Providing for Consideration of H.R. 3755, H.R. 4350, and H.R. 5305 — House Report 117-125
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This is House Report 117-125 of the 117th Congress, 1st Session, from the Committee on Rules, referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed September 21, 2021. Ms. Ross reports on a resolution, printed as H. Res. 667 in the bracket and as House Resolution 677 in the text, by a record vote of 9 to 4, which provides for consideration of H.R. 3755, H.R. 4350, and H.R. 5305. The report states that the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2021, under a closed rule, H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, under a structured rule, and H.R. 5305, the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, under a closed rule. It also describes motions to suspend the rules and an amendment to House Resolution 188.
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117TH CONGRESS REPORT
" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES !
1st Session 117–125
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3755) TO PROTECT A
PERSON’S ABILITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO CONTINUE OR END A
PREGNANCY, AND TO PROTECT A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER’S ABILITY
TO PROVIDE ABORTION SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF
THE BILL (H.R. 4350) TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR
2022 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND
FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PERSONNEL
STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PRO-
VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5305) MAKING CON-
TINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER
30, 2022, AND FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
Ms. ROSS, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 667]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House
Resolution 677, by a record vote of 9 to 4, report the same to the
House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3755, the Wom-
en’s Health Protection Act of 2021, under a closed rule. The resolu-
tion provides one hour of general debate equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce or their designees. The resolution
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The res-
olution provides that the amendment printed in part A of this re-
port shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall
be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order
against provisions in the bill, as amended. The resolution provides
one motion to recommit. The resolution provides for consideration
of H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2022, under a structured rule. The resolution provides one
hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services
or their designees. The resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that an amend-
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ment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules
Committee Print 117–13, modified by the amendment printed in
part B of this report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill,
as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The reso-
lution provides that following debate, each further amendment
printed in part C of this report not earlier considered as part of
amendments en bloc pursuant to section 4 shall be considered only
in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Mem-
ber designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be
debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn
by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon,
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a
demand for division of the question. The resolution provides that
at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on Armed
Services or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting
of further amendments printed in part C of this report not earlier
disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall
be debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed
Services or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and
shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The
resolution waives all points of order against the amendments print-
ed in part C of this report and amendments en bloc described in
section 4. The resolution provides one motion to recommit. The res-
olution provides for consideration of H.R. 5305, the Extending Gov-
ernment Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, under
a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees.
The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill. The resolution provides that the bill shall be considered as
read. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions
in the bill. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The resolu-
tion provides that at any time through the legislative day of Fri-
day, September 24, 2021, the Speaker may entertain motions of-
fered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend
the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of
motions to suspend the rules on the legislative days of July 26,
2021, July 27, 2021, or September 21, 2021, and on which the yeas
and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed. The
Chair shall put the question on any such motion without debate or
intervening motion, and the ordering of the yeas and nays on post-
poned motions to suspend the rules with respect to such measures
is vacated. The resolution provides that proceedings may be post-
poned through October 1, 2021, on measures that were the object
of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative days of July 26,
2021, July 27, 2021, or September 21, 2021 and on which the yeas
and nays were ordered. Provides that House Resolution 188, agreed
to March 8, 2021 (as most recently amended by H. Res. 555, agreed
to July 27, 2021), is amended by striking ‘‘September 22, 2021’’
each place it appears and inserting (in each instance) ‘‘October 27,
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2021’’. The resolution provides that the ordering of the yeas and
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nays on the motion that the House suspend the rules and pass S.
2382 is vacated.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R.
3755 includes a waiver of clause 12 of rule XXI, which prohibits
consideration of a bill pursuant to a special order of business re-
ported by the Committee on Rules that has not been reported by
a committee.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against provi-
sions in H.R. 3755, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R.
4350 includes a waiver of clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII, which requires
the inclusion of a comparative print for a bill proposing to repeal
or amend a statute.
The waiver of all points of order against provisions in H.R. 4350,
as amended, includes a waiver of clause 4 of rule XXI, which pro-
hibits reporting a bill carrying an appropriation from a committee
not having jurisdiction to report an appropriation.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against the
amendments printed in part C of this report or against amend-
ments en bloc described in Section 4 of the resolution, the Com-
mittee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophy-
lactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R.
5305 includes waivers of the following:
—Clause 9 of rule XXI, which requires a list of all earmarks, lim-
ited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits contained in the meas-
ure, or a certification that the measure does not contain any of
those items.
—Clause 11 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a bill
which has not been reported by a committee until such measure
has been available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Com-
missioner for 72 hours.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against provi-
sions in H.R. 5305, the Committee is not aware of any points of
order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
COMMITTEE VOTES
The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to
report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are
printed below:
Rules Committee record vote No. 146
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to add language to the rule that
would eliminate the tolling of days for Resolutions of Inquiry. De-
feated: 4–8
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
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Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 147
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to strike from the rule the appropriate
section providing for consideration of H.R. 3755 and make the nec-
essary changes in the rule. Defeated: 4–8
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 148
Motion by Mr. Cole to provide for a separate vote for Title III of
Division D of H.R. 5305. Defeated: 4–9
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 149
Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 5305 to make in
order amendment #1, offered by Rep. Granger (TX), which provides
$1,000,000,000 for replenishment of the iron dome system. De-
feated: 4–9
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 150
Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 4350 to make in
order amendment #197, offered by Rep. Perry (PA), which prevents
the use of any US government funds to provide any kind of support
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tion unless explicitly authorized by Congress in subsequent legisla-
tion. Defeated: 4–9
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 151
Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 4350 to make in
order amendment #796, offered by Rep. Bishop (NC), which pro-
hibits the Armed Forces and academic institutions operated or con-
trolled by the Department of Defense from promoting Critical Race
Theory. Defeated: 4–9
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 152
Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 4350 to make
in order amendment #94, offered by Rep. Burgess (TX), which di-
rects the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to inves-
tigate and submit a report to Congress on the assessment, plan-
ning, and presentation of Afghanistan withdrawal options by de-
fense and intelligence personnel to the President. Defeated: 4–9
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 153
Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 4350 to make
in order amendment #203, offered by Rep. Perry (PA), which pro-
hibits funding to any organization or any country that has labelled
Israel as an ‘‘apartheid’’ state. Defeated: 4–9
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 154
Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 4350 to make
in order amendment #242, offered by Rep. McCaul (TX), which au-
thorizes $300 million annually (through FY26) and establishes a
fund to counter the malign global influence of the Chinese Com-
munist Party (to undermine a free and open international order
and the national security, sovereignty, and economic security of the
U.S. and other countries) through activities to: promote trans-
parency and accountability, support civil society and independent
media, counter CCP-influenced criminal networks, encourage mar-
ket-based and non-predatory development structures, expose CCP
misinformation, counter undue PRC military influence, and counter
CCP promotion of authoritarian ideology. Defeated: 4–9
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 155
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to amend the rule to H.R. 4350 to
make in order amendment #743, offered by Rep. Reschenthaler
(PA), which requires a report from DoD on the national security
implications of a TRIPS waiver. Defeated: 4–9
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 156
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 4350 to
make in order amendment #673, offered by Rep. Steil (WI), which
requires the President, acting through the Secretary of State and
in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
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tees that describes the financial benefits the Assad regime in Syria
will obtain through transit fees for allowing the export of gas into
Lebanon through the Arab Gas Pipeline in the case that the Presi-
dent issues a waiver under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection
Act of 2019 (P.L. 116 92). Defeated: 4–9
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 157
Motion by Ms. Ross to report the rule. Adopted: 9–4
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea Mr. Cole ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Yea Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Nay
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Yea Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Nay
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Yea Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Nay
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Yea
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Yea
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Yea
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3755 IN PART A CONSIDERED
AS ADOPTED
1. Pallone (NJ): Clarifies provisions under the legislation with re-
spect to enforcement of limitations or requirements in violation of
the Women’s Health Protection Act, and makes other necessary
technical and conforming changes.
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4350 IN PART B CONSIDERED
AS ADOPTED
1. Smith, Adam (WA): Amends section 901 and makes technical
and clerical changes to the authorizations of appropriations tables
in sections 4101, 4201, and 4301.
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 4350 IN PART C MADE IN
ORDER
1. Perlmutter (CO), Velázquez (NY), Davidson (OH), Correa (CA),
Blumenauer (OR), Joyce, David (OH), Lee, Barbara (CA): Adds the
bipartisan SAFE Banking Act which allows state-legal cannabis
businesses to access the banking system and help improve public
safety by reducing the amount of cash at these businesses. (10 min-
utes)
2. Sánchez (CA), Titus (NV): Extends consumer credit protections
to active duty armed and uniformed consumers to dispute adverse
actions or inaction on their credit report that occurred while they
were in a combat zone, aboard a U.S. vessel, or away from their
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usual duty stations. (10 minutes)
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3. Torres, Norma (CA), Perlmutter (CO), Fitzpatrick (PA), Hayes
(CT): Categorizes public safety telecommunicators as a protective
service occupation under the Standard Occupational Classification
System. (10 minutes)
4. Waters (CA): Authorizes a $200 million contribution to the
IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) that al-
lows the IMF to provide immediate debt service relief to poor coun-
tries in the wake of catastrophic natural disasters and major, fast-
spreading public health emergencies. (10 minutes)
5. Dean (PA): Directs the holder of a private education loan to
discharge the loan in the event of the borrower’s death or total and
permanent disability. (10 minutes)
6. Plaskett (VI): Provides for U.S. Virgin Islands nonimmigrant
visitor visa waivers (as currently provided for Guam and the
Northern Mariana Islands) for stays of up to 45 days in the U.S.
Virgin Islands. (10 minutes)
7. Costa (CA), Tiffany, Thomas (WI), Perlmutter (CO), Young
(AK), Steel, Michelle (CA): Expands eligibility for burial in U.S. na-
tional cemeteries for Hmong and Lao veterans from the Vietnam
war to include individuals naturalized before 2000. (10 minutes)
8. Castro (TX): Strengthens contract authority of the Department
of Defense to improve minority representation in certain media
projects and submit a report on the summary of the communities
represented in such projects. (10 minutes)
9. Green, Al (TX): Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs
to distribute a payment of $25,000 to U.S. merchant marines who
engaged in qualified service during World War II. To be eligible, an
individual must apply for the benefit and must not have received
benefits under the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944. Sets
forth what constitutes qualified service, including time frame of
service and licensing requirements. (10 minutes)
10. Cicilline (RI), Golden (ME), Takano (CA), Reschenthaler (PA),
Brown (MD): Prohibits the enforcement of forced arbitration
clauses in contracts covered by the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act. (10 minutes)
11. Tlaib (MI): Strengthens servicemember consumer protections
with regards to medical debt collections and credit reporting, in-
cluding prohibiting the collection of medical debt for the first two
years and prohibiting debt arising from medically necessary proce-
dures from ever appearing on servicemember credit reports. (10
minutes)
12. Higgins, Brian (NY): Increases authorized funding to the Na-
tional Maritime Heritage Grants Program, as established under
Sec. 38703, Title 54 U.S.C. (10 minutes)
13. Casten (IL): Requires that any new construction of DoD
buildings larger than 5,000 square feet be designed to be net-zero
by 2035 and includes a national security waiver, and separately di-
rects a status report on progress towards meeting DoD’s current
energy security goal to produce or procure renewable energy not
less than 25 percent by FY25. (10 minutes)
14. Larsen, Rick (WA), Grijalva (AZ), Kilmer (WA), Strickland
(WA), DelBene (WA), Lowenthal (CA), Schrier (WA): Expands pro-
tections for marine mammals to include vessel speed mitigation
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measures, monitoring of underwater soundscapes, and grants to
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support research and development into marine mammal monitoring
technologies. (10 minutes)
15. Slotkin (MI), Sarbanes (MD), Delgado (NY), Fitzpatrick (PA),
Levin, Andy (MI), Leger Fernandez (NM), Ross (NC), Mace (SC),
Posey (FL): Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide DOD med-
ical providers with mandatory training with respect to the poten-
tial health effects of PFAS; requires EPA to obtain analytical ref-
erence standards for PFAS for the development of protocols and
methodologies and enforcement activities; clarifies the scope of the
PFAS Data Reporting from the 2020 NDAA; amends Title III, Sec-
tion 318 to: (1) clarify that DOD must comply with safe inciner-
ation of PFAS as enacted in section 330 of the NDAA for FY2020;
(2) require the report on DOD progress to comply with EPA safe
PFAS disposal guidelines to be submitted one year after enactment
of the act and include report submission to the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate and House; (3) require the report to
include actions DOD has taken to comply with section 330 of
NDAA FY2020 and recommendations for the safe storage of PFAS;
and (4) define the scope of prohibition to ensure PFAS materials
sent to third parties for disposal are also covered on the provision;
expresses the sense of Congress that the Air Force has contami-
nated real property with PFOS and PFOA chemicals and should
use existing authority to acquire property and provide relocation
assistance; requires a report detailing contamination sites and ac-
quisition and relocation status; requires a national primary drink-
ing water regulation for PFAS; and clarifies Congressional intent
by requiring manufacturers to disclose all PFAS discharges over
100 lbs. (10 minutes)
16. DeGette (CO), Huffman (CA), Schiff (CA), Kilmer (WA),
Carbajal (CA), Chu (CA): Adds the text of Titles I–VI of the Pro-
tecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act. (10 minutes)
17. Neguse (CO), Grijalva (AZ): Adds the text of H.R. 577, the
Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, and H.R. 1052, the
Grand Canyon Protection Act to the bill. (10 minutes)
18. Kim (NJ), Pfluger (TX), Garamendi (CA), Norcross (NJ): Re-
quires that to the extent practicable, DoD shall give preference for
military construction contracts to firms who certify that at least 51
percent of employees hired to perform the contract shall reside in
the same State or within a 60-mile radius and requires all contrac-
tors and subcontractors for military construction (MilCon) projects
be licensed in the state where the work is to be performed, and re-
quires Congressional notification on major MilCon contracting/sub-
contracting awards. (10 minutes)
19. McCaul (TX), Kaptur (OH), Kinzinger (IL), Gallego (AZ), Wil-
son, Joe (SC), Quigley (IL), Fitzpatrick (PA), Levin, Andy (MI),
Turner (OH), Cohen (TN), Pfluger (TX), Jackson Lee (TX), Meijer
(MI), Harris (MD), McKinley (WV), Costa (CA), Van Duyne (TX):
Authorizes new mandatory sanctions on foreign entities and indi-
viduals responsible for the planning, construction, and operation of
the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Repeals the national interest waiver
for sanctions required by existing law related to the pipeline
project. (10 minutes)
20. Sherman (CA), Waters (CA): Imposes sanctions to prohibit
Americans from purchasing or selling newly issued Russian sov-
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sian interference in the past three U.S. elections. Requires the Of-
fice of the Director of National Intelligence to complete a report on
foreign interference for each future midterm and Presidential elec-
tion and directs the President, after receiving this report, to deter-
mine whether to suspend or keep in place these sanctions. (10 min-
utes)
21. Cárdenas (CA), Schiff (CA), Speier (CA), Levin, Andy (MI),
Bilirakis (FL), Lofgren (CA), Pallone (NJ), Schakowsky (IL), Sher-
man (CA), Valadao (CA), Chu (CA), Eshoo (CA), Porter (CA), Kim,
Young (CA), Krishnamoorthi (IL), Titus (NV): Creates a report on
Azerbaijan’s activities in Nagorno Karabakh in 2020 to be sub-
mitted to the relevant congressional committees by the Secretary
of Defense in consultation with the Secretary of State. Also ex-
presses the Sense of Congress that the government of Azerbaijan
should immediately return all Armenian prisoners of war and cap-
tured civilians. Urges the Administration to engage with Azer-
baijani authorities, including through the OSCE Minsk Group, to
make clear the importance of adhering to their obligations under
the November 9 statement and international law to immediately
release all prisoners of war and captured civilians. (10 minutes)
22. Cleaver (MO), Cohen (TN), Moore (WI), Meeks (NY): Estab-
lishes the Alcee L. Hastings Leadership Institute for Inclusive
Transatlantic Engagement to honor and continue the important
work of our colleague Rep. Hastings to increase diversity in inter-
national affairs and national security leadership and public service
careers in the United States and Europe. Assists in addressing ex-
tremism, hate crimes, and other security challenges. (10 minutes)
23. Schiff (CA): Requires proceedings for military commissions to
be publicly available on the internet. (10 minutes)
24. Schiff (CA): Prohibits the use of evidence obtained by or with
the assistance of a member of the Armed Forces in violation of the
Posse Comitatus Act in a court or other legal proceeding. (10 min-
utes)
25. Bowman (NY), Khanna (CA), DeFazio (OR), Tlaib (MI),
Torres, Ritchie (NY), Schakowsky (IL), Cohen (TN): Prohibits U.S.
military presence in Syria without Congressional approval within
one year of enactment. (10 minutes)
26. Mfume, Kweisi (MD), Neguse (CO): Increases the govern-
ment-wide goals for small business participation in federal con-
tracts and for certain small business concerns. (10 minutes)
27. Omar (MN), Lee, Barbara (CA), Johnson, Hank (GA),
Pressley (MA): Adds requirement that the final report of the Com-
mission on Afghanistan created by Section 1080 includes an assess-
ment of the impact of civilian harm and human rights violations,
including civilian casualties from airstrikes, arbitrary detention,
extrajudicial killings, and the use of torture. (10 minutes)
28. Khanna (CA), Jayapal (WA), Schiff (CA), Smith, Adam (WA),
DeFazio (OR), Porter (CA), Welch (VT), Johnson, Hank (GA), Scha-
kowsky (IL), Connolly (VA), Lieu (CA), Himes (CT), Torres, Ritchie
(NY), Tlaib (MI), Blumenauer (OR), Cohen (TN), Dingell (MI): Ter-
minates U.S. military logistical support, and the transfer of spare
parts to Saudi warplanes conducting aerial strikes against the
Houthis in Yemen and permanently ends intelligence sharing that
enables offensive strikes and any U.S. effort to command, coordi-
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United Arab Emirates-led coalition forces in the war in Yemen. (10
minutes)
29. Correa (CA), Carson (IN), Case (HI), Sherrill (NJ), Jones,
Mondaire (NY), Suozzi (NY): Establishes an Afghan Refuge Special
Envoy position. (10 minutes)
30. Meeks (NY), Deutch (FL), Lieu (CA), Smith, Adam (WA),
Schiff (CA): Requires the suspension of U.S. sustainment and
maintenance support to Saudi air force units responsible for air-
strikes resulting in civilian casualties in Yemen with certain ex-
emptions for territorial self-defense, counterterrorism operations,
and defense of U.S. government facilities or personnel. (10 minutes)
31. Torres, Norma (CA), Sires (NJ): Establishes additional cri-
teria for accountability mechanisms in the Northern Triangle, in-
cluding visa restrictions and limitations on security assistance for
corruption and obstructing democratic processes. Establishes a fel-
lowship for rule of law and democracy defenders from the region
to continue their work when under threat and collaborate with
international organizations and U.S. government agencies to ad-
vance work that supports core U.S. policy goals. (10 minutes)
32. Langevin (RI): Makes a technical correction to Section 1752
of the FY21 NDAA (6 U.S.C. 1500) that will allow the Office of the
National Cyber Director to accept the services of non-reimbursed
detailees from departments and agencies. (10 minutes)
33. Kahele (HI), Blumenauer (OR), Norton (DC), Cleaver (MO),
Huffman (CA), Williams (GA), Gallego (AZ), Ruiz (CA): Rescinds
twenty Medals of Honor awarded to the members of the United
States army for killing hundreds of unarmed Lakota women, chil-
dren and men on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, which later
became known as the Wounded Knee Massacre. (10 minutes)
34. Adams (NC), Green, Al (TX): Extends the private student
loan protections until January 31, 2022. (10 minutes)
35. Maloney, Carolyn (NY), Connolly (VA), Sarbanes (MD), Cas-
tro (TX): Replaces the congressional publication entitled United
States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly
known as the Plum Book, with an online public directory and re-
quires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to publish the
information contained in the Plum Book on a public website in a
format that is easily searchable and that otherwise meets certain
data standards. (10 minutes)
36. Johnson, Hank (GA), Schakowsky (IL), Connolly (VA), Norton
(DC), Carson (IN), Tlaib (MI), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Lee, Barbara
(CA), Moore (WI), Gallego (AZ), Gomez (CA), Omar (MN), Takano
(CA), Jones, Mondaire (NY), Blumenauer (OR), Cohen (TN), Pocan
(WI), Jayapal (WA), Garcı́a, Jesús (IL), Huffman (CA), Escobar
(TX), Brown (MD), McClintock (CA): Restricts the Department of
Defense (DOD) from transferring certain surplus military property
to federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies. Specifically,
DOD may not transfer to such agencies specified property such as
controlled firearms, ammunition, grenade launchers, explosives,
certain vehicles or trucks, armored or weaponized drones, certain
controlled aircraft, silencers, or long-range acoustic devices. DOD
may waive this limitation and transfer certain vehicles or trucks if
DOD determines that the transfer is necessary for disaster or res-
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37. Houlahan (PA), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH), Clarke, Yvette
(NY), Gallagher (WI): Creates a cybersecurity training pilot pro-
gram at the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans and mem-
bers of the Armed Forces transitioning from service to civilian life.
Creates a registered apprenticeship program at the Cybersecurity
and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) focused on cybersecurity
and infrastructure security. Both programs are established in co-
ordination with the Department of Defense. (10 minutes)
38. Garamendi (CA), Khanna (CA), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Blu-
menauer (OR), Beyer (VA): Prohibits funding for the Ground Based
Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program and W87–1. (10 minutes)
39. Schrader (OR): Reduces Unfunded Priority Lists to only the
six Service Branches of the United States Military and United
States Special Operations Command. (10 minutes)
40. Pocan (WI), Lee, Barbara (CA), Schakowsky (IL), Gomez
(CA), Espaillat (NY), Cohen (TN), Johnson, Hank (GA), Lowenthal
(CA), Watson Coleman (NJ), Pressley (MA), Norton (DC), Grijalva
(AZ), Blumenauer (OR), Tlaib (MI), Levin, Andy (MI), DeFazio
(OR), Khanna (CA), Velázquez (NY), Torres, Ritchie (NY),
Auchincloss (MA), Welch (VT), Huffman (CA), Lofgren (CA), Chu
(CA), Nadler (NY), Raskin (MD), Garcı́a, Jesús (IL), Jayapal (WA),
Meng (NY), Barragán (CA), Omar (MN), Ocasio-Cortez (NY),
McGovern (MA), Newman (IL): Reduces overall authorization level
by 10%. Excludes military personnel, DoD federal civilian work-
force, and defense health program accounts from the 10% reduc-
tion. (10 minutes)
41. Lee, Barbara (CA), Pocan (WI), Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Jacobs,
Sara (CA), Pressley (MA), Moore (WI), Newman (IL): Reduces
amounts authorized for defense spending in FY22 to no more than
the amount requested by the President. (10 minutes)
42. Langevin (RI), Escobar (TX), Ross (NC), Lofgren (CA): Allows
for admission of essential scientists and technical experts to pro-
mote and protect the national security innovation base. (10 min-
utes)
43. Spanberger (VA), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH): Requires the
Treasury Department to conduct and submit to Congress a report
on any risks to the U.S. financial stability and the global economy
emanating from the People’s Republic of China, along with any rec-
ommendations to the U.S. representatives at the International
Monetary Fund and the Financial Stability Board to strengthen
international cooperation to monitor and mitigate such financial
stability risks through the work of the International Monetary
Fund and the Financial Stability Board. (10 minutes)
44. Gottheimer (NJ): Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to
submit to Congress (1) a copy of licenses authorizing financial insti-
tutions to provide services benefitting a state sponsor of terrorism,
and (2) a report on foreign financial institutions conducting signifi-
cant transactions for persons sanctioned for international terrorism
and human rights violations. (10 minutes)
45. Adams (NC): Clarifies that ‘‘nursing’’ is another status
through which an individual may be subject to discrimination. (10
minutes)
46. Adams (NC), Brown (MD): Clarifies the definition of Histori-
cally black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the context of de-
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47. Arrington (TX): Requires the Secretary of the Air Force, or
the Secretary’s designee, to provide to the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the process for evaluating and granting
military type certifications for aircraft. (10 minutes)
48. Arrington (TX): Requires the Secretary of Defense and Sec-
retary of State to submit a report that describes the financial bene-
fits Russia will obtain through the Nordstream 2 Pipeline as well
as an analysis of the security risks of a completed pipeline to
Ukraine, our European allies and partners, and the NATO alliance.
(10 minutes)
49. Auchincloss (MA): Directs the Treasury Secretary to deter-
mine if there are reasonable grounds to conclude that there is a
primary money laundering concern in connection with Afghan illicit
finance. (10 minutes)
50. Auchincloss (MA): Gives the Afghanistan Commission, estab-
lished in the NDAA base text, the authority to secure information
and intelligence related to its investigations while protecting
sources and methods. (10 minutes)
51. Baird (IN), Carson (IN), DesJarlais (TN): Designates $15 mil-
lion in funding for the Hypersonics Advanced Manufacturing Tech-
nology Centers (HAMTC) under Section 1402, Advanced Tech-
nology Development Defense-wide Manufacturing Science and
Technology Program, offset from Operations and Maintenance. (10
minutes)
52. Banks (IN): Modifies the rules for appointees of the military
academy Board of Visitors to mandate that the President must
choose the replacement for Presidential appointees. (10 minutes)
53. Barr (KY), Chabot (OH): Directs the Director of National In-
telligence to submit to Congress a report on influence operations
conducted by China to interfere in or undermine peace and sta-
bility of the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific Region and efforts
by the U.S. to work with Taiwan to disrupt such operations. (10
minutes)
54. Barr (KY): Directs the Defense Health Agency to carry out
a pilot program to determine the prevalence of sleep apnea among
members of the Armed Forces assigned to initial training. (10 min-
utes)
55. Barragán (CA): Changes the name of The Battleship IOWA
Museum, located in Los Angeles, California, and managed by the
Pacific Battleship Center, to the ‘‘National Museum of the Surface
Navy’’. (10 minutes)
56. Barragán (CA): Requires the Department of Defense and the
Department of Homeland Security to provide notice to all noncit-
izen military recruits about their options for naturalization. (10
minutes)
57. Beatty (OH), Wagner (MO): Directs an interagency study and
report on the housing and service needs of survivors and those at
risk of trafficking. (10 minutes)
58. Bera (CA), Fitzpatrick (PA): Authorizes U.S. participation in
the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). (10
minutes)
59. Bera (CA), Chabot (OH), Bacon (NE): Supports Taiwan’s in-
vestment in an asymmetric defense strategy by requiring a report
with programmatic and policy options to support Taiwan’s defense
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sustained investment in capabilities aligned with Taiwan’s asym-
metric defense strategy. (10 minutes)
60. Bera (CA): Requires a joint report from the Department of
State and Department of Defense on the utilization of the Syn-
chronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) data-
base to verify Afghan special immigrant visa applicant information.
(10 minutes)
61. Biggs (AZ), Van Duyne (TX): Expresses a sense of Congress
about the importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship. (10 minutes)
62. Bilirakis (FL): Adds a Sense of Congress on the role of
human rights in reducing violence in Nigeria. (10 minutes)
63. Blumenauer (OR), Garamendi (CA): Requires the Director for
Cost Estimation and Program Evaluation to conduct a study on the
unexpected cost increases for the W80–4 nuclear warhead life ex-
tension program. (10 minutes)
64. Blumenauer (OR), Newman (IL), Espaillat (NY): Requires a
Department of Defense report to Congress on activities and
planned activities related to Superfund sites in which DoD is re-
sponsible for the pollution. (10 minutes)
65. Blunt Rochester (DE): Sense of Congress honoring Dover Air
Force Base, including the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings, and the
Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs. (10 minutes)
66. Bourdeaux (GA): Requires a report from DOD on the imple-
mentation of GAO’s recommendations to improve the Procurement
Technical Assistance Program, as set forth in GAO–21–287. (10
minutes)
67. Boyle (PA): Creates a new section to review agreements with
non-Department entities with respect to prevention and mitigation
of spills of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam. (10 minutes)
68. Brown (MD), Katko (NY), Balderson (OH), Davis, Rodney
(IL), Krishnamoorthi (IL): Provides a limited, targeted waiver of
the FAR provision only as it applies to forgiven PPP loans received
by engineering firms doing work on federally funded transportation
projects. (10 minutes)
69. Brown (MD): Requires a report from the Department of De-
fense on training provided to the acquisition workforce on commer-
cial item determinations. (10 minutes)
70. Brown (MD), Trahan (MA), Green, Mark (TN): Adds installa-
tion support services to intergovernmental service agreements in
order to protect individuals with disabilities. (10 minutes)
71. Brown (MD), Strickland (WA): Requires the Secretary of De-
fense to submit an annual report to congress on the demographic
breakdown of security forces citations. (10 minutes)
72. Brownley (CA): Requires DOD to implement GAO rec-
ommendations to address disparity in military uniform costs by
gender and allows for a one-time retroactive payment from DOD to
women service members affected by disparity in uniform costs over
last 10 years. The revision makes the payment optional and makes
clear that retired/separated members are not eligible, and our sec-
ond revision was necessary to fix something with the caption at the
request of Leg Counsel. (10 minutes)
73. Brownley (CA): Requires Government Accountability Office to
conduct a study of DOD’s policy to discharge women based on preg-
nancy or parenthood between 1951–1976 based on Executive Order
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impacted, identify the impact on their access to VA benefits and
health care, and make recommendations on restoring access. (10
minutes)
74. Brownley (CA), Langevin (RI): Establishes a federal grant
program to help states create and implement a Seal of Biliteracy
program that encourages and recognizes high school students who
achieve proficiency in both English and at least one other language.
(10 minutes)
75. Brownley (CA): Revises the reporting requirement for the VA
Advisory Committee on Women Veterans to make the report an-
nual instead of every other year. (10 minutes)
76. Buchanan (FL): Directs the Secretary of Defense to imple-
ment the recommendations included in the July 2021 GAO report
on increasing the safety of military training drills and reducing fa-
talities within the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. (10 min-
utes)
77. Buck (CO), Khanna (CA): Amends section 1241 of subsection
E of title XII to clarify that China’s atrocities in Xinjiang are geno-
cide, to be consistent with previous designations made by the Exec-
utive branch. (10 minutes)
78. Budd (NC): Prohibits any funding in the bill from being used
to remove publicly available accountings of military assistance pro-
vided to Afghan security forces from the website of the Department
of Defense or any other agency. (10 minutes)
79. Burchett (TN): Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide
a briefing to the Armed Services Committees of the House and Sen-
ate on plans by DoD for fielding electronic autonomous shuttles on
military installations for the purpose of transporting personnel and
equipment. (10 minutes)
80. Bush, Cori (MO): Studies nuclear contamination in Coldwater
Creek and installs warning signage to reduce potential harm. (10
minutes)
81. Bustos (IL), Axne (IA), Balderson (OH), Schakowsky (IL),
Fitzpatrick (PA), Lofgren (CA), Joyce, David (OH), Courtney (CT),
Houlahan (PA), Luria (VA), Norton (DC), Hartzler (MO), Kilmer
(WA), Kuster (NH): Amends Section 106 of Title 38 U.S.C. recog-
nizing the service of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps and allows appli-
cable discharge from service by the DoD and provision of service
medal and grave marker, while not providing other Veteran bene-
fits or burial rights at Arlington National Cemetery. (10 minutes)
82. Bustos (IL), Newman (IL), Quigley (IL): Creates USD (R&E)
3-year Pilot Program in concert with Manufacturing Innovation In-
stitutes (MII) to transfer digitally secured manufacturing tech-
nologies to defense industrial base contractors and provides reim-
bursement to MII’s for associated transfer costs and requires an-
nual briefing submission to the House and Senate Armed Services
Committees. (10 minutes)
83. Bustos (IL), Newman (IL), Quigley (IL): Directs the USD
(R&E) to create a disruptive manufacturing capabilities integration
roadmap in consultation with DoD Manufacturing Innovation Insti-
tutes. Requires submission of roadmap briefing to HASC. (10 min-
utes)
84. Cammack, Kat (FL): Requires the Secretary of Homeland Se-
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an assessment of establishing a preclearance facility in Taiwan. (10
minutes)
85. Cammack, Kat (FL): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
conduct an anonymous survey to determine the effects that the
COVID–19 vaccine mandate issued by the Secretary on August 24,
2021, has had on recruitment to and reenlistment in the Armed
Forces. (10 minutes)
86. Carbajal (CA): Requires the Chief of Space Operations to con-
sider commercial launch when completing the requested range in-
frastructure report. (10 minutes)
87. Carson (IN), McKinley (WV), Eshoo (CA): Increases pan-
creatic cancer research funding at the Department of Defense’s
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) by
5 million, to the already appropriated 15 million. (10 minutes)
88. Case (HI), Kahele (HI), Chabot (OH): Modifies the DIA an-
nual report on China’s military and security developments to in-
clude an assessment of China’s military expansion into the Pacific
Islands Region. This assessment would include their strategic in-
terests in the region, mil-to-mil engagements, financial assistance
and other investments in the region. (10 minutes)
89. Case (HI), Kahele (HI): Expresses the sense of Congress that
the U.S. and Republic of Palau have a strong relationship and that
Congress is receptive of Palau’s request to the U.S. to establish a
regular military presence in Palau for the purposes of Palau’s de-
fense. It also requires a report on the DoD’s plans to review Palau’s
request and any planned military construction associated with the
request. (10 minutes)
90. Case (HI), Kahele (HI): Requires a report from the Secre-
taries of State and Defense on the activities and resources required
to enhance security partnerships between the United States and
Indo-Pacific countries. (10 minutes)
91. Case (HI), Kahele (HI): Requires an annual report from the
Secretary of Defense describing the progress being made by the
DoD to renew military land leases and easements in the State of
Hawaii that expire within the next 10 years. (10 minutes)
92. Case (HI), Kahele (HI): Expresses the sense of Congress that
the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage facility in Hawaii needs to be oper-
ated at the highest standard possible and its continued availability
is a matter of national security. It also requires an inspection of
the facility and its appurtenances to ensure its integrity. (10 min-
utes)
93. Case (HI), Kahele (HI): Requires a report on long-term infra-
structure needs to support the Marine Corps realignment in the
Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (10 minutes)
94. Case (HI), Kahele (HI): Requires an update once every five
years of the DoD’s Hawaii Master Land Use Plan to synchronize
each service’s use of land. Expresses the sense of Congress that the
partnership between Hawaii and the DoD is based on the prin-
ciples of respect, maximum joint use of land, and synchronized
communication between the state and DoD. (10 minutes)
95. Case (HI), Kahele (HI): Requires the DoD to conduct an in-
vestigation into incidents of military aircraft being lazed by the
general population in Hawaii and provide a report to Congress and
requires the DoD find ways to mitigate future lazing incidence
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dures, and providing laser eye protection against commercial off
the shelf lasers. Revision includes the date for investigation. (10
minutes)
96. Case (HI), Kahele (HI): Requires a report from the DoD to
Congress on best practices for coordinating relations with state and
local governmental entities in the State of Hawaii. (10 minutes)
97. Castro (TX), Sires (NJ): Requires the Department of State to
submit a report on efforts to counter firearms trafficking to Mexico
and implement the recommendations of a Government Account-
ability Office report. (10 minutes)
98. Castro (TX): Requires the Department of State’s annual
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices to include information
on the treatment of migrants. (10 minutes)
99. Chabot (OH): Requires GAO to conduct a study of U.S. capa-
bilities for, and competence in, conducting and responding to gray
zone campaigns, both within agencies and across the interagency.
