Congressional Record, February 2, 2022 — Daily Digest
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Congressional Record Daily Digest, February 2, 2022 (beginning at page D100). The committee listings include a hearing by the Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights on breaking the news and the effects of market power on a free press, an oversight hearing by the Committee on Indian Affairs on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and a Committee on Veterans' Affairs business meeting that ordered favorably reported an original bill entitled Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act. The House Chamber Action section records a recess at 11:45 a.m. and a reconvening at 12 noon, and the House's consideration of the Bioeconomy Research and Development Act.
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The nominations of Margaret A. Burnham, of Rosita Kaahani Worl, Sealaska Heritage Institute,
Massachusetts, Gabrielle M. Dudley, of Georgia, Juneau, Alaska.
Henry Klibanoff, of Georgia, and Brenda E. Steven- FREE PRESS
son, of California, all to be a Member of the Civil
Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, Ed Gon- Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Competi-
zalez, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of tion Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights con-
Homeland Security, Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, cluded a hearing to examine breaking the news, fo-
to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection cusing on journalism, competition, and the effects of
Board, and to be Chairman of the Merit Systems market power on a free press, including S. 673, to
Protection Board, Tovah R. Calderon, to be an Asso- provide a temporary safe harbor for publishers of on-
ciate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Ap- line content to collectively negotiate with dominant
peals, Susan Tsui Grundmann, of Virginia, to be a online platforms regarding the terms on which con-
Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, tent may be distributed, after receiving testimony
and Adrienne Jennings Noti, to be an Associate from Jennifer Bertetto, Trib Total Media, Pitts-
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Co- burgh, Pennsylvania; Joel Oxley, WTOP, on behalf
lumbia. of the National Association of Broadcasters, and Hal
Singer, George Washington University Institute of
NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION Public Policy, both of Washington, D.C.; Dan
AND REPATRIATION ACT OVERSIGHT Gainor, Free Speech America and Business Media
Research Center, Reston, Virginia; and Daniel
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an Francis, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachu-
oversight hearing to examine the Native American setts.
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act’s promise
after 30 years, including Federal agency efforts and BUSINESS MEETING
challenges repatriating cultural items, after receiving Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Committee ordered fa-
testimony from Joy Beasley, Associate Director, Cul- vorably reported an original bill entitled, ‘‘Health
tural Resources, Partnerships and Science, National Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act’’.
Park Service, Department of the Interior; Anna
Maria Ortiz, Director, Natural Resources and Envi- INTELLIGENCE
ronment, Government Accountability Office; Carmen Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in
Lindsey, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Honolulu; Val- closed session to receive a briefing on certain intel-
erie Grussing, National Association of Tribal His- ligence matters from officials of the intelligence
toric Preservation Officers, Washington, D.C.; and community.
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House of Representatives
ment; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
Chamber Action 4521) to provide for a coordinated Federal research
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 20 pub- initiative to ensure continued United States leader-
lic bills, H.R. 6557–6576; and 4 resolutions, H. ship in engineering biology; and for other purposes
Res. 901–904 were introduced. Pages H916–17 (H. Rept. 117–241). Page H916
Additional Cosponsors: Pages H917–19 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: appointed Representative Perlmutter to act as Speak-
H. Res. 900, providing for consideration of the er pro tempore for today. Page H333
bill (H.R. 3485) to impose sanctions on foreign per- Recess: The House recessed at 11:45 a.m. and re-
sons responsible for violations of internationally rec- convened at 12 noon. Pages H345–46
ognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) individ- Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Rep-
uals, and for other purposes; providing for consider- resentative Yarmuth wherein he resigned from the
Committee on Education and Labor. Page H357
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ation of the bill (H.R. 4445) to amend title 9 of the
United States Code with respect to arbitration of
disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harass-
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Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Rep- network with other similar programs); add a diver-
resentative Brown (MD) wherein he resigned from sity requirement to implementation plan so more
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Page H357 strategic locations in Africa are represented; and
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. change the age of the Mandela program from 18–35
902, electing a certain Member to certain standing to 25–35 and include Mandela Washington Fellow-
committees of the House of Representatives. ship, YALI network, and Regional Leadership Cen-
Page H357
ters as the three main programs of the Initiative;
Beatty (No. 10) that seeks to add to Division A a
Bioeconomy Research and Development Act: Sense of Congress that CHIPS Act funds should be
The House considered H.R. 4521, to provide for a allocated in a manner that, in consultation with the
coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure con- Director of the Minority Business Development
tinued United States leadership in engineering biol- Agency, adequately addresses the inclusion of eco-
ogy. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, nomically disadvantaged individuals and small busi-
February 3rd. Pages H358–H900 nesses; Beatty (No. 11) that seeks to establish an Of-
Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the na- fice of Opportunity and Inclusion in the Dept. of
ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Commerce to develop standards related to existing
Committee Print 117-31, modified by the amend- CHIPS Act obligations regarding economically dis-
ment printed in part C of H. Rept. 117–241, shall advantaged individuals; Bera (No. 12) that seeks to
be considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment replace Section 30124, the ‘‘Strategy on Deterrence
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the of Economic Coercion’’ with legislation creating a
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology now task force to counter China’s economic coercion;
printed in the bill. Pages H358–H806 Blunt Rochester (No. 14) that seeks to ensure NIST
Proceedings Postponed: is supporting educational activities with the Manu-
Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX) en bloc amendment facturing Extension Partnership for HBCUs, TCUs,
No. 1 consisting of the following amendments print- and other minority serving institutions; Bonamici
ed in part D of H. Rept. 117–241: Adams (No. 1) (No. 16) that seeks to direct the OSTP Director to
that seeks to increase funding for the Capacity develop a national circular economy that includes: a
Building Program for Developing Universities, en- vision for how the science and technology enterprise
sure that like institutions only compete with like in- should support the development of a circular econ-
stitutions, and expand eligibility to ensure that omy, identification of key public and private stake-
HBCU’s and MSIs that do not have R1 status can holders that may contribute to or benefit from a
receive funds; Auchincloss (No. 2) that seeks to transition to a circular economy, and recommenda-
amend Division D Section 30241 Subtitle G to read tions on specific Federal policies needed to drive this
‘‘to counter the PRC Government’s efforts to spread transition; Bonamici (No. 17) that seeks to direct
disinformation and disburse vaccines in exchange for the National Science Foundation to award Mathe-
exploitative concessions in low- to middle-income matics and Science Education Partnerships grants to
countries while maintaining US engagement with develop STEM educational curriculums that incor-
and support for multilateral vaccine procurement and porate art and design to promote creativity and in-
equitable distribution’’; Auchincloss (No. 3) that novation; Bonamici (No. 19) that seeks to direct ex-
seeks to amend Division D Section 30216 line 22 isting ocean-focused interagency committees to co-
and insert ‘‘auto-disable syringes,’’ after ordinate overlapping data collection, align supercom-
‘‘diagnostics,’’; Auchincloss (No. 4) that seeks to puting and data storage efforts, develop cross-agency
amend Division B, Title IV to require that NIST, databases, and support consistent archiving practices,
as part of the proposed National Engineering Biol- and assesses the potential for an Advanced Research
ogy Research and Development Initiative, support Project Agency–Oceans (ARPA–O); Bonamici (No.
