House Report 117-405 — Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 7900) and the Bill (S. 3373)
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This is House Report 117-405 of the 117th Congress, 2d Session, from the Committee on Rules, referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed July 13, 2022. Mr. Morelle reports on House Resolution 1224, by a record vote of 9 to 4, which provides for consideration of several bills, led by H.R. 7900 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense. The report states that the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, under a structured rule with one hour of general debate. It also lists consideration of S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297, and H.R. 6538.
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117TH CONGRESS REPORT
" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES !
2d Session 117–405
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 7900) TO AU-
THORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 FOR MILI-
TARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND FOR
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PER-
SONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S.
3373) TO IMPROVE THE IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN SERVICE
GRANT AND THE CHILDREN OF FALLEN HEROES GRANT; PRO-
VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8296) TO PRO-
TECT A PERSON’S ABILITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO CON-
TINUE OR END A PREGNANCY, AND TO PROTECT A HEALTH
CARE PROVIDER’S ABILITY TO PROVIDE ABORTION SERVICES;
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8297) TO
PROHIBIT THE INTERFERENCE, UNDER COLOR OF STATE LAW,
WITH THE PROVISION OF INTERSTATE ABORTION SERVICES,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION
OF THE BILL (H.R. 6538) TO CREATE AN ACTIVE SHOOTER
ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, AND FOR OTHER PUR-
POSES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
R E P O R T
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON RULES
JULY 13, 2022.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
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MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY
PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF
THE BILL (S. 3373) TO IMPROVE THE IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN SERVICE GRANT AND THE CHILDREN OF FALLEN HEROES
GRANT; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8296) TO PROTECT A PERSON’S ABILITY TO DETERMINE
WHETHER TO CONTINUE OR END A PREGNANCY, AND TO PROTECT A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER’S ABILITY TO PROVIDE
ABORTION SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8297) TO PROHIBIT THE INTERFERENCE,
UNDER COLOR OF STATE LAW, WITH THE PROVISION OF INTERSTATE ABORTION SERVICES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
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117TH CONGRESS REPORT
" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES !
2d Session 117–405
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 7900) TO AU-
THORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 FOR MILI-
TARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND FOR
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PER-
SONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S.
3373) TO IMPROVE THE IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN SERVICE
GRANT AND THE CHILDREN OF FALLEN HEROES GRANT; PRO-
VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8296) TO PRO-
TECT A PERSON’S ABILITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO CON-
TINUE OR END A PREGNANCY, AND TO PROTECT A HEALTH
CARE PROVIDER’S ABILITY TO PROVIDE ABORTION SERVICES;
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8297) TO
PROHIBIT THE INTERFERENCE, UNDER COLOR OF STATE LAW,
WITH THE PROVISION OF INTERSTATE ABORTION SERVICES,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION
OF THE BILL (H.R. 6538) TO CREATE AN ACTIVE SHOOTER
ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, AND FOR OTHER PUR-
POSES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
R E P O R T
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON RULES
JULY 13, 2022.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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117TH CONGRESS REPORT
" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES !
2d Session 117–405
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 7900) TO AUTHORIZE
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION,
TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL
YEAR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF
THE BILL (S. 3373) TO IMPROVE THE IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN SERVICE
GRANT AND THE CHILDREN OF FALLEN HEROES GRANT; PROVIDING
FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8296) TO PROTECT A PERSON’S
ABILITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO CONTINUE OR END A PREG-
NANCY, AND TO PROTECT A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER’S ABILITY TO PRO-
VIDE ABORTION SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE
BILL (H.R. 8297) TO PROHIBIT THE INTERFERENCE, UNDER COLOR OF
STATE LAW, WITH THE PROVISION OF INTERSTATE ABORTION SERV-
ICES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF
THE BILL (H.R. 6538) TO CREATE AN ACTIVE SHOOTER ALERT COMMU-
NICATIONS NETWORK, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
JULY 13, 2022.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
Mr. MORELLE, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 1224]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House
Resolution 1224, by a record vote of 9 to 4, report the same to the
House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, under a
structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Armed Services or their designees.
The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature
of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117–
54 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
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of this report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc
pursuant to section 3 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
the question. Section 3 of the resolution provides that at any time
after debate the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or his
designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further
amendments printed in part A of this report not earlier disposed
of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debat-
able for 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or
their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not
be subject to a demand for division of the question. The resolution
waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part
A of the report and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of
the resolution. The resolution provides one motion to recommit.
The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 6538, the Ser-
geant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Ad-
dress Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, under a closed rule. The
resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs or their designees. The resolution
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The res-
olution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117 56 shall be con-
sidered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as
read. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions
in the bill, as amended. The resolution provides one motion to com-
mit. The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 8296, the
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022, under a closed rule The
resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce or their designees. The resolution
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The res-
olution provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The reso-
lution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The
resolution provides for one motion to recommit. The resolution pro-
vides for the consideration of H.R. 8297, the Ensuring Access to
Abortion Act of 2022, under a closed rule. The resolution provides
one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy
and Commerce or their designees. The resolution waives all points
of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides
that the amendment printed in part B of this report shall be con-
sidered 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 for one motion to
recommit. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6538,
the Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022, under a closed rule. The reso-
lution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and con-
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mittee on the Judiciary or their designees. The resolution waives
all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the
bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall
be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order
against provisions in the bill, as amended. The resolution provides
one motion to recommit. The resolution provides that at any time
through the legislative day of Friday, July 15, 2022, the Speaker
may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a designee
that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple meas-
ures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on June
21, 2022 or July 12, 2022, on which the yeas and nays were or-
dered and further proceedings postponed. The Chair shall put the
question on any such motion without debate or intervening motion,
and the ordering of the yeas and nays on postponed motions to sus-
pend the rules with respect to such measures is vacated. The reso-
lution provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021
(as most recently amended by House Resolution 1191, agreed to
June 22, 2022), is amended by striking ‘‘July 13, 2022’’ each place
it appears and inserting (in each instance) ‘‘July 19, 2022’’.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R.
7900 includes a waiver of clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII, which requires
the inclusion of a comparative print for a bill or joint resolution
proposing to repeal or amend a statute.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against provi-
sions in H.R. 7900, 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. 7900 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 S. 3373
includes waivers of the following:
—Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits
consideration of a bill if it has the net effect of increasing manda-
tory spending over the five- or ten-year period.
—Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits
consideration of legislation within the jurisdiction of the Committee
on the Budget unless referred to or reported by the Budget Com-
mittee.
—Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a meas-
ure that has a net effect of increasing the deficit or reducing the
surplus over the five- or 10-year period.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against provi-
sions in S. 3373, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R.
8296 includes a waiver of Clause 12 of rule XXI, which prohibits
consideration of a bill pursuant to a special order of business re-
ported by the Committee on Rules that has not been reported by
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Although the resolution waives all points of order against provi-
sions in H.R. 8296 the Committee is not aware of any points of
order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R.
