Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3485), the Bill (H.R. 4445) and the Bill (H.R. 4521)
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House Report 117–241 is a report of the Committee on Rules, referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed February 2, 2022, providing for consideration of three bills. They are H.R. 3485, to impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violations of internationally recognized human rights against LGBTQI individuals, H.R. 4445, to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment, and H.R. 4521, to provide for a coordinated federal research initiative on engineering biology. The title is repeated across the cover and title pages, and the text read ends there.
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117TH CONGRESS REPORT
" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES !
2d Session 117–241
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3485) TO IM-
POSE SANCTIONS ON FOREIGN PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR
VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HUMAN
RIGHTS AGAINST LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER,
QUEER AND INTERSEX (LGBTQI) INDIVIDUALS, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R.
4445) TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE WITH
RESPECT TO ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES INVOLVING SEXUAL
ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT; PROVIDING FOR CONSID-
ERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4521) TO PROVIDE FOR A COORDI-
NATED FEDERAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE TO ENSURE CONTIN-
UED UNITED STATES LEADERSHIP IN ENGINEERING BIOLOGY;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
R E P O R T
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON RULES
FEBRUARY 2, 2022.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3485) TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON FOREIGN PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLATIONS OF INTER-
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NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS AGAINST LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER AND INTERSEX (LGBTQI) INDIVIDUALS, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4445) TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE WITH RE-
SPECT TO ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL
(H.R. 4521) TO PROVIDE FOR A COORDINATED FEDERAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE TO ENSURE CONTINUED UNITED STATES LEADERSHIP IN ENGI-
NEERING BIOLOGY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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117TH CONGRESS REPORT
" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES !
2d Session 117–241
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3485) TO IM-
POSE SANCTIONS ON FOREIGN PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR
VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HUMAN
RIGHTS AGAINST LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER,
QUEER AND INTERSEX (LGBTQI) INDIVIDUALS, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R.
4445) TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE WITH
RESPECT TO ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES INVOLVING SEXUAL
ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT; PROVIDING FOR CONSID-
ERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4521) TO PROVIDE FOR A COORDI-
NATED FEDERAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE TO ENSURE CONTIN-
UED UNITED STATES LEADERSHIP IN ENGINEERING BIOLOGY;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
R E P O R T
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON RULES
FEBRUARY 2, 2022.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
46–718 WASHINGTON : 2022
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117TH CONGRESS REPORT
" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES !
2d Session 117–241
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3485) TO IMPOSE
SANCTIONS ON FOREIGN PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLATIONS OF
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS AGAINST LESBIAN,
GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER AND INTERSEX (LGBTQI) INDI-
VIDUALS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION
OF THE BILL (H.R. 4445) TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE UNITED STATES
CODE WITH RESPECT TO ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES INVOLVING SEX-
UAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDER-
ATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4521) TO PROVIDE FOR A COORDINATED FED-
ERAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE TO ENSURE CONTINUED UNITED STATES
LEADERSHIP IN ENGINEERING BIOLOGY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
FEBRUARY 2, 2022.—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. 900]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House
Resolution 900, by a record vote of 8 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. 3485, the Global
Respect Act, under a structured rule. The resolution provides one
hour of general debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on For-
eign Affairs or their respective designees. The resolution waives all
points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution pro-
vides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting
of the text of Rules Committee Print 117–30 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 that following debate, each
further amendment printed in part A of this report not earlier con-
sidered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 shall
be considered only in the order printed in this report, may be of-
fered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be consid-
ered 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 ques-
46–718
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tion is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall
not be subject to a demand for division of the question. Section 3
of the resolution provides that at any time after debate the chair
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee may offer
amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in
part A of this report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs 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 printed in part A of this
report and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolu-
tion. The resolution provides one motion to recommit. The resolu-
tion further provides for consideration of H.R. 4445, the Ending
Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act
of 2021, under a structured rule. The resolution provides one hour
of general debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judi-
ciary or their designees.
The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature
of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117–
29 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 makes in
order the further amendment printed in Part B of this report, if of-
fered by the member designated in this report, which shall be con-
sidered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this re-
port equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an oppo-
nent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the ques-
tion. The resolution waives all points of order against the amend-
ment printed in part B of this report. The resolution provides for
one motion to recommit. The resolution further provides for consid-
eration of H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act of 2022, under
a structured rule. The resolution provides two hours of general de-
bate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
or their designees.
The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature
of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117–
31, modified by the amendment printed in part C 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 resolution provides
that following debate, each further amendment printed in part D
of this report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc
pursuant to section 8 shall be considered only in the order printed
in this report, may be offered only by a Member 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 pro-
ponent 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
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the question. Section 8 of the resolution provides that at any time
after debate the chair of the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology or her designee may offer amendments en bloc con-
sisting of further amendments printed in part D of this report not
earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as
read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology 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 printed in part D of this report and
amendments en bloc described in section 8 of the resolution. The
resolution provides one motion to recommit. The resolution pro-
vides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021 (as most
recently amended by House Resolution 860, agreed to January 11,
2022), is amended by striking ‘‘February 4, 2022’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting (in each instance) ‘‘April 1, 2022’’. The resolu-
tion provides that proceedings may be postponed through March 3,
2022, on measures that were the object of motions to suspend the
rules on the legislative day of February 1, 2022, and on which the
yeas and nays were ordered.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
Although the resolution waives all points of order against consid-
eration of H.R. 3485, the Committee is not aware of any points of
order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against provi-
sions in H.R. 3485, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against the
amendments to H.R. 3485 printed in part A of this report and
amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution, the
Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is pro-
phylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R.
4445 includes a waiver of clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII, which requires
the inclusion of committee cost estimate in a committee report. A
CBO cost estimate on H.R. 4445 was not available at the time the
Committee on the Judiciary filed its report.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against provi-
sions in H.R. 4445, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against the
amendment to H.R. 4445 printed in part B of this report 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.
4521 includes waivers of the following:
—Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII, which requires the inclusion of com-
mittee cost estimate in a committee report. A CBO cost estimate
on H.R. 4521 was not available at the time the Committee on
Space, Science, and Technology filed its report.
—Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits
consideration of legislation within the jurisdiction of the Committee
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on the Budget unless referred to or reported by the Budget Com-
mittee.
The waiver of all points of order against provisions in H.R. 4521,
as amended, includes waivers of the following:
—Clause 4 of rule XXI, which prohibits reporting a bill carrying
an appropriation from a committee not having jurisdiction to report
an appropriation.
—Clause 5(a) of rule XXI, which prohibits a bill carrying a tax
or tariff measure from being reported by a committee not having
jurisdiction to report tax or tariff measures.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against the
amendments to H.R. 4521 printed in part D of this report and
amendments en bloc described in section 8 of the resolution, the
Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is pro-
phylactic 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. 183
Motion by Mr. Cole to strike the language in the rule that would
continue the tolling of days for Resolutions of Inquiry. Defeated: 4–
8
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 ....................................................... ...................
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 184
Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 4521 to make in
order amendment #190, offered by Rep. Walberg (MI), which adds
a section to prohibit the President from revoking Presidential per-
mits relating to cross-border energy facilities. Defeated: 4–8
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 ....................................................... ...................
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 185
Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 3485 to make in
order amendment #10, offered by Rep. Perry (PA), which precludes
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the sanctions prescribed in the legislation from being used against
individuals exercising their freedom of speech, religion, and asso-
ciation. Also prevents sanctions prescribed in the legislation from
being used against individuals with sincerely held religious or con-
science-based beliefs. Defeated: 4–8
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 ....................................................... ...................
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 186
Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 4521 to make
in order amendment #287, offered by Rep. Bice (OK), which redi-
rects $8 billion from the Green Climate Fund to US INDOPACIFIC
Command to deter the People’s Republic of China. 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. 187
Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 4521 to make
in order amendment #465, offered by Rep. Wenstrup (OH), which
prohibits the use of Federal funds to conduct or support gain-of-
function research involving potential pandemic pathogens by
China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, or other foreign adversaries. 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. 188
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to amend the rule to H.R. 4521 to
make in order amendment #18, offered by Rep. Reschenthaler (PA),
which prohibits funds from this legislation from supporting the
EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. Defeated: 4–8
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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 ....................................................... ...................
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 189
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to amend the rule to H.R. 4521 to
make in order amendment #158, offered by Rep. Carter (GA),
which prohibits funds made available to carry out this Act from
being used to support the Ministry of Health of the People’s Repub-
lic of China. Defeated: 4–8
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 ....................................................... ...................
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 190
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 4521 to
make in order amendment #73, offered by Rep. Allen (GA), which
restricts the National Science Foundation from awarding grants
and other forms of assistance to Chinese Communist military com-
panies and their affiliates. Defeated: 4–8
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 ....................................................... ...................
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 191
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 4521 to
make in order amendment #198, offered by Rep. Curtis (UT), which
requires a report on how U.S. taxpayer money benefitted China.
Defeated: 4–8
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
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... ...................
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 192
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 4521 to
make in order amendment #113, offered by Rep. Stefanik (NY),
which prohibits institutions of higher education that maintain a
contract with a Confucius Institute from receiving any federal
funds. Defeated: 4–8
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 ....................................................... ...................
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 193
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 4445 to
make in order amendment #1, offered by Rep. Fitzgerald (WI),
which limits attorneys’ fees to a reasonable percentage of the recov-
ery. Defeated: 4–8
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 ....................................................... ...................
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 194
Motion by Ms. Ross to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4
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 ....................................................... ...................
Mr.McGovern, Chairman ................................... Yea
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3485 IN PART A MADE IN
ORDER
1. Crist (FL): Authorizes the President to exempt certain imme-
diate family members who themselves face persecution from pos-
sible inadmissibility or revocation of visas. (10 minutes)
2. Gottheimer (NJ): Requires a study from the Secretary of State
examining risks to LGBTQI individuals at a regional bureau level.
(10 minutes)
3. Harder (CA): Prevents any provisions of the bill from imposing
sanctions or taking actions against any foreign individual based
solely upon religious belief. (10 minutes)
4. Manning (NC): Adds torture to the list of violations of human
rights for which the President may impose sanctions. (10 minutes)
5. Porter (CA): Requires a report to Congress on individuals re-
sponsible for violations of human rights against LGBTQI people be
submitted in an unclassified form and published on a publicly
available State Department website, and the report may include a
classified annex. (10 minutes)
6. Williams (GA): Commissions a report on how the Department
of State can coordinate internationally to proactively prevent
human rights violations against individuals based on actual or per-
ceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics.
(10 minutes)
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4445 IN PART B MADE IN
ORDER
1. Buck (CO), Bishop, Dan (NC), Bustos (IL), Griffith (VA), Biggs
(AZ): Clarifies that, for the purposes of the bill, sexual harassment
dispute is defined as a dispute relating to conduct that allegedly
constitutes sexual harassment under applicable Federal, Tribal, or
State sexual harassment laws. (10 minutes)
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4521 IN PART C CONSIDERED
AS ADOPTED
1. Johnson, Eddie Bernice (TX): Makes technical corrections,
fixes errors, amends citations and makes conforming changes, such
as for US insular areas, to Divisions A, B, C, D, G, H, J and L.
Modifies the reporting timeline for Sec. 10001 in Division A. In-
cludes clarifying changes, enhances federal coordination, adds
worker protections, amends definitions and removes signature au-
thority for DOE lab directors to Division B. Updates definitions and
adds worker protections to Division C. Enhances federal coordina-
tion and adds relevant agencies to Division D. Details specific ac-
countability benchmarks as it relates to the G20 Common Frame-
work to Division G. Adds USTR to the Coral Reef Task Force in
Division H. Strikes language that prohibited the Secretary from
carrying out International Education Programs unless the appro-
priation exceeded $69,353,000 and strikes language that would
allow the Madison Foundation to invest assets in the private mar-
ket in Division J. This amendment makes clarifications to the TAA
Title and changes the number of days for implementation of the de
minimis rule in Division K.
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 4521 IN PART D MADE IN
ORDER
1. Adams (NC), Suozzi (NY), Williams (GA), Strickland (WA),
Bush, Cori (MO), Hayes (CT), Clyburn (SC), Manning (NC): In-
creases funding for the Capacity Building Program for Developing
Universities, ensures that like institutions only compete with like
institutions, and expands eligibility to ensure that HBCU’s and
MSIs that do not have R1 status can receive funds. (10 minutes)
2. Auchincloss (MA): Amends Division D Section 30241 Subtitle
G to read ‘‘to counter the PRC Government’s efforts to spread
disinformation and disburse vaccines in exchange for exploitative
concessions in low- to middle-income countries while maintaining
US engagement with and support for multilateral vaccine procure-
ment and equitable distribution.’’ (10 minutes)
3. Auchincloss (MA): Amends Division D Section 30216 line 22
and inserts ‘‘auto-disable syringes,’’ after ‘‘diagnostics,’’. (10 min-
utes)
4. Auchincloss (MA): Amends Division B, Title IV to require that
NIST, as part of the proposed National Engineering Biology Re-
search and Development Initiative, support discovery, innovation,
and production that will encourage shared protocols and interoper-
ability in engineering biology innovation. Also directs Initiative to
support the development of biomanufacturing testbeds based on
open standards and protocols to scale up engineering biology re-
search. (10 minutes)
5. Auchincloss (MA): Directs the Treasury Department and the
State Department to conduct a study on the management of sanc-
tions against specific Afghan individuals in order to operate a for-
eign trade zone in Afghanistan while maintaining the United
States’ national security interests. (10 minutes)
6. Balderson (OH), Hinson (IA): Strikes section 30606—Global
Climate Change Resilience Strategy and section 30609—Green Cli-
mate Fund. (10 minutes)
7. Balderson (OH): Inserts the text of H.R. 2559, the Compressed
Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act. (10 minutes)
8. Banks (IN), Boebert, Lauren (CO), Wilson, Joe (SC): Requires
a determination into whether certain Chinese companies impli-
cated in using Uyghur forced labor meet the criteria for sanctions
under the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020, and the
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. (10 minutes)
9. Bass (CA): Requires feasibility of expanding YALI to northern
African countries in initial annual report; says YALI should net-
work with other similar programs); adds a diversity requirement to
implementation plan so more strategic locations in Africa are rep-
resented; and changes the age of the Mandela program from 18–
35 to 25–35 and includes Mandela Washington Fellowship, YALI
network, and Regional Leadership Centers as the three main pro-
grams of the Initiative. (10 minutes)
10. Beatty (OH): Adds to Division A a Sense of Congress that
CHIPS Act funds should be allocated in a manner that, in consulta-
tion with the Director of the Minority Business Development Agen-
cy, adequately addresses the inclusion of economically disadvan-
taged individuals and small businesses. (10 minutes)
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11. Beatty (OH): Establishes an Office of Opportunity and Inclu-
sion in the Dept. of Commerce to develop standards related to ex-
isting CHIPS Act obligations regarding economically disadvantaged
individuals. (10 minutes)
12. Bera (CA): Replaces Section 30124, the ‘‘Strategy on Deter-
rence of Economic Coercion’’ with legislation creating a task force
to counter China’s economic coercion. (10 minutes)
13. Bice (OK): Prevents the $8 billion authorized for the Green
Climate Fund from being appropriated until the President submits
a report to Congress detailing the process and analysis used in set-
ting the United States’ emissions reduction target. (10 minutes)
14. Blunt Rochester (DE): Ensures NIST is supporting edu-
cational activities with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership
for HBCUs, TCUs, and other minority serving institutions. (10
minutes)
15. Bonamici (OR), González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR), Crist (FL),
Pingree (ME), Posey (FL): Reauthorizes the Federal Ocean Acidifi-
cation Research and Monitoring Act funding for NOAA and the
NSF. Expands the definition of ocean acidification to include estu-
aries, creates an Advisory Board to advise on coastal and ocean
acidification research and monitoring, and directs NOAA to estab-
lish a data archive system that processes, stores, and provides ac-
cess to ocean acidification data. (10 minutes)
16. Bonamici (OR), Castor (FL): Directs the OSTP Director to de-
velop a national circular economy that includes: a vision for how
the science and technology enterprise should support the develop-
ment of a circular economy, identification of key public and private
stakeholders that may contribute to or benefit from a transition to
a circular economy, and recommendations on specific Federal poli-
cies needed to drive this transition. (10 minutes)
17. Bonamici (OR), Langevin (RI): Directs the National Science
Foundation to award Mathematics and Science Education Partner-
ships grants to develop STEM educational curriculums that incor-
porate art and design to promote creativity and innovation. Adds
a requirement that Teacher Institutes for the 21st Century funded
under the Mathematics and Science Education Partnerships grant
program have a component that includes the integration of art and
design principles and processes. (10 minutes)
18. Bonamici (OR), Posey (FL), Pingree (ME), Huffman (CA),
Beyer (VA): Creates an Interagency Working Group on Blue Car-
bon, led by NOAA, to oversee the development of a national map
of blue carbon ecosystems. (10 minutes)
19. Bonamici (OR), Pappas (NH), Huffman (CA): Directs existing
ocean-focused interagency committees to coordinate overlapping
data collection, align supercomputing and data storage efforts, de-
velop cross-agency databases, and support consistent archiving
practices, and assesses the potential for an Advanced Research
Project Agency–Oceans (ARPA–O). (10 minutes)
20. Bonamici (OR), Leger Fernandez (NM): Directs the Secretary
of Labor to award funding to eligible entities, including sector part-
nerships, in the infrastructure industry. (10 minutes)
21. Bowman (NY), Nadler (NY), Meng (NY): Waives cost-sharing
requirements for certain National Science Foundation grant pro-
grams related to STEM education for a period of 5 years. (10 min-
utes)
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22. Bowman (NY): Directs the State Department, in coordination
with Department of Energy and in consultation with appropriate
agencies, to report on the impact of U.S. sanctions on innovation,
emissions reduction, climate cooperation, and economic justice. (10
minutes)
23. Bowman (NY): Adds provisions related to pursuing green
‘‘parallel initiatives’’ with China when appropriate, and if projects
are held to the highest possible standards, in order to increase the
total global resources available for mitigating climate change, and
strengthens the emphasis on expanding equitable access to renew-
able energy in developing countries. (10 minutes)
24. Brownley (CA): Adds ‘‘alternative proteins’’ to USDA research
and development list. (10 minutes)
25. Budd (NC): Requires an intelligence assessment to determine
the degree to which, if any, the Russian Federation has coordinated
with the People’s Republic of China regarding a potential further
invasion of Ukraine. (10 minutes)
26. Burgess (TX): Strikes Sections 80301 and 80302 that create
a new classification of ‘‘W’’ visas for start-ups. (10 minutes)
27. Burgess (TX), Budd (NC), Johnson, Bill (OH): Transfers fund-
ing from the Solar component manufacturing supply chain assist-
ance program to the strategic transformer reserve and resilience
program to prioritize funding for the resilience of the U.S. electric
grid. (10 minutes)
28. Burgess (TX): Prohibits the use of Title 42 Special Pay Au-
thority for certain agencies. (10 minutes)
29. Burgess (TX), Johnson, Bill (OH), Crenshaw (TX), Luetke-
meyer (MO), McKinley (WV): Strikes Section 30609 that authorizes
$8 billion for the UN’s Green Climate Fund. (10 minutes)
30. Burgess (TX), McKinley (WV): Prevents any federal funds
from being used by any department or agency to acquire KN–95
respirator masks produced or manufactured in the People’s Repub-
lic of China if N–95 respirator masks produced or manufactured in
the United States of the same safety standard are available in rea-
sonable quantity. (10 minutes)
31. Bush, Cori (MO): Directs the Secretary of State, in coordina-
tion with the USAID Administrator, to expand global testing capac-
ity, vaccination distribution, and acquisition needed medical sup-
plies, including available COVID–19 vaccines, to ensure success in
ending the pandemic globally. (10 minutes)
32. Bush, Cori (MO): Conducts a comprehensive assessment to
measure the impact of oil spills and plastic ingestion on sea life.
(10 minutes)
33. Bush, Cori (MO), Adams (NC): Encourages public colleges
and universities to facilitate the seamless transfer of course credit
earned in the postsecondary STEM pathway directly to out-of-state
public institutions and private, nonprofit HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs.
This will help build pathways for students of color in states that
do not have an in-state HBCU or TCU to smoothly transfer their
STEM course credits to out-of-state HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs. (10
minutes)
34. Bush, Cori (MO), Clarke, Yvette (NY): Codifies the Biden Ad-
ministration’s commitment to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind
energy in the United States by 2030. (10 minutes)
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35. Bush, Cori (MO): Revises the Solar Component Manufac-
turing Supply Chain Assistance Program to permit support for fa-
cilities that have the ability to manufacture solar components. (10
minutes)
36. Bush, Cori (MO): Studies the impacts of U.S. and multilateral
regulations and sanctions, including the environmental and public
health impacts of natural resource exploitation. (10 minutes)
37. Cammack, Kat (FL): Strikes Sec. 30609 that authorizes $8
billion for the UN Green Climate Fund. (10 minutes)
38. Case (HI): Orders a comprehensive study into offshore aqua-
culture including the environmental impact, identification of con-
trol technologies and practices to minimize environmental impacts,
and assessment on the impact of international offshore aquaculture
industries on the U.S. seafood market. (10 minutes)
39. Case (HI): Directs the Secretary of State, in coordination with
the Secretary of the Interior and in consultation with other rel-
evant Federal departments and agencies, to submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on international indige-
nous engagement. (10 minutes)
40. Case (HI): Establishes a program for the professional devel-
opment of young adult leaders and professionals in the Pacific Is-
lands similar to the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative
(YSEALI) and the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). (10
minutes)
41. Casten (IL): Enables alternative financing to accelerate main-
tenance and general infrastructure projects at Department of En-
ergy laboratories. (10 minutes)
42. Castor (FL): Enhances domestic manufacturing competitive-
ness by supporting the first three commercial-scale implementa-
tions of transformative industrial technologies. (10 minutes)
43. Castro (TX): Adding an industry to the list of ‘‘creation and
expansions’’ of apprenticeships to include ‘‘media and entertain-
ment.’’ (10 minutes)
44. Chabot (OH), Sherman (CA): Adds the text of the Tropical
Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act which au-
thorizes funding for the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conserva-
tion Act of 1998 for FY2022–2026. (10 minutes)
45. 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, and prevents the alteration or elimination
of Uranium as a critical mineral until that assessment is complete.
Defines ‘‘Congressional Defense Committees’’ for clarity, and adds
a 180 day requirement for completion of the report. (10 minutes)
46. Chu (CA), Raskin (MD), Pressley (MA), Meng (NY), Takano
(CA), Kahele (HI), Bonamici (OR), Bowman (NY): Expresses the
sense of Congress on the importance of opposing the targeting of
Chinese researchers and academics based on race. (10 minutes)
47. Cohen (TN), Wilson, Joe (SC), Malinowski (NJ), Curtis (UT):
Mandates a public listing by country of stolen assets recovered in
the United States and authorizes public visa bans against foreign
individuals who demand bribes. (10 minutes)
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48. Connolly (VA): Creates an E–4 treaty trader visa category for
up to 15,000 nationals of South Korea each fiscal year who are
coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation
services, subject to various requirements. (10 minutes)
49. Costa (CA), Gonzalez, Vicente (TX), Garamendi (CA): Re-
quires a report within 180 days reviewing the involvement of the
People’s Republic of China, state sponsored companies, and compa-
nies incorporated in the PRC in the ownership, operation, or other-
wise involvement in mining or processing facilities in countries
from which the United States imports minerals, metals, and mate-
rials, and evaluating the strategic and national security implica-
tions for the United States of such involvement. (10 minutes)
50. Courtney (CT), Larsen, Rick (WA), Bera (CA), Luria (VA),
Case (HI), Kilmer (WA): Expressing a Sense of Congress that it is
in the national interest for the United States to become a formal
signatory of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
(UNCLOS). (10 minutes)
51. Craig (MN), Stauber (MN): Inserts the full text of the bipar-
tisan Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act, which authorizes De-
partment of Education grants for academic advising and commu-
nity outreach to construction and manufacturing oriented appren-
ticeship colleges. (10 minutes)
52. Craig (MN), Axne (IA), Delgado (NY), Pingree (ME), Hayes
(CT), Kuster (NH), Bustos (IL), Johnson, Dusty (SD), Costa (CA),
Allred (TX), Schrier (WA): Directs the newly created position of the
Assistant Secretary for Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Re-
sponse to evaluate the stability of the Agriculture and Food System
supply chain. Also directs the new Assistant Secretary to provide
a report to Congress on vulnerabilities in this supply chain and
ways to address those vulnerabilities. (10 minutes)
53. Crenshaw (TX): Requires a report on the negative impacts
One Belt, One Road (OBOR) participation has on countries that
take part. The report is to be shared with OBOR participants and
potential participants so as to dissuade further participation in
OBOR. (10 minutes)
54. Crenshaw (TX): Expresses the sense of Congress that China
is not a developing nation, but is industrialized and therefore any
agreements that advantage China as a ‘‘developing nation’’ should
be updated to reflect China’s actual status as industrialized. (10
minutes)
55. Crenshaw (TX): Requires a classified report on what is need-
ed to bypass China’s ‘‘great firewall’’ and provide uncensored media
to the Chinese people. (10 minutes)
56. Crenshaw (TX): Requires that the Department of State to
provide an annual briefing to Congress on China’s progress and ef-
forts to meet emission goals and commitments. (10 minutes)
57. Curtis (UT), Langevin (RI): Strengthens the Olympic section
by stating the IOC should develop a framework for reprimanding
or disqualifying host cities and the countries in which they are lo-
cated if the governments of such countries are actively committing
mass atrocities during the Olympic and Paralympic bidding process
or between a city’s election as a host city and the duration of the
Olympic and Paralympic Games that its government is hosting. (10
minutes)
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58. Davids (KS), Wild (PA): Adds that HHS must consider small
and medium sized manufacturers when establishing partnerships
and cooperative agreements with manufacturers and distributors in
the supply chain flexibility manufacturing pilot for the Strategic
National Stockpile. (10 minutes)
59. Davis, Rodney (IL), Schrier (WA), O’Halleran (AZ), Salazar
(FL), Meijer (MI), Johnson, Bill (OH), Newhouse (WA), Hinson (IA),
McKinley (WV), Budd (NC), Bost (IL), Kilmer (WA), Case (HI),
Garbarino (NY), Spanberger (VA), Miller-Meeks (IA), Doyle (PA),
Stauber (MN), Feenstra (IA), Kuster (NH): Adds the text of the
Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act to the bill
which directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the
feasibility of manufacturing more goods in the United States, in
particular, products that are key to our critical infrastructure sec-
tors—the purpose is to see how supply chain issues can better be
mitigated, and how more goods, along with jobs, can be created in
the United States. (10 minutes)
60. DeLauro (CT), Mace (SC), DeFazio (OR), Levin, Andy (MI),
Cooper (TN), Neguse (CO): Prohibits the possession, transport, and
sale of captively raised mink for fur production. (10 minutes)
61. DelBene (WA), Clarke, Yvette (NY), Lieu (CA): Adds
‘‘immersive technology’’ as a key technology focus area. (10 min-
utes)
62. DelBene (WA), Mace (SC), Strickland (WA): Amends Section
30612 to clarify the exemption for aircraft from the definition of
electronic waste. (10 minutes)
63. DelBene (WA), Larsen, Rick (WA): Strengthens existing GAO
reporting requirements by requiring GAO to examine how semicon-
ductor projects are supporting the needs of critical infrastructure
industries in the United States. (10 minutes)
64. Delgado (NY): Amends technology and innovation hub eligi-
bility to support modernization and innovation in the manufac-
turing sector. (10 minutes)
65. Dingell (MI): Establishes a Climate Change Education Pro-
gram at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to
increase climate literacy, and it also establishes a grant program
for climate change education. (10 minutes)
66. Doyle (PA), Spanberger (VA): Amends the Clean Industrial
Technology Act to add Commercial Deployment of new efficient
technologies for industrial facilities and authorizes funding for the
deployment. (10 minutes)
67. Escobar (TX): Includes environmental defenders to mitigate
the impacts of climate change and work with allies and partners
to ensure a level playing field exists when it comes to climate ac-
tion. (10 minutes)
68. Escobar (TX): Directs CBP to develop metrics to measure how
procured technologies have helped deter or address irregular mi-
gration along the southern border, including ways in which tech-
nologies have altered migration routes and patterns. (10 minutes)
69. Escobar (TX): Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, to submit to Con-
gress a report that contains an assessment of the current stand-
ards and guidelines for managing ports of entry under the control
of the Department of Homeland Security. (10 minutes)
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70. Escobar (TX): Requires a report to Congress on the imple-
mentation of measurable and sustainable development practices
and an assessment of resources related to achieving carbon dioxide
emission reduction targets for 2025 and 2030. (10 minutes)
71. Escobar (TX): Expresses a sense of Congress that the United
States’ engagement with the leaders of the Western Hemisphere is
critical to addressing our region’s shared challenges and opportuni-
ties. (10 minutes)
72. Escobar (TX): Requires the Director of National Intelligence
in coordination with other departments and agencies to submit a
report to Congress on the existence of any security risks and
threats posed by China to upcoming U.S. Federal elections. (10
minutes)
73. Escobar (TX): Creates a set aside for small businesses in eco-
nomically disadvantaged areas within the Solar Component Manu-
facturing Supply Chain Assistance program. (10 minutes)
74. Escobar (TX): Prohibits the use of any funds authorized to be
appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act to be used
for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Con-
gress. (10 minutes)
75. Eshoo (CA): Amends a requirement for an existing GAO
study to include an evaluation of demand-side incentives for alle-
viating semiconductor shortages. (10 minutes)
76. Eshoo (CA), Timmons (SC), Raskin (MD), Case (HI): Directs
CISA to publish an annual report to promote evidence-based poli-
cies and controls that small entities (i.e., small businesses, non-
profits, local governments) may employ to improve cybersecurity;
and requires a Commerce Department annual report on barriers
small entities face in implementing cybersecurity policies and con-
trols. (10 minutes)
77. Eshoo (CA), Chu (CA): Directs the President to ensure that
the provisions of the America COMPETES Act which are aimed at
countering the influence of the Chinese Communist Party are im-
plemented in a manner that does not result in discrimination
against people of Asian descent. (10 minutes)
78. Fallon (TX): Authorizes the hiring of 10 additional staff for
the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control to
carry out activities associated with the People’s Republic of China.
(10 minutes)
79. Feenstra (IA): Establishes a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Work-
ing Group in the Department of Energy. (10 minutes)
80. Fitzgerald (WI): Includes clearly defined program metrics,
goals, and targets in Section 30113’s reporting requirements. (10
minutes)
81. Fitzgerald (WI), Stanton (AZ): Requires the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust
Division to monitor and take foreign government subsidies into ac-
count in the premerger notification processes. The FTC and DOJ
jointly would develop disclosure requirements of foreign govern-
ment subsidies for companies operating in the United States. (10
minutes)
82. Fortenberry (NE), Meng (NY), Carter, Buddy (GA), Quigley
(IL): Adds the text of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wild-
life Trafficking Act, which continues the work with international
partners, including nations, nongovernmental organizations, and
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the private sector, to identify long-standing and emerging chal-
lenges related to wildlife poaching and trafficking. This Act sup-
ports activities to halt trafficking and poaching of rare and endan-
gered species sold internationally for food, medicine and vanity. A
Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking supports in country
and regional training, law enforcement and oversight to assure spe-
cies are protected across the globe. (10 minutes)
83. Foster (IL), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH), Casten (IL), Meijer
(MI): Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to upgrade the nuclear re-
search capabilities of universities in the United States to meet the
research requirements of advanced nuclear energy systems. Addi-
tionally enables the establishment of new nuclear science and engi-
neering facilities and supports workforce development critical to
maintaining United States leadership in nuclear science and engi-
neering and related disciplines. (10 minutes)
84. Foster (IL): Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to fund res-
toration and modernization projects at the National Laboratories.
(10 minutes)
85. Foster (IL), Pressley (MA), Bowman (NY): Allows dual intent
for STEM doctoral students, allowing them to transition to a green
card as provided under this bill without first needing to leave the
country and start the visa process over. (10 minutes)
86. Foster (IL): Allows Office of Science funds to be used for the
National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory. (10 minutes)
87. Foster (IL): Directs NIST to create guidelines for digital iden-
tity validation services within its digital identity Technical Road-
map. (10 minutes)
88. Gallagher (WI), Courtney (CT), Turner (OH), Luria (VA),
Stefanik (NY), Hartzler (MO): Adds the text of the American Secu-
rity Drone Act of 2022, which prohibits federal operation or pro-
curement of certain foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems. (10
minutes)
89. Garamendi (CA), Johnson, Dusty (SD), Costa (CA), Valadao
(CA), Schrier (WA), Davis, Rodney (IL): Inserts H.R. 4996, the
Ocean Shipping Reform Act, as passed by the House. (10 minutes)
90. Garamendi (CA): Inserts the ‘‘Special Immigrant Visas for Af-
ghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2021,’’ which provides SIV’s for
those Fulbrighters currently studying at American universities and
former scholars who returned to Afghanistan. Provides SIV’s for
their legal spouses/dependents as well as for Afghans who partici-
pated in other State Department-sponsored exchange programs. (10
minutes)
91. Garamendi (CA): Adds the Democratic People’s Republic of
North Korea, People’s Republic of China, Russian Federation, and
Islamic Republic of Iran to the list of prohibited ‘‘countries of con-
cern’’ for the loans and loan guarantees under the proposed Critical
Supply Chain Resilient Program. Sensitive materials sourced from
these same non-allied foreign nations are excluded from DOD pro-
curement. (10 minutes)
92. Garcia, Mike (CA), Burgess (TX): Prohibits this act and its
amendments from taking effect until the Secretary of Energy cer-
tifies to Congress that this act will not reduce the energy security
or energy independence of the United States. (10 minutes)
93. Garcia, Sylvia (TX): Authorizes the Department of Transpor-
tation (DOT) to award maritime career training grants to institu-
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tions of higher education and postsecondary vocational institutions
for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving educational or
career training programs for American workers related to the mari-
time workforce. (10 minutes)
94. Gimenez (FL), Burgess (TX): Prohibits the bill from taking ef-
fect until the Sec. of Energy certifies with Congress that no provi-
sions in the bill will increase the average price of energy. (10 min-
utes)
95. González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR), Murphy, Stephanie (FL),
Salazar (FL), Waltz (FL): Recognizes the contributions made by the
305-meter radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto
Rico. (10 minutes)
96. Gooden (TX), Hinson (IA), Boebert, Lauren (CO), Balderson
(OH): Requires a report on Chinese entities that provide cloud com-
puting products or services and the role of the CCP in these enti-
ties and risks they pose to data privacy. (10 minutes)
97. Gottheimer (NJ), Trahan (MA): Requires a GAO report on the
possibility of the establishment of an automated supply-chain
tracking application that provides near real-time insight into the
amount of critical medical and health supplies available in the
Strategic National Stockpile. (10 minutes)
98. Gottheimer (NJ): Requires a 30-day time-limited study by the
U.S. Departments of Commerce and Transportation to report to
Congress and the public on the major current chokepoints in our
nation’s supply chain. (10 minutes)
99. Gottheimer (NJ): Establishes an interagency task force to ad-
dress Chinese market manipulation in the United States and ex-
pands the study and strategy on money laundering by the People’s
Republic of China to include risks of contributing to corruption. (10
minutes)
100. Gottheimer (NJ), Salazar (FL): Adds potential opportunities
for partnership with Israel and other regional nations in areas
such as technological cooperation critical to national security as an
element of the U.S. strategy for countering China in the Middle
East. (10 minutes)
101. Gottheimer (NJ), Gibbs (OH): Requires a report to Congress
focusing on links between private sector Chinese technology and so-
cial media companies and the Chinese government including poten-
tial risks related to technology transfer and Chinese investment in
U.S. and allied nation technology companies. (10 minutes)
102. Gottheimer (NJ): Directs the National Science Foundation to
prioritize grant awards to institutions that demonstrate effective
strategies for recruiting and providing career and technical edu-
cation to veterans and Members of the Armed Forces transitioning
to the private sector workforce. (10 minutes)
103. Gottheimer (NJ): Provides a Statement of Policy outlining
that the U.S. shall prioritize the Indo-Pacific in its foreign policy
and authorizes $655 million for foreign military financing activities
within the region as well as additional funding for the Southeast
Asia Maritime Law Enforcement Initiative and other diplomatic ac-
tivities, and authorizes an additional $40 million for a Foreign
Military Financing Compact Pilot Program. (10 minutes)
104. Gottheimer (NJ): Requires the National Manufacturing Ad-
visory Council to solicit input from communities where foreign com-
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petition resulted in mass factory layoffs or economically disadvan-
taged areas. (10 minutes)
105. Grijalva (AZ): Establishes an Office of Education Technology
in the Bureau of Indian Education. (10 minutes)
106. Grothman (WI): Strikes the section of the bill that author-
izes $4 billion each for FY23 and FY24 for contributions to the
Green Climate Fund. (10 minutes)
107. Hayes (CT), McKinley (WV): Enables the Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation to make awards to eligible nonprofit pro-
grams for supporting hands-on learning opportunities in STEM
education, prioritizing vulnerable students. (10 minutes)
108. Hayes (CT): Authorizes the National Science Foundation to
include private sector entities as potential recipients for awards
distributed. (10 minutes)
109. Hayes (CT): Encourages greater geographic diversity of
Manufacturing USA Institutes by encouraging the expansion of
these institutes in low income and disadvantaged areas. (10 min-
utes)
110. Hill, French (AR): Revises Title II funding partnership re-
quirements to the extent practical to partner with industry or with
a labor or joint labor management organization. (10 minutes)
111. Hill, French (AR), Cohen (TN): Requires foreign business en-
tities to assign and register an agent with the Department of Com-
merce as a prerequisite to doing business in the United States, and
requires foreign business agents to be responsible and liable for
any regulatory proceeding or civil action relating to such covered
foreign entity. (10 minutes)
112. Horsford (NV): Revises the Office of Science diversity lan-
guage to include Historically Black Colleges, Tribal Colleges, Mi-
nority Serving Institutions, emerging research institutions, and sci-
entific societies. (10 minutes)
113. Horsford (NV): Helps bolster the telecommunications work-
force in rural areas by encouraging greater participation of stu-
dents in those areas. (10 minutes)
114. Houlahan (PA), Meijer (MI): Codifies recommendations in-
cluded in the September 2021 DOD OIG report to address pharma-
ceutical supply chain weaknesses, as outlined in H.R. 6374/S. 3174,
the Strengthening Supply Chains for Servicemembers and Security
Act. (10 minutes)
115. Huffman (CA), Bonamici (OR): Directs the Secretary of
Commerce to increase the number and diversity, equity, and inclu-
sion of STEM professionals working in the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration mission-relevant disciplines via a non-
partisan and independent 501(c)(3) organization to build the public-
private partnerships necessary to achieve these priorities. (10 min-
utes)
116. Issa (CA): Replaces Title 1 of Division J, the National Ap-
prenticeship Program Act, with the Industry-Recognized Appren-
ticeship Program (IRAP). (10 minutes)
117. Issa (CA): Requires a report to Congress from the Depart-
ment of Commerce outlining steps that can be implemented within
30 days to immediately address the supply chain crisis. (10 min-
utes)
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118. Jackson, Ronny (TX): Adds a reporting requirement under
Division D regarding Chinese investment in the agriculture sector.
(10 minutes)
119. Jackson, Ronny (TX): Directs the Permanent Representative
of the United States to the United Nations to use the voice, vote,
and influence of the United States to remove Israel as a permanent
agenda item and to bring an end to the ‘‘Commission of Inquiry’’
to investigate the State of Israel. (10 minutes)
120. Jackson, Ronny (TX), Boebert, Lauren (CO): Adds a Sense
of Congress that future Olympic games should not be held in coun-
tries that are committing genocide. (10 minutes)
121. Jackson, Ronny (TX): Strikes section 30609—Building eco-
nomic growth and technological innovation through the Green Cli-
mate Fund. (10 minutes)
122. Jacobs, Sara (CA), Castro (TX), Malinowski (NJ), Bass (CA),
Moore (WI), Vargas (CA), Titus (NV), Jones, Mondaire (NY), Phil-
lips (MN), Omar (MN): Repeals the 25% cap pending a written
commitment from the Under-Secretary-General of Peace Oper-
ations they will engage regularly with the U.S. on peacekeeping re-
forms. (10 minutes)
123. Jacobs, Sara (CA), Wild (PA): Ensures no IMET program
funds are authorized to be appropriated to any foreign security
forces unit if the Secretary of State determines that such forces
have engaged in a pattern of gross violations of internationally rec-
ognized human rights. (10 minutes)
124. Jayapal (WA), Garcia, Jesús (IL): Requires the Secretary of
the Treasury to conduct and present to Congress and analysis of
the humanitarian impact of the confiscation of the assets of Af-
ghanistan’s central bank, its impact on the political power of the
People’s Republic of China and other entities in the region, and any
increase in illicit financial activities between the People’s Republic
of China and affiliated entities that may have occurred as a result.
(10 minutes)
125. Jayapal (WA): Requires the Comptroller General to submit
a report to Congress on the number and amount of rewards under
the CHIPS for America Fund and Public Wireless Supply Chain In-
novation Fund disaggregated by recipients of each such award that
are majority owned and controlled by minority individuals and ma-
jority owned and controlled by women. (10 minutes)
126. Johnson, Hank (GA), Williams (GA), McBath (GA), Keating
(MA), Bourdeaux (GA): Creates the Dr. David Satcher Cybersecu-
rity Education Grant Program at NIST to fund enhancements to
cybersecurity education and training programs at HBCUs, minor-
ity-serving institutions, and institutions that serve a high percent-
age of Pell Grant-receiving students. Establishes reporting and per-
formance metrics requirements to ensure that grant funds are ef-
fectively achieving the intended purpose. (10 minutes)
127. Kaptur (OH): Clarifies the ‘‘economically distressed regions
or localities’’ that can benefit from the solar component manufac-
turing supply chain assistance program. (10 minutes)
128. Kaptur (OH): Specifies that the Great Lakes region is a re-
gion for which ‘‘the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, prioritize funding (for) clean energy incubators’’. (10 min-
utes)
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129. Kildee (MI): Extends the authorization of ARPA–E to 2026.
(10 minutes)
130. Kildee (MI): Defines microelectronics to make sure that
DOE’s capabilities are being leveraged to the fullest extent pos-
sible. (10 minutes)
131. Kim, Young (CA): Requires the Director of the NSF to com-
mission a study to measure the economic impact of inflation on
cost-of-living, the American workforce, American international com-
petitiveness, and rural and underserved communities. (10 minutes)
132. Krishnamoorthi (IL): Requires the Director of National In-
telligence to produce a National Intelligence Estimate on the na-
ture of gray zone activities/hybrid warfare, including threats to the
United States and actions that escalate and de-escalate conflict. (10
minutes)
133. Krishnamoorthi (IL): Requires an intelligence report on de-
fense and security cooperation between China and the United Arab
Emirates, including an assessment of UAE efforts to safeguard
U.S. technologies from being transferred to China and other third
parties. (10 minutes)
134. Lamb (PA): Directs the Government Accountability Office
(GAO) to conduct a technology assessment on the benefits and po-
tential drawbacks of using predictive analytic tools, such as Artifi-
cial Intelligence (AI), to address the opioid epidemic. (10 minutes)
135. Lamb (PA), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH): Establishes specific re-
search and development program at Department of Energy to re-
duce the carbon footprint in steel production. (10 minutes)
136. Lamb (PA), Doyle (PA): Establishes a Freight Rail Innova-
tion Institute, comprised of a university research partner and loco-
motive manufacturer, with the goal of developing zero-emission lo-
comotives. The Institute will develop technologies necessary for the
design, development, manufacturing and operation of zero-emission
battery and hydrogen-powered freight locomotives, develop tech-
nologies that enhance freight rail safety, efficiency and utilization,
and accelerate the deployment of zero-emission locomotives. (10
minutes)
137. 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)
138. Langevin (RI): Allows for admission of essential scientists
and technical experts to promote and protect the national security
innovation base. (10 minutes)
139. Langevin (RI), Bonamici (OR): Promotes the integration of
art and design into the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) Ad-
vancing Informal STEM Learning program, which supports re-
search and development related to innovative out-of-school STEM
programing. (10 minutes)
140. Larsen, Rick (WA), Beyer (VA): Restores Fulbright exchange
program for participants traveling both from and to China or Hong
Kong. (10 minutes)
141. Larsen, Rick (WA): Exempts residents of the Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region who are granted refugee status from
annual cap on refugee admissions. (10 minutes)
142. Larsen, Rick (WA), DelBene (WA): States that the U.S.
International Development Finance Corporation should prioritize
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support for projects that increase digital connectivity where coun-
tries have the greatest need or where competing proposals lack
high standards for data security and human rights. (10 minutes)
143. Lawrence (MI): Adds an additional task that universities re-
port promising practices regarding ethical and equitable AI re-
search. (10 minutes)
144. Lawrence (MI): Clarifies that research into urban and rural
water and wastewater systems also includes low-income, disadvan-
taged, and underserved communities. (10 minutes)
145. Lee, Susie (NV): Updates text to remove exact language that
was enacted as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Includes language to improve the Department of Energy’s coordina-
tion and management of demonstration projects. (10 minutes)
146. Leger Fernandez (NM): Amends the Regional Technology
and Innovation Hub Program to more clearly include Tribes and
Tribal Colleges and Universities. Also ensures that at least one
designated innovation hub significantly benefits an area whose
economy relies on fossil fuel production, development, and or utili-
zation. (10 minutes)
147. Leger Fernandez (NM): Directs the Secretary of Energy to
carry out a report that examines the technical and economic poten-
tial, and potential ancillary impacts, of direct methane removal
technologies and approaches. (10 minutes)
148. Leger Fernandez (NM): Authorizes $240 million in Economic
Adjustment Assistance funding to promote economic development
for communities reliant on the energy and industrial sectors. (10
minutes)
149. Leger Fernandez (NM): Revises the National Apprenticeship
Program for the 21st Century Grants to include individuals re-
cently employed in carbon-intensive industries as a targeted group.
