguse...................................... ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 192
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 4521 to
make in order amendment #113, offered by Rep. Stefanik (NY),
which prohibits institutions of higher education that maintain
a contract with a Confucius Institute from receiving any
federal funds. Defeated: 4-8
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Ms. Ross........................................ Nay
Mr. Neguse...................................... ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 193
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 4445 to
make in order amendment #1, offered by Rep. Fitzgerald (WI),
which limits attorneys' fees to a reasonable percentage of the
recovery. Defeated: 4-8
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Torres..................................... Nay Mr. Cole.......................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Nay Mr. Burgess....................... Yea
Mr. Raskin...................................... Nay Mr. Reschenthaler................. Yea
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach.................... Yea
Mr. Morelle..................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Nay
Ms. Ross........................................ Nay
Mr. Neguse...................................... ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 194
Motion by Ms. Ross to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Torres..................................... Yea Mr. Cole.......................... Nay
Mr. Perlmutter.................................. Yea Mr. Burgess....................... Nay
Mr. Raskin...................................... Yea Mr. Reschenthaler................. Nay
Ms. Scanlon..................................... Yea Mrs. Fischbach.................... Nay
Mr. Morelle..................................... Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier.................................. Yea
Ms. Ross........................................ Yea
Mr. Neguse...................................... ............
Mr.McGovern, Chairman........................... Yea
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3485 IN PART A MADE IN ORDER
1. Crist (FL): Authorizes the President to exempt certain
immediate family members who themselves face persecution from
possible inadmissibility or revocation of visas. (10 minutes)
2. Gottheimer (NJ): Requires a study from the Secretary of
State examining risks to LGBTQI individuals at a regional
bureau level. (10 minutes)
3. Harder (CA): Prevents any provisions of the bill from
imposing sanctions or taking actions against any foreign
individual based solely upon religious belief. (10 minutes)
4. Manning (NC): Adds torture to the list of violations of
human rights for which the President may impose sanctions. (10
minutes)
5. Porter (CA): Requires a report to Congress on
individuals responsible for violations of human rights against
LGBTQI people be submitted in an unclassified form and
published on a publicly available State Department website, and
the report may include a classified annex. (10 minutes)
6. Williams (GA): Commissions a report on how the
Department of State can coordinate internationally to
proactively prevent human rights violations against individuals
based on actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender
identity, or sex characteristics. (10 minutes)
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4445 IN PART B MADE IN ORDER
1. Buck (CO), Bishop, Dan (NC), Bustos (IL), Griffith (VA),
Biggs (AZ): Clarifies that, for the purposes of the bill,
sexual harassment dispute is defined as a dispute relating to
conduct that allegedly constitutes sexual harassment under
applicable Federal, Tribal, or State sexual harassment laws.
(10 minutes)
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4521 IN PART C CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
1. Johnson, Eddie Bernice (TX): Makes technical
corrections, fixes errors, amends citations and makes
conforming changes, such as for US insular areas, to Divisions
A, B, C, D, G, H, J and L. Modifies the reporting timeline for
Sec. 10001 in Division A. Includes clarifying changes, enhances
federal coordination, adds worker protections, amends
definitions and removes signature authority for DOE lab
directors to Division B. Updates definitions and adds worker
protections to Division C. Enhances federal coordination and
adds relevant agencies to Division D. Details specific
accountability benchmarks as it relates to the G20 Common
Framework to Division G. Adds USTR to the Coral Reef Task Force
in Division H. Strikes language that prohibited the Secretary
from carrying out International Education Programs unless the
appropriation exceeded $69,353,000 and strikes language that
would allow the Madison Foundation to invest assets in the
private market in Division J. This amendment makes
clarifications to the TAA Title and changes the number of days
for implementation of the de minimis rule in Division K.
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 4521 IN PART D MADE IN ORDER
1. Adams (NC), Suozzi (NY), Williams (GA), Strickland (WA),
Bush, Cori (MO), Hayes (CT), Clyburn (SC), Manning (NC):
Increases funding for the Capacity Building Program for
Developing Universities, ensures that like institutions only
compete with like institutions, and expands eligibility to
ensure that HBCU's and MSIs that do not have R1 status can
receive funds. (10 minutes)
2. Auchincloss (MA): Amends Division D Section 30241
Subtitle G to read ``to counter the PRC Government's efforts to
spread disinformation and disburse vaccines in exchange for
exploitative concessions in low- to middle-income countries
while maintaining US engagement with and support for
multilateral vaccine procurement and equitable distribution.''
(10 minutes)
3. Auchincloss (MA): Amends Division D Section 30216 line
22 and inserts ``auto-disable syringes,'' after
``diagnostics,''. (10 minutes)
4. Auchincloss (MA): Amends Division B, Title IV to require
that NIST, as part of the proposed National Engineering Biology
Research and Development Initiative, support discovery,
innovation, and production that will encourage shared protocols
and interoperability in engineering biology innovation. Also
directs Initiative to support the development of
biomanufacturing testbeds based on open standards and protocols
to scale up engineering biology research. (10 minutes)
5. Auchincloss (MA): Directs the Treasury Department and
the State Department to conduct a study on the management of
sanctions against specific Afghan individuals in order to
operate a foreign trade zone in Afghanistan while maintaining
the United States' national security interests. (10 minutes)
6. Balderson (OH), Hinson (IA): Strikes section 30606--
Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy and section 30609--
Green Climate Fund. (10 minutes)
7. Balderson (OH): Inserts the text of H.R. 2559, the
Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act.
(10 minutes)
8. Banks (IN), Boebert, Lauren (CO), Wilson, Joe (SC):
Requires a determination into whether certain Chinese companies
implicated in using Uyghur forced labor meet the criteria for
sanctions under the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020, and
the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. (10 minutes)
9. Bass (CA): Requires feasibility of expanding YALI to
northern African countries in initial annual report; says YALI
should network with other similar programs); adds a diversity
requirement to implementation plan so more strategic locations
in Africa are represented; and changes the age of the Mandela
program from 18-35 to 25-35 and includes Mandela Washington
Fellowship, YALI network, and Regional Leadership Centers as
the three main programs of the Initiative. (10 minutes)
10. Beatty (OH): Adds to Division A a Sense of Congress
that CHIPS Act funds should be allocated in a manner that, in
consultation with the Director of the Minority Business
Development Agency, adequately addresses the inclusion of
economically disadvantaged individuals and small businesses.
(10 minutes)
11. Beatty (OH): Establishes an Office of Opportunity and
Inclusion in the Dept. of Commerce to develop standards related
to existing CHIPS Act obligations regarding economically
disadvantaged individuals. (10 minutes)
12. Bera (CA): Replaces Section 30124, the ``Strategy on
Deterrence of Economic Coercion'' with legislation creating a
task force to counter China's economic coercion. (10 minutes)
13. Bice (OK): Prevents the $8 billion authorized for the
Green Climate Fund from being appropriated until the President
submits a report to Congress detailing the process and analysis
used in setting the United States' emissions reduction target.
(10 minutes)
14. Blunt Rochester (DE): Ensures NIST is supporting
educational activities with the Manufacturing Extension
Partnership for HBCUs, TCUs, and other minority serving
institutions. (10 minutes)
15. Bonamici (OR), Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer (PR), Crist
(FL), Pingree (ME), Posey (FL): Reauthorizes the Federal Ocean
Acidification Research and Monitoring Act funding for NOAA and
the NSF. Expands the definition of ocean acidification to
include estuaries, creates an Advisory Board to advise on
coastal and ocean acidification research and monitoring, and
directs NOAA to establish a data archive system that processes,
stores, and provides access to ocean acidification data. (10
minutes)
16. Bonamici (OR), Castor (FL): Directs the OSTP Director
to develop a national circular economy that includes: a vision
for how the science and technology enterprise should support
the development of a circular economy, identification of key
public and private stakeholders that may contribute to or
benefit from a transition to a circular economy, and
recommendations on specific Federal policies needed to drive
this transition. (10 minutes)
17. Bonamici (OR), Langevin (RI): Directs the National
Science Foundation to award Mathematics and Science Education
Partnerships grants to develop STEM educational curriculums
that incorporate art and design to promote creativity and
innovation. Adds a requirement that Teacher Institutes for the
21st Century funded under the Mathematics and Science Education
Partnerships grant program have a component that includes the
integration of art and design principles and processes. (10
minutes)
18. Bonamici (OR), Posey (FL), Pingree (ME), Huffman (CA),
Beyer (VA): Creates an Interagency Working Group on Blue
Carbon, led by NOAA, to oversee the development of a national
map of blue carbon ecosystems. (10 minutes)
19. Bonamici (OR), Pappas (NH), Huffman (CA): Directs
existing ocean-focused interagency committees to coordinate
overlapping data collection, align supercomputing and data
storage efforts, develop cross-agency databases, and support
consistent archiving practices, and assesses the potential for
an Advanced Research Project Agency-Oceans (ARPA-O). (10
minutes)
20. Bonamici (OR), Leger Fernandez (NM): Directs the
Secretary of Labor to award funding to eligible entities,
including sector partnerships, in the infrastructure industry.
(10 minutes)
21. Bowman (NY), Nadler (NY), Meng (NY): Waives cost-
sharing requirements for certain National Science Foundation
grant programs related to STEM education for a period of 5
years. (10 minutes)
22. Bowman (NY): Directs the State Department, in
coordination with Department of Energy and in consultation with
appropriate agencies, to report on the impact of U.S. sanctions
on innovation, emissions reduction, climate cooperation, and
economic justice. (10 minutes)
23. Bowman (NY): Adds provisions related to pursuing green
``parallel initiatives'' with China when appropriate, and if
projects are held to the highest possible standards, in order
to increase the total global resources available for mitigating
climate change, and strengthens the emphasis on expanding
equitable access to renewable energy in developing countries.
(10 minutes)
24. Brownley (CA): Adds ``alternative proteins'' to USDA
research and development list. (10 minutes)
25. Budd (NC): Requires an intelligence assessment to
determine the degree to which, if any, the Russian Federation
has coordinated with the People's Republic of China regarding a
potential further invasion of Ukraine. (10 minutes)
26. Burgess (TX): Strikes Sections 80301 and 80302 that
create a new classification of ``W'' visas for start-ups. (10
minutes)
27. Burgess (TX), Budd (NC), Johnson, Bill (OH): Transfers
funding from the Solar component manufacturing supply chain
assistance program to the strategic transformer reserve and
resilience program to prioritize funding for the resilience of
the U.S. electric grid. (10 minutes)
28. Burgess (TX): Prohibits the use of Title 42 Special Pay
Authority for certain agencies. (10 minutes)
29. Burgess (TX), Johnson, Bill (OH), Crenshaw (TX),
Luetkemeyer (MO), McKinley (WV): Strikes Section 30609 that
authorizes $8 billion for the UN's Green Climate Fund. (10
minutes)
30. Burgess (TX), McKinley (WV): Prevents any federal funds
from being used by any department or agency to acquire KN-95
respirator masks produced or manufactured in the People's
Republic of China if N-95 respirator masks produced or
manufactured in the United States of the same safety standard
are available in reasonable quantity. (10 minutes)
31. Bush, Cori (MO): Directs the Secretary of State, in
coordination with the USAID Administrator, to expand global
testing capacity, vaccination distribution, and acquisition
needed medical supplies, including available COVID-19 vaccines,
to ensure success in ending the pandemic globally. (10 minutes)
32. Bush, Cori (MO): Conducts a comprehensive assessment to
measure the impact of oil spills and plastic ingestion on sea
life. (10 minutes)
33. Bush, Cori (MO), Adams (NC): Encourages public colleges
and universities to facilitate the seamless transfer of course
credit earned in the postsecondary STEM pathway directly to
out-of-state public institutions and private, nonprofit HBCUs,
TCUs, and MSIs. This will help build pathways for students of
color in states that do not have an in-state HBCU or TCU to
smoothly transfer their STEM course credits to out-of-state
HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs. (10 minutes)
34. Bush, Cori (MO), Clarke, Yvette (NY): Codifies the
Biden Administration's commitment to deploy 30 gigawatts of
offshore wind energy in the United States by 2030. (10 minutes)
35. Bush, Cori (MO): Revises the Solar Component
Manufacturing Supply Chain Assistance Program to permit support
for facilities that have the ability to manufacture solar
components. (10 minutes)
36. Bush, Cori (MO): Studies the impacts of U.S. and
multilateral regulations and sanctions, including the
environmental and public health impacts of natural resource
exploitation. (10 minutes)
37. Cammack, Kat (FL): Strikes Sec. 30609 that authorizes
$8 billion for the UN Green Climate Fund. (10 minutes)
38. Case (HI): Orders a comprehensive study into offshore
aquaculture including the environmental impact, identification
of control technologies and practices to minimize environmental
impacts, and assessment on the impact of international offshore
aquaculture industries on the U.S. seafood market. (10 minutes)
39. Case (HI): Directs the Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary of the Interior and in
consultation with other relevant Federal departments and
agencies, to submit to the appropriate congressional committees
a report on international indigenous engagement. (10 minutes)
40. Case (HI): Establishes a program for the professional
development of young adult leaders and professionals in the
Pacific Islands similar to the Young Southeast Asian Leaders
Initiative (YSEALI) and the Young African Leaders Initiative
(YALI). (10 minutes)
41. Casten (IL): Enables alternative financing to
accelerate maintenance and general infrastructure projects at
Department of Energy laboratories. (10 minutes)
42. Castor (FL): Enhances domestic manufacturing
competitiveness by supporting the first three commercial-scale
implementations of transformative industrial technologies. (10
minutes)
43. Castro (TX): Adding an industry to the list of
``creation and expansions'' of apprenticeships to include
``media and entertainment.'' (10 minutes)
44. Chabot (OH), Sherman (CA): Adds the text of the
Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act
which authorizes funding for the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 1998 for FY2022-2026. (10 minutes)
45. Cheney (WY): Directs the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of
Commerce, to conduct an assessment of the effect on national
security that would result from uranium ceasing to be
designated as a critical mineral by the Secretary of the
Interior under section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020, and
prevents the alteration or elimination of Uranium as a critical
mineral until that assessment is complete. Defines
``Congressional Defense Committees'' for clarity, and adds a
180 day requirement for completion of the report. (10 minutes)
46. Chu (CA), Raskin (MD), Pressley (MA), Meng (NY), Takano
(CA), Kahele (HI), Bonamici (OR), Bowman (NY): Expresses the
sense of Congress on the importance of opposing the targeting
of Chinese researchers and academics based on race. (10
minutes)
47. Cohen (TN), Wilson, Joe (SC), Malinowski (NJ), Curtis
(UT): Mandates a public listing by country of stolen assets
recovered in the United States and authorizes public visa bans
against foreign individuals who demand bribes. (10 minutes)
48. Connolly (VA): Creates an E-4 treaty trader visa
category for up to 15,000 nationals of South Korea each fiscal
year who are coming to the United States solely to perform
specialty occupation services, subject to various requirements.
(10 minutes)
49. Costa (CA), Gonzalez, Vicente (TX), Garamendi (CA):
Requires a report within 180 days reviewing the involvement of
the People's Republic of China, state sponsored companies, and
companies incorporated in the PRC in the ownership, operation,
or otherwise involvement in mining or processing facilities in
countries from which the United States imports minerals,
metals, and materials, and evaluating the strategic and
national security implications for the United States of such
involvement. (10 minutes)
50. Courtney (CT), Larsen, Rick (WA), Bera (CA), Luria
(VA), Case (HI), Kilmer (WA): Expressing a Sense of Congress
that it is in the national interest for the United States to
become a formal signatory of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). (10 minutes)
51. Craig (MN), Stauber (MN): Inserts the full text of the
bipartisan Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act, which
authorizes Department of Education grants for academic advising
and community outreach to construction and manufacturing
oriented apprenticeship colleges. (10 minutes)
52. Craig (MN), Axne (IA), Delgado (NY), Pingree (ME),
Hayes (CT), Kuster (NH), Bustos (IL), Johnson, Dusty (SD),
Costa (CA), Allred (TX), Schrier (WA): Directs the newly
created position of the Assistant Secretary for Supply Chain
Resilience and Crisis Response to evaluate the stability of the
Agriculture and Food System supply chain. Also directs the new
Assistant Secretary to provide a report to Congress on
vulnerabilities in this supply chain and ways to address those
vulnerabilities. (10 minutes)
53. Crenshaw (TX): Requires a report on the negative
impacts One Belt, One Road (OBOR) participation has on
countries that take part. The report is to be shared with OBOR
participants and potential participants so as to dissuade
further participation in OBOR. (10 minutes)
54. Crenshaw (TX): Expresses the sense of Congress that
China is not a developing nation, but is industrialized and
therefore any agreements that advantage China as a ``developing
nation'' should be updated to reflect China's actual status as
industrialized. (10 minutes)
55. Crenshaw (TX): Requires a classified report on what is
needed to bypass China's ``great firewall'' and provide
uncensored media to the Chinese people. (10 minutes)
56. Crenshaw (TX): Requires that the Department of State to
provide an annual briefing to Congress on China's progress and
efforts to meet emission goals and commitments. (10 minutes)
57. Curtis (UT), Langevin (RI): Strengthens the Olympic
section by stating the IOC should develop a framework for
reprimanding or disqualifying host cities and the countries in
which they are located if the governments of such countries are
actively committing mass atrocities during the Olympic and
Paralympic bidding process or between a city's election as a
host city and the duration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
that its government is hosting. (10 minutes)
58. Davids (KS), Wild (PA): Adds that HHS must consider
small and medium sized manufacturers when establishing
partnerships and cooperative agreements with manufacturers and
distributors in the supply chain flexibility manufacturing
pilot for the Strategic National Stockpile. (10 minutes)
59. Davis, Rodney (IL), Schrier (WA), O'Halleran (AZ),
Salazar (FL), Meijer (MI), Johnson, Bill (OH), Newhouse (WA),
Hinson (IA), McKinley (WV), Budd (NC), Bost (IL), Kilmer (WA),
Case (HI), Garbarino (NY), Spanberger (VA), Miller-Meeks (IA),
Doyle (PA), Stauber (MN), Feenstra (IA), Kuster (NH): Adds the
text of the Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility
Act to the bill which directs the Secretary of Commerce to
conduct a study on the feasibility of manufacturing more goods
in the United States, in particular, products that are key to
our critical infrastructure sectors--the purpose is to see how
supply chain issues can better be mitigated, and how more
goods, along with jobs, can be created in the United States.
(10 minutes)
60. DeLauro (CT), Mace (SC), DeFazio (OR), Levin, Andy
(MI), Cooper (TN), Neguse (CO): Prohibits the possession,
transport, and sale of captively raised mink for fur
production. (10 minutes)
61. DelBene (WA), Clarke, Yvette (NY), Lieu (CA): Adds
``immersive technology'' as a key technology focus area. (10
minutes)
62. DelBene (WA), Mace (SC), Strickland (WA): Amends
Section 30612 to clarify the exemption for aircraft from the
definition of electronic waste. (10 minutes)
63. DelBene (WA), Larsen, Rick (WA): Strengthens existing
GAO reporting requirements by requiring GAO to examine how
semiconductor projects are supporting the needs of critical
infrastructure industries in the United States. (10 minutes)
64. Delgado (NY): Amends technology and innovation hub
eligibility to support modernization and innovation in the
manufacturing sector. (10 minutes)
65. Dingell (MI): Establishes a Climate Change Education
Program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
to increase climate literacy, and it also establishes a grant
program for climate change education. (10 minutes)
66. Doyle (PA), Spanberger (VA): Amends the Clean
Industrial Technology Act to add Commercial Deployment of new
efficient technologies for industrial facilities and authorizes
funding for the deployment. (10 minutes)
67. Escobar (TX): Includes environmental defenders to
mitigate the impacts of climate change and work with allies and
partners to ensure a level playing field exists when it comes
to climate action. (10 minutes)
68. Escobar (TX): Directs CBP to develop metrics to measure
how procured technologies have helped deter or address
irregular migration along the southern border, including ways
in which technologies have altered migration routes and
patterns. (10 minutes)
69. Escobar (TX): Directs the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, to
submit to Congress a report that contains an assessment of the
current standards and guidelines for managing ports of entry
under the control of the Department of Homeland Security. (10
minutes)
70. Escobar (TX): Requires a report to Congress on the
implementation of measurable and sustainable development
practices and an assessment of resources related to achieving
carbon dioxide emission reduction targets for 2025 and 2030.
(10 minutes)
71. Escobar (TX): Expresses a sense of Congress that the
United States' engagement with the leaders of the Western
Hemisphere is critical to addressing our region's shared
challenges and opportunities. (10 minutes)
72. Escobar (TX): Requires the Director of National
Intelligence in coordination with other departments and
agencies to submit a report to Congress on the existence of any
security risks and threats posed by China to upcoming U.S.
Federal elections. (10 minutes)
73. Escobar (TX): Creates a set aside for small businesses
in economically disadvantaged areas within the Solar Component
Manufacturing Supply Chain Assistance program. (10 minutes)
74. Escobar (TX): Prohibits the use of any funds authorized
to be appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act
to be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized
by the Congress. (10 minutes)
75. Eshoo (CA): Amends a requirement for an existing GAO
study to include an evaluation of demand-side incentives for
alleviating semiconductor shortages. (10 minutes)
76. Eshoo (CA), Timmons (SC), Raskin (MD), Case (HI):
Directs CISA to publish an annual report to promote evidence-
based policies and controls that small entities (i.e., small
businesses, nonprofits, local governments) may employ to
improve cybersecurity; and requires a Commerce Department
annual report on barriers small entities face in implementing
cybersecurity policies and controls. (10 minutes)
77. Eshoo (CA), Chu (CA): Directs the President to ensure
that the provisions of the America COMPETES Act which are aimed
at countering the influence of the Chinese Communist Party are
implemented in a manner that does not result in discrimination
against people of Asian descent. (10 minutes)
78. Fallon (TX): Authorizes the hiring of 10 additional
staff for the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets
Control to carry out activities associated with the People's
Republic of China. (10 minutes)
79. Feenstra (IA): Establishes a Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Working Group in the Department of Energy. (10 minutes)
80. Fitzgerald (WI): Includes clearly defined program
metrics, goals, and targets in Section 30113's reporting
requirements. (10 minutes)
81. Fitzgerald (WI), Stanton (AZ): Requires the Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ)
Antitrust Division to monitor and take foreign government
subsidies into account in the premerger notification processes.
The FTC and DOJ jointly would develop disclosure requirements
of foreign government subsidies for companies operating in the
United States. (10 minutes)
82. Fortenberry (NE), Meng (NY), Carter, Buddy (GA),
Quigley (IL): Adds the text of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and
Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act, which continues the work with
international partners, including nations, nongovernmental
organizations, and the private sector, to identify long-
standing and emerging challenges related to wildlife poaching
and trafficking. This Act supports activities to halt
trafficking and poaching of rare and endangered species sold
internationally for food, medicine and vanity. A Presidential
Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking supports in country and
regional training, law enforcement and oversight to assure
species are protected across the globe. (10 minutes)
83. Foster (IL), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH), Casten (IL),
Meijer (MI): Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to upgrade the
nuclear research capabilities of universities in the United
States to meet the research requirements of advanced nuclear
energy systems. Additionally enables the establishment of new
nuclear science and engineering facilities and supports
workforce development critical to maintaining United States
leadership in nuclear science and engineering and related
disciplines. (10 minutes)
84. Foster (IL): Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to fund
restoration and modernization projects at the National
Laboratories. (10 minutes)
85. Foster (IL), Pressley (MA), Bowman (NY): Allows dual
intent for STEM doctoral students, allowing them to transition
to a green card as provided under this bill without first
needing to leave the country and start the visa process over.
(10 minutes)
86. Foster (IL): Allows Office of Science funds to be used
for the National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory. (10 minutes)
87. Foster (IL): Directs NIST to create guidelines for
digital identity validation services within its digital
identity Technical Roadmap. (10 minutes)
88. Gallagher (WI), Courtney (CT), Turner (OH), Luria (VA),
Stefanik (NY), Hartzler (MO): Adds the text of the American
Security Drone Act of 2022, which prohibits federal operation
or procurement of certain foreign-made unmanned aircraft
systems. (10 minutes)
89. Garamendi (CA), Johnson, Dusty (SD), Costa (CA),
Valadao (CA), Schrier (WA), Davis, Rodney (IL): Inserts H.R.
4996, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, as passed by the House.
(10 minutes)
90. Garamendi (CA): Inserts the ``Special Immigrant Visas
for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2021,'' which provides
SIV's for those Fulbrighters currently studying at American
universities and former scholars who returned to Afghanistan.
Provides SIV's for their legal spouses/dependents as well as
for Afghans who participated in other State Department-
sponsored exchange programs. (10 minutes)
91. Garamendi (CA): Adds the Democratic People's Republic
of North Korea, People's Republic of China, Russian Federation,
and Islamic Republic of Iran to the list of prohibited
``countries of concern'' for the loans and loan guarantees
under the proposed Critical Supply Chain Resilient Program.
Sensitive materials sourced from these same non-allied foreign
nations are excluded from DOD procurement. (10 minutes)
92. Garcia, Mike (CA), Burgess (TX): Prohibits this act and
its amendments from taking effect until the Secretary of Energy
certifies to Congress that this act will not reduce the energy
security or energy independence of the United States. (10
minutes)
93. Garcia, Sylvia (TX): Authorizes the Department of
Transportation (DOT) to award maritime career training grants
to institutions of higher education and postsecondary
vocational institutions for the purpose of developing,
offering, or improving educational or career training programs
for American workers related to the maritime workforce. (10
minutes)
94. Gimenez (FL), Burgess (TX): Prohibits the bill from
taking effect until the Sec. of Energy certifies with Congress
that no provisions in the bill will increase the average price
of energy. (10 minutes)
95. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer (PR), Murphy, Stephanie (FL),
Salazar (FL), Waltz (FL): Recognizes the contributions made by
the 305-meter radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in
Puerto Rico. (10 minutes)
96. Gooden (TX), Hinson (IA), Boebert, Lauren (CO),
Balderson (OH): Requires a report on Chinese entities that
provide cloud computing products or services and the role of
the CCP in these entities and risks they pose to data privacy.
(10 minutes)
97. Gottheimer (NJ), Trahan (MA): Requires a GAO report on
the possibility of the establishment of an automated supply-
chain tracking application that provides near real-time insight
into the amount of critical medical and health supplies
available in the Strategic National Stockpile. (10 minutes)
98. Gottheimer (NJ): Requires a 30-day time-limited study
by the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Transportation to
report to Congress and the public on the major current
chokepoints in our nation's supply chain. (10 minutes)
99. Gottheimer (NJ): Establishes an interagency task force
to address Chinese market manipulation in the United States and
expands the study and strategy on money laundering by the
People's Republic of China to include risks of contributing to
corruption. (10 minutes)
100. Gottheimer (NJ), Salazar (FL): Adds potential
opportunities for partnership with Israel and other regional
nations in areas such as technological cooperation critical to
national security as an element of the U.S. strategy for
countering China in the Middle East. (10 minutes)
101. Gottheimer (NJ), Gibbs (OH): Requires a report to
Congress focusing on links between private sector Chinese
technology and social media companies and the Chinese
government including potential risks related to technology
transfer and Chinese investment in U.S. and allied nation
technology companies. (10 minutes)
102. Gottheimer (NJ): Directs the National Science
Foundation to prioritize grant awards to institutions that
demonstrate effective strategies for recruiting and providing
career and technical education to veterans and Members of the
Armed Forces transitioning to the private sector workforce. (10
minutes)
103. Gottheimer (NJ): Provides a Statement of Policy
outlining that the U.S. shall prioritize the Indo-Pacific in
its foreign policy and authorizes $655 million for foreign
military financing activities within the region as well as
additional funding for the Southeast Asia Maritime Law
Enforcement Initiative and other diplomatic activities, and
authorizes an additional $40 million for a Foreign Military
Financing Compact Pilot Program. (10 minutes)
104. Gottheimer (NJ): Requires the National Manufacturing
Advisory Council to solicit input from communities where
foreign competition resulted in mass factory layoffs or
economically disadvantaged areas. (10 minutes)
105. Grijalva (AZ): Establishes an Office of Education
Technology in the Bureau of Indian Education. (10 minutes)
106. Grothman (WI): Strikes the section of the bill that
authorizes $4 billion each for FY23 and FY24 for contributions
to the Green Climate Fund. (10 minutes)
107. Hayes (CT), McKinley (WV): Enables the Director of the
National Science Foundation to make awards to eligible
nonprofit programs for supporting hands-on learning
opportunities in STEM education, prioritizing vulnerable
students. (10 minutes)
108. Hayes (CT): Authorizes the National Science Foundation
to include private sector entities as potential recipients for
awards distributed. (10 minutes)
109. Hayes (CT): Encourages greater geographic diversity of
Manufacturing USA Institutes by encouraging the expansion of
these institutes in low income and disadvantaged areas. (10
minutes)
110. Hill, French (AR): Revises Title II funding
partnership requirements to the extent practical to partner
with industry or with a labor or joint labor management
organization. (10 minutes)
111. Hill, French (AR), Cohen (TN): Requires foreign
business entities to assign and register an agent with the
Department of Commerce as a prerequisite to doing business in
the United States, and requires foreign business agents to be
responsible and liable for any regulatory proceeding or civil
action relating to such covered foreign entity. (10 minutes)
112. Horsford (NV): Revises the Office of Science diversity
language to include Historically Black Colleges, Tribal
Colleges, Minority Serving Institutions, emerging research
institutions, and scientific societies. (10 minutes)
113. Horsford (NV): Helps bolster the telecommunications
workforce in rural areas by encouraging greater participation
of students in those areas. (10 minutes)
114. Houlahan (PA), Meijer (MI): Codifies recommendations
included in the September 2021 DOD OIG report to address
pharmaceutical supply chain weaknesses, as outlined in H.R.
6374/S. 3174, the Strengthening Supply Chains for
Servicemembers and Security Act. (10 minutes)
115. Huffman (CA), Bonamici (OR): Directs the Secretary of
Commerce to increase the number and diversity, equity, and
inclusion of STEM professionals working in the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration mission-relevant disciplines via
a nonpartisan and independent 501(c)(3) organization to build
the public-private partnerships necessary to achieve these
priorities. (10 minutes)
116. Issa (CA): Replaces Title 1 of Division J, the
National Apprenticeship Program Act, with the Industry-
Recognized Apprenticeship Program (IRAP). (10 minutes)
117. Issa (CA): Requires a report to Congress from the
Department of Commerce outlining steps that can be implemented
within 30 days to immediately address the supply chain crisis.
(10 minutes)
118. Jackson, Ronny (TX): Adds a reporting requirement
under Division D regarding Chinese investment in the
agriculture sector. (10 minutes)
119. Jackson, Ronny (TX): Directs the Permanent
Representative of the United States to the United Nations to
use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to
remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and to bring an end to
the ``Commission of Inquiry'' to investigate the State of
Israel. (10 minutes)
120. Jackson, Ronny (TX), Boebert, Lauren (CO): Adds a
Sense of Congress that future Olympic games should not be held
in countries that are committing genocide. (10 minutes)
121. Jackson, Ronny (TX): Strikes section 30609--Building
economic growth and technological innovation through the Green
Climate Fund. (10 minutes)
122. Jacobs, Sara (CA), Castro (TX), Malinowski (NJ), Bass
(CA), Moore (WI), Vargas (CA), Titus (NV), Jones, Mondaire
(NY), Phillips (MN), Omar (MN): Repeals the 25% cap pending a
written commitment from the Under-Secretary-General of Peace
Operations they will engage regularly with the U.S. on
peacekeeping reforms. (10 minutes)
123. Jacobs, Sara (CA), Wild (PA): Ensures no IMET program
funds are authorized to be appropriated to any foreign security
forces unit if the Secretary of State determines that such
forces have engaged in a pattern of gross violations of
internationally recognized human rights. (10 minutes)
124. Jayapal (WA), Garcia, Jesus (IL): Requires the
Secretary of the Treasury to conduct and present to Congress
and analysis of the humanitarian impact of the confiscation of
the assets of Afghanistan's central bank, its impact on the
political power of the People's Republic of China and other
entities in the region, and any increase in illicit financial
activities between the People's Republic of China and
affiliated entities that may have occurred as a result. (10
minutes)
125. Jayapal (WA): Requires the Comptroller General to
submit a report to Congress on the number and amount of rewards
under the CHIPS for America Fund and Public Wireless Supply
Chain Innovation Fund disaggregated by recipients of each such
award that are majority owned and controlled by minority
individuals and majority owned and controlled by women. (10
minutes)
126. Johnson, Hank (GA), Williams (GA), McBath (GA),
Keating (MA), Bourdeaux (GA): Creates the Dr. David Satcher
Cybersecurity Education Grant Program at NIST to fund
enhancements to cybersecurity education and training programs
at HBCUs, minority-serving institutions, and institutions that
serve a high percentage of Pell Grant-receiving students.
Establishes reporting and performance metrics requirements to
ensure that grant funds are effectively achieving the intended
purpose. (10 minutes)
127. Kaptur (OH): Clarifies the ``economically distressed
regions or localities'' that can benefit from the solar
component manufacturing supply chain assistance program. (10
minutes)
128. Kaptur (OH): Specifies that the Great Lakes region is
a region for which ``the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, prioritize funding (for) clean energy
incubators''. (10 minutes)
129. Kildee (MI): Extends the authorization of ARPA-E to
2026. (10 minutes)
130. Kildee (MI): Defines microelectronics to make sure
that DOE's capabilities are being leveraged to the fullest
extent possible. (10 minutes)
131. Kim, Young (CA): Requires the Director of the NSF to
commission a study to measure the economic impact of inflation
on cost-of-living, the American workforce, American
international competitiveness, and rural and underserved
communities. (10 minutes)
132. Krishnamoorthi (IL): Requires the Director of National
Intelligence to produce a National Intelligence Estimate on the
nature of gray zone activities/hybrid warfare, including
threats to the United States and actions that escalate and de-
escalate conflict. (10 minutes)
133. Krishnamoorthi (IL): Requires an intelligence report
on defense and security cooperation between China and the
United Arab Emirates, including an assessment of UAE efforts to
safeguard U.S. technologies from being transferred to China and
other third parties. (10 minutes)
134. Lamb (PA): Directs the Government Accountability
Office (GAO) to conduct a technology assessment on the benefits
and potential drawbacks of using predictive analytic tools,
such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), to address the opioid
epidemic. (10 minutes)
135. Lamb (PA), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH): Establishes
specific research and development program at Department of
Energy to reduce the carbon footprint in steel production. (10
minutes)
136. Lamb (PA), Doyle (PA): Establishes a Freight Rail
Innovation Institute, comprised of a university research
partner and locomotive manufacturer, with the goal of
developing zero-emission locomotives. The Institute will
develop technologies necessary for the design, development,
manufacturing and operation of zero-emission battery and
hydrogen-powered freight locomotives, develop technologies that
enhance freight rail safety, efficiency and utilization, and
accelerate the deployment of zero-emission locomotives. (10
minutes)
137. Langevin (RI), Gallagher (WI): Requires the Department
of Homeland Security to designate four Critical Technology
Security Centers to evaluate and test the security of
technologies essential to national critical functions. (10
minutes)
138. Langevin (RI): Allows for admission of essential
scientists and technical experts to promote and protect the
national security innovation base. (10 minutes)
139. Langevin (RI), Bonamici (OR): Promotes the integration
of art and design into the National Science Foundation's
(NSF's) Advancing Informal STEM Learning program, which
supports research and development related to innovative out-of-
school STEM programing. (10 minutes)
140. Larsen, Rick (WA), Beyer (VA): Restores Fulbright
exchange program for participants traveling both from and to
China or Hong Kong. (10 minutes)
141. Larsen, Rick (WA): Exempts residents of the Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region who are granted refugee status from
annual cap on refugee admissions. (10 minutes)
142. Larsen, Rick (WA), DelBene (WA): States that the U.S.
International Development Finance Corporation should prioritize
support for projects that increase digital connectivity where
countries have the greatest need or where competing proposals
lack high standards for data security and human rights. (10
minutes)
143. Lawrence (MI): Adds an additional task that
universities report promising practices regarding ethical and
equitable AI research. (10 minutes)
144. Lawrence (MI): Clarifies that research into urban and
rural water and wastewater systems also includes low-income,
disadvantaged, and underserved communities. (10 minutes)
145. Lee, Susie (NV): Updates text to remove exact language
that was enacted as part of the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act. Includes language to improve the Department of
Energy's coordination and management of demonstration projects.
(10 minutes)
146. Leger Fernandez (NM): Amends the Regional Technology
and Innovation Hub Program to more clearly include Tribes and
Tribal Colleges and Universities. Also ensures that at least
one designated innovation hub significantly benefits an area
whose economy relies on fossil fuel production, development,
and or utilization. (10 minutes)
147. Leger Fernandez (NM): Directs the Secretary of Energy
to carry out a report that examines the technical and economic
potential, and potential ancillary impacts, of direct methane
removal technologies and approaches. (10 minutes)
148. Leger Fernandez (NM): Authorizes $240 million in
Economic Adjustment Assistance funding to promote economic
development for communities reliant on the energy and
industrial sectors. (10 minutes)
149. Leger Fernandez (NM): Revises the National
Apprenticeship Program for the 21st Century Grants to include
individuals recently employed in carbon-intensive industries as
a targeted group. (10 minutes)
150. Levin, Mike (CA): Adds the text of the Public Land
Renewable Energy Development Act, which promotes the
responsible development of wind, solar, and geothermal
resources on public lands by prioritizing development in
strategic areas; facilitating smart siting and efficient
permitting of projects in places with high energy potential and
lower wildlife, habitat, and cultural resource impacts; and
updating revenue sharing for these projects to ensure that
states and counties get fair returns. (10 minutes)
151. Lofgren (CA): Adds to the quadrennial science and
technology review: identification, assessment, and
recommendations on science and technology gaps that would not
be met without federal investment and identification and
recommendations on policies to ensure a level playing field for
small- and medium-sized businesses. (10 minutes)
152. Lofgren (CA): Establishes the Supercomputing for Safer
Chemicals (SUPERSAFE) Consortium to use supercomputing and
artificial intelligence to improve our understanding of the
adverse human and environmental effects associated with
industrial chemical use and to shift towards the safer and
sustainable use of chemicals in manufacturing and consumer
products. (10 minutes)
153. Lofgren (CA): Adds to the Sense of Congress in
Division D that the United States must maintain key
environmental, labor, and social responsibility standards
across the technology supply chain that align with the values
and interests of the nation and our allies. (10 minutes)
154. Lowenthal (CA): Amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing
Moratorium Protection Act to include seabirds as a protected
living marine resource. (10 minutes)
155. Luetkemeyer (MO): Requires a Report from the SEC, in
consultation with the Department of State and Department of
Treasury regarding Index Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds that
contain entities listed on one of the following: Department of
Commerce Military End User list, Department of Commerce Entity
List, OFAC Non-SDN Chinese, Military-Industrial Complex
Companies List, DOD Section 1260H Chinese Military Companies
list, Global Magninsky Human Rights Accountability Act. (10
minutes)
156. Luria (VA): Prohibits the use of American Rescue Plan
funds to purchase telecommunications equipment manufactured by
Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE. (10 minutes)
157. Malinowski (NJ): Amends the Export Control Reform Act
to right-size the Secretary of Commerce's scope of authority to
regulate exports by U.S. persons to foreign military, security,
and intelligence agencies. (10 minutes)
158. Maloney, Carolyn (NY), Bush, Cori (MO): Encourages the
recruitment and retention of women and minority students into
STEM fields. Establishes a competitive grant program to develop
and implement programs to increase the participation of women
and minorities in STEM. Supports activities include mentoring
and internship programs, and outreach to women and minority K-
12 students. (10 minutes)
159. Manning (NC), Adams (NC), McBath (GA), Hayes (CT):
Directs the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Defense, and other
Federal agencies determined by the Secretary of Commerce to
take steps to ensure Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs),
and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) are active
members of Manufacturing USA institutes. (10 minutes)
160. Manning (NC), Peters (CA), Krishnamoorthi (IL), Ross
(NC): Adds graduates with advanced degrees in STEM who work in
a critical industry to the exemption from numerical visa
limitations for doctoral STEM graduates. (10 minutes)
161. McEachin (VA), Castor (FL): Includes the
identification of opportunities to reuse and recycle critical
goods as a specific recommendation required in the quadrennial
report on supply chain resilience and domestic manufacturing.
(10 minutes)
162. McKinley (WV), Bost (IL), Cheney (WY): Extends the
prohibition in section 20302 (``Solar Component Manufacturing
Supply Chain Assistance'') to any facility that is located in:
an area controlled by the Taliban, or another entity designated
by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization;
or a foreign country of concern, as defined in section 10306 of
the Act. (10 minutes)
163. Meng (NY), Bowman (NY): Expresses a Sense of Congress
condemning anti-Asian racism and discrimination. (10 minutes)
164. Meuser (PA): Strikes Sec. 50103. Department of
Homeland Security Mentor-Protege Program. (10 minutes)
165. Miller, Mary (IL): Strikes specific language regarding
graduate education research grants. Specifically striking,
gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender
identity, and citizenship. (10 minutes)
166. Morelle (NY): Includes technologies based on organic
and inorganic materials in the priorities for research and
development to accelerate the advancement and adoption of
innovative microelectronics and new uses of microelectronics
and components. (10 minutes)
167. Newman (IL): Expands the Small Business Vouchers (SBV)
program used by National Laboratories to include vouchers for
skills training and workforce development. (10 minutes)
168. Newman (IL), Stevens (MI): Requires the Assistant
Secretary to prioritize small and mid-size manufacturers when
leveraging mechanisms to provide supply chain solutions in
collaboration with the Manufacturing USA institutes and the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership as described in section
34(d). (10 minutes)
169. Norcross (NJ): Adds domestic production to regional
innovation strategies. (10 minutes)
170. Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Bush, Cori (MO): Prevents
companies from using any of the funds allocated under Creating
Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) fund from
being used on stock buybacks or the payment of dividends to
shareholders. (10 minutes)
171. Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Espaillat (NY), Bush, Cori (MO):
Increases the Green Climate Fund by $3 billion. (10 minutes)
172. O'Halleran (AZ): Amends the quadrennial study to be
prepared by the Assistant Secretary of the Supply Chain
Resilience and Crisis Response to include information on how
supply chain shocks impact rural, Tribal, and underserved
communities. (10 minutes)
173. Pappas (NH): Requires DHS to prioritize purchasing
uniforms and related gear from American small businesses that
manufacture, produce, or assemble goods, and to only purchase
items from American small businesses that serve as a pass
through to supply foreign-manufactured goods when domestic
manufacturing does not meet all the criteria identified in the
bill. (10 minutes)
174. Pappas (NH), Armstrong (ND): Establishes the Rural
Export Center to assist rural businesses seeking to export
their products. (10 minutes)
175. Pappas (NH): Directs the National and Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish and regularly
update a publicly available website that includes: hyperlinks
to all grants administered by NOAA and hyperlinks to other
federal agencies that offer similar grants to assist state,
tribal, and local governments with resiliency, adaptation, and
mitigation of climate change and sea level rise; and for each
such grant, the contact information for an individual who can
offer assistance to such governments. (10 minutes)
176. Pappas (NH): Encourages greater collaboration in rural
and remote areas with teachers and scientists. (10 minutes)
177. Payne, Jr. (NJ): Adds libraries among eligible sub-
grantee partner with the local education agency or educational
service agency to partner with and enrich Elementary and
Secondary Computer Science Education (Sec. 90202). (10 minutes)
178. Perlmutter (CO), Velazquez (NY), Davidson (OH), Lee,
Barbara (CA), Joyce, David (OH), Blumenauer (OR): Adds the
bipartisan SAFE Banking Act which allows state-legal cannabis
businesses to access the banking system and help improve public
safety by reducing the amount of cash at these businesses. (10
minutes)
179. Perry (PA): Strikes the prevailing wage requirement
for construction projects funded under the semiconductor
incentives program. (10 minutes)
180. Perry (PA): Strikes subsection 50101(b), which directs
the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study on
uniform allowances. (10 minutes)
181. Perry (PA), Boebert, Lauren (CO): Strikes Division L,
which authorizes $4 billion (available until expended) in 10-
year EDA pilot program grants. (10 minutes)
182. Perry (PA): Strikes sec. 110001 and inserts language
that would sunset the Economic Development Administration in
one year after enactment. (10 minutes)
183. Perry (PA): Narrows eligibility for the DHS Mentor-
Protege Program. (10 minutes)
184. Perry (PA): Rescinds U.S. participation in the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. (10 minutes)
185. Perry (PA), Boebert, Lauren (CO): Strikes the section
including funding for the Green Climate Fund (section 30609).
(10 minutes)
186. Perry (PA): Strikes Section 30299C (Climate Resilience
Development in the Pacific Islands). (10 minutes)
187. Pfluger (TX): Requires a report from the Department of
State on global exports of natural gas and a description of
actions taken by the United States to foster natural gas
exports to foreign countries. (10 minutes)
188. Pfluger (TX): Strikes the Authorized $8 billion for
the Green Climate Fund. (10 minutes)
189. Pingree (ME): Establishes both a Working Waterfronts
Grant Program and a Working Waterfront Task Force within the
Department of Commerce to help preserve and expand access to
coastal waters for persons engaged in commercial and
recreational fishing businesses, aquaculture, boatbuilding,
shipping, or other water-dependent coastal-related business.
(10 minutes)
190. Plaskett (VI): Adds the Shovel-Ready Restoration
Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2021 to authorize
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grants to
implement projects that restore a marine, estuarine, coastal,
or Great Lakes habitat in the United States, create jobs for
fishermen in the United States, or provide adaptation to
climate change. (10 minutes)
191. Pocan (WI): Updates disclosures required in current
law of foreign ownership of U.S. farmland to make such
disclosures to USDA an annual requirement. Directs USDA to make
information about foreign-owned farmland available to the
public, and requires a report to Congress on the impact foreign
ownership has on family farms, rural communities, and the
domestic food supply. Also updates the more than 40-year old
civil penalty that may be imposed for violating reporting
requirements. (10 minutes)
192. Pocan (WI): Authorizes the U.S. International
Development Finance Corporation to invest in the vaccine cold
chain (the refrigerated supply chain needed for vaccine
production, storage, distribution and delivery) as well as
vaccine manufacturing so that less developed countries are
equipped to deliver COVID vaccines produced by the global
community. (10 minutes)
193. Pocan (WI), Lofgren (CA): Authorizes $30 million in
appropriations for Bioenergy Research Centers. (10 minutes)
194. Porter (CA), Langevin (RI): Incorporates national
security threats related to climate change into a statement of
policy on U.S. international priorities. (10 minutes)
195. Porter (CA), Langevin (RI): Incorporates national
security threats related to climate change into a reporting
requirement on security assistance to Pacific Island nations.
Revision corrects capitalization. (10 minutes)
196. Porter (CA), Huffman (CA): Authorizes NOAA to conduct
a study on the effects of 6PPD-quinone, including an economic
analysis of declining salmon populations in the United States
and the effect of such declining populations have on
importation of salmon from other countries. (10 minutes)
197. Posey (FL), Bonamici (OR): Supports the methods and
techniques for domestic processing of materials for
microelectronics and their components. (10 minutes)
198. Posey (FL): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
provide priority for domestically sourced, fully traceable,
bovine heparin approved by the Food and Drug Administration
when available. (10 minutes)
199. Posey (FL): Prohibits funds going to state-owned
enterprises. (10 minutes)
200. Pressley (MA), Bowman (NY): Requires the GAO to submit
a report on the impact of biometric identification systems on
historically marginalized populations. (10 minutes)
201. Pressley (MA), Bowman (NY): Requires the Director of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology to create an
office to study bias in the use of artificial intelligence
systems and publish guidance to reduce disparate impacts on
historically marginalized communities. (10 minutes)
202. Quigley (IL), Meng (NY), Upton (MI), Fortenberry (NE):
Adds the text of the Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2022,
which establishes the foreign policy of the United States to
work with state and non-state partners to shut down certain
commercial wildlife markets, end the trade in terrestrial
wildlife for human consumption, and build international
coalitions to reduce the demand for wildlife as food, to
prevent the emergence of future zoonotic pathogens. Authorizes
USAID to undertake programs to reduce the risk of endemic and
emerging infectious disease exposure and to help transition
communities globally to safer, non-wildlife sources of protein.
(10 minutes)
203. Reschenthaler (PA), Houlahan (PA): Directs the
National Academies to study the feasibility of providing
enhanced research security services to further protect the
United States research enterprise against foreign interference,
theft, and espionage. (10 minutes)
204. Reschenthaler (PA), Swalwell (CA): Requires the
quadrennial report on supply chain resilience and domestic
manufacturing to include a description of the manufacturing
base and supply chains for rare earth permanent magnets. (10
minutes)
205. Ross (NC), Krishnamoorthi (IL): Adds health
professions and related programs to the definition of STEM
fields in section 80303: Doctoral STEM Graduates. (10 minutes)
206. Ross (NC), LaTurner (KS): Encourages federal agencies
substantially engaged in the development, application, or
oversight of emerging technologies to consider designating an
individual as an emerging technology lead to advise the agency
on the responsible use of emerging technologies, including
artificial intelligence. (10 minutes)
207. Ross (NC), Tonko (NY): Restores the Department of
Interior's authority to hold offshore wind lease sales in
federal waters in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and off the coasts
of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. (10
minutes)
208. Ross (NC): Adds ``educational technology'' as a key
technology focus area. (10 minutes)
209. Ruppersberger (MD): Requires the Comptroller General
of the United States study the effectiveness of the Defense
Priorities and Allocations System's at ensuring the timely
availability of microelectronics products to meet national
defense and emergency preparedness program requirements. (10
minutes)
210. Rush (IL): Requires covered entities with over 100
employees that apply for semiconductor incentives to provide
data on the racial diversity of their workforce to the
Department of Commerce. Requires the GAO to include an
aggregate summary of that data in its biannual report on the
semiconductor incentive program pursuant to section 9902(c) of
the FY21 NDAA. (10 minutes)
211. Ryan (OH), Posey (FL), Case (HI), Mrvan (IN),
Ruppersberger (MD), Gottheimer (NJ), Axne (IA), Doyle (PA),
Sherrill (NJ): Creates a congressionally charted commission to
make recommendations to Congress on how best to maintain and
bolster the U.S. supply chains. (10 minutes)
212. Salazar (FL), Murphy, Stephanie (FL): Requires a
report from the Department of State on major Chinese
infrastructure projects in Latin America and the Caribbean and
the ability of the host countries to service the debt
associated with them. (10 minutes)
213. Scanlon (PA): Requires the director of the National
Science Foundation to award up to five competitive grants to
institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations
to establish centers to develop and scale up successful models
for providing undergraduate STEM students with hands-on
discovery-based research courses. (10 minutes)
214. Scanlon (PA): Clarifies the designation process for
the Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program to focus on
localities that are not the top five leading technology
centers. (10 minutes)
215. Schneider (IL): Requires the Comptroller General to
report to Congress on the impact of the global semiconductor
supply shortage on manufacturing in the United States within
one year of enactment. (10 minutes)
216. Schrier (WA): Adds the definition of clean energy tech
to the regional innovation section. (10 minutes)
217. Schweikert (AZ): Strikes title X of division G. (10
minutes)
218. Sherman (CA): Requires issuers of securities which
fulfill certain exemptions from registration with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to submit basic
information to the SEC regarding the issuer and the country in
which it is based. (10 minutes)
219. Sherrill (NJ): Requires the Comptroller General,
within 1 year, to conduct a study and submit to Congress a
report analyzing the impacts of H.R. 4521--America COMPETES Act
on inflation, and how all amounts appropriated pursuant to this
Act are spent. (10 minutes)
220. Sherrill (NJ): Provides additional clarifying language
that would help facilitate NIST's work with other federal
agencies on developing, managing, and maintaining greenhouse
gas emissions measurements and technical standards. (10
minutes)
221. Sherrill (NJ): Creates a grant program for states that
can be used to offset the impact of rate increases to low-
income households and provides incentives for natural gas
distribution companies to accelerate, expand, and enhance
improvement to the distribution system. (10 minutes)
222. Sherrill (NJ): Includes research to advance adoption
of integrated rooftop solar, distributed solar, and microgrid
technologies. (10 minutes)
223. Sherrill (NJ): Creates the Critical Supply Chain
Sectors Apprenticeships Grants program, which will provide
funding and technical assistance through the national
apprenticeship system to support key supply chain sectors
facing workforce shortages. (10 minutes)
224. Sherrill (NJ): Requires the Government Accountability
Office to complete a study detailing the impact of the America
COMPETES Act on inflation. (10 minutes)
225. Sherrill (NJ): Increases funding for the Long-Duration
Demonstration Initiative and Joint Program at DOD and DOE for
fiscal years 2022 through 2026. (10 minutes)
226. Smith, Adam (WA), Chu (CA): Fixes a loophole in the
Child Citizenship Act of 2000 to grant citizenship to certain
international adoptees. (10 minutes)
227. Soto (FL): Adds nonprofits to the definition of
``covered entities'' to expand the semiconductor incentive
program to include nonprofit entities. (10 minutes)
228. Soto (FL), Krishnamoorthi (IL): Directs the Department
of Labor to create a report analyzing the future of artificial
intelligence and its impact on the American Workforce.
Specifically, the report would collect data to analyze which
industries are protected to have the most growth through
artificial intelligence, and the demographics which may
experience expanded career opportunities and those most
vulnerable to job displacement. (10 minutes)
229. Soto (FL), Budd (NC): Requires the Director of the
Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish a
blockchain and cryptocurrencies advisory specialist position
within the Office to advise the President on matters related to
blockchain and cryptocurrencies. (10 minutes)
230. Spanberger (VA), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH): Requires a
report on the national security implications of open radio
access networks (Open RAN or O-RAN), including descriptions of
U.S. efforts to ensure we are leading in standards development
and assessments of national security risks associated with
certain dynamics in the O-RAN industry. (10 minutes)
231. Spanberger (VA): Adds transportation as a key sector
to receive intermediary grants for national industry
intermediaries to establish or expand sector-based partnerships
for registered apprenticeships. (10 minutes)
232. Spanberger (VA), Trone (MD): Requires the Secretary of
State, with the Attorney General, to share a report with
Congress on multilateral efforts to address fentanyl
trafficking in Latin America, efforts between Latin America and
China on fentanyl trafficking, and a plan for future steps the
United States Government will take to urge Latin American
governments and the Chinese government to address transnational
criminal organizations and illicit fentanyl production and
trafficking originating in the respective countries. (10
minutes)
233. Spanberger (VA): Requires the Critical Supply Chain
Monitoring program to focus on the effects on consumer prices,
job losses, national security, or economic competitiveness. (10
minutes)
234. Speier (CA), Raskin (MD), Pressley (MA), Maloney,
Carolyn (NY): Directs federal science agencies to take into
consideration reports of administrative actions, findings, and
determinations related to allegations of sexual harassment or
gender harassment against grant personnel when awarding grants.
(10 minutes)
235. Stansbury (NM), Kim, Young (CA): Establishes a
Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation. (10 minutes)
236. Stansbury (NM), Leger Fernandez (NM): Authorizes the
National Science Foundation to facilitate access to the
microgravity environment for awardees of funding from the
Foundation. (10 minutes)
237. Stauber (MN), Boebert, Lauren (CO): Requires the
Report on Bilateral Effort to Address Chinese Fentanyl
Trafficking to include an assessment on the intersection
between illicit fentanyl trafficking originating in China and
the illicit fentanyl trafficked over the southern border into
the United States. (10 minutes)
238. Steel, Michelle (CA), McKinley (WV), Balderson (OH),
Gibbs (OH), Gaetz (FL), Hinson (IA), Malliotakis (NY), Feenstra
(IA): Establishes that China should end its classification of
``developing nation'' within the Paris Agreement. (10 minutes)
239. Steel, Michelle (CA), Burchett (TN), Balderson (OH),
Miller-Meeks (IA), Gaetz (FL), Malliotakis (NY): Requires the
Chinese Communist Party to match emission cutting targets
established by the United States. (10 minutes)
240. Steel, Michelle (CA), Miller-Meeks (IA), Crawford
(AR), Stauber (MN), Gaetz (FL), Malliotakis (NY): Prohibits
Chinese, Russian, North Korean, or Iranian state-owned
enterprises from having ownership of a company that has a
contract for the operation or management of a U.S. port. (10
minutes)
241. Strickland (WA), Swalwell (CA), Lee, Barbara (CA),
Wild (PA), Costa (CA), Schneider (IL), Cardenas (CA), Peters
(CA): Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with
the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland
Security to issue an Interim Final Rule that will ban the
transportation of sodium cyanide briquettes intended for mining
purposes within the United States, unless packaged and
transported in ISO steel containers and in accordance with the
material's authorized packaging and transportation requirements
under the Hazardous Materials Regulations. (10 minutes)
242. Swalwell (CA), Schiff (CA): Requires the Director of
National Intelligence to submit a report on the efforts of the
Intelligence Community to support the Biodefense Steering
Committee in the implementation of the National Biodefense
Strategy. (10 minutes)
243. Takano (CA), Bowman (NY): Adds energy storage systems
to the list of strategies states should consider when
developing energy plans and exercising its utility ratemaking
authority. (10 minutes)
244. Tenney, Claudia (NY): Strikes section 30299C, climate
resilient development in the Pacific Islands. (10 minutes)
245. Tonko (NY): Authorizes $100 million for each of FY22
through FY26 for the Department of Energy to provide financial
assistance to States and Indian Tribes for the purposes of
improving the energy efficiency, carbon intensity, and other
sustainability measures of manufacturing facilities. (10
minutes)
246. Torres, Norma (CA), Sires (NJ): Inserts language on
indigenous communities to the Latin America section to ensure
these traditionally overlooked communities are included in U.S.
strategy, and adds language on judicial independence. (10
minutes)
247. Torres, Norma (CA), Sires (NJ): Increases oversight of
the International MET program through a report focusing on
corruption, drug trafficking, and impeding democratic
processes. (10 minutes)
248. Torres, Norma (CA), Sires (NJ): Directs the State
Department to support programs in Latin America to strengthen
judicial independence, anti-corruption, rule of law, and good
governance. (10 minutes)
249. Torres, Norma (CA), Sherrill (NJ), Fleischmann (TN):
Adds the ``National MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021'' to
the bill, creating an effective database to aid small
manufacturers across the country and strengthen our
manufacturing supply chain. (10 minutes)
250. Trahan (MA), Beyer (VA), Bowman (NY): Invests in
fusion research through the milestone-based fusion energy
development program as well as the through fusion materials
R&D. (10 minutes)
251. Trahan (MA): Allows the Strategic National Stockpile
to include high-quality pediatric masks, a percentage of which
may be small adult masks for pediatric use. Directs the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with
the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health, pediatricians, child health care provider
organizations, manufacturers, and other relevant stakeholders
to develop guidelines for the use of respirators, barrier face
coverings, or masks for use in pediatric populations. (10
minutes)
252. Underwood (IL): Encourages research into how to tailor
rural STEM education for local communities. (10 minutes)
253. Velazquez (NY): Extends for five years the Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business
Technology Transfer programs (STTR) programs and related
pilots, which expire September 30, 2022. Covering 11 agencies,
from DOD to USDA, the SBIR and STTR programs are essential
federal programs that foster government-industry and industry-
university partnerships by making competitive awards to small
firms with the best scientific proposals in response to the
research needs of our agencies and by helping to move
technologies from the lab to the marketplace or from the lab to
insertion in a government program or system. (10 minutes)
254. Welch (VT): Clarifies that Brand USA funds must be
used to promote travel from countries the citizens and
nationals of which are permitted to enter into the U.S. and
requires Brand USA to submit to Congress a plan for obligating
these funds. (10 minutes)
255. Wenstrup (OH): Requires DNI, in consultation with DOD
and State, to report on CCP investments in port infrastructure
since Jan. 1, 2012. Report requirements include a review of
existing and potential or planned future CCP investments,
including by government entities and SOEs; any known Chinese
interest in establishing a military presence at or near such
ports; and an assessment of China's current and potential
future ability to leverage commercial ports for military
purposes and the implications for the national and economic
security of the U.S. (10 minutes)
256. Wild (PA), Gallagher (WI), Cheney (WY), Casten (IL):
Directs State Department, in consultation with Office of
Science and Technology Policy and other scientific agencies'
leaders, to work with U.S. ally countries to establish
international security policies and procedures for protecting
research in key technology areas from adversaries. (10 minutes)
257. Wild (PA), Garcia, Jesus (IL), Khanna (CA), Titus
(NV), Speier (CA), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Vargas (CA), Bonamici
(OR), Gomez (CA), Blumenauer (OR), Espaillat (NY), Ocasio-
Cortez (NY), Omar (MN), Cardenas (CA), Costa (CA): States that
no funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act are authorized to be made available to
provide assistance for the police of the Philippines, including
assistance in the form of equipment or training, until the
Secretary of State certifies to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate that the Government of the
Philippines has met basic human rights standards (detailed in
text). (10 minutes)
258. Williams (GA), Stauber (MN), Chu (CA), Moolenaar (MI),
Salazar (FL): Tasks the Small Business Administration with
maintaining a resource guide to help childcare small businesses
start and grow, strengthening the competitiveness of our
workforce by improving access to childcare. (10 minutes)
259. Williams (GA), Adams (NC): Ensures grants from the
National Science Foundation can be used for the professional
development and mentorship of student and faculty researchers
at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs. Tasks federal research agencies with
providing technical assistance to HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs on
bolstering grant management capacity throughout the grant
lifecycle, from application to completion. (10 minutes)
260. Levin, Andy (MI), Krishnamoorthi (IL), Gonzalez,
Anthony (OH), Steil (WI): Amends Title III by broadening Pell
Grant eligibility to high-quality short-term skills and job
training programs and establishes a secure and privacy-
protected data system that contains information about
postsecondary student academic and economic outcomes. (10
minutes)
261. Owens (UT): Requires the Secretary of State to submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a determination on
whether the Chinese Communist Party United Front Religious Work
Bureau meets the criteria for sanctions. (10 minutes)
PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3485 MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crist of Florida or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 9, after line 21, insert the following:
(_) Exception for certain immediate family
members.--
(i) In general.--A covered individual
shall not be subject to sanctions under
this section if the President certifies
to the appropriate congressional
committees, in accordance with clause
(ii), that such individual has a
reasonable fear of persecution based
on--
(I) actual or perceived
sexual orientation, gender
identity, or sex
characteristics;
(II) race, religion, or
nationality; or
(III) political opinion or
membership in a particular
social group.
(ii) Determination and
certification.--A certification under
clause (i) shall be made not later than
30 days after the date of the
determination required by such clause.
Any proceedings relating to such
determination shall not be publicly
available.
(iii) Covered individual.--For
purposes of this subparagraph, the term
``covered individual'' means an
individual who is an immediate family
member of foreign person on the list
required by subsection (a).
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gottheimer of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. __. STUDY REQUIRED.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report
that comprises of sections from each regional bureau detailing
past risks to LGBTQI individuals, with a summary on the
differences between regions with respect to such risks.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Harder of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 11, after line 17, insert the following:
(__) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to allow the imposition of sanctions with respect to,
or otherwise authorize any other action against, any foreign
person based solely upon religious belief.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Manning of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 3, line 15, insert ``torture or'' before ``cruel''.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Porter of California or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 10, after line 24, insert the following:
(_) Form; Publication.--The report required by subsection (f)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
classified annex. The unclassified portion of such report shall
be published on a publicly available website of the Department
of State.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Williams of Georgia or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 10, after line 24, insert the following:
(_) Report on Prevention.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
describing steps the Department can take to improve
coordination with foreign governments, civil society groups,
and the private sector, to prevent the commission of the human
rights violations described in section 3(a)(1) against persons
based on actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender
identity, or sex characteristics.
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PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4445 MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Buck of Colorado or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Beginning on page 2, strike line 21 and all that follows
through line 10 on page 3, and insert the following:
(4) Sexual harassment dispute.--The term ``sexual
harassment dispute'' means a dispute relating to
conduct that is alleged to constitute sexual harassment
under applicable Federal, Tribal, or State law.
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PART C--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4521 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
Page 4, in the item relating to section 10630, insert ``non-
Federal'' before ``employee''.
Page 57, strike lines 13 through 19 and insert the following:
(i) for fiscal years 2022 and 2023,
not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act; and
(ii) for each subsequent fiscal year
through 2026, as part of the annual
budget submission of the President
under section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code.
Page 61, strike line 22 and all that follows through page 62,
line 4, and insert the following:
(i) for fiscal years 2022 and 2023,
not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act; and
(ii) for each subsequent fiscal year
through 2026, as part of the annual
budget submission of the President
under section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code.
Page 80, line 21, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``are authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 82, line 9, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``are authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 83, line 21, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``are authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 85, line 8, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``are authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 87, line 5, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``are authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 88, line 5, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``are authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 89, line 1, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``are authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 93, lines 18 and 19, strike ``shall be made available''
and insert ``are authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 94, lines 11 and 12, strike ``the Secretary shall make
available'' and insert ``there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary''.
Page 94, lines 19 and 20, strike ``the Secretary shall make
available'' and insert ``there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary''.
Page 95, lines 4 and 5, strike ``the Secretary shall make
available'' and insert ``there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary''.
Page 95, lines 12 and 13, strike ``the Secretary shall make
available'' and insert ``there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary''.
Page 95, lines 20 and 21, strike ``the Secretary shall make
available'' and insert ``there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary''.
Page 110, line 24, insert ``territorial,'' after ``State,''.
Page 116, line 20, insert ``territorial,'' after ``State,''.
Page 130, lines 13 and 14, strike ``the Secretary shall make
available'' and insert ``there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary''.
Page 139, line 20, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``are authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 156, line 19, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``are authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 158, line 22, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``are authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 160, line 24, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``are authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 163, line 23, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``are authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 165, line 14, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``are authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 173, lines 16 and 17, strike ``shall be made available''
and insert ``are authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 181, line 6, after ``Foundation'', insert ``, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services,''.
Page 183, lines 21 and 22, after ``Foundation'', insert ``,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services,''.
Page 185, line 22, strike ``the House, and'' and insert ``the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Commerce
of the House of Representatives,''.
Page 186, line 12, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``are authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 191, line 12, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 191, lines 14 and 15, strike ``may be transferred to''
and insert ``is authorized to be appropriated for''.
Page 191, line 16, strike ``shall be for'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated to''.
Page 192, line 5, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 192, line 7, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''
Page 192, line 9, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 192, line 11, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 192, line 15, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 193, line 1, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 193, lines 3 and 4, strike ``may be transferred to'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated for''.
Page 193, line 5, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 193, line 7, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 193, line 10, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 193, line 12, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 193, line 16, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 194, line 3, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 194, lines 5 and 6, strike ``may be transferred to'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated for''.
Page 194, line 7, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 194, line 9, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 194, line 12, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 194, line 14, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 194, line 18, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 195, line 5, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 195, lines 7 and 8, strike ``may be transferred to'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated for''.
Page 195, line 9, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 195, line 11, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 195, line 14, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 195, line 16, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 195, line 20, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 196, line 7, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 196, lines 9 and 10, strike ``may be transferred to''
and insert ``is authorized to be appropriated for''.
Page 196, line 11, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 196, line 13, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 196, line 16, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 196, line 18, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 196, line 22, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 214, strike lines 16 through 22.
Page 219, strike line 4 and all that follows through
``standards'' on line 6.
Page 220, line 2, strike ``and their supply chains''.
Page 220, lines 8 and 9, strike ``the private sector and''
and insert ``the Assistant Secretary for Communications and
Information, the private sector, and''.
Page 221, line 15, strike ``Commutations'' and insert
``Communications''.
Page 222, strike line 19 and all that follows through
``section.'' on page 223, line 2.
Page 227, line 3, after ``program'', insert ``, in
consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency,''.
Page 241, strike line 5 and all that follows through page
242, line 2, and insert the following:
(b) Stevenson-Wydler Updates.--Section 17(c)(1) of the
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3711a(c)(1)) is amended--
(1) by moving each of subparagraphs (D) and (E) two
ems to the left; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) Community.''.
Page 243, line 12, insert after ``Intelligence'' the
following: ``, the National Counterintelligence and Security
Center of the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence,''.
Page 245, line 10, insert ``and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence'' after ``Technology''.
Page 245, line 12, insert ``and the Select Committee on
Intelligence'' after ``tation''.
Page 265, lines 16 and 17, strike ``shall be made available''
and insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 265, line 19, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 265, line 22, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 266, lines 1 and 2, strike ``shall be made available''
and insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 266, line 4, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 266, line 6, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 266, line 8, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 266, line 11, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 266, line 14, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 266, line 16, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 266, line 18, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 266, line 20, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 266, line 22, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 267, lines 6 and 7, strike ``shall be made available''
and insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 267, line 9, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 267, line 12, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 267, lines 15 and 16, strike ``shall be made available''
and insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 267, line 18, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 267, line 20, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 267, line 22, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 268, line 1, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 268, line 4, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 268, line 6, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 268, line 8, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 268, line 10, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 268, line 12, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 268, lines 20 and 21, strike ``shall be made available''
and insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 268, line 23, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 269, line 1, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 269, lines 4 and 5, strike ``shall be made available''
and insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 269, line 7, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 269, line 9, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 269, line 11, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 269, line 14, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 269, line 17, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 269, line 19, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 269, line 21, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 269, line 23, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 270, line 1, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 270, lines 9 and 10, strike ``shall be made available''
and insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 270, line 12, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 270, line 15, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 270, lines 18 and 19, strike ``shall be made available''
and insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 270, line 21, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 270, line 23, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 271, line 1, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 271, line 4, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 271, line 7, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 271, line 9, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 271, line 11, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 271, line 13, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 271, line 15, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 271, lines 23 and 24, strike ``shall be made available''
and insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 272, line 1, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 272, line 4, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 272, lines 7 and 8, strike ``shall be made available''
and insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 272, line 10, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 272, line 12, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 272, line 14, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 272, line 17, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 272, line 20, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 272, line 22, strike ``shall be'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 273, line 1, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 273, line 3, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 273, line 5, strike ``shall be made available'' and
insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 362, line 19, insert ``territorial,'' after ``State,''.
Page 367, line 22, after ``programs,'' insert ``and in
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture,''.
Page 382, strike lines 14 through 25 and insert the
following:
(5) Technology and privacy standards.--In carrying
out this subsection, the Director shall--
(A) consider application and use of systems
and technologies that incorporate protection
measures to reasonably ensure confidential data
and statistical products are protected in
accordance with obligations under chapter 35 of
title 44, United States Code, subchapter III,
section 3561 et seq., including systems and
technologies that ensure raw data and other
sensitive inputs are not accessible to
recipients of statistical outputs from the
National Secure Data Service demonstration
project; and
(B) to the extent feasible, consider applying
privacy-enhancing technologies to approved
projects when appropriate, or take appropriate
measures to minimize re-identification risks
consistent with any applicable guidance or
regulations issued under chapter 35 of title
44, United States Code, subchapter III, section
3561 et seq.
Page 392, line 22, strike ``state and local'' and insert
``State, territorial, local''.
Page 394, line 23, strike ``state,'' and insert ``State,
territorial,''.
Page 403, strike lines 11 through 21 (and redesignate
subsequent subsections accordingly).
Page 410, strike lines 16 through 19 and insert the
following:
(4) Omics.--The term ``omics'' refers to the
collective technologies used to explore the roles,
relationships, and actions of the various types of
molecules that make up the cells and systems of an
organism and the systems level analysis of their
functions.
Page 418, line 8, strike ``Office of Science and Technology
Policy'' and all that follows through ```Interagency
Committee')'' on line 18 and insert ``Office of Science and
Technology Policy''.
Page 419, line 7, strike ``3'' and insert ``5''.
Page 419, line 8, strike ``Technology'' and insert
``Technology, the Committee on Agriculture,''.
Page 419, line 11, strike ``Transportation'' and insert
``Transportation, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry,''.
Page 421, line 9, strike ``national security'' and insert
``economic competitiveness, national security,''.
Page 422, line 1, strike ``Triennial'' and insert
``Quinquennial''.
Page 422, line 4, strike ``third'' and insert ``fifth''.
Page 422, line 6, after ``Technology'', insert ``and the
Committee on Agriculture''.
Page 422, line 8, after ``Transportation'', insert ``and the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry''.
Page 426, line 14, insert ``and'' at the end.
Page 426, strike lines 15 and 16.
Page 426, line 17, strike ``(8)'' and insert ``(7)''.
Page 426, line 22, strike ``3'' and insert ``5''.
Page 426, line 24, after ``Technology'', insert ``and the
Committee on Agriculture''.
Page 427, line 2, after ``Transportation'', insert ``and the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry''.
Page 428, line 21, after ``Technology'', insert ``and the
Committee on Agriculture''.
Page 428, line 23, after ``Transportation'', insert ``and the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry''.
Page 433, strike lines 1 through 10 and insert the following:
(e) Department of Agriculture.--As part of the Initiative,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall support research and
development in engineering biology, including in synthetic
biology and biomaterials, through the Agricultural Research
Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture
programs, and the Office of the Chief Scientist.
Page 540, line 13, insert ``territorial,'' after ``State,''.
Page 555, line 11, insert ``non-Federal'' before
``employee''.
Page 555, line 15, insert ``non-Federal'' before
``employees''.
Page 556, line 12, strike ``and''.
Page 556, line 16, strike ``Director.'' and insert
``Director; and''.
Page 556, after line 16, insert the following:
(4) ensure that any such programs or activities are
in conformance with the Department's research security
policies, including DOE Order 486.1.
Page 557, strike line 10 and all that follows through page
561, line 3.
Page 561, line 13, strike ``636'' and insert ``10636''.
Page 561, lines 13 and 14, strike ``Energizing Technology
Transfer Act'' and insert ``America COMPETES Act of 2022''.
Page 566, line 20, strike ``16351'' and insert ``16352''.
Page 566, line 22, strike ``Energizing Technology Transfer
Act'' and insert ``America COMPETES Act of 2022''.
Page 566, line 26, strike ``Energizing Technology Transfer
Act'' and insert ``America COMPETES Act of 2022''.
Page 569, line 3, strike ``624, 628, 629, 630, 631, and 633''
and insert ``10624, 10628, 10629, 10630, 10631, and 10633''.
Page 569, line 4, strike ``Energizing Technology Transfer
Act'' and insert ``America COMPETES Act of 2022''.
Page 569, line 12, strike ``623, 624, 625, and 627'' and
insert ``10623, 10624, 10625, and 10627''.
Page 569, line 13, strike ``Energizing Technology Transfer
Act'' and insert ``America COMPETES Act of 2022''.
Page 576, line 20, insert ``territorial,'' after ``State,''.
Page 584, line 25, after ``education'', insert ``and
mentoring''.
Page 585, line 4, after ``STEM'', insert ``and
manufacturing''.
Page 606, line 12, insert ``territorial,'' after ``State,''.
Page 607, after line 23, insert the following:
``(4) Institution of higher education.--The term
`institution of higher education' has the meaning given
such term in the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (20 U.S.C. 1001).
``(5) National laboratory.--The term `National
Laboratory' has the meaning given that term in section
2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 2 U.S.C. 15801).
Page 614, line 12, insert ``territorial,'' after ``State,''.
Page 617, line 16, strike ``this Act, and every 3 years
thereafter'' and insert ``the America COMPETES Act of 2022, and
again 3 years later''.
Page 628, after line 22, insert the following (and
redesignate the subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
(8) STEM.--The term ``STEM'' means the field or
disciplines listed in section 2 of the STEM Education
Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 6621 note).
Page 630, line 14, strike ``mission'' and insert
``missions''.
Page 631, line 21, after ``the'', insert ``Director of the''.
Page 637, lines 21 and 22, strike ``of Energy''.
Page 640, line 21, strike ``Secretary'' and insert
``Director''.
Page 641, line 5, strike ``of Energy''.
Page 641, line 13, strike ``section 10663'' and insert
``sections 10663 and 10664''.
Page 643, line 12, strike ``year 2022'' and insert ``years
2022 and 2023''.
Page 646, line 19, insert ``and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence'' after ``merce''.
Page 646, line 20, insert ``and the Select Committee on
Intelligence'' after ``Transportation''.
Page 654, line 6, insert ``and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence'' after ``Commerce''.
Page 654, line 6, insert ``and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs'' before ``of the House''.
Page 654, line 8, insert ``and the Select Committee on
Intelligence'' after ``Transportation''.
Page 654, line 8, insert ``and the Committee on Foreign
Relations'' before ``of the Senate''.
Page 657, line 10, insert ``and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence'' after ``Commerce''.
Page 657, line 12, insert ``and the Select Committee on
Intelligence'' after ``Transportation''.
Page 669, line 20, strike ``Assistant Secretary'' and insert
``Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency,''.
Page 670, line 2, strike ``Assistant Secretary'' and insert
``Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency,''.
Page 672, strike lines 4 through 7.
Page 680, beginning on line 5, strike ``supply chain
resilience and crisis response office'' and insert ``office of
manufacturing security and resilience''.
Page 680, beginning on line 9, strike ``Supply Chain
Resilience and Crisis Response Office'' and insert ``Office of
Manufacturing Security and Resilience''.
Page 682, beginning on line 17, strike ``the Office of Supply
Chain Resilience and Crisis Response'' and insert
``Manufacturing Security and Resilience''.
Page 682, line 21, add after the period at the end the
following: ``The Assistant Secretary of Manufacturing Security
and Resilience may function as and be known as the United
States Chief Manufacturing Officer.''.
Page 684, beginning on line 7, strike ``tax incentives, trade
preferences, or''.
Page 691, line 11, insert ``territorial and'' before
``Tribal''.
Page 694, line 18, strike ``agreements'' and insert
``cooperation''.
Page 694, beginning on line 19, strike ``the United States
Trade Representative and any''.
Page 694, beginning on line 20, strike ``agency'' and insert
``agencies''.
Page 694, line 21, strike ``enter into agreements'' and
insert ``cooperate''.
Page 695, line 23, insert ``territorial and'' before
``Tribal''.
Page 709, beginning on line 1, strike ``critical supply chain
resilience program'' and insert ``manufacturing security and
resilience program''.
Page 731, line 22, strike ``appropriated'' and insert
``authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 731, line 24, strike ``may be used'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 732, line 1, strike ``may be used'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 732, line 2, insert ``and'' after the semicolon at the
end.
Page 732, line 3, strike ``may be used'' and insert ``is
authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 732, line 5, strike ``; and'' and insert a period.
Page 732, strike lines 6 and 7.
Page 732, after line 7, insert the following:
(3) Administrative costs.--Of the amounts authorized
to be appropriated under paragraph (2), up to 2 percent
per fiscal year is authorized to be appropriated for
administrative costs associated with carrying out this
section.
Page 744, beginning on line 2, strike ``the Office of Supply
Chain Resilience and Crisis Response'' and insert
``Manufacturing Security and Resilience''.
Page 751, line 13, strike ``Supply Chain Resilience and
Crisis Response Office'' and insert ``Office of Manufacturing
Security and Resilience''.
Page 752, after line 24, insert the following:
(O) The Committee on Agriculture of the House
of Representatives.
(P) The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry of the Senate.
Page 754, line 8, strike ``the Commonwealth of''.
Page 754, line 10, strike ``or possession''.
Page 757, line 18, insert ``the United States Trade
Representative,'' after ``Energy,''.
Page 786, line 19, insert ``and manufacturers'' after
``industry''.
Page 788, line 3, insert ``manufacturers,'' after
``Organization,''.
Page 788, line 7, insert ``Such amounts shall remain
available until expended.'' after ``2026.''.
Page 788, after line 7, insert the following:
(f) Construction Projects.--All laborers and mechanics
employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of
construction, alteration or repair work carried out, in whole
or in part, with financial assistance made available under this
section shall be paid wages at rates not less than those
prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality
as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with
subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code.
With respect to the labor standards specified in this section,
the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions
set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat.
1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United
States Code.
Page 788, strike lines 14 through 17.
Beginning on page 792, strike line 5 and all that follows
through page 795, line 3 and insert the following:
(j) Labor-management Cooperation.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any contrary
provision of law, including the National Labor
Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), paragraphs (2)
through (7) shall apply with respect to any funding
recipient who is an employer and any labor organization
who represents or seeks to represent employees of a
funding recipient, as those terms are defined in
section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29
U.S.C. 152).
(2) Labor peace.--Any employer receiving funds under
this section shall recognize for purposes of collective
bargaining a labor organization that demonstrates that
a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for
bargaining who perform or will perform funded work have
signed valid authorizations designating the labor
organization as their bargaining representative and
that no other labor organization is currently certified
or recognized as the exclusive representative of any of
the employees in the unit pursuant to the National
Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). Upon such
showing of majority status, the employer shall notify
the labor organization and the National Labor Relations
Board (the Board) that it has determined that the labor
organization represents a majority of the employees and
that it is recognizing the labor organization as the
exclusive representative of the employees for the
purposes of collective bargaining pursuant to section 9
of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159).
(3) Certification.--Should a dispute over majority
status or the appropriateness of the unit arise between
the employer and the labor organization, either party
may request that the Board investigate and resolve the
dispute. If the Board finds that a majority of the
employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining has
signed valid authorizations designating the labor
organization as their bargaining representative and
that no other individual or labor organization is
currently certified or recognized as the exclusive
representative of any of the employees in the unit, the
Board shall not direct an election but shall certify
the labor organization as the representative described
in section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29
U.S.C. 159(a)).
