Congressional Record, Senate — May 19, 2021, S2805
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May 19, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2805
abuse of INTERPOL communications tar- international law enforcement tools, such as (5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The
geting employees of the United States Gov- INTERPOL communications, for politically- term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has
ernment for activities they undertook in an motivated reprisal against specific individ- the meaning given the term in section 101 of
official capacity. uals located in other countries.’’; and the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
(6) A description of United States advocacy (2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304)— 1001).
for reform and good governance within (A) by redesignating the second subsection (6) MBDA CENTER.—The term ‘‘MBDA cen-
INTERPOL. (i) (relating to child marriage status) as sub- ter’’ means any business center established
(7) A strategy for improving interagency section (j); and by the Agency.
coordination to identify and address in- (B) by adding at the end the following new (7) MBDC AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘MBDC
stances of INTERPOL abuse that affect the subsection: agreement’’ means a collaborative agree-
interests of the United States, including ‘‘(k) POLITICALLY MOTIVATED REPRISAL ment entered into between the Agency and
international respect for human rights and AGAINST INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE THE COUN- an eligible entity under subsection (b)(2)(B).
fundamental freedoms, citizens and nation- TRY.—The report required by subsection (b) (8) MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.—The
als of the United States, employees of the shall include examples from credible report- term ‘‘minority business enterprise’’ has the
United States Government, aliens lawfully ing of likely attempts by countries to misuse meaning given the term in section 1108(a) of
admitted for permanent residence in the international law enforcement tools, such as the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9007(a)).
United States, aliens who are lawfully INTERPOL communications, for politically (9) RURAL AREA.—The term ‘‘rural area’’
present in the United States, or aliens with motivated reprisal against specific individ- means an area located outside a metropoli-
pending asylum, withholding of removal, or uals located in other countries.’’. tan statistical area (as designated by the Of-
convention against torture claims, though SEC. 3607. DEFINITIONS. fice of Management and Budget).
they may be unlawfully present in the (10) RURAL BUSINESS CENTER.—The term
In this title:
United States. ‘‘rural business center’’ means an MBDA
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON-
(8) An estimate of the costs involved in es- center with the functions described in sub-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees
tablishing such improvements. section (b)(3).
of Congress’’ means—
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required (11) RURAL MINORITY BUSINESS ENTER-
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations,
by subsection (a) shall be submitted in un- PRISE.—The term ‘‘rural minority business
the Committee on Appropriations, and the
classified form and be published in the Fed- enterprise’’ means a minority business enter-
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
eral Register, but may include a classified prise located in a rural area.
and (b) BUSINESS CENTERS.—
annex, as appropriate. (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the (1) IN GENERAL.—The Agency may establish
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after Committee on Appropriations, and the Com- not more than 10 rural business centers.
the submission of the report in subsection mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep- (2) PARTNERSHIP.—
(a), and every 180 days after for two years, resentatives. (A) IN GENERAL.—The agency shall estab-
the Department of Justice, in coordination (2) INTERPOL COMMUNICATIONS.—The term lish each rural business center in partnership
with the Department of Homeland Secretary, ‘‘INTERPOL communications’’ means any with an eligible entity in accordance with
the Department of State, and the heads of INTERPOL Notice or Diffusion or any entry subparagraph (B).