(10 minutes)
150. Levin, Mike (CA): Adds the text of the Public Land Renew-
able Energy Development Act, which promotes the responsible de-
velopment of wind, solar, and geothermal resources on public lands
by prioritizing development in strategic areas; facilitating smart
siting and efficient permitting of projects in places with high en-
ergy potential and lower wildlife, habitat, and cultural resource im-
pacts; and updating revenue sharing for these projects to ensure
that states and counties get fair returns. (10 minutes)
151. Lofgren (CA): Adds to the quadrennial science and tech-
nology review: identification, assessment, and recommendations on
science and technology gaps that would not be met without federal
investment and identification and recommendations on policies to
ensure a level playing field for small- and medium-sized busi-
nesses. (10 minutes)
152. Lofgren (CA): Establishes the Supercomputing for Safer
Chemicals (SUPERSAFE) Consortium to use supercomputing and
artificial intelligence to improve our understanding of the adverse
human and environmental effects associated with industrial chem-
ical use and to shift towards the safer and sustainable use of
chemicals in manufacturing and consumer products. (10 minutes)
153. Lofgren (CA): Adds to the Sense of Congress in Division D
that the United States must maintain key environmental, labor,
and social responsibility standards across the technology supply
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chain that align with the values and interests of the nation and our
allies. (10 minutes)
154. Lowenthal (CA): Amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing
Moratorium Protection Act to include seabirds as a protected living
marine resource. (10 minutes)
155. Luetkemeyer (MO): Requires a Report from the SEC, in con-
sultation with the Department of State and Department of Treas-
ury regarding Index Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds that con-
tain entities listed on one of the following: Department of Com-
merce Military End User list, Department of Commerce Entity
List, OFAC Non-SDN Chinese, Military-Industrial Complex Com-
panies List, DOD Section 1260H Chinese Military Companies list,
Global Magninsky Human Rights Accountability Act. (10 minutes)
156. Luria (VA): Prohibits the use of American Rescue Plan
funds to purchase telecommunications equipment manufactured by
Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE. (10 minutes)
157. Malinowski (NJ): Amends the Export Control Reform Act to
right-size the Secretary of Commerce’s scope of authority to regu-
late exports by U.S. persons to foreign military, security, and intel-
ligence agencies. (10 minutes)
158. Maloney, Carolyn (NY), Bush, Cori (MO): Encourages the re-
cruitment and retention of women and minority students into
STEM fields. Establishes a competitive grant program to develop
and implement programs to increase the participation of women
and minorities in STEM. Supports activities include mentoring and
internship programs, and outreach to women and minority K–12
students. (10 minutes)
159. Manning (NC), Adams (NC), McBath (GA), Hayes (CT): Di-
rects the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Defense, and other
Federal agencies determined by the Secretary of Commerce to take
steps to ensure Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and other Mi-
nority Serving Institutions (MSIs) are active members of Manufac-
turing USA institutes. (10 minutes)
160. Manning (NC), Peters (CA), Krishnamoorthi (IL), Ross (NC):
Adds graduates with advanced degrees in STEM who work in a
critical industry to the exemption from numerical visa limitations
for doctoral STEM graduates. (10 minutes)
161. McEachin (VA), Castor (FL): Includes the identification of
opportunities to reuse and recycle critical goods as a specific rec-
ommendation required in the quadrennial report on supply chain
resilience and domestic manufacturing. (10 minutes)
162. McKinley (WV), Bost (IL), Cheney (WY): Extends the prohi-
bition in section 20302 (‘‘Solar Component Manufacturing Supply
Chain Assistance’’) to any facility that is located in: an area con-
trolled by the Taliban, or another entity designated by the Sec-
retary of State as a foreign terrorist organization; or a foreign
country of concern, as defined in section 10306 of the Act. (10 min-
utes)
163. Meng (NY), Bowman (NY): Expresses a Sense of Congress
condemning anti-Asian racism and discrimination. (10 minutes)
164. Meuser (PA): Strikes Sec. 50103. Department of Homeland
Security Mentor-Protege Program. (10 minutes)
165. Miller, Mary (IL): Strikes specific language regarding grad-
uate education research grants. Specifically striking, gender, race
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and ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, and citizenship.
(10 minutes)
166. Morelle (NY): Includes technologies based on organic and in-
organic materials in the priorities for research and development to
accelerate the advancement and adoption of innovative microelec-
tronics and new uses of microelectronics and components. (10 min-
utes)
167. Newman (IL): Expands the Small Business Vouchers (SBV)
program used by National Laboratories to include vouchers for
skills training and workforce development. (10 minutes)
168. Newman (IL), Stevens (MI): Requires the Assistant Sec-
retary to prioritize small and mid-size manufacturers when
leveraging mechanisms to provide supply chain solutions in collabo-
ration with the Manufacturing USA institutes and the Manufac-
turing Extension Partnership as described in section 34(d). (10
minutes)
169. Norcross (NJ): Adds domestic production to regional innova-
tion strategies. (10 minutes)
170. Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Bush, Cori (MO): Prevents companies
from using any of the funds allocated under Creating Helpful In-
centives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) fund from being used
on stock buybacks or the payment of dividends to shareholders. (10
minutes)
171. Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Espaillat (NY), Bush, Cori (MO): In-
creases the Green Climate Fund by $3 billion. (10 minutes)
172. O’Halleran (AZ): Amends the quadrennial study to be pre-
pared by the Assistant Secretary of the Supply Chain Resilience
and Crisis Response to include information on how supply chain
shocks impact rural, Tribal, and underserved communities. (10
minutes)
173. Pappas (NH): Requires DHS to prioritize purchasing uni-
forms and related gear from American small businesses that manu-
facture, produce, or assemble goods, and to only purchase items
from American small businesses that serve as a pass through to
supply foreign-manufactured goods when domestic manufacturing
does not meet all the criteria identified in the bill. (10 minutes)
174. Pappas (NH), Armstrong (ND): Establishes the Rural Export
Center to assist rural businesses seeking to export their products.
(10 minutes)
175. Pappas (NH): Directs the National and Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration (NOAA) to establish and regularly update a
publicly available website that includes: hyperlinks to all grants
administered by NOAA and hyperlinks to other federal agencies
that offer similar grants to assist state, tribal, and local govern-
ments with resiliency, adaptation, and mitigation of climate change
and sea level rise; and for each such grant, the contact information
for an individual who can offer assistance to such governments. (10
minutes)
176. Pappas (NH): Encourages greater collaboration in rural and
remote areas with teachers and scientists. (10 minutes)
177. Payne, Jr. (NJ): Adds libraries among eligible sub-grantee
partner with the local education agency or educational service
agency to partner with and enrich Elementary and Secondary Com-
puter Science Education (Sec. 90202). (10 minutes)
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178. Perlmutter (CO), Velázquez (NY), Davidson (OH), Lee, Bar-
bara (CA), Joyce, David (OH), Blumenauer (OR): Adds the bipar-
tisan SAFE Banking Act which allows state-legal cannabis busi-
nesses to access the banking system and help improve public safety
by reducing the amount of cash at these businesses. (10 minutes)
179. Perry (PA): Strikes the prevailing wage requirement for con-
struction projects funded under the semiconductor incentives pro-
gram. (10 minutes)
180. Perry (PA): Strikes subsection 50101(b), which directs the
Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study on uniform al-
lowances. (10 minutes)
181. Perry (PA), Boebert, Lauren (CO): Strikes Division L, which
authorizes $4 billion (available until expended) in 10-year EDA
pilot program grants. (10 minutes)
182. Perry (PA): Strikes sec. 110001 and inserts language that
would sunset the Economic Development Administration in one
year after enactment. (10 minutes)
183. Perry (PA): Narrows eligibility for the DHS Mentor-Protégé
Program. (10 minutes)
184. Perry (PA): Rescinds U.S. participation in the United Na-
tions Framework Convention on Climate Change. (10 minutes)
185. Perry (PA), Boebert, Lauren (CO): Strikes the section in-
cluding funding for the Green Climate Fund (section 30609). (10
minutes)
186. Perry (PA): Strikes Section 30299C (Climate Resilience De-
velopment in the Pacific Islands). (10 minutes)
187. Pfluger (TX): Requires a report from the Department of
State on global exports of natural gas and a description of actions
taken by the United States to foster natural gas exports to foreign
countries. (10 minutes)
188. Pfluger (TX): Strikes the Authorized $8 billion for the Green
Climate Fund. (10 minutes)
189. Pingree (ME): Establishes both a Working Waterfronts
Grant Program and a Working Waterfront Task Force within the
Department of Commerce to help preserve and expand access to
coastal waters for persons engaged in commercial and recreational
fishing businesses, aquaculture, boatbuilding, shipping, or other
water-dependent coastal-related business. (10 minutes)
190. Plaskett (VI): Adds the Shovel-Ready Restoration Grants for
Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2021 to authorize National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration grants to implement projects that
restore a marine, estuarine, coastal, or Great Lakes habitat in the
United States, create jobs for fishermen in the United States, or
provide adaptation to climate change. (10 minutes)
191. Pocan (WI): Updates disclosures required in current law of
foreign ownership of U.S. farmland to make such disclosures to
USDA an annual requirement. Directs USDA to make information
about foreign-owned farmland available to the public, and requires
a report to Congress on the impact foreign ownership has on family
farms, rural communities, and the domestic food supply. Also up-
dates the more than 40-year old civil penalty that may be imposed
for violating reporting requirements. (10 minutes)
192. Pocan (WI): Authorizes the U.S. International Development
Finance Corporation to invest in the vaccine cold chain (the refrig-
erated supply chain needed for vaccine production, storage, dis-
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tribution and delivery) as well as vaccine manufacturing so that
less developed countries are equipped to deliver COVID vaccines
produced by the global community. (10 minutes)
193. Pocan (WI), Lofgren (CA): Authorizes $30 million in appro-
priations for Bioenergy Research Centers. (10 minutes)
194. Porter (CA), Langevin (RI): Incorporates national security
threats related to climate change into a statement of policy on U.S.
international priorities. (10 minutes)
195. Porter (CA), Langevin (RI): Incorporates national security
threats related to climate change into a reporting requirement on
security assistance to Pacific Island nations. Revision corrects cap-
italization. (10 minutes)
196. Porter (CA), Huffman (CA): Authorizes NOAA to conduct a
study on the effects of 6PPD-quinone, including an economic anal-
ysis of declining salmon populations in the United States and the
effect of such declining populations have on importation of salmon
from other countries. (10 minutes)
197. Posey (FL), Bonamici (OR): Supports the methods and tech-
niques for domestic processing of materials for microelectronics and
their components. (10 minutes)
198. 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)
199. Posey (FL): Prohibits funds going to state-owned enter-
prises. (10 minutes)
200. Pressley (MA), Bowman (NY): Requires the GAO to submit
a report on the impact of biometric identification systems on his-
torically marginalized populations. (10 minutes)
201. Pressley (MA), Bowman (NY): Requires the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology to create an office
to study bias in the use of artificial intelligence systems and pub-
lish guidance to reduce disparate impacts on historically
marginalized communities. (10 minutes)
202. Quigley (IL), Meng (NY), Upton (MI), Fortenberry (NE):
Adds the text of the Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2022,
which establishes the foreign policy of the United States to work
with state and non-state partners to shut down certain commercial
wildlife markets, end the trade in terrestrial wildlife for human
consumption, and build international coalitions to reduce the de-
mand 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 expo-
sure and to help transition communities globally to safer, non-wild-
life sources of protein. (10 minutes)
203. Reschenthaler (PA), Houlahan (PA): Directs the National
Academies to study the feasibility of providing enhanced research
security services to further protect the United States research en-
terprise against foreign interference, theft, and espionage. (10 min-
utes)
204. Reschenthaler (PA), Swalwell (CA): Requires the quadren-
nial report on supply chain resilience and domestic manufacturing
to include a description of the manufacturing base and supply
chains for rare earth permanent magnets. (10 minutes)
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205. Ross (NC), Krishnamoorthi (IL): Adds health professions
and related programs to the definition of STEM fields in section
80303: Doctoral STEM Graduates. (10 minutes)
206. Ross (NC), LaTurner (KS): Encourages federal agencies sub-
stantially engaged in the development, application, or oversight of
emerging technologies to consider designating an individual as an
emerging technology lead to advise the agency on the responsible
use of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence. (10
minutes)
207. Ross (NC), Tonko (NY): Restores the Department of Inte-
rior’s authority to hold offshore wind lease sales in federal waters
in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and off the coasts of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. (10 minutes)
208. Ross (NC): Adds ‘‘educational technology’’ as a key tech-
nology focus area. (10 minutes)
209. Ruppersberger (MD): Requires the Comptroller General of
the United States study the effectiveness of the Defense Priorities
and Allocations System’s at ensuring the timely availability of
microelectronics products to meet national defense and emergency
preparedness program requirements. (10 minutes)
210. Rush (IL): Requires covered entities with over 100 employ-
ees that apply for semiconductor incentives to provide data on the
racial diversity of their workforce to the Department of Commerce.
Requires the GAO to include an aggregate summary of that data
in its biannual report on the semiconductor incentive program pur-
suant to section 9902(c) of the FY21 NDAA. (10 minutes)
211. Ryan (OH), Posey (FL), Case (HI), Mrvan (IN), Ruppers-
berger (MD), Gottheimer (NJ), Axne (IA), Doyle (PA), Sherrill (NJ):
Creates a congressionally charted commission to make rec-
ommendations to Congress on how best to maintain and bolster the
U.S. supply chains. (10 minutes)
212. Salazar (FL), Murphy, Stephanie (FL): Requires a report
from the Department of State on major Chinese infrastructure
projects in Latin America and the Caribbean and the ability of the
host countries to service the debt associated with them. (10 min-
utes)
213. Scanlon (PA): Requires the director of the National Science
Foundation to award up to five competitive grants to institutions
of higher education and non-profit organizations to establish cen-
ters to develop and scale up successful models for providing under-
graduate STEM students with hands-on discovery-based research
courses. (10 minutes)
214. Scanlon (PA): Clarifies the designation process for the Re-
gional Technology and Innovation Hub Program to focus on local-
ities that are not the top five leading technology centers. (10 min-
utes)
215. Schneider (IL): Requires the Comptroller General to report
to Congress on the impact of the global semiconductor supply
shortage on manufacturing in the United States within one year of
enactment. (10 minutes)
216. Schrier (WA): Adds the definition of clean energy tech to the
regional innovation section. (10 minutes)
217. Schweikert (AZ): Strikes title X of division G. (10 minutes)
218. Sherman (CA): Requires issuers of securities which fulfill
certain exemptions from registration with the Securities and Ex-
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change Commission (SEC) to submit basic information to the SEC
regarding the issuer and the country in which it is based. (10 min-
utes)
219. Sherrill (NJ): Requires the Comptroller General, within 1
year, to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report analyzing
the impacts of H.R. 4521—America COMPETES Act on inflation,
and how all amounts appropriated pursuant to this Act are spent.
(10 minutes)
220. Sherrill (NJ): Provides additional clarifying language that
would help facilitate NIST’s work with other federal agencies on
developing, managing, and maintaining greenhouse gas emissions
measurements and technical standards. (10 minutes)
221. Sherrill (NJ): Creates a grant program for states that can
be used to offset the impact of rate increases to low-income house-
holds and provides incentives for natural gas distribution compa-
nies to accelerate, expand, and enhance improvement to the dis-
tribution system. (10 minutes)
222. Sherrill (NJ): Includes research to advance adoption of inte-
grated rooftop solar, distributed solar, and microgrid technologies.
(10 minutes)
223. Sherrill (NJ): Creates the Critical Supply Chain Sectors Ap-
prenticeships Grants program, which will provide funding and
technical assistance through the national apprenticeship system to
support key supply chain sectors facing workforce shortages. (10
minutes)
224. Sherrill (NJ): Requires the Government Accountability Of-
fice to complete a study detailing the impact of the America COM-
PETES Act on inflation. (10 minutes)
225. Sherrill (NJ): Increases funding for the Long-Duration Dem-
onstration Initiative and Joint Program at DOD and DOE for fiscal
years 2022 through 2026. (10 minutes)
226. Smith, Adam (WA), Chu (CA): Fixes a loophole in the Child
Citizenship Act of 2000 to grant citizenship to certain international
adoptees. (10 minutes)
227. Soto (FL): Adds nonprofits to the definition of ‘‘covered enti-
ties’’ to expand the semiconductor incentive program to include
nonprofit entities. (10 minutes)
228. Soto (FL), Krishnamoorthi (IL): Directs the Department of
Labor to create a report analyzing the future of artificial intel-
ligence and its impact on the American Workforce. Specifically, the
report would collect data to analyze which industries are protected
to have the most growth through artificial intelligence, and the de-
mographics which may experience expanded career opportunities
and those most vulnerable to job displacement. (10 minutes)
229. Soto (FL), Budd (NC): Requires the Director of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy to establish a blockchain and
cryptocurrencies advisory specialist position within the Office to ad-
vise the President on matters related to blockchain and
cryptocurrencies. (10 minutes)
230. Spanberger (VA), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH): Requires a re-
port on the national security implications of open radio access net-
works (Open RAN or O–RAN), including descriptions of U.S. efforts
to ensure we are leading in standards development and assess-
ments of national security risks associated with certain dynamics
in the O–RAN industry. (10 minutes)
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231. Spanberger (VA): Adds transportation as a key sector to re-
ceive intermediary grants for national industry intermediaries to
establish or expand sector-based partnerships for registered ap-
prenticeships. (10 minutes)
232. Spanberger (VA), Trone (MD): Requires the Secretary of
State, with the Attorney General, to share a report with Congress
on multilateral efforts to address fentanyl trafficking in Latin
America, efforts between Latin America and China on fentanyl
trafficking, and a plan for future steps the United States Govern-
ment will take to urge Latin American governments and the Chi-
nese government to address transnational criminal organizations
and illicit fentanyl production and trafficking originating in the re-
spective countries. (10 minutes)
233. Spanberger (VA): Requires the Critical Supply Chain Moni-
toring program to focus on the effects on consumer prices, job
losses, national security, or economic competitiveness. (10 minutes)
234. Speier (CA), Raskin (MD), Pressley (MA), Maloney, Carolyn
(NY): Directs federal science agencies to take into consideration re-
ports of administrative actions, findings, and determinations re-
lated to allegations of sexual harassment or gender harassment
against grant personnel when awarding grants. (10 minutes)
235. Stansbury (NM), Kim, Young (CA): Establishes a Founda-
tion for Energy Security and Innovation. (10 minutes)
236. Stansbury (NM), Leger Fernandez (NM): Authorizes the Na-
tional Science Foundation to facilitate access to the microgravity
environment for awardees of funding from the Foundation. (10
minutes)
237. Stauber (MN), Boebert, Lauren (CO): Requires the Report
on Bilateral Effort to Address Chinese Fentanyl Trafficking to in-
clude an assessment on the intersection between illicit fentanyl
trafficking originating in China and the illicit fentanyl trafficked
over the southern border into the United States. (10 minutes)
238. Steel, Michelle (CA), McKinley (WV), Balderson (OH), Gibbs
(OH), Gaetz (FL), Hinson (IA), Malliotakis (NY), Feenstra (IA): Es-
tablishes that China should end its classification of ‘‘developing na-
tion’’ within the Paris Agreement. (10 minutes)
239. Steel, Michelle (CA), Burchett (TN), Balderson (OH), Miller-
Meeks (IA), Gaetz (FL), Malliotakis (NY): Requires the Chinese
Communist Party to match emission cutting targets established by
the United States. (10 minutes)
240. Steel, Michelle (CA), Miller-Meeks (IA), Crawford (AR),
Stauber (MN), Gaetz (FL), Malliotakis (NY): Prohibits Chinese,
Russian, North Korean, or Iranian state-owned enterprises from
having ownership of a company that has a contract for the oper-
ation or management of a U.S. port. (10 minutes)
241. Strickland (WA), Swalwell (CA), Lee, Barbara (CA), Wild
(PA), Costa (CA), Schneider (IL), Cárdenas (CA), Peters (CA): Di-
rects the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security
to issue an Interim Final Rule that will ban the transportation of
sodium cyanide briquettes intended for mining purposes within the
United States, unless packaged and transported in ISO steel con-
tainers and in accordance with the material’s authorized packaging
and transportation requirements under the Hazardous Materials
Regulations. (10 minutes)
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242. Swalwell (CA), Schiff (CA): Requires the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence to submit a report on the efforts of the Intel-
ligence Community to support the Biodefense Steering Committee
in the implementation of the National Biodefense Strategy. (10
minutes)
243. Takano (CA), Bowman (NY): Adds energy storage systems
to the list of strategies states should consider when developing en-
ergy plans and exercising its utility ratemaking authority. (10 min-
utes)
244. Tenney, Claudia (NY): Strikes section 30299C, climate resil-
ient development in the Pacific Islands. (10 minutes)
245. Tonko (NY): Authorizes $100 million for each of FY22
through FY26 for the Department of Energy to provide financial
assistance to States and Indian Tribes for the purposes of improv-
ing the energy efficiency, carbon intensity, and other sustainability
measures of manufacturing facilities. (10 minutes)
246. Torres, Norma (CA), Sires (NJ): Inserts language on indige-
nous communities to the Latin America section to ensure these tra-
ditionally overlooked communities are included in U.S. strategy,
and adds language on judicial independence. (10 minutes)
247. Torres, Norma (CA), Sires (NJ): Increases oversight of the
International MET program through a report focusing on corrup-
tion, drug trafficking, and impeding democratic processes. (10 min-
utes)
248. Torres, Norma (CA), Sires (NJ): Directs the State Depart-
ment to support programs in Latin America to strengthen judicial
independence, anti-corruption, rule of law, and good governance.
(10 minutes)
249. Torres, Norma (CA), Sherrill (NJ), Fleischmann (TN): Adds
the ‘‘National MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021’’ to the bill,
creating an effective database to aid small manufacturers across
the country and strengthen our manufacturing supply chain. (10
minutes)
250. Trahan (MA), Beyer (VA), Bowman (NY): Invests in fusion
research through the milestone-based fusion energy development
program as well as the through fusion materials R&D. (10 minutes)
251. Trahan (MA): Allows the Strategic National Stockpile to in-
clude high-quality pediatric masks, a percentage of which may be
small adult masks for pediatric use. Directs the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, in consultation with the Director of the Na-
tional Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, pediatricians,
child health care provider organizations, manufacturers, and other
relevant stakeholders to develop guidelines for the use of res-
pirators, barrier face coverings, or masks for use in pediatric popu-
lations. (10 minutes)
252. Underwood (IL): Encourages research into how to tailor
rural STEM education for local communities. (10 minutes)
253. Velázquez (NY): Extends for five years the Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Trans-
fer programs (STTR) programs and related pilots, which expire
September 30, 2022. Covering 11 agencies, from DOD to USDA, the
SBIR and STTR programs are essential federal programs that fos-
ter government-industry and industry-university partnerships by
making competitive awards to small firms with the best scientific
proposals in response to the research needs of our agencies and by
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helping to move technologies from the lab to the marketplace or
from the lab to insertion in a government program or system. (10
minutes)
254. Welch (VT): Clarifies that Brand USA funds must be used
to promote travel from countries the citizens and nationals of
which are permitted to enter into the U.S. and requires Brand USA
to submit to Congress a plan for obligating these funds. (10 min-
utes)
255. Wenstrup (OH): Requires DNI, in consultation with DOD
and State, to report on CCP investments in port infrastructure
since Jan. 1, 2012. Report requirements include a review of exist-
ing and potential or planned future CCP investments, including by
government entities and SOEs; any known Chinese interest in es-
tablishing a military presence at or near such ports; and an assess-
ment of China’s current and potential future ability to leverage
commercial ports for military purposes and the implications for the
national and economic security of the U.S. (10 minutes)
256. Wild (PA), Gallagher (WI), Cheney (WY), Casten (IL): Di-
rects State Department, in consultation with Office of Science and
Technology Policy and other scientific agencies’ leaders, to work
with U.S. ally countries to establish international security policies
and procedures for protecting research in key technology areas
from adversaries. (10 minutes)
257. Wild (PA), Garcı́a, Jesús (IL), Khanna (CA), Titus (NV),
Speier (CA), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Vargas (CA), Bonamici (OR),
Gomez (CA), Blumenauer (OR), Espaillat (NY), Ocasio-Cortez (NY),
Omar (MN), Cárdenas (CA), Costa (CA): States that no funds au-
thorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act
are authorized to be made available to provide assistance for the
police of the Philippines, including assistance in the form of equip-
ment or training, until the Secretary of State certifies to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the Govern-
ment of the Philippines has met basic human rights standards (de-
tailed in text). (10 minutes)
258. Williams (GA), Stauber (MN), Chu (CA), Moolenaar (MI),
Salazar (FL): Tasks the Small Business Administration with main-
taining a resource guide to help childcare small businesses start
and grow, strengthening the competitiveness of our workforce by
improving access to childcare. (10 minutes)
259. Williams (GA), Adams (NC): Ensures grants from the Na-
tional Science Foundation can be used for the professional develop-
ment and mentorship of student and faculty researchers at
HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs. Tasks federal research agencies with
providing technical assistance to HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs on bol-
stering grant management capacity throughout the grant lifecycle,
from application to completion. (10 minutes)
260. Levin, Andy (MI), Krishnamoorthi (IL), Gonzalez, Anthony
(OH), Steil (WI): Amends Title III by broadening Pell Grant eligi-
bility to high-quality short-term skills and job training programs
and establishes a secure and privacy-protected data system that
contains information about postsecondary student academic and
economic outcomes. (10 minutes)
261. Owens (UT): Requires the Secretary of State to submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a determination on
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whether the Chinese Communist Party United Front Religious
Work Bureau meets the criteria for sanctions. (10 minutes)
PART A—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3485 MADE IN ORDER
1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CRIST OF
FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 9, after line 21, insert the following:
(l) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEM-
BERS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—A covered individual shall not be
subject to sanctions under this section if the President
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees,
in accordance with clause (ii), that such individual has
a reasonable fear of persecution based on—
(I) actual or perceived sexual orientation, gen-
der identity, or sex characteristics;
(II) race, religion, or nationality; or
(III) political opinion or membership in a par-
ticular social group.
(ii) DETERMINATION AND CERTIFICATION.—A certifi-
cation under clause (i) shall be made not later than 30
days after the date of the determination required by
such clause. Any proceedings relating to such deter-
mination shall not be publicly available.
(iii) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of this sub-
paragraph, the term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an in-
dividual who is an immediate family member of for-
eign person on the list required by subsection (a).
2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
GOTTHEIMER OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR
10 MINUTES
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. ll. STUDY REQUIRED.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report that com-
prises of sections from each regional bureau detailing past risks to
LGBTQI individuals, with a summary on the differences between
regions with respect to such risks.
3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HARDER OF
CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 11, after line 17, insert the following:
(ll) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be
construed to allow the imposition of sanctions with respect to, or
otherwise authorize any other action against, any foreign person
based solely upon religious belief.
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4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MANNING
OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN-
UTES
Page 3, line 15, insert ‘‘torture or’’ before ‘‘cruel’’.
5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PORTER OF
CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 10, after line 24, insert the following:
(l) FORM; PUBLICATION.—The report required by subsection (f)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex. The unclassified portion of such report shall be published on
a publicly available website of the Department of State.
6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAMS
OF GEORGIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 10, after line 24, insert the following:
(l) REPORT ON PREVENTION.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing
steps the Department can take to improve coordination with for-
eign governments, civil society groups, and the private sector, to
prevent the commission of the human rights violations described in
section 3(a)(1) against persons based on actual or perceived sexual
orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics.
PART B—TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4445 MADE IN ORDER
1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BUCK OF
COLORADO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Beginning on page 2, strike line 21 and all that follows through
line 10 on page 3, and insert the following:
(4) SEXUAL HARASSMENT DISPUTE.—The term ‘‘sexual harass-
ment dispute’’ means a dispute relating to conduct that is al-
leged to constitute sexual harassment under applicable Fed-
eral, Tribal, or State law.
PART C—TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4521 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
Page 4, in the item relating to section 10630, insert ‘‘non-Fed-
eral’’ before ‘‘employee’’.
Page 57, strike lines 13 through 19 and insert the following:
(i) for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act; and
(ii) for each subsequent fiscal year through 2026, as
part of the annual budget submission of the President
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.
Page 61, strike line 22 and all that follows through page 62, line
4, and insert the following:
(i) for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act; and
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(ii) for each subsequent fiscal year through 2026, as
part of the annual budget submission of the President
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.
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authorized to be appropriated’’.
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authorized to be appropriated’’.
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authorized to be appropriated’’.
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authorized to be appropriated’’.
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authorized to be appropriated’’.
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insert ‘‘are authorized to be appropriated’’.
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able’’ and insert ‘‘there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary’’.
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able’’ and insert ‘‘there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary’’.
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able’’ and insert ‘‘there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary’’.
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able’’ and insert ‘‘there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary’’.
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able’’ and insert ‘‘there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary’’.
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able’’ and insert ‘‘there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary’’.
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insert ‘‘are authorized to be appropriated’’.
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Health and Human Services,’’.
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retary of Health and Human Services,’’.
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of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives,’’.
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‘‘are authorized to be appropriated’’.
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be appropriated’’.
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sert ‘‘is authorized to be appropriated for’’.
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to be appropriated to’’.
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appropriated’’.
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be appropriated’’.
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on line 6.
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‘‘the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, the
private sector, and’’.
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nications’’.
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page 223, line 2.
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the Environmental Protection Agency,’’.
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2, and insert the following:
(b) STEVENSON-WYDLER UPDATES.—Section 17(c)(1) of the Ste-
venson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3711a(c)(1)) is amended—
(1) by moving each of subparagraphs (D) and (E) two ems to
the left; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(G) Community.’’.
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National Counterintelligence and Security Center of the Office of
the Director of National Intelligence,’’.
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on Intelligence’’ after ‘‘Technology’’.
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ligence’’ after ‘‘tation’’.
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be appropriated’’.
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Page 269, line 1, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to be
appropriated’’.
Page 269, lines 4 and 5, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and in-
sert ‘‘is authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 269, line 7, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to be
appropriated’’.
Page 269, line 9, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to be
appropriated’’.
Page 269, line 11, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to
be appropriated’’.
Page 269, line 14, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to
be appropriated’’.
Page 269, line 17, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and insert ‘‘is
authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 269, line 19, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and insert ‘‘is
authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 269, line 21, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and insert ‘‘is
authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 269, line 23, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and insert ‘‘is
authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 270, line 1, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and insert ‘‘is
authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 270, lines 9 and 10, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and
insert ‘‘is authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 270, line 12, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to
be appropriated’’.
Page 270, line 15, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to
be appropriated’’.
Page 270, lines 18 and 19, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and
insert ‘‘is authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 270, line 21, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to
be appropriated’’.
Page 270, line 23, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to
be appropriated’’.
Page 271, line 1, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to be
appropriated’’.
Page 271, line 4, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to be
appropriated’’.
Page 271, line 7, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and insert ‘‘is
authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 271, line 9, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to be
appropriated’’.
Page 271, line 11, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and insert ‘‘is
authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 271, line 13, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and insert ‘‘is
authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 271, line 15, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and insert ‘‘is
authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 271, lines 23 and 24, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and
insert ‘‘is authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 272, line 1, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to be
appropriated’’.
Page 272, line 4, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to be
appropriated’’.
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Page 272, lines 7 and 8, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and in-
sert ‘‘is authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 272, line 10, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to
be appropriated’’.
Page 272, line 12, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to
be appropriated’’.
Page 272, line 14, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to
be appropriated’’.
Page 272, line 17, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to
be appropriated’’.
Page 272, line 20, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and insert ‘‘is
authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 272, line 22, strike ‘‘shall be’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized to
be appropriated’’.
Page 273, line 1, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and insert ‘‘is
authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 273, line 3, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and insert ‘‘is
authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 273, line 5, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and insert ‘‘is
authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 362, line 19, insert ‘‘territorial,’’ after ‘‘State,’’.
Page 367, line 22, after ‘‘programs,’’ insert ‘‘and in consultation
with the Secretary of Agriculture,’’.
Page 382, strike lines 14 through 25 and insert the following:
(5) TECHNOLOGY AND PRIVACY STANDARDS.—In carrying out
this subsection, the Director shall—
(A) consider application and use of systems and tech-
nologies that incorporate protection measures to reason-
ably ensure confidential data and statistical products are
protected in accordance with obligations under chapter 35
of title 44, United States Code, subchapter III, section
3561 et seq., including systems and technologies that en-
sure raw data and other sensitive inputs are not accessible
to recipients of statistical outputs from the National Se-
cure Data Service demonstration project; and
(B) to the extent feasible, consider applying privacy-en-
hancing technologies to approved projects when appro-
priate, or take appropriate measures to minimize re-identi-
fication risks consistent with any applicable guidance or
regulations issued under chapter 35 of title 44, United
States Code, subchapter III, section 3561 et seq.
Page 392, line 22, strike ‘‘state and local’’ and insert ‘‘State, terri-
torial, local’’.
Page 394, line 23, strike ‘‘state,’’ and insert ‘‘State, territorial,’’.
Page 403, strike lines 11 through 21 (and redesignate subsequent
subsections accordingly).
Page 410, strike lines 16 through 19 and insert the following:
(4) OMICS.—The term ‘‘omics’’ refers to the collective tech-
nologies used to explore the roles, relationships, and actions of
the various types of molecules that make up the cells and sys-
tems of an organism and the systems level analysis of their
functions.
Page 418, line 8, strike ‘‘Office of Science and Technology Policy’’
and all that follows through ‘‘ ‘Interagency Committee’)’’ on line 18
and insert ‘‘Office of Science and Technology Policy’’.
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Page 419, line 7, strike ‘‘3’’ and insert ‘‘5’’.
Page 419, line 8, strike ‘‘Technology’’ and insert ‘‘Technology, the
Committee on Agriculture,’’.
Page 419, line 11, strike ‘‘Transportation’’ and insert ‘‘Transpor-
tation, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry,’’.
Page 421, line 9, strike ‘‘national security’’ and insert ‘‘economic
competitiveness, national security,’’.
Page 422, line 1, strike ‘‘Triennial’’ and insert ‘‘Quinquennial’’.
Page 422, line 4, strike ‘‘third’’ and insert ‘‘fifth’’.
Page 422, line 6, after ‘‘Technology’’, insert ‘‘and the Committee
on Agriculture’’.
Page 422, line 8, after ‘‘Transportation’’, insert ‘‘and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’’.
Page 426, line 14, insert ‘‘and’’ at the end.
Page 426, strike lines 15 and 16.
Page 426, line 17, strike ‘‘(8)’’ and insert ‘‘(7)’’.
Page 426, line 22, strike ‘‘3’’ and insert ‘‘5’’.
Page 426, line 24, after ‘‘Technology’’, insert ‘‘and the Committee
on Agriculture’’.
Page 427, line 2, after ‘‘Transportation’’, insert ‘‘and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’’.
Page 428, line 21, after ‘‘Technology’’, insert ‘‘and the Committee
on Agriculture’’.
Page 428, line 23, after ‘‘Transportation’’, insert ‘‘and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’’.
Page 433, strike lines 1 through 10 and insert the following:
(e) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.—As part of the Initiative, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall support research and development in
engineering biology, including in synthetic biology and biomate-
rials, through the Agricultural Research Service, the National In-
stitute of Food and Agriculture programs, and the Office of the
Chief Scientist.
Page 540, line 13, insert ‘‘territorial,’’ after ‘‘State,’’.
Page 555, line 11, insert ‘‘non-Federal’’ before ‘‘employee’’.
Page 555, line 15, insert ‘‘non-Federal’’ before ‘‘employees’’.
Page 556, line 12, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 556, line 16, strike ‘‘Director.’’ and insert ‘‘Director; and’’.
Page 556, after line 16, insert the following:
(4) ensure that any such programs or activities are in con-
formance with the Department’s research security policies, in-
cluding DOE Order 486.1.
Page 557, strike line 10 and all that follows through page 561,
line 3.
Page 561, line 13, strike ‘‘636’’ and insert ‘‘10636’’.
Page 561, lines 13 and 14, strike ‘‘Energizing Technology Trans-
fer Act’’ and insert ‘‘America COMPETES Act of 2022’’.
Page 566, line 20, strike ‘‘16351’’ and insert ‘‘16352’’.
Page 566, line 22, strike ‘‘Energizing Technology Transfer Act’’
and insert ‘‘America COMPETES Act of 2022’’.
Page 566, line 26, strike ‘‘Energizing Technology Transfer Act’’
and insert ‘‘America COMPETES Act of 2022’’.
Page 569, line 3, strike ‘‘624, 628, 629, 630, 631, and 633’’ and
insert ‘‘10624, 10628, 10629, 10630, 10631, and 10633’’.
Page 569, line 4, strike ‘‘Energizing Technology Transfer Act’’
and insert ‘‘America COMPETES Act of 2022’’.
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Page 569, line 12, strike ‘‘623, 624, 625, and 627’’ and insert
‘‘10623, 10624, 10625, and 10627’’.
Page 569, line 13, strike ‘‘Energizing Technology Transfer Act’’
and insert ‘‘America COMPETES Act of 2022’’.
Page 576, line 20, insert ‘‘territorial,’’ after ‘‘State,’’.
Page 584, line 25, after ‘‘education’’, insert ‘‘and mentoring’’.
Page 585, line 4, after ‘‘STEM’’, insert ‘‘and manufacturing’’.
Page 606, line 12, insert ‘‘territorial,’’ after ‘‘State,’’.
Page 607, after line 23, insert the following:
‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘institu-
tion of higher education’ has the meaning given such term in
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C.
1001).
‘‘(5) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘National Laboratory’
has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 2 U.S.C. 15801).
Page 614, line 12, insert ‘‘territorial,’’ after ‘‘State,’’.
Page 617, line 16, strike ‘‘this Act, and every 3 years thereafter’’
and insert ‘‘the America COMPETES Act of 2022, and again 3
years later’’.
Page 628, after line 22, insert the following (and redesignate the
subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
(8) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means the field or disciplines
listed in section 2 of the STEM Education Act of 2015 (42
U.S.C. 6621 note).
Page 630, line 14, strike ‘‘mission’’ and insert ‘‘missions’’.
Page 631, line 21, after ‘‘the’’, insert ‘‘Director of the’’.
Page 637, lines 21 and 22, strike ‘‘of Energy’’.
Page 640, line 21, strike ‘‘Secretary’’ and insert ‘‘Director’’.
Page 641, line 5, strike ‘‘of Energy’’.
Page 641, line 13, strike ‘‘section 10663’’ and insert ‘‘sections
10663 and 10664’’.
Page 643, line 12, strike ‘‘year 2022’’ and insert ‘‘years 2022 and
2023’’.
Page 646, line 19, insert ‘‘and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence’’ after ‘‘merce’’.
Page 646, line 20, insert ‘‘and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence’’ after ‘‘Transportation’’.
Page 654, line 6, insert ‘‘and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence’’ after ‘‘Commerce’’.
Page 654, line 6, insert ‘‘and the Committee on Foreign Affairs’’
before ‘‘of the House’’.
Page 654, line 8, insert ‘‘and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence’’ after ‘‘Transportation’’.
Page 654, line 8, insert ‘‘and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions’’ before ‘‘of the Senate’’.
Page 657, line 10, insert ‘‘and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence’’ after ‘‘Commerce’’.
Page 657, line 12, insert ‘‘and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence’’ after ‘‘Transportation’’.
Page 669, line 20, strike ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ and insert ‘‘Sec-
retary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the Cyber-
security and Infrastructure Security Agency,’’.
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Page 670, line 2, strike ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ and insert ‘‘Sec-
retary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the Cyber-
security and Infrastructure Security Agency,’’.
Page 672, strike lines 4 through 7.
Page 680, beginning on line 5, strike ‘‘SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE
AND CRISIS RESPONSE OFFICE’’ and insert ‘‘OFFICE OF MANUFAC-
TURING SECURITY AND RESILIENCE’’.
Page 680, beginning on line 9, strike ‘‘Supply Chain Resilience
and Crisis Response Office’’ and insert ‘‘Office of Manufacturing Se-
curity and Resilience’’.
Page 682, beginning on line 17, strike ‘‘the Office of Supply
Chain Resilience and Crisis Response’’ and insert ‘‘Manufacturing
Security and Resilience’’.
Page 682, line 21, add after the period at the end the following:
‘‘The Assistant Secretary of Manufacturing Security and Resilience
may function as and be known as the United States Chief Manu-
facturing Officer.’’.
Page 684, beginning on line 7, strike ‘‘tax incentives, trade pref-
erences, or’’.
Page 691, line 11, insert ‘‘territorial and’’ before ‘‘Tribal’’.
Page 694, line 18, strike ‘‘AGREEMENTS’’ and insert ‘‘COOPERA-
TION’’.
Page 694, beginning on line 19, strike ‘‘the United States Trade
Representative and any’’.
Page 694, beginning on line 20, strike ‘‘agency’’ and insert ‘‘agen-
cies’’.
Page 694, line 21, strike ‘‘enter into agreements’’ and insert ‘‘co-
operate’’.
Page 695, line 23, insert ‘‘territorial and’’ before ‘‘Tribal’’.
Page 709, beginning on line 1, strike ‘‘CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN
RESILIENCE PROGRAM’’ and insert ‘‘MANUFACTURING SECURITY
AND RESILIENCE PROGRAM’’.
Page 731, line 22, strike ‘‘appropriated’’ and insert ‘‘authorized to
be appropriated’’.
Page 731, line 24, strike ‘‘may be used’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized
to be appropriated’’.
Page 732, line 1, strike ‘‘may be used’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized
to be appropriated’’.
Page 732, line 2, insert ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end.
Page 732, line 3, strike ‘‘may be used’’ and insert ‘‘is authorized
to be appropriated’’.
Page 732, line 5, strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert a period.
Page 732, strike lines 6 and 7.
Page 732, after line 7, insert the following:
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated under paragraph (2), up to 2 percent per fiscal
year is authorized to be appropriated for administrative costs
associated with carrying out this section.
Page 744, beginning on line 2, strike ‘‘the Office of Supply Chain
Resilience and Crisis Response’’ and insert ‘‘Manufacturing Secu-
rity and Resilience’’.
Page 751, line 13, strike ‘‘Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Re-
sponse Office’’ and insert ‘‘Office of Manufacturing Security and Re-
silience’’.
Page 752, after line 24, insert the following:
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(O) The Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
(P) The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate.
Page 754, line 8, strike ‘‘the Commonwealth of’’.
Page 754, line 10, strike ‘‘or possession’’.
Page 757, line 18, insert ‘‘the United States Trade Representa-
tive,’’ after ‘‘Energy,’’.
Page 786, line 19, insert ‘‘and manufacturers’’ after ‘‘industry’’.
Page 788, line 3, insert ‘‘manufacturers,’’ after ‘‘Organization,’’.
Page 788, line 7, insert ‘‘Such amounts shall remain available
until expended.’’ after ‘‘2026.’’.
Page 788, after line 7, insert the following:
(f) CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—All laborers and mechanics em-
ployed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of con-
struction, alteration or repair work carried out, in whole or in part,
with financial assistance made available under this section shall be
paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a
character similar in the locality as determined by the Secretary of
Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40,
United States Code. With respect to the labor standards specified
in this section, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and
functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950
(64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United
States Code.
Page 788, strike lines 14 through 17.