(4) Commencement of bargaining.--Not later than 10
days after receiving a written request for collective
bargaining from a recognized or certified labor
organization, or within such period as the parties
agree upon, the labor organization and employer shall
meet and commence to bargain collectively and shall
make every reasonable effort to conclude and sign a
collective bargaining agreement.
(5) Mediation.--If after the expiration of the 90-day
period beginning on the date on which bargaining is
commenced, or such additional period as the parties may
agree upon, the parties have failed to reach an
agreement, either party may notify the Federal
Mediation and Conciliation Service of the existence of
a dispute and request mediation. Whenever such a
request is received, it shall be the duty of the
Service promptly to put itself in communication with
the parties and to use its best efforts, by mediation
and conciliation, to bring them to agreement.
(6) Arbitration.--If after the expiration of the 30-
day period beginning on the date on which the request
for mediation is made under paragraph (5), or such
additional period as the parties may agree upon, the
Service is not able to bring the parties to agreement
by conciliation, the Service shall refer the dispute to
a tripartite arbitration panel established in
accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed
by the Service, with one member selected by the labor
organization, one member selected by the employer, and
one neutral member mutually agreed to by the parties.
The labor organization and employer must each select
the members of the tripartite arbitration panel within
14 days of the Service's referral; if the labor
organization or employer fail to do so, the Service
shall designate any members not selected by the labor
organization or the employer. A majority of the
tripartite arbitration panel shall render a decision
settling the dispute as soon as practicable and not
later than within 120 days, absent extraordinary
circumstances or by agreement or permission of the
parties, and such decision shall be binding upon the
parties for a period of 2 years, unless amended during
such period by written consent of the parties. Such
decision shall be based on--
(A) the employer's financial status and
prospects;
(B) the size and type of the employer's
operations and business;
(C) the employees' cost of living;
(D) the employees' ability to sustain
themselves, their families, and their
dependents on the wages and benefits they earn
from the employer; and
(E) the wages and benefits other employers in
the same business provide their employees.
(7) Subcontractors.--Any employer receiving funds
under this section shall require any subcontractor
whose employees perform or will perform funded work to
comply with the requirements set forth in paragraphs
(1) through (6) above.
Page 814, line 19, strike ``The alteration, falsification,''
and insert ``The intentional material falsification,''.
Page 815, line 8, through page 816, line 10, amend subsection
(b) to read as follows:
(b) Penalties.--Section 303(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 333(f)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (5), by
striking or ``or (9)'' each place it appears and
inserting ``(9), or (10)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) Notwithstanding subsection (a), any person who
violates section 301(fff) shall be subject to--
``(A) a civil monetary penalty not to exceed--
``(i) $1,000,000 per violation; and
``(ii) $10,000,000 for all violations
(excluding those described in subparagraph (B))
adjudicated in a single proceeding; and
``(B) in the case of a violation that continues after
the Secretary provides written notice to such person,
if such person does not sufficiently remedy the
violation, including by producing corrected records or
information, additional civil penalties not to exceed--
``(i) $1,000,000 for the first 30-day period
(or any portion thereof) following such notice
during which such person continues to be in
violation;
``(ii) for each such 30-day period
thereafter, the amount that is double the
amount actually imposed for the preceding 30-
day period, not to exceed $2,000,000 for any
30-day period; and
``(iii) $20,000,000 for all violations
described in this subparagraph adjudicated in a
single proceeding.''.
Page 862, line 2, insert ``the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate,'' after
``Representatives,''.
Page 867, line 1, insert ``the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence,'' after ``Commerce,''.
Page 867, line 12, strike ``and''.
Page 867, line 13, insert ``, and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence'' after ``Services''.
Page 867, line 16, strike ``and''.
Page 867, line 17, insert ``, and the Select Committee on
Intelligence'' after ``Affairs''.
Page 872, line 24, insert ``(including the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate)'' after
``Congress''.
Page 880, line 18, strike ``and''.
Page 880, line 19, insert ``, and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence'' after ``Reform''.
Page 880, line 24, strike ``and''.
Page 880, line 25, insert ``, and the Select Committee on
Intelligence'' after ``Affairs''.
Page 884, line 21, strike ``and'' and insert a comma.
Page 884, line 22, insert ``, and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence'' after ``Reform''.
Page 885, line 1, strike ``and'' and insert a comma.
Page 885, line 3, insert ``, and the Select Committee on
Intelligence'' after ``fairs''.
Page 889, line 24, strike ``and''.
Page 890, line 1, insert ``, and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence'' after ``Means''.
Page 890, line 5, strike ``and the Committee on Finance'' and
insert ``, the Committee on Finance, and the Select Committee
on Intelligence''.
Page 890, line 15, strike ``and Foreign Affairs'' and insert
``, Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence''.
Page 890, line 17, strike ``and Foreign Relations'' and
insert ``, Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on
Intelligence''.
Page 895, line 23, strike ``and''.
Page 895, line 24, insert ``, and the Select Committee on
Intelligence'' after ``Appropriations''.
Page 896, line 2, strike ``and''.
Page 896, line 3, insert ``, and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence'' after ``Appropriations''.
Page 905, line 13, insert ``(including the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate)'' after
``committees''.
Page 981, line 17, insert ``(including the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate)'' after
``mittees''.
Page 983, line 13, insert ``(including the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate)'' after
``committees''.
Page 992, line 4, insert ``(including the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate)'' after
``committees''.
Page 995, beginning on line 23, amend paragraph (1) to read
as follows:
(1) understanding the origins of the COVID-19
pandemic may help the United States better prepare,
prevent, and respond to pandemic health threats in the
future;
Page 996, beginning on line 21, strike paragraph (5).
Page 997, line 15, insert ``, which resulted in broad
intelligence community agreement that the `virus was not
developed as a biological weapon' and `two hypotheses remain
plausible: natural exposure to an infected animal and a
laboratory-associated incident''' after ``COVID-19''.
Page 1034, line 22, insert ``, and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate,'' after
``Representatives,''.
Page 1068, line 2, insert ``(including the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate)'' after
``committees''.
Page 1084, beginning line 7, strike ``United States'' and all
that follows through ``addressing''.
Page 1111, line 17, strike ``consultation'' and insert
``coordination''.
Page 1252, after line 6, insert the following new subsection
(and redesignate the subsequent subsections accordingly):
(f) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress (including the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate) a report on the matters covered by this section. The
report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include
a classified annex.
Page 1269, line 24, strike ``possessions or'' before
``territories''.
Page 1271, line 10, strike ``possessions or'' after ``any of
its''.
Page 1272, after line 12, insert the following new paragraph
(and redesignate the subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' includes the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of Representatives and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate.
Page 1272, line 20, strike ``[section 3][update cross
reference?]'' and insert ``subsection (a)''.
Page 1286, line 9, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 1286, line 10, insert ``, and the Select Committee on
Intelligence'' after ``Judiciary''.
Page 1286, line 10, insert ``, and the Committee on
Appropriations'' before ``of the Senate''.
Page 1286, line 13, strike ``and''.
Page 1286, line 14, insert ``, and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence'' after ``Judiciary''.
Page 1286, line 14, insert ``, and the Committee on
Appropriations'' before ``of the House''.
Page 1291, line 12, add ``Amounts deposited into such Fund
under this subparagraph shall be credited as discretionary
offsetting collections.'' after the period at the end.
Page 1291, line 16, insert ``to the extent and in such
amounts as provided in advance in appropriations Acts'' before
``for the purposes''.
Page 1291, line 17, strike ``paragraph (1)'' and all that
follows through the end of the subparagraph and insert
``paragraph (1).''.
Page 1325, line 6, strike the semicolon and insert ``; and''.
Page 1325, line 10, strike ``; and'' and insert a period.
Page 1325, strike lines 11 through 16.
Page 1337, line 8, insert ``(including the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate)'' after
``Congress''.
Page 1355, line 10, insert ``in consultation with the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the
Secretary of Energy, and any other Federal agency the President
determines appropriate,'' after ``Development,''.
Page 1375, strike lines 4 and 5 and insert ``short-lived
climate pollutants.''.
Page 1375, strike lines 6 through 11.
Page 1376, line 14, strike ``pollutants''.
Page 1376, line 11, insert ``or enhance'' after ``craft''.
Page 1376, beginning on line 17, strike ``black carbon,
methane, tropospheric ozone, and hydrofluorocarbons'' and
insert ``short-lived climate pollutants''.
Page 1376, line 21, insert ``pollutant'' after ``climate''.
Page 1377, line 20, strike ``phasing out sources'' and insert
``significantly reducing emissions''.
Page 1377, line 23, insert ``effectively'' before
``mitigate''.
Page 1379, line 10, insert ``or maintain'' after ``enhance''.
Page 1379, line 22, strike ``pollutant''.
Page 1380, beginning on line 16, strike ``shall work with the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to'' and
insert ``, in coordination with the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, shall''.
Beginning on page 1380, strike line 21 and all that follows
through page 1381, line 18.
Page 1382, line 6, strike ``eliminate'' and insert
``significantly reduce''.
Page 1382, beginning on line 9, strike ``Consistent with
strategies adopted by the International Maritime Organization
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships, the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation,
the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator,'' and insert
``The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of
Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of
Commerce,''.
Page 1382, line 25, strike ``Pollutant''.
Page 1383, beginning on line 4, strike ``Black Carbon,
Methane, and High-GWP HFC'' and insert ``Short-Lived Climate''.
Page 1383, strike lines 6 through 8 and insert the following:
(2) Membership.--The members of the Working Group
shall include the head (or a designee thereof) of--
(A) the Department of Agriculture;
(B) the Department of Commerce;
(C) the Department of Defense;
(D) the Department of Energy;
(E) the Department of Health and Human
Services;
(F) the Department of the Interior;
(G) the Department of State;
(H) the Department of Transportation;
(I) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(J) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration;
(K) the Council on Environmental Quality;
(L) the United States Agency for
International Development; and
(M) any other Federal agency the President
determines appropriate.
Page 1383, strike lines 10 through 19.
Page 1384, beginning on line 11, strike ``pollutants''.
In section 30608, strike ``black carbon, methane, and high-
GWP HFC'' each place it appears and insert ``short-lived
climate pollutants''.
Page 1393, line 9, insert ``international'' after
``monitor''.
Page 1393, line 24, insert ``international'' after ``from''.
Page 1400, line 13, insert ``(including the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate)'' after
``Congress''.
Page 1436, line 5, insert ``, in consultation with the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,'' after
``Secretary''.
Page 1476, line 4, insert ``and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate'' after
``Senate''.
Page 1483, line 22, strike ``, are also a boon for'' and
insert ``and law enforcement, can be tools abused by''.
Page 1483, line 25, strike ``use'' and insert ``abuse''.
Page 1485, strike lines 5 through 18 and insert the
following:
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking ``subsection
(b)(5)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (5) and (6) of
subsection (b)''; and
Page 1485, line 20, insert ``for or'' before ``on''.
Page 1490, line 13, insert ``and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence'' after ``Resources''.
Page 1490, line 16, insert ``and the Select Committee on
Intelligence'' after ``Resources''.
Page 1497, line 7, insert ``and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs'' before ``of the House''.
Page 1497, line 9, insert ``and the Committee on Foreign
Relations'' before ``of the Senate''.
Page 1497, line 9, insert ``and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate'' after
``Senate''.
Page 1501, line 7, strike section 60801 and insert the
following:
SEC. 60801. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES TO PROVIDE DEBT
RELIEF TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH UNSUSTAINABLE
LEVELS OF DEBT.
(a) Debt Relief.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall--
(1) engage with international financial institutions
and official and commercial creditors to advance
support for prompt and effective implementation and
improvement of the Common Framework for Debt Treatments
beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (in this
section referred to as the ``Common Framework''), and
any successor framework or similar coordinated
international debt treatment process through the
establishment and publication of clear and
accountable--
(A) debt treatment benchmarks designed to
achieve debt sustainability for each
participating debtor;
(B) standards for equitable burden sharing
among all creditors with material claims on
each participating debtor, without regard for
their official, private, or hybrid status;
(C) robust debt disclosure, including but not
limited to inter-creditor data sharing and a
broad presumption in favor of public disclosure
of material terms and conditions of claims on
participating debtors;
(D) expanded eligibility criteria to include
all countries with unsustainable levels of
sovereign debt;
(E) standards for comprehensive creditor
participation consistent with robust
application of the policies of the
International Monetary Funds relating to
lending into arrears; and
(F) consistent enforcement and improvement of
the policies of multilateral institutions
relating to asset-based and revenue-based
borrowing by participating debtors, and
coordinated standards on restructuring
collateralized debt;
(2) engage with international financial institutions
and official and commercial creditors to advance
support for a comprehensive and effective debt payment
standstill for each participating debtor from the time
of its application for, and until the completion of its
negotiations under, the Common Framework, or any
successor framework or similar coordinated
international debt treatment process: provided,
however, that any such standstill should incentivize
prompt and comprehensive debt restructuring agreement
and provide temporary cash flow relief for the debtor,
without exacerbating its vulnerability to debt
distress; and
(3) instruct the United States Executive Director at
the International Monetary Fund and the United States
Executive Director at the World Bank to use the voice
and vote of the United States to advance the efforts
described in paragraphs (1) and (2), including by
urging international financial institutions to
participate in debt relief, without undermining their
ability to continue to provide new and additional flows
of aid and assistance.
(b) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter
until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, as determined by the
World Health Organization, the Secretary of the Treasury, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Financial
Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a
report that describes--
(1) actions that have been taken, in coordination
with international financial institutions, by official
creditors, including the government of, and state-owned
enterprises in, the People's Republic of China, and
relevant commercial creditor groups to advance debt
relief for countries with unsustainable debt that have
sought relief under the Common Framework, any successor
framework or mechanism, or under any other coordinated
international arrangement for sovereign debt
restructuring;
(2) any implementation challenges that hinder the
ability of the Common Framework to provide timely debt
restructuring for any country with unsustainable debt
that seeks debt relief or debt payment relief,
including any refusal of any creditors to participate
in equitable burden sharing, including but not limited
to failure to share (or publish, as appropriate) all
material information needed to assess debt
sustainability and inter-creditor equity;
(3) recommendations on how to address challenges
identified in paragraph (2);
(4) any United States policy concerns with respect to
providing debt relief to specific countries; and
(5) the transparency and accountability measures
established or proposed to ensure that resources freed
up by the debt relief described in paragraph (1) are
used for activities that respond to the health,
economic, and social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,
climate change resiliency, or help ensure equitable
recoveries and growth.
Page 1507, line 21, insert ``the Chairman and Ranking Member
of the Committee on Energy and Commerce'' after ``the Chairman
and Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services''.
Page 1520, lines 20 and 21, strike ``the Commonwealth of''.
Page 1520, lines 21 and 22, strike ``or possession''.
Page 1545, line 21, strike ``sees'' and insert ``seas''.
Page 1545, line 22, strike ``another'' and insert ``any''.
Page 1572, lines 18 and 19. strike ``shall be made available
to'' and insert ``is authorized to be appropriated to''.
Page 1572, lines 20 and 21. strike ``shall be made available
to'' and insert ``is authorized to be appropriated to''.
Page 1576, line 5, after ``local,'' insert ``territorial,''.
Page 1580, line 7, strike ``local'' and insert ``local,
territorial,''.
Page 1581, line 24, after ``local,'' insert ``territorial,''.
Page 1588, line 15, after ``Islander,'' insert
``territorial,''.
Page 1607, strike lines 1 through 4.
Page 1612, line 18, strike ``which shall'' and all that
follows through the end of subsection (a) and insert
``consisting of such amounts as are appropriated to the Fund.''
Page 1613, strike lines 2 through 7, and resdesignate the
subsequent subsection accordingly.
Page 1628, strike lines 5 through 8.
Page 1629, strike line 14 and all that follows through page
1630, line 16, and redesignate the subsequent subsections
accordingly.
Page 1636, line 1, strike ``Of the amounts'' and all that
follows through ``may be used for'' and insert ``Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), not more
than the lesser of $1,500,000 or 10 percent of such amounts is
authorized to be appropriated for''.
Page 1636, line 12, strike ``there shall be made available to
the Administrator''.
Page 1636, line 13, insert ``is authorized to be
appropriated'' after ``$8,000,000''.
Page 1636, lines 16 and 17, strike ``shall be made
available'' and insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 1636, lines 19 and 20, strike ``shall be made
available'' and insert ``is authorized to be appropriated''.
Page 1643, line 4, strike ``or possession''.
Page 1647, after line 19, insert the following:
(12) The Ambassador of the United States Trade
Representative.
Page 1647, line 20, strike ``(12)'' and insert ``(13)''.
Page 1647, line 22, strike ``(13)'' and insert ``(14)''.
Page 1647, line 24, strike ``(14)'' and insert ``(15)''.
Page 1661, strike lines 17 through 20, and insert the
following:
(A) by inserting ``or any interstate
transport within the United States,'' after
``or any possession of the United States,'' the
first place it appears; and
Page 1663, line 1, strike ``(D)'' and insert ``(B)''.
Page 1663, line 22, strike ``the Commonwealth of''.
Page 1663, line 23, strike ``possession'' and insert
``territory''.
Page 1848, line 1, strike ``system,'' and insert ``system
(such as individuals currently or recently incarcerated),''.
Page 1848, line 7, add ``or'' at the end.
Page 1848, strike lines 8 through 9.
Page 1891, line 18, strike ``shall have the meaning'' and
insert ``have the meanings''.
Page 1892, after line 2, insert the following:
(6) Outlying area.--The term ``outlying area'' has
the meaning given the term in section 8101(36)(A) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7801(36)(A)).
Page 1892, line 5, strike ``meaning'' and insert
``meanings''.
Page 1893, beginning on line 11, strike ``the Commonwealth
of''.
Page 1897, line 19, strike ``or'' and insert ``(or''.
Page 1897, line 21, strike ``entity'' and insert ``entity)''.
Page 1897, line 22, insert ``that'' after ``verifying''.
Page 1900, line 19, strike the period at the end and insert a
semicolon.
Page 1903, line 12, strike ``(c)(7)(C)'' and insert
``(c)(7)(B)''.
Page 1904, strike line 11.
Page 1906, line 6, strike ``(c)(7)(C)'' and insert
``(c)(7)(B)''.
Page 1909, line 16, strike ``received'' and insert
``receive''.
Page 1910, line 19, insert ``and'' before ``particularly''.
Page 1912, line 24, strike ```State',''.
Page 1914, after line 13, insert the following:
(4) Outlying area.--The term ``outlying area'' has
the meaning given the term in section 8101(36)(A) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7801(36)(A)).
(5) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50
States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Page 1914, line 17, strike ``ESEA'' and insert ``the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)''.
Beginning on page 1912, reorder the paragraphs in section
90202(b) in alphabetical order, and renumber such paragraphs as
so reordered.
Page 1917, beginning on line 20, insert ``and'' before
``particularly''.
Page 1918, line 4, strike ``in'' and insert ``under''.
Page 1922, line 10, strike ``in'' and insert ``under''.
Page 1923, line 10, strike ``particularly'' and insert ``and
particularly for''.
Page 1933, line 12, strike ``Implement'' and insert
``Implementing''.
Page 1960, strike line 17 through ``$69,353,000.'' on line
22.
Beginning on page 1970, strike line 13 through ``title.'' on
page 1971, line 6.
Page 2050, beginning on line 15, strike ``child care
allowances'' and insert ``child and other dependent care
allowances''.
Page 2054, line 8, strike ``Child Care Allowances'' and
insert ``Child and Other Dependent Care Allowances''.
Page 2054, line 13, strike ``child care allowances'' and
insert ``child and other dependent care allowances''.
Page 2054, line 14, strike ``Child Care Allowances'' and
insert ``Child and Other Dependent Care Allowances''.
Page 2054, beginning on line 20, strike ``child care
allowance'' and insert ``child and other dependent care
allowance''.
Page 2054, line 25, strike ``child care allowance'' and
insert ``child and other dependent care allowance''.
Page 2055, beginning on line 5, strike ``child care
allowance'' and insert ``child and other dependent care
allowance''.
Page 2057, strike the matter following line 13 and insert the
following:
``Sec. 238A. Child and other dependent care allowances.''.
Page 2066, after line 3, add the following:
SEC. 101115. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TERRITORIES.
Section 248 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2320) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Requirements for Certain Territories.--The Secretary
shall establish such requirements as may be necessary and
appropriate to modify the requirements of this chapter,
including requirements relating to eligibility for trade
readjustment allowances and limitations on administrative
expenditures, to address the particular circumstances of Guam,
the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in
implementing and carrying out this chapter.''.
Page 2088, line 15, strike ``Funds'' and insert ``Subject to
paragraph (3), funds''.
Page 2088, line 21, insert ``paragraph (3) and'' after
``Subject to''.
Page 2089, after line 10, insert the following:
(3) Availability.--The transfer authorities provided
by this subsection shall not apply with respect to
amounts made available by an appropriations Act.
Page 2089, line 20, insert ``territorial,'' after ``local,''.
Page 2101, beginning on line 10, strike ``0.5 percent for
technical assistance, pilots and demonstrations'' and insert
``1 percent for administration (in addition to amounts
otherwise available for such purposes), technical assistance,
grants for pilots and demonstrations''.
Page 2101, after line 18, insert the following:
(3) Trade adjustment assistance for communities.--
(A) In general.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for each of fiscal years 2022
through 2026 $1,000,000,000 to carry out
subchapter A of chapter 4 of title II of the
Trade Act of 1974, as added by section 101301
of this Act.
(B) Salaries and expenses.--Of the amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization
under subparagraph (A) for each of fiscal years
2022 through 2026, not more than $40,000,000 is
authorized to be made available for the
salaries and expenses of personnel
administering subchapter A of chapter 4 of
title II of the Trade Act of 1974.
(C) Supplement and not supplant.--Amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization
under subparagraph (A) for each of the fiscal
years 2022 through 2026 shall be used to
supplement, and not supplant, other Federal,
State, regional, and local government funds
made available to provide economic development
assistance for communities.
(4) Trade adjustment assistance for community
colleges and career training.--
(A) In general.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for each of fiscal years 2022
through 2028 $1,300,000,000 to carry out
subchapter B of chapter 4 of title II of the
Trade Act of 1974, as designated by section
101301 of this Act.
(B) Reservation by the secretary.--Of the
funds appropriated to carry out subchapter B of
chapter 4 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974
for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2028, the
Secretary of Labor may reserve not more than 5
percent for administration of the program,
including providing technical assistance,
sustained outreach to eligible institutions
effectively serving minority or low-income
populations, grants for pilots and
demonstrations, and a rigorous third-party
evaluation of the program.
Page 2101, line 19, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(5)''.
Page 2157, strike line 10 and all that follows through line
17 and insert the following:
SEC. 102503. ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS RELATING TO CHEESE SUBJECT TO AN IN-
QUOTA RATE OF DUTY.
Section 702 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (Public Law
96-39) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a); and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) of subsection
(b)(2).
Page 2167, line 13, strike ``15th day'' and insert ``180th
day''.
Page 2168, line 9, insert ``the Committee on Foreign
Relations,'' after ``Pensions,''.
Page 2168, line 9, strike ``and''.
Page 2168, line 10, insert ``, and the Select Committee on
Intelligence'' after ``Affairs''.
Page 2168, line 16, insert ``the Committee on Foreign
Affairs,'' after ``Security,''.
Page 2168, line 16, strike ``and''.
Page 2168, line 17, insert ``, and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence'' after ``Infrastructure''.
Page 2904, line 19, insert ``related'' before
``predevelopment''.
Page 2904, strike lines 20 through 21 and insert the
following:
(3) the Secretary shall transfer not more than 3
percent to the Salary and Expenses Account of the
Economic Development Administration for the costs of
administration and oversight of this section.
Page 2905, after line 21, insert the following (and
redesignate the subsequent subsection accordingly):
(f) Eligible Uses.--Eligible recipients and other specified
entities in an eligible area may use funds awarded under
subsection (c)(1), in accordance with an approved recompete
plan, to carry out coordinated and comprehensive economic
development programs and activities in an eligible area, which
shall include--
(1) the provision of business advice and assistance
to small and medium-sized local businesses and
entrepreneurs, including--
(A) manufacturing extension services;
(B) small business development centers;
(C) centers to help businesses bid for
Federal procurement contracts;
(D) entrepreneurial assistance programs that
link entrepreneurs with available public and
private resources;
(E) legal advice and resources; and
(F) assistance in accessing capital;
(2) land and site development programs, such as
brownfield redevelopment, research and technology
parks, business incubators, business corridor
development, and Main Street redevelopment programs;
(3) infrastructure and housing activities that are
directly related to supporting job creation and
employment for residents, such as--
(A) improvements to transit, roads, and
broadband access;
(B) housing development and other activities
to address local housing needs;
(C) land-use and zoning reforms; and
(D) transit-oriented development activities;
(4) job training oriented to local employer needs,
such as customized job training programs carried out by
local community colleges in partnership with local
businesses;
(5) workforce outreach programs, such as--
(A) programs located in, and targeted to,
lower-income and underemployed neighborhoods;
and
(B) embedding job placement and training
services in neighborhood institutions such as
churches, housing projects, and community
advocacy programs;
(6) job retention programs and activities, such as
the provision of--
(A) job coaches;
(B) child care services; and
(C) transportation support;
(7) planning, predevelopment, technical assistance,
and other administrative activities as may be necessary
for the ongoing implementation, administration, and
operation of the programs and activities carried out
with a grant described in subsection (c)(1) and in
accordance with the requirements of this section,
including but not limited to economic development
planning and evaluation; and
(8) such other programs and activities as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate, including any
proposed programs or activities that the recipient
demonstrates clearly and substantially, to the
satisfaction of the Secretary, will directly advance
the goals of the program established under this
section.
Page 2906, line 16, strike ``that is either'' and all that
follows through line 25 and insert ``which has been authorized
in a manner as determined by the Secretary to represent and act
on behalf of an eligible area for the purposes of the Recompete
Pilot Program.''.
Page 2908, line 22, strike ``and''.
Page 2908, after line 22, insert the following (and
redesignate the subsequent clause accordingly):
(iii) the roles and responsibilities
of specified entities which may receive
funds awarded under this grant to carry
out proposed programs and activities;
and
Page 2909, line 4, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 2909, line 7, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 2909, after line 7, insert the following:
(D) may be modified over the term of the
grant by the eligible recipient, subject to the
approval of the Secretary or at the direction
of the Secretary, if benchmarking requirements
are repeatedly not met or if other
circumstances necessitate a modification.
Page 2909, line 12, strike ``or possession''.
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PART D--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 4521 MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Adams of North Carolina
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 325, line 3, strike ``The Director'' and insert ``(A)
The Director''.
Page 325, after line 7, insert the following:
(B) The Director shall administer separate
competitions for each category of eligible
institution described in subclauses (I) through
(IV) of paragraph (2)(A)(i).
Page 326, beginning line 1, amend clause (ii) to read as
follows:
(ii) shall--
(I) have not more than
$50,000,000 in annual federally
financed research and
development expenditures for
science and engineering as
reported through the National
Science Foundation Higher
Education Research and
Development Survey; or
(II) not be an institution
classified as having very high
research activity by the
Carnegie Classification of
Institutions of Higher
Education.
Page 328, beginning line 12, strike ``$100,000,000'' and all
that follows through ``through 2026'' and insert ``$200,000,000
for fiscal year 2022 and $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2023 through 2026''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Auchincloss of
Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In section 30241(2)(G), insert ``and countering their
disbursement of vaccines in exchange for exploitative
concessions in low- to middle-income countries while
maintaining United States engagement with and support for
multilateral vaccine procurement and equitable distribution''
after ``in the PRC''.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Auchincloss of
Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 989, line 22, insert ``auto-disable syringes,'' after
``diagnostics,''.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Auchincloss of
Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 415, line 9, strike ``support for biomanufacturing
testbeds'' and insert ``support for a national network of
testbeds based on open standards, interfaces, and processes''.
Page 430, strike lines 10 through 15 and insert the following
(and redesignate the succeeding subparagraphs accordingly):
(A) advance the development of standard
reference materials and measurements, including
to promote interoperability between new
component technologies and processes for
engineering biology and biomanufacturing
discovery, innovation, and production
processes;
(B) create new data tools, techniques, and
processes necessary to advance engineering
biology and biomanufacturing;
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Auchincloss of
Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of division G, add the following:
TITLE XI--AFGHAN TRADE ZONES FOR LICIT TRADE
SEC. 62001. STUDY AND REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF AFGHAN TRADE ZONES FOR LICIT
TRADE.
(a) In General.--To facilitate a secure path of licit market
activity to support the legitimate economy and the humanitarian
needs to every day Afghans, the Secretary of the Treasury and
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other
Federal agencies as appropriate, shall jointly conduct a study
on the management of sanctions imposed against Afghan
individuals, including with respect granting of licenses to
such individuals, to facilitate the implementation of foreign
trade zones in Afghanistan for licit trade.
(b) Matters To Be Included.--The study required under
subsection (a) should--
(1) identify individuals described in subsection (a)
that, if sanctions imposed against such individuals are
revised or licenses are granted to such individuals,
could establish and implement such foreign trade zones
but still maintain United States national security; and
(2) review the possibility of establishing such
foreign trade zones within the current sanctions
regime, including--
(A) identifying such individuals that would
implement foreign trade zones;
(B) identifying the programs under which such
individuals are sanctioned to determine if
revised sanctions or granting of licenses is
appropriate;
(C) identifying the possibility of such
individuals implementing such foreign trade
zones; and
(D) identifying any potential conflicts with
non-United States or other foreign allied
sanctions, such as sanctions imposed by the
United Nations or the European Union.
(c) Report.--The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary
of State shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the
results of the study.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Balderson of Ohio or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 30606.
Strike section 30609.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Balderson of Ohio or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end the following:
DIVISION M--COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER SAFETY AND OVERSIGHT IMPROVEMENTS
SEC. 120001. DEFINITIONS.
In this division, the following definitions apply:
(1) Foreign manufacturer of cylinders; fmoc.--The
terms ``foreign manufacturer of cylinders'' and
``FMOC'' mean an entity that manufactures cylinders
outside of the United States intended to be
represented, marked, certified, or sold as qualified
for use in transporting hazardous material in commerce
in the United States.
(2) In good standing.--The term ``in good standing''
means an FMOC that--
(A) is has been authorized by the Secretary
pursuant to section 107.807 of title 49, Code
of Federal Regulations; and
(B) has demonstrated 3 years of compliance
with section 107 of title 49, United States
Code, and chapter 51 of title 49, United States
Code.
(3) Cylinder.--The term ``cylinder'' means any
cylinder specified under sections 178.36 through 178.68
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Transportation.
SEC. 120002. AUTHORIZATION OF FOREIGN MANUFACTURER OF CYLINDERS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall issue regulations to
provide that an authorization provided to an FMOC pursuant to
section 107.807 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or
any similar successor regulation, shall be for a period of not
longer than 1 year, except as provided for in subsection (b).
(b) 5-Year Authorization.--The Secretary may approve a 5-year
authorization of an FMOC pursuant to such section if the
following requirements are met:
(1) The FMOC attests that none of the cylinders made
by such manufacturer are prohibited from entry to the
United States under section 307 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
(2) The FMOC certifies that--
(A) the information provided pursuant to
section 120006 is accurate; and
(B) the FMOC has a proactive responsibility
to inform the Secretary if any such information
materially changes.
(3) The FMOC provides proof of the minimum financial
responsibility required under section 120003.
(4) The Secretary determines the FMOC is in good
standing.
(c) Facility Inspections.--
(1) Penalties.--The Secretary may suspend or
terminate an authorization of an FMOC described in this
division if such FMOC obstructs or prevents the
Secretary from carrying out an inspection under section
107.807(c) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
(2) Definition of obstructs.--For the purposes of
this subsection, the term ``obstructs'' means taking
actions that are known, or reasonably should be known,
to prevent, hinder, or impede an inspection.
(d) Interaction With Other Statutes, Agreements,
Regulations.--Nothing in this section may be construed to
prevent the harmonization of cylinder standards otherwise
authorized by law or regulation.
(e) Other Cause for Suspension or Termination.--The Secretary
may suspend or terminate an authorization of an FMOC described
in this division upon determination that the FMOC knowingly or
intentionally misrepresented responses to the Secretary
required by law or regulation or the requirements of sections
120003 and 120006.
SEC. 120003. PROOF OF MINIMUM FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIRED AT TIME
OF APPLICATION.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are
necessary to establish minimum levels of financial
responsibility required for entities to receive approval
pursuant to section 107.807 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations.
SEC. 120004. REEVALUATION BY REQUEST FOR RELATED VIOLATIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such
regulations as necessary to establish a process for any
interested party to request a reevaluation of the authorization
of FMOC cylinders under section 107.807 of title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations, to review the accuracy and safety of the
actions of such manufacturer.
(b) Petition for Reevaluation.--Such regulations shall allow
an interested party to file a petition if such party has
evidence of inaccurate, changed, or fraudulent attestations or
responses made by an FMOC to the Secretary under section 120002
or 120006.
SEC. 120005. NOTICE AND COMMENT FOR APPLICATIONS BY FOREIGN
MANUFACTURERS OF CYLINDERS.
Upon receipt of an application for approval under section
107.807 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any
similar successor regulation, the Secretary shall timely
publish notification of such application in the Federal
Register and provide 30 days for public comment on such
application prior to approval.
SEC. 120006. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS TO ENSURE SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE WITH
DOT PROCESS.
(a) Additional Questions.--The Secretary shall require as
part of an application for approval pursuant to section 107.807
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any similar
successor regulation, that the applicant answer the following
questions:
(1) Whether the FMOC applying, or any entity
controlling more than 10 percent of such FMOC, has ever
been subject to a civil monetary penalty under title
49, United States Code, relating to any actions carried
out as an authorized FMOC or during the application for
authorization under such section.
(2) Whether the FMOC applying, or any entity
controlling more than 10 percent of such FMOC, has been
delinquent in the payment of any civil monetary
penalties or other fines or fees under title 49, United
States Code.
(3) Whether the FMOC applying, or any entity
controlling more than 10 percent of such FMOC, is
subject to the Do Not Pay Initiative established under
section 3354 of title 31, United States Code, as of the
date of application.
(4) Whether the FMOC applying, or any entity
controlling more than 10 percent of such FMOC, is
listed in the Military End User List of the Department
of Commerce as of the date of application.
(5) Whether the FMOC applying, or any entity
controlling more than 10 percent of such FMOC, is
identified by the Department of Defense as an entity
listed under section 1237 of the Strom Thurmond
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
(50 U.S.C. 1701 note) as of the date of application.
(6) Does the FMOC applying certify that the FMOC has
the requisite minimum financial responsibility as
required in section 120004, and that such financial
responsibility will continue throughout entirety of the
requested authorization period.
(7) Whether the FMOC applying, or any entity
controlling more than 10 percent of such FMOC, has been
found guilty of a criminal penalty or assessed a civil
penalty under section 1760 John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 section
(50 U.S.C. 4819).
(8) Whether the FMOC applying, or any entity
controlling more than 10 percent of such FMOC, is
currently subject to a final antidumping or
countervailing duty order from the Department of
Commerce as of the date of application.
(b) Denial of Application.--The Secretary may deny an
application for approval under section 107.807 of title 49,
Code of Federal Regulations, based on the responses to the
questions required under subsection (a).
SEC. 120007. FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS LISTING APPROVALS.
Not less than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act,
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall publish and
maintain on the website of the Department of Transportation, a
list of authorized FMOCs and the duration of such
authorization.
SEC. 120008. AUTHORIZING FOREIGN INSPECTIONS.
Not less than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall update section 107.807(d) of title 49,
Code of Federal Regulations, to--
(1) require that in any case in which the Associate
Administrator determines there is good cause, an
inspection under such section shall be carried out
annually for such duration as the Associated
Administrator determines appropriate;
(2) specify that a refusal of inspection under such
section shall result in a loss of a status of in good
standing;
(3) allow the Associate Administrator to request at
the discretion of the Administrator, production of test
and production records and random sample testing; and
(4) allow for the recovery of all associated costs of
foreign inspections to include travel, time, and other
costs, as determined by the Secretary.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Banks of Indiana or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Insert after section 30325 the following:
SEC. 30326. DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS
ON ENTITIES INVOLVED IN USING UYGHUR FORCED LABOR.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized a
shipment of 40.31 megawatts of modules manufactured by
LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. in October 2021 out
of the concerns that LONGi used forced Uyghur labor in
Xinjiang.
(2) The Department of Commerce added five Chinese
entities to the entity list for participating in using
forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang in June 2021, these
entities include: Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan)
Co., Ltd, Xinjiang Daqo New Energy Co., Ltd, Xinjiang
East Hope Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd, and Xinjiang GCL
New Energy, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
(XPCC).
(3) The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2021
(Public Law 116-145), as amended by Public Law 117-78,
requires the President to impose asset blocking
sanctions on foreign persons responsible for serious
human rights abuses in connection with forced labor in
Xinjiang, China.
(b) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall report to the
appropriate congressional committees a determination, including
a detailed justification, regarding whether LONGi Green Energy
Technology Co., Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co., Ltd,
Xinjiang Daqo New Energy Co., Ltd, Xinjiang East Hope
Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd, and Xinjiang GCL New Energy, each
meets the criteria for designation under section 6 of the
Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act (Public Law 116-145), as amended
by section 5 of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (Public
Law 117-78).
(b) Public Availability of Information.--The report required
under this section shall be made available on a publicly
available website of the Federal Government.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Armed Services
of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Financial Services, the
Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bass of California or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1099, beginning line 3, strike section 30274 and insert
the following:
SEC. __. SUPPORT FOR YOUNG AFRICAN LEADERS INITIATIVE.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Young African Leaders Initiative, launched in
2010, is a signature effort to invest in the next
generation of African leaders;
(2) Africa is a continent of strategic importance and
it is vital for the United States to support strong and
enduring partnerships with the next generation of
African leaders;
(3) the United States Government should prioritize
investments to build the capacity of emerging young
African leaders in sub-Saharan Africa, including
through efforts to--
(A) enhance leadership skills;
(B) encourage entrepreneurship;
(C) strengthen public administration and the
role of civil society;
(D) enhance peace and security in their
respective countries of origin and across
Africa; and
(E) connect young African leaders
continentally and globally across the private,
civic, and public sectors;
(4) youth in Africa have a positive impact on efforts
to foster economic growth, improve public sector
transparency and governance, and counter extremism, and
should be an area of focus for United States outreach
on the African continent; and
(5) the Secretary of State should--
(A) increase the number of fellows from
Africa participating in the Mandela Washington
Fellowship above the estimated 700 fellows who
participated during fiscal year 2021; and
(B) identify additional ways to connect YALI
alumni to United States public and private
resources and institutions.
(b) Young African Leaders Initiative Program.--
(1) In general.--There is established the Young
African Leaders Initiative (``YALI''), which shall be
carried out by the Secretary of State.
(2) Purpose.--YALI shall seek to build the capacity
of young African leaders in sub-Saharan Africa in the
areas of business, civic engagement, or public
administration, including through efforts to--
(A) support young African leaders by offering
professional development, training, and
networking opportunities, particularly in the
areas of leadership, innovation, civic
engagement, elections, human rights,
entrepreneurship, good governance, peace and
security, and public administration; and
(B) provide increased economic and technical
assistance to young African leaders to promote
economic growth, strengthen ties between United
States and African businesses, build resilience
to predatory lending practices, and improve
capacity in key economic areas such as
tendering, bidding, and contract negotiations,
budget management and oversight, anti-
corruption, and establishment of clear policy
and regulatory practices.
(3) Fellowships.--
(A) In general.--YALI shall support the
participation in the United States in the
Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African
Leaders of fellows from Africa who--
(i) are between25 and 35 years of
age;
(ii) have demonstrated strong
capabilities in entrepreneurship,
innovation, public service, and
leadership; and
(iii) have had a positive impact in
their communities, organizations, or
institutions.
(B) Oversight.--The fellowships described in
paragraph (1) shall be overseen by the
Secretary of State through the Bureau of
Education and Cultural Affairs.
(C) Eligibility.--The Secretary of State
shall establish and publish--
(i) eligibility criteria for
participation as a fellow under
paragraph (1); and
(ii) criteria for determining which
eligible applicants will be selected.
(4) Reciprocal exchanges.--Subject to the approval of
the Secretary of State, United States citizens may--
(A) engage in reciprocal exchanges in
connection with alumni of the fellowship
described in subsection (c); and
(B) collaborate on projects with such
fellowship alumni.
(5) Regional leadership centers and networks.--The
Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development shall establish--
(A) not fewer than 4 regional leadership
centers in sub-Saharan Africa to offer in-
person and online training throughout the year
on business and entrepreneurship, civic
leadership, and public management to young
African leaders between 18 and 35 years of age
who have demonstrated strong capabilities in
entrepreneurship, innovation, public service
and leadership, and peace-building and conflict
resolution, and who have had a positive impact
in their communities, organizations, or
institutions; and
(B) an online network that provides
information and courses on, and connections
with leaders in, the private and public sectors
of Africa.
(6) Activities.--
(A) United states-based activities.--The
Secretary of State, in coordination with the
heads of relevant Federal departments and
agencies, shall oversee all United States-based
activities carried out under YALI, including--
(i) the participation of Mandela
Washington Fellows in a six-week
Leadership Institute at a United States
educational institution in business,
civic engagement, or public management,
including academic sessions, site
visits, professional networking
opportunities, leadership training,
community service, and organized
cultural activities; and
(ii) the participation by Mandela
Washington fellows in an annual Mandela
Washington Fellowship Summit, to
provide such Fellows the opportunity to
meet with United States leaders from
the private, public, and non-profit
sectors.
(B) Africa-based activities.--The Secretary
of State, in coordination with the
Administrator for the United States Agency for
International Development and the heads of
other relevant Federal departments and
agencies, should continue to support YALI
activities in sub-Saharan Africa, including--
(i) continued leadership training and
other professional development
opportunities for Mandela Washington
Fellowship for Young African Leaders
alumni upon their return to their home
countries, including online courses,
technical assistance, and access to
funding;
(ii) training for young African
leaders at regional leadership centers
established in accordance with
subsection (e), and through online and
in-person courses offered by such
centers; and
(iii) opportunities for networking
and engagement with--
(I) alumni of the Mandela
Washington Fellowship for Young
African Leaders;
(II) alumni of programs at
regional leadership centers
established in accordance with
subsection (e);
(III) United States and like-
minded diplomatic missions,
business leaders, and others as
appropriate; and
(IV) where practicable and
appropriate, other United
States-funded regional
leadership programs, including
the Young Southeast Asian
Leaders Initiative (YSEALI),
the Young Leaders of the
Americas Initiative (YLAI), the
Young Pacific Leaders (YPL),
and the Young Transatlantic
Innovation Leaders Initiative
(YTILI), and through Department
of State programs such as the
Community Engagement Exchange
Program and other initiatives.
(C) Implementation.--To carry out this
subsection, the Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International
Development and the heads of other relevant
Federal departments and agencies shall seek to
partner with the private sector to pursue
public-private partnerships, leverage private
sector expertise, expand networking
opportunities, and identify funding
opportunities as well as fellowship and
employment opportunities for YALI.
(7) Implementation plan.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development and the heads of other
relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for
implementing YALI, including--
(A) a description of clearly defined program
goals, targets, and planned outcomes for each
year and for the duration of implementation of
the program;
(B) a strategy to monitor and evaluate the
program and progress made toward achieving such
goals, targets, and planned outcomes; and
(C) a strategy to ensure the program is
promoting United States foreign policy goals in
Africa, including ensuring that the program is
clearly branded, paired with robust public
diplomacy efforts, and incorporates diversity
among participants as practicable, including
countries and communities in Africa facing
economic distress, civil conflict,
marginalization, and other challenges.
(8) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for
5 years, the Secretary of State, in coordination with
the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees and publish in a
publicly accessible, internet-based form, a report that
includes--
(A) a description of the progress made toward
achieving the goals, targets, and planned
outcomes described in subsection (g)(1),
including an overview of the program
implemented in the previous year and an
estimated number of beneficiaries;
(B) an assessment of how YALI is contributing
to and promoting United States-Africa
relations, particularly in areas of increased
private sector investment, trade promotion,
support to civil society, improved public
administration, promoting peace and security,
and fostering entrepreneurship and youth
empowerment;
(C) recommendations for improvements or
changes to YALI and the implementation plan, if
any, that would improve their effectiveness
during subsequent years of YALI's
implementation; and
(D) for the first report submitted under this
subsection, an assessment of the feasibility of
expanding YALI to Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia,
Libya, and Egypt.
(9) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In
this section, the term ``appropriate congressional
committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate;
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
(10) Sunset.--The requirements of this section shall
terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Beatty of Ohio or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 69, line 24, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 70, line 1, insert the following new paragraph and
redesignate all subsequent paragraphs accordingly:
(5) in consultation with the Director of the Minority
Business Development Agency, adequately addresses the
inclusion of economically disadvantaged individuals and
similarly-situated small businesses; and
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Beatty of Ohio or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of division A, add the following new section:
SEC. 10003. OFFICE OF OPPORTUNITY AND INCLUSION.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall
establish an Office of Opportunity and Inclusion in the
Department of Commerce, within the program established under
section 9902 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283), that shall be responsible for carrying out this section
using existing appropriated funds.
(b) Director.--
(1) In general.--The Director shall be appointed by,
and shall report to, the Secretary or the designee of
the Secretary. The position of Director shall be a
career reserved position in the Senior Executive
Service, as that position is defined in section 3132 of
title 5, United State Code, or an equivalent
designation.
(2) Duties.--The Director shall assist the Secretary
by developing standards for--
(A) assessing the eligibility of a covered
entity for financial assistance for a project
as it relates to section 9902(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II)
and (III) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283);
(B) ensuring a covered entity has carried out
the commitments of the covered entity to
economically disadvantaged individuals as
described in its application by the target
dates for completion set by the Secretary in
section 9902(a)(5)(A) of such Act; and
(C) increased participation of and outreach
to economically disadvantaged individuals,
minority-owned businesses, veteran-owned
businesses and women-owned businesses in the
geographic area of a project under such section
9902 and serve as a resource for those
individuals, businesses, and covered entity.
(c) Staff.--The Office of Opportunity and Inclusion shall be
staffed at the appropriate levels to carry out the functions
and responsibilities of the Office under this section at least
until 12 months after 95 percent of funds have been expended.
(d) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress and make
publicly available on its website an annual report regarding
the actions taken by the Department of Commerce and the Office
under this section.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bera of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Amend section 30124 to read as follows:
SEC. 30124. TASK FORCE TO COUNTER CHINA'S ECONOMIC COERCION.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the People's Republic of China's (PRC) increasing
use of economic coercion against foreign governments,
companies, organizations, other entities, and
individuals requires that the United States better
understand these measures in order to devise a
comprehensive, effective, and multilateral response;
(2) the private sector is a crucial partner in
helping the United States Government understand the
PRC's coercive economic measures and hold the PRC
accountable, and that additional business transparency
would help the United States Government and private
sector stakeholders conduct early assessments of
potential pressure points and vulnerabilities; and
(3) PRC coercive economic measures create pressures
for the private sector to behave in ways antithetical
to United States national interests and
competitiveness.
(b) Establishment of Task Force.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President
shall establish an interagency task force to be known as the
``Countering Economic Coercion Task Force'' (referred to in
this section as the ``Task Force'').
(c) Duties.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force shall--
(A) oversee the development and
implementation of an integrated United States
Government strategy to respond to People's
Republic of China (PRC) coercive economic
measures, which shall include--
(i) systematically monitoring and
evaluating--
(I) the costs of such
measures on United States
businesses and overall United
States economic performance;
(II) instances in which such
measures taken against a non-
PRC entity has benefitted other
parties; and
(III) the impacts such
measures have had on United
States national interests; and
(ii) facilitating coordination among
Federal departments and agencies when
responding to such measures as well as
proactively deterring such economic
coercion; including by clarifying the
roles for departments and agencies
identified in subsection (d) in
implementing the strategy;
(B) consult with United States allies and
partners on the feasibility and desirability of
collectively identifying, assessing, and
responding to PRC coercive economic measures,
as well as actions that could be taken to
expand coordination with the goal of ensuring a
consistent, coherent, and collective response
to such measures and establishing long-term
deterrence to such measures;
(C) effectively engage the United States
private sector, particularly sectors, groups,
or other entities that are susceptible to such
PRC coercive economic measures, on concerns
related to such measures; and
(D) develop and implement a process for
regularly sharing relevant information,
including classified information to the extent
appropriate and practicable, on such PRC
coercive economic measures with United States
allies, partners, and the private sector.
(2) Consultation.--In carrying out its duties under
this subsection, the Task Force should regularly
consult, to the extent necessary and appropriate, with
the following:
(A) Relevant stakeholders in the private
sector.
(B) Federal departments and agencies that are
not represented on the Task Force.
(C) United States allies and partners.
(d) Membership.--The President shall--
(1) appoint the chair of the Task Force from among
the staff of the National Security Council;
(2) appoint the vice chair of the Task Force from
among the staff of the National Economic Council; and
(3) direct the head of each of the following Federal
departments and agencies to appoint personnel at the
level of Assistant Secretary or above to participate in
the Task Force:
(A) The Department of State.
(B) The Department of Commerce.
(C) The Department of the Treasury.
(D) The Department of Justice.
(E) The Office of the United States Trade
Representative.
(F) The Department of Agriculture.
(G) The Office of the Director of National
Intelligence and other appropriate elements of
the intelligence community (as defined in
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 3003)).
(H) The Securities and Exchange Commission.
(I) The United States International
Development Finance Corporation.
(J) Any other department or agency designated
by the President.
(e) Reports.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Task Force
shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that includes the following
elements:
(A) A comprehensive review of the array of
economic tools the Government of the People's
Republic of China (PRC) employs or could employ
in the future to coerce other governments, non-
PRC companies (including United States
companies), and multilateral institutions and
organizations, including the Government of the
PRC's continued efforts to codify informal
practices into its domestic law.
(B) The strategy required by subsection
(c)(1)(A).
(C) An interagency definition of PRC coercive
economic measures that captures both--
(i) the use of informal or extralegal
PRC coercive economic measures; and
(ii) the illegitimate use of formal
economic tools.
(D) A comprehensive review of the array of
economic and diplomatic tools the United States
Government employs or could employ to respond
to economic coercion against the United States
and United States allies and partners.
(E) A list of unilateral or multilateral--
(i) proactive measures to defend or
deter against PRC coercive economic
measures; and
(ii) actions taken in response to the
Government of the PRC's general use of
coercive economic measures, including
the imposition of reputational costs on
the PRC.
(F) An assessment of areas in which United
States allies and partners are vulnerable to
PRC coercive economic measures.
(G) A description of gaps in existing
resources or capabilities for United States
Government departments and agencies to respond
effectively to PRC coercive economic measures
directed at United States entities and assist
United States allies and partners in their
responses to PRC coercive economic measures.
(H) An analysis of the circumstances under
which the PRC employs different types of
economic coercion and against what kinds of
targets.
(I) An assessment, as appropriate, of
international norms and regulations as well as
any treaty obligations the PRC has stretched,
circumvented, or broken through its
economically coercive practices.
(2) Interim reports.--
(A) First interim report.--Not later than one
year after the date on which the report
required by paragraph (1) is submitted to the
appropriate congressional committees, the Task
Force shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that includes
the following elements:
(i) Updates to information required
by subparagraphs (A) through (G) of
paragraph (1).
(ii) A description of activities
conducted by the Task Force to
implement the strategy required by
subsection (c)(1)(A), and;
(iii) An assessment of the
implementation and effectiveness of the
strategy, lessons learned from the past
year and planned changes to the
strategy.
(B) Second interim report.--Not later than
one year after the date on which the report
required by subparagraph (A) is submitted to
the appropriate congressional committees, the
Task Force shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that includes
an update to the elements required under the
report required by subparagraph (A).
(3) Final report.--Not later than 30 days after the
date on which the report required by paragraph (2)(B)
is submitted to the appropriate congressional
committees, the Task Force shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees and also make
available to the public on the website of the Executive
Office of the President a final report that includes
the following elements:
(A) An analysis of PRC coercive economic
measures and the cost of such coercive measures
to United States businesses.
(B) A description of areas of possible
vulnerability for United States businesses and
businesses of United States partners and
allies.
(C) Recommendations on how to continue the
effort to counter PRC coercive economic
measures, including through further
coordination with United States allies and
partners.
(D) A list of cases made public under
subsection (f).
(4) Form.--
(A) Initial and interim reports.--The reports
required by paragraphs (1), (2)(A), and (2)(B)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
may include a classified annex.
(B) Final report.--The report required by
paragraph (3) shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(f) Publicly Available List.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall
to the extent practicable make available to the public
on the website of the Executive Office of the President
a list of cases in the past six months in which open
source reporting indicates that the PRC has directed
coercive economic measures against a non-PRC entity.
(2) Updates.--The list required by paragraph (1)
should be updated every 180 days, and shall be managed
by the Department of State after the termination of the
Task Force under subsection (g).
(g) Sunset.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force shall terminate at
the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date on
which the final report required by subsection (e)(3) is
submitted to the appropriate congressional committees
and made publicly available.
(2) Additional actions.--The Task force may use the
60-day period referred to in paragraph (1) for the
purposes of concluding its activities, including
providing testimony to Congress concerning the final
report required by subsection (e)(3).
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate.
(2) Coercive economic measures.--The term ``coercive
economic measures'' includes formal or informal
restrictions or conditions, such as on trade,
investment, development aid, and financial flows,
intended to impose economic costs on a non-People's
Republic of China target in order to achieve strategic
political objectives, including influence over the
policy decisions of a foreign government, company,
organization, or individual.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bice of Oklahoma or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1393, after line 3, insert the following:
(d) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized in subsection
(b) shall be appropriated until the President submits to
Congress a report detailing the processes and analyses used in,
and participants to the process of, setting the United States'
emissions reduction target as part of the Nationally Determined
Contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change.
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Blunt Rochester of
Delaware or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 479, line 13, after ``including'', insert ``historically
Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or
Universities, minority serving institutions, and''.
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bonamici of Oregon or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 641, after line 22, insert the following:
Subtitle G--Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats
Research
SECTION 10671. SHORT TITLE.
this subtitle may be cited as the ``Coastal and Ocean
Acidification Stressors and Threats Research Act of 2021'' or
the ``COAST Research Act of 2021''.
SEC. 10672. PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--Section 12402(a) of the Federal Ocean
Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C.
3701(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking ``development and coordination''
and inserting ``coordination and
implementation'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``acidification on marine organisms'' and
inserting ``acidification and coastal
acidification on marine organisms''; and
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``establish'' and all that follows through the
semicolon and inserting ``maintain and advise
an interagency research, monitoring, and public
outreach program on ocean acidification and
coastal acidification;'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``establishment''
and inserting ``maintenance'';
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and coastal
acidification'' after ``ocean acidification''; and
(4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and coastal
acidification that take into account other
environmental and anthropogenic stressors'' after
``ocean acidification''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 12402 of the
Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009
(33 U.S.C. 3701(a)) is amended by striking ``(a) Purposes.--''.
SEC. 10673. DEFINITIONS.
Section 12403 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and
Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3702) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of the Earth's
oceans'' and all that follows before the period at the
end and inserting ``and changes in the water chemistry
of the Earth's oceans, coastal estuaries, and waterways
caused by carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and the
breakdown of organic matter'';
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Joint
Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the
National Science and Technology Council'' and inserting
``National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee
on Ocean Science and Technology'';
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively;
(4) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so
redesignated, the following new paragraph:
``(1) Coastal acidification.--The term `coastal
acidification' means the combined decrease in pH and
changes in the water chemistry of coastal oceans,
estuaries, and other bodies of water from chemical
inputs (including carbon dioxide from the atmosphere),
freshwater inputs, and excess nutrient run-off from
land and coastal atmospheric pollution that result in
processes that release carbon dioxide, acidic nitrogen,
and sulfur compounds as byproducts which end up in
coastal waters.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) State.--The term `State' means each State of
the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other
territory or possession of the United States.''.
SEC. 10674. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.
Section 12404 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and
Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3703) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``subcommittee'' and
inserting ``working group'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Joint
Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of
the National Science and Technology Council
shall coordinate Federal activities on ocean
acidification and establish'' and insert
``Subcommittee shall establish and maintain'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Wildlife
Service,'' and inserting ``Wildlife Service,
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Department
of Agriculture, the Department of State, the
Department of Energy, the Department of the
Navy, the National Park Service, the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, the Smithsonian
Institution,''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), in the heading, by
striking ``Chairman'' and inserting ``Chair'';
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``,
including the efforts of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration to facilitate
such implementation'' after ``of the plan'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting
``and coastal acidification'' after
``ocean acidification''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by
inserting ``and coastal acidification''
after ``ocean acidification'';
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``; and''
and inserting a semicolon;
(D) in paragraph (5)--
(i) by striking ``developed'' and
inserting ``and coastal acidification
developed''; and
(ii) by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``and coastal
acidification; and''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(6) ensure that each of the Federal agencies
represented on the interagency working group--
``(A) participates in the Ocean Acidification
Information Exchange established under
paragraph (5); and
``(B) delivers data and information to
support the data archive system established
under section 12406(d).'';
(4) in subsection (c), in paragraph (2)--
(A) by inserting ``, and to the Office of
Management and Budget,'' after ``House of
Representatives''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the
interagency research'' and inserting
``interagency strategic research'';
(5) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(d); and
(6) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Advisory Board.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Chair of the Subcommittee
shall establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board.
``(2) Duties.--The Advisory Board shall--
``(A) not later than 180 days before the
Subcommittee submits the most recent report
under subsection (d)(2)--
``(i) review such report;
``(ii) submit an analysis of such
report to the Subcommittee for
consideration in the final report
submitted under subsection (d)(2); and
``(iii) concurrently with the
Subcommittee's final submission of the
report under subsection (d)(2), the
Advisory Board shall submit a copy of
the analysis provided to the
Subcommittee to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate, the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the
House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives;
``(B) not later than 180 days before the
Subcommittee submits the most recent strategic
research plan under subsection (d)(3) to
Congress--
``(i) review such plan;
``(ii) submit an analysis of such
plan and the implementation thereof to
the Subcommittee for consideration in
the final strategic research plan
submitted under subsection (d)(3); and
``(iii) concurrently with the
Subcommittee's final submission of the
strategic research plan under
subsection (d)(3), the Advisory Board
shall submit a copy of the analysis
provided to the Subcommittee to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, the
Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives;
``(C) provide ongoing advice to the
Subcommittee and the interagency working group
on matters related to Federal activities on
ocean acidification and coastal acidification;
``(D) advise the Subcommittee and the
interagency working group on--
``(i) efforts to coordinate research
and monitoring activities related to
ocean acidification and coastal
acidification; and
``(ii) the best practices for the
standards developed for data archiving
under section 12406(e);
``(E) publish in the Federal Register a
charter;
``(F) provide the Library of Congress with--
``(i) the charter described in
subparagraph (E);
``(ii) any schedules and minutes for
meetings of the Advisory Board;
``(iii) any documents that are
approved by the Advisory Board; and
``(iv) any reports and analysis
prepared by the Advisory Board; and
``(G) establish a publicly accessible web
page on the website of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, that contains the
information described in clauses (i) through
(iv) of subparagraph (F).
``(3) Membership.--The Advisory Board shall consist
of 24 members as follows:
``(A) Two representatives of the shellfish
and crab industry.
``(B) One representative of the finfish
industry.
``(C) One representative of seafood
processors.
``(D) Three representatives from academia,
including both natural and social sciences.
``(E) One representative of recreational
fishing.
``(F) One representative of a relevant
nongovernmental organization.
``(G) Six representatives from relevant
State, local, and Tribal governments.
``(H) One representative from the Alaska
Ocean Acidification Network or a subsequent
entity that represents the same geographical
region and has a similar purpose.
``(I) One representative from the California
Current Acidification Network or a subsequent
entity that represents the same geographical
region and has a similar purpose.
``(J) One representative from the Northeast
Coastal Acidification Network or a subsequent
entity that represents the same geographical
region and has a similar purpose.
``(K) One representative from the Southeast
Coastal Acidification Network or a subsequent
entity that represents the same geographical
region and has a similar purpose.
``(L) One representative from the Gulf of
Mexico Coastal Acidification Network or a
subsequent entity that represents the same
geographical region and has a similar purpose.
``(M) One representative from the Mid-
Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network or a
subsequent entity that represents the same
geographical region and has a similar purpose.
``(N) One representative from the Pacific
Islands Ocean Observing System or a subsequent
entity that represents the island territories
and possessions of the United States in the
Pacific Ocean, and the State of Hawaii and has
a similar purpose.
``(O) One representative from the Caribbean
Regional Association for Coastal Ocean
Observing or a subsequent entity that
represents Puerto Rico and the United States
Virgin Islands and has a similar purpose.
``(P) One representative from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall
serve as an ex-officio member of the Advisory
Board without a vote.
``(4) Appointment of members.--The Chair of the
Subcommittee shall--
``(A) appoint members to the Advisory Board
(taking into account the geographical interests
of each individual to be appointed as a member
of the Advisory Board to ensure that an
appropriate balance of geographical interests
are represented by the members of the Advisory
Board) who--
``(i) represent the interest group
for which each seat is designated;
``(ii) demonstrate expertise on ocean
acidification or coastal acidification
and its scientific, economic, industry,
cultural, and community impacts; and
``(iii) have a record of
distinguished service with respect to
ocean acidification or coastal
acidification, and such impacts;
``(B) give consideration to nominations and
recommendations from the members of the
interagency working group and the public for
such appointments; and
``(C) ensure that an appropriate balance of
scientific, industry, and geographical
interests are represented by the members of the
Advisory Board.
``(5) Term of membership.--Each member of the
Advisory Board--
``(A) shall be appointed for a 5-year term;
and
``(B) may be appointed to more than one term.
``(6) Chair.--The Chair of the Subcommittee shall
appoint one member of the Advisory Board to serve as
the Chair of the Advisory Board.
``(7) Meetings.--Not less than once each calendar
year, the Advisory Board shall meet at such times and
places as may be designated by the Chair of the
Advisory Board, in consultation with the Chair of the
Subcommittee and the Chair of the interagency working
group.
``(8) Briefing.--The Chair of the Advisory Board
shall brief the Subcommittee and the interagency
working group on the progress of the Advisory Board as
necessary or at the request of the Subcommittee.
``(9) Federal advisory committee act.--Section 14 of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to
the Advisory Board.''.
SEC. 10675. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN.
Section 12405 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and
Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3704) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``acidification'' each place
it appears and inserting ``acidification and
coastal acidification'';
(B) in the first sentence--
(i) by inserting ``, and not later
than every 5 years thereafter'' after
``the date of enactment of this Act'';
(ii) by inserting ``address the
socioeconomic impacts of ocean
acidification and coastal acidification
and to'' after ``mitigation strategies
to''; and
(iii) by striking ``marine
ecosystems'' each place it appears and
inserting ``ecosystems''; and
(C) in the second sentence, by inserting
``and recommendations made by the Advisory
Board in the review of the plan required under
section 12404(c)(2)(B)(i)'' after ``subsection
(d)'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and
social sciences'' after ``among the ocean
sciences'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``impacts'' and inserting ``impacts,
including trends of changes in ocean
chemistry,'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) by striking ``improve the
ability to assess the'' and
inserting ``assess the short-
term and long-term''; and
(II) by striking ``; and'' at
the end and inserting a
semicolon;
(iii) by amending subparagraph (C) to
read as follows:
``(C) provide information for the--
``(i) development of adaptation and
mitigation strategies to address the
socioeconomic impacts of ocean
acidification and coastal
acidification;
``(ii) conservation of marine
organisms and ecosystems;
``(iii) assessment of the
effectiveness of such adaptation and
mitigation strategies; and''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(D) improve research on--
``(i) ocean acidification and coastal
acidification;
``(ii) the interactions between and
effects of multiple combined stressors
including changes in water chemistry,
changes in sediment delivery, hypoxia,
and harmful algal blooms, on ocean
acidification and coastal
acidification; and
``(iii) the effect of environmental
stressors on marine resources and
ecosystems;'';
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (F), by striking
``database development'' and inserting
``data management'';
(ii) in subparagraph (H) by striking
``and'' at the end; and
(iii) by adding at the end the
following new subparagraphs:
``(J) assessment of adaptation and mitigation
strategies; and
``(K) education and outreach activities;'';
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``set
forth'' and inserting ``ensure an appropriate
balance of contribution in establishing'';
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``reports''
and inserting ``the best available peer-
reviewed scientific reports'';
(F) in paragraph (6)--
(i) by inserting ``and coastal
acidification'' after ``ocean
acidification''; and
(ii) by striking ``of the United
States'' and inserting ``within the
United States'';
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking ``outline
budget requirements'' and inserting ``estimate
costs associated for full implementation of
each element of the plan by fiscal year'';
(H) in paragraph (8)--
(i) by inserting ``and coastal
acidification'' after ``ocean
acidification'' each place it appears;
(ii) by striking ``its'' and
inserting ``their''; and
(iii) by striking ``; and'' at the
end and inserting a semicolon;
(I) in paragraph (9), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(J) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(11) describe monitoring needs necessary to support
potentially affected industry members, coastal
stakeholders, fishery management councils and
commissions, non-Federal resource managers, and
scientific experts on decision-making and adaptation
related to ocean acidification and coastal
acidification.'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking
``surface'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and
coastal acidification'' after ``ocean
acidification'' each place it appears;
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``input, and'' and
inserting ``inputs,'';
(ii) by inserting ``, marine food
webs,'' after ``marine ecosystems'';
and
(iii) by inserting ``, and modeling
that supports fisheries management''
after ``marine organisms'';
(D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``and
coastal acidification'' after ``ocean
acidification''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(8) Research to understand related and cumulative
stressors and other biogeochemical processes occurring
in conjunction with ocean acidification and coastal
acidification.''; and
(4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the
following:
``(e) Advisory Board Evaluation.--Not later than 180 days
before a plan is submitted to Congress, the Subcommittee shall
provide the Advisory Board established under section 12404(c) a
copy of the plan for purposes of review under paragraph
(2)(B)(i) of such section.
``(f) Publication and Public Comment.--Not later than 90 days
before the strategic research plan, or any revision thereof, is
submitted to Congress, the Subcommittee shall publish the plan
in the Federal Register and provide an opportunity for
submission of public comments for a period of not less than 60
days.''.
SEC. 10676. NOAA OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.
Section 12406 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and
Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3705) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting ``coordination,'' after ``research,
monitoring,'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) by inserting ``including
the Integrated Ocean Observing
System and the ocean observing
assets of other Federal, State,
and Tribal agencies,'' after
``ocean observing assets,'';
and
(II) by inserting ``and
agency and department missions,
prioritizing the location of
monitoring instruments, assets,
and projects to maximize the
efficiency of resources and to
optimize understanding of
socioeconomic impacts and
ecosystem health'' after
``research program'';
(ii) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) by striking
``adaptation'' and inserting
``adaptation and mitigation'';
and
(II) by inserting ``and
supporting socioeconomically
vulnerable States, local
governments, Tribes,
communities, and industries
through technical assistance
and mitigation strategies''
after ``marine ecosystems'';
(iii) in subparagraph (E), by
striking ``its impacts'' and inserting
``their respective impacts'';
(iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking
``monitoring and impacts research'' and
inserting ``research, monitoring, and
adaptation and mitigation strategies'';
and
(v) by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(G) research to improve understanding of
the effect of--
``(i) other environmental stressors
on ocean acidification and coastal
acidification;
``(ii) multiple environmental
stressors on living marine resources
and coastal ecosystems; and
``(iii) adaptation and mitigation
strategies to address the socioeconomic
impacts of ocean acidification and
coastal acidification.'';
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``critical
research projects that explore'' and inserting
``critical research, education, and outreach
projects that explore and communicate''; and
(D) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking
``acidification'' each place it appears and
inserting ``acidification and coastal
acidification''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subsections:
``(c) Relationship to Interagency Working Group.--The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall serve as
the lead Federal agency responsible for coordinating the
Federal response to ocean acidification and coastal
acidification, by--
``(1) leading the interagency working group in
implementing the strategic research plan under section
12405;
``(2) coordinating monitoring and research efforts
among Federal agencies in cooperation with State,
local, and Tribal government and international
partners;
``(3) maintaining an Ocean Acidification Information
Exchange described under section 12404(b)(5) to allow
for information to be electronically accessible,
including information--
``(A) on ocean acidification developed
through or used by the ocean acidification
program described under section 12406(a); or
``(B) that would be useful to State
governments, local governments, Tribal
governments, resource managers, policymakers,
researchers, and other stakeholders in
mitigating or adapting to the impacts of ocean
acidification and coastal acidification; and
``(4) establishing and maintaining the data archive
system under subsection (d).
``(d) Data Archive System.--
``(1) Management.--The Secretary, in coordination
with members of the interagency working group, shall
provide for the long-term stewardship of, and access
to, data relating to ocean acidification and coastal
acidification by establishing and maintaining a data
archive system that the National Center for
Environmental Information uses to process, store,
archive, provide access to, and incorporate to the
extent possible, such data collected--
``(A) through relevant federally-funded
research; and
``(B) by a Federal agency, State agency,
local agency, Tribe, academic scientist,
citizen scientist, or industry organization.
``(2) Existing global or national data assets.--In
establishing and maintaining the data archive system
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that
existing global or national data assets (including the
data assets maintained by the National Centers for
Environmental Information, the Integrated Ocean
Observing System, and other existing data systems
within Federal agencies) are incorporated to the
greatest extent possible.
``(e) Standards, Protocols, and Procedures.--With respect to
the data described in subsection (d), the Secretary, in
coordination with members of the interagency working group,
shall establish and revise as necessary the standards,
protocols, or procedures for--
``(1) processing, storing, archiving, and providing
access to such data;
``(2) the interoperability and intercalibration of
such data;
``(3) the collection of any metadata underlying such
data; and
``(4) sharing such data with State, local, and Tribal
government programs, potentially affected industry
members, coastal stakeholders, fishery management
councils and commissions, non-Federal resource
managers, and academia.
``(f) Dissemination of Ocean Acidification Data and Coastal
Acidification Data.--The Secretary, in coordination with
members of the interagency working group, shall disseminate the
data described under subsection (d) to the greatest extent
practicable by sharing such data on full and open access
exchanges.
``(g) Requirement.--Recipients of grants from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under this subtitle that
collect data described under subsection (d) shall--
``(1) collect such data in accordance with the
standards, protocols, or procedures established
pursuant to subsection (e); and
``(2) submit such data to the data archive system
under subsection (d) after publication, in accordance
with any rules promulgated by the Secretary.''.
SEC. 10677. NSF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.
Section 12407 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and
Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3706) is amended--
(1) by striking ``ocean acidification'' each place it
appears and inserting ``ocean acidification and coastal
acidification'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``its impacts'' and inserting ``their
respective impacts'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and its
impacts'' and inserting ``and their respective
impacts'';
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(5) adaptation and mitigation strategies to address
socioeconomic effects of ocean acidification and
coastal acidification.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Requirement.--Recipients of grants from the National
Science Foundation under this subtitle that collect data
described under section 12406(d) shall--
``(1) collect data in accordance with the standards,
protocols, or procedures established pursuant to
section 12406(e); and
``(2) submit such data to the Director and the
Secretary after publication, in accordance with any
rules promulgated by the Director or the Secretary.''.
SEC. 10678. NASA OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.
Section 12408 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and
Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3707) is amended--
(1) by striking ``ocean acidification'' each place it
appears and inserting ``ocean acidification and coastal
acidification'';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``its impacts''
and inserting ``their respective impacts''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(d) Requirement.--Researchers from the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration under this subtitle that collect data
described under section 12406(d) shall--
``(1) collect such data in accordance with the
standards, protocols, or procedures established
pursuant to section 12406(e); and
``(2) submit such data to the Administrator and the
Secretary, in accordance with any rules promulgated by
the Administrator or the Secretary.''.
SEC. 10679. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 12409 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and
Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3708) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subtitle--'' and
all that follows through paragraph (4) and inserting
the following: ``subtitle--
``(1) $30,500,000 for fiscal year 2022;
``(2) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
``(3) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
``(4) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
``(5) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``subtitle--'' and
all that follows through paragraph (4) and inserting
the following: ``subtitle $20,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2022 through 2026.''.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bonamici of Oregon or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 537, after line 24, insert the following:
SEC. 10613. NATIONAL CIRCULAR ECONOMY ROADMAP.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Circular economy.--The term ``circular economy''
means an economy that uses a systems-focused approach
and involves industrial processes and economic
activities that--
(A) are restorative or regenerative by
design;
(B) enable resources used in such processes
and activities to maintain their highest values
for as long as possible; and
(C) aim for the elimination of waste through
the superior design of materials, products, and
systems (including business models).
(2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the
Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy.
(b) National Circular Economy Roadmap.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of the enactment of this section, the Director
shall develop a national circular economy roadmap that
includes--
(A) a vision for how the science and
technology enterprise should support the
development of a circular economy in the United
States;
(B) identification of key public and private
stakeholders that may contribute to or benefit
from a transition to a circular economy; and
(C) recommendations on specific Federal
policies needed to drive this transition.
(2) Coordination.--In developing the roadmap under
paragraph (1), the Director shall, as appropriate,
coordinate with--
(A) the Secretary of Energy;
(B) the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency;
(C) the Secretary of Commerce;
(D) the Director of the National Institutes
of Standards and Technology; and
(E) the head of any other relevant Federal
agency.
(3) Leveraging existing agency programs.--In
developing the roadmap under paragraph (1), the
Director shall, as appropriate, leverage efforts from
existing Federal agency programs relevant to a circular
economy.
(4) Consultation.--In developing the roadmap under
paragraph (1), the Director may consult academic,
nonprofit, and industry stakeholders.
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17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bonamici of Oregon or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 312, after line 25, insert the following:
(i) Incorporation of Art and Design Into Certain STEM
Education .--Section 9(a) of the National Science Foundation
Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (M), by striking ``and''
at the end;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (N) as
subparagraph (O); and
(C) after subparagraph (M), by inserting the
following new subparagraph:
``(N) developing science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics educational
curriculum that incorporates art and design to
promote creativity and innovation; and''; and
(2) in paragraph (10)(A)--
(A) in clause (xi), by striking ``and'' at
the end;
(B) in clause (xii), by striking the period
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) after clause (xii), by inserting the
following new clause:
``(xiii) have a component that
includes the integration of art and
design principles and processes.''.
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18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bonamici of Oregon or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1668, after line 13, insert the following:
TITLE XII--BLUE CARBON FOR OUR PLANET
SEC. 71201. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.
(a) Establishment.--The National Science and Technology
Council Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology shall
establish an Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon.
(b) Purposes.--The Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue
Carbon shall oversee the development of a national map of
coastal blue carbon ecosystems, establish national coastal blue
carbon ecosystem protection and restoration priorities, assess
the biophysical, social, and economic impediments to coastal
blue carbon ecosystem restoration, study the effects of climate
change, environmental stressors, and human stressors on carbon
sequestration rates, and preserve the continuity of coastal
blue carbon data.
(c) Membership.--The Interagency Working Group on Coastal
Blue Carbon shall be comprised of senior representatives from
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the
Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science
Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
the United States Geological Survey, the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, the Smithsonian Institution, the Army Corps of
Engineers, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of
Energy, the Department of Defense, the Department of
Transportation, the Department of State, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, and the Council on Environmental Quality.
(d) Chair.--The Interagency Working Group shall be chaired by
the Administrator.
(e) Responsibilities.--The Interagency Working Group shall--
(1) oversee the development, update, and maintenance
of a national map and inventory of coastal blue carbon
ecosystems, including habitat types with a regional
focus in analysis that is usable for local level
protection planning and restoration;
(2) develop a strategic assessment of the
biophysical, chemical, social, statutory, regulatory,
and economic impediments to protection and restoration
of coastal blue carbon ecosystems;
(3) develop a national strategy for foundational
science necessary to study, synthesize, and evaluate
the effects of climate change, environmental, and human
stressors on sequestration rates and capabilities of
coastal blue carbon ecosystems protection;
(4) establish national coastal blue carbon ecosystem
protection and restoration priorities, including an
assessment of current Federal funding being used for
restoration efforts;
(5) ensure the continuity, use, and interoperability
of data assets through the Smithsonian Environmental
Research Center's Coastal Carbon Data Clearinghouse;
and
(6) assess current legal authorities to protect and
restore blue carbon ecosystems.
(f) Reports to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Interagency
Working Group shall provide to the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Natural Resources of
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a
report containing the following:
(A) A summary of federally funded coastal
blue carbon ecosystem research, monitoring,
preservation, and restoration activities,
including the budget for each of these
activities and describe the progress in
advancing the national priorities established
in section 71204(a)(4)(A).
(B) An assessment of biophysical, social, and
economic impediments to coastal blue carbon
ecosystem restoration, including the
vulnerability of coastal blue carbon ecosystems
to climate impacts, such as sea-level rise,
ocean and coastal acidification, and other
environmental and human stressors.
(2) Strategic plan.--
(A) In general.--The Interagency Working
group shall create a strategic plan for Federal
investments in basic research, development,
demonstration, long-term monitoring and
stewardship, and deployment of coastal blue
carbon ecosystem projects for the 5-year period
beginning at the start of the first fiscal year
after the date on which the budget assessment
is submitted under paragraph (1). The plan
shall include an assessment of the use of
existing Federal programs to protect and
preserve coastal blue carbon ecosystems and
identify the need for any additional
authorities or programs.
(B) Timing.--The Interagency Working Group
shall--
(i) submit the strategic plan under
paragraph (A) to the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the
House of Representatives, the Committee
on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate on a date that is not
later than one year after the enactment
of this Act and not earlier than the
date on which the report under
paragraph (1) is submitted to such
committees of Congress; and
(ii) submit a revised version of such
plan not less than quinquennially
thereafter.
(C) Federal register.--Not later than 90 days
before the strategic plan under this paragraph,
or any revision thereof, is submitted under
subparagraph (B), the Interagency Working Group
shall publish such plan in the Federal Register
and provide an opportunity for submission of
public comments for a period of not less than
60 days.
SEC. 71202. NATIONAL MAP OF COASTAL BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEMS.
(a) National Map.--The Interagency Working Group shall--
(1) produce, update at least once every five years,
and maintain a national level map and inventory of
coastal blue carbon ecosystems, including--
(A) the species and types of habitats and
species in the ecosystem;
(B) the condition of such habitats including
whether a habitat is degraded, drained,
eutrophic, or tidally restricted;
(C) type of public or private ownership and
any protected status;
(D) the size of the ecosystem;
(E) the salinity boundaries;
(F) the tidal boundaries;
(G) an assessment of carbon sequestration
potential, methane production, and net
greenhouse gas reductions including
consideration of--
(i) quantification;
(ii) verifiability;
(iii) comparison to a historical
baseline, as available; and
(iv) permanence of those benefits;
(H) an assessment of cobenefits of ecosystem
and carbon sequestration;
(I) the potential for landward migration as a
result of sea level rise;
(J) any upstream restrictions detrimental to
the watershed process and conditions such as
dams, dikes, and levees;
(K) the conversion of coastal blue carbon
ecosystems to other land uses and the cause of
such conversion; and
(L) a depiction of the effects of climate
change, including sea level rise, environmental
stressors, and human stressors on the
sequestration rate, carbon storage, and
potential of coastal blue carbon ecosystems;
and
(2) in carrying out paragraph (1)--
(A) incorporate, to the extent possible,
existing data collected through federally
funded research and by a Federal agency, State
agency, local agency, Tribe, including data
collected from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration Coastal Change
Analysis Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service National Wetlands Inventory, United
States Geological Survey LandCarbon program,
Federal Emergency Management Agency LiDAR
information coordination and knowledge program,
Department of Energy Biological and
Environmental Research program, and Department
of Agriculture National Coastal Blue Carbon
Assessment; and
(B) engage regional technical experts in
order to accurately account for regional
differences in coastal blue carbon ecosystems.
(b) Use.--The Interagency Working Group shall use the
national map and inventory--
(1) to assess the carbon sequestration potential of
different coastal blue carbon habitats, and account for
any regional differences;
(2) to assess and quantify emissions from degraded
and destroyed coastal blue carbon ecosystems;
(3) to develop regional assessments and to provide
technical assistance to regional, State, Tribal, and
local government agencies, and regional information
coordination entities as defined in section 123030(6)
of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System
Act (33 U.S.C. 3602);
(4) to assess degraded coastal blue carbon ecosystems
and their potential for restoration, including
developing scenario modeling to identify vulnerable
areas where management, protection, and restoration
efforts should be focused;
(5) produce future predictions of coastal blue carbon
ecosystems and carbon sequestration rates in the
context of climate change, environmental stressors, and
human stressors; and
(6) use such map to inform the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency's creation of the
annual Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and
Sinks.
