Daily Digest, September 22, 2021, Page D1005
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A Daily Digest page, dated September 22, 2021, listing committee action. A hearing on voting concluded after testimony from Franita Tolson, Thomas A. Saenz, John C. Yang, Hans A. von Spakovsky and others. The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs concluded a hearing on the nominations of Cathy Ann Harris to be Chairman and a Member, and Tristan Lynn Leavitt and Raymond A. Limon to be Members, of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship concluded a hearing on a review of the SBIR-STTR program, including S. 2631, and a subcommittee heard testimony on apprenticeship training programs from Noel Ginsburg and others.
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September 22, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D1005
and Luján, all of the Department of State, after the receiving testimony from Franita Tolson, University
nominees testified and answered questions in their of Southern California Gould School of Law, and
own behalf. Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF, both of Los Angeles,
California; John C. Yang, Asian Americans Advanc-
NOMINATIONS ing Justice, and Hans A. von Spakovsky, The Herit-
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- age Foundation Center for Legal and Judicial Stud-
fairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the ies, both of Washington, D.C.; and Maureen S. Rior-
nominations of Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to dan, Public Interest Legal Foundation, Indianapolis,
be Chairman and a Member, and Tristan Lynn Indiana.
Leavitt, of Idaho, who was introduced by Senator
Grassley, and Raymond A. Limon, of Nevada, both SBIR-STTR PROGRAM
to be a Member, all of the Merit Systems Protection Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Com-
Board, after the nominees testified and answered mittee concluded a hearing to examine a review of
questions in their own behalf. the Small Business Innovation Research-Small Busi-
ness Technology Transfer Program, including S.
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS 2631, to amend the Small Business Act to create a
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: program to provide funding for organizations that
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safe- support startup businesses in formation and early
ty concluded a hearing to examine successful on the growth stages by providing entrepreneurs with re-
job, apprenticeship training programs to help work- sources and services to produce viable businesses,
ers and business get ready to work, after receiving after receiving testimony from Jere W. Glover, Small
testimony from Noel Ginsburg, CareerWise, and Business Technology Council, Washington, D.C.;
Naarai Navarro, Pinnacol Assurance, both of Denver, and Bob Kavetsky, Energetics Technology Center,
Colorado; and Leah Curry, Toyota Motor Manufac- Indian Head, Maryland.
turing, Indiana, Inc., Princeton.
INTELLIGENCE
VOTING RIGHTS ACT Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a closed session to receive a briefing on certain intel-
hearing to examine restoring the Voting Rights Act, ligence matters from officials of the intelligence
focusing on combating discriminatory abuses, after community.
h
House of Representatives
strengths for such fiscal year. Consideration is ex-
Chamber Action pected to resume tomorrow, September 23rd.
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 22 pub- Pages H4880–H5078
lic bills, H.R. 5232–5343; and 3 resolutions, H. Agreed to:
Res. 673–675, were introduced. Pages H5090–91 Dean amendment (No. 5 printed in part C of H.
Additional Cosponsors: Pages H5092–93 Rept. 117–125) that was debated on September 21st
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. that directs the holder of a private education loan to
discharge the loan in the event of the borrower’s
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she death or total and permanent disability (by a yea-
appointed Representative Dean to act as Speaker pro and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No.
tempore for today. Page H4867 269); Pages H4880–81
Recess: The House recessed at 11:19 a.m. and re- Plaskett amendment (No. 6 printed in part C of
convened at 12 noon. Page H4876 H. Rept. 117–125) that was debated on September
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 21st that provides for U.S. Virgin Islands non-
Year 2022: The House considered H.R. 4350, to immigrant visitor visa waivers (as currently provided
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authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for mili- for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands) for
tary activities of the Department of Defense and for stays of up to 45 days in the U.S. Virgin Islands (by
military construction, to prescribe military personnel a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 190 nays, Roll
No. 270); Page H4881
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Tlaib amendment (No. 11 printed in part C of H. creases authorized funding to the National Maritime
Rept. 117–125) that was debated on September 21st Heritage Grants Program; Casten (No. 13) that re-
that strengthens servicemember consumer protections quires that any new construction of DoD buildings
with regards to medical debt collections and credit larger than 5,000 square feet be designed to be net-
reporting, including prohibiting the collection of zero by 2035 and includes a national security waiver,
medical debt for the first two years and prohibiting and separately directs a status report on progress to-
debt arising from medically necessary procedures wards meeting DoD’s current energy security goal to
from ever appearing on servicemember credit reports produce or procure renewable energy not less than
(by a yea-and-nay vote of yeas to nays, Roll No. 25 percent by FY25; Larsen (WA) (No. 14) that ex-
271); Pages H4881–82 pands protections for marine mammals to include
Slotkin amendment (No. 15 printed in part C of vessel speed mitigation measures, monitoring of un-
H. Rept. 117–125) that was debated on September derwater soundscapes, and grants to support research
21st that directs the Secretary of Defense to provide and development into marine mammal monitoring
DOD medical providers with mandatory training technologies; McCaul (No. 19) that authorizes new
with respect to the potential health effects of PFAS mandatory sanctions on foreign entities and individ-
and add additional language to address PFAS con- uals responsible for the planning, construction, and
tamination (by a yea-and-nay vote of 236 yeas to operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline; repeals the
186 nays, Roll No. 272); Pages H4882–83
national interest waiver for sanctions required by ex-
DeGette amendment (No. 16 printed in part C of isting law related to the pipeline project; Cardenas
H. Rept. 117–125) that was debated on September (No. 21) that creates a report on Azerbaijan’s activi-
21st that adds the text of Titles I–VI of the Pro- ties in Nagorno Karabakh in 2020 to be submitted
tecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act to the relevant congressional committees by the Sec-
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 200 nays, Roll retary of Defense in consultation with the Secretary
No. 273); Pages H4883–84
of State; Cleaver (No. 22) that establishes the Alcee
Neguse amendment (No. 17 printed in part C of
H. Rept. 117–125) that was debated on September L. Hastings Leadership Institute for Inclusive Trans-
21st that adds the text of H.R. 577, the Colorado atlantic Engagement to honor and continue the im-
Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, and H.R. portant work of our colleague Rep. Hastings to in-
1052, the Grand Canyon Protection Act to the bill crease diversity in international affairs and national
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 204 nays, Roll security leadership and public service careers in the
No. 243); Page H4884
United States and Europe; Omar (No. 27) that adds
Smith (WA) en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting requirement that the final report of the Commission
of the following amendments printed in part C of H. on Afghanistan created by Section 1080 includes an
Rept. 117–125: Sanchez (No. 2) that extends con- assessment of the impact of civilian harm and human
sumer credit protections to active duty armed and rights violations, including civilian casualties from
uniformed consumers to dispute adverse actions or airstrikes, arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killings,
inaction on their credit report that occurred while and the use of torture; Correa (No. 29) that estab-
they were in a combat zone, aboard a U.S. vessel, or lishes an Afghan Refuge Special Envoy position;
away from their usual duty stations; Torres (No. 3) Torres (No. 31) that establishes additional criteria
that categorizes public safety telecommunicators as a for accountability mechanisms in the Northern Tri-
protective service occupation under the Standard Oc- angle, including visa restrictions and limitations on
cupational Classification System; Waters (No. 4) that security assistance for corruption and obstructing
authorizes a $200 million contribution to the IMF’s democratic processes; Langevin (No. 32) that makes
Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) a technical correction to Section 1752 of the FY21
that allows the IMF to provide immediate debt serv- NDAA (6 U.S.C. 1500) that will allow the Office
ice relief to poor countries in the wake of cata- of the National Cyber Director to accept the services
strophic natural disasters and major, fast-spreading of non-reimbursed detailees from departments and
public health emergencies; Costa (No. 7) that ex- agencies; Kahele (No. 33) that rescinds twenty Med-
pands eligibility for burial in US national cemeteries als of Honor awarded to the members of the United
for Hmong and Lao veterans from the Vietnam war States army for killing hundreds of unarmed Lakota
to include individuals naturalized before 2000; Cas- women, children and men on the Pine Ridge Indian
tro (TX) (No. 8) that strengthens contract authority Reservation, which later became known as the
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of the Department of Defense to improve minority Wounded Knee Massacre; Houlahan (No. 37) that
representation in certain media projects and submit creates a cybersecurity training pilot program at the
a report on the summary of the communities rep- Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans and
resented in such projects; Higgins (No. 12) that in- members of the Armed Forces transitioning from
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service to civilian life; Spanberger (No. 43) that re- Taiwan to disrupt such operations; Barr (No. 54)
quires the Treasury Department to conduct and sub- that directs the Defense Health Agency to carry out
mit to Congress a report on any risks to the U.S. fi- a pilot program to determine the prevalence of sleep
nancial stability and the global economy emanating apnea among members of the Armed Forces assigned
from the People’s Republic of China, along with any to initial training; Barragán (No. 55) that changes
recommendations to the U.S. representatives at the the name of The Battleship IOWA Museum, located
International Monetary Fund and the Financial Sta- in Los Angeles, California, and managed by the Pa-
bility Board to strengthen international cooperation cific Battleship Center, to the ‘‘National Museum of
to monitor and mitigate such financial stability risks the Surface Navy’’; Barragán (Nol. 56) that requires
through the work of the International Monetary the Department of Defense and the Department of
Fund and the Financial Stability Board; Gottheimer Homeland Security to provide notice to all noncit-
(No. 44) that requires the Secretary of the Treasury izen military recruits about their options for natu-
to submit to Congress (1) a copy of licenses author- ralization; Beatty (No. 57) that directs an inter-
izing financial institutions to provide services bene- agency study and report on the housing and service
fitting a state sponsor of terrorism, and (2) a report needs of survivors and those at risk of trafficking;
on foreign financial institutions conducting signifi- Bera (No. 58) that authorizes U.S. participation in
cant transactions for persons sanctioned for inter- the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
national terrorism and human rights violations; (CEPI); Bera (No. 59) that supports Taiwan’s invest-
Adams (No. 45) that clarifies that ‘‘nursing’’ is an- ment in an asymmetric defense strategy by requiring
other status through which an individual may be a report with programmatic and policy options to
subject to discrimination; Adam (No. 46) that clari- support Taiwan’s defense budgeting and procure-
fies the definition of Historically black colleges and ment process in a manner that facilitates sustained
universities (HBCUs) in the context of defense re- investment in capabilities aligned with Taiwan’s
search; Arrington (No. 47) that requires the Sec- asymmetric defense strategy; Bera (No. 60) that re-
retary of the Air Force, or the Secretary’s designee, quires a joint report from the Department of State
to provide to the congressional defense committees a and Department of Defense on the utilization of the
briefing on the process for evaluating and granting Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Track-
military type certifications for aircraft; Arrington er (SPOT) database to verify Afghan special immi-
(No. 48) that requires the Secretary of Defense and grant visa applicant information; Biggs (No. 61) that
Secretary of State to submit a report that describes expresses a sense of Congress about the importance
the financial benefits Russia will obtain through the of the U.S.-Israel relationship; Bilirakis (No. 62) that
Nordstream 2 Pipeline as well as an analysis of the adds a Sense of Congress on the role of human rights
security risks of a a completed pipeline to Ukraine, in reducing violence in Nigeria; Blumenauer (No.
our European allies and partners, and the NATO al- 63) that requires the Director for Cost Estimation
liance; Auchincloss (No. 49) that directs the Treas- and Program Evaluation to conduct a study on the
ury Secretary to determine if there are reasonable unexpected cost increases for the W80–4 nuclear
grounds to conclude that there is a primary money warhead life extension program; Blumenauer (No.