Beginning on page 792, strike line 5 and all that follows through
page 795, line 3 and insert the following:
(j) LABOR-MANAGEMENT COOPERATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any contrary provision of
law, including the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151
et seq.), paragraphs (2) through (7) shall apply with respect to
any funding recipient who is an employer and any labor orga-
nization who represents or seeks to represent employees of a
funding recipient, as those terms are defined in section 2 of the
National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152).
(2) LABOR PEACE.—Any employer receiving funds under this
section shall recognize for purposes of collective bargaining a
labor organization that demonstrates that a majority of the
employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining who perform or
will perform funded work have signed valid authorizations des-
ignating the labor organization as their bargaining representa-
tive and that no other labor organization is currently certified
or recognized as the exclusive representative of any of the em-
ployees in the unit pursuant to the National Labor Relations
Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). Upon such showing of majority sta-
tus, the employer shall notify the labor organization and the
National Labor Relations Board (the Board) that it has deter-
mined that the labor organization represents a majority of the
employees and that it is recognizing the labor organization as
the exclusive representative of the employees for the purposes
of collective bargaining pursuant to section 9 of the National
Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159).
(3) CERTIFICATION.—Should a dispute over majority status or
the appropriateness of the unit arise between the employer and
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the labor organization, either party may request that the
Board investigate and resolve the dispute. If the Board finds
that a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for bar-
gaining has signed valid authorizations designating the labor
organization as their bargaining representative and that no
other individual or labor organization is currently certified or
recognized as the exclusive representative of any of the em-
ployees in the unit, the Board shall not direct an election but
shall certify the labor organization as the representative de-
scribed in section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29
U.S.C. 159(a)).
(4) COMMENCEMENT OF BARGAINING.—Not later than 10 days
after receiving a written request for collective bargaining from
a recognized or certified labor organization, or within such pe-
riod as the parties agree upon, the labor organization and em-
ployer shall meet and commence to bargain collectively and
shall make every reasonable effort to conclude and sign a col-
lective bargaining agreement.
(5) MEDIATION.—If after the expiration of the 90-day period
beginning on the date on which bargaining is commenced, or
such additional period as the parties may agree upon, the par-
ties have failed to reach an agreement, either party may notify
the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service of the existence
of a dispute and request mediation. Whenever such a request
is received, it shall be the duty of the Service promptly to put
itself in communication with the parties and to use its best ef-
forts, by mediation and conciliation, to bring them to agree-
ment.
(6) ARBITRATION.—If after the expiration of the 30-day period
beginning on the date on which the request for mediation is
made under paragraph (5), or such additional period as the
parties may agree upon, the Service is not able to bring the
parties to agreement by conciliation, the Service shall refer the
dispute to a tripartite arbitration panel established in accord-
ance with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Serv-
ice, with one member selected by the labor organization, one
member selected by the employer, and one neutral member
mutually agreed to by the parties. The labor organization and
employer must each select the members of the tripartite arbi-
tration panel within 14 days of the Service’s referral; if the
labor organization or employer fail to do so, the Service shall
designate any members not selected by the labor organization
or the employer. A majority of the tripartite arbitration panel
shall render a decision settling the dispute as soon as prac-
ticable and not later than within 120 days, absent extraor-
dinary circumstances or by agreement or permission of the par-
ties, and such decision shall be binding upon the parties for a
period of 2 years, unless amended during such period by writ-
ten consent of the parties. Such decision shall be based on—
(A) the employer’s financial status and prospects;
(B) the size and type of the employer’s operations and
business;
(C) the employees’ cost of living;
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(D) the employees’ ability to sustain themselves, their
families, and their dependents on the wages and benefits
they earn from the employer; and
(E) the wages and benefits other employers in the same
business provide their employees.
(7) SUBCONTRACTORS.—Any employer receiving funds under
this section shall require any subcontractor whose employees
perform or will perform funded work to comply with the re-
quirements set forth in paragraphs (1) through (6) above.
Page 814, line 19, strike ‘‘The alteration, falsification,’’ and insert
‘‘The intentional material falsification,’’.
Page 815, line 8, through page 816, line 10, amend subsection (b)
to read as follows:
(b) PENALTIES.—Section 303(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 333(f)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (5), by strik-
ing or ‘‘or (9)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘(9), or (10)’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(10) Notwithstanding subsection (a), any person who violates
section 301(fff) shall be subject to—
‘‘(A) a civil monetary penalty not to exceed—
‘‘(i) $1,000,000 per violation; and
‘‘(ii) $10,000,000 for all violations (excluding those de-
scribed in subparagraph (B)) adjudicated in a single pro-
ceeding; and
‘‘(B) in the case of a violation that continues after the Sec-
retary provides written notice to such person, if such person
does not sufficiently remedy the violation, including by pro-
ducing corrected records or information, additional civil pen-
alties not to exceed—
‘‘(i) $1,000,000 for the first 30-day period (or any portion
thereof) following such notice during which such person
continues to be in violation;
‘‘(ii) for each such 30-day period thereafter, the amount
that is double the amount actually imposed for the pre-
ceding 30-day period, not to exceed $2,000,000 for any 30-
day period; and
‘‘(iii) $20,000,000 for all violations described in this sub-
paragraph adjudicated in a single proceeding.’’.
Page 862, line 2, insert ‘‘the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate,’’ after ‘‘Representatives,’’.
Page 867, line 1, insert ‘‘the Office of the Director of National In-
telligence,’’ after ‘‘Commerce,’’.
Page 867, line 12, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 867, line 13, insert ‘‘, and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence’’ after ‘‘Services’’.
Page 867, line 16, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 867, line 17, insert ‘‘, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence’’ after ‘‘Affairs’’.
Page 872, line 24, insert ‘‘(including the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate)’’ after ‘‘Congress’’.
Page 880, line 18, strike ‘‘and’’.
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Page 880, line 19, insert ‘‘, and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence’’ after ‘‘Reform’’.
Page 880, line 24, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 880, line 25, insert ‘‘, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence’’ after ‘‘Affairs’’.
Page 884, line 21, strike ‘‘and’’ and insert a comma.
Page 884, line 22, insert ‘‘, and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence’’ after ‘‘Reform’’.
Page 885, line 1, strike ‘‘and’’ and insert a comma.
Page 885, line 3, insert ‘‘, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence’’ after ‘‘fairs’’.
Page 889, line 24, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 890, line 1, insert ‘‘, and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence’’ after ‘‘Means’’.
Page 890, line 5, strike ‘‘and the Committee on Finance’’ and in-
sert ‘‘, the Committee on Finance, and the Select Committee on In-
telligence’’.
Page 890, line 15, strike ‘‘and Foreign Affairs’’ and insert ‘‘, For-
eign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence’’.
Page 890, line 17, strike ‘‘and Foreign Relations’’ and insert ‘‘,
Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence’’.
Page 895, line 23, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 895, line 24, insert ‘‘, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence’’ after ‘‘Appropriations’’.
Page 896, line 2, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 896, line 3, insert ‘‘, and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence’’ after ‘‘Appropriations’’.
Page 905, line 13, insert ‘‘(including the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate)’’ after ‘‘committees’’.
Page 981, line 17, insert ‘‘(including the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate)’’ after ‘‘mittees’’.
Page 983, line 13, insert ‘‘(including the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate)’’ after ‘‘committees’’.
Page 992, line 4, insert ‘‘(including the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate)’’ after ‘‘committees’’.
Page 995, beginning on line 23, amend paragraph (1) to read as
follows:
(1) understanding the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic
may help the United States better prepare, prevent, and re-
spond to pandemic health threats in the future;
Page 996, beginning on line 21, strike paragraph (5).
Page 997, line 15, insert ‘‘, which resulted in broad intelligence
community agreement that the ‘virus was not developed as a bio-
logical weapon’ and ‘two hypotheses remain plausible: natural ex-
posure to an infected animal and a laboratory-associated incident’ ’’
after ‘‘COVID–19’’.
Page 1034, line 22, insert ‘‘, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate,’’ after ‘‘Representa-
tives,’’.
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Page 1068, line 2, insert ‘‘(including the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate)’’ after ‘‘committees’’.
Page 1084, beginning line 7, strike ‘‘United States’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘addressing’’.
Page 1111, line 17, strike ‘‘consultation’’ and insert ‘‘coordina-
tion’’.
Page 1252, after line 6, insert the following new subsection (and
redesignate the subsequent subsections accordingly):
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress (including the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate) a report on the mat-
ters covered by this section. The report shall be submitted in un-
classified form, but may include a classified annex.
Page 1269, line 24, strike ‘‘possessions or’’ before ‘‘territories’’.
Page 1271, line 10, strike ‘‘possessions or’’ after ‘‘any of its’’.
Page 1272, after line 12, insert the following new paragraph (and
redesignate the subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ includes the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate.
Page 1272, line 20, strike ‘‘øsection 3¿øupdate cross reference?¿’’
and insert ‘‘subsection (a)’’.
Page 1286, line 9, strike ‘‘and’’ at the end.
Page 1286, line 10, insert ‘‘, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence’’ after ‘‘Judiciary’’.
Page 1286, line 10, insert ‘‘, and the Committee on Appropria-
tions’’ before ‘‘of the Senate’’.
Page 1286, line 13, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 1286, line 14, insert ‘‘, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence’’ after ‘‘Judiciary’’.
Page 1286, line 14, insert ‘‘, and the Committee on Appropria-
tions’’ before ‘‘of the House’’.
Page 1291, line 12, add ‘‘Amounts deposited into such Fund
under this subparagraph shall be credited as discretionary offset-
ting collections.’’ after the period at the end.
Page 1291, line 16, insert ‘‘to the extent and in such amounts as
provided in advance in appropriations Acts’’ before ‘‘for the pur-
poses’’.
Page 1291, line 17, strike ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and all that follows
through the end of the subparagraph and insert ‘‘paragraph (1).’’.
Page 1325, line 6, strike the semicolon and insert ‘‘; and’’.
Page 1325, line 10, strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert a period.
Page 1325, strike lines 11 through 16.
Page 1337, line 8, insert ‘‘(including the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate)’’ after ‘‘Congress’’.
Page 1355, line 10, insert ‘‘in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of
Energy, and any other Federal agency the President determines
appropriate,’’ after ‘‘Development,’’.
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Page 1375, strike lines 4 and 5 and insert ‘‘SHORT-LIVED CLI-
MATE POLLUTANTS.’’.
Page 1375, strike lines 6 through 11.
Page 1376, line 14, strike ‘‘pollutants’’.
Page 1376, line 11, insert ‘‘or enhance’’ after ‘‘craft’’.
Page 1376, beginning on line 17, strike ‘‘black carbon, methane,
tropospheric ozone, and hydrofluorocarbons’’ and insert ‘‘short-lived
climate pollutants’’.
Page 1376, line 21, insert ‘‘pollutant’’ after ‘‘climate’’.
Page 1377, line 20, strike ‘‘phasing out sources’’ and insert ‘‘sig-
nificantly reducing emissions’’.
Page 1377, line 23, insert ‘‘effectively’’ before ‘‘mitigate’’.
Page 1379, line 10, insert ‘‘or maintain’’ after ‘‘enhance’’.
Page 1379, line 22, strike ‘‘pollutant’’.
Page 1380, beginning on line 16, strike ‘‘shall work with the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to’’ and insert
‘‘, in coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, shall’’.
Beginning on page 1380, strike line 21 and all that follows
through page 1381, line 18.
Page 1382, line 6, strike ‘‘eliminate’’ and insert ‘‘significantly re-
duce’’.
Page 1382, beginning on line 9, strike ‘‘Consistent with strategies
adopted by the International Maritime Organization to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions from ships, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of
Commerce, the Administrator,’’ and insert ‘‘The Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, the Secretary of Commerce,’’.
Page 1382, line 25, strike ‘‘POLLUTANT’’.
Page 1383, beginning on line 4, strike ‘‘Black Carbon, Methane,
and High-GWP HFC’’ and insert ‘‘Short-Lived Climate’’.
Page 1383, strike lines 6 through 8 and insert the following:
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the Working Group shall
include the head (or a designee thereof) of—
(A) the Department of Agriculture;
(B) the Department of Commerce;
(C) the Department of Defense;
(D) the Department of Energy;
(E) the Department of Health and Human Services;
(F) the Department of the Interior;
(G) the Department of State;
(H) the Department of Transportation;
(I) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(J) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion;
(K) the Council on Environmental Quality;
(L) the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment; and
(M) any other Federal agency the President determines
appropriate.
Page 1383, strike lines 10 through 19.
Page 1384, beginning on line 11, strike ‘‘pollutants’’.
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In section 30608, strike ‘‘black carbon, methane, and high-GWP
HFC’’ each place it appears and insert ‘‘short-lived climate pollut-
ants’’.
Page 1393, line 9, insert ‘‘international’’ after ‘‘monitor’’.
Page 1393, line 24, insert ‘‘international’’ after ‘‘from’’.
Page 1400, line 13, insert ‘‘(including the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate)’’ after ‘‘Congress’’.
Page 1436, line 5, insert ‘‘, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency,’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’.
Page 1476, line 4, insert ‘‘and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate’’ after ‘‘Senate’’.
Page 1483, line 22, strike ‘‘, are also a boon for’’ and insert ‘‘and
law enforcement, can be tools abused by’’.
Page 1483, line 25, strike ‘‘use’’ and insert ‘‘abuse’’.
Page 1485, strike lines 5 through 18 and insert the following:
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(5)’’ and
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (5) and (6) of subsection (b)’’; and
Page 1485, line 20, insert ‘‘for or’’ before ‘‘on’’.
Page 1490, line 13, insert ‘‘and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence’’ after ‘‘Resources’’.
Page 1490, line 16, insert ‘‘and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence’’ after ‘‘Resources’’.
Page 1497, line 7, insert ‘‘and the Committee on Foreign Affairs’’
before ‘‘of the House’’.
Page 1497, line 9, insert ‘‘and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions’’ before ‘‘of the Senate’’.
Page 1497, line 9, insert ‘‘and the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate’’ after ‘‘Senate’’.
Page 1501, line 7, strike section 60801 and insert the following:
SEC. 60801. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES TO PROVIDE
DEBT RELIEF TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH
UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS OF DEBT.
(a) DEBT RELIEF.—The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, shall—
(1) engage with international financial institutions and offi-
cial and commercial creditors to advance support for prompt
and effective implementation and improvement of the Common
Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service Sus-
pension Initiative (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Common
Framework’’), and any successor framework or similar coordi-
nated international debt treatment process through the estab-
lishment and publication of clear and accountable—
(A) debt treatment benchmarks designed to achieve debt
sustainability for each participating debtor;
(B) standards for equitable burden sharing among all
creditors with material claims on each participating debt-
or, without regard for their official, private, or hybrid sta-
tus;
(C) robust debt disclosure, including but not limited to
inter-creditor data sharing and a broad presumption in
favor of public disclosure of material terms and conditions
of claims on participating debtors;
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(D) expanded eligibility criteria to include all countries
with unsustainable levels of sovereign debt;
(E) standards for comprehensive creditor participation
consistent with robust application of the policies of the
International Monetary Funds relating to lending into ar-
rears; and
(F) consistent enforcement and improvement of the poli-
cies of multilateral institutions relating to asset-based and
revenue-based borrowing by participating debtors, and co-
ordinated standards on restructuring collateralized debt;
(2) engage with international financial institutions and offi-
cial and commercial creditors to advance support for a com-
prehensive and effective debt payment standstill for each par-
ticipating debtor from the time of its application for, and until
the completion of its negotiations under, the Common Frame-
work, or any successor framework or similar coordinated inter-
national debt treatment process: provided, however, that any
such standstill should incentivize prompt and comprehensive
debt restructuring agreement and provide temporary cash flow
relief for the debtor, without exacerbating its vulnerability to
debt distress; and
(3) instruct the United States Executive Director at the
International Monetary Fund and the United States Executive
Director at the World Bank to use the voice and vote of the
United States to advance the efforts described in paragraphs
(1) and (2), including by urging international financial institu-
tions to participate in debt relief, without undermining their
ability to continue to provide new and additional flows of aid
and assistance.
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the
end of the COVID–19 pandemic, as determined by the World
Health Organization, the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination
with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Committees on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committees on Financial Services and Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives a report that describes—
(1) actions that have been taken, in coordination with inter-
national financial institutions, by official creditors, including
the government of, and state-owned enterprises in, the People’s
Republic of China, and relevant commercial creditor groups to
advance debt relief for countries with unsustainable debt that
have sought relief under the Common Framework, any suc-
cessor framework or mechanism, or under any other coordi-
nated international arrangement for sovereign debt restruc-
turing;
(2) any implementation challenges that hinder the ability of
the Common Framework to provide timely debt restructuring
for any country with unsustainable debt that seeks debt relief
or debt payment relief, including any refusal of any creditors
to participate in equitable burden sharing, including but not
limited to failure to share (or publish, as appropriate) all mate-
rial information needed to assess debt sustainability and inter-
creditor equity;
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(3) recommendations on how to address challenges identified
in paragraph (2);
(4) any United States policy concerns with respect to pro-
viding debt relief to specific countries; and
(5) the transparency and accountability measures established
or proposed to ensure that resources freed up by the debt relief
described in paragraph (1) are used for activities that respond
to the health, economic, and social effects of the COVID–19
pandemic, climate change resiliency, or help ensure equitable
recoveries and growth.
Page 1507, line 21, insert ‘‘the Chairman and Ranking Member
of the Committee on Energy and Commerce’’ after ‘‘the Chairman
and Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services’’.
Page 1520, lines 20 and 21, strike ‘‘the Commonwealth of’’.
Page 1520, lines 21 and 22, strike ‘‘or possession’’.
Page 1545, line 21, strike ‘‘sees’’ and insert ‘‘seas’’.
Page 1545, line 22, strike ‘‘another’’ and insert ‘‘any’’.
Page 1572, lines 18 and 19. strike ‘‘shall be made available to’’
and insert ‘‘is authorized to be appropriated to’’.
Page 1572, lines 20 and 21. strike ‘‘shall be made available to’’
and insert ‘‘is authorized to be appropriated to’’.
Page 1576, line 5, after ‘‘local,’’ insert ‘‘territorial,’’.
Page 1580, line 7, strike ‘‘local’’ and insert ‘‘local, territorial,’’.
Page 1581, line 24, after ‘‘local,’’ insert ‘‘territorial,’’.
Page 1588, line 15, after ‘‘Islander,’’ insert ‘‘territorial,’’.
Page 1607, strike lines 1 through 4.
Page 1612, line 18, strike ‘‘which shall’’ and all that follows
through the end of subsection (a) and insert ‘‘consisting of such
amounts as are appropriated to the Fund.’’
Page 1613, strike lines 2 through 7, and resdesignate the subse-
quent subsection accordingly.
Page 1628, strike lines 5 through 8.
Page 1629, strike line 14 and all that follows through page 1630,
line 16, and redesignate the subsequent subsections accordingly.
Page 1636, line 1, strike ‘‘Of the amounts’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘may be used for’’ and insert ‘‘Of the amounts authorized
to be appropriated under subsection (a), not more than the lesser
of $1,500,000 or 10 percent of such amounts is authorized to be ap-
propriated for’’.
Page 1636, line 12, strike ‘‘there shall be made available to the
Administrator’’.
Page 1636, line 13, insert ‘‘is authorized to be appropriated’’ after
‘‘$8,000,000’’.
Page 1636, lines 16 and 17, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and
insert ‘‘is authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 1636, lines 19 and 20, strike ‘‘shall be made available’’ and
insert ‘‘is authorized to be appropriated’’.
Page 1643, line 4, strike ‘‘or possession’’.
Page 1647, after line 19, insert the following:
(12) The Ambassador of the United States Trade Representa-
tive.
Page 1647, line 20, strike ‘‘(12)’’ and insert ‘‘(13)’’.
Page 1647, line 22, strike ‘‘(13)’’ and insert ‘‘(14)’’.
Page 1647, line 24, strike ‘‘(14)’’ and insert ‘‘(15)’’.
Page 1661, strike lines 17 through 20, and insert the following:
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(A) by inserting ‘‘or any interstate transport within the
United States,’’ after ‘‘or any possession of the United
States,’’ the first place it appears; and
Page 1663, line 1, strike ‘‘(D)’’ and insert ‘‘(B)’’.
Page 1663, line 22, strike ‘‘the Commonwealth of’’.
Page 1663, line 23, strike ‘‘possession’’ and insert ‘‘territory’’.
Page 1848, line 1, strike ‘‘system,’’ and insert ‘‘system (such as
individuals currently or recently incarcerated),’’.
Page 1848, line 7, add ‘‘or’’ at the end.
Page 1848, strike lines 8 through 9.
Page 1891, line 18, strike ‘‘shall have the meaning’’ and insert
‘‘have the meanings’’.
Page 1892, after line 2, insert the following:
(6) OUTLYING AREA.—The term ‘‘outlying area’’ has the
meaning given the term in section 8101(36)(A) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(36)(A)).
Page 1892, line 5, strike ‘‘meaning’’ and insert ‘‘meanings’’.
Page 1893, beginning on line 11, strike ‘‘the Commonwealth of’’.
Page 1897, line 19, strike ‘‘or’’ and insert ‘‘(or’’.
Page 1897, line 21, strike ‘‘entity’’ and insert ‘‘entity)’’.
Page 1897, line 22, insert ‘‘that’’ after ‘‘verifying’’.
Page 1900, line 19, strike the period at the end and insert a
semicolon.
Page 1903, line 12, strike ‘‘(c)(7)(C)’’ and insert ‘‘(c)(7)(B)’’.
Page 1904, strike line 11.
Page 1906, line 6, strike ‘‘(c)(7)(C)’’ and insert ‘‘(c)(7)(B)’’.
Page 1909, line 16, strike ‘‘received’’ and insert ‘‘receive’’.
Page 1910, line 19, insert ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘particularly’’.
Page 1912, line 24, strike ‘‘ ‘State’,’’.
Page 1914, after line 13, insert the following:
(4) OUTLYING AREA.—The term ‘‘outlying area’’ has the
meaning given the term in section 8101(36)(A) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(36)(A)).
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States,
the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Page 1914, line 17, strike ‘‘ESEA’’ and insert ‘‘the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)’’.
Beginning on page 1912, reorder the paragraphs in section
90202(b) in alphabetical order, and renumber such paragraphs as
so reordered.
Page 1917, beginning on line 20, insert ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘particu-
larly’’.
Page 1918, line 4, strike ‘‘in’’ and insert ‘‘under’’.
Page 1922, line 10, strike ‘‘in’’ and insert ‘‘under’’.
Page 1923, line 10, strike ‘‘particularly’’ and insert ‘‘and particu-
larly for’’.
Page 1933, line 12, strike ‘‘Implement’’ and insert ‘‘Imple-
menting’’.
Page 1960, strike line 17 through ‘‘$69,353,000.’’ on line 22.
Beginning on page 1970, strike line 13 through ‘‘title.’’ on page
1971, line 6.
Page 2050, beginning on line 15, strike ‘‘CHILD CARE ALLOW-
ANCES’’ and insert ‘‘CHILD AND OTHER DEPENDENT CARE ALLOW-
ANCES’’.
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Page 2054, line 8, strike ‘‘CHILD CARE ALLOWANCES’’ and insert
‘‘CHILD AND OTHER DEPENDENT CARE ALLOWANCES’’.
Page 2054, line 13, strike ‘‘CHILD CARE ALLOWANCES’’ and insert
‘‘CHILD AND OTHER DEPENDENT CARE ALLOWANCES’’.
Page 2054, line 14, strike ‘‘CHILD CARE ALLOWANCES’’ and insert
‘‘CHILD AND OTHER DEPENDENT CARE ALLOWANCES’’.
Page 2054, beginning on line 20, strike ‘‘child care allowance’’
and insert ‘‘child and other dependent care allowance’’.
Page 2054, line 25, strike ‘‘child care allowance’’ and insert ‘‘child
and other dependent care allowance’’.
Page 2055, beginning on line 5, strike ‘‘child care allowance’’ and
insert ‘‘child and other dependent care allowance’’.
Page 2057, strike the matter following line 13 and insert the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Sec. 238A. Child and other dependent care
allowances.’’.
Page 2066, after line 3, add the following:
SEC. 101115. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TERRITORIES.
Section 248 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2320) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TERRITORIES.—The Secretary
shall establish such requirements as may be necessary and appro-
priate to modify the requirements of this chapter, including re-
quirements relating to eligibility for trade readjustment allowances
and limitations on administrative expenditures, to address the par-
ticular circumstances of Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United
States, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands in implementing and carrying out this chapter.’’.
Page 2088, line 15, strike ‘‘Funds’’ and insert ‘‘Subject to para-
graph (3), funds’’.
Page 2088, line 21, insert ‘‘paragraph (3) and’’ after ‘‘Subject to’’.
Page 2089, after line 10, insert the following:
(3) AVAILABILITY.—The transfer authorities provided by this
subsection shall not apply with respect to amounts made avail-
able by an appropriations Act.
Page 2089, line 20, insert ‘‘territorial,’’ after ‘‘local,’’.
Page 2101, beginning on line 10, strike ‘‘0.5 percent for technical
assistance, pilots and demonstrations’’ and insert ‘‘1 percent for ad-
ministration (in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes), technical assistance, grants for pilots and demonstra-
tions’’.
Page 2101, after line 18, insert the following:
(3) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated
for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 $1,000,000,000
to carry out subchapter A of chapter 4 of title II of the
Trade Act of 1974, as added by section 101301 of this Act.
(B) SALARIES AND EXPENSES.—Of the amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization under subparagraph
(A) for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, not more
than $40,000,000 is authorized to be made available for
the salaries and expenses of personnel administering sub-
chapter A of chapter 4 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974.
(C) SUPPLEMENT AND NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization under subparagraph
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(A) for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be
used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal,
State, regional, and local government funds made avail-
able to provide economic development assistance for com-
munities.
(4) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY COL-
LEGES AND CAREER TRAINING.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated
for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2028 $1,300,000,000
to carry out subchapter B of chapter 4 of title II of the
Trade Act of 1974, as designated by section 101301 of this
Act.
(B) RESERVATION BY THE SECRETARY.—Of the funds ap-
propriated to carry out subchapter B of chapter 4 of title
II of the Trade Act of 1974 for each of fiscal years 2002
through 2028, the Secretary of Labor may reserve not
more than 5 percent for administration of the program, in-
cluding providing technical assistance, sustained outreach
to eligible institutions effectively serving minority or low-
income populations, grants for pilots and demonstrations,
and a rigorous third-party evaluation of the program.
Page 2101, line 19, strike ‘‘(3)’’ and insert ‘‘(5)’’.
Page 2157, strike line 10 and all that follows through line 17 and
insert the following:
SEC. 102503. ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS RELATING TO CHEESE SUBJECT
TO AN IN-QUOTA RATE OF DUTY.
Section 702 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (Public Law
96–39) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a); and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(2).
Page 2167, line 13, strike ‘‘15th day’’ and insert ‘‘180th day’’.
Page 2168, line 9, insert ‘‘the Committee on Foreign Relations,’’
after ‘‘Pensions,’’.
Page 2168, line 9, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 2168, line 10, insert ‘‘, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence’’ after ‘‘Affairs’’.
Page 2168, line 16, insert ‘‘the Committee on Foreign Affairs,’’
after ‘‘Security,’’.
Page 2168, line 16, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 2168, line 17, insert ‘‘, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence’’ after ‘‘Infrastructure’’.
Page 2904, line 19, insert ‘‘related’’ before ‘‘predevelopment’’.
Page 2904, strike lines 20 through 21 and insert the following:
(3) the Secretary shall transfer not more than 3 percent to
the Salary and Expenses Account of the Economic Develop-
ment Administration for the costs of administration and over-
sight of this section.
Page 2905, after line 21, insert the following (and redesignate
the subsequent subsection accordingly):
(f) ELIGIBLE USES.—Eligible recipients and other specified enti-
ties in an eligible area may use funds awarded under subsection
(c)(1), in accordance with an approved recompete plan, to carry out
coordinated and comprehensive economic development programs
and activities in an eligible area, which shall include—
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(1) the provision of business advice and assistance to small
and medium-sized local businesses and entrepreneurs, includ-
ing—
(A) manufacturing extension services;
(B) small business development centers;
(C) centers to help businesses bid for Federal procure-
ment contracts;
(D) entrepreneurial assistance programs that link entre-
preneurs with available public and private resources;
(E) legal advice and resources; and
(F) assistance in accessing capital;
(2) land and site development programs, such as brownfield
redevelopment, research and technology parks, business incu-
bators, business corridor development, and Main Street rede-
velopment programs;
(3) infrastructure and housing activities that are directly re-
lated to supporting job creation and employment for residents,
such as—
(A) improvements to transit, roads, and broadband ac-
cess;
(B) housing development and other activities to address
local housing needs;
(C) land-use and zoning reforms; and
(D) transit-oriented development activities;
(4) job training oriented to local employer needs, such as cus-
tomized job training programs carried out by local community
colleges in partnership with local businesses;
(5) workforce outreach programs, such as—
(A) programs located in, and targeted to, lower-income
and underemployed neighborhoods; and
(B) embedding job placement and training services in
neighborhood institutions such as churches, housing
projects, and community advocacy programs;
(6) job retention programs and activities, such as the provi-
sion of—
(A) job coaches;
(B) child care services; and
(C) transportation support;
(7) planning, predevelopment, technical assistance, and other
administrative activities as may be necessary for the ongoing
implementation, administration, and operation of the programs
and activities carried out with a grant described in subsection
(c)(1) and in accordance with the requirements of this section,
including but not limited to economic development planning
and evaluation; and
(8) such other programs and activities as the Secretary de-
termines to be appropriate, including any proposed programs
or activities that the recipient demonstrates clearly and sub-
stantially, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, will directly ad-
vance the goals of the program established under this section.
Page 2906, line 16, strike ‘‘that is either’’ and all that follows
through line 25 and insert ‘‘which has been authorized in a manner
as determined by the Secretary to represent and act on behalf of
an eligible area for the purposes of the Recompete Pilot Program.’’.
Page 2908, line 22, strike ‘‘and’’.
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Page 2908, after line 22, insert the following (and redesignate
the subsequent clause accordingly):
(iii) the roles and responsibilities of specified entities
which may receive funds awarded under this grant to
carry out proposed programs and activities; and
Page 2909, line 4, strike ‘‘and’’ at the end.
Page 2909, line 7, strike the period and insert ‘‘; and’’.
Page 2909, after line 7, insert the following:
(D) may be modified over the term of the grant by the
eligible recipient, subject to the approval of the Secretary
or at the direction of the Secretary, if benchmarking re-
quirements are repeatedly not met or if other cir-
cumstances necessitate a modification.
Page 2909, line 12, strike ‘‘or possession’’.
PART D—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 4521 MADE IN ORDER
1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ADAMS OF
NORTH CAROLINA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 325, line 3, strike ‘‘The Director’’ and insert ‘‘(A) The Direc-
tor’’.
Page 325, after line 7, insert the following:
(B) The Director shall administer separate competitions
for each category of eligible institution described in sub-
clauses (I) through (IV) of paragraph (2)(A)(i).
Page 326, beginning line 1, amend clause (ii) to read as follows:
(ii) shall—
(I) have not more than $50,000,000 in annual
federally financed research and development ex-
penditures for science and engineering as reported
through the National Science Foundation Higher
Education Research and Development Survey; or
(II) not be an institution classified as having
very high research activity by the Carnegie Classi-
fication of Institutions of Higher Education.
Page 328, beginning line 12, strike ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘through 2026’’ and insert ‘‘$200,000,000 for fiscal
year 2022 and $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through
2026’’.
2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
AUCHINCLOSS OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE
FOR 10 MINUTES
In section 30241(2)(G), insert ‘‘and countering their disbursement
of vaccines in exchange for exploitative concessions in low- to mid-
dle-income countries while maintaining United States engagement
with and support for multilateral vaccine procurement and equi-
table distribution’’ after ‘‘in the PRC’’.
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3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
AUCHINCLOSS OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE
FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 989, line 22, insert ‘‘auto-disable syringes,’’ after
‘‘diagnostics,’’.
4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
AUCHINCLOSS OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE
FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 415, line 9, strike ‘‘support for biomanufacturing testbeds’’
and insert ‘‘support for a national network of testbeds based on
open standards, interfaces, and processes’’.
Page 430, strike lines 10 through 15 and insert the following
(and redesignate the succeeding subparagraphs accordingly):
(A) advance the development of standard reference ma-
terials and measurements, including to promote interoper-
ability between new component technologies and processes
for engineering biology and biomanufacturing discovery,
innovation, and production processes;
(B) create new data tools, techniques, and processes nec-
essary to advance engineering biology and biomanufac-
turing;
5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
AUCHINCLOSS OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE
FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of division G, add the following:
TITLE XI—AFGHAN TRADE ZONES FOR LICIT TRADE
SEC. 62001. STUDY AND REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHMENT
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AFGHAN TRADE ZONES FOR
LICIT TRADE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate a secure path of licit market activ-
ity to support the legitimate economy and the humanitarian needs
to every day Afghans, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the heads of other Federal
agencies as appropriate, shall jointly conduct a study on the man-
agement of sanctions imposed against Afghan individuals, includ-
ing with respect granting of licenses to such individuals, to facili-
tate the implementation of foreign trade zones in Afghanistan for
licit trade.
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The study required under sub-
section (a) should—
(1) identify individuals described in subsection (a) that, if
sanctions imposed against such individuals are revised or li-
censes are granted to such individuals, could establish and im-
plement such foreign trade zones but still maintain United
States national security; and
(2) review the possibility of establishing such foreign trade
zones within the current sanctions regime, including—
(A) identifying such individuals that would implement
foreign trade zones;
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(B) identifying the programs under which such individ-
uals are sanctioned to determine if revised sanctions or
granting of licenses is appropriate;
(C) identifying the possibility of such individuals imple-
menting such foreign trade zones; and
(D) identifying any potential conflicts with non-United
States or other foreign allied sanctions, such as sanctions
imposed by the United Nations or the European Union.
(c) REPORT.—The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of
State shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the results of the
study.
6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
BALDERSON OF OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN-
UTES
Strike section 30606.
Strike section 30609.
7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
BALDERSON OF OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN-
UTES
Add at the end the following:
DIVISION M—COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER SAFETY AND
OVERSIGHT IMPROVEMENTS
SEC. 120001. DEFINITIONS.
In this division, the following definitions apply:
(1) FOREIGN MANUFACTURER OF CYLINDERS; FMOC.—The
terms ‘‘foreign manufacturer of cylinders’’ and ‘‘FMOC’’ mean
an entity that manufactures cylinders outside of the United
States intended to be represented, marked, certified, or sold as
qualified for use in transporting hazardous material in com-
merce in the United States.
(2) IN GOOD STANDING.—The term ‘‘in good standing’’ means
an FMOC that—
(A) is has been authorized by the Secretary pursuant to
section 107.807 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;
and
(B) has demonstrated 3 years of compliance with section
107 of title 49, United States Code, and chapter 51 of title
49, United States Code.
(3) CYLINDER.—The term ‘‘cylinder’’ means any cylinder spec-
ified under sections 178.36 through 178.68 of title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations.
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Transportation.
SEC. 120002. AUTHORIZATION OF FOREIGN MANUFACTURER OF CYL-
INDERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue regulations to pro-
vide that an authorization provided to an FMOC pursuant to sec-
tion 107.807 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any similar
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successor regulation, shall be for a period of not longer than 1 year,
except as provided for in subsection (b).
(b) 5-YEAR AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may approve a 5-
year authorization of an FMOC pursuant to such section if the fol-
lowing requirements are met:
(1) The FMOC attests that none of the cylinders made by
such manufacturer are prohibited from entry to the United
States under section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1307).
(2) The FMOC certifies that—
(A) the information provided pursuant to section 120006
is accurate; and
(B) the FMOC has a proactive responsibility to inform
the Secretary if any such information materially changes.
(3) The FMOC provides proof of the minimum financial re-
sponsibility required under section 120003.
(4) The Secretary determines the FMOC is in good standing.
(c) FACILITY INSPECTIONS.—
(1) PENALTIES.—The Secretary may suspend or terminate an
authorization of an FMOC described in this division if such
FMOC obstructs or prevents the Secretary from carrying out
an inspection under section 107.807(c) of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations.
(2) DEFINITION OF OBSTRUCTS.—For the purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘obstructs’’ means taking actions that are
known, or reasonably should be known, to prevent, hinder, or
impede an inspection.
(d) INTERACTION WITH OTHER STATUTES, AGREEMENTS, REGULA-
TIONS.—Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent the
harmonization of cylinder standards otherwise authorized by law or
regulation.
(e) OTHER CAUSE FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION.—The Sec-
retary may suspend or terminate an authorization of an FMOC de-
scribed in this division upon determination that the FMOC know-
ingly or intentionally misrepresented responses to the Secretary re-
quired by law or regulation or the requirements of sections 120003
and 120006.
SEC. 120003. PROOF OF MINIMUM FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY RE-
QUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to es-
tablish minimum levels of financial responsibility required for enti-
ties to receive approval pursuant to section 107.807 of title 49,
Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 120004. REEVALUATION BY REQUEST FOR RELATED VIOLATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as nec-
essary to establish a process for any interested party to request a
reevaluation of the authorization of FMOC cylinders under section
107.807 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to review the accu-
racy and safety of the actions of such manufacturer.
(b) PETITION FOR REEVALUATION.—Such regulations shall allow
an interested party to file a petition if such party has evidence of
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inaccurate, changed, or fraudulent attestations or responses made
by an FMOC to the Secretary under section 120002 or 120006.
SEC. 120005. NOTICE AND COMMENT FOR APPLICATIONS BY FOREIGN
MANUFACTURERS OF CYLINDERS.
Upon receipt of an application for approval under section 107.807
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any similar successor
regulation, the Secretary shall timely publish notification of such
application in the Federal Register and provide 30 days for public
comment on such application prior to approval.
SEC. 120006. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS TO ENSURE SAFETY AND COM-
PLIANCE WITH DOT PROCESS.
(a) ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.—The Secretary shall require as part
of an application for approval pursuant to section 107.807 of title
49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any similar successor regula-
tion, that the applicant answer the following questions:
(1) Whether the FMOC applying, or any entity controlling
more than 10 percent of such FMOC, has ever been subject to
a civil monetary penalty under title 49, United States Code, re-
lating to any actions carried out as an authorized FMOC or
during the application for authorization under such section.
(2) Whether the FMOC applying, or any entity controlling
more than 10 percent of such FMOC, has been delinquent in
the payment of any civil monetary penalties or other fines or
fees under title 49, United States Code.
(3) Whether the FMOC applying, or any entity controlling
more than 10 percent of such FMOC, is subject to the Do Not
Pay Initiative established under section 3354 of title 31,
United States Code, as of the date of application.
(4) Whether the FMOC applying, or any entity controlling
more than 10 percent of such FMOC, is listed in the Military
End User List of the Department of Commerce as of the date
of application.
(5) Whether the FMOC applying, or any entity controlling
more than 10 percent of such FMOC, is identified by the De-
partment of Defense as an entity listed under section 1237 of
the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1999 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) as of the date of appli-
cation.
(6) Does the FMOC applying certify that the FMOC has the
requisite minimum financial responsibility as required in sec-
tion 120004, and that such financial responsibility will con-
tinue throughout entirety of the requested authorization pe-
riod.
(7) Whether the FMOC applying, or any entity controlling
more than 10 percent of such FMOC, has been found guilty of
a criminal penalty or assessed a civil penalty under section
1760 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2019 section (50 U.S.C. 4819).
(8) Whether the FMOC applying, or any entity controlling
more than 10 percent of such FMOC, is currently subject to a
final antidumping or countervailing duty order from the De-
partment of Commerce as of the date of application.
(b) DENIAL OF APPLICATION.—The Secretary may deny an appli-
cation for approval under section 107.807 of title 49, Code of Fed-
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eral Regulations, based on the responses to the questions required
under subsection (a).
SEC. 120007. FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS LISTING APPROVALS.
Not less than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall publish and maintain on
the website of the Department of Transportation, a list of author-
ized FMOCs and the duration of such authorization.
SEC. 120008. AUTHORIZING FOREIGN INSPECTIONS.
Not less than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall update section 107.807(d) of title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations, to—
(1) require that in any case in which the Associate Adminis-
trator determines there is good cause, an inspection under
such section shall be carried out annually for such duration as
the Associated Administrator determines appropriate;
(2) specify that a refusal of inspection under such section
shall result in a loss of a status of in good standing;
(3) allow the Associate Administrator to request at the dis-
cretion of the Administrator, production of test and production
records and random sample testing; and
(4) allow for the recovery of all associated costs of foreign in-
spections to include travel, time, and other costs, as deter-
mined by the Secretary.
8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BANKS OF
INDIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Insert after section 30325 the following:
SEC. 30326. DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPOSITION OF
SANCTIONS ON ENTITIES INVOLVED IN USING UYGHUR
FORCED LABOR.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized a shipment of
40.31 megawatts of modules manufactured by LONGi Green
Energy Technology Co. in October 2021 out of the concerns
that LONGi used forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang.
(2) The Department of Commerce added five Chinese entities
to the entity list for participating in using forced Uyghur labor
in Xinjiang in June 2021, these entities include: Hoshine Sil-
icon Industry (Shanshan) Co., Ltd, Xinjiang Daqo New Energy
Co., Ltd, Xinjiang East Hope Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd, and
Xinjiang GCL New Energy, Xinjiang Production and Construc-
tion Corps (XPCC).
(3) The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2021 (Public
Law 116–145), as amended by Public Law 117–78, requires the
President to impose asset blocking sanctions on foreign persons
responsible for serious human rights abuses in connection with
forced labor in Xinjiang, China.
(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall report to the appropriate
congressional committees a determination, including a detailed jus-
tification, regarding whether LONGi Green Energy Technology Co.,
Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co., Ltd, Xinjiang Daqo New
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Energy Co., Ltd, Xinjiang East Hope Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd,
and Xinjiang GCL New Energy, each meets the criteria for designa-
tion under section 6 of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act (Pub-
lic Law 116–145), as amended by section 5 of the Uyghur Forced
Labor Prevention Act (Public Law 117–78).
(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The report required
under this section shall be made available on a publicly available
website of the Federal Government.
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means—
(1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs,
the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on
Ways and Means, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BASS OF
CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1099, beginning line 3, strike section 30274 and insert the
following:
SEC. ll. SUPPORT FOR YOUNG AFRICAN LEADERS INITIATIVE.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the Young African Leaders Initiative, launched in 2010,
is a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African
leaders;
(2) Africa is a continent of strategic importance and it is vital
for the United States to support strong and enduring partner-
ships with the next generation of African leaders;
(3) the United States Government should prioritize invest-
ments to build the capacity of emerging young African leaders
in sub-Saharan Africa, including through efforts to—
(A) enhance leadership skills;
(B) encourage entrepreneurship;
(C) strengthen public administration and the role of civil
society;
(D) enhance peace and security in their respective coun-
tries of origin and across Africa; and
(E) connect young African leaders continentally and
globally across the private, civic, and public sectors;
(4) youth in Africa have a positive impact on efforts to foster
economic growth, improve public sector transparency and gov-
ernance, and counter extremism, and should be an area of
focus for United States outreach on the African continent; and
(5) the Secretary of State should—
(A) increase the number of fellows from Africa partici-
pating in the Mandela Washington Fellowship above the
estimated 700 fellows who participated during fiscal year
2021; and
(B) identify additional ways to connect YALI alumni to
United States public and private resources and institu-
tions.
(b) YOUNG AFRICAN LEADERS INITIATIVE PROGRAM.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Young African
Leaders Initiative (‘‘YALI’’), which shall be carried out by the
Secretary of State.
(2) PURPOSE.—YALI shall seek to build the capacity of young
African leaders in sub-Saharan Africa in the areas of business,
civic engagement, or public administration, including through
efforts to—
(A) support young African leaders by offering profes-
sional development, training, and networking opportuni-
ties, particularly in the areas of leadership, innovation,
civic engagement, elections, human rights, entrepreneur-
ship, good governance, peace and security, and public ad-
ministration; and
(B) provide increased economic and technical assistance
to young African leaders to promote economic growth,
strengthen ties between United States and African busi-
nesses, build resilience to predatory lending practices, and
improve capacity in key economic areas such as tendering,
bidding, and contract negotiations, budget management
and oversight, anti-corruption, and establishment of clear
policy and regulatory practices.
(3) FELLOWSHIPS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—YALI shall support the participation
in the United States in the Mandela Washington Fellow-
ship for Young African Leaders of fellows from Africa
who—
(i) are between25 and 35 years of age;
(ii) have demonstrated strong capabilities in entre-
preneurship, innovation, public service, and leader-
ship; and
(iii) have had a positive impact in their commu-
nities, organizations, or institutions.