SEC. 71203. RESTORATION AND PROTECTIONS FOR EXISTING COASTAL BLUE
CARBON ECOSYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--The Administrator shall--
(1) lead the Interagency Working Group in
implementing the strategic plan under section
71202(e)(2);
(2) coordinate monitoring and research efforts among
Federal agencies in cooperation with State, local, and
Tribal government and international partners and
nongovernmental organizations;
(3) establish a national goal for conserving ocean
and coastal blue carbon ecosystems within the territory
of the United States, and as appropriate setting
targets for restoration of degraded coastal blue carbon
ecosystems;
(4) in coordination with the Interagency Working
Group and as informed by the report under section
71202(e) on current Federal expenditures on coastal
blue carbon ecosystem restoration, identify--
(A) national coastal blue carbon ecosystem
protection and restoration priorities that
would produce the highest rate of carbon
sequestration and greatest ecosystem benefits
such as flood protection, soil and beach
retention, erosion reduction, biodiversity,
water purification, and nutrient cycling in the
context of other environmental stressors and
climate change; and
(B) ways to improve coordination and to
prevent unnecessary duplication of effort among
Federal agencies and departments with respect
to research on coastal blue carbon ecosystems
through existing and new coastal management
networks; and
(5) in coordination with State, local, and Tribal
governments and coastal stakeholders, develop
integrated pilot programs to restore degraded coastal
blue carbon ecosystems in accordance with subsection
(b).
(b) Integrated Pilot Programs To Restore and Protect Degraded
Coastal Blue Carbon Ecosystems.--In carrying out subsection
(a)(5), the Administrator shall--
(1) establish integrated pilot programs that develop
best management practices, including design criteria
and performance functions for coastal blue carbon
ecosystem restoration and protection, nature-based
adaptation strategies, restoration areas that intersect
with the built environments as green-gray
infrastructure projects, management practices for
landward progression or migration of coastal blue
carbon ecosystems, and identify potential barriers to
restoration efforts, and increase long-term carbon
sequestration and storage;
(2) ensure that the pilot programs cover
geographically and ecologically diverse locations with
significant ecological, economic, and social benefits,
such as flood protection, soil and beach retention,
erosion reduction, biodiversity, water purification,
and nutrient cycling to reduce hypoxic conditions, and
maximum potential for greenhouse gas emission
reduction;
(3) establish a procedure for reviewing applications
for the pilot program, taking into account--
(A) quantification;
(B) verifiability;
(C) additionality as compared to a historical
baseline, when feasible; and
(D) permanence of those benefits;
(4) ensure, through consultation with the Interagency
Working Group, that the goals and metrics for the pilot
programs are communicated to the appropriate State,
Tribe, and local governments, and to the general
public;
(5) coordinate with relevant Federal agencies on the
Interagency Working Group to prevent unnecessary
duplication of effort among Federal agencies and
departments with respect to restoration and protection
programs;
(6) give priority to proposed eligible restoration
activities that would--
(A) result in long-term protection and
sequestration of carbon stored in coastal and
marine environments;
(B) protect key habitats for fish, wildlife,
and the maintenance of biodiversity;
(C) provide coastal protection from
development, storms, flooding, and land-based
pollution;
(D) protect coastal resources of national,
historical, and cultural significance; and
(E) benefit communities of color, low-income
communities, Tribal or Indigenous communities,
or rural communities; and
(7) report to the Interagency Working Group, and
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate on the total number of acres of land or
water protected or restored through the program, the
status of restoration projects, and the blue carbon
sequestration potential of each restoration pilot
project.
SEC. 71204. NAS ASSESSMENT OF CONTAINMENT OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN DEEP
SEAFLOOR ENVIRONMENT.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall seek to enter into an
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a
comprehensive assessment on the long-term effects of geologic
stores of carbon dioxide in a deep seafloor environment,
including impacts on marine species and ecosystems.
SEC. 71205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out this title
$15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
SEC. 71206. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere in the Under Secretary's capacity as the
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
(2) Coastal blue carbon ecosystem.--The term
``coastal blue carbon ecosystem'' refers to vegetated
coastal habitats including mangroves, tidal marshes,
seagrasses, kelp forests, and other tidal, freshwater,
or salt-water wetlands, and their ability to sequester
carbon from the atmosphere, accumulate it in biomass
for years to decades, and store it in soils for
centuries to millennia. Coastal blue carbon ecosystems
include both autochthonous carbon and allochthonous
carbon.
(3) State.--The term ``State'' means each State of
the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other
territory of the United States.
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19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bonamici of Oregon or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1668, after line 13, insert the following:
TITLE XII--BOLSTERING LONG-TERM UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLORATION OF THE
GREAT LAKES, OCEANS, BAYS, AND ESTUARIES
SEC. 71201. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to promote and support--
(1) the monitoring, understanding, and exploration of
the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts;
and
(2) the collection, analysis, synthesis, and sharing
of data related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays,
estuaries, and coasts to facilitate science and
operational decision making.
SEC. 71202. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) agencies should optimize data collection,
management, and dissemination, to the extent
practicable, to maximize their impact for research,
commercial, regulatory, and educational benefits and to
foster innovation, scientific discoveries, the
development of commercial products, and the development
of sound policy with respect to the Great Lakes,
oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts;
(2) agencies should consider current and future needs
relating to supercomputing capacity, data storage
capacity, and public access, address gaps in those
areas, and coordinate across agencies as needed;
(3) the United States is a leading member of the
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization, a founding member of the Atlantic Ocean
Research Alliance, and a key partner in developing the
United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable
Development;
(4) the Integrated Ocean Observing System and the
Global Ocean Observing System are key assets and
networks that bolster understanding of the marine
environment;
(5) the National Oceanographic Partnership Program is
a meaningful venue for collaboration and coordination
among Federal agencies, scientists, and ocean users;
(6) the National Centers for Environmental
Information of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration should be looked to by other Federal
agencies as a primary, centralized repository for
Federal ocean data;
(7) the Marine Cadastre, a joint effort of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, provides access to
data and information for specific issues and activities
in ocean resources management to meet the needs of
offshore energy and planning efforts;
(8) the regional associations of the Integrated Ocean
Observing System, certified by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration for the quality and
reliability of their data, are important sources of
observation information for the Great Lakes, oceans,
bays, estuaries, and coasts; and
(9) the Regional Ocean Partnerships and regional data
portals, which provide publicly available tools such as
maps, data, and other information to inform decisions
and enhance marine development, should be supported by
and viewed as collaborators with Federal agencies and
ocean users.
SEC. 71203. DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.
In this title, the term ``Administrator'' means the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in the Under
Secretary's capacity as Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.
SEC. 71204. INCREASED COORDINATION AMONG AGENCIES WITH RESPECT TO DATA
AND MONITORING.
(a) Interagency Ocean Observation Committee.--In addition to
its responsibilities as of the date of the enactment of this
Act, and in consultation with the associated advisory committee
authorized by section 12304(d) of the Integrated Coastal and
Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603(d)), the
Interagency Ocean Observation Committee shall--
(1) work with international coordinating bodies, as
necessary, to ensure robust, direct measurements of the
Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts,
including oceanographic data; and
(2) support cross-agency and multi-platform synergy,
by coordinating overlapping data collection by
satellites, buoys, submarines, gliders, vessels, and
other data collection vehicles and technologies.
(b) Federal Geographic Data Committee.--In addition to its
responsibilities as of the date of the enactment of this Act,
and in consultation with the National Geospatial Advisory
Committee, the Federal Geographic Data Committee shall--
(1) work with international coordinating bodies, as
necessary, to ensure robust, continuous measurements of
the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts,
including satellite and geospatial data; and
(2) support new and old data and metadata
certification, quality assurance, quality control,
integration, and archiving.
(c) Interagency Committee on Ocean and Coastal Mapping.--In
addition to its responsibilities as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, and in consultation with its associated
advisory panel authorized by section 12203(g) of the Ocean and
Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3502(g)), the
Interagency Committee on Ocean and Coastal Mapping shall--
(1) work with international coordinating bodies, as
necessary, to ensure robust, continuous satellite and
direct measurements of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays,
estuaries, and coasts, including bathymetric data; and
(2) make recommendations on how to make data,
metadata, and model output accessible to a broader
public audience, including through geographic
information system layers, graphics, and other visuals.
SEC. 71205. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION TO COMBAT ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND
UNREGULATED FISHING.
(a) Definitions.--Section 3532 of the Maritime Security and
Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 8001) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (13) as
paragraphs (7) through (14), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
``(6) Innovative technologies.--The term `innovative
technologies' includes the following:
``(A) Improved satellite imagery and
tracking.
``(B) Advanced electronic monitoring
equipment.
``(C) Vessel location data.
``(D) Improved genetic, molecular, or other
biological methods of tracking sources of
seafood.
``(E) Electronic catch documentation and
traceability.
``(F) Such other technologies as the
Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration considers
appropriate.''.
(b) Technology Programs.--Section 3546 of the Maritime
Security and Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 8016) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) coordinating the application of existing
innovative technologies and the development of emerging
innovative technologies.''.
SEC. 71206. WORKFORCE STUDY.
(a) In General.--Section 303(a) of the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010 (33 U.S.C. 893c(a)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting
``Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, skillsets, or
credentials'' after ``degrees'';
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or highly
qualified technical professionals and tradespeople''
after ``atmospheric scientists'';
(4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, skillsets, or
credentials'' after ``degrees'';
(5) in paragraph (5)--
(A) by striking ``scientist''; and
(B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting ``,
observations, and monitoring;''
(6) in paragraph (6), by striking ``into Federal''
and all that follows and inserting ``, technical
professionals, and tradespeople into Federal career
positions;''
(7) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as
paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;
(8) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) whether there is a shortage in the number of
individuals with technical or trade-based skillsets or
credentials suited to a career in oceanic and
atmospheric data collection, processing, satellite
production, or satellite operations;''; and
(9) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) workforce diversity and actions the Federal
Government can take to increase diversity in the
scientific workforce; and
``(9) actions the Federal Government can take to
shorten the hiring backlog for such workforce.''.
(b) Coordination.--Section 303(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C.
893c(b)) is amended by striking ``Secretary of Commerce'' and
inserting ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere''.
(c) Report.--Section 303(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 893c(c))
is amended--
(1) by striking ``the date of enactment of this Act''
and inserting ``the date of the enactment of the
America COMPETES Act of 2022'';
(2) by striking ``Secretary of Commerce'' and
inserting ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere''; and
(3) by striking ``to each committee'' and all that
follows through ``section 302 of this Act'' and
inserting ``to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Natural Resources and the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology of the House of Representatives''.
(d) Program and Plan.--Section 303(d) of such Act (33 U.S.C.
893c(d)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Administrator of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration'' and inserting
``Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere''; and
(2) by striking ``academic partners'' and all that
follows and inserting ``academic partners.''.
SEC. 71207. ACCELERATING INNOVATION AT COOPERATIVE INSTITUTES.
(a) Focus on Emerging Technologies.--The Administrator shall
ensure that the goals of the Cooperative Institutes of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration include
focusing on advancing or applying emerging technologies, which
may include--
(1) applied uses and development of real-time and
other advanced genetic technologies and applications,
including such technologies and applications that
derive genetic material directly from environmental
samples without any obvious signs of biological source
material;
(2) deployment of, and improvements to, the
durability, maintenance, and other lifecycle concerns
of advanced unmanned vehicles, regional small research
vessels, and other research vessels that support and
launch unmanned vehicles and sensors; and
(3) supercomputing and big data management, including
data collected through electronic monitoring and remote
sensing.
(b) Data Sharing.--Each Cooperative Institute shall ensure
that data collected from the work of the institute, other than
classified, confidential, or proprietary data, are archived and
made publicly accessible.
(c) Coordination With Other Programs.--The Cooperative
Institutes shall work with the Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee, the regional associations of the Integrated Ocean
Observing System, and other ocean observing programs to
coordinate technology needs and the transition of new
technologies from research to operations.
SEC. 71208. OCEAN INNOVATION PRIZE AND PRIORITIZATION.
(a) Ocean Innovative Prizes.--Not later than 4 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and under the authority
provided by section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719), the Administrator, in
consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies,
including the Secretary of Defense, and in conjunction with
nongovernmental partners, as appropriate and at the discretion
of the Administrator, shall establish at least one Ocean
Innovation Prize to catalyze the rapid development and
deployment of data collection and monitoring technology related
to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts in at
least one of the areas specified in subsection (b).
(b) Areas.--The areas specified in this subsection are the
following:
(1) Improved eDNA analytics and deployment with
autonomous vehicles.
(2) Plastic pollution detection, quantification, and
mitigation, including with respect to used fishing gear
and tracking technologies to reduce or eliminate
bycatch.
(3) Advanced satellite data and other advanced
technology for improving scientific assessment.
(4) New stock assessment methods using satellite data
or other advanced technologies.
(5) Advanced electronic fisheries monitoring
equipment and data analysis tools, including improved
fish species recognition software, confidential data
management, data analysis and visualization, and
storage of electronic reports, imagery, location
information, and other data.
(6) Autonomous and other advanced surface vehicles,
underwater vehicles, or airborne platforms for data
collection and monitoring.
(7) Artificial intelligence and machine learning
applications for data collection and monitoring related
to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and
coasts.
(8) Coral reef ecosystem monitoring.
(9) Electronic equipment, chemical or biological
sensors, data analysis tools, and platforms to identify
and fill gaps in robust and shared continuous data
related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries,
and coasts to inform global earth system models.
(10) Means for protecting aquatic life from injury or
other ill effects caused, in whole or in part, by
monitoring or exploration activities.
(11) Discovery and dissemination of data related to
the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts.
(12) Water quality monitoring, including improved
detection and prediction of harmful algal blooms and
pollution.
(13) Enhancing blue carbon sequestration and other
ocean acidification mitigation opportunities.
(14) Such other areas as may be identified by the
Administrator.
(c) Prioritization of Proposals.--In selecting recipients of
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) solicitations and interagency grants
for ocean innovation, including the National Oceanographic
Partnership Program, the Administrator shall prioritize
proposals for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 that address at least
one of the areas specified in subsection (b).
SEC. 71209. REAUTHORIZATION OF NOAA PROGRAMS.
Section 306 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of
1998 (33 U.S.C. 892d) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$70,814,000 for
each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting
``$71,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through
2026'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$25,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting
``$34,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through
2026'';
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$29,932,000 for
each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting
``$38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through
2026'';
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``$26,800,000 for
each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting
``$45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through
2026''; and
(5) in paragraph (5), by striking ``$30,564,000 for
each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting
``$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through
2026''.
SEC. 71210. BLUE ECONOMY VALUATION.
(a) Measurement of Blue Economy Industries.--The
Administrator, the Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis,
the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of other relevant
Federal agencies, shall prioritize the collection, aggregation,
and analysis of data to measure the value and impact of
industries related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries,
and coasts on the economy of the United States, including
living resources, marine construction, marine transportation,
offshore mineral extraction, ship and boat building, tourism,
recreation, subsistence, and such other industries the
Administrator considers appropriate (known as ``Blue Economy''
industries).
(b) Collaboration.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Administrator shall--
(1) work with the Director of the Bureau of Economic
Analysis and the heads of other relevant Federal
agencies to develop a Coastal and Ocean Economy
Satellite Account that includes national and State-
level statistics to measure the contribution of the
Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts to the
overall economy of the United States; and
(2) collaborate with national and international
organizations and governments to promote consistency of
methods, measurements, and definitions to ensure
comparability of results between countries.
(c) Report.--Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the
Administrator, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau
of Economic Analysis, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of
other relevant Federal agencies, shall publish a report that--
(1) defines the Blue Economy, in coordination with
Tribal governments, academia, industry, nongovernmental
organizations, and other relevant experts;
(2) makes recommendations for updating North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS) reporting codes
to reflect the Blue Economy; and
(3) provides a comprehensive estimate of the value
and impact of the Blue Economy with respect to each
State and territory of the United States, including--
(A) the value and impact of--
(i) economic activities that are
dependent upon the resources of the
Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries,
and coasts;
(ii) the population and demographic
characteristics of the population along
the coasts;
(iii) port and shoreline
infrastructure;
(iv) the volume and value of cargo
shipped by sea or across the Great
Lakes; and
(v) data collected from the Great
Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and
coasts, including such data collected
by businesses that purchase and
commodify the data, including weather
prediction and seasonal agricultural
forecasting; and
(B) to the extent possible, the qualified
value and impact of the natural capital of the
Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and
coasts with respect to tourism, recreation,
natural resources, and cultural heritage,
including other indirect values.
SEC. 71211. ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY-OCEANS.
(a) Agreement.--Not later than 45 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall seek to enter
into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to
conduct the comprehensive assessment under subsection (b).
(b) Comprehensive Assessment.--
(1) In general.--Under an agreement between the
Administrator and the National Academy of Sciences
under this section, the National Academy of Sciences
shall conduct a comprehensive assessment of the need
for and feasibility of establishing an Advanced
Research Projects Agency-Oceans (ARPA-O) that operates
in coordination with and with nonduplication of
existing Federal oceanic research programs, including
programs of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
(2) Elements.--The comprehensive assessment carried
out pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) an assessment of how an ARPA-O could help
overcome the long-term and high-risk
technological barriers in the development of
ocean technologies, with the goal of enhancing
the economic, ecological, and national security
of the United States through the rapid
development of technologies that result in--
(i) improved data collection,
monitoring, and prediction of the ocean
environment, including sea ice
conditions;
(ii) overcoming barriers to the
application of new and improved
technologies, such as high costs and
scale of operational missions;
(iii) improved management practices
for protecting ecological
sustainability;
(iv) improved national security
capacity;
(v) improved technology for fishery
population assessments;
(vi) expedited processes between and
among Federal agencies to successfully
identify, transition, and coordinate
research and development output to
operations, applications,
commercialization, and other uses; and
(vii) ensuring that the United States
maintains a technological lead in
developing and deploying advanced ocean
technologies;
(B) an evaluation of the organizational
structures under which an ARPA-O could be
organized, which takes into account--
(i) best practices for new research
programs;
(ii) consolidation and reorganization
of existing Federal oceanic programs to
effectuate coordination and
nonduplication of such programs;
(iii) metrics and approaches for
periodic program evaluation;
(iv) capacity to fund and manage
external research awards; and
(v) options for oversight of the
activity through a Federal agency, an
interagency organization,
nongovernmental organization, or other
institutional arrangement; and
(C) an estimation of the scale of investment
necessary to pursue high priority ocean
technology projects.
(c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to
Congress a report on the comprehensive assessment conducted
under subsection (b).
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20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bonamici of Oregon or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of division J the following:
TITLE V--BUILDING U.S. INFRASTRUCTURE BY LEVERAGING DEMANDS FOR SKILLS
(BUILDS)
SEC. 90501. DEFINITIONS.
(1) In general.--In this title, except as otherwise
provided in this title, the terms have the meanings
given the terms in section 3 of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
(2) Apprenticeship, apprenticeship program.--The term
``apprenticeship'' or ``apprenticeship program'' means
an apprenticeship program registered under the Act of
August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ``National
Apprenticeship Act'' (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.)).
(3) CTE terms.--The terms ``area career and technical
education school'', ``articulation agreement'',
``career guidance and academic counseling'', ``credit
transfer agreement'', ``early college high school'',
``high school'', ``program of study'', ``Tribal
educational agency'', and ``work-based learning'' have
the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Carl
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006
(20 U.S.C. 2302).
(4) Education and training provider.--
(A) In general.--The term ``education and
training provider'' means an entity listed in
subparagraph (B) that provides academic
curriculum and instruction related to targeted
infrastructure industries.
(B) Entities.--An entity described in this
subparagraph is as follows:
(i) An area career and technical
education school, early college high
school, or high school providing career
and technical education programs of
study.
(ii) An Indian Tribe, Tribal
organization, or Tribal educational
agency.
(iii) A minority-serving institution
(as described in any of paragraphs (1)
through (7) of section 371(a) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1067q(a))).
(iv) A provider of adult education
and literacy activities under the Adult
Education and Family Literacy Act (29
U.S.C. 3271 et seq.);
(v) A local agency administering
plans under title I of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
720 et seq.), other than section 112 or
part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732,
741);
(vi) A related instruction provider
for an apprenticeship program.
(vii) A public institution of higher
education (as defined in section 101 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001).
(viii) A provider included on the
list of eligible providers of training
services described in section 122(d) of
the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)).
(ix) A consortium of entities
described in any of clauses (i) through
(viii).
(5) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''
means--
(A) an industry or sector partnership;
(B) a State workforce development board or
State workforce development agency, or a local
board or local workforce development agency;
(C) an eligible institution described in
paragraph (4)(B), or a consortium thereof;
(D) an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or
Tribal educational agency;
(E) a labor organization or joint-labor
management organization; or
(F) a qualified intermediary.
(6) Nontraditional population.--The term
``nontraditional population'' means a group of
individuals (such as a group of individuals from the
same gender or race) the members of which comprise
fewer than 25 percent of the individuals employed in a
targeted infrastructure industry.
(7) Qualified intermediary.--
(A) In general.--The term ``qualified
intermediary'' means an entity that
demonstrates an expertise--
(i) in engaging in the partnerships
described in subparagraph (B); and
(ii) serving participants and
employers of programs funded under this
title by--
(I) connecting employers to
programs funded under this
title;
(II) assisting in the design
and implementation of such
programs, including curriculum
development and delivery of
instruction;
(III) providing professional
development activities such as
training to mentors;
(IV) connecting students or
workers to programs funded
under this title;
(V) developing and providing
personalized support for
individuals participating in
programs funded under this
title, including by partnering
with organizations to provide
access to or referrals for
supportive services and
financial advising; or
(VI) providing services,
resources, and supports for
development, delivery,
expansion, or improvement of
programs funded under this
title.
(B) Required partnerships.--In carrying out
activities under this title, the qualified
intermediary shall act in partnerships with--
(i) industry or sector partnerships,
including establishing a new industry
or sector partnership or expanding an
existing industry or sector
partnership;
(ii) partnerships among employers,
joint labor-management organizations,
labor organizations, community-based
organizations, education and training
providers, social service
organizations, economic development
organizations, Indian Tribes or Tribal
organizations, or one-stop operators,
or one-stop partners, in the State
workforce development system; or
(iii) partnerships with State or
local workforce development boards and
among one or more of the entities
described in clauses (i) and (ii).
(8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Labor.
(9) Targeted infrastructure industry.--The term
``targeted infrastructure industry'' means an industry,
including the transportation (including surface,
transit, aviation, maritime, or railway
transportation), construction, energy (including the
deployment of renewable and clean energy, energy
efficiency, transmission, and battery storage),
information technology, or utilities industry) to be
served by a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement
under this title.
SEC. 90502. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Energy, the
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Education, and the
Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the Army Corps of
Engineers, shall award, on a competitive basis, grants,
contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to
plan and implement activities to achieve the strategic
objectives described in section 90504(b) with respect to a
targeted infrastructure industry identified in the application
submitted under section 90503 by such eligible entities.
(b) Types of Awards.--A grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement awarded under this title may be in the form of--
(1) an implementation grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement, for entities seeking an initial grant under
this title; or
(2) a renewal grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement for entities that have already received an
implementation grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement under this title.
(c) Duration.--Each grant awarded under this title shall be
for a period not to exceed 3 years.
(d) Amount.--The amount of a grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement awarded under this title may not exceed--
(1) for an implementation grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement, $2,500,000; and
(2) for a renewal grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement, $1,500,000.
(e) Award Basis.--
(1) Geographic diversity.--The Secretary shall award
funds under this title in a manner that ensures
geographic diversity (such as urban and rural
distribution) in the areas in which activities will be
carried out using such funds.
(2) Priority for awards.--In awarding funds under
this title, the Secretary shall give priority to
eligible entities that--
(A) in the case of awarding implementation
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements--
(i) demonstrate long-term
sustainability of a program or activity
funded under this title;
(ii) will serve a high number or high
percentage of nontraditional
populations and individuals with
barriers to employment; and
(iii) will provide a non-Federal
share of the cost of the activities;
and
(B) in the case of awarding renewal grants,
contracts, or cooperative agreements--
(i) meet the criteria established in
subparagraph (A); and
(ii) have demonstrated ability to
meet the--
(I) strategic objectives of
the implementation grant,
contract or cooperative
agreement described in section
90503(b)(4); and
(II) meet or exceed the
requirements of the evaluations
and progress reports described
in section 90504(f).
SEC. 90503. APPLICATION.
(a) In General.--An eligible entity desiring a grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement under this title shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require, including the contents described in subsection (b).
(b) Contents.--An application submitted under this title
shall contain, at a minimum--
(1) a description of the entities engaged in
activities funded under the grant, including--
(A) evidence of the eligible entity's
capacity to carry out activities to achieve the
strategic objectives described in section
90504(b); and
(B) identification, and expected
participation and responsibilities of each key
stakeholder in the targeted infrastructure
industry described in section 90504(b)(1) with
which the eligible entity will partner to carry
out such activities;
(2) a description of the targeted infrastructure
industry to be served by the eligible entity with funds
received under this title, and a description of how
such industry was identified, including--
(A) the quantitative data and evidence that
demonstrates the demand for employment in such
industry in the geographic area served by the
eligible entity under this title; and
(B) a description of the local, State, or
federally funded infrastructure projects with
respect to which the eligible entity
anticipates engaging the partners described in
paragraph (1)(B);
(3) a description of the workers that will be
targeted or recruited by the eligible entity,
including--
(A) how recruitment activities will target
nontraditional populations to improve the
percentages of nontraditional populations
employed in targeted infrastructure industries;
and
(B) a description of potential barriers to
employment for targeted workers, and a
description of strategies that will be used to
help workers overcome such barriers;
(4) a description of the strategic objectives
described in section 90504(b) that the eligible entity
intends to achieve concerning the targeted
infrastructure industry and activities to be carried
out as described in section 90504, including--
(A) a timeline for progress towards achieving
such strategic objectives;
(B) a description of the manner in which the
eligible entity intends to make sustainable
progress towards achieving such strategic
objectives; and
(C) assurances the eligible entity will
provide performance measures for measuring
progress towards achieving such strategic
objectives, as described in section 90504(f);
(5) a description of the recognized postsecondary
credentials that the eligible entity proposes to
prepare individuals participating in activities under
this title for, which shall--
(A) be nationally or regionally portable and
stackable;
(B) be related to the targeted infrastructure
industry that the eligible entity proposes to
support; and
(C) be aligned to a career pathway and work-
based learning opportunity, such as an
apprenticeship program or a pre-apprenticeship
program articulating to an apprenticeship
program;
(6) a description of the Federal and non-Federal
resources, available under provisions of law other than
this title, that will be leveraged in support of the
partnerships and activities under this title; and
(7) a description of how the eligible entity or the
education and training provider in partnership with
such eligible entity under this title will establish or
implement plans to be included on the list of eligible
providers of training services described in section
122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(29 U.S.C. 3152(d)).
SEC. 90504. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--An eligible entity receiving funds under
this title shall carry out activities described this section to
achieve the strategic objectives identified in the entity's
application under section 90503, including the objectives
described in subsection (b).
(b) Strategic Objectives.--The activities to be carried out
with the funds awarded under this title shall be designed to
achieve strategic objectives, including the following:
(1) Recruiting key stakeholders (such as employers,
labor organizations, local workforce boards, and
education and training providers, economic development
agencies, and as applicable, qualified intermediaries)
in the targeted infrastructure industry to establish or
expand industry and sector partnerships for the purpose
of--
(A) assisting the eligible entity in carrying
out the activities described in subsection (a);
and
(B) convening with the eligible entity in a
collaborative structure that supports the
sharing of information and best practices for
supporting the development of a diverse
workforce to support the targeted
infrastructure industry.
(2) Identifying the training needs of the State or
local area in the targeted infrastructure industry,
including--
(A) needs for skills critical to
competitiveness and innovation in the industry;
(B) needs of the apprenticeship programs or
other paid work-based learning programs
supported by the funds; and
(C) the needed establishment, expansion, or
revisions of career pathways and academic
curriculum in the targeted infrastructure
industries to establish talent pipelines for
such industry.
(3) Identifying and quantifying any disparities or
gaps in employment of nontraditional populations in the
targeted infrastructure industries and establishing or
expanding strategies to close such gaps.
(4) Supporting the development of consortia of
education and training providers receiving assistance
under this title to align curricula, recognized
postsecondary credentials, and programs to the targeted
infrastructure industry needs and the credentials
described in section 90503(b)(5), particularly for
high-skill, high-wage or in-demand industry sectors or
occupations related to the targeted infrastructure
industry.
(5) Providing information on activities carried out
with such funds to the State and local board and the
State agency carrying out the State program under the
Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), including
staff of the agency that provide services under such
Act, to enable the State agency to inform recipients of
unemployment compensation or the employment and
training opportunities that may be offered through such
activities.
(6) Establishing or expanding partnerships with
employers in industry or sector partnerships to attract
potential workers from a diverse jobseeker base,
including individuals with barriers to employment and
nontraditional populations, by identifying any such
barriers through analysis of the labor market data and
recruitment strategies, and implementing strategies to
help such workers overcome such barriers and increase
diversity in the targeted infrastructure industries.
(c) Planning Activities.--An eligible entity receiving a
planning grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this
title shall use not more than $250,000 of such funds to carry
out planning activities during the first year of the grant,
contract, or agreement period, which may include--
(1) establishing or expanding industry or sector
partnerships described in subsection (b)(1);
(2) conducting outreach to local labor organizations,
employers, industry associations, education and
training providers, economic development organizations,
and qualified intermediaries, as applicable;
(3) recruiting individuals for participation in
programs assisted with funds under this title,
including individuals with barriers to employment and
nontraditional populations;
(4) establishing or expanding paid work-based
learning opportunities, including apprenticeship
programs or programs articulating to apprenticeship
programs;
(5) establishing or implementing plans for any
education and training provider receiving funding under
this title to be included on the list of eligible
providers of training services described in section
122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(29 U.S.C. 3152(d));
(6) establishing or implementing plans for awarding
academic credit or providing for academic alignment
towards credit pathways for programs or programs of
study assisted with funds under this title, including
academic credit for industry-recognized credentials,
competency-based education, work-based learning, or
apprenticeship programs;
(7) making available open, searchable, and comparable
information on the recognized postsecondary credentials
awarded under such programs, including the related
skills or competencies and related employment and
earnings outcomes;
(8) conducting an evaluation of workforce needs in
the local area; or
(9) career pathway and curriculum development or
expansion, program establishment, and acquiring
equipment necessary to support activities permitted
under this section.
(d) Employer Engagement.--An eligible entity receiving funds
under this title shall use the grant funds to provide services
to engage employers in efforts to achieve the strategic
objectives identified in the partnership's application under
section 90503(b)(4), such as--
(1) navigating the registration process for a sponsor
of an apprenticeship program;
(2) connecting the employer with an education and
training provider, to support the development of
curriculum for work-based learning opportunities,
including the related instruction for apprenticeship
programs;
(3) providing training to incumbent workers to serve
as trainers or mentors to individuals participating in
a work-based learning program funded under this title;
(4) subsidizing the wages and benefits for
individuals participating in activities or programs
funded under this title for a period of not more than 6
months for employers demonstrating financial need,
including due to COVID-19; and
(5) recruiting for employment or participation in
programs funded under this title, including work-based
learning programs, including--
(A) individuals participating in programs
under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), or the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et
seq.);
(B) recipients of assistance through the
supplemental nutrition assistance program
established under the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
(C) recipients of assistance through the
program of block grants to States for temporary
assistance for needy families established under
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
(D) individuals with a barrier to employment;
or
(E) nontraditional populations in the
targeted infrastructure industry served by such
funds.
(e) Participant Services.--The eligible entity receiving
funds under this title shall use the grant funds to provide
services to support the success of individuals participating in
a program supported under this title, which shall include--
(1) in coordination with the State or local board--
(A) training services as described in section
134(c)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3));
(B) career services as described in section
134(c)(2) of such Act; and
(C) supportive services, such as child care
and transportation;
(2) providing access to necessary supplies,
materials, technological devices, or required
equipment, attire, and other supports necessary to
participate in such programs or to start employment;
(3) job placement assistance, including in paid work-
based learning opportunities which may include
apprenticeship programs, or employment at the
completion of a program provided by an education and
training provider;
(4) providing career awareness activities, such as
career guidance and academic counseling; and
(5) services to ensure individuals served by funds
under this title maintain employment after the
completion of a program funded under this title for at
least 12 months, including through the continuation of
services described under paragraphs (1) through (4) as
applicable continuation of services described under
paragraphs (1) through (4).
(f) Evaluation and Progress Reports.--Not later than 1 year
after receiving a grant under this title, and annually
thereafter, the eligible entity receiving the grant shall
submit a report to the Secretary and the Governor of the State
that the eligible entity serves, that--
(1) describes the activities funded under this title;
(2) evaluates the progress the eligible entity has
made towards achieving the strategic objectives
identified under section 90503(b)(4); and
(3) evaluates the levels of performance achieved by
the eligible entity for training participants with
respect to the performance indicators under section
116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)) for all such
workers, disaggregated by each population specified in
section 3(24) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(24)) and by race,
ethnicity, sex, and age.
(g) Administrative Costs.--An eligible partnership may use
not more than 5 percent of the funds awarded through a grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement under this title for
administrative expenses in carrying out this section.
SEC. 90505. ADMINISTRATION BY THE SECRETARY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary may use not more than 2
percent of the amount appropriated under section 90506 for each
fiscal year for administrative expenses to carry out this
title, including the expenses of providing the technical
assistance and oversight activities under subsection (b).
(b) Technical Assistance; Oversight.--The Secretary shall
provide technical assistance and oversight to assist the
eligible entities in applying for and administering grants
awarded under this title.
SEC. 90506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023 and
each of the succeeding 4 fiscal years.
SEC. 90507. SPECIAL RULE.
Any funds made available under this title that are used to
fund an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program shall only be
used for, or provided to, an apprenticeship or apprenticeship
program that meets the definition of such term in section 90501
of this title, including any funds awarded for the purposes of
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, or the
development, implementation, or administration, of an
apprenticeship or an apprenticeship program.
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21. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bowman of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 312, after line 25, insert the following:
(i) Mandatory Cost-Sharing.--
(1) Waiver.--The cost-sharing requirements under
section 7036(c) of the America Creating Opportunities
to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology,
Education, and Science Act (42 U.S.C. 1862o-14(c)) for
the Major Research Instrumentation Program and under
section 10A(i) of the National Science Foundation
Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n-1a(i)) for
teaching fellowships administered within the Robert
Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program are waived for a
period of 5 years following the date of enactment of
this Act.
(2) Assessment.--Not later than 5 years following the
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall
submit to Congress an assessment, that includes
feedback from the research community, of the impacts of
the waivers provided under paragraph (1), including--
(A) programmatic and scientific goals;
(B) institutional commitment and stewardship
of Federal resources;
(C) institutional strategic planning and
administrative burden;
(D) equity among grantee institutions; and
(E) recommendations for or against extending
or making permanent such waivers.
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22. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bowman of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in title II of division D, insert
the following:
SEC. __. REPORT ON IMPACT OF SANCTIONS ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION
THAT ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND PROMOTE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress as
follows:
(1) The climate crisis is the single biggest health
threat facing humanity and unprecedented levels of
global cooperation and collaboration are necessary for
basic security provided by equitable access to food
production, access to fresh water, habitable ambient
temperature and ocean food chains.
(2) The frequency and severity of extreme weather
events, such as wildfire, cyclones, floods and droughts
are increasing worldwide, significantly impacting the
environment, and displacing people from their homes,
resulting in growing numbers of climate refugees.
(3) Substantially scaling up a range of investments
to address the climate crisis, including development
assistance and green tech transfer, are necessary to
meet the goal of limiting global warming to not more
than 1.5 degrees Celsius.
(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination
with the Secretary of the Department of Energy, shall submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees that--
(1) describes the impact of United States sanctions
on opportunities for innovation that address the
climate crisis and promote environmental justice;
(2) describes the impact of sanctions on climate
diplomacy and low-carbon development assistance; and
(3) identifies barriers to reducing greenhouse gas
emissions and reliance on fossil fuels caused or
exacerbated by United States sanctions.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (b) shall be
submitted in unclassified form.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--For purposes of
this section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;
and
(2) the Committee on Commerce, Science and
Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, and the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate.
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23. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bowman of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 864, line 22, insert ``(BRI), in cases where such
support may compromise sovereignty or autonomy in those
countries'' before the period at the end.
Page 864, after line 22, insert ``In addition, in accordance
with the U.S.--China Joint Glasgow Declaration on Enhancing
Climate Action in the 2020s, it is in the national interest of
the United States to pursue appropriate cooperative
opportunities for the United States and the PRC to undertake
joint investments or `parallel initiatives', as described in
section 30603(7), including as part of BRI, that increase the
total global resources available to mitigate climate change and
reach the goals of the Paris Agreement, so long as such
investments are conducted in an equitable and fully transparent
manner, do not compromise sovereignty or autonomy in developing
countries, and ensure the highest possible labor and
environmental standards and social protections.''.
Page 865, line 3, strike ``counteract'' and insert ``match or
complement''.
Page 865, beginning line 14, strike ``needs,'' and all that
follows through the end of the subparagraph and insert
``needs;''.
Page 866, after line 5, insert the following:
(_) create a streamlined decision-making
process, directed by the National Security
Council, to also identify opportunities for
cooperative, multilateral investments,
including with the PRC or Chinese companies,
that increase the total global resources
available to support the transition to clean
energy, sustainable development, and climate
resilience, along with appropriate terms for
such investments that ensure transparency,
maintain sovereignty and autonomy in developing
countries, and ensure the highest possible
labor and environmental standards and social
protections;
Page 866, line 10, insert ``, as well as opportunities for
multilateral cooperative investments with the PRC'' after
``finance''.
Page 870, line 11, strike ``private sector'' and all that
follows through the end of the subsection and insert ``private
sector, to support clean energy deployment and climate
resilience in the energy sectors of developing countries, as
part of contributing the United States fair share of global
climate action, as described in section 30609(a), and to offer
improved alternatives to PRC investments while also positively
influencing the climate, labor, and community engagement
standards of PRC investments.''.
Page 871, beginning line 5, strike ``power sector reforms''
and insert ``increasing democratic participation and
accountability in energy systems''.
Page 871, line 7, strike ``advanced'' and insert ``clean''.
Page 871, line 12, strike ``advanced'' and insert ``clean''.
Page 871, line 19, strike ``advanced'' and insert ``clean''.
Page 871, line 22, strike ``advanced'' and insert ``clean''.
Page 872, line 9, strike ``advanced'' and insert ``clean''.
Page 872, line 16, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 872, line 17, strike the period at the end and insert
``; and''.
Page 872, after line 17, insert the following:
(_) contribute to Paris Agreement mitigation goals by
expanding renewable energy generation and phasing out
fossil fuel extraction and consumption.
Page 1052, beginning line 23, strike ``diesel, heavy fuel
oil, other petroleum products, and coal'' and insert ``fossil
fuels''.
Page 1053, line 23, insert ``clean'' before ``alternatives''.
Page 1054, beginning line 6, amend subparagraph (F) to read
as follows:
(F) to increase democratic participation and
accountability in energy systems; and
Page 1055, beginning line 16, strike ``minimal regulatory
interference'' and insert ``appropriate regulations''.
Page 1056, beginning line 20, strike ``and break down any
market or regulatory barriers''.
Page 1076, line 15, insert ``, including with cooperative
efforts to improve the labor and environmental standards and
social protections of BRI'' before the period at the end.
Page 1079, line 9, insert ``, including with respect to
opportunities for multilateral cooperative investments with the
People's Republic of China,'' after ``Paris Club''.
Page 1079, line 9, strike ``standards'' and insert ``labor
and environmental standards and social protections''.
Page 1079, line 11, insert ``that ensure transparency and
maintain sovereignty and autonomy'' after ``countries''.
Page 1076, line 15, insert ``, including with cooperative
efforts to improve the labor and environmental standards and
social protections of BRI'' before the period at the end.
Page 1107, beginning line 6, strike ``to support'' and all
that follows through the end of the subsection and insert the
following: ``to help African countries--''
(1) achieve greater energy security and improve
domestic energy resource mobilization;
(2) lower their dependence on imported fuels;
(3) eliminate the use of fossil fuels for the
generation of electricity;
(4) increase production of renewable energy; and
(5) meet the greenhouse gas mitigation goals of their
national determined contributions to the Paris
Agreement.
Page 1108, after line 11, insert the following:
(_) Distributed renewable energy is an essential part
of the solution to increasing energy access and
reducing energy poverty in Africa.
(_) Fossil fuel-based solutions to energy access in
Africa are self-defeating due to the severity of
climate impacts on sub-Saharan Africa in particular,
which expanded fossil fuel extraction and use will
exacerbate.
Page 1108, line 22, insert ``clean'' after ``mix of''.
Page 1108, line 23, insert ``, including distributed
renewable energy sources,'' before ``that align''.
Page 1109, beginning line 3, strike ``United States'' and all
that follows through the end of the subsection and insert
``United States. Increased United States foreign assistance to
and investment in sub-Saharan Africa, including support for
African-driven programs such as the African Renewable Energy
Initiative, should contribute to the goals of energy security,
climate resilience, and universal access to reliable,
affordable, and sustainable power.''.
Page 1109, beginning line 8, strike subsection (d).
Page 1337, line 20, insert ``and stronger actions and
commitments from developed countries'' before the comma at the
end.
Page 1338, after line 7, insert the following:
(_) to successfully lead the world in limiting global
warming to not more than 1.5 degrees Celsius, the
United States must continue increasing its own climate
ambition and commitments, including its 2030 nationally
determined contribution and climate assistance to
developing countries, and implement them with
sufficient legislative and regulatory action, in
acknowledgment of its status as the world's top
historic emitter and in line with its fair share of
global climate action, as described in section
30609(a);
(_) a priority of the the United States must be
working with other developed countries to similarly
increase climate change ambitions and commitments;
Page 1339, line 1, insert ``greatest'' after ``to the''.
Page 1339, line 4, insert ``building on the U.S.-China Joint
Glasgow Declaration on Enhancing Climate Action in the 2020s,''
after ``emissions,''.
Page 1339, line 4, strike ``aspirations towards'' and insert
``the goal of''.
Page 1340, beginning line 4, strike ``coal power
production'' and insert ``fossil fuel''.
Page 1340, line 14, strike ``power sector reform'' and insert
``democratic participation and accountability in energy
systems''.
Page 1340, line 16, insert ``labor, environmental, and
community engagement'' before ``standards''.
Page 1340, line 17, insert ``broad-based,'' before ``low-
emissions''.
Page 1341, line 2, insert ``and, as needed, share'' after
``protect''.
Page 1341, after line 6, insert the following:
(_) the United States should pursue joint efforts
with the PRC to reform the World Trade Organization and
other international organizations to more equitably
balance the needs and interests of all countries with
respect to climate change and other global challenges;
Page 1341, line 17, insert ``and, as needed, share'' after
``protect''.
Page 1341, line 17, strike ``rights''.
Page 1342, beginning line 25, strike ``to projects''.
Page 1343, line 1, strike ``would otherwise be included
within'' and insert ``will complement and contribute to raising
the labor and environmental standards and social protections
of''.
Page 1343, line 10, insert ``, especially the realization of
its fair share of global climate action, as described in
section 30609(a)'' before the semicolon.
Page 1343, beginning line 14, strike clause (iv) and insert
the following:
(iv) will complement and contribute
to raising the labor and environmental
standards and social protections of the
Belt and Road Initiative; and
Page 1356, beginning line 19, strike ``foreign countries''
and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and
insert ``all countries in contributing their fair share of
global climate action, as described in section 30609(a);''.
Page 2209, line 12, insert ``and addressing the climate
crisis, meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement'' before the
comma.
Page 2213, line 8, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 2213, after line 8, insert the following:
(_) align with the goals of the Paris
Agreement; and
24. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Brownley of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 433, line 4, after ``synthetic biology'', insert
``alternative proteins,''.
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25. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Budd of North Carolina
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Insert after section 30258 the following:
SEC. 30259. INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate a classified report, with an
unclassified annex if appropriate, that assesses the degree to
which, if any, the Russian Federation has coordinated with the
People's Republic of China (PRC) regarding a potential further
invasion of Ukraine. Such assessment shall also examine ways in
which the PRC may have promised to help the Russian Federation
offset the costs of prospective economic sanctions, especially
in the financial, technological, and energy sectors.
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26. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Burgess of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1689, strike line 7 and all that follows through line 24
on page 1707.
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27. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Burgess of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 788, line 7, strike ``75,000,000'' and insert
``375,000,000''.
Page 795, line 9, strike ``600,000,000'' and insert
``300,000,000''.
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28. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Burgess of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of division C, insert the following new title:
TITLE V--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SEC. 20501. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT HIRING AUTHORITY RESTRICTED.
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may
not hire or pay the salary or expense of any officer or
employee of the Environmental Protection Agency under
subsection (f) or (g) of section 207 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 209) who is not already receiving pay
under either such subsection on the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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29. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Burgess of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 30609 (relating to building United States
economic growth and technological innovation through the Green
Climate Fund).
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30. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Burgess of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle A of title II of
division C, insert the following:
SEC. 20___. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY
RESPIRATOR MASK ACQUISITIONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds
may be used by any Federal department or agency to acquire KN-
95 respirator masks produced or manufactured in the People's
Republic of China if N-95 respirator masks produced or
manufactured in the United States of satisfactory quality with
respect to safety standards are available in sufficient and
reasonably available commercial quantities.
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31. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bush of Missouri or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Insert after section 30216 the following:
SEC. 30217. ACTIONS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Administrator for the US Agency for International Development,
shall to the extent practicable, expand testing capacity,
vaccination distribution, and acquisition of needed medical
supplies, including available COVID-19 vaccines and supporting
vaccination efforts, to--
(1) ensure continued success in preventing the spread
of the COVID-19 pandemic,
(2) achieve swift and widespread vaccinations,
pursuing long-term economic recovery globally, and
(3) demonstrate American commitment to global
engagement and diplomatic support.
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32. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bush of Missouri or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1660, after line 6, insert the following:
SEC. 71003. NATIONAL ACADEMIES ASSESSMENT OF OIL SPILLS AND PLASTIC
INGESTION ON SEA LIFE.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, shall seek to enter into an agreement with the
National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to
conduct a comprehensive assessment of the environmental impacts
of plastic ingestion and oil and other fossil fuel spills on
sea life, including--
(1) assessment of the potential health and ecological
impacts of plastic ingestion on marine life;
(2) assessment of the types of plastics most commonly
ingested by marine life and the types that have the
most damaging health and ecosystem impacts, and
recommendations for preventing and eliminating these
plastics from the environment;
(3) quantification of the economic impacts of plastic
pollution including the costs of cleanup, impacts on
lost tourism, impacts on aquaculture and fishing, and
other economic impacts identified by the Academy;
(4) assessment and quantification of the health and
ecological impacts oil and other fossil fuel spills,
flares, pipeline leaks, and extraction, including
greenhouse gas emissions, have on marine life;
(5) quantification of the cost and effectiveness of
cleaning up oil and other fossil fuel spills, flares,
and pipeline leaks, and repairing damage to marine
life, coasts, and businesses;
(6) quantification of the number of people employed
in fossil fuel extraction on Federal waters with
breakdown by State;
(7) quantification of the number of people employed
in marine tourism and the blue economy, including the
fishing and seafood industries, impacted by plastic,
oil, and other fossil fuel pollution; and
(8) assessment and quantification of riverine sources
of coastal plastic pollution in the United States,
including a breakdown by sources that includes but is
not limited to the Mississippi River.
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33. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bush of Missouri or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1892, after line 2, insert the following new paragraphs
(and redesignate the succeeding paragraphs accordingly):
(6) Historically black college or university.--The
term ``historically Black college or university'' has
the meaning given the term ``part B institution'' in
section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1061).
(7) Minority-serving institution.--The term
``minority-serving institution'' a means a Hispanic-
serving institution, Alaska Native-serving institution
and Native Hawaiian-serving institution, Predominantly
Black Institution, Asian American and Native American
Pacific Islander-serving institution, or Native
American-serving nontribal institution, as defined in
section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
Page 1894, line after line 11, insert the following new
paragraph (and redesignate the succeeding paragraph
accordingly):
(11) Tribal college or university.--The term ``Tribal
College or University'' has the meaning given that term
in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1059c).
Page 1900, line 12, insert ``(including public institutions
in another State and private, nonprofit institutions that are
historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges
and Universities, and minority-serving institutions)'' after
``education''.
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34. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bush of Missouri or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1668, after line 13, insert the following:
SEC. 71104. OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEPLOYMENT.
The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Energy, the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and all other
Federal agencies the Secretary of the Interior determines are
necessary in the authorization of offshore wind energy projects
shall collectively seek to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind
energy on the Outer Continental Shelf of the United States by
2030, while protecting the biodiversity of the ocean and
promoting ocean co-use.
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35. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bush of Missouri or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 789, line 20, insert ``, or have the ability to
manufacture,'' before ``solar components''.
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36. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bush of Missouri or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1498, beginning line 3, insert the following:
(C) Information relating to the impacts of
existing United States and multilateral laws,
regulations, and sanctions, including
environmental and public health impacts of
natural resources exploitation.
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37. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cammack of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 30609.
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38. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Case of Hawaii or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1660, after line 6, insert the following:
SEC. 71003. OFFSHORE AQUACULTURE.
Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Commerce acting through the Administrator
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall
enter into an agreement with the Board of Ocean Studies and
Board Science, Technology, and Economic Policy of the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a
comprehensive assessment on the development of offshore
aquaculture in the exclusive economic zone including--
(1) assessment of the potential environmental impacts
of offshore aquaculture operations, including an
evaluation on the risks of siting, water pollution,
habitat impact, escape of farmed species on wild
population stocks, waste treatment and disposal, feed
operations, and the cumulative risks of multiple
aquaculture operations in shared ecosystems;
(2) evaluation of the potential for offshore
aquaculture to serve as a tool for environmental
management, including connections to water quality,
watershed management, and fishery conservation and
management;
(3) identification of existing control technologies,
management practices and regulatory strategies to
minimize the environmental impact of offshore
aquaculture operations, including from traditional
aquaculture methods and practices of Native Americans,
Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians;
(4) recommending best management practices related to
sustainable feed for the offshore aquaculture industry,
including best practices for sourcing from sustainably
managed fisheries and traceability of source fish meal
ingredients;
(5) evaluation of the potential impact of offshore
aquaculture on the economies of coastal communities,
particularly those dependent on traditional fishery
resources; and
(6) assessment of the impacts of growing
international offshore aquaculture operations on the
United States seafood market and domestic seafood
producers, including dependence of the United States on
foreign-sourced seafood.
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39. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Case of Hawaii or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1031, after line 2, insert the following:
SEC. __. REPORT ON INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary of the Interior and in
consultation with other relevant Federal departments and
agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on international indigenous engagement.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) a description of existing programs and efforts by
the United States Government that promote international
engagement with indigenous peoples by Native Americans
and Native American communities as well as Native
American representation and participation in
international organizations dedicated to indigenous
communities;
(2) a description of existing programs and efforts by
other countries, especially United States allies and
partners, to promote international diplomatic
representation, educational and cultural exchange, and
other people-to-people engagements among their
indigenous peoples;
(3) a strategy for enhancing and promoting greater
Native American participation and representation in
United States diplomatic engagement in international
organizations and international educational and
cultural exchange programs operated by the United
States Government, including the establishment of an
Office of Indigenous Affairs headed by a presidentially
appointed Special Envoy for Indigenous Affairs; and
(4) steps that the Secretary of State shall take to
enhance cooperation and relationship with Native
Americans in accordance with the Federal trust
responsibility and to promote best practices among the
staff of the Department of State for engagement with
Native Americans.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and
the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate.
(2) Native american.--The term ``Native American''
includes--
(A) American Indian as defined in section 4
of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304);
(B) Alaska Native, within the meaning
provided for the term ``Native'' in section
3(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
(43 23 U.S.C. 1602(b)); and
(C) Native Hawaiian as defined in paragraph
(9) of section 801 of the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act
(25 U.S.C. 4221(9)).
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40. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Case of Hawaii or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of part 8 of subtitle D of title II of division D,
add the following:
SEC. 30299I. PACIFIC ISLANDS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
routinized people-to-people exchange programs to bring Pacific
Islands religious leaders, journalists, civil society members,
politicians, and others to the United States strengthens
existing relationships and advances United States interests and
shared values in the region.
(b) In General.--The Secretary of State shall develop and
implement a program to promote educational and professional
development for young adult leaders and professionals in the
Pacific Islands with a demonstrated passion to contribute to
the continued development of the Pacific Islands.
(c) Conduct of Program.--The program developed under this
section shall be implemented on a routine basis and may be
carried out through--
(1) grants provided on a competitive basis to
qualified organizations with demonstrated expertise
relating to the Pacific Islands;
(2) grants in amounts not to exceed $50,000 provided
on a competitive basis to qualified young leaders from
the Pacific Islands for the purpose of carrying out
projects dedicated to the improvement of their
communities in the Pacific Islands;
(3) regional workshops and professional and academic
fellowships; and
(4) people-to-people exchanges.
(d) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
State, acting through the Assistant Secretary of State
for Educational and Cultural Affairs, shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report on
exchange programs for the Pacific Islands region.
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) an assessment of factors constraining the
number and frequency of International Visitor
Leadership Program participants from countries
of the Pacific Islands;
(B) an identification of resources that are
necessary to address the factors described in
subparagraph (A); and
(C) a strategy for connecting alumni and
participants of the Department of State's
professional development exchange programs in
East Asia, such as the Young Southeast Asian
Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) and the Young
Pacific Leaders programs, to enhance inter and
intra region people-to-people ties.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to
be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022
through 2026 to carry out this section.
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41. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Casten of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 170, line 11, after ``contracts'', insert ``,
alternative financing and expense funding,''.
Page 170, after line 11, insert the following:
``(d) Alternative Financing of Research Facilities and
Infrastructure.--
``(1) In general.--Consistent with section 161(g) of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201(g)), the
Management and Operating contractors of the Department
may enter into the lease-purchase of research
facilities and infrastructure under the scope of their
contract with the Department with the approval of the
Secretary or their designee.
``(2) Limitations.--To carry out lease-purchases
approved by the Secretary under subsection (a), the
Department shall only be required to have budget
authority in an amount sufficient to cover the minimum
required lease payments through the period required to
exercise a termination provision in the lease
agreement, plus any associated lease termination
penalties, regardless of whether such leased facility
and infrastructure is on or off Government land, and
if--
``(A) the Department has established a
mission need for the facility or infrastructure
to be leased;
``(B) the facility or infrastructure is
general purpose, including offices,
laboratories, cafeterias, utilities, and data
centers;
``(C) the Department is not a party to and
has no financial obligations under the lease-
purchase transaction entered into by the
Management and Operating contractor, other than
allowability of the lease cost and conveyance
of Government land, if needed;
``(D) the lease-purchase has an advance
notice termination provision with reasonable
pre-defined penalties that the Management and
Operating contractor may exercise, at the
direction of the Department, if funding for the
lease is no longer available or the mission
need ceases to exist;
``(E) there is an option for a no cost
transfer of ownership to the Government once
the underlying financing is retired, but
neither the Management and Operating contractor
nor the Department are obligated to purchase
the facility or infrastructure at any time
during or after the lease term;
``(F) the lease-purchase transaction,
assuming exercise of the ownership option, is
demonstrated to be the lowest lifecycle cost
alternative for the Government; and
``(G) the cumulative annual base rent for all
lease-purchases of facilities and
infrastructure, inclusive of any transactions
under consideration, does not exceed 2 percent
of the Management and Operating contract
operating budget for the year the commitment is
made for the lease.
``(3) Reporting.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of the America COMPETES Act of
2022, and biennially thereafter, the Department shall
submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, a report on the lease-
purchase transactions that the Management and Operating
contractors of the Department entered into under
subsection (a) that includes--
``(A) a list of the lease-purchase
transactions entered into by each Management
and Operating contractor and their respective
costs;
``(B) the annual percentage of each
Management and Operating contract operating
budget that is used for lease-purchase
transactions for the year the commitments were
made; and
``(C) any other information the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.
``(4) Authorization period.--The lease-purchases
authorized under paragraph (1) may be entered into only
during fiscal years 2022 through 2026.''.
Page 170, line 12, strike ``(d)'' and insert ``(e)''.
Page 170, line 20, strike ``(e)'' and insert ``(f)''.
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42. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Castor of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 800, after line 2, insert the following:
SEC. 20303. SUPPORT FOR THE FIRST THREE COMMERCIAL-SCALE
IMPLEMENTATIONS OF TRANSFORMATIVE INDUSTRIAL
TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary shall establish and carry out a
program under which the Secretary provides grants and loan
guarantees to eligible entities to carry out eligible projects.
(b) Applications.--
(1) In general.--To apply for a grant or loan
guarantee under the program, an eligible entity shall
submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may require.
(2) Selection.--In evaluating applications submitted
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select
applications that will result in the greatest--
(A) improvement to the competitiveness of
United States industry in global markets;
(B) reduction in energy use; or
(C) reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
(3) Consultation.--In evaluating applications
submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
solicit input from outside technical and industry
experts on the specific industry sectors in which
eligible technologies would be implemented.
(c) Grants and Loan Guarantees.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out the program, the
Secretary may not provide grants or loan guarantees to
carry out more than three eligible projects for any
category of eligible technology.
(2) Grant amounts.--The amounts of the grants that
may be provided to carry out eligible projects for each
category of eligible technology shall be not more than
the following:
(A) 60 percent of the total eligible project
costs for the first eligible project for the
category of eligible technology.
(B) 45 percent of the total eligible project
costs for the second eligible project for the
category of eligible technology.
(C) 30 percent of the total eligible project
costs for the third eligible project for the
category of eligible technology.
(3) Loan guarantee amounts.--
(A) In general.--In carrying out the program,
the Secretary may not provide a loan guarantee
for an amount that is greater than 80 percent
of the applicable eligible project costs.
(B) Grant and loan guarantee.--In any case in
which an eligible entity is provided a grant
and a loan guarantee under the program, such
loan guarantee may not exceed the amount that
is equal to 80 percent of the amount that is
equal to the difference between--
(i) the eligible project cost; and
(ii) the amount of the grant.
(4) Project milestones.--The Secretary shall work
with the grant or loan guarantee recipient to develop
project milestones and shall issue payments after the
recipient demonstrates that the eligible project has
reached such milestones.
(d) Monitoring and Reporting.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall annually submit
to Congress a report on how grants and loan guarantees
provided under the program were used.
(2) Proprietary and competitive information.--Each
report submitted under paragraph (1) shall exclude any
proprietary or competitive information relating to
eligible entities that were provided a grant or loan
guarantee, or eligible technologies that were
implemented, under the program.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for
fiscal year 2022 and $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2023 through 2031, to remain available until expended.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''
means any of the following entities, including a
consortium or partnership of such entities:
(A) An owner of an industrial plant at which
an eligible technology would be implemented.
(B) A provider that--
(i) manufactures an eligible
technology; or
(ii) implements or integrates an
eligible technology at an industrial
plant.
(C) Another entity involved in the
implementation of the eligible technology at an
industrial plant.
(2) Eligible project.--The term ``eligible project''
means the implementation of an eligible technology at
an industrial plant within the United States or its
territories.
(3) Eligible project costs.--The term ``eligible
project costs'' includes any capital, installation,
engineering, construction, and permitting costs related
to carrying out an eligible project.
(4) Eligible technology.--The term ``eligible
technology'' means, as determined by the Secretary, any
technology that--
(A) is an innovative technology described in
section 454(b)(1) of the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C.
17113(b)(1));
(B) is demonstrated to be technically viable
at pilot scale and ready for commercial-scale
implementation;
(C) is able to significantly reduce the
energy use or greenhouse gas emissions of the
process with respect to which the eligible
technology is implemented, relative to the
technology available on the date of enactment
of this Act; and
(D) has the potential to significantly reduce
annual United States industrial energy use or
greenhouse gas emissions, relative to the
United States industrial energy use or
greenhouse gas emissions in calendar year 2021,
if the eligible technology is widely
implemented at appropriate existing and new
industrial plants in the United States.
(5) Program.--The term ``program'' means the program
established under subsection (a).
(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Energy.
43. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Castro of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1847, line 1, insert ``media and entertainment,'' after
``health care,''.
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44. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Chabot of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1668, after line 13, insert the following:
SEC. 71104. TROPICAL FOREST AND CORAL REEF CONSERVATION
REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 806(d) of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431d(d)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(9) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
``(10) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
``(11) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
``(12) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
``(13) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.''.
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45. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cheney of Wyoming or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 743, insert after line 16 the following (and redesignate
the subsequent provisions accordingly):
SEC. 20208. ENSURING CONSIDERATION OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY IMPACTS OF
URANIUM AS A CRITICAL MINERAL.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Commerce,
shall conduct an assessment of the effect on national security
that would result from uranium ceasing to be designated as a
critical mineral by the Secretary of the Interior under section
7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)).
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees (as defined in section
101(a) of title 10, United States Code) a report on the
findings of the assessment conducted under subsection (a),
including--
(1) the effects of the loss of domestic uranium
production, conversion, fabrication, and enrichment
on--
(A) Federal national security programs,
including any existing and potential future
uses of unobligated uranium originating from
domestic sources; and
(B) the energy security of the United States;
(2) a description of the extent of the reliance of
the United States on imports of uranium from foreign
sources, including from state-owned entities, to supply
fuel for commercial reactors; and
(3) the effects of such reliance and other factors on
the domestic production, conversion, fabrication, and
enrichment of uranium.
(c) Uranium Critical Mineral Designation Change Restricted.--
Notwithstanding section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30
U.S.C. 1606(c)), until the submission of the report required
under subsection (b), the designation of uranium as a critical
mineral pursuant to such section may not be altered or
eliminated.
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46. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Chu of California or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add, at the end of the bill, the following (and conform the
table of contents accordingly):
DIVISION M--SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NEGATIVE PERCEPTION OF PERSONS
OF ASIAN ANCESTRY AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEC. 120001. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NEGATIVE PERCEPTION OF PERSONS
OF ASIAN ANCESTRY AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) there are notable instances where certain Federal
law enforcement officials and institutions have
contributed towards a negative growing perception that
being of Asian ancestry or having ties to China render
an individual more suspect of espionage and that such
perceptions have created a culture of fear that has
negatively impacted the Asian immigrant and Asian
American community;
(2) national policy should guard against unjustly
targeting scientists, academics, and institutional
faculty members on the basis of Chinese ethnicity or
familial background, which risks irreparable damage to
careers, reputations, and lives, and erodes the freedom
of intellectual and academic exchange;
(3) the global competitiveness of the United States,
including with the People's Republic of China, is
harmed by hostility toward and unfair targeting of
Chinese and Chinese American scientists and academics;
and
(4) Congress rejects any dangerous attempts to
portray Chinese students, professors, and scholars with
more suspicion than non-Chinese academics.
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47. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cohen of Tennessee or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of title III of division I the following:
SEC. 80306. FOREIGN CORRUPTION ACCOUNTABILITY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) When public officials and their allies use the
mechanisms of government to engage in extortion or
bribery, they impoverish their countries' economic
health and harm citizens.
(2) By empowering the United States Government to
hold to account foreign public officials and their
associates who engage in extortion or bribery, the
United States can deter malfeasance and ultimately
serve the citizens of fragile countries suffocated by
corrupt bureaucracies.
(3) The Special Inspector General for Afghan
Reconstruction's 2016 report ``Corruption in Conflict:
Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Afghanistan''
included the recommendation, ``Congress should consider
enacting legislation that authorizes sanctions against
foreign government officials or their associates who
engage in corruption.''.
(b) Authorization of Imposition of Sanctions.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State may impose
the sanctions described in paragraph (2) with respect
to any foreign person who is an individual the
Secretary of State determines--
(A) engages in public corruption activities
against a United States person, including--
(i) soliciting or accepting bribes;
(ii) using the authority of the state
to extort payments; or
(iii) engaging in extortion; or
(B) conspires to engage in, or knowingly and
materially assists, sponsors, or provides
significant financial, material, or
technological support for any of the activities
described in subparagraph (A).
(2) Sanctions described.--
(A) Inadmissibility to united states.--A
foreign person who is subject to sanctions
under this section shall be--
(i) inadmissible to the United
States;
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or
other documentation to enter the United
States; and
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be
admitted or paroled into the United
States or to receive any other benefit
under the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(B) Current visas revoked.--
(i) In general.--The visa or other
entry documentation of a foreign person
who is subject to sanctions under this
section shall be revoked regardless of
when such visa or other entry
documentation is issued.
(ii) Effect of revocation.--A
revocation under clause (i) shall--
(I) take effect immediately;
and
(II) automatically cancel any
other valid visa or entry
documentation that is in the
foreign person's possession.
(3) Exception to comply with law enforcement
objectives and agreement regarding headquarters of
united nations.--Sanctions described under paragraph
(2) shall not apply to a foreign person if admitting
the person into the United States--
(A) would further important law enforcement
objectives; or
(B) is necessary to permit the United States
to comply with the Agreement regarding the
Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at
Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into
force November 21, 1947, between the United
Nations and the United States, or other
applicable international obligations of the
United States.
(4) Termination of sanctions.--The Secretary of State
may terminate the application of sanctions under this
subsection with respect to a foreign person if the
Secretary of State determines and reports to the
appropriate congressional committees not later than 15
days before the termination of the sanctions that--
(A) the person is no longer engaged in the
activity that was the basis for the sanctions
or has taken significant verifiable steps
toward stopping the activity;
(B) the Secretary of State has received
reliable assurances that the person will not
knowingly engage in activity subject to
sanctions under this part in the future; or
(C) the termination of the sanctions is in
the national security interests of the United
States.
(5) Regulatory authority.--The Secretary of State
shall issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as
are necessary to carry out this subsection.
(6) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In
this subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional
committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(c) Reports to Congress.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees, in
accordance with paragraph (2), a report that includes--
(A) a list of each foreign person with
respect to whom the Secretary of State imposed
sanctions pursuant to subsection (b) during the
year preceding the submission of the report;
(B) the number of foreign persons with
respect to which the Secretary of State--
(i) imposed sanctions under
subsection (b)(1) during that year; and
(ii) terminated sanctions under
subsection (b)(4) during that year;
(C) the dates on which such sanctions were
imposed or terminated, as the case may be;
(D) the reasons for imposing or terminating
such sanctions;
(E) the total number of foreign persons
considered under subsection (b)(3) for whom
sanctions were not imposed; and
(F) recommendations as to whether the
imposition of additional sanctions would be an
added deterrent in preventing public
corruption.
(2) Dates for submission.--
(A) Initial report.--The Secretary of State
shall submit the initial report under paragraph
(1) not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(B) Subsequent reports.--The Secretary of
State shall submit a subsequent report under
paragraph (1) on December 10, or the first day
thereafter on which both Houses of Congress are
in session, of--
(i) the calendar year in which the
initial report is submitted if the
initial report is submitted before
December 10 of that calendar year; and
(ii) each calendar year thereafter.
(3) Form of report.--
(A) In general.--Each report required by
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(B) Exception.--The name of a foreign person
to be included in the list required by
paragraph (1)(A) may be submitted in the
classified annex authorized by subparagraph (A)
only if the Secretary of State--
(i) determines that it is vital for
the national security interests of the
United States to do so; and
(ii) uses the annex in a manner
consistent with congressional intent
and the purposes of this section.
(4) Public availability.--
(A) In general.--The unclassified portion of
the report required by paragraph (1) shall be
made available to the public, including through
publication in the Federal Register.
(B) Nonapplicability of confidentiality
requirement with respect to visa records.--The
Secretary of State shall publish the list
required by paragraph (1)(A) without regard to
the requirements of section 222(f) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1202(f)) with respect to confidentiality of
records pertaining to the issuance or refusal
of visas or permits to enter the United States.
(5) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In
this subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional
committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, and
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
(d) Sunset.--
(1) In general.--The authority to impose sanctions
under subsection (b) and the requirements to submit
reports under subsection (c) shall terminate on the
date that is 6 years after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(2) Continuation in effect of sanctions.--Sanctions
imposed under subsection (b) on or before the date
specified in paragraph (1), and in effect as of such
date, shall remain in effect until terminated in
accordance with the requirements of subsection (b)(4).
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means a partnership,
association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group,
subgroup, or other organization.
(2) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person''
means a person that is not a United States person.
(3) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' means a person that is a United States
citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized
under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction
within the United States (including foreign branches),
or any person in the United States.
(4) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual
or entity.
(5) Public corruption.--The term ``public
corruption'' means the unlawful exercise of entrusted
public power for private gain, including by bribery,
nepotism, fraud, or embezzlement.
Add at the end of division I the following:
TITLE IV--CRIMINAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 80401. JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF KLEPTOCRACY.
(a) Forfeited Property.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 46 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Sec. 988. Accounting of certain forfeited property
``(a) Accounting.--The Attorney General shall make available
to the public an accounting of any property relating to foreign
government corruption that is forfeited to the United States
under section 981 or 982.
``(b) Format.--The accounting described under subsection (a)
shall be published on the website of the Department of Justice
in a format that includes the following:
``(1) A heading as follows: `Assets stolen from the
people of ______ and recovered by the United States',
the blank space being filled with the name of the
foreign government that is the target of corruption.
``(2) The total amount recovered by the United States
on behalf of the foreign people that is the target of
corruption at the time when such recovered funds are
deposited into the Department of Justice Asset
Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury
Forfeiture Fund
``(c) Updated Website.--The Attorney General shall update the
website of the Department of Justice to include an accounting
of any new property relating to foreign government corruption
that has been forfeited to the United States under section 981
or 982 not later than 14 days after such forfeiture, unless
such update would compromise an ongoing law enforcement
investigation.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 46 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``988. Accounting of certain forfeited property.''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
recovered assets be returned for the benefit of the people
harmed by the corruption under conditions that reasonably
ensure the transparent and effective use, administration and
monitoring of returned proceeds.
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48. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Connolly of Virginia
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1714, after line 6 insert the following:
SEC. 80306. RECIPROCAL VISAS FOR NATIONALS OF SOUTH KOREA.
(a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended--
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after
``capital;''; and
(2) by adding at the end ``or (iv) solely to perform
services in a specialty occupation in the United States
if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and
with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines
and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and
the Secretary of State that the intending employer has
filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under
section 212(t)(1);''.
(b) Numerical Limitation.--Section 214(g) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(12)(A) The Secretary of State may not approve a number of
initial applications submitted for aliens described in section
101(a)(15)(E)(iv) that is more than the applicable numerical
limitations set out in this paragraph.
``(B) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in
subparagraph (A) is 15,000 for each fiscal year.
``(C) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in
subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not
the spouses or children of such aliens.''.
(c) Specialty Occupation Defined.--Section 214(i)(1) of such
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``section
101(a)(15)(E)(iii),'' and inserting ``clauses (iii) and (iv) of
section 101(a)(15)(E),''.
(d) Attestation.--Section 212(t) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(t)), as added by section 402(b)(2) of the United States-
Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 108-
77; 117 Stat. 941), is amended--
(1) by striking ``or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)''
each place it appears and inserting ``or clause (iii)
or (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E)''; and
(2) in paragraphs (3)(C)(i)(II), (3)(C)(ii)(II), and
(3)(C)(iii)(II), by striking ``or 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)''
each place it appears.
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49. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Costa of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Insert after section 30404 the following:
SEC. 30505. REPORT ON THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA'S INVESTMENTS IN
FOREIGN MINING AND PROCESSING INDUSTRIES.
(a) In General.--No later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for five years,
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of
Commerce and Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House
of Representatives and the Commitee on Foreign Relations, the
Committee on Finance, and the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs a report that--
(1) describes the involvement of the Government of
the People's Republic of China (PRC), state sponsored
companies, and companies incorporated in the PRC in the
exploration, planning, development, operation,
production, financing, or ownership of mining or
processing facilities in countries identified in the
United States Geological Survey's (USGS) Annual Mineral
Commodity Summaries for which the United States imports
minerals, metals, and materials; and
(2) evaluates strategic or security concerns and
implications for United States national security and
economic interests and the interests of the countries
identified pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to
the PRC's involvement and influence in developing the
country's mining and processing industries.
(b) Publication.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall be published on the respective websites of the Department
of State, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of
Homeland Security.
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50. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Courtney of
Connecticut or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 853, line 18, strike ``It is'' and insert the following:
(a) In General.--It is
Page 857, beginning line 4, insert the following:
(b) Further Sense.--It is further the sense of Congress
that--
(1) it is in the national interest for the United
States to become a formal signatory of the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), done
at Montego Bay, Jamaica, December 10, 1982; and
(2) the ratification of the UNCLOS remains a top
priority of the United States Navy and the United
States Coast Guard, the importance of which was most
recently underscored by the strategic challenges the
United States faces in the Asia-Pacific, the Arctic,
and the Black Sea regions.
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51. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Craig of Minnesota or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of division J the following:
TITLE V--SUPPORTING APPRENTICESHIP COLLEGES ACT OF 2021
SEC. 90501. COMMUNITY OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--From the amounts appropriated under
subsection (f), the Secretary of Education shall provide grants
to eligible entities for the purposes of expanding or
supporting potential student and employer outreach carried out
by such entities with respect to the construction and
manufacturing-oriented registered apprenticeship programs
offered by such entities.
(b) Amounts.--The total grant amount made to an eligible
entity under this section may not exceed $500,000.
(c) Use of Grants.--An eligible entity that receives a grant
under this section shall use such grant for the outreach
described in subsection (a), which shall include the following:
(1) Outreach to high schools, for the purpose of
educating students, parents, guardians, and faculty on
the benefits of enrolling in the construction and
manufacturing-oriented registered apprenticeship
program offered by the eligible entity.
(2) Outreach to local businesses and other potential
employers for the purpose of educating such employers
on the benefits of hiring graduates of such program,
which shall--
(A) primarily target relationship building
with potential employers in rural, exurban, and
suburban areas; and
(B) seek to maximize the number of students
who work in such areas after completing such
program.
(3) Outreach to local workforce development boards
for the purpose of reaching nontraditional student
populations and prioritizing local needs.
(d) Application Requirements.--An eligible entity seeking a
grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require.
(e) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that
demonstrate outreach efforts targeted at increasing program
enrollment for rural, first generation, minority, and
nontraditional students, or other students from
underrepresented population.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to
be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this section for each
of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
SEC. 90502. STUDENT SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM FOR EXPANDED ACADEMIC
ADVISING.
(a) In General.--From the amounts appropriated under
subsection (g), the Secretary of Education shall provide grants
to eligible entities for the activities described in subsection
(d).
(b) Amounts.--The total grant amount made to an eligible
entity under this section may not exceed $500,000.
(c) Multiple Grants Permitted.--An eligible entity may
receive a grant under this section and section 90501.
(d) Use of Grants.--
(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a
grant under this section shall use such grant for
advising and support services to enrollees of
construction and manufacturing-oriented registered
apprenticeship programs offered by such entity to
increase retention and persistence for students.
(2) Requirements.--Such advising and support services
shall include the following:
(A) Expanding academic advising programs that
provide services to students, including the
following:
(i) Career advising and professional
development.
(ii) Support for English as a second
language students.
(iii) Information and resource
systems.
(iv) Mentoring systems.
(v) Other such programs.
(B) Expanding student support programs that
provide services to students, including the
following:
(i) Health and family-related
services, including substance abuse
disorder and mental health counseling.
(ii) Support for first-generation
students.
(iii) Childcare support.
(iv) Other such programs.
(v) In the case of an eligible entity
that is a construction and
manufacturing-oriented registered
apprenticeship program, maintaining its
accreditation by a nationally
recognized accrediting agency or
association recognized by the Secretary
of Education pursuant to part H of
title IV of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099a et seq.),
(e) Application Requirements.--An eligible entity seeking a
grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require.
(f) Report.--
(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a
grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary
a report on--
(A) the activities supported by the grant;
(B) the number of students participating in
the activities supported by the grant;
(C) any progress made in achieving the goals
of the program supported by the grant, in
general, and measuring in particular--
(i) the effectiveness of the grant in
expanding overall enrollment and
program completion rates; and
(ii) the effectiveness of the grant
in expanding enrollment and program
completion rates for underrepresented
populations; and
(D) such other information as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.
(2) Timeline for submission of report.--The report
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Secretary
not later than 180 days after the date on which the
eligible entity concludes the activities supported by
the grant under this section.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each
of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
SEC. 90503. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Construction and manufacturing-oriented
apprenticeship college.--The term ``construction and
manufacturing-oriented apprenticeship college'' means--
(A) an institution of higher education that
is a sponsor of a construction and
manufacturing-oriented registered
apprenticeship program; or
(B) a construction and manufacturing-oriented
registered apprenticeship program.
(2) Construction and manufacturing-oriented
registered apprenticeship program.--The term
``construction and manufacturing-oriented registered
apprenticeship program'' means a registered
apprenticeship program that--
(A) provides coursework and training in
preparation for employment in the construction
or manufactory industry (such as employment as
a painter, drywall finisher, glazier, or
glassworker);
(B)(i) leads to a recognized postsecondary
credential other than a certificate of
completion of an apprenticeship; or
(ii) awards credits that can be applied
toward a recognized postsecondary credential;
and
(C) is accredited by a nationally recognized
accrediting agency or association recognized by
the Secretary of Education pursuant to part H
of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1099a et seq.).
(3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''
means a construction and manufacturing-oriented
apprenticeship college.
(4) First generation college student.--The term
``first generation college student'' has the meaning
given the term in section 402A(h) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11(h)).
(5) High school.--The term ``high school'' has the
meaning given the term in section 8101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7801).
(6) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning
given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
(7) Outreach.--The term ``outreach'' means
communications and relationship-building opportunities
undertaken by an eligible entity.
(8) Recognized postsecondary credential.--The term
``recognized postsecondary credential'' has the meaning
given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
(9) Registered apprenticeship program.--The term
``registered apprenticeship program'' means an
apprenticeship program registered under the Act of
August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ``National
Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29
U.S.C. 50 et seq.).
(10) Second language.--The term ``second language''
means any language other than English, including
Braille and American Sign Language.
(11) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Education.
(12) Underrepresented population.--The term
``underrepresented population'' means an individual who
is from a group whose gender, ethnic background, or
national origin is not traditionally represented in
registered apprenticeship programs.
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52. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Craig of Minnesota or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 743, after line 16, insert the following (and
redesignate the succeeding section accordingly):
SEC. 20208. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEM SUPPLY CHAIN MONITORING AND
ASSESSMENT.
(a) Activities.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall identify
and evaluate the stability and reliability of the agriculture
and food system supply chain, including--
(1) the state of the agriculture and food system
workforce and any supply chain vulnerabilities related
to the agriculture and food system workforce;
(2) transportation bottlenecks in the distribution of
agricultural inputs, processed and unprocessed food and
food input products, and consumer-ready food products;
and
(3) opportunities to create training and education
programs focused on high-quality jobs in the
agriculture and food system that--
(A) increase the stability of the agriculture
and food system; and
(B) alleviate supply chain bottlenecks in the
distribution of agricultural inputs, processed
and unprocessed food and food input products,
and consumer-ready food products.
(b) Report to Congress.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate a report that contains the following:
(1) An identification of the strengths, weaknesses,
critical bottlenecks, workforce challenges and
opportunities, and overall stability and reliability of
the agriculture and food system supply chain.
(2) An assessment of Federal, State, and local laws
and regulations that--
(A) increase the stability and reliability of
the agriculture and food system supply chain;
or
(B) decrease or otherwise negatively impact,
both in the present moment and in the future,
the stability and reliability of the
agriculture and food system supply chain.
(3) Specific recommendations to improve the security,
safety, and resilience of the agriculture and food
system supply chain. The recommendations shall
contain--
(A) long-term strategies;
(B) industry best practices;
(C) risk mitigation actions to prevent future
bottlenecks and vulnerabilities at all levels
of the agriculture and food system supply
chain; and
(D) legislative and regulatory actions that
would positively impact the security and
resilience of the agriculture and food system
supply chain.
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53. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crenshaw of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Insert after section 30219G the following:
SEC. 30219H. REPORT GENERATION AND SHARING ON LONG TERM COST OF BELT
AND ROAD INITIATIVE TO THIRD COUNTIRES.
The Secretary of State shall coordinate with the Secretary of
Treasury and the heads of other Federal agencies as relevant a
report for each country participating or considering
participating in the People's Republic of China's One Belt, One
Road Initiative to show the full spectrum of negative costs on
participant countries. The report shall--
(1) show the long-term financial costs of such
participation;
(2) describe China's use of One Belt, One Road to
enrich Chinese State Owned Enterprises;
(3) provide examples of China's imposition of
political cost on participating countries; and
(4) contain any additional information determined
necessary to dissuade future participation with China's
debt trap and coercive infrastructure program.
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54. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crenshaw of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Insert after section 30219G the following:
SEC. 30219H. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE STATUS OF CHINA.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the People's Republic of China is a fully
industrialized nation and no longer a developing
nation; and
(2) any international agreement that provides or
accords China a favorable status or treatment as a
``developing nation'' should be updated to reflect the
status of China.
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55. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crenshaw of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Insert after section 30219G the following:
SEC. 30219H. REPORT ON PROVIDING ACCESS TO UNCENSORED MEDIA IN CHINA.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide to Congress a
classified report on what is needed to provide access to free
and uncensored media in the Chinese market.