The study shall include recommendations for changes to enhance
U.S. ability to more effectively compete in the gray zone. (10 min-
utes)
100. Cheney (WY): Limits the Availability Of Funds For the sec-
retary of the Air Force for Prototype Program For Multiglobal
Navigation Satellite System Receiver Development. (10 minutes)
101. Cheney (WY): Directs the Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Commerce,
to conduct an assessment of the effect on national security that
would result from uranium ceasing to be designated as a critical
mineral by the Secretary of the Interior under section 7002(c) of
the Energy Act of 2020. (10 minutes)
102. Chu (CA): Extends and expands the Department of De-
fense’s requirement to track and report on incidents of hazing and
bullying in each service branch. Directs the Secretary to develop
plans to improve hazing and bullying prevention and response dur-
ing the next reporting year. (10 minutes)
103. Chu (CA): Responds to the Department of Defense’s August
airstrike in Kabul that wrongfully killed as many as 10 civilians
by expressing the Sense of Congress that the Department must en-
sure full accountability for this mistake, conduct a timely and
transparent investigation into the events leading up to the strike,
and provide compensation to the families of the victims. (10 min-
utes)
104. Cicilline (RI), Trahan (MA), Courtney (CT), Moulton (MA),
Auchincloss (MA), Keating (MA), Langevin (RI), Lynch (MA),
DeLauro (CT), Neal (MA): Establishes the Southern New England
Regional Commission, which would assist in the development of de-
fense manufacturing in Southern New England. (10 minutes)
105. Clark, Katherine (MA): Adds the President, Vice President,
and any Cabinet member to the current statutory prohibition on
Members of Congress contracting with the federal government. (10
minutes)
106. Clark, Katherine (MA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Speier (CA), Mil-
ler-Meeks (IA), McMorris Rodgers (WA): Expresses the sense of
Congress that the United States honors the women who served in
World War II and former Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers for her role in
establishing the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps and the Women’s
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107. Clarke, Yvette (NY), Thompson, Bennie (MS), Katko (NY),
Garbarino (NY): Authorizes the CyberSentry program within the
DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a
critical Industrial Control System (ICS) cybersecurity program that
allows CISA to enter into strategic, voluntary partnerships with
priority ICS owners and operators to provide enhanced cyber threat
monitoring and detection. (10 minutes)
108. Clarke, Yvette (NY), Thompson, Bennie (MS), Katko (NY),
Garbarino (NY): Requires the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastruc-
ture Security Agency (CISA) to establish requirements and proce-
dures for covered critical infrastructure owners and operators to re-
port covered cybersecurity incidents to a new Cyber Incident Re-
view Office, to be established within CISA. (10 minutes)
109. Cleaver (MO): Directs the Secretary of Treasury to carry out
a study on the Secretary’s delegation of examination authority
under the Bank Secrecy Act. (10 minutes)
110. Cohen (TN), Wilson, Joe (SC), Malinowski (NJ), Curtis (UT),
Kaptur (OH), Jackson Lee (TX), Salazar (FL), Cleaver (MO), Phil-
lips (MN), Hudson (NC), Gallego (AZ), Hill, French (AR), Porter
(CA), Meijer (MI): Establishes priorities of U.S. engagement at
INTERPOL, identifies areas for improvement in the U.S. govern-
ment’s response to INTERPOL abuse, and protects the U.S. judicial
system from abusive INTERPOL notices. Creates a country-by-
country tiered reporting requirement based on compliance with
anti-corruption norms and commitments. (10 minutes)
111. Cohen (TN): Requires the Secretary of Defense to attempt
to recover any aircraft that were provided by the United States to
the Afghan security forces that have been relocated to other coun-
tries. (10 minutes)
112. Comer (KY), Hice (GA), Norman (SC), Higgins, Clay (LA),
Fallon (TX), Gibbs (OH), Foxx (NC), LaTurner (KS), Herrell (NM),
Gosar (AZ), Mace (SC), Franklin (FL), Grothman (WI), Clyde (GA):
Requires the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruc-
tion (SIGAR) to investigate and report on the disposition of mili-
tary equipment provided by the United States to Afghanistan, as
well as whether Afghan government officials took United States
taxpayer funds or equipment when fleeing the country. (10 min-
utes)
113. Connolly (VA), Meeks (NY): Imposes temporary limits on
arms sales to Saudi Arabia and requires various reports and ac-
tions related to the death of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal
Khashoggi. (10 minutes)
114. Connolly (VA), Bera (CA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Larsen, Rick
(WA), Chabot (OH): Directs the President to create the Global
Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council to implement
the Global Health Security Agenda and to appoint a U.S. Coordi-
nator for Global Health Security to coordinate and report on the
interagency process for responding to global health security emer-
gencies. (10 minutes)
115. Connolly (VA), Turner (OH): Requires a report related to
human rights abusers, terrorists, and military coup participants
who have received security cooperation training from the United
States. (10 minutes)
116. Connolly (VA), Comer (KY): Provides a statutory framework
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(FedRAMP) that will make the program more accountable and
transparent and help ensure that agencies’ processes of moving
safely to the cloud are streamlined and efficient. (10 minutes)
117. Correa (CA): Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) to submit an annual report on women veterans access to gen-
der specific services under arrangements entered into by the VA
with non-VA medical provides for the provision of hospital care or
medical services. (10 minutes)
118. Craig (MN): Adds $30 Million to the Army Community Serv-
ices account to provide family assistance, victim advocacy, financial
counseling, employment readiness, and other similar support serv-
ices at installations where 500 or more military members are as-
signed. (10 minutes)
119. Crawford (AR): Directs Secretary of the Army to divest 20th
CBRN command to Army Special Operations Command, estab-
lishing the 1st EOD Command. (10 minutes)
120. Crawford (AR): Directs Secretary of the Army to designate
an Assistant to provide oversight of the Army’s EOD program. (10
minutes)
121. Crawford (AR): Directs the Executive Agent to designate a
joint program executive officer for the EOD Defense Program. (10
minutes)
122. Crist (FL): Requires a report on aircraft turbine engine rotor
inventory, maintenance, and repairs. (10 minutes)
123. Crow (CO), Meijer (MI), Speier (CA), Frankel (FL), Law-
rence (MI): Makes clear that those employed under cooperative
agreements and grants are eligible for the Afghan SIV program.
(10 minutes)
124. Crow (CO), Gallagher (WI), Taylor (TX), Panetta (CA),
Houlahan (PA), Speier (CA), Crenshaw (TX), Wilson, Joe (SC),
Gonzales, Tony (TX), Kelly, Mike (PA), Waltz (FL), Steube (FL),
Costa (CA), McClain (MI), Katko (NY), Mast (FL), Budd (NC), Mil-
ler-Meeks (IA), Suozzi (NY), McMorris Rodgers (WA), Ross (NC),
Stevens (MI), Axne (IA), Vela (TX), Kahele (HI), Palazzo (MS),
Hartzler (MO), Brown (MD), Carbajal (CA), Moulton (MA), Luria
(VA), Green, Mark (TN), Pfluger (TX), Hayes (CT), Bustos (IL),
Kim, Young (CA), Bacon (NE), Golden (ME), Langevin (RI), Meijer
(MI), Strickland (WA), Franklin (FL), Lamb (PA), Bergman (MI),
Garcia, Mike (CA), Kinzinger (IL), Kelly, Trent (MS), Wild (PA),
Spanberger (VA), Norcross (NJ), Gallego (AZ), Westerman (AR),
Van Duyne (TX), Valadao (CA), Wilson, Frederica (FL), Sherrill
(NJ): Authorizes the establishment of a memorial for service mem-
bers of the Global War on Terrorism on the National Mall. (10 min-
utes)
125. Curtis (UT), Malinowski (NJ), Kim, Young (CA), Phillips
(MN), Spanberger (VA): Updates the Annual Report on Human
Rights Practices to report on the status of surveillance and use of
advanced technology to impose arbitrary or unlawful interference
with privacy, or unlawful or unnecessary restrictions on freedoms
of expression, peaceful assembly, association, or other internation-
ally recognized human rights. (10 minutes)
126. Davis, Rodney (IL), Garamendi (CA): Increases funding for
3D Printing of Infrastructure with an offset from the Integrated
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127. Dean (PA), Armstrong (ND), Turner (OH), Perlmutter (CO),
Reschenthaler (PA): Authorizes every notary to use remote online
notarization (RON) and creates national standards and protections
on its use. (10 minutes)
128. Dean (PA), Steil (WI): Directs the Secretary of the Treasury
to designate a Coordinator for Human Trafficking Issues to coordi-
nate activities, policies, and programs of the Department that re-
late to human trafficking and to participate in coordination across
government agencies on these issues. Additionally, the amendment
requires the Secretary of the Treasury to designate an office within
the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence that shall coordi-
nate efforts to combat the illicit financing of human trafficking
within 180 days of enactment. (10 minutes)
129. Delgado (NY): Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to
Congress within 180 days following enactment on any discrep-
ancies between in-home/nursing care between TRICARE and
CHAMPVA. (10 minutes)
130. DeSaulnier (CA), Lee, Barbara (CA): Expresses the sense of
Congress that the Port Chicago 50 should be exonerated of any
charges brought against them in the aftermath of the deadliest
home front explosion in World War II. (10 minutes)
131. Dunn (FL): Increases the Development of Medical counter-
measures Against Novel Entities (DOMANE) program to allow for
the rapid screening of all FDA approved compounds and other
human safe compound libraries to identify optimal drug candidates
for repurposing as medical countermeasures for COVID–19 and
other novel and emerging biothreats. (10 minutes)
132. Escobar (TX), Castor (FL): Directs the DoD to reduce flood
risk, damage, and disruption to military facilities and to improve
with established floodplain management practice by requiring use
of 500-year flood standard for mission-critical facilities and consid-
eration of projected changes in flooding over the expected service
life of facilities. (10 minutes)
133. Escobar (TX), Schrier (WA), Castor (FL): Enhances military
installation master plans by requiring them to address installation
resilience, increases the frequency at which the plans must be de-
veloped, and ensures reporting on ongoing coordination with public
or private entities. (10 minutes)
134. Escobar (TX), Stansbury (NM), Castor (FL): Directs the DoD
Climate Working group to design technical specifications for the as-
sessment and mitigation of risk to supply chains from extreme
weather and changes in environmental conditions. (10 minutes)
135. Estes (KS): Requires the Secretary of Defense shall provide
a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services on the evaluation
of commercially available small unmanned air craft systems with
capabilities that align with the Department’s priorities. (10 min-
utes)
136. Evans (PA), Fitzgerald (WI): Provides additional flexibilities
and streamlines the waiver process required under 15 U.S.C.
637(a)(21). (10 minutes)
137. Fitzgerald (WI), Gallagher (WI): Requires the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau to submit an annual report to Congress on
the number of sexual assault cases involving members of the Army
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138. Fortenberry (NE), Ruppersberger (MD): Adds a Sense of
Congress that it is in the best interests of the region for Egypt,
Ethiopia, and Sudan to immediately reach a just and equitable
agreement regarding the filling and operation of the Grand Ethio-
pian Renaissance Dam. (10 minutes)
139. Foster (IL): Requires the Secretary of Defense to enter into
an arrangement with JASON Defense Advisory Council to update
the FY2010 NDAA study on discrimination capabilities of the bal-
listic missile defense system. Creates a report on the status of the
JASON Defense Advisory Council contract by the Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition and Sustainment. (10 minutes)
140. Gallagher (WI), Moulton (MA): Establishes a National Secu-
rity Commission on Synthetic Biology. (10 minutes)
141. Gallagher (WI), Courtney (CT): Prohibits federal operation
or procurement of certain foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems.
(10 minutes)
142. Garamendi (CA): Directs DOD to implement its own rec-
ommendations on improving use of unmanned aircraft systems by
the National Guard, from Congressionally directed review/report.
(10 minutes)
143. Garamendi (CA): Requires the DOD to include accounting of
costs for wildfire response in the annual budget request to Con-
gress, including military support for states and FEMA/federal land
management agencies. Current law only requires DOD to account
for climate adaptation and mitigation costs on U.S. military instal-
lations in the President’s annual budget request. (10 minutes)
144. Garamendi (CA): Removes arbitrary cap on the number of
excess military aircraft that DOD may transfer at no cost to DHS
(FEMA) or the U.S. Forest Service for firefighting. Current law
only allows DOD to transfer 7 excess military aircraft. Requires an-
nual report to Congress by DOD on transfers of excess military air-
craft authorized by prior NDAAs. (10 minutes)
145. Garamendi (CA): Requires DOD/OMB to review existing au-
thorities for using Air Force and Air National Guard modular air-
borne fire-fighting systems and other military assets to fight
wildfires. Then requires update to the 2004 Congressionally di-
rected report on any changes to the law needed to enhance those
authorities. (10 minutes)
146. Garamendi (CA), Davis, Rodney (IL): Increases funding for
cold weather capabilities. (10 minutes)
147. Garbarino (NY), Langevin (RI), Katko (NY), Clarke, Yvette
(NY), Thompson, Bennie (MS), Gallagher (WI), Norman (SC): Cre-
ates a 5-year term for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu-
rity Agency (CISA) Director and reaffirms that the position will be
Presidentially appointed and Senate confirmed. (10 minutes)
148. Garbarino (NY), Langevin (RI): Establishes a Department of
Homeland Security grant program to facilitate closer U.S.-Israel cy-
bersecurity cooperation. (10 minutes)
149. Garbarino (NY), Evans (PA), Houlahan (PA), Chabot (OH):
Establishes a cyber counseling certification program for Small
Business Development Centers (SBDCs) assisting small businesses
with planning and implementing cybersecurity measures. Author-
izes the SBA to reimburse SBDCs for employee certification costs
up to $350,000 per fiscal year. SBDCs are established nationwide
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sitioned to assist small businesses with their cybersecurity needs.
(10 minutes)
150. Garbarino (NY), Clarke, Yvette (NY): Requires CISA to up-
date its cyber incident response plan not less often then biennially,
and requires CISA to consult with relevant Sector Risk Manage-
ment Agencies and the National Cyber Director, to develop mecha-
nisms to engage with stakeholders to educate them about Federal
Government cybersecurity roles for cyber incident response. (10
minutes)
151. Garcı́a, Jesús (IL), Castro (TX), Johnson, Hank (GA), Wild
(PA), Schakowsky (IL): Prohibits funding to Brazil for the purpose
of displacing indigenous or Quilombola communities. (10 minutes)
152. Garcı́a, Jesús (IL), Omar (MN), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Bass
(CA), Tlaib (MI), Watson Coleman (NJ), Jayapal (WA), Hayes (CT),
Johnson, Hank (GA): Requires the GAO to submit a report to Con-
gress on humanitarian impacts of U.S. sanctions. (10 minutes)
153. Garcia, Mike (CA), Van Duyne (TX): Creates professional li-
censure reciprocity for military service members and their spouses
who move to new jurisdictions as a result of Permanent Change of
Station Orders provided they submit to certain requirements. Ex-
empts individuals licensed under an interstate licensure compact
from this reciprocity. (10 minutes)
154. Gibbs (OH): Requires GAO to submit to Congress a report
accounting for any equipment provided by the United States Coast
Guard or the Army Corps of Engineers to any regime in Afghani-
stan. (10 minutes)
155. Gohmert (TX): Creates a separate career track for military
judges to prevent undue influence from swaying trial outcome. (10
minutes)
156. Gomez (CA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Kim, Young (CA), Meng (NY),
Steel, Michelle (CA), Chu (CA): Expresses the Sense of Congress
that Korean-American and Korean veterans who fought alongside
United States Armed Forces in the Vietnam war served with dis-
tinction and honor. (10 minutes)
157. Gomez (CA): Expresses a Sense of Congress that the Depart-
ment of Defense should select electric or zero-emission models
when purchasing new, non-combat vehicles. (10 minutes)
158. Gonzales, Tony (TX), Kelly, Robin (IL), Bice (OK), Kahele
(HI), Bacon (NE), Carbajal (CA), Taylor (TX), Sherrill (NJ), Moore,
Blake (UT), Gottheimer (NJ), Salazar (FL), Escobar (TX), Pfluger
(TX), Cuellar (TX), Feenstra (IA), Golden (ME), Kim, Young (CA),
Moulton (MA), Miller-Meeks (IA), Suozzi (NY), Reed (NY), Lee,
Susie (NV), Franklin (FL), Lamb (PA), Meijer (MI), Luria (VA),
Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer (PR), Mace (SC), Valadao (CA), Wild
(PA), Stefanik (NY), Baird (IN), Waltz (FL), Jackson, Ronny (TX),
Kelly, Trent (MS): Establish the National Digital Reserve Corps, a
program within GSA that would allow private sector tech talent to
work for the federal government for 30 days per calendar year to
take on short term digital, cybersecurity, and AI projects.
Reservists would report to GSA, who would then detail them to
executive agencies as needed. (10 minutes)
159. Gonzalez, Anthony (OH), Luria (VA), Doyle (PA): Requires
federal agencies to issue a report that assesses the risk to U.S. na-
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global nuclear energy market and identifies opportunities for the
U.S. to regain global leadership. (10 minutes)
160. Gonzalez, Anthony (OH), Allred (TX), Phillips (MN), Stevens
(MI), Barr (KY), Waltz (FL), Hill, French (AR): Directs the Sec-
retary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of the
Treasury, to establish within the Bureau of Economic Analysis of
the Department of Commerce a China Economic Data Coordination
Center to collect and synthesize official and unofficial Chinese eco-
nomic data developments in China’s financial markets and United
States exposure to risks and vulnerabilities in China’s financial
system. (10 minutes)
161. Gonzalez, Anthony (OH), Langevin (RI), Miller-Meeks (IA),
Wild (PA): Creates a pilot program within the Department of De-
fense’s Transition Assistance Program (TAP) to provide mental
health counseling to transitioning servicemembers, and specifically
with information regarding the mental health programs and bene-
fits at their local VA facility. (10 minutes)
162. González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR): Requires the Secretary of
Defense to commission a National Academies of Sciences study that
would investigate the connection between certain toxic exposures
and health effects on the islands of Vieques. (10 minutes)
163. González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR): Prohibits the use of FY22
NDAA funds for the purpose of retiring the LCM–8 platform from
service in Puerto Rico. Includes a Congressional Finding that the
LCM–8 is a mission critical Puerto Rico National Guard asset that
provided essential materials such as food and water to the USVI,
Vieques, and Culebra following Hurricane Maria. (10 minutes)
164. González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR): Requires the Secretary of
the Army to provide a Modular Small Arms Range in Puerto Rico.
Currently, USAR must rely on PRNG training assets which cause
significant scheduling difficulties and backlogs. (10 minutes)
165. Gosar (AZ): Requires the Comptroller General of the United
States to submit a report to Congress on the impact of mergers and
acquisitions of defense industrial base contractors on the procure-
ment processes of the Department of Defense. (10 minutes)
166. Gottheimer (NJ): Requires the Director of National Intel-
ligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State and Secretary
of Defense, to report to Congress on the use of online social media
by U.S. State Department-designated foreign terrorist organiza-
tions, and the threat posed to U.S. national security by online
radicalization. (10 minutes)
167. Gottheimer (NJ): Requires the Under Secretary of Defense
for Personnel and Readiness to prepare an annual report to Con-
gress containing an analysis of the nationwide costs of living for
members of the Department of Defense. (10 minutes)
168. Gottheimer (NJ), Meijer (MI): Requires public disclosure of
lead testing results completed by the Department of Defense in
‘‘covered areas,’’ i.e., an area located immediately adjacent to and
down gradient from a military installation, a formerly used defense
site, or a facility where military activities are conducted by the Na-
tional Guard of a State. (10 minutes)
169. Gottheimer (NJ): Directs the Defense Logistics Agency to
conduct a study within one year of enactment of this law regarding
the degree to which LESO/1033 equipment and materials for Law
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resourced municipalities and units of government and smaller, less
well-resourced municipalities and units of government; and to iden-
tify potential reforms to the LESO/1033 program to ensure that
equipment and materials are distributed in a manner that provides
adequate opportunity for participation by smaller, less well-
resourced municipalities and units of government. (10 minutes)
170. Gottheimer (NJ), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH): Requires GAO to
carry out a study on the financing of domestic violent extremists
and terrorists, including foreign terrorist-inspired domestic extrem-
ists. (10 minutes)
171. Graves, Garret (LA): Authorizes the President and the Sec-
retary of Defense, with the approval of the state or territorial gov-
ernor (and subject to appropriations), the ability to offer support for
large scale, complex, catastrophic disasters. (10 minutes)
172. Graves, Sam (MO): Increases funding for Solider Lethality
for further development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities
that will enable a next-generation command and control system for
the warfighter. (10 minutes)
173. Graves, Sam (MO), Kahele (HI): Ensures that general avia-
tion (GA) pilots receive flight training in the aircraft they will be
operating in the National Airspace System (NAS). (10 minutes)
174. Green, Al (TX): Requires the uniform residential loan appli-
cation to include a military service question in a prominent location
on the form. (10 minutes)
175. Green, Al (TX): Requires public housing agencies to consider
the housing needs of veterans when creating their annual plans
and housing strategies, the latter in consultation with agencies
that serve veterans. Similarly, the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) must revise its regulations to require
jurisdictions that receive funding from HUD to include information
relating to veterans in their consolidated plans. (10 minutes)
176. Green, Mark (TN), Van Duyne (TX): Mandates the Depart-
ment of State maintain and report to Congress an accounting of the
number of American Citizens evacuated from Hamid Karzai Inter-
national Airport. (10 minutes)
177. Hagedorn (MN): Permits financial literacy training on over-
seas military installations by financial services providers. (10 min-
utes)
178. Higgins, Clay (LA), Bacon (NE): Adds a Sense of Congress
that stresses the importance of Joint Surveillance Target Attack
Radar System aircraft and reinforces Congress’ intent that the pre-
vious NDAA language be strictly adhered to before any are retired.
(10 minutes)
179. Hill, French (AR): Amends the Defense Production Act
(DPA) to protect medical materials for Americans by bolstering our
supply chain during times of crisis. (10 minutes)
180. Hill, French (AR): Requires an interagency strategy to dis-
rupt and dismantle narcotics production and trafficking and affili-
ated networks linked to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. (10
minutes)
181. Himes (CT), Crawford (AR), Schiff (CA), Crow (CO): In-
structs the Department of Defense to provide an analysis of the
cost of implementing next generation cryptography across the DOD
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mation Systems Security Program (ISSP) in order to address cyber-
security requirements. (10 minutes)
182. Himes (CT): Allows Treasury Department (via FinCEN) to
use the special measures authority to designate jurisdictions, ac-
counts, and others that are determined to be ‘‘Primary Money
Laundering Concerns’’ due to illicit finance involvement such as the
cross-border laundering the proceeds of ransomware attacks, busi-
ness email compromise fraud, and other cyber-enabled financial
crimes which are often conducted outside of the correspondent
banks. (10 minutes)
183. Horsford (NV), Strickland (WA): Authorizes the Secretary of
Defense to conduct a pilot program to evaluate the feasibility and
effectiveness of software, emerging technologies, and methodologies
to track real-time emissions from installations and installation as-
sets. (10 minutes)
184. Horsford (NV): Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to carry
out a pilot program to establish data libraries containing data sets
relevant to the development of artificial intelligence software and
technology and to allow private companies to access such data li-
braries for the purposes of developing artificial intelligence models
and other technical software solutions. (10 minutes)
185. Horsford (NV): Directs the Department of Defense to con-
duct a review of the implementation of its CUI program. The re-
view would include an assessment of the DoD’s compliance with
DoDI 5200.48 and recommended changes to current statutes, policy
or regulations. (10 minutes)
186. Houlahan (PA), Fitzgerald (WI): Exempts certain contracts
awarded to small business concerns from category management or
successor strategies for contract consolidation. (10 minutes)
187. Houlahan (PA), Langevin (RI), Bacon (NE), Larsen, Rick
(WA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement
a plan to collect and analyze data on the use of enhanced transfer
of technology developed at Department of Defense laboratories. Re-
quires the Secretary of Defense submit a report to the congres-
sional defense committees. (10 minutes)
188. Houlahan (PA), Langevin (RI), Bacon (NE), Larsen, Rick
(WA), Stefanik (NY): Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit
to the congressional defense committees a report on the rec-
ommendations made by the National Security Commission on Arti-
ficial Intelligence with respect to the Department of Defense to in-
clude a determination of whether the Secretary of Defense intends
to implement each recommendation. (10 minutes)
189. Houlahan (PA), Langevin (RI), Comer (KY), Keller (PA): Re-
quires an annual report to Congress and OPM from the Chief
Human Capital Officers Council describing the activities of the
council and a description of barriers preventing agencies from hir-
ing qualified applicants, including for digital talent positions, and
recommendations for addressing those barriers. (10 minutes)
190. Huizenga (MI), Mann (KS), Hudson (NC): Requires the Sec-
retary of the Air Force to submit a report to Congress detailing the
plans and timeline for the recovery operations of the C–119 Gamble
Chalk 1 crash site at Mt Silverthorne, Alaska. (10 minutes)
191. Jackson Lee (TX): Provides authorization for a $10 million
increase in funding for increased collaboration with NIH to combat
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192. Jackson Lee (TX): Provides authorization for $2.5 million in-
crease in funding to combat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
(10 minutes)
193. Jackson Lee (TX): Directs the Secretary of Defense to pro-
mulgate regulations to ensure that candidates granted admission
to attend a military academy undergo screening for speech dis-
orders and be provided the results of the screening test and a list
of warfare unrestricted line (URL) Officer positions and occupation
specialists that require successful performance on the speech test.
Academy students shall have the option of undergoing speech ther-
apy to reduce speech disorders or impediments. (10 minutes)
194. Jackson Lee (TX): Establishes a task force on the historical
and current barriers to African American participation and equal
treatment in the Armed Services. (10 minutes)
195. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires report on Maternity Mortality
Rates for military members and their dependents. (10 minutes)
196. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires a report to be submitted to Con-
gress within 240 days following enactment on the risks posed by
debris in low earth orbit and to make recommendations on remedi-
ation of risks and outline plans to reduce the incident of space de-
bris. (10 minutes)
197. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires the Secretary of Defense to re-
port to Congress programs and procedures employed to ensure stu-
dents studying abroad through Department of Defense National Se-
curity Education Programs are trained to recognize, resist, and re-
port against recruitment efforts by agents of foreign governments.
(10 minutes)
198. Jackson Lee (TX): Directs the Secretary of Defense to sub-
mit a report 180 days following enactment that explains the
progress made over the history of the Department of Defense and
its predecessor departments (Department of War) and experiences
in integrating African Americans into the branches of the armed
services and the civilian staffing of Pentagon offices and agencies,
and the steps being taken to recognize the service of African Amer-
icans who have served in the Armed Forces with honor, heroism,
and distinction. (10 minutes)
199. Jackson, Ronny (TX), Van Duyne (TX): Expresses the Sense
of Congress that Israel is a critical defense partner and highlights
various things such as improving interoperability, opposing ter-
rorism in the Middle East, and maintaining a strong relationship.
(10 minutes)
200. Jacobs, Chris (NY), Stefanik (NY): Requires the Department
of Defense and all service branches to commence defense innova-
tion open topic activities similar to the ‘‘SBIR Open Topics’’ pro-
gram operated by the Air Force’s AFWERX office. (10 minutes)
201. Jacobs, Sara (CA): Requires a report from the Secretary of
State on a conflict assessment in Haiti. (10 minutes)
202. Jacobs, Sara (CA), Malinowski (NJ): Requires human rights
vetting of potential recipients of U.S. support to combat terrorism
under 10 U.S.C. 127e. (10 minutes)
203. Jacobs, Sara (CA): Requires a strategy to address the root
causes of violent extremism and conflict in Mozambique. (10 min-
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204. Jacobs, Sara (CA): Requires congressional notifications and
an annual reporting requirement related to oversight of the peace-
keeping operations account. (10 minutes)
205. Jayapal (WA): Directs federal agencies to initiate debarment
proceedings for contractors with repeat and willful wage theft vio-
lations. (10 minutes)
206. Jayapal (WA): Requires GAO to submit a report on cost
analyses of options for reducing nuclear security programs and
modifying force structures. (10 minutes)
207. Jayapal (WA), Johnson, Hank (GA): Commissions a Defense
Department report on estimated savings to come from full draw-
down from Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria compared to the status quo
ante and the estimated cost of redirecting U.S. personnel and mate-
rials to effectively engage in great power competition with Russia
and China, including increased outlays in ships, aircraft, nuclear
weapons, etc. sufficient to effectively curb and deter both countries
militarily in their respective regions. (10 minutes)
208. Jones, Mondaire (NY): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
submit to Congress by September 30, 2022 a plan to reduce the
greenhouse gas emissions of the Department of Defense in line
with science-based emissions targets and report to Congress annu-
ally thereafter on the progress made towards these emissions re-
duction targets. (10 minutes)
209. Joyce, David (OH), Van Duyne (TX): Directs the Secretary
of Defense, along with the Secretary of State and Secretary of
Homeland Security, to report to Congress within one year a plan
to combat the Taliban’s illegal drug trade; a description of the risk
to the United States of drugs emanating from such drug trade, in-
cluding risks posed by the profits of such drugs; and a description
of any actions taken to interdict and prevent such drugs from
reaching the United States. (10 minutes)
210. Joyce, John (PA), Langevin (RI): Directs the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary
of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, to develop an annex (to the National Biodefense Strategy
described under Section 104 of title 6, United States Code) for a na-
tional biodefense science and technology strategy and implementa-
tion plan, no later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
bill. (10 minutes)
211. Katko (NY), Delgado (NY): Establishes a grant at HHS for
the formation of Tick Identification Pilot Programs, which will re-
quire the ability to submit photo images of ticks and the images
to be reviewed by qualified professionals for the likelihood of car-
rying a tick-borne disease. (10 minutes)
212. Katko (NY), Kuster (NH): Revises HUD’s Annual Fair Hous-
ing Report to specifically report sexual harassment complaints.
Codifies the DOJ’s Sexual Harassment in Housing Initiative. (10
minutes)
213. Katko (NY), Crow (CO), Fitzpatrick (PA), Gottheimer (NJ):
Provides for the Department of Labor to conduct a study on obsta-
cles to employment facing certain Afghan SIVs and other eligible
populations legally present in the United States. (10 minutes)
214. Keating (MA), Frankel (FL): Requires a pilot program to as-
sess the barriers to women’s participation in the national security
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215. Keller (PA): Directs the Secretary of Defense to acquire do-
mestically sourced alternatives to existing defense products, which
currently rely on foreign sources alone. These are designed to
streamline the design, development, and production of high effi-
ciency power conversion technology and advanced AC DC power
converters that improve performance for the dismounted soldier.