(B) OVERSIGHT.—The fellowships described in paragraph
(1) shall be overseen by the Secretary of State through the
Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs.
(C) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary of State shall establish
and publish—
(i) eligibility criteria for participation as a fellow
under paragraph (1); and
(ii) criteria for determining which eligible applicants
will be selected.
(4) RECIPROCAL EXCHANGES.—Subject to the approval of the
Secretary of State, United States citizens may—
(A) engage in reciprocal exchanges in connection with
alumni of the fellowship described in subsection (c); and
(B) collaborate on projects with such fellowship alumni.
(5) REGIONAL LEADERSHIP CENTERS AND NETWORKS.—The Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment shall establish—
(A) not fewer than 4 regional leadership centers in sub-
Saharan Africa to offer in-person and online training
throughout the year on business and entrepreneurship,
civic leadership, and public management to young African
leaders between 18 and 35 years of age who have dem-
onstrated strong capabilities in entrepreneurship, innova-
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tion, public service and leadership, and peace-building and
conflict resolution, and who have had a positive impact in
their communities, organizations, or institutions; and
(B) an online network that provides information and
courses on, and connections with leaders in, the private
and public sectors of Africa.
(6) ACTIVITIES.—
(A) UNITED STATES-BASED ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of
State, in coordination with the heads of relevant Federal
departments and agencies, shall oversee all United States-
based activities carried out under YALI, including—
(i) the participation of Mandela Washington Fellows
in a six-week Leadership Institute at a United States
educational institution in business, civic engagement,
or public management, including academic sessions,
site visits, professional networking opportunities, lead-
ership training, community service, and organized cul-
tural activities; and
(ii) the participation by Mandela Washington fellows
in an annual Mandela Washington Fellowship Sum-
mit, to provide such Fellows the opportunity to meet
with United States leaders from the private, public,
and non-profit sectors.
(B) AFRICA-BASED ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Administrator for the United States
Agency for International Development and the heads of
other relevant Federal departments and agencies, should
continue to support YALI activities in sub-Saharan Africa,
including—
(i) continued leadership training and other profes-
sional development opportunities for Mandela Wash-
ington Fellowship for Young African Leaders alumni
upon their return to their home countries, including
online courses, technical assistance, and access to
funding;
(ii) training for young African leaders at regional
leadership centers established in accordance with sub-
section (e), and through online and in-person courses
offered by such centers; and
(iii) opportunities for networking and engagement
with—
(I) alumni of the Mandela Washington Fellow-
ship for Young African Leaders;
(II) alumni of programs at regional leadership
centers established in accordance with subsection
(e);
(III) United States and like-minded diplomatic
missions, business leaders, and others as appro-
priate; and
(IV) where practicable and appropriate, other
United States-funded regional leadership pro-
grams, including the Young Southeast Asian
Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), the Young Leaders
of the Americas Initiative (YLAI), the Young Pa-
cific Leaders (YPL), and the Young Transatlantic
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Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI), and
through Department of State programs such as
the Community Engagement Exchange Program
and other initiatives.
(C) IMPLEMENTATION.—To carry out this subsection, the
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator
of the United States Agency for International Development
and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and
agencies shall seek to partner with the private sector to
pursue public-private partnerships, leverage private sector
expertise, expand networking opportunities, and identify
funding opportunities as well as fellowship and employ-
ment opportunities for YALI.
(7) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State,
in coordination with the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development and the heads of other
relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a plan for implementing
YALI, including—
(A) a description of clearly defined program goals, tar-
gets, and planned outcomes for each year and for the dura-
tion of implementation of the program;
(B) a strategy to monitor and evaluate the program and
progress made toward achieving such goals, targets, and
planned outcomes; and
(C) a strategy to ensure the program is promoting
United States foreign policy goals in Africa, including en-
suring that the program is clearly branded, paired with ro-
bust public diplomacy efforts, and incorporates diversity
among participants as practicable, including countries and
communities in Africa facing economic distress, civil con-
flict, marginalization, and other challenges.
(8) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of
the United States Agency for International Development, shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees and pub-
lish in a publicly accessible, internet–based form, a report that
includes—
(A) a description of the progress made toward achieving
the goals, targets, and planned outcomes described in sub-
section (g)(1), including an overview of the program imple-
mented in the previous year and an estimated number of
beneficiaries;
(B) an assessment of how YALI is contributing to and
promoting United States-Africa relations, particularly in
areas of increased private sector investment, trade pro-
motion, support to civil society, improved public adminis-
tration, promoting peace and security, and fostering entre-
preneurship and youth empowerment;
(C) recommendations for improvements or changes to
YALI and the implementation plan, if any, that would im-
prove their effectiveness during subsequent years of
YALI’s implementation; and
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(D) for the first report submitted under this subsection,
an assessment of the feasibility of expanding YALI to Mo-
rocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt.
(9) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’
means—
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(10) SUNSET.—The requirements of this section shall termi-
nate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BEATTY
OF OHIO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 69, line 24, strike ‘‘and’’ at the end.
Page 70, line 1, insert the following new paragraph and redesig-
nate all subsequent paragraphs accordingly:
(5) in consultation with the Director of the Minority Business
Development Agency, adequately addresses the inclusion of
economically disadvantaged individuals and similarly-situated
small businesses; and
11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BEATTY
OF OHIO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of division A, add the following new section:
SEC. 10003. OFFICE OF OPPORTUNITY AND INCLUSION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall estab-
lish an Office of Opportunity and Inclusion in the Department of
Commerce, within the program established under section 9902 of
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283), that shall be re-
sponsible for carrying out this section using existing appropriated
funds.
(b) DIRECTOR.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall be appointed by, and
shall report to, the Secretary or the designee of the Secretary.
The position of Director shall be a career reserved position in
the Senior Executive Service, as that position is defined in sec-
tion 3132 of title 5, United State Code, or an equivalent des-
ignation.
(2) DUTIES.—The Director shall assist the Secretary by de-
veloping standards for—
(A) assessing the eligibility of a covered entity for finan-
cial assistance for a project as it relates to section
9902(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) and (III) of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283);
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(B) ensuring a covered entity has carried out the com-
mitments of the covered entity to economically disadvan-
taged individuals as described in its application by the tar-
get dates for completion set by the Secretary in section
9902(a)(5)(A) of such Act; and
(C) increased participation of and outreach to economi-
cally disadvantaged individuals, minority-owned busi-
nesses, veteran-owned businesses and women-owned busi-
nesses in the geographic area of a project under such sec-
tion 9902 and serve as a resource for those individuals,
businesses, and covered entity.
(c) STAFF.—The Office of Opportunity and Inclusion shall be
staffed at the appropriate levels to carry out the functions and re-
sponsibilities of the Office under this section at least until 12
months after 95 percent of funds have been expended.
(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Congress and make
publicly available on its website an annual report regarding the ac-
tions taken by the Department of Commerce and the Office under
this section.
12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BERA OF
CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Amend section 30124 to read as follows:
SEC. 30124. TASK FORCE TO COUNTER CHINA’S ECONOMIC COERCION.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) increasing use of
economic coercion against foreign governments, companies, or-
ganizations, other entities, and individuals requires that the
United States better understand these measures in order to de-
vise a comprehensive, effective, and multilateral response;
(2) the private sector is a crucial partner in helping the
United States Government understand the PRC’s coercive eco-
nomic measures and hold the PRC accountable, and that addi-
tional business transparency would help the United States
Government and private sector stakeholders conduct early as-
sessments of potential pressure points and vulnerabilities; and
(3) PRC coercive economic measures create pressures for the
private sector to behave in ways antithetical to United States
national interests and competitiveness.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall es-
tablish an interagency task force to be known as the ‘‘Countering
Economic Coercion Task Force’’ (referred to in this section as the
‘‘Task Force’’).
(c) DUTIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall—
(A) oversee the development and implementation of an
integrated United States Government strategy to respond
to People’s Republic of China (PRC) coercive economic
measures, which shall include—
(i) systematically monitoring and evaluating—
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(I) the costs of such measures on United States
businesses and overall United States economic
performance;
(II) instances in which such measures taken
against a non-PRC entity has benefitted other
parties; and
(III) the impacts such measures have had on
United States national interests; and
(ii) facilitating coordination among Federal depart-
ments and agencies when responding to such meas-
ures as well as proactively deterring such economic co-
ercion; including by clarifying the roles for depart-
ments and agencies identified in subsection (d) in im-
plementing the strategy;
(B) consult with United States allies and partners on the
feasibility and desirability of collectively identifying, as-
sessing, and responding to PRC coercive economic meas-
ures, as well as actions that could be taken to expand co-
ordination with the goal of ensuring a consistent, coherent,
and collective response to such measures and establishing
long-term deterrence to such measures;
(C) effectively engage the United States private sector,
particularly sectors, groups, or other entities that are sus-
ceptible to such PRC coercive economic measures, on con-
cerns related to such measures; and
(D) develop and implement a process for regularly shar-
ing relevant information, including classified information
to the extent appropriate and practicable, on such PRC co-
ercive economic measures with United States allies, part-
ners, and the private sector.
(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out its duties under this
subsection, the Task Force should regularly consult, to the ex-
tent necessary and appropriate, with the following:
(A) Relevant stakeholders in the private sector.
(B) Federal departments and agencies that are not rep-
resented on the Task Force.
(C) United States allies and partners.
(d) MEMBERSHIP.—The President shall—
(1) appoint the chair of the Task Force from among the staff
of the National Security Council;
(2) appoint the vice chair of the Task Force from among the
staff of the National Economic Council; and
(3) direct the head of each of the following Federal depart-
ments and agencies to appoint personnel at the level of Assist-
ant Secretary or above to participate in the Task Force:
(A) The Department of State.
(B) The Department of Commerce.
(C) The Department of the Treasury.
(D) The Department of Justice.
(E) The Office of the United States Trade Representa-
tive.
(F) The Department of Agriculture.
(G) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence
and other appropriate elements of the intelligence commu-
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nity (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)).
(H) The Securities and Exchange Commission.
(I) The United States International Development Fi-
nance Corporation.
(J) Any other department or agency designated by the
President.
(e) REPORTS.—
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report that in-
cludes the following elements:
(A) A comprehensive review of the array of economic
tools the Government of the People’s Republic of China
(PRC) employs or could employ in the future to coerce
other governments, non-PRC companies (including United
States companies), and multilateral institutions and orga-
nizations, including the Government of the PRC’s contin-
ued efforts to codify informal practices into its domestic
law.
(B) The strategy required by subsection (c)(1)(A).
(C) An interagency definition of PRC coercive economic
measures that captures both—
(i) the use of informal or extralegal PRC coercive
economic measures; and
(ii) the illegitimate use of formal economic tools.
(D) A comprehensive review of the array of economic and
diplomatic tools the United States Government employs or
could employ to respond to economic coercion against the
United States and United States allies and partners.
(E) A list of unilateral or multilateral—
(i) proactive measures to defend or deter against
PRC coercive economic measures; and
(ii) actions taken in response to the Government of
the PRC’s general use of coercive economic measures,
including the imposition of reputational costs on the
PRC.
(F) An assessment of areas in which United States allies
and partners are vulnerable to PRC coercive economic
measures.
(G) A description of gaps in existing resources or capa-
bilities for United States Government departments and
agencies to respond effectively to PRC coercive economic
measures directed at United States entities and assist
United States allies and partners in their responses to
PRC coercive economic measures.
(H) An analysis of the circumstances under which the
PRC employs different types of economic coercion and
against what kinds of targets.
(I) An assessment, as appropriate, of international
norms and regulations as well as any treaty obligations
the PRC has stretched, circumvented, or broken through
its economically coercive practices.
(2) INTERIM REPORTS.—
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(A) FIRST INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than one year
after the date on which the report required by paragraph
(1) is submitted to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees, the Task Force shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report that includes the following
elements:
(i) Updates to information required by subpara-
graphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (1).
(ii) A description of activities conducted by the Task
Force to implement the strategy required by sub-
section (c)(1)(A), and;
(iii) An assessment of the implementation and effec-
tiveness of the strategy, lessons learned from the past
year and planned changes to the strategy.
(B) SECOND INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than one year
after the date on which the report required by subpara-
graph (A) is submitted to the appropriate congressional
committees, the Task Force shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that includes an
update to the elements required under the report required
by subparagraph (A).
(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the report required by paragraph (2)(B) is submitted to
the appropriate congressional committees, the Task Force shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees and also
make available to the public on the website of the Executive
Office of the President a final report that includes the fol-
lowing elements:
(A) An analysis of PRC coercive economic measures and
the cost of such coercive measures to United States busi-
nesses.
(B) A description of areas of possible vulnerability for
United States businesses and businesses of United States
partners and allies.
(C) Recommendations on how to continue the effort to
counter PRC coercive economic measures, including
through further coordination with United States allies and
partners.
(D) A list of cases made public under subsection (f).
(4) FORM.—
(A) INITIAL AND INTERIM REPORTS.—The reports required
by paragraphs (1), (2)(A), and (2)(B) shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(B) FINAL REPORT.—The report required by paragraph
(3) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex.
(f) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE LIST.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall to the extent
practicable make available to the public on the website of the
Executive Office of the President a list of cases in the past six
months in which open source reporting indicates that the PRC
has directed coercive economic measures against a non-PRC
entity.
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(2) UPDATES.—The list required by paragraph (1) should be
updated every 180 days, and shall be managed by the Depart-
ment of State after the termination of the Task Force under
subsection (g).
(g) SUNSET.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall terminate at the end
of the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the final
report required by subsection (e)(3) is submitted to the appro-
priate congressional committees and made publicly available.
(2) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS.—The Task force may use the 60-
day period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purposes of con-
cluding its activities, including providing testimony to Con-
gress concerning the final report required by subsection (e)(3).
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means—
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(2) COERCIVE ECONOMIC MEASURES.—The term ‘‘coercive eco-
nomic measures’’ includes formal or informal restrictions or
conditions, such as on trade, investment, development aid, and
financial flows, intended to impose economic costs on a non-
People’s Republic of China target in order to achieve strategic
political objectives, including influence over the policy decisions
of a foreign government, company, organization, or individual.
13. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BICE OF
OKLAHOMA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1393, after line 3, insert the following:
(d) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized in subsection (b)
shall be appropriated until the President submits to Congress a re-
port detailing the processes and analyses used in, and participants
to the process of, setting the United States’ emissions reduction
target as part of the Nationally Determined Contribution to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
14. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BLUNT
ROCHESTER OF DELAWARE OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10
MINUTES
Page 479, line 13, after ‘‘including’’, insert ‘‘historically Black col-
leges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, minority
serving institutions, and’’.
15. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BONAMICI
OF OREGON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 641, after line 22, insert the following:
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Subtitle G—Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and
Threats Research
SECTION 10671. SHORT TITLE.
this subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Coastal and Ocean Acidification
Stressors and Threats Research Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘COAST Re-
search Act of 2021’’.
SEC. 10672. PURPOSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 12402(a) of the Federal Ocean Acidifi-
cation Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3701(a)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘development and coordination’’ and inserting ‘‘coordi-
nation and implementation’’;
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘acidification on
marine organisms’’ and inserting ‘‘acidification and coastal
acidification on marine organisms’’; and
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘establish’’ and all
that follows through the semicolon and inserting ‘‘maintain
and advise an interagency research, monitoring, and public
outreach program on ocean acidification and coastal acidi-
fication;’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘establishment’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘maintenance’’;
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and coastal acidification’’
after ‘‘ocean acidification’’; and
(4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and coastal acidification
that take into account other environmental and anthropogenic
stressors’’ after ‘‘ocean acidification’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 12402 of
the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of
2009 (33 U.S.C. 3701(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—
’’.
SEC. 10673. DEFINITIONS.
Section 12403 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and
Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3702) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of the Earth’s oceans’’ and
all that follows before the period at the end and inserting ‘‘and
changes in the water chemistry of the Earth’s oceans, coastal
estuaries, and waterways caused by carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere and the breakdown of organic matter’’;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Joint Subcommittee on
Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and
Technology Council’’ and inserting ‘‘National Science and Tech-
nology Council Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Tech-
nology’’;
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as para-
graphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively;
(4) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(1) COASTAL ACIDIFICATION.—The term ‘coastal acidification’
means the combined decrease in pH and changes in the water
chemistry of coastal oceans, estuaries, and other bodies of
water from chemical inputs (including carbon dioxide from the
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atmosphere), freshwater inputs, and excess nutrient run-off
from land and coastal atmospheric pollution that result in
processes that release carbon dioxide, acidic nitrogen, and sul-
fur compounds as byproducts which end up in coastal waters.’’;
and
(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each State of the United
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United
States, and any other territory or possession of the United
States.’’.
SEC. 10674. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.
Section 12404 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and
Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3703) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SUBCOMMITTEE’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘WORKING GROUP’’;
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Joint Subcommittee on
Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and
Technology Council shall coordinate Federal activities on
ocean acidification and establish’’ and insert ‘‘Sub-
committee shall establish and maintain’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Wildlife Service,’’ and
inserting ‘‘Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, the Environmental Protection Agency, the
Department of Agriculture, the Department of State, the
Department of Energy, the Department of the Navy, the
National Park Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the
National Institute of Standards and Technology, the
Smithsonian Institution,’’; and
(C) in paragraph (3), in the heading, by striking ‘‘CHAIR-
MAN’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAIR’’;
(3) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, including the efforts
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
to facilitate such implementation’’ after ‘‘of the plan’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and coastal
acidification’’ after ‘‘ocean acidification’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘and coastal
acidification’’ after ‘‘ocean acidification’’;
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a
semicolon;
(D) in paragraph (5)—
(i) by striking ‘‘developed’’ and inserting ‘‘and coastal
acidification developed’’; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting
‘‘and coastal acidification; and’’; and
(E) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(6) ensure that each of the Federal agencies represented on
the interagency working group—
‘‘(A) participates in the Ocean Acidification Information
Exchange established under paragraph (5); and
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‘‘(B) delivers data and information to support the data
archive system established under section 12406(d).’’;
(4) in subsection (c), in paragraph (2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘, and to the Office of Management and
Budget,’’ after ‘‘House of Representatives’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the interagency re-
search’’ and inserting ‘‘interagency strategic research’’;
(5) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(6) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
‘‘(c) ADVISORY BOARD.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Chair of the Subcommittee shall
establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board.
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Advisory Board shall—
‘‘(A) not later than 180 days before the Subcommittee
submits the most recent report under subsection (d)(2)—
‘‘(i) review such report;
‘‘(ii) submit an analysis of such report to the Sub-
committee for consideration in the final report sub-
mitted under subsection (d)(2); and
‘‘(iii) concurrently with the Subcommittee’s final
submission of the report under subsection (d)(2), the
Advisory Board shall submit a copy of the analysis
provided to the Subcommittee to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate,
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives;
‘‘(B) not later than 180 days before the Subcommittee
submits the most recent strategic research plan under sub-
section (d)(3) to Congress—
‘‘(i) review such plan;
‘‘(ii) submit an analysis of such plan and the imple-
mentation thereof to the Subcommittee for consider-
ation in the final strategic research plan submitted
under subsection (d)(3); and
‘‘(iii) concurrently with the Subcommittee’s final
submission of the strategic research plan under sub-
section (d)(3), the Advisory Board shall submit a copy
of the analysis provided to the Subcommittee to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate, the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives;
‘‘(C) provide ongoing advice to the Subcommittee and the
interagency working group on matters related to Federal
activities on ocean acidification and coastal acidification;
‘‘(D) advise the Subcommittee and the interagency work-
ing group on—
‘‘(i) efforts to coordinate research and monitoring ac-
tivities related to ocean acidification and coastal acidi-
fication; and
‘‘(ii) the best practices for the standards developed
for data archiving under section 12406(e);
‘‘(E) publish in the Federal Register a charter;
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‘‘(F) provide the Library of Congress with—
‘‘(i) the charter described in subparagraph (E);
‘‘(ii) any schedules and minutes for meetings of the
Advisory Board;
‘‘(iii) any documents that are approved by the Advi-
sory Board; and
‘‘(iv) any reports and analysis prepared by the Advi-
sory Board; and
‘‘(G) establish a publicly accessible web page on the
website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration, that contains the information described in clauses
(i) through (iv) of subparagraph (F).
‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Board shall consist of 24
members as follows:
‘‘(A) Two representatives of the shellfish and crab indus-
try.
‘‘(B) One representative of the finfish industry.
‘‘(C) One representative of seafood processors.
‘‘(D) Three representatives from academia, including
both natural and social sciences.
‘‘(E) One representative of recreational fishing.
‘‘(F) One representative of a relevant nongovernmental
organization.
‘‘(G) Six representatives from relevant State, local, and
Tribal governments.
‘‘(H) One representative from the Alaska Ocean Acidifi-
cation Network or a subsequent entity that represents the
same geographical region and has a similar purpose.
‘‘(I) One representative from the California Current
Acidification Network or a subsequent entity that rep-
resents the same geographical region and has a similar
purpose.
‘‘(J) One representative from the Northeast Coastal
Acidification Network or a subsequent entity that rep-
resents the same geographical region and has a similar
purpose.
‘‘(K) One representative from the Southeast Coastal
Acidification Network or a subsequent entity that rep-
resents the same geographical region and has a similar
purpose.
‘‘(L) One representative from the Gulf of Mexico Coastal
Acidification Network or a subsequent entity that rep-
resents the same geographical region and has a similar
purpose.
‘‘(M) One representative from the Mid-Atlantic Coastal
Acidification Network or a subsequent entity that rep-
resents the same geographical region and has a similar
purpose.
‘‘(N) One representative from the Pacific Islands Ocean
Observing System or a subsequent entity that represents
the island territories and possessions of the United States
in the Pacific Ocean, and the State of Hawaii and has a
similar purpose.
‘‘(O) One representative from the Caribbean Regional
Association for Coastal Ocean Observing or a subsequent
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entity that represents Puerto Rico and the United States
Virgin Islands and has a similar purpose.
‘‘(P) One representative from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration shall serve as an ex-officio
member of the Advisory Board without a vote.
‘‘(4) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—The Chair of the Sub-
committee shall—
‘‘(A) appoint members to the Advisory Board (taking into
account the geographical interests of each individual to be
appointed as a member of the Advisory Board to ensure
that an appropriate balance of geographical interests are
represented by the members of the Advisory Board) who—
‘‘(i) represent the interest group for which each seat
is designated;
‘‘(ii) demonstrate expertise on ocean acidification or
coastal acidification and its scientific, economic, indus-
try, cultural, and community impacts; and
‘‘(iii) have a record of distinguished service with re-
spect to ocean acidification or coastal acidification, and
such impacts;
‘‘(B) give consideration to nominations and recommenda-
tions from the members of the interagency working group
and the public for such appointments; and
‘‘(C) ensure that an appropriate balance of scientific, in-
dustry, and geographical interests are represented by the
members of the Advisory Board.
‘‘(5) TERM OF MEMBERSHIP.—Each member of the Advisory
Board—
‘‘(A) shall be appointed for a 5-year term; and
‘‘(B) may be appointed to more than one term.
‘‘(6) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Subcommittee shall appoint
one member of the Advisory Board to serve as the Chair of the
Advisory Board.
‘‘(7) MEETINGS.—Not less than once each calendar year, the
Advisory Board shall meet at such times and places as may be
designated by the Chair of the Advisory Board, in consultation
with the Chair of the Subcommittee and the Chair of the inter-
agency working group.
‘‘(8) BRIEFING.—The Chair of the Advisory Board shall brief
the Subcommittee and the interagency working group on the
progress of the Advisory Board as necessary or at the request
of the Subcommittee.
‘‘(9) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—Section 14 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the Advi-
sory Board.’’.
SEC. 10675. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN.
Section 12405 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and
Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3704) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘acidification’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘acidification and coastal acidification’’;
(B) in the first sentence—
(i) by inserting ‘‘, and not later than every 5 years
thereafter’’ after ‘‘the date of enactment of this Act’’;
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘address the socioeconomic impacts
of ocean acidification and coastal acidification and to’’
after ‘‘mitigation strategies to’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘marine ecosystems’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘ecosystems’’; and
(C) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘and rec-
ommendations made by the Advisory Board in the review
of the plan required under section 12404(c)(2)(B)(i)’’ after
‘‘subsection (d)’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and social sciences’’
after ‘‘among the ocean sciences’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘impacts’’ and
inserting ‘‘impacts, including trends of changes in
ocean chemistry,’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) by striking ‘‘improve the ability to assess
the’’ and inserting ‘‘assess the short-term and
long-term’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting
a semicolon;
(iii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(C) provide information for the—
‘‘(i) development of adaptation and mitigation strate-
gies to address the socioeconomic impacts of ocean
acidification and coastal acidification;
‘‘(ii) conservation of marine organisms and eco-
systems;
‘‘(iii) assessment of the effectiveness of such adapta-
tion and mitigation strategies; and’’; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(D) improve research on—
‘‘(i) ocean acidification and coastal acidification;
‘‘(ii) the interactions between and effects of multiple
combined stressors including changes in water chem-
istry, changes in sediment delivery, hypoxia, and
harmful algal blooms, on ocean acidification and coast-
al acidification; and
‘‘(iii) the effect of environmental stressors on marine
resources and ecosystems;’’;
(C) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘database devel-
opment’’ and inserting ‘‘data management’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (H) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graphs:
‘‘(J) assessment of adaptation and mitigation strategies;
and
‘‘(K) education and outreach activities;’’;
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(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘set forth’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘ensure an appropriate balance of contribution in es-
tablishing’’;
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘reports’’ and inserting
‘‘the best available peer-reviewed scientific reports’’;
(F) in paragraph (6)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘and coastal acidification’’ after
‘‘ocean acidification’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘of the United States’’ and inserting
‘‘within the United States’’;
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘outline budget require-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘estimate costs associated for full im-
plementation of each element of the plan by fiscal year’’;
(H) in paragraph (8)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘and coastal acidification’’ after
‘‘ocean acidification’’ each place it appears;
(ii) by striking ‘‘its’’ and inserting ‘‘their’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting a
semicolon;
(I) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(J) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(11) describe monitoring needs necessary to support poten-
tially affected industry members, coastal stakeholders, fishery
management councils and commissions, non-Federal resource
managers, and scientific experts on decision-making and adap-
tation related to ocean acidification and coastal acidification.’’;
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘surface’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and coastal acidifica-
tion’’ after ‘‘ocean acidification’’ each place it appears;
(C) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking ‘‘input, and’’ and inserting ‘‘inputs,’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, marine food webs,’’ after ‘‘marine
ecosystems’’; and
(iii) by inserting ‘‘, and modeling that supports fish-
eries management’’ after ‘‘marine organisms’’;
(D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘and coastal acidifica-
tion’’ after ‘‘ocean acidification’’; and
(E) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(8) Research to understand related and cumulative stressors
and other biogeochemical processes occurring in conjunction
with ocean acidification and coastal acidification.’’; and
(4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
‘‘(e) ADVISORY BOARD EVALUATION.—Not later than 180 days be-
fore a plan is submitted to Congress, the Subcommittee shall pro-
vide the Advisory Board established under section 12404(c) a copy
of the plan for purposes of review under paragraph (2)(B)(i) of such
section.
‘‘(f) PUBLICATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT.—Not later than 90 days
before the strategic research plan, or any revision thereof, is sub-
mitted to Congress, the Subcommittee shall publish the plan in the
Federal Register and provide an opportunity for submission of pub-
lic comments for a period of not less than 60 days.’’.
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SEC. 10676. NOAA OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.
Section 12406 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and
Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3705) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
‘‘coordination,’’ after ‘‘research, monitoring,’’;
(B) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) by inserting ‘‘including the Integrated Ocean
Observing System and the ocean observing assets
of other Federal, State, and Tribal agencies,’’ after
‘‘ocean observing assets,’’; and
(II) by inserting ‘‘and agency and department
missions, prioritizing the location of monitoring
instruments, assets, and projects to maximize the
efficiency of resources and to optimize under-
standing of socioeconomic impacts and ecosystem
health’’ after ‘‘research program’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (C)—
(I) by striking ‘‘adaptation’’ and inserting ‘‘adap-
tation and mitigation’’; and
(II) by inserting ‘‘and supporting
socioeconomically vulnerable States, local govern-
ments, Tribes, communities, and industries
through technical assistance and mitigation strat-
egies’’ after ‘‘marine ecosystems’’;
(iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘its impacts’’
and inserting ‘‘their respective impacts’’;
(iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘monitoring
and impacts research’’ and inserting ‘‘research, moni-
toring, and adaptation and mitigation strategies’’; and
(v) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(G) research to improve understanding of the effect of—
‘‘(i) other environmental stressors on ocean acidifica-
tion and coastal acidification;
‘‘(ii) multiple environmental stressors on living ma-
rine resources and coastal ecosystems; and
‘‘(iii) adaptation and mitigation strategies to address
the socioeconomic impacts of ocean acidification and
coastal acidification.’’;
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘critical research
projects that explore’’ and inserting ‘‘critical research, edu-
cation, and outreach projects that explore and commu-
nicate’’; and
(D) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ‘‘acidification’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘acidification and
coastal acidification’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
‘‘(c) RELATIONSHIP TO INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—The Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall serve as the
lead Federal agency responsible for coordinating the Federal re-
sponse to ocean acidification and coastal acidification, by—
‘‘(1) leading the interagency working group in implementing
the strategic research plan under section 12405;
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‘‘(2) coordinating monitoring and research efforts among Fed-
eral agencies in cooperation with State, local, and Tribal gov-
ernment and international partners;
‘‘(3) maintaining an Ocean Acidification Information Ex-
change described under section 12404(b)(5) to allow for infor-
mation to be electronically accessible, including information—
‘‘(A) on ocean acidification developed through or used by
the ocean acidification program described under section
12406(a); or
‘‘(B) that would be useful to State governments, local
governments, Tribal governments, resource managers, pol-
icymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders in miti-
gating or adapting to the impacts of ocean acidification
and coastal acidification; and
‘‘(4) establishing and maintaining the data archive system
under subsection (d).
‘‘(d) DATA ARCHIVE SYSTEM.—
‘‘(1) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary, in coordination with
members of the interagency working group, shall provide for
the long-term stewardship of, and access to, data relating to
ocean acidification and coastal acidification by establishing and
maintaining a data archive system that the National Center
for Environmental Information uses to process, store, archive,
provide access to, and incorporate to the extent possible, such
data collected—
‘‘(A) through relevant federally-funded research; and
‘‘(B) by a Federal agency, State agency, local agency,
Tribe, academic scientist, citizen scientist, or industry or-
ganization.
‘‘(2) EXISTING GLOBAL OR NATIONAL DATA ASSETS.—In estab-
lishing and maintaining the data archive system under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that existing global or na-
tional data assets (including the data assets maintained by the
National Centers for Environmental Information, the Inte-
grated Ocean Observing System, and other existing data sys-
tems within Federal agencies) are incorporated to the greatest
extent possible.
‘‘(e) STANDARDS, PROTOCOLS, AND PROCEDURES.—With respect to
the data described in subsection (d), the Secretary, in coordination
with members of the interagency working group, shall establish
and revise as necessary the standards, protocols, or procedures
for—
‘‘(1) processing, storing, archiving, and providing access to
such data;
‘‘(2) the interoperability and intercalibration of such data;
‘‘(3) the collection of any metadata underlying such data; and
‘‘(4) sharing such data with State, local, and Tribal govern-
ment programs, potentially affected industry members, coastal
stakeholders, fishery management councils and commissions,
non-Federal resource managers, and academia.
‘‘(f) DISSEMINATION OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION DATA AND COASTAL
ACIDIFICATION DATA.—The Secretary, in coordination with mem-
bers of the interagency working group, shall disseminate the data
described under subsection (d) to the greatest extent practicable by
sharing such data on full and open access exchanges.
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‘‘(g) REQUIREMENT.—Recipients of grants from the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration under this subtitle that col-
lect data described under subsection (d) shall—
‘‘(1) collect such data in accordance with the standards, pro-
tocols, or procedures established pursuant to subsection (e);
and
‘‘(2) submit such data to the data archive system under sub-
section (d) after publication, in accordance with any rules pro-
mulgated by the Secretary.’’.
SEC. 10677. NSF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.
Section 12407 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and
Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3706) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘ocean acidification’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘ocean acidification and coastal acidification’’;
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘its impacts’’ and inserting ‘‘their respective impacts’’;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and its impacts’’ and
inserting ‘‘and their respective impacts’’;
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) adaptation and mitigation strategies to address socio-
economic effects of ocean acidification and coastal acidifica-
tion.’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENT.—Recipients of grants from the National
Science Foundation under this subtitle that collect data described
under section 12406(d) shall—
‘‘(1) collect data in accordance with the standards, protocols,
or procedures established pursuant to section 12406(e); and
‘‘(2) submit such data to the Director and the Secretary after
publication, in accordance with any rules promulgated by the
Director or the Secretary.’’.
SEC. 10678. NASA OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.
Section 12408 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and
Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3707) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘ocean acidification’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘ocean acidification and coastal acidification’’;
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘its impacts’’ and inserting
‘‘their respective impacts’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENT.—Researchers from the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration under this subtitle that collect data de-
scribed under section 12406(d) shall—
‘‘(1) collect such data in accordance with the standards, pro-
tocols, or procedures established pursuant to section 12406(e);
and
‘‘(2) submit such data to the Administrator and the Sec-
retary, in accordance with any rules promulgated by the Ad-
ministrator or the Secretary.’’.
SEC. 10679. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 12409 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and
Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3708) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subtitle—’’ and all that fol-
lows through paragraph (4) and inserting the following: ‘‘sub-
title—
‘‘(1) $30,500,000 for fiscal year 2022;
‘‘(2) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
‘‘(3) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
‘‘(4) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
‘‘(5) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subtitle—’’ and all that fol-
lows through paragraph (4) and inserting the following: ‘‘sub-
title $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through
2026.’’.
16. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BONAMICI
OF OREGON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 537, after line 24, insert the following:
SEC. 10613. NATIONAL CIRCULAR ECONOMY ROADMAP.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) CIRCULAR ECONOMY.—The term ‘‘circular economy’’ means
an economy that uses a systems-focused approach and involves
industrial processes and economic activities that—
(A) are restorative or regenerative by design;
(B) enable resources used in such processes and activi-
ties to maintain their highest values for as long as pos-
sible; and
(C) aim for the elimination of waste through the superior
design of materials, products, and systems (including busi-
ness models).
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of
the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
(b) NATIONAL CIRCULAR ECONOMY ROADMAP.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Director shall develop a national
circular economy roadmap that includes—
(A) a vision for how the science and technology enter-
prise should support the development of a circular econ-
omy in the United States;
(B) identification of key public and private stakeholders
that may contribute to or benefit from a transition to a cir-
cular economy; and
(C) recommendations on specific Federal policies needed
to drive this transition.
(2) COORDINATION.—In developing the roadmap under para-
graph (1), the Director shall, as appropriate, coordinate with—
(A) the Secretary of Energy;
(B) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency;
(C) the Secretary of Commerce;
(D) the Director of the National Institutes of Standards
and Technology; and
(E) the head of any other relevant Federal agency.
(3) LEVERAGING EXISTING AGENCY PROGRAMS.—In developing
the roadmap under paragraph (1), the Director shall, as appro-
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priate, leverage efforts from existing Federal agency programs
relevant to a circular economy.
(4) CONSULTATION.—In developing the roadmap under para-
graph (1), the Director may consult academic, nonprofit, and
industry stakeholders.
17. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BONAMICI
OF OREGON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 312, after line 25, insert the following:
(i) INCORPORATION OF ART AND DESIGN INTO CERTAIN STEM
EDUCATION .—Section 9(a) of the National Science Foundation Au-
thorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3)—
(A) in subparagraph (M), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (N) as subparagraph
(O); and
(C) after subparagraph (M), by inserting the following
new subparagraph:
‘‘(N) developing science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics educational curriculum that incorporates art
and design to promote creativity and innovation; and’’; and
(2) in paragraph (10)(A)—
(A) in clause (xi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) in clause (xii), by striking the period and inserting
‘‘; and’’; and
(C) after clause (xii), by inserting the following new
clause:
‘‘(xiii) have a component that includes the integra-
tion of art and design principles and processes.’’.
18. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BONAMICI
OF OREGON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1668, after line 13, insert the following:
TITLE XII—BLUE CARBON FOR OUR PLANET
SEC. 71201. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The National Science and Technology
Council Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology shall es-
tablish an Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon.
(b) PURPOSES.—The Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue
Carbon shall oversee the development of a national map of coastal
blue carbon ecosystems, establish national coastal blue carbon eco-
system protection and restoration priorities, assess the biophysical,
social, and economic impediments to coastal blue carbon ecosystem
restoration, study the effects of climate change, environmental
stressors, and human stressors on carbon sequestration rates, and
preserve the continuity of coastal blue carbon data.
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Interagency Working Group on Coastal
Blue Carbon shall be comprised of senior representatives from the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the United States
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Geological Survey, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the
National Park Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Smithso-
nian Institution, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of
Agriculture, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense,
the Department of Transportation, the Department of State, the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Council on Envi-
ronmental Quality.
(d) CHAIR.—The Interagency Working Group shall be chaired by
the Administrator.
(e) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Interagency Working Group shall—
(1) oversee the development, update, and maintenance of a
national map and inventory of coastal blue carbon ecosystems,
including habitat types with a regional focus in analysis that
is usable for local level protection planning and restoration;
(2) develop a strategic assessment of the biophysical, chem-
ical, social, statutory, regulatory, and economic impediments to
protection and restoration of coastal blue carbon ecosystems;
(3) develop a national strategy for foundational science nec-
essary to study, synthesize, and evaluate the effects of climate
change, environmental, and human stressors on sequestration
rates and capabilities of coastal blue carbon ecosystems protec-
tion;
(4) establish national coastal blue carbon ecosystem protec-
tion and restoration priorities, including an assessment of cur-
rent Federal funding being used for restoration efforts;
(5) ensure the continuity, use, and interoperability of data
assets through the Smithsonian Environmental Research Cen-
ter’s Coastal Carbon Data Clearinghouse; and
(6) assess current legal authorities to protect and restore
blue carbon ecosystems.
(f) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Interagency Working Group
shall provide to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate a report containing the following:
(A) A summary of federally funded coastal blue carbon
ecosystem research, monitoring, preservation, and restora-
tion activities, including the budget for each of these ac-
tivities and describe the progress in advancing the na-
tional priorities established in section 71204(a)(4)(A).
(B) An assessment of biophysical, social, and economic
impediments to coastal blue carbon ecosystem restoration,
including the vulnerability of coastal blue carbon eco-
systems to climate impacts, such as sea-level rise, ocean
and coastal acidification, and other environmental and
human stressors.
(2) STRATEGIC PLAN.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Interagency Working group shall
create a strategic plan for Federal investments in basic re-
search, development, demonstration, long-term monitoring
and stewardship, and deployment of coastal blue carbon
ecosystem projects for the 5-year period beginning at the
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start of the first fiscal year after the date on which the
budget assessment is submitted under paragraph (1). The
plan shall include an assessment of the use of existing
Federal programs to protect and preserve coastal blue car-
bon ecosystems and identify the need for any additional
authorities or programs.
(B) TIMING.—The Interagency Working Group shall—
(i) submit the strategic plan under paragraph (A) to
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of
the House of Representatives, the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources of the House of Representatives, and
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate on a date that is not later than
one year after the enactment of this Act and not ear-
lier than the date on which the report under para-
graph (1) is submitted to such committees of Congress;
and
(ii) submit a revised version of such plan not less
than quinquennially thereafter.
(C) FEDERAL REGISTER.—Not later than 90 days before
the strategic plan under this paragraph, or any revision
thereof, is submitted under subparagraph (B), the Inter-
agency Working Group shall publish such plan in the Fed-
eral Register and provide an opportunity for submission of
public comments for a period of not less than 60 days.
SEC. 71202. NATIONAL MAP OF COASTAL BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEMS.
(a) NATIONAL MAP.—The Interagency Working Group shall—
(1) produce, update at least once every five years, and main-
tain a national level map and inventory of coastal blue carbon
ecosystems, including—
(A) the species and types of habitats and species in the
ecosystem;
(B) the condition of such habitats including whether a
habitat is degraded, drained, eutrophic, or tidally re-
stricted;
(C) type of public or private ownership and any pro-
tected status;
(D) the size of the ecosystem;
(E) the salinity boundaries;
(F) the tidal boundaries;
(G) an assessment of carbon sequestration potential,
methane production, and net greenhouse gas reductions in-
cluding consideration of—
(i) quantification;
(ii) verifiability;
(iii) comparison to a historical baseline, as available;
and
(iv) permanence of those benefits;
(H) an assessment of cobenefits of ecosystem and carbon
sequestration;
(I) the potential for landward migration as a result of
sea level rise;
(J) any upstream restrictions detrimental to the water-
shed process and conditions such as dams, dikes, and lev-
ees;
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(K) the conversion of coastal blue carbon ecosystems to
other land uses and the cause of such conversion; and
(L) a depiction of the effects of climate change, including
sea level rise, environmental stressors, and human
stressors on the sequestration rate, carbon storage, and po-
tential of coastal blue carbon ecosystems; and
(2) in carrying out paragraph (1)—
(A) incorporate, to the extent possible, existing data col-
lected through federally funded research and by a Federal
agency, State agency, local agency, Tribe, including data
collected from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration Coastal Change Analysis Program, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory, United
States Geological Survey LandCarbon program, Federal
Emergency Management Agency LiDAR information co-
ordination and knowledge program, Department of Energy
Biological and Environmental Research program, and De-
partment of Agriculture National Coastal Blue Carbon As-
sessment; and
(B) engage regional technical experts in order to accu-
rately account for regional differences in coastal blue car-
bon ecosystems.
(b) USE.—The Interagency Working Group shall use the national
map and inventory—
(1) to assess the carbon sequestration potential of different
coastal blue carbon habitats, and account for any regional dif-
ferences;
(2) to assess and quantify emissions from degraded and de-
stroyed coastal blue carbon ecosystems;
(3) to develop regional assessments and to provide technical
assistance to regional, State, Tribal, and local government
agencies, and regional information coordination entities as de-
fined in section 123030(6) of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean
Observation System Act (33 U.S.C. 3602);
(4) to assess degraded coastal blue carbon ecosystems and
their potential for restoration, including developing scenario
modeling to identify vulnerable areas where management, pro-
tection, and restoration efforts should be focused;
(5) produce future predictions of coastal blue carbon eco-
systems and carbon sequestration rates in the context of cli-
mate change, environmental stressors, and human stressors;
and
(6) use such map to inform the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency’s creation of the annual Inventory of
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks.
SEC. 71203. RESTORATION AND PROTECTIONS FOR EXISTING COAST-
AL BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall—
(1) lead the Interagency Working Group in implementing the
strategic plan under section 71202(e)(2);
(2) coordinate monitoring and research efforts among Federal
agencies in cooperation with State, local, and Tribal govern-
ment and international partners and nongovernmental organi-
zations;
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(3) establish a national goal for conserving ocean and coastal
blue carbon ecosystems within the territory of the United
States, and as appropriate setting targets for restoration of de-
graded coastal blue carbon ecosystems;
(4) in coordination with the Interagency Working Group and
as informed by the report under section 71202(e) on current
Federal expenditures on coastal blue carbon ecosystem restora-
tion, identify—
(A) national coastal blue carbon ecosystem protection
and restoration priorities that would produce the highest
rate of carbon sequestration and greatest ecosystem bene-
fits such as flood protection, soil and beach retention, ero-
sion reduction, biodiversity, water purification, and nutri-
ent cycling in the context of other environmental stressors
and climate change; and
(B) ways to improve coordination and to prevent unnec-
essary duplication of effort among Federal agencies and
departments with respect to research on coastal blue car-
bon ecosystems through existing and new coastal manage-
ment networks; and
(5) in coordination with State, local, and Tribal governments
and coastal stakeholders, develop integrated pilot programs to
restore degraded coastal blue carbon ecosystems in accordance
with subsection (b).
