Daily Digest, September 23, 2021 — Congressional Record
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This is D1032 and D1033 of the Congressional Record Daily Digest for September 23, 2021, covering Senate committee meetings and House chamber action. Senate committees ordered the nomination of Homer L. Wilkes reported, heard testimony on the nomination of a general to command the United States Transportation Command, on national cybersecurity strategy, and on fraud, scams, and COVID-19, and the Committee on the Judiciary ordered reported business items including S. 1787 and H.R. 3992. In the House, 14 public bills, H.R. 5344-5357, were introduced, and the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, H.R. 5323, by 420 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 275.
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D1032 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST September 23, 2021
S. 2502, to provide first-time, low-level, non-
Committee Meetings violent simple possession offenders an opportunity to
(Committees not listed did not meet)
expunge that conviction after successful completion
of court-imposed probation; and
BUSINESS MEETING The nominations of Toby J. Heytens, of Virginia,
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Com- to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth
mittee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Circuit, Patricia Tolliver Giles, and Michael S.
Homer L. Wilkes, of Mississippi, to be Under Sec- Nachmanoff, both to be a United States District
retary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and En- Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, Sarala
vironment. Vidya Nagala, and Omar Antonio Williams, both to
be a United States District Judge for the District of
NOMINATION Connecticut, and Hampton Y. Dellinger, of North
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a Carolina, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Erek
hearing to examine the nomination of General Jac- L. Barron, to be United States Attorney for the Dis-
queline D. Van Ovost, USAF, for reappointment to trict of Maryland, Nicholas W. Brown, to be United
the grade of general and to be Commander, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wash-
States Transportation Command, Department of De- ington, Matthew M. Graves, to be United States At-
fense, after the nominee testified and answered ques- torney for the District of Columbia, Clifford D.
tions in her own behalf. Johnson, to be United States Attorney for the
Northern District of Indiana, Zachary A. Myers, of
NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY Maryland, to be United States Attorney for the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Southern District of Indiana, Trini E. Ross, to be
fairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine na- United States Attorney for the Western District of
tional cybersecurity strategy, focusing on protection New York, and Vanessa Waldref, to be United
of Federal and critical infrastructure systems, after States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wash-
receiving testimony from J. Chris Inglis, National ington, all of the Department of Justice.
Cyber Director; Jen Easterly, Director, Cybersecurity FRAUD, SCAMS, AND COVID–19
and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of
Homeland Security; and Christopher J. DeRusha, Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a
Federal Chief Information Security Officer, Office of hearing to examine fraud, scams, and COVID–19,
Management and Budget. focusing on how older Americans have been targeted
during the pandemic, after receiving testimony from
BUSINESS MEETING Lois Greisman, Associate Director, Bureau of Con-
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favor- sumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission; Odette
ably reported the following business items: Williamson, National Consumer Law Center, Bos-
S. 1787, to amend title 28 of the United States ton, Massachusetts; Vee Daniel, Better Business Bu-
Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under reau Serving Upstate South Carolina, Greenville; and
the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant; Kate Kleinert, Glenolden, Pennsylvania.
h
House of Representatives
H.R. 3992, to amend the Age Discrimination in
Chamber Action Employment Act of 1967 to prohibit employers
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 pub- from limiting, segregating, or classifying applicants
lic bills, H.R. 5344–5357; and 3 resolutions, H. for employment, with amendments (H. Rept.
Res. 676–678 were introduced. Pages H5133–34 117–127). Page H5133
Additional Cosponsors: Page H5135 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: appointed Representative Neguse to act as Speaker
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H.R. 2119, to amend the Family Violence Preven- pro tempore for today Page H5095
tion and Services Act to make improvements, with Recess: The House recessed at 11:21 a.m. and re-
an amendment (H. Rept. 117–126); and convened at 12 noon. Page H5104
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules bated on September 22nd that replaces the congres-
and pass the following measure: sional publication entitled United States Govern-
Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, ment Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly
2022: H.R. 5323, making supplemental appropria- known as the Plum Book, with an online public di-
tions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, rectory and requires the Office of Personnel Manage-
by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 420 yeas to 9 nays with ment (OPM) to publish the information contained in
two answering ‘‘present’’, Roll No. 275. the Plum Book on a public website in a format that
Pages H5107–15 is easily searchable and that otherwise meets certain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal data standards (by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to
Year 2022: The House passed H.R. 4350, to au- 202 nays, Roll No. 280); Page H5118
thorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for mili- Langevin amendment (No. 42 printed in part C
tary activities of the Department of Defense and for of H. Rept. 117–125) that was debated on Sep-
military construction, to prescribe military personnel tember 22nd that allows for admission of essential
strengths for such fiscal year, by a yea-and-nay vote scientists and technical experts to promote and pro-
of 316 yeas to 113 nays, Roll No. 293. Consider- tect the national security innovation base (by a yea-
ation began Tuesday, September 21st. Pages H5115–28 and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 187 nays, Roll No.
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To au- 286); Pages H5122–23
thorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for mili- Bowman amendment (No. 105 printed in part C
tary activities of the Department of Defense, for of H. Rept. 117–125) that was debated on Sep-
military construction, and for defense activities of tember 22nd that adds the President, Vice President,
the Department of Energy, to prescribe military per- and any Cabinet member to the current statutory
sonnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other prohibition on Members of Congress contracting
purposes.’’. with the federal government (by a yea-and-nay vote
Agreed to: of 234 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 287);
Mfume amendment (No. 26 printed in part C of Pages H5123–24
H. Rept. 117–125) that was debated on September Smith (WA) en bloc amendment No. 2 consisting
22nd that increases the governmentwide goals for of the following amendments printed in part C of H.
small business participation in federal contracts and Rept. 117–125 which was debated on September
for certain small business concerns (by a yea-and-nay 22nd: Garamendi (No. 142) that directs DOD to
vote of 219 yeas to 202 nays, Roll No. 277; implement its own recommendations on improving
Page H5116 use of unmanned aircraft systems by the National
Khanna amendment (No. 28 printed in part C of Guard, from Congressionally directed review/report;
H. Rept. 117–125) that was debated on September Garamendi (No. 143) that requires the DOD to in-
22nd that terminates U.S. military logistical sup- clude accounting of costs for wildfire response in the
port, and the transfer of spare parts to Saudi war- annual budget request to Congress, including mili-
planes conducting aerial strikes against the Houthis tary support for states and FEMA/federal land man-
in Yemen and permanently ends intelligence sharing agement agencies; Garamendi (No. 144) that remove
that enables offensive strikes and any U.S. effort to sarbitrary cap on the number of excess military air-
command, coordinate, participate in the movement craft that DOD may transfer at no cost to DHS
of, or accompany Saudi or United Arab Emirates-led (FEMA) or the U.S. Forest Service for firefighting;
coalition forces in the war in Yemen (by a yea-and-
nay vote of 219 yeas to 207 nays, Roll No. 278); Garamendi (No. 145) that requires DOD/OMB to
Pages H5116–17
review existing authorities for using Air Force and
Meeks amendment (No. 30 printed in part C of Air National Guard modular airborne fire-fighting
H. Rept. 117–125) that was debated on September systems and other military assets to fight wildfires;
22nd that requires the suspension of U.S. Garamendi (No. 146) that increases funding for cold
sustainment and maintenance support to Saudi air weather capabilities; Garbarino (No. 147) that cre-
force units responsible for airstrikes resulting in ci- ates a 5-year term for the Cybersecurity and Infra-
vilian casualties in Yemen with certain exemptions structure Security Agency (CISA) Director and reaf-
for territorial self-defense, counterterrorism oper- firms that the position will be Presidentially ap-
ations, and defense of U.S. government facilities or pointed and Senate confirmed; Garbarino (No. 148)
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personnel (by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 204 that establishes a Department of Homeland Security
nays, Roll No. 279); Pages H5117–18 grant program to facilitate closer U.S.-Israel cyberse-
Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) amendment (No. 35 curity cooperation; Garbarino (No. 149) that estab-
printed in part C of H. Rept. 117–125) that was de- lishes a cyber counseling certification program for
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Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) assist- health counseling to transitioning servicemembers,
ing small businesses with planning and imple- and specifically with information regarding the men-
menting cybersecurity measures; Garbarino (No. tal health programs and benefits at their local VA
150) that requires CISA to update its cyber incident facility; González-Colón (No. 162) that requires the
response plan not less often then biennially, and re- Secretary of Defense to commission a National Acad-
quires CISA to consult with relevant Sector Risk emies of Sciences study that would investigate the
Management Agencies and the National Cyber Di- connection between certain toxic exposures and
rector, to develop mechanisms to engage with stake- health effects on the islands of Vieques; González-
holders to educate them about Federal Government Colón (No. 163) that prohibits the use of FY22
cybersecurity roles for cyber incident response; NDAA funds for the purpose of retiring the LCM–8
Garcı́a (IL) (No. 151) that prohibits funding to platform from service in Puerto Rico; González-
Brazil for the purpose of displacing indigenous or Colón (No. 164) that requires the Secretary of the
Quilombola communities; Garcı́a (IL) (No. 152) that Army to provide a Modular Small Arms Range in
requires the GAO to submit a report to Congress on Puerto Rico; Gosar (No. 165) that requires the
humanitarian impacts of U.S. sanctions; Garcia (CA) Comptroller General of the United States to submit
(No. 153) that creates professional licensure reci- a report to Congress on the impact of mergers and
procity for military service members and their acquisitions of defense industrial base contractors on
spouses who move to new jurisdictions as a result of the procurement processes of the Department of De-
Permanent Change of Station Orders provided they fense; Gottheimer (No. 166) that requires the Direc-
submit to certain requirements; Gibbs (No. 154) tor of National Intelligence, in coordination with the
that requires GAO to submit to Congress a report Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, to report
accounting for any equipment provided by the to Congress on the use of online social media by
United States Coast Guard or the Army Corps of U.S. State Department-designated foreign terrorist
Engineers to any regime in Afghanistan; Gohmert organizations, and the threat posed to U.S. national
(No. 155) that creates a separate career track for security by online radicalization; Gottheimer (No.