(10 minutes)
216. Keller (PA): Directs the Secretary to report on efforts within
the Department of Defense to reduce duplicative information tech-
nology contracts within 180 days. (10 minutes)
217. Kelly, Robin (IL), Gonzales, Tony (TX): Establishes a pilot
program requiring a spouse specific Transition Assistance Program
for a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces eligible for the Tran-
sition Assistance Program. (10 minutes)
218. Kelly, Robin (IL), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH): Requires the
DoD provide a briefing to the civilian agencies responsible for cer-
tain aspects of U.S. civilian and commercial space activities and
relevant Committees in Congress on the threats posed by nation
states, in particular China’s activities in space on U.S. civilian and
commercial space systems. (10 minutes)
219. Kelly, Trent (MS), Van Duyne (TX): Revises the FY 2021
National Defense Authorization Act to explicitly include SME and
semiconductor materials. (10 minutes)
220. Kelly, Trent (MS), Gallego (AZ), Hudson (NC), Lesko (AZ):
Directs the Secretary of Defense to execute an investigation to de-
termine if the procurement of optical transmission equipment or
services manufactures, produced, or distributed by an entity owned,
controlled, or supported by the People’s Republic of China. (10 min-
utes)
221. Kelly, Trent (MS), Ryan (OH), Bacon (NE), Stefanik (NY),
Cheney (WY), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Langevin (RI): Expands eligibility
of Military Space Available Travel to Gold Star Family Members
by updating Section 2641b(c) of Title 10, United States Code. (10
minutes)
222. Kelly, Trent (MS), Posey (FL): Revises the FY 2021 National
Defense Authorization Act Semiconductor Incentives Program to in-
clude SME and semiconductor materials. (10 minutes)
223. Kelly, Trent (MS): Directs the Secretary of Defense to pro-
vide a report to Congress on the use of funding made available pur-
suant to section 333 of title 10, United Sates Code, for counter-nar-
cotics missions in Central Asia. (10 minutes)
224. Khanna (CA): Authorizes continued support for ex gratia
payments and requires DoD to develop and implement procedures
to receive and respond to allegations of civilian harm within 180
days, and provide quarterly reports on DoD’s implementation of
these procedures. (10 minutes)
225. Kilmer (WA), Wittman (VA), Kahele (HI), Luria (VA), Pin-
gree (ME), Case (HI), Kuster (NH): Provides for Fair Labor Stand-
ard Act (FLSA) protected overtime pay for Navy employees working
on Naval vessels Outside the Continental United States
(OCONUS). (10 minutes)
226. Kilmer (WA), Wittman (VA), Kahele (HI), Luria (VA), Pin-
gree (ME), Case (HI), Kuster (NH): Calls for an independent study
on the impacts to Navy shipyard workers by the December 2016
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227. Kinzinger (IL), Axne (IA), Turner (OH), McMorris Rodgers
(WA), Bost (IL): Limits the availability of funds for retirement of
RC–26B manned ISR/IAA aircraft. (10 minutes)
228. Kirkpatrick (AZ), Gallego (AZ): Directs the Secretary of the
Air Force to submit to Congress within 45 days a report on the sta-
tus of the A–10 re-winging program and spend plan for appro-
priated funds. (10 minutes)
229. Krishnamoorthi (IL), Jayapal (WA), Pocan (WI), Malinowski
(NJ), Auchincloss (MA), Khanna (CA), Lee, Barbara (CA), Wild
(PA), Jacobs, Sara (CA): Authorizing HHS to receive donated vac-
cines. (10 minutes)
230. Lamb (PA), Waltz (FL): Directs the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to establish a two-year pilot program to employ veterans for
Departments of the Interior and Agriculture conservation and re-
source management projects. (10 minutes)
231. Lamb (PA), González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR): Ensures vet-
erans’ service-connected medical qualifications and expertise are
utilized by the VA and civilian healthcare facilities to meet the
challenges during public health emergencies. (10 minutes)
232. Lamborn (CO), DesJarlais (TN), Cheney (WY): Requires a
report from the Missile Defense Agency on the role of the positions
of Director of MDA, Sea-based Weapons Systems, and Deputy Di-
rector of MDA with respect to their relationship to the combatant
commands on missile defense requirements. (10 minutes)
233. Lamborn (CO): Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit
a report on mitigating space debris through the use of on-orbit
servicing, assembly, and manufacturing capabilities. (10 minutes)
234. Langevin (RI), Gallagher (WI): Requires the Department of
Homeland Security to designate four Critical Technology Security
Centers to evaluate and test the security of technologies essential
to national critical functions. (10 minutes)
235. Langevin (RI), Stefanik (NY), Banks (IN): Elevates Under-
secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering from advisor to
a voting member of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council. (10
minutes)
236. Langevin (RI): Directs DOD to conduct a study on the best
way to organize cyber roles around core functions. (10 minutes)
237. Larsen, Rick (WA), Houlahan (PA): Extends the authority
for temporary personnel flexibilities for domestic defense industrial
base facilities and major range and test facilities base civilian per-
sonnel. (10 minutes)
238. Lawrence (MI): States that the Secretaries of the military
departments shall share and implement best practices (including
use of civilian industry best practices) regarding the use of reten-
tion and exit survey data to identify barriers and lessons learned
to improve the retention of female members of the Armed Forces
under the jurisdiction of such Secretaries. (10 minutes)
239. Lawrence (MI): Requires the establishment of a DOULA
pilot program at the Department of Veterans Affairs. (10 minutes)
240. Lee, Susie (NV), Gonzales, Tony (TX): Requires GAO to con-
duct an assessment of the quality and nutrition of food available
at military installations for members of the Armed Forces. (10 min-
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241. Leger Fernandez (NM): Provides an apology to individuals
and their families in NM, UT, ID, and other states who were ex-
posed to radiation from nuclear testing. (10 minutes)
242. Lesko (AZ), Hinson (IA): Requires a report on the feasibility
of establishing an inter-agency United States-Taiwan working
group for coordinating cooperation related to semiconductors, in-
cluding the global supply chain integrity and security of semi-
conductors. (10 minutes)
243. Levin, Mike (CA), Porter (CA): Expands SCRA protections
to a servicemember who receives military orders for a PCS, enters
into a telecommunications contract, then receives a stop movement
order from DoD in response to a local, national, or global emer-
gency for a period of not less than 30 days which prevents them
from using the contract. (10 minutes)
244. Levin, Mike (CA): Adds and makes technical changes to
DoD Transition Assistance Program (TAP) counseling pathway fac-
tors. (10 minutes)
245. Lieu (CA), Wilson, Joe (SC), Castro (TX), Meeks (NY),
Strickland (WA): Establishes an Office of City and State Diplomacy
at the State Department and requires the appointment of a senior
official to head the office, outlines the duties of the office, author-
izes members of the civil service and Foreign Service to be detailed
to city halls and state capitols to support their international en-
gagement efforts, and requires a report to Congress followed by an-
nual briefings on the work of the office. (10 minutes)
246. Lieu (CA): Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a
pilot program to determine the effectiveness of using scent detec-
tion working dogs to detect the early stages of diseases, including
COVID–19, and upon detection, to alert the handler of the dog. (10
minutes)
247. Lieu (CA): Extends an existing prohibition on in-flight re-
fueling to non-United States aircraft that engage in hostilities in
the ongoing civil war in Yemen for two years, or until a specific au-
thorization has been enacted. (10 minutes)
248. Lofgren (CA), Schiff (CA), Perlmutter (CO): Directs the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National In-
telligence, to submit a report on the capabilities of the Department
of Defense to assist fighting wildfires through the use and analysis
of satellite and other aerial survey technology. (10 minutes)
249. Luria (VA), Meijer (MI), Sherrill (NJ), Gottheimer (NJ),
Rice, Kathleen (NY), Wilson, Joe (SC), Katko (NY), Van Drew (NJ):
Expresses a sense of Congress that the Government of Iran’s deci-
sion to enrich uranium up to 60 percent purity is a further esca-
lation and shortens the breakout time to produce enough highly en-
riched uranium to develop a nuclear weapon, and the Government
of Iran should immediately abandon any pursuit of a nuclear weap-
on. (10 minutes)
250. Luria (VA), Chabot (OH): Directs the Secretary of Defense
to carry out a study of the challenges posed by the emergence of
militia fleets in the South China Sea. (10 minutes)
251. Luria (VA): Directs the Secretary of Defense to amend the
Space Available Travel program for flights for members of the
Armed Services traveling for purposes of attending funerals and
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252. Lynch (MA): Reauthorizes the independent and bipartisan
Wartime Contracting Commission to conduct oversight of U.S. con-
tracting and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other
areas of contingency operations. (10 minutes)
253. Lynch (MA): Expands the mandate of the supervisory team
created by the ‘‘Combating Illicit Finance Through Public-Private
Partnerships Act’’ that is convened by Treasury to examine strate-
gies to improve public-private partnerships to counter illicit fi-
nance, to include sanctions evasion and other illicit finance activi-
ties. Establishes within the Office of Foreign Assets Control
(OFAC) a voluntary public-private information sharing partnership
among law enforcement agencies, national security agencies, finan-
cial institutions, and OFAC to more effectively administer and en-
force economic and trade sanctions against targeted persons. (10
minutes)
254. Lynch (MA), Taylor (TX): Directs the President to reestab-
lish the interagency Afghan Threat Finance Cell to identify and
disrupt financial networks related to terrorism, narcotics traf-
ficking, and corruption. (10 minutes)
255. Mace (SC): Expresses the sense of Congress that there
should be designated a Military Heart Health Awareness Day. (10
minutes)
256. Mace (SC): Establishes a pilot program to improve military
readiness through nutrition and wellness initiatives. (10 minutes)
257. Malinowski (NJ), Schiff (CA), DeFazio (OR), Cicilline (RI),
Cohen (TN), Castro (TX), Khanna (CA), Titus (NV), Norton (DC),
Luria (VA), Allred (TX), Kim (NJ), Doggett (TX), Raskin (MD): Im-
poses sanctions on foreign persons listed in the report of the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence for the murder of journalist Jamal
Khashoggi, which is the language from H.R. 1464 that was passed
by voice vote in the Foreign Affairs Committee during the 117th
Congress. (10 minutes)
258. Malinowski (NJ): Amends the Export Control Reform Act to
right-size the Secretary of Commerce’s scope of authority to regu-
late exports by US persons to foreign military, security, and intel-
ligence agencies. (10 minutes)
259. Malinowski (NJ), Wagner (MO), Spanberger (VA): Requires
the Secretary of State to provide a report on state-sanctioned in-
timidation and harassment by the Egyptian government against
Americans and their families (10 minutes)
260. Malinowski (NJ), Beyer (VA), Lieu (CA), Levin, Andy (MI),
Wild (PA), Omar (MN), Khanna (CA), Lynch (MA): Requires a re-
port by the State Department on allegations of systematic
extrajudicial killings and torture by Egyptian security forces and a
determination of whether such acts constitute a consistent pattern
of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights. (10
minutes)
261. Malinowski (NJ), Phillips (MN), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Kim
(NJ), Pressley (MA): Requests the administration make a deter-
mination on whether genocide or crimes against humanity have oc-
curred in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. (10 minutes)
262. Malinowski (NJ), Lieu (CA): Requires the Department of
State to report on war crimes and torture committed by US citizens
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263. Malinowski (NJ), Lieu (CA): Requires the President to re-
view certain alleged arms embargo violators for sanction under Ex-
ecutive Order 13726 (81 Fed. Reg. 23559; relating to blocking prop-
erty and suspending entry into the United States of persons con-
tributing to the situation in Libya). (10 minutes)
264. Malinowski (NJ), Meijer (MI), Eshoo (CA), Mace (SC), Lieu
(CA), DelBene (WA): Prohibits federal agencies from encouraging
the weakening of encryption or insertion of backdoors on commer-
cially-available phones, computers, and devices. (10 minutes)
265. Malinowski (NJ): Strengthens the annual reporting require-
ment on the Vulnerabilities Equities Process (interagency process
to determine whether to disclose known cyber-vulnerabilities to the
public and industry). (10 minutes)
266. Malinowski (NJ), Phillips (MN), Porter (CA), Khanna (CA),
Lieu (CA): Requires an annual report to Congress by the State De-
partment on foreign companies proliferating dangerous cyber-weap-
ons and hack-for-hire capabilities to known human rights abusers
and repressive governments. (10 minutes)
267. Malinowski (NJ), Curtis (UT), Fitzpatrick (PA), Kaptur
(OH), Salazar (FL), Phillips (MN), Spanberger (VA), Meijer (MI),
Hill, French (AR): Requires the President to submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a determination of the 35 Russian
officials and businessmen with respect to the imposition of sanc-
tions. (10 minutes)
268. Malliotakis (NY), Chabot (OH): Requires a report to Con-
gress of all malign operations by Iran conducted on Unites States
soil. Including: Iran-backed terrorist attacks, kidnapping, export
violations, sanctions busting activities, cyber-attacks, and money
laundering. (10 minutes)
269. Manning (NC): Adds the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to the as-
sessment of the security of global maritime chokepoints. (10 min-
utes)
270. Manning (NC): Adds a requirement that the Secretary of
Defense notify Congress of any attempt to threaten or abduct a cit-
izen or U.S. resident by a country supporting international ter-
rorism. (10 minutes)
271. Manning (NC): Adds a Sense of Congress on the safety of
women and girls in Afghanistan. (10 minutes)
272. Manning (NC): Includes a consideration of the benefits in
terms of cost and emissions savings of the increased use of electric
vehicles at military installations for transport to Department of De-
fense education activity facilities. (10 minutes)
273. Manning (NC), Porter (CA): Requires the Secretary of De-
fense within 60 days to consult with the Secretary of State and ap-
point an official to assist with the State Department on the contin-
ued evacuations of Americans and Afghan partners from Afghani-
stan. (10 minutes)
274. McCarthy (CA): Requires an infrastructure assessment and
report to the committees of jurisdiction on the Air Force Research
Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, Rocket Propulsion Di-
vision for fiscal years 2023 and 2025. (10 minutes)
275. McCaul (TX), Meeks (NY), Van Duyne (TX): Provides statu-
tory authority and guidance for the interagency ‘‘Trans-Sahara
Counterterrorism Partnership Program’’ to partner with countries
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and violent extremism. Requires pre-notification to Congress of
funding obligation, submission of comprehensive five-year plans,
and regular monitoring and evaluation reports. This amendment is
based on a bill that was passed by the House as H.R. 567 in the
117th Congress. (10 minutes)
276. McCaul (TX), Meeks (NY), Van Duyne (TX), Chabot (OH):
Makes factual findings and declares that the ongoing abuses
against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the
Xinjiang region of the People’s Republic of China constitute geno-
cide and crimes against humanity by the Chinese Communist
Party. Condemns this genocide and calls upon the President to
take actions to help end the genocide and hold perpetrators ac-
countable. This amendment is based on a bill that was ordered fa-
vorably reported by the Foreign Affairs Committee as H. Res. 317
in the 117th Congress. (10 minutes)
277. McCaul (TX), Meeks (NY), Van Duyne (TX): Requires the
State Department to provide briefings and specified materials to
U.S. delegations to international athletic competitions regarding
human rights and security concerns in certain host countries (Com-
munist countries, Tier 3 countries for human trafficking, or other
countries that the Secretary of State determines present serious
human rights or counterintelligence concerns). This amendment is
based on a bill that was ordered favorably reported by the Foreign
Affairs Committee as H.R. 1211 in the 117th Congress. (10 min-
utes)
278. McGovern (MA), Malinowski (NJ), Raskin (MD), Cicilline
(RI), Eshoo (CA), Connolly (VA), Welch (VT), Jackson Lee (TX),
Lieu (CA), Titus (NV), Torres, Norma (CA), Beyer (VA): Modifies
the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F
of title XXI of PL 114–328) to authorize sanctions for serious
human rights abuse, any violation of internationally recognized
human rights, or corruption; adds two new reports to Congress;
and repeals the sunset. (10 minutes)
279. McHenry (NC), Lynch (MA), Budd (NC), Davidson (OH),
Thompson, Glenn (PA): Directs SEC and CFTC to establish a work-
ing group on digital assets. (10 minutes)
280. McKinley (WV): Instructs the Department of Defense to
prioritize domestically owned, U.S. produced sources of synthetic
graphite prior to purchasing from other U.S. sources, members of
the Industrial Base, or other allies. (10 minutes)
281. McKinley (WV), Walberg (MI): Expresses the sense of Con-
gress that having access to a secure and reliable supply of firm,
baseload power produced in the United States, including power
generated from coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear sources, is crit-
ical to United States national security interests. (10 minutes)
282. McNerney (CA): Incorporates safety and security into re-
quired elements of the strategy for autonomy integration in major
weapons systems. (10 minutes)
283. McNerney (CA): Adds language to include ‘‘designated fields
of national and economic importance such as cybersecurity, artifi-
cial intelligence, machine learning, data science, and software engi-
neering’’ as part of the U.S. Naval Community College’s programs
of academic instruction and professional and technical education.
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284. Meeks (NY), Deutch (FL): Requires a report and clarification
on U.S.-Syria political strategy and policy goals, including diplo-
matic, development/humanitarian, and security objectives. (10 min-
utes)
285. Meeks (NY), McCaul (TX): Compels the Department of State
and Department of Defense to develop and submit an interagency
strategy on Somalia and report its findings related to security oper-
ations, security sector assistance, and other forms of foreign assist-
ance provided to the Federal Government of Somalia to improve
stability, governance, and economic development. (10 minutes)
286. Meeks (NY), McCaul (TX): Modifies the management and
operations of the Department of State through various measures.
(10 minutes)
287. Meeks (NY), McCaul (TX): Requires congressional notifica-
tion for certain rewards provided under the State Department re-
wards program. (10 minutes)
288. Meeks (NY): Prohibits the use of US assessed contribution
the UN for support of the G5 Sahel Joint Force. (10 minutes)
289. Meng (NY), Fortenberry (NE): Adds the text of the Global
Pandemic Prevention and Biosecurity Act, legislation that seeks to
address the source of highly infectious diseases beginning in ani-
mal species, including by reducing the sale and trade of live and
fresh wildlife for human consumption, and addressing food insecu-
rity associated with a reliance on local game and wildlife. (10 min-
utes)
290. Meng (NY): Requires that menstrual products are stocked in
and made available free of charge in all restrooms in public build-
ings, including the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of
Art, and the U.S. Capitol. (10 minutes)
291. Meng (NY): Requires that all medical professionals who pro-
vide direct care services to patients under the military health sys-
tem receive a mandatory training on how to screen, intervene, and
refer patients to treatment for eating disorders. (10 minutes)
292. Meng (NY): Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to
conduct an awareness campaign regarding the types of fertility
treatments, procedures, and services available to veterans experi-
encing issues with fertility, and requires the Department to submit
a report to Congress on how the Secretary plans to better engage
women veterans to ensure they are aware of the covered fertility
services available. (10 minutes)
293. Miller (WV), Posey (FL), Van Duyne (TX): Requires the Sec-
retary of Defense to provide Congress with a briefing on status of
women and girls in Afghanistan. (10 minutes)
294. Miller (WV), Kelly, Trent (MS), Axne (IA), Wittman (VA),
Webster (FL), Mast (FL), Garcia, Mike (CA), Gibbs (OH),
Garbarino (NY), Kim, Young (CA), Balderson (OH), Van Drew (NJ),
Curtis (UT), Upton (MI), Hudson (NC), Fallon (TX), Budd (NC),
McMorris Rodgers (WA), Kustoff (TN): Directs the Secretary of De-
fense to establish a memorial dedicated to the 13 service members
who lost their lives in the attack on the Hamid Karzai Inter-
national Airport on August 26, 2021. (10 minutes)
295. Miller (WV), Posey (FL), Boebert, Lauren (CO), Van Duyne
(TX): Blocks any funding for military cooperation or intelligence
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296. Miller (WV), Van Duyne (TX): Adds money and classified
materials to the report of equipment and arms left behind in Af-
ghanistan by the U.S. Military. (10 minutes)
297. Miller-Meeks (IA), Westerman (AR), Grijalva (AZ), Gallego
(AZ): Provides free annual America the Beautiful Passes to current
military service members and also provides free lifetime America
the Beautiful Passes to veterans and members of Gold Star Fami-
lies so they can always access our National Parks and public lands
at no cost. (10 minutes)
298. Moore (WI): Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to provide assist-
ance to states that have created dedicated green alerts or are con-
sidering creating such alerts to help locate missing active duty
servicemembers or veterans, including to connect located individ-
uals to any VA or DOD benefits they have earned through their
military service. (10 minutes)
299. Moulton (MA): Promotes mapping of mission-relevant ter-
rain in cyberspace for Defense Critical Assets and Task Critical As-
sets. (10 minutes)
300. Moulton (MA): Amends the Defense Resource Budgeting &
Allocation Commission to include a diversity and inclusion state-
ment for the commission membership. (10 minutes)
301. Napolitano (CA), McKinley (WV), Carbajal (CA): Increases
funding for the National Guard Youth Challenge Program by
$35,281,000 million, matching the program’s 2022 funding of $210
million in the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, 2022. (10
minutes)
302. Napolitano (CA), McKinley (WV), Carbajal (CA): Supports
the National Guard Youth Challenge Programs (NGYCP) by in-
structing the Department of Defense to issue non-state matched
funding in limited circumstances of up to 10 percent of the funds
appropriated for the NGYCP for fiscal year 2022. This would pro-
vide support for new program start-up costs, special projects, work-
force development programs, and emergency unforeseen costs, all
at the Secretary’s discretions. (10 minutes)
303. Neguse (CO): Expands travel and transportation allowances
for family members to attend the funeral and memorial services of
members. (10 minutes)
304. Neguse (CO): Expresses the Sense of the Congress that the
US government should commit to the safe passage of humanitarian
parolees, P-1 and P-2 visa recipients to the United States. (10 min-
utes)
305. Neguse (CO): Allows state and local governments to utilize
Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) funds for
maintaining and improving military installation resilience, and ex-
pands the definition of military installation to include State-owned
military facilities. (10 minutes)
306. Neguse (CO): Expands the annual report submitted by the
Department of Defense on vulnerabilities of the National Tech-
nology and Industrial Base to include the current and projected im-
pacts of climate change and cyberattacks. (10 minutes)
307. Neguse (CO), Castor (FL): Expresses the Sense of Congress
that the Department of Defense should take the most recent IPCC
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stallations, and should consider adding the recommendations of the
report into the Unified Facilities Criteria. (10 minutes)
308. Neguse (CO), Castor (FL): Requires the Department of De-
fense to amend the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) for military
construction and planning to incorporate the latest consensus-
based codes and standards for energy efficiency by September 1,
2022, and requires an annual report to Congress comparing the
current UFC with the latest codes and standards. (10 minutes)
309. Neguse (CO), Porter (CA), Brownley (CA): Establishes a
housing stipend for federal wildland firefighters, many of whom are
veterans, hired at a location more than 50 miles from their primary
residence with the allowance being determined by the Secretaries
of the Interior and Agriculture and be based on the cost of living
in the area of deployment. (10 minutes)
310. Neguse (CO), Porter (CA), Brownley (CA): Establishes a
mental health program for federal wildland firefighters, many of
whom are veterans, including a mental health awareness cam-
paign, peer-to-peer support network, expansion of the Critical Inci-
dent Stress Management Program, mental health leave, and ensur-
ing trauma-informed mental health professionals are readily avail-
able to provide services. (10 minutes)
311. Neguse (CO): Encourages the Department of Defense to con-
tract with women-owned, minority-owned and small disadvantaged
businesses in qualified military construction apprenticeship pro-
grams. (10 minutes)
312. Newman (IL): Directs the Department of Defense to conduct
a study on herbicide agent exposure, such as Agent Orange and
Agent Purple in the Panama Canal Zone between January 1, 1958–
December 31, 1999, or the day in which a member of armed serv-
ices departed from official duty in the Panama Canal Zone. (10
minutes)
313. Newman (IL): Requires the involvement of accredited serv-
ice officers from military and veteran service organizations in the
Transition Assistance Program. (10 minutes)
314. Newman (IL), Meuser (PA): Amends the Small Business Act
to clarify that the HUBZone Price Evaluation Preference applies to
certain contracts. (10 minutes)
315. Norman (SC), Boebert, Lauren (CO): Directs the Depart-
ment of Defense to submit a report to Congress showing they are
in compliance with disclosure requirements for recipients of re-
search and development funds as required by federal law. (10 min-
utes)
316. Norman (SC): Requests a report from the armed services on
substance abuse by servicemembers and their dependents with 180
days of enactment. (10 minutes)
317. Norton (DC), Beyer (VA): Corrects a longstanding drafting
error and clarify that D.C. National Guard members who are fed-
eral civilian employees are entitled to leave without loss in pay or
time from their civilian employment during their mobilization. The
change would apply prospectively. (10 minutes)
318. Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Connolly (VA), Welch (VT), Tlaib (MI):
Prohibits funds from being used to provide weapons or military aid
or military training to Saudi Arabia’s Rapid Intervention Force
(RIF), the unit responsible for the murder of U.S. journalist Jamal
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319. Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Tlaib (MI): Prohibits funds from being
used to conduct aerial fumigation in Colombia unless certain ac-
tions are taken by the Colombian Government. (10 minutes)
320. Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Porter (CA): Requires the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to submit to
Congress a report on human rights in Colombia, including an as-
sessment of the capabilities of the military and paramilitary forces
of Colombia; a description of the human rights climate in Colombia;
an assessment of the Colombian military and paramilitary forces’
adherence to human rights; and more. (10 minutes)
321. Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Tlaib (MI): Requires the Secretary of
State to make a yearly determination as to whether Colombia’s Mo-
bile Anti-Disturbances Squadron committed gross violations of
human rights, and prohibits funds and export licenses for certain
items to that Squadron upon a positive determination. (10 minutes)
322. Omar (MN), Jacobs, Sara (CA): Requires reporting on recent
security assistance programs to Mali, Guinea, and Chad. (10 min-
utes)
323. Omar (MN): Requires annual reporting to the Foreign Af-
fairs and Armed Services Committees on U.S. strategy in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo. (10 minutes)
324. Omar (MN): Requires State and USAID to report on human
trafficking and slavery in Libya, and develop a strategy for ad-
dressing root causes and holding perpetrators accountable. (10 min-
utes)
325. Pallone (NJ), Meng (NY), Tlaib (MI), Bilirakis (FL), Schiff
(CA), Speier (CA), Costa (CA), Sánchez (CA), Lofgren (CA), Eshoo
(CA), Valadao (CA), Chu (CA), Spanberger (VA): Requires a report
from the Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretary
of State, addressing allegations that some units of foreign countries
that have participated in security cooperation programs under sec-
tion 333 of title 10, U.S.C. may have also committed gross viola-
tions of internationally recognized human rights before or while re-
ceiving U.S. security assistance. This report would also includes
recommendations to improve human rights training and additional
measures that can be adopted to prevent these types of violations.
(10 minutes)
326. Panetta (CA): Authorizes the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management to conduct an annual survey of Federal em-
ployees to assess Executive agency performance, leadership, em-
ployee satisfaction, and organizational resilience. (10 minutes)
327. Panetta (CA): Requires the Director of the Strategic Capa-
bilities Office, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, provide
a report and briefing on Project Pele mobile nuclear microreactors.
(10 minutes)
328. Pence (IN): Extends by 2 years the sunset date for Sec. 1651
of the FY2019 NDAA (Public Law 115–232; 32 U.S.C. 501 note)
Pilot Program on Regional Cybersecurity Training Center for the
Army National Guard. (10 minutes)
329. Perry (PA), Chabot (OH): Makes it the policy of the United
States to reject any attempt by the People’s Republic of China to
mandate that US vessels provide them with information about US
vessels (ship name, call sign, location, type of cargo) in areas that
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330. Pfluger (TX): Requires DNI, DHS, and DOD to conduct a
threat assessment of terrorist threats to the United States posed
by the prisoners released by the Taliban from the Pul-e-Charkhi
Prison and Parwan Detention Facility in Afghanistan. (10 minutes)
331. Pfluger (TX), Bacon (NE): Requires DOD and State to com-
plete a report on ANDSF aircraft left in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, or
other foreign countries. (10 minutes)
332. Phillips (MN): Requires the Secretary of the Army to iden-
tify and establish a plan to clean up contaminated sites where the
Department has previously participated in cleanup efforts, but due
to contaminants not discovered until after transfer or newly identi-
fied contaminants, additional clean-up may be required. The report
requires a detailed plan to conduct preliminary assessments/site in-
spections of these locations within five years. (10 minutes)
333. Phillips (MN), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH): Requires a Sec-
retary of Defense report on how the US is working with other coun-
tries in CENTCOM area of responsibility to improve Israel’s coordi-
nation with other regional militaries and also requires the Sec-
retary of State and USAID Administrator provide an analysis of
the strategic initiatives taken to integrate the Abraham Accords
into congressionally authorized and appropriated programs. (10
minutes)
334. Phillips (MN): Requires the Secretary of State to deliver an
annual report on U.S. policy towards South Sudan, including the
most recent approved interagency strategy developed to address po-
litical, security, and humanitarian issues prevalent in the country
since it gained independence from Sudan in July 2011. (10 min-
utes)
335. Phillips (MN): Requires the US Coordinator for the Arctic
Region to assess, develop, and budget for plans, policies, and ac-
tions related to strengthening US diplomatic presence with Arctic
countries, enhancing resilience capacities of Arctic countries, and
assessing risks regarding environmental change and increased ci-
vilian and military activities by Arctic countries. (10 minutes)
336. Phillips (MN), Omar (MN), Craig (MN), Stauber (MN),
Emmer (MN), Hagedorn (MN), Fischbach (MN): Requires the Sec-
retary of the Air Force report on its justification for the C–130 total
aircraft inventory reduction, considering such recommendation is
inconsistent with the 2018 and 2020 mobility capabilities require-
ments studies. (10 minutes)
337. Phillips (MN), Van Duyne (TX): Requires DOD to submit a
report on the effects of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certifi-
cation on small businesses. (10 minutes)
338. Phillips (MN): Requires the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, to
report on countries for which the Department has a presence and
are suitable for stabilization operations support provided under
Section 1210A of FY20 NDAA to inform ongoing interagency dis-
cussions on stabilization efforts. (10 minutes)
339. Phillips (MN), Malinowski (NJ), Schakowsky (IL): Expands
the recusal time frame from one to two years for DoD officers and
employees when the financial interests of any organization they
were involved in (including employee, officer, director, trustee, or
general partner) as well as any former direct competitor or client
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340. Porter (CA), Radewagen (AS), Sablan (MP): Directs the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, to
conduct a declassification review of documents related to U.S.
weapons testing in the Marshall Islands during the Cold War. (10
minutes)
341. Porter (CA), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH): Requires the Sec-
retary of Defense to brief and deliver to Congress a report regard-
ing Government Accountability Office recommendations to Combat
Trafficking in Persons by Department of Defense contractors. (10
minutes)
342. Porter (CA), Lieu (CA), Malinowski (NJ): Extends the sunset
date and makes modifications to the reporting requirement in Sec.
1205(f) of the FY15 NDAA (Pub. L. No. 113–291, § 1205(f)). (10
minutes)
343. Porter (CA), Moore, Blake (UT), Neguse (CO), Carbajal (CA),
LaMalfa (CA): Directs the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and
the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, to submit a report to Congress
on the risks posed to Department of Defense infrastructure and
readiness posed by wildland fire. (10 minutes)
344. Porter (CA), Speier (CA): Requires a quarterly summary of
Department of Defense reports delivered to Congress in the pre-
vious quarter. (10 minutes)
345. Porter (CA), Lieu (CA): Requires an independent study of
lessons learned during the war in Afghanistan for security coopera-
tion. (10 minutes)
346. Porter (CA), Jayapal (WA), Omar (MN), Lee, Barbara (CA):
Limits funding for travel by the Secretary of Defense pending deliv-
ery of certain congressionally mandated reports and briefing on
compliance with statutory reporting requirements. (10 minutes)
347. Porter (CA): Requires a Department of Defense Inspector
General audit of NATO policies and processes for sexual assault
and sexual harassment involving U.S. personnel. (10 minutes)
348. Posey (FL): Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide pri-
ority for domestically sourced, fully traceable, bovine heparin ap-
proved by the Food and Drug Administration when available. (10
minutes)
349. Pressley (MA), Lee, Barbara (CA), Pocan (WI), Espaillat
(NY), Tlaib (MI), Brown (MD), Newman (IL): Expresses the Sense
of Congress that the President should make full use of his author-
ity under the Defense Production Act to scale vaccine production
and deployment globally, and protect Americans from the risk of
emerging viral threats. (10 minutes)
350. Quigley (IL), Upton (MI), Khanna (CA), Fitzpatrick (PA):
Establishes the foreign policy of the United States to work with
state and non-state partners to shut down certain commercial wild-
life markets, end the trade in terrestrial wildlife for human con-
sumption, and build international coalitions to reduce the demand
for wildlife as food, to prevent the emergence of future zoonotic
pathogens. Authorizes USAID to undertake programs to reduce the
risk of endemic and emerging infectious disease exposure and to
help transition communities globally to safer, non-wildlife sources
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351. Quigley (IL), Upton (MI), Khanna (CA), Fitzpatrick (PA):
Expands the existing US Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement
attache program. (10 minutes)
352. Radewagen (AS), Houlahan (PA): Transfers final decision-
making power of protested HUBZone small business status of a
small business concern from the Associate Administrator of the Of-
fice of Government Contracting & Business Development to the
SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals. (10 minutes)
353. Reschenthaler (PA), Houlahan (PA), Van Duyne (TX): Di-
rects the National Academies to study the feasibility of providing
enhanced research security services to further protect the United
States research enterprise against foreign interference, theft, and
espionage. (10 minutes)
354. Reschenthaler (PA), Van Drew (NJ), Perry (PA),
Harshbarger (TN), Keller (PA), Budd (NC): States that no funds
authorized under this Act may be made available for any purpose
to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. (10 minutes)
355. Reschenthaler (PA), Kim, Young (CA), Van Duyne (TX):
Adds countries that are major producers of fentanyl and fentanyl-
like substances to the Majors List and adds a new section on
fentanyl to the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Re-
port. (10 minutes)
356. Reschenthaler (PA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Kelly, Mike (PA),
Thompson, Glenn (PA), Smucker (PA), Lamb (PA): Develops and
implements an investment and sustainment plan to ensure the
sourcing of cannon tubes for the purpose of mitigating risk to the
Army and the industrial base. (10 minutes)
357. Reschenthaler (PA), Kelly, Mike (PA), Lamb (PA), Doyle
(PA): Includes Purple Heart award recipients on the DOD military
valor website who receive the award after the enactment of this
Act. (10 minutes)
358. Reschenthaler (PA), Kelly, Mike (PA), Thompson, Glenn
(PA), Lamb (PA), Doyle (PA): Expresses a Sense of Congress that
the additive manufacturing and machine learning initiative of the
Army has the potential to accelerate the ability to deploy additive
manufacturing capabilities in expeditionary settings and strength-
en the United States defense industrial supply chain. (10 minutes)
359. Ross (NC): Requires a report on the availability of men-
strual hygiene products on military bases and accommodations re-
lated to menstrual hygiene available to members of the Armed
Forces. (10 minutes)
360. Ross (NC): Requires a report on potential TRICARE cov-
erage of preconception and prenatal carrier screening tests for cer-
tain medical conditions. (10 minutes)
361. Ruiz (CA): Requires GAO to conduct a study on the factors
contributing to low numbers of Hispanic officers and enlisted mem-
bers in leadership positions within the DOD and recommendations
to increase Hispanic representation. (10 minutes)
362. Ruiz (CA): Requires GAO to conduct a study on the factors
contributing to low numbers of Hispanic students and in leadership
positions within the military service academies and recommenda-
tions to increase Hispanic representation. (10 minutes)
363. Sablan (MP), Garbarino (NY), Kahele (HI), Radewagen (AS):
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the purposes of the Small Business Administration’s microloan pro-
gram. (10 minutes)
364. Salazar (FL), Case (HI), Posey (FL), Cammack, Kat (FL),
Murphy, Stephanie (FL): Encourages the Navy to explore and so-
licit more artificial reefing opportunities for retired Navy ships. (10
minutes)
365. Salazar (FL), Newman (IL), Evans (PA): Raises sole source
contracting thresholds for certain small business concerns (8(a),
HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, and women-owned)
from current levels to $10,000,000 for manufacturing contracts and
$8,000,000 for other types. Aligns sole-source thresholds in Title 38
(VA) with Title 15 (Small Business). (10 minutes)
366. San Nicolas (GU): Mandates the inclusion of Tribal and Ter-
ritory officials in the ‘‘National Strategy for Combating Terrorist
and Other Illicit Financing’’ and extends that report for an addi-
tional five years (or three reports). Adds Tribal and Territory offi-
cials to eligibility for the grants and activities of the High Intensity
Financial Crime Areas (HIFCAs). (10 minutes)
367. Sánchez (CA), Connolly (VA), Titus (NV), Larsen, Rick (WA):
Requires a report from the Secretary of Defense to assess the ca-
pacity and efforts of NATO to counter misinformation and
disinformation and offer recommendations be sent to HASC, HFAC,
and US Members to NATO PA. (10 minutes)
368. Sánchez (CA), Connolly (VA), Titus (NV), Larsen, Rick (WA):
Authorizes not more than $5,000,000 to the NATO Strategic Com-
munications Center of Excellence to enhance capability, coopera-
tion, and information sharing on strategic communications within
NATO and requires briefings on the efforts of the Department of
Defense to strengthen the role of the Center in fostering strategic
communications and information operations within NATO. (10 min-
utes)
369. Sánchez (CA), Connolly (VA), Titus (NV), Larsen, Rick (WA):
Requires a briefing and a report be delivered to Members on
HASC, HFAC, and NATO PA’s US delegation on how the Depart-
ment of Defense is working with the NATO Strategic Communica-
tions Center of Excellence to improve NATO’s ability to counter
and mitigate disinformation, and offer recommendations to improve
strategic communications within NATO. (10 minutes)
370. Sánchez (CA), Connolly (VA), Titus (NV), Larsen, Rick (WA):
Expresses the sense of Congress that the US should prioritize
countering misinformation, increasing NATO’s resources, building
technological resilience, and supporting NATO and NATO PA. (10
minutes)
371. Sánchez (CA): Requests a report from the Secretary of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, in conjunction with the Secretary
of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to be sent
within one year to Congress reporting on the obstacles veterans ex-
perience related to receiving benefits under Federal housing pro-
grams, including obstacles relating to women veterans, LGBTQ+
veterans face, and multi-generational family types, and obstacles
relating to eligibility requirements (including local Area Median In-
come limits, chronicity and disability requirements, and required
documentation). (10 minutes)
372. Sánchez (CA): Requests a report from the Secretary of the
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taries of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and
the Department of Labor submitted to Congress related to how
often and what type of supportive services (such as career transi-
tion, mental health services, and services for elderly veterans) are
being offered to and used by veterans, and requests additional data
on any correlation between a lack of supportive services programs
and the likelihood of veterans falling into housing insecurity. Re-
quests that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs de-identify any med-
ical information. (10 minutes)
373. Schakowsky (IL), Porter (CA): Implements reporting re-
quirements regarding private security contractor contracts to allow
increased Congressional oversight of private security contractor
DOD contracts. (10 minutes)
374. Schiff (CA), Armstrong (ND), Courtney (CT): Requires the
Secretary of Defense to order the names of the 74 sailors who died
in the USS Frank E. Evans disaster in 1969 be added to the Viet-
nam Veterans Memorial Wall. (10 minutes)
375. Schiff (CA), Malinowski (NJ): Establishes measures to pro-
tect the human rights of journalists. Expands the scope of required
reports related to violations of the human rights of journalists, re-
quires the President to impose certain property- and visa-blocking
sanctions on persons responsible for gross violations of the human
rights of journalists, and prohibits certain foreign assistance to a
governmental entity of a country if an official acting under author-
ity of the entity has committed a gross violation of human rights
against a journalist. (10 minutes)
376. Schneider (IL), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH): Includes parental
bereavement as eligible paid leave for federal employees (10 min-
utes)
377. Schneider (IL), Williams (TX): Codifies into law the existing,
successful Boots to Business program that provides entrepreneurial
training for servicemembers transitioning to civilian life. (10 min-
utes)
378. Schneider (IL), Wilson, Joe (SC), Murphy, Stephanie (FL),
Manning (NC), Frankel (FL), Lieu (CA), Torres, Ritchie (NY),
Gottheimer (NJ), Salazar (FL), Steube (FL): Requires the creation
of a U.S.-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group. (10 min-
utes)
379. Schrader (OR), Bourdeaux (GA): Requests a Department of
Defense report on the obligation and expenditure of funds that
were authorized to be appropriated for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations for Fiscal Year 2010 and Fiscal Year 2019. (10 minutes)
380. Schrader (OR): Directs the U.S. Army Veterinary Services
to conduct an updated study on the potential introduction of for-
eign animal diseases and current prevention protocol and strate-
gies to protect the health of military working dogs. (10 minutes)
381. Schrader (OR): Establishes a national One Health Frame-
work to coordinate federal activities around zoonotic disease pre-
vention, preparation, and response, driven by DoD, HHS, USDA,
CDC, EPA, and other related agencies and departments. (10 min-
utes)
382. Schrier (WA), Miller-Meeks (IA): Directs DOD, in coordina-
tion with the White House, FEMA, and HHS, to report on the cur-
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fense Production Act as required by the American Rescue Plan. (10
minutes)
383. Schrier (WA): Directs GAO to report on the effectiveness of
current health screenings administered to servicemembers sepa-
rating from the military to identify the risk of social isolation and
other health concerns. (10 minutes)
384. Schrier (WA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to imple-
ment a GAO recommendation to establish strategies for sharing in-
formation on outreach approaches to raise awareness of employ-
ment resources among military spouses. (10 minutes)
385. Schweikert (AZ), Houlahan (PA): Requires the Secretary of
Defense to submit a report to Congress regarding recommendations
on cyber hygiene practices. Additionally, requires DOD to assess
each DOD component’s cyber hygiene and requires a GAO assess-
ment of that report. (10 minutes)
378. Scott, Austin (GA): Expands the ‘‘Never Contract with the
Enemy’’ program and the applicability of the statutory authorities
initially authorized under Sections 841, 842, and 843 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113–291). The changes will enable the Department to
exercise the full intent of the legislation across all combatant com-
mands (CCMDs), types of operations, the spectrum of vendor
threats faced, and to integrate with the whole of Government in
support of the National Defense Strategy (NDS), the National Mili-
tary Strategy (NMS), and POTUS and SECDEF anti-corruption ob-
jectives. (10 minutes)
387. Scott, Austin (GA): Adds the services provided to Gold Star
Families to the reporting requirements of the Quadrennial Quality
of Life Review. (10 minutes)
388. Scott, Austin (GA): Raises the caps on the funds made avail-
able by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to purchase items
during any fiscal year from the Combatant Commander Initiative
Fund. (10 minutes)
389. Scott, Bobby (VA), Wittman (VA), Sarbanes (MD), Brown
(MD), Mace (SC), Luria (VA): Supports the deployment of
stormwater management infrastructure on and around military in-
stallations to enhance installation resilience and conserve
stormwater-stressed ecosystems. Applies only to future appropria-
tions. (10 minutes)
390. Scott, David (GA), Cleaver (MO): Requires the Secretary of
Defense to ensure that all contractors and subcontractors for mili-
tary construction (MilCon) projects have a plan to hire, retain, and
increase African American and other nontraditional apprentice
populations. (10 minutes)
391. Sherman (CA): Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, upon
request of the Government of Iraq and in consultation and coordi-
nation with the Government of Iraq, to provide support for vetted
forces in Iraq operating in the Nineveh Plains to successfully facili-
tate the return of religious minorities. (10 minutes)
392. Sherrill (NJ), Katko (NY), Newman (IL), Miller-Meeks (IA),
Kim (NJ), Garbarino (NY), Salazar (FL), Taylor (TX), Moulton
(MA), Baird (IN), Strickland (WA), Franklin (FL), Bacon (NE),
Golden (ME), Gonzales, Tony (TX), Houlahan (PA), Luria (VA),
Meijer (MI), Pfluger (TX), Kahele (HI), Wild (PA), Horsford (NV),
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(WY), Crow (CO): Implements a pilot program to optimize services
available for transitioning service members, and provide valuable
data for future transition efforts. (10 minutes)
393. Slotkin (MI), Gallagher (WI), Langevin (RI): Directs the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to build on
its existing work by codifying a National Cyber Exercise Program,
in order to test U.S. response plans for major cyber incidents. Also
codifies CISA’s work on model exercises that can be readily used
by state/local governments and businesses to test the safety and se-
curity of their own critical infrastructure. (10 minutes)
394. Slotkin (MI): Requires the Secretary of State, in coordina-
tion with other Departments and Agencies, to develop a strategy to
safely process Afghans abroad with pending special immigrant visa
applications and refugee referrals, and regular progress reports on
the number of Afghan special immigrant visas and referrals, and
their locations. (10 minutes)
395. Smith, Adam (WA), Rogers, Mike (AL): Honors the United
States Armed Servicemembers who served in Afghanistan. (10 min-
utes)
396. Smith, Christopher (NJ): Requires the GAO to conduct a
study of the possible experimentation of ticks, insects, or vector-
borne agents by the DOD between 1950 and 1977 for use as a bio-
weapon. (10 minutes)
397. Soto (FL): Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to Con-
gress within a year of implementing the plan developed in response
to GAO recommendations on tracking, response, and training for
civilian employees of the Department of Defense regarding sexual
harassment and assault. (10 minutes)
398. Soto (FL): Adds related technologies like advanced storage
capacity to the renewable or clean energy resources that can be
considered to further data center energy efficiency and resiliency.