discovery, innovation, and production that will en- 20) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Labor to
courage shared protocols and interoperability in en- award funding to eligible entities, including sector
gineering biology innovation; Auchincloss (No. 5) partnerships, in the infrastructure industry; Bowman
that seeks to direct the Treasury Department and the (No. 21) that seeks to waive cost-sharing require-
State Department to conduct a study on the manage- ments for certain National Science Foundation grant
ment of sanctions against specific Afghan individuals programs related to STEM education for a period of
in order to operate a foreign trade zone in Afghani- 5 years; Brownley (No. 24) that seeks to add ‘‘alter-
stan while maintaining the United States’ national native proteins’’ to USDA research and development
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security interests; Bass (No. 9) that seeks to require list; Bush (No. 31) that seeks to direct the Secretary
feasibility of expanding YALI to northern African of State, in coordination with the USAID Adminis-
countries in initial annual report; says YALI should trator, to expand global testing capacity, vaccination
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distribution, and acquisition needed medical sup- the PRC in the ownership, operation, or otherwise
plies, including available COVID-19 vaccines, to en- involvement in mining or processing facilities in
sure success in ending the pandemic globally; Bush countries from which the United States imports
(No. 32) that seeks to conduct a comprehensive as- minerals, metals, and materials, and evaluating the
sessment to measure the impact of oil spills and strategic and national security implications for the
plastic ingestion on sea life; Bush (No. 33) that United States of such involvement; Courtney (No.
seeks to encourage public colleges and universities to 50) that seeks to express a Sense of Congress that it
facilitate the seamless transfer of course credit earned is in the national interest for the United States to
in the postsecondary STEM pathway directly to out- become a formal signatory of the United Nations
of-state public institutions and private, nonprofit Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); Da-
HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs; Bush (No. 34) that seeks vids (No. 58) that seeks to add that HHS must con-
to codify the Biden Administration’s commitment to sider small and medium sized manufacturers when
deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy in the establishing partnerships and cooperative agreements
United States by 2030; Bush (No. 35) that seeks to with manufacturers and distributors in the supply
revise the Solar Component Manufacturing Supply chain flexibility manufacturing pilot for the Strategic
Chain Assistance Program to permit support for fa- National Stockpile; DeLauro (No. 61) that seeks to
cilities that have the ability to manufacture solar add ‘‘immersive technology’’ as a key technology
components; Bush (No. 36) that seeks to study the focus area; DelBene (No. 63) that seeks to strength-
impacts of US and multilateral regulations and sanc- en existing GAO reporting requirements by requir-
tions, including the environmental and public health ing GAO to examine how semiconductor projects are
impacts of natural resource exploitation.; Case (No. supporting the needs of critical infrastructure indus-
38) that seeks to order a comprehensive study into tries in the United States; Delgado (No. 64) that
offshore aquaculture including the environmental seeks to amend technology and innovation hub eligi-
impact, identification of control technologies and bility to support modernization and innovation in
practices to minimize environmental impacts, and the manufacturing sector; Dingell (No. 65) that
assessment on the impact of international offshore seeks to establish a Climate Change Education Pro-
aquaculture industries on the US seafood market; gram at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
Case (No. 39) that seeks to direct the Secretary of ministration to increase climate literacy, and it also
State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Inte- establishes a grant program for climate change edu-
rior and in consultation with other relevant Federal cation; Doyle (No. 66) that seeks to amend the
departments and agencies, to submit to the appro- Clean Industrial Technology Act to add Commercial
priate congressional committees a report on inter- Deployment of new efficient technologies for indus-
national indigenous engagement; Case (No. 40) that trial facilities and authorizes funding for the deploy-
seeks to establish a program for the professional de- ment; Escobar (No. 67) that seeks to include envi-
velopment of young adult leaders and professionals ronmental defenders to mitigate the impacts of cli-
in the Pacific Islands similar to the Young Southeast mate change and work with allies and partners to
Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) and the Young ensure a level playing field exists when it comes to
African Leaders Initiative (YALI); Casten (IL) (No. climate action; Escobar (No. 68) that seeks to direct
41) that seeks to enable alternative financing to ac- CBP to develop metrics to measure how procured
celerate maintenance and general infrastructure technologies have helped deter or address irregular
projects at Department of Energy laboratories; Castor migration along the southern border, including ways
(FL) (No. 42) that seeks to enhance domestic manu- in which technologies have altered migration routes
facturing competitiveness by supporting the first and patterns; Escobar (No. 69) that seeks to direct
three commercial-scale implementations of trans- the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination
formative industrial technologies; Chu (No. 46) that with the Secretary of Commerce, to submit to Con-
seeks to express the sense of Congress on the impor- gress a report that contains an assessment of the cur-
tance of opposing the targeting of Chinese research- rent standards and guidelines for managing ports of
ers and academics based on race; Connolly (No. 48) entry under the control of the Department of Home-
that seeks to create an E–4 treaty trader visa cat- land Security; Escobar (No. 70) that seeks to require
egory for up to 15,000 nationals of South Korea each a report to Congress on the implementation of meas-
fiscal year who are coming to the United States sole- urable and sustainable development practices and an
ly to perform specialty occupation services, subject to assessment of resources related to achieving carbon
various requirements; Costa (No. 49) that seeks to dioxide emission reduction targets for 2025 and
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require a report within 180 days reviewing the in- 2030; Escobar (No. 71) that seeks to express a sense
volvement of the People’s Republic of China, state of Congress that the United States’ engagement with
sponsored companies, and companies incorporated in the leaders of the Western Hemisphere is critical to
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addressing our region’s shared challenges and oppor- plication that provides near real-time insight into
tunities; Escobar (No. 72) that seeks to require the the amount of critical medical and health supplies
Director of National Intelligence in coordination available in the Strategic National Stockpile;
with other departments and agencies to submit a re- Gottheimer (No. 98) that seeks to require a 30-day
port to Congress on the existence of any security time-limited study by the U.S. Departments of
risks and threats posed by China to upcoming U.S. Commerce and Transportation to report to Congress
Federal elections; Escobar (No. 73) that seeks to cre- and the public on the major current chokepoints in
ate a set aside for small businesses in economically our nation’s supply chain; Gottheimer (No. 99) that
disadvantaged areas within the Solar Component seeks to establish an interagency task force to address
Manufacturing Supply Chain Assistance program; Chinese market manipulation in the United States
Escobar (No. 74) that seeks to prohibit the use of and expands the study and strategy on money laun-
any funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise dering by the People’s Republic of China to include
made available under this Act to be used for pub- risks of contributing to corruption; Gottheimer (No.