laundering concern in connection with Afghan illicit 64) that requires a Department of Defense report to
finance; Auchincloss (No. 50) that gives the Afghan- Congress on activities and planned activities related
istan Commission, established in the NDAA base to Superfund sites in which DoD is responsible for
text, the authority to secure information and intel- the pollution; Blunt Rochester (No. 65) Sense of
ligence related to its investigations while protecting Congress honoring Dover Air Force Base, including
sources and methods; Baird (No. 51) Advanced Man- the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings, and the Charles
ufacturing Technology Centers (HAMTC) under Sec- C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs; Bourdeaux
tion 1402, Advanced Technology Development De- (No. 66) that requires a report from DOD on the
fense-wide Manufacturing Science and Technology implementation of GAO’s recommendations to im-
Program, offset from Operations and Maintenance; prove the Procurement Technical Assistance Pro-
Banks (No. 52) that modifies the rules for appointees gram, as set forth in GAO–21–287; Boyle (No. 67)
of the military academy Board of Visitors to man- that creates a new section to review agreements with
date that the President must choose the replacement non- Department entities with respect to prevention
for Presidential appointees; Barr (No. 53) that di- and mitigation of spills of Aqueous Film-Forming
rects the Director of National Intelligence to submit Foam; Brown (No. 68) that provides a limited, tar-
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to Congress a report on influence operations con- geted waiver of the FAR provision only as it applies
ducted by China to interfere in or undermine peace to forgiven PPP loans received by engineering firms
and stability of the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pa- doing work on federally funded transportation
cific Region and efforts by the U.S. to work with projects; Brown (No. 69) that requires a report from
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the Department of Defense on training provided to (MII) to transfer digitally secured manufacturing
the acquisition workforce on commercial item deter- technologies to defense industrial base contractors
minations; Brown (No. 70) that adds installation and provides reimbursement to MII’s for associated
support services to intergovernmental service agree- transfer costs and requires annual briefing submis-
ments in order to protect individuals with disabil- sion to the House and Senate Armed Services Com-
ities; Brown (No. 71) that requires the Secretary of mittees; Bustos (No. 83) that directs the USD
Defense to submit an annual report to congress on (R&E) to create a disruptive manufacturing ca-
the demographic breakdown of security forces cita- pabilities integration roadmap in consultation with
tions; Brownley (No. 72) that requires DOD to im- DoD Manufacturing Innovation Institutes; Cammack
plement GAO recommendations to address disparity (No. 84) that requires the Secretary of Homeland Se-
in military uniform costs by gender and allows for curity and Secretary of Commerce to submit a report
a one-time retroactive payment from DOD to that includes an assessment of establishing a
women service members affected by disparity in uni- preclearance facility in Taiwan; Cammack (No. 85)
form costs over last 10 years; Brownley (No. 73) that that requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct an
requires Government Accountability Office to con- anonymous survey to determine the effects that the
duct a study of DOD’s policy to discharge women COVID–19 vaccine mandate issued by the Secretary
based on pregnancy or parenthood between on August 24, 2021, has had on recruitment to and
1951–1976 based on Executive Order by President reenlistment in the Armed Forces; Carbajal (No. 86)
Truman; Brownley (No. 74) that establishes a federal that requires the Chief of Space Operations to con-
grant program to help states create and implement sider commercial launch when completing the re-
a Seal of Biliteracy program that encourages and rec- quested range infrastructure report; Carson (IN) (No.
ognizes high school students who achieve proficiency 87) that pancreatic cancer research funding at the
in both English and at least one other language; Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed
Brownley (No. 75) that revises the reporting require- Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) by 5 million,
ment for the VA Advisory Committee on Women
Veterans to make the report annual instead of every to the already appropriated 15 million; Case (No.
other year; Buchanan (No. 76) that directs the Sec- 88) that modifies the DIA annual report on China’s
retary of Defense to implement the recommendations military and security developments to include an as-
included in the July 2021 GAO report on increasing sessment of China’s military expansion into the Pa-
the safety of military training drills and reducing fa- cific Islands Region; Case (No. 89) that expresses the
talities within the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Ma- sense of Congress that the U.S. and Republic of
rines; Buck (No. 77) that amends section 1241 of Palau have a strong relationship and that Congress
subsection E of title XII to clarify that China’s is receptive of Palau’s request to the U.S. to establish
atrocities in Xinjiang are genocide, to be consistent a regular military presence in Palau for the purposes
with previous designations made by the Executive of Palau’s defense; Case (No. 90) that requires a re-
branch; Budd (No. 78) that prohibits any funding in port from the Secretaries of State and Defense on the
the bill from being used to remove publicly available activities and resources required to enhance security
accountings of military assistance provided to Af- partnerships between the United States and Indo-Pa-
ghan security forces from the website of the Depart- cific countries; Case (No. 91) that requires an annual
ment of Defense or any other agency; Burchett (No report from the Secretary of Defense describing the
79) that requires the Secretary of Defense to provide progress being made by the DoD to renew military
a briefing to the Armed Services Committees of the land leases and easements in the State of Hawaii that
House and Senate on plans by DoD for fielding elec- expire within the next 10 years; Case (No. 92) that
tronic autonomous shuttles on military installations expresses the sense of Congress that the Red Hill
for the purpose of transporting personnel and equip- Bulk Fuel Storage facility in Hawaii needs to be op-
ment; Bush (No. 80) that studies nuclear contamina- erated at the highest standard possible and its con-
tion in Coldwater Creek and installs warning signage tinued availability is a matter of national security;
to reduce potential harm; Bustos (No. 81) that Case (No. 93) that requires a report on long-term in-
amends Section 106 of Title 38 USC recognizing the frastructure needs to support the Marine Corps re-
service of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps and allows ap- alignment in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility;
plicable discharge from service by the DoD and pro- Case (No. 94) that requires an update once every five
vision of service medal and grave marker, while not years of the DoD’s Hawaii Master Land Use Plan to
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providing other Veteran benefits or burial rights at synchronize each service’s use of land; Case (No. 95)
Arlington National Cemetery; Bustos (No. 82) that that requires the DoD to conduct an investigation
creates USD (R&E) 3-year Pilot Program in into incidents of military aircraft being lazed by the
concert with Manufacturing Innovation Institutes general population in Hawaii and provide a report to
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Congress and requires the DoD find ways to miti- and detection; Clarke (NY) (No. 108) that requires
gate future lazing incidence through data collection the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
and tracking, a change of operating procedures, and Agency (CISA) to establish requirements and proce-
providing laser eye protection against commercial off dures for covered critical infrastructure owners and
the shelf lasers; Case (No. 96) that requires a report operators to report covered cybersecurity incidents to
from the DoD to Congress on best practices for co- a new Cyber Incident Review Office, to be estab-
ordinating relations with state and local govern- lished within CISA; Cleaver (No. 109) that directs
mental entities in the State of Hawaii; Castro (TX) the Secretary of Treasury to carry out a study on the
(No. 97) that requires the Department of State to Secretary’s delegation of examination authority under
submit a report on efforts to counter firearms traf- the Bank Secrecy Act; Cohen (No. 110) that estab-
ficking to Mexico and implement the recommenda- lishes priorities of U.S. engagement at INTERPOL,
tions of a Government Accountability Office report; identifies areas for improvement in the U.S. govern-
Castro (TX) (No. 98) that requires the Department ment’s response to INTERPOL abuse, and protects
of State’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights the U.S. judicial system from abusive INTERPOL
Practices to include information on the treatment of notices; Cohen (No. 111) that requires the Secretary
migrants; Chabot (No. 99) that requires GAO to of Defense to attempt to recover any aircraft that
conduct a study of U.S. capabilities for, and com- were provided by the United States to the Afghan
petence in, conducting and responding to gray zone security forces that have been relocated to other
campaigns, both within agencies and across the countries; Comer (No. 112) that requires the Special
interagency; Cheney (No. 100) that limits the Avail- Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
ability of Funds for the secretary of the Air Force for (SIGAR) to investigate and report on the disposition
Prototype Program For Multiglobal Navigation Sat- of military equipment provided by the United States
ellite System Receiver Development; Cheney (No. to Afghanistan, as well as whether Afghan govern-
101) that directs the Secretary of Defense, in coordi- ment officials took United States taxpayer funds or
nation with the Secretary of Energy and the Sec-
retary of Commerce, to conduct an assessment of the equipment when fleeing the country; Connolly (No.
effect on national security that would result from 113) that imposes temporary limits on arms sales to
uranium ceasing to be designated as a critical min- Saudi Arabia and requires various reports and actions
eral by the Secretary of the Interior under section related to the death of Saudi Arabian journalist
7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020; Chu (CA) (No. Jamal Khashoggi; Connolly (No. 114) that directs
102) that extends and expands the Department of the President to create the Global Health Security
Defense’s requirement to track and report on inci- Agenda Interagency Review Council to implement
dents of hazing and bullying in each service branch; the Global Health Security Agenda and to appoint
Chu (CA) (No. 103) that responds to the Depart- a U.S. Coordinator for Global Health Security to co-
ment of Defense’s August airstrike in Kabul that ordinate and report on the interagency process for re-
wrongfully killed as many as 10 civilians by express- sponding to global health security emergencies; Con-
ing the Sense of Congress that the Department must nolly (No. 115) that requires a report related to
ensure full accountability for this mistake, conduct a human rights abusers, terrorists, and military coup
timely and transparent investigation into the events participants who have received security cooperation
leading up to the strike, and provide compensation training from the United States; Connolly (No. 116)
to the families of the victims. Cicilline (No. 104) that provides a statutory framework for the Federal
that establishes the Southern New England Regional Risk and Authorization Management Program
Commission, which would assist in the development (FedRAMP) that will make the program more ac-
of defense manufacturing in Southern New England; countable and transparent and help ensure that agen-
Clark (MA) (No. 106) that expresses the sense of cies’ processes of moving safely to the cloud are
Congress that the United States honors the women streamlined and efficient; Correa (No. 117) that re-
who served in World War II and former Rep. Edith quires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to
Nourse Rogers for her role in establishing the Wom- submit an annual report on women veterans access
en’s Army Auxiliary Corps and the Women’s Army to gender specific services under arrangements en-
Corps; Clarke (NY) (No. 107) that authorizes the tered into by the VA with non-VA medical provides
CyberSentry program within the DHS Cybersecurity for the provision of hospital care or medical services;
and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a critical Craig (No. 118) that adds $30 Million to the Army
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Industrial Control System (ICS) cybersecurity pro- Community Services account to provide family as-
gram that allows CISA to enter into strategic, vol- sistance, victim advocacy, financial counseling, em-
untary partnerships with priority ICS owners and op- ployment readiness, and other similar support serv-
erators to provide enhanced cyber threat monitoring ices at installations where 500 or more military
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members are assigned; Crawford (No. 119) that di- jected changes in flooding over the expected service
rects Secretary of the Army to divest 20th CBRN life of facilities; Escobar (No. 133) that enhances
command to Army Special Operations Command, es- military installation master plans by requiring them
tablishing the 1st EOD Command; Crawford (No. to address installation resilience, increases the fre-
120) that directs Secretary of the Army to designate quency at which the plans must be developed, and
an Assistant to provide oversight of the Army’s EOD ensures reporting on ongoing coordination with pub-
program; Crawford (No. 121) that directs the Execu- lic or private entities; Escobar (No. 134) that directs
tive Agent to designate a joint program executive of- the DoD Climate Working group to design tech-
ficer for the EOD Defense Program; Crist (No. 122) nical specifications for the assessment and mitigation
that requires a report on aircraft turbine engine rotor of risk to supply chains from extreme weather and
inventory, maintenance, and repairs; Crow (No. 123) changes in environmental conditions; Estes (No.
that Makes clear that those employed under coopera- 135) that requires the Secretary of Defense shall pro-
tive agreements and grants are eligible for the Af- vide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services
ghan SIV program; Crow (No. 124) that authorizes on the evaluation of commercially available small
the establishment of a memorial for service members unmanned air craft systems with capabilities that
of the Global War on Terrorism on the National align with the Department’s priorities; Evans (No.
Mall; Curtis (No. 125) that updates the Annual Re- 136) that provides additional flexibilities and
port on Human Rights Practices to report on the streamlines the waiver process required under 15
status of surveillance and use of advanced technology U.S.C. 637(a)(21); Fitzgerald (No. 137) that requires
to impose arbitrary or unlawful interference with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to submit
privacy, or unlawful or unnecessary restrictions on an annual report to Congress on the number of sex-
freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, associa- ual assault cases involving members of the Army and
tion, or other internationally recognized human Air National Guard; Fortenberry (No. 138) that adds
rights; Rodney Davis (IL) (No. 126) that increases a Sense of Congress that it is in the best interests
funding for 3D Printing of Infrastructure with an of the region for Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan to im-
offset from the Integrated Personnel and Pay System- mediately reach a just and equitable agreement re-
Army (IPPS–A); Dean (No. 127) that authorizes garding the filling and operation of the Grand Ethi-
every notary to use remote online notarization opian Renaissance Dam; Foster (No. 139) that re-
(RON) and creates national standards and protec- quires the Secretary of Defense to enter into an ar-
tions on its use; Dean (No. 128) that directs the Sec- rangement with JASON Defense Advisory Council
retary of the Treasury to designate a Coordinator for to update the FY2010 NDAA study on discrimina-
Human Trafficking Issues to coordinate activities, tion capabilities of the ballistic missile defense sys-
policies, and programs of the Department that relate tem. Creates a report on the status of the JASON
to human trafficking and to participate in coordina- Defense Advisory Council contract by the Secretary
tion across government agencies on these issues; of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; Galla-
Delgado (No. 129) that directs the Secretary of De- gher (No. 140) that establishes a National Security
fense to report to Congress within 180 days fol- Commission on Synthetic Biology; and Gallagher
lowing enactment on any discrepancies between in- (No. 141) that prohibits federal operation or pro-
home/nursing care between TRICARE and curement of certain foreign-made unmanned aircraft
CHAMPVA; DeSaulnier (No. 130) that expresses the systems. Pages H4884–H4936
sense of Congress that the Port Chicago 50 should Proceedings Postponed:
be exonerated of any charges brought against them Bowman amendment (No. 25 printed in part C of
in the aftermath of the deadliest home front explo- H. Rept. 117–125) that seeks to prohibit U.S. mili-
sion in World War II; Dunn (No. 131) that in- tary presence in Syria without Congressional ap-
creases the Development of Medical countermeasures proval within one year of enactment; Pages H4936–37
Against Novel Entities (DOMANE) program to Mfume amendment (No. 26 printed in part C of
allow for the rapid screening of all FDA approved H. Rept. 117–125) that seeks to increase the gov-
compounds and other human safe compound libraries ernmentwide goals for small business participation in
to identify optimal drug candidates for repurposing federal contracts and for certain small business con-
as medical countermeasures for COVID–19 and cerns; Pages H4937–39
other novel and emerging biothreats; Escobar (No. Khana amendment (No. 28 printed in part C of
132) that directs the DoD to reduce flood risk, dam- H. Rept. 117–125) that seeks to terminate U.S.