(b) INTEGRATED PILOT PROGRAMS TO RESTORE AND PROTECT DE-
GRADED COASTAL BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEMS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a)(5), the Administrator shall—
(1) establish integrated pilot programs that develop best
management practices, including design criteria and perform-
ance functions for coastal blue carbon ecosystem restoration
and protection, nature-based adaptation strategies, restoration
areas that intersect with the built environments as green-gray
infrastructure projects, management practices for landward
progression or migration of coastal blue carbon ecosystems,
and identify potential barriers to restoration efforts, and in-
crease long-term carbon sequestration and storage;
(2) ensure that the pilot programs cover geographically and
ecologically diverse locations with significant ecological, eco-
nomic, and social benefits, such as flood protection, soil and
beach retention, erosion reduction, biodiversity, water purifi-
cation, and nutrient cycling to reduce hypoxic conditions, and
maximum potential for greenhouse gas emission reduction;
(3) establish a procedure for reviewing applications for the
pilot program, taking into account—
(A) quantification;
(B) verifiability;
(C) additionality as compared to a historical baseline,
when feasible; and
(D) permanence of those benefits;
(4) ensure, through consultation with the Interagency Work-
ing Group, that the goals and metrics for the pilot programs
are communicated to the appropriate State, Tribe, and local
governments, and to the general public;
(5) coordinate with relevant Federal agencies on the Inter-
agency Working Group to prevent unnecessary duplication of
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effort among Federal agencies and departments with respect to
restoration and protection programs;
(6) give priority to proposed eligible restoration activities
that would—
(A) result in long-term protection and sequestration of
carbon stored in coastal and marine environments;
(B) protect key habitats for fish, wildlife, and the main-
tenance of biodiversity;
(C) provide coastal protection from development, storms,
flooding, and land-based pollution;
(D) protect coastal resources of national, historical, and
cultural significance; and
(E) benefit communities of color, low-income commu-
nities, Tribal or Indigenous communities, or rural commu-
nities; and
(7) report to the Interagency Working Group, and Committee
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate on the total number of acres
of land or water protected or restored through the program, the
status of restoration projects, and the blue carbon sequestra-
tion potential of each restoration pilot project.
SEC. 71204. NAS ASSESSMENT OF CONTAINMENT OF CARBON DIOXIDE
IN DEEP SEAFLOOR ENVIRONMENT.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Administrator shall seek to enter into an agreement with
the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive as-
sessment on the long-term effects of geologic stores of carbon diox-
ide in a deep seafloor environment, including impacts on marine
species and ecosystems.
SEC. 71205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration to carry out this title $15,000,000
for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
SEC. 71206. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in
the Under Secretary’s capacity as the Administrator of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(2) COASTAL BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEM.—The term ‘‘coastal
blue carbon ecosystem’’ refers to vegetated coastal habitats in-
cluding mangroves, tidal marshes, seagrasses, kelp forests, and
other tidal, freshwater, or salt-water wetlands, and their abil-
ity to sequester carbon from the atmosphere, accumulate it in
biomass for years to decades, and store it in soils for centuries
to millennia. Coastal blue carbon ecosystems include both
autochthonous carbon and allochthonous carbon.
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each State of the United
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the
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Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United
States, and any other territory of the United States.
19. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BONAMICI
OF OREGON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1668, after line 13, insert the following:
TITLE XII—BOLSTERING LONG-TERM UNDERSTANDING
AND EXPLORATION OF THE GREAT LAKES, OCEANS,
BAYS, AND ESTUARIES
SEC. 71201. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to promote and support—
(1) the monitoring, understanding, and exploration of the
Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts; and
(2) the collection, analysis, synthesis, and sharing of data re-
lated to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts to
facilitate science and operational decision making.
SEC. 71202. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) agencies should optimize data collection, management,
and dissemination, to the extent practicable, to maximize their
impact for research, commercial, regulatory, and educational
benefits and to foster innovation, scientific discoveries, the de-
velopment of commercial products, and the development of
sound policy with respect to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, es-
tuaries, and coasts;
(2) agencies should consider current and future needs relat-
ing to supercomputing capacity, data storage capacity, and
public access, address gaps in those areas, and coordinate
across agencies as needed;
(3) the United States is a leading member of the Intergov-
ernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, a founding
member of the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance, and a key
partner in developing the United Nations Decade of Ocean
Science for Sustainable Development;
(4) the Integrated Ocean Observing System and the Global
Ocean Observing System are key assets and networks that bol-
ster understanding of the marine environment;
(5) the National Oceanographic Partnership Program is a
meaningful venue for collaboration and coordination among
Federal agencies, scientists, and ocean users;
(6) the National Centers for Environmental Information of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration should
be looked to by other Federal agencies as a primary, central-
ized repository for Federal ocean data;
(7) the Marine Cadastre, a joint effort of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration and the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management, provides access to data and information
for specific issues and activities in ocean resources manage-
ment to meet the needs of offshore energy and planning efforts;
(8) the regional associations of the Integrated Ocean Observ-
ing System, certified by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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Administration for the quality and reliability of their data, are
important sources of observation information for the Great
Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts; and
(9) the Regional Ocean Partnerships and regional data por-
tals, which provide publicly available tools such as maps, data,
and other information to inform decisions and enhance marine
development, should be supported by and viewed as collabo-
rators with Federal agencies and ocean users.
SEC. 71203. DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.
In this title, the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Under Sec-
retary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in the Under Sec-
retary’s capacity as Administrator of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration.
SEC. 71204. INCREASED COORDINATION AMONG AGENCIES WITH RE-
SPECT TO DATA AND MONITORING.
(a) INTERAGENCY OCEAN OBSERVATION COMMITTEE.—In addition
to its responsibilities as of the date of the enactment of this Act,
and in consultation with the associated advisory committee author-
ized by section 12304(d) of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Ob-
servation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603(d)), the Interagency
Ocean Observation Committee shall—
(1) work with international coordinating bodies, as nec-
essary, to ensure robust, direct measurements of the Great
Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts, including oceano-
graphic data; and
(2) support cross-agency and multi-platform synergy, by co-
ordinating overlapping data collection by satellites, buoys, sub-
marines, gliders, vessels, and other data collection vehicles and
technologies.
(b) FEDERAL GEOGRAPHIC DATA COMMITTEE.—In addition to its
responsibilities as of the date of the enactment of this Act, and in
consultation with the National Geospatial Advisory Committee, the
Federal Geographic Data Committee shall—
(1) work with international coordinating bodies, as nec-
essary, to ensure robust, continuous measurements of the
Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts, including sat-
ellite and geospatial data; and
(2) support new and old data and metadata certification,
quality assurance, quality control, integration, and archiving.
(c) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON OCEAN AND COASTAL MAP-
PING.—In addition to its responsibilities as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and in consultation with its associated advisory
panel authorized by section 12203(g) of the Ocean and Coastal
Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3502(g)), the Interagency Com-
mittee on Ocean and Coastal Mapping shall—
(1) work with international coordinating bodies, as nec-
essary, to ensure robust, continuous satellite and direct meas-
urements of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and
coasts, including bathymetric data; and
(2) make recommendations on how to make data, metadata,
and model output accessible to a broader public audience, in-
cluding through geographic information system layers, graph-
ics, and other visuals.
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SEC. 71205. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION TO COMBAT ILLEGAL, UNRE-
PORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3532 of the Maritime Security and
Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 8001) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (13) as para-
graphs (7) through (14), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
‘‘(6) INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.—The term ‘innovative tech-
nologies’ includes the following:
‘‘(A) Improved satellite imagery and tracking.
‘‘(B) Advanced electronic monitoring equipment.
‘‘(C) Vessel location data.
‘‘(D) Improved genetic, molecular, or other biological
methods of tracking sources of seafood.
‘‘(E) Electronic catch documentation and traceability.
‘‘(F) Such other technologies as the Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration con-
siders appropriate.’’.
(b) TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.—Section 3546 of the Maritime Secu-
rity and Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 8016) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) coordinating the application of existing innovative tech-
nologies and the development of emerging innovative tech-
nologies.’’.
SEC. 71206. WORKFORCE STUDY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303(a) of the America COMPETES Re-
authorization Act of 2010 (33 U.S.C. 893c(a)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Commerce’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of Com-
merce for Oceans and Atmosphere’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, skillsets, or credentials’’
after ‘‘degrees’’;
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or highly qualified tech-
nical professionals and tradespeople’’ after ‘‘atmospheric sci-
entists’’;
(4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, skillsets, or credentials’’
after ‘‘degrees’’;
(5) in paragraph (5)—
(A) by striking ‘‘scientist’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘, observations, and
monitoring;’’
(6) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘into Federal’’ and all that
follows and inserting ‘‘, technical professionals, and
tradespeople into Federal career positions;’’
(7) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as para-
graphs (3) through (7), respectively;
(8) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
‘‘(2) whether there is a shortage in the number of individuals
with technical or trade-based skillsets or credentials suited to
a career in oceanic and atmospheric data collection, processing,
satellite production, or satellite operations;’’; and
(9) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(8) workforce diversity and actions the Federal Government
can take to increase diversity in the scientific workforce; and
‘‘(9) actions the Federal Government can take to shorten the
hiring backlog for such workforce.’’.
(b) COORDINATION.—Section 303(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C.
893c(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmos-
phere’’.
(c) REPORT.—Section 303(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 893c(c)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the date of enactment of this Act’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the date of the enactment of the America COMPETES Act
of 2022’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ and inserting
‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere’’;
and
(3) by striking ‘‘to each committee’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘section 302 of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’.
(d) PROGRAM AND PLAN.—Section 303(d) of such Act (33 U.S.C.
893c(d)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary
of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘academic partners’’ and all that follows and
inserting ‘‘academic partners.’’.
SEC. 71207. ACCELERATING INNOVATION AT COOPERATIVE INSTI-
TUTES.
(a) FOCUS ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.—The Administrator
shall ensure that the goals of the Cooperative Institutes of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration include focusing on
advancing or applying emerging technologies, which may include—
(1) applied uses and development of real-time and other ad-
vanced genetic technologies and applications, including such
technologies and applications that derive genetic material di-
rectly from environmental samples without any obvious signs
of biological source material;
(2) deployment of, and improvements to, the durability,
maintenance, and other lifecycle concerns of advanced un-
manned vehicles, regional small research vessels, and other re-
search vessels that support and launch unmanned vehicles and
sensors; and
(3) supercomputing and big data management, including
data collected through electronic monitoring and remote sens-
ing.
(b) DATA SHARING.—Each Cooperative Institute shall ensure that
data collected from the work of the institute, other than classified,
confidential, or proprietary data, are archived and made publicly
accessible.
(c) COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.—The Cooperative In-
stitutes shall work with the Interagency Ocean Observation Com-
mittee, the regional associations of the Integrated Ocean Observing
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System, and other ocean observing programs to coordinate tech-
nology needs and the transition of new technologies from research
to operations.
SEC. 71208. OCEAN INNOVATION PRIZE AND PRIORITIZATION.
(a) OCEAN INNOVATIVE PRIZES.—Not later than 4 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and under the authority provided
by section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act
of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719), the Administrator, in consultation with
the heads of relevant Federal agencies, including the Secretary of
Defense, and in conjunction with nongovernmental partners, as ap-
propriate and at the discretion of the Administrator, shall establish
at least one Ocean Innovation Prize to catalyze the rapid develop-
ment and deployment of data collection and monitoring technology
related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts in
at least one of the areas specified in subsection (b).
(b) AREAS.—The areas specified in this subsection are the fol-
lowing:
(1) Improved eDNA analytics and deployment with autono-
mous vehicles.
(2) Plastic pollution detection, quantification, and mitigation,
including with respect to used fishing gear and tracking tech-
nologies to reduce or eliminate bycatch.
(3) Advanced satellite data and other advanced technology
for improving scientific assessment.
(4) New stock assessment methods using satellite data or
other advanced technologies.
(5) Advanced electronic fisheries monitoring equipment and
data analysis tools, including improved fish species recognition
software, confidential data management, data analysis and vis-
ualization, and storage of electronic reports, imagery, location
information, and other data.
(6) Autonomous and other advanced surface vehicles, under-
water vehicles, or airborne platforms for data collection and
monitoring.
(7) Artificial intelligence and machine learning applications
for data collection and monitoring related to the Great Lakes,
oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts.
(8) Coral reef ecosystem monitoring.
(9) Electronic equipment, chemical or biological sensors, data
analysis tools, and platforms to identify and fill gaps in robust
and shared continuous data related to the Great Lakes, oceans,
bays, estuaries, and coasts to inform global earth system mod-
els.
(10) Means for protecting aquatic life from injury or other ill
effects caused, in whole or in part, by monitoring or explo-
ration activities.
(11) Discovery and dissemination of data related to the Great
Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts.
(12) Water quality monitoring, including improved detection
and prediction of harmful algal blooms and pollution.
(13) Enhancing blue carbon sequestration and other ocean
acidification mitigation opportunities.
(14) Such other areas as may be identified by the Adminis-
trator.
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(c) PRIORITIZATION OF PROPOSALS.—In selecting recipients of
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) solicitations and interagency grants
for ocean innovation, including the National Oceanographic Part-
nership Program, the Administrator shall prioritize proposals for
fiscal years 2023 and 2024 that address at least one of the areas
specified in subsection (b).
SEC. 71209. REAUTHORIZATION OF NOAA PROGRAMS.
Section 306 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of
1998 (33 U.S.C. 892d) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$70,814,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘$71,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘$34,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026’’;
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘$29,932,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘$38,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026’’;
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$26,800,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘$45,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026’’; and
(5) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘$30,564,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026’’.
SEC. 71210. BLUE ECONOMY VALUATION.
(a) MEASUREMENT OF BLUE ECONOMY INDUSTRIES.—The Admin-
istrator, the Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Com-
missioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Secretary of the
Treasury, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall
prioritize the collection, aggregation, and analysis of data to meas-
ure the value and impact of industries related to the Great Lakes,
oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts on the economy of the United
States, including living resources, marine construction, marine
transportation, offshore mineral extraction, ship and boat building,
tourism, recreation, subsistence, and such other industries the Ad-
ministrator considers appropriate (known as ‘‘Blue Economy’’ in-
dustries).
(b) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Adminis-
trator shall—
(1) work with the Director of the Bureau of Economic Anal-
ysis and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies to de-
velop a Coastal and Ocean Economy Satellite Account that in-
cludes national and State-level statistics to measure the con-
tribution of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and
coasts to the overall economy of the United States; and
(2) collaborate with national and international organizations
and governments to promote consistency of methods, measure-
ments, and definitions to ensure comparability of results be-
tween countries.
(c) REPORT.—Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the Ad-
ministrator, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Eco-
nomic Analysis, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statis-
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tics, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of other relevant
Federal agencies, shall publish a report that—
(1) defines the Blue Economy, in coordination with Tribal
governments, academia, industry, nongovernmental organiza-
tions, and other relevant experts;
(2) makes recommendations for updating North American In-
dustry Classification System (NAICS) reporting codes to reflect
the Blue Economy; and
(3) provides a comprehensive estimate of the value and im-
pact of the Blue Economy with respect to each State and terri-
tory of the United States, including—
(A) the value and impact of—
(i) economic activities that are dependent upon the
resources of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries,
and coasts;
(ii) the population and demographic characteristics
of the population along the coasts;
(iii) port and shoreline infrastructure;
(iv) the volume and value of cargo shipped by sea or
across the Great Lakes; and
(v) data collected from the Great Lakes, oceans,
bays, estuaries, and coasts, including such data col-
lected by businesses that purchase and commodify the
data, including weather prediction and seasonal agri-
cultural forecasting; and
(B) to the extent possible, the qualified value and impact
of the natural capital of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, es-
tuaries, and coasts with respect to tourism, recreation, nat-
ural resources, and cultural heritage, including other indi-
rect values.
SEC. 71211. ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY–OCEANS.
(a) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 45 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Administrator shall seek to enter into an
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct the
comprehensive assessment under subsection (b).
(b) COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under an agreement between the Adminis-
trator and the National Academy of Sciences under this sec-
tion, the National Academy of Sciences shall conduct a com-
prehensive assessment of the need for and feasibility of estab-
lishing an Advanced Research Projects Agency–Oceans (ARPA–
O) that operates in coordination with and with nonduplication
of existing Federal oceanic research programs, including pro-
grams of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(2) ELEMENTS.—The comprehensive assessment carried out
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) an assessment of how an ARPA–O could help over-
come the long-term and high-risk technological barriers in
the development of ocean technologies, with the goal of en-
hancing the economic, ecological, and national security of
the United States through the rapid development of tech-
nologies that result in—
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(i) improved data collection, monitoring, and pre-
diction of the ocean environment, including sea ice
conditions;
(ii) overcoming barriers to the application of new
and improved technologies, such as high costs and
scale of operational missions;
(iii) improved management practices for protecting
ecological sustainability;
(iv) improved national security capacity;
(v) improved technology for fishery population as-
sessments;
(vi) expedited processes between and among Federal
agencies to successfully identify, transition, and co-
ordinate research and development output to oper-
ations, applications, commercialization, and other
uses; and
(vii) ensuring that the United States maintains a
technological lead in developing and deploying ad-
vanced ocean technologies;
(B) an evaluation of the organizational structures under
which an ARPA–O could be organized, which takes into ac-
count—
(i) best practices for new research programs;
(ii) consolidation and reorganization of existing Fed-
eral oceanic programs to effectuate coordination and
nonduplication of such programs;
(iii) metrics and approaches for periodic program
evaluation;
(iv) capacity to fund and manage external research
awards; and
(v) options for oversight of the activity through a
Federal agency, an interagency organization, non-
governmental organization, or other institutional ar-
rangement; and
(C) an estimation of the scale of investment necessary to
pursue high priority ocean technology projects.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a
report on the comprehensive assessment conducted under sub-
section (b).
20. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BONAMICI
OF OREGON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of division J the following:
TITLE V—BUILDING U.S. INFRASTRUCTURE BY
LEVERAGING DEMANDS FOR SKILLS (BUILDS)
SEC. 90501. DEFINITIONS.
(1) IN GENERAL.—In this title, except as otherwise provided
in this title, the terms have the meanings given the terms in
section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3102).
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(2) APPRENTICESHIP, APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The term
‘‘apprenticeship’’ or ‘‘apprenticeship program’’ means an ap-
prenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16,
1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’
(29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.)).
(3) CTE TERMS.—The terms ‘‘area career and technical edu-
cation school’’, ‘‘articulation agreement’’, ‘‘career guidance and
academic counseling’’, ‘‘credit transfer agreement’’, ‘‘early col-
lege high school’’, ‘‘high school’’, ‘‘program of study’’, ‘‘Tribal
educational agency’’, and ‘‘work-based learning’’ have the
meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
(4) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDER.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘education and training pro-
vider’’ means an entity listed in subparagraph (B) that
provides academic curriculum and instruction related to
targeted infrastructure industries.
(B) ENTITIES.—An entity described in this subparagraph
is as follows:
(i) An area career and technical education school,
early college high school, or high school providing ca-
reer and technical education programs of study.
(ii) An Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or Tribal
educational agency.
(iii) A minority-serving institution (as described in
any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 371(a) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1067q(a))).
(iv) A provider of adult education and literacy activi-
ties under the Adult Education and Family Literacy
Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.);
(v) A local agency administering plans under title I
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et
seq.), other than section 112 or part C of that title (29
U.S.C. 732, 741);
(vi) A related instruction provider for an apprentice-
ship program.
(vii) A public institution of higher education (as de-
fined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
(viii) A provider included on the list of eligible pro-
viders of training services described in section 122(d)
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3152(d)).
(ix) A consortium of entities described in any of
clauses (i) through (viii).
(5) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means—
(A) an industry or sector partnership;
(B) a State workforce development board or State work-
force development agency, or a local board or local work-
force development agency;
(C) an eligible institution described in paragraph (4)(B),
or a consortium thereof;
(D) an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or Tribal edu-
cational agency;
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(E) a labor organization or joint-labor management orga-
nization; or
(F) a qualified intermediary.
(6) NONTRADITIONAL POPULATION.—The term ‘‘nontraditional
population’’ means a group of individuals (such as a group of
individuals from the same gender or race) the members of
which comprise fewer than 25 percent of the individuals em-
ployed in a targeted infrastructure industry.
(7) QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified intermediary’’
means an entity that demonstrates an expertise—
(i) in engaging in the partnerships described in sub-
paragraph (B); and
(ii) serving participants and employers of programs
funded under this title by—
(I) connecting employers to programs funded
under this title;
(II) assisting in the design and implementation
of such programs, including curriculum develop-
ment and delivery of instruction;
(III) providing professional development activi-
ties such as training to mentors;
(IV) connecting students or workers to programs
funded under this title;
(V) developing and providing personalized sup-
port for individuals participating in programs
funded under this title, including by partnering
with organizations to provide access to or referrals
for supportive services and financial advising; or
(VI) providing services, resources, and supports
for development, delivery, expansion, or improve-
ment of programs funded under this title.
(B) REQUIRED PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out activities
under this title, the qualified intermediary shall act in
partnerships with—
(i) industry or sector partnerships, including estab-
lishing a new industry or sector partnership or ex-
panding an existing industry or sector partnership;
(ii) partnerships among employers, joint labor-man-
agement organizations, labor organizations, commu-
nity-based organizations, education and training pro-
viders, social service organizations, economic develop-
ment organizations, Indian Tribes or Tribal organiza-
tions, or one-stop operators, or one-stop partners, in
the State workforce development system; or
(iii) partnerships with State or local workforce devel-
opment boards and among one or more of the entities
described in clauses (i) and (ii).
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Labor.
(9) TARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY.—The term ‘‘tar-
geted infrastructure industry’’ means an industry, including
the transportation (including surface, transit, aviation, mari-
time, or railway transportation), construction, energy (includ-
ing the deployment of renewable and clean energy, energy effi-
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ciency, transmission, and battery storage), information tech-
nology, or utilities industry) to be served by a grant, contract,
or cooperative agreement under this title.
SEC. 90502. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Transportation, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of
Commerce, the Secretary of Education, and the Chief of Engineers
and Commanding General of the Army Corps of Engineers, shall
award, on a competitive basis, grants, contracts, or cooperative
agreements to eligible entities to plan and implement activities to
achieve the strategic objectives described in section 90504(b) with
respect to a targeted infrastructure industry identified in the appli-
cation submitted under section 90503 by such eligible entities.
(b) TYPES OF AWARDS.—A grant, contract, or cooperative agree-
ment awarded under this title may be in the form of—
(1) an implementation grant, contract, or cooperative agree-
ment, for entities seeking an initial grant under this title; or
(2) a renewal grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for
entities that have already received an implementation grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement under this title.
(c) DURATION.—Each grant awarded under this title shall be for
a period not to exceed 3 years.
(d) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement awarded under this title may not exceed—
(1) for an implementation grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement, $2,500,000; and
(2) for a renewal grant, contract, or cooperative agreement,
$1,500,000.
(e) AWARD BASIS.—
(1) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—The Secretary shall award
funds under this title in a manner that ensures geographic di-
versity (such as urban and rural distribution) in the areas in
which activities will be carried out using such funds.
(2) PRIORITY FOR AWARDS.—In awarding funds under this
title, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that—
(A) in the case of awarding implementation grants, con-
tracts, or cooperative agreements—
(i) demonstrate long-term sustainability of a pro-
gram or activity funded under this title;
(ii) will serve a high number or high percentage of
nontraditional populations and individuals with bar-
riers to employment; and
(iii) will provide a non-Federal share of the cost of
the activities; and
(B) in the case of awarding renewal grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements—
(i) meet the criteria established in subparagraph (A);
and
(ii) have demonstrated ability to meet the—
(I) strategic objectives of the implementation
grant, contract or cooperative agreement described
in section 90503(b)(4); and
(II) meet or exceed the requirements of the eval-
uations and progress reports described in section
90504(f).
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SEC. 90503. APPLICATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring a grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement under this title shall submit an application
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require, including the contents
described in subsection (b).
(b) CONTENTS.—An application submitted under this title shall
contain, at a minimum—
(1) a description of the entities engaged in activities funded
under the grant, including—
(A) evidence of the eligible entity’s capacity to carry out
activities to achieve the strategic objectives described in
section 90504(b); and
(B) identification, and expected participation and respon-
sibilities of each key stakeholder in the targeted infra-
structure industry described in section 90504(b)(1) with
which the eligible entity will partner to carry out such ac-
tivities;
(2) a description of the targeted infrastructure industry to be
served by the eligible entity with funds received under this
title, and a description of how such industry was identified, in-
cluding—
(A) the quantitative data and evidence that dem-
onstrates the demand for employment in such industry in
the geographic area served by the eligible entity under this
title; and
(B) a description of the local, State, or federally funded
infrastructure projects with respect to which the eligible
entity anticipates engaging the partners described in para-
graph (1)(B);
(3) a description of the workers that will be targeted or re-
cruited by the eligible entity, including—
(A) how recruitment activities will target nontraditional
populations to improve the percentages of nontraditional
populations employed in targeted infrastructure industries;
and
(B) a description of potential barriers to employment for
targeted workers, and a description of strategies that will
be used to help workers overcome such barriers;
(4) a description of the strategic objectives described in sec-
tion 90504(b) that the eligible entity intends to achieve con-
cerning the targeted infrastructure industry and activities to
be carried out as described in section 90504, including—
(A) a timeline for progress towards achieving such stra-
tegic objectives;
(B) a description of the manner in which the eligible en-
tity intends to make sustainable progress towards achiev-
ing such strategic objectives; and
(C) assurances the eligible entity will provide perform-
ance measures for measuring progress towards achieving
such strategic objectives, as described in section 90504(f);
(5) a description of the recognized postsecondary credentials
that the eligible entity proposes to prepare individuals partici-
pating in activities under this title for, which shall—
(A) be nationally or regionally portable and stackable;
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(B) be related to the targeted infrastructure industry
that the eligible entity proposes to support; and
(C) be aligned to a career pathway and work-based
learning opportunity, such as an apprenticeship program
or a pre-apprenticeship program articulating to an appren-
ticeship program;
(6) a description of the Federal and non-Federal resources,
available under provisions of law other than this title, that will
be leveraged in support of the partnerships and activities
under this title; and
(7) a description of how the eligible entity or the education
and training provider in partnership with such eligible entity
under this title will establish or implement plans to be in-
cluded on the list of eligible providers of training services de-
scribed in section 122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)).
SEC. 90504. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity receiving funds under this
title shall carry out activities described this section to achieve the
strategic objectives identified in the entity’s application under sec-
tion 90503, including the objectives described in subsection (b).
(b) STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES.—The activities to be carried out with
the funds awarded under this title shall be designed to achieve
strategic objectives, including the following:
(1) Recruiting key stakeholders (such as employers, labor or-
ganizations, local workforce boards, and education and training
providers, economic development agencies, and as applicable,
qualified intermediaries) in the targeted infrastructure indus-
try to establish or expand industry and sector partnerships for
the purpose of—
(A) assisting the eligible entity in carrying out the activi-
ties described in subsection (a); and
(B) convening with the eligible entity in a collaborative
structure that supports the sharing of information and
best practices for supporting the development of a diverse
workforce to support the targeted infrastructure industry.
(2) Identifying the training needs of the State or local area
in the targeted infrastructure industry, including—
(A) needs for skills critical to competitiveness and inno-
vation in the industry;
(B) needs of the apprenticeship programs or other paid
work-based learning programs supported by the funds; and
(C) the needed establishment, expansion, or revisions of
career pathways and academic curriculum in the targeted
infrastructure industries to establish talent pipelines for
such industry.
(3) Identifying and quantifying any disparities or gaps in em-
ployment of nontraditional populations in the targeted infra-
structure industries and establishing or expanding strategies
to close such gaps.
(4) Supporting the development of consortia of education and
training providers receiving assistance under this title to align
curricula, recognized postsecondary credentials, and programs
to the targeted infrastructure industry needs and the creden-
tials described in section 90503(b)(5), particularly for high-
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skill, high-wage or in-demand industry sectors or occupations
related to the targeted infrastructure industry.
(5) Providing information on activities carried out with such
funds to the State and local board and the State agency car-
rying out the State program under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29
U.S.C. 49 et seq.), including staff of the agency that provide
services under such Act, to enable the State agency to inform
recipients of unemployment compensation or the employment
and training opportunities that may be offered through such
activities.
(6) Establishing or expanding partnerships with employers
in industry or sector partnerships to attract potential workers
from a diverse jobseeker base, including individuals with bar-
riers to employment and nontraditional populations, by identi-
fying any such barriers through analysis of the labor market
data and recruitment strategies, and implementing strategies
to help such workers overcome such barriers and increase di-
versity in the targeted infrastructure industries.
(c) PLANNING ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity receiving a planning
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this title shall use
not more than $250,000 of such funds to carry out planning activi-
ties during the first year of the grant, contract, or agreement pe-
riod, which may include—
(1) establishing or expanding industry or sector partnerships
described in subsection (b)(1);
(2) conducting outreach to local labor organizations, employ-
ers, industry associations, education and training providers,
economic development organizations, and qualified inter-
mediaries, as applicable;
(3) recruiting individuals for participation in programs as-
sisted with funds under this title, including individuals with
barriers to employment and nontraditional populations;
(4) establishing or expanding paid work-based learning op-
portunities, including apprenticeship programs or programs ar-
ticulating to apprenticeship programs;
(5) establishing or implementing plans for any education and
training provider receiving funding under this title to be in-
cluded on the list of eligible providers of training services de-
scribed in section 122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d));
(6) establishing or implementing plans for awarding aca-
demic credit or providing for academic alignment towards cred-
it pathways for programs or programs of study assisted with
funds under this title, including academic credit for industry-
recognized credentials, competency-based education, work-
based learning, or apprenticeship programs;
(7) making available open, searchable, and comparable infor-
mation on the recognized postsecondary credentials awarded
under such programs, including the related skills or com-
petencies and related employment and earnings outcomes;
(8) conducting an evaluation of workforce needs in the local
area; or
(9) career pathway and curriculum development or expan-
sion, program establishment, and acquiring equipment nec-
essary to support activities permitted under this section.
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(d) EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT.—An eligible entity receiving funds
under this title shall use the grant funds to provide services to en-
gage employers in efforts to achieve the strategic objectives identi-
fied in the partnership’s application under section 90503(b)(4), such
as—
(1) navigating the registration process for a sponsor of an ap-
prenticeship program;
(2) connecting the employer with an education and training
provider, to support the development of curriculum for work-
based learning opportunities, including the related instruction
for apprenticeship programs;
(3) providing training to incumbent workers to serve as
trainers or mentors to individuals participating in a work-
based learning program funded under this title;
(4) subsidizing the wages and benefits for individuals partici-
pating in activities or programs funded under this title for a
period of not more than 6 months for employers demonstrating
financial need, including due to COVID–19; and
(5) recruiting for employment or participation in programs
funded under this title, including work-based learning pro-
grams, including—
(A) individuals participating in programs under the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101
et seq.), or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701
et seq.);
(B) recipients of assistance through the supplemental
nutrition assistance program established under the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
(C) recipients of assistance through the program of block
grants to States for temporary assistance for needy fami-
lies established under part A of title IV of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
(D) individuals with a barrier to employment; or
(E) nontraditional populations in the targeted infrastruc-
ture industry served by such funds.
(e) PARTICIPANT SERVICES.—The eligible entity receiving funds
under this title shall use the grant funds to provide services to sup-
port the success of individuals participating in a program sup-
ported under this title, which shall include—
(1) in coordination with the State or local board—
(A) training services as described in section 134(c)(3) of
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.
3174(c)(3));
(B) career services as described in section 134(c)(2) of
such Act; and
(C) supportive services, such as child care and transpor-
tation;
(2) providing access to necessary supplies, materials, techno-
logical devices, or required equipment, attire, and other sup-
ports necessary to participate in such programs or to start em-
ployment;
(3) job placement assistance, including in paid work-based
learning opportunities which may include apprenticeship pro-
grams, or employment at the completion of a program provided
by an education and training provider;
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(4) providing career awareness activities, such as career
guidance and academic counseling; and
(5) services to ensure individuals served by funds under this
title maintain employment after the completion of a program
funded under this title for at least 12 months, including
through the continuation of services described under para-
graphs (1) through (4) as applicable continuation of services de-
scribed under paragraphs (1) through (4).
(f) EVALUATION AND PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year
after receiving a grant under this title, and annually thereafter,
the eligible entity receiving the grant shall submit a report to the
Secretary and the Governor of the State that the eligible entity
serves, that—
(1) describes the activities funded under this title;
(2) evaluates the progress the eligible entity has made to-
wards achieving the strategic objectives identified under sec-
tion 90503(b)(4); and
(3) evaluates the levels of performance achieved by the eligi-
ble entity for training participants with respect to the perform-
ance indicators under section 116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce In-
novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)) for all
such workers, disaggregated by each population specified in
section 3(24) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
(29 U.S.C. 3102(24)) and by race, ethnicity, sex, and age.
(g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An eligible partnership may use not
more than 5 percent of the funds awarded through a grant, con-
tract, or cooperative agreement under this title for administrative
expenses in carrying out this section.
SEC. 90505. ADMINISTRATION BY THE SECRETARY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may use not more than 2 per-
cent of the amount appropriated under section 90506 for each fiscal
year for administrative expenses to carry out this title, including
the expenses of providing the technical assistance and oversight ac-
tivities under subsection (b).
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary shall
provide technical assistance and oversight to assist the eligible en-
tities in applying for and administering grants awarded under this
title.
SEC. 90506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023 and each of the
succeeding 4 fiscal years.
SEC. 90507. SPECIAL RULE.
Any funds made available under this title that are used to fund
an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program shall only be used for,
or provided to, an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program that
meets the definition of such term in section 90501 of this title, in-
cluding any funds awarded for the purposes of grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements, or the development, implementation, or
administration, of an apprenticeship or an apprenticeship program.
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21. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BOWMAN
OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 312, after line 25, insert the following:
(i) MANDATORY COST-SHARING.—
(1) WAIVER.—The cost-sharing requirements under section
7036(c) of the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully
Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act
(42 U.S.C. 1862o–14(c)) for the Major Research Instrumenta-
tion Program and under section 10A(i) of the National Science
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1a(i))
for teaching fellowships administered within the Robert Noyce
Teacher Scholarship Program are waived for a period of 5
years following the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 5 years following the date
of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress
an assessment, that includes feedback from the research com-
munity, of the impacts of the waivers provided under para-
graph (1), including—
(A) programmatic and scientific goals;
(B) institutional commitment and stewardship of Federal
resources;
(C) institutional strategic planning and administrative
burden;
(D) equity among grantee institutions; and
(E) recommendations for or against extending or making
permanent such waivers.
22. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BOWMAN
OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the appropriate place in title II of division D, insert the fol-
lowing:
SEC. ll. REPORT ON IMPACT OF SANCTIONS ON OPPORTUNITIES
FOR INNOVATION THAT ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS
AND PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress as follows:
(1) The climate crisis is the single biggest health threat fac-
ing humanity and unprecedented levels of global cooperation
and collaboration are necessary for basic security provided by
equitable access to food production, access to fresh water, hab-
itable ambient temperature and ocean food chains.
(2) The frequency and severity of extreme weather events,
such as wildfire, cyclones, floods and droughts are increasing
worldwide, significantly impacting the environment, and dis-
placing people from their homes, resulting in growing numbers
of climate refugees.
(3) Substantially scaling up a range of investments to ad-
dress the climate crisis, including development assistance and
green tech transfer, are necessary to meet the goal of limiting
global warming to not more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Secretary of the Department of Energy, shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees that—
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(1) describes the impact of United States sanctions on oppor-
tunities for innovation that address the climate crisis and pro-
mote environmental justice;
(2) describes the impact of sanctions on climate diplomacy
and low-carbon development assistance; and
(3) identifies barriers to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
and reliance on fossil fuels caused or exacerbated by United
States sanctions.
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form.
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—For purposes of
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’
means—
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transpor-
tation, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate.
23. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BOWMAN
OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 864, line 22, insert ‘‘(BRI), in cases where such support may
compromise sovereignty or autonomy in those countries’’ before the
period at the end.
Page 864, after line 22, insert ‘‘In addition, in accordance with
the U.S.—China Joint Glasgow Declaration on Enhancing Climate
Action in the 2020s, it is in the national interest of the United
States to pursue appropriate cooperative opportunities for the
United States and the PRC to undertake joint investments or ‘par-
allel initiatives’, as described in section 30603(7), including as part
of BRI, that increase the total global resources available to miti-
gate climate change and reach the goals of the Paris Agreement,
so long as such investments are conducted in an equitable and fully
transparent manner, do not compromise sovereignty or autonomy
in developing countries, and ensure the highest possible labor and
environmental standards and social protections.’’.
Page 865, line 3, strike ‘‘counteract’’ and insert ‘‘match or com-
plement’’.
Page 865, beginning line 14, strike ‘‘needs,’’ and all that follows
through the end of the subparagraph and insert ‘‘needs;’’.
Page 866, after line 5, insert the following:
(l) create a streamlined decision-making process, di-
rected by the National Security Council, to also identify
opportunities for cooperative, multilateral investments, in-
cluding with the PRC or Chinese companies, that increase
the total global resources available to support the transi-
tion to clean energy, sustainable development, and climate
resilience, along with appropriate terms for such invest-
ments that ensure transparency, maintain sovereignty and
autonomy in developing countries, and ensure the highest
possible labor and environmental standards and social pro-
tections;
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Page 866, line 10, insert ‘‘, as well as opportunities for multilat-
eral cooperative investments with the PRC’’ after ‘‘finance’’.
Page 870, line 11, strike ‘‘private sector’’ and all that follows
through the end of the subsection and insert ‘‘private sector, to sup-
port clean energy deployment and climate resilience in the energy
sectors of developing countries, as part of contributing the United
States fair share of global climate action, as described in section
30609(a), and to offer improved alternatives to PRC investments
while also positively influencing the climate, labor, and community
engagement standards of PRC investments.’’.
Page 871, beginning line 5, strike ‘‘power sector reforms’’ and in-
sert ‘‘increasing democratic participation and accountability in en-
ergy systems’’.
Page 871, line 7, strike ‘‘advanced’’ and insert ‘‘clean’’.
Page 871, line 12, strike ‘‘advanced’’ and insert ‘‘clean’’.
Page 871, line 19, strike ‘‘advanced’’ and insert ‘‘clean’’.
Page 871, line 22, strike ‘‘advanced’’ and insert ‘‘clean’’.
Page 872, line 9, strike ‘‘advanced’’ and insert ‘‘clean’’.
Page 872, line 16, strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert a semicolon.
Page 872, line 17, strike the period at the end and insert ‘‘; and’’.
Page 872, after line 17, insert the following:
(l) contribute to Paris Agreement mitigation goals by ex-
panding renewable energy generation and phasing out fossil
fuel extraction and consumption.
Page 1052, beginning line 23, strike ‘‘diesel, heavy fuel oil, other
petroleum products, and coal’’ and insert ‘‘fossil fuels’’.
Page 1053, line 23, insert ‘‘clean’’ before ‘‘alternatives’’.
Page 1054, beginning line 6, amend subparagraph (F) to read as
follows:
(F) to increase democratic participation and account-
ability in energy systems; and
Page 1055, beginning line 16, strike ‘‘minimal regulatory inter-
ference’’ and insert ‘‘appropriate regulations’’.
Page 1056, beginning line 20, strike ‘‘and break down any mar-
ket or regulatory barriers’’.
Page 1076, line 15, insert ‘‘, including with cooperative efforts to
improve the labor and environmental standards and social protec-
tions of BRI’’ before the period at the end.
Page 1079, line 9, insert ‘‘, including with respect to opportuni-
ties for multilateral cooperative investments with the People’s Re-
public of China,’’ after ‘‘Paris Club’’.
Page 1079, line 9, strike ‘‘standards’’ and insert ‘‘labor and envi-
ronmental standards and social protections’’.
Page 1079, line 11, insert ‘‘that ensure transparency and main-
tain sovereignty and autonomy’’ after ‘‘countries’’.
Page 1076, line 15, insert ‘‘, including with cooperative efforts to
improve the labor and environmental standards and social protec-
tions of BRI’’ before the period at the end.
Page 1107, beginning line 6, strike ‘‘to support’’ and all that fol-
lows through the end of the subsection and insert the following: ‘‘to
help African countries—’’
(1) achieve greater energy security and improve domestic en-
ergy resource mobilization;
(2) lower their dependence on imported fuels;
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(3) eliminate the use of fossil fuels for the generation of elec-
tricity;
(4) increase production of renewable energy; and
(5) meet the greenhouse gas mitigation goals of their na-
tional determined contributions to the Paris Agreement.
Page 1108, after line 11, insert the following:
(l) Distributed renewable energy is an essential part of the
solution to increasing energy access and reducing energy pov-
erty in Africa.
(l) Fossil fuel-based solutions to energy access in Africa are
self-defeating due to the severity of climate impacts on sub-Sa-
haran Africa in particular, which expanded fossil fuel extrac-
tion and use will exacerbate.
Page 1108, line 22, insert ‘‘clean’’ after ‘‘mix of’’.
Page 1108, line 23, insert ‘‘, including distributed renewable en-
ergy sources,’’ before ‘‘that align’’.
Page 1109, beginning line 3, strike ‘‘United States’’ and all that
follows through the end of the subsection and insert ‘‘United
States. Increased United States foreign assistance to and invest-
ment in sub-Saharan Africa, including support for African-driven
programs such as the African Renewable Energy Initiative, should
contribute to the goals of energy security, climate resilience, and
universal access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable power.’’.
Page 1109, beginning line 8, strike subsection (d).
Page 1337, line 20, insert ‘‘and stronger actions and commit-
ments from developed countries’’ before the comma at the end.
Page 1338, after line 7, insert the following:
(l) to successfully lead the world in limiting global warming
to not more than 1.5 degrees Celsius, the United States must
continue increasing its own climate ambition and commit-
ments, including its 2030 nationally determined contribution
and climate assistance to developing countries, and implement
them with sufficient legislative and regulatory action, in ac-
knowledgment of its status as the world’s top historic emitter
and in line with its fair share of global climate action, as de-
scribed in section 30609(a);
(l) a priority of the the United States must be working with
other developed countries to similarly increase climate change
ambitions and commitments;
Page 1339, line 1, insert ‘‘greatest’’ after ‘‘to the’’.
Page 1339, line 4, insert ‘‘building on the U.S.-China Joint Glas-
gow Declaration on Enhancing Climate Action in the 2020s,’’ after
‘‘emissions,’’.
Page 1339, line 4, strike ‘‘aspirations towards’’ and insert ‘‘the
goal of’’.
Page 1340, beginning line 4, strike ‘‘coal power production’’ and
insert ‘‘fossil fuel’’.
Page 1340, line 14, strike ‘‘power sector reform’’ and insert
‘‘democratic participation and accountability in energy systems’’.
Page 1340, line 16, insert ‘‘labor, environmental, and community
engagement’’ before ‘‘standards’’.
Page 1340, line 17, insert ‘‘broad-based,’’ before ‘‘low-emissions’’.
Page 1341, line 2, insert ‘‘and, as needed, share’’ after ‘‘protect’’.
Page 1341, after line 6, insert the following:
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(l) the United States should pursue joint efforts with the
PRC to reform the World Trade Organization and other inter-
national organizations to more equitably balance the needs and
interests of all countries with respect to climate change and
other global challenges;
Page 1341, line 17, insert ‘‘and, as needed, share’’ after ‘‘protect’’.
Page 1341, line 17, strike ‘‘rights’’.
Page 1342, beginning line 25, strike ‘‘to projects’’.
Page 1343, line 1, strike ‘‘would otherwise be included within’’
and insert ‘‘will complement and contribute to raising the labor and
environmental standards and social protections of’’.
Page 1343, line 10, insert ‘‘, especially the realization of its fair
share of global climate action, as described in section 30609(a)’’ be-
fore the semicolon.
Page 1343, beginning line 14, strike clause (iv) and insert the fol-
lowing:
(iv) will complement and contribute to raising the
labor and environmental standards and social protec-
tions of the Belt and Road Initiative; and
Page 1356, beginning line 19, strike ‘‘foreign countries’’ and all
that follows through the end of the subparagraph and insert ‘‘all
countries in contributing their fair share of global climate action,
as described in section 30609(a);’’.
Page 2209, line 12, insert ‘‘and addressing the climate crisis,
meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement’’ before the comma.
Page 2213, line 8, strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert a semicolon.
Page 2213, after line 8, insert the following:
(l) align with the goals of the Paris Agreement; and
24. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
BROWNLEY OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10
MINUTES
Page 433, line 4, after ‘‘synthetic biology’’, insert ‘‘alternative pro-
teins,’’.
25. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BUDD OF
NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Insert after section 30258 the following:
SEC. 30259. INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a classified
report, with an unclassified annex if appropriate, that assesses the
degree to which, if any, the Russian Federation has coordinated
with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) regarding a potential
further invasion of Ukraine. Such assessment shall also examine
ways in which the PRC may have promised to help the Russian
Federation offset the costs of prospective economic sanctions, espe-
cially in the financial, technological, and energy sectors.
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26. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BURGESS
OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1689, strike line 7 and all that follows through line 24 on
page 1707.
27. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BURGESS
OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 788, line 7, strike ‘‘75,000,000’’ and insert ‘‘375,000,000’’.
Page 795, line 9, strike ‘‘600,000,000’’ and insert ‘‘300,000,000’’.
28. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BURGESS
OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of division C, insert the following new title:
TITLE V—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SEC. 20501. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT HIRING AUTHORITY RE-
STRICTED.