licity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the 102) that seeks to direct the National Science Foun-
Congress; Eshoo (No. 75) that seeks to amend a re- dation to prioritize grant awards to institutions that
quirement for an existing GAO study to include an demonstrate effective strategies for recruiting and
evaluation of demand-side incentives for alleviating providing career and technical education to veterans
semiconductor shortages; Eshoo (No. 77) that seeks and Members of the Armed Forces transitioning to
to direct the President to ensure that the provisions the private sector workforce; Gottheimer (No. 103)
of the America COMPETES Act which are aimed at that seeks to provide a Statement of Policy outlining
countering the influence of the Chinese Communist that the U.S. shall prioritize the Indo-Pacific in its
Party are implemented in a manner that does not re- foreign policy and authorizes $655 million for for-
sult in discrimination against people of Asian de- eign military financing activities within the region
scent; Foster (IL) (No. 84) that seeks to authorize the as well as additional funding for the Southeast Asia
Secretary of Energy to fund restoration and mod- Maritime Law Enforcement Initiative and other dip-
ernization projects at the National Laboratories; Fos- lomatic activities, and authorizes an additional $40
ter (IL) (No. 85) that seeks to allow dual intent for million for a Foreign Military Financing Compact
STEM doctoral students, allowing them to transition Pilot Program; Gottheimer (No. 104) that seeks to
to a green card as provided under this bill without require the National Manufacturing Advisory Coun-
first needing to leave the country and start the visa cil to solicit input from communities where foreign
process over; Foster (IL) (No. 86) that seeks to allow competition resulted in mass factory layoffs or eco-
Office of Science funds to be used for the National nomically disadvantaged areas; Grijalva (No. 105)
Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory; Foster (IL) (No. that seeks to establish an Office of Education Tech-
87) that seeks to Directs NIST to create guidelines nology in the Bureau of Indian Education; Hayes
for digital identity validation services within its dig- (No. 108) that seeks to authorize the National
ital identity Technical Roadmap; Garamendi (No. Science Foundation to include private sector entities
90) that seeks to insert the ‘‘Special Immigrant Visas as potential recipients for awards distributed; Hayes
for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2021,’’ which (No. 109) that seeks to encourage greater geographic
provides SIV’s for those Fulbrighters currently study- diversity of Manufacturing USA Institutes by en-
ing at American universities and former scholars who couraging the expansion of these institutes in low
returned to Afghanistan; Garamendi (No. 91) that income and disadvantaged areas; Horsford (No. 112)
seeks to add the Democratic People’s Republic of that seeks to revise the Office of Science diversity
North Korea, People’s Republic of China, Russian language to include Historically Black Colleges,
Federation, and Islamic Republic of Iran to the list Tribal Colleges, Minority Serving Institutions,
of prohibited ‘‘countries of concern’’ for the loans emerging research institutions, and scientific soci-
and loan guarantees under the proposed Critical Sup- eties; Horsford (No. 113) that seeks to help bolster
ply Chain Resilient Program; Garcia (No. 93) that the telecommunications workforce in rural areas by
seeks to authorize the Department of Transportation encouraging greater participation of students in
(DOT) to award maritime career training grants to those areas; Huffman (No. 115) that seeks to direct
institutions of higher education and postsecondary the Secretary of Commerce to increase the number
vocational institutions for the purpose of developing, and diversity, equity, and inclusion of STEM profes-
offering, or improving educational or career training sionals working in the National Oceanic and Atmos-
programs for American workers related to the mari- pheric Administration mission-relevant disciplines
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time workforce; Gottheimer (No. 97) that seeks to via a nonpartisan and independent 501(c)(3) organi-
require a GAO report on the possibility of the estab- zation to build the public-private partnerships nec-
lishment of an automated supply-chain tracking ap- essary to achieve these priorities; Jacobs (No. 122)
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that seeks to repeal the 25% cap pending a written tive out-of-school STEM programing; Larsen (No.
commitment from the Under-Secretary-General of 140) that seeks to restore Fulbright exchange pro-
Peace Operations they will engage regularly with the gram for participants traveling both from and to
US on peacekeeping reforms; Jacobs (No. 123) that China or Hong Kong; Larsen (No. 141) that seeks
seeks to ensure no IMET program funds are author- to exempt residents of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autono-
ized to be appropriated to any foreign security forces mous Region who are granted refugee status from
unit if the Secretary of State determines that such annual cap on refugee admissions; Larsen (No. 142)
forces have engaged in a pattern of gross violations that seeks to state that the U.S. International Devel-
of internationally recognized human rights; Jayapal opment Finance Corporation should prioritize sup-
(No. 125) that seeks to require the Comptroller port for projects that increase digital connectivity
General to submit a report to Congress on the num- where countries have the greatest need or where
ber and amount of rewards under the CHIPS for competing proposals lack high standards for data se-
America Fund and Public Wireless Supply Chain In- curity and human rights; Lawrence (No. 143) that
novation Fund disaggregated by recipients of each seeks to add an additional ask that universities re-
such award that are majority owned and controlled port promising practices regarding ethical and equi-
by minority individuals and majority owned and table AI research; Lawrence (No. 144) that seeks to
controlled by women; Johnson (GA) (No. 126) that clarify that research into urban and rural water and
seeks to create the Dr. David Satcher Cybersecurity wastewater systems also includes low-income, dis-
Education Grant Program at NIST to fund enhance- advantaged, and underserved communities; Lee (NV)
ments to cybersecurity education and training pro- (No. 145) that seeks to update text to remove exact
grams at HBCUs, minority-serving institutions, and language that was enacted as part of the Infrastruc-
institutions that serve a high percentage of Pell ture Investment and Jobs Act. Includes language to
Grant-receiving students; Kaptur (No. 127) that improve the Department of Energy’s coordination
seeks to clarify the ‘‘economically distressed regions and management of demonstration projects; Leger
or localities’’ that can benefit from the solar compo-
nent manufacturing supply chain assistance program; Fernandez (No. 146) that seeks to amend the Re-
Kaptur (No. 128) that seeks to specify that the gional Technology and Innovation Hub Program to
Great Lakes region is a region for which ‘‘the Sec- more clearly include Tribes and Tribal Colleges and
retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, Universities; Leger Fernandez (No. 147) that seeks to
prioritize funding (for) clean energy incubators’’; direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a report
Kildee (No. 129) that seeks to extend the authoriza- that examines the technical and economic potential,
tion of ARPA–E to 2026; Kildee (No. 130) that and potential ancillary impacts, of direct methane re-
seeks to define microelectronics to make sure that moval technologies and approaches; Leger Fernandez
DOE’s capabilities are being leveraged to the fullest (No. 148) that seeks to authorize $240 million in
extent possible; Krishnamoorthi (No. 132) that seeks Economic Adjustment Assistance funding to pro-
to require the Director of National Intelligence to mote economic development for communities reliant
produce a National Intelligence Estimate on the na- on the energy and industrial sectors; Leger Fernandez
ture of gray zone activities/hybrid warfare, including (No. 149) that seeks to revise the National Appren-
threats to the United States and actions that escalate ticeship Program for the 21st Century Grants to in-
and de-escalate conflict; Lamb (No. 134) that seeks clude individuals recently employed in carbon-inten-
to direct the Government Accountability Office sive industries as a targeted group; Levin (CA) (No.