military judges to prevent undue influence from 167) that requires the Under Secretary of Defense for
swaying trial outcome; Gomez (No. 156) that ex- Personnel and Readiness to prepare an annual report
presses the Sense of Congress that Korean-American to Congress containing an analysis of the nationwide
and Korean veterans who fought alongside United costs of living for members of the Department of
States Armed Forces in the Vietnam war served with Defense; Gottheimer (No. 168) that requires public
distinction and honor; Gomez (No. 157) that ex- disclosure of lead testing results completed by the
presses a Sense of Congress that the Department of Department of Defense in ‘‘covered areas,’’ i.e., an
Defense should select electric or zero-emission mod- area located immediately adjacent to and down gra-
els when purchasing new, non-combat vehicles; Tony dient from a military installation, a formerly used
Gonzales (TX) (No. 158) that establish the National defense site, or a facility where military activities are
Digital Reserve Corps, a program within GSA that conducted by the National Guard of a State;
would allow private sector tech talent to work for Gottheimer (No. 169) that directs the Defense Lo-
the federal government for 30 days per calendar year gistics Agency to conduct a study within one year
to take on short term digital, cybersecurity, and AI of enactment of this law regarding the degree to
projects; Gonzalez (OH) (No. 159) that requires fed- which LESO/1033 equipment and materials for Law
eral agencies to issue a report that assesses the risk Enforcement use are equitably distributed between
to U.S. national security posed by Russian and Chi- larger, well-resourced municipalities and units of
nese dominance in the global nuclear energy market government and smaller, less well-resourced munici-
and identifies opportunities for the U.S. to regain palities and units of government; and to identify po-
global leadership; Gonzalez (OH) (No. 160) that di- tential reforms to the LESO/1033 program to ensure
rects the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination that equipment and materials are distributed in a
with the Secretary of the Treasury, to establish with- manner that provides adequate opportunity for par-
in the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Depart- ticipation by smaller, less well-resourced municipali-
ment of Commerce a China Economic Data Coordi- ties and units of government; Gottheimer (No. 170)
nation Center to collect and synthesize official and that requires GAO to carry out a study on the fi-
unofficial Chinese economic data developments in nancing of domestic violent extremists and terrorists,
China’s financial markets and United States exposure including foreign terrorist-inspired domestic extrem-
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to risks and vulnerabilities in China’s financial sys- ists; Graves (LA) (No. 171) that authorizes the Presi-
tem; Gonzalez (OH) (No. 161) that creates a pilot dent and the Secretary of Defense, with the approval
program within the Department of Defense’s Transi- of the state or territorial governor (and subject to ap-
tion Assistance Program (TAP) to provide mental propriations), the ability to offer support for large
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scale, complex, catastrophic disasters; Graves (MO) sets relevant to the development of artificial intel-
(No. 172) that increases funding for Solider Lethality ligence software and technology and to allow private
for further development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies to access such data libraries for the pur-
capabilities that will enable a next-generation com- poses of developing artificial intelligence models and
mand and control system for the warfighter; Graves other technical software solutions; Horsford (No.
(MO) (No. 173) that ensures that general aviation 185) that directs the Department of Defense to con-
(GA) pilots receive flight training in the aircraft duct a review of the implementation of its CUI pro-
they will be operating in the National Airspace Sys- gram; Houlahan (No. 186) that exempts certain con-
tem (NAS); Green (TX) (No. 174) that requires the tracts awarded to small business concerns from cat-
uniform residential loan application to include a egory management or successor strategies for con-
military service question in a prominent location on tract consolidation; Houlahan (No. 187) that re-
the form; Green (TX) (No. 175) that requires public quires the Secretary of Defense to develop and im-
housing agencies to consider the housing needs of plement a plan to collect and analyze data on the use
veterans when creating their annual plans and hous- of enhanced transfer of technology developed at De-
ing strategies, the latter in consultation with agen- partment of Defense laboratories; Houlahan (No.
cies that serve veterans; Green (TX) (No. 176) that 188) that requires the Secretary of Defense to submit
mandates the Department of State maintain and re- to the congressional defense committees a report on
port to Congress an accounting of the number of the recommendations made by the National Security
American Citizens evacuated from Hamid Karzai Commission on Artificial Intelligence with respect to
International Airport; Hagedorn (No. 177) that per- the Department of Defense to include a determina-
mits financial literacy training on overseas military tion of whether the Secretary of Defense intends to
installations by financial services providers; Higgins implement each recommendation; Houlahan (No.
(LA) (No. 178) that adds a Sense of Congress that 189) that requires an annual report to Congress and
stresses the importance of Joint Surveillance Target OPM from the Chief Human Capital Officers Coun-
Attack Radar System aircraft and reinforces Con- cil describing the activities of the council and a de-
gress’ intent that the previous NDAA language be scription of barriers preventing agencies from hiring
strictly adhered to before any are retired; Hill (No. qualified applicants, including for digital talent posi-
179) that amend sthe Defense Production Act (DPA) tions, and recommendations for addressing those bar-
to protect medical materials for Americans by bol- riers; Huizenga (No. 190) that requires the Secretary
stering our supply chain during times of crisis; Hill of the Air Force to submit a report to Congress de-
(No. 180) that requires an interagency strategy to tailing the plans and timeline for the recovery oper-
disrupt and dismantle narcotics production and traf- ations of the C–119 Gamble Chalk 1 crash site at
ficking and affiliated networks linked to the regime Mt Silverthorne, Alaska; Jackson Lee (No. 191) that
of Bashar al-Assad in Syria; Himes (No. 181) that provides authorization for a $10 million increase in
instructs the Department of Defense to provide an funding for increased collaboration with NIH to
analysis of the cost of implementing next generation combat Triple Negative Breast Cancer; Jackson Lee
cryptography across the DOD through a report on (No. 192) that provides authorization for $2.5 mil-
the resources necessary to fully fund the Information lion increase in funding to combat post-traumatic
Systems Security Program (ISSP) in order to address stress disorder (PTSD); Jackson Lee (No. 193) that
cybersecurity requirements; Himes (No. 182) that al- directs the Secretary of Defense to promulgate regu-
lows Treasury Department (via FinCEN) to use the lations to ensure that candidates granted admission
special measures authority to designate jurisdictions, to attend a military academy undergo screening for
accounts, and others that are determined to be ‘‘Pri- speech disorders and be provided the results of the
mary Money Laundering Concerns’’ due to illicit fi- screening test and a list of warfare unrestricted line
nance involvement such as the cross-border laun- (URL) Officer positions and occupation specialists
dering the proceeds of ransomware attacks, business that require successful performance on the speech
email compromise fraud, and other cyber-enabled fi- test. Academy students shall have the option of un-
nancial crimes which are often conducted outside of dergoing speech therapy to reduce speech disorders
the correspondent banks; Horsford (No. 183) that or impediments; Jackson Lee (No. 194) that estab-
authorizes the Secretary of Defense to conduct a pilot lishes a task force on the historical and current bar-
program to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness riers to African American participation and equal
of software, emerging technologies, and methodolo- treatment in the Armed Services; Jackson Lee (No.
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gies to track real-time emissions from installations 195) that requires a report on Maternity Mortality
and installation assets; Horsford (No. 184) that au- Rates for military members and their dependents;
thorizes the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot Jackson Lee (No. 196) that requires a report to be
program to establish data libraries containing data submitted to Congress within 240 days following
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enactment on the risks posed by debris in low earth submit to Congress by September 30, 2022 a plan
orbit and to make recommendations on remediation to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of the De-
of risks and outline plans to reduce the incident of partment of Defense in line with science-based emis-
space debris; Jackson Lee (No. 197) that requires the sions targets and report to Congress annually there-
Secretary of Defense to report to Congress programs after on the progress made towards these emissions
and procedures employed to ensure students study- reduction targets; Joyce (OH) (No. 209) that directs
ing abroad through Department of Defense National the Secretary of Defense, along with the Secretary of
Security Education Programs are trained to recog- State and Secretary of Homeland Security, to report
nize, resist, and report against recruitment efforts by to Congress within one year a plan to combat the
agents of foreign governments; Jackson Lee (No. Taliban’s illegal drug trade; a description of the risk
198) that directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to the United States of drugs emanating from such
a report 180 days following enactment that explains drug trade, including risks posed by the profits of
the progress made over the history of the Depart- such drugs; and a description of any actions taken to
ment of Defense and its predecessor departments interdict and prevent such drugs from reaching the
(Department of War) and experiences in integrating United States; Joyce (PA) (No. 210) that directs the
African Americans into the branches of the armed Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Sec-
services and the civilian staffing of Pentagon offices retary of Agriculture, Secretary of Health and
and agencies, and the steps being taken to recognize Human Services, and the Secretary of Homeland Se-
the service of African Americans who have served in curity, to develop an annex (to the National Bio-
the Armed Forces with honor, heroism, and distinc- defense Strategy described under Section 104 of title
tion; Jackson (No. 199) that expresses the Sense of 6, United States Code) for a national biodefense
Congress that Israel is a critical defense partner and science and technology strategy and implementation
highlights various things such as improving inter- plan, no later than 180 days after the date of enact-
operability, opposing terrorism in the Middle East, ment of this bill; Katko (No. 211) that establishes
and maintaining a strong relationship; Jacobs (NY) a grant at HHS for the formation of Tick Identifica-
(No. 200) that requires the Department of Defense tion Pilot Programs, which will require the ability
and all service branches to commence defense inno- to submit photo images of ticks and the images to
vation open topic activities similar to the ‘‘SBIR be reviewed by qualified professionals for the likeli-
Open Topics’’ program operated by the Air Force’s hood of carrying a tick-borne disease; Katko (No.