other relevant United States Government de- into any INTERPOL database or other com- (B) MBDC AGREEMENT.—
partments and agencies shall brief the appro- munications system maintained by (i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each rural
priate committees of Congress on recent in- INTERPOL. business center established by the Agency,
stances of INTERPOL abuse by member --- the Agency shall enter into a collaborative
countries and United States efforts to iden- SA 1559. Mr. WICKER submitted an agreement with an eligible entity that pro-
tify and challenge such abuse, including ef- amendment intended to be proposed by vides that—
forts to promote reform and good governance (I) the eligible entity shall provide space,
him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a
within INTERPOL. facilities, and staffing for the rural business
SEC. 3605. PROHIBITION ON DENIAL OF SERV-
new Directorate for Technology and In-
novation in the National Science Foun- center;
ICES. (II) the Agency shall provide funding for,
(a) ARRESTS.—No United States Govern- dation, to establish a regional tech- and oversight with respect to, the rural busi-
ment department or agency may arrest an nology hub program, to require a strat- ness center; and
individual for the purpose of extradition who egy and report on economic security, (III) subject to clause (ii), the eligible enti-
is the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice or science, research, innovation, manufac- ty shall match 20 percent of the amount of
Diffusion issued by another INTERPOL turing, and job creation, to establish a the funding provided by the Agency under
member country, based solely upon the critical supply chain resiliency pro- subclause (II), which may be calculated to
INTERPOL communication without— include the costs of providing the space, fa-
gram, and for other purposes; which
(1) prior verification of the individual’s eli- cilities, and staffing under subclause (I).
gibility for extradition under a valid bilat- was ordered to lie on the table; as fol-
(ii) LOWER MATCH REQUIREMENT.—Based on
eral extradition treaty for the specified lows: the available resources of an eligible entity,
crime or crimes; At the appropriate place, insert the fol- the Agency may enter into a collaborative
(2) receipt of a valid request for provisional lowing: agreement with the eligible entity that pro-
arrest from the requesting country; and SEC. lll. REACHING AMERICA’S RURAL MINOR- vides that the eligible entity shall match
(3) the issuance of an arrest warrant in ITY BUSINESSES. less than 20 percent of the amount of the
compliance with section 3184 of title 18, (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: funding provided by the Agency under clause
United States Code. (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Agency’’ means (i)(II).
(b) REMOVAL AND TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS.— the Minority Business Development Agency (C) TERM.—The term of an MBDC agree-
No United States Government department or of the Department of Commerce. ment shall be 5 years.
agency may make use of any INTERPOL No- (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- (D) RENEWAL.—The Agency and an eligible
tice, Diffusion, or other INTERPOL commu- TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional entity may agree to extend the term of an
nication, or the information contained there- committees’’ means— MBDC agreement with respect to a rural
in, published on behalf of another (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, business center for an additional 5 years.
INTERPOL member country as the sole basis and Transportation of the Senate; (3) FUNCTIONS.—A rural business center
to detain or otherwise deprive an individual (B) the Committee on Small Business and shall—
of freedom, to remove an individual from the Entrepreneurship of the Senate; (A) primarily serve clients that are—
United States, or to deny a visa, asylum, (C) the Committee on Energy and Com- (i) rural minority business enterprises; or
citizenship, other immigration status, or merce of the House of Representatives; and (ii) minority business enterprises that are
participation in any trusted traveler pro- (D) the Committee on Small Business of located more than 50 miles from an MBDA
gram of the Transportation Security Admin- the House of Representatives. center (other than that rural business cen-
istration, without independent credible evi- (3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible ter);
dence supporting such a determination. entity’’ means— (B) focus on issues relating to—
SEC. 3606. ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS ON (A) a historically Black college or univer- (i) the adoption of broadband internet ac-
HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES. sity; or cess service (as defined in section 8.1(b) of
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is (B) a consortium of institutions of higher title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any
amended— education that is led by a historically Black successor regulation), digital literacy skills,
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(1) in section 116 (22 U.S.C. 2151n), by add- college or university. and e-commerce by rural minority business
ing at the end the following new subsection: (4) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNI- enterprises;
‘‘(h) POLITICALLY MOTIVATED REPRISAL VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black col- (ii) advanced manufacturing;
AGAINST INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE THE COUN- lege or university’’ has the meaning given (iii) the promotion of manufacturing in the
TRY.—The report required by subsection (d) the term ‘‘part B institution’’ in section 322 United States;
shall include examples from credible report- of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. (iv) ways in which rural minority business
ing of likely attempts by countries to misuse 1061). enterprises can meet gaps in the supply
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S2806 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 19, 2021
chain of critical supplies and essential goods (B) recommendations on the ways in which (C) $2,000,000,000 for Navy private repair
and services for the United States; minority business enterprises can meet gaps shipyard facilities, dock, dry dock, capital
(v) improving the connectivity of rural mi- in the supply chain of the United States. equipment improvements, and dredging ef-
nority business enterprises through trans- forts needed by such shipyards.