(GAO) to conduct a technology assessment on the 150) that seeks to add the text of the Public Land
benefits and potential drawbacks of using predictive Renewable Energy Development Act, which pro-
analytic tools, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), to motes the responsible development of wind, solar,
address the opioid epidemic; Lamb (No. 136) that and geothermal resources on public lands by
seeks to establish a Freight Rail Innovation Institute, prioritizing development in strategic areas; Lofgren
comprised of a university research partner and loco- (No. 151) that seeks to add to the quadrennial
motive manufacturer, with the goal of developing science and technology review: identification, assess-
zero-emission locomotives; Langevin (No. 138) that ment, and recommendations on science and tech-
seeks to allow for admission of essential scientists nology gaps that would not be met without federal
and technical experts to promote and protect the na- investment and identification and recommendations
tional security innovation base; Langevin (No. 139) on policies to ensure a level playing field for small-
that seeks to promote the integration of art and de- and medium-sized businesses; Lofgren (No. 152) that
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sign into the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) seeks to establish the Supercomputing for Safer
Advancing Informal STEM Learning program, which Chemicals (SUPERSAFE) Consortium to use super-
supports research and development related to innova- computing and artificial intelligence to improve our
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understanding of the adverse human and environ- institutes and the Manufacturing Extension Partner-
mental effects associated with industrial chemical use ship as described in section 34(d); Norcross (No.
and to shift towards the safer and sustainable use of 169) that seeks to add domestic production to re-
chemicals in manufacturing and consumer products; gional innovation strategies; Ocasio-Cortez (No. 170)
Lofgren (No. 153) that seeks to add to the Sense of that seeks to prevent companies from using any of
Congress in Division D that the United States must the funds allocated under Creating Helpful Incen-
maintain key environmental, labor, and social re- tives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) fund from
sponsibility standards across the technology supply being used on stock buybacks or the payment of
chain that align with the values and interests of the dividends to shareholders; O’Halleran (No. 172) that
nation and our allies; Lowenthal (No. 154) that seeks seeks to amend the quadrennial study to be prepared
to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Morato- by the Assistant Secretary of the Supply Chain Resil-
rium Protection Act to include seabirds as a pro- ience and Crisis Response to include information on
tected living marine resource; Luria (No. 156) that how supply chain shocks impact rural, Tribal, and
seeks to prohibit the use of American Rescue Plan underserved communities; Pappas (No. 173) that
funds to purchase telecommunications equipment seeks to require DHS to prioritize purchasing uni-
manufactured by Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE; forms and related gear from American small busi-
Malinowski (No. 157) that seeks to amend the Ex- nesses that manufacture, produce, or assemble goods,
port Control Reform Act to right-size the Secretary and to only purchase items from American small
of Commerce’s scope of authority to regulate exports businesses that serve as a pass through to supply for-
by US persons to foreign military, security, and in- eign-manufactured goods when domestic manufac-
telligence agencies; Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) (No. turing does not meet all the criteria identified in the
158) that seeks to encourage the recruitment and re- bill; Pappas (No. 175) that seeks to direct the Na-
tention of women and minority students into STEM tional and Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
field; Manning (No. 159) that seeks to direct the (NOAA) to establish and regularly update a publicly
Departments of Commerce, Energy, Defense, and available website; Pappas (No. 176) that seeks to en-
other Federal agencies determined by the Secretary of courage greater collaboration in rural and remote
Commerce to take steps to ensure Historically Black areas with teachers and scientists; Payne (No. 177)
Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges that seeks to add libraries among eligible sub-grant-
and Universities (TCUs), and other Minority Serving ee partner with the local education agency or edu-
Institutions (MSIs) are active members of Manufac- cational service agency to partner with and enrich
turing USA institutes; Manning (No. 160) that seeks Elementary and Secondary Computer Science Edu-
to add graduates with advanced degrees in STEM cation; Pingree (No. 189) that seeks to establish
who work in a critical industry to the exemption both a Working Waterfronts Grant Program and a
from numerical visa limitations for doctoral STEM Working Waterfront Task Force within the Depart-
graduates; McEachin (No. 161) that seeks to include ment of Commerce to help preserve and expand ac-
the identification of opportunities to reuse and recy- cess to coastal waters for persons engaged in com-
cle critical goods as a specific recommendation re- mercial and recreational fishing businesses, aqua-
quired in the quadrennial report on supply chain re- culture, boatbuilding, shipping, or other water-de-
silience and domestic manufacturing; Miller (IL) pendent coastal-related business; Plaskett (No. 190)
(No. 165) that seeks to strike specific language re- that seeks to add the Shovel-Ready Restoration
garding graduate education research grants. Specifi- Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2021 to
cally striking, gender, race and ethnicity, sexual ori- authorize National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
entation, gender identity, and citizenship; Morelle ministration grants to implement projects that re-
(No. 166) that seeks to include technologies based store a marine, estuarine, coastal, or Great Lakes
on organic and inorganic materials in the priorities habitat in the United States, create jobs for fisher-
for research and development to accelerate the ad- men in the United States, or provide adaptation to
vancement and adoption of innovative microelec- climate change; Pocan (No. 191) that seeks to up-
tronics and new uses of microelectronics and compo- date disclosures required in current law of foreign
nents; Newman (No. 167) that seeks to expand the ownership of U.S. farmland to make such disclosures
Small Business Vouchers (SBV) program used by to USDA an annual requirement; Pocan (No. 192)
National Laboratories to include vouchers for skills that seeks to authorize the U.S. International Devel-
training and workforce development; Newman (No. opment Finance Corporation to invest in the vaccine
168) that seeks to require the Assistant Secretary to cold chain (the refrigerated supply chain needed for
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prioritize small and mid-size manufacturers when vaccine production, storage, distribution and deliv-
leveraging mechanisms to provide supply chain solu- ery) as well as vaccine manufacturing so that less de-
tions in collaboration with the Manufacturing USA veloped countries are equipped to deliver COVID
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vaccines produced by the global community; Pocan supply shortage on manufacturing in the United
(No. 193) that seeks to authorize $30 million in ap- States within one year of enactment; Schrier (No.