AFWERX office; Jacobs (CA) (No. 201) that re- 212) that revises HUD’s Annual Fair Housing Re-
quires a report from the Secretary of State on a con- port to specifically report sexual harassment com-
flict assessment in Haiti; Jacobs (CA) (No. 202) that plaints; codifies the DOJ’s Sexual Harassment in
requires human rights vetting of potential recipients Housing Initiative; Katko (No. 213) that provides
of U.S. support to combat terrorism under 10 U.S.C. for the Department of Labor to conduct a study on
127e; Jacobs (CA) (No. 203) requires a strategy to obstacles to employment facing certain Afghan SIVs
address the root causes of violent extremism and and other eligible populations legally present in the
conflict in Mozambique; Jacobs (CA) (No. 204) that United States; Keating (No. 214) that requires a
requires congressional notifications and an annual re- pilot program to assess the barriers to women’s par-
porting requirement related to oversight of the ticipation in the national security forces of six par-
peacekeeping operations account; Jayapal (No. 205) ticipating partner countries; Keller (No. 215) that
that directs federal agencies to initiate debarment directs the Secretary of Defense to acquire domesti-
proceedings for contractors with repeat and willful cally sourced alternatives to existing defense prod-
wage theft violations; Jayapal (No. 206) that requires ucts, which currently rely on foreign sources alone;
GAO to submit a report on cost analyses of options Keller (No. 216) that directs the Secretary to report
for reducing nuclear security programs and modi- on efforts within the Department of Defense to re-
fying force structures; Jayapal (No. 207), as modi- duce duplicative information technology contracts
fied, that commissions a Defense Department report within 180 days; Kelly (IL) (No. 217) that estab-
on estimated savings to come from full drawdown lishes a pilot program requiring a spouse specific
from Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria compared to the status Transition Assistance Program for a spouse of a
quo ante and the estimated cost of redirecting U.S. member of the Armed Forces eligible for the Transi-
personnel and materials to effectively engage in great tion Assistance Program; Kelly (IL) (No. 218) that
power competition with Russia and China, including requires the DoD provide a briefing to the civilian
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increased outlays in ships, aircraft, nuclear weapons, agencies responsible for certain aspects of U.S. civil-
etc. sufficient to effectively curb and deter both ian and commercial space activities and relevant
countries militarily in their respective regions; Jones Committees in Congress on the threats posed by na-
(No. 208) that requires the Secretary of Defense to tion states, in particular China’s activities in space
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on U.S. civilian and commercial space systems; Kelly gating space debris through the use of on-orbit serv-
(MS) (No. 219) that revises the FY 2021 National icing, assembly, and manufacturing capabilities; Lan-
Defense Authorization Act to explicitly include SME gevin (No. 234) that requires the Department of
and semiconductor materials; Kelly (MS) (No. 220) Homeland Security to designate four Critical Tech-
that directs the Secretary of Defense to execute an nology Security Centers to evaluate and test the se-
investigation to determine if the procurement of op- curity of technologies essential to national critical
tical transmission equipment or services manufac- functions; Langevin (No. 235) that elevates Under-
tures, produced, or distributed by an entity owned, secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
controlled, or supported by the People’s Republic of from advisor to a voting member of the Joint Re-
China; Kelly (MS) (No. 221) that expands eligibility quirements Oversight Council; Langevin (No. 236)
of Military Space Available Travel to Gold Star Fam- that directs DOD to conduct a study on the best
ily Members by updating Section 2641b(c) of Title way to organize cyber roles around core functions;
10, United States Code; Kelly (MS) (No. 222) that Larsen (WA) (No. 237) that extends the authority
revises the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization for temporary personnel flexibilities for domestic de-
Act Semiconductor Incentives Program to include fense industrial base facilities and major range and
SME and semiconductor materials; Kelly (MS) (No. test facilities base civilian personnel; Lawrence (MI)
223) that directs the Secretary of Defense to provide (No. 238) that states that the Secretaries of the mili-
a report to Congress on the use of funding made tary departments shall share and implement best
available pursuant to section 333 of title 10, United practices (including use of civilian industry best
Sates Code, for counter-narcotics missions in Central practices) regarding the use of retention and exit sur-
Asia; Khanna (No. 224) that authorizes continued vey data to identify barriers and lessons learned to
support for ex gratia payments and requires DoD to improve the retention of female members of the
develop and implement procedures to receive and re- Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secre-
spond to allegations of civilian harm within 180 taries; Lawrence (No. 239) that requires the estab-
days, and provide quarterly reports on DoD’s imple- lishment of a DOULA pilot program at the Depart-
mentation of these procedures; Kilmer (No. 225) ment of Veterans Affairs; Lee (NV) (No. 240) that
that provides for Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) requires GAO to conduct an assessment of the qual-
protected overtime pay for Navy employees working ity and nutrition of food available at military instal-
on Naval vessels Outside the Continental United lations for members of the Armed Forces; Lesko (No.
States (OCONUS); Kilmer (No. 226) that calls for 242) that requires a report on the feasibility of es-
an independent study on the impacts to Navy ship- tablishing an inter-agency United States-Taiwan
yard workers by the December 2016 pause to the working group for coordinating cooperation related
Accelerated Promotion Program (APP); Kinzinger to semiconductors, including the global supply chain
(No. 227) that limits the availability of funds for re- integrity and security of semiconductors; Levin (CA)
tirement of RC–26B manned ISR/IAA aircraft; (No. 243) that expands SCRA protections to a serv-
Kirkpatrick (No. 228) that directs the Secretary of icemember who receives military orders for a PCS,
the Air Force to submit to Congress within 45 days enters into a telecommunications contract, then re-
a report on the status of the A–10 re-winging pro- ceives a stop movement order from DoD in response
gram and spend plan for appropriated funds; to a local, national, or global emergency for a period
Krishnamoorthi (No. 229) that authorizes HHS to of not less than 30 days which prevents them from
receive donated vaccines; Lamb (No. 230) that direct using the contract; Levin (CA) (No. 244) that adds
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a two- and makes technical changes to DoD Transition As-
year pilot program to employ veterans for Depart- sistance Program (TAP) counseling pathway factors;
ments of the Interior and Agriculture conservation Lieu (No. 245) that establishes an Office of City and
and resource management projects’; Lamb (No. 231) State Diplomacy at the State Department and re-
that ensures veterans service-connected medical quires the appointment of a senior official to head
qualifications and expertise are utilized by the VA the office, outlines the duties of the office, authorizes
and civilian healthcare facilities to meet the chal- members of the civil service and Foreign Service to
lenges during public health emergencies; Lamborn be detailed to city halls and state capitols to support
(No. 232) that requires a report from the Missile their international engagement efforts, and requires a
Defense Agency on the role of the positions of Di- report to Congress followed by annual briefings on
rector of MDA, Sea-based Weapons Systems, and the work of the office; Lieu (No. 246) that directs
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Deputy Director of MDA with respect to their rela- the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program
tionship to the combatant commands on missile de- to determine the effectiveness of using scent detec-
fense requirements; Lamborn (No. 233) that requires tion working dogs to detect the early stages of dis-
the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on miti- eases, including COVID–19, and upon detection, to
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alert the handler of the dog; Lieu (No. 247) that ex- Malinowski (No. 258) that amends the Export Con-
tends an existing prohibition on in-flight refueling trol Reform Act to right-size the Secretary of Com-
to non-United States aircraft that engage in hos- merce’s scope of authority to regulate exports by US
tilities in the ongoing civil war in Yemen for two persons to foreign military, security, and intelligence
years, or until a specific authorization has been en- agencies; Malinowski (No. 259) that requires the
acted; Lofgren (No. 248) that directs the Secretary of Secretary of State to provide a report on state-sanc-
Defense, in consultation with the Director of Na- tioned intimidation and harassment by the Egyptian
tional Intelligence, to submit a report on the capa- government against Americans and their families;
bilities of the Department of Defense to assist fight- Malinowski (No. 260) that requires a report by the
ing wildfires through the use and analysis of satellite State Department on allegations of systematic
and other aerial survey technology; Luria (No. 249) extrajudicial killings and torture by Egyptian secu-
that expresses a sense of Congress that the Govern- rity forces and a determination of whether such acts
ment of Iran’s decision to enrich uranium up to 60 constitute a consistent pattern of gross violations of
percent purity is a further escalation and shortens internationally recognized human rights; Malinowski
the breakout time to produce enough highly en- (No. 261) that requests the administration make a
riched uranium to develop a nuclear weapon, and the determination on whether genocide or crimes against
Government of Iran should immediately abandon humanity have occurred in the Tigray region of
any pursuit of a nuclear weapon; Luria (No. 250) Ethiopia; Malinowski (No. 262) that requires the
that directs the Secretary of Defense to carry out a Department of State to report on war crimes and
study of the challenges posed by the emergence of torture committed by US citizens in Libya;
militia fleets in the South China Sea; Luria (No. Malinowski (No. 263) that requires the President to
251) that directs the Secretary of Defense to amend review certain alleged arms embargo violators for
the Space Available Travel program for flights for sanction under Executive Order 13726 (81 Fed. Reg.