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may
not hire or pay the salary or expense of any officer or employee of
the Environmental Protection Agency under subsection (f) or (g) of
section 207 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 209) who
is not already receiving pay under either such subsection on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
29. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BURGESS
OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Strike section 30609 (relating to building United States economic
growth and technological innovation through the Green Climate
Fund).
30. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BURGESS
OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the appropriate place in subtitle A of title II of division C, in-
sert the following:
SEC. 20lll. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OR
AGENCY RESPIRATOR MASK ACQUISITIONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds
may be used by any Federal department or agency to acquire KN–
95 respirator masks produced or manufactured in the People’s Re-
public of China if N–95 respirator masks produced or manufac-
tured in the United States of satisfactory quality with respect to
safety standards are available in sufficient and reasonably avail-
able commercial quantities.
31. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BUSH OF
MISSOURI OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Insert after section 30216 the following:
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SEC. 30217. ACTIONS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE COVID–19 PAN-
DEMIC.
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator
for the US Agency for International Development, shall to the ex-
tent practicable, expand testing capacity, vaccination distribution,
and acquisition of needed medical supplies, including available
COVID–19 vaccines and supporting vaccination efforts, to—
(1) ensure continued success in preventing the spread of the
COVID–19 pandemic,
(2) achieve swift and widespread vaccinations, pursuing long-
term economic recovery globally, and
(3) demonstrate American commitment to global engagement
and diplomatic support.
32. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BUSH OF
MISSOURI OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1660, after line 6, insert the following:
SEC. 71003. NATIONAL ACADEMIES ASSESSMENT OF OIL SPILLS AND
PLASTIC INGESTION ON SEA LIFE.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall
seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of
Science, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a comprehensive as-
sessment of the environmental impacts of plastic ingestion and oil
and other fossil fuel spills on sea life, including—
(1) assessment of the potential health and ecological impacts
of plastic ingestion on marine life;
(2) assessment of the types of plastics most commonly in-
gested by marine life and the types that have the most dam-
aging health and ecosystem impacts, and recommendations for
preventing and eliminating these plastics from the environ-
ment;
(3) quantification of the economic impacts of plastic pollution
including the costs of cleanup, impacts on lost tourism, impacts
on aquaculture and fishing, and other economic impacts identi-
fied by the Academy;
(4) assessment and quantification of the health and ecologi-
cal impacts oil and other fossil fuel spills, flares, pipeline leaks,
and extraction, including greenhouse gas emissions, have on
marine life;
(5) quantification of the cost and effectiveness of cleaning up
oil and other fossil fuel spills, flares, and pipeline leaks, and
repairing damage to marine life, coasts, and businesses;
(6) quantification of the number of people employed in fossil
fuel extraction on Federal waters with breakdown by State;
(7) quantification of the number of people employed in ma-
rine tourism and the blue economy, including the fishing and
seafood industries, impacted by plastic, oil, and other fossil fuel
pollution; and
(8) assessment and quantification of riverine sources of
coastal plastic pollution in the United States, including a
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breakdown by sources that includes but is not limited to the
Mississippi River.
33. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BUSH OF
MISSOURI OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1892, after line 2, insert the following new paragraphs (and
redesignate the succeeding paragraphs accordingly):
(6) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The term
‘‘historically Black college or university’’ has the meaning given
the term ‘‘part B institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
(7) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘minority-
serving institution’’ a means a Hispanic-serving institution,
Alaska Native-serving institution and Native Hawaiian-serving
institution, Predominantly Black Institution, Asian American
and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution, or
Native American-serving nontribal institution, as defined in
section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1067q(a)).
Page 1894, line after line 11, insert the following new paragraph
(and redesignate the succeeding paragraph accordingly):
(11) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The term ‘‘Tribal Col-
lege or University’’ has the meaning given that term in section
316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c).
Page 1900, line 12, insert ‘‘(including public institutions in an-
other State and private, nonprofit institutions that are historically
Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities,
and minority-serving institutions)’’ after ‘‘education’’.
34. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BUSH OF
MISSOURI OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1668, after line 13, insert the following:
SEC. 71104. OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEPLOYMENT.
The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Energy, the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and all other Fed-
eral agencies the Secretary of the Interior determines are necessary
in the authorization of offshore wind energy projects shall collec-
tively seek to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy on the
Outer Continental Shelf of the United States by 2030, while pro-
tecting the biodiversity of the ocean and promoting ocean co-use.
35. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BUSH OF
MISSOURI OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 789, line 20, insert ‘‘, or have the ability to manufacture,’’
before ‘‘solar components’’.
36. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BUSH OF
MISSOURI OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1498, beginning line 3, insert the following:
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(C) Information relating to the impacts of existing
United States and multilateral laws, regulations, and
sanctions, including environmental and public health im-
pacts of natural resources exploitation.
37. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CAMMACK
OF FLORIDA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Strike section 30609.
38. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASE OF
HAWAII OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1660, after line 6, insert the following:
SEC. 71003. OFFSHORE AQUACULTURE.
Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Commerce acting through the Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall enter into
an agreement with the Board of Ocean Studies and Board Science,
Technology, and Economic Policy of the National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a comprehensive
assessment on the development of offshore aquaculture in the ex-
clusive economic zone including—
(1) assessment of the potential environmental impacts of off-
shore aquaculture operations, including an evaluation on the
risks of siting, water pollution, habitat impact, escape of
farmed species on wild population stocks, waste treatment and
disposal, feed operations, and the cumulative risks of multiple
aquaculture operations in shared ecosystems;
(2) evaluation of the potential for offshore aquaculture to
serve as a tool for environmental management, including con-
nections to water quality, watershed management, and fishery
conservation and management;
(3) identification of existing control technologies, manage-
ment practices and regulatory strategies to minimize the envi-
ronmental impact of offshore aquaculture operations, including
from traditional aquaculture methods and practices of Native
Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians;
(4) recommending best management practices related to sus-
tainable feed for the offshore aquaculture industry, including
best practices for sourcing from sustainably managed fisheries
and traceability of source fish meal ingredients;
(5) evaluation of the potential impact of offshore aquaculture
on the economies of coastal communities, particularly those de-
pendent on traditional fishery resources; and
(6) assessment of the impacts of growing international off-
shore aquaculture operations on the United States seafood
market and domestic seafood producers, including dependence
of the United States on foreign-sourced seafood.
39. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASE OF
HAWAII OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1031, after line 2, insert the following:
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SEC. ll. REPORT ON INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination
with the Secretary of the Interior and in consultation with other
relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report on international indig-
enous engagement.
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall in-
clude the following:
(1) a description of existing programs and efforts by the
United States Government that promote international engage-
ment with indigenous peoples by Native Americans and Native
American communities as well as Native American representa-
tion and participation in international organizations dedicated
to indigenous communities;
(2) a description of existing programs and efforts by other
countries, especially United States allies and partners, to pro-
mote international diplomatic representation, educational and
cultural exchange, and other people-to-people engagements
among their indigenous peoples;
(3) a strategy for enhancing and promoting greater Native
American participation and representation in United States
diplomatic engagement in international organizations and
international educational and cultural exchange programs op-
erated by the United States Government, including the estab-
lishment of an Office of Indigenous Affairs headed by a presi-
dentially appointed Special Envoy for Indigenous Affairs; and
(4) steps that the Secretary of State shall take to enhance co-
operation and relationship with Native Americans in accord-
ance with the Federal trust responsibility and to promote best
practices among the staff of the Department of State for en-
gagement with Native Americans.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means—
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com-
mittee on Indian Affairs of the Senate.
(2) NATIVE AMERICAN.—The term ‘‘Native American’’ in-
cludes—
(A) American Indian as defined in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 5304);
(B) Alaska Native, within the meaning provided for the
term ‘‘Native’’ in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 23 U.S.C. 1602(b)); and
(C) Native Hawaiian as defined in paragraph (9) of sec-
tion 801 of the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 4221(9)).
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40. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASE OF
HAWAII OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of part 8 of subtitle D of title II of division D, add
the following:
SEC. 30299I. PACIFIC ISLANDS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INITIA-
TIVE.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that routin-
ized people-to-people exchange programs to bring Pacific Islands re-
ligious leaders, journalists, civil society members, politicians, and
others to the United States strengthens existing relationships and
advances United States interests and shared values in the region.
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall develop and imple-
ment a program to promote educational and professional develop-
ment for young adult leaders and professionals in the Pacific Is-
lands with a demonstrated passion to contribute to the continued
development of the Pacific Islands.
(c) CONDUCT OF PROGRAM.—The program developed under this
section shall be implemented on a routine basis and may be carried
out through—
(1) grants provided on a competitive basis to qualified orga-
nizations with demonstrated expertise relating to the Pacific
Islands;
(2) grants in amounts not to exceed $50,000 provided on a
competitive basis to qualified young leaders from the Pacific Is-
lands for the purpose of carrying out projects dedicated to the
improvement of their communities in the Pacific Islands;
(3) regional workshops and professional and academic fellow-
ships; and
(4) people-to-people exchanges.
(d) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting
through the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and
Cultural Affairs, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on exchange programs for the Pacific Is-
lands region.
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include—
(A) an assessment of factors constraining the number
and frequency of International Visitor Leadership Program
participants from countries of the Pacific Islands;
(B) an identification of resources that are necessary to
address the factors described in subparagraph (A); and
(C) a strategy for connecting alumni and participants of
the Department of State’s professional development ex-
change programs in East Asia, such as the Young South-
east Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) and the Young Pa-
cific Leaders programs, to enhance inter and intra region
people-to-people ties.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to
be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022
through 2026 to carry out this section.
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41. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASTEN
OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 170, line 11, after ‘‘contracts’’, insert ‘‘, alternative financing
and expense funding,’’.
Page 170, after line 11, insert the following:
‘‘(d) ALTERNATIVE FINANCING OF RESEARCH FACILITIES AND IN-
FRASTRUCTURE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with section 161(g) of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201(g)), the Manage-
ment and Operating contractors of the Department may enter
into the lease-purchase of research facilities and infrastructure
under the scope of their contract with the Department with the
approval of the Secretary or their designee.
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—To carry out lease-purchases approved by
the Secretary under subsection (a), the Department shall only
be required to have budget authority in an amount sufficient
to cover the minimum required lease payments through the pe-
riod required to exercise a termination provision in the lease
agreement, plus any associated lease termination penalties, re-
gardless of whether such leased facility and infrastructure is
on or off Government land, and if—
‘‘(A) the Department has established a mission need for
the facility or infrastructure to be leased;
‘‘(B) the facility or infrastructure is general purpose, in-
cluding offices, laboratories, cafeterias, utilities, and data
centers;
‘‘(C) the Department is not a party to and has no finan-
cial obligations under the lease-purchase transaction en-
tered into by the Management and Operating contractor,
other than allowability of the lease cost and conveyance of
Government land, if needed;
‘‘(D) the lease-purchase has an advance notice termi-
nation provision with reasonable pre-defined penalties that
the Management and Operating contractor may exercise,
at the direction of the Department, if funding for the lease
is no longer available or the mission need ceases to exist;
‘‘(E) there is an option for a no cost transfer of owner-
ship to the Government once the underlying financing is
retired, but neither the Management and Operating con-
tractor nor the Department are obligated to purchase the
facility or infrastructure at any time during or after the
lease term;
‘‘(F) the lease-purchase transaction, assuming exercise of
the ownership option, is demonstrated to be the lowest
lifecycle cost alternative for the Government; and
‘‘(G) the cumulative annual base rent for all lease-pur-
chases of facilities and infrastructure, inclusive of any
transactions under consideration, does not exceed 2 per-
cent of the Management and Operating contract operating
budget for the year the commitment is made for the lease.
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of the America COMPETES Act of 2022, and bienni-
ally thereafter, the Department shall submit to the Committee
on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Ap-
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propriations of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate, a report on the lease-purchase
transactions that the Management and Operating contractors
of the Department entered into under subsection (a) that in-
cludes—
‘‘(A) a list of the lease-purchase transactions entered into
by each Management and Operating contractor and their
respective costs;
‘‘(B) the annual percentage of each Management and Op-
erating contract operating budget that is used for lease-
purchase transactions for the year the commitments were
made; and
‘‘(C) any other information the Secretary determines to
be appropriate.
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION PERIOD.—The lease-purchases author-
ized under paragraph (1) may be entered into only during fis-
cal years 2022 through 2026.’’.
Page 170, line 12, strike ‘‘(d)’’ and insert ‘‘(e)’’.
Page 170, line 20, strike ‘‘(e)’’ and insert ‘‘(f)’’.
42. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASTOR
OF FLORIDA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 800, after line 2, insert the following:
SEC. 20303. SUPPORT FOR THE FIRST THREE COMMERCIAL-SCALE IM-
PLEMENTATIONS OF TRANSFORMATIVE INDUSTRIAL
TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropriations,
the Secretary shall establish and carry out a program under which
the Secretary provides grants and loan guarantees to eligible enti-
ties to carry out eligible projects.
(b) APPLICATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—To apply for a grant or loan guarantee
under the program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require.
(2) SELECTION.—In evaluating applications submitted under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select applications that will
result in the greatest—
(A) improvement to the competitiveness of United States
industry in global markets;
(B) reduction in energy use; or
(C) reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
(3) CONSULTATION.—In evaluating applications submitted
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall solicit input from out-
side technical and industry experts on the specific industry sec-
tors in which eligible technologies would be implemented.
(c) GRANTS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program, the Secretary
may not provide grants or loan guarantees to carry out more
than three eligible projects for any category of eligible tech-
nology.
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(2) GRANT AMOUNTS.—The amounts of the grants that may
be provided to carry out eligible projects for each category of
eligible technology shall be not more than the following:
(A) 60 percent of the total eligible project costs for the
first eligible project for the category of eligible technology.
(B) 45 percent of the total eligible project costs for the
second eligible project for the category of eligible tech-
nology.
(C) 30 percent of the total eligible project costs for the
third eligible project for the category of eligible technology.
(3) LOAN GUARANTEE AMOUNTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program, the Sec-
retary may not provide a loan guarantee for an amount
that is greater than 80 percent of the applicable eligible
project costs.
(B) GRANT AND LOAN GUARANTEE.—In any case in which
an eligible entity is provided a grant and a loan guarantee
under the program, such loan guarantee may not exceed
the amount that is equal to 80 percent of the amount that
is equal to the difference between—
(i) the eligible project cost; and
(ii) the amount of the grant.
(4) PROJECT MILESTONES.—The Secretary shall work with the
grant or loan guarantee recipient to develop project milestones
and shall issue payments after the recipient demonstrates that
the eligible project has reached such milestones.
(d) MONITORING AND REPORTING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall annually submit to
Congress a report on how grants and loan guarantees provided
under the program were used.
(2) PROPRIETARY AND COMPETITIVE INFORMATION.—Each re-
port submitted under paragraph (1) shall exclude any propri-
etary or competitive information relating to eligible entities
that were provided a grant or loan guarantee, or eligible tech-
nologies that were implemented, under the program.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for fiscal
year 2022 and $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through
2031, to remain available until expended.
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means any
of the following entities, including a consortium or partnership
of such entities:
(A) An owner of an industrial plant at which an eligible
technology would be implemented.
(B) A provider that—
(i) manufactures an eligible technology; or
(ii) implements or integrates an eligible technology
at an industrial plant.
(C) Another entity involved in the implementation of the
eligible technology at an industrial plant.
(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECT.—The term ‘‘eligible project’’ means the
implementation of an eligible technology at an industrial plant
within the United States or its territories.
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(3) ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS.—The term ‘‘eligible project
costs’’ includes any capital, installation, engineering, construc-
tion, and permitting costs related to carrying out an eligible
project.
(4) ELIGIBLE TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘eligible technology’’
means, as determined by the Secretary, any technology that—
(A) is an innovative technology described in section
454(b)(1) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007 (42 U.S.C. 17113(b)(1));
(B) is demonstrated to be technically viable at pilot scale
and ready for commercial-scale implementation;
(C) is able to significantly reduce the energy use or
greenhouse gas emissions of the process with respect to
which the eligible technology is implemented, relative to
the technology available on the date of enactment of this
Act; and
(D) has the potential to significantly reduce annual
United States industrial energy use or greenhouse gas
emissions, relative to the United States industrial energy
use or greenhouse gas emissions in calendar year 2021, if
the eligible technology is widely implemented at appro-
priate existing and new industrial plants in the United
States.
(5) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means the program es-
tablished under subsection (a).
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Energy.
43. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASTRO
OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1847, line 1, insert ‘‘media and entertainment,’’ after
‘‘health care,’’.
44. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CHABOT
OF OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1668, after line 13, insert the following:
SEC. 71104. TROPICAL FOREST AND CORAL REEF CONSERVATION RE-
AUTHORIZATION.
Section 806(d) of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conserva-
tion Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431d(d)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(9) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
‘‘(10) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
‘‘(11) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
‘‘(12) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
‘‘(13) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’.
45. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CHENEY
OF WYOMING OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 743, insert after line 16 the following (and redesignate the
subsequent provisions accordingly):
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SEC. 20208. ENSURING CONSIDERATION OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY
IMPACTS OF URANIUM AS A CRITICAL MINERAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Commerce, shall con-
duct an assessment of the effect on national security that would re-
sult 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 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)).
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title
10, United States Code) a report on the findings of the assessment
conducted under subsection (a), including—
(1) the effects of the loss of domestic uranium production,
conversion, fabrication, and enrichment on—
(A) Federal national security programs, including any
existing and potential future uses of unobligated uranium
originating from domestic sources; and
(B) the energy security of the United States;
(2) a description of the extent of the reliance of the United
States on imports of uranium from foreign sources, including
from state-owned entities, to supply fuel for commercial reac-
tors; and
(3) the effects of such reliance and other factors on the do-
mestic production, conversion, fabrication, and enrichment of
uranium.
(c) URANIUM CRITICAL MINERAL DESIGNATION CHANGE RE-
STRICTED.—Notwithstanding section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of
2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)), until the submission of the report re-
quired under subsection (b), the designation of uranium as a crit-
ical mineral pursuant to such section may not be altered or elimi-
nated.
46. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CHU OF
CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add, at the end of the bill, the following (and conform the table
of contents accordingly):
DIVISION M—SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NEGA-
TIVE PERCEPTION OF PERSONS OF ASIAN ANCESTRY
AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEC. 120001. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NEGATIVE PERCEP-
TION OF PERSONS OF ASIAN ANCESTRY AND FEDERAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) there are notable instances where certain Federal law en-
forcement officials and institutions have contributed towards a
negative growing perception that being of Asian ancestry or
having ties to China render an individual more suspect of espi-
onage and that such perceptions have created a culture of fear
that has negatively impacted the Asian immigrant and Asian
American community;
(2) national policy should guard against unjustly targeting
scientists, academics, and institutional faculty members on the
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basis of Chinese ethnicity or familial background, which risks
irreparable damage to careers, reputations, and lives, and
erodes the freedom of intellectual and academic exchange;
(3) the global competitiveness of the United States, including
with the People’s Republic of China, is harmed by hostility to-
ward and unfair targeting of Chinese and Chinese American
scientists and academics; and
(4) Congress rejects any dangerous attempts to portray Chi-
nese students, professors, and scholars with more suspicion
than non-Chinese academics.
47. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COHEN OF
TENNESSEE OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of title III of division I the following:
SEC. 80306. FOREIGN CORRUPTION ACCOUNTABILITY.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) When public officials and their allies use the mechanisms
of government to engage in extortion or bribery, they impov-
erish their countries’ economic health and harm citizens.
(2) By empowering the United States Government to hold to
account foreign public officials and their associates who engage
in extortion or bribery, the United States can deter malfea-
sance and ultimately serve the citizens of fragile countries suf-
focated by corrupt bureaucracies.
(3) The Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruc-
tion’s 2016 report ‘‘Corruption in Conflict: Lessons from the
U.S. Experience in Afghanistan’’ included the recommendation,
‘‘Congress should consider enacting legislation that authorizes
sanctions against foreign government officials or their associ-
ates who engage in corruption.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State may impose the
sanctions described in paragraph (2) with respect to any for-
eign person who is an individual the Secretary of State deter-
mines—
(A) engages in public corruption activities against a
United States person, including—
(i) soliciting or accepting bribes;
(ii) using the authority of the state to extort pay-
ments; or
(iii) engaging in extortion; or
(B) conspires to engage in, or knowingly and materially
assists, sponsors, or provides significant financial, mate-
rial, or technological support for any of the activities de-
scribed in subparagraph (A).
(2) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—
(A) INADMISSIBILITY TO UNITED STATES.—A foreign per-
son who is subject to sanctions under this section shall
be—
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other documenta-
tion to enter the United States; and
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(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled
into the United States or to receive any other benefit
under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101 et seq.).
(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—The visa or other entry documenta-
tion of a foreign person who is subject to sanctions
under this section shall be revoked regardless of when
such visa or other entry documentation is issued.
(ii) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.—A revocation under
clause (i) shall—
(I) take effect immediately; and
(II) automatically cancel any other valid visa or
entry documentation that is in the foreign per-
son’s possession.
(3) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OBJEC-
TIVES AND AGREEMENT REGARDING HEADQUARTERS OF UNITED
NATIONS.—Sanctions described under paragraph (2) shall not
apply to a foreign person if admitting the person into the
United States—
(A) would further important law enforcement objectives;
or
(B) is necessary to permit the United States to comply
with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the
United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947,
and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the
United Nations and the United States, or other applicable
international obligations of the United States.
(4) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—The Secretary of State may
terminate the application of sanctions under this subsection
with respect to a foreign person if the Secretary of State deter-
mines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees
not later than 15 days before the termination of the sanctions
that—
(A) the person is no longer engaged in the activity that
was the basis for the sanctions or has taken significant
verifiable steps toward stopping the activity;
(B) the Secretary of State has received reliable assur-
ances that the person will not knowingly engage in activity
subject to sanctions under this part in the future; or
(C) the termination of the sanctions is in the national se-
curity interests of the United States.
(5) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State shall
issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to
carry out this subsection.
(6) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In
this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means—
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees, in accordance with para-
graph (2), a report that includes—
(A) a list of each foreign person with respect to whom
the Secretary of State imposed sanctions pursuant to sub-
section (b) during the year preceding the submission of the
report;
(B) the number of foreign persons with respect to which
the Secretary of State—
(i) imposed sanctions under subsection (b)(1) during
that year; and
(ii) terminated sanctions under subsection (b)(4) dur-
ing that year;
(C) the dates on which such sanctions were imposed or
terminated, as the case may be;
(D) the reasons for imposing or terminating such sanc-
tions;
(E) the total number of foreign persons considered under
subsection (b)(3) for whom sanctions were not imposed;
and
(F) recommendations as to whether the imposition of ad-
ditional sanctions would be an added deterrent in pre-
venting public corruption.
(2) DATES FOR SUBMISSION.—
(A) INITIAL REPORT.—The Secretary of State shall submit
the initial report under paragraph (1) not later than 120
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(B) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—The Secretary of State shall
submit a subsequent report under paragraph (1) on De-
cember 10, or the first day thereafter on which both
Houses of Congress are in session, of—
(i) the calendar year in which the initial report is
submitted if the initial report is submitted before De-
cember 10 of that calendar year; and
(ii) each calendar year thereafter.
(3) FORM OF REPORT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each report required by paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(B) EXCEPTION.—The name of a foreign person to be in-
cluded in the list required by paragraph (1)(A) may be sub-
mitted in the classified annex authorized by subparagraph
(A) only if the Secretary of State—
(i) determines that it is vital for the national secu-
rity interests of the United States to do so; and
(ii) uses the annex in a manner consistent with con-
gressional intent and the purposes of this section.
(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The unclassified portion of the report
required by paragraph (1) shall be made available to the
public, including through publication in the Federal Reg-
ister.
(B) NONAPPLICABILITY OF CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIRE-
MENT WITH RESPECT TO VISA RECORDS.—The Secretary of
State shall publish the list required by paragraph (1)(A)
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without regard to the requirements of section 222(f) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) with
respect to confidentiality of records pertaining to the
issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United
States.
(5) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In
this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means—
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives;
and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
(d) SUNSET.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to impose sanctions under
subsection (b) and the requirements to submit reports under
subsection (c) shall terminate on the date that is 6 years after
the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) CONTINUATION IN EFFECT OF SANCTIONS.—Sanctions im-
posed under subsection (b) on or before the date specified in
paragraph (1), and in effect as of such date, shall remain in ef-
fect until terminated in accordance with the requirements of
subsection (b)(4).
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means a partnership, associa-
tion, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other
organization.
(2) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign person’’ means a
person that is not a United States person.
(3) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States per-
son’’ means a person that is a United States citizen, permanent
resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United
States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including
foreign branches), or any person in the United States.
(4) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an individual or enti-
ty.
(5) PUBLIC CORRUPTION.—The term ‘‘public corruption’’
means the unlawful exercise of entrusted public power for pri-
vate gain, including by bribery, nepotism, fraud, or embezzle-
ment.
Add at the end of division I the following:
TITLE IV—CRIMINAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 80401. JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF KLEPTOCRACY.
(a) FORFEITED PROPERTY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 46 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 988. Accounting of certain forfeited property
‘‘(a) ACCOUNTING.—The Attorney General shall make available to
the public an accounting of any property relating to foreign govern-
ment corruption that is forfeited to the United States under section
981 or 982.
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‘‘(b) FORMAT.—The accounting described under subsection (a)
shall be published on the website of the Department of Justice in
a format that includes the following:
‘‘(1) A heading as follows: ‘Assets stolen from the people of
llllll and recovered by the United States’, the blank
space being filled with the name of the foreign government
that is the target of corruption.
‘‘(2) The total amount recovered by the United States on be-
half of the foreign people that is the target of corruption at the
time when such recovered funds are deposited into the Depart-
ment of Justice Asset Forfeiture Fund or the Department of
the Treasury Forfeiture Fund
‘‘(c) UPDATED WEBSITE.—The Attorney General shall update the
website of the Department of Justice to include an accounting of
any new property relating to foreign government corruption that
has been forfeited to the United States under section 981 or 982
not later than 14 days after such forfeiture, unless such update
would compromise an ongoing law enforcement investigation.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter
46 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘988. Accounting of certain forfeited property.’’.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that recov-
ered assets be returned for the benefit of the people harmed by the
corruption under conditions that reasonably ensure the transparent
and effective use, administration and monitoring of returned pro-
ceeds.
48. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CON-
NOLLY OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN-
UTES
Page 1714, after line 6 insert the following:
SEC. 80306. RECIPROCAL VISAS FOR NATIONALS OF SOUTH KOREA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended—
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘capital;’’; and
(2) by adding at the end ‘‘or (iv) solely to perform services in
a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a na-
tional of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the
Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intend-
ing employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attesta-
tion under section 212(t)(1);’’.
(b) NUMERICAL LIMITATION.—Section 214(g) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(12)(A) The Secretary of State may not approve a number of ini-
tial applications submitted for aliens described in section
101(a)(15)(E)(iv) that is more than the applicable numerical limita-
tions set out in this paragraph.
‘‘(B) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subpara-
graph (A) is 15,000 for each fiscal year.
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‘‘(C) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subpara-
graph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses
or children of such aliens.’’.
(c) SPECIALTY OCCUPATION DEFINED.—Section 214(i)(1) of such
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(i)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘section
101(a)(15)(E)(iii),’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (iii) and (iv) of section
101(a)(15)(E),’’.
(d) ATTESTATION.—Section 212(t) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(t)),
as added by section 402(b)(2) of the United States-Chile Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 108–77; 117 Stat. 941),
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘or clause (iii) or (iv) of section
101(a)(15)(E)’’; and
(2) in paragraphs (3)(C)(i)(II), (3)(C)(ii)(II), and (3)(C)(iii)(II),
by striking ‘‘or 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)’’ each place it appears.
49. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COSTA OF
CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Insert after section 30404 the following:
SEC. 30505. REPORT ON THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S INVEST-
MENTS IN FOREIGN MINING AND PROCESSING INDUS-
TRIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for five years, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce
and Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Commitee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Finance, and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs a report that—
(1) describes the involvement of the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China (PRC), state sponsored companies, and
companies incorporated in the PRC in the exploration, plan-
ning, development, operation, production, financing, or owner-
ship of mining or processing facilities in countries identified in
the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) Annual Mineral
Commodity Summaries for which the United States imports
minerals, metals, and materials; and
(2) evaluates strategic or security concerns and implications
for United States national security and economic interests and
the interests of the countries identified pursuant to paragraph
(1) with respect to the PRC’s involvement and influence in de-
veloping the country’s mining and processing industries.
(b) PUBLICATION.—The report required under subsection (a) shall
be published on the respective websites of the Department of State,
the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Homeland
Security.
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50. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COURT-
NEY OF CONNECTICUT OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN-
UTES
Page 853, line 18, strike ‘‘It is’’ and insert the following:
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is
Page 857, beginning line 4, insert the following:
(b) FURTHER SENSE.—It is further the sense of Congress that—
(1) it is in the national interest for the United States to be-
come a formal signatory of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), done at Montego Bay, Jamaica,
December 10, 1982; and
(2) the ratification of the UNCLOS remains a top priority of
the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard,
the importance of which was most recently underscored by the
strategic challenges the United States faces in the Asia-Pacific,
the Arctic, and the Black Sea regions.
51. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CRAIG OF
MINNESOTA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of division J the following:
TITLE V—SUPPORTING APPRENTICESHIP COLLEGES
ACT OF 2021
SEC. 90501. COMMUNITY OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated under sub-
section (f), the Secretary of Education shall provide grants to eligi-
ble entities for the purposes of expanding or supporting potential
student and employer outreach carried out by such entities with re-
spect to the construction and manufacturing-oriented registered ap-
prenticeship programs offered by such entities.
(b) AMOUNTS.—The total grant amount made to an eligible entity
under this section may not exceed $500,000.
(c) USE OF GRANTS.—An eligible entity that receives a grant
under this section shall use such grant for the outreach described
in subsection (a), which shall include the following:
(1) Outreach to high schools, for the purpose of educating
students, parents, guardians, and faculty on the benefits of en-
rolling in the construction and manufacturing-oriented reg-
istered apprenticeship program offered by the eligible entity.
(2) Outreach to local businesses and other potential employ-
ers for the purpose of educating such employers on the benefits
of hiring graduates of such program, which shall—
(A) primarily target relationship building with potential
employers in rural, exurban, and suburban areas; and
(B) seek to maximize the number of students who work
in such areas after completing such program.
(3) Outreach to local workforce development boards for the
purpose of reaching nontraditional student populations and
prioritizing local needs.
(d) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible entity seeking a
grant under this section shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary at such time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require.
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(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this section, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to eligible entities that demonstrate out-
reach efforts targeted at increasing program enrollment for rural,
first generation, minority, and nontraditional students, or other
students from underrepresented population.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to
be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this section for each of the
fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
SEC. 90502. STUDENT SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM FOR EXPANDED
ACADEMIC ADVISING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated under sub-
section (g), the Secretary of Education shall provide grants to eligi-
ble entities for the activities described in subsection (d).
(b) AMOUNTS.—The total grant amount made to an eligible entity
under this section may not exceed $500,000.
(c) MULTIPLE GRANTS PERMITTED.—An eligible entity may receive
a grant under this section and section 90501.
(d) USE OF GRANTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that receives a grant
under this section shall use such grant for advising and sup-
port services to enrollees of construction and manufacturing-
oriented registered apprenticeship programs offered by such
entity to increase retention and persistence for students.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Such advising and support services
shall include the following:
(A) Expanding academic advising programs that provide
services to students, including the following:
(i) Career advising and professional development.
(ii) Support for English as a second language stu-
dents.
(iii) Information and resource systems.
(iv) Mentoring systems.
(v) Other such programs.
(B) Expanding student support programs that provide
services to students, including the following:
(i) Health and family-related services, including sub-
stance abuse disorder and mental health counseling.
(ii) Support for first-generation students.
(iii) Childcare support.
(iv) Other such programs.
(v) In the case of an eligible entity that is a con-
struction and manufacturing-oriented registered ap-
prenticeship program, maintaining its accreditation by
a nationally recognized accrediting agency or associa-
tion recognized by the Secretary of Education pursu-
ant to part H of title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099a et seq.),
(e) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible entity seeking a
grant under this section shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary at such time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require.
(f) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that receives a grant
under this section shall submit to the Secretary a report on—
(A) the activities supported by the grant;
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(B) the number of students participating in the activities
supported by the grant;
(C) any progress made in achieving the goals of the pro-
gram supported by the grant, in general, and measuring in
particular—
(i) the effectiveness of the grant in expanding overall
enrollment and program completion rates; and
(ii) the effectiveness of the grant in expanding en-
rollment and program completion rates for underrep-
resented populations; and
(D) such other information as the Secretary determines
to be appropriate.
(2) TIMELINE FOR SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—The report under
paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Secretary not later
than 180 days after the date on which the eligible entity con-
cludes the activities supported by the grant under this section.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
SEC. 90503. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING-ORIENTED APPREN-
TICESHIP COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘construction and manufac-
turing-oriented apprenticeship college’’ means—
(A) an institution of higher education that is a sponsor
of a construction and manufacturing-oriented registered
apprenticeship program; or
(B) a construction and manufacturing-oriented registered
apprenticeship program.
(2) CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING-ORIENTED REG-
ISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘construction
and manufacturing-oriented registered apprenticeship pro-
gram’’ means a registered apprenticeship program that—
(A) provides coursework and training in preparation for
employment in the construction or manufactory industry
(such as employment as a painter, drywall finisher, gla-
zier, or glassworker);
(B)(i) leads to a recognized postsecondary credential
other than a certificate of completion of an apprenticeship;
or
(ii) awards credits that can be applied toward a recog-
nized postsecondary credential; and
(C) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting
agency or association recognized by the Secretary of Edu-
cation pursuant to part H of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099a et seq.).
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a
construction and manufacturing-oriented apprenticeship col-
lege.
(4) FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT.—The term ‘‘first
generation college student’’ has the meaning given the term in
section 402A(h) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070a–11(h)).
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(5) HIGH SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high school’’ has the meaning
given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘institu-
tion of higher education’’ has the meaning given the term in
section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001(a)).
(7) OUTREACH.—The term ‘‘outreach’’ means communications
and relationship-building opportunities undertaken by an eligi-
ble entity.
(8) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL.—The term
‘‘recognized postsecondary credential’’ has the meaning given
the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
(9) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘reg-
istered apprenticeship program’’ means an apprenticeship pro-
gram registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly
known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664,
chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.).
(10) SECOND LANGUAGE.—The term ‘‘second language’’ means
any language other than English, including Braille and Amer-
ican Sign Language.
(11) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Education.
(12) UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATION.—The term ‘‘underrep-
resented population’’ means an individual who is from a group
whose gender, ethnic background, or national origin is not tra-
ditionally represented in registered apprenticeship programs.
52. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CRAIG OF
MINNESOTA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 743, after line 16, insert the following (and redesignate the
succeeding section accordingly):
SEC. 20208. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEM SUPPLY CHAIN MONI-
TORING AND ASSESSMENT.
(a) ACTIVITIES.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with
the Secretary of Agriculture, shall identify and evaluate the sta-
bility and reliability of the agriculture and food system supply
chain, including—
(1) the state of the agriculture and food system workforce
and any supply chain vulnerabilities related to the agriculture
and food system workforce;
(2) transportation bottlenecks in the distribution of agricul-
tural inputs, processed and unprocessed food and food input
products, and consumer-ready food products; and
(3) opportunities to create training and education programs
focused on high-quality jobs in the agriculture and food system
that—
(A) increase the stability of the agriculture and food sys-
tem; and
(B) alleviate supply chain bottlenecks in the distribution
of agricultural inputs, processed and unprocessed food and
food input products, and consumer-ready food products.
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(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the As-
sistant Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate a report that contains the following:
(1) An identification of the strengths, weaknesses, critical
bottlenecks, workforce challenges and opportunities, and over-
all stability and reliability of the agriculture and food system
supply chain.
(2) An assessment of Federal, State, and local laws and regu-
lations that—
(A) increase the stability and reliability of the agri-
culture and food system supply chain; or
(B) decrease or otherwise negatively impact, both in the
present moment and in the future, the stability and reli-
ability of the agriculture and food system supply chain.
(3) Specific recommendations to improve the security, safety,
and resilience of the agriculture and food system supply chain.
The recommendations shall contain—
(A) long-term strategies;
(B) industry best practices;
(C) risk mitigation actions to prevent future bottlenecks
and vulnerabilities at all levels of the agriculture and food
system supply chain; and
(D) legislative and regulatory actions that would posi-
tively impact the security and resilience of the agriculture
and food system supply chain.
53. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CREN-
SHAW OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Insert after section 30219G the following:
SEC. 30219H. REPORT GENERATION AND SHARING ON LONG TERM
COST OF BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE TO THIRD
COUNTIRES.
The Secretary of State shall coordinate with the Secretary of
Treasury and the heads of other Federal agencies as relevant a re-
port for each country participating or considering participating in
the People’s Republic of China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative to
show the full spectrum of negative costs on participant countries.
The report shall—
(1) show the long-term financial costs of such participation;
(2) describe China’s use of One Belt, One Road to enrich Chi-
nese State Owned Enterprises;
(3) provide examples of China’s imposition of political cost on
participating countries; and
(4) contain any additional information determined necessary
to dissuade future participation with China’s debt trap and co-
ercive infrastructure program.
54. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CREN-
SHAW OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Insert after section 30219G the following:
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SEC. 30219H. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE STATUS OF
CHINA.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the People’s Republic of China is a fully industrialized
nation and no longer a developing nation; and
(2) any international agreement that provides or accords
China a favorable status or treatment as a ‘‘developing nation’’
should be updated to reflect the status of China.
55. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CREN-
SHAW OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Insert after section 30219G the following:
SEC. 30219H. REPORT ON PROVIDING ACCESS TO UNCENSORED MEDIA
IN CHINA.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State shall provide to Congress a classified re-
port on what is needed to provide access to free and uncensored
media in the Chinese market.
56. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CREN-
SHAW OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1330, after line 5, insert the following:
(e) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Department of
State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies, shall provide a briefing to relevant Com-
mittees of the House of Representatives and the Senate regarding
the progress and efforts of the PRC to achieve the goals and com-
mitments stated in subsection (a)(3).
57. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CURTIS
OF UTAH OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1248, after line 15, insert the following:
(l) develop a framework for reprimanding or disqualifying
host cities and the countries in which they are located if the
governments of such countries are actively committing mass
atrocities—
(A) during the Olympic and Paralympic bidding process;
or
(B) between a city’s election as a host city and the dura-
tion of the Olympic and Paralympic Games that its govern-
ment is hosting.
58. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIDS
OF KANSAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 820, line 2, insert ‘‘, taking into consideration entering into
such cooperative agreements or partnerships with small and me-
dium manufacturers of such medical supplies’’ before the semicolon.
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59. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS OF
ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of title I of division C, add the following:
SEC. 20110. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANUFACTURING FEASI-
BILITY.
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study to—
(1) identify any product that is in high demand within each
critical infrastructure sector that is being imported due to a
manufacturing, material, or supply chain constraint in the
United States;
(2) analyze the costs and benefits of manufacturing the prod-
uct in the United States, including any effects on—
(A) jobs, employment rates, and labor conditions in the
United States; and
(B) the cost of the product;
(3) identify any product described in paragraph (1) that fea-
sibly may be manufactured in the United States; and
(4) analyze the feasibility of, and any impediments to, manu-
facturing any product identified in paragraph (3) in—
(A) a rural area;
(B) an industrial park; or
(C) an industrial park in a rural area.
(b) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—
(1) submit to the Congress a report containing the results of
the study required by subsection (a) with recommendations for
products described in subsection (a)(1) that feasibly may be
manufactured in the United States; and
(2) make the report available to the public on the website of
the Department of Commerce.
(c) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—This section shall not be inter-
preted to provide the Secretary of Commerce with authority to com-
pel a person or company to provide information described in this
section.
(d) DEFINITION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR.—In this
Act, the term ‘‘critical infrastructure sector’’ means each of the 16
designated critical infrastructure sectors identified in Presidential
Policy Directive 21 of February 12, 2013 (Critical Infrastructure Se-
curity and Resilience).
60. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DELAURO
OF CONNECTICUT OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
On Page 1668, after Line 13, insert the following:
SEC. 71104. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF AMERICAN MINK.
(a) PROHIBITION.—No person may possess, acquire, receive,
transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase any American mink
(Neovison vison) raised in captivity for fur production.
(b) PENALTY.—A violation of subsection (a) shall be treated as an
act prohibited by section 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981
(16 U.S.C. 3372) and is subject to penalty pursuant to section 4 of
that Act (16 U.S.C. 3373).
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on December
31, 2022.
61. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DELBENE
OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 748, strike lines 3 and 4, and insert the following:
(F) Advanced communications technology (including opti-
cal transmission components) and immersive technology.
62. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DELBENE
OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1428, line 21, insert ‘‘or aircraft’’ after ‘‘motor vehicle’’.
63. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DELBENE
OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 76, before line 14, add the following new section:
SEC. 10003. ADDITIONAL GAO REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
Section 9902(c)(1)(C) of William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–
283) is amended—
(1) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semi-
colon; and
(2) by inserting after clause (iv) the following new clause:
‘‘(v) how projects are supporting the semiconductor
needs of critical infrastructure industries in the
United States, including those industries designated
by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency as essential infrastructure industries; and’’.
64. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DELGADO
OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 575, after line 14, insert the following (and redesignate the
subsequent clauses accordingly):
(iv) to support the modernization and expansion of
United States manufacturing based on advances in
technology and innovation;
Page 576, line 24, strike ‘‘or innovation sectors’’ and insert ‘‘, in-
novation, or manufacturing sectors’’.
Page 587, line 2, strike ‘‘and testing,’’ and insert ‘‘testing, and
scale-up for manufacturing’’.
Page 596, line 11, strike ‘‘and innovation sector’’ and insert ‘‘, in-
novation, and advanced manufacturing sectors’’.
65. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DINGELL
OF MICHIGAN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1668, after line 13, insert the following:
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TITLE XII—CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION
SEC. 71201. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The evidence for human-induced climate change is over-
whelming and undeniable.
(2) Atmospheric carbon can be significantly reduced through
conservation, by shifting to renewable energy sources such as
solar, wind, tidal, and geothermal, and by increasing the effi-
ciency of buildings, including domiciles, and transportation.
(3) Providing clear information about climate change, in a
variety of forms, can remove the fear and the sense of helpless-
ness, and encourage individuals and communities to take ac-
tion.
(4) Implementation of measures that promote energy effi-
ciency, conservation, and renewable energy will greatly reduce
human impact on the environment.
(5) Informing people of new technologies and programs as
they become available will ensure maximum understanding
and maximum effect of those measures.
(6) More than 3,000,000 students graduate from high schools
and colleges in the United States each year, armed with atti-
tudes, skills, and knowledge about the climate that inform
their actions.
(7) The effect on the climate, positive or negative, of each of
those 3,000,000 students lasts beyond a lifetime.
(8) Those students need to be prepared to implement
changes in professional and personal practices, to support and
help develop new technology and policy, and to address the
coming social and economic challenges and opportunities aris-
ing from a changing climate.
(9) It has been demonstrated that the people of the United
States overwhelmingly support teaching students about the
causes, consequences, and potential solutions to climate change
in all 50 States and more than 3,000 counties across the
United States.
(10) Only 30 percent of middle school and 45 percent of high
school science teachers understand the extent of the scientific
consensus on climate change.
SEC. 71202. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration.
(2) CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘climate change
education’’ means nonformal and formal interdisciplinary
learning at all age levels about—
(A) climate change, climate adaptation and mitigation,
climate resilience, and climate justice; and
(B) the effects of climate change, climate adaptation and
mitigation, climate resilience, and climate justice on the
environmental, energy, social, and economic systems of the
United States.
(3) CLIMATE LITERACY.—The term ‘‘climate literacy’’ means
competence or knowledge of climate change, its causes and im-
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pacts, and the technical, scientific, economic, and social dynam-
ics of promising solutions.
(4) CLIMATE JUSTICE.—The term ‘‘climate justice’’ means the
fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, re-
gardless of race, color, culture, national origin, or income, with
respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement
of policies and projects to ensure that each person enjoys the
same degree of protection from the adverse effects of climate
change.
(5) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.—The term ‘‘environmental jus-
tice’’ means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of
all people, regardless of race, color, culture, national origin, or
income, with respect to the development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies to
ensure that each person enjoys—
(A) the same degree of protection from environmental
and health hazards; and
(B) equal access to any Federal agency action on envi-
ronmental justice issues in order to have a healthy envi-
ronment in which to live, learn, work, and recreate.