propriations for Bioenergy Research Centers; Porter 216) that seeks to add the definition of clean energy
(No. 194) that seeks to incorporate national security tech to the regional innovation section; Sherman
threats related to climate change into a statement of (No. 218) that seeks to require issuers of securities
policy on U.S. international priorities; Porter (No. which fulfill certain exemptions from registration
195) that seeks to incorporate national security with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
threats related to climate change into a reporting re- to submit basic information to the SEC regarding
quirement on security assistance to Pacific Island na- the issuer and the country in which it is based;
tions; Porter (No. 196) that seeks to authorize Sherrill (No. 219) that seeks to require the Comp-
NOAA to conduct a study on the effects of 6PPD- troller General, within 1 year, to conduct a study
quinone, including an economic analysis of declining and submit to Congress a report analyzing the im-
salmon populations in the United States and the ef- pacts of H.R. 4521 on inflation, and how all
fect of such declining populations have on importa- amounts appropriated pursuant to this Act are spent;
tion of salmon from other countries; Pressley (No. Sherrill (No. 220) that seeks to provide additional
200) that seeks to require the GAO to submit a re- clarifying language that would help facilitate NIST’s
port on the impact of biometric identification sys- work with other federal agencies on developing,
tems on historically marginalized populations; managing, and maintaining greenhouse gas emis-
Pressley (No. 201) that seeks to require the Director sions measurements and technical standards; Sherrill
of the National Institute of Standards and Tech- (No. 221) that seeks to create a grant program for
nology to create an office to study bias in the use states that can be used to offset the impact of rate
of artificial intelligence systems and publish guid- increases to low-income households and provides in-
ance to reduce disparate impacts on historically centives for natural gas distribution companies to ac-
marginalized communities; Ross (No. 205) that celerate, expand, and enhance improvement to the
seeks to Adds health professions and related pro-
grams to the definition of STEM fields in section distribution system; Sherrill (No. 222) that seeks to
80303: Doctoral STEM Graduates; Ross (No. 207) include research to advance adoption of integrated
that seeks to restore the Department of Interior’s au- rooftop solar, distributed solar, and microgrid tech-
thority to hold offshore wind lease sales in federal nologies; Sherrill (No. 223) that seeks to create the
waters in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and off the Critical Supply Chain Sectors Apprenticeships Grants
coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, program, which will provide funding and technical
and Florida; Ross (No. 208) that seeks to add ‘‘edu- assistance through the national apprenticeship system
cational technology’’ as a key technology focus area; to support key supply chain sectors facing workforce
Ruppersberger (No. 209) that seeks to require the shortages; Sherrill (No. 224) that seeks to require
Comptroller General of the United States study the the Government Accountability Office to complete a
effectiveness of the Defense Priorities and Allocations study detailing the impact of the America COM-
System’s at ensuring the timely availability of micro- PETES Act on inflation; Sherrill (No. 225) that
electronics products to meet national defense and seeks toincrease funding for the Long-Duration
emergency preparedness program requirements; Rush Demonstration Initiative and Joint Program at DOD
(No. 210) that seeks to require covered entities with and DOE for fiscal years 2022 through 2026; Smith
over 100 employees that apply for semiconductor in- (WA) (No. 226) that seeks to fix a loophole in the
centives to provide data on the racial diversity of Child Citizenship Act of 2000 to grant citizenship
their workforce to the Department of Commerce; to certain international adoptees; Soto (No. 227) that
Scanlon (No. 213) that seeks to require the director seeks to add nonprofits to the definition of ‘‘covered
of the National Science Foundation to award up to entities’’ to expand the semiconductor incentive pro-
five competitive grants to institutions of higher edu- gram to include nonprofit entities; Soto (No. 228)
cation and non-profit organizations to establish cen- that seeks to direct the Department of Labor to cre-
ters to develop and scale up successful models for ate a report analyzing the future of artificial intel-
providing undergraduate STEM students with hands- ligence and its impact on the American Workforce;
on discovery-based research courses; Scanlon (No. Spanberger (No. 231) that seeks to Adds transpor-
214) that seeks to clarify the designation process for tation as a key sector to receive intermediary grants
the Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Pro- for national industry intermediaries to establish or
gram to focus on localities that are not the top five expand sector-based partnerships for registered ap-
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leading technology centers; Schneider (No. 215) that prenticeships; Spanberger (No. 232) that seeks to re-
seeks to require the Comptroller General to report to quire the Secretary of State, with the Attorney Gen-
Congress on the impact of the global semiconductor eral, to share a report with Congress on multilateral
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efforts to address fentanyl trafficking in Latin Amer- governance; Trahan (No. 250) that seeks to invest in
ica, efforts between Latin America and China on fusion research through the milestone-based fusion
fentanyl trafficking, and a plan for future steps the energy development program as well as the through
United States Government will take to urge Latin fusion materials R&D; Trahan (No. 251) that seeks
American governments and the Chinese government to allow the Strategic National Stockpile to include
to address transnational criminal organizations and high-quality pediatric masks, a percentage of which
illicit fentanyl production and trafficking originating may be small adult masks for pediatric use; Under-
in the respective countries; Spanberger (No. 233) wood (No. 252) that seeks to encourage research into
that seeks to require the Critical Supply Chain Mon- how to tailor rural STEM education for local com-
itoring program to focus on the effects on consumer munities; Velazquez (No. 253) that seeks to extend
prices, job losses, national security, or economic for five years the Small Business Innovation Research
competitiveness; Speier (No. 234) that seeks to di- (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer pro-
rect federal science agencies to take into consider- grams (STTR) programs and related pilots, which
ation reports of administrative actions, findings, and expire September 30, 2022; Welch (No. 254) that
determinations related to allegations of sexual harass- seeks to clarify that Brand USA funds must be used
ment or gender harassment against grant personnel to promote travel from countries the citizens and na-
when awarding grants; Stansbury (No. 236) that tionals of which are permitted to enter into the US
seeks to authorize the National Science Foundation and requires Brand USA to submit to Congress a
to facilitate access to the microgravity environment plan for obligating these funds; Wild (No. 257) that
for awardees of funding from the Foundation; Strick- seeks to state that no funds authorized to be appro-
land (No. 241) that seeks to direct the Secretary of priated or otherwise made available by this Act are
Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of authorized to be made available to provide assistance
Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Secu- for the police of the Philippines, including assistance
rity to issue an Interim Final Rule that will ban the in the form of equipment or training, until the Sec-
transportation of sodium cyanide briquettes intended retary of State certifies to the Committee on Foreign
for mining purposes within the United States, unless Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
packaged and transported in ISO steel containers and Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that
in accordance with the material’s authorized pack- the Government of the Philippines has met basic
aging and transportation requirements under the human rights standards; and Williams (No. 259)
Hazardous Materials Regulations; Swalwell (No. that seeks to ensure grants from the National Science
242) that seeks torequire the Director of National Foundation can be used for the professional develop-
Intelligence to submit a report on the efforts of the ment and mentorship of student and faculty re-
Intelligence Community to support the Biodefense searchers at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs; Pages H828–65
Steering Committee in the implementation of the Bonamici amendment en bloc No. 2 consisting of
National Biodefense Strategy; Takano (No. 243) that the following amendments printed in part D of H.