members of the Armed Services traveling for pur- 23559; relating to blocking property and suspending
poses of attending funerals and memorial services; entry into the United States of persons contributing
Lynch (No. 252) that reauthorizes the independent to the situation in Libya); Malinowski (No. 264)
and bipartisan Wartime Contracting Commission to that prohibits federal agencies from encouraging the
conduct oversight of U.S. contracting and recon- weakening of encryption or insertion of backdoors on
struction efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other areas commercially-available phones, computers, and de-
of contingency operations; and Lynch (No. 253) that vices; Malinowski (No. 265) that strengthens the an-
expands the mandate of the supervisory team created nual reporting requirement on the Vulnerabilities
by the ‘‘Combating Illicit Finance Through Public- Equities Process (interagency process to determine
Private Partnerships Act’’ that is convened by Treas- whether to disclose known cyber-vulnerabilities to
ury to examine strategies to improve public-private the public and industry) Malinowski (No. 266) that
partnerships to counter illicit finance, to include requires an annual report to Congress by the State
sanctions evasion and other illicit finance activities Department on foreign companies proliferating dan-
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 367 yeas to 59 nays, Roll gerous cyber-weapons and hack-for-hire capabilities
No. 288); Pages H5124–25 to known human rights abusers and repressive gov-
Smith (WA) amendment en bloc No. 3 consisting ernments; Malinowski (No. 267) that requires the
of the following amendments printed in part C of H. President to submit to the appropriate congressional
Rept. 117–125 that was debated on September committees a determination of the 35 Russian offi-
22nd: Lynch (No. 254) that directs the President to cials and businessmen with respect to the imposition
reestablish the interagency Afghan Threat Finance of sanctions; Malliotakis (No. 268) that requires a
Cell to identify and disrupt financial networks re- report to Congress of all malign operations by Iran
lated to terrorism, narcotics trafficking, and corrup- conducted on United States soil. Including: Iran-
tion; Mace (No. 255) that expresses the sense of backed terrorist attacks, kidnapping, export viola-
Congress that there should be designated a Military tions, sanctions busting activities, cyber-attacks, and
Heart Health Awareness Day; Mace (No. 256) that money laundering; Manning (No. 269) that adds the
establishes a pilot program to improve military read- Bab el-Mandeb Strait to the assessment of the secu-
iness through nutrition and wellness initiatives; rity of global maritime chokepoints; Manning (No.
Malinowski (No. 257) that imposes sanctions on for- 270) that adds a requirement that the Secretary of
eign persons listed in the report of the Director of Defense notify Congress of any attempt to threaten
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National Intelligence for the murder of journalist or abduct a citizen or U.S. resident by a country
Jamal Khashoggi, which is the language from HR supporting international terrorism; Manning (No.
1464 that as passed by voice vote in the Foreign Af- 271) that adds a Sense of Congress on the safety of
fairs Committee during the 117th Congress; women and girls in Afghanistan; Manning (No. 272)
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that includes a consideration of the benefits in terms ficial intelligence, machine learning, data science,
of cost and emissions savings of the increased use of and software engineering’’ as part of the U.S. Naval
electric vehicles at military installations for transport Community College’s programs of academic instruc-
to Department of Defense education activity facili- tion and professional and technical education; Meeks
ties; Manning (No. 273) that requires the Secretary that (No. 284) requires a report and clarification on
of Defense within 60 days to consult with the Sec- U.S.-Syria political strategy and policy goals, includ-
retary of State and appoint an official to assist with ing diplomatic, development/humanitarian, and secu-
the State Department on the continued evacuations rity objectives; Meeks (No. 285) that compels the
of Americans and Afghan partners from Afghanistan; Department of State and Department of Defense to
McCarthy (No. 274) that requires an infrastructure develop and submit an interagency strategy on So-
assessment and report to the committees of jurisdic- malia and report its findings related to security oper-
tion on the Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace ations, security sector assistance, and other forms of
Systems Directorate, Rocket Propulsion Division for foreign assistance provided to the Federal Govern-
fiscal years 2023 and 2025; McCaul (No. 275) that ment of Somalia to improve stability, governance,
provides statutory authority and guidance for the and economic development; Meeks (No. 286) that
interagency ‘‘Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partner- modifies the management and operations of the De-
ship Program’’ to partner with countries in the Sahel partment of State through various measures; Meeks
and Maghreb regions of Africa to counter terrorism (No. 287) that requires congressional notification for
and violent extremism; McCaul (No. 276) that certain rewards provided under the State Department
makes factual findings and declare that the ongoing rewards program; Meeks (No. 288) that prohibits
abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic and reli- the use of US assessed contribution the UN for sup-
gious minorities in the Xinjiang region of the Peo- port of the G5 Sahel Joint Force; Meng (No. 289)
ple’s Republic of China constitute genocide and that adds the text of the Global Pandemic Preven-
crimes against humanity by the Chinese Communist tion and Biosecurity Act, legislation that seeks to
Party; McCaul (No. 277) that requires the State De- address the source of highly infectious diseases be-
partment to provide briefings and specified materials ginning in animal species, including by reducing the
to U.S. delegations to international athletic competi- sale and trade of live and fresh wildlife for human
tions regarding human rights and security concerns consumption, and addressing food insecurity associ-
in certain host countries (Communist countries, Tier ated with a reliance on local game and wildlife;
3 countries for human trafficking, or other countries Meng (No. 290) that requires that menstrual prod-
that the Secretary of State determines present serious ucts are stocked in and made available free of charge
human rights or counterintelligence concerns); in all restrooms in public buildings, including the
McGovern (No. 278) that modifies the Global Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art,
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Sub- and the U.S. Capitol; Meng (No. 291) that requires
title F of title XXI of PL 114–328) to authorize that all medical professionals who provide direct care
sanctions for serious human rights abuse, any viola- services to patients under the military health system
tion of internationally recognized human rights, or receive a mandatory training on how to screen, inter-
corruption; adds two new reports to Congress; vene, and refer patients to treatment for eating dis-
McHenry (No. 279) that directs SEC and CFTC to orders; Meng (No. 292) that requires the Depart-
establish a working group on digital assets; McKin- ment of Veterans Affairs to conduct an awareness
ley (No. 280) that instructs the Department of De- campaign regarding the types of fertility treatments,
fense to prioritize domestically owned, U.S. pro- procedures, and services available to veterans experi-
duced sources of synthetic graphite prior to pur- encing issues with fertility, and requires the Depart-
chasing from other U.S. sources, members of the In- ment to submit a report to Congress on how the
dustrial Base, or other allies; McKinley (No. 281) Secretary plans to better engage women veterans to
that expresses the sense of Congress that having ac- ensure they are aware of the covered fertility services
cess to a secure and reliable supply of firm, baseload available; Miller (WV) (No. 293) that requires the
power produced in the United States, including Secretary of Defense to provide Congress with a
power generated from coal, natural gas, oil, and nu- briefing on status of women and girls in Afghani-
clear sources, is critical to United States national se- stan; Miller (WV) (No. 294) that directs the Sec-
curity interests; McNerney (No. 282) that incor- retary of Defense to establish a memorial dedicated
porates safety and security into required elements of to the 13 service members who lost their lives in the
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the strategy for autonomy integration in major attack on the Hamid Karzai International Airport on
weapons systems; McNerney (No. 283) that adds August 26, 2021; Miller (WV) (No. 295) that
language to include ‘‘designated fields of national blocks any funding for military cooperation or intel-
and economic importance such as cybersecurity, arti- ligence sharing with the Taliban; Miller (WV) (No.
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296) that adds money and classified materials to the efficiency by September 1, 2022, and requires an an-
report of equipment and arms left behind in Afghan- nual report to Congress comparing the current UFC
istan by the U.S. Military; Miller-Meeks (No. 297) with the latest codes and standards; Neguse (No.
that provides free annual America the Beautiful 309) that establishes a housing stipend for federal
Passes to current military service members and also wildland firefighters, many of whom are veterans,
provides free lifetime America the Beautiful Passes hired at a location more than 50 miles from their
to veterans and members of Gold Star Families so primary residence with the allowance being deter-
they can always access our National Parks and public mined by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agri-
lands at no cost; Moore (WI) (No. 298) that author- culture and be based on the cost of living in the area
izes the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with of deployment; Neguse (No. 310) that establishes a
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to provide assist- mental health program for federal wildland fire-
ance to states that have created dedicated green fighters, many of whom are veterans, including a
alerts or are considering creating such alerts to help mental health awareness campaign, peer-to-peer sup-
locate missing active duty servicemembers or vet- port network, expansion of the Critical Incident
erans, including to connect located individuals to Stress Management Program, mental health leave,
any VA or DOD benefits they have earned through and ensuring trauma-informed mental health profes-
their military service; Moulton (No. 299) that pro- sionals are readily available to provide services;
motes mapping of mission-relevant terrain in cyber- Neguse (No. 311) that encourages the Department
space for Defense Critical Assets and Task Critical of Defense to contract with women-owned, minority-
Assets; Moulton (No. 300) that amends the Defense owned and small disadvantaged businesses in quali-
Resource Budgeting & Allocation Commission to in- fied military construction apprenticeship programs;
clude a diversity and inclusion statement for the Newman (No. 312) that directs the Department of
commission membership; Napolitano (No. 301) that Defense to conduct a study on herbicide agent expo-
increases funding for the National Guard Youth sure, such as Agent Orange and Agent Purple in the
Challenge Program by $35,281,000 million, match-
ing the program’s 2022 funding of $210 million in Panama Canal Zone between January 1,
the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, 1958–December 31, 1999, or the day in which a
2022; Napolitano (No. 302) that supports the Na- member of armed services departed from official
tional Guard Youth Challenge Programs (NGYCP) duty in the Panama Canal Zone; Newman (No. 313)
by instructing the Department of Defense to issue that requires the involvement of accredited service
non-state matched funding in limited circumstances officers from military and veteran service organiza-
of up to 10 percent of the funds appropriated for the tions in the Transition Assistance Program; Newman
NGYCP for fiscal year 2022; Neguse (No. 303) that (No. 314) that amends the Small Business Act to
expands travel and transportation allowances for fam- clarify that the HUBZone Price Evaluation Pref-
ily members to attend the funeral and memorial erence applies to certain contracts; Norman (No.