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age, and disruption to military facilities and to im- military logistical support, and the transfer of spare
prove with established floodplain management prac- parts to Saudi warplanes conducting aerial strikes
tice by requiring use of 500-year flood standard for against the Houthis in Yemen and permanently ends
mission-critical facilities and consideration of pro- intelligence sharing that enables offensive strikes and
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any U.S. effort to command, coordinate, participate the current statutory prohibition on Members of
in the movement of, or accompany Saudi or United Congress contracting with the federal government;
Arab Emirates-led coalition forces in the war in Pages H4956–57
Yemen; Pages H4939–40 Smith (WA) en bloc amendment No. 2 consisting
Meeks amendment (No. 30 printed in part C of of the following amendments printed in part C of H.
H. Rept. 117–125) that seeks to requires the sus- Rept. 117–125: Garamendi (No. 142) that seeks to
pension of U.S. sustainment and maintenance sup- direct DOD to implement its own recommendations
port to Saudi air force units responsible for airstrikes on improving use of unmanned aircraft systems by
resulting in civilian casualties in Yemen with certain the National Guard, from Congressionally directed
exemptions for territorial self-defense, counterter- review/report; Garamendi (No. 143) that seeks to re-
rorism operations, and defense of U.S. government quire the DOD to include accounting of costs for
facilities or personnel; Pages H4940–41 wildfire response in the annual budget request to
Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) amendment (No. 35 Congress, including military support for states and
printed in part C of H. Rept. 117–125) that seeks FEMA/federal land management agencies;
to replace the congressional publication entitled Garamendi (No. 144) that seeks to remove arbitrary
United States Government Policy and Supporting cap on the number of excess military aircraft that
Positions, commonly known as the Plum Book, with DOD may transfer at no cost to DHS (FEMA) or the
an online public directory and requires the Office of U.S. Forest Service for firefighting; Garamendi (No.
Personnel Management (OPM) to publish the infor- 145) that seeks to require DOD/OMB to review ex-
mation contained in the Plum Book on a public isting authorities for using Air Force and Air Na-
website in a format that is easily searchable and that tional Guard modular airborne fire-fighting systems
otherwise meets certain data standards; and other military assets to fight wildfires;
Pages H4941–44 Garamendi (No. 146) that seeks to increase funding
Johnson (GA) amendment (No. 36 printed in part for cold weather capabilities; Garbarino (No. 147)
C of H. Rept. 117–125) that seeks to restrict the that seeks to create a 5-year term for the Cybersecu-
Department of Defense (DOD) from transferring cer- rity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Di-
tain surplus military property to federal, state, or rector and reaffirms that the position will be Presi-
local law enforcement agencies; Pages H4944–47 dentially appointed and Senate confirmed; Garbarino
Garamendi amendment (No. 38 printed in part C (No. 148) that seeks to establish a Department of
of H. Rept. 117–125) that seeks to prohibit funding Homeland Security grant program to facilitate closer
for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) U.S.-Israel cybersecurity cooperation; Garbarino (No.
program and W87–1; Pages H4947–50 149) that seeks to establish a cyber counseling cer-
Schrader amendment (No. 39 printed in part C of tification program for Small Business Development
H. Rept. 117–125) that seeks to reduce Unfunded Centers (SBDCs) assisting small businesses with
Priority Lists to only the six Service Branches of the planning and implementing cybersecurity measures;
United States Military and United States Special Op- Garbarino (No. 150) that seeks to require CISA to
erations Command; Pages H4950–51 update its cyber incident response plan not less often
Ocasio-Cortez amendment (No. 40 printed in part then biennially, and requires CISA to consult with
C of H. Rept. 117–125) that seeks to reduce overall relevant Sector Risk Management Agencies and the
authorization level by 10%; excludes military per- National Cyber Director, to develop mechanisms to
sonnel, DoD federal civilian workforce, and defense engage with stakeholders to educate them about
health program accounts from the 10% reduction; Federal Government cybersecurity roles for cyber in-
Pages H4951–52 cident response; Garcı́a (IL) (No. 151) that seeks to
Jacobs (CA) amendment (No. 41 printed in part prohibit funding to Brazil for the purpose of dis-
C of H. Rept. 117–125) that seeks to reduce placing indigenous or Quilombola communities;
amounts authorized for defense spending in FY22 to Garcı́a (IL) (No. 152) that seeks to require the GAO
no more than the amount requested by the Presi- to submit a report to Congress on humanitarian im-
dent; Pages H4952–54 pacts of US sanctions; Garcia (CA) (No. 153) that
Langevin amendment (No. 42 printed in part C seeks to create professional licensure reciprocity for
of H. Rept. 117–125) that seeks to allow for admis- military service members and their spouses who
sion of essential scientists and technical experts to move to new jurisdictions as a result of Permanent
promote and protect the national security innovation Change of Station Orders provided they submit to
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base; Pages H4954–56 certain requirements; Gibbs (No. 154) that seeks to
Bowman amendment (No. 105 printed in part C require GAO to submit to Congress a report ac-
of H. Rept. 117–125) that seeks to add the Presi- counting for any equipment provided by the United
dent, Vice President, and any Cabinet member to States Coast Guard or the Army Corps of Engineers
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to any regime in Afghanistan; Gohmert (No. 155) media by U.S. State Department-designated foreign
that seeks to creat a separate career track for military terrorist organizations, and the threat posed to U.S.
judges to prevent undue influence from swaying trial national security by online radicalization;
outcome; Gomez (No. 156) that seeks to expresses Gottheimer (No. 167) that seeks to require the
the Sense of Congress that Korean- American and Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readi-
Korean veterans who fought alongside United States ness to prepare an annual report to Congress con-
Armed Forces in the Vietnam war served with dis- taining an analysis of the nationwide costs of living
tinction and honor; Gomez (No. 157) that seeks to for members of the Department of Defense;
express a Sense of Congress that the Department of Gottheimer (No. 168) that seeks to require public
Defense should select electric or zero-emission mod- disclosure of lead testing results completed by the
els when purchasing new, non-combat vehicles; Tony Department of Defense in ‘‘covered areas,’’ i.e., an
Gonzales (TX) (No. 158) seeks to establish the Na- area located immediately adjacent to and down gra-
tional Digital Reserve Corps, a program within GSA dient from a military installation, a formerly used
that would allow private sector tech talent to work defense site, or a facility where military activities are
for the federal government for 30 days per calendar conducted by the National Guard of a State;
year to take on short term digital, cybersecurity, and Gottheimer (No. 169) that seeks to direct the De-
AI projects; Gonzalez (OH) (No. 159) that seeks to fense Logistics Agency to conduct a study within
require federal agencies to issue a report that assesses one year of enactment of this law regarding the de-
the risk to U.S. national security posed by Russian gree to which LESO/1033 equipment and materials
and Chinese dominance in the global nuclear energy for Law Enforcement use are equitably distributed
market and identifies opportunities for the U.S. to between larger, well-resourced municipalities and
regain global leadership; Gonzalez (OH) (No. 160) units of government and smaller, less well-resourced
that seeks to direct the Secretary of Commerce, in municipalities and units of government; and to iden-
coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, to tify potential reforms to the LESO/1033 program to
establish within the Bureau of Economic Analysis of ensure that equipment and materials are distributed
the Department of Commerce a China Economic in a manner that provides adequate opportunity for
Data Coordination Center to collect and synthesize participation by smaller, less well-resourced munici-
official and unofficial Chinese economic data devel- palities and units of government; Gottheimer (No.
opments in China’s financial markets and United 170) that seeks to require GAO to carry out a study
States exposure to risks and vulnerabilities in China’s on the financing of domestic violent extremists and
financial system; Gonzalez (OH) (No. 161) that terrorists, including foreign terrorist-inspired domes-
seeks to create a pilot program within the Depart- tic extremists; Graves (LA) (No. 171) that seeks to
ment of Defense’s Transition Assistance Program authorize the President and the Secretary of Defense,
(TAP) to provide mental health counseling to with the approval of the state or territorial governor
transitioning servicemembers, and specifically with (and subject to appropriations), the ability to offer
information regarding the mental health programs support for large scale, complex, catastrophic disas-
and benefits at their local VA facility; González- ters; Graves (MO) (No. 172) that seeks to increase
Colón (No. 162) that seeks to require the Secretary funding for Solider Lethality for further development
of Defense to commission a National Academies of of Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities that will
Sciences study that would investigate the connection enable a next-generation command and control sys-
between certain toxic exposures and health effects on tem for the warfighter; Graves (MO) (No. 173) that
the islands of Vieques; González-Colón (No. 163) seeks to ensure that general aviation (GA) pilots re-
that seeks to prohibit the use of FY22 NDAA funds ceive flight training in the aircraft they will be oper-
for the purpose of retiring the LCM–8 platform from ating in the National Airspace System (NAS); Green
service in Puerto Rico; González-Colón (No. 164) (TX) (No. 174) that seeks to require the uniform
that seeks to require the Secretary of the Army to residential loan application to include a military
provide a Modular Small Arms Range in Puerto service question in a prominent location on the form;
Rico; Gosar (No. 165) that seeks to require the Green (TX) (No. 175) that seeks to require public
Comptroller General of the United States to submit housing agencies to consider the housing needs of
a report to Congress on the impact of mergers and veterans when creating their annual plans and hous-
acquisitions of defense industrial base contractors on ing strategies, the latter in consultation with agen-
the procurement processes of the Department of De- cies that serve veterans; Green (TX) (No. 176) that
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fense; Gottheimer (No. 166) that seeks to require seeks to mandate the Department of State maintain
the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination and report to Congress an accounting of the number
with the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, of American Citizens evacuated from Hamid Karzai
to report to Congress on the use of online social International Airport; Hagedorn (No. 177) that seeks
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to permit financial literacy training on overseas mili- rity Commission on Artificial Intelligence with re-
tary installations by financial services providers; Hig- spect to the Department of Defense to include a de-
gins (LA) (No. 178) that seeks to add a Sense of termination of whether the Secretary of Defense in-
Congress that stresses the importance of Joint Sur- tends to implement each recommendation; Houlahan
veillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft and re- (No. 189) that seeks to require an annual report to
inforces Congress’ intent that the previous NDAA Congress and OPM from the Chief Human Capital
language be strictly adhered to before any are re- Officers Council describing the activities of the
tired; Hill (No. 179) that seeks to amend the De- council and a description of barriers preventing
fense Production Act (DPA) to protect medical ma- agencies from hiring qualified applicants, including
terials for Americans by bolstering our supply chain for digital talent positions, and recommendations for
during times of crisis; Hill (No. 180) that seeks to addressing those barriers; Huizenga (No. 190) that
require an interagency strategy to disrupt and dis- seeks to require the Secretary of the Air Force to
mantle narcotics production and trafficking and af- submit a report to Congress detailing the plans and
filiated networks linked to the regime of Bashar al- timeline for the recovery operations of the C–119
Assad in Syria; Himes (No. 181) that seeks to in- Gamble Chalk 1 crash site at Mt Silverthorne, Alas-
struct the Department of Defense to provide an anal- ka; Jackson Lee (No. 191) that seeks to provide au-
ysis of the cost of implementing next generation thorization for a $10 million increase in funding for
cryptography across the DOD through a report on increased collaboration with NIH to combat Triple
the resources necessary to fully fund the Information Negative Breast Cancer; Jackson Lee (No. 192) that
Systems Security Program (ISSP) in order to address seeks to provide authorization for $2.5 million in-
cybersecurity requirements; Himes (No. 182) that crease in funding to combat post-traumatic stress
seeks to allow Treasury Department (via FinCEN) to disorder (PTSD); Jackson Lee (No. 193) that seeks to
use the special measures authority to designate juris- direct the Secretary of Defense to promulgate regula-
dictions, accounts, and others that are determined to tions to ensure that candidates granted admission to
be ‘‘Primary Money Laundering Concerns’’ due to il-
licit finance involvement such as the cross-border attend a military academy undergo screening for
laundering the proceeds of ransomware attacks, busi- speech disorders and be provided the results of the
ness email compromise fraud, and other cyber-en- screening test and a list of warfare unrestricted line
abled financial crimes which are often conducted (URL) Officer positions and occupation specialists
outside of the correspondent banks; Horsford (No. that require successful performance on the speech
183) that seeks to authorize the Secretary of Defense test. Academy students shall have the option of un-
to conduct a pilot program to evaluate the feasibility dergoing speech therapy to reduce speech disorders
and effectiveness of software, emerging technologies, or impediments; Jackson Lee (No. 194) that seeks to
and methodologies to track real-time emissions from establish a task force on the historical and current
installations and installation assets; Horsford (No. barriers to African American participation and equal
184) that seeks to authorize the Secretary of Defense treatment in the Armed Services; Jackson Lee (No.