seeks toadd energy storage systems to the list of Rept. 117–241: Banks (No. 8) that seeks to require
strategies states should consider when developing en- a determination into whether certain Chinese compa-
ergy plans and exercising its utility ratemaking au- nies implicated in using Uyghur forced labor meet
thority; Tonko (No. 245) that seeks to authorize the criteria for sanctions under the Uyghur Human
$100 million for each of FY22 through FY26 for the Rights Policy Act of 2020, and the Uyghur Forced
Department of Energy to provide financial assistance Labor Prevention Act; Bonamici (No. 15) that seeks
to States and Indian Tribes for the purposes of im- to reauthorize the Federal Ocean Acidification Re-
proving the energy efficiency, carbon intensity, and search and Monitoring Act funding for NOAA and
other sustainability measures of manufacturing facili- the NSF; Bonamici (No. 18) that seeks to create an
ties; Torres (CA) (No. 246) that seeks to insert lan- Interagency Working Group on Blue Carbon, led by
guage on indigenous communities to the Latin NOAA, to oversee the development of a national
America section to ensure these traditionally over- map of blue carbon ecosystems; Budd (No. 25) that
looked communities are included in U.S. strategy, seeks to require an intelligence assessment to deter-
and adds language on judicial independence; Torres mine the degree to which, if any, the Russian Fed-
(CA) (No. 247) that seeks to increase oversight of eration has coordinated with the People’s Republic
the International MET program through a report fo- of China regarding a potential further invasion of
cusing on corruption, drug trafficking, and impeding Ukraine; Chabot (No. 44) that seeks to add the text
democratic processes; Torres (CA) (No. 248) that of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation
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seeks to direct the State Department to support pro- Reauthorization Act which authorizes funding for
grams in Latin America to strengthen judicial inde- the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act
pendence, anti-corruption, rule of law, and good of 1998 for FY2022–2026; Cohen (No. 47) that
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seeks to mandate a public listing by country of sto- partment of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division to
len assets recovered in the United States and author- monitor and take foreign government subsidies into
izes public visa bans against foreign individuals who account in the premerger notification processes; For-
demand bribes; Craig (No. 51) that seeks to insert tenberry (No. 82) that seeks to add the text of the
the full text of the bipartisan Supporting Appren- Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Traf-
ticeship Colleges Act, which authorizes Department ficking Act, which continues the work with inter-
of Education grants for academic advising and com- national partners, including nations, nongovern-
munity outreach to construction and manufacturing mental organizations, and the private sector, to iden-
oriented apprenticeship colleges; Craig (No. 52) that tify long-standing and emerging challenges related
seeks to direct the newly created position of the As- to wildlife poaching and trafficking; Foster (No. 83)
sistant Secretary for Supply Chain Resilience and that seeks to authorize the Secretary of Energy to
Crisis Response to evaluate the stability of the Agri- upgrade the nuclear research capabilities of univer-
culture and Food System supply chain; Crenshaw sities in the United States to meet the research re-
(No. 53) that seeks to require a report on the nega- quirements of advanced nuclear energy systems; Gal-
tive impacts One Belt, One Road (OBOR) participa- lagher (No. 88) that seeks to add the text of the
tion has on countries that take part; Crenshaw (No. American Security Drone Act of 2022, which pro-
54) that seeks to express the sense of Congress that hibits federal operation or procurement of certain
China is not a developing nation, but is industri- foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems; González-
alized and therefore any agreements that advantage Colón (No. 95) that seeks to recognize the contribu-
China as a ‘‘developing nation’’ should be updated to tions made by the 305-meter radio telescope at the
reflect China’s actual status as industrialized; Cren- Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico; Gottheimer
shaw (No. 55) that seeks to require a classified re- (No. 100) that seeks to add potential opportunities
port on what is needed to bypass China’s ‘‘great fire- for partnership with Israel and other regional nations
wall’’ and provide uncensored media to the Chinese in areas such as technological cooperation critical to
people; Crenshaw (No. 57) that seeks to strengthen
the Olympic section by stating the IOC should de- national security as an element of the U.S. strategy
velop a framework for reprimanding or disqualifying for countering China in the Middle East; Gottheimer
host cities and the countries in which they are lo- (No. 101) that seeks to require a report to Congress
cated if the governments of such countries are ac- focusing on links between private sector Chinese
tively committing mass atrocities during the Olym- technology and social media companies and the Chi-
pic and Paralympic bidding process or between a nese government including potential risks related to
city’s election as a host city and the duration of the technology transfer and Chinese investment in U.S.
Olympic and Paralympic Games that its government and allied nation technology companies; Hayes (No.
is hosting; Rodney Davis (IL) (No. 59) that seeks to 107) that seeks to enable the Director of the Na-
add the text of the Critical Infrastructure Manufac- tional Science Foundation to make awards to eligible
turing Feasibility Act to the bill which directs the nonprofit programs for supporting hands-on learning
Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the opportunities in STEM education, prioritizing vul-
feasibility of manufacturing more goods in the nerable students; Hill (No. 111) that seeks to re-
United States; DeLauro (No. 60) that seeks to pro- quire foreign business entities to assign and register
hibit the possession, transport, and sale of captively an agent with the Department of Commerce as a
raised mink for fur production; DelBene (No. 62) prerequisite to doing business in the United States,
that seeks to amend Section 30612 to clarify the ex- and require foreign business agents to be responsible
emption for aircraft from the definition of electronic and liable for any regulatory proceeding or civil ac-
waste; Eshoo (No. 76) that seeks to direct CISA to tion relating to such covered foreign entity;
publish an annual report to promote evidence-based Houlahan (No. 114) that seeks to codify rec-
policies and controls that small entities (i.e., small ommendations included in the September 2021 DoD
businesses, nonprofits, local governments) may em- OIG report to address pharmaceutical supply chain
ploy to improve cybersecurity; and requires a Com- weaknesses; Issa (No. 117) that seeks to require a re-
merce Department annual report on barriers small port to Congress from the Department of Commerce
entities face in implementing cybersecurity policies outlining steps that can be implemented within 30
and controls; Fallon (No. 78) that seeks to authorize days to immediately address the supply chain crisis;
the hiring of 10 additional staff for the Treasury De- Jackson (No. 118) that seeks to add a reporting re-
partment’s Office of Foreign Assets Control to carry quirement under Division D regarding Chinese in-
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out activities associated with the People’s Republic vestment in the agriculture sector; Jackson (No. 119)
of China; Fitzgerald (No. 81) that seeks to require that seeks to direct the Permanent Representative of
the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the De- the United States to the United Nations to use the
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voice, vote, and influence of the United States to re- lead to advise the agency on the responsible use of