(10 minutes)
399. Soto (FL), Schweikert (AZ): Adds ‘‘distributed ledger tech-
nologies’’ to the definition of ‘‘digital talent’’ when specifying the re-
sponsibilities of the digital talent recruiting officer and the tech-
nologies they are trying to identify future talent and closing any
skills gaps. Further encourages workforce pipeline and technical
skills needed for potential distributed ledger technology within the
Department in the future. (10 minutes)
400. Soto (FL), Schweikert (AZ): Adds ‘‘blockchain and cryp-
tographic technologies’’ to the list of technologies that are included
in the Department’s support for industry participation in global
standards organizations. (10 minutes)
401. Soto (FL), Schweikert (AZ): Adds blockchain technologies in
the consideration of technologies to use to assist in the technology
pilot program transmission absent uniform services and overseas
votes that builds on successful state-based initiatives for overseas
servicemember voting. (10 minutes)
402. Soto (FL), Schweikert (AZ), Blunt Rochester (DE): Adds
blockchain technologies to the technologies considered to help im-
prove and development the Department’s digital health strategy in
order to improve digital health care strategy & data organization.
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403. Soto (FL): Requires military service academies and senior
reserve officer’s training corps to report on their plans to increase
the number of minority cadets and midshipmen. (10 minutes)
404. Spanberger (VA), McGovern (MA), Taylor (TX), Davis, Rod-
ney (IL): Recognizes the service and sacrifice of Atomic Veterans by
requiring the President to issue a proclamation every year calling
on the people of the United States to observe Atomic Veterans Day.
(10 minutes)
405. Spanberger (VA), Kim, Young (CA), Gonzalez, Anthony
(OH), Meeks (NY): Requires a report on the national security impli-
cations of open radio access networks (Open RAN or O RAN) tech-
nology, including descriptions of U.S. efforts to ensure we are lead-
ing in standards development and assessments of national security
risks associated with certain dynamics in the O RAN industry. (10
minutes)
406. Spanberger (VA), Meeks (NY), Schiff (CA), Katko (NY),
McCaul (TX), Waltz (FL), Kim (NJ), Slotkin (MI), Gonzalez, An-
thony (OH): Strengthens interagency coordination and response to
suspected attacks presenting as anomalous health incidents, some-
times referred to as ‘‘Havana Syndrome,’’ including by requiring
the administration to designate senior officials at the National Se-
curity Council and at relevant agencies to manage and coordinate
the response and report to Congress on these efforts. Reiterates the
severity of the incidents as well as the importance of prioritizing
a robust, whole-of-government response to assist victims, inves-
tigate, and prevent future incidents. (10 minutes)
407. Speier (CA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Schakowsky (IL), Porter (CA),
Phillips (MN): Requires the Secretary of Defense to implement a
GAO recommendation to update acquisition rules to require con-
tractors to represent that their employees comply with DoD’s post-
employment lobbying restrictions. (10 minutes)
408. Speier (CA), Sarbanes (MD), Porter (CA): Extends the ‘‘cool-
ing-off’’ period for senior executive branch officials who leave gov-
ernment service from 1 year to 2 years before former officials may
lobby their previous agency. (10 minutes)
409. Speier (CA), Frankel (FL), Keating (MA), Waltz (FL): Re-
quires the Department of Defense to submit a report and brief Con-
gress on its plan to implement the Independent Review Commis-
sion on Sexual Assault in the Military’s recommendation to stand-
ardize and better integrate gender advisors and women, peace, and
security principles across organizations within the Defense Depart-
ment. (10 minutes)
410. Speier (CA): Adds TRICARE coverage for preconception and
prenatal carrier genetic screening tests. Adds reporting require-
ment for utilization of the newly covered tests. (10 minutes)
411. Speier (CA), Lawrence (MI), Frankel (FL), Crow (CO), Price
(NC), Escobar (TX), Garcia, Sylvia (TX): Removes barriers to and
improves the processing of applications and evacuation of Afghan
refugees, especially prominent Afghan women and individuals
working in support of democracy and human rights including wom-
en’s rights. (10 minutes)
412. Stauber (MN), Golden (ME): Requires the status of a com-
pany be updated in the System for Award Management when a
final decision is made pursuant to such concern’s small business or
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women-owned, 8(a)) status. Requires such companies notify con-
tracting officers for which they have pending bids on contracts in
which they lost such status. (10 minutes)
413. Stauber (MN), Tiffany, Thomas (WI): Allows the Secretary
of the Navy to solicit contracts from non-homeport shipyards for
maintenance work should the shipyards meet the Navy’s require-
ments for ship repair work. (10 minutes)
414. Stefanik (NY), Turner (OH): Establishes a Subcommittee on
the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Information
Science through the National Science and Technology Council. (10
minutes)
415. Stefanik (NY), Posey (FL): Amends Sec. 1216 to clarify re-
quirements related to quarterly briefings on the security environ-
ment in Afghanistan and U.S. military operations related to the se-
curity of, and threats emanating from, Afghanistan. (10 minutes)
416. Steil (WI): Requires the Secretary of Defense in consultation
with the Secretary of State to submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees on the short- and long-term threats posed
by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq to Iraq and to United States per-
sons and interests. (10 minutes)
417. Steil (WI): Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to submit
a report to Congress on the status of United States and United Na-
tions sanctions imposed with respect to the Taliban. The report will
include a description of any gaps in current sanctions authorities
to block the Taliban’s sources of finance given the current situation
in Afghanistan; recommendations for ways current sanctions can
be enhanced; and a list of current waivers and licenses granted
under Afghanistan sanctions, the reasons behind them, and how
such waivers and licenses affect the Taliban’s financing. (10 min-
utes)
418. Steil (WI), Auchincloss (MA), Hill, French (AR): Requires
the Secretary of the Treasury to regularly report to Congress any
sanctions waivers provided to allow transactions between financial
institutions and a state sponsor of terrorism or a sanctioned per-
son. (10 minutes)
419. Stewart (UT), Moore, Blake (UT): Requires a briefing, not
later than March 1, 2022, to the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives on current and future plans for the
replacement of aging aerospace ground equipment. (10 minutes)
420. Takano (CA), Cicilline (RI): Ensures DOD OIG considers
sexual orientation in any future Department-wide Racial Disparity
Reviews. (10 minutes)
421. Tenney, Claudia (NY): Revises the report on Iran’s military
capabilities to include all instances of the supply, sale, or transfer
of arms or related material, to or from Iran. (10 minutes)
422. Tenney, Claudia (NY): Requires a report on the United Na-
tions arms embargo on Iran and its effectiveness in constraining
Iran’s ability to supply, sell, or transfer arms or related material
while the arms embargo was in effect. Requires report to include
the measures that the agencies are taking, in the absence of such
a United Nations arms embargo on Iran, to constrain Iranian arms
proliferation. (10 minutes)
423. Tenney, Claudia (NY): Requires a report on all IRGC-affili-
ated operatives serving in diplomatic and consular posts outside of
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are working with partner nations to inform them of the threat
posed by IRGC-affiliated operatives. (10 minutes)
424. Tenney, Claudia (NY): Establishes a China Watcher Pro-
gram within the Department of State, in coordination with the De-
partment of Defense, to monitor and combat the People’s Republic
of China’s malign influence across military, economic, and political
sectors in foreign countries, and will monitor the PRC’s military
trends abroad and counters its advancements in foreign nations
that pose a threat to US interests and the rules-based order. (10
minutes)
425. Tenney, Claudia (NY), Stefanik (NY): Establishes a program
for the Department of Air Force to develop a proof-of-concept quan-
tum network testbed that may be accessed by prototype quantum
computers. (10 minutes)
426. Tenney, Claudia (NY): Requires a report on the net worth
of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. (10 minutes)
427. Thompson, Bennie (MS), Katko (NY): Adds a new title with
measures related to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),
comprised of House-passed legislative provisions to strengthen and
improve DHS headquarters, research and development, cybersecu-
rity, and transportation security, among other matters. (10 min-
utes)
428. Thompson, Glenn (PA), Joyce, John (PA), Reschenthaler
(PA): Requires the Secretary of the Navy to submit to Congress a
report detailing the processing of Requests for Equitable Adjust-
ment by the Department of the Navy, including progress in com-
plying with the covered directive. (10 minutes)
429. Tiffany, Thomas (WI): Enhances cooperation with Ukraine’s
titanium sector as an alternative to China and Russia for the US
Defense industrial base. (10 minutes)
430. Titus (NV), Jacobs, Sara (CA): Ordering a report by the
State Department and USAID assessing the United States assist-
ance to Turkmenistan, including the impact on public health out-
comes related to COVID–19 in Turkmenistan. (10 minutes)
431. Titus (NV), Lofgren (CA), Kim, Young (CA), Chu (CA), Costa
(CA), Eshoo (CA): Requires a report by the Secretary of State on
the activities of the Grey Wolves organization (AKA Bozkurtlar
Ocaklari) undertaken against U.S. interests, allies, and inter-
national partners, including a review of the criteria met for des-
ignation as a foreign terrorist organization. (10 minutes)
432. Tlaib (MI): Adds a requirement that individuals in charge
of oversight of privatized military housing be evaluated on their
performance addressing instances and concerns about housing dis-
crimination. (10 minutes)
433. Tlaib (MI): Clarifies that surveys on diversity, equity and in-
clusion and annual reports on sexual assaults and racial and ethnic
demographics in the military justice system must address
islamophobia. (10 minutes)
434. Tlaib (MI), Johnson, Hank (GA), Pressley (MA), Brown
(MD), Ocasio-Cortez (NY): Directs the Secretary of State to submit
a plan to Congress for vetting foreign security assistance partici-
pants for participation in groups that have a violent ideology. (10
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435. Torres, Norma (CA), Porter (CA): Reinstates standard Con-
gressional Notification procedures for the export of certain items to
foreign countries. (10 minutes)
436. Torres, Norma (CA), Wagner (MO), Salazar (FL), Sires (NJ),
Titus (NV), Himes (CT), Moore, Blake (UT), Espaillat (NY), Soto
(FL): Adds the text of the Central American Women and Children
Protection Act of 2021, which directs the State Department to enter
into bilateral multi-year agreements, known as ‘‘Women and Chil-
dren Protection Compacts,’’ with the governments of El Salvador,
Guatemala, and Honduras, specifically to strengthen the countries’
criminal justice systems and civil protection courts, create safe
communities and protect vulnerable families, ensure the safety of
children in schools and promote early prevention and detection of
gender-based violence and domestic abuse, and increase access to
high quality health care. (10 minutes)
437. Torres, Ritchie (NY), Garbarino (NY): Directs DHS to mod-
ernize its information and communications technology or services
(ICT(S)) acquisitions process by requiring the Under Secretary for
Management to issue Department-wide guidance to require DHS
contractors to submit software bills of materials (SBOM) that iden-
tify the origins of each component of the software furnished to
DHS. (10 minutes)
438. Torres, Ritchie (NY): Ensures that private sector, non-finan-
cial entities can participate in the Financial Crime Enforcement
Network Exchange, and ensures that information use and confiden-
tiality limitations apply to these entities. (10 minutes)
439. Torres, Ritchie (NY): Requires the Director of the Cyberse-
curity and Infrastructure Security Agency to review and assess pro-
grams administered by the Agency to improve Federal network se-
curity. (10 minutes)
440. Trahan (MA): Requires the National Space Council to sub-
mit a report that includes an assessment of the risks space debris
orbiting the Earth imposes on night sky luminance, collision risk,
radio interference, astronomical data loss by satellite streaks, and
other potential factors relevant to space exploration, research, and
national security. Further, the report should consider the current
and future impact low Earth orbit satellites may impose on space
exploration, research, and national security. (10 minutes)
441. Trone (MD), McCaul (TX): Prioritizes efforts of the Depart-
ment of State to combat international trafficking in covered syn-
thetic drugs and new psychoactive substances. (10 minutes)
442. Turner (OH), Van Duyne (TX): Requires the President to
submit to Congress an assessment of China’s compliance with Arti-
cle VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. (10 minutes)
443. Turner (OH), Bacon (NE): Requires the Secretary of Defense
to certify the extent to which Afghan Security Forces’ equipment in
Uzbekistan has been transferred to a foreign nation and not been
transferred to Taliban or Afghanistan and to report on the disposi-
tion of said equipment and the circumstances which led to such dis-
position. (10 minutes)
444. Turner (OH), Chabot (OH), Wenstrup (OH), Johnson, Bill
(OH), Davidson (OH), Ryan (OH), Joyce, David (OH), Gonzalez, An-
thony (OH), Latta (OH), Kaptur (OH): Authorizes the Secretary of
the Energy to release its reversionary interest in real property and
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istration to the Community Improvement Corporation of Clark
County, a non-profit entity created by the City of Springfield, Ohio.
(10 minutes)
445. Turner (OH): Requires the Secretary of Defense to report
annually on anomalies related to the sensors used in international
monitoring system of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Organization. (10 minutes)
446. Turner (OH), Connolly (VA): Amends Section 1301 for the
purpose of including ‘‘NATO specific infrastructure’’ in a Secretary
of Defense reporting requirement on the status of U.S. military in-
vestment in Europe including the European Deterrence Initiative.
(10 minutes)
447. Turner (OH), Connolly (VA): Express a Sense of Congress in
support of the Aegis Ashore sites in Poland and Romania and their
importance to the defenses of Poland, Romania, the United States,
and NATO members. (10 minutes)
448. Turner (OH): Makes technical corrections related to Section
1608, National Security Council Briefing on Potential Harmful In-
terference to Global Positioning System. (10 minutes)
449. Valadao (CA), Sherman (CA), Wild (PA), Levin, Andy (MI),
Lofgren (CA), Kim, Young (CA), Chu (CA), Costa (CA), Spanberger
(VA), Krishnamoorthi (IL), Porter (CA), Pallone (NJ), Schweikert
(AZ), Trone (MD), Beyer (VA): Requires a report within 180 days
of all US humanitarian and developmental assistance programs in
Nagorno Karabakh, including an analysis of the effectiveness of
such programs and any plans for future assistance. (10 minutes)
450. Van Duyne (TX), Golden (ME): Requires the Office of the Di-
rector of National Intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency
to jointly report to Congress on vulnerabilities in supply chains
that are critical to U.S. national security, economic security, or
public health. The report shall also contain recommendations for
addressing those vulnerabilities. (10 minutes)
451. Vargas (CA): Expands certain authorities under the Defense
Production Act of 1950 and directs the President and federal agen-
cies to take specific actions to support the production of critical
medical supplies during the COVID–19 (i.e., coronavirus disease
2019) emergency, including with respect to private-sector coordina-
tion, needs assessments, and overall strategies. (10 minutes)
452. Velázquez (NY), Donalds (FL): Exempts certain thresholds
from periodic adjustments for inflation. (10 minutes)
453. Velázquez (NY), Kim, Young (CA): Requires the collection of
demographic information provided voluntarily by the inventor on
each patent application submitted to the USPTO. (10 minutes)
454. Wagner (MO), Castro (TX), Moore, Blake (UT), Steel,
Michelle (CA): Requires the Secretary of State to develop a strategy
for engagement with Southeast Asia and the Association of South-
east Asian Nations (ASEAN). (10 minutes)
455. Walberg (MI): Requires an evaluation of the capabilities of
the Taliban post-withdrawal to monetize through the transfer of
abandoned covered Unites States equipment, property, and classi-
fied material to adversaries of the United States. (10 minutes)
456. Walberg (MI), Dingell (MI): Promotes United States leader-
ship in standards-setting bodies that set standards for 5G networks
and for future generations of wireless communications networks;
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evant stakeholders (not including any company or relevant stake-
holder that the Assistant Secretary has determined to be not trust-
ed) in such standards-setting bodies. (10 minutes)
457. Waltz (FL), Chabot (OH): Prohibits DoD assistance to the
government of Afghanistan if such government includes any indi-
vidual belonging to a designated foreign terrorist organization. (10
minutes)
458. Waltz (FL): Establishes a research security training require-
ment for Federal research grant personnel. (10 minutes)
459. Waltz (FL), Feenstra (IA): Prohibits malign talent recruit-
ment program participants from receipt of research and develop-
ment awards from Federal research agencies. (10 minutes)
460. Waters (CA), Brown (MD): Includes the Federal Officer Can-
didate and Training Schools in the collection of demographic infor-
mation and improves a central source of military leader training in
the service-wide diversity and inclusion efforts. (10 minutes)
461. Waters (CA): Requires the collection of demographic infor-
mation of students enrolled in the JROTC program and tasks that
an assessment of JROTC program’s diverse recruitment and reten-
tion efforts be conducted. (10 minutes)
462. Waters (CA), Wagner (MO): States that it is the policy of the
United States that it will not recognize the Burmese military junta
as the official government of Burma for the purpose of the provi-
sion of assistance from the international financial institutions
(IFIs). Directs the Secretary of Treasury to instruct the United
States executive director at each IFI to notify the respective insti-
tution that the provision of any assistance to Burma through the
State Administrative Council, or any successor entity controlled by
the military, would be cause for a serious review of future U.S. par-
ticipation in the institution. Includes limited waiver for humani-
tarian assistance channeled through an independent implementing
agency responsible for procurement of goods and services and con-
trol of the flow of funds from the respective IFI. (10 minutes)
463. Wenstrup (OH), Jackson, Ronny (TX): Exempts from the
Separation Health and Physical Examination (SHPE) requirement
certain members of the Reserve Component and National Guard
who are not fully separating from the military, but rather return-
ing from Active Duty status to reserve or guard status. Nothing in
this amendment prohibits a member of the Reserve Component or
National Guard from requesting and receiving a physical examina-
tion, a mental health assessment if desired, filing a disability
claim, or line of duty injury, or receiving treatment for any of the
above. (10 minutes)
464. Wild (PA): Requires an annual report on and congressional
notification of U.S. efforts to counter malign foreign influence in Af-
rica. (10 minutes)
465. Wild (PA), Malinowski (NJ): Requires a report on human
rights abuses related to arms exported by the top five global arms
exporters, which includes both China and Russia. This study will
aid in safeguarding U.S. servicemembers, American citizens abroad
and other civilians as well as report on the potential of exported
arms being used by hostile anti-American non-state actors. (10
minutes)
466. Wild (PA): Increases funding by $1 million dollars for the
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mitigation and increases funding by $1 million dollars for the Insti-
tute of Security Governance for civilian harm mitigation to ensure
robust and effective efforts to reduce civilian casualties and harm.
(10 minutes)
467. Williams (GA), Stauber (MN), Chu (CA), Fitzpatrick (PA),
Strickland (WA): Tasks the Small Business Administration with
maintaining a resource guide for small businesses operating as
child care providers that includes guidance on topics such as oper-
ations, finances, and compliance with relevant laws. (10 minutes)
468. Williams (GA), Dean (PA), Schakowsky (IL), Adams (NC),
Maloney, Carolyn (NY), DelBene (WA), Johnson, Hank (GA), Evans
(PA), Blumenauer (OR), Cohen (TN), Strickland (WA), Newman
(IL), Carson (IN), Wilson, Frederica (FL): Reestablishes the Na-
tional Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force, a federal interagency
task force focused on improving compliance, public education, and
enforcement of equal pay laws. (10 minutes)
469. Wilson, Joe (SC): Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to
make impact aid payments to local educational agencies who have
higher concentrations of military children with severe disabilities.
(10 minutes)
470. Wittman (VA): Requires a report on current commercial sat-
ellite communication (COMSATCOM) initiatives, particularly new
NGSO COMSATCOM technologies, the Navy has employed to in-
crease SATCOM throughput to afloat platforms currently con-
strained by legacy capabilities. (10 minutes)
471. Young (AK): Requires an Air Force strategy for the acquisi-
tion of combat rescue aircraft and equipment that aligns with the
National Defense and Arctic strategies. (10 minutes)
472. Schneider (IL), Williams (TX), Bourdeaux (GA): Codifies into
law the existing, successful Boots to Business program that pro-
vides entrepreneurial training for servicemembers transitioning to
civilian life. (10 minutes)
473. Smith, Christopher (NJ): Directs the Army Corps of Engi-
neers to provide each Army Corps district with clarifying and uni-
form guidance that conforms with USDOL’s regulations and guid-
ance with respect to proper implementation and enforcement of ex-
isting laws regarding worker classification by federal construction
contractors and subcontractors. (10 minutes)
474. Lieu (CA), Brownley (CA): Authorizes the Department of
Veterans Affairs’ (VA) to use any funds collected pursuant to ease-
ments, or other use-agreements at the West LA VA for the develop-
ment of supportive housing and services on campus for homeless
veterans. (10 minutes)
475. Slotkin (MI), Khanna (CA): Revises the language for the def-
inition of plant based protein for clarity purposes. (10 minutes)
476. Escobar (TX), Brown (MD): Directs GAO to examine DOD
and the military services’ policies on servicemembers’ tattoos. The
report shall discuss DOD and the military services’ policies on un-
authorized tattoos, including the process and waivers used for re-
cruiting or retaining servicemembers who have unauthorized tat-
toos. The report should also describe what is known about the ef-
fect of unauthorized tattoos on recruitment, retention, reenlist-
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PART A—TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3755 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
Page 16, beginning on line 15, strike ‘‘(and other person acting
under color of law)’’.
Page 17, line 21, insert before the period at the end the fol-
lowing; ‘‘, including any unit of local government, such as a county,
city, town, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of
a State’’.
Page 20, line 20, strike ‘‘A’’ and all that follows through ‘‘require-
ment that’’ on line 24, and insert the following: ‘‘The statutory
right specified in subsection (a) shall not be limited or otherwise
infringed through, in addition to the limitations and requirements
specified in paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (a), any limi-
tation or requirement that’’.
Page 23, line 16, strike ‘‘enact’’ and insert ‘‘administer, imple-
ment,’’.
Page 24, after line 9, add the following:
(c) DEFENSE.—In any cause of action against an individual or en-
tity who is subject to a limitation or requirement that violates this
Act, in addition to the remedies specified in section 8, this Act shall
also apply to, and may be raised as a defense by, such an indi-
vidual or entity.
Page 24, line 17, strike ‘‘LIBERAL’’ and insert ‘‘RULES OF’’.
Page 24, line 18, strike ‘‘LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION’’ and insert the
following: ‘‘IN GENERAL’’.
Page 25, after line 2, add the following:
(c) OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONSIDERED AS GOVERNMENT OFFI-
CIALS.—Any person who, by operation of a provision of Federal or
State law, is permitted to implement or enforce a limitation or re-
quirement that violates section 4 of this Act shall be considered a
government official for purposes of this Act.
Page 25, line 5, strike ‘‘for prospective’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘this Act’’ on line 9, and insert the following: ‘‘on behalf
of the United States against any State that violates, or against any
government official (including a person described in section 7(c))
that implements or enforces a limitation or requirement that vio-
lates, section 4’’.
Page 25, line 13, strike ‘‘Any individual’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘this Act.’’ on line 20, and insert the following: ‘‘Any indi-
vidual or entity, including any health care provider or patient, ad-
versely affected by an alleged violation of this Act, may commence
a civil action against any State that violates, or against any gov-
ernment official (including a person described in section 7(c)) that
implements or enforces a limitation or requirement that violates,
section 4’’.
Page 25, line 24, strike ‘‘for prospective’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘on behalf of’’ on line 25, and insert the following: ‘‘for re-
lief on its own behalf, on behalf of the provider’s staff, and on be-
half of’’.
Page 26, line 9, strike ‘‘attorney’’ and insert ‘‘attorney’s’’.
Page 26, line 10, insert ‘‘or attorney’s fees’’ after ‘‘costs’’.
Page 26, strike line 17, and all that follows through page 27, line
2, and insert the following:
(f) ABROGATION OF STATE IMMUNITY.—Neither a State that en-
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described in section 7(c)) who is permitted to implement or enforce
any limitation or requirement that violates section 4 shall be im-
mune under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, or any other source of law, from an action in a Fed-
eral or State court of competent jurisdiction challenging that limi-
tation or requirement.
PART B—TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4350 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
Page 745, beginning line 11, strike ‘‘, with not fewer than three-
quarters of the Members of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate, duly chosen and sworn, voting in the affirmative’’.
Page 1248, in the table of section 4101, under the heading ‘‘UH–
60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP)’’, insert the following entry
(with the dollar amounts aligned under the ‘‘House Authorized’’ col-
umn):
UH–60 Blackhawk for Army Guard.......................[211,500]
Page 1248, in the table of section 4101, in the entry relating to
‘‘UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP)’’, strike ‘‘582,263’’ and
insert ‘‘793,763’’.
Page 1248, in the table of section 4101, under the heading
‘‘UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) AP’’, strike the
entry ‘‘UH–60 Black Hawk for Army
Guard.......................[211,500]’’.
Page 1248, in the table of section 4101, in the entry relating to
‘‘UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) AP’’, strike ‘‘357,568’’
and insert ‘‘146,068’’.
Page 1256, in the table of section 4101, above the heading
‘‘013 FFG-FRIGATE’’, add a new heading ‘‘011 DDG–51
AP.......................130,000’’ (with the line number aligned under
the ‘‘Line’’ column, the item name aligned under the ‘‘Item’’ col-
umn, and the amount aligned under the ‘‘House Authorized’’
column) and insert the following entry under the new heading
(with the dollar amount aligned under the ‘‘House Authorized’’
column):
AP for a third ship in FY 2023.......................[130,000]
Page 1256, in the table of section 4101, under the heading
‘‘DDG–51’’, strike the entry ‘‘AP for a third ship in FY
2023.......................[130,000]’’.
Page 1256, in the table of section 4101, in the entry relating to
‘‘DDG–51’’, strike ‘‘5,058,424’’ and insert ‘‘4,928,424’’.
Page 1256, in the table of section 4101, under the heading
‘‘DDG–51’’, strike ‘‘One additional ship’’ and insert ‘‘Two additional
ships’’.
Page 1276, in the table of section 4201, under the heading
‘‘AEROSPACE PROPULSION’’, strike the entry ‘‘Program de-
crease.......................[¥43,000]’’.
Page 1276, in the table of section 4201, in the entry relating to
‘‘AEROSPACE PROPULSION’’, strike ‘‘131,683’’ and insert
‘‘174,683’’.
Page 1276, in the table of section 4201, in the entry relating to
‘‘SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH’’, strike ‘‘1,361,690’’ and insert
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‘‘1,404,690’’.
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Page 1278, in the table of section 4201, under the heading ‘‘B–
52 SQUADRONS’’, insert the following entry (with the dollar
amount aligned under the ‘‘House Authorized’’ column):
Program decrease.......................[¥43,000]
Page 1278, in the table of section 4201, in the entry relating to
‘‘B–52 SQUADRONS’’, strike ‘‘568,811’’ and insert ‘‘525,811’’.
Page 1280, in the table of section 4201, in the entry relating to
‘‘SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT’’, strike
‘‘21,441,537’’ and insert ‘‘21,398,537’’.
Page 1288, in the table of section 4301, under the heading
‘‘FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT’’, insert the fol-
lowing entry (with the dollar amount aligned under the ‘‘House Au-
thorized’’ column):
Program decrease.......................[¥7,500]
Page 1288, in the table of section 4301, in the entry relating to
‘‘FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT’’, strike
‘‘5,476,104’’ and insert ‘‘5,468,604’’.
Page 1289, in the table of section 4301, in the entry relating to
‘‘SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES’’, strike ‘‘34,480,279’’ and in-
sert ‘‘34,472,779’’.
Page 1290, in the table of section 4301, in the entry relating to
‘‘TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY’’, strike
‘‘52,542,148’’ and insert ‘‘52,534,648’’.
Page 1295, in the table of section 4301, under the heading
‘‘CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUP-
PORT’’, strike the entry ‘‘Program de-
crease.......................[¥7,500]’’.
Page 1295, in the table of section 4301, in the entry relating to
‘‘CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUP-
PORT’’, strike ‘‘8,635,153’’ and insert ‘‘8,642,653’’.
Page 1295, in the table of section 4301, in the entry relating to
‘‘SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES’’, strike ‘‘42,333,267’’ and in-
sert ‘‘42,340,767’’.
Page 1296, in the table of section 4301, in the entry relating to
‘‘TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE’’, strike
‘‘53,418,676’’ and insert ‘‘53,426,176’’.
PART C—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 4350 MADE IN ORDER
1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PERL-
MUTTER OF COLORADO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10
MINUTES
After title LIII, insert the following:
TITLE LIV—SAFE BANKING
SEC. 5401. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; PURPOSE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the ‘‘Secure And
Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘SAFE Banking Act
of 2021’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this title is
as follows:
TITLE LIV—SAFE BANKING
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Sec. 5402. Safe harbor for depository institutions.
Sec. 5403. Protections for ancillary businesses.
Sec. 5404. Protections under Federal law.
Sec. 5405. Rules of construction.
Sec. 5406. Requirements for filing suspicious activity reports.
Sec. 5407. Guidance and examination procedures.
Sec. 5408. Annual diversity and inclusion report.
Sec. 5409. GAO study on diversity and inclusion.
Sec. 5410. GAO study on effectiveness of certain reports on finding certain persons.
Sec. 5411. Application of this title with respect to hemp-related legitimate busi-
nesses and hemp-related service providers.
Sec. 5412. Banking services for hemp-related legitimate businesses and hemp-re-
lated service providers.
Sec. 5413. Requirements for deposit account termination requests and orders.
Sec. 5414. Definitions.
Sec. 5415. Discretionary surplus funds.
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to increase public safe-
ty by ensuring access to financial services to cannabis-related le-
gitimate businesses and service providers and reducing the amount
of cash at such businesses.