(6) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘envi-
ronmental justice community’’ means a community with sig-
nificant representation of communities of color, low-income
communities, or Tribal and indigenous communities that expe-
riences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse
human health or environmental effects as compared to other
communities.
(7) GREEN ECONOMY.—The term ‘‘green economy’’ means an
economy that results in improved human and economic well-
being and social equity by significantly reducing environmental
risks and ecological scarcities.
(8) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘institu-
tion of higher education’’ has the meaning given the term in
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001).
(9) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY; STATE EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CY.—The terms ‘‘local educational agency’’ and ‘‘State edu-
cational agency’’ have the meanings given those terms in sec-
tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(10) NONFORMAL.—The term ‘‘nonformal’’ means, with re-
spect to learning, out-of-school educational programming car-
ried out by nonprofit organizations and public agencies.
(11) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘nonprofit organi-
zation’’ means an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation
under 501(a) of that Code.
SEC. 71203. CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
The Administrator shall establish a Climate Change Education
Program to—
(1) increase the climate literacy of the United States by
broadening the understanding of climate change, including pos-
sible long-term and short-term consequences, disproportionate
impacts of those consequences, and potential solutions;
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(2) apply the latest scientific and technological discoveries,
including through the use of the scientific assets of the Admin-
istration, to provide formal and nonformal learning opportuni-
ties to individuals of all ages, including individuals of diverse
cultural and linguistic backgrounds; and
(3) emphasize actionable information to help people under-
stand and promote implementation of new technologies, pro-
grams, and incentives related to climate change, climate adap-
tation and mitigation, climate resilience, climate justice, and
environmental justice.
SEC. 71204. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the Climate Change Education Pro-
gram established under section 71203, the Administrator shall es-
tablish a program to make grants to the following:
(1) State educational agencies, in partnership with local edu-
cational agencies and local nonprofit organizations, for the im-
plementation of aspects of State climate literacy plans for
grades 4 through 12 formal and informal climate change edu-
cation that—
(A) are aligned with State education standards;
(B) ensure that students graduate from high school with
climate literacy; and
(C) include at least 1 of the following:
(i) Relevant teacher training and professional devel-
opment.
(ii) Creation of applied learning project-based mod-
els, such as models making optimum use of green fea-
tures improvements to school facilities, such as energy
systems, lighting systems, water management, waste
management, and school grounds improvements.
(iii) Incorporation of climate change mitigation and
green technologies into new and existing career and
technical education career tracks and work-based
learning experiences, including development of part-
nerships with labor organizations, trade organizations,
and apprenticeship programs.
(2) Institutions of higher education and networks or partner-
ships of such institutions to engage teams of faculty and stu-
dents to develop applied climate research and deliver to local
communities direct services related to local climate mitigation
and adaptation issues, with priority given to projects that—
(A) foster long-term campus-community partnerships;
(B) show potential to scale work beyond the grant term;
(C) are inclusive for all segments of the population; and
(D) promote equitable and just outcomes.
(3) Professional associations and academic disciplinary soci-
eties for projects that build capacity at the State and national
levels for continuing education by practicing professionals and
the general public in green economy fields.
(4) Youth corps organizations to engage in community-based
climate mitigation and adaptation work that includes a sub-
stantive educational component.
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Administrator shall annually consult
with other relevant agencies of the Federal Government to deter-
mine ways in which grant making under subsection (a) can en-
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hance and support other national climate education and training
and environmental justice goals.
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES.—The Administrator
shall ensure that 40 percent of all funds appropriated for grants
under paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (a) are directed into en-
vironmental justice communities.
(d) COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE.—The Administrator shall estab-
lish communities of practice with respect to each of paragraphs (1)
through (4) of subsection (a) in order to accelerate learning.
SEC. 71205. REPORT.
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to
Congress a report that evaluates the scientific merits, educational
effectiveness, and broader effects of activities carried out under this
title.
SEC. 71206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out this
title $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027.
(b) ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS FOR GRANT PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated to carry out the
grant program required by section 71204(a) shall be allocated
as follows:
(A) Not less than 40 percent and not more than 60 per-
cent for grants made under paragraph (1) of such section.
(B) Not less than 20 percent and not more than 40 per-
cent for grants made under paragraph (2) of such section.
(C) Not less than 5 percent and not more than 20 per-
cent for grants made under paragraph (3) of such section.
(D) Not less than 5 percent and not more than 20 per-
cent for grants made under paragraph (4) of such section.
(E) Such amount as the Administrator determines ap-
propriate for the administration of this title.
(2) EXCEPTION.—If amounts appropriated to carry out the
grant program required by section 71204(a) do not exceed
$10,000,000 in any fiscal year, the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration may prioritize grants made under
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of section 71204(a).
66. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DOYLE OF
PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 623, after line 2, insert the following:
SEC. 10644. SUPPORT FOR COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT.
Section 454 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
(42 U.S.C. 17113) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘commercial deploy-
ment,’’ after ‘‘demonstration,’’;
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘and commercial deploy-
ment’’ after ‘‘demonstration’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘and commercial de-
ployment’’ after ‘‘demonstration’’; and
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘and commercial deployment’’ after
‘‘demonstration’’; and
(3) in subsection (e)—
(A) by striking ‘‘There are authorized’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)
DEMONSTRATION AND COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT
PROJECTS.—There are authorized’’;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as sub-
paragraphs (A) through (E), respectively; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out activities under subsection (d)(1)
$1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to
fund the commercial deployment of technologies to achieve
emissions reduction at high emitting non-power industrial fa-
cilities.’’.
67. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESCOBAR
OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1359, after line 17, add the following:
(Q) include environmental defenders to mitigate the im-
pacts of climate change and work with allies and partners
to ensure a level playing field exists when it comes to cli-
mate action.
68. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESCOBAR
OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of division F the following:
SEC. 50105. METRICS AND REPORTS ON TECHNOLOGIES RELATING TO
IRREGULAR MIGRATION ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER.
(a) METRICS.—Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall develop metrics to measure how procured
technologies have helped deter or address irregular migration along
the southern border, including ways in which technologies have al-
tered migration routes and patterns.
(b) REPORTS.—
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall submit to
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs a report on progress made toward devel-
oping the metrics required under subsection (a).
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after completion
of the development of such metrics, the Commissioner shall
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs a report on the findings of CBP re-
lating to the effectiveness of implemented technologies on de-
terring or addressing irregular migration along the southern
border.
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69. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESCOBAR
OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of division F the following:
SEC. 50105. REPORT ON CURRENT STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR
MANAGING PORTS OF ENTRY UNDER THE CONTROL OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the
Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs a report that con-
tains an assessment of the current standards and guidelines for
managing ports of entry under the control of the Department of
Homeland Security. Such assessment shall include information re-
lating to the following:
(1) Staffing levels and need for additional staffing.
(2) Rules governing the actions of Office of Field Operations
officers.
(3) Average delays for transit through air, land, and sea
ports of entry.
(4) Assessment of existing efforts and technologies used for
border security, and the effect of the use of such efforts and
technologies on facilitating trade at ports of entry and their im-
pact on civil rights, private property rights, privacy rights, and
civil liberties.
(5) Economic impact of the policies and practices of CBP Ag-
ricultural Specialists and Office of Field Operations personnel.
(6) Physical infrastructure and technological needs at ports
of entry.
(7) Data reflecting the specific needs of geographically sepa-
rate ports of entry within the same U.S. Border Patrol sector.
70. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESCOBAR
OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1425, after line 16, add the following:
(h) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report,
with respect to activities under this section, on the implementation
of measurable and sustainable development practices and an as-
sessment of resources related to achieving carbon dioxide emission
reduction targets for 2025 and 2030.
71. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESCOBAR
OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1037, after line 6, insert the following:
SEC. ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) United States engagement with the leaders of the West-
ern Hemisphere is critical to addressing the region’s shared
challenges and opportunities;
(2) Congress encourages cooperation and further engagement
specifically in policy areas on migration, climate, and economic
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development, underscoring the China-Community of Latin
American and Caribbean States Forum Joint Action Plan
(2022-2024) and other initiatives that signal China’s growing
influence and cooperation in the region; and
(3) Congress encourages the development of an annual sum-
mit that convenes leaders of the Western Hemisphere on issues
relating to root causes of migration, including the climate cri-
sis, poverty, security, and other contributing factors to insta-
bility.
72. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESCOBAR
OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1082, after line 10, insert the following:
SEC. ll. REPORT AND BRIEFING ON CHINA’S ELECTION INTER-
FERENCE.
The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the
heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall
submit to Congress a report on the existence of any security risks
and threats posed by China to upcoming United States elections for
Federal office.
73. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESCOBAR
OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 795, after line 9, insert the following:
(m) SET ASIDE.—Not less than $20,000,000 of the amount made
available to carry out this section each fiscal year shall be used to
award grants or direct loans under the program to eligible entities
that are small businesses located in economically disadvantaged
communities.
Page 795, line 10, strike ‘‘(m)’’ and insert ‘‘(n)’’.
74. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESCOBAR
OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end the following:
DIVISION M—PROHIBITING USE OF FUNDS FOR
PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA
SEC. 120001. PROHIBITING USE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLICITY OR PROPA-
GANDA.
No part of any funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise
made available under this Act shall be used for publicity or propa-
ganda purposes not authorized by the Congress.
75. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESHOO OF
CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 69, line 11, strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert a semicolon.
Page 69, after line 11, insert the following (and redesignate the
succeeding paragraph accordingly):
(4) in subsection (c)(1)(B)—
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(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semi-
colon; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) the Federal Government could take specific ac-
tions to address shortages in the semiconductor supply
chain, including—
‘‘(I) demand-side incentives, including incentives
related to the information and communications
technology supply chain; and
‘‘(II) additional incentives, at national and glob-
al scales, to accelerate utilization of leading-edge
semiconductor nodes to address shortages in ma-
ture semiconductor nodes; and’’; and
76. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESHOO OF
CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of division F the following new section:
SEC. 50105. IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY OF SMALL ENTITIES.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
(2) ANNUAL CYBERSECURITY REPORT; SMALL BUSINESS; SMALL
ENTITY; SMALL GOVERNMENTAL JURISDICTION; SMALL ORGANIZA-
TION.—The terms ‘‘annual cybersecurity report’’, ‘‘small busi-
ness’’, ‘‘small entity’’, ‘‘small governmental jurisdiction’’, and
‘‘small organization’’ have the meanings given those terms in
section 2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added
by subsection (b).
(3) CISA.—The term ‘‘CISA’’ means the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency.
(4) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Fed-
eral Trade Commission.
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Commerce.
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—
(1) AMENDMENT.—Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 2220D. ANNUAL CYBERSECURITY REPORT FOR SMALL ENTITIES.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘Administration’ means the
Small Business Administration.
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Administrator’ means the
Administrator of the Administration.
‘‘(3) ANNUAL CYBERSECURITY REPORT.—The term ‘annual cy-
bersecurity report’ means the annual cybersecurity report pub-
lished and promoted under subsections (b) and (c), respectively.
‘‘(4) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’ means the Fed-
eral Trade Commission.
‘‘(5) ELECTRONIC DEVICE.—The term ‘electronic device’ means
any electronic equipment that is—
‘‘(A) used by an employee or contractor of a small entity
for the purpose of performing work for the small entity;
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‘‘(B) capable of connecting to the internet or another
communication network; and
‘‘(C) capable of sending, receiving, or processing personal
information.
‘‘(6) NIST.—The term ‘NIST’ means the National Institute of
Standards and Technology.
‘‘(7) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘small business’ has the
meaning given the term ‘small business concern’ under section
3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
‘‘(8) SMALL ENTITY.—The term ‘small entity’ means—
‘‘(A) a small business;
‘‘(B) a small governmental jurisdiction; and
‘‘(C) a small organization.
‘‘(9) SMALL GOVERNMENTAL JURISDICTION.—The term ‘small
governmental jurisdiction’ means governments of cities, coun-
ties, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special dis-
tricts with a population of less than 50,000.
‘‘(10) SMALL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘small organization’
means any not-for-profit enterprise that is independently
owned and operated and is not dominant in its field.
‘‘(b) ANNUAL CYBERSECURITY REPORT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this section, and not less frequently than annu-
ally thereafter, the Director shall publish a report for small en-
tities that documents and promotes evidence-based cybersecu-
rity policies and controls for use by small entities, which
shall—
‘‘(A) include basic controls that have the most impact in
protecting small entities against common cybersecurity
threats and risks;
‘‘(B) include protocols and policies to address common cy-
bersecurity threats and risks posed by electronic devices,
regardless of whether the electronic devices are—
‘‘(i) issued by the small entity to employees and con-
tractors of the small entity; or
‘‘(ii) personal to the employees and contractors of the
small entity; and
‘‘(C) recommend, as practicable—
‘‘(i) measures to improve the cybersecurity of small
entities; and
‘‘(ii) configurations and settings for some of the most
commonly used software that can improve the cyberse-
curity of small entities.
‘‘(2) EXISTING RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Director shall ensure
that each annual cybersecurity report published under para-
graph (1) incorporates—
‘‘(A) cybersecurity resources developed by NIST, as re-
quired by the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act
(Public Law 115–236); and
‘‘(B) the most recent version of the Cybersecurity Frame-
work, or successor resource, maintained by NIST.
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION FOR SPECIFIC TYPES OF SMALL ENTI-
TIES.—The Director may include and prioritize the develop-
ment of cybersecurity recommendations, as required under
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paragraph (1), appropriate for specific types of small entities in
addition to recommendations applicable for all small entities.
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—In publishing the annual cybersecurity
report under paragraph (1), the Director shall, to the degree
practicable and as appropriate, consult with—
‘‘(A) the Administrator, the Secretary of Commerce, the
Commission, and the Director of NIST;
‘‘(B) small entities, insurers, State governments, compa-
nies that work with small entities, and academic and Fed-
eral and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity; and
‘‘(C) any other entity as determined appropriate by the
Director.
‘‘(c) PROMOTION OF ANNUAL CYBERSECURITY REPORT FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES.—
‘‘(1) PUBLICATION.—The annual cybersecurity report, and
previous versions of the report as appropriate, published under
subsection (b)(1) shall be—
‘‘(A) made available, prominently and free of charge, on
the public website of the Agency; and
‘‘(B) linked to from relevant portions of the websites of
the Administration and the Minority Business Develop-
ment Agency, as determined by the Administrator and the
Director of the Minority Business Development Agency, re-
spectively.
‘‘(2) PROMOTION GENERALLY.—The Director, the Adminis-
trator, and the Secretary of Commerce shall, to the degree
practicable, promote the annual cybersecurity report through
relevant resources that are intended for or known to be regu-
larly used by small entities, including agency documents,
websites, and events.
‘‘(d) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Director, the
Administrator, and the Director of the Minority Business Develop-
ment Agency shall make available to employees of small entities
voluntary training and technical assistance on how to implement
the recommendations of the annual cybersecurity report.’’.
(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of
contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(Public 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 2220C the following:
‘‘Sec. 2220D. Annual cybersecurity report for small entities.’’.
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 10 years, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing methods
to improve the cybersecurity of small entities, including
through the adoption of policies, controls, and classes of prod-
ucts and services that have been demonstrated to reduce cyber-
security risk.
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required under
paragraph (1) shall—
(A) identify barriers or challenges for small entities in
purchasing or acquiring classes of products and services
that promote the cybersecurity of small entities;
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(B) assess market availability, market pricing, and af-
fordability of classes of products and services that promote
the cybersecurity of small entities, with particular atten-
tion to identifying high-risk and underserved sectors or re-
gions;
(C) estimate the costs and benefits of policies that pro-
mote the cybersecurity of small entities, including—
(i) tax breaks;
(ii) grants and subsidies; and
(iii) other incentives as determined appropriate by
the Secretary;
(D) describe evidence-based cybersecurity controls and
policies that improve the cybersecurity of small entities;
(E) with respect to the incentives described in subpara-
graph (C), recommend measures that can effectively im-
prove cybersecurity at scale for small entities; and
(F) include any other matters as the Secretary deter-
mines relevant.
(3) SPECIFIC SECTORS OF SMALL ENTITIES.—In preparing the
report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary may in-
clude matters applicable for specific sectors of small entities in
addition to matters applicable to all small entities.
(4) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report required under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with—
(A) the Administrator, the Director of CISA, and the
Commission; and
(B) small entities, insurers of risks related to cybersecu-
rity, State governments, cybersecurity and information
technology companies that work with small entities, and
academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cyberse-
curity.
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section or the
amendments made by this section shall be construed to provide any
additional regulatory authority to CISA.
77. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESHOO OF
CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 46, insert before line 1 the following:
SEC. 3. PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE OF ASIAN
DESCENT.
The President shall ensure that the provisions of this Act which
are aimed at countering the influence of the Chinese Communist
Party are implemented in a manner that does not result in dis-
crimination against people of Asian descent on the basis of race,
color, ethnicity, or nationality.
78. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FALLON
OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Insert after section 30128 the following:
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SEC. 30129. AUTHORIZATION TO HIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR THE
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSET CONTROL OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF THE TREASURY.
The Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the Director of the
Office of Foreign Assets Control, is authorized to hire an additional
10 full-time employees to carry out activities of the Office associ-
ated with the People’s Republic of China.
79. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FEENSTRA
OF IOWA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of title III of division C, add the following:
SEC. 20303. SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL WORKING GROUP.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy shall establish a
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Working Group, in this section referred
to as the ‘‘Working Group’’.
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—In establishing the Working Group, the Sec-
retary shall appoint members representing the following:
(1) The Bioenergy Technologies Office of the Department of
Energy.
(2) The Department of Agriculture.
(3) The commercial aviation alternative fuels initiative.
(4) The Federal Aviation Administration.
(5) The national labs.
(6) At least 4 current or future sustainable aviation fuel pro-
ducers representing 4 of the currently approved ASTM D7566
sustainable aviation fuel production pathways.
(7) A biorefinery.
(8) An engine original equipment manufacturer.
(9) Agriculture research universities.
(10) Canada.
(11) Mexico.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this section, the Working Group shall submit to the Committee
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate a report that identifies the research and development
needs for each partner and cross-fertilization program across Fed-
eral agencies necessary for cost-competitive and equivalent safety
compared to petroleum-based jet fuel, while offering improved sus-
tainability and energy supply security for aviation.
80. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FITZ-
GERALD OF WISCONSIN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10
MINUTES
Page 866, line 10, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 866, line 18, strike the period and insert ‘‘; and’’.
Page 866, beginning line 19, insert the following:
(H) include a description of clearly defined program
metrics, goals, targets, and planned outcomes for such
strategy, a plan to monitor and evaluate such strategy,
and progress made toward achieving such goals, targets,
and planned outcomes; and
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(I) include a description that elaborates how the United
States Government will align strategic planning and co-
ordination with key allies and partners to effectively re-
spond to the PRC’s Belt and Road Initiative, particularly
in the Indo-Pacific.
81. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FITZ-
GERALD OF WISCONSIN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10
MINUTES
Page 1689, after line 4, insert the following:
SEC. 80203. MERGERS INVOLVING FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES.
(a) ACCOUNTING FOR FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES.—A per-
son required to file a notification required by section 7A of the
Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a) that received a subsidy from a foreign
state shall include in such notification a detailed accounting of each
such subsidy.
(b) AUTHORITY OF ANTITRUST REGULATORS.—The Federal Trade
Commission, with the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Jus-
tice and by rule in accordance with section 553 of title 5, consistent
with purposes of this section shall require that the notification re-
quired under subsection (a) be in such form and contain such docu-
mentary material and information relevant to a proposed acquisi-
tion as is necessary and appropriate to enable the Federal Trade
Commission and the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the
Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice to determine
whether such acquisition may, if consummated, violate the anti-
trust laws.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
(1) FOREIGN STATE.—The term ‘‘foreign state’’ shall have the
meaning given it in section 1603(a) of title 28, United States
Code.
(2) SUBSIDY.—The term ‘‘subsidy’’ includes a direct subsidy,
a grant, a loan (including a below-market loan), a loan guar-
antee, a tax concession, a preferential governmental procure-
ment policy, or other form of economic support including own-
ership or control by a foreign state.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on the date
on which the rule described in subsection (b) takes effect.
82. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FORTEN-
BERRY OF NEBRASKA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN-
UTES
Page 1668, after line 13, insert the following:
TITLE XII—ELIMINATE, NEUTRALIZE, AND DISRUPT
WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING REAUTHORIZATION AND IM-
PROVEMENTS
SEC. 71201. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the United States Government should continue to work
with international partners, including nations, nongovern-
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mental organizations, and the private sector, to identify long-
standing and emerging areas of concern in wildlife poaching
and trafficking related to global supply and demand; and
(2) the activities and required reporting of the Presidential
Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, established by Executive
Order 13648 (78 Fed. Reg. 40621), and modified by sections
201 and 301 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife
Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7621 and 7631) should be re-
authorized to minimize the disruption of the work of such Task
Force.
SEC. 17202. DEFINITIONS.
Section 2 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Traf-
ficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7601) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘involving local commu-
nities’’ after ‘‘approach to conservation’’;
(2) by amending paragraph to read as follows:
‘‘(4) COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The term ‘country of concern’
means a foreign country specially designated by the Secretary
of State pursuant to section 201(b) as a major source of wildlife
trafficking products or their derivatives, a major transit point
of wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives, or a major
consumer of wildlife trafficking products, in which—
‘‘(A) the government has actively engaged in, or know-
ingly profited from, the trafficking of protected species; or
‘‘(B) the government facilitates such trafficking through
conduct that may include a persistent failure to make seri-
ous and sustained efforts to prevent and prosecute such
trafficking.’’; and
(3) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘section 201’’ and inserting
‘‘section 301’’.
SEC. 17203. FRAMEWORK FOR INTERAGENCY RESPONSE AND REPORT-
ING.
(a) REAUTHORIZATION OF REPORT ON MAJOR WILDLIFE TRAF-
FICKING COUNTRIES.—Section 201 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and
Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7621) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘annually thereafter’’ and
inserting ‘‘biennially thereafter by June 1 of each year in which
a report is required’’; and
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
‘‘(c) DESIGNATION.—A country may be designated as a country of
concern under subsection (b) regardless of such country’s status as
a focus country.’’.
(b) PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING RE-
SPONSIBILITIES.—Section 301(a) of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and
Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7631(a)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (10); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
‘‘(5) pursue programs and develop a strategy—
‘‘(A) to expand the role of technology for anti-poaching
and anti-trafficking efforts, in partnership with the private
sector, foreign governments, academia, and nongovern-
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mental organizations (including technology companies and
the transportation and logistics sectors); and
‘‘(B) to enable local governments to develop and use such
technologies;
‘‘(6) consider programs and initiatives that address the ex-
pansion of the illegal wildlife trade to digital platforms, includ-
ing the use of digital currency and payment platforms for
transactions by collaborating with the private sector, academia,
and nongovernmental organizations, including social media, e-
commerce, and search engine companies, as appropriate;
‘‘(7)(A) establish and publish a procedure for removing from
the list in the biennial report any country of concern that no
longer meets the definition of country of concern under section
2(4);
‘‘(B) include details about such procedure in the next report
required under section 201;
‘‘(8)(A) implement interventions to address the drivers of
poaching, trafficking, and demand for illegal wildlife and wild-
life products in focus countries and countries of concern;
‘‘(B) set benchmarks for measuring the effectiveness of such
interventions; and
‘‘(C) consider alignment and coordination with indicators de-
veloped by the Task Force;
‘‘(9) consider additional opportunities to increase coordina-
tion between law enforcement and financial institutions to
identify trafficking activity; and’’.
(c) PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING STRA-
TEGIC REVIEW.—Section 301 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Dis-
rupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7631), as amended
by subsection (b), is further amended—
(1) in subsection (d)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘annually’’ and inserting ‘‘biennially’’;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) an analysis of the indicators developed by the Task
Force, and recommended by the Government Accountability
Office, to track and measure inputs, outputs, law enforcement
outcomes, and the market for wildlife products for each focus
country listed in the report, including baseline measures, as
appropriate, for each indicator in each focus country to deter-
mine the effectiveness and appropriateness of such indicators
to assess progress and whether additional or separate indica-
tors, or adjustments to indicators, may be necessary for focus
countries.’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (e).
SEC. 17204. FUNDING SAFEGUARDS.
(a) PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING CREDIBLE INFORMATION.—Sec-
tion 620M(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2378d(d)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as para-
graphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
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‘‘(4) routinely request and obtain such information from the
United States Agency for International Development, the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and other relevant
Federal agencies that partner with international nongovern-
mental conservation groups;’’.
(b) REQUIRED IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall
implement the procedures established pursuant to section 620M(d)
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended by subsection
(a), including vetting individuals and units, whenever the United
States Agency for International Development, the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, or any other relevant Federal agency
that partners with international nongovernmental conservation
groups provides assistance to any unit of the security forces of a
foreign country.
SEC. 17205. ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS IN WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING
CIVIL PENALTY ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.
(a) ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973.—Section 11(e) of the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1540(e)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of any inspection or
investigation relating to the import into, or the export
from, the United States of any fish or wildlife or plants
covered under this Act or relating to the delivery, receipt,
carrying, transport, shipment, sale, or offer for sale in
interstate or foreign commerce of any such fish or wildlife
or plants imported into or exported from the United
States, the Secretary, may issue subpoenas for the attend-
ance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any
papers, books, or other records relevant to the subject mat-
ter under investigation.
‘‘(B) FEES AND MILEAGE FOR WITNESSES.—A witness sum-
moned under subparagraph (A) shall be paid the same fees
and mileage that are paid to witnesses in the courts of the
United States.
‘‘(C) REFUSAL TO OBEY SUBPOENAS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a contumacy or re-
fusal to obey a subpoena served on any person pursu-
ant to this paragraph, the district court of the United
States for any judicial district in which the person is
found, resides, or transacts business, on application by
the United States and after notice to that person, shall
have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring that per-
son to appear and give testimony before the Secretary,
to appear and produce documents before the Sec-
retary, or both.
‘‘(ii) FAILURE TO OBEY.—Any failure to obey an order
issued by a court under clause (i) may be punished by
that court as a contempt of that court.’’.
(b) LACEY ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1981.—Section 6 of the Lacey
Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3375) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(e) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of any inspection or in-
vestigation relating to the import into, or the export from, the
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United States of any fish or wildlife or plants covered under
the Lacey Act of 1900 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) or relating to
the transport, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in inter-
state or foreign commerce of any such fish or wildlife or plants
imported into or exported from the United States, the Sec-
retary may issue subpoenas for the attendance and testimony
of witnesses and the production of any papers, books, or other
records relevant to the subject matter under investigation.
‘‘(2) FEES AND MILEAGE FOR WITNESSES.—A witness sum-
moned under paragraph (1) shall be paid the same fees and
mileage that are paid to witnesses in the courts of the United
States.
‘‘(3) REFUSAL TO OBEY SUBPOENAS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a contumacy or refusal
to obey a subpoena served on any person pursuant to this
subsection, the district court of the United States for any
judicial district in which the person is found, resides, or
transacts business, on application by the United States
and after notice to that person, shall have jurisdiction to
issue an order requiring that person to appear and give
testimony before the Secretary, to appear and produce doc-
uments before the Secretary, or both.
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO OBEY.—Any failure to obey an order
issued by a court under subparagraph (A) may be pun-
ished by that court as a contempt of that court.’’.
(c) BALD AND GOLDEN EAGLE PROTECTION ACT.—
(1) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Subsection (b) of the first section of
the Act of June 8, 1940 (16 U.S.C. 668(b)) (commonly known
as the ‘‘Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act’’), is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘(b) Whoever, within the’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(b) CIVIL PENALTIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, within the’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) HEARINGS; ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS.—
‘‘(A) HEARINGS.—Hearings held during proceedings for
the assessment of civil penalties under paragraph (1) shall
be conducted in accordance with section 554 of title 5,
United States Code.
‘‘(B) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of any hearing held
during proceedings for the assessment of civil pen-
alties under paragraph (1), the Secretary may issue
subpoenas for the attendance and testimony of wit-
nesses and the production of relevant papers, books,
and documents, and may administer oaths.
‘‘(ii) FEES AND MILEAGE FOR WITNESSES.—A witness
summoned pursuant to clause (i) shall be paid the
same fees and mileage that are paid to witnesses in
the courts of the United States.
‘‘(iii) REFUSAL TO OBEY SUBPOENAS.—
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a contumacy or
refusal to obey a subpoena served on any person
pursuant to this subparagraph, the district court
of the United States for any judicial district in
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which the person is found, resides, or transacts
business, on application by the United States and
after notice to that person, shall have jurisdiction
to issue an order requiring that person to appear
and give testimony before the Secretary, to appear
and produce documents before the Secretary, or
both.
‘‘(II) FAILURE TO OBEY.—Any failure to obey an
order issued by a court under subclause (I) may be
punished by that court as a contempt of that
court.’’.
(2) INVESTIGATORY SUBPOENAS.—Section 3 of the Act of June
8, 1940 (16 U.S.C. 668b) (commonly known as the ‘‘Bald and
Golden Eagle Protection Act’’), is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(d) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of any inspection or in-
vestigation relating to the import into or the export from the
United States of any bald or golden eagles covered under this
Act, or any parts, nests, or eggs of any such bald or golden ea-
gles, the Secretary may issue subpoenas for the attendance
and testimony of witnesses and the production of any papers,
books, or other records relevant to the subject matter under in-
vestigation.
‘‘(2) FEES AND MILEAGE FOR WITNESSES.—A witness sum-
moned under paragraph (1) shall be paid the same fees and
mileage that are paid to witnesses in the courts of the United
States.
‘‘(3) REFUSAL TO OBEY SUBPOENAS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a contumacy or refusal
to obey a subpoena served on any person pursuant to this
subsection, the district court of the United States for any
judicial district in which the person is found, resides, or
transacts business, on application by the United States
and after notice to that person, shall have jurisdiction to
issue an order requiring that person to appear and give
testimony before the Secretary, to appear and produce doc-
uments before the Secretary, or both.
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO OBEY.—Any failure to obey an order
issued by a court under subparagraph (A) may be pun-
ished by that court as a contempt of that court.’’.
83. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER
OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 641, after line 22, insert the following:
Subtitle G—National Nuclear University Research
Infrastructure Reinvestment
SEC. 10671. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘National Nuclear University
Research Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2021’’.
SEC. 10672. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this subtitle are—
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(1) to upgrade the nuclear research capabilities of univer-
sities in the United States to meet the research requirements
of advanced nuclear energy systems;
(2) to ensure the continued operation of university research
reactors;
(3) to coordinate available resources to enable the establish-
ment, including the start and efficient completion of construc-
tion, of new nuclear science and engineering facilities; and
(4) to support—
(A) workforce development critical to maintaining
United States leadership in nuclear science and engineer-
ing and related disciplines; and
(B) the establishment or enhancement of nuclear science
and engineering capabilities and other, related capabilities
at historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal col-
leges or universities, minority-serving institutions,
EPSCoR universities, junior or community colleges, and
associate-degree-granting colleges
SEC. 10673. UNIVERSITY INFRASTRUCTURE COLLABORATION.
Section 954(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16274(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2) by amending subparagraph (D) to read
as follows:
‘‘(D) promote collaborations, partnerships, and knowl-
edge sharing between institutions of higher education, Na-
tional Laboratories, other Federal agencies, industry, and
associated labor unions; and’’.
(2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follow:
‘‘(4) STRENGTHENING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TRAINING RE-
ACTORS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program under
this subsection, the Secretary may support—
‘‘(i) converting research reactors from high-enrich-
ment fuels to low-enrichment fuels and upgrading
operational instrumentation;
‘‘(ii) revitalizing and upgrading existing nuclear
science and engineering infrastructure that support
the development of advanced nuclear technologies and
applications;
‘‘(iii) regional or subregional university-led consortia
to—
‘‘(I) broaden access to university research reac-
tors;
‘‘(II) enhance existing university-based nuclear
science and engineering infrastructure; and
‘‘(III) provide project management, technical
support, quality engineering and inspections,
manufacturing, and nuclear material support.″;
‘‘(iv) student training programs, in collaboration
with the United States nuclear industry, in relicensing
and upgrading reactors, including through the provi-
sion of technical assistance; and
‘‘(v) reactor improvements that emphasize research,
training, and education, including through the Innova-
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tions in Nuclear Infrastructure and Education Pro-
gram or any similar program.
‘‘(B) Of any amounts appropriated to carry out the pro-
gram under this subsection, there is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary to carry out clauses (ii) and
(iii) of subparagraph (A) $55,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2022 through 2026.’’.
SEC. 10674. ADVANCED NUCLEAR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE EN-
HANCEMENT SUBPROGRAM.
Section 954(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16274(a)), as amended by section 3, is further amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as para-
graphs (6) through (9), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
‘‘(5) ADVANCED NUCLEAR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE EN-
HANCEMENT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a sub-
program to be known as the Advanced Nuclear Research
Infrastructure Enhancement Subprogram in order to—
‘‘(i) demonstrate various advanced nuclear reactor
and nuclear microreactor concepts;
‘‘(ii) establish medical isotope production reactors or
other specialized applications; and
‘‘(iii) advance other research infrastructure that, in
the determination of the Secretary, is consistent with
the mission of the Department.
‘‘(B) NEW NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACILI-
TIES.—In carrying out the subprogram, the Secretary shall
establish—
‘‘(i) not more than 4 new research reactors; and
‘‘(ii) new nuclear science and engineering facilities,
as required to address research demand and identified
infrastructure gaps.
‘‘(C) LOCATIONS.—New research reactors and facilities
established under subparagraph (B) shall be established in
a manner that—
‘‘(i) supports the regional or subregional consortia
described in paragraph (4)(C); and
‘‘(ii) encourages the participation of—
‘‘(I) historically Black colleges and universities;
‘‘(II) Tribal colleges or universities;
‘‘(III) minority-serving institutions;
‘‘(IV) EPSCoR universities;
‘‘(V) junior or community colleges; and
‘‘(VI) associate-degree-granting colleges.
‘‘(D) FUEL REQUIREMENTS.—New research reactors estab-
lished under subparagraph (B) shall not use high-enriched
uranium, as defined in section 2001 of division Z of the
Consoli5 dated Appropriations Act of 2021.
‘‘(E) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of any
amounts appropriated to carry out the program under this
section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out the subprogram under this paragraph—
‘‘(i) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
‘‘(ii) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
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‘‘(iii) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
‘‘(iv) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;
‘‘(v) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;
‘‘(vi) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;
‘‘(vii) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and
‘‘(viii) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2029.’’; and
(3) by amending paragraph (9), as redesignated by para-
graph (1) of this section, to read as follows:
‘‘(9) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(A) ASSOCIATE-DEGREE-GRANTING COLLEGE.—The term
‘associate-degree- granting college’ means an institution of
higher education (as determined under section 101 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 20 U.S.C. 1001) that—
‘‘(i) is a nonprofit institution that offers a 2-year as-
sociate-degree program or a 2-year certificate program;
or
‘‘(ii) is a proprietary institution that offers a 2-year
associate degree program;
‘‘(B) JUNIOR FACULTY.—The term ‘junior faculty’ means a
faculty member who was awarded a doctorate less than 10
years before receipt of an award from the grant program
described in paragraph (2)(B);
‘‘(C) JUNIOR OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ″junior
or community college: has the meaning given the term in
section 312 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1058);
‘‘(D) EPSCOR UNIVERSITY.—The term ‘EPSCoR university’
means an institution of higher education located in a State
eligible to participate in the program defined in section
502 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of
2010 (42 U.S.C. 1862p note);
‘‘(E) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The
term ‘historically Black college or university’ has the
meaning given the term ‘part B institution’ in section 322
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061);
‘‘(F) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The term ‘minor-
ity-serving institution’ means a Hispanic-serving institu-
tion, an Alaska Native-serving institution, a Native Ha-
waiian-serving institutions, a Predominantly Black Institu-
tion, an Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-serving institution, or a Native American-serving
nontribal institution as described in section 371 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)); and
‘‘(G) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The term ‘Tribal
College or University’ has the meaning given such term in
section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1059c).’’.
SEC. 10675. SCIENCE EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES SCHOLAR-
SHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The purpose of this section is to support a di-
verse workforce for the complex landscape associated with effective
and equitable development of advanced nuclear energy tech-
nologies, including interdisciplinary research to enable positive im-
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pacts and avoid potential negative impacts across the lifespan of
nuclear energy technologies.
(b) NONTECHNICAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH.—Section 313 of the Om-
nibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–8; 42 U.S.C.
16274a) is amended:
(1) in subsection (b)(2), after ‘‘engineering’’, by inserting ‘‘,
which may include nontechnical nuclear research.’’;
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(3) NONTECHNICAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH.—The term ‘nontech-
nical nuclear research’ means research with specializations
such as social sciences or law that can support an increase in
community engagement, participation, and confidence in nu-
clear energy systems, including the navigation of the licensing
required for advanced reactor deployment, aligned with the ob-
jectives in section 951(a)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16271(a)(2)).’’; and
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$45,000,000’’.
84. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER
OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 561, after line 3, insert the following:
SEC. 10631A. NATIONAL LABORATORIES RESTORATION AND MOD-
ERNIZATION.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘National Laboratory’’
has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Energy.
(b) RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION PROJECTS.—The Secretary
shall fund projects described in subsection (c) as needed to address
the deferred maintenance, critical infrastructure needs, and mod-
ernization of National Laboratories.
(c) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—The projects referred to in subsection
(b) are, as determined by the Secretary—
(1) priority deferred maintenance projects at National Lab-
oratories, including facilities sustainment for, upgrade of, and
construction of research laboratories, administrative and sup-
port buildings, utilities, roads, power plants, and any other
critical infrastructure; and
(2) lab modernization projects at National Laboratories, in-
cluding lab modernization projects relating to core infrastruc-
ture needed—
(A) to support existing and emerging science missions
with new and specialized requirements for world-leading
scientific user facilities and computing capabilities; and
(B) to maintain safe, efficient, reliable, and environ-
mentally responsible operations.
(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—For each fiscal year through fis-
cal year 2026, at the same time as the annual budget submission
of the President, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
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and the Committees on Appropriations and Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of Representatives a list of projects for
which the Secretary will provide funding under this section, includ-
ing a description of each project and the funding profile for the
project.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary to carry out this section $6,100,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
(2) OFFICE OF SCIENCE.—Not less than 1⁄3 of the amounts
made available to carry out this section each fiscal year shall
be managed by the Office of Science of the Department of En-
ergy.
85. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER
OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1711, insert after line 22 the following:
(c) DUAL INTENT FOR F NONIMMIGRANTS IN STEM FIELDS PER-
MITTED.—Notwithstanding section 214(b) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(b)), an alien who is a bona fide stu-
dent admitted to a program of study involving science, technology,
engineering, or mathematics (as such term is defined in section
204(a)(1)(M) of such Act), may obtain a visa or be granted status
under section 101(a)(15)(F) of such Act even if such alien intends
to seek lawful permanent resident status in the United States.
86. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER
OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 189, after line 5, insert the following:
SEC. 10115. NATIONAL VIRTUAL BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY.
The Office of Science may allocate any funds authorized under
this title to the National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory so long
as such allocation is in conformity with the purpose and any other
requirements of such authorization.
87. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER
OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 210, line 3, after ‘‘systems’’ insert ‘‘, including identity and
attribute validation services provided by Federal, State, and local
governments’’.
Page 210, line 23, after ‘‘systems’’ insert ‘‘, including identity and
attribute validation services provided by Federal, State, and local
governments’’.
88. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GALLA-
GHER OF WISCONSIN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN-
UTES
At the end of division E of title VI, add the following new section:
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SEC. 40103. AMERICAN SECURITY DRONE ACT.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘American
Security Drone Act of 2022’’.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means—
(A) the congressional defense committees as defined in
section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code;
(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology,
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives; and
(C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate.
(2) COVERED FOREIGN ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered foreign en-
tity’’ means an entity included on a list developed and main-
tained by the Federal Acquisition Security Council that in-
cludes entities in the following categories:
(A) An entity included on the Consolidated Screening
List.
(B) Any entity that is subject to extrajudicial direction
from a foreign government, as determined by the Secretary
of Homeland Security.
(C) Any entity the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and
the Secretary of Defense, determines poses a national se-
curity risk.
(D) Any entity domiciled in the People’s Republic of
China or subject to influence or control by the Government
of the People’s Republic of China or the Communist Party
of the People’s Republic of China, as determined by the
Secretary of Homeland Security.
(E) Any subsidiary or affiliate of an entity described in
subparagraphs (A) through (D).
(3) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive agency’’ has
the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41, United
States Code.
(4) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM; UAS.—Except as otherwise
provided, the terms ‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ and ‘‘UAS’’
mean an unmanned aircraft and associated elements (con-
sisting of communication links and the components that control
the unmanned aircraft) that are required for the operator to
operate safely and efficiently in the national airspace system.
(c) PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYS-
TEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under paragraphs (2)
and (3), the head of an executive agency may not procure any
unmanned aircraft system that is manufactured, assembled,
designed, or patented by a covered foreign entity that are re-
quired for the operator to operate safely and efficiently in the
national airspace system. The Federal Acquisition Security
Council, in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation,
shall develop and update a list of associated elements.
(2) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General are exempt
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from the restriction under paragraph (1) if the operation or
procurement—
(A) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, train-
ing, testing, or analysis for—
(i) electronic warfare;
(ii) information warfare operations;
(iii) development of UAS or counter-UAS technology;
(iv) counterterrorism or counterintelligence activi-
ties; or
(v) Federal criminal investigations, including foren-
sic examinations; and
(B) is required in the national interest of the United
States.
(3) WAIVER.—The head of an executive agency may waive the
prohibition under paragraph (1)—
(A) with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity or the Secretary of Defense; and
(B) upon notification to Congress.
(d) PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYS-
TEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 2 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, an executive
agency may not operate an unmanned aircraft system
manufactured, assembled, designed, or patented by a cov-
ered foreign entity.
(B) APPLICABILITY TO CONTRACTED SERVICES.—The prohi-
bition under subparagraph (A) applies to any unmanned
aircraft systems that are being used by any executive
agency through the method of contracting for the services
of unmanned aircraft systems.
(2) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General are exempt
from the restriction under paragraph (1) if the operation or
procurement—
(A) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, train-
ing, testing, or analysis for—
(i) electronic warfare;
(ii) information warfare operations;
(iii) development of UAS or counter-UAS technology;
(iv) counterterrorism or counterintelligence activi-
ties; or
(v) Federal criminal investigations, including foren-
sic examinations; and
(B) is required in the national interest of the United
States.
(3) WAIVER.—The head of an executive agency may waive the
prohibition under paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis—
(A) with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity or the Secretary of Defense; and
(B) upon notification to Congress.
(4) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall prescribe regulations or guidance to
implement this subsection.
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(e) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PURCHASES AND
OPERATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOR-
EIGN ENTITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 2 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, except as provided in
paragraphs (2) and (3), Federal funds awarded through a con-
tract, grant, or cooperative agreement entered into on or after
such effective date, or otherwise made available, may not be
used—
(A) to purchase a unmanned aircraft system, or a system
to counter unmanned aircraft systems, that is manufac-
tured, assembled, designed, or patented by a covered for-
eign entity; or
(B) in connection with the operation of such a drone or
unmanned aircraft system.
(2) EXEMPTION.—An executive agency is exempt from the re-
striction under paragraph (1) if the operation or procurement
is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, training, test-
ing, or analysis, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Secretary of Defense, or the Attorney General,
for—
(A) electronic warfare;
(B) information warfare operations;
(C) development of UAS or counter-UAS technology;
(D) counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities;
(E) Federal criminal investigations, including forensic
examinations; or
(F) the safe integration of UAS in the national airspace
(as determined in consultation with the Secretary of
Transportation); and
(G) is required in the national interest of the United
States.
(3) WAIVER.—The head of an executive agency may waive the
prohibition under paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis—
(A) with the approval of the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity or the Secretary of Defense; and
(B) upon notification to Congress.
(4) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory
Council shall prescribe regulations or guidance, as necessary,
to implement the requirements of this subsection relating to
Federal contracts.
(f) PROHIBITION ON USE OF GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PURCHASE
CARDS TO PURCHASE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COV-
ERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.—Effective immediately, Government-
issued Purchase Cards may not be used to procure any unmanned
aircraft system from a covered foreign entity.
(g) MANAGEMENT OF EXISTING INVENTORIES OF UNMANNED AIR-
CRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective immediately, all executive agen-
cies must account for existing inventories of unmanned aircraft
systems manufactured, assembled, designed, or patented by a
covered foreign entity in their personal property accounting
systems, regardless of the original procurement cost, or the
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purpose of procurement due to the special monitoring and ac-
counting measures necessary to track the items’ capabilities.