portation and logistics; SA 1560. Mr. WICKER (for himself, (D) $350,000,000 for Coast Guard Yard facili-
(vi) promoting trade and export opportuni- Ms. HASSAN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Ms. ties, dock, dry dock, capital equipment im-
ties by rural minority business enterprises; COLLINS, Mr. KING, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, provements, and dredging efforts needed by
(vii) securing financial capital; and and Mr. COTTON) submitted an amend- the shipyard.
(viii) facilitating entrepreneurship in rural ment intended to be proposed to (3) USE OF FUNDS FOR PROCUREMENT OF CER-
areas; and amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. TAIN SERVICES.—Notwithstanding any provi-
(C) provide education, training, and tech- SCHUMER to the bill S. 1260, to establish sion of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50
nical assistance to minority business enter- U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), amounts appropriated
a new Directorate for Technology and under subsection (a) may be used for the pro-
prises.
(4) APPLICATIONS.— Innovation in the National Science curement of architect-engineer and con-
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days Foundation, to establish a regional struction services at Navy public shipyards.
after the date of enactment of this Act, the technology hub program, to require a (4) PROJECTS IN ADDITION TO OTHER CON-
Agency shall issue a request for applications strategy and report on economic secu- STRUCTION PROJECTS.—Construction projects
from eligible entities that desire to enter rity, science, research, innovation, undertaken using amounts appropriated
into MBDC agreements with the Agency. manufacturing, and job creation, to es- under subsection (a) shall be in addition to
(B) CRITERIA AND PRIORITY.—In selecting an tablish a critical supply chain resil- and separate from any military construction
eligible entity with which to enter into an iency program, and for other purposes; program authorized by any Act to authorize
MBDC agreement, the Agency shall— which was ordered to lie on the table; appropriations for a fiscal year for military
(i) select an eligible entity that dem- activities of the Department of Defense and
as follows: for military construction.
onstrates—
(I) the ability to collaborate with govern- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
mental and private sector entities to lever- lowing: (1) COAST GUARD YARD.—The term ‘‘Coast
SEC. ll. NAVY AND COAST GUARD SHIPYARD IN- Guard Yard’’ means the Coast Guard Yard in
age capabilities of minority business enter-
FRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT. Baltimore, Maryland.
prises through public-private partnerships;
(a) APPROPRIATION.— (2) NAVY PUBLIC SHIPYARD.—The term
(II) the research and extension capacity to
(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of any money in the ‘‘Navy public shipyard’’ means the following:
support minority business enterprises;
Treasury of the United States not otherwise (A) The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia.
(III) knowledge of the community that the
appropriated, there is appropriated, as an ad- (B) The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Ha-
eligible entity serves and the ability to con-
ditional amount for ‘‘Defense Production Act waii.
duct effective outreach to that community
Purchases’’, $25,350,000,000, to remain avail- (C) The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard,
to advance the goals of a rural business cen- able until expended, to improve, in accord-
ter; Maine.
ance with subsection (b) and using the au- (D) The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard,
(IV) the ability to provide innovative busi- thority provided by section 303(e) of the De-
ness solutions, including access to con- Washington.
fense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
tracting opportunities, markets, and capital; (3) NAVY PRIVATE NEW CONSTRUCTION SHIP-
4533(e)), the Navy and Coast Guard shipyard
(V) the ability to provide services that ad- YARD.—The term ‘‘Navy private new con-
infrastructure of the United States.
vance the development of science, tech- struction shipyard’’—
(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts
nology, engineering, and math jobs within (A) means any shipyard in which one or
appropriated under paragraph (1) shall sup-
minority business enterprises; more combatant or support vessels included
plement and not supplant other amounts ap-
(VI) the ability to leverage resources from in the most recent plan submitted under sec-
propriated or otherwise made available for
within the eligible entity to advance a rural tion 231 of title 10, United States Code, are
the purpose described in paragraph (1).