services of members; Neguse (No. 305) that allows 315) that directs the Department of Defense to sub-
state and local governments to utilize Office of Local mit a report to Congress showing they are in com-
Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) funds for pliance with disclosure requirements for recipients of
maintaining and improving military installation re- research and development funds as required by fed-
silience, and expands the definition of military in- eral law; Norman (No. 316) that requests a report
stallation to include State-owned military facilities; from the armed services on substance abuse by
Neguse (No. 306) that expands the annual report servicemembers and their dependents with 180 days
submitted by the Department of Defense on of enactment; Norton (No. 317) that corrects a long-
vulnerabilities of the National Technology and In- standing drafting error and clarify that D.C. Na-
dustrial Base to include the current and projected tional Guard members who are federal civilian em-
impacts of climate change and cyberattacks; Neguse ployees are entitled to leave without loss in pay or
(No. 307) that expresses the Sense of Congress that time from their civilian employment during their
the Department of Defense should take the most re- mobilization; Ocasio-Cortez (No. 318) that prohibits
cent IPCC report into consideration for decisions funds from being used to provide weapons or mili-
about military bases and installations, and should tary aid or military training to Saudi Arabia’s Rapid
consider adding the recommendations of the report Intervention Force (RIF), the unit responsible for the
into the Unified Facilities Criteria; Neguse (No. murder of U.S. journalist Jamal Khoshoggi; Ocasio-
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308) that requires the Department of Defense to Cortez (No. 319) that prohibits funds from being
amend the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) for mili- used to conduct aerial fumigation in Colombia un-
tary construction and planning to incorporate the less certain actions are taken by the Colombian Gov-
latest consensus-based codes and standards for energy ernment; Ocasio-Cortez (No. 320) that requires the
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Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Sec- craft left in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, or other foreign
retary of State, to submit to Congress a report on countries; Phillips (No. 332) that requires the Sec-
human rights in Colombia, including an assessment retary of the Army to identify and establish a plan
of the capabilities of the military and paramilitary to clean up contaminated sites where the Depart-
forces of Colombia; a description of the human ment has previously participated in cleanup efforts,
rights climate in Colombia; an assessment of the Co- but due to contaminants not discovered until after
lombian military and paramilitary forces’ adherence transfer or newly identified contaminants, additional
to human rights; Ocasio-Cortez (No. 321) that re- clean-up may be required; Phillips (No. 333) that
quires the Secretary of State to make a yearly deter- requires a Secretary of Defense report on how the US
mination as to whether Colombia’s Mobile Anti-Dis- is working with other countries in CENTCOM area
turbances Squadron committed gross violations of of responsibility to improve Israel’s coordination
human rights, and prohibits funds and export li- with other regional militaries and also requires the
censes for certain items to that Squadron upon a Secretary of State and USAID Administrator provide
positive determination; Omar (No. 322) that re- an analysis of the strategic initiatives taken to inte-
quires reporting on recent security assistance pro- grate the Abraham Accords into congressionally au-
grams to Mali, Guinea, and Chad; Omar (No. 323) thorized and appropriated programs; Phillips (No.
that requires annual reporting to the Foreign Affairs 334) that requires the Secretary of State to deliver
and Armed Services Committees on U.S. strategy in an annual report on U.S. policy towards South
the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Omar (No. Sudan, including the most recent approved inter-
324) that requires State and USAID to report on agency strategy developed to address political, secu-
human trafficking and slavery in Libya, and develop rity, and humanitarian issues prevalent in the coun-
a strategy for addressing root causes and holding try since it gained independence from Sudan in July
perpetrators accountable; Pallone (No. 325) that re- 2011; Phillips (No. 335) that requires the US Coor-
quires a report from the Secretary of Defense, in col- dinator for the Arctic Region to assess, develop, and
laboration with the Secretary of State, addressing al- budget for plans, policies, and actions related to
legations that some units of foreign countries that strengthening US diplomatic presence with Arctic
have participated in security cooperation programs countries, enhancing resilience capacities of Arctic
under section 333 of title 10, U.S.C. may have also countries, and assessing risks regarding environ-
committed gross violations of internationally recog- mental change and increased civilian and military ac-
nized human rights before or while receiving U.S. tivities by Arctic countries; Phillips (No. 336) that
security assistance; Panetta (No. 326) that authorizes requires the Secretary of the Air Force report on its
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management justification for the C–130 total aircraft inventory
to conduct an annual survey of Federal employees to reduction, considering such recommendation is in-
assess Executive agency performance, leadership, em- consistent with the 2018 and 2020 mobility capa-
ployee satisfaction, and organizational resilience; Pa- bilities requirements studies; Phillips (No. 337) that
netta (No. 327) that requires the Director of the requires DOD to submit a report on the effects of
Strategic Capabilities Office, in coordination with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification on
the Secretary of Energy, provide a report and brief- small businesses; Phillips (No. 338) that requires the
ing on Project Pele mobile nuclear microreactors; Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Sec-
Pence (No. 328) that extends by 2 years the sunset retary of State and USAID Administrator, to report
date for Sec. 1651 of the FY2019 NDAA (Public on countries for which the Department has a pres-
Law 115–232; 32 U.S.C. 501 note) Pilot Program ence and are suitable for stabilization operations sup-
on Regional Cybersecurity Training Center for the port provided under Section 1210A of FY20 NDAA
Army National Guard; Perry (No. 329) that makes to inform ongoing interagency discussions on sta-
it the policy of the United States to reject any at- bilization efforts; Phillips (No. 339) that expands the
tempt by the People’s Republic of China to mandate recusal time frame from one to two years for DoD
that US vessels provide them with information about officers and employees when the financial interests of
US vessels (ship name, call sign, location, type of any organization they were involved in (including
cargo) in areas that China illegally includes as part employee, officer, director, trustee, or general part-
of its maritime claims; Pfluger (No. 330) that re- ner) as well as any former direct competitor or client
quires DNI, DHS, and DOD to conduct a threat as- organization are being considered; Porter (No. 340)
sessment of terrorist threats to the United States that directs the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
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posed by the prisoners released by the Taliban from with the Secretary of Energy, to conduct a declas-
the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison and Parwan Detention Fa- sification review of documents related to U.S. weap-
cility in Afghanistan; Pfluger (No. 331) that requires ons testing in the Marshall Islands during the Cold
DOD and State to complete a report on ANDSF air- War; Porter (No. 341) that requires the Secretary of
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Defense to brief and deliver to Congress a report re- Reschenthaler (No. 355) that adds countries that are
garding Government Accountability Office rec- major producers of fentanyl and fentanyl-like sub-
ommendations to Combat Trafficking in Persons by stances to the Majors List and adds a new section on
Department of Defense contractors; Porter (No. 342) fentanyl to the annual International Narcotics Con-
that extends the sunset date and makes modifications trol Strategy Report; Reschenthaler (No. 356) that
to the reporting requirement in Sec. 1205(f) of the develops and implements an investment and
FY15 NDAA; Porter (No. 343) that directs the Sec- sustainment plan to ensure the sourcing of cannon
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary tubes for the purpose of mitigating risk to the Army
of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the and the industrial base; Reschenthaler (No. 357) that
Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, to submit a report includes Purple Heart award recipients on the DOD
to Congress on the risks posed to Department of De- military valor website who receive the award after
fense infrastructure and readiness posed by wildland the enactment of this Act; Reschenthaler (No. 358)
fire; Porter (No. 344) that requires a quarterly sum- that expresses a Sense of Congress that the additive
mary of Department of Defense reports delivered to manufacturing and machine learning initiative of the
Congress in the previous quarter; Porter (No. 345) Army has the potential to accelerate the ability to
that seeks to require an independent study of lessons deploy additive manufacturing capabilities in expedi-
learned during the war in Afghanistan for security tionary settings and strengthen the United States de-
cooperation; Porter (No. 346) that limits funding for fense industrial supply chain; Ross (No. 359) that
travel by the Secretary of Defense pending delivery requires a report on the availability of menstrual hy-
of certain congressionally mandated reports and giene products on military bases and accommoda-
briefing on compliance with statutory reporting re- tions related to menstrual hygiene available to mem-
quirements; Porter (No. 347) that requires a Depart- bers of the Armed Forces; Ross (No. 360) that re-
ment of Defense Inspector General audit of NATO quires a report on potential TRICARE coverage of
policies and processes for sexual assault and sexual preconception and prenatal carrier screening tests for
harassment involving U.S. personnel; Posey (No. certain medical conditions; Ruiz (No. 361) that re-
348) that requires the Secretary of Defense to pro- quires GAO to conduct a study on the factors con-
vide priority for domestically sourced, fully traceable, tributing to low numbers of Hispanic officers and
bovine heparin approved by the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration when available; Pressley (No. 349) that enlisted members in leadership positions within the
expresses the Sense of Congress that the President DOD and recommendations to increase Hispanic
should make full use of his authority under the De- representation; Ruiz (No. 362) that requires GAO to
fense Production Act to scale vaccine production and conduct a study on the factors contributing to low
deployment globally, and protect Americans from numbers of Hispanic students and in leadership posi-
the risk of emerging viral threats; Quigley (No. 350) tions within the military service academies and rec-
that establishes the foreign policy of the United ommendations to increase Hispanic representation;
States to work with state and non-state partners to Sablan (No. 363) that adds the Northern Mariana Is-
shut down certain commercial wildlife markets, end lands to the definition of ‘‘state’’ for the purposes of
the trade in terrestrial wildlife for human consump- the Small Business Administration’s microloan pro-
tion, and build international coalitions to reduce the gram; Salazar (No. 364) that encourages the Navy to
demand for wildlife as food, to prevent the emer- explore and solicit more artificial reefing opportuni-
gence of future zoonotic pathogens; Quigley (No. ties for retired Navy ships; and Salazar (No. 365)
351) that expands the existing US Fish and Wildlife that raises sole source contracting thresholds for cer-
Service law enforcement attache program; tain small business concerns (8(a), HUBZone, serv-
Radewagen (No. 352) that transfers final decision- ice-disabled veteran-owned, and women-owned) from
making power of protested HUBZone small business current levels to $10,000,000 for manufacturing
status of a small business concern from the Associate contracts and $8,000,000 for other types (by a yea-
Administrator of the Office of Government Con- and-nay vote of 362 yeas to 59 nays, Roll No. 289);
tracting & Business Development to the SBA Office Page H5125
of Hearings and Appeals; Reschenthaler (No. 353) Smith (WA) en bloc amendment No. 4 consisting
that directs the National Academies to study the fea- of the following amendments printed in part C of H.
sibility of providing enhanced research security serv- Rept. 117–125 that was debated on September
ices to further protect the United States research en- 22nd: San Nicholas (No. 366) that mandates the in-
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terprise against foreign interference, theft, and espio- clusion of Tribal and Territory officials in the ‘‘Na-
nage; Reschenthaler (No. 354) that states that no tional Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other
funds authorized under this Act may be made avail- Illicit Financing’’ and extends that report for an ad-
able for any purpose to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc; ditional five years (or three reports); Sanchez (No.