SEC. 5402. SAFE HARBOR FOR DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A Federal banking regulator may not—
(1) terminate or limit the deposit insurance or share in-
surance of a depository institution under the Federal De-
posit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.), the Federal
Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), or take any
other adverse action against a depository institution under
section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1818) solely because the depository institution provides or
has provided financial services to a cannabis-related legiti-
mate business or service provider;
(2) prohibit, penalize, or otherwise discourage a deposi-
tory institution from providing financial services to a can-
nabis-related legitimate business or service provider or to
a State, political subdivision of a State, or Indian Tribe
that exercises jurisdiction over cannabis-related legitimate
businesses;
(3) recommend, incentivize, or encourage a depository in-
stitution not to offer financial services to an account hold-
er, or to downgrade or cancel the financial services offered
to an account holder solely because—
(A) the account holder is a cannabis-related legiti-
mate business or service provider, or is an employee,
owner, or operator of a cannabis-related legitimate
business or service provider;
(B) the account holder later becomes an employee,
owner, or operator of a cannabis-related legitimate
business or service provider; or
(C) the depository institution was not aware that
the account holder is an employee, owner, or operator
of a cannabis-related legitimate business or service
provider;
(4) take any adverse or corrective supervisory action on
a loan made to—
(A) a cannabis-related legitimate business or service
provider, solely because the business is a cannabis-re-
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(B) an employee, owner, or operator of a cannabis-
related legitimate business or service provider, solely
because the employee, owner, or operator is employed
by, owns, or operates a cannabis-related legitimate
business or service provider, as applicable; or
(C) an owner or operator of real estate or equipment
that is leased to a cannabis-related legitimate business
or service provider, solely because the owner or oper-
ator of the real estate or equipment leased the equip-
ment or real estate to a cannabis-related legitimate
business or service provider, as applicable; or
(5) prohibit or penalize a depository institution (or entity
performing a financial service for or in association with a
depository institution) for, or otherwise discourage a depos-
itory institution (or entity performing a financial service
for or in association with a depository institution) from, en-
gaging in a financial service for a cannabis-related legiti-
mate business or service provider.
(b) SAFE HARBOR APPLICABLE TO DE NOVO INSTITUTIONS.—Sub-
section (a) shall apply to an institution applying for a depository
institution charter to the same extent as such subsection applies to
a depository institution.
SEC. 5403. PROTECTIONS FOR ANCILLARY BUSINESSES.
For the purposes of sections 1956 and 1957 of title 18, United
States Code, and all other provisions of Federal law, the proceeds
from a transaction involving activities of a cannabis-related legiti-
mate business or service provider shall not be considered proceeds
from an unlawful activity solely because—
(1) the transaction involves proceeds from a cannabis-related
legitimate business or service provider; or
(2) the transaction involves proceeds from—
(A) cannabis-related activities described in section
5414(4)(B) conducted by a cannabis-related legitimate
business; or
(B) activities described in section 5414(13)(A) conducted
by a service provider.
SEC. 5404. PROTECTIONS UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to providing a financial service to
a cannabis-related legitimate business (where such cannabis-re-
lated legitimate business operates within a State, political subdivi-
sion of a State, or Indian country that allows the cultivation, pro-
duction, manufacture, sale, transportation, display, dispensing, dis-
tribution, or purchase of cannabis pursuant to a law or regulation
of such State, political subdivision, or Indian Tribe that has juris-
diction over the Indian country, as applicable) or a service provider
(wherever located), a depository institution, entity performing a fi-
nancial service for or in association with a depository institution,
or insurer that provides a financial service to a cannabis-related le-
gitimate business or service provider, and the officers, directors,
and employees of that depository institution, entity, or insurer may
not be held liable pursuant to any Federal law or regulation—
(1) solely for providing such a financial service; or
(2) for further investing any income derived from such a fi-
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(b) PROTECTIONS FOR FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AND FEDERAL
HOME LOAN BANKS.—With respect to providing a service to a de-
pository institution that provides a financial service to a cannabis-
related legitimate business (where such cannabis-related legitimate
business operates within a State, political subdivision of a State, or
Indian country that allows the cultivation, production, manufac-
ture, sale, transportation, display, dispensing, distribution, or pur-
chase of cannabis pursuant to a law or regulation of such State, po-
litical subdivision, or Indian Tribe that has jurisdiction over the In-
dian country, as applicable) or service provider (wherever located),
a Federal reserve bank or Federal Home Loan Bank, and the offi-
cers, directors, and employees of the Federal reserve bank or Fed-
eral Home Loan Bank, may not be held liable pursuant to any Fed-
eral law or regulation—
(1) solely for providing such a service; or
(2) for further investing any income derived from such a
service.
(c) PROTECTIONS FOR INSURERS.—With respect to engaging in the
business of insurance within a State, political subdivision of a
State, or Indian country that allows the cultivation, production,
manufacture, sale, transportation, display, dispensing, distribution,
or purchase of cannabis pursuant to a law or regulation of such
State, political subdivision, or Indian Tribe that has jurisdiction
over the Indian country, as applicable, an insurer that engages in
the business of insurance with a cannabis-related legitimate busi-
ness or service provider or who otherwise engages with a person in
a transaction permissible under State law related to cannabis, and
the officers, directors, and employees of that insurer may not be
held liable pursuant to any Federal law or regulation—
(1) solely for engaging in the business of insurance; or
(2) for further investing any income derived from the busi-
ness of insurance.
(d) FORFEITURE.—
(1) DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.—A depository institution that
has a legal interest in the collateral for a loan or another fi-
nancial service provided to an owner, employee, or operator of
a cannabis-related legitimate business or service provider, or to
an owner or operator of real estate or equipment that is leased
or sold to a cannabis-related legitimate business or service pro-
vider, shall not be subject to criminal, civil, or administrative
forfeiture of that legal interest pursuant to any Federal law for
providing such loan or other financial service.
(2) FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AND FEDERAL HOME LOAN
BANKS.—A Federal reserve bank or Federal Home Loan Bank
that has a legal interest in the collateral for a loan or another
financial service provided to a depository institution that pro-
vides a financial service to a cannabis-related legitimate busi-
ness or service provider, or to an owner or operator of real es-
tate or equipment that is leased or sold to a cannabis-related
legitimate business or service provider, shall not be subject to
criminal, civil, or administrative forfeiture of that legal interest
pursuant to any Federal law for providing such loan or other
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SEC. 5405. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
(a) NO REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES.—Nothing
in this title shall require a depository institution, entity performing
a financial service for or in association with a depository institu-
tion, or insurer to provide financial services to a cannabis-related
legitimate business, service provider, or any other business.
(b) GENERAL EXAMINATION, SUPERVISORY, AND ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this title may be construed in any way as
limiting or otherwise restricting the general examination, super-
visory, and enforcement authority of the Federal banking regu-
lators, provided that the basis for any supervisory or enforcement
action is not the provision of financial services to a cannabis-re-
lated legitimate business or service provider.
(c) BUSINESS OF INSURANCE.—Nothing in this title shall interfere
with the regulation of the business of insurance in accordance with
the Act of March 9, 1945 (59 Stat. 33, chapter 20; 15 U.S.C. 1011
et seq.) (commonly known as the ‘‘McCarran-Ferguson Act’’) and
the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
(12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).
SEC. 5406. REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY RE-
PORTS.
Section 5318(g) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) REQUIREMENTS FOR CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITIMATE BUSI-
NESSES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a financial institution
or any director, officer, employee, or agent of a financial
institution that reports a suspicious transaction pursuant
to this subsection, if the reason for the report relates to a
cannabis-related legitimate business or service provider,
the report shall comply with appropriate guidance issued
by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. Not later
than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date
of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall update
the February 14, 2014, guidance titled ‘BSA Expectations
Regarding Marijuana-Related Businesses’ (FIN–2014–
G001) to ensure that the guidance is consistent with the
purpose and intent of the SAFE Banking Act of 2021 and
does not significantly inhibit the provision of financial
services to a cannabis-related legitimate business or serv-
ice provider in a State, political subdivision of a State, or
Indian country that has allowed the cultivation, produc-
tion, manufacture, transportation, display, dispensing, dis-
tribution, sale, or purchase of cannabis pursuant to law or
regulation of such State, political subdivision, or Indian
Tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country.
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this paragraph:
‘‘(i) CANNABIS.—The term ‘cannabis’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘marihuana’ in section 102 of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
‘‘(ii) CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITIMATE BUSINESS.—The
term ‘cannabis-related legitimate business’ has the
meaning given that term in section 5414 of the SAFE
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‘‘(iii) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘Indian country’
has the meaning given that term in section 1151 of
title 18.
‘‘(iv) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ has the
meaning given that term in section 102 of the Feder-
ally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25
U.S.C. 479a).
‘‘(v) FINANCIAL SERVICE.—The term ‘financial serv-
ice’ has the meaning given that term in section 5414
of the SAFE Banking Act of 2021.
‘‘(vi) SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term ‘service provider’
has the meaning given that term in section 5414 of
the SAFE Banking Act of 2021.
‘‘(vii) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the
several States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession
of the United States.’’.
SEC. 5407. GUIDANCE AND EXAMINATION PROCEDURES.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Financial Institutions Examination Council shall develop uni-
form guidance and examination procedures for depository institu-
tions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate
businesses and service providers.
SEC. 5408. ANNUAL DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION REPORT.
The Federal banking regulators shall issue an annual report to
Congress containing—
(1) information and data on the availability of access to fi-
nancial services for minority-owned and women-owned can-
nabis-related legitimate businesses; and
(2) any regulatory or legislative recommendations for ex-
panding access to financial services for minority-owned and
women-owned cannabis-related legitimate businesses.
SEC. 5409. GAO STUDY ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall
carry out a study on the barriers to marketplace entry, including
in the licensing process, and the access to financial services for po-
tential and existing minority-owned and women-owned cannabis-re-
lated legitimate businesses.
(b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall issue a report to the
Congress—
(1) containing all findings and determinations made in car-
rying out the study required under subsection (a); and
(2) containing any regulatory or legislative recommendations
for removing barriers to marketplace entry, including in the li-
censing process, and expanding access to financial services for
potential and existing minority-owned and women-owned can-
nabis-related legitimate businesses.
SEC. 5410. GAO STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN REPORTS ON
FINDING CERTAIN PERSONS.
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out
a study on the effectiveness of reports on suspicious transactions
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gaged with transnational criminal organizations and whether any
such engagement exists in a State, political subdivision, or Indian
Tribe that has jurisdiction over Indian country that allows the cul-
tivation, production, manufacture, sale, transportation, display, dis-
pensing, distribution, or purchase of cannabis. The study shall ex-
amine reports on suspicious transactions as follows:
(1) During the period of 2014 until the date of the enactment
of this Act, reports relating to marijuana-related businesses.
(2) During the 1-year period after date of the enactment of
this Act, reports relating to cannabis-related legitimate busi-
nesses.
SEC. 5411. APPLICATION OF THIS TITLE WITH RESPECT TO HEMP-RE-
LATED LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES AND HEMP-RELATED
SERVICE PROVIDERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this title (other than sections
5406 and 5410) shall apply with respect to hemp-related legitimate
businesses and hemp-related service providers in the same manner
as such provisions apply with respect to cannabis-related legitimate
businesses and service providers.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) CBD.—The term ‘‘CBD’’ means cannabidiol.
(2) HEMP.—The term ‘‘hemp’’ has the meaning given that
term under section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o).
(3) HEMP-RELATED LEGITIMATE BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘hemp-
related legitimate business’’ means a manufacturer, producer,
or any person or company that—
(A) engages in any activity described in subparagraph
(B) in conformity with the Agricultural Improvement Act
of 2018 (Public Law 115–334) and the regulations issued
to implement such Act by the Department of Agriculture,
where applicable, and the law of a State or political sub-
division thereof or Indian Tribe; and
(B) participates in any business or organized activity
that involves handling hemp, hemp-derived CBD products,
and other hemp-derived cannabinoid products, including
cultivating, producing, extracting, manufacturing, selling,
transporting, displaying, dispensing, distributing, or pur-
chasing hemp, hemp-derived CBD products, and other
hemp-derived cannabinoid products.
(4) HEMP-RELATED SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘hemp-re-
lated service provider’’—
(A) means a business, organization, or other person
that—
(i) sells goods or services to a hemp-related legiti-
mate business; or
(ii) provides any business services, including the
sale or lease of real or any other property, legal or
other licensed services, or any other ancillary service,
relating to hemp, hemp-derived CBD products, or
other hemp-derived cannabinoid products; and
(B) does not include a business, organization, or other
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cluding cultivating, producing, manufacturing, selling,
transporting, displaying, dispensing, distributing, or pur-
chasing hemp, hemp-derived CBD products, and other
hemp-derived cannabinoid products.
SEC. 5412. BANKING SERVICES FOR HEMP-RELATED LEGITIMATE
BUSINESSES AND HEMP-RELATED SERVICE PROVIDERS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law
115–334) legalized hemp by removing it from the definition of
‘‘marihuana’’ under the Controlled Substances Act;
(2) despite the legalization of hemp, some hemp businesses
(including producers, manufacturers, and retailers) continue to
have difficulty gaining access to banking products and services;
and
(3) businesses involved in the sale of hemp-derived CBD
products are particularly affected, due to confusion about the
legal status of such products.
(b) FEDERAL BANKING REGULATORS’ HEMP BANKING GUIDANCE.—
Not later than the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date
of enactment of this Act, the Federal banking regulators shall up-
date their existing guidance, as applicable, regarding the provision
of financial services to hemp-related legitimate businesses and
hemp-related service providers to address—
(1) compliance with financial institutions’ existing obligations
under Federal laws and implementing regulations determined
relevant by the Federal banking regulators, including sub-
chapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, and
its implementing regulation in conformity with this title and
the Department of Agriculture’s rules regulating domestic
hemp production (7 CFR 990); and
(2) best practices for financial institutions to follow when
providing financial services, including processing payments, to
hemp-related legitimate businesses and hemp-related service
providers.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘financial institu-
tion’’—
(A) has the meaning given that term under section
5312(a) of title 31, United States Code; and
(B) includes a bank holding company, as defined under
section 2(a) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12
U.S.C. 1841(a)).
(2) HEMP TERMS.—The terms ‘‘CBD’’, ‘‘hemp’’, ‘‘hemp-related
legitimate business’’, and ‘‘hemp-related service provider’’ have
the meaning given those terms, respectively, under section
5411.
SEC. 5413. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPOSIT ACCOUNT TERMINATION RE-
QUESTS AND ORDERS.
(a) TERMINATION REQUESTS OR ORDERS MUST BE VALID.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—An appropriate Federal banking agency
may not formally or informally request or order a depository
institution to terminate a specific customer account or group of
customer accounts or to otherwise restrict or discourage a de-
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ing relationship with a specific customer or group of customers
unless—
(A) the agency has a valid reason for such request or
order; and
(B) such reason is not based solely on reputation risk.
(2) TREATMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS.—If an ap-
propriate Federal banking agency believes a specific customer
or group of customers is, or is acting as a conduit for, an entity
which—
(A) poses a threat to national security;
(B) is involved in terrorist financing;
(C) is an agency of the Government of Iran, North
Korea, Syria, or any country listed from time to time on
the State Sponsors of Terrorism list;
(D) is located in, or is subject to the jurisdiction of, any
country specified in subparagraph (C); or
(E) does business with any entity described in subpara-
graph (C) or (D), unless the appropriate Federal banking
agency determines that the customer or group of cus-
tomers has used due diligence to avoid doing business with
any entity described in subparagraph (C) or (D),
such belief shall satisfy the requirement under paragraph (1).
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If an appropriate Federal banking agency
formally or informally requests or orders a depository institu-
tion to terminate a specific customer account or a group of cus-
tomer accounts, the agency shall—
(A) provide such request or order to the institution in
writing; and
(B) accompany such request or order with a written jus-
tification for why such termination is needed, including
any specific laws or regulations the agency believes are
being violated by the customer or group of customers, if
any.
(2) JUSTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—A justification described
under paragraph (1)(B) may not be based solely on the reputa-
tion risk to the depository institution.
(c) CUSTOMER NOTICE.—
(1) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Except as provided under paragraph
(2) or as otherwise prohibited from being disclosed by law, if
an appropriate Federal banking agency orders a depository in-
stitution to terminate a specific customer account or a group
of customer accounts, the depository institution shall inform
the specific customer or group of customers of the justification
for the customer’s account termination described under sub-
section (b).
(2) NOTICE PROHIBITED.—
(A) NOTICE PROHIBITED IN CASES OF NATIONAL SECU-
RITY.—If an appropriate Federal banking agency requests
or orders a depository institution to terminate a specific
customer account or a group of customer accounts based on
a belief that the customer or customers pose a threat to
national security, or are otherwise described under sub-
section (a)(2), neither the depository institution nor the ap-
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tomer or customers of the justification for the customer’s
account termination.
(B) NOTICE PROHIBITED IN OTHER CASES.—If an appro-
priate Federal banking agency determines that the notice
required under paragraph (1) may interfere with an au-
thorized criminal investigation, neither the depository in-
stitution nor the appropriate Federal banking agency may
inform the specific customer or group of customers of the
justification for the customer’s account termination.
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Each appropriate Federal bank-
ing agency shall issue an annual report to the Congress stating—
(1) the aggregate number of specific customer accounts that
the agency requested or ordered a depository institution to ter-
minate during the previous year; and
(2) the legal authority on which the agency relied in making
such requests and orders and the frequency on which the agen-
cy relied on each such authority.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) APPROPRIATE FEDERAL BANKING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘ap-
propriate Federal banking agency’’ means—
(A) the appropriate Federal banking agency, as defined
under section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. 1813); and
(B) the National Credit Union Administration, in the
case of an insured credit union.
(2) DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘depository institu-
tion’’ means—
(A) a depository institution, as defined under section 3
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); and
(B) an insured credit union.
SEC. 5414. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) BUSINESS OF INSURANCE.—The term ‘‘business of insur-
ance’’ has the meaning given such term in section 1002 of the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
(12 U.S.C. 5481).
(2) CANNABIS.—The term ‘‘cannabis’’ has the meaning given
the term ‘‘marihuana’’ in section 102 of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
(3) CANNABIS PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘cannabis product’’ means
any article which contains cannabis, including an article which
is a concentrate, an edible, a tincture, a cannabis-infused prod-
uct, or a topical.
(4) CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITIMATE BUSINESS.—The term
‘‘cannabis-related legitimate business’’ means a manufacturer,
producer, or any person or company that—
(A) engages in any activity described in subparagraph
(B) pursuant to a law established by a State or a political
subdivision of a State, as determined by such State or po-
litical subdivision; and
(B) participates in any business or organized activity
that involves handling cannabis or cannabis products, in-
cluding cultivating, producing, manufacturing, selling,
transporting, displaying, dispensing, distributing, or pur-
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(5) DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘depository institu-
tion’’ means—
(A) a depository institution as defined in section 3(c) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(c));
(B) a Federal credit union as defined in section 101 of
the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752); or
(C) a State credit union as defined in section 101 of the
Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752).
(6) FEDERAL BANKING REGULATOR.—The term ‘‘Federal bank-
ing regulator’’ means each of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the
Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Financial Crimes En-
forcement Network, the Office of Foreign Asset Control, the Of-
fice of the Comptroller of the Currency, the National Credit
Union Administration, the Department of the Treasury, or any
Federal agency or department that regulates banking or finan-
cial services, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.
(7) FINANCIAL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘financial service’’—
(A) means a financial product or service, as defined in
section 1002 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5481), regardless if
the customer receiving the product or service is a con-
sumer or commercial entity;
(B) means a financial product or service, or any combina-
tion of products and services, permitted to be provided
by—
(i) a national bank or a financial subsidiary pursu-
ant to the authority provided under—
(I) the provision designated ‘‘Seventh’’ of section
5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United States
(12 U.S.C. 24); or
(II) section 5136A of the Revised Statutes of the
United States (12 U.S.C. 24a); and
(ii) a Federal credit union, pursuant to the authority
provided under the Federal Credit Union Act;
(C) includes the business of insurance;
(D) includes, whether performed directly or indirectly,
the authorizing, processing, clearing, settling, billing,
transferring for deposit, transmitting, delivering, instruct-
ing to be delivered, reconciling, collecting, or otherwise ef-
fectuating or facilitating of payments or funds, where such
payments or funds are made or transferred by any means,
including by the use of credit cards, debit cards, other pay-
ment cards, or other access devices, accounts, original or
substitute checks, or electronic funds transfers;
(E) includes acting as a money transmitting business
which directly or indirectly makes use of a depository in-
stitution in connection with effectuating or facilitating a
payment for a cannabis-related legitimate business or
service provider in compliance with section 5330 of title
31, United States Code, and any applicable State law; and
(F) includes acting as an armored car service for proc-
essing and depositing with a depository institution or a
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ments (as defined under section 1956(c)(5) of title 18,
United States Code.
(8) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘Indian country’’ has the
meaning given that term in section 1151 of title 18.
(9) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ has the meaning
given that term in section 102 of the Federally Recognized In-
dian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a).
(10) INSURER.—The term ‘‘insurer’’ has the meaning given
that term under section 313(r) of title 31, United States Code.
(11) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘‘manufacturer’’ means a
person who manufactures, compounds, converts, processes, pre-
pares, or packages cannabis or cannabis products.
(12) PRODUCER.—The term ‘‘producer’’ means a person who
plants, cultivates, harvests, or in any way facilitates the nat-
ural growth of cannabis.
(13) SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘service provider’’—
(A) means a business, organization, or other person
that—
(i) sells goods or services to a cannabis-related legiti-
mate business; or
(ii) provides any business services, including the
sale or lease of real or any other property, legal or
other licensed services, or any other ancillary service,
relating to cannabis; and
(B) does not include a business, organization, or other
person that participates in any business or organized ac-
tivity that involves handling cannabis or cannabis prod-
ucts, including cultivating, producing, manufacturing, sell-
ing, transporting, displaying, dispensing, distributing, or
purchasing cannabis or cannabis products.
(14) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.
SEC. 5415. DISCRETIONARY SURPLUS FUNDS.
Section 7(a)(3)(A) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C.
289(a)(3)(A)) is amended by reducing the dollar figure by
$6,000,000.
2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SÁNCHEZ
OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
In title LI of division E, after section 5105, insert the following:
SEC. 5106. PROTECTIONS FOR ACTIVE DUTY UNIFORMED CONSUMER.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
(15 U.S.C. 1681a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (q), by amending paragraph (1) to read as
follows:
‘‘(1) UNIFORMED CONSUMER.—The term ‘uniformed consumer’
means a consumer who is—
‘‘(A) a member of the—
‘‘(i) uniformed services (as such term is defined in
section 101(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code); or
‘‘(ii) National Guard (as such term is defined in sec-
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‘‘(B) in active service (as such term is defined in section
101(d)(3) of title 10, United States Code), including full-
time duty in the commissioned corps of the Public Health
Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(bb) DEPLOYED UNIFORMED CONSUMER.—The term ‘deployed
uniformed consumer’ means an uniformed consumer who—
‘‘(1) serves—
‘‘(A) in a combat zone (as such term is defined in section
112(c)(2) of title 26, United States Code); or
‘‘(B) aboard a United States combatant, support, or aux-
iliary vessel (as such terms are defined in section 231(f) of
title 10, United States Code); or
‘‘(C) in a deployment (as such term is defined in section
991(b) of title 10, United States Code); and
‘‘(2) is on active duty (as such term is defined in section
101(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code) for not less than 30
days during the type of service described in paragraph (1).’’.
(b) PROHIBITION ON INCLUDING CERTAIN ADVERSE INFORMATION
IN CONSUMER REPORTS.—Section 605 of the Fair Credit Reporting
Act (15 U.S.C. 1681c) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(9) Any item of adverse information about a uniformed con-
sumer, if the action or inaction that gave rise to the item oc-
curred while the consumer was a deployed uniformed con-
sumer.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(i) NOTICE OF STATUS AS A UNIFORMED CONSUMER.—With re-
spect to an item of adverse information about a consumer, if the
action or inaction that gave rise to the item occurred while the con-
sumer was a uniformed consumer, the consumer may provide ap-
propriate proof, including official orders, to a consumer reporting
agency that the consumer was a deployed uniformed consumer at
the time such action or inaction occurred. The consumer reporting
agency shall promptly delete that item of adverse information from
the file of the uniformed consumer and notify the consumer and the
furnisher of the information of the deletion.’’.
(c) COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE CONSUMER AND CONSUMER
REPORTING AGENCIES.—Section 605A of the Fair Credit Reporting
Act (15 U.S.C. 1681c–1) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Upon’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon’’;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as sub-
paragraphs (A), (B), and (C), and moving such redesig-
nated subparagraphs 2 ems to the right; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) NEGATIVE INFORMATION ALERT.—Any time a consumer
reporting agency receives an item of adverse information about
a consumer, if the consumer has provided appropriate proof
that the consumer is a uniformed consumer, the consumer re-
porting agency shall promptly notify the consumer—
‘‘(A) that the agency has received such item of adverse
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‘‘(B) the method by which the consumer can dispute the
validity of the item.
‘‘(3) CONTACT INFORMATION FOR UNIFORMED CONSUMERS.—
With respect to any consumer that has provided appropriate
proof to a consumer reporting agency that the consumer is a
uniformed consumer, if the consumer provides the consumer
reporting agency with separate contact information to be used
when communicating with the consumer while the consumer is
a uniformed consumer, the consumer reporting agency shall
use such contact information for all communications while the
consumer is a uniformed consumer.’’; and
(2) in subsection (e), by amending paragraph (3) to read as
follows:
‘‘(3) subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(1), in the
case of a referral under subsection (c)(1)(C).’’.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The Fair Credit Reporting Act
(15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘active duty mili-
tary’’ each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘uniformed con-
sumer’’.
(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that any
person making use of a consumer report containing an item of ad-
verse information should, if the action or inaction that gave rise to
the item occurred while the consumer was a uniformed consumer,
take such fact into account when evaluating the creditworthiness
of the consumer.
3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TORRES OF
CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the appropriate place in title LX, add the following:
SEC. ll. REVIEW OF STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM.
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall not
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, cat-
egorize public safety telecommunicators as a protective service oc-
cupation under the Standard Occupational Classification System.
At the appropriate place in the table of contents, insert the fol-
lowing:
Sec. l. Review of Standard Occupational Classification System.
5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WATERS OF
CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1334, after line 17, insert the following:
SEC. lll. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION TO THE CATASTROPHE
CONTAINMENT AND RELIEF TRUST AT THE INTER-
NATIONAL MONETARY FUND.
(a) CONTRIBUTION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Treasury
may contribute $200,000,000 on behalf of the United States to the
Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust of the International
Monetary Fund.
(b) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
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be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $200,000,000 for
payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DEAN OF
PENNSYLVANIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
In title LI of division E, after section 5105, insert the following:
SEC. 5106. PROTECTIONS FOR OBLIGORS AND COSIGNERS IN CASE OF
DEATH OR TOTAL AND PERMANENT DISABILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 140(g) of the Truth in Lending Act (15
U.S.C. 1650(g)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘IN CASE OF DEATH OF
BORROWER’’;
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after ‘‘of the
death’’, the following: ‘‘or total and permanent disability’’;
and
(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after ‘‘of the
death’’, the following: ‘‘or total and permanent disability’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) DISCHARGE IN CASE OF DEATH OR TOTAL AND PERMANENT
DISABILITY OF BORROWER.—The holder of a private education
loan shall, when notified of the death or total and permanent
disability of a student obligor, discharge the liability of the stu-
dent obligor on the loan and may not, after such notification—
‘‘(A) attempt to collect on the outstanding liability of the
student obligor; and
‘‘(B) in the case of total and permanent disability, mon-
itor the disability status of the student obligor at any point
after the date of discharge.
‘‘(4) TOTAL AND PERMANENT DISABILITY DEFINED.—For the
purposes of this subsection and with respect to an individual,
the term ‘total and permanent disability’ means the individual
is totally and permanently disabled, as such term is defined in
section 685.102(b) of title 34 of the Code of Federal Regula-
tions.
‘‘(5) PRIVATE DISCHARGE IN CASES OF CERTAIN DISCHARGE FOR
DEATH OR DISABILITY.—The holder of a private education loan
shall, when notified of the discharge of liability of a student ob-
ligor on a loan described under section 108(f)(5)(A) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986, discharge any liability of the stu-
dent obligor (and any cosigner) on any private education loan
which the private education loan holder holds and may not,
after such notification—
‘‘(A) attempt to collect on the outstanding liability of the
student obligor; and
‘‘(B) in the case of total and permanent disability, mon-
itor the disability status of the student obligor at any point
after the date of discharge.’’.
(b) RULEMAKING.—The Director of the Bureau of Consumer Fi-
nancial Protection may issue rules to implement the amendments
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section
shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PLASKETT
OF VIRGIN ISLANDS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1390, insert after line 19 the following (and conform the
table of contents accordingly):
SEC. ll. ADDITION OF VIRGIN ISLANDS VISA WAIVER TO GUAM AND
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS VISA WAIVER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(l) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(l)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(l) GUAM AND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS VISA WAIVER PRO-
GRAM; VIRGIN ISLANDS VISA WAIVER PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirement of subsection (a)(7)(B)(i)
may be waived by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the
case of an alien applying for admission as a nonimmigrant vis-
itor for business or pleasure and solely for entry into and stay
in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, or the Virgin Islands of the United States, for a period
not to exceed 45 days, if the Secretary of Homeland Security,
after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec-
retary of State, and the Governor of Guam and the Governor
of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the
Governor of the Virgin Islands of the United States, as the
case may be, determines that—
‘‘(A) an adequate arrival and departure control system
has been developed in Guam and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands of
the United States; and
‘‘(B) such a waiver does not represent a threat to the
welfare, safety, or security of the United States or its terri-
tories and commonwealths.
‘‘(2) ALIEN WAIVER OF RIGHTS.—An alien may not be provided
a waiver under this subsection unless the alien has waived any
right—
‘‘(A) to review or appeal under this Act an immigration
officer’s determination as to the admissibility of the alien
at the port of entry into Guam or the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands of the
United States; or
‘‘(B) to contest, other than on the basis of an application
for withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) of this
Act or under the Convention Against Torture, or an appli-
cation for asylum if permitted under section 208 of this
Act, any action for removal of the alien.
‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—All necessary regulations to implement
this subsection shall be promulgated by the Secretary of Home-
land Security, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary of State. The promulgation of such regula-
tions shall be considered a foreign affairs function for purposes
of section 553(a) of title 5, United States Code. At a minimum,
such regulations should include, but not necessarily be limited
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‘‘(A) a listing of all countries whose nationals may obtain
the waivers provided by this subsection; and
‘‘(B) any bonding requirements for nationals of some or
all of those countries who may present an increased risk
of overstays or other potential problems, if different from
such requirements otherwise provided by law for non-
immigrant visitors.
‘‘(4) FACTORS.—In determining whether to grant or continue
providing the waiver under this paragraph to nationals of any
country, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of State,
shall consider all factors that the Secretary deems relevant, in-
cluding electronic travel authorizations, procedures for report-
ing lost and stolen passports, repatriation of aliens, rates of re-
fusal for nonimmigrant visitor visas, overstays, exit systems,
and information exchange.
‘‘(5) SUSPENSION.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
monitor the admission of nonimmigrant visitors to Guam and
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the
Virgin Islands of the United States, under this subsection. If
the Secretary determines that such admissions have resulted
in an unacceptable number of visitors from a country remain-
ing unlawfully in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands of the United States,
unlawfully obtaining entry to other parts of the United States,
or seeking withholding of removal or asylum, or that visitors
from a country pose a risk to law enforcement or security inter-
ests of Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, or the Virgin Islands of the United States, or of the
United States (including the interest in the enforcement of the
immigration laws of the United States), the Secretary shall
suspend the admission of nationals of such country under this
subsection. The Secretary of Homeland Security may in the
Secretary’s discretion suspend the Guam and Northern Mar-
iana Islands visa waiver program, or the Virgin Islands visa
waiver program, at any time, on a country-by-country basis, for
other good cause.
‘‘(6) ADDITION OF COUNTRIES.—The Governor of Guam and
the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, or the Governor of the Virgin Islands of the United
States, may request the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security to add a particular country to the
list of countries whose nationals may obtain the waiver pro-
vided by this subsection, and the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity may grant such request after consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of State, and may pro-
mulgate regulations with respect to the inclusion of that coun-
try and any special requirements the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in the Secretary’s sole discretion, may impose prior to
allowing nationals of that country to obtain the waiver pro-
vided by this subsection.’’.
(b) REGULATIONS DEADLINE.—Not later than one year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security,
in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
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in subsection (a) required to implement the waiver provided in
such subsection for the Virgin Islands.
(c) WAIVER COUNTRIES.—The regulations described in subsection
(b) shall include a listing of all member or associate member coun-
tries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) whose nationals
may obtain, on a country-by-country basis, the waiver provided by
this section, except that such regulations shall not provide for a
listing of any country if the Secretary of Homeland Security deter-
mines that such country’s inclusion on such list would represent a
threat to the welfare, safety, or security of the United States or its
territories and commonwealths.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 212(a)(7)(B)(iii)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(7)(B)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(iii) SPECIAL VISA WAIVER PROGRAMS.—For a provi-
sion authorizing waiver of clause (i) in the case of visi-
tors to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands of the United
States, see subsection (l).’’.
(2) ADMISSION OF NONIMMIGRANTS.—Section 214(a)(1) of such
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Guam or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’’ each place
such term appears and inserting ‘‘Guam or the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands of the
United States’’.
(e) FEES.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish an
administrative processing fee to be charged and collected from indi-
viduals seeking to enter the Virgin Islands in accordance with sec-
tion 212(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(l)), as amended by this Act. Such fee shall be set at a level
that will ensure recovery of the full costs of such processing, any
additional costs associated with the administration of the fees col-
lected, and any sums necessary to offset reduced collections of the
nonimmigrant visa fee or the electronic travel authorization fee
that otherwise would have been collected from such individuals.
7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COSTA OF
CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of title LX, insert the following:
SEC. 60ll. ELIGIBILITY FOR INTERMENT IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2402(a)(10) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(B) who—
‘‘(i) the Secretary determines served honorably with
a special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating
from a base in Laos in support of the Armed Forces
of the United States at any time during the period be-
ginning February 28, 1961, and ending May 7, 1975;
and
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‘‘(I) was a citizen of the United States or an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
in the United States; and
‘‘(II) resided in the United States.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section
shall have effect as if included in the enactment of section 251(a)
of title II of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (division J of Public Law
115–141; 132 Stat. 824).
8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASTRO OF
TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following new section:
SEC. 10ll. LIMITATION ON CONTRACT AUTHORITY TO IMPROVE REP-
RESENTATION IN CERTAIN MEDIA PROJECTS INVOLVING
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) LIMITATION ON CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Neither the Secretary
of Defense, nor any Secretary of a military department, may enter
into a covered contract for any film or publishing project for enter-
tainment-oriented media unless the covered contract includes a
provision that requires consideration of diversity in carrying out
the project, including consideration of the following:
(1) The composition of the community represented in the
project and whether such community is inclusive of historically
marginalized communities.
(2) The depiction of the community represented in the project
and whether or not the project advances any inaccurate or
harmful stereotypes as a result of such depiction.
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report
containing, with respect to the year covered by the report, the fol-
lowing:
(1) The total number of projects for which the Secretary pro-
vided assistance pursuant to a covered contract.
(2) A summary of the projects specified in paragraph (1).
(3) A summary of the communities represented in such
projects.
(4) A summary of the involvement of the Department of De-
fense with respect to such projects.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘covered contract’’ means a contract or produc-
tion assistance agreement entered into with a nongovern-
mental entertainment-oriented media producer or publisher.
(2) The term ‘‘entertainment-oriented media’’ includes books
and other forms of print media that are entertainment-ori-
ented.
(3) The term ‘‘marginalized community’’ means a community
of individuals that is, or historically was, under-represented in
the industry of film, television, or publishing, including—
(A) women;
(B) racial and ethnic minorities;
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(D) members of the LGBTQ communities.
(4) The term ‘‘military department’’ has the meaning given
such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GREEN OF
TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of title LX, insert the following:
SEC. 60ll. PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED DURING
WORLD WAR II IN THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MA-
RINE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPENSATION FUND.—Subchapter II of
chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 534. Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund
‘‘(a) COMPENSATION FUND.—(1) There is in the general fund of
the Treasury a fund to be known as the ‘Merchant Mariner Equity
Compensation Fund’ (in this section referred to as the ‘compensa-
tion fund’).