8297 includes a waiver of Clause 12 of rule XXI, which prohibits
consideration of a bill pursuant to a special order of business re-
ported by the Committee on Rules that has not been reported by
a committee.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against provi-
sions in H.R. 8297, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R.
6538 includes a waiver of clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII, which requires
the inclusion of a committee cost estimate in a committee report.
A full CBO cost estimate on H.R. 6538 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. 6538, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
COMMITTEE VOTES
The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to
report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are
printed below:
Rules Committee record vote No. 247
Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 7900 to make in
order amendment #367, offered by Rep. Gottheimer (NJ), which re-
quires that DoD issue a report confirming that none of their con-
tractors participate in or are engaged with the BDS movement. 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. 248
Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 7900 to make
in order amendment #848, offered by Rep. Burgess (TX), which re-
quires the Afghanistan War Commission created in the FY22
NDAA to study the planning and execution of the withdrawal of
Armed Forces from Afghanistan in August 2021. 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
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Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 249
Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 7900 to make
in order amendment #180, offered by Rep. Burgess (TX), which
amends Section 314 subsection C to ensure that no more than 49%
of all nontactical vehicles at the military installation be replaced
with electric vehicles as part of the pilot program. 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. 250
Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 7900 to make
in order amendment #510, offered by Rep. Fallon (TX), which ex-
presses the sense of Congress that the State of Texas should not
be forced to bear the financial burden of border security and should
receive adequate resourcing from the Department of Defense to
support Operation Lone Star. 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. 251
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to amend the rule to H.R. 7900 to
make in order amendment #131, offered by Rep. Reschenthaler
(PA), which states that no funds authorized under this Act may be
made available for Eco Health Alliance, Inc. work in China. 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
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Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Nay
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 252
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to amend the rule to H.R. 7900 to
make in order amendment #325, offered by Rep. Reschenthaler
(PA), which expresses a sense of Congress that the Secretary of De-
fense should work in consultation with the Secretary of State to
provide appropriated Foreign Military Financing to Taiwan to help
address critical gaps in their self-defense capabilities. 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. 253
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to amend the rule to H.R. 7900 to
make in order amendment #326, offered by Rep. Reschenthaler
(PA), which requires report from DoD on the national security im-
plications of a TRIPS waiver. Defeated: 4–9
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Yea
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Yea
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 254
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to amend the rule to H.R. 7900 to
make in order amendment #731, offered by Rep. Steube (FL),
which adds a statement of policy stating that it is the policy of the
U.S. to: (1) seek the abolition of the United Nations Independent
International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian
Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel; and (2) combat
systemic anti-Israel bias at the United Nations Human Rights
Council and other international fora. 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
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Ms. Ross ........................................................... Nay
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay
Rules Committee record vote No. 255
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 7900 to
make in order amendment #50, offered by Rep. Pfluger (TX), which
prohibits DHS grants from going to universities that have ties to
the CCP or entities that are supported by the CCP. 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. 256
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 7900 to
make in order amendment #102, offered by Rep. Perry (PA), which
prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to refer to
Taiwan as anything other than ‘‘Taiwan’’ in publications or on de-
partmental and agency websites. 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. 257
Motion by Mrs. Fischbach to amend the rule to H.R. 7900 to
make in order amendment #206, offered by Rep. Van Duyne (TX),
which requires a report on the vulnerability of U.S. food supply
chains. 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
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Rules Committee record vote No. 258
Motion by Mr. Morelle to report the rule. Adopted: 9–4
Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea Mr. Cole ........................................................... Nay
Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Yea Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Nay
Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Yea Mr. Reschenthaler ............................................ Nay
Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Yea Mrs. Fischbach ................................................ Nay
Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Yea
Ms. Ross ........................................................... Yea
Mr. Neguse ....................................................... Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Yea
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 7900 IN PART A
MADE IN ORDER
1. Schiff (CA): Requires proceedings for military commissions to
be publicly available on the internet. (10 minutes)
2. Jones, Mondaire (NY): Prohibits Department of Defense from
contracting with any employer found to have engaged in an unfair
labor practice, defined by Section 8(a) of the National Labor Rela-
tions Act (NLRA), in the three years preceding a contract award
date. Includes an exception for employers who have remedied un-
fair labor practice violations. (10 minutes)
3. Schakowsky (IL): Establishes a preference for Department of
Defense offerors that meet certain requirements pertaining to labor
relations. (10 minutes)
4. Kim (NJ), Garamendi (CA), Norcross (NJ): Adds provisions of
the Put Our Neighbors to Work Act to require DoD, to the extent
practicable, to give preference for military construction contracts to
firms that certify that at least 51 percent of employees hired to per-
form the work shall reside in the same state or within a 60-mile
radius, and to require contractors and subcontractors for military
construction projects to be licensed in the state where the work is
to be performed. (10 minutes)
5. Johnson, Hank (GA), Escobar (TX), Watson Coleman (NJ),
McClintock (CA), Cohen (TN), Schakowsky (IL), Moore (WI), Car-
son (IN), Norton (DC), Blumenauer (OR), Tlaib (MI), Jacobs, Sara
(CA), Jones, Mondaire (NY), Gallego (AZ), Jayapal (WA), Gomez
(CA): Revises the DOD’s ‘‘1033 program,’’ by prohibiting the trans-
fer of military-grade weapons and tactical vehicles and aircraft to
federal, tribal, state, and local law enforcement agencies across the
nation, except under certain exceptions when the Secretary deter-
mines a waiver is necessary (such as for disaster or rescue pur-
poses or for another purpose where life and public safety are at
risk). Still allows law enforcement agencies to obtain the vast ma-
jority of the equipment available for distribution under this pro-
gram while subjecting the more lethal equipment to more oversight
by civilian local authorities and the taxpayers. (10 minutes)
6. Escobar (TX): Establishes and maintains a publicly available
website that provides up-to-date and comprehensive information, in
a searchable format, on the purchase of equipment under the 1122
DoD program. (10 minutes)
7. Brownley (CA): Expresses the sense of Congress that women
who served in the Armed Forces before 1976 should not have been
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discharged due to their pregnancy. (10 minutes)
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8. Escobar (TX), Speier (CA): Requires that complaints from a
member of the Armed Forces of harassment or prohibited discrimi-
nation be completed within 180 days, and allows for members to
seek review or appeal in a U.S. court if they wished to after the
180 days are exhausted. (10 minutes)
9. Levin, Mike (CA), Speier (CA), Takano (CA): Requires that the
Armed Forces Workplace and Gender Relations Surveys solicit in-
formation regarding the presence of discriminatory factors involved
in an assault. (10 minutes)
10. Omar (MN): Adds efforts to prevent civilian harm and human
rights violations to the annual report created by Section 1201(b).