to carry out a pilot program to establish data librar- 195) that seeks to require a report on Maternity
ies containing data sets relevant to the development Mortality Rates for military members and their de-
of artificial intelligence software and technology and pendents; Jackson Lee (No. 196) that seeks to re-
to allow private companies to access such data librar- quire a report to be submitted to Congress within
ies for the purposes of developing artificial intel- 240 days following enactment on the risks posed by
ligence models and other technical software solu- debris in low earth orbit and to make recommenda-
tions; Horsford (No. 185) that seeks to direct the tions on remediation of risks and outline plans to re-
Department of Defense to conduct a review of the duce the incident of space debris; Jackson Lee (No.
implementation of its CUI program; Houlahan (No. 197) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense
186) that seeks to exempt certain contracts awarded to report to Congress programs and procedures em-
to small business concerns from category manage- ployed to ensure students studying abroad through
ment or successor strategies for contract consolida- Department of Defense National Security Education
tion; Houlahan (No. 187) that seeks to require the Programs are trained to recognize, resist, and report
Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a against recruitment efforts by agents of foreign gov-
plan to collect and analyze data on the use of en- ernments; Jackson Lee (No. 198) that seeks to direct
hanced transfer of technology developed at Depart- the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 180 days
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ment of Defense laboratories; Houlahan (No. 188) following enactment that explains the progress made
that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to sub- over the history of the Department of Defense and
mit to the congressional defense committees a report its predecessor departments (Department of War)
on the recommendations made by the National Secu- and experiences in integrating African Americans
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into the branches of the armed services and the civil- from reaching the United States; Joyce (PA) (No.
ian staffing of Pentagon offices and agencies, and the 210) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense, in
steps being taken to recognize the service of African coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, Sec-
Americans who have served in the Armed Forces retary of Health and Human Services, and the Sec-
with honor, heroism, and distinction; Jackson (No. retary of Homeland Security, to develop an annex (to
199) that seeks to express the Sense of Congress that the National Biodefense Strategy described under
Israel is a critical defense partner and highlights var- Section 104 of title 6, United States Code) for a na-
ious things such as improving interoperability, op- tional biodefense science and technology strategy and
posing terrorism in the Middle East, and maintain- implementation plan, no later than 180 days after
ing a strong relationship; Jacobs (NY) (No. 200) the date of enactment of this bill; Katko (No. 211)
that seeks to require the Department of Defense and that seeks to establish a grant at HHS for the forma-
all service branches to commence defense innovation tion of Tick Identification Pilot Programs, which
open topic activities similar to the ‘‘SBIR Open will require the ability to submit photo images of
Topics’’ program operated by the Air Force’s ticks and the images to be reviewed by qualified
AFWERX office; Jacobs (CA) (No. 201) that seeks professionals for the likelihood of carrying a tick-
to require a report from the Secretary of State on a borne disease; Katko (No. 212) that seeks to revise
conflict assessment in Haiti; Jacobs (CA) (No. 202) HUD’s Annual Fair Housing Report to specifically
that seeks to require human rights vetting of poten- report sexual harassment complaints. Codifies the
tial recipients of U.S. support to combat terrorism DOJ’s Sexual Harassment in Housing Initiative;
under 10 U.S.C. 127e; Jacobs (CA) (No. 203) that Katko (No. 213) that seeks to provide for the De-
seeks to require a strategy to address the root causes partment of Labor to conduct a study on obstacles
of violent extremism and conflict in Mozambique; to employment facing certain Afghan SIVs and other
Jacobs (CA) (No. 204) that seeks to require congres- eligible populations legally present in the United
sional notifications and an annual reporting require- States; Keating (No. 214) that seeks to require a
ment related to oversight of the peacekeeping oper- pilot program to assess the barriers to women’s par-
ations account; Jayapal (No. 205) that seeks to direct ticipation in the national security forces of six par-
federal agencies to initiate debarment proceedings for ticipating partner countries; Keller (No. 215) that
contractors with repeat and willful wage theft viola- seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense to acquire
tions; Jayapal (No. 206) that seeks to require GAO domestically sourced alternatives to existing defense
to submit a report on cost analyses of options for re- products, which currently rely on foreign sources
ducing nuclear security programs and modifying alone; Keller (No. 216) that seeks to direct the Sec-
force structures; Jayapal (No. 207), as modified, that retary to report on efforts within the Department of
seeks to commission a Defense Department report on Defense to reduce duplicative information technology
estimated savings to come from full drawdown from contracts within 180 days; Kelly (IL) (No. 217) that
Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria compared to the status quo seeks to establish a pilot program requiring a spouse
ante and the estimated cost of redirecting U.S. per- specific Transition Assistance Program for a spouse
sonnel and materials to effectively engage in great of a member of the Armed Forces eligible for the
power competition with Russia and China, including Transition Assistance Program; Kelly (IL) (No. 218)
increased outlays in ships, aircraft, nuclear weapons, that seeks to require the DoD provide a briefing to
etc. sufficient to effectively curb and deter both the civilian agencies responsible for certain aspects of
countries militarily in their respective regions; Jones U.S. civilian and commercial space activities and rel-
(No. 208) that seeks to require the Secretary of De- evant Committees in Congress on the threats posed
fense to submit to Congress by September 30, 2022 by nation states, in particular China’s activities in
a plan to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of the space on U.S. civilian and commercial space systems;
Department of Defense in line with science-based Kelly (MS) (No. 219) that seeks to revise the FY
emissions targets and report to Congress annually 2021 National Defense Authorization Act to explic-
thereafter on the progress made towards these emis- itly include SME and semiconductor materials; Kelly
sions reduction targets; Joyce (OH) (No. 209) that (MS) (No. 220) that seeks to direct the Secretary of
seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense, along with Defense to execute an investigation to determine if
the Secretary of State and Secretary of Homeland Se- the procurement of optical transmission equipment
curity, to report to Congress within one year a plan or services manufactures, produced, or distributed by
to combat the Taliban’s illegal drug trade; a descrip- an entity owned, controlled, or supported by the
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tion of the risk to the United States of drugs ema- People’s Republic of China; Kelly (MS) (No. 221)
nating from such drug trade, including risks posed that seeks to expand eligibility of Military Space
by the profits of such drugs; and a description of any Available Travel to Gold Star Family Members by
actions taken to interdict and prevent such drugs updating Section 2641b(c) of Title 10, United States
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Code; Kelly (MS) (No. 222) that seeks to revise the conduct a study on the best way to organize cyber
FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act Semi- roles around core functions; Larsen (WA) (No. 237)
conductor Incentives Program to include SME and that seeks to extend the authority for temporary per-
semiconductor materials; Kelly (MS) (No. 223) that sonnel flexibilities for domestic defense industrial
seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a base facilities and major range and test facilities base
report to Congress on the use of funding made avail- civilian personnel; Lawrence (MI) (No. 238) that
able pursuant to section 333 of title 10, United seeks to state that the Secretaries of the military de-
Sates Code, for counter-narcotics missions in Central partments shall share and implement best practices
Asia; Khanna (No. 224) that seeks to authorize con- (including use of civilian industry best practices) re-
tinued support for ex gratia payments and requires garding the use of retention and exit survey data to
DoD to develop and implement procedures to re- identify barriers and lessons learned to improve the
ceive and respond to allegations of civilian harm retention of female members of the Armed Forces
within 180 days, and provide quarterly reports on under the jurisdiction of such Secretaries; Lawrence
DoD’s implementation of these procedures; Kilmer (No. 239) that seeks to require the establishment of
(No. 225) that seeks to provide for Fair Labor Stand- a DOULA pilot program at the Department of Vet-
ard Act (FLSA) protected overtime pay for Navy em- erans Affairs; Lee (NV) (No. 240) that seeks to re-
ployees working on Naval vessels Outside the Conti-
nental United States (OCONUS); Kilmer (No. 226) quire GAO to conduct an assessment of the quality
that seeks to call for an independent study on the and nutrition of food available at military installa-
impacts to Navy shipyard workers by the December tions for members of the Armed Forces; Lesko (No.
2016 pause to the Accelerated Promotion Program 242) that seeks to require a report on the feasibility
(APP); Kinzinger (No. 227) that seeks to limit the of establishing an inter-agency United States-Taiwan
availability of funds for retirement of RC–26B working group for coordinating cooperation related
manned ISR/IAA aircraft; Kirkpatrick (No. 228) to semiconductors, including the global supply chain
that seeks to direct the Secretary of the Air Force to integrity and security of semiconductors; Levin (CA)
submit to Congress within 45 days a report on the (No. 243) that seeks to expand SCRA protections to
status of the A–10 re-winging program and spend a servicemember who receives military orders for a
plan for appropriated funds; Krishnamoorthi (No. PCS, enters into a telecommunications contract, then
229) that seek to authorizes HHS to receive donated receives a stop movement order from DoD in re-
vaccines; Lamb (No. 230) that seeks to direct the sponse to a local, national, or global emergency for
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a two-year a period of not less than 30 days which prevents
pilot program to employ veterans for Departments of them from using the contract; Levin (CA) (No. 244)
the Interior and Agriculture conservation and re- that seeks to add and makes technical changes to
source management projects’; Lamb (No. 231) that DoD Transition Assistance Program (TAP) coun-
seeks to ensure veterans? service-connected medical seling pathway factors; Lieu (No. 245) that seeks to
qualifications and expertise are utilized by the VA establish an Office of City and State Diplomacy at
and civilian healthcare facilities to meet the chal- the State Department and requires the appointment
lenges during public health emergencies; Lamborn of a senior official to head the office, outlines the du-
(No. 232) that seeks to require a report from the ties of the office, authorizes members of the civil
Missile Defense Agency on the role of the positions service and Foreign Service to be detailed to city
of Director of MDA, Sea-based Weapons Systems, halls and state capitols to support their international
and Deputy Director of MDA with respect to their engagement efforts, and requires a report to Congress
relationship to the combatant commands on missile followed by annual briefings on the work of the of-
defense requirements; Lamborn (No. 233) that seeks fice; Lieu (No. 246) that seeks to direct the Secretary
to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a re- of Defense to establish a pilot program to determine
port on mitigating space debris through the use of the effectiveness of using scent detection working
on-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing ca- dogs to detect the early stages of diseases, including
pabilities; Langevin (No. 234) that seeks to require
the Department of Homeland Security to designate COVID–19, and upon detection, to alert the handler
four Critical Technology Security Centers to evaluate of the dog; Lieu (No. 247) that seeks to extend an
and test the security of technologies essential to na- existing prohibition on in-flight refueling to non-
tional critical functions; Langevin (No. 235) that United States aircraft that engage in hostilities in
the ongoing civil war in Yemen for two years, or
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seeks to elevate Undersecretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering from advisor to a voting until a specific authorization has been enacted; Lof-
member of the Joint Requirements Oversight Coun- gren (No. 248) that seeks to direct the Secretary of
cil; Langevin (No. 236) that seeks to direct DOD to
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Defense, in consultation with the Director of Na- sanctioned intimidation and harassment by the
tional Intelligence, to submit a report on the capa- Egyptian government against Americans and their
bilities of the Department of Defense to assist fight- families; Malinowski (No. 260) that seeks to require
ing wildfires through the use and analysis of satellite a report by the State Department on allegations of
and other aerial survey technology; Luria (No. 249) systematic extrajudicial killings and torture by
that seeks to express a sense of Congress that the Egyptian security forces and a determination of
Government of Iran’s decision to enrich uranium up whether such acts constitute a consistent pattern of
to 60 percent purity is a further escalation and gross violations of internationally recognized human
shortens the breakout time to produce enough high- rights; Malinowski (No. 261) that seeks to request
ly enriched uranium to develop a nuclear weapon, the administration make a determination on whether
and the Government of Iran should immediately genocide or crimes against humanity have occurred
abandon any pursuit of a nuclear weapon; Luria (No. in the Tigray region of Ethiopia; Malinowski (No.
250) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense to 262) that seeks to require the Department of State
carry out a study of the challenges posed by the to report on war crimes and torture committed by
emergence of militia fleets in the South China Sea; US citizens in Libya; Malinowski (No. 263) that
Luria (No. 251) that seeks to direct the Secretary of seeks to require the President to review certain al-
Defense to amend the Space Available Travel pro-
gram for flights for members of the Armed Services leged arms embargo violators for sanction under Ex-
traveling for purposes of attending funerals and me- ecutive Order 13726 (81 Fed. Reg. 23559; relating
morial services; Lynch (No. 252) that seeks to reau- to blocking property and suspending entry into the
thorize the independent and bipartisan Wartime United States of persons contributing to the situa-
Contracting Commission to conduct oversight of tion in Libya); Malinowski (No. 264) that seeks to
U.S. contracting and reconstruction efforts in Af- prohibit federal agencies from encouraging the weak-
ghanistan, Iraq, and other areas of contingency oper- ening of encryption or insertion of backdoors on
ations; and Lynch (No. 253) that seeks to expand the commercially- available phones, computers, and de-
mandate of the supervisory team created by the vices; Malinowski (No. 265) that seeks to strengthen
‘‘Combating Illicit Finance Through Public-Private the annual reporting requirement on the
Partnerships Act’’ that is convened by Treasury to Vulnerabilities Equities Process (interagency process
examine strategies to improve public-private partner- to determine whether to disclose known cyber-
ships to counter illicit finance, to include sanctions vulnerabilities to the public and industry)
evasion and other illicit finance activities; Malinowski (No. 266) that seeks to require an an-
Pages H4957–89 nual report to Congress by the State Department on
Smith (WA) amendment en bloc No. 3 consisting foreign companies proliferating dangerous cyber-
of the following amendments printed in part C of H. weapons and hack-for-hire capabilities to known
Rept. 117–125: Lynch (No. 254) that seeks to direct human rights abusers and repressive governments;
the President to reestablish the interagency Afghan Malinowski (No. 267) that seeks to require the
Threat Finance Cell to identify and disrupt financial President to submit to the appropriate congressional
networks related to terrorism, narcotics trafficking, committees a determination of the 35 Russian offi-
and corruption; Mace (No. 255) that seeks to express cials and businessmen with respect to the imposition
the sense of Congress that there should be des- of sanctions; Malliotakis (No. 268) that seek to re-
ignated a Military Heart Health Awareness Day; quire a report to Congress of all malign operations
Mace (No. 256) that seeks to establish a pilot pro- by Iran conducted on United States soil. Including:
gram to improve military readiness through nutri- Iran-backed terrorist attacks, kidnapping, export vio-
tion and wellness initiatives; Malinowski (No. 257) lations, sanctions busting activities, cyber-attacks,
that seeks to impose sanctions on foreign persons and money laundering; Manning (No. 269) that
listed in the report of the Director of National Intel- seeks to add the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to the assess-
ligence for the murder of journalist Jamal ment of the security of global maritime chokepoints;
Khashoggi, which is the language from HR 1464
that as passed by voice vote in the Foreign Affairs Manning (No. 270) that seeks to add a requirement
Committee during the 117th Congress; Malinowski that the Secretary of Defense notify Congress of any
(No. 258) that seeks to amend the Export Control attempt to threaten or abduct a citizen or U.S. resi-
Reform Act to right-size the Secretary of Com- dent by a country supporting international terrorism;
Manning (No. 271) that seeks to add a Sense of
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merce’s scope of authority to regulate exports by US
persons to foreign military, security, and intelligence Congress on the safety of women and girls in Af-
agencies; Malinowski (No. 259) that seeks to require ghanistan; Manning (No. 272) that seeks to include
the Secretary of State to provide a report on state- a consideration of the benefits in terms of cost and
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emissions savings of the increased use of electric ve- security, artificial intelligence, machine learning,
hicles at military installations for transport to De- data science, and software engineering’’ as part of the
partment of Defense education activity facilities; U.S. Naval Community College’s programs of aca-
Manning (No. 273) that seeks to require the Sec- demic instruction and professional and technical edu-
retary of Defense within 60 days to consult with the cation; Meeks that (No. 284) seeks to require a re-
Secretary of State and appoint an official to assist port and clarification on U.S.-Syria political strategy
with the State Department on the continued evacu- and policy goals, including diplomatic, development/
ations of Americans and Afghan partners from Af- humanitarian, and security objectives; Meeks (No.
ghanistan; McCarthy (No. 274) that seeks to require 285) that seeks to compel the Department of State
an infrastructure assessment and report to the com- and Department of Defense to develop and submit
mittees of jurisdiction on the Air Force Research an interagency strategy on Somalia and report its
Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, Rocket findings related to security operations, security sector
Propulsion Division for fiscal years 2023 and 2025; assistance, and other forms of foreign assistance pro-
McCaul (No. 275) that seeks to provide statutory au- vided to the Federal Government of Somalia to im-
thority and guidance for the interagency ‘‘Trans-Sa- prove stability, governance, and economic develop-
hara Counterterrorism Partnership Program’’ to part- ment; Meeks (No. 286) that seeks to modify the
ner with countries in the Sahel and Maghreb regions management and operations of the Department of
of Africa to counter terrorism and violent extremism; State through various measures; Meeks (No. 287)
McCaul (No. 276) that seeks to make factual find- that seeks to require congressional notification for
ings and declare that the ongoing abuses against certain rewards provided under the State Department
Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in rewards program; Meeks (No. 288) that seeks to pro-
the Xinjiang region of the People’s Republic of hibit the use of US assessed contribution the UN for
China constitute genocide and crimes against hu- support of the G5 Sahel Joint Force; Meng (No.
manity by the Chinese Communist Party; McCaul 289) that seeks to add the text of the Global Pan-
(No. 277) that seeks to require the State Department demic Prevention and Biosecurity Act, legislation
to provide briefings and specified materials to U.S. that seeks to address the source of highly infectious
delegations to international athletic competitions re- diseases beginning in animal species, including by
garding human rights and security concerns in cer- reducing the sale and trade of live and fresh wildlife
tain host countries (Communist countries, Tier 3 for human consumption, and addressing food insecu-
countries for human trafficking, or other countries rity associated with a reliance on local game and
that the Secretary of State determines present serious wildlife; Meng (No. 290) that seeks to require that
human rights or counterintelligence concerns); menstrual products are stocked in and made avail-
McGovern (No. 278) that seeks to modify the Glob- able free of charge in all restrooms in public build-
al Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act ings, including the Smithsonian Institution, the Na-
(Subtitle F of title XXI of PL 114–328) to authorize tional Gallery of Art, and the U.S. Capitol; Meng
sanctions for serious human rights abuse, any viola- (No. 291) that seeks to require that all medical pro-
tion of internationally recognized human rights, or fessionals who provide direct care services to patients
corruption; adds two new reports to Congress; under the military health system receive a mandatory
McHenry (No. 279) that seeks to direct SEC and training on how to screen, intervene, and refer pa-
CFTC to establish a working group on digital assets; tients to treatment for eating disorders; Meng (No.
McKinley (No. 280) that seeks to instruct the De- 292) that seeks to require the Department of Vet-
partment of Defense to prioritize domestically erans Affairs to conduct an awareness campaign re-
owned, U.S. produced sources of synthetic graphite garding the types of fertility treatments, procedures,
prior to purchasing from other U.S. sources, mem- and services available to veterans experiencing issues
bers of the Industrial Base, or other allies; McKinley with fertility, and requires the Department to sub-
(No. 281) that seeks to express the sense of Congress mit a report to Congress on how the Secretary plans
that having access to a secure and reliable supply of to better engage women veterans to ensure they are
firm, baseload power produced in the United States, aware of the covered fertility services available; Mil-
including power generated from coal, natural gas, ler (WV) (No. 293) that seeks to require the Sec-
oil, and nuclear sources, is critical to United States retary of Defense to provide Congress with a briefing
national security interests; McNerney (No. 282) that on status of women and girls in Afghanistan; Miller
seeks to incorporate safety and security into required (WV) (No. 294) that seeks to direct the Secretary of
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elements of the strategy for autonomy integration in Defense to establish a memorial dedicated to the 13
major weapons systems; McNerney (No. 283) that service members who lost their lives in the attack on
seeks to add language to include ‘‘designated fields the Hamid Karzai International Airport on August
of national and economic importance such as cyber- 26, 2021; Miller (WV) (No. 295) that seeks to block
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any funding for military cooperation or intelligence (No. 308) that seeks to require the Department of
sharing with the Taliban; Miller (WV) (No. 296) Defense to amend the Unified Facilities Criteria
that seeks to add money and classified materials to (UFC) for military construction and planning to in-
the report of equipment and arms left behind in Af- corporate the latest consensus-based codes and stand-
ghanistan by the U.S. Military; Miller-Meeks (No. ards for energy efficiency by September 1, 2022, and
297) that seeks to provides free annual America the requires an annual report to Congress comparing the
Beautiful Passes to current military service members current UFC with the latest codes and standards;
and also provides free lifetime America the Beautiful Neguse (No. 309) that seeks to establish a housing
Passes to veterans and members of Gold Star Fami- stipend for federal wildland firefighters, many of
lies so they can always access our National Parks and whom are veterans, hired at a location more than 50
public lands at no cost; Moore (WI) (No. 298) that miles from their primary residence with the allow-
seeks to authorize the Secretary of Defense, in con- ance being determined by the Secretaries of the Inte-
sultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to rior and Agriculture and be based on the cost of liv-
provide assistance to states that have created dedi- ing in the area of deployment; Neguse (No. 310)
cated green alerts or are considering creating such that seeks to establish a mental health program for
alerts to help locate missing active duty federal wildland firefighters, many of whom are vet-
servicemembers or veterans, including to connect lo- erans, including a mental health awareness cam-
cated individuals to any VA or DOD benefits they paign, peer-to-peer support network, expansion of
have earned through their military service; Moulton the Critical Incident Stress Management Program,
(No. 299) that seeks to promote mapping of mis- mental health leave, and ensuring trauma-informed
sion-relevant terrain in cyberspace for Defense Crit- mental health professionals are readily available to
ical Assets and Task Critical Assets; Moulton (No. provide services; Neguse (No. 311) that seeks to en-
300) that seeks to amend the Defense Resource courage the Department of Defense to contract with
Budgeting & Allocation Commission to include women-owned, minority-owned and small disadvan-
a diversity and inclusion statement for the commis- taged businesses in qualified military construction
sion membership; Napolitano (No. 301) that seeks apprenticeship programs; Newman (No. 312) that
to increase funding for the National Guard Youth seeks to direct the Department of Defense to con-
Challenge Program by $35,281,000 million, match- duct a study on herbicide agent exposure, such as
ing the program’s 2022 funding of $210 million in Agent Orange and Agent Purple in the Panama
the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, Canal Zone between January 1, 1958–December 31,
2022; Napolitano (No. 302) that seeks to support 1999, or the day in which a member of armed serv-
the National Guard Youth Challenge Programs ices departed from official duty in the Panama Canal
(NGYCP) by instructing the Department of Defense Zone; Newman (No. 313) that seeks to require the
to issue non-state matched funding in limited cir- involvement of accredited service officers from mili-
cumstances of up to 10 percent of the funds appro- tary and veteran service organizations in the Transi-
priated for the NGYCP for fiscal year 2022; Neguse tion Assistance Program; Newman (No. 314) that
(No. 303) that seeks to expand travel and transpor- seeks to amend the Small Business Act to clarify
tation allowances for family members to attend the that the HUBZone Price Evaluation Preference ap-
funeral and memorial services of members; Neguse plies to certain contracts; Norman (No. 315) that
(No. 305) that seeks to allow state and local govern- seeks to direct the Department of Defense to submit
ments to utilize Office of Local Defense Community a report to Congress showing they are in compliance
Cooperation (OLDCC) funds for maintaining and with disclosure requirements for recipients of re-
improving military installation resilience, and ex- search and development funds as required by federal
pands the definition of military installation to in- law; Norman (No. 316) that seeks to request a re-
clude State-owned military facilities; Neguse (No. port from the armed services on substance abuse by
306) that seeks to expand the annual report sub- servicemembers and their dependents with 180 days
mitted by the Department of Defense on of enactment; Norton (No. 317) that seeks to correct
vulnerabilities of the National Technology and In- a longstanding drafting error and clarify that D.C.
dustrial Base to include the current and projected National Guard members who are federal civilian
impacts of climate change and cyberattacks; Neguse employees are entitled to leave without loss in pay
(No. 307) that seeks to express the Sense of Congress or time from their civilian employment during their
that the Department of Defense should take the mobilization; Ocasio-Cortez (No. 318) that seeks to
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most recent IPCC report into consideration for deci- prohibit funds from being used to provide weapons
sions about military bases and installations, and or military aid or military training to Saudi Arabia’s
should consider adding the recommendations of the Rapid Intervention Force (RIF), the unit responsible
report into the Unified Facilities Criteria; Neguse for the murder of U.S. journalist Jamal Khoshoggi.