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56. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crenshaw of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1330, after line 5, insert the following:
(e) Annual Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Department of State, in consultation with the heads of other
relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall provide a
briefing to relevant Committees of the House of Representatives
and the Senate regarding the progress and efforts of the PRC to
achieve the goals and commitments stated in subsection (a)(3).
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57. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Curtis of Utah or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1248, after line 15, insert the following:
(_) develop a framework for reprimanding or
disqualifying host cities and the countries in which
they are located if the governments of such countries
are actively committing mass atrocities--
(A) during the Olympic and Paralympic bidding
process; or
(B) between a city's election as a host city
and the duration of the Olympic and Paralympic
Games that its government is hosting.
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58. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Davids of Kansas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 820, line 2, insert ``, taking into consideration
entering into such cooperative agreements or partnerships with
small and medium manufacturers of such medical supplies''
before the semicolon.
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59. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Davis of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title I of division C, add the following:
SEC. 20110. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANUFACTURING FEASIBILITY.
(a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study
to--
(1) identify any product that is in high demand
within each critical infrastructure sector that is
being imported due to a manufacturing, material, or
supply chain constraint in the United States;
(2) analyze the costs and benefits of manufacturing
the product in the United States, including any effects
on--
(A) jobs, employment rates, and labor
conditions in the United States; and
(B) the cost of the product;
(3) identify any product described in paragraph (1)
that feasibly may be manufactured in the United States;
and
(4) analyze the feasibility of, and any impediments
to, manufacturing any product identified in paragraph
(3) in--
(A) a rural area;
(B) an industrial park; or
(C) an industrial park in a rural area.
(b) Report to the Congress.--Not later than 18 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
(1) submit to the Congress a report containing the
results of the study required by subsection (a) with
recommendations for products described in subsection
(a)(1) that feasibly may be manufactured in the United
States; and
(2) make the report available to the public on the
website of the Department of Commerce.
(c) Limitation on Authority.--This section shall not be
interpreted to provide the Secretary of Commerce with authority
to compel a person or company to provide information described
in this section.
(d) Definition of Critical Infrastructure Sector.--In this
Act, the term ``critical infrastructure sector'' means each of
the 16 designated critical infrastructure sectors identified in
Presidential Policy Directive 21 of February 12, 2013 (Critical
Infrastructure Security and Resilience).
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60. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DeLauro of Connecticut
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
On Page 1668, after Line 13, insert the following:
SEC. 71104. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF AMERICAN MINK.
(a) Prohibition.--No person may possess, acquire, receive,
transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase any American mink
(Neovison vison) raised in captivity for fur production.
(b) Penalty.--A violation of subsection (a) shall be treated
as an act prohibited by section 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments
of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3372) and is subject to penalty pursuant to
section 4 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3373).
(c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on
December 31, 2022.
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61. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DelBene of Washington
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 748, strike lines 3 and 4, and insert the following:
(F) Advanced communications technology
(including optical transmission components) and
immersive technology.
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62. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DelBene of Washington
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1428, line 21, insert ``or aircraft'' after ``motor
vehicle''.
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63. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DelBene of Washington
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 76, before line 14, add the following new section:
SEC. 10003. ADDITIONAL GAO REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
Section 9902(c)(1)(C) of William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) is amended--
(1) in clause (iii), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon; and
(2) by inserting after clause (iv) the following new
clause:
``(v) how projects are supporting the
semiconductor needs of critical
infrastructure industries in the United
States, including those industries
designated by the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency as
essential infrastructure industries;
and''.
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64. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Delgado of New york or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 575, after line 14, insert the following (and
redesignate the subsequent clauses accordingly):
(iv) to support the modernization and
expansion of United States
manufacturing based on advances in
technology and innovation;
Page 576, line 24, strike ``or innovation sectors'' and
insert ``, innovation, or manufacturing sectors''.
Page 587, line 2, strike ``and testing,'' and insert
``testing, and scale-up for manufacturing''.
Page 596, line 11, strike ``and innovation sector'' and
insert ``, innovation, and advanced manufacturing sectors''.
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65. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Dingell of Michigan or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1668, after line 13, insert the following:
TITLE XII--CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION
SEC. 71201. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The evidence for human-induced climate change is
overwhelming and undeniable.
(2) Atmospheric carbon can be significantly reduced
through conservation, by shifting to renewable energy
sources such as solar, wind, tidal, and geothermal, and
by increasing the efficiency of buildings, including
domiciles, and transportation.
(3) Providing clear information about climate change,
in a variety of forms, can remove the fear and the
sense of helplessness, and encourage individuals and
communities to take action.
(4) Implementation of measures that promote energy
efficiency, conservation, and renewable energy will
greatly reduce human impact on the environment.
(5) Informing people of new technologies and programs
as they become available will ensure maximum
understanding and maximum effect of those measures.
(6) More than 3,000,000 students graduate from high
schools and colleges in the United States each year,
armed with attitudes, skills, and knowledge about the
climate that inform their actions.
(7) The effect on the climate, positive or negative,
of each of those 3,000,000 students lasts beyond a
lifetime.
(8) Those students need to be prepared to implement
changes in professional and personal practices, to
support and help develop new technology and policy, and
to address the coming social and economic challenges
and opportunities arising from a changing climate.
(9) It has been demonstrated that the people of the
United States overwhelmingly support teaching students
about the causes, consequences, and potential solutions
to climate change in all 50 States and more than 3,000
counties across the United States.
(10) Only 30 percent of middle school and 45 percent
of high school science teachers understand the extent
of the scientific consensus on climate change.
SEC. 71202. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
(2) Climate change education.--The term ``climate
change education'' means nonformal and formal
interdisciplinary learning at all age levels about--
(A) climate change, climate adaptation and
mitigation, climate resilience, and climate
justice; and
(B) the effects of climate change, climate
adaptation and mitigation, climate resilience,
and climate justice on the environmental,
energy, social, and economic systems of the
United States.
(3) Climate literacy.--The term ``climate literacy''
means competence or knowledge of climate change, its
causes and impacts, and the technical, scientific,
economic, and social dynamics of promising solutions.
(4) Climate justice.--The term ``climate justice''
means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of
all people, regardless of race, color, culture,
national origin, or income, with respect to the
development, implementation, and enforcement of
policies and projects to ensure that each person enjoys
the same degree of protection from the adverse effects
of climate change.
(5) Environmental justice.--The term ``environmental
justice'' means the fair treatment and meaningful
involvement of all people, regardless of race, color,
culture, national origin, or income, with respect to
the development, implementation, and enforcement of
environmental laws, regulations, and policies to ensure
that each person enjoys--
(A) the same degree of protection from
environmental and health hazards; and
(B) equal access to any Federal agency action
on environmental justice issues in order to
have a healthy environment in which to live,
learn, work, and recreate.
(6) Environmental justice community.--The term
``environmental justice community'' means a community
with significant representation of communities of
color, low-income communities, or Tribal and indigenous
communities that experiences, or is at risk of
experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or
environmental effects as compared to other communities.
(7) Green economy.--The term ``green economy'' means
an economy that results in improved human and economic
well-being and social equity by significantly reducing
environmental risks and ecological scarcities.
(8) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning
given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
(9) Local educational agency; state educational
agency.--The terms ``local educational agency'' and
``State educational agency'' have the meanings given
those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(10) Nonformal.--The term ``nonformal'' means, with
respect to learning, out-of-school educational
programming carried out by nonprofit organizations and
public agencies.
(11) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit
organization'' means an organization described in
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
and exempt from taxation under 501(a) of that Code.
SEC. 71203. CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
The Administrator shall establish a Climate Change Education
Program to--
(1) increase the climate literacy of the United
States by broadening the understanding of climate
change, including possible long-term and short-term
consequences, disproportionate impacts of those
consequences, and potential solutions;
(2) apply the latest scientific and technological
discoveries, including through the use of the
scientific assets of the Administration, to provide
formal and nonformal learning opportunities to
individuals of all ages, including individuals of
diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds; and
(3) emphasize actionable information to help people
understand and promote implementation of new
technologies, programs, and incentives related to
climate change, climate adaptation and mitigation,
climate resilience, climate justice, and environmental
justice.
SEC. 71204. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--As part of the Climate Change Education
Program established under section 71203, the Administrator
shall establish a program to make grants to the following:
(1) State educational agencies, in partnership with
local educational agencies and local nonprofit
organizations, for the implementation of aspects of
State climate literacy plans for grades 4 through 12
formal and informal climate change education that--
(A) are aligned with State education
standards;
(B) ensure that students graduate from high
school with climate literacy; and
(C) include at least 1 of the following:
(i) Relevant teacher training and
professional development.
(ii) Creation of applied learning
project-based models, such as models
making optimum use of green features
improvements to school facilities, such
as energy systems, lighting systems,
water management, waste management, and
school grounds improvements.
(iii) Incorporation of climate change
mitigation and green technologies into
new and existing career and technical
education career tracks and work-based
learning experiences, including
development of partnerships with labor
organizations, trade organizations, and
apprenticeship programs.
(2) Institutions of higher education and networks or
partnerships of such institutions to engage teams of
faculty and students to develop applied climate
research and deliver to local communities direct
services related to local climate mitigation and
adaptation issues, with priority given to projects
that--
(A) foster long-term campus-community
partnerships;
(B) show potential to scale work beyond the
grant term;
(C) are inclusive for all segments of the
population; and
(D) promote equitable and just outcomes.
(3) Professional associations and academic
disciplinary societies for projects that build capacity
at the State and national levels for continuing
education by practicing professionals and the general
public in green economy fields.
(4) Youth corps organizations to engage in community-
based climate mitigation and adaptation work that
includes a substantive educational component.
(b) Consultation.--The Administrator shall annually consult
with other relevant agencies of the Federal Government to
determine ways in which grant making under subsection (a) can
enhance and support other national climate education and
training and environmental justice goals.
(c) Environmental Justice Communities.--The Administrator
shall ensure that 40 percent of all funds appropriated for
grants under paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (a) are
directed into environmental justice communities.
(d) Communities of Practice.--The Administrator shall
establish communities of practice with respect to each of
paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a) in order to
accelerate learning.
SEC. 71205. REPORT.
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall
submit to Congress a report that evaluates the scientific
merits, educational effectiveness, and broader effects of
activities carried out under this title.
SEC. 71206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry
out this title $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022
through 2027.
(b) Allocation of Amounts for Grant Program.--
(1) In general.--Amounts appropriated to carry out
the grant program required by section 71204(a) shall be
allocated as follows:
(A) Not less than 40 percent and not more
than 60 percent for grants made under paragraph
(1) of such section.
(B) Not less than 20 percent and not more
than 40 percent for grants made under paragraph
(2) of such section.
(C) Not less than 5 percent and not more than
20 percent for grants made under paragraph (3)
of such section.
(D) Not less than 5 percent and not more than
20 percent for grants made under paragraph (4)
of such section.
(E) Such amount as the Administrator
determines appropriate for the administration
of this title.
(2) Exception.--If amounts appropriated to carry out
the grant program required by section 71204(a) do not
exceed $10,000,000 in any fiscal year, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may prioritize
grants made under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
paragraph (1) of section 71204(a).
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66. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Doyle of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 623, after line 2, insert the following:
SEC. 10644. SUPPORT FOR COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT.
Section 454 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007 (42 U.S.C. 17113) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``commercial
deployment,'' after ``demonstration,'';
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in the heading, by inserting ``and
commercial deployment'' after
``demonstration''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in the heading, by inserting
``and commercial deployment'' after
``demonstration''; and
(ii) by inserting ``and commercial
deployment'' after ``demonstration'';
and
(3) in subsection (e)--
(A) by striking ``There are authorized'' and
inserting ``(1) Demonstration and commercial
deployment projects.--There are authorized'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through
(5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E),
respectively; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Grants.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out activities
under subsection (d)(1) $1,000,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to fund the commercial
deployment of technologies to achieve emissions
reduction at high emitting non-power industrial
facilities.''.
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67. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Escobar of Texas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1359, after line 17, add the following:
(Q) include environmental defenders to
mitigate the impacts of climate change and work
with allies and partners to ensure a level
playing field exists when it comes to climate
action.
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68. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Escobar of Texas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of division F the following:
SEC. 50105. METRICS AND REPORTS ON TECHNOLOGIES RELATING TO IRREGULAR
MIGRATION ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER.
(a) Metrics.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall develop metrics to measure how
procured technologies have helped deter or address irregular
migration along the southern border, including ways in which
technologies have altered migration routes and patterns.
(b) Reports.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs a report on
progress made toward developing the metrics required
under subsection (a).
(2) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after
completion of the development of such metrics, the
Commissioner shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
a report on the findings of CBP relating to the
effectiveness of implemented technologies on deterring
or addressing irregular migration along the southern
border.
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69. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Escobar of Texas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of division F the following:
SEC. 50105. REPORT ON CURRENT STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING
PORTS OF ENTRY UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination
with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the Committee
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs a
report that contains an assessment of the current standards and
guidelines for managing ports of entry under the control of the
Department of Homeland Security. Such assessment shall include
information relating to the following:
(1) Staffing levels and need for additional staffing.
(2) Rules governing the actions of Office of Field
Operations officers.
(3) Average delays for transit through air, land, and
sea ports of entry.
(4) Assessment of existing efforts and technologies
used for border security, and the effect of the use of
such efforts and technologies on facilitating trade at
ports of entry and their impact on civil rights,
private property rights, privacy rights, and civil
liberties.
(5) Economic impact of the policies and practices of
CBP Agricultural Specialists and Office of Field
Operations personnel.
(6) Physical infrastructure and technological needs
at ports of entry.
(7) Data reflecting the specific needs of
geographically separate ports of entry within the same
U.S. Border Patrol sector.
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70. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Escobar of Texas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1425, after line 16, add the following:
(h) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a
report, with respect to activities under this section, on the
implementation of measurable and sustainable development
practices and an assessment of resources related to achieving
carbon dioxide emission reduction targets for 2025 and 2030.
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71. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Escobar of Texas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1037, after line 6, insert the following:
SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) United States engagement with the leaders of the
Western Hemisphere is critical to addressing the
region's shared challenges and opportunities;
(2) Congress encourages cooperation and further
engagement specifically in policy areas on migration,
climate, and economic development, underscoring the
China-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
Forum Joint Action Plan (2022-2024) and other
initiatives that signal China's growing influence and
cooperation in the region; and
(3) Congress encourages the development of an annual
summit that convenes leaders of the Western Hemisphere
on issues relating to root causes of migration,
including the climate crisis, poverty, security, and
other contributing factors to instability.
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72. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Escobar of Texas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1082, after line 10, insert the following:
SEC. __. REPORT AND BRIEFING ON CHINA'S ELECTION INTERFERENCE.
The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with
the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and
agencies, shall submit to Congress a report on the existence of
any security risks and threats posed by China to upcoming
United States elections for Federal office.
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73. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Escobar of Texas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 795, after line 9, insert the following:
(m) Set Aside.--Not less than $20,000,000 of the amount made
available to carry out this section each fiscal year shall be
used to award grants or direct loans under the program to
eligible entities that are small businesses located in
economically disadvantaged communities.
Page 795, line 10, strike ``(m)'' and insert ``(n)''.
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74. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Escobar of Texas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end the following:
DIVISION M--PROHIBITING USE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA
SEC. 120001. PROHIBITING USE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA.
No part of any funds authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available under this Act shall be used for
publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the
Congress.
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75. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Eshoo of California or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 69, line 11, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 69, after line 11, insert the following (and redesignate
the succeeding paragraph accordingly):
(4) in subsection (c)(1)(B)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) the Federal Government could
take specific actions to address
shortages in the semiconductor supply
chain, including--
``(I) demand-side incentives,
including incentives related to
the information and
communications technology
supply chain; and
``(II) additional incentives,
at national and global scales,
to accelerate utilization of
leading-edge semiconductor
nodes to address shortages in
mature semiconductor nodes;
and''; and
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76. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Eshoo of California or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of division F the following new section:
SEC. 50105. IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY OF SMALL ENTITIES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
(2) Annual cybersecurity report; small business;
small entity; small governmental jurisdiction; small
organization.--The terms ``annual cybersecurity
report'', ``small business'', ``small entity'', ``small
governmental jurisdiction'', and ``small organization''
have the meanings given those terms in section 2220D of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by
subsection (b).
(3) CISA.--The term ``CISA'' means the Cybersecurity
and Infrastructure Security Agency.
(4) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the
Federal Trade Commission.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Commerce.
(b) Annual Report.--
(1) Amendment.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 2220D. ANNUAL CYBERSECURITY REPORT FOR SMALL ENTITIES.
``(a) Definitions.--
``(1) Administration.--The term `Administration'
means the Small Business Administration.
``(2) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means
the Administrator of the Administration.
``(3) Annual cybersecurity report.--The term `annual
cybersecurity report' means the annual cybersecurity
report published and promoted under subsections (b) and
(c), respectively.
``(4) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the
Federal Trade Commission.
``(5) Electronic device.--The term `electronic
device' means any electronic equipment that is--
``(A) used by an employee or contractor of a
small entity for the purpose of performing work
for the small entity;
``(B) capable of connecting to the internet
or another communication network; and
``(C) capable of sending, receiving, or
processing personal information.
``(6) NIST.--The term `NIST' means the National
Institute of Standards and Technology.
``(7) Small business.--The term `small business' has
the meaning given the term `small business concern'
under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632).
``(8) Small entity.--The term `small entity' means--
``(A) a small business;
``(B) a small governmental jurisdiction; and
``(C) a small organization.
``(9) Small governmental jurisdiction.--The term
`small governmental jurisdiction' means governments of
cities, counties, towns, townships, villages, school
districts, or special districts with a population of
less than 50,000.
``(10) Small organization.--The term `small
organization' means any not-for-profit enterprise that
is independently owned and operated and is not dominant
in its field.
``(b) Annual Cybersecurity Report.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this section, and not less
frequently than annually thereafter, the Director shall
publish a report for small entities that documents and
promotes evidence-based cybersecurity policies and
controls for use by small entities, which shall--
``(A) include basic controls that have the
most impact in protecting small entities
against common cybersecurity threats and risks;
``(B) include protocols and policies to
address common cybersecurity threats and risks
posed by electronic devices, regardless of
whether the electronic devices are--
``(i) issued by the small entity to
employees and contractors of the small
entity; or
``(ii) personal to the employees and
contractors of the small entity; and
``(C) recommend, as practicable--
``(i) measures to improve the
cybersecurity of small entities; and
``(ii) configurations and settings
for some of the most commonly used
software that can improve the
cybersecurity of small entities.
``(2) Existing recommendations.--The Director shall
ensure that each annual cybersecurity report published
under paragraph (1) incorporates--
``(A) cybersecurity resources developed by
NIST, as required by the NIST Small Business
Cybersecurity Act (Public Law 115-236); and
``(B) the most recent version of the
Cybersecurity Framework, or successor resource,
maintained by NIST.
``(3) Consideration for specific types of small
entities.--The Director may include and prioritize the
development of cybersecurity recommendations, as
required under paragraph (1), appropriate for specific
types of small entities in addition to recommendations
applicable for all small entities.
``(4) Consultation.--In publishing the annual
cybersecurity report under paragraph (1), the Director
shall, to the degree practicable and as appropriate,
consult with--
``(A) the Administrator, the Secretary of
Commerce, the Commission, and the Director of
NIST;
``(B) small entities, insurers, State
governments, companies that work with small
entities, and academic and Federal and non-
Federal experts in cybersecurity; and
``(C) any other entity as determined
appropriate by the Director.
``(c) Promotion of Annual Cybersecurity Report for Small
Businesses.--
``(1) Publication.--The annual cybersecurity report,
and previous versions of the report as appropriate,
published under subsection (b)(1) shall be--
``(A) made available, prominently and free of
charge, on the public website of the Agency;
and
``(B) linked to from relevant portions of the
websites of the Administration and the Minority
Business Development Agency, as determined by
the Administrator and the Director of the
Minority Business Development Agency,
respectively.
``(2) Promotion generally.--The Director, the
Administrator, and the Secretary of Commerce shall, to
the degree practicable, promote the annual
cybersecurity report through relevant resources that
are intended for or known to be regularly used by small
entities, including agency documents, websites, and
events.
``(d) Training and Technical Assistance.--The Director, the
Administrator, and the Director of the Minority Business
Development Agency shall make available to employees of small
entities voluntary training and technical assistance on how to
implement the recommendations of the annual cybersecurity
report.''.
(2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of
contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 (Public 107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 2220C the
following:
``Sec. 2220D. Annual cybersecurity report for small entities.''.
(c) Report to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for
10 years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report describing methods to improve the cybersecurity
of small entities, including through the adoption of
policies, controls, and classes of products and
services that have been demonstrated to reduce
cybersecurity risk.
(2) Matters to be included.--The report required
under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) identify barriers or challenges for small
entities in purchasing or acquiring classes of
products and services that promote the
cybersecurity of small entities;
(B) assess market availability, market
pricing, and affordability of classes of
products and services that promote the
cybersecurity of small entities, with
particular attention to identifying high-risk
and underserved sectors or regions;
(C) estimate the costs and benefits of
policies that promote the cybersecurity of
small entities, including--
(i) tax breaks;
(ii) grants and subsidies; and
(iii) other incentives as determined
appropriate by the Secretary;
(D) describe evidence-based cybersecurity
controls and policies that improve the
cybersecurity of small entities;
(E) with respect to the incentives described
in subparagraph (C), recommend measures that
can effectively improve cybersecurity at scale
for small entities; and
(F) include any other matters as the
Secretary determines relevant.
(3) Specific sectors of small entities.--In preparing
the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary
may include matters applicable for specific sectors of
small entities in addition to matters applicable to all
small entities.
(4) Consultation.--In preparing the report required
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with--
(A) the Administrator, the Director of CISA,
and the Commission; and
(B) small entities, insurers of risks related
to cybersecurity, State governments,
cybersecurity and information technology
companies that work with small entities, and
academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in
cybersecurity.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the
amendments made by this section shall be construed to provide
any additional regulatory authority to CISA.
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77. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Eshoo of California or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 46, insert before line 1 the following:
SEC. 3. PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE OF ASIAN DESCENT.
The President shall ensure that the provisions of this Act
which are aimed at countering the influence of the Chinese
Communist Party are implemented in a manner that does not
result in discrimination against people of Asian descent on the
basis of race, color, ethnicity, or nationality.
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78. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fallon of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Insert after section 30128 the following:
SEC. 30129. AUTHORIZATION TO HIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR THE OFFICE OF
FOREIGN ASSET CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY.
The Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the Director of
the Office of Foreign Assets Control, is authorized to hire an
additional 10 full-time employees to carry out activities of
the Office associated with the People's Republic of China.
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79. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Feenstra of Iowa or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title III of division C, add the following:
SEC. 20303. SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL WORKING GROUP.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Working Group, in this section
referred to as the ``Working Group''.
(b) Membership.--In establishing the Working Group, the
Secretary shall appoint members representing the following:
(1) The Bioenergy Technologies Office of the
Department of Energy.
(2) The Department of Agriculture.
(3) The commercial aviation alternative fuels
initiative.
(4) The Federal Aviation Administration.
(5) The national labs.
(6) At least 4 current or future sustainable aviation
fuel producers representing 4 of the currently approved
ASTM D7566 sustainable aviation fuel production
pathways.
(7) A biorefinery.
(8) An engine original equipment manufacturer.
(9) Agriculture research universities.
(10) Canada.
(11) Mexico.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the Working Group shall submit to
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report that identifies the
research and development needs for each partner and cross-
fertilization program across Federal agencies necessary for
cost-competitive and equivalent safety compared to petroleum-
based jet fuel, while offering improved sustainability and
energy supply security for aviation.
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80. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fitzgerald of
Wisconsin or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 866, line 10, strike ``and''.
Page 866, line 18, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 866, beginning line 19, insert the following:
(H) include a description of clearly defined
program metrics, goals, targets, and planned
outcomes for such strategy, a plan to monitor
and evaluate such strategy, and progress made
toward achieving such goals, targets, and
planned outcomes; and
(I) include a description that elaborates how
the United States Government will align
strategic planning and coordination with key
allies and partners to effectively respond to
the PRC's Belt and Road Initiative,
particularly in the Indo-Pacific.
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81. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fitzgerald of
Wisconsin or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1689, after line 4, insert the following:
SEC. 80203. MERGERS INVOLVING FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES.
(a) Accounting for Foreign Government Subsidies.--A person
required to file a notification required by section 7A of the
Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a) that received a subsidy from a
foreign state shall include in such notification a detailed
accounting of each such subsidy.
(b) Authority of Antitrust Regulators.--The Federal Trade
Commission, with the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney
General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department
of Justice and by rule in accordance with section 553 of title
5, consistent with purposes of this section shall require that
the notification required under subsection (a) be in such form
and contain such documentary material and information relevant
to a proposed acquisition as is necessary and appropriate to
enable the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney
General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department
of Justice to determine whether such acquisition may, if
consummated, violate the antitrust laws.
(c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
(1) Foreign state.--The term ``foreign state'' shall
have the meaning given it in section 1603(a) of title
28, United States Code.
(2) Subsidy.--The term ``subsidy'' includes a direct
subsidy, a grant, a loan (including a below-market
loan), a loan guarantee, a tax concession, a
preferential governmental procurement policy, or other
form of economic support including ownership or control
by a foreign state.
(d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the
date on which the rule described in subsection (b) takes
effect.
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82. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fortenberry of
Nebraska or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1668, after line 13, insert the following:
TITLE XII--ELIMINATE, NEUTRALIZE, AND DISRUPT WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING
REAUTHORIZATION AND IMPROVEMENTS
SEC. 71201. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States Government should continue to
work with international partners, including nations,
nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector,
to identify long-standing and emerging areas of concern
in wildlife poaching and trafficking related to global
supply and demand; and
(2) the activities and required reporting of the
Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking,
established by Executive Order 13648 (78 Fed. Reg.
40621), and modified by sections 201 and 301 of the
Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking
Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7621 and 7631) should be
reauthorized to minimize the disruption of the work of
such Task Force.
SEC. 17202. DEFINITIONS.
Section 2 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife
Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7601) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``involving local
communities'' after ``approach to conservation'';
(2) by amending paragraph to read as follows:
``(4) Country of concern.--The term `country of
concern' means a foreign country specially designated
by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 201(b) as
a major source of wildlife trafficking products or
their derivatives, a major transit point of wildlife
trafficking products or their derivatives, or a major
consumer of wildlife trafficking products, in which--
``(A) the government has actively engaged in,
or knowingly profited from, the trafficking of
protected species; or
``(B) the government facilitates such
trafficking through conduct that may include a
persistent failure to make serious and
sustained efforts to prevent and prosecute such
trafficking.''; and
(3) in paragraph (11), by striking ``section 201''
and inserting ``section 301''.
SEC. 17203. FRAMEWORK FOR INTERAGENCY RESPONSE AND REPORTING.
(a) Reauthorization of Report on Major Wildlife Trafficking
Countries.--Section 201 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and
Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7621) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``annually
thereafter'' and inserting ``biennially thereafter by
June 1 of each year in which a report is required'';
and
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
``(c) Designation.--A country may be designated as a country
of concern under subsection (b) regardless of such country's
status as a focus country.''.
(b) Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking
Responsibilities.--Section 301(a) of the Eliminate, Neutralize,
and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C.
7631(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (10);
and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) pursue programs and develop a strategy--
``(A) to expand the role of technology for
anti-poaching and anti-trafficking efforts, in
partnership with the private sector, foreign
governments, academia, and nongovernmental
organizations (including technology companies
and the transportation and logistics sectors);
and
``(B) to enable local governments to develop
and use such technologies;
``(6) consider programs and initiatives that address
the expansion of the illegal wildlife trade to digital
platforms, including the use of digital currency and
payment platforms for transactions by collaborating
with the private sector, academia, and nongovernmental
organizations, including social media, e-commerce, and
search engine companies, as appropriate;
``(7)(A) establish and publish a procedure for
removing from the list in the biennial report any
country of concern that no longer meets the definition
of country of concern under section 2(4);
``(B) include details about such procedure in the
next report required under section 201;
``(8)(A) implement interventions to address the
drivers of poaching, trafficking, and demand for
illegal wildlife and wildlife products in focus
countries and countries of concern;
``(B) set benchmarks for measuring the effectiveness
of such interventions; and
``(C) consider alignment and coordination with
indicators developed by the Task Force;
``(9) consider additional opportunities to increase
coordination between law enforcement and financial
institutions to identify trafficking activity; and''.
(c) Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking Strategic
Review.--Section 301 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt
Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7631), as amended
by subsection (b), is further amended--
(1) in subsection (d)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``annually'' and inserting
``biennially'';
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at
the end;
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) an analysis of the indicators developed by the
Task Force, and recommended by the Government
Accountability Office, to track and measure inputs,
outputs, law enforcement outcomes, and the market for
wildlife products for each focus country listed in the
report, including baseline measures, as appropriate,
for each indicator in each focus country to determine
the effectiveness and appropriateness of such
indicators to assess progress and whether additional or
separate indicators, or adjustments to indicators, may
be necessary for focus countries.''; and
(2) by striking subsection (e).
SEC. 17204. FUNDING SAFEGUARDS.
(a) Procedures for Obtaining Credible Information.--Section
620M(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2378d(d)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and
(7) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively;
and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) routinely request and obtain such information
from the United States Agency for International
Development, the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, and other relevant Federal agencies that
partner with international nongovernmental conservation
groups;''.
(b) Required Implementation.--The Secretary of State shall
implement the procedures established pursuant to section
620M(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended by
subsection (a), including vetting individuals and units,
whenever the United States Agency for International
Development, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or
any other relevant Federal agency that partners with
international nongovernmental conservation groups provides
assistance to any unit of the security forces of a foreign
country.
SEC. 17205. ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS IN WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING CIVIL PENALTY
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.
(a) Endangered Species Act of 1973.--Section 11(e) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1540(e)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(7) Issuance of subpoenas.--
``(A) In general.--For the purposes of any
inspection or investigation relating to the
import into, or the export from, the United
States of any fish or wildlife or plants
covered under this Act or relating to the
delivery, receipt, carrying, transport,
shipment, sale, or offer for sale in interstate
or foreign commerce of any such fish or
wildlife or plants imported into or exported
from the United States, the Secretary, may
issue subpoenas for the attendance and
testimony of witnesses and the production of
any papers, books, or other records relevant to
the subject matter under investigation.
``(B) Fees and mileage for witnesses.--A
witness summoned under subparagraph (A) shall
be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid
to witnesses in the courts of the United
States.
``(C) Refusal to obey subpoenas.--
``(i) In general.--In the case of a
contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena
served on any person pursuant to this
paragraph, the district court of the
United States for any judicial district
in which the person is found, resides,
or transacts business, on application
by the United States and after notice
to that person, shall have jurisdiction
to issue an order requiring that person
to appear and give testimony before the
Secretary, to appear and produce
documents before the Secretary, or
both.
``(ii) Failure to obey.--Any failure
to obey an order issued by a court
under clause (i) may be punished by
that court as a contempt of that
court.''.
(b) Lacey Act Amendments of 1981.--Section 6 of the Lacey Act
Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3375) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(e) Issuance of Subpoenas.--
``(1) In general.--For the purposes of any inspection
or investigation relating to the import into, or the
export from, the United States of any fish or wildlife
or plants covered under the Lacey Act of 1900 (16
U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) or relating to the transport,
sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate
or foreign commerce of any such fish or wildlife or
plants imported into or exported from the United
States, the Secretary may issue subpoenas for the
attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
production of any papers, books, or other records
relevant to the subject matter under investigation.
``(2) Fees and mileage for witnesses.--A witness
summoned under paragraph (1) shall be paid the same
fees and mileage that are paid to witnesses in the
courts of the United States.
``(3) Refusal to obey subpoenas.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of a contumacy
or refusal to obey a subpoena served on any
person pursuant to this subsection, the
district court of the United States for any
judicial district in which the person is found,
resides, or transacts business, on application
by the United States and after notice to that
person, shall have jurisdiction to issue an
order requiring that person to appear and give
testimony before the Secretary, to appear and
produce documents before the Secretary, or
both.
``(B) Failure to obey.--Any failure to obey
an order issued by a court under subparagraph
(A) may be punished by that court as a contempt
of that court.''.
(c) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.--
(1) Civil penalties.--Subsection (b) of the first
section of the Act of June 8, 1940 (16 U.S.C. 668(b))
(commonly known as the ``Bald and Golden Eagle
Protection Act''), is amended--
(A) by striking ``(b) Whoever, within the''
and inserting the following:
``(b) Civil Penalties.--
``(1) In general.--Whoever, within the''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Hearings; issuance of subpoenas.--
``(A) Hearings.--Hearings held during
proceedings for the assessment of civil
penalties under paragraph (1) shall be
conducted in accordance with section 554 of
title 5, United States Code.
``(B) Issuance of subpoenas.--
``(i) In general.--For purposes of
any hearing held during proceedings for
the assessment of civil penalties under
paragraph (1), the Secretary may issue
subpoenas for the attendance and
testimony of witnesses and the
production of relevant papers, books,
and documents, and may administer
oaths.
``(ii) Fees and mileage for
witnesses.--A witness summoned pursuant
to clause (i) shall be paid the same
fees and mileage that are paid to
witnesses in the courts of the United
States.
``(iii) Refusal to obey subpoenas.--
``(I) In general.--In the
case of a contumacy or refusal
to obey a subpoena served on
any person pursuant to this
subparagraph, the district
court of the United States for
any judicial district in which
the person is found, resides,
or transacts business, on
application by the United
States and after notice to that
person, shall have jurisdiction
to issue an order requiring
that person to appear and give
testimony before the Secretary,
to appear and produce documents
before the Secretary, or both.
``(II) Failure to obey.--Any
failure to obey an order issued
by a court under subclause (I)
may be punished by that court
as a contempt of that court.''.
(2) Investigatory subpoenas.--Section 3 of the Act of
June 8, 1940 (16 U.S.C. 668b) (commonly known as the
``Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act''), is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Issuance of Subpoenas.--
``(1) In general.--For the purposes of any inspection
or investigation relating to the import into or the
export from the United States of any bald or golden
eagles covered under this Act, or any parts, nests, or
eggs of any such bald or golden eagles, the Secretary
may issue subpoenas for the attendance and testimony of
witnesses and the production of any papers, books, or
other records relevant to the subject matter under
investigation.
``(2) Fees and mileage for witnesses.--A witness
summoned under paragraph (1) shall be paid the same
fees and mileage that are paid to witnesses in the
courts of the United States.
``(3) Refusal to obey subpoenas.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of a contumacy
or refusal to obey a subpoena served on any
person pursuant to this subsection, the
district court of the United States for any
judicial district in which the person is found,
resides, or transacts business, on application
by the United States and after notice to that
person, shall have jurisdiction to issue an
order requiring that person to appear and give
testimony before the Secretary, to appear and
produce documents before the Secretary, or
both.
``(B) Failure to obey.--Any failure to obey
an order issued by a court under subparagraph
(A) may be punished by that court as a contempt
of that court.''.
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83. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Foster of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 641, after line 22, insert the following:
Subtitle G--National Nuclear University Research Infrastructure
Reinvestment
SEC. 10671. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``National Nuclear
University Research Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2021''.
SEC. 10672. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this subtitle are--
(1) to upgrade the nuclear research capabilities of
universities in the United States to meet the research
requirements of advanced nuclear energy systems;
(2) to ensure the continued operation of university
research reactors;
(3) to coordinate available resources to enable the
establishment, including the start and efficient
completion of construction, of new nuclear science and
engineering facilities; and
(4) to support--
(A) workforce development critical to
maintaining United States leadership in nuclear
science and engineering and related
disciplines; and
(B) the establishment or enhancement of
nuclear science and engineering capabilities
and other, related capabilities at historically
Black colleges and universities, Tribal
colleges or universities, minority-serving
institutions, EPSCoR universities, junior or
community colleges, and associate-degree-
granting colleges
SEC. 10673. UNIVERSITY INFRASTRUCTURE COLLABORATION.
Section 954(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16274(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2) by amending subparagraph (D) to
read as follows:
``(D) promote collaborations, partnerships,
and knowledge sharing between institutions of
higher education, National Laboratories, other
Federal agencies, industry, and associated
labor unions; and''.
(2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follow:
``(4) Strengthening university research and training
reactors and associated infrastructure.--
``(A) In general.--In carrying out the
program under this subsection, the Secretary
may support--
``(i) converting research reactors
from high-enrichment fuels to low-
enrichment fuels and upgrading
operational instrumentation;
``(ii) revitalizing and upgrading
existing nuclear science and
engineering infrastructure that support
the development of advanced nuclear
technologies and applications;
``(iii) regional or subregional
university-led consortia to--
``(I) broaden access to
university research reactors;
``(II) enhance existing
university-based nuclear
science and engineering
infrastructure; and
``(III) provide project
management, technical support,
quality engineering and
inspections, manufacturing, and
nuclear material support.";
``(iv) student training programs, in
collaboration with the United States
nuclear industry, in relicensing and
upgrading reactors, including through
the provision of technical assistance;
and
``(v) reactor improvements that
emphasize research, training, and
education, including through the
Innovations in Nuclear Infrastructure
and Education Program or any similar
program.
``(B) Of any amounts appropriated to carry
out the program under this subsection, there is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
to carry out clauses (ii) and (iii) of
subparagraph (A) $55,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2022 through 2026.''.
SEC. 10674. ADVANCED NUCLEAR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENT
SUBPROGRAM.
Section 954(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16274(a)), as amended by section 3, is further amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as
paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) Advanced nuclear research infrastructure
enhancement.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry
out a subprogram to be known as the Advanced
Nuclear Research Infrastructure Enhancement
Subprogram in order to--
``(i) demonstrate various advanced
nuclear reactor and nuclear
microreactor concepts;
``(ii) establish medical isotope
production reactors or other
specialized applications; and
``(iii) advance other research
infrastructure that, in the
determination of the Secretary, is
consistent with the mission of the
Department.
``(B) New nuclear science and engineering
facilities.--In carrying out the subprogram,
the Secretary shall establish--
``(i) not more than 4 new research
reactors; and
``(ii) new nuclear science and
engineering facilities, as required to
address research demand and identified
infrastructure gaps.
``(C) Locations.--New research reactors and
facilities established under subparagraph (B)
shall be established in a manner that--
``(i) supports the regional or
subregional consortia described in
paragraph (4)(C); and
``(ii) encourages the participation
of--
``(I) historically Black
colleges and universities;
``(II) Tribal colleges or
universities;
``(III) minority-serving
institutions;
``(IV) EPSCoR universities;
``(V) junior or community
colleges; and
``(VI) associate-degree-
granting colleges.
``(D) Fuel requirements.--New research
reactors established under subparagraph (B)
shall not use high-enriched uranium, as defined
in section 2001 of division Z of the Consoli5
dated Appropriations Act of 2021.
``(E) Authorization of appropriations.--Of
any amounts appropriated to carry out the
program under this section, there are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
to carry out the subprogram under this
paragraph--
``(i) $10,000,000 for fiscal year
2022;
``(ii) $45,000,000 for fiscal year
2023;
``(iii) $60,000,000 for fiscal year
2024;
``(iv) $65,000,000 for fiscal year
2025;
``(v) $80,000,000 for fiscal year
2026;
``(vi) $140,000,000 for fiscal year
2027;
``(vii) $120,000,000 for fiscal year
2028; and
``(viii) $80,000,000 for fiscal year
2029.''; and
(3) by amending paragraph (9), as redesignated by
paragraph (1) of this section, to read as follows:
``(9) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Associate-degree-granting college.--The
term `associate-degree- granting college' means
an institution of higher education (as
determined under section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 20 U.S.C. 1001) that--
``(i) is a nonprofit institution that
offers a 2-year associate-degree
program or a 2-year certificate
program; or
``(ii) is a proprietary institution
that offers a 2-year associate degree
program;
``(B) Junior faculty.--The term `junior
faculty' means a faculty member who was awarded
a doctorate less than 10 years before receipt
of an award from the grant program described in
paragraph (2)(B);
``(C) Junior or community college.--The term
"junior or community college: has the meaning
given the term in section 312 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058);
``(D) Epscor university.--The term `EPSCoR
university' means an institution of higher
education located in a State eligible to
participate in the program defined in section
502 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act
of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 1862p note);
``(E) Historically black college or
university.--The term `historically Black
college or university' has the meaning given
the term `part B institution' in section 322 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1061);
``(F) Minority-serving institution.--The term
`minority-serving institution' means a
Hispanic-serving institution, an Alaska Native-
serving institution, a Native Hawaiian-serving
institutions, a Predominantly Black
Institution, an Asian American and Native
American Pacific Islander-serving institution,
or a Native American-serving nontribal
institution as described in section 371 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1067q(a)); and
``(G) Tribal college or university.--The term
`Tribal College or University' has the meaning
given such term in section 316 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c).''.
SEC. 10675. SCIENCE EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES SCHOLARSHIPS,
FELLOWSHIPS, AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--The purpose of this section is to support a
diverse workforce for the complex landscape associated with
effective and equitable development of advanced nuclear energy
technologies, including interdisciplinary research to enable
positive impacts and avoid potential negative impacts across
the lifespan of nuclear energy technologies.
(b) Nontechnical Nuclear Research.--Section 313 of the
Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 42 U.S.C.
16274a) is amended:
(1) in subsection (b)(2), after ``engineering'', by
inserting ``, which may include nontechnical nuclear
research.'';
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting after paragraph
(2) the following:
``(3) Nontechnical nuclear research.--The term
`nontechnical nuclear research' means research with
specializations such as social sciences or law that can
support an increase in community engagement,
participation, and confidence in nuclear energy
systems, including the navigation of the licensing
required for advanced reactor deployment, aligned with
the objectives in section 951(a)(2) of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271(a)(2)).''; and
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``$30,000,000''
and inserting ``$45,000,000''.
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84. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Foster of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 561, after line 3, insert the following:
SEC. 10631A. NATIONAL LABORATORIES RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) 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).
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Energy.
(b) Restoration and Modernization Projects.--The Secretary
shall fund projects described in subsection (c) as needed to
address the deferred maintenance, critical infrastructure
needs, and modernization of National Laboratories.
(c) Projects Described.--The projects referred to in
subsection (b) are, as determined by the Secretary--
(1) priority deferred maintenance projects at
National Laboratories, including facilities sustainment
for, upgrade of, and construction of research
laboratories, administrative and support buildings,
utilities, roads, power plants, and any other critical
infrastructure; and
(2) lab modernization projects at National
Laboratories, including lab modernization projects
relating to core infrastructure needed--
(A) to support existing and emerging science
missions with new and specialized requirements
for world-leading scientific user facilities
and computing capabilities; and
(B) to maintain safe, efficient, reliable,
and environmentally responsible operations.
(d) Submission to Congress.--For each fiscal year through
fiscal year 2026, at the same time as the annual budget
submission of the President, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Science,
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a list of
projects for which the Secretary will provide funding under
this section, including a description of each project and the
funding profile for the project.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section
$6,100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through
2026.
(2) Office of science.--Not less than \1/3\ of the
amounts made available to carry out this section each
fiscal year shall be managed by the Office of Science
of the Department of Energy.
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85. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Foster of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1711, insert after line 22 the following:
(c) Dual Intent for F Nonimmigrants in STEM Fields
Permitted.--Notwithstanding section 214(b) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(b)), an alien who is a bona
fide student admitted to a program of study involving science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics (as such term is
defined in section 204(a)(1)(M) of such Act), may obtain a visa
or be granted status under section 101(a)(15)(F) of such Act
even if such alien intends to seek lawful permanent resident
status in the United States.
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86. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Foster of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 189, after line 5, insert the following:
SEC. 10115. NATIONAL VIRTUAL BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY.
The Office of Science may allocate any funds authorized under
this title to the National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory so
long as such allocation is in conformity with the purpose and
any other requirements of such authorization.
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87. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Foster of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 210, line 3, after ``systems'' insert ``, including
identity and attribute validation services provided by Federal,
State, and local governments''.
Page 210, line 23, after ``systems'' insert ``, including
identity and attribute validation services provided by Federal,
State, and local governments''.
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88. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gallagher of Wisconsin
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of division E of title VI, add the following new
section:
SEC. 40103. AMERICAN SECURITY DRONE ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``American
Security Drone Act of 2022''.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the congressional defense committees as
defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United
States Code;
(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology, and the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives; and
(C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.
(2) Covered foreign entity.--The term ``covered
foreign entity'' means an entity included on a list
developed and maintained by the Federal Acquisition
Security Council that includes entities in the
following categories:
(A) An entity included on the Consolidated
Screening List.
(B) Any entity that is subject to
extrajudicial direction from a foreign
government, as determined by the Secretary of
Homeland Security.
(C) Any entity the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in coordination with the Director of
National Intelligence and the Secretary of
Defense, determines poses a national security
risk.
(D) Any entity domiciled in the People's
Republic of China or subject to influence or
control by the Government of the People's
Republic of China or the Communist Party of the
People's Republic of China, as determined by
the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(E) Any subsidiary or affiliate of an entity
described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
(3) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency''
has the meaning given that term in section 133 of title
41, United States Code.
(4) Unmanned aircraft system; uas.--Except as
otherwise provided, the terms ``unmanned aircraft
system'' and ``UAS'' mean an unmanned aircraft and
associated elements (consisting of communication links
and the components that control the unmanned aircraft)
that are required for the operator to operate safely
and efficiently in the national airspace system.
(c) Prohibition on Procurement of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
From Covered Foreign Entities.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraphs
(2) and (3), the head of an executive agency may not
procure any unmanned aircraft system that is
manufactured, assembled, designed, or patented by a
covered foreign entity that are required for the
operator to operate safely and efficiently in the
national airspace system. The Federal Acquisition
Security Council, in coordination with the Secretary of
Transportation, shall develop and update a list of
associated elements.
(2) Exemption.--The Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General are
exempt from the restriction under paragraph (1) if the
operation or procurement--
(A) is for the sole purposes of research,
evaluation, training, testing, or analysis
for--
(i) electronic warfare;
(ii) information warfare operations;
(iii) development of UAS or counter-
UAS technology;
(iv) counterterrorism or
counterintelligence activities; or
(v) Federal criminal investigations,
including forensic examinations; and
(B) is required in the national interest of
the United States.
(3) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may
waive the prohibition under paragraph (1)--
(A) with the approval of the Secretary of
Homeland Security or the Secretary of Defense;
and
(B) upon notification to Congress.
(d) Prohibition on Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
From Covered Foreign Entities.--
(1) Prohibition.--
(A) In general.--Beginning on the date that
is 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, an executive agency may not operate
an unmanned aircraft system manufactured,
assembled, designed, or patented by a covered
foreign entity.
(B) Applicability to contracted services.--
The prohibition under subparagraph (A) applies
to any unmanned aircraft systems that are being
used by any executive agency through the method
of contracting for the services of unmanned
aircraft systems.
(2) Exemption.--The Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General are
exempt from the restriction under paragraph (1) if the
operation or procurement--
(A) is for the sole purposes of research,
evaluation, training, testing, or analysis
for--
(i) electronic warfare;
(ii) information warfare operations;
(iii) development of UAS or counter-
UAS technology;
(iv) counterterrorism or
counterintelligence activities; or
(v) Federal criminal investigations,
including forensic examinations; and
(B) is required in the national interest of
the United States.
(3) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may
waive the prohibition under paragraph (1) on a case-by-
case basis--
(A) with the approval of the Secretary of
Homeland Security or the Secretary of Defense;
and
(B) upon notification to Congress.
(4) Regulations and guidance.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall prescribe
regulations or guidance to implement this subsection.
(e) Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds for Purchases and
Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems From Covered Foreign
Entities.--
(1) In general.--Beginning on the date that is 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), Federal
funds awarded through a contract, grant, or cooperative
agreement entered into on or after such effective date,
or otherwise made available, may not be used--
(A) to purchase a unmanned aircraft system,
or a system to counter unmanned aircraft
systems, that is manufactured, assembled,
designed, or patented by a covered foreign
entity; or
(B) in connection with the operation of such
a drone or unmanned aircraft system.
(2) Exemption.--An executive agency is exempt from
the restriction under paragraph (1) if the operation or
procurement is for the sole purposes of research,
evaluation, training, testing, or analysis, as
determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Secretary of Defense, or the Attorney General, for--
(A) electronic warfare;
(B) information warfare operations;
(C) development of UAS or counter-UAS
technology;
(D) counterterrorism or counterintelligence
activities;
(E) Federal criminal investigations,
including forensic examinations; or
(F) the safe integration of UAS in the
national airspace (as determined in
consultation with the Secretary of
Transportation); and
(G) is required in the national interest of
the United States.
(3) Waiver.--The head of an executive agency may
waive the prohibition under paragraph (1) on a case-by-
case basis--
(A) with the approval of the Secretary of
Homeland Security or the Secretary of Defense;
and
(B) upon notification to Congress.
(4) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal
Acquisition Regulatory Council shall prescribe
regulations or guidance, as necessary, to implement the
requirements of this subsection relating to Federal
contracts.
(f) Prohibition on Use of Government-issued Purchase Cards to
Purchase Unmanned Aircraft Systems From Covered Foreign
Entities.--Effective immediately, Government-issued Purchase
Cards may not be used to procure any unmanned aircraft system
from a covered foreign entity.
(g) Management of Existing Inventories of Unmanned Aircraft
Systems From Covered Foreign Entities.--
(1) In general.--Effective immediately, all executive
agencies must account for existing inventories of
unmanned aircraft systems manufactured, assembled,
designed, or patented by a covered foreign entity in
their personal property accounting systems, regardless
of the original procurement cost, or the purpose of
procurement due to the special monitoring and
accounting measures necessary to track the items'
capabilities.
(2) Classified tracking.--Due to the sensitive nature
of missions and operations conducted by the United
States Government, inventory data related to unmanned
aircraft systems manufactured, assembled, designed, or
patented by a covered foreign entity may be tracked at
a classified level.
(3) Exceptions.--The Department of Defense and
Department of Homeland Security may exclude from the
full inventory process, unmanned aircraft systems that
are deemed expendable due to mission risk such as
recovery issues or that are one-time-use unmanned
aircraft system due to requirements and low cost.
(h) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 275 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report
on the amount of commercial off-the-shelf drones and unmanned
aircraft systems procured by Federal departments and agencies
from covered foreign entities.
(i) Government-wide Policy for Procurement of Unmanned
Aircraft Systems.--
(1) In general.--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 Department of Homeland Security, Department of
Transportation, the Department of Justice, and other
Departments as determined by the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget, and in consultation with the
National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall
establish a government-wide policy for the procurement
of UAS--
(A) for non-Department of Defense and non-
intelligence community operations; and
(B) through grants and cooperative agreements
entered into with non-Federal entities.
(2) Information security.--The policy developed under
paragraph (1) shall include the following
specifications, which to the extent practicable, shall
be based on industry standards and technical guidance
from the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, to address the risks associated with
processing, storing and transmitting Federal
information in a UAS:
(A) Protections to ensure controlled access
of UAS.
(B) Protecting software, firmware, and
hardware by ensuring changes to UAS are
properly managed, including by ensuring UAS can
be updated using a secure, controlled, and
configurable mechanism.
(C) Cryptographically securing sensitive
collected, stored, and transmitted data,
including proper handling of privacy data and
other controlled unclassified information.
(D) Appropriate safeguards necessary to
protect sensitive information, including during
and after use of UAS.
(E) Appropriate data security to ensure that
data is not transmitted to or stored in non-
approved locations.
(F) The ability to opt out of the uploading,
downloading, or transmitting of data that is
not required by law or regulation and an
ability to choose with whom and where
information is shared when it is required.
(3) Requirement.--The policy developed under
paragraph (1) shall reflect an appropriate risk-based
approach to information security related to use of UAS.
(4) Revision of acquisition regulations.--Not later
than 180 days after the date on which the policy
required under paragraph (1) is issued--
(A) the Federal Acquisition Regulatory
Council shall revise the Federal Acquisition
Regulation, as necessary, to implement the
policy; and
(B) any executive agency or other Federal
entity not subject to, or not subject solely
to, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall
revise applicable policy, guidance, or
regulations, as necessary, to implement the
policy.
(5) Exemption.--In developing the policy required
under paragraph (1), the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall incorporate an exemption to
the policy for the following reasons:
(A) In the case of procurement for the
purposes of training, testing or analysis for--
(i) electronic warfare; or
(ii) information warfare operations.
(B) In the case of researching UAS
technology, including testing, evaluation,
research, or development of technology to
counter UAS.
(C) In the case of a head of the procuring
executive agency determining, in writing, that
no product that complies with the information
security requirements described in paragraph
(2) is capable of fulfilling mission critical
performance requirements, and such
determination--
(i) may not be delegated below the
level of the Deputy Secretary of the
procuring executive agency;
(ii) shall specify--
(I) the quantity of end items
to which the waiver applies,
the procurement value of which
may not exceed $50,000 per
waiver; and
(II) the time period over
which the waiver applies, which
shall not exceed 3 years;
(iii) shall be reported to the Office
of Management and Budget following
issuance of such a determination; and
(iv) not later than 30 days after the
date on which the determination is
made, shall be provided to the
Committee on Homeland Security and
Government Affairs of the Senate and
the Committee on Oversight and Reform
of the House of Representatives.
(j) Study on the Supply Chain for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
and Components.--
(1) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment,
in consultation with the Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall provide to
the appropriate congressional committees a report on
the supply chain for covered unmanned aircraft systems,
including a discussion of current and projected future
demand for covered unmanned aircraft systems.
(2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A description of the current and future
global and domestic market for covered unmanned
aircraft systems that are not widely
commercially available except from a covered
foreign entity.
(B) A description of the sustainability,
availability, cost, and quality of secure
sources of covered unmanned aircraft systems
domestically and from sources in allied and
partner countries.
(C) The plan of the Secretary of Defense to
address any gaps or deficiencies identified in
subparagraph (B), including through the use of
funds available under the Defense Production
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) and
partnerships with the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration and other interested
persons.
(D) Such other information as the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment determines to be appropriate.
(3) Covered unmanned aircraft system defined.--In
this subsection, the term ``covered unmanned aircraft
system'' means an unmanned aircraft system (as defined
in subsection (b)) and any components of such a system.
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89. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Garamendi of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end the following:
DIVISION M--OCEAN SHIPPING REFORM
SEC. 120001. PURPOSES.
Section 40101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
striking paragraphs (2) through (4) and inserting the
following:
``(2) ensure an efficient and competitive
transportation system for the common carriage of goods
by water in the foreign commerce of the United States
that is, as far as possible, in harmony with fair and
equitable international shipping practices;
``(3) encourage the development of a competitive and
efficient liner fleet of vessels of the United States
capable of meeting national security and commerce needs
of the United States;
``(4) support the growth and development of United
States exports through a competitive and efficient
system for the common carriage of goods by water in the
foreign commerce of the United States and by placing a
greater reliance on the marketplace; and
``(5) promote reciprocal trade in the common carriage
of goods by water in the foreign commerce of the United
States.''.
SEC. 120002. SERVICE CONTRACTS.
Section 40502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (7) by striking ``; and''
and inserting a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (8) by striking the period
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(9) any other essential terms or minimum contract
requirements that the Federal Maritime Commission
determines necessary or appropriate.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Service Contract Requirement.--With respect to service
contracts entered into under this section, a common carrier
shall establish, observe, and enforce just and reasonable
regulations and practices relating to essential terms and
minimum contract requirements the Commission determines are
necessary or appropriate under subsection (c)(9).''.
SEC. 120003. SHIPPING EXCHANGE REGISTRY.
(a) In General.--Chapter 405 of title 46, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 40504. Shipping exchange registry
``(a) In General.--No person may operate a shipping exchange
involving ocean transportation in the foreign commerce of the
United States unless the shipping exchange is registered as a
national shipping exchange under the terms and conditions
provided in this section and the regulations issued pursuant to
this section.
``(b) Registration.--A person shall register a shipping
exchange by filing with the Federal Maritime Commission an
application for registration in such form as the Commission, by
rule, may prescribe containing the rules of the exchange and
such other information and documents as the Commission, by
rule, may prescribe as necessary or appropriate in the public
interest.
``(c) Exemption.--The Commission may exempt, conditionally or
unconditionally, a shipping exchange from registration and
licensing under this section if the Commission finds that the
shipping exchange is subject to comparable, comprehensive
supervision and regulation by the appropriate governmental
authorities in the home country of the shipping exchange.
``(d) Regulations.--In issuing regulations pursuant to
subsection (a), the Commission shall set standards necessary to
carry out subtitle IV for registered national shipping
exchanges, including the minimum requirements for service
contracts established under section 40502, and issue licenses
for registered national shipping exchanges.
``(e) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `shipping
exchange' means a platform, digital, over-the-counter or
otherwise, which connects shippers with common carriers (both
vessel-operating and non-vessel-operating) for the purpose of
entering into underlying agreements or contracts for the
transport of cargo, by vessel or other modes of
transportation.''.
(b) Applicability.--The registration requirement under
section 40504 of title 46, United States Code (as added by this
section), shall take effect on the date on which the Federal
Maritime Commission issues regulations required under
subsection (d) of such section.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 405 of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``40504. Shipping exchange registry.''.
SEC. 120004. DATA COLLECTION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 411 of title 46, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 41110. Data collection
``(a) In General.--Common carriers covered under this chapter
shall submit to the Federal Maritime Commission a calendar
quarterly report that describes the total import and export
tonnage and the total loaded and empty 20-foot equivalent units
per vessel (making port in the United States, including any
territory or possession of the United States) operated by such
common carrier.
``(b) Prohibition on Duplication.--Data required to be
reported under subsection (a) may not duplicate information--
``(1) submitted to the Corps of Engineers pursuant to
section 11 of the Act entitled `An Act authorizing the
construction, repair, and preservation of certain
public works on rivers and harbors, and for other
purposes', approved September 22, 1922 (33 U.S.C. 555),
by an ocean common carrier acting as a vessel operator;
or
``(2) submitted pursuant to section 481 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1481) to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection by merchandise importers.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 411 of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``41110. Data collection.''.
SEC. 120005. NATIONAL SHIPPER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) National Shipper Advisory Committee.--Section 42502(c)(3)
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``,
including customs brokers or freight forwarders'' after ``ocean
common carriers'' each place such term occurs.
(b) Analysis.--The analysis for chapter 425 of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by inserting before the item
relating to section 42501 the following:
``Sec.''.
SEC. 120006. ANNUAL REPORT AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURES.
(a) Report on Foreign Laws and Practices.--Section 46106(b)
of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (6)--
(A) by striking ``under this part'' and
inserting ``under chapter 403''; and
(B) by striking the period and inserting a
semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) an identification of any anticompetitive or
nonreciprocal trade practices by ocean common carriers;
``(8) an analysis of any trade imbalance resulting
from the business practices of ocean common carriers,
including an analysis of the data collected under
section 41110; and
``(9) an identification of any otherwise concerning
practices by ocean common carriers, particularly such
carriers that are--
``(A) State-owned or State-controlled
enterprises; or
``(B) owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary
of, or is otherwise related legally or
financially (other than a minority relationship
or investment) to a corporation based in a
country--
``(i) identified as a nonmarket
economy country (as defined in section
771(18) of the Tariff Act of ( U.S.C.
1677(18))) as of the date of enactment
of this paragraph;
``(ii) identified by the United
States Trade Representative in the most
recent report required by section 182
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2242) as a priority foreign country
under subsection (a)(2) of that
section; or
``(iii) subject to monitoring by the
Trade Representative under section 306
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2416).''.
(b) Public Disclosure.--
(1) In general.--Section 46106 of title 46, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(d) Public Disclosures.--The Federal Maritime Commission
shall publish, and annually update, on the website of the
Commission--
``(1) all findings by the Commission of false
certifications by common carriers or marine terminal
operators under section 41104(a)(15) of this title; and
``(2) all penalties imposed or assessed against
common carriers or marine terminal operators, as
applicable, under sections 41107, 41108, and 41109,
listed by each common carrier or marine terminal
operator.''.
(2) Conforming and clerical amendments.--
(A) Conforming amendment.--The heading for
section 46106 of title 46, United States Code,
is amended by inserting ``and public
disclosure'' after ``report''.
(B) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for
chapter 461 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by striking the item related to section
46106 and inserting the following:
``46106. Annual report and public disclosure.''.
SEC. 120007. GENERAL PROHIBITIONS.
Section 41102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
adding by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Prohibition on Retaliation.--A common carrier, marine
terminal operator, or ocean transportation intermediary, either
alone or in conjunction with any other person, directly or
indirectly, may not retaliate against a shipper, a shipper's
agent, or a motor carrier by refusing, or threatening to
refuse, cargo space accommodations when available, or resort to
other unfair or unjustly discriminatory methods because the
shipper has patronized another carrier, has filed a complaint,
or for any other reason.
``(e) Certification.--A common carrier or marine terminal
operator shall not charge any other person demurrage or
detention charges under a tariff, marine terminal schedule,
service contract, or any other contractual obligation unless
accompanied by an accurate certification that such charges
comply with all rules and regulations concerning demurrage or
detention issued by the Commission. The certification
requirement only applies to the entity that establishes the
charge, and a common carrier or marine terminal operator that
collects a charge on behalf of another common carrier or marine
terminal operator is not responsible for providing the
certification, except that an invoice from a common carrier or
marine terminal operator collecting a charge on behalf of
another must include a certification from the party that
established the charge.''.
SEC. 120008. PROHIBITION ON UNREASONABLY DECLINING CARGO.
(a) Unreasonably Declining Cargo.--Section 41104 of title 46,
United States Code, is amended in subsection (a)--
(1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:
``(3) engage in practices that unreasonably reduce
shipper accessibility to equipment necessary for the
loading or unloading of cargo;'';
(2) in paragraph (12) by striking ``; or'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(3) in paragraph (13) by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(14) fail to furnish or cause a contractor to fail
to furnish containers or other facilities and
instrumentalities needed to perform transportation
services, including allocation of vessel space
accommodations, in consideration of reasonably
foreseeable import and export demands; or
``(15) unreasonably decline export cargo bookings if
such cargo can be loaded safely and timely, as
determined by the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and
carried on a vessel scheduled for the immediate
destination of such cargo.''.
(b) Rulemaking on Unreasonably Declining Cargo.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall
initiate a rulemaking proceeding to define the term
``unreasonably decline'' for the purposes of subsection
(a)(15) of section 41104 of title 46, United States
Code (as added by subsection (a)).
(2) Contents.--The rulemaking under paragraph (1)
shall address the unreasonableness of ocean common
carriers prioritizing the shipment of empty containers
while excluding, limiting, or otherwise reducing the
shipment of full, loaded containers when such
containers are readily available to be shipped and the
appurtenant vessel has the weight and space capacity
available to carry such containers if loaded in a safe
and timely manner.
SEC. 120009. DETENTION AND DEMURRAGE.
(a) In General.--Section 41104 of title 46, United States
Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Certification.--Failure of a common carrier to include
a certification under section 41102(e) alongside any demurrage
or detention charge shall eliminate any obligation of the
charged party to pay the applicable charge.
``(e) Demurrage and Detention Practices and Charges.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and not later than
30 days of the date of enactment of this subsection, a common
carrier or marine terminal operator, shall--
``(1) act in a manner consistent with any rules or
regulations concerning demurrage or detention issued by
the Commission;
``(2) maintain all records supporting the assessment
of any demurrage or detention charges for a period of 5
years and provide such records to the invoiced party or
to the Commission on request; and
``(3) bear the burden of establishing the
reasonableness of any demurrage or detention charges
which are the subject of any complaint proceeding
challenging a common carrier or marine terminal
operator demurrage or detention charges as unjust and
unreasonable.
``(f) Penalties for False or Inaccurate Certified Demurrage
or Detention Charges.--In the event of a finding that the
certification under section 41102(e) was inaccurate, or false
after submission under section 41301, penalties under section
41107 shall be applied if the Commission determines, in a
separate enforcement proceeding, such certification was
inaccurate or false.''.
(b) Rulemaking on Detention and Demurrage.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Maritime
Commission shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to
establish rules prohibiting common carriers and marine
terminal operators from adopting and applying unjust
and unreasonable demurrage and detention rules and
practices.
(2) Contents.--The rulemaking under paragraph (1)
shall address the issues identified in the final rule
published on May 18, 2020, titled ``Interpretive Rule
on Demurrage and Detention Under the Shipping Act'' (85
Fed. Reg. 29638), including the following:
(A) Establishing clear and uniform
definitions for demurrage, detention, cargo
availability for retrieval and associated free
time, and other terminology used in the rule.
The definition for cargo availability for
retrieval shall account for government
inspections.
(B) Establishing that demurrage and detention
rules are not independent revenue sources but
incentivize efficiencies in the ocean
transportation network, including the retrieval
of cargo and return of equipment.
(C) Prohibiting the consumption of free time
or collection of demurrage and detention
charges when obstacles to the cargo retrieval
or return of equipment are within the scope of
responsibility of the carrier or their agent
and beyond the control of the invoiced or
contracting party.
(D) Prohibiting the commencement or
continuation of free time unless cargo is
available for retrieval and timely notice of
cargo availability has been provided.
(E) Prohibiting the consumption of free time
or collection of demurrage charges when marine
terminal appointments are not available during
the free time period.
(F) Prohibiting the consumption of free time
or collection of detention charges on
containers when the marine terminal required
for return is not open or available.
(G) Requiring common carriers to provide
timely notice of--
(i) cargo availability after vessel
discharge;
(ii) container return locations; and
(iii) advance notice for container
early return dates.
(H) Establishing minimum billing
requirements, including timeliness and
supporting information that shall be included
in or with invoices for demurrage and detention
charges that will allow the invoiced party to
validate the charges.
(I) Requiring common carriers and marine
terminal operators to establish reasonable
dispute resolution policies and practices.
(J) Establishing the responsibilities of
shippers, receivers, and draymen with respect
to cargo retrieval and equipment return.
(K) Clarifying rules for the invoicing of
parties other than the shipper for any
demurrage, detention, or other similar per
container charges, including determining
whether such parties should be billed at all.
(c) Rulemaking on Minimum Service Standards.--Not later than
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission
shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to incorporate
subsections (d) through (f) of 41104 of title 46, United States
Code, which shall include the following:
(1) The obligation to adopt reasonable rules and
practices related to or connected with the furnishing
and allocation of adequate and suitable equipment,
vessel space accommodations, containers, and other
instrumentalities necessary for the receiving, loading,
carriage, unloading and delivery of cargo.
(2) The duty to perform the contract of carriage with
reasonable dispatch.
(3) The requirement to carry United States export
cargo if such cargo can be loaded safely and timely, as
determined by the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and
carried on a vessel scheduled for such cargo's
immediate destination.
(4) The requirement of ocean common carriers to
establish contingency service plans to address and
mitigate service disruptions and inefficiencies during
periods of port congestion and other market
disruptions.
SEC. 120010. ASSESSMENT OF PENALTIES.
(a) Assessment of Penalties.--Section 41109 of title 46,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``or, in addition to or in
lieu of a civil penalty, order the refund of
money'' after ``this part''; and
(B) by inserting ``or refund of money'' after
``conditions, a civil penalty'';
(2) in subsection (c) by inserting ``or refund of
money'' after ``civil penalty'';
(3) in subsection (e) by inserting ``or order a
refund of money'' after ``civil penalty''; and
(4) in subsection (f) by inserting ``or who is
ordered to refund money'' after ``civil penalty is
assessed''.
(b) Additional Penalties.--Section 41108(a) of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``section 41104(1),
(2), or (7)'' and inserting ``subsections (d) or (e) of section
41102 or paragraph (1), (2), (7), (14), or (15) of section
41104(a)''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 41309 of title 46, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``or refund of money'' after
``payment of reparation''; and
(B) by inserting ``or to whom the refund of
money was ordered'' after ``award was made'';
and
(2) in subsection (b) by inserting ``or refund of
money'' after ``award of reparation''.
(d) Award of Reparations.--Section 41305(c) of title 46,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``or (c)'' after ``41102(b)''; and
(2) by inserting ``, or if the Commission determines
that a violation of section 41102(e) was made willfully
or knowingly'' after ``of this title''.
SEC. 120011. INVESTIGATIONS.
Section 41302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``or agreement'' and inserting ``, agreement, fee, or
charge''.
SEC. 120012. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Section 41307(b) to title 46, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in the heading by striking ``and third
parties''; and
(B) by striking the second sentence; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Third party intervention.--The court may allow
a third party to intervene in a civil action brought
under this section.''.
SEC. 120013. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) Federal Maritime Commission.--The analysis for chapter
461 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the
first item relating to chapter 461.
(b) Assessment of Penalties.--Section 41109(c) of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``section 41104(1)
or (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1) or (2) of section
41104(a)''.
(c) National Shipper Advisory Committee.--Section 42502(c)(3)
of title 46, United States Code is amended by striking
``Representation'' and all that follows through ``Members'' and
inserting ``Representation.--Members''.
SEC. 120014. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 46108 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``$29,086,888 for fiscal year 2020 and $29,639,538 for
fiscal year 2021'' and inserting ``$32,603,492 for fiscal year
2022 and $35,863,842 for fiscal year 2023''.
SEC. 120015. NAS STUDY ON SUPPLY CHAIN INDUSTRY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of
Sciences under which the National Academy shall conduct a study
on the United States supply chain that examines data
constraints that impede the flow of maritime cargo and add to
supply chain inefficiencies and that identifies data sharing
systems that can be employed to improve the functioning of the
United States supply chain.
(b) Contents.--The study required under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) the identification of where bottlenecks or
chokepoints are most prominent within the United States
supply chain;
(2) the identification of what common shipping data
is created with each hand-off of a container through
the United States supply chain and how such data is
stored and shared;
(3) the identification of critical data elements used
by any entity covered by subsection (c), including the
key elements used for various supply chain business
processes;
(4) a review of the methodology used to store,
access, and disseminate shipping data across the United
States supply chain and evaluation of the
inefficiencies in such methodology;
(5) an analysis of existing and potential impediments
to the free flow of information among entities covered
by subsection (c), including--
(A) identification of barriers that prevent
carriers, terminals, and shippers from having
access to commercial data; and
(B) any inconsistencies in--
(i) terminology used across data
elements connected to the shipment,
arrival, and unloading of a shipping
container; and
(ii) the classification systems used
across the United States supply chain,
including inconsistencies in the names
of entities covered by subsection (c),
geographical names, and terminology;
(6) the identification of information to be included
in an improved data sharing system designed to plan,
execute, and monitor the optimal loading and unloading
of maritime cargo; and
(7) the identification of existing software and data
sharing platforms available to facilitate propagation
of information to all agents involved in the loading
and unloading of maritime cargo and evaluate the
effectiveness of such software and platforms if
implemented.
(c) Collection of Information.--In conducting the study
required under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences
shall collect information from--
(1) vessel operating common carriers and non-vessel
operating common carriers;
(2) marine terminal operators;
(3) commercial motor vehicle operators;
(4) railroad carriers;
(5) chassis providers;
(6) ocean transportation intermediaries;
(7) custom brokers;
(8) freight forwarders;
(9) shippers and cargo owners;
(10) the National Shipper Advisory Committee;
(11) relevant government agencies, such as the
Federal Maritime Commission, the Surface Transportation
Board, and the United States Customs and Border
Protection;
(12) to the extent practicable, representatives of
foreign countries and maritime jurisdictions outside of
the United States; and
(13) any other entity involved in the transportation
of ocean cargo and the unloading of cargo upon arrival
at a port.
(d) Facilitation of Data Sharing.--In carrying out the study
under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences may
solicit information from any relevant agency relating to the
United States supply chain.
(e) Report.--Not later than 18 months after entering into an
arrangement with the Secretary under subsection (a), the
National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, and make available on a publicly
accessible website, a report containing--
(1) the study required under subsection (a);
(2) the information collected under subsections (b)
and (c), excluding any personally identifiable
information or sensitive business information; and
(3) any recommendations for--
(A) common data standards to be used in the
United States supply chain; and
(B) policies and protocols that would
streamline information sharing across the
United States supply chain.
SEC. 120016. TEMPORARY EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.
(a) Public Input on Information Sharing.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Maritime
Commission shall issue a request for information
seeking public comment regarding--
(A) whether congestion of the common carriage
of goods has created an emergency situation of
a magnitude such that there exists a
substantial adverse effect on the
competitiveness and reliability of the
international ocean transportation supply
system;
(B) whether an emergency order described in
subsection (b) would alleviate such an
emergency situation; and
(C) the appropriate scope of such an
emergency order, if applicable.
(2) Consultation.--During the public comment period
under paragraph (1), the Commission may consult, as the
Commission determines to be appropriate, with--
(A) other Federal departments and agencies;
and
(B) persons with expertise relating to
maritime and freight operations.
(b) Authority to Issue Emergency Order Requiring Information
Sharing.--On making a unanimous determination described in
subsection (c), the Commission may issue an emergency order
requiring any common carrier or marine terminal operator to
share directly with relevant shippers, rail carriers, or motor
carriers information relating to cargo throughput and
availability, in order to ensure the efficient transportation,
loading, and unloading of cargo to or from--
(1) any inland destination or point of origin;
(2) any vessel; or
(3) any point on a wharf or terminal.
(c) Description of Determination.--
(1) In general.--A determination referred to in
subsection (b) is a unanimous determination by the
Commission that congestion of common carriage of goods
has created an emergency situation of a magnitude such
that there exists a substantial adverse effect on the
competitiveness and reliability of the international
ocean transportation supply system.
(2) Factors for consideration.--In issuing an
emergency order under subsection (b), the Commission
shall ensure that such order includes parameters
relating to temporal and geographic scope, taking into
consideration the likely burdens on ocean carriers and
marine terminal operators and the likely benefits on
congestion relating to the purposes described in
section 40101 of title 46, United States Code.
(d) Petitions for Exception.--
(1) In general.--A common carrier or marine terminal
operator subject to an emergency order issued under
this section may submit to the Commission a petition
for exception from 1 or more requirements of the
emergency order, based on a showing of undue hardship
or other condition rendering compliance with such a
requirement impractical.
(2) Determination.--Not later than 21 days after the
date on which a petition for exception under paragraph
(1) is submitted, the Commission shall determine
whether to approve or deny such petition by majority
vote.
(3) Inapplicability pending review.--The requirements
of an emergency order that is the subject of a petition
for exception under this subsection shall not apply to
a petitioner during the period for which the petition
is pending.
(e) Limitations.--
(1) Term.--An emergency order issued under this
section shall remain in effect for a period of not
longer than 60 days.
(2) Renewal.--The Commission may renew an emergency
order issued under this section for an additional term
by a unanimous determination by the Commission.
(f) Sunset.--The authority provided by this section shall
terminate on the date that is 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Common carrier.--The term ``common carrier'' has
the meaning given such term in section 40102 of title
46, United States Code.
(2) Motor carrier.--The term ``motor carrier'' has
the meaning given such term in section 13102 of title
49, United States Code.
(3) Rail carrier.--The term ``rail carrier'' has the
meaning given such term in section 10102 of title 49,
United States Code.
(4) Shipper.--The term ``shipper'' has the meaning
given such term in section 40102 of title 46, United
States Code.
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90. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Garamendi of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1714, insert after line 6 the following:
SEC. 80306. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR CERTAIN FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS.
(a) Special Immigrant Visas for Certain Scholars.--Section
602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C.
1101 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``an alien
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph
(2)'' and inserting ``an alien described in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2)'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking
``subparagraph (D)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (E)'';
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C),
(D), (E), and (F) as subparagraphs (C), (D),
(E), (F), and (G), respectively;
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(B) Fulbright and other scholars as
principal alien.--An alien is described in this
subparagraph if the alien is a national or
citizen of Afghanistan and was selected between
October 7, 2001 and August 31, 2022, to
participate in--
``(i) the J. William Fulbright
Educational Exchange Program authorized
under section 102 of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2452(a)(1))
including the Fulbright Scholar-in-
Residence Grants and the Fulbright
Foreign Language Teaching Assistant
Program;
``(ii) the Hubert H. Humphrey
Fellowship Program pursuant to section
112(a)(2) of the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2460(a)(2));
``(iii) the International Visitor
Leadership Program pursuant to section
112(a)(3) of the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2460(a)(3)); or
``(iv) any other educational or
cultural exchange activity administered
by the Secretary of State pursuant to
sections 102 or 112 of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2452; 22 U.S.C.
2460) for which the Secretary
determines that a participating alien
is eligible for a special immigrant
visa under this paragraph.''; and
(D) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by
subparagraph (B), by striking ``subparagraph
(A)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A) or
(B)'';
(3) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ``an alien
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph
(2)'' and inserting ``an alien described in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2)'';
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``an alien
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph
(2)'' and inserting ``an alien described in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2)'';
(5) in paragraph (6), by striking ``an alien
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph
(2)'' and inserting ``an alien described in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2)'';
and
(6) in paragraph (9), by striking ``an alien
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph
(2)'' and inserting ``an alien described in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2)''.
(b) Numerical Limitations.--Section 602(b)(3) of the Afghan
Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D),
(E), and (F) as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), and
(G), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following
new subparagraph:
``(B) Fulbright and other scholars.--An alien
provided immigrant status pursuant to
subparagraph (2)(B) shall not be counted
against any numerical limitation under this
section, or section 201, 202, 203, or 207 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1151, 1152, 1153, and 1157).'';
(3) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by paragraph
(1),--
(A) by striking ``paragraph (C)'' and
inserting ``subparagraph (D)''; and
(B) by striking ``subsection (b)(2)(D)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (2)(E)'';
(4) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by paragraph
(1),--
(A) by striking ``paragraph (2)(D)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (2)(E)''; and
(B) by striking ``subparagraph (D)'' each
place that it appears and inserting
``subparagraph (E)''; and
(5) in subparagraph (G), as redesignated by paragraph
(1), by striking ``subparagraphs (D) and (E)'' and
inserting ``subparagraphs (E) and (F)''.
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91. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Garamendi of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 744, line 10, strike ``or''.
Page 744, insert after line 10 the following:
(B) is a covered nation (as defined under
section 2533c(d) of title 10, United States
Code); or
Page 744, line 11, strike ``(B)'' and insert ``(C)''.
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92. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Garcia of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 2912, after line 4, insert the following:
DIVISION M--PROTECTING U.S. ENERGY SECURITY
SEC. 120001. PROHIBITION ON REDUCING ENERGY INDEPENDENCE.
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall not take
effect until the date on which the Secretary of Energy, in
consultation with other Federal agencies as appropriate,
submits to Congress a certification that implementation of this
Act, and the amendments made by this Act, will not reduce the
energy security or energy independence of the United States.
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93. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Garcia of Texas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of division L, add the following:
SEC. 110002. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR DOMESTIC MARITIME WORKFORCE
TRAINING AND EDUCATION.
Section 51706 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``of
Transportation'';
(2) in subsection (b), in the subsection heading, by
striking ``Assistance'' and inserting ``Cooperative
Agreements'';
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(d);
(4) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph
(3), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the
Secretary of Transportation.''; and
(5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Grant Program.--
``(1) Definition of eligible institution.--In this
subsection, the term `eligible institution' means a
postsecondary educational institution as such term is
defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302) that
offers a 2-year program of study, a 1-year program of
training, or is a postsecondary vocational institution.
``(2) Grant authorization.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of the Maritime
Administration Authorization and Improvement
Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education, may award maritime career training
grants to eligible institutions for the purpose
of developing, offering, or improving
educational or career training programs for
American workers related to the maritime
workforce.
``(B) Guidelines.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of the Maritime
Administration Authorization and Improvement
Act, the Secretary shall--
``(i) promulgate guidelines for the
submission of grant proposals under
this subsection; and
``(ii) publish and maintain such
guidelines on the website of the
Department of Transportation.
``(3) Limitations.--The Secretary may not award a
grant under this subsection in an amount that is more
than $20,000,000.
``(4) Required information.--
``(A) In general.--An eligible institution
that desires to receive a grant under this
subsection shall submit to the Secretary a
grant proposal that includes a detailed
description of--
``(i) the specific project for which
the grant proposal is submitted,
including the manner in which the grant
will be used to develop, offer, or
improve an educational or career
training program that is suited to
maritime industry workers;
``(ii) the extent to which the
project for which the grant proposal is
submitted will meet the educational or
career training needs of maritime
workers in the community served by the
eligible institution;
``(iii) the extent to which the
project for which the grant proposal is
submitted fits within any overall
strategic plan developed by an eligible
community; and
``(iv) any previous experience of the
eligible institution in providing
maritime educational or career training
programs.
``(B) Community outreach required.--In order
to be considered by the Secretary, a grant
proposal submitted by an eligible institution
under this subsection shall--
``(i) demonstrate that the eligible
institution--
``(I) reached out to
employers to identify--
``(aa) any
shortcomings in
existing maritime
educational and career
training opportunities
available to workers in
the community; and
``(bb) any future
employment
opportunities within
the community and the
educational and career
training skills
required for workers to
meet the future
maritime employment
demand; and
``(II) reached out to other
similarly situated institutions
in an effort to benefit from
any best practices that may be
shared with respect to
providing maritime educational
or career training programs to
workers eligible for training;
and
``(ii) include a detailed description
of--
``(I) the extent and outcome
of the outreach conducted under
clause (i);
``(II) the extent to which
the project for which the grant
proposal is submitted will
contribute to meeting any
shortcomings identified under
clause (i)(I)(aa) or any
maritime educational or career
training needs identified under
clause (i)(I)(bb); and
``(III) the extent to which
employers, including small- and
medium-sized firms within the
community, have demonstrated a
commitment to employing workers
who would benefit from the
project for which the grant
proposal is submitted.