move Israel as a permanent agenda item and to emerging technologies, including artificial intel-
bring an end to the ‘‘Commission of Inquiry’’ to in- ligence; Ryan (No. 211) that seeks to create a con-
vestigate the State of Israel; Jackson (No. 120) that gressionally charted commission to make rec-
seeks to add a Sense of Congress that future Olympic ommendations to Congress on how best to maintain
games should not be held in countries that are com- and bolster the U.S. supply chains; Salazar (No. 212)
mitting genocide; Lamb (No. 135) that seeks to es- that seeks to require a report from the Department
tablish specific research and development program at of State on major Chinese infrastructure projects in
Department of Energy to reduce the carbon footprint Latin America and the Caribbean and the ability of
in steel production; Langevin (No. 137) that seeks to the host countries to service the debt associated with
require the Department of Homeland Security to them; Soto (No. 229) that seeks to require the Di-
designate four Critical Technology Security Centers rector of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
to evaluate and test the security of technologies es- to establish a blockchain and cryptocurrencies advi-
sential to national critical functions; McKinley (No. sory specialist position within the Office to advise
162) that seeks to extend the prohibition in section the President on matters related to blockchain and
20302 (‘‘Solar Component Manufacturing Supply cryptocurrencies; Spanberger (No. 230) that seeks to
Chain Assistance’’) to any facility that is located in: require a report on the national security implications
an area controlled by the Taliban, or another entity of open radio access networks (Open RAN or
designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign ter- O–RAN), including descriptions of U.S. efforts to
rorist organization; or a foreign country of concern; ensure we are leading in standards development and
Pappas (No. 174) that seeks to establish the Rural assessments of national security risks associated with
Export Center to assist rural businesses seeking to certain dynamics in the O–RAN industry; Stansbury
export their products; Perlmutter (No. 178) that (No. 235) that seeks to establish a Foundation for
seeks to add the bipartisan SAFE Banking Act which Energy Security and Innovation; Stauber (No. 237)
allows state-legal cannabis businesses to access the that seeks to require the Report on Bilateral Effort
banking system and help improve public safety by to Address Chinese Fentanyl Trafficking to include
reducing the amount of cash at these businesses; an assessment on the intersection between illicit
Pfluger (No. 187) that seeks to require a report from
the Department of State on global exports of natural fentanyl trafficking originating in China and the il-
gas and a description of actions taken by the United licit fentanyl trafficked over the southern border into
States to foster natural gas exports to foreign coun- the United States; Steel (No. 238) that seeks to es-
tries; Posey (No. 197) that seeks to support the tablish that China should end its classification of
methods and techniques for domestic processing of ‘‘developing nation’’ within the Paris Agreement;
materials for microelectronics and their components; Torres (CA) (No. 249) that seeks to add the ‘‘Na-
Quigley (No. 202) that seeks to add the text of the tional MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021’’ to
Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2022, which es- the bill, creating an effective database to aid small
tablishes the foreign policy of the United States to manufacturers across the country and strengthen our
work with state and non-state partners to shut down manufacturing supply chain; Wenstrup (No. 255)
certain commercial wildlife markets, end the trade in that seeks to require DNI, in consultation with
terrestrial wildlife for human consumption, and DOD and State, to report on CCP investments in
build international coalitions to reduce the demand port infrastructure since Jan. 1, 2012; Wild (No.
for wildlife as food, to prevent the emergence of fu- 256) that seeks to direct State Department, in con-
ture zoonotic pathogens; Reschenthaler (No. 203) sultation with Office of Science and Technology Pol-
that seeks to direct the National Academies to study icy and other scientific agencies’ leaders, to work
the feasibility of providing enhanced research secu- with U.S. ally countries to establish international se-
rity services to further protect the United States re- curity policies and procedures for protecting research
search enterprise against foreign interference, theft, in key technology areas from adversaries; and Wil-
and espionage; Reschenthaler (No. 204) that seeks to liams (GA) (No. 258) that seeks to task the Small
require the quadrennial report on supply chain resil- Business Administration with maintaining a resource
ience and domestic manufacturing to include a de- guide to help childcare small businesses start and
scription of the manufacturing base and supply grow, strengthening the competitiveness of our
chains for rare earth permanent magnets; Ross (No. workforce by improving access to childcare; and
206) that seeks to encourage federal agencies sub- Pages H865–95
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stantially engaged in the development, application, Lofgren en bloc amendment No. 3 consisting of
or oversight of emerging technologies to consider the following amendments printed in part D of H.
designating an individual as an emerging technology Rept. 117–241: Balderson (No. 6) that seeks to
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strike section 30606—Global Climate Change Resil- privacy; Grothman (No. 106) that seeks to strike the
ience Strategy and section 30609—Green Climate section of the bill that authorizes $4 billion each for
Fund; Balderson (No. 7) that seeks to inserts the FY23 and FY24 for contributions to the Green Cli-
text of H.R. 2559, the Compressed Gas Cylinder mate Fund; Hill (No. 110) that seeks to revise Title
Safety and Oversight Improvements Act; Bice (OK) II funding partnership requirements to the extent
(No. 13) that seeks to prevent the $8 billion author- practical to partner with industry or with a labor or
ized for the Green Climate Fund from being appro- joint labor management organization; Issa (No. 116)
priated until the President submits a report to Con- that seeks to replace Title 1 of Division J, the Na-
gress detailing the process and analysis used in set- tional Apprenticeship Program Act, with the Indus-
ting the United States’ emissions reduction target; try-Recognized Apprenticeship Program; Jackson
Burgess (No. 26) that seeks to strike Sections 80301 (No. 121) that seeks to strike section 30609—Build-
and 80302 that create a new classification of ‘‘W’’ ing economic growth and technological innovation
visas for start-ups; Burgess (No. 27) that seeks to through the Green Climate Fund; Luetkemeyer (No.
transfer funding from the Solar component manufac- 155) that seeks to require a Report from the SEC,
turing supply chain assistance program to the stra- in consultation with the Department of State and
tegic transformer reserve and resilience program to Department of Treasury regarding Index Funds and
prioritize funding for the resilience of the U.S. elec- Exchange-Traded Funds that contain entities listed
tric grid; Burgess (No. 28) that seeks to prohibit the on one of the following: Department of Commerce
use of Title 42 Special Pay Authority for certain Military End User list, Department of Commerce
agencies; Burgess (No. 29) that seeks to strike Sec- Entity List, OFAC Non-SDN Chinese, Military-In-
tion 30609 that authorizes $8 billion for the UN’s dustrial Complex Companies List, DOD Section
Green Climate Fund; Burgess (No. 30) that seeks to 1260H Chinese Military Companies list, Global
prevent any federal funds from being used by any Magninsky Human Rights Accountability Act;
department or agency to acquire KN–95 respirator Meuser (No. 164) that seeks to strike Sec. 50103.