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Ocasio-Cortez (No. 319) that seeks to prohibit funds sels (ship name, call sign, location, type of cargo) in
from being used to conduct aerial fumigation in Co- areas that China illegally includes as part of its mari-
lombia unless certain actions are taken by the Co- time claims; Pfluger (No. 330) that seeks to require
lombian Government; Ocasio-Cortez (No. 320) that DNI, DHS, and DOD to conduct a threat assess-
seeks to require the Secretary of Defense, in coordi- ment of terrorist threats to the United States posed
nation with the Secretary of State, to submit to Con- by the prisoners released by the Taliban from the
gress a report on human rights in Colombia, includ- Pul-e-Charkhi Prison and Parwan Detention Facility
ing an assessment of the capabilities of the military in Afghanistan; Pfluger (No. 331) that seeks to re-
and paramilitary forces of Colombia; a description of quire DOD and State to complete a report on
the human rights climate in Colombia; an assess- ANDSF aircraft left in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, or
ment of the Colombian military and paramilitary other foreign countries; Phillips (No. 332) that seeks
forces’ adherence to human rights; Ocasio-Cortez to require the Secretary of the Army to identify and
(No. 321) that seeks to require the Secretary of State establish a plan to clean up contaminated sites where
to make a yearly determination as to whether Co- the Department has previously participated in clean-
lombia’s Mobile Anti- Disturbances Squadron com- up efforts, but due to contaminants not discovered
mitted gross violations of human rights, and pro- until after transfer or newly identified contaminants,
hibits funds and export licenses for certain items to additional clean-up may be required; Phillips (No.
that Squadron upon a positive determination; Omar 333) that seeks to require a Secretary of Defense re-
(No. 322) that seeks to require reporting on recent port on how the US is working with other countries
security assistance programs to Mali, Guinea, and in CENTCOM area of responsibility to improve
Chad; Omar (No. 323) that seeks to require annual Israel’s coordination with other regional militaries
reporting to the Foreign Affairs and Armed Services and also requires the Secretary of State and USAID
Committees on U.S. strategy in the Democratic Re- Administrator provide an analysis of the strategic
public of the Congo; Omar (No. 324) that seeks to initiatives taken to integrate the Abraham Accords
require State and USAID to report on human traf- into congressionally authorized and appropriated pro-
ficking and slavery in Libya, and develop a strategy grams; Phillips (No. 334) that seeks to require the
for addressing root causes and holding perpetrators Secretary of State to deliver an annual report on U.S.
accountable; Pallone (No. 325) that seeks to require policy towards South Sudan, including the most re-
a report from the Secretary of Defense, in collabora- cent approved interagency strategy developed to ad-
tion with the Secretary of State, addressing allega- dress political, security, and humanitarian issues
tions that some units of foreign countries that have prevalent in the country since it gained independ-
participated in security cooperation programs under ence from Sudan in July 2011; Phillips (No. 335)
section 333 of title 10, U.S.C. may have also com- that seeks to require the US Coordinator for the Arc-
mitted gross violations of internationally recognized tic Region to assess, develop, and budget for plans,
human rights before or while receiving U.S. security policies, and actions related to strengthening US
assistance. This report would also includes rec- diplomatic presence with Arctic countries, enhancing
ommendations to improve human rights training resilience capacities of Arctic countries, and assessing
and additional measures that can be adopted to pre- risks regarding environmental change and increased
vent these types of violations; Panetta (No. 326) that civilian and military activities by Arctic countries;
seeks to authorize the Director of the Office of Per- Phillips (No. 336) that seeks to require the Secretary
sonnel Management to conduct an annual survey of of the Air Force report on its justification for the
Federal employees to assess Executive agency per- C–130 total aircraft inventory reduction, considering
formance, leadership, employee satisfaction, and or- such recommendation is inconsistent with the 2018
ganizational resilience; Panetta (No. 327) that seeks and 2020 mobility capabilities requirements studies;
to require the Director of the Strategic Capabilities Phillips (No. 337) that seeks to require DOD to
Office, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, submit a report on the effects of the Cybersecurity
provide a report and briefing on Project Pele mobile Maturity Model Certification on small businesses;
nuclear microreactors; Pence (No. 328) that seeks to Phillips (No. 338) that seeks to require the Secretary
extend by 2 years the sunset date for Sec. 1651 of of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of
the FY2019 NDAA (Public Law 115–232; 32 State and USAID Administrator, to report on coun-
U.S.C. 501 note) Pilot Program on Regional Cyber- tries for which the Department has a presence and
security Training Center for the Army National are suitable for stabilization operations support pro-
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Guard; Perry (No. 329) that seeks to make it the vided under Section 1210A of FY20 NDAA to in-
policy of the United States to reject any attempt by form ongoing interagency discussions on stabilization
the People’s Republic of China to mandate that US efforts; Phillips (No. 339) that seeks to expand the
vessels provide them with information about US ves- recusal time frame from one to two years for DoD
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officers and employees when the financial interests of power of protested HUBZone small business status
any organization they were involved in (including of a small business concern from the Associate Ad-
employee, officer, director, trustee, or general part- ministrator of the Office of Government Contracting
ner) as well as any former direct competitor or client & Business Development to the SBA Office of
organization are being considered; Porter (No. 340) Hearings and Appeals; Reschenthaler (No. 353) that
that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense, in co- seeks to direct the National Academies to study the
ordination with the Secretary of Energy, to conduct feasibility of providing enhanced research security
a declassification review of documents related to U.S. services to further protect the United States research
weapons testing in the Marshall Islands during the enterprise against foreign interference, theft, and es-
Cold War; Porter (No. 341) that seeks to require the pionage; Reschenthaler (No. 354) that seeks to state
Secretary of Defense to brief and deliver to Congress that no funds authorized under this Act may be
a report regarding Government Accountability Office made available for any purpose to EcoHealth Alli-
recommendations to Combat Trafficking in Persons ance, Inc; Reschenthaler (No. 355) that seeks to adds
by Department of Defense contractors; Porter (No. countries that are major producers of fentanyl and
342) that seeks to extend the sunset date and makes fentanyl-like substances to the Majors List and adds
modifications to the reporting requirement in Sec. a new section on fentanyl to the annual International
1205(f) of the FY15 NDAA; Porter (No. 343) that Narcotics Control Strategy Report; Reschenthaler
seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense, in coordina- (No. 356) that seeks to develops and implements an
tion with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary investment and sustainment plan to ensure the
of Agriculture, and the Chief of the U.S. Forest Serv- sourcing of cannon tubes for the purpose of miti-
ice, to submit a report to Congress on the risks gating risk to the Army and the industrial base;
posed to Department of Defense infrastructure and Reschenthaler (No. 357) that seeks to include Purple
readiness posed by wildland fire; Porter (No. 344) Heart award recipients on the DOD military valor
that seeks to require a quarterly summary of Depart- website who receive the award after the enactment
ment of Defense reports delivered to Congress in the of this Act; Reschenthaler (No. 358) that seeks to
previous quarter; Porter (No. 345) that seeks to re- express a Sense of Congress that the additive manu-
quire an independent study of lessons learned during facturing and machine learning initiative of the
the war in Afghanistan for security cooperation; Por- Army has the potential to accelerate the ability to
ter (No. 346) that seeks to limit funding for travel deploy additive manufacturing capabilities in expedi-
by the Secretary of Defense pending delivery of cer- tionary settings and strengthen the United States de-
tain congressionally mandated reports and briefing fense industrial supply chain; Ross (No. 359) that
on compliance with statutory reporting require- seeks to require a report on the availability of men-
ments; Porter (No. 347) that seeks to require a De- strual hygiene products on military bases and accom-
partment of Defense Inspector General audit of modations related to menstrual hygiene available to
NATO policies and processes for sexual assault and members of the Armed Forces; Ross (No. 360) that
sexual harassment involving U.S. personnel; Posey seeks to require a report on potential TRICARE cov-
(No. 348) that seeks to require the Secretary of De- erage of preconception and prenatal carrier screening
fense to provide priority for domestically sourced, tests for certain medical conditions; Ruiz (No. 361)
fully traceable, bovine heparin approved by the Food that seeks to require GAO to conduct a study on the
and Drug Administration when available; Pressley factors contributing to low numbers of Hispanic offi-
(No. 349) that seeks to expresses the Sense of Con- cers and enlisted members in leadership positions
gress that the President should make full use of his within the DOD and recommendations to increase
authority under the Defense Production Act to scale Hispanic representation; Ruiz (No. 362) that seeks
vaccine production and deployment globally, and to require GAO to conduct a study on the factors
protect Americans from the risk of emerging viral contributing to low numbers of Hispanic students
threats; Quigley (No. 350) that seeks to establish the and in leadership positions within the military serv-
foreign policy of the United States to work with ice academies and recommendations to increase His-
state and non-state partners to shut down certain panic representation; Sablan (No. 363) that seeks to
commercial wildlife markets, end the trade in terres- add the Northern Mariana Islands to the definition
trial wildlife for human consumption, and build of ‘‘state’’ for the purposes of the Small Business Ad-
international coalitions to reduce the demand for ministration’s microloan program; Salazar (No. 364)
wildlife as food, to prevent the emergence of future that seeks to encourage the Navy to explore and so-
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zoonotic pathogens; Quigley (No. 351) that seeks to licit more artificial reefing opportunities for retired
expand the existing US Fish and Wildlife Service Navy ships; and Salazar (No. 365) that seeks to raise
law enforcement attache program; Radewagen (No. sole source contracting thresholds for certain small
352) that seeks to transfer final decision-making business concerns (8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled
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veteran-owned, and women-owned) from current lev- additional data on any correlation between a lack of
els to $10,000,000 for manufacturing contracts and supportive services programs and the likelihood of
$8,000,000 for other types; Pages H4988–H5033 veterans falling into housing insecurity; Sanchez (No.