(10 minutes)
11. Khanna (CA), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Malinowski (NJ), Crow
(CO): Requires the Department of Defense to enter into an agree-
ment with a federally funded research and development center to
conduct an independent report on Department of Defense practices
regarding distinguishing between combatants and civilians in
United States military operations. (10 minutes)
12. Khanna (CA), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Malinowski (NJ), Crow
(CO): Authorizes up to $5 million per year from FY23–FY25 for the
Department of Defense for resources to implement the require-
ments in section 936 of the John S. McCain National Defense Au-
thorization Act for FY19 relating to civilian harm mitigation, in-
cluding staffing, training, and information technology equipment
and data storage. (10 minutes)
13. Lee, Barbara (CA), Pocan (WI), DeFazio (OR), Watson Cole-
man (NJ), Huffman (CA), Espaillat (NY), Gomez (CA), Blumenauer
(OR), Davis, Danny K. (IL): Reduces the FY23 NDAA topline by
$100b, while holding harmless personnel, civilian pay and benefits,
and the Defense Health Program. Cites a 2021 CBO study that de-
tailed workable options for a $100b/yr reduction in defense spend-
ing. (10 minutes)
14. Lee, Barbara (CA), Pocan (WI), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Watson
Coleman (NJ), Welch (VT), Moore (WI), Espaillat (NY), Gomez
(CA), Blumenauer (OR), Davis, Danny K. (IL): Reverses the
$36.987 billion increase made at HASC markup above the Presi-
dent’s FY23 request, restoring the FY23 topline to the amount re-
quested by the President. (10 minutes)
15. Jayapal (WA), Garamendi (CA), Lowenthal (CA), Tlaib (MI),
Levin, Andy (MI), Gomez (CA), Grijalva (AZ), Cohen (TN), Scha-
kowsky (IL), Moulton (MA): Repeals the statutory requirement for
the Defense Department to submit unfunded priorities lists to Con-
gress. (10 minutes)
16. Smith, Adam (WA), Speier (CA): Allows the Navy to retire
nine Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs). (10 minutes)
17. Veasey (TX), Turner (OH), Larson, John (CT): Adds three F–
35Cs for the Navy, offset by a $354 million reduction from oper-
ation and maintenance accounts. (10 minutes)
18. Foster (IL), Larsen, Rick (WA), Garamendi (CA), Horsford
(NV), Beyer (VA), Cooper (TN), Titus (NV), Bera (CA), Malinowski
(NJ): Repeals the restriction on funding for the Preparatory Com-
mission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organiza-
tion. (10 minutes)
19. Garamendi (CA), Jayapal (WA), Beyer (VA), Khanna (CA):
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(GBSD) nuclear missile and instead simply extends the existing
Minuteman III ICBM through at least 2040. (10 minutes)
20. Tlaib (MI), Jacobs, Sara (CA): Strikes the prohibition on the
reduction of the total number of nuclear armed Intercontinental
Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) deployed in the United States. (10 min-
utes)
21. Tlaib (MI): Emphasizes that the Military Justice Review
Panel must take into account the historically discriminatory man-
ner in which marijuana laws have been enforced and the ongoing
risk of discrimination in conducting their review of marijuana sen-
tencing. (10 minutes)
22. Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Correa (CA): Adds
methylenedioxymethamphetamine (commonly referred to as
MDMA) and psilocybin as substances authorized for a study on the
use of therapies alternative to prescription opioids in the treatment
of members of the Armed Forces. (10 minutes)
23. Crenshaw (TX), Van Duyne (TX): Creates a grant program
carried out by SECDEF for certain eligible entities (departments or
agencies, academic institutions, non-profits) to study the treatment
of post traumatic stress disorder of active duty service members
using certain psychedelic substances and for service members to
take part in clinical trials. (10 minutes)
24. Norton (DC): Gives the District of Columbia the same num-
ber of appointments and nominations to the U.S. service academies
as states. (10 minutes)
25. Norton (DC), Brown (MD), Maloney, Carolyn (NY): Gives the
Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority over the D.C.
National Guard that the governors of states and territories have
over their National Guards. (10 minutes)
26. Kahele (HI), Gallego (AZ), Kildee (MI), Khanna (CA), Blu-
menauer (OR), Jones, Mondaire (NY), Brown (MD): Rescinds twen-
ty Medals of Honor awarded to the members of the United States
Army 7th Cavalry for killing hundreds of unarmed Lakota women,
children and men on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, which
later became known as the Wounded Knee Massacre. (10 minutes)
27. Slotkin (MI), Bacon (NE): Requires training on the con-
sequences of committing a crime be included in the transition as-
sistance program. (10 minutes)
28. Jackson Lee (TX): Directs the Secretary of Defense to report
to Congress in not less than 180 days the results of its evaluation
as to the extent, if any, of the threat to national security posed by
domestic terrorist groups and organizations motivated by a belief
system of white supremacy, such as the Proud Boys and Boogaloo.
(10 minutes)
29. Sánchez (CA): Requests that the Department of Defense
produce a report on the spread of malign disinformation within the
ranks and ways in which the Department is currently working to
mitigate the spread of—and impact of—malign disinformation. (10
minutes)
30. Manning (NC): Requires the Secretary of Defense to report
to Congress on the role of antisemitism in violent extremist move-
ments, and the threat that global antisemitism and violent extrem-
ist movements pose to United States Armed Forces and national
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31. Schneider (IL): Directs the FBI, Department of Homeland Se-
curity, and the Secretary of Defense to publish a report that ana-
lyzes and sets out strategies to combat White supremacist and neo-
Nazi activity in the uniformed services and Federal law enforce-
ment agencies not later than 180 days after enactment and every
6 months thereafter. (10 minutes)
32. Rice, Kathleen (NY), Schneider (IL): Requires a report to
Congress by FBI and DHS on the processes needed to regularly re-
port to Congress on domestic terrorism threats pursuant to Section
5602 of the FY20 NDAA; requires a GAO review of FBI, DHS, and
DNI compliance with domestic terrorism transparency mechanisms
required by federal law. (10 minutes)
33. Aguilar (CA): Requires DoD to update Congress on the status
of implementing the recommendations from the October 2021 re-
port on screening individuals entering the military. Requires DoD
to implement recommendations from the Department’s Countering
Extremist Activity Working Group report published in December
2021. (10 minutes)
34. Jacobs, Sara (CA), Malinowski (NJ), Castro (TX), Titus (NV),
Cicilline (RI), Phillips (MN), Levin, Andy (MI), Crow (CO): Re-
quires Leahy human rights vetting on DOD Section 127e and Sec-
tion 1202 security cooperation programs. (10 minutes)
35. Jacobs, Sara (CA), Davidson (OH): Requires that not later
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees and make available to the public on an internet website of the
Department of Defense a report that details the purchase and use
by the Department of Defense of location data generated by Ameri-
cans phones and their internet metadata. (10 minutes)
36. Lieu (CA), Malinowski (NJ), Khanna (CA), Jacobs, Sara (CA),
Castro (TX), Levin, Andy (MI), Dingell (MI): Requires the Secretary
of State to develop guidance for investigating indications that U.S.-
origin defense articles have been used in Yemen by the Saudi-led
coalition in substantial violation of relevant agreements with coun-
tries participating in the coalition and to report to Congress, con-
sistent with GAO recommendations. (10 minutes)
37. Jayapal (WA), Schakowsky (IL): Requires a report on the fea-
sibility, change in price, and equitable access of non-exclusive li-
censing and/or government-owned contractor-operated manufac-
turing of COVID–19 vaccines or medical interventions developed by
the Department of Defense, including the COVID–19 vaccine under
development at the Walter Reed Army Institute for Research. (10
minutes)
38. Biggs (AZ), Good (VA), Miller, Mary (IL), Clyde (GA): Ex-
presses a sense of Congress about the importance of the U.S.-Israel
relationship and the need to continue offering security assistance
and related support. (10 minutes)
39. Kinzinger (IL), Houlahan (PA), Lieu (CA), Wild (PA), Kaptur
(OH): Authorizes $100,000,000 to provide assistance to Ukrainian
military pilots and associated personnel. Provides that not later
than 15 days before providing assistance or support using amounts