masks produced or manufactured in the People’s Re-
public of China if N–95 respirator masks produced Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protégé
or manufactured in the United States of the same Program; Miller (IL) (No. 165) that seeks to strike
safety standard are available in reasonable quantity; specific language regarding graduate education re-
Cammack (No. 37) that seeks to strike Sec. 30609 search grants; Perry (No. 180) that seeks to strike
that authorizes $8 billion for the UN Green Climate subsection 50101(b), which directs the Secretary of
Fund; Cheney (No. 45) that seeks to direct the Sec- Homeland Security to conduct a study on uniform
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary allowances; Perry (No. 181) that seeks to strike Di-
of Energy and the Secretary of Commerce, to con- vision L, which authorizes $4 billion (available until
duct an assessment of the effect on national security expended) in 10-year EDA pilot program grants;
that would result from uranium ceasing to be des- Perry (No. 182) that seeks to strike sec. 110001 and
ignated as a critical mineral by the Secretary of the insert language that would sunset the Economic De-
Interior under section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of velopment Administration in one year after enact-
2020, and prevents the alteration or elimination of ment; Perry (No. 183) that seeks to narrow eligi-
Uranium as a critical mineral until that assessment bility for the DHS Mentor-Protégé Program; Perry
is complete; Feenstra (No. 79) that seeks to establish (No. 185) that seeks to strike the section including
a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Working Group in the funding for the Green Climate Fund (section 30609);
Department of Energy; Fitzgerald (No. 80) that Perry (No. 186) that seeks to strike Section 30299C
seeks to include clearly defined program metrics, (Climate Resilience Development in the Pacific Is-
goals, and targets in Section 30113’s reporting re- lands); Pfluger (No. 188) that seeks to strike the
quirements; Garcia (CA) (No. 92) that seeks to pro- Authorized $8 billion for the Green Climate Fund;
hibit this act and its amendments from taking effect Posey (No. 198) that seeks to require the Secretary
until the Secretary of Energy certifies to Congress of Defense to provide priority for domestically
that this act will not reduce the energy security or sourced, fully traceable, bovine heparin approved by
energy independence of the United States; Gimenez the Food and Drug Administration when available;
(No. 94) that seeks to prohibit the bill from taking Posey (No. 199) that seeks to prohibit funds going
effect until the Sec. of Energy certifies with Congress to state-owned enterprises; Schweikert (No. 217)
that no provisions in the bill will increase the aver- that seeks to strike title X of division G; Steel (No.
age price of energy; Gooden (No. 96) that seeks to 240) that seeks to prohibit Chinese, Russian, North
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require a report on Chinese entities that provide Korean, or Iranian state-owned enterprises from hav-
cloud computing products or services and the role of ing ownership of a company that has a contract for
the CCP in these entities and risks they pose to data the operation or management of a U.S. port; Tenney
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(No. 244) that seeks to strike section 30299C, cli- THE DYNAMIC TERRORISM LANDSCAPE
mate resilient development in the Pacific Islands; AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR AMERICA
and Owens (No. 261) that seeks to require the Sec- Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held
retary of State to submit to the appropriate congres- a hearing entitled ‘‘The Dynamic Terrorism Land-
sional committees a determination on whether the scape and What it Means for America’’. Testimony
Chinese Communist Party United Front Religious was heard from public witnesses.
Work Bureau meets the criteria for sanctions.
Pages H895–98
RESPECTING ARTISTS WITH THE
H. Res. 900, the rule providing for consideration AMERICAN MUSIC FAIRNESS ACT
of the bills (H.R. 3485), (H.R. 4445), and (H.R. Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a
4521) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 hearing entitled ‘‘Respecting Artists with the Amer-
yeas to 203 nays, Roll No. 17, after the previous ican Music Fairness Act’’. Testimony was heard from
question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 public witnesses.
yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 16. Pages H348–57 MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Quorum Calls—Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes de- Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee
veloped during the proceedings of today and appear held a markup on H.R. 6497, the ‘‘Federal Informa-
on pages H356 and H356–57. tion Security Modernization Act of 2022’’; H.R.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad- 6419, the ‘‘Fair Chance Improvement Act’’; H.R.
journed at 8:07p.m. 6361, the ‘‘District of Columbia National Guard
Commanding General Residency Act’’; H.R. 5962,
the ‘‘Supply Chain Security Training Act’’; legisla-
Committee Meetings tion on the GAO Mandates Revision Act; H.R.
2142, to designate the facility of the United States
A 2022 REVIEW OF FARM BILL Postal Service located at 170 Manhattan Avenue in
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS Buffalo, New York, as the ‘‘Indiana Hunt-Martin
Post Office Building’’; H.R. 203, to designate the
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conserva- facility of the United States Postal Service located at
tion and Forestry held a hearing entitled ‘‘A 2022 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the
Review of Farm Bill Conservation Programs’’. Testi- ‘‘Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building’’; H.R.
mony was heard from Zach Ducheneaux, Adminis- 224, to designate the facility of the United States
trator, Farm Service Agency, Department of Agri- Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in
culture; and Terry Cosby, Chief, Natural Resources Houston, Texas, as the ‘‘Vanessa Guillén Post Office
Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture. Building’’; H.R. 5794, to designate the facility of
the United States Postal Service located at 850 Wal-
PANDEMIC PROFITEERS: LEGISLATION TO nut Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘First
STOP CORPORATE PRICE GOUGING Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building’’;
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on H.R. 5949, to designate the facility of the United
Consumer Protection and Commerce held a hearing States Postal Service located at 615 North Bush
entitled ‘‘Pandemic Profiteers: Legislation to Stop Street, in Santa Ana, California, as the ‘‘Judge James
Corporate Price Gouging’’. Testimony was heard Perez Post Office’’; H.R. 5951, to designate the fa-
from Sarah Frasch, Chief Deputy Attorney General cility of the United States Postal Service located at
and Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Office 202 2nd Avenue, in Oklee, Minnesota, as the ‘‘Coya
of the Attorney General, Pennsylvania; and public Knutson Post Office’’; H.R. 5952, to designate the
witnesses. facility of the United States Postal Service located at
123 East Main Street, in Vergas, Minnesota, as the
HOUSING AMERICA: ADDRESSING ‘‘Jon Glawe Post Office’’; H.R. 6040, to designate
CHALLENGES IN SERVING PEOPLE the facility of the United States Postal Service lo-
cated at 11 Robert Smalls Parkway Suite C, in Beau-
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS fort, South Carolina, as the ‘‘Robert Smalls Post Of-
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on fice’’; H.R. 6080, to designate the facility of the
Housing, Community Development, and Insurance United States Postal Service located at 5420
held a hearing entitled ‘‘Housing America: Address- Kavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock, Arkansas, as
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ing Challenges in Serving People Experiencing the ‘‘Ronald A. Robinson Post Office’’; and H.R.
Homelessness’’. Testimony was heard from public 6386, to designate the facility of the United States
witnesses. Postal Service located at 450 West Schaumburg
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