``(5) Criteria for award of grants.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to the
appropriation of funds, the Secretary shall
award a grant under this subsection based on--
``(i) a determination of the merits
of the grant proposal submitted by the
eligible institution to develop, offer,
or improve maritime educational or
career training programs to be made
available to workers;
``(ii) an evaluation of the likely
employment opportunities available to
workers who complete a maritime
educational or career training program
that the eligible institution proposes
to develop, offer, or improve;
``(iii) an evaluation of prior demand
for training programs by workers in the
community served by the eligible
institution, as well as the
availability and capacity of existing
maritime training programs to meet
future demand for training programs;
and
``(iv) any prior designation of an
institution as a Center of Excellence
for Domestic Maritime Workforce
Training and Education.
``(B) Matching requirements.--A grant awarded
under this subsection may not be used to
satisfy any private matching requirement under
any other provision of law.
``(6) Public report.--Not later than December 15 in
each of the calendar years 2021 through 2023, the
Secretary shall make available on a publically
available website a report and provide a briefing to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives--
``(A) describing each grant awarded under
this subsection during the preceding fiscal
year;
``(B) assessing the impact of each award of a
grant under this subsection in a fiscal year
preceding the fiscal year referred to in
subparagraph (A) on workers receiving training;
and
``(C) the performance of the grant awarded
with respect to the indicators of performance
under section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3141(b)(2)(A)(i)).
``(7) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
subsection $200,000,000.''.
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94. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gimenez of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 2912, after line 4, insert the following:
DIVISION M--PROTECTING AMERICAN CONSUMERS
SEC. 120001. PROHIBITION ON RAISING ENERGY PRICES.
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall not take
effect until the date on which the Secretary of Energy, in
consultation with other Federal agencies as appropriate,
submits to Congress a certification that implementation of this
Act, and the amendments made by this Act, will not increase the
average price of energy for American consumers outside of
normal market factors.
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95. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gonzalez-Colon of
Puerto Rico or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 407, after line 25, insert the following:
SEC. 10310. RECOGNITION OF THE ARECIBO OBSERVATORY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of Defense began developing the
Arecibo Observatory located in Barrio Esperanza,
Arecibo, Puerto Rico, during the 1950s, and its
characteristic instrument, a large radio telescope of
305 meters in diameter was completed in 1963.
(2) The facility was later owned by the National
Science Foundation, and supported by the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration and various
university partners.
(3) The Arecibo Observatory's 305-meter fixed
spherical radio telescope, was the world's largest
single-dish radio telescope until the Five-Hundred-
Meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope located in
Gizhou, China, began observing in 2016.
(4) The 305-meter radio telescope made unparalleled
contributions to the fields of radio astronomy,
planetary, and atmospheric sciences, and played a role
in inspiring thousands of students in Puerto Rico, the
Nation, and the world to pursue careers in STEM fields
through the Arecibo Observatory Education and Public
Outreach Programs.
(5) The radio telescope significantly advanced the
field of radio astronomy, including the first indirect
detection of gravitational waves, the first detection
of extrasolar planets, innumerable contributions to the
field of time domain astronomy and the study of the
interstellar medium, and played a key role in the
search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
(6) The Arecibo Observatory had the best planetary
radar system in the world, used by the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration for near-Earth
object detection and was an essential part of the
agency's planetary defense program.
(7) The planetary radar at the Arecibo Observatory
has contributed fundamentally and significantly to the
knowledge of the solar system.
(8) The Arecibo Observatory's Incoherent Scatter
Radar and supporting facilities have provided
fundamental understanding of the ionosphere and upper
atmosphere, and the interface between the atmosphere
and space that protects the planet from solar wind,
meteors, and other potential threats.
(9) December 1, 2021, marks the 1-year anniversary of
the uncontrolled collapse sustained by the radio
telescope after a series of cable failures in tower 4.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Congress--
(1) acknowledges the loss of the Arecibo
Observatory's radio telescope due to its collapse and
its implications for the loss of a unique world-class
multidisciplinary science facility which conducted
research in the areas of space and atmospheric
sciences, radar astronomy and planetary sciences,
astronomy, and astrophysics;
(2) acknowledges that the uncontrolled collapse of
the 305-meter radio telescope represents a loss of
astronomical observation capabilities, scientific
research and development, planetary defense
capabilities, and applied science capabilities for the
United States;
(3) recognizes the rich scientific, educational, and
economic benefits that the Arecibo Telescope has made
to the people of Puerto Rico, the Nation, and the
world;
(4) recognizes the work and contributions made by the
thousands of dedicated staff who have supported the
Arecibo Observatory for close to 6 decades;
(5) commends the National Science Foundation for
convening a virtual workshop in June 2021, to explore
ideas for future scientific and educational activities
at the Arecibo Observatory; and
(6) encourages the National Science Foundation, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and
other agencies to explore opportunities for
strengthening and expanding the role of the Arecibo
Observatory in Puerto Rico through education, outreach,
and diversity programs, and future research
capabilities and technology at the site.
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96. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gooden of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1302, line 25, insert ``data servicing operations owned
by Chinese entities or'' before ``targeted digital
surveillance''.
Page 1304, after line 8, insert the following:
(_) Whether any Chinese entity that provides cloud
computing products or services is engaged in a joint
venture or servicing arrangement with a United States
entity, and the nature of such operations.
(_) Whether United States entities can operate freely
in the People's Republic of China and what, if any,
restrictions apply to the services and operations of
such entities.
(_) Any support the Government of the People's
Republic of China provides to cloud computing entities
in terms of equipment and services that may act as a
subsidy for such operations.
Page 1307, after line 12, add the following:
(_) Chinese entity.--The term ``Chinese entity''
means an entity organized under the laws of China or
any jurisdiction within China, including a foreign
branch of such entity.
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97. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gottheimer of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle B of title IV of division C the
following new section:
SEC. 20419. GAO REPORT ON AUTOMATED SUPPLY-CHAIN TRACKING APPLICATION.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
report to Congress on the possibility of the establishment of
an automated supply-chain tracking application that provides
near real-time insight into the amount of critical medical and
health supplies available in the stockpile under section 319F-
2(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6b(a)).
Such report shall contain an evaluation of--
(1) the feasibility of such an application; and
(2) the potential benefits of such an application.
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98. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gottheimer of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 756, after line 12, insert the following:
SEC. 20209. DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE AND TRANSPORTATION SUPPLY CHAIN
REPORT.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the
Secretary of Transportation, shall publish and submit to
Congress a report on the following, related to supply chains in
the United States:
(1) Points of congestion or blockages.
(2) Underlying causes of supply chain disruptions,
shortages, and delays.
(3) Other supply chain shortcomings which, with
public or private investment, could be remedied to
result in more efficient movement of goods into and
within the United States.
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99. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gottheimer of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In division G, add at the end the following:
TITLE XI--INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS CHINESE MARKET MANIPULATION
IN THE UNITED STATES
SEC. 61101. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS CHINESE
MARKET MANIPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) In General.--The Department of Justice, the Federal Trade
Commission, the Department of the Treasury, the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and such other Federal agencies as the
President determines appropriate shall establish a joint
interagency task force to investigate allegations of systemic
market manipulation and other potential violations of antitrust
and competition laws in the United States by companies
established in the People's Republic of China, including
allegations of efforts to illegally capture market share, fix
or manipulate prices, and control the supply of goods in
critical industries of the United States, including--
(1) the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry;
(2) the renewable energy industry;
(3) the steel and aluminum industries; and
(4) such other industries as the task force considers
appropriate.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President shall provide to the
appropriate congressional committees--
(1) a briefing on the progress of the interagency
task force and its findings as described in subsection
(a); and
(2) recommendations to the committees on potential
amendments to antitrust and competition laws in the
United States that would strengthen the ability of
United States antitrust enforcement agencies to bring
actions against anticompetitive business practices by
Chinese companies.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
Committee on Finance, the Committee on the Judiciary,
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Financial Services, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Ways and
Means, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 61102. EXPANSION OF STUDY AND STRATEGY ON MONEY LAUNDERING BY THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO INCLUDE RISKS OF
CONTRIBUTING TO CORRUPTION.
(a) In General.--Section 6507 of the Anti-Money Laundering
Act of 2020 (division F of Public Law 116-283) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and''
and inserting a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) the ways in which such increased illicit
finance risks may contribute to corruption involving
Chinese firms and a strategy to combat such
corruption.''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``and
corruption'' after ``activities''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Anti-
Money Laundering Act of 2020 (division F of Public Law 116-
283).
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100. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gottheimer of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1115, after line 6, add the following:
(P) opportunities of potential partnership
with Israel and other regional nations in areas
such as technological cooperation in areas
critical to national security.
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101. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gottheimer of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title I of division D, add the
following:
SEC. 30135. REPORT ON LINKS BETWEEN PRIVATE SECTOR CHINESE TECHNOLOGY
AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES AND THE PEOPLE'S
LIBERATION ARMY, CHINESE INTELLIGENCE, AND THE
CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.
(a) In General.--The President shall prepare and submit to
Congress a report on links between private sector Chinese
technology and social media companies and the People's
Liberation Army, Chinese intelligence, and the Chinese
Communist Party.
(b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required by
subsection (a) shall include a discussion and analysis of--
(1) national security risks from illicit or coercive
technology transfer;
(2) Chinese investment in private sector United
States and allied nation technology companies in fields
such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, next-
generation energy technology and other areas determined
to be vital to the national security of the United
States by Secretaries of Commerce, Energy, and Defense;
and
(3) key technology focus areas (as such term is
defined in section 20208(16) of this Act).
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form and made available to the
public, but may contain a classified annex.
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102. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gottheimer of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 287, after line 17, insert the following:
(4) Improving Access to STEM Education at CTE Institutions.--
(1) In general.--The Director shall award grants, on
a competitive basis, to institutions of higher
education (including postecondary vocational
institutions) to support career and technical education
in STEM and computer science relate fields.
(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under paragraph
(1), the Director shall give priority to institutions
that demonstrate effective strategies to recruit and
provide career and technical education to veterans and
members of the Armed Forces transitioning to the
private sector workforce.
(3) Career and technical education defined.--In this
paragraph, the term ``career and technical education''
has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
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103. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gottheimer of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1012, after line 6, insert the following new sections
(and redesignate subsequent subsections as appropriate):
SEC. 30223. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It shall be the policy of the United States to--
(1) prioritize the Indo-Pacific region in United
States foreign policy, and prioritize resources for
achieving United States political and military
objectives in the region;
(2) exercise freedom of operations in the
international waters and airspace in the Indo-Pacific
maritime domains, which are critical to the prosperity,
stability, and security of the Indo-Pacific region;
(3) maintain forward-deployed forces in the Indo-
Pacific region, including a rotational bomber presence,
integrated missile defense capabilities, long-range
precision fires, undersea warfare capabilities, and
diversified and resilient basing and rotational
presence, including support for pre-positioning
strategies;
(4) strengthen and deepen the alliances and
partnerships of the United States to build capacity and
capabilities, increase multilateral partnerships,
modernize communications architecture, address anti-
access and area denial challenges, and increase joint
exercises and security cooperation efforts;
(5) reaffirm the commitment and support of the United
States for allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific
region, including longstanding United States policy
regarding--
(A) Article V of the Treaty of Mutual
Cooperation and Security between the United
States and Japan, signed at Washington January
19, 1960;
(B) Article III of the Mutual Defense Treaty
between the United States and the Republic of
Korea, signed at Washington October 1, 1953;
(C) Article IV of the Mutual Defense Treaty
between the United States and the Republic of
the Philippines, signed at Washington August
30, 1951, including that, as the South China
Sea is part of the Pacific, any armed attack on
Philippine forces, aircraft or public vessels
in the South China Sea will trigger mutual
defense obligations under Article IV of our
mutual defense treaty;
(D) Article IV of the Australia, New Zealand,
United States Security Treaty, done at San
Francisco September 1, 1951; and
(E) the Southeast Asia Collective Defense
Treaty, done at Manila September 8, 1954,
together with the Thanat-Rusk Communique of
1962;
(6) collaborate with United States treaty allies in
the Indo-Pacific to foster greater multilateral
security and defense cooperation with other regional
partners;
(7) ensure the continuity of operations by the United
States Armed Forces in the Indo-Pacific region,
including, as appropriate, in cooperation with partners
and allies, in order to reaffirm the principle of
freedom of operations in international waters and
airspace in accordance with established principles and
practices of international law;
(8) sustain the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-
8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and the ``Six Assurances''
provided by the United States to Taiwan in July 1982 as
the foundations for United States-Taiwan relations, and
to deepen, to the fullest extent possible, the
extensive, close, and friendly relations of the United
States and Taiwan, including cooperation to support the
development of capable, ready, and modern forces
necessary for the defense of Taiwan;
(9) enhance security partnerships with India, across
Southeast Asia, and with other nations of the Indo-
Pacific;
(10) deter acts of aggression or coercion by the PRC
against United States and allies' interests, especially
along the First Island Chain and in the Western
Pacific, by showing PRC leaders that the United States
can and is willing to deny them the ability to achieve
their objectives, including by--
(A) consistently demonstrating the political
will of the United States to deepening existing
treaty alliances and growing new partnerships
as a durable, asymmetric, and unmatched
strategic advantage to the PRC's growing
military capabilities and reach;
(B) maintaining a system of forward-deployed
bases in the Indo-Pacific region as the most
visible sign of United States resolve and
commitment to the region, and as platforms to
ensure United States operational readiness and
advance interoperability with allies and
partners;
(C) adopting a more dispersed force posture
throughout the region, particularly the Western
Pacific, and pursuing maximum access for United
States mobile and relocatable launchers for
long-range cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic
weapons throughout the Indo-Pacific region;
(D) fielding long-range, precision-strike
networks to United States and allied forces,
including ground-launched cruise missiles,
undersea and naval capabilities, and integrated
air and missile defense in the First Island
Chain and the Second Island Chain, in order to
deter and prevent PRC coercion and aggression,
and to maximize the United States ability to
operate;
(E) strengthening extended deterrence to
ensure that escalation against key United
States interests would be costly, risky, and
self-defeating; and
(F) collaborating with allies and partners to
accelerate their roles in more equitably
sharing the burdens of mutual defense,
including through the acquisition and fielding
of advanced capabilities and training that will
better enable them to repel PRC aggression or
coercion; and
(11) maintain the capacity of the United States to
impose prohibitive diplomatic, economic, financial,
reputational, and military costs on the PRC for acts of
coercion or aggression, including to defend itself and
its allies regardless of the point of origin of attacks
against them.
SEC. 30224. FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING IN THE INDO-PACIFIC AND
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAMS AND DIPLOMATIC OUTREACH
ACTIVITIES.
(a) Foreign Military Financing Funding.--In addition to any
amount appropriated pursuant to section 23 of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) (relating to foreign military
financing assistance), there is authorized to be appropriated
for each of fiscal years 2022 through fiscal year 2026 for
activities in the Indo-Pacific region in accordance with this
section--
(1) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(2) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(3) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
(4) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(5) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(b) Southeast Maritime Law Enforcement Initiative.--There is
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2022 through 2026 for the Department of State for
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) for
the support of the Southeast Asia Maritime Law Enforcement
Initiative.
(c) Diplomatic Outreach Activities.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Department of State $1,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, which shall be used--
(1) to conduct, in coordination with the Department
of Defense, outreach activities, including conferences
and symposia, to familiarize partner countries,
particularly in the Indo-Pacific region, with the
United States' interpretation of international law
relating to freedom of the seas; and
(2) to work with allies and partners in the Indo-
Pacific region to better align respective
interpretations of international law relating to
freedom of the seas, including on the matters of
operations by military ships in exclusive economic
zones, innocent passage through territorial seas, and
transits through international straits.
(d) Program Authorization and Purpose.--Using amounts
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of
State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, is
authorized to provide assistance for the purpose of increasing
maritime security and domain awareness for countries in the
Indo-Pacific region--
(1) to provide assistance to national military or
other security forces of such countries that have
maritime security missions among their functional
responsibilities;
(2) to provide training to ministry, agency, and
headquarters level organizations for such forces; and
(3) to provide assistance and training to other
relevant foreign affairs, maritime, or security-related
ministries, agencies, departments, or offices that
manage and oversee maritime activities and policy that
the Secretary of State may so designate.
(e) Designation of Assistance.--Assistance provided by the
Secretary of State under subsection (g) shall be known as the
``Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative'' (in this section
referred to as the ``Initiative'').
(f) Program Objectives.--Assistance provided through the
Initiative may be used to accomplish the following objectives:
(1) Retaining unhindered access to and use of
international waterways in the Indo-Pacific region that
are critical to ensuring the security and free flow of
commerce and to achieving United States national
security objectives.
(2) Improving maritime domain awareness in the Indo-
Pacific region.
(3) Countering piracy in the Indo-Pacific region.
(4) Disrupting illicit maritime trafficking
activities and other forms of maritime trafficking
activity in the Indo-Pacific that directly benefit
organizations that have been determined to be a
security threat to the United States.
(5) Enhancing the maritime capabilities of a country
or regional organization to respond to emerging threats
to maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region.
(6) Strengthening United States alliances and
partnerships in Southeast Asia and other parts of the
Indo-Pacific region.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant
to subsection (a) (relating to foreign military
financing assistance), there is authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of State for the Indo-
Pacific Maritime Security Initiative and other related
regional programs exactly--
(A) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
(B) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
(C) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
(D) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
(E) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(2) Rule of construction.--The ``Indo-Pacific
Maritime Security Initiative'' and funds authorized for
the Initiative shall include existing regional programs
carried out by the Department of State related to
maritime security, including the Southeast Asia
Maritime Security Initiative.
(h) Eligibility and Priorities for Assistance.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall use the
following considerations when selecting which countries
in the Indo-Pacific region should receive assistance
pursuant to the Initiative:
(A) Assistance may be provided to a country
in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance the
capabilities of that country according to the
objectives outlined in (f), or of a regional
organization that includes that country, to
conduct--
(i) maritime intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance;
(ii) littoral and port security;
(iii) Coast Guard operations;
(iv) command and control; and
(v) management and oversight of
maritime activities.
(B) Priority shall be placed on assistance to
enhance the maritime security capabilities of
the military or security forces of countries in
the Indo-Pacific region that have maritime
missions and the government agencies
responsible for such forces.
(2) Types of assistance and training.--
(A) Authorized elements of assistance.--
Assistance provided under paragraph (1)(A) may
include the provision of equipment, training,
and small-scale military construction.
(B) Required elements of assistance and
training.--Assistance and training provided
under subparagraph (A) shall include elements
that promote--
(i) the observance of and respect for
human rights; and
(ii) respect for legitimate civilian
authority within the country to which
the assistance is provided.
SEC. 30225. FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING COMPACT PILOT PROGRAM IN THE
INDO-PACIFIC.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and
2023 for the creation of a pilot program for foreign military
financing (FMF) compacts.
(b) Assistance.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State is authorized
to create a pilot program, for a duration of two years,
with an assessment for any additional or permanent
programming, to provide assistance under this section
for each country that enters into an FMF Challenge
Compact with the United States pursuant to subsection
(d) to support policies and programs that advance the
progress of the country in achieving lasting security
and civilian-military governance through respect for
human rights, good governance (including transparency
and free and fair elections), and cooperation with
United States and international counter-terrorism,
anti-trafficking, and counter-crime efforts and
programs.
(2) Form of assistance.--Assistance under this
subsection may be provided in the form of grants,
cooperative agreements, contracts, or no-interest loans
to the government of an eligible country described in
subsection (c).
(c) Eligible Countries.--
(1) In general.--A country shall be a candidate
country for purposes of eligibility for assistance for
fiscal years 2022 and 2023 if--
(A) the country is classified as a lower
middle income country in the then-most recent
edition of the World Development Report for
Reconstruction and Development published by the
International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development and has an income greater than the
historical ceiling for International
Development Association eligibility for the
fiscal year involved; and
(B) the Secretary of State determines that
the country is committed to seeking just and
democratic governance, including with a
demonstrated commitment to--
(i) the promotion of political
pluralism, equality, and the rule of
law;
(ii) respect for human and civil
rights;
(iii) protection of private property
rights;
(iv) transparency and accountability
of government;
(v) anti-corruption; and
(vi) the institution of effective
civilian control, professionalization,
and respect for human rights by and the
accountability of the armed forces.
(2) Identification of eligible countries.--Not later
than 90 days prior to the date on which the Secretary
of State determines eligible countries for an FMF
Challenge Compact, the Secretary--
(A) shall prepare and submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report
that contains a list of all eligible countries
identified that have met the requirements under
paragraph (1) for the fiscal year; and
(B) shall consult with the appropriate
congressional committees on the extent to which
such countries meet the criteria described in
paragraph (1).
(d) FMF Challenge Compact.--
(1) Compact.--The Secretary of State may provide
assistance for an eligible country only if the country
enters into an agreement with the United States, to be
known as an ``FMF Challenge Compact'' (in this
subsection referred to as a ``Compact'') that
establishes a multi-year plan for achieving shared
security objectives in furtherance of the purposes of
this title.
(2) Elements.--The elements of the Compact shall be
those listed in subsection (c)(1)(B) for determining
eligibility, and be designed to significantly advance
the performance of those commitments during the period
of the Compact.
(3) In general.--The Compact should take into account
the national strategy of the eligible country and shall
include--
(A) the specific objectives that the country
and the United States expect to achieve during
the term of the Compact, including both how the
foreign military financing under the Compact
will advance shared security interests and
advance partner capacity building efforts as
well as to advance national efforts towards
just and democratic governance;
(B) the responsibilities of the country and
the United States in the achievement of such
objectives;
(C) regular benchmarks to measure, where
appropriate, progress toward achieving such
objectives; and
(D) the strategy of the eligible country to
sustain progress made toward achieving such
objectives after expiration of the Compact.
(e) Congressional Consultation Prior to Compact
Negotiations.--Not later than 15 days before commencing
negotiations of a Compact with an eligible country, the
Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate
congressional committees with respect to the proposed Compact
negotiation and shall identify the objectives and mechanisms to
be used for the negotiation of the Compact.
(f) Assessment of Pilot Program and Recommendations.--Not
later than 90 days after the conclusion of the pilot program,
the Secretary of State shall provide a report to the
appropriate congressional committees with respect to the pilot
program, including an assessment of the success and utility of
the pilot program established under this subsection in meeting
United States objectives and a recommendation with respect to
whether to continue a further foreign military financing
compact program on a pilot or permanent basis.
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104. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gottheimer of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 763, line 4, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 763, insert after line 4 the following:
(9) soliciting input from--
(A) economically disadvantaged areas (as
defined in section 20208); or
(B) areas in which foreign competition
resulted in mass factory layoffs.
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105. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Grijalva of Arizona
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Division H, page 1668, after line 13, insert the following
new title:
TITLE XII--OFFICE OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT THE BUREAU OF
INDIAN EDUCATION
SEC. 71201. UPDATING BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS PROGRAMS.
Part B of title XI of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25
U.S.C. 2021 et seq.) is amended by striking ``Office of Indian
Education Programs'' each place it appears (in any font) and
inserting ``Bureau of Indian Education'' (in the corresponding
font).
SEC. 71202. ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY TO
SUPPORT THE BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION.
Section 1133 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C.
2013) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Bureau of Indian Education Office of Education
Technology.--
``(1) Establishment.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 24 months
after the date of the enactment of this
subsection, the Secretary shall establish the
Office of Education Technology under the
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs to be
administered by the Deputy Assistant Secretary
of Indian Affairs (Management).
``(B) Capacity and coordination.--Not later
than 36 months after the date of the enactment
of this subsection, the Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Indian Affairs shall coordinate
with the Bureau of Indian Education Director to
ensure consistent and timely coordination for
the Office of Education Technology to be at
full capacity.
``(C) Transfer.--Not later than 37 months
after the date of the enactment of this
subsection, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Indian Affairs (Management), the Secretary (in
consultation with the Chief Information Officer
for the Department of the Interior), the
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, and the
Director of the Bureau of Indian Education
shall transfer the Office of Educational
Technology to the Bureau of Indian Education.
``(2) Purpose.--The Office of Education Technology
shall ensure that the Bureau of Indian Education has
the necessary education technology support to improve
educational outcomes.
``(3) Duties.--The Office of Education Technology
shall--
``(A) manage the procurement, distribution,
and updates for information technology and
related equipment;
``(B) plan, coordinate, and implement
policies related to information technology and
related equipment;
``(C) provide technical assistance for the
agency school boards, Bureau of Indian
Education Funded Schools, and early childhood
services; and
``(D) coordinate education technology
programs and activities for the Bureau of
Indian Education.
``(d) Implementation of Education Technology Modernization
Systems.--
``(1) Needs assessment.--Not later than 2 years after
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
and the Bureau of Indian Education shall complete a
needs assessment of education technology for Bureau of
Indian Education Funded Schools.
``(2) Implementation.--Not later than 3 years after
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the
Secretary shall complete the implementation of a long-
term modernization plan and report progress updates for
Bureau of Indian Education Funded Schools.
``(e) Reporting.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, and each fiscal year
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Natural Resources and Committee on Education and Labor of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Indian Affairs of
the Senate, a report that contains--
``(1) a yearly evaluation of the implementation of
this Act, including a description of the progress of
the Office of Information Technology in carrying out
the activities described in subsection (c)(3); and
``(2) such other information the Director of the
Bureau of Indian Education, in coordination with the
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs deems necessary.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Bureau of indian education funded schools.--The
term `Bureau of Indian Education Funded Schools' means
Bureau of Indian Education operated schools, schools
operated pursuant to a grant under the Tribally
Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et
seq.), and schools operated pursuant to a contract
under the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).
``(2) Office of education technology.--The term
`Office of Education Technology' means the Office of
Education Technology supporting the Bureau of Indian
Education established under this subsection.''.
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106. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Grothman of
Wisconsin or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1384, beginning line 15, strike section 30609.
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107. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hayes of Connecticut
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title III of division B, add the following:
SEC. 10310. HANDS-ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN STEM EDUCATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) ESEA terms.--The terms ``elementary school'',
``high school'', ``secondary school'', and ``State''
have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7801).
(2) Eligible nonprofit program.--The term ``eligible
nonprofit program''--
(A) means a nonprofit program serving
prekindergarten, elementary school, or
secondary school students; and
(B) includes a program described in
subparagraph (A) that covers the continuum of
education from prekindergarten through high
school and is available in every State.
(3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the
Director of the National Science Foundation.
(4) STEM.--The term ``STEM'' means science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
(1) provide effective, compelling, and engaging means
for teaching and reinforcing fundamental STEM concepts
and inspiring the youth of the United States to pursue
careers in STEM-related fields;
(2) expand the STEM workforce pipeline by developing
and training students for careers in United States STEM
fields; and
(3) broaden participation in the STEM workforce by
underrepresented population groups.
(c) Program Authorized.--
(1) In general.--The Director shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations for such purposes, make
awards to eligible nonprofit programs for supporting
hands-on learning opportunities in STEM education,
including via after-school activities and innovative
learning opportunities such as robotics competitions
and for the purposes of evaluating the impact of such
programs on STEM learning and disseminating the results
of such evaluations.
(2) Priority.--In making awards under the program,
the Director shall give priority to eligible nonprofit
programs serving students that attend elementary
schools or secondary schools (including high schools)
that--
(A) are implementing comprehensive support
and improvement activities or targeted support
and improvement activities under paragraph (1)
or (2) of section 1111(d) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(d)); or
(B) serve high percentages of students who
are eligible for a free or reduced price lunch
under the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) (which, in
the case of a high school, may be calculated
using comparable data from the schools that
feed into the high school).
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108. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hayes of Connecticut
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 391, line 25, insert the following (and redesignate
subsequent subsections accordingly):
(h) Eligibility.--Recipients of funds under this section may
include institutions of higher education, research
institutions, non-profit organizations, private sector
entities, consortia, or other entities, as defined by the
Director.
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109. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hayes of Connecticut
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 259, after line 15, insert the following:
Subtitle E--Manufacturing USA Program
SEC. 10261. SUPPORTING GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.
Section 34(e) of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(e)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(8) Diversity preferences.--In awarding financial
assistance under paragraph (1) for planning or
establishing a Manufacturing USA institute, an agency
head shall give special consideration to Manufacturing
USA institutes that--
``(A) contribute to the geographic diversity
of the Manufacturing USA Program;
``(B) are located in an area with a low per
capita income; or
``(C) are located in an area with a high
proportion of socially disadvantaged
residents.''.
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110. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hill of Arkansas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1853, line 2, strike ``and'' and insert ``or''.
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111. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hill of Arkansas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of division I the following:
TITLE IV--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 80401. REGISTRATION OF AGENT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 190 of title 28, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 5002. Registration of an agent for the service of process on
covered entities
``(a) In General.--A covered entity conducting business in
the United States shall register with the Department of
Commerce not less than one agent residing in the United States
if the covered entity--
``(1) is organized under the laws of, or has its
principal place of business in, a foreign country;
``(2) is traded in shares and such shares are held in
majority by any individual or group of individuals
reside in a foreign country; or
``(3) is owned by individuals or other entities who
reside or are headquartered outside of the United
States and the majority of business earnings of the
covered entity are derived from commerce outside of the
United States.
``(b) Filing.--A registration required under subsection (a)
shall be filed with the Department of Commerce not later than
30 days after--
``(1) the date of enactment of this Act; or
``(2) the departure of the previously registered
agent from employment or contract with the covered
entity.
``(c) Purpose of Registered Agent.--
``(1) Availability.--A covered entity shall ensure
that not less than one registered agent on whom process
may be served is available at the business address of
the registered agent each day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in
the time zone of the business address, excluding
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
``(2) Communication.--The registered agent shall be
required to be available to accept service of process
on behalf of the covered entity under which the agent
is registered by the means of any communication
included in the registration submitted to the
Department of Commerce.
``(d) Cooperation.--A registered agent shall cooperate in
good faith with the United States Government and
representatives of other individuals and entities.
``(e) Required Information.--The registration submitted to
the Department of Commerce shall include the following
information:
``(1) The name of the covered entity registering an
agent under this section.
``(2) The name of the Chief Executive Officer,
President, Partner, Chairman, or other controlling
individual of the covered entity.
``(3) The name of the individual who is being
registered as the agent for the service of process.
``(4) The business address of the covered entity
registering an agent under this section.
``(5) The business address of the individual who is
being registered as the agent for the service of
process.
``(6) Contact information, including an email address
and phone number for the individual who is being
registered as the agent for the service of process.
``(7) The date on which the agent shall begin to
accept service of process under this section.
``(f) Website.--The information submitted to the Department
of Commerce pursuant to this section shall be made available on
a publicly accessible database on the website of the Department
of Commerce.
``(g) Personal Jurisdiction.--A covered entity that registers
an agent under this section thereby consents to the personal
jurisdiction of the State or Federal courts of the State in
which the registered agent is located for the purpose of any
regulatory proceeding or civil action relating to such covered
entity.
``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Covered entity.--The term `covered entity'
means--
``(A) a corporation, partnership,
association, organization, or other combination
of persons established for the purpose of
commercial activities; or
``(B) a trust or a fund established for the
purpose of commercial activities.
``(2) Department of commerce.--The term `Department
of Commerce' means the United States Department of
Commerce.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
190 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``5002. Registration of an agent for the service of process on covered
entities.''.
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112. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Horsford of Nevada
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 174, lines 5 through 7, strike ``with minority-serving
institutions, non-Research I universities, and scientific
societies'' and insert ``with Historically Black Colleges,
Tribal Colleges, Minority Serving Institutions, emerging
research institutions, and scientific societies''.
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113. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Horsford of Nevada
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1994, line 13, after ``program'' insert ``, including
students in rural areas''.
Page 1996, line 23, after ``program'' insert ``, including
students in rural areas, if applicable''.
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114. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Houlahan of
Pennsylvania or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 785, insert after line 11 the following:
Subtitle C--Defense Supply Chain Risk Management
SEC. 20221. RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAINS.
(a) Risk Management for All Department of Defense Supply
Chains.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall--
(1) develop and issue implementing guidance for risk
management for Department of Defense supply chains for
materiel for the Department, including pharmaceuticals;
(2) identify, in coordination with the Commissioner
of Food and Drugs, supply chain information gaps
regarding reliance on foreign suppliers of drugs,
including active pharmaceutical ingredients and final
drug products; and
(3) submit to Congress a report regarding--
(A) existing information streams, if any,
that may be used to assess the reliance by the
Department of Defense on high-risk foreign
suppliers of drugs;
(B) vulnerabilities in the drug supply chains
of the Department of Defense; and
(C) any recommendations to address--
(i) information gaps identified under
paragraph (2); and
(ii) any risks related to such
reliance on foreign suppliers.
(b) Risk Management for Department of Defense Pharmaceutical
Supply Chain.--The Director of the Defense Health Agency
shall--
(1) not later than one year after the issuance of the
guidance required by subsection (a)(1), develop and
publish implementing guidance for risk management for
the Department of Defense supply chain for
pharmaceuticals; and
(2) establish a working group--
(A) to assess risks to the pharmaceutical
supply chain;
(B) to identify the pharmaceuticals most
critical to beneficiary care at military
treatment facilities; and
(C) to establish policies for allocating
scarce pharmaceutical resources in case of a
supply disruption.
(c) Responsiveness Testing of Defense Logistics Agency
Pharmaceutical Contracts.--The Director of the Defense
Logistics Agency shall modify Defense Logistics Agency
Instructions 5025.03 and 3110.01--
(1) to require Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support
to coordinate annually with customers in the military
departments to conduct responsiveness testing of the
Defense Logistics Agency's contingency contracts for
pharmaceuticals; and
(2) to include the results of that testing, as
reported by customers in the military departments, in
the annual reports of the Warstopper Program.
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115. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Huffman of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of title X of division H the following:
SEC. _____. EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY,
AND INCLUSION OF HIGHLY SKILLED SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (``STEM'')
PROFESSIONALS IN OCEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall expand
opportunities to increase the number and the diversity, equity,
and inclusion of highly skilled science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (``STEM'') professionals working
in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration mission-
relevant disciplines and broaden the recruitment pool to
increase diversity, including expanded partnerships with
minority-serving institutions, historically black colleges and
universities, tribal colleges and universities, non-research
universities, two-year technical degrees, and scientific
societies.
(b) Authorization of Independent Organization.--The Secretary
shall authorize a nonpartisan and independent 501(c)(3)
organization to build the public-private partnerships necessary
to achieve these priorities.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Minority-serving institution.--The term
``minority-serving institution'' includes the entities
described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of section
371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1067q(a)).
(2) Historically black colleges and universities.--
The term ``Historically Black Colleges and
Universities'' has the meaning given the term ``part B
institution'' in section 322 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
(3) Tribal colleges and universities.--The term
``Tribal College or University'' has the meaning given
such term in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c).
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116. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Issa of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike title I of division J and insert the following:
TITLE I--INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
SEC. 90101. INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.
The final rule on ``Apprenticeship Programs, Labor
Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations''
(relating to industry-recognized apprenticeship programs)
published in the Federal Register by the Department of Labor on
March 11, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 14294 et seq.) shall have the
force and effect of law.
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117. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Issa of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 756 after line 12 add the following:
SEC. 20209. SUPPLY CHAIN REPORT REQUIRED.
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a governmentwide study
and submit to Congress a report on the steps that can be
implemented within 30 days after submitting the report to
immediately address the supply chain crisis.
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118. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title I, add the following:
SEC. 30116. REPORT ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR OF
THE UNITED STATES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 10 years,
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture, shall submit to Congress a report on foreign
investment in the agriculture sector of the United States and
the impact of such investment on the national security of the
United States.
(b) Priority.--In preparing the report required by subsection
(a), the Secretaries shall prioritize investment by the
People's Republic of China in the agriculture sector of the
United States.
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119. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1218, after line 6, insert the following:
(2) remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and to
bring an end to the ``Commission of Inquiry'' to
investigate the State of Israel;
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120. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1249, after line 2, insert the following:
(5) not hold future Olympic games in countries that
are committing genocide;
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121. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 30609.
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122. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jacobs of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of division D the following:
TITLE VII--UNITED STATES COMMITMENT TO PEACEKEEPING
SEC. 30701. STATEMENT OF POLICY CONCERNING UNITED STATES ENGAGEMENT
REGARDING UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.
(a) In General.--It is the policy of the United States that
the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United
Nations--
(1) support the development and implementation of
standard performance assessment systems and
investigative measures to identify exemplary
performance and address mission-specific and system-
wide weaknesses;
(2) support the full implementation of a management
reform agenda that decentralizes decision-making
authority, simplifies and streamlines policy and
processes, and strengthens accountability and
transparency for managing United Nations offices and
functions;
(3) advocate for the development of a common
political strategy in-country among relevant actors,
including regional organizations, Member States,
international financial institutions, and United
Nations agencies, funds, and programs;
(4) advocate for robust engagement with host
countries and local communities, including pushing for
resources to be directed to community-led peace
initiatives;
(5) support efforts to deploy more mobile, adaptable,
and agile forces for more effective peacekeeping
operations;
(6) support the development of a system-wide strategy
on sustainable peacekeeping transitions that ensure
planning and decision-making is based on measurable
benchmarks, including ensuring the protection of
civilians;
(7) lead and advocate for efforts to promote and
protect internationally recognized human rights
standards regarding United Nations peacekeeping
operations, including the robust funding and support of
human rights positions;
(8) advocate for efforts to develop a more
comprehensive plan for accountability and justice,
particularly relating to tracking misconduct and
inclusion of survivors in decision-making, for
peacekeepers and other United Nations staff involved in
sexual exploitation, abuse, or other violations of
human rights that contravene United Nations and United
States rules, regulations, or values; and
(9) engage in dialogue with Member States to secure a
more favorable modification of United Nations scales of
assessments of the peacekeeping budget that works to
diversify the funding base and create a sustainable
funding plan.
(b) Advocacy of Peacekeeping Reforms at the United Nations.--
The Secretary of State shall instruct the Permanent
Representative of the United States to the United Nations to
use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the
United Nations to accomplish the policy specified in subsection
(a), consistent with the national security interests of the
United States.
SEC. 30702. REPEAL OF THE 25 PERCENT CAP ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS
TO UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 404 of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public
Law 103-236; 22 U.S.C. 287e note; relating to a limitation on
United States contributions to United Nations peacekeeping
operations) is repealed.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 404 of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995
is amended by striking ``(a) Reassessment of Contributions
Percentages.--''.
(c) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--This section and the amendments made
by this section shall take effect and apply on the date
the Secretary of State, pursuant to section 30704,
transmits to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representative and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate written commitment from the
Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations to engage
regularly with the United States regarding making
significant progress toward implementing peacekeeping
reforms described in section 4(c)(4) of the United
Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended by
section 30703.
(2) Snap-back.--If by the date that is five years
after the date of the enactment of this Act the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Committee
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate,
determines significant progress has not been made
toward implementing the peacekeeping reforms described
in section 4(c)(4) of the United Nations Participation
Act of 1945, as amended by section 30703, the repeal
under subsection (a) of this section of the limitation
described in subsection (b) of section 404 of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994
and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 22 U.S.C. 287e note;
relating to a limitation on United States contributions
to United Nations peacekeeping operations) shall be
null and void and without force or effect at law, and
such subsection (b), as in effect on the day before
such date of enactment, shall be carried out as if
subsection (a) of this section had not been so enacted.
SEC. 30703. REPORTS ON UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE UNITED NATIONS
PEACEKEEPING REFORM.
Section 4 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22
U.S.C. 287b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(ii) redesignating subparagraph (C)
as subparagraph (B);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5)
as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following new paragraph:
``(4) United nations peacekeeping reform.--A
description of the status of United States efforts in
the United Nations to ensure the United Nations--
``(A) develops and implements standard
peacekeeping operation performance assessment
systems and investigative measures to identify
exemplary performance and address operation-
specific and system-wide weaknesses;
``(B) fully implements a management reform
agenda that decentralizes decision-making
authority, simplifies and streamlines policy
and processes, and strengthens accountability
and transparency for managing United Nations
offices and functions;
``(C) develops for each peacekeeping
operation a common political strategy in-
country among relevant actors, including
regional organizations, Member States,
international financial institutions, and
United Nations agencies, funds, and programs;
``(D) fully engages with host countries and
local communities, including directing
resources to community-led peace initiatives;
``(E) deploys more mobile, adaptable, and
agile forces for more effective peacekeeping
operations;
``(F) develops a system-wide strategy on
sustainable peacekeeping transitions that
ensure planning and decision-making is based on
measurable benchmarks, including ensuring the
protection of civilians;
``(G) implements a system-wide strategy to
protect internationally recognized human rights
standards within United Nations peacekeeping
operations, including robust funding and
support of human rights positions within each
peacekeeping operation;
``(H) develops a more comprehensive plan for
accountability and justice, particularly
relating to tracking misconduct and inclusion
of survivors in decision-making, for
peacekeepers and other United Nations staff
involved in sexual exploitation, abuse, or
other violations of human rights that
contravene United Nations and United States
rules, regulations, or values; and
``(I) modifies the United Nations scales of
assessments of the peacekeeping budget to
diversify the funding base and create a
sustainable funding plan.''; and
(2) in subsection (d)(5), by striking subparagraph
(B).
SEC. 30704. STRATEGY TO ADVOCATE FOR PEACEKEEPING REFORMS AT THE UNITED
NATIONS.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a strategy for
working with the United Nations to implement the peacekeeping
reforms described in section 4(c)(4) of the United Nations
Participation Act of 1945, as amended by section 30703. The
Secretary of State shall--
(1)(A) seek to obtain written commitment from the
Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations to engage
regularly with the United States regarding making
significant progress toward implementing such reforms
by not later than the date that is five years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, in accordance with
section 30702; and
(B) transmit such commitment to such committees;
(2) consult with such committees to establish
parameters and benchmarks regarding such
implementation; and
(3) submit to such committees periodic progress
reports regarding--
(A) such establishment; and
(B) implementation of such reforms.
SEC. 30705. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Strengthening Conflict Prevention in United Nations
Missions.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report analyzing the
ways in which conflict prevention aspects of United Nations
missions may be strengthened. Such report shall include--
(1) an analysis of the performance of existing early
warning and rapid response systems and recommendations
for the improvement of such systems;
(2) an analysis on the performance of the civilian
components of United Nations special political missions
and peacekeeping operations and recommendations for
strengthening such components;
(3) recommendations on how other United Nations
entities, including the United Nations Peacebuilding
Fund, special political missions, and other agencies,
funds, and programs could be better coordinated in a
joint strategy; and
(4) an assessment of the costs and benefits of the
Department of State and the United States Agency for
International Development sharing risk analysis data
with select multilateral organizations, under specific
circumstances, to better promote conflict prevention
before peacekeeping engagement is needed.
(b) Ensuring Considerations for Mission Transitions Are Based
on Comprehensive Assessments of Conflict Dynamics and Risks to
Civilians.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report that analyzes
the observed challenges, costs, and benefits of transitioning
United Nations peacekeeping operations to host-country security
forces, including--
(1) case studies of communities that maintained peace
and stabilization gains compared with communities that
experienced a resurgence in instability, violence, or
conflict at least five years after such a transition;
(2) an analysis of the transition process and the
effectiveness of measures to maintain long-term peace;
and
(3) an assessment of any additional resources needed
to maintain peace and stabilization gains achieved
after such a transition.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
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123. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jacobs of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title III of division D, add the following:
Page 1011, line 21, strike ``There is'' and insert ``(a) In
General.--There is''.
Page 1012, after line 6, add the following:
(b) Limitation.--
(1) In general.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by subsection (a) may be used to provide
assistance to any foreign security force units if the
Secretary of State determines that such forces have
engaged in patterns of torture or cruel, inhuman, or
degrading treatment or punishment, prolonged detention
without charges and trial, causing the disappearance of
persons by the abduction and clandestine detention of
those persons, authorized by high-ranking officials or
other flagrant denial of the right to life, liberty, or
the security of person, authorized by high-ranking
officials pursuant to section 502B of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304).
(2) Waiver.--The President may, on a case-by-case
basis and for periods not to exceed 180 days, waive the
prohibition in paragraph (1) if the President certifies
to the appropriate congressional committees not later
than 15 days before such waiver is to take effect that
the waiver is vital to the national security interests
of the United States or its partners and allies.
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124. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jayapal of Washington
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1498, after line 7, insert the following:
(D) An assessment of--
(i) humanitarian impacts of U.S. and
multilateral sanctions on entities and
individuals associated with the current
government of Afghanistan and the
freeze of $9.4 billion of the Afghan
central bank's foreign reserves,
including projections regarding
potential mortality rate and refugee
outflows;
(ii) the impacts of existing United
States and multilateral laws,
regulations, and sanctions on the
influence of the People's Republic of
China in Afghanistan; and
(iii) projected impacts on illicit
finance activity between the People's
Republic of China and affiliated
entities in Afghanistan in connection
with the finances of Afghanistan and
the Taliban in the event of a collapse
of the licit Afghan banking system.
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125. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jayapal of Washington
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 76, before line 14, insert the following:
SEC. 10003. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.
Not later than September 30, 2023, the Comptroller General of
the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the
number and amount of awards made pursuant to sections 9902 and
9202(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283),
disaggregated by recipients of each such award that are
majority owned and controlled by minority individuals and
majority owned and controlled by women.
SEC. 10004. MODIFICATION TO CERTAIN GAO REPORTS.
(a) Semiconductor Incentives.--Section 9902(c)(1) of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``and'' at
the end;
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) the number and amount of contracts and
subcontracts awarded by a covered entity using
funds made available under subsection (a)
disaggregated by recipients of each such
contract or subcontracts that are majority
owned and controlled by minority individuals
and majority owned and controlled by women;
and''.
(b) Department of Defense.--Section 9202(a)(1)(G)(ii)(I) of
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended by
inserting ``(including whether recipients are majority owned
and controlled by minority individuals and majority owned and
controlled by women)'' after ``to whom''.
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126. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Johnson of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of division J the following:
TITLE V--DR. DAVID SATCHER CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM
SEC. 90501. DR. DAVID SATCHER CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the
Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology.
(2) Enrollment of needy students.--The term
``enrollment of needy students'' has the meaning given
the term in section 312(d) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(d)).
(3) Historically black college or university.--The
term ``historically Black college or university'' has
the meaning given the term ``part B institution'' as
defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
(4) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning
given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
(5) Minority-serving institution.--The term
``minority-serving institution'' means an institution
listed in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
(b) Authorization of Grants.--
(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Director shall carry out the Dr.
David Satcher Cybersecurity Education Grant Program
by--
(A) awarding grants to assist institutions of
higher education that have an enrollment of
needy students, historically Black colleges and
universities, and minority-serving
institutions, to establish or expand
cybersecurity programs, to build and upgrade
institutional capacity to better support new or
existing cybersecurity programs, including
cybersecurity partnerships with public and
private entities, and to support such
institutions on the path to producing qualified
entrants in the cybersecurity workforce or
becoming a National Center of Academic
Excellence in Cybersecurity; and
(B) awarding grants to build capacity at
institutions of higher education that have an
enrollment of needy students, historically
Black colleges and universities, and minority-
serving institutions, to expand cybersecurity
education opportunities, cybersecurity
programs, cybersecurity research, and
cybersecurity partnerships with public and
private entities.
(2) Reservation.--The Director shall award not less
than 50 percent of the amount available for grants
under this section to historically Black colleges and
universities and minority-serving institutions.
(3) Coordination.--The Director shall carry out this
section in coordination with appropriate Federal
agencies, including the Department of Homeland
Security.
(4) Sunset.--The Director's authority to award grants
under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is
5 years after the date the Director first awards a
grant under paragraph (1).
(c) Applications.--An eligible institution seeking a grant
under subsection (b) shall submit an application to the
Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Director may reasonably require, including a
statement of how the institution will use the funds awarded
through the grant to expand cybersecurity education
opportunities at the eligible institution.
(d) Activities.--An eligible institution that receives a
grant under this section may use the funds awarded through such
grant for increasing research, education, technical,
partnership, and innovation capacity, including for--
(1) building and upgrading institutional capacity to
better support new or existing cybersecurity programs,
including cybersecurity partnerships with public and
private entities;
(2) building and upgrading institutional capacity to
provide hands-on research and training experiences for
undergraduate and graduate students; and
(3) outreach and recruitment to ensure students are
aware of such new or existing cybersecurity programs,
including cybersecurity partnerships with public and
private entities.
(e) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than--
(1) 1 year after the effective date of this section,
as provided in subsection (g), and annually thereafter
until the Director submits the report under paragraph
(2), the Director shall prepare and submit to Congress
a report on the status and progress of implementation
of the grant program under this section, including on
the number and nature of institutions participating,
the number and nature of students served by
institutions receiving grants, the level of funding
provided to grant recipients, the types of activities
being funded by the grants program, and plans for
future implementation and development; and
(2) 5 years after the effective date of this section,
as provided in subsection (g), the Director shall
prepare and submit to Congress a report on the status
of cybersecurity education programming and capacity-
building at institutions receiving grants under this
section, including changes in the scale and scope of
these programs, associated facilities, or in
accreditation status, and on the educational and
employment outcomes of students participating in
cybersecurity programs that have received support under
this section.
(f) Performance Metrics.--The Director shall establish
performance metrics for grants awarded under this section.
(g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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127. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kaptur of Ohio or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 790, beginning line 14, amend paragraph (4) to read as
follows:
(4) will result in economic development or economic
diversification in economically distressed regions or
localities, including any region or locality--
(A) with a high proportion of residential and
commercial properties that are vacant due to
foreclosure, eviction, abandonment, or other
causes;
(B) with racial disparities in homeownership
rates;
(C) with population loss;
(D) where economic inequities have grown
substantially due to job dislocation and
outsourcing; and
(E) in the case of a census tract located
within a metropolitan area, where the median
family income for such census tract does not
exceed 80 percent of the greater of statewide
median family income or the metropolitan area
median family income.
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128. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kaptur of Ohio or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 541, line 9, insert ``, such as the Great Lakes region''
after ``United States''.
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129. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kildee of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 569, after line 15, insert the following:
SEC. 10638. ARPA-E AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Paragraph (2) of section 5012(o) of the America Competes Act
(42 U.S.C. 16538(o)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'';
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
following:
``(F) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.''.
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130. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kildee of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 628, after line 6, insert the following (and redesignate
the succeeding paragraphs accordingly):
(4) Microelectronics.--The term ``microelectronics''
refers to semiconductors and related materials,
processing chemistries, design, fabrication,
lithography, packaging, sensors, devices, integrated
circuits, processors, computing architectures, modeling
and simulation, software tools, and related
technologies.
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131. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kim of California or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 371, after line 6, insert the following:
(y) National Science Foundation Study on Inflation.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall
commission a study to--
(A) measure the economic impact of inflation
on the American people, including an analysis
of cost-of-living impacts;
(B) assess how the increase in inflation has
harmed the American workforce through
decreased, less valuable wages;
(C) consider the impact of inflation on
American international competitiveness,
particularly as it relates to offshoring jobs
in the manufacturing industry;
(D) evaluate the impact of inflation on rural
and underserved communities throughout the
country;
(E) assess the ways inflation at its current
trajectory could impact future American
generations; and
(F) make recommendations to Congress on the
impact of further government spending in
regards to inflation.
(2) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to carry out
this section, $1,000,000 shall be used to carry out the
study under paragraph (1).
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132. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Krishnamoorthi of
Illinois or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Insert after section 30219G the following:
SEC. 30219H. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON ESCALATION AND DE-
ESCALATION OF GRAY ZONE ACTIVITIES IN GREAT POWER
COMPETITION.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The conventional power of the United States has
driven foreign adversaries to a level of competition
that does not always depend on military confrontation
with the United States.
(2) Rather than challenging the United States in a
manner that could provoke a kinetic military response,
foreign adversaries of the United States have turned to
carrying out gray zone activities to advance the
interests of such adversaries, weaken the power of the
United States, and erode the norms that underpin the
United States-led international order.
(3) Gray zone activity falls on a spectrum of
attribution and deniability that ranges from covert
adversary operations, to detectible covert adversary
operations, to unattributable adversary operations, to
deniable adversary operations, to open adversary
operations.
(4) To adequately address such a shift to gray zone
activity, the United States must understand what
actions tend to either escalate or de-escalate such
activity by our adversaries.
(5) The laws, principles, and values of the United
States are strategic advantages in great power
competition with authoritarian foreign adversaries that
carry out gray zone activities, because such laws,
principles, and values increase the appeal of the
governance model of the United States, and the United
States-led international order, to states and peoples
around the world.
(6) The international security environment has
demonstrated numerous examples of gray zone activities
carried out by foreign adversaries, including the
following activities of foreign adversaries:
(A) Information operations, such as efforts
by Russia to influence the 2020 United States
Federal elections (as described in the March
15, 2021, intelligence community assessment of
the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence made publicly available on March
15, 2021).
(B) Adversary political coercion operations,
such as the wielding of energy by Russia,
particularly in the context of Ukrainian gas
pipelines, to coerce its neighbors into
compliance with its policies.
(C) Cyber operations, such as the use by
China of cyber tools to conduct industrial
espionage.
(D) Provision of support to proxy forces,
such as the support provided by Iran to
Hezbollah and Shia militia groups.
(E) Provocation by armed forces controlled by
the government of the foreign adversary through
measures that do not rise to the level of an
armed attack, such as the use of the China
Coast Guard and maritime militia by China to
harass the fishing vessels of other countries
in the South China Sea.
(F) Alleged uses of lethal force on foreign
soil, such as the 2018 attempts by Russia to
poison Sergei Skripal in London.
(G) The potential use by an adversary of
technology that causes anomalous health
incidents among United States Government
personnel.
(b) National Intelligence Estimate.--
(1) Requirement.--The Director of National
Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence
Council, shall produce a National Intelligence Estimate
on how foreign adversaries use gray zone activities to
advance interests, what responses by the United States
(or the allies or partners of the United States) would
tend to result in the escalation or de-escalation of
such gray zone activities by foreign adversaries, and
any opportunities for the United States to minimize the
extent to which foreign adversaries use gray zone
activities in furtherance of great power competition.
(2) Matters included.--To the extent determined
appropriate by the National Intelligence Council, the
National Intelligence Estimate produced under paragraph
(1) may include an assessment of the following topics:
(A) Any potential or actual lethal or harmful
gray zone activities carried out against the
United States by foreign adversaries, including
against United States Government employees and
United States persons, whether located within
or outside of the United States.
(B) To the extent such activities have
occurred, or are predicted to occur--
(i) opportunities to reduce or deter
any such activities; and
(ii) any actions of the United States
Government that would tend to result in
the escalation or de-escalation of such
activities.
(C) Any incidents in which foreign
adversaries could have used, but ultimately did
not use, gray zone activities to advance the
interests of such adversaries, including an
assessment as to why the foreign adversary
ultimately did not use gray zone activities.
(D) The effect of lowering the United States
Government threshold for the public attribution
of detectible covert adversary operations,
unattributable adversary operations, and
deniable adversary operations.
(E) The effect of lowering the United States
Government threshold for responding to
detectible covert adversary operations,
unattributable adversary operations, and
deniable adversary operations.
(F) The extent to which the governments of
foreign adversaries exercise control over any
proxies or parastate actors used by such
governments in carrying out gray zone
activities.
(G) The extent to which gray zone activities
carried out by foreign adversaries affect the
private sector of the United States.
(H) The international norms that provide the
greatest deterrence to gray zone activities
carried out by foreign adversaries, and
opportunities for strengthening those norms.
(I) The effect, if any, of the strengthening
of democratic governance abroad on the
resilience of United States allies and partners
to gray zone activities.
(J) Opportunities to strengthen the
resilience of United States allies and partners
to gray zone activities, and associated
tactics, carried out by foreign adversaries.
(K) Opportunities for the United States to
improve the detection of, and early warning
for, such activities and tactics.
(L) Opportunities for the United States to
galvanize international support in responding
to such activities and tactics.
(3) Submission to congress.--
(A) Submission.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Director shall submit to the Select Committee
on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of Representatives the National Intelligence
Estimate produced under paragraph (1),
including all intelligence reporting underlying
the Estimate.
(B) Notice regarding submission.--If at any
time before the deadline specified in
subparagraph (A), the Director determines that
the National Intelligence Estimate produced
under paragraph (1) cannot be submitted by such
deadline, the Director shall (before such
deadline) submit to the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of Representatives a report setting forth the
reasons why the National Intelligence Estimate
cannot be submitted by such deadline and an
estimated date for the submission of the
National Intelligence Estimate.
(C) Form.--Any report under subparagraph (B)
shall be submitted in unclassified form.
(4) Public version.--Consistent with the protection
of intelligence sources and methods, at the same time
as the Director submits to the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives the National Intelligence Estimate
under paragraph (1), the Director shall make publicly
available on the internet website of the Director an
unclassified version of the key findings of the
National Intelligence Estimate.
(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Gray zone activity.--The term ``gray zone
activity'' means an activity to advance the
national interests of a State that--
(i) falls between ordinary statecraft
and open warfare;
(ii) is carried out with an intent to
maximize the advancement of interests
of the state without provoking a
kinetic military response by the United
States; and
(iii) falls on a spectrum that ranges
from covert adversary operations, to
detectible covert adversary operations,
to unattributable adversary operations,
to deniable adversary operations, to
open adversary operations.
(B) Covert adversary operation.--The term
``covert adversary operation'' means an
operation by an adversary that--
(i) the adversary intends to remain
below the threshold at which the United
States detects the operation; and
(ii) does stay below such threshold.
(C) Detectible covert adversary operation.--
The term ``detectible covert adversary
operation'' means an operation by an adversary
that--
(i) the adversary intends to remain
below the threshold at which the United
States detects the operation; but
(ii) is ultimately detected by the
United States at a level below the
level at which the United States will
publicly attribute the operation to the
adversary.
(D) Unattributable adversary operation.--The
term ``unattributable adversary operation''
means an operation by an adversary that the
adversary intends to be detected by the United
States, but remain below the threshold at which
the United States will publicly attribute the
operation to the adversary.
(E) Deniable adversary operation.--The term
``deniable adversary operation'' means an
operation by an adversary that--
(i) the adversary intends to be
detected and publicly or privately
attributed by the United States; and
(ii) the adversary intends to deny,
to limit the response by the United
States, and any allies of the United
States.
(F) Open adversary operation.--The term
``open adversary operation'' means an operation
by an adversary that the adversary openly
acknowledges as attributable to the adversary.
(c) Requirement to Develop Lexicon.--
(1) Requirement.--The Director of National
Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence
Council, shall develop a lexicon of common terms (and
corresponding definitions for such terms) for concepts
associated with gray zone activities.
(2) Considerations.--In developing the lexicon under
paragraph (1), the National Intelligence Council shall
include in the lexicon each term (and the corresponding
definition for each term) specified in subsection
(b)(5), unless the National Intelligence Council
determines that an alternative term (or alternative
definition)--
(A) more accurately describes a concept
associated with gray zone activities; or
(B) is preferable for any other reason.
(3) Report.--
(A) Publication.--The Director of National
Intelligence shall publish a report containing
the lexicon developed under paragraph (1).
(B) Form.--The report under subparagraph (A)
shall be published in unclassified form.
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133. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Krishnamoorthi of
Illinois or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Insert after section 30128 the following:
SEC. 30129. REPORT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN CHINA AND UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES.
(a) Requirement.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of elements of the
intelligence community that the Director determines
appropriate, shall submit to the congressional intelligence
committees a report containing the following:
(1) Details on the cooperation between China and the
United Arab Emirates regarding defense, security,
technology, and other strategically sensitive matters
that implicate the national security interests of the
United States.
(2) The most recent, as of the date of the report,
quarterly assessment by the intelligence community of
measures that the United Arab Emirates has implemented
to safeguard technology of the United States and the
reliability of any assurances by the United Arab
Emirates (with respect to both current assurances and
assurances being considered as of the date of the
report).
(3) A certification by the Director regarding whether
such assurances described in paragraph (2) are viable
and sufficient to protect technology of the United
States from being transferred to China or other third
parties.
(b) Form.--The report under subsection (a) may be submitted
in classified form, but if so submitted shall include an
unclassified executive summary.
(c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``intelligence
community'' and ``congressional intelligence committees'' have
the meanings given such terms in section 3 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
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134. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lamb of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 371, after line 6, insert the following:
(y) GAO Technology Assessment to Address the Opioid
Epidemic.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the
United States shall conduct a technology assessment on
the use of current and emerging predictive analytic
tools and technologies to address the opioid epidemic.
Such assessment shall address the following:
(A) The prevention of deaths occurring from
overdoses of opioid drugs.
(B) The improvement of Federal, State, and
local government responses to the opioid
epidemic and the quality of interventions,
treatments, and resources for opioid use
disorder.
(C) The identification of challenges and
risks related to the use of predictive analytic
tools and technologies.
(2) Recommendations.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to Congress
recommendations based on the findings of the technology
assessment conducted under paragraph (1). Not later
than 180 days after such date of enactment, the
Comptroller General shall provide a briefing to
Congress on the progress of such recommendations.
(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Opioid drug.--The term ``opioid drug''
means a class of drugs that contains an opioid
and includes heroin, synthetic opioids
(including fentanyl), and prescription pain
relievers.
(B) Opioid epidemic.--The term ``opioid
epidemic'' means the misuse of and addiction to
opioid drugs.
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135. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lamb of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 641, after line 22, insert the following:
Subtitle G--Steel Upgrading Partnerships and Emissions Reduction
SEC. 10671. LOW-EMISSIONS STEEL MANUFACTURING RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) Program.--Subtitle D of title IV of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17111 et seq.)
is amended by inserting after section 454 the following:
``SEC. 454A. LOW-EMISSIONS STEEL MANUFACTURING RESEARCH PROGRAM.
``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage
the research and development of innovative technologies aimed
at--
``(1) increasing the technological and economic
competitiveness of industry and manufacturing in the
United States; and
``(2) achieving significant net nonwater greenhouse
emissions reductions in the production processes for
iron, steel, and steel mill products.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Commercially available steelmaking.--The term
`commercially available steelmaking' means the current
production method of iron, steel, and steel mill
products.
``(2) Critical material.--The term `critical
material' has the meaning given such term in section
7002 of division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260).
``(3) Critical mineral.--The term `critical mineral'
has the meaning given such term in section 7002 of
division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
(Public Law 116-260).
``(4) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'
means--
``(A) an institution of higher education;
``(B) an appropriate State or Federal entity,
including a federally funded research and
development center of the Department;
``(C) a nonprofit research institution;
``(D) a private entity;
``(E) any other relevant entity the Secretary
determines appropriate; and
``(F) a partnership or consortium of two or
more entities described in subparagraphs (A)
through (E).
``(5) Low-emissions steel manufacturing.--The term
`low-emissions steel manufacturing' means advanced or
commercially available steelmaking with the reduction,
to the maximum extent practicable, of net nonwater
greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere from the
production of iron, steel, and steel mill products.
``(c) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of the America COMPETES Act of 2022, the Secretary
shall establish a program of research, development,
demonstration, and commercial application of advanced tools,
technologies, and methods for low-emissions steel
manufacturing.
``(d) Requirements.--In carrying out the program under
subsection (c), the Secretary shall--
``(1) coordinate this program with the programs and
activities authorized in title VI of division Z of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021;
``(2) coordinate across all relevant program offices
of the Department, including the Office of Science,
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the
Office of Fossil Energy, and the Office of Nuclear
Energy;
``(3) leverage, to the extent practicable, the
research infrastructure of the Department, including
scientific computing user facilities, x-ray light
sources, neutron scattering facilities, and nanoscale
science research centers; and
``(4) conduct research, development, and
demonstration of low-emissions steel manufacturing
technologies that have the potential to increase
domestic production and employment in advanced and
commercially available steelmaking.
``(e) Strategic Plan.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of the America COMPETES Act of 2022,
the Secretary shall develop a 5-year strategic plan
identifying research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application goals for the program
established in subsection (c). The Secretary shall
submit this plan to the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate.
``(2) Contents.--The strategic plan submitted under
paragraph (1) shall--
``(A) identify programs at the Department
related to low-emissions steel manufacturing
that support the research, development,
demonstration, and commercial application
activities described in this section, and the
demonstration projects under subsection (h);
``(B) establish technological and
programmatic goals to achieve the requirements
of subsection (d); and
``(C) include timelines for the
accomplishment of goals developed under the
plan.
``(3) Updates to plan.--Not less than once every two
years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate an updated version of the plan
under paragraph (1).
``(f) Focus Areas.--In carrying out the program established
in subsection (c), the Secretary shall focus on--
``(1) medium- and high-temperature heat generation
technologies used for low-emissions steel
manufacturing, which may include--
``(A) alternative fuels, including hydrogen
and biomass;
``(B) alternative reducing agents, including
hydrogen;
``(C) renewable heat generation technology,
including solar and geothermal;
``(D) electrification of heating processes,
including through electrolysis; and
``(E) other heat generation sources;
``(2) carbon capture technologies for advanced and
commercially available steelmaking processes, which may
include--
``(A) combustion and chemical looping
technologies;
``(B) use of slag to reduce carbon dioxide
emissions;
``(C) pre-combustion technologies; and
``(D) post-combustion technologies;
``(3) smart manufacturing technologies and
principles, digital manufacturing technologies, and
advanced data analytics to develop advanced
technologies and practices in information, automation,
monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, and
networking to--
``(A) model and simulate manufacturing
production lines;
``(B) monitor and communicate production line
status; and
``(C) model, simulate, and optimize the
energy efficiency of manufacturing processes;
``(4) technologies and practices that minimize energy
and natural resource consumption, which may include--
``(A) designing products that enable reuse,
refurbishment, remanufacturing, and recycling;
``(B) minimizing waste from advanced and
commercially available steelmaking processes,
including through the reuse of waste as
resources in other industrial processes for
mutual benefit;
``(C) increasing resource efficiency; and
``(D) increasing the energy efficiency of
advanced and commercially available steelmaking
processes;
``(5) alternative materials and technologies that
produce fewer emissions during production and result in
fewer emissions during use, which may include--
``(A) innovative raw materials;
``(B) high-performance lightweight materials;
``(C) substitutions for critical materials
and critical minerals; and
``(D) other technologies that achieve
significant carbon emission reductions in low-
emissions steel manufacturing, as determined by
the Secretary; and
``(6) high-performance computing to develop advanced
materials and manufacturing processes contributing to
the focus areas described in paragraphs (1) through
(5), including--
``(A) modeling, simulation, and optimization
of the design of energy efficient and
sustainable products; and
``(B) the use of digital prototyping and
additive manufacturing to enhance product
design.
``(g) Testing and Validation.--The Secretary, in consultation
with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, shall support the development of standardized
testing and technical validation of advanced and commercially
available steelmaking and low-emissions steel manufacturing
through collaboration with one or more National Laboratories,
and one or more eligible entities.
``(h) Demonstration.--
``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of the America COMPETES Act of
2022, the Secretary, in carrying out the program
established in subsection (c), and in collaboration
with industry partners, institutions of higher
education, and the National Laboratories, shall support
an initiative for the demonstration of low-emissions
steel manufacturing, as identified by the Secretary,
that uses either--
``(A) a single technology; or
``(B) a combination of multiple technologies.
``(2) Selection requirements.--Under the initiative
established under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
select eligible entities to carry out demonstration
projects and to the maximum extent practicable--
``(A) encourage regional diversity among
eligible entities, including participation by
rural States;
``(B) encourage technological diversity among
eligible entities; and
``(C) ensure that specific projects
selected--
``(i) expand on the existing
technology demonstration programs of
the Department; and
``(ii) prioritize projects that
leverage matching funds from non-
Federal sources.
``(3) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate--
``(A) not less frequently than once every two
years for the duration of the demonstration
initiative under this subsection, a report
describing the performance of the initiative;
and
``(B) if the initiative established under
this subsection is terminated, an assessment of
the success of, and education provided by, the
measures carried out by recipients of financial
assistance under the initiative.
``(i) Additional Coordination.--
``(1) Manufacturing u.s.a..--In carrying out this
section the Secretary shall consider--
``(A) leveraging the resources of relevant
existing Manufacturing USA Institutes described
in section 34(d) of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C.
278s(d));
``(B) integrating program activities into a
relevant existing Manufacturing USA Institute;
or
``(C) establishing a new institute focused on
low-emissions steel manufacturing.
``(2) Other federal agencies.--In carrying out this
section, the Secretary shall coordinate with other
Federal agencies that are carrying out research and
development initiatives to increase industrial
competitiveness and achieve significant net nonwater
greenhouse emissions reductions through low-emissions
steel manufacturing, including the Department of
Defense, Department of Transportation, and the National
Institute of Standards and Technology.
``(j) Other Requirements.--All laborers and mechanics
employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of
construction, alteration or repair work carried out, in whole
or in part, with assistance made available under this section
shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on
projects of a character similar in the locality as determined
by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of
chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. With respect to the
labor standards specified in this section, the Secretary of
Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth in
Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5
U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States
Code.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--Section 1(b) of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17001 note) is
amended in the table of contents by inserting after the item
relating to section 454 the following:
``Sec. 454A. Low-Emissions Steel Manufacturing Research Program.''.
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136. An Amendment To Be Offered By Representative Lamb of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of division L, add the following:
SEC. 110002. FREIGHT RAIL INNOVATION INSTITUTE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 229 of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 22911. Freight Rail Innovation Institute
``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after the date
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of
Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy,
representatives of the National Laboratories, the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, and the National Science
Foundation, and in partnership with an eligible institution of
higher education and a freight rail locomotive manufacturer,
shall establish a Freight Rail Innovation Institute (referred
to in this section as the `Institute') to carry out a research
and development program--
``(1) to develop--
``(A) technologies necessary for the design,
development, manufacturing, and operation of
zero-emission battery and hydrogen-powered
freight locomotives; and
``(B) technologies that enhance freight rail
safety, efficiency and utilization; and
``(2) to accelerate the deployment of--
``(A) zero-emission locomotives, including
passenger locomotives;
``(B) supporting supply chains;
``(C) advanced freight and logistics systems;
and
``(D) related workforce development and
education innovations.
``(b) Activities.--The Institute shall--
``(1) research, develop, and deploy zero-emission
battery and hydrogen-powered freight locomotives and
locomotive technologies;
``(2) develop and operate testing programs and
demonstration facilities;
``(3) develop advanced technologies that advance
freight rail safety, efficiency, logistics, and
utilization;
``(4) develop and deploy an operating prototype
hydrogen powered locomotive;
``(5) deploy a revenue service testing and
demonstration program to accelerate commercial adoption
of battery electric locomotives;
``(6) develop specific technologies and innovations
to support the manufacturing and deployment of zero-
emission locomotives for passenger rail;
``(7) pay wages to all laborers and mechanics
employed by the Institute at rates that are not less
than those prevailing for the same type of work for
similar projects in the immediate locality, consistent
with the wage requirement set forth in section 113(a)
of title 23, United States Code;
``(8) ensure that the freight rail locomotive
manufacturer that is associated with the Institute
fully complies with the Buy America requirement set
forth in section 22905(a) with respect to manufacturing
and production associated with the Institute and as a
result of new technologies, innovations, and methods
developed at least in part by the Institute; and
``(9) carry out other activities that the Secretary
of Transportation considers necessary.
``(c) Applicant Requirements.--Applicants seeking to
establish the Institute under this section shall--
``(1) be a partnership consisting of at least 1
institution of higher education and at least 1 freight
rail locomotive manufacturer, which shall enter into a
cost-sharing agreement for purposes of the Institute;
and
``(2) submit a comprehensive proposal to the
Secretary of Transportation that--
``(A) identifies how activities described in
subsection (b) will be carried out by the
Institute; and
``(B) includes a Memorandum of Understanding,
signed by all partners, that comprehensively
addresses all aspects of the Institute's work,
including how intellectual property and revenue
sharing from resulting technological
developments will be handled;
``(C) includes such other information as the
Secretary may require.
``(d) Considerations.--In selecting the applicant that will
receive funding to establish the Institute, the Secretary of
Transportation shall consider--
``(1) the extent to which the applicant's proposal
maximizes greenhouse gas reductions and other
environmental benefits;
``(2) the ability of the applicant's proposal to
increase the use of low- and zero- emission freight
rail technologies among the United States freight and
passenger rail industry;
``(3) the anticipated public benefits of the
applicant's proposal, including the creation of
construction, manufacturing, and services jobs that pay
prevailing wages;
``(4) proposed plans to train workers from the area
surrounding the Institute to develop competitive
advanced manufacturing, battery- or hydrogen-power, and
advanced freight utilization, network safety and
logistics technology skills;
``(5) the degree to which the applicant, including
its freight rail locomotive manufacturer, has
experience--
``(A) carrying out battery and hydrogen
research on freight locomotives that reduce
greenhouse gas emissions; and
``(B) developing freight rail advanced
signaling, network safety, and logistics
technologies;
``(6) the extent to which the applicant's proposal
increases the proportional amount of goods moved by
freight rail in the United States;
``(7) the extent to which such proposal--
``(A) maximizes the private share of the
total cost of the institute beyond the minimum
level required under subsection (d); and
``(B) sustains the private investment up to
and beyond 2026; and
``(8) whether the proposed Institute is located at a
site that--
``(A) has legacy rail infrastructure;
``(B) has access to freight rail tracks and
rail connections; and
``(C) is located on a redeveloped brownfield
site in close proximity to a freight rail
locomotive manufacturer, an institution of
higher education, and a short line or regional
railroad.
``(e) Funding Requirement.--The non-Federal share of the
costs of the Institute's research and development program shall
be not less than 50 percent.
``(f) Notification.--
``(1) Notice.--Not later than 3 days after Congress
appropriates funds for the Institute for any fiscal
year, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives--
``(A) the institution of higher education and
freight rail locomotive manufacturer that have
been selected to receive such funding to
operate the Institute; and
``(B) a summary of activities to be carried
out by the Institute.
``(2) Annual report.--Not later than 1 year after
Congress appropriates funds for the Institute for any
fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
committees listed under paragraph (1) that summarizes
the work of the Institute on--
``(A) low- and zero-emission rail
technologies;
``(B) increased freight rail utilization; and
``(C) training a workforce in advanced
manufacturing, battery- or hydrogen-power,
advanced freight utilization, network safety,
logistics technology skills, and advanced rail
safety and logistics technologies.
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $120,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2022 through 2026, to carry out the activities of the Institute
described in subsection (b). Such sums shall remain available
until expended.
``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Freight rail locomotive manufacturer.--The term
`freight rail locomotive manufacturer' means a
company--
``(A) headquartered in the United States; and
``(B) that is engaged in the design,
manufacture, and sale of freight rail
locomotives, train network systems, engines,
parts, logistics, rail safety and braking
systems, and other freight rail and locomotive
products.
``(2) Institution of higher education.--The term
`institution of higher education' has the meaning given
such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 229 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``22911. Freight Rail Innovation Institute.''.
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137. An Amendment To Be Offered By Representative Langevin of Rhode
Island or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of division F the following:
SEC. 50105. CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY SECURITY CENTERS.
(a) Critical Technology Security Centers.--Title III of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 323. CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY SECURITY CENTERS.
``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and in
coordination with the Director of the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency, shall award grants, contracts,
or cooperative agreements to covered entities for the
establishment of not fewer than four cybersecurity-focused
Critical Technology Security Centers to evaluate and test the
security of devices and technologies that underpin national
critical functions.
``(b) Initial Centers.--With respect to the Critical
Technology Security Centers referred to in subsection (a), four
of such centers shall be as follows:
``(1) The Center for Network Technology Security, to
study the security of information and communications
technology that underpins national critical functions
related to communications.
``(2) The Center for Connected Industrial Control
System Security, to study the security of connected
programmable data logic controllers, supervisory
control and data acquisition servers, and other
networked industrial equipment.
``(3) The Center for Open Source Software Security,
to study vulnerabilities in open source software used
to support national critical functions.
``(4) The Center for Federal Critical Software
Security, to study the security of software used by the
Federal Government that performs functions critical to
trust (such as affording or requiring elevated system
privileges or direct access to networking and computing
resources).
``(c) Additional Centers.--The Under Secretary may, in
coordination with the Director, award grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements to covered entities for the
establishment of additional Critical Technology Security
Centers to address technologies vital to national critical
functions.
``(d) Selection of Critical Technologies.--Before awarding a
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement to a covered entity
to establish a Critical Technology Security Center, the Under
Secretary shall consult with the Director, who shall provide
the Under Secretary a list of technologies within the remit of
the center that support national critical functions.
``(e) Responsibilities.--In studying the security of
technologies within its remit, each center shall have the
following responsibilities:
``(1) Conducting rigorous security testing to
identify vulnerabilities in such technologies.
``(2) Reporting new vulnerabilities found and the
tools, techniques, and practices used to uncover such
vulnerabilities to the developers of such technologies
in question and to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency.
``(3) With respect to such technologies, developing
new capabilities for vulnerability discovery,
management, and mitigation.
``(4) Assessing the security of software essential to
national critical functions.
``(5) Supporting existing communities of interest,
including by granting funds, in remediating
vulnerabilities discovered within such technologies.
``(6) Utilizing findings to inform and support the
future work of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency.
``(f) Application.--To be eligible for an award of a grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement as a Critical Technology
Security Center pursuant to subsection (a), a covered entity
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in
such manner, and including such information as the Secretary
may require.
``(g) Public Reporting of Vulnerabilities.--The
Undersecretary shall ensure that vulnerabilities identified by
a Critical Technology Security Center are publicly reported
through the National Vulnerability Database, as appropriate.
``(h) Additional Guidance.--The Under Secretary, in
coordination with the Director, shall develop, and periodically
update, guidance, including eligibility and any additional
requirements, for how Critical Technology Security Centers may
award funds to communities of interest to remediate
vulnerabilities under subsection (e)(5).
``(i) Biannual Reports.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this section and every two years
thereafter, the Under Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that includes, with respect
to each Critical Technology Security Center the following:
``(1) A summary of the work performed by each such
center.
``(2) Information relating to the allocation of
Federal funds at each such center.
``(3) A description of each vulnerability identified,
including information relating to the corresponding
software weakness.
``(4) An assessment of the criticality of each
vulnerability identified pursuant to paragraph (3).
``(5) A list of critical technologies studied by each
center, including an explanation by the Under Secretary
for any deviations from the list of technologies
provided by the Director before the distribution of
funding to the center.
``(6) A list of tools, techniques, and procedures
used by each such center.
``(j) Consultation With Relevant Agencies.--In carrying out
this section, the Under Secretary shall consult with the heads
of other Federal agencies conducting cybersecurity research,
including the following:
``(1) The National Institute of Standards and
Technology.
``(2) The National Science Foundation.
``(3) Relevant agencies within the Department of
Energy.
``(4) Relevant agencies within the Department of
Defense.
``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section--
``(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
``(2) $42,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
``(3) $44,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
``(4) $46,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
``(5) $49,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
`appropriate congressional committees' means--
``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security of
the House of Representatives; and
``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
``(2) Covered entity.--The term `covered entity'
means a university or federally funded research and
development center, including a national laboratory, or
a consortia thereof.
``(3) Critical technology.--The term `critical
technology' means technology relating to a national
critical function.
``(4) Open source software.--The term `open source
software' means software for which the human-readable
source code is freely available for use, study, re-use,
modification, enhancement, and redistribution by the
users of such software.''.
(b) Identification of Certain Technology.--Paragraph (1) of
section 2202(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
603(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(S) To identify the technologies within the
remits of the Critical Technology Security
centers as described in section 322 that are
vital to national critical functions.''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 321 the following
new item:
``Sec. 323. Critical Technology Security Centers.''.
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138. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Langevin of Rhode
Island or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1714, insert after line 6 the following (and conform the
table of contents accordingly):
TITLE IV--ADMISSION OF ESSENTIAL SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICAL EXPERTS
SEC. 80401. ADMISSION OF ESSENTIAL SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICAL EXPERTS TO
PROMOTE AND PROTECT NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION
BASE.
(a) Special Immigrant Status.--In accordance with the
procedures established under subsection (f)(1), and subject to
subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Homeland Security may
provide an alien described in subsection (b) (and the spouse
and children of the alien if accompanying or following to join
the alien) with the status of a special immigrant under section
101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(27)), if the alien--
(1) submits a classification petition under section
204(a)(1)(G)(i) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1154(a)(1)(G)(i)); and
(2) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant
visa and is otherwise admissible to the United States
for permanent residence.
(b) Aliens Described.--An alien is described in this
subsection if--
(1) the alien--
(A) is employed by a United States employer
and engaged in work to promote and protect the
National Security Innovation Base;
(B) is engaged in basic or applied research,
funded by the Department of Defense, through a
United States institution of higher education
(as defined in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); or
(C) possesses scientific or technical
expertise that will advance the development of
critical technologies identified in the
National Defense Strategy or the National
Defense Science and Technology Strategy,
required by section 218 of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1679
); and
(2) the Secretary of Defense issues a written
statement to the Secretary of Homeland Security
confirming that the admission of the alien is essential
to advancing the research, development, testing, or
evaluation of critical technologies described in
paragraph (1)(C) or otherwise serves national security
interests.
(c) Numerical Limitations.--
(1) In general.--The total number of principal aliens
who may be provided special immigrant status under this
section may not exceed--
(A) 10 in each of fiscal years 2022 through
2030; and
(B) 100 in fiscal year 2031 and each fiscal
year thereafter.