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367) that requires a report from the Secretary of De- tablishes measures to protect the human rights of
fense to assess the capacity and efforts of NATO to journalists. Expands the scope of required reports re-
counter misinformation and disinformation and offer lated to violations of the human rights of journalists,
recommendations be sent to HASC, HFAC, and US requires the President to impose certain property-
Members to NATO PA; Sanchez (No. 368) that au- and visa-blocking sanctions on persons responsible
thorizes not more than $5,000,000 to the NATO for gross violations of the human rights of journal-
Strategic Communications Center of Excellence to ists, and prohibits certain foreign assistance to a gov-
enhance capability, cooperation, and information ernmental entity of a country if an official acting
sharing on strategic communications within NATO under authority of the entity has committed a gross
and requires briefings on the efforts of the Depart- violation of human rights against a journalist; Schiff
ment of Defense to strengthen the role of the Center (No. 376) that includes parental bereavement as eli-
in fostering strategic communications and informa- gible paid leave for federal employees; Schneider
tion operations within NATO; Sanchez (No. 369) (No. 377) that codifies into law the existing, suc-
that requires a briefing and a report be delivered to cessful Boots to Business program that provides en-
Members on HASC, HFAC, and NATO PA’s US trepreneurial training for servicemembers
delegation on how the Department of Defense is transitioning to civilian life; Schneider (No. 378)
working with the NATO Strategic Communications that requires the creation of a U.S.-Israel Operations-
Center of Excellence to improve NATO’s ability to Technology Working Group; Schneider (No. 379)
counter and mitigate disinformation, and offer rec- that requests a Department of Defense report on the
ommendations to improve strategic communications obligation and expenditure of funds that were au-
within NATO; Sanchez (No. 370) that expresses the thorized to be appropriated for Overseas Contingency
sense of Congress that the US should prioritize coun- Operations for Fiscal Year 2010 and Fiscal Year
tering misinformation, increasing NATO’s resources, 2019; Schrader (No. 380) that directs the U.S. Army
building technological resilience, and supporting Veterinary Services to conduct an updated study on
NATO and NATO PA; Sanchez (No. 371) that re-
quests a report from the Secretary of the Department the potential introduction of foreign animal diseases
of Veterans Affairs, in conjunction with the Secretary and current prevention protocol and strategies to
of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- protect the health of military working dogs; Schrader
ment, to be sent within one year to Congress report- (No. 381) that establishes a national One Health
ing on the obstacles veterans experience related to Framework to coordinate federal activities around
receiving benefits under Federal housing programs, zoonotic disease prevention, preparation, and re-
including obstacles relating to women veterans, sponse, driven by DoD, HHS, USDA, CDC, EPA,
LGBTQ+ veterans face, and multi-generational fam- and other related agencies and departments; Schrier
ily types, and obstacles relating to eligibility require- (No. 382) that directs DOD, in coordination with
ments (including local Area Median Income limits, the White House, FEMA, and HHS, to report on
chronicity and disability requirements, and required the current status of COVID–19 rapid test procure-
documentation); Sanchez (No. 372) that requests a ment through the Defense Production Act as re-
report from the Secretary of the Department of Vet- quired by the American Rescue Plan; Schrier (No.
erans Affairs in coordination with the Secretaries of 383) that directs GAO to report on the effectiveness
the Department of Housing and Urban Development of current health screenings administered to
and the Department of Labor submitted to Congress servicemembers separating from the military to iden-
related to how often and what type of supportive tify the risk of social isolation and other health con-
services (such as career transition, mental health serv- cerns; Schrier (No. 384) that requires the Secretary
ices, and services for elderly veterans) are being of- of Defense to implement a GAO recommendation to
fered to and used by veterans, and requests addi- establish strategies for sharing information on out-
tional data on any correlation between a lack of sup- reach approaches to raise awareness of employment
portive services programs and the likelihood of vet- resources among military spouses; Schweikert (No.
erans falling into housing insecurity; Sanchez (No. 385) that requires the Secretary of Defense to submit
373) that implements reporting requirements regard- a report to Congress regarding recommendations on
ing private security contractor contracts to allow in- cyber hygiene practices; Austin Scott (GA) (No. 386)
creased Congressional oversight of private security that expands the ‘‘Never Contract with the Enemy’’
contractor DOD contracts; Schakowsky (No. 374) program and the applicability of the statutory au-
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that requires the Secretary of Defense to order the thorities initially authorized under Sections 841,
names of the 74 sailors who died in the USS Frank 842, and 843 of the National Defense Authorization
E. Evans disaster in 1969 be added to the Vietnam Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law
Veterans Memorial Wall; Schiff (No. 375) that es- 113–291); Austin Scott (GA) (No. 387) that adds
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the services provided to Gold Star Families to the re- they are trying to identify future talent and closing
porting requirements of the Quadrennial Quality of any skills gaps; Soto (No. 400) that adds
Life Review; Austin Scott (GA) (No. 388) that raises ‘‘blockchain and cryptographic technologies’’ to the
the caps on the funds made available by the Chair- list of technologies that are included in the Depart-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to purchase items ment’s support for industry participation in global
during any fiscal year from the Combatant Com- standards organizations; Soto (No. 401) that adds
mander Initiative Fund; Scott (VA) (No. 389) that blockchain technologies in the consideration of tech-
supports the deployment of stormwater management nologies to use to assist in the technology pilot pro-
infrastructure on and around military installations to gram transmission absent uniform services and over-
enhance installation resilience and conserve seas votes that builds on successful state-based initia-
stormwater-stressed ecosystems; David Scott (GA) tives for overseas servicemember voting; Soto (No.
(No. 390) that requires the Secretary of Defense to 402) that adds blockchain technologies to the tech-
ensure that all contractors and subcontractors for nologies considered to help improve and develop-
military construction (MilCon) projects have a plan ment the Department’s digital health strategy in
to hire, retain, and increase African American and order to improve digital health care strategy & data
other nontraditional apprentice populations; Sherman organization; Soto (No. 403) that requires military
(No. 391) that authorizes the Secretary of Defense, service academies and senior reserve officer’s training
upon request of the Government of Iraq and in con- corps to report on their plans to increase the number
sultation and coordination with the Government of of minority cadets and midshipmen; Spanberger (No.