(2) CLASSIFIED TRACKING.—Due to the sensitive nature of
missions and operations conducted by the United States Gov-
ernment, inventory data related to unmanned aircraft systems
manufactured, assembled, designed, or patented by a covered
foreign entity may be tracked at a classified level.
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The Department of Defense and Depart-
ment of Homeland Security may exclude from the full inven-
tory process, unmanned aircraft systems that are deemed ex-
pendable due to mission risk such as recovery issues or that
are one-time-use unmanned aircraft system due to require-
ments and low cost.
(h) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 275 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the
amount of commercial off-the-shelf drones and unmanned aircraft
systems procured by Federal departments and agencies from cov-
ered foreign entities.
(i) GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY FOR PROCUREMENT OF UNMANNED
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, in coordination with the Department of
Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, the Depart-
ment of Justice, and other Departments as determined by the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and in con-
sultation with the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, shall establish a government-wide policy for the pro-
curement of UAS—
(A) for non-Department of Defense and non-intelligence
community operations; and
(B) through grants and cooperative agreements entered
into with non-Federal entities.
(2) INFORMATION SECURITY.—The policy developed under
paragraph (1) shall include the following specifications, which
to the extent practicable, shall be based on industry standards
and technical guidance from the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology, to address the risks associated with proc-
essing, storing and transmitting Federal information in a UAS:
(A) Protections to ensure controlled access of UAS.
(B) Protecting software, firmware, and hardware by en-
suring changes to UAS are properly managed, including by
ensuring UAS can be updated using a secure, controlled,
and configurable mechanism.
(C) Cryptographically securing sensitive collected,
stored, and transmitted data, including proper handling of
privacy data and other controlled unclassified information.
(D) Appropriate safeguards necessary to protect sensitive
information, including during and after use of UAS.
(E) Appropriate data security to ensure that data is not
transmitted to or stored in non-approved locations.
(F) The ability to opt out of the uploading, downloading,
or transmitting of data that is not required by law or regu-
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lation and an ability to choose with whom and where infor-
mation is shared when it is required.
(3) REQUIREMENT.—The policy developed under paragraph
(1) shall reflect an appropriate risk-based approach to informa-
tion security related to use of UAS.
(4) REVISION OF ACQUISITION REGULATIONS.—Not later than
180 days after the date on which the policy required under
paragraph (1) is issued—
(A) the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall re-
vise the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as necessary, to
implement the policy; and
(B) any executive agency or other Federal entity not sub-
ject to, or not subject solely to, the Federal Acquisition
Regulation shall revise applicable policy, guidance, or reg-
ulations, as necessary, to implement the policy.
(5) EXEMPTION.—In developing the policy required under
paragraph (1), the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall incorporate an exemption to the policy for the fol-
lowing reasons:
(A) In the case of procurement for the purposes of train-
ing, testing or analysis for—
(i) electronic warfare; or
(ii) information warfare operations.
(B) In the case of researching UAS technology, including
testing, evaluation, research, or development of technology
to counter UAS.
(C) In the case of a head of the procuring executive
agency determining, in writing, that no product that com-
plies with the information security requirements described
in paragraph (2) is capable of fulfilling mission critical per-
formance requirements, and such determination—
(i) may not be delegated below the level of the Dep-
uty Secretary of the procuring executive agency;
(ii) shall specify—
(I) the quantity of end items to which the waiv-
er applies, the procurement value of which may
not exceed $50,000 per waiver; and
(II) the time period over which the waiver ap-
plies, which shall not exceed 3 years;
(iii) shall be reported to the Office of Management
and Budget following issuance of such a determina-
tion; and
(iv) not later than 30 days after the date on which
the determination is made, shall be provided to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Government Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight
and Reform of the House of Representatives.
(j) STUDY ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYS-
TEMS AND COMPONENTS.—
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration, shall provide to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report on the supply chain for covered unmanned air-
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craft systems, including a discussion of current and projected
future demand for covered unmanned aircraft systems.
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall include
the following:
(A) A description of the current and future global and
domestic market for covered unmanned aircraft systems
that are not widely commercially available except from a
covered foreign entity.
(B) A description of the sustainability, availability, cost,
and quality of secure sources of covered unmanned aircraft
systems domestically and from sources in allied and part-
ner countries.
(C) The plan of the Secretary of Defense to address any
gaps or deficiencies identified in subparagraph (B), includ-
ing through the use of funds available under the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) and part-
nerships with the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration and other interested persons.
(D) Such other information as the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines to be
appropriate.
(3) COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this
subsection, the term ‘‘covered unmanned aircraft system’’
means an unmanned aircraft system (as defined in subsection
(b)) and any components of such a system.
89. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
GARAMENDI OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10
MINUTES
Add at the end the following:
DIVISION M—OCEAN SHIPPING REFORM
SEC. 120001. PURPOSES.
Section 40101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
striking paragraphs (2) through (4) and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) ensure an efficient and competitive transportation sys-
tem for the common carriage of goods by water in the foreign
commerce of the United States that is, as far as possible, in
harmony with fair and equitable international shipping prac-
tices;
‘‘(3) encourage the development of a competitive and efficient
liner fleet of vessels of the United States capable of meeting
national security and commerce needs of the United States;
‘‘(4) support the growth and development of United States
exports through a competitive and efficient system for the com-
mon carriage of goods by water in the foreign commerce of the
United States and by placing a greater reliance on the market-
place; and
‘‘(5) promote reciprocal trade in the common carriage of
goods by water in the foreign commerce of the United States.’’.
SEC. 120002. SERVICE CONTRACTS.
Section 40502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)—
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(A) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (8) by striking the period and inserting
‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(9) any other essential terms or minimum contract require-
ments that the Federal Maritime Commission determines nec-
essary or appropriate.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) SERVICE CONTRACT REQUIREMENT.—With respect to service
contracts entered into under this section, a common carrier shall
establish, observe, and enforce just and reasonable regulations and
practices relating to essential terms and minimum contract re-
quirements the Commission determines are necessary or appro-
priate under subsection (c)(9).’’.
SEC. 120003. SHIPPING EXCHANGE REGISTRY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 405 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 40504. Shipping exchange registry
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No person may operate a shipping exchange
involving ocean transportation in the foreign commerce of the
United States unless the shipping exchange is registered as a na-
tional shipping exchange under the terms and conditions provided
in this section and the regulations issued pursuant to this section.
‘‘(b) REGISTRATION.—A person shall register a shipping exchange
by filing with the Federal Maritime Commission an application for
registration in such form as the Commission, by rule, may pre-
scribe containing the rules of the exchange and such other informa-
tion and documents as the Commission, by rule, may prescribe as
necessary or appropriate in the public interest.
‘‘(c) EXEMPTION.—The Commission may exempt, conditionally or
unconditionally, a shipping exchange from registration and licens-
ing under this section if the Commission finds that the shipping ex-
change is subject to comparable, comprehensive supervision and
regulation by the appropriate governmental authorities in the
home country of the shipping exchange.
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—In issuing regulations pursuant to subsection
(a), the Commission shall set standards necessary to carry out sub-
title IV for registered national shipping exchanges, including the
minimum requirements for service contracts established under sec-
tion 40502, and issue licenses for registered national shipping ex-
changes.
‘‘(e) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘shipping ex-
change’ means a platform, digital, over-the-counter or otherwise,
which connects shippers with common carriers (both vessel-oper-
ating and non-vessel-operating) for the purpose of entering into un-
derlying agreements or contracts for the transport of cargo, by ves-
sel or other modes of transportation.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The registration requirement under section
40504 of title 46, United States Code (as added by this section),
shall take effect on the date on which the Federal Maritime Com-
mission issues regulations required under subsection (d) of such
section.
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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 405 of title
46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘40504. Shipping exchange registry.’’.
SEC. 120004. DATA COLLECTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 411 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 41110. Data collection
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Common carriers covered under this chapter
shall submit to the Federal Maritime Commission a calendar quar-
terly report that describes the total import and export tonnage and
the total loaded and empty 20-foot equivalent units per vessel
(making port in the United States, including any territory or pos-
session of the United States) operated by such common carrier.
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON DUPLICATION.—Data required to be reported
under subsection (a) may not duplicate information—
‘‘(1) submitted to the Corps of Engineers pursuant to section
11 of the Act entitled ‘An Act authorizing the construction, re-
pair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and
harbors, and for other purposes’, approved September 22, 1922
(33 U.S.C. 555), by an ocean common carrier acting as a vessel
operator; or
‘‘(2) submitted pursuant to section 481 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1481) to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
by merchandise importers.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 411 of title
46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘41110. Data collection.’’.
SEC. 120005. NATIONAL SHIPPER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) NATIONAL SHIPPER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section
42502(c)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting
‘‘, including customs brokers or freight forwarders’’ after ‘‘ocean
common carriers’’ each place such term occurs.
(b) ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 425 of title 46, United
States Code, is amended by inserting before the item relating to
section 42501 the following:
‘‘Sec.’’.
SEC. 120006. ANNUAL REPORT AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURES.
(a) REPORT ON FOREIGN LAWS AND PRACTICES.—Section 46106(b)
of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) in paragraph (6)—
(A) by striking ‘‘under this part’’ and inserting ‘‘under
chapter 403’’; and
(B) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) an identification of any anticompetitive or nonreciprocal
trade practices by ocean common carriers;
‘‘(8) an analysis of any trade imbalance resulting from the
business practices of ocean common carriers, including an anal-
ysis of the data collected under section 41110; and
‘‘(9) an identification of any otherwise concerning practices
by ocean common carriers, particularly such carriers that are—
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‘‘(A) State-owned or State-controlled enterprises; or
‘‘(B) owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, or is oth-
erwise related legally or financially (other than a minority
relationship or investment) to a corporation based in a
country—
‘‘(i) identified as a nonmarket economy country (as
defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of ( U.S.C.
1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of this para-
graph;
‘‘(ii) identified by the United States Trade Rep-
resentative in the most recent report required by sec-
tion 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as
a priority foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of
that section; or
‘‘(iii) subject to monitoring by the Trade Representa-
tive under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2416).’’.
(b) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 46106 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) PUBLIC DISCLOSURES.—The Federal Maritime Commission
shall publish, and annually update, on the website of the Commis-
sion—
‘‘(1) all findings by the Commission of false certifications by
common carriers or marine terminal operators under section
41104(a)(15) of this title; and
‘‘(2) all penalties imposed or assessed against common car-
riers or marine terminal operators, as applicable, under sec-
tions 41107, 41108, and 41109, listed by each common carrier
or marine terminal operator.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(A) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading for section
46106 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting ‘‘and public disclosure’’ after ‘‘report’’.
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter
461 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking
the item related to section 46106 and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘46106. Annual report and public disclo-
sure.’’.
SEC. 120007. GENERAL PROHIBITIONS.
Section 41102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION.—A common carrier, marine
terminal operator, or ocean transportation intermediary, either
alone or in conjunction with any other person, directly or indirectly,
may not retaliate against a shipper, a shipper’s agent, or a motor
carrier by refusing, or threatening to refuse, cargo space accom-
modations when available, or resort to other unfair or unjustly dis-
criminatory methods because the shipper has patronized another
carrier, has filed a complaint, or for any other reason.
‘‘(e) CERTIFICATION.—A common carrier or marine terminal oper-
ator shall not charge any other person demurrage or detention
charges under a tariff, marine terminal schedule, service contract,
or any other contractual obligation unless accompanied by an accu-
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rate certification that such charges comply with all rules and regu-
lations concerning demurrage or detention issued by the Commis-
sion. The certification requirement only applies to the entity that
establishes the charge, and a common carrier or marine terminal
operator that collects a charge on behalf of another common carrier
or marine terminal operator is not responsible for providing the
certification, except that an invoice from a common carrier or ma-
rine terminal operator collecting a charge on behalf of another
must include a certification from the party that established the
charge.’’.
SEC. 120008. PROHIBITION ON UNREASONABLY DECLINING CARGO.
(a) UNREASONABLY DECLINING CARGO.—Section 41104 of title 46,
United States Code, is amended in subsection (a)—
(1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
‘‘(3) engage in practices that unreasonably reduce shipper ac-
cessibility to equipment necessary for the loading or unloading
of cargo;’’;
(2) in paragraph (12) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a semi-
colon;
(3) in paragraph (13) by striking the period and inserting a
semicolon; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(14) fail to furnish or cause a contractor to fail to furnish
containers or other facilities and instrumentalities needed to
perform transportation services, including allocation of vessel
space accommodations, in consideration of reasonably foresee-
able import and export demands; or
‘‘(15) unreasonably decline export cargo bookings if such
cargo can be loaded safely and timely, as determined by the
Commandant of the Coast Guard, and carried on a vessel
scheduled for the immediate destination of such cargo.’’.
(b) RULEMAKING ON UNREASONABLY DECLINING CARGO.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Commission shall initiate a rule-
making proceeding to define the term ‘‘unreasonably decline’’
for the purposes of subsection (a)(15) of section 41104 of title
46, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)).
(2) CONTENTS.—The rulemaking under paragraph (1) shall
address the unreasonableness of ocean common carriers
prioritizing the shipment of empty containers while excluding,
limiting, or otherwise reducing the shipment of full, loaded
containers when such containers are readily available to be
shipped and the appurtenant vessel has the weight and space
capacity available to carry such containers if loaded in a safe
and timely manner.
SEC. 120009. DETENTION AND DEMURRAGE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41104 of title 46, United States Code,
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION.—Failure of a common carrier to include a
certification under section 41102(e) alongside any demurrage or de-
tention charge shall eliminate any obligation of the charged party
to pay the applicable charge.
‘‘(e) DEMURRAGE AND DETENTION PRACTICES AND CHARGES.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law and not later than 30 days
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of the date of enactment of this subsection, a common carrier or
marine terminal operator, shall—
‘‘(1) act in a manner consistent with any rules or regulations
concerning demurrage or detention issued by the Commission;
‘‘(2) maintain all records supporting the assessment of any
demurrage or detention charges for a period of 5 years and pro-
vide such records to the invoiced party or to the Commission
on request; and
‘‘(3) bear the burden of establishing the reasonableness of
any demurrage or detention charges which are the subject of
any complaint proceeding challenging a common carrier or ma-
rine terminal operator demurrage or detention charges as un-
just and unreasonable.
‘‘(f) PENALTIES FOR FALSE OR INACCURATE CERTIFIED DEMURRAGE
OR DETENTION CHARGES.—In the event of a finding that the certifi-
cation under section 41102(e) was inaccurate, or false after submis-
sion under section 41301, penalties under section 41107 shall be
applied if the Commission determines, in a separate enforcement
proceeding, such certification was inaccurate or false.’’.
(b) RULEMAKING ON DETENTION AND DEMURRAGE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Maritime Commission shall
initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish rules prohibiting
common carriers and marine terminal operators from adopting
and applying unjust and unreasonable demurrage and deten-
tion rules and practices.
(2) CONTENTS.—The rulemaking under paragraph (1) shall
address the issues identified in the final rule published on May
18, 2020, titled ‘‘Interpretive Rule on Demurrage and Deten-
tion Under the Shipping Act’’ (85 Fed. Reg. 29638), including
the following:
(A) Establishing clear and uniform definitions for de-
murrage, detention, cargo availability for retrieval and as-
sociated free time, and other terminology used in the rule.
The definition for cargo availability for retrieval shall ac-
count for government inspections.
(B) Establishing that demurrage and detention rules are
not independent revenue sources but incentivize effi-
ciencies in the ocean transportation network, including the
retrieval of cargo and return of equipment.
(C) Prohibiting the consumption of free time or collection
of demurrage and detention charges when obstacles to the
cargo retrieval or return of equipment are within the scope
of responsibility of the carrier or their agent and beyond
the control of the invoiced or contracting party.
(D) Prohibiting the commencement or continuation of
free time unless cargo is available for retrieval and timely
notice of cargo availability has been provided.
(E) Prohibiting the consumption of free time or collection
of demurrage charges when marine terminal appointments
are not available during the free time period.
(F) Prohibiting the consumption of free time or collection
of detention charges on containers when the marine ter-
minal required for return is not open or available.
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(G) Requiring common carriers to provide timely notice
of—
(i) cargo availability after vessel discharge;
(ii) container return locations; and
(iii) advance notice for container early return dates.
(H) Establishing minimum billing requirements, includ-
ing timeliness and supporting information that shall be in-
cluded in or with invoices for demurrage and detention
charges that will allow the invoiced party to validate the
charges.
(I) Requiring common carriers and marine terminal op-
erators to establish reasonable dispute resolution policies
and practices.
(J) Establishing the responsibilities of shippers, receiv-
ers, and draymen with respect to cargo retrieval and
equipment return.
(K) Clarifying rules for the invoicing of parties other
than the shipper for any demurrage, detention, or other
similar per container charges, including determining
whether such parties should be billed at all.
(c) RULEMAKING ON MINIMUM SERVICE STANDARDS.—Not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sion shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to incorporate sub-
sections (d) through (f) of 41104 of title 46, United States Code,
which shall include the following:
(1) The obligation to adopt reasonable rules and practices re-
lated to or connected with the furnishing and allocation of ade-
quate and suitable equipment, vessel space accommodations,
containers, and other instrumentalities necessary for the re-
ceiving, loading, carriage, unloading and delivery of cargo.
(2) The duty to perform the contract of carriage with reason-
able dispatch.
(3) The requirement to carry United States export cargo if
such cargo can be loaded safely and timely, as determined by
the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and carried on a vessel
scheduled for such cargo’s immediate destination.
(4) The requirement of ocean common carriers to establish
contingency service plans to address and mitigate service dis-
ruptions and inefficiencies during periods of port congestion
and other market disruptions.
SEC. 120010. ASSESSMENT OF PENALTIES.
(a) ASSESSMENT OF PENALTIES.—Section 41109 of title 46, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or, in addition to or in lieu of a civil
penalty, order the refund of money’’ after ‘‘this part’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or refund of money’’ after ‘‘conditions,
a civil penalty’’;
(2) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘or refund of money’’ after
‘‘civil penalty’’;
(3) in subsection (e) by inserting ‘‘or order a refund of money’’
after ‘‘civil penalty’’; and
(4) in subsection (f) by inserting ‘‘or who is ordered to refund
money’’ after ‘‘civil penalty is assessed’’.
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(b) ADDITIONAL PENALTIES.—Section 41108(a) of title 46, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 41104(1), (2), or (7)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsections (d) or (e) of section 41102 or paragraph
(1), (2), (7), (14), or (15) of section 41104(a)’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 41309 of title 46, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or refund of money’’ after ‘‘payment of
reparation’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or to whom the refund of money was
ordered’’ after ‘‘award was made’’; and
(2) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘or refund of money’’ after
‘‘award of reparation’’.
(d) AWARD OF REPARATIONS.—Section 41305(c) of title 46, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘or (c)’’ after ‘‘41102(b)’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or if the Commission determines that a
violation of section 41102(e) was made willfully or knowingly’’
after ‘‘of this title’’.
SEC. 120011. INVESTIGATIONS.
Section 41302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘or agreement’’ and inserting ‘‘, agreement, fee, or charge’’.
SEC. 120012. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Section 41307(b) to title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3)—
(A) in the heading by striking ‘‘AND THIRD PARTIES’’; and
(B) by striking the second sentence; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) THIRD PARTY INTERVENTION.—The court may allow a
third party to intervene in a civil action brought under this
section.’’.
SEC. 120013. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION.—The analysis for chapter
461 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the first
item relating to chapter 461.
(b) ASSESSMENT OF PENALTIES.—Section 41109(c) of title 46,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 41104(1) or
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) or (2) of section 41104(a)’’.
(c) NATIONAL SHIPPER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section
42502(c)(3) of title 46, United States Code is amended by striking
‘‘REPRESENTATION’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Members’’ and in-
serting ‘‘REPRESENTATION.—Members’’.
SEC. 120014. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 46108 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘$29,086,888 for fiscal year 2020 and $29,639,538 for fiscal
year 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘$32,603,492 for fiscal year 2022 and
$35,863,842 for fiscal year 2023’’.
SEC. 120015. NAS STUDY ON SUPPLY CHAIN INDUSTRY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall seek to
enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences
under which the National Academy shall conduct a study on the
United States supply chain that examines data constraints that im-
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pede the flow of maritime cargo and add to supply chain inefficien-
cies and that identifies data sharing systems that can be employed
to improve the functioning of the United States supply chain.
(b) CONTENTS.—The study required under subsection (a) shall in-
clude—
(1) the identification of where bottlenecks or chokepoints are
most prominent within the United States supply chain;
(2) the identification of what common shipping data is cre-
ated with each hand-off of a container through the United
States supply chain and how such data is stored and shared;
(3) the identification of critical data elements used by any
entity covered by subsection (c), including the key elements
used for various supply chain business processes;
(4) a review of the methodology used to store, access, and
disseminate shipping data across the United States supply
chain and evaluation of the inefficiencies in such methodology;
(5) an analysis of existing and potential impediments to the
free flow of information among entities covered by subsection
(c), including—
(A) identification of barriers that prevent carriers, termi-
nals, and shippers from having access to commercial data;
and
(B) any inconsistencies in—
(i) terminology used across data elements connected
to the shipment, arrival, and unloading of a shipping
container; and
(ii) the classification systems used across the United
States supply chain, including inconsistencies in the
names of entities covered by subsection (c), geo-
graphical names, and terminology;
(6) the identification of information to be included in an im-
proved data sharing system designed to plan, execute, and
monitor the optimal loading and unloading of maritime cargo;
and
(7) the identification of existing software and data sharing
platforms available to facilitate propagation of information to
all agents involved in the loading and unloading of maritime
cargo and evaluate the effectiveness of such software and plat-
forms if implemented.
(c) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—In conducting the study re-
quired under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences
shall collect information from—
(1) vessel operating common carriers and non-vessel oper-
ating common carriers;
(2) marine terminal operators;
(3) commercial motor vehicle operators;
(4) railroad carriers;
(5) chassis providers;
(6) ocean transportation intermediaries;
(7) custom brokers;
(8) freight forwarders;
(9) shippers and cargo owners;
(10) the National Shipper Advisory Committee;
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(11) relevant government agencies, such as the Federal Mari-
time Commission, the Surface Transportation Board, and the
United States Customs and Border Protection;
(12) to the extent practicable, representatives of foreign
countries and maritime jurisdictions outside of the United
States; and
(13) any other entity involved in the transportation of ocean
cargo and the unloading of cargo upon arrival at a port.
(d) FACILITATION OF DATA SHARING.—In carrying out the study
under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences may solicit
information from any relevant agency relating to the United States
supply chain.
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after entering into an ar-
rangement with the Secretary under subsection (a), the National
Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate, and make available on a publicly accessible website, a report
containing—
(1) the study required under subsection (a);
(2) the information collected under subsections (b) and (c),
excluding any personally identifiable information or sensitive
business information; and
(3) any recommendations for—
(A) common data standards to be used in the United
States supply chain; and
(B) policies and protocols that would streamline informa-
tion sharing across the United States supply chain.
SEC. 120016. TEMPORARY EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.
(a) PUBLIC INPUT ON INFORMATION SHARING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Federal Maritime Commission shall
issue a request for information seeking public comment regard-
ing—
(A) whether congestion of the common carriage of goods
has created an emergency situation of a magnitude such
that there exists a substantial adverse effect on the com-
petitiveness and reliability of the international ocean
transportation supply system;
(B) whether an emergency order described in subsection
(b) would alleviate such an emergency situation; and
(C) the appropriate scope of such an emergency order, if
applicable.
(2) CONSULTATION.—During the public comment period
under paragraph (1), the Commission may consult, as the Com-
mission determines to be appropriate, with—
(A) other Federal departments and agencies; and
(B) persons with expertise relating to maritime and
freight operations.
(b) AUTHORITY TO ISSUE EMERGENCY ORDER REQUIRING INFOR-
MATION SHARING.—On making a unanimous determination de-
scribed in subsection (c), the Commission may issue an emergency
order requiring any common carrier or marine terminal operator to
share directly with relevant shippers, rail carriers, or motor car-
riers information relating to cargo throughput and availability, in
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order to ensure the efficient transportation, loading, and unloading
of cargo to or from—
(1) any inland destination or point of origin;
(2) any vessel; or
(3) any point on a wharf or terminal.
(c) DESCRIPTION OF DETERMINATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A determination referred to in subsection
(b) is a unanimous determination by the Commission that con-
gestion of common carriage of goods has created an emergency
situation of a magnitude such that there exists a substantial
adverse effect on the competitiveness and reliability of the
international ocean transportation supply system.
(2) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In issuing an emergency
order under subsection (b), the Commission shall ensure that
such order includes parameters relating to temporal and geo-
graphic scope, taking into consideration the likely burdens on
ocean carriers and marine terminal operators and the likely
benefits on congestion relating to the purposes described in
section 40101 of title 46, United States Code.
(d) PETITIONS FOR EXCEPTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A common carrier or marine terminal oper-
ator subject to an emergency order issued under this section
may submit to the Commission a petition for exception from 1
or more requirements of the emergency order, based on a
showing of undue hardship or other condition rendering com-
pliance with such a requirement impractical.
(2) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 21 days after the date
on which a petition for exception under paragraph (1) is sub-
mitted, the Commission shall determine whether to approve or
deny such petition by majority vote.
(3) INAPPLICABILITY PENDING REVIEW.—The requirements of
an emergency order that is the subject of a petition for excep-
tion under this subsection shall not apply to a petitioner dur-
ing the period for which the petition is pending.
(e) LIMITATIONS.—
(1) TERM.—An emergency order issued under this section
shall remain in effect for a period of not longer than 60 days.
(2) RENEWAL.—The Commission may renew an emergency
order issued under this section for an additional term by a
unanimous determination by the Commission.
(f) SUNSET.—The authority provided by this section shall termi-
nate on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) COMMON CARRIER.—The term ‘‘common carrier’’ has the
meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 46, United
States Code.
(2) MOTOR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘motor carrier’’ has the
meaning given such term in section 13102 of title 49, United
States Code.
(3) RAIL CARRIER.—The term ‘‘rail carrier’’ has the meaning
given such term in section 10102 of title 49, United States
Code.
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(4) SHIPPER.—The term ‘‘shipper’’ has the meaning given
such term in section 40102 of title 46, United States Code.
90. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
GARAMENDI OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10
MINUTES
Page 1714, insert after line 6 the following:
SEC. 80306. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR CERTAIN FULBRIGHT
SCHOLARS.
(a) SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR CERTAIN SCHOLARS.—Section
602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101
note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘an alien described in sub-
paragraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘an
alien described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of para-
graph (2)’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ‘‘subparagraph
(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (E)’’;
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E),
and (F) as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G), respec-
tively;
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
‘‘(B) FULBRIGHT AND OTHER SCHOLARS AS PRINCIPAL
ALIEN.—An alien is described in this subparagraph if the
alien is a national or citizen of Afghanistan and was se-
lected between October 7, 2001 and August 31, 2022, to
participate in—
‘‘(i) the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange
Program authorized under section 102 of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2452(a)(1)) including the Fulbright Scholar-in-
Residence Grants and the Fulbright Foreign Language
Teaching Assistant Program;
‘‘(ii) the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
pursuant to section 112(a)(2) of the Mutual Edu-
cational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2460(a)(2));
‘‘(iii) the International Visitor Leadership Program
pursuant to section 112(a)(3) of the Mutual Edu-
cational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2460(a)(3)); or
‘‘(iv) any other educational or cultural exchange ac-
tivity administered by the Secretary of State pursuant
to sections 102 or 112 of the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2452; 22
U.S.C. 2460) for which the Secretary determines that
a participating alien is eligible for a special immigrant
visa under this paragraph.’’; and
(D) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by subpara-
graph (B), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting
‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’;
(3) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ‘‘an alien described in
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2)’’ and inserting
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‘‘an alien described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of
paragraph (2)’’;
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘an alien described in sub-
paragraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘an
alien described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of para-
graph (2)’’;
(5) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘an alien described in sub-
paragraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘an
alien described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of para-
graph (2)’’; and
(6) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘an alien described in sub-
paragraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘an
alien described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of para-
graph (2)’’.
(b) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Section 602(b)(3) of the Afghan Al-
lies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F)
as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(B) FULBRIGHT AND OTHER SCHOLARS.—An alien pro-
vided immigrant status pursuant to subparagraph (2)(B)
shall not be counted against any numerical limitation
under this section, or section 201, 202, 203, or 207 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151, 1152,
1153, and 1157).’’;
(3) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by paragraph (1),—
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (D)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(D)’’ and inserting
‘‘paragraph (2)(E)’’;
(4) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by paragraph (1),—
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (2)(E)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’ each place that it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (E)’’; and
(5) in subparagraph (G), as redesignated by paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (D) and (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
paragraphs (E) and (F)’’.
91. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
GARAMENDI OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10
MINUTES
Page 744, line 10, strike ‘‘or’’.
Page 744, insert after line 10 the following:
(B) is a covered nation (as defined under section 2533c(d)
of title 10, United States Code); or
Page 744, line 11, strike ‘‘(B)’’ and insert ‘‘(C)’’.
92. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GARCIA
OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 2912, after line 4, insert the following:
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DIVISION M—PROTECTING U.S. ENERGY SECURITY
SEC. 120001. PROHIBITION ON REDUCING ENERGY INDEPENDENCE.
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall not take
effect until the date on which the Secretary of Energy, in consulta-
tion with other Federal agencies as appropriate, submits to Con-
gress a certification that implementation of this Act, and the
amendments made by this Act, will not reduce the energy security
or energy independence of the United States.
93. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GARCIA
OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of division L, add the following:
SEC. 110002. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR DOMESTIC MARITIME
WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION.
Section 51706 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘of Transportation’’;
(2) in subsection (b), in the subsection heading, by striking
‘‘ASSISTANCE’’ and inserting ‘‘COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS’’;
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
(4) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary
of Transportation.’’; and
(5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
‘‘(c) GRANT PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘eligible institution’ means a postsecondary
educational institution as such term is defined in section 3 of
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302) that offers a 2-year program of study, a
1-year program of training, or is a postsecondary vocational in-
stitution.
‘‘(2) GRANT AUTHORIZATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of the Maritime Administration Authoriza-
tion and Improvement Act, the Secretary, in consultation
with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Edu-
cation, may award maritime career training grants to eligi-
ble institutions for the purpose of developing, offering, or
improving educational or career training programs for
American workers related to the maritime workforce.
‘‘(B) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of the Maritime Administration Authoriza-
tion and Improvement Act, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) promulgate guidelines for the submission of
grant proposals under this subsection; and
‘‘(ii) publish and maintain such guidelines on the
website of the Department of Transportation.
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary may not award a grant
under this subsection in an amount that is more than
$20,000,000.
‘‘(4) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible institution that desires to
receive a grant under this subsection shall submit to the
Secretary a grant proposal that includes a detailed de-
scription of—
‘‘(i) the specific project for which the grant proposal
is submitted, including the manner in which the grant
will be used to develop, offer, or improve an edu-
cational or career training program that is suited to
maritime industry workers;
‘‘(ii) the extent to which the project for which the
grant proposal is submitted will meet the educational
or career training needs of maritime workers in the
community served by the eligible institution;
‘‘(iii) the extent to which the project for which the
grant proposal is submitted fits within any overall
strategic plan developed by an eligible community; and
‘‘(iv) any previous experience of the eligible institu-
tion in providing maritime educational or career train-
ing programs.
‘‘(B) COMMUNITY OUTREACH REQUIRED.—In order to be
considered by the Secretary, a grant proposal submitted by
an eligible institution under this subsection shall—
‘‘(i) demonstrate that the eligible institution—
‘‘(I) reached out to employers to identify—
‘‘(aa) any shortcomings in existing maritime
educational and career training opportunities
available to workers in the community; and
‘‘(bb) any future employment opportunities
within the community and the educational
and career training skills required for workers
to meet the future maritime employment de-
mand; and
‘‘(II) reached out to other similarly situated in-
stitutions in an effort to benefit from any best
practices that may be shared with respect to pro-
viding maritime educational or career training
programs to workers eligible for training; and
‘‘(ii) include a detailed description of—
‘‘(I) the extent and outcome of the outreach con-
ducted under clause (i);
‘‘(II) the extent to which the project for which
the grant proposal is submitted will contribute to
meeting any shortcomings identified under clause
(i)(I)(aa) or any maritime educational or career
training needs identified under clause (i)(I)(bb);
and
‘‘(III) the extent to which employers, including
small- and medium-sized firms within the commu-
nity, have demonstrated a commitment to employ-
ing workers who would benefit from the project for
which the grant proposal is submitted.
‘‘(5) CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF GRANTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the appropriation of funds,
the Secretary shall award a grant under this subsection
based on—
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‘‘(i) a determination of the merits of the grant pro-
posal submitted by the eligible institution to develop,
offer, or improve maritime educational or career train-
ing programs to be made available to workers;
‘‘(ii) an evaluation of the likely employment opportu-
nities available to workers who complete a maritime
educational or career training program that the eligi-
ble institution proposes to develop, offer, or improve;
‘‘(iii) an evaluation of prior demand for training pro-
grams by workers in the community served by the eli-
gible institution, as well as the availability and capac-
ity of existing maritime training programs to meet fu-
ture demand for training programs; and
‘‘(iv) any prior designation of an institution as a
Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce
Training and Education.
‘‘(B) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—A grant awarded under
this subsection may not be used to satisfy any private
matching requirement under any other provision of law.
‘‘(6) PUBLIC REPORT.—Not later than December 15 in each of
the calendar years 2021 through 2023, the Secretary shall
make available on a publically available website a report and
provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives—
‘‘(A) describing each grant awarded under this sub-
section during the preceding fiscal year;
‘‘(B) assessing the impact of each award of a grant under
this subsection in a fiscal year preceding the fiscal year re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) on workers receiving train-
ing; and
‘‘(C) the performance of the grant awarded with respect
to the indicators of performance under section
116(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(i)).
‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection
$200,000,000.’’.
94. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GIMENEZ
OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 2912, after line 4, insert the following:
DIVISION M—PROTECTING AMERICAN CONSUMERS
SEC. 120001. PROHIBITION ON RAISING ENERGY PRICES.
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall not take
effect until the date on which the Secretary of Energy, in consulta-
tion with other Federal agencies as appropriate, submits to Con-
gress a certification that implementation of this Act, and the
amendments made by this Act, will not increase the average price
of energy for American consumers outside of normal market fac-
tors.
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95. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
GONZÁLEZ-COLÓN OF PUERTO RICO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBAT-
ABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 407, after line 25, insert the following:
SEC. 10310. RECOGNITION OF THE ARECIBO OBSERVATORY.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of Defense began developing the Arecibo
Observatory located in Barrio Esperanza, Arecibo, Puerto Rico,
during the 1950s, and its characteristic instrument, a large
radio telescope of 305 meters in diameter was completed in
1963.
(2) The facility was later owned by the National Science
Foundation, and supported by the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration and various university partners.
(3) The Arecibo Observatory’s 305-meter fixed spherical radio
telescope, was the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope
until the Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical Radio Tele-
scope located in Gizhou, China, began observing in 2016.
(4) The 305-meter radio telescope made unparalleled con-
tributions to the fields of radio astronomy, planetary, and at-
mospheric sciences, and played a role in inspiring thousands of
students in Puerto Rico, the Nation, and the world to pursue
careers in STEM fields through the Arecibo Observatory Edu-
cation and Public Outreach Programs.
(5) The radio telescope significantly advanced the field of
radio astronomy, including the first indirect detection of gravi-
tational waves, the first detection of extrasolar planets, innu-
merable contributions to the field of time domain astronomy
and the study of the interstellar medium, and played a key
role in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
(6) The Arecibo Observatory had the best planetary radar
system in the world, used by the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration for near-Earth object detection and was
an essential part of the agency’s planetary defense program.
(7) The planetary radar at the Arecibo Observatory has con-
tributed fundamentally and significantly to the knowledge of
the solar system.
(8) The Arecibo Observatory’s Incoherent Scatter Radar and
supporting facilities have provided fundamental understanding
of the ionosphere and upper atmosphere, and the interface be-
tween the atmosphere and space that protects the planet from
solar wind, meteors, and other potential threats.
(9) December 1, 2021, marks the 1-year anniversary of the
uncontrolled collapse sustained by the radio telescope after a
series of cable failures in tower 4.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the
Congress—
(1) acknowledges the loss of the Arecibo Observatory’s radio
telescope due to its collapse and its implications for the loss of
a unique world-class multidisciplinary science facility which
conducted research in the areas of space and atmospheric
sciences, radar astronomy and planetary sciences, astronomy,
and astrophysics;
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(2) acknowledges that the uncontrolled collapse of the 305-
meter radio telescope represents a loss of astronomical obser-
vation capabilities, scientific research and development, plan-
etary defense capabilities, and applied science capabilities for
the United States;
(3) recognizes the rich scientific, educational, and economic
benefits that the Arecibo Telescope has made to the people of
Puerto Rico, the Nation, and the world;
(4) recognizes the work and contributions made by the thou-
sands of dedicated staff who have supported the Arecibo Ob-
servatory for close to 6 decades;
(5) commends the National Science Foundation for convening
a virtual workshop in June 2021, to explore ideas for future
scientific and educational activities at the Arecibo Observatory;
and
(6) encourages the National Science Foundation, the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, and other agen-
cies to explore opportunities for strengthening and expanding
the role of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico through
education, outreach, and diversity programs, and future re-
search capabilities and technology at the site.
96. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GOODEN
OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1302, line 25, insert ‘‘data servicing operations owned by
Chinese entities or’’ before ‘‘targeted digital surveillance’’.
Page 1304, after line 8, insert the following:
(l) Whether any Chinese entity that provides cloud com-
puting products or services is engaged in a joint venture or
servicing arrangement with a United States entity, and the na-
ture of such operations.
(l) Whether United States entities can operate freely in the
People’s Republic of China and what, if any, restrictions apply
to the services and operations of such entities.
(l) Any support the Government of the People’s Republic of
China provides to cloud computing entities in terms of equip-
ment and services that may act as a subsidy for such oper-
ations.
Page 1307, after line 12, add the following:
(l) CHINESE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘Chinese entity’’ means an
entity organized under the laws of China or any jurisdiction
within China, including a foreign branch of such entity.
97. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
GOTTHEIMER OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR
10 MINUTES
Add at the end of subtitle B of title IV of division C the following
new section:
SEC. 20419. GAO REPORT ON AUTOMATED SUPPLY-CHAIN TRACKING
APPLICATION.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall report to
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Congress on the possibility of the establishment of an automated
supply-chain tracking application that provides near real-time in-
sight into the amount of critical medical and health supplies avail-
able in the stockpile under section 319F–2(a) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)). Such report shall contain an
evaluation of—
(1) the feasibility of such an application; and
(2) the potential benefits of such an application.
98. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
GOTTHEIMER OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR
10 MINUTES
Page 756, after line 12, insert the following:
SEC. 20209. DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE AND TRANSPORTATION
SUPPLY CHAIN REPORT.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary
of Transportation, shall publish and submit to Congress a report on
the following, related to supply chains in the United States:
(1) Points of congestion or blockages.
(2) Underlying causes of supply chain disruptions, shortages,
and delays.
(3) Other supply chain shortcomings which, with public or
private investment, could be remedied to result in more effi-
cient movement of goods into and within the United States.
99. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
GOTTHEIMER OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR
10 MINUTES
In division G, add at the end the following:
TITLE XI—INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS
CHINESE MARKET MANIPULATION IN THE UNITED
STATES
SEC. 61101. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO AD-
DRESS CHINESE MARKET MANIPULATION IN THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Justice, the Federal Trade
Commission, the Department of the Treasury, the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and such other Federal agencies as the
President determines appropriate shall establish a joint inter-
agency task force to investigate allegations of systemic market ma-
nipulation and other potential violations of antitrust and competi-
tion laws in the United States by companies established in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China, including allegations of efforts to illegally
capture market share, fix or manipulate prices, and control the
supply of goods in critical industries of the United States, includ-
ing—
(1) the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry;
(2) the renewable energy industry;
(3) the steel and aluminum industries; and
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(4) such other industries as the task force considers appro-
priate.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the President shall provide to the appropriate congres-
sional committees—
(1) a briefing on the progress of the interagency task force
and its findings as described in subsection (a); and
(2) recommendations to the committees on potential amend-
ments to antitrust and competition laws in the United States
that would strengthen the ability of United States antitrust en-
forcement agencies to bring actions against anticompetitive
business practices by Chinese companies.
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means—
(1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs,
the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Fi-
nance, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Ways and Means, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 61102. EXPANSION OF STUDY AND STRATEGY ON MONEY LAUN-
DERING BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO IN-
CLUDE RISKS OF CONTRIBUTING TO CORRUPTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6507 of the Anti-Money Laundering
Act of 2020 (division F of Public Law 116–283) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) the ways in which such increased illicit finance risks
may contribute to corruption involving Chinese firms and a
strategy to combat such corruption.’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘and corruption’’ after ‘‘ac-
tivities’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Anti-Money
Laundering Act of 2020 (division F of Public Law 116–283).
100. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
GOTTHEIMER OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR
10 MINUTES
Page 1115, after line 6, add the following:
(P) opportunities of potential partnership with Israel
and other regional nations in areas such as technological
cooperation in areas critical to national security.
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101. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
GOTTHEIMER OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR
10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle D of title I of division D, add the following:
SEC. 30135. REPORT ON LINKS BETWEEN PRIVATE SECTOR CHINESE
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES AND THE
PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY, CHINESE INTELLIGENCE,
AND THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall prepare and submit to
Congress a report on links between private sector Chinese tech-
nology and social media companies and the People’s Liberation
Army, Chinese intelligence, and the Chinese Communist Party.
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall include a discussion and analysis of—
(1) national security risks from illicit or coercive technology
transfer;
(2) Chinese investment in private sector United States and
allied nation technology companies in fields such as artificial
intelligence, biotechnology, next-generation energy technology
and other areas determined to be vital to the national security
of the United States by Secretaries of Commerce, Energy, and
Defense; and
(3) key technology focus areas (as such term is defined in
section 20208(16) of this Act).
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form and made available to the public, but
may contain a classified annex.
102. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
GOTTHEIMER OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR
10 MINUTES
Page 287, after line 17, insert the following:
(4) IMPROVING ACCESS TO STEM EDUCATION AT CTE INSTITU-
TIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award grants, on a com-
petitive basis, to institutions of higher education (including
postecondary vocational institutions) to support career and
technical education in STEM and computer science relate
fields.
(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the
Director shall give priority to institutions that demonstrate ef-
fective strategies to recruit and provide career and technical
education to veterans and members of the Armed Forces
transitioning to the private sector workforce.
(3) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEFINED.—In this
paragraph, the term ‘‘career and technical education’’ has the
meaning given that term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
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103. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
GOTTHEIMER OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR
10 MINUTES
Page 1012, after line 6, insert the following new sections (and re-
designate subsequent subsections as appropriate):
SEC. 30223. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It shall be the policy of the United States to—
(1) prioritize the Indo-Pacific region in United States foreign
policy, and prioritize resources for achieving United States po-
litical and military objectives in the region;
(2) exercise freedom of operations in the international waters
and airspace in the Indo-Pacific maritime domains, which are
critical to the prosperity, stability, and security of the Indo-Pa-
cific region;
(3) maintain forward-deployed forces in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion, including a rotational bomber presence, integrated mis-
sile defense capabilities, long-range precision fires, undersea
warfare capabilities, and diversified and resilient basing and
rotational presence, including support for pre-positioning strat-
egies;
(4) strengthen and deepen the alliances and partnerships of
the United States to build capacity and capabilities, increase
multilateral partnerships, modernize communications architec-
ture, address anti-access and area denial challenges, and in-
crease joint exercises and security cooperation efforts;
(5) reaffirm the commitment and support of the United
States for allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region, includ-
ing longstanding United States policy regarding—
(A) Article V of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and
Security between the United States and Japan, signed at
Washington January 19, 1960;
(B) Article III of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the
United States and the Republic of Korea, signed at Wash-
ington October 1, 1953;
(C) Article IV of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the
United States and the Republic of the Philippines, signed
at Washington August 30, 1951, including that, as the
South China Sea is part of the Pacific, any armed attack
on Philippine forces, aircraft or public vessels in the South
China Sea will trigger mutual defense obligations under
Article IV of our mutual defense treaty;
(D) Article IV of the Australia, New Zealand, United
States Security Treaty, done at San Francisco September
1, 1951; and
(E) the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty, done
at Manila September 8, 1954, together with the Thanat-
Rusk Communique of 1962;
(6) collaborate with United States treaty allies in the Indo-
Pacific to foster greater multilateral security and defense co-
operation with other regional partners;
(7) ensure the continuity of operations by the United States
Armed Forces in the Indo-Pacific region, including, as appro-
priate, in cooperation with partners and allies, in order to reaf-
firm the principle of freedom of operations in international
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