(2) Exclusion from numerical limitation.--Aliens
provided special immigrant status under this section
shall not be counted against the numerical limitations
under sections 201(d), 202(a), and 203(b)(4) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d),
1152(a), and 1153(b)(4)).
(d) Defense Competition for Scientists and Technical
Experts.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop
and implement a process to select, on a competitive basis from
among individuals described in subsection (b), individuals for
recommendation to the Secretary of Homeland Security for
special immigrant status described in subsection (a).
(e) Authorities.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary
of Defense shall authorize appropriate personnel of the
Department of Defense to use all personnel and management
authorities available to the Department, including the
personnel and management authorities provided to the science
and technology reinvention laboratories, the Major Range and
Test Facility Base (as defined in 196(i) of title 10, United
States Code), and the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency.
(f) Procedures.--Not later than 360 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
and Secretary of Defense shall jointly establish policies and
procedures implementing the provisions in this section, which
shall include procedures for--
(1) processing of petitions for classification
submitted under subsection (a)(1) and applications for
an immigrant visa or adjustment of status, as
applicable; and
(2) thorough processing of any required security
clearances.
(g) Fees.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish
a fee--
(1) to be charged and collected to process an
application filed under this section; and
(2) that is set at a level that will ensure recovery
of the full costs of such processing and any additional
costs associated with the administration of the fees
collected.
(h) Implementation Report Required.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Homeland Security and Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that
includes--
(1) a plan for implementing the authorities provided
under this section; and
(2) identification of any additional authorities that
may be required to assist the Secretaries in fully
implementing section.
(i) Program Evaluation and Report.--
(1) Evaluation.--The Comptroller General of the
United States shall conduct an evaluation of the
competitive program and special immigrant program
described in subsections (a) through (g).
(2) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2026, the
Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the results of the
evaluation conducted under paragraph (1).
(j) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
(2) The term ``National Security Innovation Base''
means the network of persons and organizations,
including Federal agencies, institutions of higher
education, Federally funded research and development
centers, defense industrial base entities, nonprofit
organizations, commercial entities, and venture capital
firms that are engaged in the military and non-military
research, development, funding, and production of
innovative technologies that support the national
security of the United States.
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139. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Langevin of Rhode
Island or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 312, after line 25, insert the following:
(i) Integrating Art and Design Into National Science
Foundation Informal STEM Education Program.--Section 3 of the
STEM Education Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 1862q) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) the integration of art and design in STEM
educational programs.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) design and testing of programming that
integrates art and design in STEM education to promote
creativity and innovation.''; and
(3) in subsection (c)(2)(B), as added by subsection
(a)(4) of this section--
(A) in clause (ix), by striking ``and'' at
the end;
(B) in clause (x), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and;''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(xi) the design and testing of
programming that integrates art and
design in STEM education to promote
creativity and innovation.''.
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140. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Larsen of Washington
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In section 30218, strike ``There are authorized'' and insert
the following:
(a) In General.--There are authorized
In section 30218, add at the end the following:
(b) Nullification.--Section 3(i) of Executive Order 13936
(relating to the termination of the Fulbright exchange program
with regard to China and Hong Kong with respect to future
exchanges for participants traveling both from and to China or
Hong Kong) is nullified and shall have no force or effect, and
Fulbright exchanges with China and Hong Kong shall carry on as
if such section had not be included in such Executive Order.
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141. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Larsen of Washington
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1216, after line 24, insert the following:
(6) Exemption from numerical limitations.--The
numerical limitations established in accordance with
section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1157) in any fiscal year shall not apply to
aliens seeking refugee status pursuant to such section
who are nationals of the PRC and residents of the XUAR.
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142. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Larsen of Washington
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title II of division D, add the
following:
SEC. 30219H. PRIORITIZING DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY.
(a) In General.--Section 1451 of the Better Utilization of
Investments Leading to Development Act 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613) is
amended by inserting after subsection (i) the following:
``(j) Prioritizing Digital Infrastructure and Connectivity.--
The Corporation should prioritize support to projects that--
``(1) increase digital infrastructure and
connectivity, including operators of voice and data
networks, development options for countries with the
greatest need for digital infrastructure investment and
in cases in which competing digital infrastructure
financing proposals lack high standards for data
security and protection of users' human rights; and
``(2) align with the Corporation's authorities
relating to provisions of support as outlined in
section 1421(a).''.
(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the United States International
Development Financing Corporation shall submit to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that
includes an identification and description of--
(1) regions and countries with the greatest need for
investment in digital infrastructure, including the
types of such digital infrastructure;
(2) regions and countries in which investment in
digital infrastructure will be most effective in
promoting high standards for data security and
protection of users' human rights; and
(3) efforts of partner governments to provide digital
infrastructure development financing initiatives and
efforts of the Corporation to coordinate with such
partner governments with respect to such digital
infrastructure development financing.
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143. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lawrence of Michigan
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 367, after line 2, insert the following:
(C) Promising practices at universities
described in paragraph (1) for advancing
diversity, equity, and inclusion in AI research
programs.
Page 367, line 3, strike ``(C)'' and insert ``(D)''.
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144. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lawrence of Michigan
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 362, line 13, insert ``, including in low-income,
underserved, and disadvantaged communities'' after ``wastewater
systems''.
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145. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lee of Nevada or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 561, strike line 20 and all that follows through page
565, line 22, and insert the following:
SEC. 10633. MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
Section 41201 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(42 U.S.C. 18861) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``including the
Office of Technology Transitions, the Loan Program
Office, and all applied program offices,'' after
``Department,'';
(2) in subsection (d), by inserting ``, including by
using the authorities in section 10636 of the America
COMPETES Act of 2022,'' after ``personnel'';
(3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as
subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively;
(4) by adding after subsection (d) the following:
``(e) Additional Authority.--The Secretary may carry out and
manage covered projects directly through the program.
``(f) Project Termination.--Should an ongoing covered project
receive an unfavorable review under subsection (c)(5), the
Secretary or their designee may cease funding the covered
project and reallocate the remaining funds to new or existing
covered projects carried out by that program office.''; and
(5) in subsection (h)(1) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``In
accordance with section 9007 of Division Z of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-
260), the Secretary''.
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146. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Leger Fernandez of
New Mexico or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 572, line 24, insert the following (and redesignate
subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
``(10) Tribal government.--The term `Tribal
Government' means the governing body of any Indian or
Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village,
community, component band or component reservation,
individually identified (including parenthetically) in
the list published most recently as of the date of
enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of the
Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25
U.S.C. 5131).
Page 574, line 10, after ``State,'', insert ``Tribal,''.
Page 579, line 20, strike ``and''.
Page 580, line 2, after ``Universities'', insert ``, Tribal
Colleges and Universities,''.
Page 580, line 3, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 580, line 4, insert the following:
``(E) ensuring that at least 1 eligible
consortium designated as a regional technology
and innovation hub significantly benefits an
area or region whose economy significantly
relies on or has recently relied on coal, oil,
or natural gas production, development, or
utilization.
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147. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Leger Fernandez of
New Mexico or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 641, after line 22, insert the following:
Subtitle G--Reports
SEC. 10671. REPORT ON METHANE REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 360 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate a report on the potential for, and
technical and economic viability of, direct methane removal to
significantly mitigate climate change, with special
consideration given to natural methane sources, such as melting
permafrost, and non-energy sector methane sources.
(b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall include
a summary of research, development, and demonstration needs,
including an estimate of Federal funding requirements, to
further examine and validate the technical and economic
viability, and potential ancillary impacts, of direct methane
removal technologies and approaches over the 10-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Coordination.--In carrying out the report under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate across all
relevant programs and offices of the Department and other
relevant Federal agencies.
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148. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Leger Fernandez of
New Mexico or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of division L, add the following:
SEC. 110002. ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL
TRANSITION COMMUNITIES.
There is authorized to be appropriated $240,000,000 in total
for fiscal years 2023 through 2028 to the Secretary of Commerce
for economic adjustment assistance as authorized by section 209
of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42
U.S.C. 3149) to provide assistance, including grants for
technical assistance, planning, and predevelopment activities,
to energy and industrial transition communities, including oil,
gas, coal, nuclear, and biomass transition communities, and
manufacturing transition communities.
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149. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Leger Fernandez of
New Mexico or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1848, line 9, strike ``or'' at the end.
Page 1848, line 11, strike the period and insert ``; or''.
Page 1848, after line 11, insert the following:
``(v) that target individuals
recently employed in carbon-intensive
industries, including the production,
transportation, or distribution of
fossil fuels and the generation of
electricity from fossil fuels.
Page 1863, after line 11, insert the following:
``(E) Individuals recently employed in
carbon-intensive industries.--An eligible
entity applying to target individuals recently
employed in carbon-intensive industries and
establish or carry out pre-apprenticeship
programs and apprenticeship programs in
accordance with subsection (a)(1)(B)(v) shall
include as part of their application a
description of--
``(i) specific strategies to target
individuals recently employed in
carbon-intensive industries for
participation in the program;
``(ii) a plan to assist the program
participants in applying the skills
utilized in carbon-intensive industries
to employment opportunities in other
sectors; and
``(iii) wages and benefits offered to
program participants that are
commensurate with wages for similar
work.
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150. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Levin of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Division H, page 1668, after line 13, insert the following
new title:
TITLE XII--PUBLIC LAND RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ACT
SEC. 71201. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means
land that is--
(A) Federal lands administered by the
Secretary; and
(B) not excluded from the development of
geothermal, solar, or wind energy under--
(i) a land use plan; or
(ii) other Federal law.
(2) Exclusion area.--The term ``exclusion area''
means covered land that is identified by the Bureau of
Land Management as not suitable for development of
renewable energy projects.
(3) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means--
(A) public lands; and
(B) lands of the National Forest System as
described in section 11(a) of the Forest and
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).
(4) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Renewable
Energy Resource Conservation Fund established by
section 71204(c)(1).
(5) Land use plan.--The term ``land use plan''
means--
(A) in regard to Federal land, a land use
plan established under the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.); and
(B) in regard to National Forest System
lands, a land management plan approved,
amended, or revised under section 6 of the
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604).
(6) Priority area.--The term ``priority area'' means
covered land identified by the land use planning
process of the Bureau of Land Management as being a
preferred location for a renewable energy project,
including a designated leasing area (as defined in
section 2801.5(b) of title 43, Code of Federal
Regulations (or a successor regulation)) that is
identified under the rule of the Bureau of Land
Management entitled ``Competitive Processes, Terms, and
Conditions for Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind
Energy Development and Technical Changes and
Corrections'' (81 Fed. Reg. 92122 (December 19, 2016))
(or a successor regulation).
(7) Public lands.--The term ``public lands'' has the
meaning given that term in section 103 of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1702).
(8) Renewable energy project.--The term ``renewable
energy project'' means a project carried out on covered
land that uses wind, solar, or geothermal energy to
generate energy.
(9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of the Interior.
(10) Variance area.--The term ``variance area'' means
covered land that is--
(A) not an exclusion area;
(B) not a priority area; and
(C) identified by the Secretary as
potentially available for renewable energy
development and could be approved without a
plan amendment, consistent with the principles
of multiple use (as defined in the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.)).
SEC. 71202. LAND USE PLANNING; UPDATES TO PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENTS.
(a) Priority Areas.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with
the Secretary of Energy, shall establish priority areas
on covered land for geothermal, solar, and wind energy
projects, consistent with the principles of multiple
use (as defined in the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) and
the renewable energy permitting goal enacted by the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (Public Law
116-260). Among applications for a given renewable
energy source, proposed projects located in priority
areas for that renewable energy source shall--
(A) be given the highest priority for
incentivizing deployment thereon; and
(B) be offered the opportunity to participate
in any regional mitigation plan developed for
the relevant priority areas.
(2) Establishing priority areas.--
(A) Geothermal energy.--For geothermal
energy, the Secretary shall establish priority
areas as soon as practicable, but not later
than 5 years, after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(B) Solar energy.--For solar energy--
(i) solar designated leasing areas
(including the solar energy zones
established by Bureau of Land
Management Solar Energy Program,
established in October 2012), and any
subsequent land use plan amendments,
shall be considered to be priority
areas for solar energy projects; and
(ii) the Secretary shall complete a
process to consider establishing
additional solar priority areas as soon
as practicable, but not later than 3
years, after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(C) Wind energy.--For wind energy, the
Secretary shall complete a process to consider
establishing additional wind priority areas as
soon as practicable, but not later than 3
years, after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(b) Variance Areas.--Variance areas shall be considered for
renewable energy project development, consistent with the
principles of multiple use (as defined in the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) and
the renewable energy permitting goal enacted by the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (Public Law 116-260),
and applications for a given renewable energy source located in
those variance areas shall be timely processed in order to
assist in meeting that goal.
(c) Review and Modification.--
(1) In general.--Not less than once every 10 years,
the Secretary shall--
(A) review the adequacy of land allocations
for geothermal, solar, and wind energy
priority, exclusion, and variance areas for the
purpose of encouraging and facilitating new
renewable energy development opportunities; and
(B) based on the review carried out under
subparagraph (A), add, modify, or eliminate
priority, variance, and exclusion areas.
(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the
renewable energy land use planning published in the
Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan developed by
the California Energy Commission, the California
Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Bureau of Land
Management, and the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service until January 1, 2031.
(d) Compliance With the National Environmental Policy Act.--
For purposes of this section, compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) shall
be accomplished--
(1) for geothermal energy, by updating the document
entitled ``Final Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement for Geothermal Leasing in the Western United
States'', dated October 2008, and incorporating any
additional regional analyses that have been completed
by Federal agencies since that programmatic
environmental impact statement was finalized;
(2) for solar energy, by updating the document
entitled ``Final Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (PEIS) for Solar Energy Development in Six
Southwestern States'', dated July 2012, and
incorporating any additional regional analyses that
have been completed by Federal agencies since that
programmatic environmental impact statement was
finalized; and
(3) for wind energy, by updating the document
entitled ``Final Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement on Wind Energy Development on BLM-
Administered Lands in the Western United States'',
dated July 2005, and incorporating any additional
regional analyses that have been completed by Federal
agencies since the programmatic environmental impact
statement was finalized.
(e) No Effect on Processing Site Specific Applications.--Site
specific environmental review and processing of permits for
proposed projects shall proceed during preparation of an
updated programmatic environmental impact statement, resource
management plan, or resource management plan amendment.
(f) Coordination.--In developing updates required by this
section, the Secretary shall coordinate, on an ongoing basis,
with appropriate State, Tribal, and local governments,
transmission infrastructure owners and operators, developers,
and other appropriate entities to ensure that priority areas
identified by the Secretary are--
(1) economically viable (including having access to
existing and planned transmission lines);
(2) likely to avoid or minimize impacts to habitat
for animals and plants, recreation, cultural resources,
and other uses of covered land; and
(3) consistent with section 202 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712),
including subsection (c)(9) of that section (43 U.S.C.
1712(c)(9)).
SEC. 71203. LIMITED GRANDFATHERING.
(a) Definition of Project.--In this section, the term
``project'' means a system described in section 2801.9(a)(4) of
title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date
of the enactment of this Act).
(b) Requirement To Pay Rents and Fees.--Unless otherwise
agreed to by the owner of a project, the owner of a project
that applied for a right-of-way under section 501 of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761)
on or before December 19, 2017, shall be obligated to pay with
respect to the right-of-way all rents and fees in effect before
the effective date of the rule of the Bureau of Land Management
entitled ``Competitive Processes, Terms, and Conditions for
Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development and
Technical Changes and Corrections'' (81 Fed. Reg. 92122
(December 19, 2016)).
SEC. 71204. DISPOSITION OF REVENUES.
(a) Disposition of Revenues.--
(1) Availability.--Subject to future appropriations,
and except as provided in paragraph (2), beginning on
January 1, 2023, amounts collected from a wind or solar
project as bonus bids, rentals, fees, or other payments
under a right-of-way, permit, lease, or other
authorization, are authorized to be made available as
follows:
(A) Twenty-five percent shall be paid by the
Secretary of the Treasury to the State within
the boundaries of which the revenue is derived.
(B) Twenty-five percent shall be paid by the
Secretary of the Treasury to the one or more
counties within the boundaries of which the
revenue is derived, to be allocated among the
counties based on the percentage of land from
which the revenue is derived.
(C) Twenty-five percent shall be deposited in
the Treasury and be made available to the
Secretary to carry out the program established
under this title, including the transfer of the
funds by the Bureau of Land Management to other
Federal agencies and State agencies to
facilitate the processing of renewable energy
permits on Federal land, with priority given to
using the amounts, to the maximum extent
practicable without detrimental impacts to
emerging markets, to expediting the issuance of
permits required for the development of
renewable energy projects in the States from
which the revenues are derived.
(D) Twenty-five percent shall be deposited in
the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund
established by subsection (c).
(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the
following:
(A) Amounts collected under section 504(g) of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764(g)).
(B) Amounts deposited into the National Parks
and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund under
section 200402(b) of title 54, United States
Code.
(b) Payments to States and Counties.--
(1) In general.--Amounts paid to States and counties
under subsection (a)(1) shall be used consistent with
section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191).
(2) Payments in lieu of taxes.--A payment to a county
under paragraph (1) shall be in addition to a payment
in lieu of taxes received by the county under chapter
69 of title 31, United States Code.
(c) Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund.--
(1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury
a fund to be known as the Renewable Energy Resource
Conservation Fund, which shall be administered by the
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture.
(2) Use of funds.--The Secretary may make amounts in
the Fund available to Federal, State, local, and Tribal
agencies to be distributed in regions in which
renewable energy projects are located on Federal land.
Such amounts may be used to--
(A) restore and protect--
(i) fish and wildlife habitat for
affected species;
(ii) fish and wildlife corridors for
affected species; and
(iii) wetlands, streams, rivers, and
other natural water bodies in areas
affected by wind, geothermal, or solar
energy development; and
(B) preserve and improve recreational access
to Federal land and water in an affected region
through an easement, right-of-way, or other
instrument from willing landowners for the
purpose of enhancing public access to existing
Federal land and water that is inaccessible or
restricted.
(3) Partnerships.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with State and Tribal agencies,
nonprofit organizations, and other appropriate entities
to carry out the activities described in paragraph (2).
(4) Investment of fund.--
(A) In general.--Amounts deposited in the
Fund shall earn interest in an amount
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury on
the basis of the current average market yield
on outstanding marketable obligations of the
United States of comparable maturities.
(B) Use.--Interest earned under subparagraph
(A) may be expended in accordance with this
subsection.
(5) Report to congress.--At the end of each fiscal
year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate that includes a description
of--
(A) the amount collected as described in
subsection (a), by source, during that fiscal
year;
(B) the amount and purpose of payments during
that fiscal year to each Federal, State, local,
and Tribal agency under paragraph (2); and
(C) the amount remaining in the Fund at the
end of the fiscal year.
(6) Intent of congress.--It is the intent of Congress
that the revenues deposited and used in the Fund shall
supplement (and not supplant) annual appropriations for
activities described in paragraph (2).
SEC. 71205. SAVINGS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the
Secretary shall continue to manage public lands under the
principles of multiple use and sustained yield in accordance
with title I of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Forest and Rangeland
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.), as applicable, including due consideration of mineral
and nonrenewable energy-related projects and other nonrenewable
energy uses, for the purposes of land use planning, permit
processing, and conducting environmental reviews.
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151. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lofgren of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 537, insert after line 4 the following (and redesignate
the succeeding provisions accordingly):
``(8) identify, assess, and make recommendations to
address science and technology gaps that would not be
met without federal investment;
``(9) review administrative and legislative policies
and funding opportunities that affect private sector
science and technology activities, and identify and
make recommendations on policies that ensure a level
playing field for the participation and competitiveness
of small- and medium-sized businesses;''.
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152. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lofgren of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 785, after line 11, insert the following:
SEC. 20214. SUPERCOMPUTING FOR SAFER CHEMICALS (SUPERSAFE) CONSORTIUM.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services (referred to in this section as the
``Secretary''), through the Director of the National
Toxicology Program, and in collaboration with the heads
of any other relevant Federal agencies (including the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
and the Secretary of Energy), shall form a consortium,
to be known as the ``Supercomputing for Safer Chemicals
(SUPERSAFE) Consortium'' (referred to in this section
as the ``Consortium'') with the National Laboratories
of the Department of Energy and public research
institutions to carry out the activities described in
subsection (b).
(2) Inclusion of state agencies.--The Secretary shall
allow the head of a relevant State agency to join the
Consortium on request of the State agency.
(b) Consortium Activities.--
(1) In general.--The Consortium, working through the
National Laboratories and public research institutions,
shall use supercomputing, machine learning, and other
similar capabilities--
(A) to establish rapid approaches for large-
scale identification of toxic substances and
the development of safer alternatives to toxic
substances by developing and validating
computational toxicology methods based on
unique high-performance computing, artificial
intelligence, machine learning, and precision
measurements;
(B) to address the need to identify safer
chemicals for use in consumer and industrial
products and in their manufacture to support
the move away from toxic substances and toward
safer-by-design alternatives; and
(C) to make recommendations on how the
information produced can be applied in risk
assessments and other characterizations for use
by the Environmental Protection Agency and
other agencies in regulatory decisions, and by
industry in identifying toxic and safer
chemicals.
(2) Models.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Consortium--
(A) shall use supercomputers and other
virtual tools to develop, validate, and run
models to predict adverse health effects caused
by toxic substances and to identify safe
chemicals for use in products and
manufacturing; and
(B) may utilize, as needed, appropriate
biological test systems to test and evaluate
approaches and improve their predictability and
reliability in industrial and regulatory
applications.
(c) Public Results.--The Consortium shall make model
predictions, along with supporting documentation, available to
the public in an accessible format.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this
section--
(A) for fiscal year 2022, $20,000,000;
(B) for fiscal year 2023, $30,000,000; and
(C) for each of fiscal years 2024 through
2026, $35,000,000.
(2) Availability.--From the amounts made available
under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, not less than
$5,000,000 shall be available to the Environmental
Protection Agency.
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153. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lofgren of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In section 30003, add at the end the following:
(9) The United States must ensure key environmental,
energy management, labor, and social responsibility
standards are maintained across the technology supply
chain, including--
(A) prohibitions on human trafficking and
fundamental rights outlined in the
International Labor Organization (ILO)
Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and
Rights at Work and as defined by the ILO
Conventions; and
(B) that such rules, norms, and standards are
in alignment with the values and interests of
the United States, its allies and partners, and
other stakeholders in the liberal international
order.
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154. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lowenthal of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1549, after line 7, insert the following:
(d) Definition of Protected Living Marine Resource.--Section
610(e) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection
Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (1)
and inserting the following:
``(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), means
nontarget fish, sea turtles, seabirds, or marine
mammals that are protected under United States law or
international agreement, including--
``(A) the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.);
``(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
``(C) the Shark Finning Prohibition Act (16
U.S.C. 1822 note), including amendments made by
that Act; and
``(D) the Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora,
done at Washington March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087,
TIAS 8249); but''.
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155. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Luetkemeyer of
Missouri or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of division G insert the following:
TITLE XI--STUDY ON LISTED COMPANIES IN UNITED STATES FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
SEC. 61101. IN GENERAL.
(a) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act and annually for the 3 years thereafter,
the Securities and Exchange Commission, in consultation with
the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall
conduct a study on the presence of listed companies in United
States financial products.
(b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the completion of
a study required under subsection (a), the Securities and
Exchange Commission shall submit a report to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives
that includes--
(1) the name and provider of each exchange-traded
fund and index fund that includes a listed company;
(2) the total number of exchange-traded funds and
index funds described in paragraph (1);
(3) the total value of all investments in listed
companies;
(4) the total number of investors investing in listed
companies; and
(5) the number of exchange-traded fund and index fund
providers that notified investors that a financial
product of the provider included a listed company.
(c) Congressional Briefing.--The Chairman of the Commission
(or a designee) shall brief the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives with respect to each
report submitted under subsection (b).
(d) Listed Company Defined.--In this section, the
term ``listed company'' means a company--
(1) included on--
(A) the Military End-User list or the Entity
List of the Bureau of Industry and Security of
the Department of Commerce;
(B) the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial
Complex Companies List of the Office of Foreign
Assets Control; or
(C) the Chinese Military Companies list in
accordance with section 1260H of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021;
or
(2) for which sanctions are imposed pursuant to the
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22
U.S.C. 2656 note).
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156. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Luria of Virginia or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end the following:
DIVISION M--NATIONAL SECURITY RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS
SEC. 120001. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO OBTAIN COMMUNICATIONS
EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES POSING NATIONAL SECURITY
RISK.
(a) In General.--The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public
Law 117-2; 135 Stat. 4) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``TITLE XII--NATIONAL SECURITY RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS
``SEC. 12001. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO OBTAIN COMMUNICATIONS
EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES POSING NATIONAL SECURITY
RISK.
``None of the funds made available under this Act or an
amendment made by this Act may be used to purchase, rent,
lease, or otherwise obtain any covered communications equipment
or service, as defined in section 9 of the Secure and Trusted
Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608).''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of
contents in section 2 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``TITLE XII--NATIONAL SECURITY RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS
``Sec. 12001. Prohibition on use of funds to obtain communications
equipment or services posing national security risk.''.
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157. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Malinowski of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of title III of division D the following:
SEC. 30326. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT UNDER THE EXPORT
CONTROL REFORM ACT OF 2018.
Section 1753(a)(2)(F) of the Export Control Reform Act of
2018 (50 U.S.C. 4812(a)(2)(F)) is amended by inserting ``,
security, or'' before ``intelligence''.
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158. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Maloney of New York
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 331, after line 11, insert the following:
(l) Grant Program to Increase the Participation of Women and
Underrepresented Minorities in Stem Fields.--
(1) Program authorized.--The Director of the National
Science Foundation shall award grants to eligible
entities, on a competitive basis, to enable such
eligible entities to carry out the activities described
in paragraph (4), in order to increase the
participation of women and underrepresented minorities
in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics.
(2) Application.--Each eligible entity that desires
to receive a grant under this subsection shall submit
an application to the National Science Foundation at
such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Director of the National Science
Foundation may reasonably require.
(3) Authorized activities.--An eligible entity that
receives a grant under this subsection shall use such
grant funds to carry out one or more of the following
activities designed to increase the participation of
women or minorities underrepresented in science and
engineering, or both:
(A) Online workshops.
(B) Mentoring programs that partner science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics
professionals with students.
(C) Internships for undergraduate and
graduate students in the fields of science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics.
(D) Conducting outreach programs that provide
elementary school and secondary school students
with opportunities to increase their exposure
to the fields of science, technology,
engineering, or mathematics.
(E) Programs to increase the recruitment and
retention of underrepresented faculty.
(F) Such additional programs as the Director
of the National Science Foundation may
determine.
(4) Definitions.--In this subsection--
(A) the term ``minority'' means American
Indian, Alaskan Native, Black (not of Hispanic
origin), Hispanic (including persons of
Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Central or
South American origin), Asian (including
underrepresented subgroups), Native Hawaiian,
Pacific Islander origin subgroup, or other
ethnic group underrepresented in science and
engineering; and
(B) the term ``underrepresented in science
and engineering'' means a minority group whose
number of scientists and engineers per 10,000
population of that group is substantially below
the comparable figure for scientists and
engineers who are White and not of Hispanic
origin, as determined by the Secretary of
Education under section 637.4(b) of title 34,
Code of Federal Regulations.
(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
subsection $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023,
2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027.
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159. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Manning of North
Carolina or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 259, after line 15, add the following:
Subtitle E--Manufacturing USA Program
SEC. 10261. EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE MANUFACTURING USA
PROGRAM.
(a) Participation of Minority-serving Institutions,
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Tribal
Colleges and Universities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce, in
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, the
Secretary of Defense, and the heads of such other
Federal agencies as the Secretary of Commerce considers
relevant, shall coordinate with existing and new
Manufacturing USA institutes to integrate covered
entities as active members of the Manufacturing USA
institutes, including through the development of
preferences in selection criteria for proposals to
create new Manufacturing USA institutes or renew
existing Manufacturing USA institutes that include one
or more covered entities.
(2) Covered entities.--For purposes of this
subsection, a covered entity is--
(A) an historically Black college or
university;
(B) a Tribal college or university;
(C) a minority-serving institution; or
(D) a minority business enterprise (as
defined in section 1400.2 of title 15, Code of
Federal Regulations, or successor regulation).
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160. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Manning of North
Carolina or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1708, line 1, strike ``doctoral'' and insert ``advanced
degree''.
Page 1708, line 8, after ``doctoral'' insert the following:
``or, in the case of an alien who works in a critical industry
(as such term is defined in section 20208 of the America
COMPETES Act of 2022), a master's''.
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161. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McEachin of Virginia
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 701, after line 24, insert the following:
(xiii) Identifying opportunities to
reuse and recycle critical goods,
including raw materials, to increase
resilience of supply chains.
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162. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McKinley of West
Virginia or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 790, beginning on line 22, amend subsection (e) to read
as follows:
(e) Prohibition.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary
may not award grants or direct loans for projects that will
source solar components from, or supply their solar components
to, any facility that--
(1) uses forced labor; or
(2) is located in--
(A) an area controlled by the Taliban or any
entity designated by the Secretary of State as
a foreign terrorist organization; or
(B) a foreign country of concern, as defined
in section 10306 of this Act.
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163. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Meng of New York or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1241, beginning line 21, strike section 30313 and insert
the following:
SEC. __ SENSE OF CONGRESS CONDEMNING ANTI-ASIAN RACISM AND
DISCRIMINATION.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, crimes
and discrimination against Asians and those of Asian
descent have risen dramatically worldwide. In May 2020,
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said
``the pandemic continues to unleash a tsunami of hate
and xenophobia, scapegoating and scare-mongering'' and
urged governments to ``act now to strengthen the
immunity of our societies against the virus of hate''.
(2) Over 2 million Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders are working on the front lines of the COVID-
19 pandemic in healthcare, law enforcement, first
responders, transportation, supermarkets, and other
service industries. AAPI workers also make up a large
share--between 6 percent and 12 percent based on
sector--of the bio medical field.
(3) The United States Census Bureau notes that
Americans of Asian descent made up 7.2 percent of the
population according to the 2020 decennial census, and
that Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial
group in the United States, projected to represent 14
percent of the United States population by 2065.
(4) Since January 2020, there has been a dramatic
increase in reports of hate crimes and incidents
against those of Asian descent;
(5) According to reports, there are over 10,000
reported cases of anti-Asian American hate incidents
and discrimination related to COVID-19 between March
19, 2020 and September 30, 2021;
(6) Local police departments are reporting an
exponential increase in anti-Asian hate incidents and
crimes. The New York Police Department reported a 343
percent spike in anti-Asian crime in 2021 from 2020,
and the San Francisco Police Department reported anti-
AAPI hate crimes increased by 567 percent from 2020 to
2021;
(7) Multiple incidents of anti-Asian violence
occurred since March 2020, including a woman wearing a
mask who was kicked and punched at a New York City
subway station, two children and two adults were
stabbed at a wholesale grocery store in Midland, Texas,
a couple was assaulted and robbed by a group of
attackers in Philadelphia, and a 16-year-old boy was
sent to the hospital after being attacked by bullies in
Los Angeles, California;
(8) Anti-Asian discrimination and hate since the
start of the COVID-19 outbreak has continued throughout
the pandemic;
(9) Since the start of 2021, there has been a surge
in anti-Asian attacks targeting predominately elderly
Asian Americans;
(10) On January 30, 2021, an 84-year-old Thai man,
Vicha Ratanapakdee, died from injuries sustained from
an unprovoked assault while on his routine morning walk
in San Francisco, California;
(11) In January 2021, a series of attacks occurred in
Oakland's Chinatown targeting Asian American seniors,
the victims included a 91-year-old man, a 60-year-old
man, and a 55-year-old woman, who were all violently
shoved to the ground in three separate incidents;
(12) In February 2021, victims of anti-Asian violence
included a 61-year-old Filipino man who was attacked
and slashed across his face on a New York City subway,
a Filipino woman in her 80s who was punched in an
unprovoked attack while riding a trolley in San Diego,
and a 52-year-old Asian woman who was attacked and
forcefully shoved while waiting in line outside of a
bakery in Flushing, New York;
(13) In December 2021, a 61-year-old Chinese man, Yao
Pan Ma, died from injuries sustained from an unprovoked
assault in April of 2021 in New York City;
(14) Anti-Asian racism has also resulted in Asian
American businesses being targeted for vandalism;
(15) There are approximately 2 million Asian
American-owned businesses that generate over $700
billion in annual revenue and employ millions of
workers;
(16) More than 1,900,000 Asian American and Pacific
Islander older adults, particularly those older adults
who are recent immigrants or have limited English
proficiency, may face even greater challenges in
dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, including
discrimination, economic insecurity, and language
isolation;
(17) The World Health Organization (WHO) and the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
recognize that naming COVID-19 by its geographic
location or linking it to a specific ethnicity
perpetuates stigma;
(18) In 2015, the WHO issued guidance calling on
media outlets, scientists, and national authorities to
avoid naming infectious diseases for locations to avoid
stigmatizing groups of people;
(19) On February 27, 2020, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services stated, ``ethnicity is not what
causes the novel coronavirus'' and that it is
inappropriate and inaccurate to call COVID-19 the
``Chinese virus'';
(20) On February 28, 2020, Dr. Mitch Wolfe, the Chief
Medical Officer of the CDC, said, ``Stigma is the enemy
of public health'';
(21) On March 10, 2020, Dr. Robert Redfield, the
Director of the CDC, testified that use of the term
``Chinese coronavirus'' is wrong and inappropriate;
(22) On January 26, 2021, President Biden issued a
Presidential Memorandum ``Condemning and Combating
Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance Against Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress as
follows:
(1) The use of anti-Asian terminology and rhetoric
related to COVID-19, such as the ``Chinese Virus'',
``Wuhan Virus'', and ``Kung-flu'', has perpetuated
anti-Asian stigma.
(2) The use of anti-Asian rhetoric has resulted in
Asian Americans being harassed, assaulted, and
scapegoated for the COVID-19 pandemic.
(3) The reprehensible attacks on people of Asian
descent and the concerning increase in anti-Asian
sentiment and racism in the United States and around
the world have no place in a peaceful, civilized, and
tolerant world.
(4) The United States is a diverse country with a
proud tradition of immigration, and the strength and
vibrancy of the United States is enhanced by the
diverse ethnic backgrounds and tolerance of its
citizens, including Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders.
(5) The United States Government should encourage
foreign governments to use the official and scientific
names for the COVID-19 pandemic, as recommended by the
World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
(6) The United States Government and other
governments around the world must actively oppose
racism and intolerance, and use all available and
appropriate tools to combat the spread of anti-Asian
racism and discrimination.
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164. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Meuser of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 50103.
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165. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Miller of Illinois or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Pages 300 through 301, lines 25 through 4, strike ``by--''
and all that follows through ``load;'' and insert ``by student
debt load;''.
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166. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Morelle of New York
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 72, beginning on line 16, strike ``is amended by adding
at the end the following:'' and insert ``is amended--''.
Page 72, after line 17, insert the following:
(1) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii)(II), by inserting ``,
including for technologies based on organic and
inorganic materials'' before the semicolon at the end;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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167. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Newman of Illinois or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 552, line 24, after ``transfer,'' insert ``skills
training and workforce development,''.
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168. An amendment To Be Offered by Representative Newman of Illinois or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 728, line 24, strike ``and''.
Page 729, line 5, strike the period at the end and insert ``;
and''.
Page 729, after line 5, insert the following:
(C) small and medium sized manufacturers.
Page 734, after line 19, insert the following:
(9) Leverage existing mechanisms for the Federal
Government to provide supply chain solutions, including
manufacturing technology, in collaboration with the
Manufacturing USA institutes and Manufacturing
Extension Partnerships described in paragraph (1). The
Manufacturing USA institutes and Manufacturing
Extension Partnerships may provide products, tools, and
workforce development solutions related to critical
supply chain resiliency for United States
manufacturers, with allocated resources specific to
small and medium sized manufacturers.
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169. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Norcross of New
Jersey or his Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 575, line 19, after ``commercialization'', insert ``and
domestic production''.
Page 585, line 18, after ``incubation'', insert ``, early-
stage production''.
Page 587, line 9, after ``incubators'', insert ``and
production testbeds''.
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170. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ocasio-Cortez of New
York or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 64, after line 11, insert the following:
(f) Limitation on Using Amounts for Stock Buybacks or the
Payment of Dividends.--
(1) In general.--A person receiving amounts
appropriated under this section or from a covered fund
may not use such amounts--
(A) to purchase an equity security that is
listed on a national securities exchange of
such person or any parent company of such
person; or
(B) to pay dividends or make other capital
distributions with respect to the common stock
(or equivalent interest) of the person.
(2) Covered fund.--In this subsection, the term
``covered fund'' means--
(A) the Creating Helpful Incentives to
Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America
Fund;
(B) the Creating Helpful Incentives to
Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America
Defense Fund; and
(C) the Creating Helpful Incentives to
Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America
International Technology Security and
Innovation Fund.
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171. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ocasio-Cortez of New
York or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1392, line 21, strike ``$4,000,000,000'' and insert
``$5,500,000,000''.
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172. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative O'Halleran of Arizona
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 698, line 7, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 698, line 13, strike the period at the end and insert
``; and''.
Page 698, after line 13, insert the following:
(iv) how supply chain shocks could
affect rural, Tribal, and underserved
communities.
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173. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pappas of New
Hampshire or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1455, beginning line 24, insert the following:
``(B) Covered items may only be supplied
pursuant to subparagraph (A) to the extent that
United States entities that qualify as small
business concerns are unable to manufacture
covered items that meet the criteria identified
in subparagraph (C).''.
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174. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pappas of New
Hampshire or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title VI of division D, add the following:
SEC. 30613. RURAL EXPORT CENTER.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant
Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce
and Director General of the United States and Foreign
Commercial Service appointed pursuant to section
2301(a)(2) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15
U.S.C. 4721(a)(2)).
(2) Commercial service.--The term ``Commercial
Service'' means the United States and Foreign
Commercial Service established under section 2301(a)(1)
of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C.
4721(a)(1)).
(b) Establishment of the Rural Export Center.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary
shall establish a Rural Export Center (in this section
referred to as the ``Center'') for the purpose of
providing businesses located in rural areas in the
United States with resources to help those businesses
export their products.
(2) Location of the center.--
(A) In general.--The Center shall be
established at an office of the Commercial
Service in the United States in existence
before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(B) Criteria for selecting location.--In
selecting a location for the Center, the
Assistant Secretary shall give preference--
(i) based on expertise and operations
at Commercial Service offices that
support rural businesses exporting to
new markets before the date of the
enactment of this Act; and
(ii) to such offices not located in
major metropolitan areas.
(C) Location of staff.--Any researcher or
staff directly supporting the operation of the
Center shall be primarily based at the Center.
(c) Export Center Operations.--
(1) In general.--The Center shall--
(A) provide in-depth, customized, and
actionable market research services that--
(i) a business may opt into based on
need; and
(ii) are--
(I) focused on actionable and
measurable results for a
business;
(II) business- and product-
specific;
(III) targeted to not more
than 3 international markets;
(IV) based on high-quality
data, including data from
international trade association
subscription databases; and
(V) based on market analysis
and export services of the
Commercial Service available
before the date of the
enactment of this Act,
including the Rural America's
Intelligence Service for
Exporters program; and
(B) conduct strategic planning and export
support services for rural businesses as
needed.
(2) Measure of effectiveness.--To measure the
effectiveness of the Center, the Center shall collect
and make available data on--
(A) the number of businesses that sign up for
market research assistance;
(B) the number of export assistance services
a business engages in following the research
assistance, including--
(i) trade shows;
(ii) trade missions; and
(iii) other services facilitated by
the Center; and
(C) the total monetary value of exports
facilitated by the services provided by the
Center.
(3) Website for the center.--The Center shall
maintain an internet website that includes--
(A) data collected by the Center;
(B) best practices for rural businesses
beginning to evaluate export opportunities; and
(C) appropriate contact information for staff
at the Center.
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175. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pappas of New
Hampshire or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1668, after line 13, insert the following:
TITLE XII--INCREASING COMMUNITY ACCESS TO RESILIENCY GRANTS
SEC. 71201. CENTRALIZED WEBSITE FOR RESILIENCY GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall establish
and regularly update a publicly available website that
includes--
(1) hyperlinks to all grants administered by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and
hyperlinks to other Federal agencies that offer similar
grants to assist State, Tribal, and local governments
with resiliency, adaptation, and mitigation of climate
change and sea level rise; and
(2) with respect to each such grant, the contact
information for an individual who can offer assistance
to State, Tribal, and local governments.
(b) Outreach.--The Administrator shall conduct outreach
activities to inform State, Tribal, and local governments of
the resiliency, adaptation, and mitigation grants.
(c) Administrator.--In this section, the term
``Administrator'' means the Secretary of Commerce acting
through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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176. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pappas of New
Hampshire or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 172, line 15, after ``institutions,'', insert
``institutions in rural and remote areas,''.
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177. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Payne, Jr. of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1926, line 1, insert ``library,'' before ``community''.
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178. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perlmutter of
Colorado or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In division G, add at the end the following:
TITLE XI--SAFE BANKING
SEC. 61101. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Secure And
Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2022'' or the ``SAFE Banking
Act of 2022''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this title
is as follows:
TITLE XI--SAFE BANKING
Sec. 61101. Short title; table of contents; purpose.
Sec. 61102. Safe harbor for depository institutions.
Sec. 61103. Protections for ancillary businesses.
Sec. 61104. Protections under Federal law.
Sec. 61105. Rules of construction.
Sec. 61106. Requirements for filing suspicious activity reports.
Sec. 61107. Guidance and examination procedures.
Sec. 61108. Annual diversity and inclusion report.
Sec. 61109. GAO study on diversity and inclusion.
Sec. 61110. GAO study on effectiveness of certain reports on finding
certain persons.
Sec. 61111. Application of this title with respect to hemp-related
legitimate businesses and hemp-related service providers.
Sec. 61112. Banking services for hemp-related legitimate businesses and
hemp-related service providers.
Sec. 61113. Requirements for deposit account termination requests and
orders.
Sec. 61114. Definitions.
Sec. 61115. Discretionary surplus funds.
(c) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to increase public
safety by ensuring access to financial services to cannabis-
related legitimate businesses and service providers and
reducing the amount of cash at such businesses.
SEC. 61102. SAFE HARBOR FOR DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.
(a) In General.--A Federal banking regulator may not--
(1) terminate or limit the deposit insurance
or share insurance of a depository institution
under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. 1811 et seq.), the Federal Credit Union
Act (12 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), or take any other
adverse action against a depository institution
under section 8 of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818) solely because
the depository institution provides or has
provided financial services to a cannabis-
related legitimate business or service
provider;
(2) prohibit, penalize, or otherwise
discourage a depository institution from
providing financial services to a cannabis-
related legitimate business or service provider
or to a State, political subdivision of a
State, or Indian Tribe that exercises
jurisdiction over cannabis-related legitimate
businesses;
(3) recommend, incentivize, or encourage a
depository institution not to offer financial
services to an account holder, or to downgrade
or cancel the financial services offered to an
account holder solely because--
(A) the account holder is a cannabis-
related legitimate business or service
provider, or is an employee, owner, or
operator of a cannabis-related
legitimate business or service
provider;
(B) the account holder later becomes
an employee, owner, or operator of a
cannabis-related legitimate business or
service provider; or
(C) the depository institution was
not aware that the account holder is an
employee, owner, or operator of a
cannabis-related legitimate business or
service provider;
(4) take any adverse or corrective
supervisory action on a loan made to--
(A) a cannabis-related legitimate
business or service provider, solely
because the business is a cannabis-
related legitimate business or service
provider;
(B) an employee, owner, or operator
of a cannabis-related legitimate
business or service provider, solely
because the employee, owner, or
operator is employed by, owns, or
operates a cannabis-related legitimate
business or service provider, as
applicable; or
(C) an owner or operator of real
estate or equipment that is leased to a
cannabis-related legitimate business or
service provider, solely because the
owner or operator of the real estate or
equipment leased the equipment or real
estate to a cannabis-related legitimate
business or service provider, as
applicable; or
(5) prohibit or penalize a depository
institution (or entity performing a financial
service for or in association with a depository
institution) for, or otherwise discourage a
depository institution (or entity performing a
financial service for or in association with a
depository institution) from, engaging in a
financial service for a cannabis-related
legitimate business or service provider.
(b) Safe Harbor Applicable to De Novo Institutions.--
Subsection (a) shall apply to an institution applying for a
depository institution charter to the same extent as such
subsection applies to a depository institution.
SEC. 61103. PROTECTIONS FOR ANCILLARY BUSINESSES.
For the purposes of sections 1956 and 1957 of title 18,
United States Code, and all other provisions of Federal law,
the proceeds from a transaction involving activities of a
cannabis-related legitimate business or service provider shall
not be considered proceeds from an unlawful activity solely
because--
(1) the transaction involves proceeds from a
cannabis-related legitimate business or service
provider; or
(2) the transaction involves proceeds from--
(A) cannabis-related activities described in
section 61114(4)(B) conducted by a cannabis-
related legitimate business; or
(B) activities described in section
61114(13)(A) conducted by a service provider.
SEC. 61104. PROTECTIONS UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
(a) In General.--With respect to providing a financial
service to a cannabis-related legitimate business (where such
cannabis-related legitimate business operates within a State,
political subdivision of a State, or Indian country that allows
the cultivation, production, manufacture, sale, transportation,
display, dispensing, distribution, or purchase of cannabis
pursuant to a law or regulation of such State, political
subdivision, or Indian Tribe that has jurisdiction over the
Indian country, as applicable) or a service provider (wherever
located), a depository institution, entity performing a
financial service for or in association with a depository
institution, or insurer that provides a financial service to a
cannabis-related legitimate business or service provider, and
the officers, directors, and employees of that depository
institution, entity, or insurer may not be held liable pursuant
to any Federal law or regulation--
(1) solely for providing such a financial service; or
(2) for further investing any income derived from
such a financial service.
(b) Protections for Federal Reserve Banks and Federal Home
Loan Banks.--With respect to providing a service to a
depository institution that provides a financial service to a
cannabis-related legitimate business (where such cannabis-
related legitimate business operates within a State, political
subdivision of a State, or Indian country that allows the
cultivation, production, manufacture, sale, transportation,
display, dispensing, distribution, or purchase of cannabis
pursuant to a law or regulation of such State, political
subdivision, or Indian Tribe that has jurisdiction over the
Indian country, as applicable) or service provider (wherever
located), a Federal reserve bank or Federal Home Loan Bank, and
the officers, directors, and employees of the Federal reserve
bank or Federal Home Loan Bank, may not be held liable pursuant
to any Federal law or regulation--
(1) solely for providing such a service; or
(2) for further investing any income derived from
such a service.
(c) Protections for Insurers.--With respect to engaging in
the business of insurance within a State, political subdivision
of a State, or Indian country that allows the cultivation,
production, manufacture, sale, transportation, display,
dispensing, distribution, or purchase of cannabis pursuant to a
law or regulation of such State, political subdivision, or
Indian Tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country, as
applicable, an insurer that engages in the business of
insurance with a cannabis-related legitimate business or
service provider or who otherwise engages with a person in a
transaction permissible under State law related to cannabis,
and the officers, directors, and employees of that insurer may
not be held liable pursuant to any Federal law or regulation--
(1) solely for engaging in the business of insurance;
or
(2) for further investing any income derived from the
business of insurance.
(d) Forfeiture.--
(1) Depository institutions.--A depository
institution that has a legal interest in the collateral
for a loan or another financial service provided to an
owner, employee, or operator of a cannabis-related
legitimate business or service provider, or to an owner
or operator of real estate or equipment that is leased
or sold to a cannabis-related legitimate business or
service provider, shall not be subject to criminal,
civil, or administrative forfeiture of that legal
interest pursuant to any Federal law for providing such
loan or other financial service.
(2) Federal reserve banks and federal home loan
banks.--A Federal reserve bank or Federal Home Loan
Bank that has a legal interest in the collateral for a
loan or another financial service provided to a
depository institution that provides a financial
service to a cannabis-related legitimate business or
service provider, or to an owner or operator of real
estate or equipment that is leased or sold to a
cannabis-related legitimate business or service
provider, shall not be subject to criminal, civil, or
administrative forfeiture of that legal interest
pursuant to any Federal law for providing such loan or
other financial service.
SEC. 61105. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
(a) No Requirement to Provide Financial Services.--Nothing in
this title shall require a depository institution, entity
performing a financial service for or in association with a
depository institution, or insurer to provide financial
services to a cannabis-related legitimate business, service
provider, or any other business.
(b) General Examination, Supervisory, and Enforcement
Authority.--Nothing in this title may be construed in any way
as limiting or otherwise restricting the general examination,
supervisory, and enforcement authority of the Federal banking
regulators, provided that the basis for any supervisory or
enforcement action is not the provision of financial services
to a cannabis-related legitimate business or service provider.
(c) Business of Insurance.--Nothing in this title shall
interfere with the regulation of the business of insurance in
accordance with the Act of March 9, 1945 (59 Stat. 33, chapter
20; 15 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) (commonly known as the ``McCarran-
Ferguson Act'') and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).
SEC. 61106. REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTS.
Section 5318(g) of title 31, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Requirements for cannabis-related legitimate
businesses.--
``(A) In general.--With respect to a
financial institution or any director, officer,
employee, or agent of a financial institution
that reports a suspicious transaction pursuant
to this subsection, if the reason for the
report relates to a cannabis-related legitimate
business or service provider, the report shall
comply with appropriate guidance issued by the
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. Not later
than the end of the 180-day period beginning on
the date of enactment of this paragraph, the
Secretary shall update the February 14, 2014,
guidance titled `BSA Expectations Regarding
Marijuana-Related Businesses' (FIN-2014-G001)
to ensure that the guidance is consistent with
the purpose and intent of the SAFE Banking Act
of 2022 and does not significantly inhibit the
provision of financial services to a cannabis-
related legitimate business or service provider
in a State, political subdivision of a State,
or Indian country that has allowed the
cultivation, production, manufacture,
transportation, display, dispensing,
distribution, sale, or purchase of cannabis
pursuant to law or regulation of such State,
political subdivision, or Indian Tribe that has
jurisdiction over the Indian country.
``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this
paragraph:
``(i) Cannabis.--The term `cannabis'
has the meaning given the term
`marihuana' in section 102 of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
802).
``(ii) Cannabis-related legitimate
business.--The term `cannabis-related
legitimate business' has the meaning
given that term in section 61114 of the
SAFE Banking Act of 2022.
``(iii) Indian country.--The term
`Indian country' has the meaning given
that term in section 1151 of title 18.
``(iv) Indian tribe.--The term
`Indian Tribe' has the meaning given
that term in section 102 of the
Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List
Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a).
``(v) Financial service.--The term
`financial service' has the meaning
given that term in section 61114 of the
SAFE Banking Act of 2022.
``(vi) Service provider.--The term
`service provider' has the meaning
given that term in section 61114 of the
SAFE Banking Act of 2022.
``(vii) State.--The term `State'
means each of the several States, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, and any territory or
possession of the United States.''.
SEC. 61107. GUIDANCE AND EXAMINATION PROCEDURES.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Financial Institutions Examination Council shall
develop uniform guidance and examination procedures for
depository institutions that provide financial services to
cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers.
SEC. 61108. ANNUAL DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION REPORT.
The Federal banking regulators shall issue an annual report
to Congress containing--
(1) information and data on the availability of
access to financial services for minority-owned and
women-owned cannabis-related legitimate businesses; and
(2) any regulatory or legislative recommendations for
expanding access to financial services for minority-
owned and women-owned cannabis-related legitimate
businesses.
SEC. 61109. GAO STUDY ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall carry out a study on the barriers to marketplace entry,
including in the licensing process, and the access to financial
services for potential and existing minority-owned and women-
owned cannabis-related legitimate businesses.
(b) Report.--The Comptroller General shall issue a report to
the Congress--
(1) containing all findings and determinations made
in carrying out the study required under subsection
(a); and
(2) containing any regulatory or legislative
recommendations for removing barriers to marketplace
entry, including in the licensing process, and
expanding access to financial services for potential
and existing minority-owned and women-owned cannabis-
related legitimate businesses.
SEC. 61110. GAO STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN REPORTS ON FINDING
CERTAIN PERSONS.
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
carry out a study on the effectiveness of reports on suspicious
transactions filed pursuant to section 5318(g) of title 31,
United States Code, at finding individuals or organizations
suspected or known to be engaged with transnational criminal
organizations and whether any such engagement exists in a
State, political subdivision, or Indian Tribe that has
jurisdiction over Indian country that allows the cultivation,
production, manufacture, sale, transportation, display,
dispensing, distribution, or purchase of cannabis. The study
shall examine reports on suspicious transactions as follows:
(1) During the period of 2014 until the date of the
enactment of this Act, reports relating to marijuana-
related businesses.
(2) During the 1-year period after date of the
enactment of this Act, reports relating to cannabis-
related legitimate businesses.
SEC. 61111. APPLICATION OF THIS TITLE WITH RESPECT TO HEMP-RELATED
LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES AND HEMP-RELATED SERVICE
PROVIDERS.
(a) In General.--The provisions of this title (other than
sections 61106 and 61110) shall apply with respect to hemp-
related legitimate businesses and hemp-related service
providers in the same manner as such provisions apply with
respect to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service
providers.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) CBD.--The term ``CBD'' means cannabidiol.
(2) Hemp.--The term ``hemp'' has the meaning given
that term under section 297A of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o).
(3) Hemp-related legitimate business.--The term
``hemp-related legitimate business'' means a
manufacturer, producer, or any person or company that--
(A) engages in any activity described in
subparagraph (B) in conformity with the
Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (Public
Law 115-334) and the regulations issued to
implement such Act by the Department of
Agriculture, where applicable, and the law of a
State or political subdivision thereof or
Indian Tribe; and
(B) participates in any business or organized
activity that involves handling hemp, hemp-
derived CBD products, and other hemp-derived
cannabinoid products, including cultivating,
producing, extracting, manufacturing, selling,
transporting, displaying, dispensing,
distributing, or purchasing hemp, hemp-derived
CBD products, and other hemp-derived
cannabinoid products.
(4) Hemp-related service provider.--The term ``hemp-
related service provider''--
(A) means a business, organization, or other
person that--
(i) sells goods or services to a
hemp-related legitimate business; or
(ii) provides any business services,
including the sale or lease of real or
any other property, legal or other
licensed services, or any other
ancillary service, relating to hemp,
hemp-derived CBD products, or other
hemp-derived cannabinoid products; and
(B) does not include a business,
organization, or other person that participates
in any business or organized activity that
involves handling hemp, hemp-derived CBD
products, or other hemp-derived cannabinoid
products, including cultivating, producing,
manufacturing, selling, transporting,
displaying, dispensing, distributing, or
purchasing hemp, hemp-derived CBD products, and
other hemp-derived cannabinoid products.
SEC. 61112. BANKING SERVICES FOR HEMP-RELATED LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES AND
HEMP-RELATED SERVICE PROVIDERS.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public
Law 115-334) legalized hemp by removing it from the
definition of ``marihuana'' under the Controlled
Substances Act;
(2) despite the legalization of hemp, some hemp
businesses (including producers, manufacturers, and
retailers) continue to have difficulty gaining access
to banking products and services; and
(3) businesses involved in the sale of hemp-derived
CBD products are particularly affected, due to
confusion about the legal status of such products.
(b) Federal Banking Regulators' Hemp Banking Guidance.--Not
later than the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date
of enactment of this Act, the Federal banking regulators shall
update their existing guidance, as applicable, regarding the
provision of financial services to hemp-related legitimate
businesses and hemp-related service providers to address--
(1) compliance with financial institutions' existing
obligations under Federal laws and implementing
regulations determined relevant by the Federal banking
regulators, including subchapter II of chapter 53 of
title 31, United States Code, and its implementing
regulation in conformity with this title and the
Department of Agriculture's rules regulating domestic
hemp production (7 CFR 990); and
(2) best practices for financial institutions to
follow when providing financial services, including
processing payments, to hemp-related legitimate
businesses and hemp-related service providers.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Financial institution.--The term ``financial
institution''--
(A) has the meaning given that term under
section 5312(a) of title 31, United States
Code; and
(B) includes a bank holding company, as
defined under section 2(a) of the Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841(a)).
(2) Hemp terms.--The terms ``CBD'', ``hemp'', ``hemp-
related legitimate business'', and ``hemp-related
service provider'' have the meaning given those terms,
respectively, under section 61111.
SEC. 61113. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPOSIT ACCOUNT TERMINATION REQUESTS AND
ORDERS.
(a) Termination Requests or Orders Must Be Valid.--
(1) In general.--An appropriate Federal banking
agency may not formally or informally request or order
a depository institution to terminate a specific
customer account or group of customer accounts or to
otherwise restrict or discourage a depository
institution from entering into or maintaining a banking
relationship with a specific customer or group of
customers unless--
(A) the agency has a valid reason for such
request or order; and
(B) such reason is not based solely on
reputation risk.
(2) Treatment of national security threats.--If an
appropriate Federal banking agency believes a specific
customer or group of customers is, or is acting as a
conduit for, an entity which--
(A) poses a threat to national security;
(B) is involved in terrorist financing;
(C) is an agency of the Government of Iran,
North Korea, Syria, or any country listed from
time to time on the State Sponsors of Terrorism
list;
(D) is located in, or is subject to the
jurisdiction of, any country specified in
subparagraph (C); or
(E) does business with any entity described
in subparagraph (C) or (D), unless the
appropriate Federal banking agency determines
that the customer or group of customers has
used due diligence to avoid doing business with
any entity described in subparagraph (C) or
(D),
such belief shall satisfy the requirement under
paragraph (1).
(b) Notice Requirement.--
(1) In general.--If an appropriate Federal banking
agency formally or informally requests or orders a
depository institution to terminate a specific customer
account or a group of customer accounts, the agency
shall--
(A) provide such request or order to the
institution in writing; and
(B) accompany such request or order with a
written justification for why such termination
is needed, including any specific laws or
regulations the agency believes are being
violated by the customer or group of customers,
if any.
(2) Justification requirement.--A justification
described under paragraph (1)(B) may not be based
solely on the reputation risk to the depository
institution.
(c) Customer Notice.--
(1) Notice required.--Except as provided under
paragraph (2) or as otherwise prohibited from being
disclosed by law, if an appropriate Federal banking
agency orders a depository institution to terminate a
specific customer account or a group of customer
accounts, the depository institution shall inform the
specific customer or group of customers of the
justification for the customer's account termination
described under subsection (b).
(2) Notice prohibited.--
(A) Notice prohibited in cases of national
security.--If an appropriate Federal banking
agency requests or orders a depository
institution to terminate a specific customer
account or a group of customer accounts based
on a belief that the customer or customers pose
a threat to national security, or are otherwise
described under subsection (a)(2), neither the
depository institution nor the appropriate
Federal banking agency may inform the customer
or customers of the justification for the
customer's account termination.
(B) Notice prohibited in other cases.--If an
appropriate Federal banking agency determines
that the notice required under paragraph (1)
may interfere with an authorized criminal
investigation, neither the depository
institution nor the appropriate Federal banking
agency may inform the specific customer or
group of customers of the justification for the
customer's account termination.
(d) Reporting Requirement.--Each appropriate Federal banking
agency shall issue an annual report to the Congress stating--
(1) the aggregate number of specific customer
accounts that the agency requested or ordered a
depository institution to terminate during the previous
year; and
(2) the legal authority on which the agency relied in
making such requests and orders and the frequency on
which the agency relied on each such authority.
(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) Appropriate federal banking agency.--The term
``appropriate Federal banking agency'' means--
(A) the appropriate Federal banking agency,
as defined under section 3 of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); and
(B) the National Credit Union Administration,
in the case of an insured credit union.
(2) Depository institution.--The term ``depository
institution'' means--
(A) a depository institution, as defined
under section 3 of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); and
(B) an insured credit union.
SEC. 61114. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Business of insurance.--The term ``business of
insurance'' has the meaning given such term in section
1002 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5481).
(2) Cannabis.--The term ``cannabis'' has the meaning
given the term ``marihuana'' in section 102 of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
(3) Cannabis product.--The term ``cannabis product''
means any article which contains cannabis, including an
article which is a concentrate, an edible, a tincture,
a cannabis-infused product, or a topical.
(4) Cannabis-related legitimate business.--The term
``cannabis-related legitimate business'' means a
manufacturer, producer, or any person or company that--
(A) engages in any activity described in
subparagraph (B) pursuant to a law established
by a State or a political subdivision of a
State, as determined by such State or political
subdivision; and
(B) participates in any business or organized
activity that involves handling cannabis or
cannabis products, including cultivating,
producing, manufacturing, selling,
transporting, displaying, dispensing,
distributing, or purchasing cannabis or
cannabis products.
(5) Depository institution.--The term ``depository
institution'' means--
(A) a depository institution as defined in
section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(c));
(B) a Federal credit union as defined in
section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12
U.S.C. 1752); or
(C) a State credit union as defined in
section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12
U.S.C. 1752).
(6) Federal banking regulator.--The term ``Federal
banking regulator'' means each of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection, the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance
Agency, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the
Office of Foreign Asset Control, the Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, the National Credit Union
Administration, the Department of the Treasury, or any
Federal agency or department that regulates banking or
financial services, as determined by the Secretary of
the Treasury.
(7) Financial service.--The term ``financial
service''--
(A) means a financial product or service, as
defined in section 1002 of the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12
U.S.C. 5481), regardless if the customer
receiving the product or service is a consumer
or commercial entity;
(B) means a financial product or service, or
any combination of products and services,
permitted to be provided by--
(i) a national bank or a financial
subsidiary pursuant to the authority
provided under--
(I) the provision designated
``Seventh'' of section 5136 of
the Revised Statutes of the
United States (12 U.S.C. 24);
or
(II) section 5136A of the
Revised Statutes of the United
States (12 U.S.C. 24a); and
(ii) a Federal credit union, pursuant
to the authority provided under the
Federal Credit Union Act;
(C) includes the business of insurance;
(D) includes, whether performed directly or
indirectly, the authorizing, processing,
clearing, settling, billing, transferring for
deposit, transmitting, delivering, instructing
to be delivered, reconciling, collecting, or
otherwise effectuating or facilitating of
payments or funds, where such payments or funds
are made or transferred by any means, including
by the use of credit cards, debit cards, other
payment cards, or other access devices,
accounts, original or substitute checks, or
electronic funds transfers;
(E) includes acting as a money transmitting
business which directly or indirectly makes use
of a depository institution in connection with
effectuating or facilitating a payment for a
cannabis-related legitimate business or service
provider in compliance with section 5330 of
title 31, United States Code, and any
applicable State law; and
(F) includes acting as an armored car service
for processing and depositing with a depository
institution or a Federal reserve bank with
respect to any monetary instruments (as defined
under section 1956(c)(5) of title 18, United
States Code.
(8) Indian country.--The term ``Indian country'' has
the meaning given that term in section 1151 of title
18.
(9) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the
meaning given that term in section 102 of the Federally
Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C.
479a).
(10) Insurer.--The term ``insurer'' has the meaning
given that term under section 313(r) of title 31,
United States Code.
(11) Manufacturer.--The term ``manufacturer'' means a
person who manufactures, compounds, converts,
processes, prepares, or packages cannabis or cannabis
products.
(12) Producer.--The term ``producer'' means a person
who plants, cultivates, harvests, or in any way
facilitates the natural growth of cannabis.
(13) Service provider.--The term ``service
provider''--
(A) means a business, organization, or other
person that--
(i) sells goods or services to a
cannabis-related legitimate business;
or
(ii) provides any business services,
including the sale or lease of real or
any other property, legal or other
licensed services, or any other
ancillary service, relating to
cannabis; and
(B) does not include a business,
organization, or other person that participates
in any business or organized activity that
involves handling cannabis or cannabis
products, including cultivating, producing,
manufacturing, selling, transporting,
displaying, dispensing, distributing, or
purchasing cannabis or cannabis products.
(14) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the
several States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or
possession of the United States.
SEC. 61115. DISCRETIONARY SURPLUS FUNDS.
Section 7(a)(3)(A) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C.
289(a)(3)(A)) is amended by reducing the dollar figure by
$6,000,000.
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179. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 72, strike lines 8 through 12.
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180. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike subsection (b) of section 50101.
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181. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike division L of the bill.
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182. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 110001 and insert the following:
SEC. 110001. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION SUNSET.
On the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Economic Development Administration is hereby
abolished and any authority provided to such Administration in
law shall cease. The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall take such actions as are necessary to carry out
this section.
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183. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1471, line 16, insert ``and'' after the semicolon.
Page 1471, strike lines 19 through 21.
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184. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title VI of division D, add the following:
SEC. 30613. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE UNITED NATIONS
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
(a) In General.--The President shall--
(1) not later than 5 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, provide written notification to
the Depository of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, done at Rio de Janeiro,
June 3-14, 1992, of the withdrawal of the United States
from the Convention effective on the date that is one
year after the date of receipt by the Depository of
such notification of withdrawal in accordance with
Article 25 of the Convention; and
(2) on the effective date referred to in paragraph
(1), withdraw the United States from the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change.
(b) Limitation on Use of Funds.--No funds authorized or
appropriated by any Act may be used to support, directly or
indirectly, any efforts on the part of any United States
Government official to take steps to carry out the obligations
of the United States under the United Nations Framework on
Climate Change on or after the effective date referred to in
subsection (a)(1).
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185. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Beginning on page 1384, line 15, strike section 30609.
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186. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1149, beginning line 3, strike section 30299C.
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187. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pfluger of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title VI of division D, add the following:
SEC. 30613. REPORT ON GLOBAL EXPORTS OF NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report
on the following:
(1) The economic policies of foreign countries with
natural gas resources and reserves as such policies
relate to the development and production of their
natural gas resources and reserves and the extent and
status of their natural gas resources and reserves.
(2) The potential to export the natural gas
production of such foreign countries to the global
market and the impact of the export of such natural gas
production on the global market.
(3) A description of actions taken by the United
States Government to foster natural gas exports to
foreign countries that may have an interest in
importing natural gas from the United States.
188. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pfluger of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In section 30609, strike subsection (c).
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189. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pingree of Maine or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1668, after line 13, insert the following:
TITLE XII--KEEP AMERICA'S WATERFRONTS WORKING
SEC. 71201. WORKING WATERFRONTS GRANT PROGRAM.
The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 320. WORKING WATERFRONTS GRANT PROGRAM.
``(a) Working Waterfront Task Force.--
``(1) Establishment and functions.--The Secretary of
Commerce shall establish a task force to work directly
with coastal States, user groups, and coastal
stakeholders to identify and address critical needs
with respect to working waterfronts.
``(2) Membership.--The members of the task force
shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, and
shall include--
``(A) experts in the unique economic, social,
cultural, ecological, geographic, and resource
concerns of working waterfronts; and
``(B) representatives from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office
of Coastal Management, the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, the Department of
Agriculture, the Environmental Protection
Agency, the United States Geological Survey,
the Navy, the National Marine Fisheries
Service, the Economic Development Agency, and
such other Federal agencies as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
``(3) Functions.--The task force shall--
``(A) identify and prioritize critical needs
with respect to working waterfronts in States
that have a management program approved by the
Secretary of Commerce pursuant to section 306,
in the areas of--
``(i) economic and cultural
importance of working waterfronts to
communities;
``(ii) changing environments and
threats working waterfronts face from
environment changes, trade barriers,
sea level rise, extreme weather events,
ocean acidification, and harmful algal
blooms; and
``(iii) identifying working
waterfronts and highlighting them
within communities;
``(B) outline options, in coordination with
coastal States and local stakeholders, to
address such critical needs, including
adaptation and mitigation where applicable;
``(C) identify Federal agencies that are
responsible under existing law for addressing
such critical needs; and
``(D) recommend Federal agencies best suited
to address any critical needs for which no
agency is responsible under existing law.
``(4) Information to be considered.--In identifying
and prioritizing policy gaps pursuant to paragraph (3),
the task force shall consider the findings and
recommendations contained in section VI of the report
entitled `The Sustainable Working Waterfronts Toolkit:
Final Report', dated March 2013.
``(5) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the
date of the enactment of this section, the task force
shall submit a report to Congress on its findings.
``(6) Implementation.--The head of each Federal
agency identified in the report pursuant to paragraph
(3)(C) shall take such action as is necessary to
implement the recommendations contained in the report
by not later than 1 year after the date of the issuance
of the report.
``(b) Working Waterfront Grant Program.--
``(1) The Secretary shall establish a Working
Waterfront Grant Program, in cooperation with
appropriate State, regional, and other units of
government, under which the Secretary may make a grant
to any coastal State for the purpose of implementing a
working waterfront plan approved by the Secretary under
subsection (c).
``(2) Subject to the availability of appropriations,
the Secretary shall award matching grants under the
Working Waterfronts Grant Program to coastal States
with approved working waterfront plans through a
regionally equitable, competitive funding process in
accordance with the following:
``(A) The Governor, or the lead agency
designated by the Governor for coordinating the
implementation of this section, where
appropriate in consultation with the
appropriate local government, shall determine
that the application is consistent with the
State's or territory's approved coastal zone
plan, program, and policies prior to submission
to the Secretary.
``(B) In developing guidelines under this
section, the Secretary shall consult with
coastal States, other Federal agencies, and
other interested stakeholders with expertise in
working waterfront planning.
``(C) Coastal States may allocate grants to
local governments, Indian Tribes, agencies, or
nongovernmental organizations eligible for
assistance under this section.
``(3) In awarding a grant to a coastal State, the
Secretary shall consider--
``(A) the economic, cultural, and historical
significance of working waterfront to the
coastal State;
``(B) the demonstrated working waterfront
needs of the coastal State as outlined by a
working waterfront plan approved for the
coastal State under subsection (c), and the
value of the proposed project for the
implementation of such plan;
``(C) the ability to successfully leverage
funds among participating entities, including
Federal programs, regional organizations, State
and other government units, landowners,
corporations, or private organizations;
``(D) the potential for rapid turnover in the
ownership of working waterfront in the coastal
State, and where applicable the need for
coastal States to respond quickly when
properties in existing or potential working
waterfront areas or public access areas as
identified in the working waterfront plan
submitted by the coastal State come under
threat or become available; and
``(E) the impact of the working waterfront
plan approved for the coastal State under
subsection (c) on the coastal ecosystem and the
users of the coastal ecosystem.
``(4) The Secretary shall approve or reject an
application for such a grant within 60 days after
receiving an application for the grant.
``(c) Working Waterfront Plans.--
``(1) To be eligible for a grant under subsection
(b), a coastal State must submit and have approved by
the Secretary a comprehensive working waterfront plan
in accordance with this subsection, or be in the
process of developing such a plan and have an
established working waterfront program at the State or
local level, or the Secretary determines that an
existing coastal land use plan for that State is in
accordance with this subsection.
``(2) Such plan--
``(A) must provide for preservation and
expansion of access to coastal waters to
persons engaged in commercial fishing,
recreational fishing and boating businesses,
aquaculture, boatbuilding, or other water-
dependent, coastal-related business;
``(B) shall include one or more of--
``(i) an assessment of the economic,
social, cultural, and historic value of
working waterfront to the coastal
State;
``(ii) a description of relevant
State and local laws and regulations
affecting working waterfront in the
geographic areas identified in the
working waterfront plan;
``(iii) identification of geographic
areas where working waterfronts are
currently under threat of conversion to
uses incompatible with commercial and
recreational fishing, recreational
fishing and boating businesses,
aquaculture, boatbuilding, or other
water-dependent, coastal-related
business, and the level of that threat;
``(iv) identification of geographic
areas with a historic connection to
working waterfronts where working
waterfronts are not currently
available, and, where appropriate, an
assessment of the environmental impacts
of any expansion or new development of
working waterfronts on the coastal
ecosystem;
``(v) identification of other working
waterfront needs including improvements
to existing working waterfronts and
working waterfront areas;
``(vi) a strategic and prioritized
plan for the preservation, expansion,
and improvement of working waterfronts
in the coastal State;
``(vii) for areas identified under
clauses (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi),
identification of current availability
and potential for expansion of public
access to coastal waters;
``(viii) a description of the degree
of community support for such strategic
plan; and
``(ix) a contingency plan for
properties that revert to the coastal
State pursuant to determinations made
by the coastal State under subsection
(g)(4)(C);
``(C) may include detailed environmental
impacts on working waterfronts, including
hazards, sea level rise, inundation exposure,
and other resiliency issues;
``(D) may be part of the management program
approved under section 306;
``(E) shall utilize to the maximum extent
practicable existing information contained in
relevant surveys, plans, or other strategies to
fulfill the information requirements under this
paragraph; and
``(F) shall incorporate the policies and
regulations adopted by communities under local
working waterfront plans or strategies in
existence before the date of the enactment of
this section.
``(3) A working waterfront plan--
``(A) shall be effective for purposes of this
section for the 5-year period beginning on the
date it is approved by the Secretary;
``(B) must be updated and re-approved by the
Secretary before the end of such period; and
``(C) shall be complimentary to and
incorporate the policies and objectives of
regional or local working waterfront plans as
in effect before the date of enactment of this
section or as subsequently revised.
``(4) The Secretary may--
``(A) award planning grants to coastal States
for the purpose of developing or revising
comprehensive working waterfront plans; and
``(B) award grants consistent with the
purposes of this section to States undertaking
the working waterfront planning process under
this section, for the purpose of preserving and
protecting working waterfronts during such
process.
``(5) Any coastal State applying for a working
waterfront grant under this title shall--
``(A) develop a working waterfront plan,
using a process that involves the public and
those with an interest in the coastal zone;
``(B) coordinate development and
implementation of such a plan with other
coastal management programs, regulations, and
activities of the coastal State; and
``(C) if the coastal State allows qualified
holders (other than the coastal State) to enter
into working waterfront covenants, provide as
part of the working waterfront plan under this
subsection a mechanism or procedure to ensure
that the qualified holders are complying their
duties to enforce the working waterfront
covenant.
``(d) Uses, Terms, and Conditions.--
``(1) Each grant made by the Secretary under this
section shall be subject to such terms and conditions
as may be appropriate to ensure that the grant is used
for purposes consistent with this section.
``(2) A grant under this section may be used--
``(A) to acquire a working waterfront, or an
interest in a working waterfront;
``(B) to make improvements to a working
waterfront, including the construction or
repair of wharfs, boat ramps, or related
facilities; or
``(C) for necessary climate adaptation
mitigation.
``(e) Public Access Requirement.--A working waterfront
project funded by grants made under this section must provide
for expansion, improvement, or preservation of reasonable and
appropriate public access to coastal waters at or in the
vicinity of a working waterfront, except for commercial fishing
or other industrial access points where the coastal State
determines that public access would be unsafe.
``(f) Limitations.--
``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a grant
awarded under this section may be used to purchase
working waterfront or an interest in working
waterfront, including an easement, only from a willing
seller and at fair market value.
``(2) A grant awarded under this section may be used
to acquire working waterfront or an interest in working
waterfront at less than fair market value only if the
owner certifies to the Secretary that the sale is being
entered into willingly and without coercion.
``(3) No Federal, State, or local entity may exercise
the power of eminent domain to secure title to any
property or facilities in connection with a project
carried out under this section.
``(g) Allocation of Grants to Local Governments and Other
Entities.--
``(1) The Secretary shall encourage coastal States to
broadly allocate amounts received as grants under this
section among working waterfronts identified in working
waterfront plans approved under subsection (c).
``(2) Subject to the approval of the Secretary, a
coastal State may, as part of an approved working
waterfront plan, designate as a qualified holder any
unit of State or local government or nongovernmental
organization, if the coastal State is ultimately
responsible for ensuring that the property will be
managed in a manner that is consistent with the
purposes for which the land entered into the program.
``(3) A coastal State or a qualified holder
designated by a coastal State may allocate to a unit of
local government, nongovernmental organization, fishing
cooperative, or other entity, a portion of any grant
made under this section for the purpose of carrying out
this section, except that such an allocation shall not
relieve the coastal State of the responsibility for
ensuring that any funds so allocated are applied in
furtherance of the coastal State's approved working
waterfront plan.
``(4) A qualified holder may hold title to or
interest in property acquired under this section,
except that--
``(A) all persons holding title to or
interest in working waterfront affected by a
grant under this section, including a qualified
holder, private citizen, private business,
nonprofit organization, fishing cooperative, or
other entity, shall enter into a working
waterfront covenant;
``(B) such covenant shall be held by the
coastal State or a qualified holder designated
under paragraph (2);
``(C) if the coastal State determines, on the
record after an opportunity for a hearing, that
the working waterfront covenant has been
violated--
``(i) all right, title, and interest
in and to the working waterfront
covered by such covenant shall, except
as provided in subparagraph (D), revert
to the coastal State; and
``(ii) the coastal State shall have
the right of immediate entry onto the
working waterfront;
``(D) if a coastal State makes a
determination under subparagraph (C), the
coastal State may convey or authorize the
qualified holder to convey the working
waterfront or interest in working waterfront to
another qualified holder; and
``(E) nothing in this subsection waives any
legal requirement under any Federal or State
law.
``(h) Matching Contributions.--
``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall require that each coastal State that
receives a grant under this section, or a qualified
holder designated by that coastal State under
subsection (g), shall provide matching funds in an
amount equal to at least 25 percent of the total cost
of the project carried out with the grant.
``(2) The Secretary may waive the application of
paragraph (1) for any qualified holder that is an
underserved community, a community that has an
inability to draw on other sources of funding because
of the small population or low income of the community,
or for other reasons the Secretary considers
appropriate.
``(3) A local community designated as a qualified
holder under subsection (g) may utilize funds or other
in-kind contributions donated by a nongovernmental
partner to satisfy the matching funds requirement under
this subsection.
``(4) As a condition of receipt of a grant under this
section, the Secretary shall require that a coastal
State provide to the Secretary such assurances as the
Secretary determines are sufficient to demonstrate that
the share of the cost of each eligible project that is
not funded by the grant awarded under this section has
been secured.
``(5) If financial assistance under this section
represents only a portion of the total cost of a
project, funding from other Federal sources may be
applied to the cost of the project. Each portion shall
be subject to match requirements under the applicable
provision of law.
``(6) The Secretary shall treat as non-Federal match
the value of a working waterfront or interest in a
working waterfront, including conservation and other
easements, that is held in perpetuity by a qualified
holder, if the working waterfront or interest is
identified in the application for the grant and
acquired by the qualified holder within 3 years of the
grant award date, or within 3 years after the
submission of the application and before the end of the
grant award period. Such value shall be determined by
an appraisal performed at such time before the award of
the grant as the Secretary considers appropriate.
``(7) The Secretary shall treat as non-Federal match
the costs associated with acquisition of a working
waterfront or an interest in a working waterfront, and
the costs of restoration, enhancement, or other
improvement to a working waterfront, if the activities
are identified in the project application and the costs
are incurred within the period of the grant award, or,
for working waterfront described in paragraph (6),
within the same time limits described in that
paragraph. These costs may include either cash or in-
kind contributions.
``(i) Limit on Administrative Costs.--No more than 5 percent
of the funds made available to the Secretary under this section
may be used by the Secretary for planning or administration of
the program under this section.
``(j) Other Technical and Financial Assistance.--
``(1) Up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated under
this section may be used by the Secretary for purposes
of providing technical assistance as described in this
subsection.
``(2) The Secretary shall--
``(A) provide technical assistance to coastal
States and local governments in identifying and
obtaining other sources of available Federal
technical and financial assistance for the
development and revision of a working
waterfront plan and the implementation of an
approved working waterfront plan;
``(B) provide technical assistance to States
and local governments for the development,
implementation, and revision of comprehensive
working waterfront plans, which may include,
subject to the availability of appropriations,
planning grants and assistance, pilot projects,
feasibility studies, research, and other
projects necessary to further the purposes of
this section;
``(C) assist States in developing other tools
to protect working waterfronts;
``(D) collect and disseminate to States
guidance for best storm water management
practices in regards to working waterfronts;
``(E) provide technical assistance to States
and local governments on integrating resilience
planning into working waterfront preservation
efforts; and
``(F) collect and disseminate best practices
on working waterfronts and resilience planning.
``(k) Other Requirements.-- All laborers and mechanics
employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of
construction, alteration or repair work carried out, in whole
or in part, with financial assistance made available under this
section shall be paid wages at rates not less than those
prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality
as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with
subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code.
With respect to the labor standards specified in this section,
the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions
set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat.
1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United
States Code.
``(l) Reports.--
``(1) The Secretary shall--
``(A) develop performance measures to
evaluate and report on the effectiveness of the
program under this section in accomplishing the
purpose of this section; and
``(B) submit to Congress a biennial report
that includes such evaluations, an account of
all expenditures, and descriptions of all
projects carried out using grants awarded under
this section.
``(2) The Secretary may submit the biennial report
under paragraph (1)(B) by including it in the biennial
report required under section 316.
``(m) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `qualified holder' means a coastal
State or a unit of local or coastal State government or
a non-State organization designated by a coastal State
under subsection (g).
``(2) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary,
acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
``(3) The term `working waterfront' means real
property (including support structures over water and
other facilities) that provides access to coastal
waters to persons engaged in commercial and
recreational fishing, recreational fishing and boating
businesses, boatbuilding, aquaculture, or other water-
dependent, coastal-related business and is used for, or
that supports, commercial and recreational fishing,
recreational fishing and boating businesses,
boatbuilding, aquaculture, or other water-dependent,
coastal-related business.