made available pursuant to the authorization, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
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tailed description of the assistance or support to be provided, in-
cluding the objectives of such assistance or support; the budget for
such assistance or support; and the expected or estimated timeline
for delivery of such assistance or support as well as a description
of such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (10
minutes)
40. Sánchez (CA): Directs the Permanent Representative to
NATO to advocate for adequate resources towards understanding
and communicating the threat posed by climate change to allied
civil security, support the establishment of a NATO Centre of Ex-
cellence for Climate and Security, advocate for an in-depth critical
assessment of NATO’s vulnerability to the impacts of climate
change, and communicate the core security challenge posed by cli-
mate change as articulated in NATO’s strategic concept. (10 min-
utes)
41. Kim, Young (CA), Spanberger (VA), Barr (KY), Crenshaw
(TX): Requires reporting on delayed shipments of defense articles
to Taiwan and other security partners in the Pacific region. (10
minutes)
42. Barr (KY): Requires the Secretary of Defense to to complete
a study on the feasibility of additional DoD resources necessary to
facilitate increased military cooperation between the United States
and Taiwan. (10 minutes)
43. Gallagher (WI), Sherrill (NJ), Murphy, Stephanie (FL), Pa-
netta (CA), Larsen, Rick (WA), Luria (VA): Requires a tabletop ex-
ercise testing the effectiveness of the whole-of-government United
States response to the invasion of a covered defense partner in the
Indo-Pacific. (10 minutes)
44. Bera (CA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Chabot (OH), Buck (CO),
Gottheimer (NJ): Requires a Department of State report on a strat-
egy to advance Taiwan’s participation in certain international orga-
nizations, a Department of State plan for strengthening Taiwan’s
community of civilian defense professionals, a USAID report on co-
operation with Taiwan on trilateral and multilateral development
initiatives, a Presidential report on whole-of-government strategy
to enhance deterrence over a military conflict between China and
Taiwan, and a Department of Defense report on strengthening Tai-
wan’s implementation of its territorial defense force concept. (10
minutes)
45. Horsford (NV): Requires the Secretary of Defense to imple-
ment a program to track and reduce Scope 3 emissions and energy
costs. (10 minutes)
46. Phillips (MN): Requires the Secretary of Defense to make
available on an appropriate website a public facing dashboard dis-
playing actions and reports on adaptation and mitigation invest-
ments it would help. (10 minutes)
47. Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Jayapal (WA): Directs the Department of
State to submit to Congress a report documenting knowledge from
1980–2010 regarding Colombian military involvement in assassina-
tions, disappearances, collaboration in paramilitary offensives, mili-
tary conduct in the false positives initiative from 2002–2008, and
any gross violations of human rights. (10 minutes)
48. Torres, Norma (CA), Castro (TX), Sires (NJ), Vargas (CA), Ja-
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cobs, Sara (CA), Malinowski (NJ): Requires additional notifications
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and oversight of Section 333 funding for the governments of the
Northern Triangle. (10 minutes)
49. Speier (CA), Frankel (FL), Keating (MA), Meng (NY): Re-
quires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a gender analysis of the
IMET programs and to offer training on gender analysis to partner
military personnel participating in IMET programs. (10 minutes)
50. Wild (PA): Requires the Department of Defense to develop a
strategy in coordination with the State Department to improve se-
curity partner cooperation, increase the safety of United States per-
sonnel in partner countries, and increase the safety of the per-
sonnel of such countries, by working to improve partner military
operations. (10 minutes)
51. Manning (NC), Malinowski (NJ): Adds a sense of Congress on
the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) overseeing the peace
treaty between Israel and Egypt, and requires DOD to brief Con-
gress on plans to move MFO sites. (10 minutes)
52. Wilson, Joe (SC), Gottheimer (NJ): Prohibits defense appro-
priations from being distributed directly or indirectly to the Badr
Organization in Iraq. (10 minutes)
53. Jayapal (WA): Expresses a sense of Congress in support of
continued U.S. efforts to alleviate Afghanistan’s humanitarian cri-
sis, restore central bank functionality, and channel international
reserves to restabilize Afghanistan’s economy. (10 minutes)
54. Phillips (MN): Requires the President to develop and submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strat-
egy to counter gray zone operations and other hybrid warfare
methods of foreign adversaries and competitors and develop
proactive efforts to put forth United States interests to counter
such operations and methods. (10 minutes)
55. Phillips (MN): Requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct
a study on the use and implementation of the authority of section
1210A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 9 Stat. 1626), relating to Depart-
ment of Defense support for stabilization activities in national se-
curity interest of the United States. (10 minutes)
56. Castor (FL), Escobar (TX): Requires that facility construction
plans for parking provide electric vehicle charging capability for at
least 15% of motor vehicles to be parked at the facility. (10 min-
utes)
57. Gomez (CA): Expresses a sense of Congress that the Depart-
ment of Defense should select electric or zero-emission models
when purchasing new, non-combat vehicles. (10 minutes)
58. Strickland (WA): Directs the Department to collect data on
scholarship awards and ROTC program completion by gender, race,
and ethnicity. (10 minutes)
59. Jackson Lee (TX): Directs the Secretary of Defense to estab-
lish a task force 180 days after enactment that will report to the
House and Senate Armed Services Committees and make publicly
available an annual report that explains the progress made over
the history of the Department of Defense and its predecessor de-
partments (Department of War) and experiences in integrating Af-
rican Americans into the branches of the armed services and the
civilian staffing of Pentagon offices and agencies. The report shall
provide information on the lessons learned about the social, cul-
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vances made, the impact of integration on the warfighting capacity
of the nation, and what lessons the decision to integrate African
Americans into the military can be drawn today by policy makers
charged with the important and necessary work of binding up the
nation’s wounds first inflicted with the governmental legalization
and tolerance of slavery in the United States. (10 minutes)
60. Soto (FL): Requires the medical personnel report include de-
mographic data on race, ethnicity, and gender identity. (10 min-
utes)
61. Evans (PA), Brown (MD): Modifies the Department of De-
fense’s annual report on demographics of military service academy
applicants to identify disparities in demographic categories and
identify suspected causes of such disparities within the application
or nominating process. (10 minutes)
62. Tlaib (MI): Adds additional directions to ‘‘Sec. 625. Study and
report on military installations with limited child care’’ that em-
phasizes the importance of addressing unique challenges from base
to base that shift based on the population, such as a larger than
average English as a second language population. (10 minutes)
63. Moore (WI): Requires the Secretary of Defense to do a study
on the impact of military trauma and intimate partner violence on
maternal health outcomes. (10 minutes)
64. Johnson, Hank (GA), Lee, Barbara (CA), Cherfilus-McCor-
mick (FL), Norton (DC), Meng (NY): Requests a report from the Of-
fice of the Secretary of Defense on efforts made by the Department
of Defense to increase recruitment marketing and advertising with
minority owned media outlets and advertising agencies. (10 min-
utes)
65. Castro (TX): Limits contract authority with entertainment-
oriented media unless contract includes provisions include consid-
eration of diversity. (10 minutes)
66. Dingell (MI): Requires the Assistant Inspector General for Di-
versity and Inclusion of the Department of Defense to conduct an
investigation into discrimination face by MENA individuals in the
military and submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services.