business center; being built or are planned to be built; and
(3) WAIVER OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS.—Dur-
(VII) that the mission of the eligible entity (B) includes vendors and suppliers of the
ing the 20-year period beginning on the date
aligns with the mission of the Agency; and shipyard building or planning to build a com-
of the enactment of this Act, the following
(VIII) the ability to leverage relationships batant or support vessel.
requirements of the Defense Production Act
with rural minority business enterprises; and (4) NAVY PRIVATE REPAIR SHIPYARD.—The
of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) shall not apply
(ii) give priority to an eligible entity lo- term ‘‘Navy private repair shipyard’’—
to amounts appropriated under paragraph
cated in a State or region that lacks an (A) means any shipyard that performs or is
(1):
MBDA center, as of the date of enactment of planned to perform maintenance or mod-
(A) The requirement for a determination of
this Act. ernization work on a combatant or support
the President under section 303(e)(1) of that
(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— vessel included in the most recent plan sub-
Act (50 U.S.C. 4533(e)(1)).
There are authorized to be appropriated to mitted under section 231 of title 10, United
(B) The requirement under section 304(e) of
the Agency to establish rural business cen- States Code; and
that Act (50 U.S.C. 4534(e)) that amounts in
ters under this subsection $10,000,000 for each (B) includes vendors and suppliers of the
the Defense Production Act Fund in excess
of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. shipyard performing or planning to perform
of the amount specified in that subsection be
maintenance or modernization work on a
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 paid into the general fund of the Treasury at
combatant or support vessel.
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the end of a fiscal year.
the Agency shall submit to the appropriate (4) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—The amount SA 1561. Ms. COLLINS (for herself
congressional committees a report that in- appropriated under paragraph (1) is des-
and Mr. WICKER) submitted an amend-
ignated by the Congress as being for an
cludes— ment intended to be proposed by her to
emergency requirement pursuant to section
(1) a summary of the efforts of the Agency the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Di-
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
to provide services to minority business en- rectorate for Technology and Innova-
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2
terprises located in States that lack an tion in the National Science Founda-
U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)).
MBDA center, as of the date of enactment of (b) USE OF FUNDS.— tion, to establish a regional technology
this Act, and especially in those States that (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable
have significant minority populations; and hub program, to require a strategy and
after the date of the enactment of this Act, report on economic security, science,
(2) recommendations for extending the out- the Secretary of Defense shall make the
reach of the Agency to underserved areas. research, innovation, manufacturing,
amounts appropriated under subsection (a)
(d) STUDY AND REPORT.— directly available to the Secretary of the
and job creation, to establish a critical
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Agency, in coordina- Navy and the Secretary of Homeland Secu- supply chain resiliency program, and
tion with the Administrator of the Small rity for obligation and expenditure in ac- for other purposes; which was ordered
Business Administration, shall conduct a cordance with paragraph (2). to lie on the table; as follows:
study on the ways in which minority busi- (2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—The amounts In section 3224(10), strike subparagraphs
ness enterprises can meet gaps in the supply appropriated under subsection (a) shall be al- (C) through (F) and insert the following:
chain of the United States, with a particular located as follows: (C) building and maintaining a United
focus on the supply chain of advanced manu- (A) $21,000,000,000 for Navy public shipyard States naval fleet of not fewer than 355 bat-
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facturing and essential goods and services. facilities, dock, dry dock, capital equipment tle force ships—
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after improvements, and dredging efforts needed (i) to rival the People’s Liberation Army
the date of enactment of this Act, the Agen- by such shipyards. Navy’s larger fleet; and
cy shall submit to Congress a report that in- (B) $2,000,000,000 for Navy private new con- (ii) to ensure the United States Navy can
cludes— struction shipyard facilities, dock, dry dock, continue to maintain freedom of navigation
(A) the results of the study conducted capital equipment improvements, and dredg- and defend United States security and eco-
under paragraph (1); and ing efforts needed by such shipyards. nomic interests in the Indo-Pacific region;
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