‘‘(2) Subject to the availability of appropriations provided in ad-
vance in a appropriations Act specifically for the purpose of car-
rying out this section, and no other funding source, amounts in the
compensation fund shall be available to the Secretary without fis-
cal year limitation to make payments to eligible individuals in ac-
cordance with this section.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—(1) An eligible individual is an indi-
vidual who—
‘‘(A) during the one-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this section, submits to the Secretary an applica-
tion containing such information and assurances as the Sec-
retary may require;
‘‘(B) has not received benefits under the Servicemen’s Read-
justment Act of 1944 (Public Law 78–346); and
‘‘(C) has engaged in qualified service.
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a person has engaged in
qualified service if, between December 7, 1941, and December 31,
1946, the person—
‘‘(A) was a member of the United States merchant marine
(including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Trans-
port Service) serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was—
‘‘(i) operated by the War Shipping Administration or the
Office of Defense Transportation (or an agent of the Ad-
ministration or Office);
‘‘(ii) operated in waters other than inland waters, the
Great Lakes, and other lakes, bays, and harbors of the
United States;
‘‘(iii) under contract or charter to, or property of, the
Government of the United States; and
‘‘(iv) serving the Armed Forces; and
‘‘(B) while so serving, was licensed or otherwise documented
for service as a crewmember of such a vessel by an officer or
employee of the United States authorized to license or docu-
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‘‘(3) In determining the information and assurances required in
the application pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall
accept a DD–214 form as proof of qualified service.
‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall make one pay-
ment out of the compensation fund in the amount of $25,000 to an
eligible individual. The Secretary shall make such a payment to eli-
gible individuals in the order in which the Secretary receives the
applications of the eligible individuals. Payments may only be
made subject to the availability of funds provided in advance in an
appropriations Act for this purpose.
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to
be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 $125,000,000 for the compensa-
tion fund. Such amount shall remain available until expended.
‘‘(e) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall include, in documents sub-
mitted to Congress by the Secretary in support of the President’s
budget for each fiscal year, detailed information on the operation
of the compensation fund, including the number of applicants, the
number of eligible individuals receiving benefits, the amounts paid
out of the compensation fund, the administration of the compensa-
tion fund, and an estimate of the amounts necessary to fully fund
the compensation fund for that fiscal year and each of the three
subsequent fiscal years.
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to
carry out this section.’’.
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe the regulations
required under section 534(f) of title 38, United States Code, as
added by subsection (a).
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item related
to section 532 the following new item:
‘‘534. Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund.’’.
10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CICILLINE
OF RHODE ISLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
AT THE END OF TITLE LX, INSERT THE FOLLOWING:
SEC. 60lll. RESOLUTION OF CONTROVERSIES UNDER
SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act (50 U.S.C. 3912) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(d) WRITTEN CONSENT REQUIRED FOR ARBITRATION.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, whenever a contract with a
servicemember, or a servicemember and the servicemember’s
spouse jointly, provides for the use of arbitration to resolve a con-
troversy subject to a provision of this Act and arising out of or re-
lating to such contract, arbitration may be used to settle such con-
troversy only if, after such controversy arises, all parties to such
controversy consent in writing to use arbitration to settle such con-
troversy.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (d) of such section, as added by
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amended, altered, modified, renewed, or extended after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 60lll. LIMITATION ON WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS
UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 107(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Re-
lief Act (50 U.S.C. 3918(a)) is amended—
(1) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘and if it is made
after a specific dispute has arisen and the dispute is identified
in the waiver’’ after ‘‘to which it applies’’; and
(2) in the third sentence, by inserting ‘‘and if it is made after
a specific dispute has arisen and the dispute is identified in
the waiver’’ after ‘‘period of military service’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to waivers made on or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
SEC. 60lll. CLARIFICATION OF PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION UNDER
SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT.
Section 802(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C.
4042(a)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, not-
withstanding any previous agreement to the contrary,’’ after
‘‘may’’; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, notwithstanding any pre-
vious agreement to the contrary’’.
11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TLAIB OF
MICHIGAN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
In title LI, add at the end the following:
SEC. 5106. SERVICEMEMBER PROTECTIONS FOR MEDICAL DEBT COL-
LECTIONS.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES
ACT.—
(1) DEFINITION.—Section 803 of the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692a) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(9) The term ‘medical debt’ means a debt arising from
the receipt of medical services, products, or devices.’’.
(2) UNFAIR PRACTICES.—Section 808 of the Fair Debt Collec-
tion Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692f) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(9) Engaging in activities to collect or attempting to col-
lect a medical debt owed or due or asserted to be owed or
due by a consumer who was a member of the Armed
Forces at the time such debt was incurred, before the end
of the 2-year period beginning on the date that the first
payment with respect to such medical debt is due.’’.
(b) PROHIBITION ON CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES REPORTING
CERTAIN MEDICAL DEBT WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES.—
(1) DEFINITION.—Section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting
Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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‘‘(bb) MEDICAL DEBT.—The term ‘medical debt’ means a debt aris-
ing from the receipt of medical services, products, or devices.
‘‘(cc) MEDICALLY NECESSARY PROCEDURE.—The term ‘medically
necessary procedure’ means—
‘‘(1) health care services or supplies needed to diagnose or
treat an illness, injury, condition, disease, or its symptoms and
that meet accepted standards of medicine; and
‘‘(2) health care to prevent illness or detect illness at an early
stage, when treatment is likely to work best (including preven-
tive services such as pap tests, flu shots, and screening mam-
mograms).’’.
(2) IN GENERAL.—Section 605(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting
Act (15 U.S.C. 1681c(a)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (7), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘This paragraph shall not be subject to section
625(b)(1)(E).’’;
(B) in paragraph (8), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘This paragraph shall not be subject to section
625(b)(1)(E).’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(9) Any information related to a debt arising from a medi-
cally necessary procedure that occurred when the consumer
was a member of the Armed Forces. This paragraph shall not
be subject to section 625(b)(1)(E).
‘‘(10) Any information related to a medical debt of a con-
sumer that was incurred when the consumer was a member of
the Armed Forces, if the date on which such debt was placed
for collection, charged to profit or loss, or subjected to any simi-
lar action antedates the report by less than 365 calendar days.
This paragraph shall not be subject to section 625(b)(1)(E).’’.
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR FURNISHERS OF MEDICAL DEBT INFORMA-
TION WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.—
(1) ADDITIONAL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL DEBT OF
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.—Section 623 of the Fair
Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s–2) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL DEBT OF
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.—Before furnishing information
regarding a medical debt of a consumer that was incurred when
the consumer was a member of the Armed Forces to a consumer
reporting agency, the person furnishing the information shall send
a statement to the consumer that includes the following:
‘‘(1) A notification that the medical debt—
‘‘(A) may not be included on a consumer report made by
a consumer reporting agency until the later of the date
that is 365 days after—
‘‘(i) the date on which the person sends the state-
ment;
‘‘(ii) with respect to the medical debt of a borrower
demonstrating hardship, a date determined by the Di-
rector of the Bureau; or
‘‘(iii) the date described under section 605(a)(10);
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‘‘(B) may not ever be included on a consumer report
made by a consumer reporting agency, if the medical debt
arises from a medically necessary procedure.
‘‘(2) A notification that, if the debt is settled or paid by the
consumer or an insurance company before the end of the period
described under paragraph (1)(A), the debt may not be reported
to a consumer reporting agency.
‘‘(3) A notification that the consumer may—
‘‘(A) communicate with an insurance company to deter-
mine coverage for the debt; or
‘‘(B) apply for financial assistance.’’.
(2) FURNISHING OF MEDICAL DEBT INFORMATION WITH RE-
SPECT TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.—Section 623 of the
Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s–2), as amended by
paragraph (1), is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(g) FURNISHING OF MEDICAL DEBT INFORMATION WITH RESPECT
TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.—
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION ON REPORTING DEBT RELATED TO MEDICALLY
NECESSARY PROCEDURES.—No person shall furnish any infor-
mation to a consumer reporting agency regarding a debt aris-
ing from a medically necessary procedure that occurred when
the consumer was a member of the Armed Forces.
‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF OTHER MEDICAL DEBT INFORMATION.—
With respect to a medical debt of a consumer that was in-
curred when the consumer was a member of the Armed Forces
and that is not described under paragraph (1), no person shall
furnish any information to a consumer reporting agency re-
garding such debt before the end of the 365-day period begin-
ning on the later of—
‘‘(A) the date on which the person sends the statement
described under subsection (f) to the consumer;
‘‘(B) with respect to the medical debt of a borrower dem-
onstrating hardship, a date determined by the Director of
the Bureau; or
‘‘(C) the date described in section 605(a)(10).
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF SETTLED OR PAID MEDICAL DEBT.—With
respect to a medical debt of a consumer that was incurred
when the consumer was a member of the Armed Forces and
that is not described under paragraph (1), no person shall fur-
nish any information to a consumer reporting agency regarding
such debt if the debt is settled or paid by the consumer or an
insurance company before the end of the 365-day period de-
scribed under paragraph (2).
‘‘(4) BORROWER DEMONSTRATING HARDSHIP DEFINED.—In this
subsection, and with respect to a medical debt, the term ‘bor-
rower demonstrating hardship’ means a borrower or a class of
borrowers who, as determined by the Director of the Bureau,
is facing or has experienced unusual extenuating life cir-
cumstances or events that result in severe financial or personal
barriers such that the borrower or class of borrowers does not
have the capacity to repay the medical debt.’’.
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shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act.
(e) DISCRETIONARY SURPLUS FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The dollar amount specified under section
7(a)(3)(A) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 289(a)(3)(A)) is
reduced by $1,000,000.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph
(1) shall take effect on September 30, 2031.
12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HIGGINS
OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1226, after line 21, insert the following new subsection:
(c) SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE GRANTS PRO-
GRAM.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by subsection
(a)(4), not more than $10,000,000 may be made available to support
the National Maritime Heritage Grants Program established under
section 308703 of title 54, United States Code.
13. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASTEN
OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of subtitle B of title III the following:
SEC. 328. ENERGY, WATER, AND WASTE NET ZERO REQUIREMENTS
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDINGS.
(a) REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED.—For fiscal year 2022 and any
subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall improve
building efficiency, performance, and management by ensuring that
the new construction of any Department of Defense building larger
than 5,000 gross square feet that enters the planning process is de-
signed to achieve energy net-zero and water or waste net-zero by
fiscal year 2035.
(b) WAIVER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.—The Secretary may waive
the requirement of subsection (a) with respect to a building if the
Secretary provides the Committees on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives and Senate with a certification that the applica-
tion of such requirement would be detrimental to national security.
(c) STATUS REPORT AND BRIEFINGS ON PROGRESS TOWARDS MEET-
ING CURRENT GOAL REGARDING USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TO
MEET FACILITY ENERGY NEEDS.—Section 2911(g) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall—
‘‘(A) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this paragraph, submit a report to the Committees on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and Senate on
the progress the Secretary has made towards meeting the goal
described in paragraph (1)(A) with respect to fiscal year 2025;
and
‘‘(B) during fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal year
through fiscal year 2025, provide a briefing to the Committees
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and Senate
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goal described in paragraph (1)(A) with respect to fiscal year
2025.’’.
14. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LARSEN
OF WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Insert after title LIII the following new title:
TITLE LIV—STRENGTHENING MARINE
MAMMAL CONSERVATION
SEC. 5401. DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.
In this title, the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Secretary of
Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration.
SEC. 5402. VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTIONS IN MARINE MAMMAL HABI-
TAT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1974
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 120
the following:
‘‘SEC. 121. VESSEL RESTRICTIONS IN MARINE MAMMAL HABITAT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in coordination with the
Marine Mammal Commission and the Commandant of the Coast
Guard and applying the best available scientific information—
‘‘(1) designate areas of importance for marine mammals
known to experience vessel strikes and establish for each such
area seasonal or year-round mandatory vessel speed restric-
tions to reduce vessel strikes or other vessel-related impacts,
as necessary, for vessels operating in such areas; and
‘‘(2) implement for such species, as appropriate, dynamic
management area programs incorporating mandatory vessel
restrictions to protect marine mammals from vessel strikes or
other vessel-related impacts occurring outside designated areas
of importance.
‘‘(b) AREAS OF IMPORTANCE.—In designating areas under sub-
section (a), the Secretary—
‘‘(1) shall consider including—
‘‘(A) the important feeding, breeding, calving, rearing, or
migratory habitat for priority species of marine mammals,
including all areas designated as critical habitat for such
species under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) except any area the Secretary deter-
mines does not intersect with areas of vessel traffic such
that an elevated risk of mortality or injury caused by ves-
sel strikes exists; and
‘‘(B) areas of high marine mammal mortality, injury, or
harassment caused by vessel strikes; and
‘‘(2) may consider including—
‘‘(A) any area designated as a National Marine Sanc-
tuary, Marine National Monument, National Park, or Na-
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‘‘(B) areas of high marine mammal primary productivity
with year-round or seasonal aggregations of marine mam-
mals to which this section applies.
‘‘(c) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—Not later than two years after
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall des-
ignate areas and vessel restrictions under subsection (a) and issue
such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section, con-
sistent with notice and comment requirements under chapter 5 of
title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(d) MODIFYING OR DESIGNATING NEW AREAS OF IMPORTANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue regulations to
modify or designate the areas of importance and vessel restric-
tions under this section within 180 days after the issuance of
regulations to establish or to modify critical habitat for marine
mammals pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
‘‘(2) REEXAMINATION.—The Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) reexamine the areas of importance designated and
vessel restrictions under this section every 5 years fol-
lowing the initial issuance of the regulations to determine
if the best available scientific information warrants modi-
fication or designation of areas of importance for vessel re-
strictions; and
‘‘(B) publish any revisions under subparagraph (A) in the
Federal Register after notice and opportunity for public
comment within 24 months.
‘‘(3) FINDING.—Not later than 90 days after receiving the pe-
tition of an interested person under section 553(e) of title 5,
United States Code, to designate, modify, or add an area of im-
portance or vessel restriction under this section, the Secretary
shall make a finding as to whether the petition presents sub-
stantial scientific information indicating that the petitioned ac-
tion may be warranted. The Secretary shall promptly publish
such finding in the Federal Register for comment. Not later
than one year after the close of comments, the Secretary shall
publish in the Federal Register a finding of whether the peti-
tioned action is warranted and, if the Secretary determines
that the petitioned action is warranted, shall publish draft reg-
ulations designating or modifying and vessel restrictions the
area of importance. Not later than 12 months after publication
of the draft regulations, the Secretary shall issue final regula-
tions designating or modifying the area of importance and ves-
sel restrictions.
‘‘(e) EXCEPTIONS FOR SAFE MANEUVERING AND USING AUTHOR-
IZED TECHNOLOGY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The restriction established under sub-
section (a) shall not apply to a vessel operating at a speed nec-
essary to maintain safe maneuvering speed if such speed is
justified because the vessel is in an area where oceanographic,
hydrographic, or meteorological conditions severely restrict the
maneuverability of the vessel and the need to operate at such
speed is confirmed by the pilot on board or, when a vessel is
not carrying a pilot, the master of the vessel. If a deviation
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the vessel is operated, the latitude and longitude of the area,
and the time and duration of such deviation shall be entered
into the logbook of the vessel. The master of the vessel shall
attest to the accuracy of the logbook entry by signing and dat-
ing the entry.
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED TECHNOLOGY.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The vessel restrictions established
under subsection (a) shall not apply to a vessel operating
using technology authorized by regulations issued by the
Secretary under subparagraph (B).
‘‘(B) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may issue regula-
tions authorizing a vessel to operate using technology spec-
ified by the Secretary under this subparagraph if the Sec-
retary determines that such operation is at least as effec-
tive as the vessel restrictions authorized by regulations
under subsection (a) in reducing mortality and injury to
marine mammals.
‘‘(f) APPLICABILITY.—Any speed restriction established under sub-
section (a)—
‘‘(1) shall apply to all vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States, all other vessels entering or departing a port or
place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and all
other vessels within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United
States, regardless of flag; and
‘‘(2) shall not apply to—
‘‘(A) vessels owned, operated, or under contract by the
Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland
Security, or engaged with such vessels;
‘‘(B) law enforcement vessels of the Federal Government
or of a State or political subdivision thereof, when such
vessels are engaged in law enforcement or search and res-
cue duties; or
‘‘(C) vessels with foreign sovereign immunity, as re-
flected under international law.
‘‘(g) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section shall be inter-
preted or implemented in a manner that—
‘‘(A) subject to paragraph (2), preempts or modifies any
obligation of any person subject to the provisions of this
title to act in accordance with applicable State laws, except
to the extent that those laws are inconsistent with any
provision of this title, and then only to the extent of the
inconsistency;
‘‘(B) affects or modifies any obligation under Federal
law; or
‘‘(C) preempts or supersedes the final rule titled ‘To Im-
plement Speed Restrictions to Reduce the Threat of Ship
Collisions With North Atlantic Right Whales’, codified at
section 224.105 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, ex-
cept for actions that are more protective than the Final
Rule and further reduce the risk of take to North Atlantic
right whales.
‘‘(2) INCONSISTENCIES.—The Secretary may determine wheth-
er inconsistencies referred to in paragraph (1)(A) exist, but
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provision of this title if the Secretary determines that such law
gives greater protection to covered marine species and their
habitat.
‘‘(h) PRIORITY SPECIES.—For the purposes of this section, the
term ‘priority species’ means, at a minimum, all Mysticeti species
and species within the genera Physeter and Trichechus.
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to
be appropriated—
‘‘(1) to the Secretary to carry out this section, $3,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026; and
‘‘(2) to the Commandant of the Coast Guard to carry out this
section, $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2026.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in the first sec-
tion of such Act is further amended by inserting after the item re-
lating to section 120 the following:
‘‘Sec. 121. Vessel speed restrictions in marine mammal habitat.’’.
SEC. 5403. MONITORING OCEAN SOUNDSCAPES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, and the Director of the
Fish and Wildlife Service shall maintain and expand an Ocean
Noise Reference Station Network, utilizing and coordinating with
the Integrated Ocean Observing System, the Office of National Ma-
rine Sanctuaries, and the Department of Defense, to—
(1) provide grants to expand the deployment of Federal and
non-Federal observing and data management systems capable
of collecting measurements of underwater sound in high-pri-
ority ocean and coastal locations for purposes of monitoring
and analyzing baselines and trends in the underwater
soundscape to protect and manage marine life;
(2) continue to develop and apply standardized forms of
measurements to assess sounds produced by marine animals,
physical processes, and anthropogenic activities; and
(3) after coordinating with the Department of Defense, co-
ordinate and make accessible to the public the datasets, mod-
eling and analysis, and user-driven products and tools, result-
ing from observations of underwater sound funded through
grants authorized by this section.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Administrator, to support integrated ocean
observations activities carried out under this section, $1,500,000 for
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
SEC. 5404. GRANTS FOR SEAPORTS TO ESTABLISH PROGRAMS TO RE-
DUCE THE IMPACTS OF VESSEL TRAFFIC AND PORT OP-
ERATIONS ON MARINE MAMMALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Director of the
Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Secretary of De-
fense, shall establish a grant program to provide assistance to up
to ten seaports to develop and implement mitigation measures that
will lead to a quantifiable reduction in threats to marine mammals
from shipping activities and port operations.
(b) ELIGIBLE USES.—A grant under this section may be used to
develop, assess, and carry out activities that quantifiably reduce
threats and enhance the habitats of marine mammals by—
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(2) reducing vessel strike mortality and other physical dis-
turbances;
(3) enhancing marine mammal habitat, including the habitat
for prey of marine mammals; or
(4) monitoring sound, vessel interactions with marine mam-
mals, or other types of monitoring that are consistent with re-
ducing the threats to and enhancing the habitats of marine
mammals.
(c) PRIORITY.—The Administrator and the Director of the Fish
and Wildlife Service shall prioritize assistance under this section
for projects that—
(1) assist ports with higher relative threat levels to vulner-
able marine mammals from vessel traffic;
(2) reduce disturbance from vessel presence or mortality risk
from vessel strikes, and are in close proximity to National Ma-
rine Sanctuaries, Marine National Monuments, National
Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, and other federal, state, and
local marine protected areas; and
(3) allow eligible entities to conduct risk assessments, and
track progress toward threat reduction and habitat enhance-
ment; including protecting coral reefs from encroachment by
commerce and shipping lanes.
(d) OUTREACH.—The Administrator and the Director of the Fish
and Wildlife Service shall conduct outreach to seaports to provide
information on how to apply for assistance under this section, the
benefits of the program under this section, and facilitation of best
practices and lessons learned.
(e) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—A person shall be eligible for assistance
under this section if the person—
(1) is—
(A) a port authority for a seaport;
(B) a State, regional, local, or Tribal agency that has ju-
risdiction over a maritime port authority or a seaport; or
(C) a private entity or government entity, applying for a
grant awarded under this section in collaboration with an-
other entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B), that
owns or operates a maritime terminal; and
(2) is cleared by the Department of Defense.
(f) REPORT.—The Administrator and the Director of the Fish and
Wildlife Service shall submit annually to the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources of the House of Representatives, and the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a report
that includes the following:
(1) The name and location of each entity receiving a grant.
(2) Amount of each grant.
(3) The name and location of the seaport in which the activi-
ties took place.
(4) A description of the activities carried out with the grant
funds.
(5) An estimate of the impact of the project to reduce threats
or enhance habitat of marine mammals.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Administrator, for carrying out this section,
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to remain
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SEC. 5405. NEAR REAL-TIME MONITORING AND MITIGATION PROGRAM
FOR LARGE WHALES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROGRAM.—The Administrator, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other
relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall design and de-
ploy a Near Real-Time Large Whale Monitoring and Mitigation
Program in order to curtail the risk to large whales of vessel colli-
sions, entanglement in commercial fishing gear, and to minimize
other impacts, including but not limited to underwater noise from
development activities. Such program shall be capable of detecting
and alerting ocean users and enforcement agencies of the location
of large whales on a near real-time basis, informing sector-specific
mitigation protocols that can effectively reduce take of large
whales, and continually integrating improved technology. The pro-
gram shall be informed by the technologies, monitoring methods,
and mitigation protocols developed pursuant to the pilot program
required in subsection (b).
(b) PILOT PROJECT.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Adminis-
trator shall first establish a pilot monitoring and mitigation project
for North Atlantic right whales for the purposes of informing a
cost-effective, efficient and results-oriented near real-time moni-
toring and mitigation program for large whales.
(1) PILOT PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.—In designing and deploy-
ing the monitoring system, the Administrator, in coordination
with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and
agencies, shall, using best available scientific information,
identify and ensure coverage of—
(A) core foraging habitats of North Atlantic right whales,
including but not limited to—
(i) the ‘‘South of the Islands’’ core foraging habitat;
(ii) the ‘‘Cape Cod Bay Area’’ core foraging habitat;
(iii) the ‘‘Great South Channel’’ core foraging habi-
tat; and
(iv) the Gulf of Maine; and
(B) important feeding, breeding, calving, rearing, or mi-
gratory habitats of North Atlantic right whales that co-
occur with areas of high risk of mortality, injury, or har-
assment of such whales from vessel strikes, disturbance
from development activities, and entanglement in commer-
cial fishing gear.
(2) PILOT PROJECT MONITORING COMPONENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Within 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation
with relevant Federal agencies, Tribal governments, and
with input from affected stakeholders, shall design and de-
ploy a real-time monitoring system for North Atlantic right
whales that includes near real-time monitoring methods,
technologies, and protocols that—
(i) comprise sufficient detection power, spatial cov-
erage and survey effort to detect and localize North
Atlantic right whales within core foraging habitats;
(ii) are capable of detecting North Atlantic right
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(iii) take advantage of dynamic habitat suitability
models that help to discern the likelihood of North At-
lantic right whale occurrence in core foraging habitat
at any given time;
(iv) coordinate with the Integrated Ocean Observing
System to leverage monitoring assets;
(v) integrate new near real-time monitoring methods
and technologies as they become available;
(vi) accurately verify and rapidly communicate de-
tection data; and
(vii) allow for ocean users to contribute data that is
verified to be collected using comparable near real-
time monitoring methods and technologies.
(B) NATIONAL SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS.—All moni-
toring methods, technologies, and protocols under subpara-
graph (A) shall be consistent with national security consid-
erations and interests.
(3) PILOT PROGRAM MITIGATION PROTOCOLS.—The Secretary
shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security,
Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Transportation, and Sec-
retary of the Interior, and with input from affected stake-
holders, develop and deploy mitigation protocols that make use
of the near real-time monitoring system to direct sector-specific
mitigation measures that avoid and significantly reduce risk of
injury and mortality to North Atlantic right whales.
(4) PILOT PROGRAM ACCESS TO DATA.—The Administrator
shall provide access to data generated by the monitoring sys-
tem for purposes of scientific research and evaluation, and pub-
lic awareness and education, through the NOAA Right Whale
Sighting Advisory System and WhaleMap or other successive
public web portals, subject to review for national security con-
siderations.
(5) PILOT PROGRAM REPORTING.—
(A) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than two years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science and Transportation of the Senate, and
make available to the public, an interim report that as-
sesses the benefits and efficacy of the North Atlantic right
whale near real-time monitoring and mitigation pilot pro-
gram. The report shall include—
(i) a description of the monitoring methods and tech-
nology in use or planned for deployment;
(ii) analyses of the efficacy of the methods and tech-
nology in use or planned for deployment in detecting
North Atlantic right whales both individually and in
combination;
(iii) how the monitoring system is directly informing
and improving species management and mitigation in
near real-time across ocean sectors whose activities
pose a risk to North Atlantic right whales;
(iv) a prioritized identification of gaps in technology
or methods requiring future research and develop-
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(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than three years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of
other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall
submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science and Transportation of the Senate, and
make available to the public, a final report, addressing the
components in subparagraph (A) for the subsequent one
year following the publication of the interim report, and
including the following—
(i) a strategic plan to expand the pilot program to
provide near real-time monitoring and mitigation
measures to additional large whale species, including
a prioritized plan for acquisition, deployment, and
maintenance of monitoring technologies, and the loca-
tions or species for which the plan would apply; and
(ii) a budget and description of appropriations nec-
essary to carry out the strategic plan pursuant to the
requirements of clause (i).
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—In carrying out this section, includ-
ing, the Administrator may enter into and perform such contracts,
leases, grants, or cooperative agreements as may be necessary to
carry out the purposes of this section on such terms as the Admin-
istrator considers appropriate, consistent with Federal acquisition
regulations.
(d) REPORTING.—Not later than one year after the deployment of
the program described in subsection (b) (and after completion of the
reporting requirements pursuant to paragraph (5) of such sub-
section), and annually thereafter through 2029, the Administrator
shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science and
Transportation of the Senate, and make available to the public, a
report that assess the benefits and efficacy of the near real-time
monitoring and mitigation program.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘core foraging habitats’’ means areas with bio-
logical and physical oceanographic features that aggregate
Calanus finmarchicus and where North Atlantic right whales
foraging aggregations have been well documented.
(2) The term ‘‘near real-time’’ means that visual, acoustic, or
other detections of North Atlantic right whales are transmitted
and reported as soon as technically feasible, and no longer
than 24 hours, after they have occurred.
(3) The term ‘‘large whale’’ means all Mysticeti species and
species within the genera Physeter and Orcinus.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Administrator, to support development, de-
ployment, application and ongoing maintenance of the monitoring
system as required by this section, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2022 through 2026.
SEC. 5406. GRANTS TO SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY THAT REDUCES UN-
DERWATER NOISE FROM VESSELS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than six months after the date of the
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tration shall establish a grant program, to be administered in con-
sultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments
and agencies, to provide assistance for the development and imple-
mentation of new or improved technologies that quantifiably reduce
underwater noise from marine vessels.
(b) ELIGIBLE USES.—Grants provided under this section may be
used to develop, assess and implement new or improved tech-
nologies that materially reduce underwater noise from marine ves-
sels.
(c) OUTREACH.—The Administrator of the Maritime Administra-
tion shall conduct outreach to eligible persons to provide informa-
tion on how to apply for assistance under this section, the benefits
of the program under this section, and facilitation of best practices
and lessons learned.
(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—A person shall be eligible for assistance
under this section if the person—
(1) is—
(A) a corporation established under the laws of the
United States;
(B) an individual, partnership, association, organization
or any other combination of individuals, provided, how-
ever, that each such individual shall be a citizen of the
United States or lawful permanent resident of the United
States or a protected individual as such term is defined in
section 274B(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(9 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)); or
(C) an academic or research organization; and
(2) is cleared through the Department of Defense.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Administrator of the Maritime Administra-
tion for carrying out this section, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2022 through 2026, to remain available until expended.
SEC. 5407. TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT FOR QUIETING UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT VESSELS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Mari-
time Administration, in consultation with the Commandant of the
Coast Guard, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration, shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress and publish, a report that includes—
(1) an identification of existing unclassified technologies that
reduce underwater noise; and
(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness and feasibility of incor-
porating such technologies in the design, procurement, and
construction of non-military vessels of the United States Gov-
ernment.
(b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—In this section, the
term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means—
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on En-
vironment and Public Works, and the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
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Committee on Natural Resources; and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives.
15. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SLOTKIN
OF MICHIGAN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 125, line 25, before the period at the end insert the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and complying with section 330 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10
U.S.C. 2701 note)’’.
Page 126, line 11, strike ‘‘the date on which the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency publishes the final rule
specified in subsection (a)(2)’’ and insert ‘‘the enactment of this
Act’’.
Page 126, line 15, insert ‘‘and the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and House of Representatives’’ after ‘‘Administrator’’.
Page 126, line 21, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 126, line 23, strike the period and insert a semicolon.
Page 126, after line 23, insert the following:
(4) details on actions taken by the Department of Defense to
comply with section 330 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2020; and
(5) recommendations for the safe storage of PFAS and PFAS-
containing materials until identified uncertainties are ad-
dressed and appropriate destruction and disposal technologies
can be recommended.
(d) SCOPE.—The prohibition in subsection (a) and reporting re-
quirements in subsection (c) shall apply not only to materials sent
directly by the Department of Defense to an incinerator, but also
to materials sent to another entity or entities, including any waste
processing facility, subcontractor, or fuel blending facility.
Page 126, line 24, strike ‘‘(d)’’ and insert ‘‘(e)’’.
Page 127, line 4, strike ‘‘legacy’’.
At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following:
SEC. 3ll. REPORT ON AIR FORCE PROGRESS REGARDING CONTAMI-
NATED REAL PROPERTY.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the Air Force has contaminated property across the
United States with harmful perfluorooctanoic acid and
perfluorooctane sulfonate chemicals;
(2) perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate con-
tamination threatens the jobs, lives, and livelihoods of citizens
and livestock who live in contaminated areas;
(3) property owners, especially those facing severe financial
hardship, cannot wait any longer for the Air Force to acquire
contaminated property; and
(4) the Air Force should, in an expeditious manner, use the
authority under section 344 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) to ac-
quire contaminated property and provide relocation assistance.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
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out section 344 of the National Defense Authorization Act 2020
(Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note). Such report shall in-
clude—
(1) a detailed description of any real property contaminated
by perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate by the
Air Force;
(2) a description of any progress made by the Air Force to
acquire property or provide relocation assistance pursuant to
such section 344; and
(3) if the Air Force has not acquired property or provided re-
location assistance pursuant to such section, an explanation of
why it has not.
Add at the end of subtitle C of title VII the following new section:
SEC. 7ll. MANDATORY TRAINING ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF
PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.
The Secretary of Defense shall provide to each medical provider
of the Department of Defense mandatory training with respect to
the potential health effects of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances.
Add at the end of title LX the following:
SEC. 6lll. THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING ADDITIONS TO TOXICS RE-
LEASE INVENTORY.
Section 7321 of the PFAS Act of 2019 (15 U.S.C. 8921) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Section 372.38 of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations (or any successor regulation), shall not apply to a
chemical described in paragraph (1) unless the Administrator,
in accordance with paragraph (2)(B), revises the threshold for
reporting such chemical to 10,000 pounds.’’;
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Section 372.38 of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations (or any successor regulation), shall not apply to
the substances and classes of substances included in the toxics
release inventory under paragraph (1) unless the Adminis-
trator, in accordance with paragraph (2)(B), revises the thresh-
old for reporting such substances and class of substances to
10,000 pounds.’’; and
(3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—Section 372.38 of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations (or any successor regulation), shall not apply to
the substances and classes of substances described in para-
graph (2) unless the Administrator sets a 10,000 pound report-
ing threshold for such substances and classes of substances.’’.
SEC. 6lll. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS
FOR PFAS.
(a) NATIONAL DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS.—Section 1412(b)
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(16) PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUB-
STANCES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall,
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gate a national primary drinking water regulation for
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which shall,
at a minimum, include standards for—
‘‘(i) perfluorooctanoic acid (commonly referred to as
‘PFOA’); and
‘‘(ii) perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (commonly re-
ferred to as ‘PFOS’).
‘‘(B) ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the
validation by the Administrator of an equally effective
quality control and testing procedure to ensure compli-
ance with the national primary drinking water regula-
tion promulgated under subparagraph (A) to measure
the levels described in clause (ii) or other methods to
detect and monitor perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances in drinking water, the Administrator shall
add the procedure or method as an alternative to the
quality control and testing procedure described in such
national primary drinking water regulation by pub-
lishing the procedure or method in the Federal Reg-
ister in accordance with section 1401(1)(D).
‘‘(ii) LEVELS DESCRIBED.—The levels referred to in
clause (i) are—
‘‘(I) the level of a perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substance;
‘‘(II) the total levels of perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances; and
‘‘(III) the total levels of organic fluorine.
‘‘(C) INCLUSIONS.—The Administrator may include a
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances on—
‘‘(i) the list of contaminants for consideration of reg-
ulation under paragraph (1)(B)(i), in accordance with
such paragraph; and
‘‘(ii) the list of unregulated contaminants to be mon-
itored under section 1445(a)(2)(B)(i), in accordance
with such section.
‘‘(D) MONITORING.—When establishing monitoring re-
quirements for public water systems as part of a national
primary drinking water regulation under subparagraph (A)
or subparagraph (G)(ii), the Administrator shall tailor the
monitoring requirements for public water systems that do
not detect or are reliably and consistently below the max-
imum contaminant level (as defined in section
1418(b)(2)(B)) for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances subject to the national primary drinking water
regulation.
‘‘(E) HEALTH PROTECTION.—The national primary drink-
ing water regulation promulgated under subparagraph (A)
shall be protective of the health of subpopulations at great-
er risk, as described in section 1458.
‘‘(F) HEALTH RISK REDUCTION AND COST ANALYSIS.—In
meeting the requirements of paragraph (3)(C), the Admin-
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trator with respect to one or more specific perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substances to extrapolate reasoned conclu-
sions regarding the health risks and effects of a class of
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances of which the
specific perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances are a
part.
‘‘(G) REGULATION OF ADDITIONAL SUBSTANCES.—
‘‘(i) DETERMINATION.—The Administrator shall make
a determination under paragraph (1)(A), using the cri-
teria described in clauses (i) through (iii) of that para-
graph, whether to include a perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substances in the national primary
drinking water regulation under subparagraph (A) not
later than 18 months after the later of—
‘‘(I) the date on which the perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl
or polyfluoroalkyl substances is listed on the list
of contaminants for consideration of regulation
under paragraph (1)(B)(i); and
‘‘(II) the date on which—
‘‘(aa) the Administrator has received the re-
sults of monitoring under section
1445(a)(2)(B) for the perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances;
or
‘‘(bb) the Administrator has received reli-
able water data or water monitoring surveys
for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stance or class of perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substances from a Federal or
State agency that the Administrator deter-
mines to be of a quality sufficient to make a
determination under paragraph (1)(A).