(10 minutes)
67. Malinowski (NJ), Eshoo (CA), Lofgren (CA), Porter (CA),
Khanna (CA): Prohibits federal agencies from encouraging the
weakening of encryption or insertion of backdoors on commercially-
available phones, computers, and devices. This provision passed
House in FY22 NDAA. (10 minutes)
68. Bergman (MI), Axne (IA), Bacon (NE), Bice (OK), Bilirakis
(FL), Bishop, Sanford (GA), Budd (NC), Cárdenas (CA), Clarke,
Yvette (NY), Cloud (TX), Correa (CA), Craig (MN), Crenshaw (TX),
Curtis (UT), Doyle (PA), Escobar (TX), Espaillat (NY), Fitzpatrick
(PA), Fleischmann (TN), Gonzalez, Vicente (TX), Gosar (AZ),
Hartzler (MO), Jackson Lee (TX), Kelly, Trent (MS), Kildee (MI),
McMorris Rodgers (WA), Meijer (MI), Murphy, Stephanie (FL),
Phillips (MN), Reschenthaler (PA), Sherrill (NJ), Slotkin (MI), Soto
(FL), Steube (FL), Veasey (TX), Suozzi (NY), Ruiz (CA), Van Drew
(NJ), McKinley (WV), Waltz (FL), Bourdeaux (GA), Demings (FL),
Case (HI), Franklin (FL), Golden (ME), Keller (PA), Mann (KS):
Creates a cyber attack exception under the Foreign Sovereign Im-
munities Act to protect U.S. nationals against foreign state-spon-
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sored cyber attacks. (10 minutes)
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69. Horsford (NV), Speier (CA): Implements two five-year De-
fense Health Agency telehealth pilot programs intended to reduce
HIV infection and unintended pregnancy. (10 minutes)
70. Gonzalez, Vicente (TX), Garcia, Sylvia (TX), Cuellar (TX),
Correa (CA): Requires the Department of Defense to annually re-
port to the House Armed Services Committee the numbers of non-
citizen service members, their immigration status, and the annual
naturalization numbers of those serving. (10 minutes)
71. Jones, Mondaire (NY), Takano (CA), Lieu (CA), Kahele (HI),
Meng (NY), Chu (CA): Requires the Department of Defense to sub-
mit a plan to assess, review, and provide recommendations to ad-
dress anti-Asian bias, discrimination, and harassment and to im-
plement the recommendations; and provides a sense of Congress re-
garding the service of Asian Americans in the Department of De-
fense. (10 minutes)
72. Aguilar (CA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish
a risk-based survey for greater oversight of schools that participate
in the Tuition Assistance program to ensure service members re-
ceive high quality education, while being consistent with the VA’s
accountability programs established in the Isakson and Roe Vet-
erans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. (10 min-
utes)
73. Gottheimer (NJ), Meijer (MI): Requires public disclosure of
lead testing results completed by the Department of Defense in
‘‘covered areas,’’ i.e., an area located immediately adjacent to and
down gradient from a military installation, a formerly used defense
site, or a facility where military activities are conducted by the Na-
tional Guard of a State. (10 minutes)
74. Deutch (FL), Wilson, Joe (SC), Cicilline (RI), Lieu (CA), Titus
(NV), Malinowski (NJ), Gonzalez, Vicente (TX): Provides for sanc-
tions and aid related to the conflict in Libya, requires the issuances
of reports on foreign and Russian activity in Libya, and expresses
support for assistance to Libya, including for Libyan and inter-
national refugees in Libya, to support democracy in Libya, and to
recover assets stolen from the Libyan people. (10 minutes)
75. Maloney, Carolyn (NY): Prohibits new, extended, or renewed
federal contracts with contractors conducting business operations
in Russia during its war against Ukraine. Includes reasonable ex-
ceptions, including for contractors making good faith efforts to
cease business operations in Russia. (10 minutes)
76. Spanberger (VA): Revises Section 1511 of the FY20 NDAA to
require notification to Chief of Mission prior to Department of De-
fense Information Operations in their area of responsibility. (10
minutes)
77. Khanna (CA), Sherman (CA), Schweikert (AZ): Expresses the
sense of Congress that a strong United States-India defense part-
nership, rooted in shared democratic values, is critical in order to
advance United States interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (10 min-
utes)
78. Auchincloss (MA): Directs DOD to report to Congress within
one year on how to establish a process for alerting active and re-
tired service members and their families about exposure to Per-
and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) on military installations
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include recommendations on the appropriate methods of notifica-
tion. (10 minutes)
79. Levin, Andy (MI), Khanna (CA), Slotkin (MI): Requires the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to
submit a report to Congress on the progress of the Department’s
implementation of on-site PFAS destruction technologies not re-
quiring incineration and extends the moratorium on PFAS inciner-
ation enacted in the FY22 NDAA. (10 minutes)
80. Levin, Andy (MI), Khanna (CA): Amends Section 5803, Ex-
pansion of Study of PFAS Expansion, to include schools operated
by the Department of Defense Education Activity to the list of pos-
sible test locations and establishes at program at the DoD to test
for and remediate PFAS in drinking water at schools operated by
the Department of Defense Education Activity. (10 minutes)
81. Speier (CA): Establishes a voluntary, opt-in pilot program for
the purpose of suicide prevention. (10 minutes)
82. Lynch (MA): Requires Secretary of Defense to develop a plan,
including eligibility criteria, regarding reimbursement of service
members and veterans who have expended personal funds in sup-
port of evacuation of Afghan nationals who previously supported
military or reconstructions missions of the U.S. in Afghanistan. (10
minutes)
83. Stauber (MN), Posey (FL), Duncan (SC), Murphy, Gregory
(NC), Graves, Garret (LA), Steube (FL), Issa (CA), Emmer (MN),
Fischbach (MN), Donalds (FL), Harshbarger (TN), Clyde (GA), Bost
(IL), Mast (FL): Requires the DOD to report every 60 days on the
number of religious and medical exemptions for the COVID–19 vac-
cine requirement requested and denied, the reasons for such deni-
als, the number of members denied an exemption who complied
with the requirement, and the number of members denied such an
exemption who did not comply and were separated. (10 minutes)
84. Aguilar (CA): Requires all computer-based counseling under
Military Spouse Transition Program (MySTeP) to be in English,
Spanish, and Tagalog, including, the remaining 10 most commonly
spoken languages in the United States to increase language acces-
sibility for service members’ spouses as they transition into civilian
life. (10 minutes)
85. Aguilar (CA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to
Congress on how services can incorporate EMT national licensing
into medic training to support newly transitioned servicemembers
in finding employment as EMTs. (10 minutes)
86. Auchincloss (MA): Directs the Comptroller General to submit
a report to the defense committees with its assessment of a 2019
GAO study on contract financing and profit policies, including an