Smith (WA) en bloc amendment No. 4 consisting 373) that seeks to implement reporting requirements
of the following amendments printed in part C of H. regarding private security contractor contracts to
Rept. 117–125: San Nicholas (No. 366) that seeks allow increased Congressional oversight of private se-
to mandate the inclusion of Tribal and Territory of- curity contractor DOD contracts; Schakowsky (No.
ficials in the ‘‘National Strategy for Combating Ter- 374) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense
rorist and Other Illicit Financing’’ and extends that to order the names of the 74 sailors who died in the
report for an additional five years (or three reports); USS Frank E. Evans disaster in 1969 be added to the
Sanchez (No. 367) that seeks to require a report Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall; Schiff (No. 375)
from the Secretary of Defense to assess the capacity that seeks to establish measures to protect the
and efforts of NATO to counter misinformation and human rights of journalists. Expands the scope of re-
disinformation and offer recommendations be sent to quired reports related to violations of the human
HASC, HFAC, and US Members to NATO PA; San- rights of journalists, requires the President to impose
chez (No. 368) that seeks to authorize not more than certain property- and visa-blocking sanctions on per-
$5,000,000 to the NATO Strategic Communications
Center of Excellence to enhance capability, coopera- sons responsible for gross violations of the human
tion, and information sharing on strategic commu- rights of journalists, and prohibits certain foreign as-
nications within NATO and requires briefings on sistance to a governmental entity of a country if an
the efforts of the Department of Defense to strength- official acting under authority of the entity has com-
en the role of the Center in fostering strategic com- mitted a gross violation of human rights against a
munications and information operations within journalist; Schiff (No. 376) that seeks to includes pa-
NATO; Sanchez (No. 369) that seeks to require a rental bereavement as eligible paid leave for federal
briefing and a report be delivered to Members on employees; Schneider (No. 377) that seeks to codify
HASC, HFAC, and NATO PA’s US delegation on into law the existing, successful Boots to Business
how the Department of Defense is working with the program that provides entrepreneurial training for
NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excel- servicemembers transitioning to civilian life; Schnei-
lence to improve NATO’s ability to counter and der (No. 378) that seeks to require the creation of
mitigate disinformation, and offer recommendations a U.S.-Israel Operations-Technology Working
to improve strategic communications within NATO; Group; Schneider (No. 379) that seeks to request a
Sanchez (No. 370) that seeks to express the sense of Department of Defense report on the obligation and
Congress that the US should prioritize countering expenditure of funds that were authorized to be ap-
misinformation, increasing NATO’s resources, build- propriated for Overseas Contingency Operations for
ing technological resilience, and supporting NATO Fiscal Year 2010 and Fiscal Year 2019; Schrader
and NATO PA; Sanchez (No. 371) that seeks to re- (No. 380) that seeks to direct the U.S. Army Veteri-
quest a report from the Secretary of the Department nary Services to conduct an updated study on the
of Veterans Affairs, in conjunction with the Secretary potential introduction of foreign animal diseases and
of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- current prevention protocol and strategies to protect
ment, to be sent within one year to Congress report- the health of military working dogs; Schrader (No.
ing on the obstacles veterans experience related to 381) that seeks to establish a national One Health
receiving benefits under Federal housing programs, Framework to coordinate federal activities around
including obstacles relating to women veterans, zoonotic disease prevention, preparation, and re-
LGBTQ+ veterans face, and multi-generational fam- sponse, driven by DoD, HHS, USDA, CDC, EPA,
ily types, and obstacles relating to eligibility require- and other related agencies and departments; Schrier
ments (including local Area Median Income limits, (No. 382) that seeks to direct DOD, in coordination
chronicity and disability requirements, and required with the White House, FEMA, and HHS, to report
documentation); Sanchez (No. 372) that eeks to re-
quest a report from the Secretary of the Department on the current status of COVID–19 rapid test pro-
of Veterans Affairs in coordination with the Secre- curement through the Defense Production Act as re-
taries of the Department of Housing and Urban De- quired by the American Rescue Plan; Schrier (No.
velopment and the Department of Labor submitted 383) that seeks to direct GAO to report on the ef-
fectiveness of current health screenings administered
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to Congress related to how often and what type of
supportive services (such as career transition, mental to servicemembers separating from the military to
health services, and services for elderly veterans) are identify the risk of social isolation and other health
being offered to and used by veterans, and requests concerns; Schrier (No. 384) that seeks to require the
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Secretary of Defense to implement a GAO rec- of ticks, insects, or vector-borne agents by the DOD
ommendation to establish strategies for sharing in- between 1950 and 1977 for use as a bioweapon; Soto
formation on outreach approaches to raise awareness (No. 397) that seeks to direct the Secretary of De-
of employment resources among military spouses; fense to report to Congress within a year of imple-
Schweikert (No. 385) that seeks to require the Sec- menting the plan developed in response to GAO rec-
retary of Defense to submit a report to Congress re- ommendations on tracking, response, and training
garding recommendations on cyber hygiene prac- for civilian employees of the Department of Defense
tices; Austin Scott (GA) (No. 386) that seeks to ex- regarding sexual harassment and assault; Soto (No.
pand the ‘‘Never Contract with the Enemy’’ program 398) that seeks to add related technologies like ad-
and the applicability of the statutory authorities ini- vanced storage capacity to the renewable or clean en-
tially authorized under Sections 841, 842, and 843 ergy resources that can be considered to further data
of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) center energy efficiency and resiliency; Soto (No.
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291); Austin 399) that seeks to add ‘‘distributed ledger tech-
Scott (GA) (No. 387) that seeks to add the services nologies’’ to the definition of ‘‘digital talent’’ when
provided to Gold Star Families to the reporting re- specifying the responsibilities of the digital talent re-
quirements of the Quadrennial Quality of Life Re- cruiting officer and the technologies they are trying
view; Austin Scott (GA) (No. 388) that seeks to to identify future talent and closing any skills gaps;
raise the caps on the funds made available by the Soto (No. 400) that seeks to add ‘‘blockchain and
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to purchase cryptographic technologies’’ to the list of tech-
items during any fiscal year from the Combatant nologies that are included in the Department’s sup-
Commander Initiative Fund; Scott (VA) (No. 389) port for industry participation in global standards
that seeks to Supports the deployment of stormwater organizations; Soto (No. 401) that seeks to add
management infrastructure on and around military blockchain technologies in the consideration of tech-
installations to enhance installation resilience and nologies to use to assist in the technology pilot pro-
conserve stormwater-stressed ecosystems; David Scott
(GA) (No. 390) that seeks to require the Secretary gram transmission absent uniform services and over-
of Defense to ensure that all contractors and sub- seas votes that builds on successful state-based initia-
contractors for military construction (MilCon) tives for overseas servicemember voting; Soto (No.
projects have a plan to hire, retain, and increase Af- 402) that seeks to add blockchain technologies to
rican American and other nontraditional apprentice the technologies considered to help improve and de-
populations; Sherman (No. 391) that seeks to au- velopment the Department’s digital health strategy
thorize the Secretary of Defense, upon request of the in order to improve digital health care strategy
Government of Iraq and in consultation and coordi- & data organization; Soto (No. 403) that seeks
nation with the Government of Iraq, to provide sup- to require military service academies and senior re-
port for vetted forces in Iraq operating in the serve officer’s training corps to report on their plans
Nineveh Plains to successfully facilitate the return of to increase the number of minority cadets and mid-
religious minorities; Sherrill (No. 392) that seeks to shipmen; Spanberger (No. 404) that seeks to recog-
implement a pilot program to optimize services nize the service and sacrifice of Atomic Veterans by
available for transitioning service members, and pro- requiring the President to issue a proclamation every
vide valuable data for future transition efforts; year calling on the people of the United States to
Slotkin (No. 393) that seeks to direct the Cybersecu- observe Atomic Veterans Day; Spanberger (No. 405)
rity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to that seeks to require a report on the national security
build on its existing work by codifying a National implications of open radio access networks (Open
Cyber Exercise Program, in order to test U.S. re- RAN or O–RAN) technology, including descriptions
sponse plans for major cyber incidents; Slotkin (No. of U.S. efforts to ensure we are leading in standards
394) that seeks to require the Secretary of State, in development and assessments of national security
coordination with other Departments and Agencies, risks associated with certain dynamics in the
to develop a strategy to safely process Afghans O–RAN industry; Spanberger (No. 406) that seeks
abroad with pending special immigrant visa applica- to strengthen interagency coordination and response
tions and refugee referrals, and regular progress re- to suspected attacks presenting as anomalous health
ports on the number of Afghan special immigrant incidents, sometimes referred to as ‘‘Havana Syn-
visas and referrals, and their locations; Smith (WA) drome,’’ including by requiring the administration
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(No. 395) that seeks to honor the United States to designate senior officials at the National Security
Armed Servicemembers who served in Afghanistan; Council and at relevant agencies to manage and co-
Smith (NJ) (No. 396) that seeks to require the GAO ordinate the response and report to Congress on
to conduct a study of the possible experimentation these efforts; Speier (No. 407) that seeks to require
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the Secretary of Defense to implement a GAO rec- regularly report to Congress any sanctions waivers
ommendation to update acquisition rules to require provided to allow transactions between financial in-
contractors to represent that their employees comply stitutions and a state sponsor of terrorism or a sanc-
with DoD’ post-employment lobbying restrictions; tioned person; Stewart (No. 419) that seeks to re-
Speier (No. 408) that seeks to extend the ‘‘cooling- quire a briefing, not later than March 1, 2022, to
off’’ period for senior executive branch officials who the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
leave government service from 1 year to 2 years be- Representatives on current and future plans for the
fore former officials may lobby their previous agency; replacement of aging aerospace ground equipment;
Speier (No. 409) that seeks to require the Depart- Takano (No. 420) that seeks to ensure DOD OIG
ment of Defense to submit a report and brief Con- considers sexual orientation in any future Depart-
gress on its plan to implement the Independent Re- ment-wide Racial Disparity Reviews; Tenney (No.
view Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military’s 421) that seeks to revise the report on Iran’s military
recommendation to standardize and better integrate capabilities to include all instances of the supply,
gender advisors and women, peace, and security sale, or transfer of arms or related material, to or
principles across organizations within the Defense from Iran; Tenney (No. 422) that seeks to require a
Department; Speier (No. 410) that seeks to add report on the United Nations arms embargo on Iran
TRICARE coverage for preconception and prenatal and its effectiveness in constraining Iran’s ability to
carrier genetic screening tests; adds reporting re- supply, sell, or transfer arms or related material
quirement for utilization of the newly covered tests; while the arms embargo was in effect; Tenney (No.