‘‘(ii) PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS.—
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—For each perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl
or polyfluoroalkyl substances that the Adminis-
trator determines to regulate under clause (i), the
Administrator—
‘‘(aa) not later than 18 months after the
date on which the Administrator makes the
determination, shall propose a national pri-
mary drinking water regulation for the
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or
class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances; and
‘‘(bb) may publish the proposed national pri-
mary drinking water regulation described in
item (aa) concurrently with the publication of
the determination to regulate the
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or
class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
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‘‘(II) DEADLINE.—
‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year
after the date on which the Administrator
publishes a proposed national primary drink-
ing water regulation under clause (i)(I) and
subject to item (bb), the Administrator shall
take final action on the proposed national pri-
mary drinking water regulation.
‘‘(bb) EXTENSION.—The Administrator, on
publication of notice in the Federal Register,
may extend the deadline under item (aa) by
not more than 6 months.
‘‘(H) HEALTH ADVISORY.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), the Adminis-
trator shall publish a health advisory under paragraph
(1)(F) for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance
or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances
not subject to a national primary drinking water regu-
lation not later than 1 year after the later of—
‘‘(I) the date on which the Administrator final-
izes a toxicity value for the perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of perfluoroalkyl
or polyfluoroalkyl substances; and
‘‘(II) the date on which the Administrator vali-
dates an effective quality control and testing pro-
cedure for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substances.
‘‘(ii) WAIVER.—The Administrator may waive the re-
quirements of clause (i) with respect to a
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances if the
Administrator determines that there is a substantial
likelihood that the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
substances will not occur in drinking water with suffi-
cient frequency to justify the publication of a health
advisory, and publishes such determination, including
the information and analysis used, and basis for, such
determination, in the Federal Register.’’.
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not
impose financial penalties for the violation of a national primary
drinking water regulation (as defined in section 1401 of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f)) with respect to a
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances for which a national
primary drinking water regulation has been promulgated under
section 1412(b)(16) of the Safe Drinking Water Act earlier than the
date that is 5 years after the date on which the Administrator pro-
mulgates the national primary drinking water regulation.
SEC. 6lll. PFAS DATA CALL.
Section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.
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fluorinated carbon atom,’’ after ‘‘perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
substance’’.
SEC. 6lll. EPA REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMISSION OF ANALYTICAL
REFERENCE STANDARDS FOR PFAS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency shall require each covered entity to submit to the Ad-
ministrator an analytical reference standard for each perfluoroalkyl
or polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully fluorinated car-
bon atom manufactured by the covered entity after the date that
is 10 years prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) USES.—The Administrator may—
(1) use an analytical reference standard submitted under
this section only for—
(A) the development of information, protocols, and meth-
odologies, which may be carried out by an entity deter-
mined appropriate by the Administrator; and
(B) activities relating to the implementation or enforce-
ment of Federal requirements; and
(2) provide an analytical reference standard submitted under
this section to a State, to be used only for—
(A) the development of information, protocols, and meth-
odologies, which may be carried out by an entity deter-
mined appropriate by the State; and
(B) activities relating to the implementation or enforce-
ment of State requirements.
(c) PROHIBITION.—No person receiving an analytical reference
standard submitted under this section may use or transfer the ana-
lytical reference standard for a commercial purpose.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered entity’’ means a
manufacturer of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance
with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
(3) MANUFACTURE; STATE.—The terms ‘‘manufacture’’ and
‘‘State’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the
Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2602).
16. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DEGETTE
OF COLORADO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
After title LIII of division E, insert the following new title:
TITLE LIV—WILDERNESS AND PUBLIC
LANDS
Subtitle A—Colorado Wilderness
SEC. 101. SECRETARY DEFINED.
As used in this subtitle, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appro-
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SEC. 102. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYS-
TEM IN THE STATE OF COLORADO.
(a) ADDITIONS.—Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of
1993 (Public Law 103–77; 107 Stat. 756; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following paragraphs:
‘‘(23) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which com-
prise approximately 316 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled ‘Maroon Bells Addition Proposed Wilderness’, dated July
20, 2018, which is hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed
to be a part of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area
designated by Public Law 88–577.
‘‘(24) Certain lands managed by the Gunnison Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approxi-
mately 38,217 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled
‘Redcloud & Handies Peak Proposed Wilderness’, dated Octo-
ber 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Redcloud Peak Wil-
derness.
‘‘(25) Certain lands managed by the Gunnison Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management or located in the Grand
Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests, which
comprise approximately 26,734 acres, as generally depicted on
a map titled ‘Redcloud & Handies Peak Proposed Wilderness’,
dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Handies
Peak Wilderness.
‘‘(26) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approxi-
mately 16,481 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled
‘Table Mountain & McIntyre Hills Proposed Wilderness’, dated
November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the McIntyre Hills
Wilderness.
‘‘(27) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which com-
prise approximately 10,282 acres, as generally depicted on a
map titled ‘Grand Hogback Proposed Wilderness’, dated Octo-
ber 16, 2019, which shall be known as the Grand Hogback Wil-
derness.
‘‘(28) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field
Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap-
proximately 25,624 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled
‘Demaree Canyon Proposed Wilderness’, dated October 9, 2019,
which shall be known as the Demaree Canyon Wilderness.
‘‘(29) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field
Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap-
proximately 28,279 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled
‘Little Books Cliff Proposed Wilderness’, dated October 9, 2019,
which shall be known as the Little Bookcliffs Wilderness.
‘‘(30) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which com-
prise approximately 14,886 acres, as generally depicted on a
map titled ‘Bull Gulch & Castle Peak Proposed Wilderness’,
dated January 29, 2020, which shall be known as the Bull
Gulch Wilderness.
‘‘(31) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley
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prise approximately 12,016 acres, as generally depicted on a
map titled ‘Bull Gulch & Castle Peak Proposed Wilderness
Areas’, dated January 29, 2020, which shall be known as the
Castle Peak Wilderness.’’.
(b) FURTHER ADDITIONS.—The following lands in the State of Col-
orado administered by the Bureau of Land Management or the
United States Forest Service are hereby designated as wilderness
and, therefore, as components of the National Wilderness Preserva-
tion System:
(1) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or located in
the White River National Forest, which comprise approxi-
mately 19,240 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘As-
signation Ridge Proposed Wilderness’’, dated November 12,
2019, which shall be known as the Assignation Ridge Wilder-
ness.
(2) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the Pike and
San Isabel National Forests, which comprise approximately
23,116 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Badger
Creek Proposed Wilderness’’, dated November 7, 2019, which
shall be known as the Badger Creek Wilderness.
(3) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the Pike and
San Isabel National Forests, which comprise approximately
35,251 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Beaver
Creek Proposed Wilderness’’, dated November 7, 2019, which
shall be known as the Beaver Creek Wilderness.
(4) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management or the Bureau of Reclama-
tion or located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests,
which comprise approximately 32,884 acres, as generally de-
picted on a map titled ‘‘Grape Creek Proposed Wilderness’’,
dated November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Grape
Creek Wilderness.
(5) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap-
proximately 13,351 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled
‘‘North & South Bangs Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, dated
October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the North Bangs
Canyon Wilderness.
(6) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap-
proximately 5,144 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled
‘‘North & South Bangs Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, dated
October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the South Bangs
Canyon Wilderness.
(7) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap-
proximately 26,624 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled
‘‘Unaweep & Palisade Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 9,
2019, which shall be known as The Palisade Wilderness.
(8) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the
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which comprise approximately 19,776 acres, as generally de-
picted on a map titled ‘‘Unaweep & Palisade Proposed Wilder-
ness’’, dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the
Unaweep Wilderness.
(9) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management and Uncompaghre
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management and in the
Manti-LaSal National Forest, which comprise approximately
37,637 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Sewemup
Mesa Proposed Wilderness’’, dated November 7, 2019, which
shall be known as the Sewemup Mesa Wilderness.
(10) Certain lands managed by the Kremmling Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approxi-
mately 31 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Platte
River Addition Proposed Wilderness’’, dated July 20, 2018, and
which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be
part of the Platte River Wilderness designated by Public Law
98–550.
(11) Certain lands managed by the Uncompahgre Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap-
proximately 17,587 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled
‘‘Roubideau Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 2019,
which shall be known as the Roubideau Wilderness.
(12) Certain lands managed by the Uncompahgre Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the
Grand Mesa, Uncompaghre, and Gunnison National Forests,
which comprise approximately 12,102 acres, as generally de-
picted on a map titled ‘‘Norwood Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’,
dated November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Norwood
Canyon Wilderness.
(13) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approxi-
mately 24,475 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Pa-
poose & Cross Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated Janu-
ary 29, 2020, which shall be known as the Cross Canyon Wil-
derness.
(14) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approxi-
mately 21,220 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled
‘‘McKenna Peak Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 16, 2019,
which shall be known as the McKenna Peak Wilderness.
(15) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approxi-
mately 14,270 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled
‘‘Weber-Menefee Mountain Proposed Wilderness’’, dated Octo-
ber 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Weber-Menefee
Mountain Wilderness.
(16) Certain lands managed by the Uncompahgre and Tres
Rios Field Offices of the Bureau of Land Management or the
Bureau of Reclamation, which comprise approximately 33,351
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Dolores River
Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, dated November 7, 2019, which
shall be known as the Dolores River Canyon Wilderness.
(17) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office
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San Isabel National Forests, which comprise approximately
17,922 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Browns
Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 2019, which
shall be known as the Browns Canyon Wilderness.
(18) Certain lands managed by the San Luis Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approxi-
mately 10,527 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘San
Luis Hills Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 2019 which
shall be known as the San Luis Hills Wilderness.
(19) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approxi-
mately 23,559 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled
‘‘Table Mountain & McIntyre Hills Proposed Wilderness’’,
dated November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Table
Mountain Wilderness.
(20) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management or located in the San Juan
National Forest, which comprise approximately 10,844 acres,
as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘North & South Pon-
derosa Gorge Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated January 31,
2020, which shall be known as the North Ponderosa Gorge Wil-
derness.
(21) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management or located in the San Juan
National Forest, which comprise approximately 12,393 acres,
as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘North & South Pon-
derosa Gorge Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated January 31,
2020 which shall be known as the South Ponderosa Gorge Wil-
derness.
(22) Certain lands managed by the Little Snake Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approxi-
mately 33,168 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Di-
amond Breaks Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated February 4,
2020 which shall be known as the Diamond Breaks Wilder-
ness.
(23) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management which comprises approxi-
mately 4,782 acres, as generally depicted on the map titled
‘‘Papoose & Cross Canyon Proposed Wilderness’ ’’’, and dated
January 29, 2020 which shall be known as the Papoose Canyon
Wilderness.
(c) WEST ELK ADDITION.—Certain lands in the State of Colorado
administered by the Gunnison Field Office of the Bureau of Land
Management, the United States National Park Service, and the
Bureau of Reclamation, which comprise approximately 6,695 acres,
as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘West Elk Addition Proposed
Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 2019, are hereby designated as wil-
derness and, therefore, as components of the National Wilderness
Preservation System and are hereby incorporated in and shall be
deemed to be a part of the West Elk Wilderness designated by Pub-
lic Law 88–577. The boundary adjacent to Blue Mesa Reservoir
shall be 50 feet landward from the water’s edge, and shall change
according to the water level.
(d) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as practicable after the
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a boundary description of each area designated as wilderness by
this section with the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate. Each map and boundary description shall
have the same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, except
that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in
the map or boundary description. The maps and boundary descrip-
tions shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Of-
fice of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Depart-
ment of the Interior, and in the Office of the Chief of the Forest
Service, Department of Agriculture, as appropriate.
(e) STATE AND PRIVATE LANDS.—Lands within the exterior
boundaries of any wilderness area designated under this section
that are owned by a private entity or by the State of Colorado, in-
cluding lands administered by the Colorado State Land Board,
shall be included within such wilderness area if such lands are ac-
quired by the United States. Such lands may be acquired by the
United States only as provided in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.).
SEC. 103. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, lands des-
ignated as wilderness by this subtitle shall be managed by the Sec-
retary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.) and this subtitle, except that, with respect to any wilderness
areas designated by this subtitle, any reference in the Wilderness
Act to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to
be a reference to the date of enactment of this subtitle.
(b) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in wilderness areas des-
ignated by this subtitle shall be administered in accordance with
the provisions of section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1133(d)(4)), as further interpreted by section 108 of Public Law 96–
560, and the guidelines set forth in appendix A of House Report
101–405 of the 101st Congress.
(c) STATE JURISDICTION.—As provided in section 4(d)(7) of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this subtitle shall
be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the
State of Colorado with respect to wildlife and fish in Colorado.
(d) BUFFER ZONES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle creates a protective
perimeter or buffer zone around any area designated as wilder-
ness by this subtitle.
(2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS.—The fact that an activ-
ity or use on land outside the areas designated as wilderness
by this subtitle can be seen or heard within the wilderness
shall not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of
the wilderness.
(e) MILITARY HELICOPTER OVERFLIGHTS AND OPERATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle restricts or pre-
cludes—
(A) low-level overflights of military helicopters over the
areas designated as wilderness by this subtitle, including
military overflights that can be seen or heard within any
wilderness area;
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(C) the designation or creation of new units of special
use airspace, or the establishment of military flight train-
ing routes over any wilderness area; or
(D) helicopter operations at designated landing zones
within the potential wilderness areas established by sub-
section (i)(1).
(2) AERIAL NAVIGATION TRAINING EXERCISES.—The Colorado
Army National Guard, through the High-Altitude Army Na-
tional Guard Aviation Training Site, may conduct aerial navi-
gation training maneuver exercises over, and associated oper-
ations within, the potential wilderness areas designated by this
subtitle—
(A) in a manner and degree consistent with the memo-
randum of understanding dated August 4, 1987, entered
into among the Colorado Army National Guard, the Bu-
reau of Land Management, and the Forest Service; or
(B) in a manner consistent with any subsequent memo-
randum of understanding entered into among the Colorado
Army National Guard, the Bureau of Land Management,
and the Forest Service.
(f) RUNNING EVENTS.—The Secretary may continue to authorize
competitive running events currently permitted in the Redcloud
Peak Wilderness Area and Handies Peak Wilderness Area in a
manner compatible with the preservation of such areas as wilder-
ness.
(g) LAND TRADES.—If the Secretary trades privately owned land
within the perimeter of the Redcloud Peak Wilderness Area or the
Handies Peak Wilderness Area in exchange for Federal land, then
such Federal land shall be located in Hinsdale County, Colorado.
(h) RECREATIONAL CLIMBING.—Nothing in this subtitle prohibits
recreational rock climbing activities in the wilderness areas, such
as the placement, use, and maintenance of fixed anchors, including
any fixed anchor established before the date of the enactment of
this subtitle—
(1) in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.); and
(2) subject to any terms and conditions determined to be nec-
essary by the Secretary.
(i) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The following lands are designated as po-
tential wilderness areas:
(A) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which
comprise approximately 7,376 acres, as generally depicted
on a map titled ‘‘Pisgah East & West Proposed Wilderness’’
and dated October 16, 2019, which, upon designation as
wilderness under paragraph (2), shall be known as the Pis-
gah East Wilderness.
(B) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which
comprise approximately 6,828 acres, as generally depicted
on a map titled ‘‘Pisgah East & West Proposed Wilderness’’
and dated October 16, 2019, which, upon designation as
wilderness under paragraph (2), shall be known as the Pis-
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(C) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or located
in the White River National Forest, which comprise ap-
proximately 16,101 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled ‘‘Flat Tops Proposed Wilderness Addition’’, dated Oc-
tober 9, 2019, and which, upon designation as wilderness
under paragraph (2), shall be incorporated in and shall be
deemed to be a part of the Flat Tops Wilderness des-
ignated by Public Law 94–146.
(2) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.—Lands designated as a po-
tential wilderness area by subparagraphs (A) through (C) of
paragraph (1) shall be designated as wilderness on the date on
which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a notice
that all nonconforming uses of those lands authorized by sub-
section (e) in the potential wilderness area that would be in
violation of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) have
ceased. Such publication in the Federal Register and designa-
tion as wilderness shall occur for the potential wilderness area
as the nonconforming uses cease in that potential wilderness
area and designation as wilderness is not dependent on ces-
sation of nonconforming uses in the other potential wilderness
area.
(3) MANAGEMENT.—Except for activities provided for under
subsection (e), lands designated as a potential wilderness area
by paragraph (1) shall be managed by the Secretary in accord-
ance with the Wilderness Act as wilderness pending the des-
ignation of such lands as wilderness under this subsection.
SEC. 104. WATER.
(a) EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this subtitle—
(1) affects the use or allocation, in existence on the date of
enactment of this subtitle, of any water, water right, or inter-
est in water;
(2) affects any vested absolute or decreed conditional water
right in existence on the date of enactment of this subtitle, in-
cluding any water right held by the United States;
(3) affects any interstate water compact in existence on the
date of enactment of this subtitle;
(4) authorizes or imposes any new reserved Federal water
rights; and
(5) shall be considered to be a relinquishment or reduction
of any water rights reserved or appropriated by the United
States in the State of Colorado on or before the date of the en-
actment of this subtitle.
(b) MIDSTREAM AREAS.—
(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection is to protect for
the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations—
(A) the unique and nationally important values of areas
designated as wilderness by section 102(b) (including the
geological, cultural, archaeological, paleontological, nat-
ural, scientific, recreational, environmental, biological, wil-
derness, wildlife, riparian, historical, educational, and sce-
nic resources of the public land); and
(B) the water resources of area streams, based on sea-
sonally available flows, that are necessary to support
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(2) WILDERNESS WATER RIGHTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure that any
water rights within the wilderness designated by section
102(b) required to fulfill the purposes of such wilderness
are secured in accordance with subparagraphs (B) through
(G).
(B) STATE LAW.—
(i) PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS.—Any water rights
for which the Secretary pursues adjudication shall be
appropriated, adjudicated, changed, and administered
in accordance with the procedural requirements and
priority system of State law.
(ii) ESTABLISHMENT OF WATER RIGHTS.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
clause (II), the purposes and other substantive
characteristics of the water rights pursued under
this paragraph shall be established in accordance
with State law.
(II) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subclause (I)
and in accordance with this subtitle, the Secretary
may appropriate and seek adjudication of water
rights to maintain surface water levels and
stream flows on and across the wilderness des-
ignated by section 102(b) to fulfill the purposes of
such wilderness.
(C) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall promptly appro-
priate the water rights required to fulfill the purposes of
the wilderness designated by section 102(b).
(D) REQUIRED DETERMINATION.—The Secretary shall not
pursue adjudication for any instream flow water rights un-
less the Secretary makes a determination pursuant to sub-
paragraph (E)(ii) or (F).
(E) COOPERATIVE ENFORCEMENT.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not pursue ad-
judication of any Federal instream flow water rights
established under this paragraph if—
(I) the Secretary determines, upon adjudication
of the water rights by the Colorado Water Con-
servation Board, that the Board holds water
rights sufficient in priority, amount, and timing to
fulfill the purposes of this subsection; and
(II) the Secretary has entered into a perpetual
agreement with the Colorado Water Conservation
Board to ensure full exercise, protection, and en-
forcement of the State water rights within the wil-
derness to reliably fulfill the purposes of this sub-
section.
(ii) ADJUDICATION.—If the Secretary determines that
the provisions of clause (i) have not been met, the Sec-
retary shall adjudicate and exercise any Federal water
rights required to fulfill the purposes of the wilderness
in accordance with this paragraph.
(F) INSUFFICIENT WATER RIGHTS.—If the Colorado Water
Conservation Board modifies the instream flow water
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that the Secretary determines that water rights held by
the State are insufficient to fulfill the purposes of this sub-
title, the Secretary shall adjudicate and exercise Federal
water rights required to fulfill the purposes of this subtitle
in accordance with subparagraph (B).
(G) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—The Secretary shall promptly
act to exercise and enforce the water rights described in
subparagraph (E) if the Secretary determines that—
(i) the State is not exercising its water rights con-
sistent with subparagraph (E)(i)(I); or
(ii) the agreement described in subparagraph
(E)(i)(II) is not fulfilled or complied with sufficiently to
fulfill the purposes of this subtitle.
(3) WATER RESOURCE FACILITY.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, beginning on the date of enactment of this
subtitle, neither the President nor any other officer, employee,
or agent of the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or
issue a license or permit for development of any new irrigation
and pumping facility, reservoir, water conservation work, aque-
duct, canal, ditch, pipeline, well, hydropower project, trans-
mission, other ancillary facility, or other water, diversion, stor-
age, or carriage structure in the wilderness designated by sec-
tion 102(b).
(c) ACCESS AND OPERATION.—
(1) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, the term ‘‘water
resource facility’’ means irrigation and pumping facilities, res-
ervoirs, water conservation works, aqueducts, canals, ditches,
pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, transmission and other
ancillary facilities, and other water diversion, storage, and car-
riage structures.
(2) ACCESS TO WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.—Subject to the
provisions of this subsection, the Secretary shall allow reason-
able access to water resource facilities in existence on the date
of enactment of this subtitle within the areas described in sec-
tions 102(b) and 102(c), including motorized access where nec-
essary and customarily employed on routes existing as of the
date of enactment of this subtitle.
(3) ACCESS ROUTES.—Existing access routes within such
areas customarily employed as of the date of enactment of this
subtitle may be used, maintained, repaired, and replaced to the
extent necessary to maintain their present function, design,
and serviceable operation, so long as such activities have no in-
creased adverse impacts on the resources and values of the
areas described in sections 102(b) and 102(c) than existed as
of the date of enactment of this subtitle.
(4) USE OF WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.—Subject to the pro-
visions of this subsection and subsection (a)(4), the Secretary
shall allow water resource facilities existing on the date of en-
actment of this subtitle within areas described in sections
102(b) and 102(c) to be used, operated, maintained, repaired,
and replaced to the extent necessary for the continued exercise,
in accordance with Colorado State law, of vested water rights
adjudicated for use in connection with such facilities by a court
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sources and values of the area shall not be increased as a re-
sult of changes in the adjudicated type of use of such facility
as of the date of enactment of this subtitle.
(5) REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.—Water resource facilities,
and access routes serving such facilities, existing within the
areas described in sections 102(b) and 102(c) on the date of en-
actment of this subtitle shall be maintained and repaired when
and to the extent necessary to prevent increased adverse im-
pacts on the resources and values of the areas described in sec-
tions 102(b) and 102(c).
SEC. 105. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that military aviation training on Fed-
eral public lands in Colorado, including the training conducted at
the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, is
critical to the national security of the United States and the readi-
ness of the Armed Forces.
SEC. 106. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STUDY ON IMPACTS THAT THE
EXPANSION OF WILDERNESS DESIGNATIONS IN THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES WOULD HAVE ON THE READI-
NESS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES
WITH RESPECT TO AVIATION TRAINING.
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
study on the impacts that the expansion of wilderness designations
in the Western United States would have on the readiness of the
Armed Forces of the United States with respect to aviation train-
ing.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this subtitle, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a
report on the study required under subsection (a).
Subtitle B—Northwest California Wilder-
ness, Recreation, and Working Forests
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means—
(A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and
(B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of California.
PART 1—RESTORATION AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 211. SOUTH FORK TRINITY-MAD RIVER RESTORATION AREA.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPED.—The term ‘‘collaboratively
developed’’ means projects that are developed and implemented
through a collaborative process that—
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(i) appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies;
and
(ii) multiple interested persons representing diverse
interests; and
(B) is transparent and nonexclusive.
(2) PLANTATION.—The term ‘‘plantation’’ means a forested
area that has been artificially established by planting or seed-
ing.
(3) RESTORATION.—The term ‘‘restoration’’ means the process
of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been de-
graded, damaged, or destroyed by establishing the composition,
structure, pattern, and ecological processes necessary to facili-
tate terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem sustainability, resilience,
and health under current and future conditions.
(4) RESTORATION AREA.—The term ‘‘restoration area’’ means
the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area, estab-
lished by subsection (b).
(5) SHADED FUEL BREAK.—The term ‘‘shaded fuel break’’
means a vegetation treatment that effectively addresses all
project-generated slash and that retains: adequate canopy
cover to suppress plant regrowth in the forest understory fol-
lowing treatment; the longest lived trees that provide the most
shade over the longest period of time; the healthiest and most
vigorous trees with the greatest potential for crown-growth in
plantations and in natural stands adjacent to plantations; and
all mature hardwoods, when practicable.
(6) STEWARDSHIP CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘stewardship con-
tract’’ means an agreement or contract entered into under sec-
tion 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16
U.S.C. 6591c).
(7) WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE.—The term ‘‘wildland-urban
interface’’ has the meaning given the term by section 101 of
the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511).
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, there is es-
tablished the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area, com-
prising approximately 871,414 acres of Federal land administered
by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘South Fork Trinity-Mad River
Restoration Area’’ and dated May 15, 2020, to be known as the
South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area.
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the restoration area are to—
(1) establish, restore, and maintain fire-resilient forest struc-
tures containing late successional forest structure character-
ized by large trees and multistoried canopies, as ecologically
appropriate;
(2) protect late successional reserves;
(3) enhance the restoration of Federal lands within the res-
toration area;
(4) reduce the threat posed by wildfires to communities with-
in the restoration area;
(5) protect and restore aquatic habitat and anadromous fish-
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(6) protect the quality of water within the restoration area;
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(7) allow visitors to enjoy the scenic, recreational, natural,
cultural, and wildlife values of the restoration area.
(d) MANAGEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the restoration
area—
(A) in a manner consistent with the purposes described
in subsection (c);
(B) in a manner that—
(i) in the case of the Forest Service, prioritizes res-
toration of the restoration area over other non-
emergency vegetation management projects on the
portions of the Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity National
Forests in Humboldt and Trinity Counties; and
(ii) in the case of the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service, establishes with the Forest Service an
agreement for cooperation to ensure timely completion
of consultation required by section 7 of the Endan-
gered Species Act (15 U.S.C. 1536) on restoration
projects within the restoration area and agreement to
maintain and exchange information on planning
schedules and priorities on a regular basis;
(C) in accordance with—
(i) the laws (including regulations) and rules appli-
cable to the National Forest System for land managed
by the Forest Service;
(ii) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for land managed by the
Bureau of Land Management;
(iii) this subtitle; and
(iv) any other applicable law (including regulations);
and
(D) in a manner consistent with congressional intent
that consultation for restoration projects within the res-
toration area is completed in a timely and efficient man-
ner.
(2) CONFLICT OF LAWS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The establishment of the restoration
area shall not change the management status of any land
or water that is designated wilderness or as a wild and
scenic river, including lands and waters designated by this
subtitle.
(B) RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT.—If there is a conflict be-
tween the laws applicable to the areas described in sub-
paragraph (A) and this section, the more restrictive provi-
sion shall control.
(3) USES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall only allow uses of
the restoration area that the Secretary determines would
further the purposes described in subsection (c).
(B) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall prioritize restoration
activities within the restoration area.
(C) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall limit the
Secretary’s ability to plan, approve, or prioritize activities
outside of the restoration area.
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section prohibits the
Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal, State, and
local agencies, as appropriate, from conducting wildland
fire operations in the restoration area, consistent with the
purposes of this section.
(B) PRIORITY.—The Secretary may use prescribed burn-
ing and managed wildland fire to the fullest extent prac-
ticable to achieve the purposes of this section.
(5) ROAD DECOMMISSIONING.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—To the extent practicable, the Sec-
retary shall decommission unneeded National Forest Sys-
tem roads identified for decommissioning and unauthor-
ized roads identified for decommissioning within the res-
toration area—
(i) subject to appropriations;
(ii) consistent with the analysis required by subparts
A and B of part 212 of title 36, Code of Federal Regu-
lations; and
(iii) in accordance with existing law.
(B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In making determina-
tions regarding road decommissioning under subparagraph
(A), the Secretary shall consult with—
(i) appropriate State, Tribal, and local governmental
entities; and
(ii) members of the public.
(C) DEFINITION.—As used in subparagraph (A), the term
‘‘decommission’’ means—
(i) to reestablish vegetation on a road; and
(ii) to restore any natural drainage, watershed func-
tion, or other ecological processes that are disrupted or
adversely impacted by the road by removing or
hydrologically disconnecting the road prism.
(6) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraphs (B), (C), and
(D), the Secretary may conduct vegetation management
projects in the restoration area only where necessary to—
(i) maintain or restore the characteristics of eco-
system composition and structure;
(ii) reduce wildfire risk to communities by promoting
forests that are fire resilient;
(iii) improve the habitat of threatened, endangered,
or sensitive species;
(iv) protect or improve water quality; or
(v) enhance the restoration of lands within the res-
toration area.
(B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—
(i) SHADED FUEL BREAKS.—In carrying out subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall prioritize, as prac-
ticable, the establishment of a network of shaded fuel
breaks within—
(I) the portions of the wildland-urban interface
that are within 150 feet from private property
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(II) 150 feet from any road that is open to mo-
torized vehicles as of the date of enactment of this
subtitle—
(aa) except that, where topography or other
conditions require, the Secretary may estab-
lish shaded fuel breaks up to 275 feet from a
road so long as the combined total width of
the shaded fuel breaks for both sides of the
road does not exceed 300 feet; and
(bb) provided that the Secretary shall in-
clude vegetation treatments within a min-
imum of 25 feet of the road where practicable,
feasible, and appropriate as part of any
shaded fuel break; or
(III) 150 feet of any plantation.
(ii) PLANTATIONS; RIPARIAN RESERVES.—The Sec-
retary may undertake vegetation management
projects—
(I) in areas within the restoration area in which
fish and wildlife habitat is significantly com-
promised as a result of past management prac-
tices (including plantations); and
(II) within designated riparian reserves only
where necessary to maintain the integrity of fuel
breaks and to enhance fire resilience.
(C) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall carry out vegeta-
tion management projects within the restoration area—
(i) in accordance with—
(I) this section; and
(II) existing law (including regulations);
(ii) after providing an opportunity for public com-
ment; and
(iii) subject to appropriations.
(D) BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE.—The Secretary shall use
the best available science in planning and implementing
vegetation management projects within the restoration
area.
(7) GRAZING.—
(A) EXISTING GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the
restoration area, where established before the date of en-
actment of this subtitle, shall be permitted to continue—
(i) subject to—
(I) such reasonable regulations, policies, and
practices as the Secretary considers necessary;
and
(II) applicable law (including regulations); and
(ii) in a manner consistent with the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (c).
(B) TARGETED NEW GRAZING.—The Secretary may issue
annual targeted grazing permits for the grazing of live-
stock in the restoration area, where not established before
the date of the enactment of this subtitle, to control nox-
ious weeds, aid in the control of wildfire within the
wildland-urban interface, or to provide other ecological
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(i) such reasonable regulations, policies, and prac-
tices as the Secretary considers necessary; and
(ii) a manner consistent with the purposes described
in subsection (c).
(C) BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE.—The Secretary shall use
the best available science when determining whether to
issue targeted grazing permits within the restoration area.
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the restora-
tion area is withdrawn from—
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the
public land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geo-
thermal leasing or mineral materials.
(f) USE OF STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.—To the maximum extent
practicable, the Secretary shall—
(1) use stewardship contracts to implement this section; and
(2) use revenue derived from such stewardship contracts for
restoration and other activities within the restoration area
which shall include staff and administrative costs to support
timely consultation activities for restoration projects.
(g) COLLABORATION.—In developing and implementing restora-
tion projects in the restoration area, the Secretary shall consult
with collaborative groups with an interest in the restoration area.
(h) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—A collaboratively developed res-
toration project within the restoration area may be carried out in
accordance with the provisions for hazardous fuel reduction
projects set forth in sections 104, 105, and 106 of the Healthy For-
ests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6514–6516), as applicable.
(i) MULTIPARTY MONITORING.—The Secretary of Agriculture
shall—
(1) in collaboration with the Secretary of the Interior and in-
terested persons, use a multiparty monitoring, evaluation, and
accountability process to assess the positive or negative ecologi-
cal, social, and economic effects of restoration projects within
the restoration area; and
(2) incorporate the monitoring results into the management
of the restoration area.
(j) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use all existing authorities to
secure as much funding as necessary to fulfill the purposes of the
restoration area.
(k) FOREST RESIDUES UTILIZATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with applicable law, includ-
ing regulations, and this section, the Secretary may utilize for-
est residues from restoration projects, including shaded fuel
breaks, in the restoration area for research and development
of biobased products that result in net carbon sequestration.
(2) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary may enter into partnerships with universities, non-
governmental organizations, industry, Tribes, and Federal,
State, and local governmental agencies.
SEC. 212. REDWOOD NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS RESTORATION.
(a) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Interior is
authorized to undertake initiatives to restore degraded redwood
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ship with the State of California, local agencies, and nongovern-
mental organizations.
(b) COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out any initiative authorized by
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall comply with all
applicable law.
SEC. 213. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC LANDS REMEDIATION PARTNERSHIP.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘partnership’’ means the Cali-
fornia Public Lands Remediation Partnership, established by
subsection (b).
(2) PRIORITY LANDS.—The term ‘‘priority lands’’ means Fed-
eral land within the State that is determined by the partner-
ship to be a high priority for remediation.
(3) REMEDIATION.—The term ‘‘remediation’’ means to facili-
tate the recovery of lands and waters that have been degraded,
damaged, or destroyed by illegal marijuana cultivation or an-
other illegal activity. Remediation includes but is not limited
to removal of trash, debris, and other material, and estab-
lishing the composition, structure, pattern, and ecological proc-
esses necessary to facilitate terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem
sustainability, resilience, and health under current and future
conditions.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a California
Public Lands Remediation Partnership.
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the partnership are to—
(1) coordinate the activities of Federal, State, Tribal, and
local authorities, and the private sector, in the remediation of
priority lands in the State affected by illegal marijuana cul-
tivation or other illegal activities; and
(2) use the resources and expertise of each agency, authority,
or entity in implementing remediation activities on priority
lands in the State.
(d) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the partnership shall include
the following:
(1) The Secretary of Agriculture, or a designee of the Sec-
retary of Agriculture to represent the Forest Service.
(2) The Secretary of the Interior, or a designee of the Sec-
retary of the Interior, to represent the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and National
Park Service.
(3) The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Pol-
icy, or a designee of the Director.
(4) The Secretary of the State Natural Resources Agency, or
a designee of the Secretary, to represent the California Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife.
(5) A designee of the California State Water Resources Con-
trol Board.
(6) A designee of the California State Sheriffs’ Association.
(7) One member to represent federally recognized Indian
Tribes, to be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(8) One member to represent nongovernmental organizations
with an interest in Federal land remediation, to be appointed
by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(9) One member to represent local governmental interests, to
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(10) A law enforcement official from each of the following:
(A) The Department of the Interior.
(B) The Department of Agriculture.
(11) A scientist to provide expertise and advise on methods
needed for remediation efforts, to be appointed by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture.
(12) A designee of the National Guard Counter Drug Pro-
gram.
(e) DUTIES.—To further the purposes of this section, the partner-
ship shall—
(1) identify priority lands for remediation in the State;
(2) secure resources from Federal and non-Federal sources to
apply to remediation of priority lands in the State;
(3) support efforts by Federal, State, Tribal, and local agen-
cies, and nongovernmental organizations in carrying out reme-
diation of priority lands in the State;
(4) support research and education on the impacts of, and so-
lutions to, illegal marijuana cultivation and other illegal activi-
ties on priority lands in the State;
(5) involve other Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies,
nongovernmental organizations, and the public in remediation
efforts, to the extent practicable; and
(6) take any other administrative or advisory actions as nec-
essary to address remediation of priority lands in the State.