evaluation of the tools and authorities the Department has avail-
able to ensure fair and reasonable pricing of commercial products
and services. (10 minutes)
87. Auchincloss (MA): Directs the DoD to partner with innovative
housing providers to construct multifamily housing available for ac-
tive servicemembers. (10 minutes)
88. Axne (IA), Timmons (SC): Inserts the text of the Transition
for Success Act (H.R. 4700), to expand the SkillBridge program to
allow National Guard members to participate in the program. (10
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89. Bacon (NE): Provides a statement of policy that the NATO
Russia Founding Act of 1997 does not constrain the deployment of
United States or NATO forces in any way. (10 minutes)
90. Bacon (NE), Beyer (VA), Crow (CO): Requires that funds for
the Air Force Commercial Weather Data Pilot Program are used
only for piloting and demonstration of radio occultation data for use
in weather models. (10 minutes)
91. Banks (IN), Crenshaw (TX): Requires a report from the Sec-
retary of Defense on the treatment of China in Curricula of Profes-
sional Military Education. (10 minutes)
92. Barr (KY): Requires a report on the efforts of the American
Institute in Taiwan to combat disinformation or propaganda per-
petuated by the Chinese Communist Party and People’s Republic
of China. (10 minutes)
93. Barr (KY), Guthrie (KY), Comer (KY), Yarmuth (KY), Rogers,
Harold (KY): Requires a feasibility study on defense needs at the
Blue Grass Army Depot following demolition and remediation of
the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. (10 min-
utes)
94. Barr (KY): Requires the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Health Affairs to provide a plan for a pilot program to screen for
obstructive sleep apnea among persons going through the acces-
sions program. (10 minutes)
95. Bentz (OR), Hartzler (MO): Directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to submit to the defense committees a report on the divest-
ment of the F–15 aircraft, plans to procure covered F–15 aircraft,
and plans of the Secretary to deviate from procurement of new F–
15EX aircraft. (10 minutes)
96. Beyer (VA), Garamendi (CA), Tlaib (MI): Lists an unclassified
Nuclear Posture Review and unclassified summary of the Analysis
of Alternatives for the SLCM–N as additional required submission
in Section 1634. (10 minutes)
97. Beyer (VA), Levin, Mike (CA): Requires the services to each
nominate 1–3 promising areas to implement digital twin tech-
nology, a plan for doing so, and identifying any additional funding
required. (10 minutes)
98. Blumenauer (OR): Requires the Defense Logistics Agency to
conduct an electrification pilot program. (10 minutes)
99. Blunt Rochester (DE), Kuster (NH): Requires the Secretary
of Defense to submit a report on the scope of TRICARE coverage
of behavioral and mental health crisis services. (10 minutes)
100. Blunt Rochester (DE): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
update the registry and provider lists under subsection (b) of sec-
tion 717 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016 and
submit to Congress a report on mental health provider readiness
designations. (10 minutes)
101. Blunt Rochester (DE), Bilirakis (FL), Posey (FL), Kuster
(NH): Expands the space-available travel program to allow certain
disabled veterans to travel with caregivers or dependents on cer-
tain aircrafts. (10 minutes)
102. Blunt Rochester (DE): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
conduct a study to identify health care provider training gaps in
screening and treating maternal mental health conditions. Such
study will assess health care provider experience with and atti-
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tal and substance use disorders and include training recommenda-
tions for these providers based on identified training gaps. (10 min-
utes)
103. Bowman (NY): Requires a report on military recruitment
practices in public secondary schools. (10 minutes)
104. Bowman (NY): Grants the Secretary of Defense authority to
increase the inflation bonus pay above 2.4 percent for
servicemembers and DOD civilian employees who make $45,000 or
less annually in order to respond to the ongoing economic impact
of inflation (10 minutes)
105. Bowman (NY), DeFazio (OR): Requires public disclosure
about the cost of the United States overseas military footprint. (10
minutes)
106. Brown, Shontel (OH), Bustos (IL), Ryan (OH), Kinzinger
(IL), Carey, Mike (OH), Kaptur (OH): Requires American flags ac-
quired by the DoD to be American made. (10 minutes)
107. Brown, Shontel (OH), Kuster (NH): Requires the Secretary
of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the simultaneous
presence of a mental health condition or substance use disorder
and a metabolic disease among members of the Armed Forces serv-
ing on active duty. (10 minutes)
108. Brownley (CA): Authorizes $60 million for procurement of
the Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS), funds suffi-
cient to complete acquisition of the remaining units, which will
support nation-wide MAFFS capabilities. Offset from Defense-wide
O&M, Office of the Secretary of Defense. (10 minutes)
109. Buchanan (FL): Requires a GAO study to determine the fea-
sibility of utilizing black box data recorders in tactical vehicles. (10
minutes)
110. Buchanan (FL), Kuster (NH): Requires the Department of
Defense to maintain prescription drop boxes on all armed forces in-
stallations to allow for disposal of unused and extra prescription
drugs. (10 minutes)
111. Buchanan (FL): Requires the Department of Defense to
study and produce a report to Congress on the accessibility of men-
tal health care providers on military installations, the accessibility
of inpatient services for mental health care for service members
and steps that may be taken to improve such accessibility. (10 min-
utes)
112. Buck (CO): Recognizes the honorable service of Corporal
Gary Cyr and requests the United States Army revisit its decision
regarding the awarding of Corporal Cyr with the Bronze Star, con-
sideration of which was discontinued due to the 10th Pathfinder
Detachment being deactivated before the award referral process
could be completed. (10 minutes)
113. Budd (NC): Renames the Troops-to-Teachers program the
Veterans-to-Classrooms program. Expands the types of eligible po-
sitions within schools veterans can use the program to become, ex-
pands the amount of schools that can participate, and increases
both the dollar amounts and supply of stipends for participating
veterans. (10 minutes)
114. Burgess (TX): Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to
Congress every 6 months on the DoD plan for responding to Rus-
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115. Bush, Cori (MO): Studies the amount of funding provided to
defense contractors for procuring replacement stocks of covered sys-
tems for the United States in Ukraine. (10 minutes)
116. Bush, Cori (MO), Newman (IL), Barragán (CA): Includes
wave and tidal power as covered technologies for prototype and
demonstration projects for energy resilience at certain military in-
stallations. (10 minutes)