Speier (No. 411) that seeks to remove barriers to and 423) that seeks to require a report on all IRGC-af-
improves the processing of applications and evacu- filiated operatives serving in diplomatic and consular
ation of Afghan refugees, especially prominent Af- posts outside of Iran, and the ways in which the De-
ghan women and individuals working in support of partments of Defense and State are working with
democracy and human rights including women’s partner nations to inform them of the threat posed
rights; Stauber (No. 412) that seeks to require the by IRGC-affiliated operatives; Tenney (No. 424) that
status of a company be updated in the System for seeks to establishes a China Watcher Program within
Award Management when a final decision is made the Department of State, in coordination with the
pursuant to such concern’s small business or socio- Department of Defense, to monitor and combat the
economic (i.e. HUBZone, service-disabled veteran- People’s Republic of China’s malign influence across
owned, women-owned, 8(a)) status. Requires such military, economic, and political sectors in foreign
companies notify contracting officers for which they countries, and will monitor the PRC’s military
have pending bids on contracts in which they lost trends abroad and counters its advancements in for-
such status; Stauber (No. 413) that seeks to allow eign nations that pose a threat to US interests and
the Secretary of the Navy to solicit contracts from the rules-based order; Tenney (No. 425) that seeks
non-homeport shipyards for maintenance work to establishes a program for the Department of Air
should the shipyards meet the Navy’s requirements Force to develop a proof-of-concept quantum net-
for ship repair work; Stefanik (No. 414) that seeks work testbed that may be accessed by prototype
to establish a Subcommittee on the Economic and quantum computers; Tenney (No. 426) that seeks to
Security Implications of Quantum Information require a report on the net worth of Syrian president
Science through the National Science and Tech- Bashar al-Assad; Thompson (MS) (No. 427) that
nology Council; Stefanik (No. 415) that seeks to seeks to add a new title with measures related to the
amend Sec. 1216 to clarify requirements related to Department of Homeland Security (DHS), comprised
quarterly briefings on the security environment in of House-passed legislative provisions to strengthen
Afghanistan and U.S. military operations related to and improve DHS headquarters, research and devel-
the security of, and threats emanating from, Afghan- opment, cybersecurity, and transportation security,
istan; Steil (No. 416) that seeks to require the Sec- among other matters; Thompson (PA) (No. 428)
retary of Defense in consultation with the Secretary that seeks to require the Secretary of the Navy to
of State to submit a report to the appropriate con- submit to Congress a report detailing the processing
gressional committees on the short- and long-term of Requests for Equitable Adjustment by the De-
threats posed by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq to partment of the Navy, including progress in com-
Iraq and to United States persons and interests; Steil plying with the covered directive; Tiffany (No. 429)
(No. 417) that seeks to require the Secretary of the that seeks to enhance cooperation with Ukraine’s ti-
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Treasury to submit a report to Congress on the sta- tanium sector as an alternative to China and Russia
tus of United States and United Nations sanctions for the US Defense industrial base; Titus (No. 430)
imposed with respect to the Taliban; Steil (No. 418) that seeks to order a report by the State Department
that seeks to require the Secretary of the Treasury to and USAID assessing the United States assistance to
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Turkmenistan, including the impact on public curity; Trone (No. 441) that seeks to prioritize ef-
health outcomes related to COVID–19 in forts of the Department of State to combat inter-
Turkmenistan; Titus (No. 431) that seeks to require national trafficking in covered synthetic drugs and
a report by the Secretary of State on the activities of new psychoactive substances; Turner (No. 442) that
the Grey Wolves organization undertaken against seeks to require the President to submit to Congress
U.S. interests, allies, and international partners, in- an assessment of China’s compliance with Article VI
cluding a review of the criteria met for designation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; Turner
as a foreign terrorist organization; Tlaib (No. 432) (No. 443) that seeks to require the Secretary of De-
that seeks to add a requirement that individuals in fense to certify the extent to which Afghan Security
charge of oversight of privatized military housing be Forces’ equipment in Uzbekistan has been transferred
evaluated on their performance addressing instances to a foreign nation and not been transferred to
and concerns about housing discrimination; Tlaib Taliban or Afghanistan and to report on the disposi-
(No. 433) that seeks to clarify that surveys on diver- tion of said equipment and the circumstances which
sity, equity and inclusion and annual reports on sex- led to such disposition; Turner (No. 444) that seeks
ual assaults and racial and ethnic demographics in to authorize the Secretary of the Energy to release its
the military justice system must address reversionary interest in real property and a building
islamophobia; Tlaib (No. 434) that seeks to direct formerly used by the National Nuclear Security Ad-
the Secretary of State to submit a plan to Congress ministration to the Community Improvement Cor-
for vetting foreign security assistance participants for poration of Clark County, a non-profit entity created
participation in groups that have a violent ideology; by the City of Springfield, Ohio; Turner (No. 445)
Torres (CA) (No. 436) that seeks to add the text of that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to re-
the Central American Women and Children Protec- port annually on anomalies related to the sensors
tion Act of 2021, which directs the State Depart- used in international monitoring system of the Com-
ment to enter into bilateral multi-year agreements, prehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization;
known as ‘‘Women and Children Protection Com- Turner (No. 446) that seeks to amend Section 1301
pacts,’’ with the governments of El Salvador, Guate- for the purpose of including ‘‘NATO specific infra-
mala, and Honduras, specifically to strengthen the structure’’ in a Secretary of Defense reporting re-
countries’ criminal justice systems and civil protec- quirement on the status of U.S. military investment
tion courts, create safe communities and protect vul- in Europe including the European Deterrence Initia-
nerable families, ensure the safety of children in tive; Turner (No. 447) that seeks to express a Sense
schools and promote early prevention and detection of Congress in support of the Aegis Ashore sites in
of gender-based violence and domestic abuse, and in- Poland and Romania and their importance to the de-
crease access to high quality health care; Torres (NY) fenses of Poland, Romania, the United States, and
(No. 437) that seeks to direct DHS to modernize its NATO members; Turner (No. 448) that seeks to
information and communications technology or serv- make technical corrections related to Section 1608,
ices (ICT(S)) acquisitions process by requiring the National Security Council Briefing on Potential
Under Secretary for Management to issue Depart- Harmful Interference to Global Positioning System;
ment-wide guidance to require DHS contractors to Valadao (No. 449) that seeks to require a report
submit software bills of materials (SBOM) that iden- within 180 days of all US humanitarian and devel-
tify the origins of each component of the software opmental assistance programs in Nagorno Karabakh,
furnished to DHS; Torres (NY) (No. 438) that seeks including an analysis of the effectiveness of such pro-
to ensure that private sector, non-financial entities grams and any plans for future assistance; Van
can participate in the Financial Crime Enforcement Duyne (No. 450) that seeks to require the Office of
Network Exchange, and ensures that information use the Director of National Intelligence and the Central
and confidentiality limitations apply to these enti- Intelligence Agency to jointly report to Congress on
ties; Torres (NY) (No. 439) that seeks to require the vulnerabilities in supply chains that are critical to
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se- U.S. national security, economic security, or public
curity Agency to review and assess programs admin- health; Vargas (No. 451) that seeks to expands cer-
istered by the Agency to improve Federal network tain authorities under the Defense Production Act of
security; Trahan (No. 440) that seeks to require the 1950 and directs the President and federal agencies
National Space Council to submit a report that in- to take specific actions to support the production of
cludes an assessment of the risks space debris orbit- critical medical supplies during the COVID–19 (i.e.,
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ing the Earth imposes on night sky luminance, colli- coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, including with
sion risk, radio interference, astronomical data loss respect to private-sector coordination, needs assess-
by satellite streaks, and other potential factors rel- ments, and overall strategies; Velazquez (No. 452)
evant to space exploration, research, and national se- that seeks to exempt certain thresholds from periodic
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adjustments for inflation; Wagner (No. 454) that harm mitigation and increases funding by $1 million
seeks to require the Secretary of State to develop a dollars for the Institute of Security Governance for
strategy for engagement with Southeast Asia and the civilian harm mitigation to ensure robust and effec-
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); tive efforts to reduce civilian casualties and harm;
Walberg (No. 455) that seeks to require an evalua- Williams (GA) (No. 467) that seeks to task the
tion of the capabilities of the Taliban post-with- Small Business Administration with maintaining a
drawal to monetize through the transfer of aban- resource guide for small businesses operating as child
doned covered United States equipment, property, care providers that includes guidance on topics such
and classified material to adversaries of the United as operations, finances, and compliance with relevant
States; Walberg (No. 456) that seeks to promote laws; Williams (GA) (No. 468) that seeks to reestab-
United States leadership in standards-setting bodies lish the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force,
that set standards for 5G networks and for future a federal interagency task force focused on improving
generations of wireless communications networks; compliance, public education, and enforcement of
encourages participation by companies and a wide equal pay laws; Wilson (SC) (No. 469) that seeks to
variety of relevant stakeholders (not including any authorize the Secretary of Defense to make impact
company or relevant stakeholder that the Assistant aid payments to local educational agencies who have
Secretary has determined to be not trusted) in such
standards-setting bodies; Waltz (No. 457) that seeks higher concentrations of military children with se-
to prohibit DoD assistance to the government of Af- vere disabilities; Wittman (No. 470) that seeks to
ghanistan if such government includes any indi- require a report on current commercial satellite com-
vidual belonging to a designated foreign terrorist or- munication (COMSATCOM) initiatives, particularly
ganization; Waltz (No. 458) that seeks to establish new NGSO COMSATCOM technologies, the Navy
a research security training requirement for Federal has employed to increase SATCOM throughput to
research grant personnel; Waltz (No. 459) that seeks afloat platforms currently constrained by legacy capa-
to prohibit malign talent recruitment program par- bilities; Young (No. 471) that seeks to require an
ticipants from receipt of research and development Air Force strategy for the acquisition of combat res-
awards from Federal research agencies; Waters (No. cue aircraft and equipment that aligns with the Na-
460) that seeks to include the Federal Officer Can- tional Defense and Arctic strategies; Schneider (No.
didate and Training Schools in the collection of de- 472) that seeks to codify into law the existing, suc-
mographic information and improves a central source cessful Boots to Business program that provides en-
of military leader training in the service-wide diver- trepreneurial training for servicemembers
sity and inclusion efforts; Waters (No. 461) that transitioning to civilian life; Smith (NJ) (No. 473)
seeks to require the collection of demographic infor- that seeks to direct the Army Corps of Engineers to
mation of students enrolled in the JROTC program provide each Army Corps district with clarifying and
and tasks that an assessment of JROTC program’s uniform guidance that conforms with USDOL’s reg-
diverse recruitment and retention efforts be con- ulations and guidance with respect to proper imple-
ducted; Waters (No. 462) that seeks to state that it mentation and enforcement of existing laws regard-
is the policy of the United States that it will not ing worker classification by federal construction con-
recognize the Burmese military junta as the official tractors and subcontractors; Lieu (No. 474) that
government of Burma for the purpose of the provi- seeks to authorize the Department of Veterans Af-
sion of assistance from the international financial in- fairs’ (VA) to use any funds collected pursuant to
stitutions (IFIs); Wenstrup (No. 463) that seeks to easements, or other use-agreements at the West LA
exempt from the Separation Health and Physical Ex- VA for the development of supportive housing and
amination (SHPE) requirement certain members of services on campus for homeless veterans; Slotkin
the Reserve Component and National Guard who are (No. 475) that seeks to revise the language for the
not fully separating from the military, but rather re- definition of plant based protein for clarity purposes;
turning from Active Duty status to reserve or guard and Escobar (No. 476) that seeks to direct GAO to
status; Wild (No. 464) that seeks to require an an-
nual report on and congressional notification of U.S. examine DOD and the military services’ policies on
efforts to counter malign foreign influence in Africa; servicemembers’ tattoos; Pages H5033–75
Wild (No. 465) that seeks to require a report on Leger Fernandez amendment (No. 241 printed in
human rights abuses related to arms exported by the part C of H. Rept. 117–125) that seeks to provide
an apology to individuals and their families in NM,
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top five global arms exporters, which includes both
China and Russia; Wild (No. 466) that seeks to in- UT, ID, and other states who were exposed to radi-
crease funding by $1 million dollars for the Defense ation from nuclear testing; and Pages H5075–76
Institute of International Legal Studies for civilian
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Torres (CA) amendment (No. 435 printed in part CREATING A WELCOMING VA AND
C of H. Res. 117–125) that seeks to reinstate stand- BUILDING EQUITY FOR VETERANS
ard Congressional Notification procedures for the ex- THROUGH LEGISLATION
port of certain items to foreign countries. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on Over-
Pages H5076–78 sight and Investigations held a hearing entitled
H. Res. 667, the rule providing for consideration ‘‘Creating a Welcoming VA and Building Equity for
of the bills (H.R. 3755), (H.R. 4350), and (H.R. Veterans through Legislation’’. Testimony was heard
5305) was agreed to yesterday, September 21st. from Harvey Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Quorum Calls—Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes devel- Resolution Management, Diversity and Inclusion,
oped after the proceedings of today and appear on Office of Resolution Management, Diversity and In-
pages H4880–81, H4881, H4882, H4882–83, clusion, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public
H4883–84, and H4884. witnesses.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad-
journed at 9:03 p.m. Joint Meetings
ELECTRIFYING AMERICA’S HOMES AND
Committee Meetings BUILDINGS
PUTTING KIDS FIRST: ADDRESSING Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a
COVID–19’S IMPACTS ON CHILDREN hearing to examine the economic benefits of electri-
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on fying America’s homes and buildings, after receiving
Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled testimony from Ari Matusiak, Rewiring America,
‘‘Putting Kids First: Addressing COVID–19’s Im- San Diego, California; Leah Stokes, University of
pacts on Children’’. Testimony was heard from pub- California, Santa Barbara; Donnel Baird, BlocPower,
lic witnesses. Brooklyn, New York; and Eli Dourado, Utah State
University Center for Growth and Opportunity,
WORLDWIDE THREATS TO THE Logan.
HOMELAND: 20 YEARS AFTER 9/11 f
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held
a hearing entitled ‘‘Worldwide Threats to the COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Homeland: 20 Years After 9/11’’. Testimony was
heard from Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, Depart- (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
ment of Homeland Security; Christopher A. Wray, Senate
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Chris-
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: business
tine Abizaid, Director, National Counterterrorism meeting to consider the nomination of Homer L. Wilkes,
Center, Office of the Director of National Intel- of Mississippi, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for
ligence. Natural Resources and Environment, Time to be an-
RECOGNIZING AND BUILDING ON THE nounced, Room to be announced.
SUCCESS OF PANDEMIC RELIEF PROGRAMS Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine
the nomination of Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, USAF
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Select Sub- for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Com-
committee on the Coronavirus Crisis held a hearing mander, United States Transportation Command, Depart-
entitled ‘‘Recognizing and Building on the Success ment of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD–G50.
of Pandemic Relief Programs’’. Testimony was heard Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
from public witnesses. to hold hearings to examine national cybersecurity strat-
egy, focusing on protection of Federal and critical infra-
VETERAN SUICIDE PREVENTION: structure systems, 10:15 a.m., SD–342/VTC.
INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND EXPANDED Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider
PUBLIC HEALTH EFFORTS S. 1787, to amend title 28 of the United States Code to
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Full Committee held a prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust
hearing entitled ‘‘Veteran Suicide Prevention: Inno- laws in which a State is a complainant, S. 2502, to pro-
vide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple possession of-
vative Research and Expanded Public Health Ef- fenders an opportunity to expunge that conviction after
forts’’. Testimony was heard from Kameron Mat- successful completion of court-imposed probation, and the
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thews, M.D., Assistant Under Secretary for Health— nominations of Toby J. Heytens, of Virginia, to be
Clinical Services, Veterans Health Administration, United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Patri-
Department of Veterans Affairs; and public wit- cia Tolliver Giles, and Michael S. Nachmanoff, both to
nesses. be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District
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