(f) AUTHORITIES.—To implement this section, the partnership
may, subject to the prior approval of the Secretary of Agriculture—
(1) make grants to the State, political subdivisions of the
State, nonprofit organizations, and other persons;
(2) enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide grants
or technical assistance to, the State, political subdivisions of
the State, nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other
interested parties;
(3) hire and compensate staff;
(4) obtain funds or services from any source, including Fed-
eral and non-Federal funds, and funds and services provided
under any other Federal law or program;
(5) contract for goods or services; and
(6) support activities of partners and any other activities
that further the purposes of this section.
(g) PROCEDURES.—The partnership shall establish such rules and
procedures as it deems necessary or desirable.
(h) LOCAL HIRING.—The partnership shall, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable and in accordance with existing law, give pref-
erence to local entities and persons when carrying out this section.
(i) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—Members of the partner-
ship shall serve without pay.
(j) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRI-
CULTURE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall convene
the partnership on a regular basis to carry out this section.
(2) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of
Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior may provide technical
and financial assistance, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable
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nership or any members of the partnership to carry out this
subtitle.
(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture
and Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative agree-
ments with the partnership, any members of the partnership,
or other public or private entities to provide technical, finan-
cial, or other assistance to carry out this subtitle.
SEC. 214. TRINITY LAKE VISITOR CENTER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through
the Chief of the Forest Service, may establish, in cooperation with
any other public or private entities that the Secretary may deter-
mine to be appropriate, a visitor center in Weaverville, California—
(1) to serve visitors; and
(2) to assist in fulfilling the purposes of the Whiskeytown-
Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the visitor
center authorized under subsection (a) is designed to interpret the
scenic, biological, natural, historical, scientific, paleontological, rec-
reational, ecological, wilderness, and cultural resources of the
Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area and other
nearby Federal lands.
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture
may, in a manner consistent with this subtitle, enter into coopera-
tive agreements with the State and any other appropriate institu-
tions and organizations to carry out the purposes of this section.
SEC. 215. DEL NORTE COUNTY VISITOR CENTER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of
the Interior, acting jointly or separately, may establish, in coopera-
tion with any other public or private entities that the Secretaries
determine to be appropriate, a visitor center in Del Norte County,
California—
(1) to serve visitors; and
(2) to assist in fulfilling the purposes of Redwood National
and State Parks, the Smith River National Recreation Area,
and other nearby Federal lands.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretaries shall ensure that the visitor
center authorized under subsection (a) is designed to interpret the
scenic, biological, natural, historical, scientific, paleontological, rec-
reational, ecological, wilderness, and cultural resources of Redwood
National and State Parks, the Smith River National Recreation
Area, and other nearby Federal lands.
SEC. 216. MANAGEMENT PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In revising the land and resource management
plan for the Shasta-Trinity, Six Rivers, Klamath, and Mendocino
National Forests, the Secretary shall—
(1) consider the purposes of the South Fork Trinity-Mad
River Restoration Area established by section 211; and
(2) include or update the fire management plan for the wil-
derness areas and wilderness additions established by this sub-
title.
(b) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the revisions required by sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall—
(1) develop spatial fire management plans in accordance
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(A) the Guidance for Implementation of Federal
Wildland Fire Management Policy dated February 13,
2009, including any amendments to that guidance; and
(B) other appropriate policies;
(2) ensure that a fire management plan—
(A) considers how prescribed or managed fire can be
used to achieve ecological management objectives of wil-
derness and other natural or primitive areas; and
(B) in the case of a wilderness area expanded by section
231, provides consistent direction regarding fire manage-
ment to the entire wilderness area, including the addition;
(3) consult with—
(A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local governmental en-
tities; and
(B) members of the public; and
(4) comply with applicable laws (including regulations).
SEC. 217. STUDY; PARTNERSHIPS RELATED TO OVERNIGHT ACCOM-
MODATIONS.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with
interested Federal, State, Tribal, and local entities, and private and
nonprofit organizations, shall conduct a study to evaluate the feasi-
bility and suitability of establishing overnight accommodations
near Redwood National and State Parks on—
(1) Federal land at the northern boundary or on land within
20 miles of the northern boundary; and
(2) Federal land at the southern boundary or on land within
20 miles of the southern boundary.
(b) PARTNERSHIPS.—
(1) AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—If the study conducted under
subsection (a) determines that establishing the described ac-
commodations is suitable and feasible, the Secretary may enter
into agreements with qualified private and nonprofit organiza-
tions for the development, operation, and maintenance of over-
night accommodations.
(2) CONTENTS.—Any agreements entered into under para-
graph (1) shall clearly define the role and responsibility of the
Secretary and the private or nonprofit organization.
(3) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall enter agreements
under paragraph (1) in accordance with existing law.
(4) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection—
(A) reduces or diminishes the authority of the Secretary
to manage land and resources under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary; or
(B) amends or modifies the application of any existing
law (including regulations) applicable to land under the ju-
risdiction of the Secretary.
PART 2—RECREATION
SEC. 221. HORSE MOUNTAIN SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, there is es-
tablished the Horse Mountain Special Management Area (referred
to in this section as the ‘‘special management area’’) comprising ap-
proximately 7,482 acres of Federal land administered by the Forest
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the map entitled ‘‘Horse Mountain Special Management Area’’ and
dated May 15, 2020.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of the special management area is
to enhance the recreational and scenic values of the special man-
agement area while conserving the plants, wildlife, and other nat-
ural resource values of the area.
(c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date of en-
actment of this subtitle and in accordance with paragraph (2),
the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-
term management of the special management area.
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the management plan re-
quired under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with—
(A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local governmental en-
tities; and
(B) members of the public.
(3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—The management plan re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall ensure that recreational use
within the special management area does not cause significant
adverse impacts on the plants and wildlife of the special man-
agement area.
(d) MANAGEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the special
management area—
(A) in furtherance of the purposes described in sub-
section (b); and
(B) in accordance with—
(i) the laws (including regulations) generally applica-
ble to the National Forest System;
(ii) this section; and
(iii) any other applicable law (including regulations).
(2) RECREATION.—The Secretary shall continue to authorize,
maintain, and enhance the recreational use of the special man-
agement area, including hunting, fishing, camping, hiking,
hang gliding, sightseeing, nature study, horseback riding, raft-
ing, mountain biking, and motorized recreation on authorized
routes, and other recreational activities, so long as such rec-
reational use is consistent with the purposes of the special
management area, this section, other applicable law (including
regulations), and applicable management plans.
(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), the use of motorized vehicles in the special manage-
ment area shall be permitted only on roads and trails des-
ignated for the use of motorized vehicles.
(B) USE OF SNOWMOBILES.—The winter use of snowmo-
biles shall be allowed in the special management area—
(i) during periods of adequate snow coverage during
the winter season; and
(ii) subject to any terms and conditions determined
to be necessary by the Secretary.
(4) NEW TRAILS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may construct new
trails for motorized or nonmotorized recreation within the
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(i) the laws (including regulations) generally applica-
ble to the National Forest System;
(ii) this section; and
(iii) any other applicable law (including regulations).
(B) PRIORITY.—In establishing new trails within the spe-
cial management area, the Secretary shall—
(i) prioritize the establishment of loops that provide
high-quality, diverse recreational experiences; and
(ii) consult with members of the public.
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the special
management area is withdrawn from—
(1) all forms of appropriation or disposal under the public
land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) disposition under laws relating to mineral and geo-
thermal leasing.
SEC. 222. BIGFOOT NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL.
(a) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of Agriculture, in co-
operation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall submit to
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate a study that describes the feasibility of estab-
lishing a nonmotorized Bigfoot National Recreation Trail that
follows the route described in paragraph (2).
(2) ROUTE.—The trail described in paragraph (1) shall extend
from the Ides Cove Trailhead in the Mendocino National For-
est to Crescent City, California, by roughly following the route
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bigfoot National
Recreation Trail—Proposed’’ and dated July 25, 2018.
(3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In completing the study re-
quired by subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall con-
sult with—
(A) appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, regional, and local
agencies;
(B) private landowners;
(C) nongovernmental organizations; and
(D) members of the public.
(b) DESIGNATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon a determination that the Bigfoot Na-
tional Recreation Trail is feasible and meets the requirements
for a National Recreation Trail in section 1243 of title 16,
United States Code, the Secretary of Agriculture shall des-
ignate the Bigfoot National Recreation Trail in accordance
with—
(A) the National Trails System Act (Public Law 90–543);
(B) this subtitle; and
(C) other applicable law (including regulations).
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—Upon designation by the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Bigfoot National Recreation Trail (referred to
in this section as the ‘‘trail’’) shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, in consultation with—
(A) other Federal, State, Tribal, regional, and local agen-
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(B) private landowners; and
(C) other interested organizations.
(3) PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—No portions of the trail may be located
on non-Federal land without the written consent of the
landowner.
(B) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall not
acquire for the trail any land or interest in land outside
the exterior boundary of any federally managed area with-
out the consent of the owner of the land or interest in the
land.
(C) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section—
(i) requires any private property owner to allow pub-
lic access (including Federal, State, or local govern-
ment access) to private property; or
(ii) modifies any provision of Federal, State, or local
law with respect to public access to or use of private
land.
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out this section, the
Secretary of Agriculture may enter into cooperative agreements
with State, Tribal, and local government entities and private enti-
ties to complete needed trail construction, reconstruction, realign-
ment, maintenance, or education projects related to the Bigfoot Na-
tional Recreation Trail.
(d) MAP.—
(1) MAP REQUIRED.—Upon designation of the Bigfoot Na-
tional Recreation Trail, the Secretary of Agriculture shall pre-
pare a map of the trail.
(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map referred to in paragraph
(1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Forest Service.
SEC. 223. ELK CAMP RIDGE RECREATION TRAIL.
(a) DESIGNATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary of Agriculture after an opportunity for public comment,
shall designate a trail (which may include a system of trails)—
(A) for use by off-highway vehicles or mountain bicycles,
or both; and
(B) to be known as the Elk Camp Ridge Recreation
Trail.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In designating the Elk Camp Ridge
Recreation Trail (referred to in this section as the ‘‘trail’’), the
Secretary shall only include trails that are—
(A) as of the date of enactment of this subtitle, author-
ized for use by off-highway vehicles or mountain bikes, or
both; and
(B) located on land that is managed by the Forest Serv-
ice in Del Norte County.
(3) MAP.—A map that depicts the trail shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the
Forest Service.
(b) MANAGEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the trail—
(A) in accordance with applicable laws (including regula-
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(B) to ensure the safety of citizens who use the trail; and
(C) in a manner by which to minimize any damage to
sensitive habitat or cultural resources.
(2) MONITORING; EVALUATION.—To minimize the impacts of
the use of the trail on environmental and cultural resources,
the Secretary shall annually assess the effects of the use of off-
highway vehicles and mountain bicycles on—
(A) the trail;
(B) land located in proximity to the trail; and
(C) plants, wildlife, and wildlife habitat.
(3) CLOSURE.—The Secretary, in consultation with the State
and Del Norte County, and subject to paragraph (4), may tem-
porarily close or permanently reroute a portion of the trail if
the Secretary determines that—
(A) the trail is having an adverse impact on—
(i) wildlife habitats;
(ii) natural resources;
(iii) cultural resources; or
(iv) traditional uses;
(B) the trail threatens public safety; or
(C) closure of the trail is necessary—
(i) to repair damage to the trail; or
(ii) to repair resource damage.
(4) REROUTING.—Any portion of the trail that is temporarily
closed by the Secretary under paragraph (3) may be perma-
nently rerouted along any road or trail—
(A) that is—
(i) in existence as of the date of the closure of the
portion of the trail;
(ii) located on public land; and
(iii) open to motorized or mechanized use; and
(B) if the Secretary determines that rerouting the por-
tion of the trail would not significantly increase or de-
crease the length of the trail.
(5) NOTICE OF AVAILABLE ROUTES.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that visitors to the trail have access to adequate notice re-
lating to the availability of trail routes through—
(A) the placement of appropriate signage along the trail;
and
(B) the distribution of maps, safety education materials,
and other information that the Secretary concerned deter-
mines to be appropriate.
(c) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects the ownership, man-
agement, or other rights relating to any non-Federal land (includ-
ing any interest in any non-Federal land).
SEC. 224. TRINITY LAKE TRAIL.
(a) TRAIL CONSTRUCTION.—
(1) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—Not later than 18 months after the
date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary shall study the
feasibility and public interest of constructing a recreational
trail for nonmotorized uses around Trinity Lake.
(2) CONSTRUCTION.—
(A) CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED.—Subject to appropria-
tions, and in accordance with paragraph (3), if the Sec-
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tion of the trail described in such paragraph is feasible and
in the public interest, the Secretary may provide for the
construction of the trail.
(B) USE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND CONTRIBUTIONS.—
The trail may be constructed under this section through
the acceptance of volunteer services and contributions from
non-Federal sources to reduce or eliminate the need for
Federal expenditures to construct the trail.
(3) COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall comply with—
(A) the laws (including regulations) generally applicable
to the National Forest System; and
(B) this subtitle.
(b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects the ownership, man-
agement, or other rights relating to any non-Federal land (includ-
ing any interest in any non-Federal land).
SEC. 225. TRAILS STUDY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this subtitle, the Secretary of Agriculture, in accordance
with subsection (b) and in consultation with interested parties,
shall conduct a study to improve motorized and nonmotorized
recreation trail opportunities (including mountain bicycling) on
land not designated as wilderness within the portions of the Six
Rivers, Shasta-Trinity, and Mendocino National Forests located in
Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity, and Mendocino Counties.
(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study required by sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with the Sec-
retary of the Interior regarding opportunities to improve, through
increased coordination, recreation trail opportunities on land under
the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior that shares a
boundary with the national forest land described in subsection (a).
SEC. 226. CONSTRUCTION OF MOUNTAIN BICYCLING ROUTES.
(a) TRAIL CONSTRUCTION.—
(1) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—Not later than 18 months after the
date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of Agriculture
shall study the feasibility and public interest of constructing
recreational trails for mountain bicycling and other non-
motorized uses on the routes as generally depicted in the re-
port entitled ‘‘Trail Study for Smith River National Recreation
Area Six Rivers National Forest’’ and dated 2016.
(2) CONSTRUCTION.—
(A) CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED.—Subject to appropria-
tions, and in accordance with paragraph (3), if the Sec-
retary determines under paragraph (1) that the construc-
tion of one or more routes described in such paragraph is
feasible and in the public interest, the Secretary may pro-
vide for the construction of the routes.
(B) MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary may modify the
routes as necessary in the opinion of the Secretary.
(C) USE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND CONTRIBUTIONS.—
Routes may be constructed under this section through the
acceptance of volunteer services and contributions from
non-Federal sources to reduce or eliminate the need for
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(3) COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall comply with—
(A) the laws (including regulations) generally applicable
to the National Forest System; and
(B) this subtitle.
(b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects the ownership, man-
agement, or other rights relating to any non-Federal land (includ-
ing any interest in any non-Federal land).
SEC. 227. PARTNERSHIPS.
(a) AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is authorized to
enter into agreements with qualified private and nonprofit organi-
zations to undertake the following activities on Federal lands in
Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte Counties—
(1) trail and campground maintenance;
(2) public education, visitor contacts, and outreach; and
(3) visitor center staffing.
(b) CONTENTS.—Any agreements entered into under subsection
(a) shall clearly define the role and responsibility of the Secretary
and the private or nonprofit organization.
(c) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall enter into agreements
under subsection (a) in accordance with existing law.
(d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section—
(1) reduces or diminishes the authority of the Secretary to
manage land and resources under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary; or
(2) amends or modifies the application of any existing law
(including regulations) applicable to land under the jurisdiction
of the Secretary.
PART 3—CONSERVATION
SEC. 231. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are designated
as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness
Preservation System:
(1) BLACK BUTTE RIVER WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land
managed by the Forest Service in the State, comprising ap-
proximately 11,155 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘Black Butte Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated May 15,
2020, which shall be known as the Black Butte River Wilder-
ness.
(2) CHANCHELULLA WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Certain Federal
land managed by the Forest Service in the State, comprising
approximately 6,382 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ‘‘Chanchelulla Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’ and
dated May 15, 2020, which is incorporated in, and considered
to be a part of, the Chanchelulla Wilderness, as designated by
section 101(a)(4) of the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (16
U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 1619).
(3) CHINQUAPIN WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land man-
aged by the Forest Service in the State, comprising approxi-
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‘‘Chinquapin Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated May 15, 2020,
which shall be known as the Chinquapin Wilderness.
(4) ELKHORN RIDGE WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain Federal
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the
State, comprising approximately 37 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Elkhorn Ridge Wilder-
ness Additions’’ and dated October 24, 2019, which is incor-
porated in, and considered to be a part of, the Elkhorn Ridge
Wilderness, as designated by section 6(d) of Public Law 109–
362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2070).
(5) ENGLISH RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land man-
aged by the Bureau of Land Management in the State, com-
prising approximately 6,204 acres, as generally depicted on the
map entitled ‘‘English Ridge Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated
March 29, 2019, which shall be known as the English Ridge
Wilderness.
(6) HEADWATERS FOREST WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the State,
comprising approximately 4,360 acres, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ‘‘Headwaters Forest Wilderness—Proposed’’
and dated October 15, 2019, which shall be known as the
Headwaters Forest Wilderness.
(7) MAD RIVER BUTTES WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land
managed by the Forest Service in the State, comprising ap-
proximately 6,097 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Mad River Buttes Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated May
15, 2020, which shall be known as the Mad River Buttes Wil-
derness.
(8) MOUNT LASSIC WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain Federal
land managed by the Forest Service in the State, comprising
approximately 1,288 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ‘‘Mt. Lassic Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’ and
dated May 15, 2020, which is incorporated in, and considered
to be a part of, the Mount Lassic Wilderness, as designated by
section 3(6) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120
Stat. 2065).
(9) NORTH FORK EEL WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain Federal
land managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land
Management in the State, comprising approximately 16,342
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘North Fork
Eel Wilderness Additions’’ and dated May 15, 2020, which is
incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the North Fork
Eel Wilderness, as designated by section 101(a)(19) of the Cali-
fornia Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat.
1621).
(10) PATTISON WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land managed
by the Forest Service in the State, comprising approximately
29,451 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Patti-
son Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated May 15, 2020, which
shall be known as the Pattison Wilderness.
(11) SANHEDRIN WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain Federal
land managed by the Forest Service in the State, comprising
approximately 112 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘Sanhedrin Wilderness Addition—Proposed’’ and dated
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a part of, the Sanhedrin Wilderness, as designated by section
3(2) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat.
2065).
(12) SISKIYOU WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain Federal land
managed by the Forest Service in the State, comprising ap-
proximately 23,913 acres, as generally depicted on the maps
entitled ‘‘Siskiyou Wilderness Additions—Proposed (North)’’
and ‘‘Siskiyou Wilderness Additions—Proposed (South)’’ and
dated May 15, 2020, which is incorporated in, and considered
to be a part of, the Siskiyou Wilderness, as designated by sec-
tion 101(a)(30) of the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (16
U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 1623) (as amended by section 3(5)
of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065)).
(13) SOUTH FORK EEL RIVER WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in
the State, comprising approximately 603 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘South Fork Eel River Wilderness
Additions—Proposed’’ and dated October 24, 2019, which is in-
corporated in, and considered to be a part of, the South Fork
Eel River Wilderness, as designated by section 3(10) of Public
Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2066).
(14) SOUTH FORK TRINITY RIVER WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Forest Service in the State, com-
prising approximately 26,115 acres, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ‘‘South Fork Trinity River Wilderness Addi-
tions—Proposed’’ and dated May 15, 2020, which shall be
known as the South Fork Trinity River Wilderness.
(15) TRINITY ALPS WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain Federal
land managed by the Forest Service in the State, comprising
approximately 61,187 acres, as generally depicted on the maps
entitled ‘‘Trinity Alps Proposed Wilderness Additions EAST’’
and ‘‘Trinity Alps Wilderness Additions West—Proposed’’ and
dated May 15, 2020, which is incorporated in, and considered
to be a part of, the Trinity Alps Wilderness, as designated by
section 101(a)(34) of the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (16
U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 1623) (as amended by section 3(7)
of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065)).
(16) UNDERWOOD WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal land man-
aged by the Forest Service in the State, comprising approxi-
mately 15,068 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Underwood Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated May 15, 2020,
which shall be known as the Underwood Wilderness.
(17) YOLLA BOLLY-MIDDLE EEL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service and the Bu-
reau of Land Management in the State, comprising approxi-
mately 11,243 acres, as generally depicted on the maps entitled
‘‘Yolla Bolly Wilderness Proposed—NORTH’’, ‘‘Yolla Bolly Wil-
derness Proposed—SOUTH’’, and ‘‘Yolla Bolly Wilderness Pro-
posed—WEST’’ and dated May 15, 2020, which is incorporated
in, and considered to be a part of, the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel
Wilderness, as designated by section 3 of the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1132) (as amended by section 3(4) of Public Law
109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065)).
(18) YUKI WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Certain Federal land
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agement in the State, comprising approximately 11,076 acres,
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Yuki Wilderness
Additions—Proposed’’ and dated May 15, 2020, which is incor-
porated in, and considered to be a part of, the Yuki Wilderness,
as designated by section 3(3) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C.
1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065).
(b) REDESIGNATION OF NORTH FORK WILDERNESS AS NORTH FORK
EEL RIVER WILDERNESS.—Section 101(a)(19) of Public Law 98–425
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 1621) is amended by striking ‘‘North
Fork Wilderness’’ and inserting ‘‘North Fork Eel River Wilderness’’.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other
record of the United States to the North Fork Wilderness shall be
deemed to be a reference to the North Fork Eel River Wilderness.
(c) ELKHORN RIDGE WILDERNESS ADJUSTMENTS.—The boundary
of the Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness established by section 6(d) of Pub-
lic Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is adjusted by deleting ap-
proximately 30 acres of Federal land as generally depicted on the
map entitled ‘‘Proposed Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness Additions’’ and
dated October 24, 2019.
SEC. 232. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness
areas and wilderness additions established by section 231 shall be
administered by the Secretary in accordance with this subtitle and
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that—
(1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date
of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of
enactment of this subtitle; and
(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture
shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary.
(b) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take such measures in
a wilderness area or wilderness addition designated by section
231 as are necessary for the control of fire, insects, and dis-
eases in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 of the 98th
Congress.
(2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this subtitle limits
funding for fire and fuels management in the wilderness areas
or wilderness additions designated by this subtitle.
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with paragraph (1) and
other applicable Federal law, to ensure a timely and efficient
response to fire emergencies in the wilderness additions des-
ignated by this subtitle, the Secretary of Agriculture shall—
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this subtitle, establish agency approval procedures (includ-
ing appropriate delegations of authority to the Forest Su-
pervisor, District Manager, or other agency officials) for re-
sponding to fire emergencies; and
(B) enter into agreements with appropriate State or local
firefighting agencies.
(c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the wilderness areas
and wilderness additions designated by this subtitle, if established
before the date of enactment of this subtitle, shall be administered
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(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1133(d)(4)); and
(2)(A) for lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, the guidelines set forth in the report of the Com-
mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress (H.
Rept. 96–617); or
(B) for lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the In-
terior, the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of
the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of
Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress
(H. Rept. 101–405).
(d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this subtitle
affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with re-
spect to fish and wildlife on public land in the State.
(2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of the purposes
and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.),
the Secretary may conduct any management activities that are
necessary to maintain or restore fish, wildlife, and plant popu-
lations and habitats in the wilderness areas or wilderness ad-
ditions designated by section 231, if the management activities
are—
(A) consistent with relevant wilderness management
plans; and
(B) conducted in accordance with—
(i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and
(ii) appropriate policies, such as the policies estab-
lished in Appendix B of House Report 101–405.
(e) BUFFER ZONES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for designation of
wilderness or wilderness additions by this subtitle to lead to
the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around
each wilderness area or wilderness addition.
(2) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUNDARIES.—The fact that
nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from
within a wilderness area shall not, of itself, preclude the activi-
ties or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness area.
(f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this subtitle precludes—
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the wilder-
ness areas or wilderness additions designated by section 231;
(2) the designation of new units of special airspace over the
wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated by section
231; or
(3) the use or establishment of military flight training routes
over the wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated
by section 231.
(g) HORSES.—Nothing in this subtitle precludes horseback riding
in, or the entry of recreational or commercial saddle or pack stock
into, an area designated as a wilderness area or wilderness addi-
tion by section 231—
(1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness Act
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(2) subject to any terms and conditions determined to be nec-
essary by the Secretary.
(h) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the wilder-
ness areas and wilderness additions designated by section 231 are
withdrawn from—
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the
public land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) operation of the mineral materials and geothermal leas-
ing laws.
(i) USE BY MEMBERS OF INDIAN TRIBES.—
(1) ACCESS.—In recognition of the past use of wilderness
areas and wilderness additions designated by this subtitle by
members of Indian Tribes for traditional cultural and religious
purposes, the Secretary shall ensure that Indian Tribes have
access to the wilderness areas and wilderness additions des-
ignated by section 231 for traditional cultural and religious
purposes.
(2) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, the Sec-
retary, on request of an Indian Tribe, may temporarily
close to the general public one or more specific portions of
a wilderness area or wilderness addition to protect the pri-
vacy of the members of the Indian Tribe in the conduct of
the traditional cultural and religious activities in the wil-
derness area or wilderness addition.
(B) REQUIREMENT.—Any closure under subparagraph (A)
shall be made in such a manner as to affect the smallest
practicable area for the minimum period of time necessary
for the activity to be carried out.
(3) APPLICABLE LAW.—Access to the wilderness areas and
wilderness additions under this subsection shall be in accord-
ance with—
(A) Public Law 95–341 (commonly known as the Amer-
ican Indian Religious Freedom Act) (42 U.S.C. 1996 et
seq.); and
(B) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
(j) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.—Any
land within the boundary of a wilderness area or wilderness addi-
tion designated by section 231 that is acquired by the United
States shall—
(1) become part of the wilderness area in which the land is
located;
(2) be withdrawn in accordance with subsection (h); and
(3) be managed in accordance with this section, the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and any other applicable law.
(k) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In accordance with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to such terms
and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may
authorize the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteoro-
logic, or climatological collection devices in the wilderness areas
and wilderness additions designated by section 231 if the Secretary
determines that the facilities and access to the facilities are essen-
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(l) AUTHORIZED EVENTS.—The Secretary may continue to author-
ize the competitive equestrian event permitted since 2012 in the
Chinquapin Wilderness established by section 231 in a manner
compatible with the preservation of the area as wilderness.
(m) RECREATIONAL CLIMBING.—Nothing in this subtitle prohibits
recreational rock climbing activities in the wilderness areas, such
as the placement, use, and maintenance of fixed anchors, including
any fixed anchor established before the date of the enactment of
this subtitle—
(1) in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.); and
(2) subject to any terms and conditions determined to be nec-
essary by the Secretary.
SEC. 233. DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State
are designated as potential wilderness areas:
(1) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service,
comprising approximately 4,005 acres, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ‘‘Chinquapin Proposed Potential Wilderness’’
and dated May 15, 2020.
(2) Certain Federal land administered by the National Park
Service, compromising approximately 31,000 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Redwood National Park—
Potential Wilderness’’ and dated October 9, 2019.
(3) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service,
comprising approximately 5,681 acres, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ‘‘Siskiyou Proposed Potential Wildernesses’’
and dated May 15, 2020.
(4) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service,
comprising approximately 446 acres, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ‘‘South Fork Trinity River Proposed Potential
Wilderness’’ and dated May 15, 2020.
(5) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service,
comprising approximately 1,256 acres, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ‘‘Trinity Alps Proposed Potential Wilderness’’
and dated May 15, 2020.
(6) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service,
comprising approximately 4,386 acres, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ‘‘Yolla Bolly Middle-Eel Proposed Potential
Wilderness’’ and dated May 15, 2020.
(7) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service,
comprising approximately 2,918 acres, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ‘‘Yuki Proposed Potential Wilderness’’ and
dated May 15, 2020.
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection (c) and sub-
ject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall manage the poten-
tial wilderness areas designated by subsection (a) (referred to in
this section as ‘‘potential wilderness areas’’) as wilderness until the
potential wilderness areas are designated as wilderness under sub-
section (d).
(c) ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of ecological restoration (in-
cluding the elimination of nonnative species, removal of illegal,
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any other activities necessary to restore the natural ecosystems
in a potential wilderness area and consistent with paragraph
(2)), the Secretary may use motorized equipment and mecha-
nized transport in a potential wilderness area until the poten-
tial wilderness area is designated as wilderness under sub-
section (d).
(2) LIMITATION.—To the maximum extent practicable, the
Secretary shall use the minimum tool or administrative prac-
tice necessary to accomplish ecological restoration with the
least amount of adverse impact on wilderness character and re-
sources.
(d) EVENTUAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.—The potential wilder-
ness areas shall be designated as wilderness and as a component
of the National Wilderness Preservation System on the earlier of—
(1) the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal
Register notice that the conditions in a potential wilderness
area that are incompatible with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.) have been removed; or
(2) the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of
this subtitle for potential wilderness areas located on lands
managed by the Forest Service.
(e) ADMINISTRATION AS WILDERNESS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—On its designation as wilderness under
subsection (d), a potential wilderness area shall be adminis-
tered in accordance with section 232 and the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
(2) DESIGNATION.—On its designation as wilderness under
subsection (d)—
(A) the land described in subsection (a)(1) shall be incor-
porated in, and considered to be a part of, the Chinquapin
Wilderness established by section 231(a)(3);
(B) the land described in subsection (a)(3) shall be incor-
porated in, and considered to be a part of, the Siskiyou
Wilderness as designated by section 101(a)(30) of the Cali-
fornia Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98
Stat. 1623) (as amended by section 3(5) of Public Law 109–
362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065) and expanded by
section 231(a)(12));
(C) the land described in subsection (a)(4) shall be incor-
porated in, and considered to be a part of, the South Fork
Trinity River Wilderness established by section 231(a)(14);
(D) the land described in subsection (a)(5) shall be incor-
porated in, and considered to be a part of, the Trinity Alps
Wilderness as designated by section 101(a)(34) of the Cali-
fornia Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98
Stat. 1623) (as amended by section 3(7) of Public Law 109–
362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065) and expanded by
section 231(a)(15));
(E) the land described in subsection (a)(6) shall be incor-
porated in, and considered to be a part of, the Yolla Bolly-
Middle Eel Wilderness as designated by section 3 of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1132) (as amended by section
3(4) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat.
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(F) the land described in subsection (a)(7) shall be incor-
porated in, and considered to be a part of, the Yuki Wilder-
ness as designated by section 3(3) of Public Law 109–362
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065) and expanded by sec-
tion 231(a)(18).
(f) REPORT.—Within 3 years after the date of enactment of this
subtitle, and every 3 years thereafter until the date upon which the
potential wilderness is designated wilderness under subsection (d),
the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate on the status of eco-
logical restoration within the potential wilderness area and the
progress toward the potential wilderness area’s eventual wilderness
designation under subsection (d).
SEC. 234. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS.
Section 3(a) of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(231) SOUTH FORK TRINITY RIVER.—The following segments
from the source tributaries in the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wil-
derness, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
‘‘(A) The 18.3-mile segment from its multiple source
springs in the Cedar Basin of the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel
Wilderness in section 15, T. 27 N., R. 10 W. to .25 miles
upstream of the Wild Mad Road, as a wild river.
‘‘(B) The .65-mile segment from .25 miles upstream of
Wild Mad Road to the confluence with the unnamed tribu-
tary approximately .4 miles downstream of the Wild Mad
Road in section 29, T. 28 N., R. 11 W., as a scenic river.
‘‘(C) The 9.8-mile segment from .75 miles downstream of
Wild Mad Road to Silver Creek, as a wild river.
‘‘(D) The 5.4-mile segment from Silver Creek confluence
to Farley Creek, as a scenic river.
‘‘(E) The 3.6-mile segment from Farley Creek to Cave
Creek, as a recreational river.
‘‘(F) The 5.6-mile segment from Cave Creek to the con-
fluence of the unnamed creek upstream of Hidden Valley
Ranch in section 5, T. 15, R. 7 E., as a wild river.
‘‘(G) The 2.5-mile segment from unnamed creek con-
fluence upstream of Hidden Valley Ranch to the confluence
with the unnamed creek flowing west from Bear Wallow
Mountain in section 29, T. 1 N., R. 7 E., as a scenic river.
‘‘(H) The 3.8-mile segment from the unnamed creek con-
fluence in section 29, T. 1 N., R. 7 E. to Plummer Creek,
as a wild river.
‘‘(I) The 1.8-mile segment from Plummer Creek to the
confluence with the unnamed tributary north of McClellan
Place in section 6, T. 1 N., R. 7 E., as a scenic river.
‘‘(J) The 5.4-mile segment from the unnamed tributary
confluence in section 6, T. 1 N., R. 7 E. to Hitchcock Creek,
as a wild river.
‘‘(K) The 7-mile segment from Eltapom Creek to the
Grouse Creek, as a scenic river.
‘‘(L) The 5-mile segment from Grouse Creek to Coon
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‘‘(232) EAST FORK SOUTH FORK TRINITY RIVER.—The following
segments to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
‘‘(A) The 8.4-mile segment from its source in the
Pettijohn Basin in the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness
in section 10, T. 3 S., R. 10 W. to .25 miles upstream of
the Wild Mad Road, as a wild river.
‘‘(B) The 3.4-mile segment from .25 miles upstream of
the Wild Mad Road to the South Fork Trinity River, as a
recreational river.
‘‘(233) RATTLESNAKE CREEK.—The 5.9-mile segment from the
confluence with the unnamed tributary in the southeast corner
of section 5, T. 1 S., R. 12 W. to the South Fork Trinity River,
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec-
reational river.
‘‘(234) BUTTER CREEK.—The 7-mile segment from .25 miles
downstream of the Road 3N08 crossing to the South Fork Trin-
ity River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as
a scenic river.
‘‘(235) HAYFORK CREEK.—The following segments to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
‘‘(A) The 3.2-mile segment from Little Creek to Bear
Creek, as a recreational river.
‘‘(B) The 13.2-mile segment from Bear Creek to the
northern boundary of section 19, T. 3 N., R. 7 E., as a sce-
nic river.
‘‘(236) OLSEN CREEK.—The 2.8-mile segment from the con-
fluence of its source tributaries in section 5, T. 3 N., R. 7 E.
to the northern boundary of section 24, T. 3 N., R. 6 E., to be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river.
‘‘(237) RUSCH CREEK.—The 3.2-mile segment from .25 miles
downstream of the 32N11 Road crossing to Hayfork Creek, to
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a rec-
reational river.
‘‘(238) ELTAPOM CREEK.—The 3.4-mile segment from
Buckhorn Creek to the South Fork Trinity River, to be admin-
istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
‘‘(239) GROUSE CREEK.—The following segments to be admin-
istered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
‘‘(A) The 3.9-mile segment from Carson Creek to Cow
Creek, as a scenic river.
‘‘(B) The 7.4-mile segment from Cow Creek to the South
Fork Trinity River, as a recreational river.
‘‘(240) MADDEN CREEK.—The following segments to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
‘‘(A) The 6.8-mile segment from the confluence of Mad-
den Creek and its unnamed tributary in section 18, T. 5
N., R. 5 E. to Fourmile Creek, as a wild river.
‘‘(B) The 1.6-mile segment from Fourmile Creek to the
South Fork Trinity River, as a recreational river.
‘‘(241) CANYON CREEK.—The following segments to be admin-
istered by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the
Interior:
‘‘(A) The 6.6-mile segment from the outlet of lower Can-
yon Creek Lake to Bear Creek upstream of Ripstein, as a
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