117. Bush, Cori (MO): Requires a study on environmental con-
tamination and cleanup associated with Thorium-230 and related
substances from military development, transportation, and storage;
including in the area surrounding Coldwater Creek in St. Louis,
MO. (10 minutes)
118. Bustos (IL), Balderson (OH), Axne (IA), Courtney (CT),
Schakowsky (IL), Cohen (TN): Expresses that it is the sense of
Congress that women who served in the Cadet Nurse Corps honor-
ably stepped up for their country during its time of need in World
War II, significantly contributing to the war effort and the safety
and security of the Nation. (10 minutes)
119. Carbajal (CA), Herrera Beutler (WA): Prohibits the Execu-
tive Office of the President, Department of Defense, and State De-
partment (excluding embassies) from displaying flowers unless
grown domestically or in a US territory. Makes an exemption for
personal display and gifts from other countries. (10 minutes)
120. Carbajal (CA), Gonzales, Tony (TX), Kuster (NH): Instructs
the Department of Defense to assess the availability of local infant
and early childhood mental health services on or near military in-
stallations, requires a review of best practices, and authorizes a
workforce development curriculum with the purpose of improving
the quality and availability of mental health services for children
and infants of military families. (10 minutes)
121. Cárdenas (CA), Sherman (CA), Schiff (CA), Bilirakis (FL),
Pallone (NJ), Valadao (CA), Lofgren (CA), Levin, Andy (MI), Chu
(CA), Lieu (CA), Tlaib (MI), Speier (CA), Sánchez (CA), Eshoo (CA),
Cicilline (RI), Langevin (RI), Lawrence (MI), Slotkin (MI),
Krishnamoorthi (IL), Titus (NV): Creates a report on Azerbaijan’s
activities in Nagorno Karabakh in 2020 to be submitted to Con-
gress by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State. (10 minutes)
122. Carson (IN), Eshoo (CA), McKinley (WV): Increases Defense
Health Program Research and Development funding by $5 million
for the purpose of early detective initiatives for the Pancreatic Can-
cer Research Program, offset by a reduction to Defense Human Re-
sources Activity. (10 minutes)
123. Case (HI), Kahele (HI): Requires the Sec. of Defense to pro-
vide to Congress a briefing about Guam and the Northern Mariana
Islands that includes the future military construction requirements
based on emerging threats in the region, ongoing relocations of
members of the Armed Forces, and the total amount of funds obli-
gated or expended from amounts. (10 minutes)
124. Case (HI), Kahele (HI): Develop and implement a commu-
nity engagement capability to identify and strengthen the ties be-
tween the military and the local community and develop a more
centralized intake point or mechanism with better coordination for
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pability and a mandatory report from the Commander, Indo-Pacific
Command to the defense committees. (10 minutes)
125. Case (HI), Kahele (HI): Require a GAO study that reviews
prioritization of military construction, maintenance, and upgrades
of joint base infrastructure and facilities, with a particular focus on
facilities belonging to subordinate services relative to the lead serv-
ice on joint bases. (10 minutes)
126. Case (HI), Kahele (HI): Requires a report on Department of
Defense plans to identify, standardize, and coordinate best prac-
tices with respect to consultation and engagement with the Native
Hawaiian community. (10 minutes)
127. Case (HI), Kahele (HI): Requires the Sec. of Defense to re-
port to Congress on the survey of underground tunnels and facili-
ties on Department of Defense property located in Hawaii and re-
view of possible military applications. (10 minutes)
128. Case (HI), Kahele (HI), Radewagen (AS), Titus (NV): Re-
quires Sec. of Defense to brief Congressional committees on the role
of the Department in the renegotiations of the Compacts with the
Freely Associated States and opportunities to expand its support
for the negotiations. (10 minutes)
129. Case (HI), Kahele (HI), Kilmer (WA), Luria (VA), Wittman
(VA): Directs the Navy to enter into an agreement with a Federally
Funded Research and Development Center to study ways to im-
prove the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program’s efforts
to optimize facilities and replace outdated equipment. (10 minutes)
130. Case (HI), Kahele (HI), Kilmer (WA), Wittman (VA): Re-
quires the military to send additional information to Congress and
the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation to con-
duct or approve independent cost estimates, to include the plan to
manage the supervision, inspection and overhead for projects in ex-
cess of $500,000,000. (10 minutes)
131. Case (HI), Kahele (HI): Directs an OSD report on the com-
munity engagement activities at military installations abroad. (10
minutes)
132. Castro (TX): Revises the payment process for certain civil-
ians who receive treatment at military medical treatment facilities
(MMTF) by creating a modified payment plan and directs the De-
fense Secretary to waive certain fees. (10 minutes)
133. Chabot (OH), Wenstrup (OH): Increases funding levels for
‘‘Advanced Above Water Sensors’’ by $24.004 million to ensure that
the SPEIR program maintains program objectives and procurement
schedules. (10 minutes)
134. Chabot (OH), Wenstrup (OH): Requests the Department of
the Navy provide a briefing within 180 days of enactment to rel-
evant committees on an assessment, including cost, of fielding
SPEIR on all surface combatant vessels. (10 minutes)
135. Cohen (TN), Huffman (CA), Lowenthal (CA), Barragán (CA),
Moore (WI), Kaptur (OH), Cleaver (MO), Larsen, Rick (WA), Ryan
(OH), Wild (PA), Williams (GA): Requires the GAO to study how
the DoD is currently limiting single-use plastics and identify bar-
riers to further reduction. (10 minutes)
136. Cooper (TN), Lamborn (CO): Increases amount authorized to
be appropriated in section 3101 for the National Nuclear Security
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section 4701, for Stockpile Major Modernization, W80–4 Life Exten-
sion Program by $5,000,000. (10 minutes)
137. Courtney (CT), Case (HI), Kilmer (WA), Norcross (NJ), Witt-
man (VA), Scott, Bobby (VA), Pingree (ME), Luria (VA): Directs a
GAO review of the parity between the Federal Wage System and
the prevailing wage rate for wage grade workers who maintain, re-
pair, or help support those who maintain or repair US Navy ships
or submarines at the four US Navy public shipyards or at naval
bases in competitive job markets. (10 minutes)
138. Craig (MN), Craig (MN), Kuster (NH): Increases funding for
Army Community Services to provide additional mental health
services to service members. (10 minutes)
139. Crawford (AR): Requires a report from the Commandant of
the Marine Corps on the Littoral Explosive Ordnance Neutraliza-
tion program. (10 minutes)
140. Crenshaw (TX): Enables military recruiting to expand online
marketing to potential recruits through better targeting and feed-
back based on online activity. (10 minutes)
141. Crenshaw (TX): Instructs the SECDEF to prescribe regula-