``(4) The term `working waterfront covenant' means an
agreement in recordable form between the owner of
working waterfront and one or more qualified holders,
that provides such assurances as the Secretary may
require that--
``(A) the title to or interest in the working
waterfront will be held by a grant recipient or
qualified holder in perpetuity, except as
provided in subparagraph (C);
``(B) the working waterfront will be managed
in a manner that is consistent with the
purposes for which the property is acquired
pursuant to this section, and the property will
not be converted to any use that is
inconsistent with the purpose of this section;
``(C) if the title to or interest in the
working waterfront is sold or otherwise
exchanged--
``(i) all working waterfront owners
and qualified holders involved in such
sale or exchange shall accede to such
agreement; and
``(ii) funds equal to the fair market
value of the working waterfront or
interest in working waterfront shall be
paid to the Secretary by parties to the
sale or exchange, and such funds shall,
at the discretion of the Secretary, be
paid to the coastal State in which the
working waterfront is located for use
in the implementation of the working
waterfront plan of the State approved
by the Secretary under this section;
and
``(D) such covenant is subject to enforcement
and oversight by the coastal State or by
another person as determined appropriate by the
Secretary.
``(n) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Grant Program $15,000,000.''.
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190. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Plaskett of Virgin
Islands or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1668, after line 13, insert the following:
SEC. 71104. SHOVEL-READY RESTORATION GRANTS FOR COASTLINES AND
FISHERIES.
(a) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish a grant
program to provide funding and technical assistance to eligible
entities for purposes of carrying out a project described in
subsection (d).
(b) Project Proposal.--To be considered for a grant under
this section, an eligible entity shall submit a grant proposal
to the Administrator in a time, place, and manner determined by
the Administrator. Such proposal shall include monitoring, data
collection, and measurable performance criteria with respect to
the project.
(c) Development of Criteria.--The Administrator shall select
eligible entities to receive grants under this section based on
criteria developed by the Administrator, in consultation with
relevant offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, such as the Office of Habitat Conservation and
the Office for Coastal Management.
(d) Eligible Projects.--A proposal is eligible for a grant
under this section if--
(1) the purpose of the project is to restore a
marine, estuarine, coastal, or Great Lake habitat,
including--
(A) restoration of habitat to protect or
recover a species that is threatened,
endangered, or a species of concern under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.);
(B) through the removal or remediation of
marine debris, including derelict vessels and
abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear, in
coastal and marine habitats; or
(C) for the benefit of--
(i) shellfish;
(ii) fish, including diadromous fish;
(iii) coral reef systems;
(iv) marine wildlife; or
(v) blue carbon ecosystems such as
coastal wetlands, beaches, dunes,
marshes, coastal forests, oyster beds,
kelp forests, and submerged aquatic
vegetation; or
(2) provides adaptation to climate change, including
sequestering and storing carbon or by constructing,
restoring, or protecting ecological features or nature-
based infrastructure that protects coastal communities
from sea level rise, coastal storms, or flooding.
(e) Priority.--In determining which projects to fund under
this section, the Administrator shall give priority to a
proposed project--
(1) that would stimulate the economy;
(2) for which the applicant can demonstrate that the
grant will fund work that will begin not more than 90
days after the date of award;
(3) for which the applicant can demonstrate that the
grant will fund work that will employ fishermen who
have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
or pay a fisherman for the use of a fishing vessel;
(4) for which the applicant can demonstrate that any
preliminary study or permit required before the project
can begin has been completed or can be completed
shortly after an award is made; or
(5) that includes communities that may not have
adequate resources including low income communities,
communities of color, Tribal communities, Indigenous
communities, and rural communities.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Administrator $10,000,000,000 for fiscal
year 2022 to carry out this section, to remain available until
expended.
(g) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
(2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''
means a nonprofit, a for-profit business, an
institution of higher education, or a State, local,
Tribal, or Territorial government.
(3) Fishermen.--The term ``fishermen'' means
commercial or for-hire fishermen or oyster farmers.
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191. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pocan of Wisconsin
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end add the following:
DIVISION M--AGRICULTURE FOREIGN INVESTMENT DISCLOSURE REFORM
SEC. 120001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Agriculture Foreign
Investment Disclosure Reform Act''.
SEC. 120002. ANNUAL REPORTS.
The matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 2(b) of the
Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7
U.S.C. 3501(b)) is amended by striking ``agricultural land''
and all that follows through ``effective date.'' and inserting
``agricultural land on the day before the date of the enactment
of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Reform Act
shall, beginning 180 days after such date of enactment, and
annually thereafter, submit to the Secretary a report or
certify to the Secretary that there has been no change in
status with respect to the information required under
paragraphs (1) through (8) since the most recent such report
was submitted to the Secretary by such foreign person.''.
SEC. 120003. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
The Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 4
the following:
``SEC. 5. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
``(a) Beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of
the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Reform Act, and
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall, using information
obtained under section 2, submit to the Congress a report on
foreign investment in agricultural land in the United States.
``(b) Beginning 90 days after the date of the enactment of
the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Reform Act, the
Secretary shall, using information obtained under section 2,
publish on the internet website of the Department of
Agriculture, and update every 90 days thereafter, a database
listing the agricultural lands owned by foreign persons. Such
listing shall be limited to the information described in
paragraphs (1), (3), (4), (5), and (7) of section 2(b), or if
applicable, the certification made to the Secretary pursuant to
such subsection.
``(c)(1) Not later than 90 days after the end of each covered
period, the Secretary shall--
``(A) analyze information obtained by the Secretary
under section 2 and determine the effects of foreign
persons acquiring, transferring, and holding
agricultural land, particularly the effects of such
acquisitions, transfers, and holdings on family farms,
rural communities and the domestic food supply; and
``(B) transmit to the President and Congress a report
on the findings and conclusions of the Secretary
regarding--
``(i) each analysis and determination made
under subparagraph (A);
``(ii) trends and patterns in foreign
acquisitions, transfers, and holdings of
agricultural land; and
``(iii) recommendations to Congress with
respect to the data and analysis.
``(2) In this subsection, the term `covered period' means
each of the following periods:
``(A) The 10-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure
Reform Act.
``(B) Each 10-year period thereafter.''.
SEC. 120004. CIVIL PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT OR MISREPORTING.
Section 3(b) of the Agricultural Foreign Investment
Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3502(b)) is amended by
striking ``, except that such amount shall not exceed 25
percent of the fair market value, on the date of the assessment
of such penalty, of the interest in agricultural land with
respect to which such violation occurred''.
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192. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pocan of Wisconsin
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 989, line 7, add at the end before the period the
following: ``, distribution, storage, and delivery''.
Page 989, line 11, insert after ``manufacturing'' the
following: ``, distribution, storage, and delivery''.
Page 989, after line 23, add the following:
(4) Enhancing the cold chain necessary for the
production, delivery, storage, and distribution of
vaccines.
Page 990, line 7, insert before ``and'' the following: ``,
distribution, storage, and delivery''.
Page 990, line 7, insert after ``manufacturing'' the
following: ``, distributing, and delivering''.
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193. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pocan of Wisconsin
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 106, strike line 4 and insert
communities.
``(7) Funding.--Out of funds authorized to be
appropriated under section 306(l) of the Department of
Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C.
18644(l)), there are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary $30,000,000, for each center in existence
or established under this subsection, for each of
fiscal years 2022 through 2026.''.
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194. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Porter of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
On page 848, line 6, strike ``, and freedom from coercion;''
and insert ``, freedom from coercion, and a unified response to
the threat of climate change;''.
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195. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Porter of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1157, line 20, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 1157, line 23, strike the period at the end and insert
``; and''.
Page 1157, after line 23 insert the following:
(L) an analysis of national security threats
posed to the Pacific Islands by climate change.
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196. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Porter of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1660, after line 6, insert the following:
SEC. 71003. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF 6PPD-QUINONE.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration shall seek to enter into an agreement with the
National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to
conduct a study on the effects of 6PPD-quinone on salmonids,
aquatic species, and watersheds, including an economic analysis
of declining salmon populations in the United States and the
effect of such declining populations have on importation of
salmon from other countries.
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197. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Posey of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 632, line 10, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
Page 632, line 18, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 632, after line 18, insert the following:
(9) methods and techniques for domestic processing of
materials for microelectronics and their components.
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198. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Posey of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title IV of division C, add the
following new section:
SEC. 20405. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRIORITY FOR DOMESTICALLY SOURCED
BOVINE HEPARIN.
In selecting heparin for acquisition by the Department of
Defense (regardless of whether the end use of such acquisition
involves military or civilian application), the Secretary of
Defense shall provide priority for domestically sourced, fully
traceable, bovine heparin approved by the Food and Drug
Administration when available.
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199. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Posey of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 187, line 15, strike ``title or the amendments made by
this title, the Secretary'' and insert ``Act or the amendments
made by this Act, the relevant agency head''.
Page 188, line 16, strike ``Secretary'' and insert ``relevant
agency head''.
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200. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pressley of
Massachusetts or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 214, after line 22, insert the following:
(c) GAO Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of
the United States shall submit a detailed report to Congress on
the impact of biometric identification systems on historically
marginalized communities, including low-income communities and
minority religious, racial, and ethnic groups. Such report
should be made publicly available on an internet website.
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201. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pressley of
Massachusetts or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 226, line 5, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 226, line 8, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 226, after line 8, insert the following:
(6) creating an office to study bias in the use of
artificial intelligence systems and publish guidance to
reduce disparate impacts on historically marginalized
communities.
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202. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Quigley of Illinois
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of division D, add the following:
TITLE VII--PREVENTING FUTURE PANDEMICS
SEC. 30701. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Preventing Future Pandemics
Act of 2022''.
SEC. 30702. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Wildlife market.--The term ``wildlife market''--
(A) means a commercial market or subsection
of a commercial market--
(i) where live mammalian or avian
wildlife is held, slaughtered, or sold
for human consumption as food or
medicine whether the animals originated
in the wild or in a captive
environment; and
(ii) that delivers a product in
communities where alternative
nutritional or protein sources are
readily available and affordable; and
(B) does not include--
(i) markets in areas where no other
practical alternative sources of
protein or meat exists, such as
wildlife markets in rural areas on
which indigenous people and rural local
communities rely to feed themselves and
their families; and
(ii) processors of dead wild game and
fish.
(2) Commercial trade in live wildlife.--The term
``commercial trade in live wildlife''--
(A) means commercial trade in live wildlife
for human consumption as food or medicine; and
(B) does not include--
(i) fish;
(ii) invertebrates;
(iii) amphibians and reptiles; and
(iv) the meat of ruminant game
species--
(I) traded in markets in
countries with effective
implementation and enforcement
of scientifically based,
nationally implemented policies
and legislation for processing,
transport, trade, and
marketing; and
(II) sold after being
slaughtered and processed under
sanitary conditions.
(3) One health.--The term ``One Health'' means a
collaborative, multi-sectoral, and transdisciplinary
approach working at the local, regional, national, and
global levels with the goal of achieving optimal health
outcomes that recognizes the interconnection between--
(A) people, animals, both wild and domestic,
and plants; and
(B) the environment shared by such people,
animals, and plants.
(4) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate;
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 30703. STUDY ON RISK OF WILDLIFE MARKETS ON THE EMERGENCE OF NOVEL
VIRAL PATHOGENS.
(a) Study.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of
Agriculture shall enter into an agreement with the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to evaluate
the risk wildlife markets pose to human health through the
emergence or reemergence of pathogens and activities to reduce
the risk of zoonotic spillover. The study shall evaluate--
(1) the impact of physical proximity to and the role
of human use of terrestrial wildlife for food or
medicine on the emergence or reemergence of pathogens,
including novel pathogens;
(2) the conditions at live wildlife markets and
within the associated supply chain that elevate risk
factors leading to such emergence, reemergence, or
transmission of pathogens, including sanitary
conditions and the physical proximity of animals;
(3) animal taxa that present a high risk of
contributing to zoonotic spillover and the associated
risk factors that increase the emergence, reemergence,
or transmission of pathogens;
(4) emerging pathogen risk reduction measures and
control options across wildlife markets and the
associated supply chain; and
(5) the methods by which the United States might work
with international partners to effectively promote
diversified, culturally appropriate alternative sources
of nutritious food, protein, and related income in
communities that currently rely upon the human use of
wildlife as food or medicine for subsistence, while
ensuring that existing natural habitats are not
fragmented, degraded, or destroyed and that human
pressure on natural habitats is not increased by this
process.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
agreement under subsection (a), the Secretaries described in
such subsection shall submit a report on the findings of the
study described in such subsection to--
(1) the appropriate congressional committees;
(2) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry of the Senate; and
(3) the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the
Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated such sums as are necessary for the development
of the study described in this section.
SEC. 30704. COUNTRY-DRIVEN APPROACH TO END THE COMMERCIAL TRADE IN LIVE
WILDLIFE AND ASSOCIATED WILDLIFE MARKETS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the completion
of the study required by section 30703, the Secretary of State,
in coordination with the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development and the heads of other
relevant Federal departments and agencies, including the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Secretary of
Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Interior, and after
consideration of the results of such study and best available
scientific findings of practices and behaviors occurring at the
source of zoonoses spillover and spread, shall publicly release
a list of countries the governments of which express
willingness to end the domestic and international commercial
trade in live wildlife and associated wildlife markets for
human consumption, as defined for purposes of this Act--
(1) immediately;
(2) after a transitional period; and
(3) aspirationally, over a long-term period.
(b) Global Health Security Zoonosis Plans.--The Secretary of
State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development shall work bilaterally with the
governments of the countries listed pursuant to subsection (a)
to establish Global Health Security Zoonoses Plans that--
(1) outline actions to address novel pathogens of
zoonotic origin that have the potential to become
epidemics or pandemics;
(2) identify incentives and strengthened policies;
and
(3) provide technical support to communities, policy
makers, civil society, law enforcement and other
stakeholders to end the domestic and international
commercial trade in live wildlife and associated
wildlife markets for human consumption immediately,
during a transitional period, or aspirationally.
(c) Updates.--The list of countries required by subsection
(a), the corresponding Global Health Security Zoonosis plans
established pursuant to subsection (b), and any actions taken
under such plans to end the commercial trade in live wildlife
and associated wildlife markets for human consumption
immediately, during a transitional period, or aspirationally,
shall be reviewed, updated, and publicly released annually by
the Secretary and Administrator, following review of the most
recent scientific data.
SEC. 30705. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that global institutions,
including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations, the World Organisation for Animal Health, the World
Health Organization, and the United Nations Environment
Programme, together with leading intergovernmental and
nongovernmental organizations, veterinary and medical colleges,
the Department of State, and the United States Agency for
International Development, should--
(1) promote the paradigm of One Health as an
effective and integrated way to address the complexity
of emerging disease threats; and
(2) support improved community health, biodiversity
conservation, forest conservation and management,
sustainable agriculture, and the safety of livestock,
domestic animals, and wildlife in developing countries,
particularly in tropical landscapes where there is an
elevated risk of zoonotic disease spill over.
SEC. 30706. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States to--
(1) support the availability of scalable and
sustainable alternative sources of protein and
nutrition for local communities, where appropriate, in
order to minimize human reliance on the commercial
trade in live wildlife for human consumption;
(2) support foreign governments to--
(A) reduce commercial trade in live wildlife
for human consumption;
(B) transition from the commercial trade in
live wildlife for human consumption to
sustainably produced alternate protein and
nutritional sources;
(C) establish and effectively manage and
protect natural habitat, including protected
and conserved areas and the lands of Indigenous
peoples and local communities, particularly in
countries with tropical forest hotspots for
emerging diseases; and
(D) strengthen public health capacity,
particularly in countries where there is a high
risk of emerging zoonotic viruses and other
infectious diseases;
(3) respect the rights and needs of indigenous
peoples and local communities dependent on such
wildlife for nutritional needs and food security; and
(4) facilitate international cooperation by working
with international partners through intergovernmental,
international, and nongovernmental organizations such
as the United Nations to--
(A) lead a resolution at the United Nations
Security Council or General Assembly and World
Health Assembly outlining the danger to human
and animal health from emerging zoonotic
infectious diseases, with recommendations for
implementing the closure of wildlife markets
and prevention of the commercial trade in live
wildlife for human consumption, except where
the consumption of wildlife is necessary for
local food security or where such actions would
significantly disrupt a readily available and
irreplaceable food supply;
(B) raise awareness and build stakeholder
engagement networks, including civil society,
the private sector, and local and regional
governments on the dangerous potential of
wildlife markets as a source of zoonotic
diseases and reduce demand for the consumption
of wildlife through evidence-based behavior
change programs, while ensuring that existing
wildlife habitat is not encroached upon or
destroyed as part of this process;
(C) encourage and support alternative forms
of sustainable food production, farming, and
shifts to sustainable sources of protein and
nutrition instead of terrestrial wildlife,
where able and appropriate, and reduce consumer
demand for terrestrial and freshwater wildlife
through enhanced local and national food
systems, especially in areas where wildlife
markets play a significant role in meeting
subsistence needs while ensuring that existing
wildlife habitat is not encroached upon or
destroyed as part of this process; and
(D) strive to increase biosecurity and
hygienic standards implemented in farms,
gathering centers, transport, and market
systems around the globe, especially those
specializing in the provision of products
intended for human consumption.
SEC. 30707. PREVENTION OF FUTURE ZOONOTIC SPILLOVER EVENTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State and the Administrator
of the United States Agency for International Development, in
consultation with the Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the heads
of other relevant departments and agencies, shall work with
foreign governments, multilateral entities, intergovernmental
organizations, international partners, private sector partners,
and nongovernmental organizations to carry out activities
supporting the following objectives, recognizing that multiple
interventions will likely be necessary to make an impact, and
that interventions will need to be tailored to the situation
to--
(1) pursuant to section 30704, close wildlife markets
and prevent associated commercial trade in live
wildlife, placing a priority focus on countries with
significant markets for live wildlife for human
consumption, high-volume commercial trade and
associated markets, trade in and across urban centers,
and trade for luxury consumption or where there is no
dietary necessity--
(A) through existing treaties, conventions,
and agreements;
(B) by amending existing protocols or
agreements;
(C) by pursuing new protocols; or
(D) by other means of international
coordination;
(2) improve regulatory oversight and reduce
commercial trade in live wildlife and eliminate
practices identified to contribute to zoonotic
spillover and emerging pathogens;
(3) prevent commercial trade in live wildlife through
programs that combat wildlife trafficking and poaching,
including by--
(A) providing assistance to improve law
enforcement;
(B) detecting and deterring the illegal
import, transit, sale, and export of wildlife;
(C) strengthening such programs to assist
countries through legal reform;
(D) improving information sharing and
enhancing capabilities of participating foreign
governments;
(E) supporting efforts to change behavior and
reduce demand for such wildlife products;
(F) leveraging United States private sector
technologies and expertise to scale and enhance
enforcement responses to detect and prevent
such trade; and
(G) strengthening collaboration with key
private sector entities in the transportation
industry to prevent and report the transport of
such wildlife and wildlife products;
(4) leverage strong United States bilateral
relationships to support new and existing inter-
Ministerial collaborations or Task Forces that can
serve as regional One Health models;
(5) build local agricultural and food safety capacity
by leveraging expertise from the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and institutions of
higher education with agricultural or natural resource
expertise;
(6) work through international organizations to
develop a set of objective risk-based metrics that
provide a cross-country comparable measure of the level
of risk posed by wildlife trade and marketing and can
be used to track progress nations make in reducing
risks, identify where resources should be focused, and
potentially leverage a peer influence effect;
(7) prevent the degradation and fragmentation of
forests and other intact ecosystems to minimize
interactions between wildlife and human and livestock
populations that could contribute to spillover events
and zoonotic disease transmission, including by
providing assistance or supporting policies to, for
example--
(A) conserve, protect, and restore the
integrity of such ecosystems;
(B) support the rights and needs of
Indigenous People and local communities and
their ability to continue their effective
stewardship of their traditional lands and
territories;
(C) support the establishment and effective
management of protected areas, prioritizing
highly intact areas; and
(D) prevent activities that result in the
destruction, degradation, fragmentation, or
conversion of intact forests and other intact
ecosystems and biodiversity strongholds,
including by governments, private sector
entities, and multilateral development
financial institutions;
(8) offer appropriate alternative livelihood and
worker training programs and enterprise development to
wildlife traders, wildlife breeders, and local
communities whose members are engaged in the commercial
trade in live wildlife for human consumption;
(9) ensure that the rights of Indigenous Peoples and
local communities are respected and their authority to
exercise these rights is protected;
(10) strengthen global capacity for prevention,
prediction, and detection of novel and existing
zoonoses with pandemic potential, including the support
of innovative technologies in coordination with the
United States Agency for International Development, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other
relevant departments and agencies; and
(11) support the development of One Health systems at
the local, regional, national, and global levels in
coordination with the United States Agency for
International Development, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, and other relevant departments
and agencies, particularly in emerging infectious
disease hotspots, through a collaborative,
multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach that
recognizes the interconnections among people, animals,
plants, and their shared environment to achieve
equitable and sustainable health outcomes.
(b) Activities.--
(1) Global cooperation.--The United States
Government, working through the United Nations and its
components, as well as international organization such
as Interpol, the Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations, and the World Organisation for
Animal Health, and in furtherance of the policies
described in section 30706, shall--
(A) collaborate with other member states,
issue declarations, statements, and communiques
urging countries to close wildlife markets, and
prevent commercial trade in live wildlife for
human consumption; and
(B) urge increased enforcement of existing
laws to end wildlife trafficking.
(2) International coalitions.--The Secretary of State
shall seek to build new, and support existing,
international coalitions focused on closing wildlife
markets and preventing commercial trade in live
wildlife for human consumption, with a focus on the
following efforts:
(A) Providing assistance and advice to other
governments in the adoption of legislation and
regulations to close wildlife markets and
associated trade over such timeframe and in
such manner as to minimize the increase of
wildlife trafficking and poaching.
(B) Creating economic and enforcement
pressure for the immediate shut down of
uncontrolled, unsanitary, or illicit wildlife
markets and their supply chains to prevent
their operation.
(C) Providing assistance and guidance to
other governments on measures to prohibit the
import, export, and domestic commercial trade
in live wildlife for the purpose of human
consumption.
(D) Implementing risk reduction interventions
and control options to address zoonotic
spillover along the supply chain for the
wildlife market system.
(E) Engaging and receiving guidance from key
stakeholders at the ministerial, local
government, and civil society level, including
Indigenous Peoples, in countries that will be
impacted by this title and where wildlife
markets and associated wildlife trade are the
predominant source of meat or protein, in order
to mitigate the impact of any international
efforts on food security, nutrition, local
customs, conservation methods, or cultural
norms.
(F) Promoting private sector engagement and
public-private partnerships with industry
groups (such as the transportation industry) to
address transport and movement of live wildlife
to supply the commercial trade in live wildlife
for human consumption.
(c) United States Agency for International Development.--
(1) Sustainable food systems funding.--
(A) Authorization of appropriations.--In
addition to any other amounts provided for such
purposes, there is authorized to be
appropriated such sums as necessary for each
fiscal year from 2021 through 2030 to the
United States Agency for International
Development to reduce demand for consumption of
wildlife from wildlife markets and support
shifts to diversified alternative and
sustainably produced sources of nutritious food
and protein in communities that rely upon the
consumption of wildlife for food security,
while ensuring that existing wildlife habitat
is not encroached upon or destroyed as part of
this process, using a multisectoral approach
and including support for demonstration
programs.
(B) Activities.--The Bureau for Development,
Democracy and Innovation (DDI), the Bureau for
Resilience and Food Security (RFS), and the
Bureau for Global Health (GH) of the United
States Agency for International Development
shall, in partnership with United States and
international institutions of higher education
and nongovernmental organizations, co-develop
approaches focused on safe, sustainable food
systems that support and incentivize the
replacement of terrestrial wildlife in diets,
while ensuring that existing wildlife habitat
is not encroached upon or destroyed as part of
this process.
(2) Addressing threats and causes of zoonotic disease
outbreaks.--The Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Interior, shall increase
activities in United States Agency for International
Development programs related to conserving
biodiversity, combating wildlife trafficking,
sustainable landscapes, global health, food security,
and resilience in order to address the threats and
causes of zoonotic disease outbreaks, including
through--
(A) education;
(B) capacity building;
(C) strengthening human, livestock, and
wildlife health monitoring systems of pathogens
of zoonotic origin to support early detection
and reporting of novel and known pathogens for
emergence of zoonotic disease and strengthening
cross-sectoral collaboration to align risk
reduction approaches in consultation with the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(D) improved domestic and wild animal disease
monitoring and control at production and market
levels;
(E) development of alternative livelihood
opportunities where possible;
(F) preventing degradation and fragmentation
of forests and other intact ecosystems and
restoring the integrity of such ecosystems,
particularly in tropical countries, to prevent
the creation of new pathways for zoonotic
pathogen transmission that arise from
interactions among wildlife, humans, and
livestock populations;
(G) minimizing interactions between domestic
livestock and wild animals in markets and
captive production;
(H) supporting shifts from wildlife markets
to diversified, safe, affordable, and
accessible alternative sources of protein and
nutrition through enhanced local and national
food systems while ensuring that existing
wildlife habitat is not encroached upon or
destroyed as part of this process;
(I) improving community health, forest
management practices, and safety of livestock
production in tropical landscapes, particularly
in hotspots for zoonotic spillover and emerging
infectious diseases;
(J) preventing degradation and fragmentation
of forests and other intact ecosystems,
particularly in tropical countries, to minimize
interactions between wildlife, human, and
livestock populations that could contribute to
spillover events and zoonotic disease
transmission, including by providing assistance
or supporting policies to--
(i) conserve, protect, and restore
the integrity of such ecosystems; and
(ii) support the rights of Indigenous
People and local communities and their
ability to continue their effective
stewardship of their intact traditional
lands and territories; and
(K) supporting development and use of multi-
data sourced predictive models and
decisionmaking tools to identify areas of
highest probability of zoonotic spillover and
to determine cost-effective monitoring and
mitigation approaches; and
(L) other relevant activities described in
section 30706 that are within the mandate of
the United States Agency for International
Development.
(3) Immediate relief funding to stabilize protected
areas.--The Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development and the Secretary of
State are authorized to administer immediate relief
funding to stabilize protected areas and conservancies.
(d) Staffing Requirements.--The Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development, in collaboration
with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United
States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and other Federal entities as appropriate, is
authorized to hire additional personnel--
(1) to undertake programs aimed at reducing the risks
of endemic and emerging infectious diseases and
exposure to antimicrobial resistant pathogens;
(2) to provide administrative support and resources
to ensure effective and efficient coordination of
funding opportunities and sharing of expertise from
relevant United States Agency for International
Development bureaus and programs, including emerging
pandemic threats;
(3) to award funding to on-the-ground projects;
(4) to provide project oversight to ensure
accountability and transparency in all phases of the
award process; and
(5) to undertake additional activities under this
title.
(e) Reporting Requirements.--
(1) United states department of state.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and annually thereafter until 2030, the
Secretary of State and the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International
Development shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report--
(i) describing--
(I) the actions taken
pursuant to this title,
including through the
application of findings and
recommendations generated from
the study required by section
30703 and the provision of
United States technical
assistance;
(II) the impact and
effectiveness of international
cooperation on shutting down
wildlife markets;
(III) the impact and
effectiveness of international
cooperation on disrupting,
deterring, and ultimately
ending wildlife trafficking;
and
(IV) the impact and
effectiveness of international
cooperation on preventing the
import, export, and domestic
commercial trade in live
wildlife for the purpose of
human use as food or medicine,
while accounting for the
differentiated needs of
vulnerable populations who
depend upon such wildlife as a
predominant source of meat or
protein; and
(ii) identifying--
(I) foreign countries that
continue to enable the
operation of wildlife markets
as defined by this title and
the associated trade of
wildlife products for human use
as food or medicine that feeds
such markets;
(II) foreign governments,
networks, or individuals who
aid and abet or otherwise
facilitate illicit wildlife
trafficking; and
(III) recommendations for
incentivizing or enforcing
compliance with laws and
policies to close wildlife
markets pursuant to section
30704 and uncontrolled,
unsanitary, or illicit wildlife
markets and end the associated
commercial trade in live
wildlife for human use as food
or medicine, which may include
visa restrictions and other
diplomatic or economic tools.
(B) Form.--The report required under this
paragraph shall be submitted in unclassified
form, but may include a classified annex.
(2) United states agency for international
development.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development
shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report--
(A) describing the actions taken pursuant to
this title;
(B) describing the impact and effectiveness
of key strategies for reducing demand for
consumption of such wildlife and associated
wildlife markets;
(C) summarizing additional personnel hired
with funding authorized under this title,
including the number hired in each bureau; and
(D) describing partnerships developed with
other institutions of higher learning and
nongovernmental organizations.
SEC. 30708. ONE HEALTH TASK FORCE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a task force to be
known as the ``One Health Task Force''.
(b) Duties of Task Force.--The duties of the Task Force shall
be to--
(1) ensure an integrated approach across the Federal
Government and globally to the prevention of, early
detection of, preparedness for, and response to
zoonotic spillover and the outbreak and transmission of
zoonotic diseases that may pose a threat to public
health security;
(2) not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, develop and publish, on a
publicly accessible website, a plan for global
biosecurity and zoonotic disease prevention and
response that leverages expertise in public health,
consumer education and communication, behavior change,
wildlife health, wildlife conservation, livestock
production, veterinary health, food safety, sustainable
forest management, community-based conservation, rural
food security, and indigenous rights to coordinate
zoonotic disease surveillance internationally,
including support for One Health institutions around
the world that can prevent and provide early detection
of zoonotic outbreaks; and
(3) expand the scope of the implementation of the
White House's Global Health Security Strategy to more
robustly support the prevention of zoonotic spillover
and respond to zoonotic disease investigations and
outbreaks by establishing a 10-year strategy with
specific Federal Government domestic and international
goals, priorities, and timelines for action, including
to--
(A) recommend policy actions and mechanisms
in developing countries to reduce the risk of
zoonotic spillover and zoonotic disease
emergence and transmission, including in
support of those activities described in
section 30707;
(B) identify new mandates, authorities, and
incentives needed to strengthen the global
zoonotic disease plan under paragraph (2);
(C) define and list priority areas as
countries or regions determined to be of high
risk for zoonotic disease emergence, as well as
based on, but not limited to, factors that
include wildlife biodiversity, livestock
production, human population density, and
active drivers of disease emergence such as
land use change, including forest degradation
and loss, intensification of livestock
production, and wildlife trade;
(D) prioritize engagement in programs that
target tropical countries and regions
experiencing high rates of biodiversity loss,
deforestation, forest degradation, and land
conversion and countries with significant
markets for live wildlife for human
consumption; and
(E) identify and recommend actions to address
existing gaps in efforts to prevent and respond
to domestic zoonotic disease emergence and
transmission.
(c) Membership.--
(1) In general.--The members of the Task Force
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be
composed of representatives from each of the following
agencies:
(A) One permanent Chairperson at the level of
Deputy Assistant Secretary or above from the
following agencies, to rotate every 2 years in
an order to be determined by the Administrator:
(i) The Department of Agriculture or
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service.
(ii) The Department of Health and
Human Services or the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
(iii) The Department of the Interior
or the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service.
(iv) The Department of State.
(v) The United States Agency for
International Development.
(vi) The National Security Council.
(B) At least 13 additional members, with at
least 1 from each of the following agencies:
(i) The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
(ii) The Department of Agriculture.
(iii) The Department of Defense.
(iv) The Department of State.
(v) The Environmental Protection
Agency.
(vi) The National Science Foundation.
(vii) The National Institutes of
Health.
(viii) The National Institute of
Standards and Technology.
(ix) The Office of Science and
Technology Policy.
(x) The United States Agency for
International Development.
(xi) The United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.
(xii) The Department of Homeland
Security, FEMA.
(xiii) United States Customs and
Border Protection.
(2) Timing of appointments.--Appointments to the Task
Force shall be made not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) Terms.--
(A) In general.--Each member shall be
appointed for a term of 2 years.
(B) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill
a vacancy occurring before the expiration of
the term for which the member's predecessor was
appointed shall be appointed only for the
remainder of that term. A member may serve
after the expiration of that term until a
successor has been appointed.
(d) Meeting.--
(1) Initial meeting.--The Task Force shall hold its
initial meeting not later than 45 days after the final
appointment of all members under subsection (c)(2).
(2) Meetings.--
(A) In general.--The Task Force shall meet at
the call of the Chairperson.
(B) Quorum.--Eight members of the Task Force
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number
may hold hearings.
(e) Compensation.--
(1) Prohibition of compensation.--Except as provided
in paragraph (2), members of the Task Force may not
receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by
reason of their service on the Task Force.
(2) Travel expenses.--Each member shall receive
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code.
(f) Reports.--
(1) Report to task force.--Not later than 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act and
annually thereafter, the Federal agencies listed in
subsection (c) shall submit a report to the Task Force
containing a detailed statement with respect to the
results of any programming within their agencies that
addresses the goals of zoonotic spillover and disease
prevention.
(2) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually
thereafter, the Task Force shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees and the National
Security Advisor a report containing a detailed
statement of the recommendations of the Council
pursuant to subsection (b).
(g) FACA.--Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act shall not apply to the Task Force. This task
force shall be authorized for 7 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act and up to an additional 2 years at the
discretion of the Task Force Chair.
SEC. 30709. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS.
Nothing in this title shall restrict or otherwise prohibit--
(1) legal and regulated hunting, fishing, or trapping
activities for subsistence, sport, or recreation; or
(2) the lawful domestic and international transport
of legally harvested fish or wildlife trophies.
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203. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Reschenthaler of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of division B, add the following:
Subtitle G--National Academies Science, Technology, and Security
Roundtable
SEC. 10671. AD-HOC COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH SECURITY.
Section 1746(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 42 U.S.C. 6601 note) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``involving
federally funded research and development'' and
inserting ``facing the United States research
enterprise'';
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6);
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following
new paragraph:
``(5) Ad-hoc committee.--
``(A) In general.--The roundtable shall
convene an ad-hoc committee to study and make
recommendations on research security issues
consistent with paragraph (3).
``(B) Study and report.--Not later than 180
days after the first meeting of the ad-hoc
committee convened under subparagraph (A), such
committee shall--
``(i) complete a fast-track consensus
study on the feasibility of
establishing an independent, non-profit
entity (referred to in this paragraph
as the `entity') to further protect the
United States research enterprise
against foreign interference, theft,
and espionage; and
``(ii) submit to the relevant
committees a report on the results of
the study.
``(C) Elements.--The report required under
subparagraph (B)(ii) shall include analysis and
recommendations with respect to each of the
following:
``(i) The organizational structure of
the entity.
``(ii) The appropriate relationship
between the entity and the Federal
government, including the interagency
working group established under
subsection (a).
``(iii) The appropriate level of
financial resources needed to establish
the entity.
``(iv) A self-sustaining funding
model for the entity.
``(v) Whether and how the entity
can--
``(I) enable informed,
proactive, and unbiased risk
assessment for and by the
United States research
enterprise;
``(II) in coordination with
the interagency working group
established under subsection
(a), the Federal agencies that
comprise the working group, and
the roundtable under this
subsection, promote actionable
and timely information sharing
among the United States
research enterprise about
foreign interference, theft,
and espionage of research and
development;
``(III) provide non-punitive,
non-legally binding advice to
the United States research
enterprise, including frontline
researchers, about foreign
inference, theft, and espionage
including advice with respect
to risks associated with
international partnerships and
foreign talent recruitment
programs;
``(IV) secure the trust and
active participation of the
United States research
enterprise;
``(V) regularly conduct open-
source intelligence analysis to
provide actionable and timely
unclassified information to the
United States research
enterprise about foreign
interference, theft, and
espionage, including analysis
to be tailored specifically for
the purpose of assisting
frontline researchers in making
security-informed decisions;
and
``(VI) offer products and
services to the United States
research enterprise to help
inform research security
efforts such as analyses of
global research and development
trends, advice regarding
intellectual property
production and protection,
market analyses, and risk
assessment for day-to-day
activities such as
collaboration, travel, and
hiring.
``(vi) Such other information and
recommendations as the committee
considers necessary to ensure that the
entity operates effectively.''; and
(4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking
``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.
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204. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Reschenthaler of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 697, line 5, strike ``and semiconductors'' and insert
``, semiconductors, and rare earth permanent magnets''.
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205. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ross of North
Carolina or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1710, line 22, insert after ``physical sciences,'' the
following: ``health professions and related programs,''.
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206. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ross of North
Carolina or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end the following:
DIVISION M--EMERGING TECHNOLOGY LEADS
SEC. 120001. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY LEADS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered individual.--The term ``covered
individual'' means--
(A) an individual serving in a Senior
Executive Service position, as that term is
defined in section 3132(a) of title 5, United
States Code;
(B) an individual who--
(i) is serving in a position to which
section 5376 of title 5, United States
Code, applies; and
(ii) has a significant amount of
seniority and experience, as determined
by the head of the applicable covered
Federal agency; or
(C) another individual who is the equivalent
of an individual described in subparagraph (A)
or (B), as determined by the head of the
applicable covered Federal agency.
(2) Covered federal agency.--The term ``covered
Federal agency'' means--
(A) an agency listed in section 901(b) of
title 31, United States Code; or
(B) an element of the intelligence community,
as defined in section 3 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
(b) Appointment or Designation.--Each covered Federal agency
that is also substantially engaged in the development,
application, or oversight of emerging technologies shall
consider appointing or designating a covered individual as an
emerging technology lead to advise the agency on the
responsible use of emerging technologies, including artificial
intelligence, provide expertise on responsible policies and
practices, collaborate with interagency coordinating bodies,
and provide input for procurement policies.
(c) Informing Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall inform
Congress of each covered Federal agency in which a covered
individual has been appointed or designated as an emerging
technology lead under subsection (b) and provide Congress with
a description of the authorities and responsibilities of the
covered individuals so appointed.
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207. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ross of North
Carolina or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title XI of division H, add the following:
SEC. 71104. LEASING ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.
(a) Leasing Authorized.--The Secretary of the Interior is
authorized to grant leases pursuant to section 8(p)(1)(C) of
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(1)(C))
in the areas withdrawn by the Presidential Memorandum entitled
``Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United
States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition''
(issued September 8, 2020) and the Presidential Memorandum
entitled ``Presidential Determination on the Withdrawal of
Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from
Leasing Disposition'' (issued September 25, 2020).
(b) Withdrawals.--Any Presidential withdrawal of an area of
the Outer Continental Shelf from leasing under section 12(a) of
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1341(a))
issued after the date of enactment of this section shall apply
only to leasing authorized under subsections (a) and (i) of
section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1337(a) and 1337(i)), unless otherwise specified.
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208. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ross of North
Carolina or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 748, strike lines 3 and 4, and insert the following:
(F) Advanced communications technology
(including optical transmission components) and
educational technology.
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209. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ruppersberger of
Maryland or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of division E, add the following new section:
SEC. 40103. DEFENSE PRIORITIES EFFECTIVENESS STUDY.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall study the
effectiveness of the Defense Priorities and Allocations System
(as described in part 700 of title 15, Code of Federal
Regulations) at assuring the timely availability of industrial
resources, including semiconductor and other microelectronics
products, to meet national defense and emergency preparedness
program requirements.
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210. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rush of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 68, strike lines 13 and 14 and insert the following:
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (E) and by inserting at the end of
such subparagraph the following: ``Any
applicant with more than 100 employees shall
provide data to the Secretary on the racial
diversity of their workforce.'' ; and
Page 69, after line 11, insert the following:
(4) in subsection (c)(1)(C)(iii), by striking
``including efforts to hire individuals from
disadvantaged populations; and'' and inserting
``including--
``(I) efforts to hire
individuals from disadvantaged
populations; and
``(II) the aggregated racial
diversity of workforce data for
applicants who received awards
made under the program and
separately for applicants who
unsuccessfully applied for such
an award; and''.
Page 69, line 12, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(5)''.
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211. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ryan of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 756, insert after line 12 the following:
SEC. 20209. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAINS.
(a) Establishment.--Congress shall establish a National
Commission on Critical Supply Chains (referred to in this
section as the ``Commission'').
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Commission shall be to--
(1) convene an independent entity that brings
together national experts in a highly visible forum to
conduct a systematic study and give guidance to
Congress on the complex and strategically important
issues related to rebuilding critical American supply
chains;
(2) identify the critical supply chains in which the
United States is dependent on materials, products,
equipment, or services from foreign countries and in
which substantial harm would come to U.S. economic
security, national defense, or way of life if those
supply chains were compromised or no longer available;
(3) investigate in depth and report on existing
dependencies, limitations, and risks to the United
States for each of these critical supply chains,
including considerations for medical supplies,
equipment, and medications; rare earth materials;
precision-integrated circuits and microchips; machine
tools and production equipment; defense components and
homeland security capabilities; scientific equipment
needed for advanced technology research and
development; clothing and textiles; and food and
agricultural products;
(4) assess and provide guidance on key questions,
including--
(A) which driving forces are pushing U.S.
companies to offshore their procurement or
their manufacturing operations;
(B) how the United States can predict and
prevent future supply chain disruptions;
(C) what the United States can do to reduce
future vulnerabilities and risks;
(D) whether the United States can make the
American supply chain resilient enough to
protect necessary capabilities and resources;
(E) which manufacturing activities should be
performed strictly within the United States to
ensure economic and national security;
(F) what actions should be taken by the
United States to increase domestic
manufacturing to meet critical supply chain
needs and improve its terms of trade; and
(G) what would be the effects of a new
national manufacturing strategy on employment,
growth, innovation, and national security; and
(5) develop and propose specific recommendations,
submit a biannual comprehensive report (and
intermediate updates as necessary to maintain timely
and relevant information), and provide Congressional
oversight to Congress to be used as a resource for
legislative actions to mitigate the risks of future
American supply chain disruptions.
(c) Membership.--
(1) Members.--The Commission shall be composed of 12
members, of whom ---
(A) three members shall be appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, in
consultation with the chairpersons of relevant
committees, including the Committee on Ways and
Means, Committee on Energy and Commerce,
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology,
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
Committee on Armed Services, Committee on
Natural Resources, Committee on Small Business,
Committee on Homeland Security, and Committee
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives;
(B) three members shall be appointed by the
minority leader of the House of
Representatives, in consultation with the
ranking minority Members of relevant
committees, including the Committees described
in subparagraph (A);
(C) three members shall be appointed by the
President pro tempore of the Senate upon the
recommendation of the majority leader of the
Senate, in consultation with the chairpersons
of relevant committees, including the Committee
on Finance, Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Technology, Committee on Armed Services,
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship, Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, Committee on
Environment and Public Works, and Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
Senate; and
(D) three members shall be appointed by the
President pro tempore of the Senate upon the
recommendation of the minority leader of the
Senate, in consultation with the ranking
minority Members of relevant committees,
including the Committees described in
subparagraph (C).
(2) Chair; vice chair.--
(A) Appointment.--Not later than 30 days
after the initial meeting of the Commission,
the Commission shall elect a Chair and Vice
Chair from among the Commission's members by a
simple majority vote, and such Chair and Vice
Chair shall be members of the Commission who
were appointed by appointing authorities from
different political parties under paragraph
(1).
(B) Presence.--For purposes of appointing the
Chair, all 12 members must be present. If all
12 members are not present, appointment of the
chair shall be delayed until the next meeting
of the Commission at which all 12 members are
present.
(C) Timing.--If a quorum is not present at
that initial meeting, the Chair shall be
appointed at the first meeting after that at
which a quorum is present. If a Vice Chair is
elected before the Chair and no Chair is
elected, the Vice Chair shall serve as acting
Chair until the Chair is elected.
(D) New chair and vice chair each congress.--
A new Chair and Vice Chair shall be elected
with respect to each Congress. Any member that
was a Chair or Vice Chair in a Congress may not
be elected to be a Chair or Vice Chair in a
subsequent Congress.
(3) Qualifications.--
(A) Areas of expertise.--
(i) In general.--Each individual
appointed to the Commission shall have
substantial expertise in one or more of
the following areas:
(I) Supply chain expertise,
including the following:
(aa) Advanced
manufacturing, with a
focus on distributed
operations and supply
chain management.
(bb) Economics of
U.S. manufacturing.
(cc) Supply chain
logistics.
(dd) Supplier
certification and
quality assurance
processes.
(ee) Raw materials
sourcing and
distribution.
(ff) Metrics used by
Original Equipment
Manufacturer purchasing
managers and chief
financial officers to
make purchasing
decisions.
(II) Critical domain
expertise, including the
following:
(aa) Health care,
medical device, and
pharmaceutical
manufacturing.
(bb) Mining, supply,
and usage of rare earth
materials.
(cc) Precision-
integrated circuits,
microchips, and
semiconductor
manufacturing.
(dd) Defense
component manufacturing
and homeland security
products.
(ee) Advanced machine
tools and production
equipment.
(ff) Scientific
equipment for high-
precision research and
development.
(gg) Clothing and
textiles manufacturing.
(hh) Food production
and agricultural
products manufacturing.
(III) Industrial policy
expertise, including knowledge
of industrial organization,
development economics, and
policy tools that have been
used by the United States and
other developing or industrial
economies in the world.
(ii) Composition.--The composition of
the members of the Commission shall
ensure the Commission has substantial
expertise in all areas described in
clause (i).
(B) Nongovernment appointees.--An individual
appointed to the Commission may not be an
officer or employee of the Federal Government.
(4) Appointment requirements.--
(A) Initial appointments.--Members of the
Commission shall be appointed not later than 45
days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(B) Term of appointments.--The term of each
member of the Commission shall expire on
December 31 of the second session of the
Congress in which the member is appointed to
the Commission.
(C) Appointments with each congress.--
Appointments to the Commission made after the
initial appointments to the Commission under
subparagraph (A) shall be made not later than
30 days after the date on which each Congress
convenes.
(D) Renewal of appointments.--A member of the
Commission may be reappointed for additional
terms of service upon mutual agreement between
such member and the appointing authority that
appointed such member to the Commission.
(E) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission
shall not affect the powers of the Commission
and shall be filled by the same appointing
authority that made the original appointment.
Any member appointed to fill a vacancy
occurring before the expiration of the term for
which the member's predecessor was appointed
shall be appointed only for the remainder of
that term. A member may serve after the
expiration of that member's term until a
successor has taken office. A vacancy in the
Commission shall be filled in the manner in
which the original appointment was made by not
later than 30 days after the date such vacancy
occurs.
(F) Removal.--A member of the Commission may
be removed from the Commission at any time by
the appointing authority that appointed such
member to the Commission should the member fail
to meet Commission responsibilities.
(5) Compensation; travel expenses.--Each member of
the Commission may be compensated at a rate not to
exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic
pay in effect for a position at level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5,
United States Code, for each day during which the
member is engaged in the actual performance of the
duties of the Commission. Travel expenses of members of
the Commission shall be allowed at rates authorized for
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57
of title 5, United States Code, except that foreign
travel for official purposes by members of the
Commission is not authorized.
(d) Meeting Requirements.--
(1) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall convene
for an initial meeting not later than 45 days after the
initial members of the Commission are all appointed. An
initial meeting may be convened so long as at least 10
members are present.
(2) Subsequent meetings.--After the initial meeting
under paragraph (1), the Commission shall meet upon the
call of the Chair or as determined by a majority of
Commission members.
(3) Expectations for attendance by members.--Members
are expected to attend all Commission meetings. In the
case of an absence, members are expected to report to
the Chair prior to the meeting and allowance may be
made for an absent member to participate remotely.
Members will still be responsible for fulfilling prior
commitments, regardless of attendance status. If a
member is absent from multiple meetings, the member may
be reviewed by the Chair and appointing authority that
appointed such member to the Commission and further
action will be considered, including removal and
replacement on the Commission.
(4) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the
Commission shall constitute a quorum.
(5) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be
entitled to one vote, which shall be equal to the vote
of every other member of the Commission.
(6) Meeting notes.--Meetings notes shall be made
available to the congressional committees of
jurisdiction.
(e) Subcommittees and Working Groups.--The Commission may
choose, at the discretion of the Chair and Vice Chair, to
establish subcommittees and working groups for any purpose
consistent with the duties of the Commission. Any findings,
conclusions, or recommendations made by a subcommittee or
working group shall be considered by the full Commission, which
shall be responsible for determining any final findings,
conclusions, and recommendations. Each such subcommittee or
working group shall operate only for the Congressional Session
with respect to which such subcommittee or group was
established.
(f) Administration and Powers of Commission.--
(1) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of
carrying out this Act--
(A) hold such hearings, sit and act at such
times and places, take such testimony, receive
such evidence, and administer such oaths as the
Commission considers appropriate; and
(B) subject to paragraph (2), require the
attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
production of books, records, correspondence,
memoranda, papers, and documents.
(2) Obtaining official data.--
(A) In general.--The Commission may secure
directly from any executive department, bureau,
agency, board, commission, office, independent
establishment, or other instrumentality of the
Federal Government or a State, local, Tribal,
or territorial government any information,
suggestions, estimates, and statistics to
enable the Commission to carry out this Act.
Each such department, bureau, agency, board,
commission, office, independent establishment,
or instrumentality shall, to the extent
authorized by law, furnish such information,
suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly
to the Commission, upon request of the Chair of
the Commission and the Vice Chair of the
Commission or any member designated by a
majority of the Commission.
(B) Receipt, handling, storage, and
dissemination.--Any information, suggestions,
estimates, and statistics submitted under
subparagraph (A) shall only be received,
handled, stored, and disseminated by members of
the Commission and its staff, consistent with
applicable Federal law.
(3) Public hearings and meetings.--
(A) In general.--The Commission shall hold
public hearings and meetings as determined
appropriate by the Commission.
(B) Protection of certain information.--Any
public hearings and meetings of the Commission
shall be conducted in a manner consistent with
applicable Federal law regarding the protection
of data submitted to the Commission under
paragraph (3).
(4) Personnel.--
(A) Staff.--
(i) Appointment; compensation; travel
expenses.--The Chair of the Commission,
in consultation with Vice Chair of the
Commission, and in accordance with
rules agreed upon by the Commission,
may appoint and fix the compensation of
an executive director and other
additional technical and administrative
personnel as may be necessary to enable
the Commission to carry out its duties,
without regard to the provisions of
title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive
service, and without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter
III of chapter 53 of such title
relating to classification and General
Schedule pay rates, except that no rate
of pay fixed under this clause may
exceed the equivalent of that payable
for a position at level V of the
Executive Schedule under section 5316
of title 5, United States Code. Travel
expenses of the executive director and
other additional technical and
administrative personnel of the
Commission shall be allowed at rates
authorized for employees of agencies
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of
title 5, United States Code, except
that foreign travel for official
purposes by such director and personnel
of the Commission is not authorized.
(ii) Technical staff expertise
requirement.--Technical staff of the
Commission shall be individuals with
substantial expertise in one or more of
the areas described in subsection
(c)(2). The expertise of such technical
staff shall augment the ability of the
Commission to have substantial
expertise in all areas so described.
(iii) Personnel as federal
employees.--
(I) In general.--The
executive director and any
other personnel of the
Commission shall be treated as
employees under section 2105 of
title 5, United States Code,
for purposes of chapters 63,
81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90
of such title.
(II) Members of commission.--
Subclause (I) shall not be
construed to apply to members
of the Commission.
(iv) Detailees.--Any Federal
Government employee may be detailed to
the Commission without reimbursement
from the Commission, and such detailee
shall retain the rights, status, and
privileges of his or her regular
employment without interruption.
(v) Experts and consultants.--The
Commission may procure temporary and
intermittent services of experts and
consultants in accordance with section
3109 of title 5, United States Code,
but at a rate not to exceed the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic
pay in effect for a position at level
IV of the Executive Schedule under
section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code.
(B) Assistance from federal agencies.--
(i) General services
administration.--The Administrator of
General Services shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis,
administrative support and other
services necessary to carry out the
duties of the Commission.
(ii) Other departments and
agencies.--In addition to the
assistance described in subparagraph
(A), departments and agencies of the
Federal Government may provide to the
Commission such services, funds,
facilities, and staff as such
departments and agencies determine
appropriate and as authorized by
Federal law.
(g) Security Clearances.--The members and staff of the
Commission shall obtain, if necessary to carry out the
functions of the Commission, appropriate security clearances
for access to any classified briefing, records, and materials
to be reviewed by such members or staff. The appropriate
Federal agencies or departments shall cooperate with the
Commission in expeditiously providing to the members and staff
of the Commission security clearances pursuant to existing
procedures and requirements, except that no person may be
provided with access to classified information under this Act
without the appropriate security clearance.
(h) Reports.--
(1) Reports.--Not later than December 1 of each year
that the Commission remains active and in operation,
the Commission shall submit to the majority and
minority leaders of the House of Representatives and
Senate a comprehensive report on the findings,
conclusions, and recommendations of the Commission with
respect to such year and including an executive summary
of the Commission's purposes and activities and any
relevant references and materials with respect to such
year. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the
Commission shall not be required to submit a report
under this paragraph with respect to the first year in
which such Commission is active and in operation if the
Commission is so active and in operation for fewer than
six months of such first year.
(2) Classified information.--In the case that a
report submitted under this subsection includes
classified information, the Commission shall also
submit to the majority and minority leaders of the
House of Representatives and Senate a redacted version
of such report with such classified information
included as a classified annex to such report.
(3) Public availability.--Reports submitted under
this subsection, or the redacted versions of such
reports (if applicable), shall be made publicly
available on a centralized Federal internet website.
(i) Applicability of FACA.--Except as provided in subsection
(j), the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the activities of the Commission.
(j) Termination.--
(1) In general.--The Commission, and all the
authorities of the Commission under this Act, shall
remain active and in operation until the last day of
the 10-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) Administrative activities.--The Commission may
use the 60-day period following the date of termination
of the Commission for the purpose of concluding its
activities, including providing testimony to Congress
concerning its results and disseminating the final
report of the Commission.
(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--For purposes of
carrying out this section, there is authorized to be
appropriated to the Commission $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2022
and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year
thereafter through fiscal year 2032, to be available until
expended.
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212. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Salazar of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of part 1 of subtitle D of title II of
division D the following:
SEC. __. REPORT ON MAJOR CHINESE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a
report on major Chinese infrastructure investments in Latin
America and the Caribbean and the extent to which the countries
that host these investments are able to meet the interest and
principal payments associated with any outstanding loans.
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213. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scanlon of
Pennsylvania or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 287, after line 17, insert the following:
(4) Course-based undergraduate research
experiences.--
(A) In general.--The Director shall carry out
a 4-year pilot program under which the Director
shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to
institutions of higher education and non-profit
organizations (or consortia of such
institutions or organizations) to establish a
total of not fewer than five Centers to develop
and scale up successful models for providing
undergraduate students with hands-on,
discovery-based research courses.
(B) Use of funds.--Grants made under this
paragraph shall be used to--
(i) develop, assess, and disseminate
models for providing undergraduate
students with course-based research
experiences across STEM disciplines and
education levels;
(ii) identify and address
opportunities and challenges in
facilitating implementation across a
broad range of institution types,
including minority-serving institutions
and community colleges;
(iii) identify and develop best
practices to address barriers for
faculty, including institutional
culture, resources, and incentive
structures;
(iv) identify and address factors
that may facilitate or discourage
participation by students from all
backgrounds;
(v) provide faculty with curriculum,
professional development, training,
networking opportunities, and other
support to enable the development,
adaptation, or expansion of a
discovery-based research course; and
(vi) collect data and carry out
research to evaluate the impacts of
course-based undergraduate research
experiences on the STEM workforce.
(C) Partnerships.--In making awards under
this paragraph, the Director shall consider the
extent to which the proposed Center will
establish partnerships among multiple types of
academic institutions, including community
colleges, emerging research institutions,
historically Black colleges and universities,
Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority
serving institutions, the private sector, and
other relevant stakeholders in supporting
programs and activities to facilitate faculty
training and the widespread and sustained
implementation of promising, evidence-based
practices, models, programs, and curriculum.
(D) Report.--Not later than 180 days after
the date on which the pilot program is
completed, the Director shall submit to
Congress a report that includes--
(i) an assessment, that includes
feedback from the research community,
of the effectiveness of the pilot
program in increasing the number,
diversity, and workforce readiness of
STEM graduates; and
(ii) if determined to be effective, a
plan for permanent implementation of
the pilot program.
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214. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scanlon of
Pennsylvania or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 579, line 10, by inserting ``the top five'' before
``leading''.
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215. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schneider of Illinois
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 785, after line 11, insert the following:
SEC. 20214. GAO REPORT ON GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR SHORTAGE.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
to Congress a report on the global semiconductor supply
shortage and the impact of that shortage on manufacturing in
the United States.
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216. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schrier of Washington
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 607, after line 23, insert the following:
``(4) Clean energy technology.--The term `clean
energy technology' means a technology that
significantly reduces energy use, increases energy
efficiency, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, reduces
emissions of other pollutants, or mitigates other
negative environmental consequences of energy
production, transmission or use.
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217. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schweikert of Arizona
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike title X of division G.
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218. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sherman of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of division G insert the following:
TITLE XI--DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN EXEMPTED
TRANSACTIONS
SEC. 61101. IN GENERAL.
(a) Amendment.--The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is
amended by inserting after section 13A (15 U.S.C. 78m-1) the
following:
``SEC. 13B. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN EXEMPTED
TRANSACTIONS.
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, in the case of an issuer that conducts a covered exempted
transaction, such issuer shall provide to the Commission, at
such time and in such manner as the Commission may prescribe,
the following:
``(1) The identity of the issuer.
``(2) The place of incorporation of the issuer.
``(3) The amount of the issuance and the net proceeds
to the issuer.
``(4) The principal beneficial owners of the issuer.
``(5) The intended use of the proceeds from such
issuance, including--
``(A) each country in which the issuer
intends to invest such proceeds; and
``(B) each industry in which the issuer
intends to invest such proceeds.
``(6) The exemption the issuer relies on with respect
to such covered exempted transaction.
``(b) Authority to Revise and Promulgate Rules, Regulations,
and Forms.--The Commission shall, for the protection of
investors and fair and orderly markets, revise and promulgate
such rules, regulations, and forms as may be necessary to carry
out this section. The Commission shall also issue rules to set
conditions for future use of the exemptions for those issuers
who do not comply with the disclosure requirements of this
section.
``(c) Covered Exempted Transaction.--The term `covered
exempted transaction' means an issuance of a security that is
exempt from registration under section 5 of the Securities Act
of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77e) that--
``(1) is structured or intended to comply with--
``(A) Rule 506(b) of Regulation D, as
promulgated by the Commission;
``(B) Regulation S, as promulgated by the
Commission; or
``(C) Rule 144A, as promulgated by the
Commission; and
``(2) either--
``(A) has an issuance equal to $25,000,000 or
greater; or
``(B) with respect to any 1-year period, has,
together with all covered exempted transactions
in that period, an aggregate issuance of
$50,000,000 or greater.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to issuers of covered exempt
transactions on the date that is 270 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(c) Report.--The Commission shall, each quarter, submit to
the Committee of Financial Services of the House of
Representatives and Committee of Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate a report that includes all information
submitted by an issuer under section 13B of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as added by subsection (a), during the
previous quarter if such issuer--
(1) is--
(A) incorporated in the People's Republic of
China; or
(B) incorporated outside the People's
Republic of China and has significant entities
within the People's Republic of China being
consolidated with the issuer where the assets
of those entities within the People's Republic
of China constitute the majority of assets of
the consolidated entity; or
(2) discloses in a filing made pursuant to section
13B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as added by
subsection (a), that the issuer intends to invest the
proceeds from issuance of an exempted transaction in
the People's Republic of China.
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219. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sherrill of New
Jersey or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of division E, add the following:
SEC. 40103. INFLATION STUDY.
The Comptroller General shall, not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, conduct a study and
submit to the Congress a report that analyzes--
(1) the impacts of this Act and the amendments made
by this Act on inflation; and
(2) how all amounts appropriated pursuant to this Act
are spent.
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220. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sherrill of New
Jersey or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 199, line 23, strike ``Atmospheric Administration and''
and insert ``Atmospheric Administration,''.
Page 199, line 24, after ``Agency'' insert the following:
``the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the
National Science Foundation, and other Federal agencies, as
appropriate,''.
Page 200, line 5, after ``systems'' insert the following:
``placed in-situ and on space-based platforms''.
Page 201, line 4, strike ``and''.
Page 201, line 13, strike the period and insert a semicolon.
Page 201, after line 13, insert the following:
``(F) coordinate with the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration to ensure data
are managed, stewarded, and archived at all
levels and promote full and open exchange at
Federal and State levels, and with academia,
industry, and other users; and
``(G) coordinate with international partners,
including international standards
organizations, to maintain global greenhouse
gas measurement technical standards.''.
Page 201, line 22, insert ``from in-situ and space-based
platforms'' before the period at the end.
Page 204, line 2, after ``including'', insert the following
``academia''.
Page 204, line 3, strike ``and local officials'' and insert
``local officials, and international partners''.
Page 222, line 16, strike ``and agility'' and insert
``agility, and interference mitigation methods''.
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221. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sherrill of New
Jersey or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title III of division C, add the following:
SEC. 20303. IMPROVING THE NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
(a) Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a grant
program to provide financial assistance to States to offset the
incremental rate increases paid by low-income households
resulting from the implementation of infrastructure
replacement, repair, and maintenance programs that are approved
by the rate-setting entity and designed to accelerate the
necessary replacement, repair, or maintenance of natural gas
distribution systems.
(b) Date of Eligibility.--Awards may be provided under this
section to offset rate increases described in subsection (a)
occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Prioritization.--The Secretary shall collaborate with
States to prioritize the distribution of grants made under this
section. At a minimum, the Secretary shall consider
prioritizing the distribution of grants to States which have--
(1) authorized or adopted enhanced infrastructure
replacement programs or innovative rate recovery
mechanisms, such as infrastructure cost trackers and
riders, infrastructure base rate surcharges, deferred
regulatory asset programs, and earnings stability
mechanisms; and
(2) a viable means for delivering financial
assistance to low-income households.
(d) Auditing and Reporting Requirements.--The Secretary shall
establish auditing and reporting requirements for States with
respect to the performance of eligible projects funded pursuant
to grants awarded under this section.
(e) Prevailing Wages.--All laborers and mechanics employed by
contractors or subcontractors in the performance of
construction, alteration, or repair work assisted, in whole or
in part, by a grant under this section shall be paid wages at
rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in
the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in
accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40. With
respect to the labor standards in this subsection, the
Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions set
forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat.
1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Innovative rate recovery mechanisms.--The term
``innovative rate recovery mechanisms'' means rate
structures that allow State public utility commissions
to modify tariffs and recover costs of investments in
utility replacement incurred between rate cases.
(2) Low-income household.--The term ``low-income
household'' means a household that is eligible to
receive payments under section 2605(b)(2) of the Low-
Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.
8624(b)(2)).
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section
$250,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031.
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222. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sherrill of New
Jersey or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 189, after line 5, insert the following:
SEC. 10115. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall support
research to advance adoption of integrated rooftop solar,
distributed solar, and microgrid technologies.
(b) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $50,000,000.
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223. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sherrill of New
Jersey or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 2005, after line 2, insert the following:
TITLE V--CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN SECTORS APPRENTICESHIPS GRANTS
SEC. 90501. GRANT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor may award
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to
eligible entities on a competitive basis for the
purposes of expanding the offerings of apprenticeship
programs registered under the national apprenticeship
system in sectors across the national supply chain with
workforce shortages.
(2) Coordination and technical assistance.--For the
purposes of carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary
of Labor shall coordinate with State Offices of
Apprenticeship to provide technical assistance, and
take additional actions as warranted to support the
workforce needs of such sectors.
(b) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under
this section shall submit an application to the Secretary of
Labor at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may reasonably require. At a
minimum, each application shall include a proposal to--
(1) serve employers and workers in sectors across the
national supply chain that have workforce shortages and
for whom access to a skilled workforce is critical to
the function of the United States supply chain; and
(2) provide opportunities in only nontraditional
apprenticeship occupations that are suitable for
apprenticeship programs.
(d) Duration.--Each grant awarded under this title shall be
for a period not to exceed 4 years.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided, any
term used in this title that is defined in section 2 of
the National Apprenticeship Act, as amended by section
90103 of this Act shall have the meaning given the term
in such section.
(2) Apprenticeship program.--The term
``apprenticeship program'' means an apprenticeship
program registered under the national apprenticeship
system.
(3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''
means--
(A) a program sponsor of an apprenticeship
program;
(B) a State workforce development board or
State workforce agency, or a local workforce
development board or local workforce
development agency;
(C) an education and training provider, or a
consortium of such providers;
(D) if the applicant is in a State with a
State apprenticeship agency, such State
apprenticeship agency;
(E) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;
(F) an industry or sector partnership, a
group of employers, a trade association, or a
professional association that sponsors or
participates in an apprenticeship program;
(G) a Governor of a State;
(H) a labor organization or joint labor-
management organization; or
(I) a qualified intermediary.
(4) Workforce shortage.--The term ``workforce
shortage'' means there are an insufficient number of
individuals with the required skills and competencies
needed for a particular occupation to meet the current
and future demands of employers, as determined by the
Secretary of Labor.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this title such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2023 and each of the succeeding 4
fiscal years.
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224. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sherrill of New
Jersey or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1453, after line 11, insert the following:
SEC. 40103. GAO REPORT ON INFLATION.
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a
report that includes the following:
(1) An analysis of the effects of this Act on
inflation for the year after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(2) A projection for how this Act will affect
inflation during the second year following such date of
enactment and for every year thereafter for the next 8
years.
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225. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sherrill of New
Jersey or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title VI of division B, add the following:
Subtitle G--Better Energy Storage Technology
SEC. 10671. LONG-DURATION DEMONSTRATION INITIATIVE AND JOINT PROGRAM.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3201(h)(3) of
the Energy Act of 2020 (42 U.S.C. 17232(h)(3)) is amended by
striking ``$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through
2025'' and inserting ``$45,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2022 through 2026''.
(b) Technical Correction.--Effective as of the enactment of
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, section 40334 of
such Act is amended by striking ``Energy Policy Act of 2020''
and inserting ``Energy Act of 2020''.
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226. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Smith of Washington
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of title III of division I the following:
SEC. 80306. CITIZENSHIP FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) In General.--Section 104 of the Child Citizenship Act of
2000 (8 U.S. C. 1431 note) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 104. EFFECTIVE DATE.
``The amendments made by this title shall take effect 120
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall
apply--
``(1) to individuals who satisfy the requirements of
section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1431), before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of this Act; and
``(2) to individuals who satisfy the requirements of
section 322 (8 U.S.C. 1433) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, as in effect on such effective
date.''.
(b) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
section.
(2) Limitation.--An individual who, before the date
of the enactment of the Child Citizenship Act of 2000
(Public Law 106-395), satisfied the requirements of
section 320(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1431(a)), or section 320(b) of such Act, if
applicable, is deemed to be a citizen of the United
States as of the date of the enactment of this section
if such individual is not a citizen of the United
States under any other Act.
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227. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Soto of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 76, before line 14, add the following new section:
SEC. 10003. EXPANDING THE SEMICONDUCTOR INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE
NONPROFITS.
Section 9901(2) of William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) is amended by inserting ``a nonprofit entity'' before ``a
private entity''.
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228. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Soto of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of division J, add the following new title:
TITLE V--AI JOBS ACT OF 2021
SEC. 90501. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that technology can improve the
lives of individuals, but can also disrupt jobs, and for this
reason, innovation should be encouraged while training and
retraining American workers for our 21st century economy.
SEC. 90502. REPORT ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(a) Report Requirements.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in
collaboration with the individuals and entities described in
subsection (b), shall prepare and submit to the Committee on
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
Senate, a report on artificial intelligence and its impact on
the workforce, which shall include the following:
(1) Outline the specific data, and the availability
of such data, necessary to properly analyze the impact
and growth of artificial intelligence.
(2) Identification of industries that are projected
to have the most growth in artificial intelligence use,
and whether the technology will result in the
enhancement of workers' capabilities or their
replacement.
(3) Analysis of the expertise and education
(including computer science literacy) needed to
develop, operate, or work alongside artificial
intelligence over the next two decades, as compared to
the levels of such expertise and education among the
workforce as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(4) Analysis of which demographics (including ethnic,
gender, economic, age, and regional) may experience
expanded career opportunities, and which such
demographics may be vulnerable to career displacement,
due to artificial intelligence.
(5) Any recommendations to alleviate workforce
displacement, prepare future workforce members for the
artificial-intelligence economy, and any other relevant
observations or recommendations within the field of
artificial intelligence.
(b) Collaboration.--In preparing the report under subsection
(a), the Secretary of Labor shall collaborate, through a series
of public meetings, roundtables or other methods, with--
(1) local educational agencies, institutions of
higher education (including community colleges),
workforce-training organizations, and National
Laboratories;
(2) a broad range of industrial stakeholders in the
technology, manufacturing, and service sectors,
including companies (large and small), think tanks, and
industry organizations;
(3) the National Academies of Science, including by
sharing relevant information obtained as a result of
the study conducted under section 5105 of the National
Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020; and
(4) the Secretary of Commerce, the National Science
Foundation, and the heads of any other Federal agency
the Secretary of Labor determines appropriate.
SEC. 90503. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial
intelligence'' has the meaning given the term in
section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence
Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).
(2) Community college.--The term ``community
college'' has the meaning given the term ``junior or
community college'' in section 312(f) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)).
(3) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning
given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).
(4) Local educational agency.--The term ``local
educational agency'' has the meaning given the term in
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
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229. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Soto of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 641, after line 22, insert the following:
Subtitle G--Additional Provisions
SEC. 10671. ESTABLISHMENT OF BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY SPECIALIST
POSITION WITHIN OSTP.
The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
shall establish a blockchain and cryptocurrencies advisory
specialist position within the Office to advise the President
on matters relating to blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
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230. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Spanberger of
Virginia or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Insert after section 30219G the following
SEC. 30219H. REPORT ON OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the national
security implications of open radio access networks (Open RAN
or O-RAN) that--
(1) provides information on the United States
Government's international engagement to support United
States leadership in Open RAN, including the Department
of State's diplomatic efforts to ensure United States
leadership in international standard setting bodies for
Open RAN;
(2) describes the involvement of China headquartered
companies in Open RAN standards setting bodies such as
the O-RAN Alliance;
(3) reviews the national security risks posed by the
presence of entities included on the Bureau of Industry
and Security's ``Entity List'' in the O-RAN Alliance;
(4) determines whether entities that do business in
the United States can participate in the O-Ran Alliance
under existing sanctions and export control laws;
(5) analyzes whether United States national security
is affected by the limited number of telecommunications
equipment vendors, and examines whether the advent and
deployment of Open RAN would expand the number of
equipment and service providers;
(6) outlines how the United States can work with
allies, partners, and other countries to ensure that
Open RAN maintains the highest security and privacy
standards; and
(7) identifies steps the United States can take to
assert leadership in Open RAN.
(b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives; and
(4) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.
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231. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Spanberger of
Virginia or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1848, line 21, insert ``transportation,'' before ``and
other sectors''.
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232. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Spanberger of
Virginia or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title II of division D, add the
following:
SEC. 30219H. REPORT ON MULTILATERAL EFFORTS TO ADDRESS LATIN AMERICAN
FENTANYL TRAFFICKING AND EFFORTS BETWEEN LATIN
AMERICA AND CHINA ON FENTANYL TRAFFICKING.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the
Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a written report that contains--
(1) a description of United States Government efforts
to gain a commitment from the governments of Latin
American countries to combat the production and flow of
illicit fentanyl products and the metrics used to
measure the success of existing bilateral agreements
with individual Latin American countries;
(2) a plan for future steps the United States
Government will take to urge the Latin American
governments to combat illicit fentanyl production and
trafficking originating in their respective countries;
(3) a description of efforts between China and Latin
American countries to combat the production and flow of
illicit fentanyl products originating in China and
Latin America;
(4) a description of United States Government efforts
to urge China and Latin American countries to detect
and deter the financing of the production and flow of
illicit fentanyl products originating in China and
Latin America, to trace the proceeds of their sale, and
to combat related corruption; and
(5) a plan for future steps the United States
Government will take to urge the Latin American
governments and Chinese Government to address
transnational criminal organizations and combat illicit
fentanyl production and trafficking originating in
their respective countries.
(b) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form with a classified
annex.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee
on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
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233. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Spanberger of
Virginia or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 689, line 12, before the period, insert the following:
``, including the effect on consumer prices, job losses,
national security, or economic competitiveness''.
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234. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Speier of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 526, strike line 8.
Page 526, line 12, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 526, after line 12, insert the following:
(3) take into consideration any reports filed under
subsection (d)(1) when issuing grant awards,
cooperative agreements, or contracts.
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235. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stansbury of New
Mexico or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 641, after line 22, insert the following:
Subtitle G--Partnerships for Energy Security and Innovation
SEC. 10671. FOUNDATION FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of
Directors described in subsection (b)(2)(A).
(2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of Energy.
(3) Executive director.--The term ``Executive
Director'' means the Executive Director described in
subsection (b)(5)(A).
(4) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the
Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation
established under subsection (b)(1).
(5) Historically black college and university.--The
term ``historically Black college and university'' has
the meaning given the term ``part B institution'' in
section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1061).
(6) Individual laboratory-associated foundation.--The
term ``Individual Laboratory-Associated Foundation''
means a Laboratory Foundation established by an
operating contractor of a National Laboratory.
(7) Minority serving institution.--The term
``minority serving institution'' includes the entities
described in any of the paragraphs (1) through (7) of
section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
(8) 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).
(9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Energy.
(10) Tribal college and university.--The term
``Tribal College and University'' has the meaning given
in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1059c).
(b) Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation.--
(1) Establishment.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall establish a nonprofit
corporation to be known as the ``Foundation for
Energy Security and Innovation''.
(B) Mission.--The mission of the Foundation
shall be--
(i) to support the mission of the
Department; and
(ii) to advance collaboration with
energy researchers, institutions of
higher education, industry, and
nonprofit and philanthropic
organizations to enable the
commercialization of energy
technologies.
(C) Limitation.--The Foundation shall not be
an agency or instrumentality of the Federal
Government.
(D) Tax-exempt status.--The Board shall take
all necessary and appropriate steps to ensure
that the Foundation is an organization that is
described in section 501(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation
under section 501(a) of that Code.
(E) Collaboration with existing
organizations.--The Secretary may collaborate
with 1 or more organizations to establish the
Foundation and carry out the activities of the
Foundation.
(2) Board of directors.--
(A) Establishment.--The Foundation shall be
governed by a Board of Directors.
(B) Composition.--
(i) In general.--The Board shall be
composed of the ex officio nonvoting
members described in clause (ii) and
the appointed voting members described
in clause (iii).
(ii) Ex officio members.--The ex
officio members of the Board shall be
the following individuals or designees
of those individuals:
(I) The Secretary.
(II) The Under Secretary for
Science and Energy.
(III) The Under Secretary for
Nuclear Security.
(IV) The Chief
Commercialization Officer.
(iii) Appointed members.--
(I) Initial members.--The
Secretary and the other ex
officio members of the Board
shall--
(aa) seek to enter
into an agreement with
the National Academies
of Sciences,
Engineering, and
Medicine to develop a
list of individuals to
serve as members of the
Board who are well-
qualified and will meet
the requirements of
subclauses (II) and
(III); and
(bb) appoint the
initial members of the
Board from that list,
if applicable, in
consultation with the
National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering,
and Medicine.
(II) Representation.--The
appointed members of the Board
shall reflect a broad cross-
section of stakeholders from
academia, National
Laboratories, industry,
nonprofit organizations, State
or local governments, the
investment community, and the
philanthropic community.
(III) Experience.--The
Secretary shall ensure that a
majority of the appointed
members of the Board--
(aa)(AA) has
experience in the
energy sector;
(BB) has research
experience in the
energy field; or
(CC) has experience
in technology
commercialization or
foundation operations;
and
(bb) to the extent
practicable, represents
diverse regions,
sectors, and
communities.
(C) Chair and vice chair.--
(i) In general.--The Board shall
designate from among the members of the
Board--
(I) an individual to serve as
Chair of the Board; and
(II) an individual to serve
as Vice Chair of the Board.
(ii) Terms.--The term of service of
the Chair and Vice Chair of the Board
shall end on the earlier of--
(I) the date that is 3 years
after the date on which the
Chair or Vice Chair of the
Board, as applicable, is
designated for the position;
and
(II) the last day of the term
of service of the member, as
determined under subparagraph
(D)(i), who is designated to be
Chair or Vice Chair of the
Board, as applicable.
(iii) Representation.--The Chair and
Vice Chair of the Board--
(I) shall not be
representatives of the same
area of subject matter
expertise, or entity, as
applicable, under subparagraph
(B)(iii)(II); and
(II) shall not be
representatives of any area of
subject matter expertise, or
entity, as applicable,
represented by the immediately
preceding Chair and Vice Chair
of the Board.
(D) Terms and vacancies.--
(i) Terms.--
(I) In general.--The term of
service of each appointed
member of the Board shall be
not more than 5 years.
(II) Initial appointed
members.--Of the initial
members of the Board appointed
under subparagraph (B)(iii)(I),
half of the members shall serve
for 4 years and half of the
members shall serve for 5
years, as determined by the
Chair of the Board.
(ii) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the
membership of the appointed members of
the Board--
(I) shall be filled in
accordance with the bylaws of
the Foundation by an individual
capable of representing the
same area or entity, as
applicable, as represented by
the vacating board member under
subparagraph (B)(iii)(II);
(II) shall not affect the
power of the remaining
appointed members to execute
the duties of the Board; and
(III) shall be filled by an
individual selected by the
Board.
(E) Meetings; quorum.--
(i) Initial meeting.--Not later than
60 days after the Board is established,
the Secretary shall convene a meeting
of the ex officio and appointed members
of the Board to incorporate the
Foundation.
(ii) Quorum.--A majority of the
appointed members of the Board shall
constitute a quorum for purposes of
conducting the business of the Board.
(F) Duties.--The Board shall--
(i) establish bylaws for the
Foundation in accordance with
subparagraph (G);
(ii) provide overall direction for
the activities of the Foundation and
establish priority activities;
(iii) carry out any other necessary
activities of the Foundation; and
(iv) evaluate the performance of the
Executive Director.
(G) Bylaws.--
(i) In general.--The bylaws
established under subparagraph (F)(i)
may include--
(I) policies for the
selection of Board members,
officers, employees, agents,
and contractors of the
Foundation;
(II) policies, including
ethical standards, for--
(aa) the acceptance,
solicitation, and
disposition of
donations and grants to
the Foundation,
including appropriate
limits on the ability
of donors to designate,
by stipulation or
restriction, the use or
recipient of donated
funds; and
(bb) the disposition
of assets of the
Foundation;
(III) policies that subject
all employees, fellows,
trainees, and other agents of
the Foundation (including ex
officio and appointed members
of the Board) to conflict of
interest standards; and
(IV) the specific duties of
the Executive Director.
(ii) Requirements.--The Board shall
ensure that the bylaws of the
Foundation and the activities carried
out under those bylaws shall not--
(I) reflect unfavorably on
the ability of the Foundation
to carry out activities in a
fair and objective manner; or
(II) compromise, or appear to
compromise, the integrity of
any governmental agency or
program, or any officer or
employee employed by, or
involved in, a governmental
agency or program.
(H) Compensation.--
(i) In general.--No member of the
Board shall receive compensation for
serving on the Board.
(ii) Certain expenses.--In accordance
with the bylaws of the Foundation,
members of the Board may be reimbursed
for travel expenses, including per diem
in lieu of subsistence, and other
necessary expenses incurred in carrying
out the duties of the Board.
(I) Restriction on membership.--No employee
of the Department shall be appointed as a
member of the Board of Directors.
(3) Purposes.--The purposes of the Foundation are--
(A) to support the Department in carrying out
the mission of the Department to ensure the
security and prosperity of the United States by
addressing civilian energy and environmental
challenges through transformative science and
technology solutions; and
(B) to increase private and philanthropic
sector investments that support efforts to
create, characterize, develop, test, validate,
and commercialize innovative technologies that
address crosscutting national energy
challenges, including those affecting minority,
rural, and other underserved communities, by
methods that include--
(i) fostering collaboration and
partnerships with researchers from the
Federal Government, State governments,
institutions of higher education,
including historically Black colleges
and universities, Tribal Colleges or
Universities, and minority-serving
institutions, federally funded research
and development centers, industry, and
nonprofit organizations for the
research, development, or
commercialization of transformative
energy and associated technologies;
(ii) strengthening and sharing best
practices relating to regional economic
development through scientific and
energy innovation, including in
partnership with an Individual
Laboratory-Associated Foundation;
(iii) promoting new product
development that supports job creation;
(iv) administering prize
competitions--
(I) to accelerate private
sector competition and
investment; and
(II) that complement the use
of prize authority by the
Department;
(v) supporting programs that advance
technology maturation, especially where
there may be gaps in Federal or private
funding in the commercialization of a
prototype technology;
(vi) supporting efforts to broaden
participation in energy technology
development among individuals from
historically underrepresented groups or
regions; and
(vii) facilitating access to
Department facilities, equipment, and
expertise to assist in tackling
national challenges.