Iraq, to provide support for vetted forces in Iraq op- 404) that recognizes the service and sacrifice of
erating in the Nineveh Plains to successfully facili- Atomic Veterans by requiring the President to issue
tate the return of religious minorities; Sherrill (No. a proclamation every year calling on the people of
392) that implements a pilot program to optimize the United States to observe Atomic Veterans Day;
services available for transitioning service members, Spanberger (No. 405) that requires a report on the
and provide valuable data for future transition ef- national security implications of open radio access
forts; Slotkin (No. 393) that directs the Cybersecu- networks (Open RAN or O–RAN) technology, in-
rity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to cluding descriptions of U.S. efforts to ensure we are
build on its existing work by codifying a National leading in standards development and assessments of
Cyber Exercise Program, in order to test U.S. re- national security risks associated with certain dynam-
sponse plans for major cyber incidents; Slotkin (No. ics in the O–RAN industry; Spanberger (No. 406)
394) that requires the Secretary of State, in coordina- that strengthens interagency coordination and re-
tion with other Departments and Agencies, to de- sponse to suspected attacks presenting as anomalous
velop a strategy to safely process Afghans abroad health incidents, sometimes referred to as ‘‘Havana
with pending special immigrant visa applications Syndrome,’’ including by requiring the administra-
and refugee referrals, and regular progress reports on tion to designate senior officials at the National Se-
the number of Afghan special immigrant visas and curity Council and at relevant agencies to manage
referrals, and their locations; Smith (WA) (No. 395) and coordinate the response and report to Congress
that honors the United States Armed on these efforts; Speier (No. 407) that requires the
Servicemembers who served in Afghanistan; Smith Secretary of Defense to implement a GAO rec-
(NJ) (No. 396) that requires the GAO to conduct a ommendation to update acquisition rules to require
study of the possible experimentation of ticks, in- contractors to represent that their employees comply
sects, or vector-borne agents by the DOD between with DoD post-employment lobbying restrictions;
1950 and 1977 for use as a bioweapon; Soto (No. Speier (No. 408) that extends the ‘‘cooling-off’’ pe-
397) that directs the Secretary of Defense to report riod for senior executive branch officials who leave
to Congress within a year of implementing the plan government service from 1 year to 2 years before
developed in response to GAO recommendations on former officials may lobby their previous agency;
tracking, response, and training for civilian employ- Speier (No. 409) that requires the Department of
ees of the Department of Defense regarding sexual Defense to submit a report and brief Congress on its
harassment and assault; Soto (No. 398) that adds re- plan to implement the Independent Review Com-
lated technologies like advanced storage capacity to mission on Sexual Assault in the Military’s rec-
the renewable or clean energy resources that can be ommendation to standardize and better integrate
considered to further data center energy efficiency gender advisors and women, peace, and security
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and resiliency; Soto (No. 399) that adds ‘‘distributed principles across organizations within the Defense
ledger technologies’’ to the definition of ‘‘digital tal- Department; Speier (No. 410) that adds TRICARE
ent’’ when specifying the responsibilities of the dig- coverage for preconception and prenatal carrier ge-
ital talent recruiting officer and the technologies netic screening tests; adds reporting requirement for
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utilization of the newly covered tests; Speier (No. nations to inform them of the threat posed by
411) that removes barriers to and improves the proc- IRGC-affiliated operatives; Tenney (No. 424) that
essing of applications and evacuation of Afghan refu- establishes a China Watcher Program within the De-
gees, especially prominent Afghan women and indi- partment of State, in coordination with the Depart-
viduals working in support of democracy and human ment of Defense, to monitor and combat the Peo-
rights including women’s rights; Stauber (No. 412) ple’s Republic of China’s malign influence across
that requires the status of a company be updated in military, economic, and political sectors in foreign
the System for Award Management when a final de- countries, and will monitor the PRC’s military
cision is made pursuant to such concern’s small busi- trends abroad and counters its advancements in for-
ness or socioeconomic (i.e. HUBZone, service-dis- eign nations that pose a threat to US interests and
abled veteran-owned, women-owned, 8(a)) status; the rules-based order; Tenney (No. 425) that estab-
Stauber (No. 413) that allows the Secretary of the lishes a program for the Department of Air Force to
Navy to solicit contracts from non-homeport ship- develop a proof-of-concept quantum network testbed
yards for maintenance work should the shipyards that may be accessed by prototype quantum com-
meet the Navy’s requirements for ship repair work; puters; Tenney (No. 426) that requires a report on
Stefanik (No. 414) that establishes a Subcommittee the net worth of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad;
on the Economic and Security Implications of Quan- Thompson (MS) (No. 427) that adds a new title
tum Information Science through the National with measures related to the Department of Home-
Science and Technology Council; Stefanik (No. 415) land Security (DHS), comprised of House-passed leg-
that amends Sec. 1216 to clarify requirements re- islative provisions to strengthen and improve DHS
lated to quarterly briefings on the security environ- headquarters, research and development, cybersecu-
ment in Afghanistan and U.S. military operations re- rity, and transportation security, among other mat-
lated to the security of, and threats emanating from, ters; Thompson (PA) (No. 428) that requires the
Afghanistan; Steil (No. 416) that requires the Sec- Secretary of the Navy to submit to Congress a report
retary of Defense in consultation with the Secretary detailing the processing of Requests for Equitable
of State to submit a report to the appropriate con- Adjustment by the Department of the Navy, includ-
gressional committees on the short- and long-term ing progress in complying with the covered direc-
threats posed by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq to tive; Tiffany (No. 429) that enhances cooperation
Iraq and to United States persons and interests; Steil with Ukraine’s titanium sector as an alternative to
(No. 417) that requires the Secretary of the Treasury China and Russia for the US Defense industrial base;
to submit a report to Congress on the status of Titus (No. 430) that orders a report by the State De-
United States and United Nations sanctions imposed partment and USAID assessing the United States as-
with respect to the Taliban; Steil (No. 418) that re- sistance to Turkmenistan, including the impact on
quires the Secretary of the Treasury to regularly re- public health outcomes related to COVID–19 in
port to Congress any sanctions waivers provided to Turkmenistan; Titus (No. 431) that requires a report
allow transactions between financial institutions and by the Secretary of State on the activities of the Grey
a state sponsor of terrorism or a sanctioned person; Wolves organization undertaken against U.S. inter-
Stewart (No. 419) that requires a briefing, not later ests, allies, and international partners, including a re-
than March 1, 2022, to the Committee on Armed view of the criteria met for designation as a foreign
Services of the House of Representatives on current terrorist organization; Tlaib (No. 432) that adds a
and future plans for the replacement of aging aero- requirement that individuals in charge of oversight
space ground equipment; Takano (No. 420) that en- of privatized military housing be evaluated on their
sures DOD OIG considers sexual orientation in any performance addressing instances and concerns about
future Department-wide Racial Disparity Reviews; housing discrimination; Tlaib (No. 433) that clarifies
Tenney (No. 421) that revises the report on Iran’s that surveys on diversity, equity and inclusion and
military capabilities to include all instances of the annual reports on sexual assaults and racial and eth-
supply, sale, or transfer of arms or related material, nic demographics in the military justice system must
to or from Iran; Tenney (No. 422) that requires a address islamophobia; Tlaib (No. 434) that directs
report on the United Nations arms embargo on Iran the Secretary of State to submit a plan to Congress
and its effectiveness in constraining Iran’s ability to for vetting foreign security assistance participants for
supply, sell, or transfer arms or related material participation in groups that have a violent ideology;
while the arms embargo was in effect; Tenney (No. Torres (CA) (No. 436) that adds the text of the Cen-
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423) that requires a report on all IRGC-affiliated tral American Women and Children Protection Act
operatives serving in diplomatic and consular posts of 2021, which directs the State Department to enter
outside of Iran, and the ways in which the Depart- into bilateral multi-year agreements, known as
ments of Defense and State are working with partner ‘‘Women and Children Protection Compacts,’’ with
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the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Defense reporting requirement on the status of U.S.
Honduras, specifically to strengthen the countries’ military investment in Europe including the Euro-
criminal justice systems and civil protection courts, pean Deterrence Initiative; Turner (No. 447) that ex-
create safe communities and protect vulnerable fami- presses a Sense of Congress in support of the Aegis
lies, ensure the safety of children in schools and pro- Ashore sites in Poland and Romania and their im-
mote early prevention and detection of gender-based portance to the defenses of Poland, Romania, the
violence and domestic abuse, and increase access to United States, and NATO members; Turner (No.
high quality health care; Torres (NY) (No. 437) that 448) that makes technical corrections related to Sec-
directs DHS to modernize its information and com- tion 1608, National Security Council Briefing on
munications technology or services (ICT(S)) acquisi- Potential Harmful Interference to Global Positioning
tions process by requiring the Under Secretary for System; Valadao (No. 449) that requires a report
Management to issue Department-wide guidance to within 180 days of all U.S. humanitarian and devel-
require DHS contractors to submit software bills of opmental assistance programs in Nagorno Karabakh,
materials (SBOM) that identify the origins of each including an analysis of the effectiveness of such pro-
component of the software furnished to DHS; Torres grams and any plans for future assistance; Van
(NY) (No. 438) that ensures that private sector, non- Duyne (No. 450) that requires the Office of the Di-
financial entities can participate in the Financial rector of National Intelligence and the Central Intel-
Crime Enforcement Network Exchange, and ensures ligence Agency to jointly report to Congress on
that information use and confidentiality limitations vulnerabilities in supply chains that are critical to
apply to these entities; Torres (NY) (No. 439) that U.S. national security, economic security, or public
requires the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infra- health; Vargas (No. 451) that expands certain au-
structure Security Agency to review and assess pro- thorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950
grams administered by the Agency to improve Fed- and directs the President and federal agencies to take
eral network security; Trahan (No. 440) that requires specific actions to support the production of critical
the National Space Council to submit a report that medical supplies during the COVID–19 (i.e.,
includes an assessment of the risks space debris or- coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, including with
biting the Earth imposes on night sky luminance, respect to private-sector coordination, needs assess-
collision risk, radio interference, astronomical data ments, and overall strategies; Velázquez (No. 452)
loss by satellite streaks, and other potential factors that exempts certain thresholds from periodic adjust-
relevant to space exploration, research, and national ments for inflation; Wagner (No. 454) that requires
security; Trone (No. 441) that prioritizes efforts of the Secretary of State to develop a strategy for en-
the Department of State to combat international gagement with Southeast Asia and the Association of
trafficking in covered synthetic drugs and new Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); Walberg (No.
psychoactive substances; Turner (No. 442) that re- 455) that requires an evaluation of the capabilities of
quires the President to submit to Congress an assess- the Taliban post-withdrawal to monetize through
ment of China’s compliance with Article VI of the the transfer of abandoned covered United States
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; Turner (No. 443) equipment, property, and classified material to ad-
that requires the Secretary of Defense to certify the versaries of the United States; Walberg (No. 456)
extent to which Afghan Security Forces’ equipment that promotes United States leadership in standards-
in Uzbekistan has been transferred to a foreign na- setting bodies that set standards for 5G networks
tion and not been transferred to Taliban or Afghani- and for future generations of wireless communica-
stan and to report on the disposition of said equip- tions networks; encourages participation by compa-
ment and the circumstances which led to such dis- nies and a wide variety of relevant stakeholders (not
position; Turner (No. 444) that authorizes the Sec- including any company or relevant stakeholder that
retary of the Energy to release its reversionary inter- the Assistant Secretary has determined to be not
est in real property and a building formerly used by trusted) in such standards-setting bodies; Waltz (No.
the National Nuclear Security Administration to the 457) that prohibits DoD assistance to the govern-
Community Improvement Corporation of Clark ment of Afghanistan if such government includes
County, a non-profit entity created by the City of any individual belonging to a designated foreign ter-
Springfield, Ohio; Turner (No. 445) that requires rorist organization; Waltz (No. 458) that establishes
the Secretary of Defense to report annually on anom- a research security training requirement for Federal
alies related to the sensors used in international research grant personnel; Waltz (No. 459) that pro-
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monitoring system of the Comprehensive Nuclear- hibits malign talent recruitment program partici-
Test-Ban Treaty Organization; Turner (No. 446) pants from receipt of research and development
that amends Section 1301 for the purpose of includ- awards from Federal research agencies; Waters (No.
ing ‘‘NATO specific infrastructure’’ in a Secretary of 460) that includes the Federal Officer Candidate and
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Training Schools in the collection of demographic transitioning to civilian life; Smith (NJ) (No. 473)
information and improves a central source of military that directs the Army Corps of Engineers to provide
leader training in the service-wide diversity and in- each Army Corps district with clarifying and uni-
clusion efforts; Waters (No. 461) that requires the form guidance that conforms with USDOL’s regula-
collection of demographic information of students tions and guidance with respect to proper implemen-
enrolled in the JROTC program and tasks that an tation and enforcement of existing laws regarding
assessment of JROTC program’s diverse recruitment worker classification by federal construction contrac-
and retention efforts be conducted; Waters (No. 462) tors and subcontractors; Lieu (No. 474) that author-
that states that it is the policy of the United States izes the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) to use
that it will not recognize the Burmese military junta any funds collected pursuant to easements, or other
as the official government of Burma for the purpose use-agreements at the West LA VA for the develop-
of the provision of assistance from the international ment of supportive housing and services on campus
financial institutions (IFIs); Wenstrup (No. 463) that for homeless veterans; Slotkin (No. 475) that revises
exempts from the Separation Health and Physical the language for the definition of plant based protein
Examination (SHPE) requirement certain members of for clarity purposes; and Escobar (No. 476) that di-
the Reserve Component and National Guard who are rects GAO to examine DoD and the military serv-
not fully separating from the military, but rather re- ices’ policies on servicemembers’ tattoos (by a yea-
turning from Active Duty status to reserve or guard and-nay vote of 360 yeas to 66 nays, Roll No. 290);
status; Wild (No. 464) that requires an annual re- Pages H5125–26
port on and congressional notification of U.S. efforts Leger Fernandez amendment (No. 241 printed in
to counter malign foreign influence in Africa; Wild part C of H. Rept. 117–125) that was debated on
(No. 465) that requires a report on human rights September 22nd that provides an apology to individ-
abuses related to arms exported by the top five glob- uals and their families in NM, UT, ID, and other
al arms exporters, which includes both China and states who were exposed to radiation from nuclear
Russia; Wild (No. 466) that increases funding by $1 testing (by a yea-and-nay vote of 240 yeas to 185
million dollars for the Defense Institute of Inter- nays, Roll No. 291); and Pages H5126–27
national Legal Studies for civilian harm mitigation Torres (CA) amendment (No. 435 printed in part
and increases funding by $1 million dollars for the C of H. Res. 117–125) that was debated on Sep-
Institute of Security Governance for civilian harm tember 22nd that reinstates standard Congressional
mitigation to ensure robust and effective efforts to Notification procedures for the export of certain
reduce civilian casualties and harm; Williams (GA) items to foreign countries (by a yea-and-nay vote of
(No. 467) that tasks the Small Business Administra- 215 yeas to 213 nays, Roll No. 292). Page H5127
tion with maintaining a resource guide for small Rejected:
businesses operating as child care providers that in- Bowman amendment (No. 25 printed in part C of
cludes guidance on topics such as operations, fi- H. Rept. 117–125) that was debated on September
nances, and compliance with relevant laws; Williams 22nd that sought to prohibit U.S. military presence
(GA) (No. 468) that reestablishes the National Equal in Syria without Congressional approval within one
Pay Enforcement Task Force, a federal interagency year of enactment (by a yea-and-nay vote of 141 nays
task force focused on improving compliance, public to 286 nays, Roll No. 276); Pages H5115–16
education, and enforcement of equal pay laws; Wil- Johnson (GA) amendment (No. 36 printed in part
son (SC) (No. 469) that authorize the Secretary of C of H. Rept. 117–125) that was debated on Sep-
Defense to make impact aid payments to local edu- tember 22nd that sought to restrict the Department
cational agencies who have higher concentrations of of Defense (DoD) from transferring certain surplus
military children with severe disabilities; Wittman military property to federal, state, or local law en-
(No. 470) that requires a report on current commer- forcement agencies (by a yea-and-nay vote of 198
cial satellite communication (COMSATCOM) initia- yeas to 231 nays, Roll No. 281); Pages H5118–19
tives, particularly new NGSO COMSATCOM tech- Garamendi amendment (No. 38 printed in part C
nologies, the Navy has employed to increase of H. Rept. 117–125) that was debated on Sep-
SATCOM throughput to afloat platforms currently tember 22nd that sought to prohibit funding for the
constrained by legacy capabilities; Young (No. 471) Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program
that requires an Air Force strategy for the acquisi- and W87–1 (by a yea-and-nay vote of 118 yeas to
tion of combat rescue aircraft and equipment that 299 nays, Roll No. 282); Pages H5119–20
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aligns with the National Defense and Arctic strate- Schrader amendment (No. 39 printed in part C of
gies; Schneider (No. 472) that codifies into law the H. Rept. 117–125) that was debated on September
existing, successful Boots to Business program that 22nd that sought to reduce Unfunded Priority Lists
provides entrepreneurial training for servicemembers to only the six Service Branches of the United States
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Military and United States Special Operations Com- ining Proposals To Address Future Economic Cri-
mand (by a yea-and-nay vote of 167 yeas to 256 ses’’. Testimony was heard from Shawn Wooden,
nays, Roll No. 283); Pages H5120–21 Treasurer, Connecticut; and public witnesses.
Ocasio-Cortez amendment (No. 40 printed in part
C of H. Rept. 117–125) that was debated on Sep- SHIFTING THE POWER: ADVANCING
tember 22nd that sought to reduce overall authoriza- LOCALLY-LED DEVELOPMENT AND
tion level by 10%; excludes military personnel, DoD PARTNER DIVERSIFICATION IN U.S.
federal civilian workforce, and defense health pro- DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
gram accounts from the 10% reduction (by a yea- Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Inter-
and-nay vote of 86 yeas to 332 nays, Roll No. 284); national Development, International Organizations,
Pages H5121–22 and Global Corporate Social Impact held a hearing
Jacobs (CA) amendment (No. 41 printed in part entitled ‘‘Shifting the Power: Advancing Locally-Led
C of H. Rept. 117–125) that was debated on Sep- Development and Partner Diversification in U.S. De-
tember 22nd that sought to reduce amounts author- velopment Programs’’. Testimony was heard from
ized for defense spending in FY22 to no more than public witnesses.
the amount requested by the President (by a yea-
and-nay vote of 142 yeas to 286 nays, Roll No. TRANSATLANTIC COOPERATION ON
285); Page H5122 COUNTERING GLOBAL TERRORISM AND
H. Res. 667, the rule providing for consideration VIOLENT EXTREMISM
of the bills (H.R. 3755), (H.R. 4350), and (H.R.
5305) was agreed to Tuesday, September 21st. Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Eu-
Agreed that in the engrossment of the bill, the rope, Energy, the Environment, and Cyber; and Sub-
clerk be authorized to correct spelling, punctuation, committee on the Middle East, North Africa, and
section-numbering and cross-references and to make Global Counterterrorism held a joint hearing enti-
such other technical and conforming changes as may tled ‘‘Transatlantic Cooperation on Countering Glob-
be necessary to reflect the actions of the House. al Terrorism and Violent Extremism’’. Testimony
Page H5128
was heard from public witnesses.
Quorum Calls—Votes: Nineteen votes developed ADVANCING EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE AND
during the proceedings of today and appear on pages STEWARDSHIP AT NOAA
H5114–15, H5115–16, H5116, H5116–17, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Sub-
H5117–18, H5118, H5119, H5119–20, H5120–21, committee on Environment held a hearing entitled
H5121–22, H5122, H5122–23, H5123–24, H5124, ‘‘Advancing Earth System Science and Stewardship at
H5124–25, H5125, H5125–26, H5126–27, and NOAA’’. Testimony was heard from Richard W.
H5127. Spinrad, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad- and Atmosphere, and Administrator, National Oce-
journed at 9:55 p.m. anic and Atmospheric Administration.
Committee Meetings DISRUPTION IN THE SKIES: THE SURGE IN
AIR RAGE AND ITS EFFECTS ON WORKERS,
VOLUNTARY CARBON MARKETS IN AIRLINES, AND AIRPORTS
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Sub-
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hear- committee on Aviation held a hearing entitled ‘‘Dis-
ing entitled ‘‘Voluntary Carbon Markets in Agri- ruption in the Skies: The Surge in Air Rage and Its
culture and Forestry’’. Testimony was heard from Effects on Workers, Airlines, and Airports’’. Testi-
public witnesses. mony was heard from public witnesses.
LENDING IN A CRISIS: REVIEWING THE
FEDERAL RESERVE’S EMERGENCY LENDING PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS: HOW
POWERS DURING THE PANDEMIC AND PRACTICING CIVILITY, COLLABORATION,
EXAMINING PROPOSALS TO ADDRESS AND LEADERSHIP CAN EMPOWER
FUTURE ECONOMIC CRISES MEMBERS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Na- Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Full
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tional Security, International Development and Mon- Committee held a hearing entitled ‘‘Pathways to
etary Policy held a hearing entitled ‘‘Lending in a Success: How Practicing Civility, Collaboration, and
Crisis: Reviewing the Federal Reserve’s Emergency Leadership Can Empower Members’’. Testimony was
Lending Powers During the Pandemic and Exam- heard from public witnesses.
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