(4) Activities.--
(A) Studies, competitions, and projects.--The
Foundation may conduct and support studies,
competitions, projects, and other activities
that further the purposes of the Foundation
described in paragraph (3).
(B) Fellowships and grants.--
(i) In general.--The Foundation may
award fellowships and grants for
activities relating to research,
development, demonstration, or
commercialization of energy and other
Department-supported technologies.
(ii) Form of award.--A fellowship or
grant under clause (i) may consist of a
stipend, health insurance benefits,
funds for travel, and funds for other
appropriate expenses.
(iii) Selection.--In selecting a
recipient for a fellowship or grant
under clause (i), the Foundation--
(I) shall make the selection
based on the technical and
commercialization merits of the
proposed project of the
potential recipient; and
(II) may consult with a
potential recipient regarding
the ability of the potential
recipient to carry out various
projects that would further the
purposes of the Foundation
described in paragraph (3).
(iv) National laboratories.--A
National Laboratory that applies for or
accepts an award under clause (i) shall
not be considered to be engaging in a
competitive process.
(C) Accessing facilities and expertise.--The
Foundation may work with the Department--
(i) to leverage the capabilities and
facilities of National Laboratories to
commercialize technology; and
(ii) to assist with resources,
including by providing information on
the assets of each National Laboratory
that may enable the commercialization
of technology.
(D) Training and education.--The Foundation
may support programs that provide training to
researchers, scientists, other relevant
personnel at National Laboratories and
institutions of higher education, and previous
or current recipients of or applicants for
Department funding to help research, develop,
demonstrate, and commercialize federally funded
technology.
(E) Maturation funding.--The Foundation shall
support programs that provide maturation
funding to researchers to advance the
technology of those researchers for the purpose
of moving products from a prototype stage to a
commercial stage.
(F) Stakeholder engagement.--The Foundation
shall convene, and may consult with,
representatives from the Department,
institutions of higher education, National
Laboratories, the private sector, and
commercialization organizations to develop
programs for the purposes of the Foundation
described in paragraph (3) and to advance the
activities of the Foundation.
(G) Individual and federal laboratory-
associated foundations.--
(i) Definition of covered
foundation.--In this subparagraph, the
term ``covered foundation'' means each
of the following:
(I) An Individual Laboratory-
Associated Foundation.
(II) A Federal Laboratory-
Associated Foundation
established pursuant to
subsection (c)(1).
(ii) Support.--The Foundation shall
provide support to and collaborate with
covered foundations.
(iii) Guidelines and templates.--For
the purpose of providing support under
clause (ii), the Secretary shall
establish suggested guidelines and
templates for covered foundations,
including--
(I) a standard adaptable
organizational design for
responsible management;
(II) standard and legally
tenable bylaws and money-
handling procedures; and
(III) a standard training
curriculum to orient and expand
the operating expertise of
personnel employed by covered
foundations.
(iv) Affiliations.--Nothing in this
subparagraph requires--
(I) an existing Individual
Laboratory-Associated
Foundation to modify current
practices or affiliate with the
Foundation; or
(II) a covered foundation to
be bound by charter or
corporate bylaws as permanently
affiliated with the Foundation.
(H) Supplemental programs.--The Foundation
may carry out supplemental programs--
(i) to conduct and support forums,
meetings, conferences, courses, and
training workshops consistent with the
purposes of the Foundation described in
paragraph (3);
(ii) to support and encourage the
understanding and development of data
that promotes the translation of
technologies from the research stage,
through the development and maturation
stage, and ending in the market stage;
(iii) for writing, editing, printing,
publishing, and vending books and other
materials relating to research carried
out under the Foundation and the
Department; and
(iv) to conduct other activities to
carry out and support the purposes of
the Foundation described in paragraph
(3).
(I) Evaluations.--The Foundation shall
support the development of an evaluation
methodology, to be used as part of any program
supported by the Foundation, that shall--
(i) consist of qualitative and
quantitative metrics; and
(ii) include periodic third-party
evaluation of those programs and other
activities of the Foundation.
(J) Communications.--The Foundation shall
develop an expertise in communications to
promote the work of grant and fellowship
recipients under subparagraph (B), the
commercialization successes of the Foundation,
opportunities for partnership with the
Foundation, and other activities.
(K) Authority of foundation.--The Foundation
shall be the sole entity responsible for
carrying out the activities described in this
paragraph.
(5) Administration.--
(A) Executive director.--The Board shall hire
an Executive Director of the Foundation, who
shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
Subject to the compliance with the policies and
bylaws established by the Board pursuant to
paragraph (2)(G), the Executive Director shall
be responsible for the daily operations of the
Foundation in carrying out the activities of
the Foundation described in paragraph (4).
(B) Administrative control.--No member of the
Board, officer or employee of the Foundation or
of any program established by the Foundation,
or participant in a program established by the
Foundation, shall exercise administrative
control over any Federal employee.
(C) Strategic plan.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Foundation shall submit to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
of the House of Representatives a strategic
plan that contains--
(i) a plan for the Foundation to
become financially self-sustaining in
fiscal year 2023 and thereafter (except
for the amounts provided each fiscal
year under paragraph (12)(A)(iii));
(ii) a forecast of major crosscutting
energy challenge opportunities,
including short- and long-term
objectives, identified by the Board,
with input from communities
representing the entities and areas of
subject matter expertise, as
applicable, described in paragraph
(2)(B)(iii)(II);
(iii) a description of the efforts
that the Foundation will take to be
transparent in the processes of the
Foundation, including processes
relating to--
(I) grant awards, including
selection, review, and
notification;
(II) communication of past,
current, and future research
priorities; and
(III) solicitation of and
response to public input on the
opportunities identified under
clause (ii);
(iv) a description of the financial
goals and benchmarks of the Foundation
for the following 10 years;
(v) a description of the efforts
undertaken by the Foundation to engage
historically underrepresented groups or
regions, including through
collaborations with historically Black
colleges and universities, Tribal
Colleges and Universities, minority-
serving institutions, and minority-
owned and women-owned businesses; and
(vi) a description of the efforts
undertaken by the Foundation to ensure
maximum complementarity and minimum
redundancy with investments made by the
Department.
(D) Annual report.--Not later than 1 year
after the date on which the Foundation is
established, and every 2 years thereafter, the
Foundation shall submit to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of
the House of Representatives, and the Secretary
a report that, for the year covered by the
report--
(i) describes the activities of the
Foundation and the progress of the
Foundation in furthering the purposes
of the Foundation described in
paragraph (3);
(ii) provides a specific accounting
of the source and use of all funds made
available to the Foundation to carry
out those activities to ensure
transparency in the alignment of
Department missions and policies with
national security;
(iii) describes how the results of
the activities of the Foundation could
be incorporated into the procurement
processes of the General Services
Administration; and
(iv) includes a summary of each
evaluation conducted using the
evaluation methodology described in
paragraph (4)(I).
(E) Evaluation by comptroller general.--Not
later than 5 years after the date on which the
Foundation is established, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate and the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives--
(i) an evaluation of--
(I) the extent to which the
Foundation is achieving the
mission of the Foundation; and
(II) the operation of the
Foundation; and
(ii) any recommendations on how the
Foundation may be improved.
(F) Audits.--The Foundation shall--
(i) provide for annual audits of the
financial condition of the Foundation;
and
(ii) make the audits, and all other
records, documents, and papers of the
Foundation, available to the Secretary
and the Comptroller General of the
United States for examination or audit.
(G) Separate fund accounts.--The Board shall
ensure that any funds received under paragraph
(12)(A) are held in a separate account from any
other funds received by the Foundation.
(H) Integrity.--
(i) In general.--To ensure integrity
in the operations of the Foundation,
the Board shall develop and enforce
procedures relating to standards of
conduct, financial disclosure
statements, conflicts of interest
(including recusal and waiver rules),
audits, and any other matters
determined appropriate by the Board.
(ii) Financial conflicts of
interest.--To mitigate conflicts of
interest and risks from malign foreign
influence, any individual who is an
officer, employee, or member of the
Board is prohibited from any
participation in deliberations by the
Foundation of a matter that would
directly or predictably affect any
financial interest of--
(I) the individual;
(II) a relative (as defined
in section 109 of the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.)) of that
individual; or
(III) a business organization
or other entity in which the
individual has an interest,
including an organization or
other entity with which the
individual is negotiating
employment.
(I) Intellectual property.--The Board shall
adopt written standards to govern the ownership
and licensing of any intellectual property
rights developed by the Foundation or derived
from the collaborative efforts of the
Foundation.
(J) Liability.--
(i) In general.--The United States
shall not be liable for any debts,
defaults, acts, or omissions of--
(I) the Foundation;
(II) a Federal entity with
respect to an agreement of that
Federal entity with the
Foundation; or
(III) an Individual
Laboratory-Associated
Foundation with respect to an
agreement of that Federal
entity with the Foundation.
(ii) Full faith and credit.--The full
faith and credit of the United States
shall not extend to any obligations of
the Foundation.
(K) Nonapplicability of faca.--The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall
not apply to the Foundation or an Individual
Laboratory-Associated Foundation.
(6) Department collaboration.--
(A) National laboratories.--The Secretary
shall collaborate with the Foundation to
develop a process to ensure collaboration and
coordination between the Department, the
Foundation, and National Laboratories--
(i) to streamline contracting
processes between National Laboratories
and the Foundation, including by--
(I) streamlining the ability
of the Foundation to transfer
equipment and funds to National
Laboratories;
(II) standardizing contract
mechanisms to be used by the
Foundation in engaging with
National Laboratories; and
(III) streamlining the
ability of the Foundation to
fund endowed positions at
National Laboratories;
(ii) to allow a National Laboratory
or site of a National Laboratory--
(I) to accept and perform
work for the Foundation,
consistent with provided
resources, notwithstanding any
other provision of law
governing the administration,
mission, use, or operations of
the National Laboratory or
site, as applicable; and
(II) to perform that work on
a basis equal to other missions
at the National Laboratory; and
(iii) to permit the director of any
National Laboratory or site of a
National Laboratory to enter into a
cooperative research and development
agreement or negotiate a licensing
agreement with the Foundation pursuant
to section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15
U.S.C. 3710a).
(B) Department liaisons.--The Secretary shall
appoint liaisons from across the Department to
collaborate and coordinate with the Foundation,
including not less than 1 liaison from the
Office of Technology Transitions, who shall
ensure that the Foundation works in conjunction
with and does not duplicate existing activities
and programs carried out by the Department
including the Technology Commercialization
Fund.
(C) Administration.--The Secretary shall
leverage appropriate arrangements, contracts,
and directives to carry out the process
developed under subparagraph (A).
(7) National security.--Nothing in this subsection
exempts the Foundation from any national security
policy of the Department.
(8) Support services.--The Secretary may provide
facilities, utilities, and support services to the
Foundation if it is determined by the Secretary to be
advantageous to the research programs of the
Department.
(9) Anti-deficiency act.--Subsection (a)(1) of
section 1341 of title 31, United States Code (commonly
referred to as the ``Anti-Deficiency Act''), shall not
apply to any Federal officer or employee carrying out
any activity of the Foundation using funds of the
Foundation.
(10) Preemption of authority.--This subsection shall
not preempt any authority or responsibility of the
Secretary under any other provision of law.
(11) Transfer funds.--The Foundation may transfer
funds to the Department, which shall be subject to all
applicable Federal limitations relating to federally
funded research.
(12) Authorization of appropriations.--
(A) In general.--There is authorized to be
appropriated--
(i) not less than $1,500,000 for the
Secretary for fiscal year 2022 to
establish the Foundation;
(ii) not less than $30,000,000 for
the Foundation for fiscal year 2023 to
carry out the activities of the
Foundation; and
(iii) not less than $3,000,000 for
the Foundation for each of the fiscal
years 2024 through 2026, for
administrative and operational costs.
(B) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary by
subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph shall be
used for construction.
(C) Cost share.--Funds made available under
subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be required to be
cost-shared by a partner of the Foundation
other than the Department or a National
Laboratory.
(c) National Energy Technology Laboratory-Associated
Foundation.--
(1) Establishment.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the National Energy
Technology Laboratory may establish, or enter
into an agreement with a nonprofit organization
to establish, a Federal Laboratory-Associated
Foundation (referred to in this subsection as a
``Laboratory Foundation'') to support the
mission of the National Energy Technology
Laboratory.
(B) Not agency or instrumentality.--A
Laboratory Foundation shall not be an agency or
instrumentality of the Federal Government.
(C) Governance structure.--A Laboratory
Foundation established under subparagraph (A)
shall have a separate governance structure
from, and shall be managed independently of,
the National Energy Technology Laboratory.
(2) Activities.--Activities of a Laboratory
Foundation may include--
(A) conducting support studies, competitions,
projects, research, and other activities that
further the purpose of the Laboratory
Foundation;
(B) carrying out programs to foster
collaboration and partnership among researchers
from the Federal Government, State governments,
institutions of higher education, federally
funded research and development centers, and
industry and nonprofit organizations relating
to the research, development, and
commercialization of federally supported
technologies;
(C) carrying out programs to leverage
technologies to support new product development
that supports regional economic development;
(D) administering prize competitions--
(i) to accelerate private sector
competition and investment; and
(ii) that complement the use of prize
authority by the Department;
(E) providing fellowships and grants to
research and development personnel at, or
affiliated with, federally funded centers, in
accordance with paragraph (3); and
(F) carrying out programs--
(i) that allow scientists from
foreign countries to serve in research
capacities in the United States or
other countries in association with the
National Energy Technology Laboratory;
(ii) that provide opportunities for
employees of the National Energy
Technology Laboratory to serve in
research capacities in foreign
countries;
(iii) to conduct studies, projects,
or research in collaboration with
national and international nonprofit
and for-profit organizations, which may
include the provision of stipends,
travel, and other support for
personnel;
(iv)(I) to hold forums, meetings,
conferences, courses, and training
workshops that may include
undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate,
and post-doctoral accredited courses;
and
(II) for the accreditation of those
courses by the Laboratory Foundation at
the State and national level for
college degrees or continuing education
credits;
(v) to support and encourage teachers
and students of science at all levels
of education;
(vi) to promote an understanding of
science amongst the general public;
(vii) for writing, editing, printing,
publishing, and vending of relevant
books and other materials; and
(viii) for the conduct of other
activities to carry out and support the
purpose of the Laboratory Foundation.
(3) Fellowships and grants.--
(A) Selection.--Recipients of fellowships and
grants described in paragraph (2)(E) shall be
selected--
(i) by a Laboratory Foundation and
the donors to a Laboratory Foundation;
(ii) subject to the agreement of the
head of the agency the mission of which
is supported by a Laboratory
Foundation; and
(iii) in the case of a fellowship,
based on the recommendation of the
employees of the National Energy
Technology Laboratory at which the
fellow would serve.
(B) Expenses.--Fellowships and grants
described in paragraph (2)(E) may include
stipends, travel, health insurance, benefits,
and other appropriate expenses.
(4) Liability.--The United States shall not be liable
for any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of a
Laboratory Foundation.
(5) Other laws.--This subsection shall not alter or
supersede any other provision of law governing the
authority, scope, establishment, or use of nonprofit
organizations by a Federal agency.
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236. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stansbury of New
Mexico or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of title III of division B the following new
section:
SEC. 10310. MICROGRAVITY UTILIZATION POLICY.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
space technology and the utilization of the microgravity
environment for science, engineering, and technology
development is critical to long-term competitiveness with near-
peer competitors, including China.
(b) Policy.--To the greatest extent appropriate, the National
Science Foundation (in this section referred to as the
``Foundation'') shall facilitate access to the microgravity
environment for awardees of funding from the Foundation,
including in private sector platforms, for the development of
science, engineering, and technology.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Foundation shall
provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on
the Foundation's plan for facilitating awardee access to the
microgravity environment.
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237. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stauber of Minnesota
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 985, after line 10, insert the following:
(5) an assessment of the intersection between illicit
fentanyl trafficking originating in China and the
illicit fentanyl trafficked over the United States-
Mexico border into the United States.
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238. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Steel of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1341, after line 19, add the following:
(10) the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
should seek to work with other countries to require
China end its classification of ``developing nation''
within the Paris Agreement.
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239. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Steel of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1341, after line 19, add the following:
(10) the United States should seek to require the
Chinese Communist Party to match emission cutting
targets established by the United States.
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240. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Steel of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of division L, add the following:
SEC. 110002. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR PORT OPERATION AND
MANAGEMENT.
An owner or operator of a port in the United States may not
enter into a contract for the operation or management of such
port with an entity that is--
(1) a Chinese, Russian, North Korean, or Iranian
state-owned enterprise; or
(2) any foreign entity for which any percentage is
owned by a country listed in paragraph (1).
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241. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Strickland of
Washington or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title VI of division K, add the following:
SEC. 106005. PROHIBITION ON LARGE SCALE TRANSPORTATION OF SODIUM
CYANIDE BRIQUETTES FOR MINING PURPOSES IN THE
UNITED STATES.
The Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary
of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security,
shall--
(1) not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, issue an interim final rule that
is effective not later than 30 days after publication
in the Federal Register that bans the transportation of
sodium cyanide briquettes for mining purposes in the
United States, unless such sodium cyanide briquettes
are packaged and transported in ISO steel containers
and in accordance with the material's authorized
packaging and transportation requirements under parts
171 through 180 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations; and
(2) complete, not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, a rulemaking investigating and
evaluating the impact on the supply chain,
competitiveness, national security, labor, and safety
implications of the transportation of sodium cyanide
briquettes for mining purposes in the United States
using a transportation method other than ISO steel
containers, in accordance with the material's
authorized packaging and transportation requirements.
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242. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Swalwell of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title V of division D, insert the following:
SEC. 30504. REPORT ON SUPPORT FOR BIODEFENSE STEERING COMMITTEE IN
IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL BIODEFENSE STRATEGY.
(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence,
in coordination with the heads of such other elements of the
intelligence community as the Director may determine relevant,
shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a
report on the efforts of the intelligence community to support
the Biodefense Steering Committee in the implementation of the
National Biodefense Strategy.
(b) Matters.--The report under subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) A description of any previous, ongoing, or
planned efforts or activities of the intelligence
community to support the implementation of the National
Biodefense Strategy by the Biodefense Steering
Committee.
(2) An inventory and assessment of any existing
strategy, plan, or policy of the intelligence
community, or interagency agreement entered into by the
intelligence community, that relates to the provision
of support to the Biodefense Steering Committee,
including for the implementation of the National
Biodefense Strategy.
(3) A description of assessed opportunities for the
intelligence community to further enhance the
capabilities and effectiveness of the Biodefense
Steering Committee with respect to the implementation
of the National Biodefense Strategy.
(4) An assessment of foreign biological threats
emanating from the territory of, or sponsored by, a
covered country.
(c) Form.--The report under subsection (a) may be submitted
in classified form.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Biodefense.--The term ``biodefense'' includes
actions to counter biological threats, reduce risks
relating to biolgoical threats, and prepare for,
respond to, and recover from, biological incidents.
(2) Biodefense steering committee.--The term
``Biodefense Steering Committee'' means the committee
established pursuant to the presidential memorandum
issued on September 18, 2018, and titled ``Presidential
Memorandum on the Support for National Biodefense'', or
any successor to such committee.
(3) Biological threat.--The term ``biological
threat'' includes biological warfare, bioterrorism,
naturally occurring infectious diseases, and accidental
exposures.
(4) Congressional intelligence committees;
intelligence community.--The terms ``congressional
intelligence committees'' and ``intelligence
community'' have the meanings given those terms in
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3003).
(5) Covered country.--The term ``covered country''
means--
(A) the People's Republic of China;
(B) the Russian Federation;
(C) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
(D) the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea;
(E) any country with a known history of, or
assessed to have conditions present for,
infectious disease outbreaks or epidemics; and
(F) any other country the Director of
National Intelligence determines appropriate.
(6) Foreign biological threat.--The term ``foreign
biological threat'' means biological warfare,
bioterrorism, naturally occurring infectious diseases,
and accidental exposures to biological materials,
without regard to whether the threat originates from a
state actor, a non-state actor, natural conditions, or
an undetermined source.
(7) National biodefense strategy.--The term
``National Biodefense Strategy'' means the strategy
specified in section 1086 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 104).
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243. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Takano of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title III of division C, add the following:
SEC. 20303. CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Section 111(d) of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(22) Consideration of energy storage systems.--Each
State shall consider requiring that, as part of a
supply side resource planning process, an electric
utility of the State demonstrate to the State that the
electric utility considered an investment in energy
storage systems based on appropriate factors,
including--
``(A) total costs and normalized life cycle
costs;
``(B) cost effectiveness;
``(C) improved reliability;
``(D) security; and
``(E) system performance and efficiency.''.
(b) Time Limitations.--Section 112(b) of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(b)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(9)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory
authority (with respect to each electric utility for
which the State regulatory authority has ratemaking
authority) and each nonregulated electric utility shall
commence the consideration referred to in section 111,
or set a hearing date for consideration, with respect
to the standard established by paragraph (22) of
section 111(d).
``(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory
authority (with respect to each electric utility for
which the State regulatory authority has ratemaking
authority), and each nonregulated electric utility,
shall complete the consideration, and shall make the
determination, referred to in section 111 with respect
to the standard established by paragraph (22) of
section 111(d).''.
(c) Failure To Comply.--Section 112(c) of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``subsection (b)(2)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ``In the case
of the standard established by paragraph (22) of
section 111(d), the reference contained in this
subsection to the date of enactment of this Act shall
be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of
that paragraph.''.
(d) Prior State Actions.--Section 112 of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(i) Prior State Actions.--Subsections (b) and (c) of this
section shall not apply to the standard established by
paragraph (22) of section 111(d) in the case of any electric
utility in a State if, before the enactment of this
subsection--
``(1) the State has implemented for such utility the
standard concerned (or a comparable standard);
``(2) the State regulatory authority for such State
or relevant nonregulated electric utility has conducted
a proceeding to consider implementation of the standard
concerned (or a comparable standard) for such utility;
or
``(3) the State legislature has voted on the
implementation of such standard (or a comparable
standard) for such utility.''.
(e) Prior and Pending Proceedings.--Section 124 of the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2634) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of
the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d),
the reference contained in this section to the date of the
enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the
date of enactment of such paragraph (22).''.
SEC. 20304. COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS.
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of Energy
shall ensure that the funding and administration of the
different offices within the Grid Modernization Initiative of
the Department of Energy and other programs conducting energy
storage research are coordinated and streamlined.
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244. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Tenney of New York
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1149, strike section 30299C.
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245. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Tonko of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title III of division C, add the following:
SEC. 20303. STATE FLEX-TECH ENERGY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Part D of title III of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``SEC. 367. FLEX-TECH ENERGY PROGRAM TO ENHANCE MANUFACTURING
COMPETITIVENESS.
``(a) Financial Assistance.--Upon request from the State
energy agency of a State that has in effect an approved State
energy conservation plan under this part, or an Indian Tribe,
the Secretary shall provide financial assistance to such State
energy agency or Indian Tribe to be used for the development,
implementation, improvement, or expansion of a flex-tech energy
program described in subsection (b) to enhance manufacturing
competitiveness.
``(b) Flex-Tech Energy Program Elements.--
``(1) In general.--A flex-tech energy program may
include--
``(A) provision of technical and
administrative assistance to manufacturers
through qualified engineering firms, as
determined by the State energy agency or Indian
Tribe;
``(B) provision of financial assistance to
manufacturers--
``(i) for energy studies of
manufacturing facilities that are
conducted by qualified engineering
firms; and
``(ii) to support the implementation
of the measures and recommendations
identified in energy studies conducted
pursuant to clause (i), including the
design, acquisition, installation,
testing, operation, maintenance, and
repair of energy- and water-using
systems, resiliency-related measures,
emissions reduction-related measures,
utility cost savings measures, and
measures related to advanced
manufacturing technologies and
artificial intelligence; and
``(C) reporting on monitoring, tracking, and
success metrics of the program.
``(2) Studies.--An energy study of a manufacturing
facility conducted pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) may
include--
``(A) an evaluation of the energy-using
systems of the facility, including evaluation
of the performance of such systems relative to
design intent, operational needs of the
facility and its occupants, and operation and
maintenance procedures;
``(B) an evaluation of emissions related to
the facility, including greenhouse gas
emissions, and recommendations on
sustainability planning and practices;
``(C) an evaluation of potential energy
efficiency, water efficiency, greenhouse gas
emissions mitigation, and load reduction
measures for the facility;
``(D) an evaluation of potential on-site
energy measures, including grid-interactive
efficiency systems, combined heat and power,
efficient compressed air systems, energy
storage, energy management systems, renewable
thermal systems, and electrification or other
forms of fuel switching;
``(E) recommendations on the use of new
technologies by the applicable manufacturer;
and
``(F) detailed estimates of potential
implementation costs, operating cost savings,
energy savings, emissions reductions, and
simple payback periods, for measures and
recommendations identified in such study.
``(3) Qualified engineering firms.--A State energy
agency or Indian Tribe administering a flex-tech energy
program shall maintain and regularly update a publicly
available list of qualified engineering firms that are
approved by the State energy agency or Indian Tribe to
provide assistance to manufacturers pursuant to this
section.
``(c) Funding.--
``(1) Allocation.--Except as provided in paragraph
(2), to the extent practicable, the Secretary shall
allocate funding made available to carry out this
section in accordance with the formula used for
distribution of Federal financial assistance provided
pursuant to this part to States that have in effect an
approved State energy conservation plan under this
part.
``(2) Indian tribes.--The Secretary shall set aside
and distribute not less than 5 percent of amounts made
available for each fiscal year to carry out this
section to provide financial assistance--
``(A) to Indian Tribes; or
``(B) directly to manufacturers located in
Indian Country or, in the case of Alaska, an
Alaska Native Village Statistical Area, as
identified by the U.S. Census Bureau, for
energy studies and implementation of the
measures and recommendations identified in such
energy studies, as described in subsection
(b)(1)(B).
``(3) Use of funds.--
``(A) Energy studies; administrative
expenses.--A State energy agency or Indian
Tribe that receives financial assistance
pursuant to this section for a fiscal year may
not--
``(i) use more than 50 percent of
such financial assistance for energy
studies;
``(ii) use more than 50 percent of
such financial assistance to support
the implementation of recommendations
from such energy studies; and
``(iii) use more than 10 percent of
such financial assistance for
administrative expenses, including for
outreach and technical assistance.
``(B) Individual manufacturing facility.--A
State energy agency that receives financial
assistance pursuant to this section for a
fiscal year may not use more than 5 percent of
such financial assistance with respect to an
individual manufacturing facility.
``(4) Supplement.--Financial assistance provided to a
State energy agency or Indian Tribe pursuant to this
section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, any
Federal, State, or other funds otherwise made available
to such State under this part.
``(5) Financing.--To the extent practicable, a State
energy agency or Indian Tribe shall implement a flex-
tech energy program described in subsection (b) using
funding provided under this Act, public financing,
private financing, or any other sources of funds.
``(d) Technical Assistance.--
``(1) In general.--Upon request of a State energy
agency or Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall provide
information and technical assistance in the
development, implementation, improvement, or expansion
of a flex-tech energy program described in subsection
(b).
``(2) Inclusions.--Technical assistance provided
pursuant to paragraph (1) may include program design
options to, with respect to manufacturers that employ
fewer than 500 full-time equivalent employees at a
manufacturing facility--
``(A) meet the needs of such manufacturers;
and
``(B) encourage the use of advanced
manufacturing processes by such manufacturers,
including use of additive manufacturing,
advanced sensors and controls, techniques to
reduce embedded emissions, and advanced
composite materials.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Indian country.--The term `Indian Country'
means--
``(A) all land within the limits of any
Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of
the United States Government, notwithstanding
the issuance of any patent, and, including
rights-of-way running through the reservation;
``(B) all dependent Indian communities within
the borders of the United States whether within
the original or subsequently acquired territory
thereof, and whether within or without the
limits of a State; and
``(C) all Indian allotments, the Indian
titles to which have not been extinguished,
including rights-of-way running through the
same.
``(2) 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).
``(3) State energy agency.--The term `State energy
agency' has the meaning given such term in section
391(10).''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the
Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by adding after
the item related to section 366 the following:
``Sec. 367. Flex-tech energy program to enhance manufacturing
competitiveness.''.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 365(f) of the
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(f)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Flex-tech energy program to enhance
manufacturing competitiveness.--In addition to the
authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1),
for the purposes of carrying out section 367, there is
authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2022 through 2026.''.
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246. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Torres of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1038, line 5, insert ``, including for indigenous and
African-descendant communities'' before the semicolon.
Page 1038, line 15, insert ``, including for indigenous and
African-descendant communities'' before the semicolon.
Page 1039, line 6, insert ``national, regional, and local''
after ``strengthen''.
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247. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Torres of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In section 30247, add at the end the following:
(d) Report on IMET Activities.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
State shall provide a report to the House and Senate
Appropriations Committees, House and Senate Armed
Services Committee, Senate Foreign Relations Committee,
and House Foreign Affairs Committee a report on the use
of the International Military Education and Training
Program (IMET) in the countries of Latin America since
2012, including relating to the following:
(A) The number of security units trained in
each country.
(B) Which security service units, by country
and unit, received IMET education and training
despite credible allegations of corruption,
impeding democratic processes, or involvement
in drug trafficking prior to IMET program.
(C) Which security service units, by country
and unit, received IMET education and training,
and subsequently had credible allegations of
corruption, impeding democratic processes, or
involvement in drug trafficking.
(D) Which security service units, by country
and unit, were involved in violations of human
rights subsequent to their involvement in IMET
programs.
(2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain
a classified annex if necessary.
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248. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Torres of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1047, line 3, strike ``and'' after the semicolon.
Page 1047, line 6, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 1047, beginning line 7, insert the following:
(10) support and promote programs that support
independent judicial sectors, anti-corruption efforts,
rule of law activities, and good governance.
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249. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Torres of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 256, line 20, after ``Database'', insert ``, subject to
the availability of appropriations''.
Page 257, line 14, after ``program'', insert ``or its
designee''.
Page 257, after line 24, insert the following:
(3) Database content.--The Database may include the
following:
(A) Basic company information.
(B) An overview of capabilities,
accreditations, and products.
(C) Proprietary information.
(D) Such other items as the Director
considers necessary.
(4) Standard classification system.--The Database may
use the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) Codes as follows:
(A) Sector 31-33 -- Manufacturing.
(B) Sector 54 -- Professional, Scientific,
and Technical Services.
(C) Sector 48-49 -- Transportation and
Warehousing.
(5) Levels.--The Database may be multi-leveled as
agreed to under terms of mutual disclosure as follows:
(A) Level 1 may have basic company
information and shall be available to the
public.
(B) Level 2 may have a deeper, nonproprietary
overview into capabilities, products, and
accreditations and shall be available to all
companies that contribute to the Database.
(C) Level 3 may hold proprietary information.
Page 258, line 1, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(7)''.
Page 258, line 21, insert at the end the following: ``The
Director may make aggregated, de-identified information
available to contributing companies, Centers, or the public, as
the Director considers appropriate, in support of the purposes
of this section.''
Page 258, strike line 22 through page 259, line 2, and insert
the following:
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to
be appropriated--
(1) $31,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 to develop and
launch the Database; and
(2) $26,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through
2026 to maintain, update, and support Federal
coordination of the State supply chain databases
maintained by the Centers.
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250. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Trahan of
Massachusetts or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 141, strike ``$50,000,000'' and insert ``$100,000,000''.
Page 142, strike lines 15 through 20 and insert the
following:
(B) in subparagraph (C), strike
``$105,000,000'' and insert ``$150,000,000'';
(C) in subparagraph (D), strike ``65,000,000
for fiscal year 2024; and'' and insert
``$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;'';
(D) in subparagraph (E), strike ``$45,000,000
for fiscal year 2025.'' and insert
``$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.''.
Page 151, line 5, strike ``$1,095,707,000'' and insert
``$1,190,707,000''.
Page 151, line 6, strike ``$1,129,368,490'' and insert
``$1,364,368,490''.
Page 151, line 7, strike ``$1,149,042,284'' and insert
``$1,404,042,284''.
Page 151, line 8, strike ``$1,243,097,244'' and insert
``$1,398,097,244''.
Page 187, strike lines 5 through 8 and insert the following:
``(2) $9,546,015,300 for fiscal year 2023;
``(3) $10,395,677,621 for fiscal year 2024;
``(4) $10,948,625,004 for fiscal year 2025; and
``(5) $11,300,798,345 for fiscal year 2026.''.
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251. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Trahan of
Massachusetts or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 829, after line 23 insert the following:
SEC. 20419. HIGH-QUALITY MASKS FOR CHILDREN.
(a) Inclusion in Stockpile.--Section 319F-2(a)(1) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6b(a)(1)) is amended
by inserting after ``shall maintain a stockpile or stockpiles
of drugs, vaccines and other biological products, medical
devices, and other supplies (including personal protective
equipment'' the following: ``(which may include high-quality
pediatric masks, a percentage of which may be small adult masks
for pediatric use)''.
(b) Guidance for Pediatric Masks.--The Secretary of Health
and Human Services, in consultation with the Director of the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
pediatricians, child health care provider organizations,
manufacturers, and other relevant stakeholders, shall--
(1) develop guidelines for the use of respirators,
barrier face coverings, or masks for use in pediatric
populations, which may be made available through the
Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F-2 of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6b) for
public health emergencies declared under section 319 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 247d); and
(2) not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
of the Senate a report on pediatric masks that includes
the guidelines developed under paragraph (1).
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252. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Underwood of
Illinois or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 490, strike line 4.
Page 490, after line 3, insert the following:
(x) creating partnerships with local
industries and local educational
agencies to tailor STEM curricula and
educational experiences to the needs of
a particular local or regional economy;
and
Page 490, line 5, strike ``(x)'' and insert ``(xi)''.
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253. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Velazquez of New
York or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title VI of division B, insert the following
new subtitle:
Subtitle G--SBIR, STTR, and Pilot Extensions
SEC. 10671. SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION PROGRAMS AND PILOT EXTENSIONS.
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is
amended by striking ``2022'' each place it appears and
inserting ``2027''.
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254. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Welch of Vermont or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 766, after line 18, add the following:
(c) Use of Funds.--The Corporation may only use funds
provided under subsection (a) to promote travel from countries
the citizens and nationals of which are permitted to enter into
the United States.
(d) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, Brand USA shall submit to
Congress a plan for obligating and expending the amounts
described in subsection (a).
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255. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wenstrup of Ohio or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in division D, insert the following:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. __. REPORT ON GLOBAL CCP INVESTMENT IN PORT INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State and
the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report documenting all Chinese
investment in port infrastructure globally, during the period
beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on the date of the
submission of the report, and the commercial and economic
implications of such investments. The report shall also
includes the following:
(1) A review of existing and potential or planned
future Chinese investments, including investments by
government entities, and state-owned enterprises, in
port infrastructure at such ports.
(2) Any known Chinese interest in establishing a
military presence at or near such ports.
(3) An assessment of China's current and potential
future ability to leverage commercial ports for
military purposes and the implications of such ability
for the national and economic security of the United
States.
(b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex produced consistent with the protection of sources and
methods.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate, the Committee on Armed Services, and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
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256. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wild of Pennsylvania
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 1023, after line 3, add the following:
SEC. 30227. PRIORITIZATION AND PROTECTION OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH.
(a) List Of Allied Countries.--The Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, the National Security Council, the Secretary
of Energy, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and
the heads of other relevant agencies, shall create a list of
allied countries with which joint international research and
cooperation would advance United States national interests and
advance scientific knowledge in key technology focus areas.
(b) Establishment Of Security Procedures.--The Secretary of
State, in consultation with the individuals and entities listed
in subsection (a), shall collaborate with similar entities in
the countries appearing on the list created pursuant to
subsection (a) to develop, coordinate, and agree to general
security policies and procedures for governmental, academic,
and private sector research, to prevent sensitive research from
being disclosed to adversaries.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the individuals and entities listed in subsection (a), and
allied countries appearing on the list created pursuant to
subsection (a), shall submit a report to Congress that
identifies the most promising international research ventures
that leverage resources and advance research in key technology
focus areas.
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257. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wild of Pennsylvania
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Insert after section 30226 the following:
SEC. 30227. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO THE PHILIPPINES.
(a) In General.--No funds authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available by this Act are authorized to be made
available to provide assistance for the Philippine National
Police, including assistance in the form of equipment or
training, until the Secretary of State certifies to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the
Government of the Philippines has--
(1) investigated and successfully prosecuted members
of the Philippine National Police who have violated
human rights, ensured that police personnel cooperated
with judicial authorities in such cases, and affirmed
that such violations have ceased;
(2) established that the Philippine National Police
effectively protects the rights of trade unionists,
journalists, human rights defenders, critics of the
government, faith and religious leaders, and other
civil society activists to operate without
interference;
(3) taken effective steps to guarantee a judicial
system that is capable of investigating, prosecuting,
and bringing to justice members of the police and
military who have committed human rights abuses; and
(4) fully complied with domestic and United States
audits and investigations regarding the improper use of
prior security assistance.
(b) Waiver.--The President may, on a case-by-case basis and
for periods not to exceed 180 days each, waive the prohibition
under subsection (a) if the President certifies to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate not later
than 15 days before such waiver is to take effect that such
waiver is vital to the national security interests of the
United States or its partners and allies.
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258. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Williams of Georgia
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of the bill the following:
DIVISION M--COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS
SEC. 110001. CHILD CARE RESOURCE GUIDE.
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 49 as section 50; and
(2) by inserting after section 48 the following new
section:
``SEC. 49. CHILD CARE RESOURCE GUIDE.
``(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this section and not less frequently than
every 5 years thereafter, the Administrator shall publish or
update a resource guide, applicable to various business models
as determined by the Administrator, for small business concerns
operating as child care providers.
``(b) Guidance on Small Business Concern Matters.--The
resource guide required under subsection (a) shall include
guidance for such small business concerns related to--
``(1) operations (including marketing and management
planning);
``(2) finances (including financial planning,
financing, payroll, and insurance);
``(3) compliance with relevant laws (including the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and this Act);
``(4) training and safety (including equipment and
materials);
``(5) quality (including eligibility for funding
under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of
1990 as an eligible child care provider); and
``(6) any other matters the Administrator determines
appropriate.
``(c) Consultation Required.--Before publication or update of
the resource guide required under subsection (a), the
Administrator shall consult with the following:
``(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
``(2) Representatives from lead agencies designated
under section 658D of the Child Care and Development
Block Grant Act of 1990.
``(3) Representatives from local or regional child
care resource and referral organizations described in
section 658E(c)(3)(B)(iii)(I) of the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990.
``(4) Any other relevant entities as determined by
the Administrator.
``(d) Publication and Dissemination Required.--
``(1) Publication.--The Administrator shall publish
the resource guide required under subsection (a) on a
publicly accessible website of the Administration.
``(2) Distribution.--
``(A) Administrator.--The Administrator shall
distribute the resource guide required under
subsection (a) to offices within the
Administration, including district offices, and
to the persons consulted under subsection (c).
``(B) Other entities.--Women's business
centers (as described under section 29), small
business development centers, chapters of the
Service Corps of Retired Executives
(established under section 8(b)(1)(B)), and
Veteran Business Outreach Centers (as described
under section 32) shall distribute to small
business concerns operating as child care
providers, sole proprietors operating as child
care providers, and child care providers that
have limited administrative capacity (as
determined by the Administrator)--
``(i) the resource guide required
under subsection (a); and
``(ii) other resources available that
the Administrator determines to be
relevant.''.
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259. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Williams of Georgia
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 504, line 20, after ``research,'', insert ``facilitate
professional development, and provide mentorship''.
Page 508, line 2, after ``grant proposals'', insert ``and how
to bolster grant management capacity for the entire grant
lifecycle, from application to completion''.
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260. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Levin of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title III of division J, add the following:
SEC. 90305. ELIMINATING SHORT-TERM EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAMS; JOB
TRAINING FEDERAL PELL GRANTS; TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS.
(a) Eliminating Short-term Education Loan Programs.--Section
481(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(b))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) The Secretary shall eliminate the short-term
education loan program, as authorized under paragraph
(2), on the date that is 120 days after the date the
Secretary establishes the application for Job Training
Federal Pell Grants under section 401(k).''.
(b) Technical Corrections.--Section 481(d) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``under
section 12301(a), 12301(g), 12302, 12304, or
12306 of title 10, United States Code, or any
retired member of an Armed Force ordered to
active duty under section 688 of such title,''
and inserting ``, or any retired member of an
Armed Force ordered to active duty,''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``an
Armed Force'' and inserting ``a Uniformed
Service''; and
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and supported by
Federal funds''.
(c) Job Training Federal Pell Grant Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 401 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a), as amended by section
703 of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of
division FF of Public Law 116-260), is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(k) Job Training Federal Pell Grant Program.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Career and technical education.--The
term `career and technical education' has the
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.
``(B) Eligible job training program.--
``(i) In general.--The term `eligible
job training program' means a career
and technical education program at an
eligible institution of higher
education that--
``(I) provides not less than
150, and not more than 600,
clock hours of instructional
time over a period of not less
than 8 weeks and not more than
15 weeks;
``(II) provides training
aligned with the requirements
of high-skill, high-wage, or
in-demand industry sectors or
occupations in the State or
local area in which the job
training program is provided,
as determined by--
``(aa) a State board
or local board;
``(bb) a State plan,
as described in section
122(d)(13)(C) of the
Carl D. Perkins Career
and Technical Education
Act of 2006; or
``(cc) a
comprehensive local
needs assessment, as
described in section
134(c) of the Carl D.
Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act
of 2006;
``(III) is a program--
``(aa) provided
through an eligible
training provider, as
described under section
122(d) of the Workforce
Innovation and
Opportunity Act; and
``(bb) subject to the
reporting requirements
of section 116(d)(4) of
the Workforce
Innovation and
Opportunity Act, or
would be subject to
such requirements
except for a waiver
issued to a State under
section 189(i) of the
Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act;
``(IV) provides a student,
upon completion of the program,
with a recognized postsecondary
credential that is stackable
and portable across multiple
employers and geographical
areas;
``(V) not later than 1 year
after the date the program has
been approved as an eligible
job training program under this
subsection, has demonstrated
that students who complete the
program receive a median
increase of 20 percent of total
earnings as compared to total
earnings of such students prior
to enrolling in such program,
in accordance with paragraph
(2);
``(VI) publishes prominently
on the website of the
institution, and provides a
written disclosure to each
prospective student prior to
entering into an enrollment
agreement for such program
(which each such student shall
confirm receiving through a
written affirmation prior to
entering such enrollment
agreement) containing, at a
minimum, the following
information calculated, as
applicable, in accordance with
paragraph (8)--
``(aa) the required
tuition and fees of the
program;
``(bb) the difference
between required
tuition and fees
described in item (aa)
and any grant aid
(which does not need to
be repaid) provided to
the student;
``(cc) the completion
rate of the program;
``(dd) the employment
rates of students who
complete the program,
measured at
approximately 6 months
and 1 year,
respectively, after
completion of the
program;
``(ee) total earnings
of students who
complete the program,
calculated based on
earnings approximately
6 months after
completion of the
program;
``(ff) total earnings
of students who do not
complete the program,
calculated based on
earnings approximately
6 months after ceasing
enrollment in the
program;
``(gg) the ratio of
the amount that is the
difference between
required tuition and
fees and any grant aid
provided to the student
described in item (bb)
to the total earnings
of students described
in item (ee);
``(hh) an
explanation, in clear
and plain language that
shall be specified by
the Secretary, of the
ratio described in item
(gg); and
``(ii) in the case of
a job training program
that prepares students
for a professional
license or
certification exam, the
share of such students
who pass such exams;
``(VII) has been determined
by the eligible institution of
higher education (after
validation of that
determination by an industry or
sector partnership or State
board or local board) to
provide academic content, an
amount of instructional time,
competencies, and a recognized
postsecondary credential that
are sufficient to--
``(aa) meet the
hiring requirements of
potential employers in
the sectors or
occupations described
in subclause (II); and
``(bb) satisfy any
applicable educational
prerequisite
requirement for
professional licensure
or certification, so
that a student who
completes the program
and seeks employment is
qualified to take any
relevant licensure or
certifications
examinations that are
needed to practice or
find employment in such
sectors or occupations
that the program
prepares students to
enter;
``(VIII) has been in
operation for not less than 1
year prior to becoming an
eligible job training program
under this subsection;
``(IX) does not exceed by
more than 50 percent the
minimum number of clock hours
required by a State to receive
a professional license or
certification in the State, if
the State has established such
a requirement;
``(X) prepares students to
pursue one or more related
certificate or degree programs
at an institution of higher
education (as defined in
section 101) or a postsecondary
vocational institution (as
defined in section 102(c)),
including--
``(aa) by ensuring
the acceptability of
the credits received
under the job training
program toward meeting
such certificate or
degree program
requirements (such as
through an articulation
agreement as defined in
section 486A); and
``(bb) by ensuring
that a student who
completes noncredit
coursework in the job
training program, upon
completion of the job
training program and
enrollment in such a
related certificate or
degree program, will
receive academic credit
for such noncredit
coursework that will be
accepted toward meeting
such certificate or
degree program
requirements;
``(XI) is not offered
exclusively through distance
education or a correspondence
course, except as determined by
the Secretary to be necessary,
on a temporary basis, in
connection with a--
``(aa) major disaster
or emergency declared
by the President under
section 401 or 501 of
the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and
5191); or
``(bb) national
emergency declared by
the President under
section 201 of the
National Emergencies
Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.);
``(XII) is provided not less
than 50 percent directly by the
eligible institution of higher
education;
``(XIII) includes counseling
for students to--
``(aa) support each
such student in
achieving the student's
education and career
goals; and
``(bb) ensure that
each such student
receives information
on--
``(AA) the sectors or
occupations described
in subclause (II) for
which the job training
program provides
training (including the
total earnings of
students who have
completed the program
and are employed in
such sectors or
occupations, calculated
based on earnings
approximately 6 months
after completion of the
program));
``(BB) the related
certificate or degree
programs described in
subclause (X) for which
the job training
program provides
preparation; and
``(CC) other sources
of financial aid or
other assistance for
any component of the
student's cost of
attendance (as defined
in section 472);
``(XIV) meets requirements
that are applicable to a
program of training to prepare
students for gainful employment
in a recognized occupation;
``(XV) may include integrated
education and training; and
``(XVI) may be offered as
part of a program that--
``(aa) meets the
requirements of section
484(d)(2);
``(bb) is part of a
career pathway, as
defined in section 3 of
the Workforce
Innovation and
Opportunity Act; and
``(cc) is aligned to
a program of study, as
defined in section 3 of
the Carl D. Perkins
Career and Technical
Education Act of 2006.
``(ii) Approval by the secretary.--In
the case of a program that is seeking
to establish initial eligibility as an
eligible job training program under
this subparagraph, the Secretary shall
make a determination whether the
program meets the requirements of this
subparagraph not more than 120 days
after the date on which such program is
submitted for consideration as an
eligible job training program. If the
Secretary determines the program meets
the requirements of this paragraph, the
Secretary shall grant an initial period
of approval of 2 years.
``(iii) Renewal of approval by the
secretary.--An eligible job training
program that desires to continue
eligibility as an eligible job training
program after the period of initial
approval described in clause (ii), or
the subsequent period described in this
clause, shall submit a renewal
application to the Secretary (with such
information as the Secretary may
require), not more than 270 days and
not less than 180 days before the end
of the previous approval period. If the
Secretary determines the program meets
such requirements, the Secretary shall
grant another period of approval for 3
years.
``(iv) Periodic review by the
secretary.--The Secretary shall
periodically review a program
previously approved under clause (ii)
or (iii) to determine whether such
program is meeting the requirements of
an eligible job training program
described in this subsection.
``(v) Revocation of approval by the
secretary.--If at any time the
Secretary determines that a program
previously approved under clause (ii)
or (iii) is no longer meeting any of
the requirements of an eligible job
training program described in this
subsection, the Secretary--
``(I) shall deny a subsequent
renewal of approval in
accordance with clause (iii)
for such program after the
expiration of the approval
period;
``(II) may withdraw approval
for such program before the
expiration of the approval
period;
``(III) shall ensure students
who enrolled in such programs
have access to transcripts for
completed coursework without a
fee or monetary charge and
without regard to any balance
owed to the institution; and
``(IV) shall prohibit such
program and any substantially
similar program, from being
considered an eligible job
training described in this
subsection for a period of not
less than 5 years.
``(vi) Additional assurance by state
board.--The Secretary shall not
determine that a program is an eligible
job training program in accordance with
clause (ii) unless the Secretary
receives a certification from the State
board representing the State in which
the eligible job training program is
provided, containing an assurance that
the program meets the requirements of
subclauses (II), (III), and (IX) of
clause (i).
``(C) Total earnings.--For the purposes of
this subsection, the term `total earnings'
means the median annualized earnings,
calculated using earnings for a pay period,
month, quarter, or other time period deemed
appropriate by the Secretary.
``(D) Eligible institution of higher
education.--For the purposes of this
subsection, the term `eligible institution of
higher education' means an institution of
higher education (as defined in section 101) or
a postsecondary vocational institution (as
defined in section 102(c)) that--
``(i) is approved by an accrediting
agency or association that meets the
requirements of section 496(a)(4)(C);
``(ii) has not been a proprietary
institution of higher education, as
defined in section 102(b), within the
previous 3 years; and
``(iii) has not been subject, during
any of the preceding 5 years, to--
``(I) any suspension,
emergency action, or
termination of programs under
this title;
``(II) any adverse action by
the institution's accrediting
agency or association; or
``(III) any action by the
State to revoke a license or
other authority to operate.
``(F) WIOA definitions.--The terms `industry
or sector partnership', `in-demand industry
sector or occupation', `recognized
postsecondary credential', `local board', and
`State board' have the meanings given such
terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act.
``(2) Total earnings increase requirement.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph
(B), as a condition of participation under this
subsection, the Secretary shall, using the data
collected under paragraph (8) and such other
information as the Secretary may require,
determine whether such job training program
meets the requirements of paragraph
(1)(B)(i)(V) with respect to whether the
students who complete the program receive a
median increase of 20 percent of such students'
total earnings. For the purposes of this
paragraph, the Secretary shall determine such
percentage increase by calculating the
difference between--
``(i) the total earnings of students
who enroll in such program, calculated
based on earnings approximately 6
months prior to enrollment; and
``(ii) the total earnings of students
who complete such program, calculated
based on earnings approximately 6
months after completing such program.
``(B) Date of effect.--The requirement under
this paragraph shall take effect beginning on
the date that is 1 year after the date the
program has been approved as an eligible job
training program under this subsection.
``(3) Appeal of earnings information.--The
Secretary's determination under paragraph (2) may
include an appeals process to permit job training
programs to submit alternate earnings data (which may
include discretionary earnings data or total earnings
data), provided that such data are statistically
rigorous, accurate, comparable, and representative of
students who enroll in or complete the program, or
both, as applicable.
``(4) Authorization of awards.--For the award year
beginning on July 1, 2024, and each subsequent award
year, the Secretary shall award Federal Pell Grants to
students in eligible job training programs (referred to
as a `job training Federal Pell Grant'). Each eligible
job training Federal Pell Grant awarded under this
subsection shall have the same terms and conditions,
and be awarded in the same manner, as other Federal
Pell Grants awarded under subsection (b), except a
student who is eligible to receive a job training
Federal Pell Grant under this subsection is a student
who--
``(A) has not yet attained a
postbaccalaureate degree;
``(B) is enrolled, or accepted for
enrollment, in an eligible job training program
at an eligible institution of higher education;
and
``(C) meets all other eligibility
requirements for a Federal Pell Grant (except
with respect to the type of program of study,
as provided in subparagraph (B)).
``(5) Amount of award.--The amount of a job training
Federal Pell Grant for an eligible student shall be
determined under subsection (b), except that a student
who is eligible for less than the minimum Federal Pell
Grant because the eligible job training program is less
than an academic year (in clock-hours and weeks of
instructional time) may still be eligible for a Federal
Pell Grant.
``(6) Inclusion in total eligibility period.--Any
period during which a student receives a job training
Federal Pell Grant under this subsection shall be
included in calculating the student's period of
eligibility for Federal Pell Grants under subsection
(d), and the eligibility requirements regarding
students who are enrolled in an undergraduate program
on less than a full-time basis shall similarly apply to
students who are enrolled in an eligible job training
program at an eligible institution of higher education
on less than a full-time basis.
``(7) Same payment period.--No student may for the
same payment period receive both a job training Federal
Pell Grant under this subsection and a Federal Pell
Grant under this section.
``(8) Interagency data sharing and data collection.--
``(A) Interagency data sharing.--The
Secretary shall coordinate and enter into a
data sharing agreement with the Secretary of
Labor to ensure access to data necessary to
implement this paragraph that is not otherwise
available to the Secretary under section
132(l), as amended by section 90306 of the
America COMPETES Act of 2022, including such
data related to indicators of performance
collected under section 116 of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3141).
``(B) Data on eligible job training
programs.--Except as provided under
subparagraph (C), using the postsecondary
student data system established under section
132(l) or a successor system (whichever
includes the most recent data) to the greatest
extent practicable to streamline reporting
requirements and minimize reporting burdens, an
in coordination with the National Center for
Education Statistics, the Secretary of Labor,
and each institution of higher education
offering an eligible job training program for
which the Secretary awards job training Federal
Pell Grants under this subsection, the
Secretary shall, on at least an annual basis,
collect and publish data with respect to each
such eligible job training program, including,
at a minimum, the following:
``(i) The number and demographics of
students who enroll in the program,
disaggregated by--
``(I) gender;
``(II) race and ethnicity;
``(III) classification as a
student with a disability;
``(IV) income quintile, as
defined by the Secretary;
``(V) military or veteran
benefit status;
``(VI) status as a first-time
student or transfer student
from another institution;
``(VII) status as a first
generation college student;
``(VIII) status as parent or
guardian of 1 or more dependent
children; and
``(IX) status as a confined
or incarcerated individual, as
defined under section
484(t)(1)(A).
``(ii) The number and demographics,
disaggregated by the categories listed
in clause (i), of students who--
``(I) complete the program;
and
``(II) do not complete the
program.
``(iii) The required tuition and fees
of the program.
``(iv) The total earnings of
students, disaggregated by the
categories listed in clause (i), who--
``(I) complete the program,
calculated based on earnings
approximately 6 months after
completing such program; and
``(II) do not complete the
program, calculated based on
earnings approximately 6 months
after ceasing enrollment in
such program.
``(v) Outcomes of the students who
complete the program, disaggregated by
the categories listed in clause (i),
with respect to--
``(I) the median time to
completion among such students;
``(II) the employment rates
of such students, measured at
approximately 6 months and 1
year, respectively, after
completion of the eligible job
training program;
``(III) in the case of a job
training program that prepares
students for a professional
license or certification exam,
the share of such students who
pass such exams;
``(IV) the share of such
students who enroll in a
certificate or degree program
at the institution of higher
education offering the eligible
job training program within 1
year of completing such
eligible job training program;
``(V) the share of such
students who transfer to
another institution of higher
education within 1 year of
completing the eligible job
training program; and
``(VI) the share of such
students who complete a
subsequent certificate or
degree program at any
institution of higher education
within 6 years of completing
the eligible job training
program.
``(C) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this paragraph--
``(i) if disclosure of disaggregated
data under subparagraph (B) is
prohibited from disclosure due to
applicable privacy restrictions, the
Secretary may take such steps as the
Secretary determines necessary to
provide meaningful disaggregated
student demographic or outcome
information, including by combining
categories; and
``(ii) an institution may submit, and
the Secretary may publish, data
required to be collected under
subparagraph (B) that is obtained
through a State Unemployment Insurance
Agency or through other supplemental
means, in lieu of any additional data
collection, provided that such data are
statistically rigorous, accurate,
comparable, and representative.
``(D) Report.--Not later than July 1, 2025,
the Secretary shall--
``(i) submit to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
of the Senate and the Committee on
Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives a report on the impact
of eligible job training programs for
which the Secretary awards job training
Federal Pell Grants under this
subsection, based on the most recent
data collected under subparagraph (B);
and
``(ii) make the report described in
clause (i) available publicly on the
website of the Department.''.
(2) Publication of application.--Not later than 1
year after date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall publish the application for job training programs
to submit for approval as eligible job training
programs, as defined in subsection (k)(1)(B) of section
401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070a), as added by paragraph (1). The information
required to determine eligibility in such application
shall be consistent with the requirements described in
such subsection (k)(1)(B).
(3) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph
(1) shall take effect as if included in section 703 of
the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF
of Public Law 116-260).
(d) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Amendment.--
Section 116(i) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(29 U.S.C. 3141(i)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(4) Interagency data sharing for job training
federal pell grant program.--The Secretary of Labor
shall coordinate and enter into a data sharing
agreement with the Secretary of Education to ensure
access to data necessary to implement section 401(k) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(k)),
as added by section 90305 of the America COMPETES Act
of 2022, that is not otherwise available to the
Secretary of Education under section 132(l) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015(l)), as
amended by section 90306 of the America COMPETES Act of
2022, which may include data related to unemployment
insurance, wage information, employment-related
outcomes, and indicators of performance collected under
this section.''.
(e) Accrediting Agency Recognition of Eligible Job Training
Programs.--Section 496(a)(4) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b(a)(4)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after
the semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting ``and''
after the semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) if such agency or association has or
seeks to include within its scope of
recognition the evaluation of the quality of
institutions of higher education participating
in the job training Federal Pell Grant program
under section 401(k), as added by the section
90305 of the America COMPETES Act of 2022, such
agency or association shall, in addition to
meeting the other requirements of this subpart,
demonstrate to the Secretary that, with respect
to such eligible job training programs (as
defined in that subsection)--
``(i) the agency or association's
standards include a process for
determining if the institution has the
capability to effectively offer an
eligible job training program; and
``(ii) the agency or association
requires a demonstration that the
program--
``(I) has identified each
recognized postsecondary
credential offered in the
relevant industry in the State
or local area where the
industry is located; and
``(II) provides academic
content, an amount of
instructional time, and
competencies to satisfy any
applicable educational
requirement for professional
licensure or certification, so
that a student who completes
the program and seeks
employment is qualified to take
any licensure or certification
examination needed to practice
or find employment in the
sectors or occupations that the
program prepares students to
enter.''.
SEC. 90306. COLLEGE TRANSPARENCY.
(a) Postsecondary Student Data System.--Section 132 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015a) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection
(m); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the following:
``(l) Postsecondary Student Data System.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Establishment of system.--Not later
than 4 years after the date of enactment of the
America COMPETES Act of 2022, the Commissioner
of the National Center for Education Statistics
(referred to in this subsection as the
`Commissioner') shall develop and maintain a
secure, privacy-protected postsecondary
student-level data system in order to--
``(i) accurately evaluate student
enrollment patterns, progression,
completion, and postcollegiate
outcomes, and higher education costs
and financial aid;
``(ii) assist with transparency,
institutional improvement, and analysis
of Federal aid programs;
``(iii) provide accurate, complete,
and customizable information for
students and families making decisions
about postsecondary education; and
``(iv) reduce the reporting burden on
institutions of higher education, in
accordance with section 90306(d) of
America COMPETES Act of 2022.
``(B) Avoiding duplicated reporting.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, to the extent that another provision
of this section requires the same reporting or
collection of data that is required under this
subsection, an institution of higher education,
or the Secretary or Commissioner, may use the
reporting or data required for the
postsecondary student data system under this
subsection to satisfy both requirements.
``(C) Development process.--In developing the
postsecondary student data system described in
this subsection, the Commissioner shall--
``(i) focus on the needs of--
``(I) users of the data
system; and
``(II) entities, including
institutions of higher
education, reporting to the
data system;
``(ii) take into consideration, to
the extent practicable--
``(I) the guidelines outlined
in the U.S. Web Design
Standards maintained by the
General Services Administration
and the Digital Services
Playbook and TechFAR Handbook
for Procuring Digital Services
Using Agile Processes of the
U.S. Digital Service; and
``(II) the relevant successor
documents or recommendations of
such guidelines;
``(iii) use modern, relevant privacy-
and security-enhancing technology, and
enhance and update the data system as
necessary to carry out the purpose of
this subsection;
``(iv) ensure data privacy and
security is consistent with any Federal
law relating to privacy or data
security, including--
``(I) the requirements of
subchapter II of chapter 35 of
title 44, United States Code,
specifying security
categorization under the
Federal Information Processing
Standards or any relevant
successor of such standards;
``(II) security requirements
that are consistent with the
Federal agency responsibilities
in section 3554 of title 44,
United States Code, or any
relevant successor of such
responsibilities; and
``(III) security
requirements, guidelines, and
controls consistent with
cybersecurity standards and
best practices developed by the
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, including
frameworks, consistent with
section 2(c) of the National
Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C.
272(c)), or any relevant
successor of such frameworks;
``(v) follow Federal data
minimization practices to ensure only
the minimum amount of data is collected
to meet the system's goals, in
accordance with Federal data
minimization standards and guidelines
developed by the National Institute of
Standards and Technology; and
``(vi) provide notice to students
outlining the data included in the
system and how the data are used.
``(2) Data elements.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 4 years
after the date of enactment of the America
COMPETES Act of 2022, the Commissioner, in
consultation with the Postsecondary Student
Data System Advisory Committee established
under subparagraph (B), shall determine--
``(i) the data elements to be
included in the postsecondary student
data system, in accordance with
subparagraphs (C) and (D); and
``(ii) how to include the data
elements required under subparagraph
(C), and any additional data elements
selected under subparagraph (D), in the
postsecondary student data system.
``(B) Postsecondary student data system
advisory committee.--
``(i) Establishment.--Not later than
2 years after the date of enactment of
the America COMPETES Act of 2022, the
Commissioner shall establish a
Postsecondary Student Data System
Advisory Committee (referred to in this
subsection as the `Advisory
Committee'), whose members shall
include--
``(I) the Chief Privacy
Officer of the Department or an
official of the Department
delegated the duties of
overseeing data privacy at the
Department;
``(II) the Chief Security
Officer of the Department or an
official of the Department
delegated the duties of
overseeing data security at the
Department;
``(III) representatives of
diverse institutions of higher
education, which shall include
equal representation between 2-
year and 4-year institutions of
higher education, and from
public, nonprofit, and
proprietary institutions of
higher education, including
minority-serving institutions;
``(IV) representatives from
State higher education
agencies, entities, bodies, or
boards;
``(V) representatives of
postsecondary students;
``(VI) representatives from
relevant Federal agencies; and
``(VII) other stakeholders
(including individuals with
expertise in data privacy and
security, consumer protection,
and postsecondary education
research).
``(ii) Requirements.--The
Commissioner shall ensure that the
Advisory Committee--
``(I) adheres to all
requirements under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.);
``(II) establishes operating
and meeting procedures and
guidelines necessary to execute
its advisory duties; and
``(III) is provided with
appropriate staffing and
resources to execute its
advisory duties.
``(C) Required data elements.--The data
elements in the postsecondary student data
system shall include, at a minimum, the
following:
``(i) Student-level data elements
necessary to calculate the information
within the surveys designated by the
Commissioner as `student-related
surveys' in the Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System
(IPEDS), as such surveys are in effect
on the day before the date of enactment
of the America COMPETES Act of 2022,
except that in the case that collection
of such elements would conflict with
subparagraph (F), such elements in
conflict with subparagraph (F) shall be
included in the aggregate instead of at
the student level.
``(ii) Student-level data elements
necessary to allow for reporting
student enrollment, persistence,
retention, transfer, and completion
measures for all credential levels
separately (including certificate,
associate, baccalaureate, and advanced
degree levels), within and across
institutions of higher education
(including across all categories of
institution level, control, and
predominant degree awarded). The data
elements shall allow for reporting
about all such data disaggregated by
the following categories:
``(I) Enrollment status as a
first-time student, recent
transfer student, or other non-
first-time student.
``(II) Attendance intensity,
whether full-time or part-time.
``(III) Credential-seeking
status, by credential level.
``(IV) Race or ethnicity, in
a manner that captures all the
racial groups specified in the
most recent American Community
Survey of the Bureau of the
Census.
``(V) Age intervals.
``(VI) Gender.
``(VII) Program of study (as
applicable).
``(VIII) Military or veteran
benefit status (as determined
based on receipt of veteran's
education benefits, as defined
in section 480(c)).
``(IX) Status as a distance
education student, whether
exclusively or partially
enrolled in distance education.
``(X) Federal Pell Grant
recipient status under section
401 and Federal loan recipient
status under title IV, provided
that the collection of such
information complies with
paragraph (1)(B).
``(D) Other data elements.--
``(i) In general.--The Commissioner
may, after consultation with the
Advisory Committee and provision of a
public comment period, include
additional data elements in the
postsecondary student data system, such
as those described in clause (ii), if
those data elements--
``(I) are necessary to ensure
that the postsecondary data
system fulfills the purposes
described in paragraph (1)(A);
and
``(II) are consistent with
data minimization principles,
including the collection of
only those additional elements
that are necessary to ensure
such purposes.
``(ii) Data elements.--The data
elements described in clause (i) may
include--
``(I) status as a first
generation college student, as
defined in section 402A(h);
``(II) economic status;
``(III) participation in
postsecondary remedial
coursework or gateway course
completion;
``(IV) classification as a
student with a disability;
``(V) status as parent or
guardian of 1 or more dependent
children;
``(VI) status as a confined
or incarcerated individual, as
defined under section
484(t)(1)(A), as amended by
section 702 of the FAFSA
Simplification Act FAFSA (title
VII of division FF of Public
Law 116-260); or
``(VII) other data elements
that are necessary in
accordance with clause (i).
``(E) Reevaluation.--Not less than once every
3 years after the implementation of the
postsecondary student data system described in
this subsection, the Commissioner, in
consultation with the Advisory Committee
described in subparagraph (B), shall review the
data elements included in the postsecondary
student data system and may revise the data
elements to be included in such system.
``(F) Prohibitions.--The Commissioner shall
not include individual health data (including
data relating to physical health or mental
health), student discipline records or data,
elementary and secondary education data, an
exact address, citizenship status, migrant
status, or national origin status for students
or their families, course grades, postsecondary
entrance examination results, political
affiliation, or religion in the postsecondary
student data system under this subsection.
``(3) Periodic matching with other federal data
systems.--
``(A) Data sharing agreements.--
``(i) The Commissioner shall ensure
secure, periodic data matches by
entering into data sharing agreements
with each of the following Federal
agencies and offices:
``(I) The Secretary of
Defense, in order to assess the
use of postsecondary
educational benefits and the
outcomes of servicemembers.
``(II) The Director of the
Bureau of the Census, in order
to assess the earnings outcomes
of former postsecondary
education students.
``(III) The Chief Operating
Officer of the Office of
Federal Student Aid, in order
to analyze the use of
postsecondary educational
benefits provided under this
Act.
``(IV) The Commissioner of
the Social Security
Administration, in order to
evaluate labor market outcomes
of former postsecondary
education students.
``(V) The Commissioner of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, in
order to assess the wages of
former postsecondary education
students.
``(ii) The Commissioner may ensure
secure, periodic data matches by
entering into data sharing agreements
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
``(iii) The heads of Federal agencies
and offices described under clause (i)
shall enter into data sharing
agreements with the Commissioner to
ensure secure, periodic data matches as
described in this paragraph.
``(B) Categories of data.--The Commissioner
shall, at a minimum, seek to ensure that the
secure periodic data system matches described
in subparagraph (A) permit consistent reporting
of the following categories of data for all
postsecondary students:
``(i) Enrollment, retention,
transfer, and completion outcomes for
all postsecondary students.
``(ii) Financial indicators for
postsecondary students receiving
Federal grants and loans, including
grant and loan aid by source,
cumulative student debt, loan repayment
status, and repayment plan.
``(iii) Post-completion outcomes for
all postsecondary students, including
earnings, employment, and further
education, by program of study and
credential level and as measured--
``(I) immediately after
leaving postsecondary
education; and
``(II) at time intervals
appropriate to the credential
sought and earned.
``(C) Periodic data match streamlining and
confidentiality.--
``(i) Streamlining.--In carrying out
the secure periodic data system matches
under this paragraph, the Commissioner
shall--
``(I) ensure that such
matches are not continuous, but
occur only periodically at
appropriate intervals, as
determined by the Commissioner
to meet the goals of
subparagraph (A); and
``(II) seek to--
``(aa) streamline the
data collection and
reporting requirements
for institutions of
higher education;
``(bb) minimize
duplicative reporting
across or within
Federal agencies or
departments, including
reporting requirements
applicable to
institutions of higher
education under the
Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3101 et seq.)
and the Carl D. Perkins
Career and Technical
Education Act of 2006
(20 U.S.C. 2301 et
seq.);
``(cc) protect
student privacy; and
``(dd) streamline the
application process for
student loan benefit
programs available to
borrowers based on data
available from
different Federal data
systems.
``(ii) Review.--Not less often than
once every 3 years after the
establishment of the postsecondary
student data system under this
subsection, the Commissioner, in
consultation with the Advisory
Committee, shall review methods for
streamlining data collection from
institutions of higher education and
minimizing duplicative reporting within
the Department and across Federal
agencies that provide data for the
postsecondary student data system.
``(iii) Confidentiality.--The
Commissioner shall ensure that any
periodic matching or sharing of data
through periodic data system matches
established in accordance with this
paragraph--
``(I) complies with the
security and privacy
protections described in
paragraph (1)(C)(iv) and other
Federal data protection
protocols;
``(II) follows industry best
practices commensurate with the
sensitivity of specific data
elements or metrics;
``(III) does not result in
the creation of a single
standing, linked Federal
database at the Department that
maintains the information
reported across other Federal
agencies; and
``(IV) discloses to
postsecondary students what
data are included in the data
system and periodically matched
and how the data are used.
``(iv) Correction.--The Commissioner,
in consultation with the Advisory
Committee, shall establish a process
for students to request access to only
their personal information for
inspection and request corrections to
inaccuracies in a manner that protects
the student's personally identifiable
information. The Commissioner shall
respond in writing to every request for
a correction from a student.
``(4) Publicly available information.--
``(A) In general.--The Commissioner shall
make the summary aggregate information
described in subparagraph (C), at a minimum,
publicly available through a user-friendly
consumer information website and analytic tool
that--
``(i) provides appropriate mechanisms
for users to customize and filter
information by institutional and
student characteristics;
``(ii) allows users to build summary
aggregate reports of information,
including reports that allow
comparisons across multiple
institutions and programs, subject to
subparagraph (B);
``(iii) uses appropriate statistical
disclosure limitation techniques
necessary to ensure that the data
released to the public cannot be used
to identify specific individuals; and
``(iv) provides users with
appropriate contextual factors to make
comparisons, which may include national
median figures of the summary aggregate
information described in subparagraph
(C).
``(B) No personally identifiable information
available.--The summary aggregate information
described in this paragraph shall not include
personally identifiable information.
``(C) Summary aggregate information
available.--The summary aggregate information
described in this paragraph shall, at a
minimum, include each of the following for each
institution of higher education:
``(i) Measures of student access,
including--
``(I) admissions selectivity
and yield; and
``(II) enrollment,
disaggregated by each category
described in paragraph
(2)(C)(ii).
``(ii) Measures of student
progression, including retention rates
and persistence rates, disaggregated by
each category described in paragraph
(2)(C)(ii).
``(iii) Measures of student
completion, including--
``(I) transfer rates and
completion rates, disaggregated
by each category described in
paragraph (2)(C)(ii); and
``(II) number of completions,
disaggregated by each category
described in paragraph
(2)(C)(ii).
``(iv) Measures of student costs,
including--
``(I) tuition, required fees,
total cost of attendance, and
net price after total grant
aid, disaggregated by in-State
tuition or in-district tuition
status (if applicable), program
of study (if applicable), and
credential level; and
``(II) typical grant amounts
and loan amounts received by
students reported separately
from Federal, State, local, and
institutional sources, and
cumulative debt, disaggregated
by each category described in
paragraph (2)(C)(ii) and
completion status.
``(v) Measures of postcollegiate
student outcomes, including employment
rates, mean and median earnings, loan
repayment and default rates, and
further education rates. These measures
shall--
``(I) be disaggregated by
each category described in
paragraph (2)(C)(ii) and
completion status; and
``(II) be measured
immediately after leaving
postsecondary education and at
time intervals appropriate to
the credential sought or
earned.
``(D) Development criteria.--In developing
the method and format of making the information
described in this paragraph publicly available,
the Commissioner shall--
``(i) focus on the needs of the users
of the information, which will include
students, families of students,
potential students, researchers, and
other consumers of education data;
``(ii) take into consideration, to
the extent practicable, the guidelines
described in paragraph (1)(C)(ii)(I),
and relevant successor documents or
recommendations of such guidelines;
``(iii) use modern, relevant
technology and enhance and update the
postsecondary student data system with
information, as necessary to carry out
the purpose of this paragraph;
``(iv) ensure data privacy and
security in accordance with standards
and guidelines developed by the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, and in accordance with any
other Federal law relating to privacy
or security, including complying with
the requirements of subchapter II of
chapter 35 of title 44, United States
Code, specifying security
categorization under the Federal
Information Processing Standards, and
security requirements, and setting of
National Institute of Standards and
Technology security baseline controls
at the appropriate level; and
``(v) conduct consumer testing to
determine how to make the information
as meaningful to users as possible.
``(5) Permissible disclosures of data.--
``(A) Data reports and queries.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than 4
years after the date of enactment of
the America COMPETES Act of 2022, the
Commissioner shall develop and
implement a secure process for making
student-level, non-personally
identifiable information, with direct
identifiers removed, from the
postsecondary student data system
available for vetted research and
evaluation purposes approved by the
Commissioner in a manner compatible
with practices for disclosing National
Center for Education Statistics
restricted-use survey data as in effect
on the day before the date of enactment
of the America COMPETES Act of 2022, or
by applying other research and
disclosure restrictions to ensure data
privacy and security. Such process
shall be approved by the National
Center for Education Statistics'
Disclosure Review Board (or successor
body).
``(ii) Providing data reports and
queries to institutions and states.--
``(I) In general.--The
Commissioner shall provide
feedback reports, at least
annually, to each institution
of higher education, each
postsecondary education system
that fully participates in the
postsecondary student data
system, and each State higher
education body as designated by
the governor.
``(II) Feedback reports.--The
feedback reports provided under
this clause shall include
program-level and institution-
level information from the
postsecondary student data
system regarding students who
are associated with the
institution or, for State
representatives, the
institutions within that State,
on or before the date of the
report, on measures including
student mobility and workforce
outcomes, provided that the
feedback aggregate summary
reports protect the privacy of
individuals.
``(III) Determination of
content.--The content of the
feedback reports shall be
determined by the Commissioner
in consultation with the
Advisory Committee.
``(iii) Permitting state data
queries.--The Commissioner shall, in
consultation with the Advisory
Committee and as soon as practicable,
create a process through which States
may submit lists of secondary school
graduates within the State to receive
summary aggregate outcomes for those
students who enrolled at an institution
of higher education, including
postsecondary enrollment and college
completion, provided that those data
protect the privacy of individuals and
that the State data submitted to the
Commissioner are not stored in the
postsecondary education system.
``(iv) Regulations.--The Commissioner
shall promulgate regulations to ensure
fair, secure, and equitable access to
data reports and queries under this
paragraph.
``(B) Disclosure limitations.--In carrying
out the public reporting and disclosure
requirements of this subsection, the
Commissioner shall use appropriate statistical
disclosure limitation techniques necessary to
ensure that the data released to the public
cannot include personally identifiable
information or be used to identify specific
individuals.
``(C) Sale of data prohibited.--Data
collected under this subsection, including the
public-use data set and data comprising the
summary aggregate information available under
paragraph (4), shall not be sold to any third
party by the Commissioner, including any
institution of higher education or any other
entity.
``(D) Limitation on use by other federal
agencies.--
``(i) In general.--The Commissioner
shall not allow any other Federal
agency to use data collected under this
subsection for any purpose except--
``(I) for vetted research and
evaluation conducted by the
other Federal agency, as
described in subparagraph
(A)(i); or
``(II) for a purpose
explicitly authorized by this
Act.
``(ii) Prohibition on limitation of
services.--The Secretary, or the head
of any other Federal agency, shall not
use data collected under this
subsection to limit services to
students.
``(E) Law enforcement.--Personally
identifiable information collected under this
subsection shall not be used for any Federal,
State, or local law enforcement activity or any
other activity that would result in adverse
action against any student or a student's
family, including debt collection activity or
enforcement of immigration laws.
``(F) Limitation of use for federal rankings
or summative rating system.--The comprehensive
data collection and analysis necessary for the
postsecondary student data system under this
subsection shall not be used by the Secretary
or any Federal entity to establish any Federal
ranking system of institutions of higher
education or a system that results in a
summative Federal rating of institutions of
higher education.
``(G) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to prevent the use
of individual categories of aggregate
information to be used for accountability
purposes.
``(H) Rule of construction regarding
commercial use of data.--Nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to prohibit third-
party entities from using publicly-available
information in this data system for commercial
use.
``(6) Submission of data.--
``(A) Required submission.--Each institution
of higher education participating in a program
under title IV, or the assigned agent of such
institution, shall, for each eligible program,
in accordance with section 487(a)(17), collect,
and submit to the Commissioner, the data
requested by the Commissioner to carry out this
subsection.
``(B) Voluntary submission.--Any institution
of higher education not participating in a
program under title IV may voluntarily
participate in the postsecondary student data
system under this subsection by collecting and
submitting data to the Commissioner, as the
Commissioner may request to carry out this
subsection.
``(C) Personally identifiable information.--
In accordance with paragraph (2)(C)(i), if the
submission of an element of student-level data
is prohibited under paragraph (2)(F) (or
otherwise prohibited by law), the institution
of higher education shall submit that data to
the Commissioner in the aggregate.
``(7) Unlawful willful disclosure.--
``(A) In general.--It shall be unlawful for
any person who obtains or has access to
personally identifiable information in
connection with the postsecondary student data
system described in this subsection to
willfully disclose to any person (except as
authorized by any Federal law) such personally
identifiable information.
``(B) Penalty.--Any person who violates
subparagraph (A) shall be subject to a penalty
described under section 3572(f) of title 44,
United States Code, and section 183(d)(6) of
the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20
U.S.C. 9573(d)(6)).
``(C) Employee of officer of the united
states.--If a violation of subparagraph (A) is
committed by any officer or employee of the
United States, the officer or employee shall be
dismissed from office or discharged from
employment upon conviction for the violation.
``(8) Data security.--The Commissioner shall produce
and update as needed guidance and regulations relating
to privacy, security, and access which shall govern the
use and disclosure of data collected in connection with
the activities authorized in this subsection. The
guidance and regulations developed and reviewed shall
protect data from unauthorized access, use, and
disclosure, and shall include--
``(A) an audit capability, including
mandatory and regularly conducted audits;
``(B) access controls;
``(C) requirements to ensure sufficient data
security, quality, validity, and reliability;
``(D) appropriate and applicable privacy and
security protection, including data retention
and destruction protocols and data
minimization, in accordance with the most
recent Federal standards developed by the
National Institute of Standards and Technology;
and
``(E) protocols for managing a breach,
including breach notifications, in accordance
with the standards of National Center for
Education Statistics.
``(9) Data collection.--The Commissioner shall ensure
that data collection, maintenance, and use under this
subsection complies with section 552a of title 5,
United States Code.
``(10) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Institution of higher education.--The
term `institution of higher education' has the
meaning given the term in section 102.
``(B) Minority-serving institution.--The term
`minority-serving institution' means an
institution of higher education listed in
section 371(a).
``(C) Personally identifiable information.--
The term `personally identifiable information'
is used under this subsection as such term is
used under section 444 of the General Education
Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g).''.
(b) Repeal of Prohibition on Student Data System.--Section
134 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015c) is
repealed.
(c) Institutional Requirements.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (17) of section 487(a) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is
amended to read as follows:
``(17) The institution or the assigned agent of the
institution will collect and submit data to the
Commissioner for Education Statistics in accordance
with section 132(l), the nonstudent related surveys
within the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data
System (IPEDS), or any other Federal institution of
higher education data collection effort (as designated
by the Secretary), in a timely manner and to the
satisfaction of the Secretary.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by subsection
(a) shall take effect on the date that is 4 years after
the date of enactment of this Act.
(d) Transition Provisions.--The Secretary of Education and
the Commissioner for Education Statistics shall take such steps
as are necessary to ensure that the development and maintenance
of the postsecondary student data system required under section
132(l) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by
subsection (a), occurs in a manner that reduces the reporting
burden for entities that reported into the Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
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261. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Owens of Utah or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Insert after section 30325 the following:
SEC. 30326. DETERMINATION OF SANCTIONS ON UNITED FRONT RELIGIOUS WORK
BUREAU.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a determination,
including a detailed justification, on whether the United
Front's Religious Work Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party,
or any component or official thereof, meets the criteria for
the application of sanctions pursuant to--
(1) section 1263 of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public
Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note); or
(2) section 6 of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act
of 2020 (Public Law 116-145; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note).
(b) Exception Relating to Importation of Goods.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of this section, the authority or a requirement to
impose sanctions under this section shall not include
the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on
the importation of goods.
(2) Good defined.--In this section, the term ``good''
means any article, natural or manmade substance,
material, supply, or manufactured product, including
inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical
data.
(c) Form.--The determination required by subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified
annex.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence, the Committee on Financial Services, and
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on
Intelligence, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of
the Senate.
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