tions to allow Service Members eligible for medical retirement due
to a line of duty injury while receiving hostile fire/imminent danger
pay to continue serving and complete time requirements for a full
20-year retirement. (10 minutes)
142. Crow (CO), Garamendi (CA), Carbajal (CA): Amends the
FY22 NDAA to authorize the Colorado National Guard’s FireGuard
Program through 2026, and prohibits any component of the
FireGuard program from being transferred from DOD to any other
department or agency. (10 minutes)
143. DeSaulnier (CA), Lee, Barbara (CA): Expresses the sense of
Congress that the Port Chicago 50 should be exonerated of any
charges brought against them in the aftermath of the deadliest
home front explosion in World War II. (10 minutes)
144. Deutch (FL), Wilson, Joe (SC), Cicilline (RI), Malinowski
(NJ), Titus (NV), Gonzalez, Vicente (TX), Lieu (CA): Requires State
and DoD to report annually on a defense and diplomatic strategy
for Libya, including on matters related to progress toward a polit-
ical settlement, influence of foreign actors, root causes of migration,
and stabilization operations. (10 minutes)
145. Duncan (SC), Wilson, Joe (SC): Requires National Nuclear
Security Administration report options for partnering with private
industry to mitigate supply chain risks related to the production
and integration of pit plutonium production glove boxes. (10 min-
utes)
146. Ellzey, Jake (TX), Fallon (TX), Jackson, Ronny (TX): Re-
quires the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs to jointly submit, annually, not later than January 1, to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on members of the
Armed Forces who file claims for disability benefits. Details the
data elements required to be jointly reported by Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (10 minutes)
147. Escobar (TX): Ensures internships and fellowships are in-
cluded in the recommendations to be submitted to Congress on the
modification or expansion of workforce development programs of
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workforce hired from historically Black colleges and universities
and other minority serving institutions. (10 minutes)
148. Escobar (TX), Castor (FL): Directs the Secretary to conduct
a study of military housing resilience and energy efficiency. As-
sesses compliance with the Unified Facilities Criteria for Housing
and with the latest published editions of relevant codes, specifica-
tions, and standards that incorporate the latest hazard-resistant
and energy-efficient designs and establish minimum acceptable cri-
teria for the design, construction, and maintenance of residential
structures. (10 minutes)
149. Escobar (TX), Castor (FL): Directs the Secretary to assess
deficiencies and rehabilitate repair, or retrofit as needed all facili-
ties in the Military Health System; including military hospitals/in-
patient facilities, military ambulatory care, occupational health fa-
cilities, and research facilities to ensure health, safety, energy secu-
rity, and resilience in compliance with the latest published editions
of relevant codes, specifications, and standards that incorporate the
latest hazard-resistant and energy-efficient designs and establish
minimum acceptable criteria for the design, construction, and
maintenance of facilities. The study shall identify needed updates
to the UFC to ensure it comports with the latest published editions
of relevant codes, specifications, and standards that incorporate the
latest hazard-resistant and energy-efficient designs. (10 minutes)
150. Feenstra (IA), Bustos (IL), Miller-Meeks (IA), Axne (IA): Es-
tablishes a vehicle research, development and demonstration pro-
gram for a commercially viable fuel cell system that uses biofuel
at the Department of Defense. (10 minutes)
151. Feenstra (IA), Axne (IA): Establishes a Research, Develop-
ment, Test, and Evaluation Program to look into technology-based
solutions to weather radar issues created by obstructions. (10 min-
utes)
152. Fleischmann (TN): Requires the Secretary of Defense to con-
duct a review of the carbon fiber requirements necessary for cur-
rent and future weapon system production and sustainment, and
the review would include an examination of domestic access and a
review of advancements in the industry. (10 minutes)
153. Foxx (NC), Speier (CA): Requires the Department of Defense
to consult with stakeholders to develop guidelines for the acquisi-
tion of intellectual property (e.g., technological processes), to in-
clude model forms and definitions of key terms. (10 minutes)
154. Franklin (FL), Pfluger (TX): Prohibits the CCP from partici-
pating in RIMPAC until they cease human rights violations within
China. (10 minutes)
155. Franklin (FL), Posey (FL): Increases funding for the stra-
tegic Rare Earth Natural Resource stockpile. (10 minutes)
156. Gallagher (WI), Gallego (AZ): Establishes a secure system
for receiving reports of events, programs, or activities relating to
unidentified aerial phenomena. (10 minutes)
157. Gallagher (WI): Amends Sec. 503(a) of title 10 to modify pri-
vacy safeguards surrounding the collection of Personally Identifi-
able Information (PII) in the course of military recruiting. (10 min-
utes)
158. Garamendi (CA), Norcross (NJ): Requires DoD to provide
standardized rules and transparency for base access for persons
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159. Garamendi (CA), Norcross (NJ): Requires DoD to stand-
ardize procedures for all personnel who require valid base access.
(10 minutes)
160. Garamendi (CA), Beyer (VA), Larsen, Rick (WA): Requires
the Comptroller General to conduct a review of DOD offensive
hypersonic weapons programs. (10 minutes)
161. Garbarino (NY): Directs the Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Environment and Energy Resilience to provide the
House Armed Services Committee with a briefing on the use, and
potential use, by the Department of recycled and recyclable rubber
products, including an assessment of the utility of such use. (10
minutes)
162. Golden (ME), Meijer (MI): Requires the Secretary of Defense
to provide an initial psychological evaluation to members of the
Armed Services who served at Hamid Karzai International Airport
in Kabul, Afghanistan between August 15, 2021 and August 29,
2021 and who have not already received a psychological evaluation
with respect to such service. (10 minutes)
163. Gomez (CA), Chu (CA), Takano (CA), Vargas (CA), Steel,
Michelle (CA), Gottheimer (NJ), Lofgren (CA), Carson (IN), Norton
(DC), Maloney, Carolyn (NY), Schakowsky (IL), Meng (NY), Beyer
(VA), San Nicolas (GU), Pascrell (NJ), Cohen (TN), Watson Cole-
man (NJ), Krishnamoorthi (IL), Lieu (CA), Lee, Barbara (CA),
Fitzpatrick (PA), Case (HI), Sánchez (CA), Titus (NV), Bonamici
(OR), Kim, Young (CA): Expresses the Sense of Congress that Ko-
rean-American and Korean veterans who fought alongside United
States Armed Forces in the Vietnam war served with distinction
and honor. (10 minutes)
164. González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR): Directs the Secretary of
Army to ensure that a modular small arms range is made available
for the Army Reserve in Puerto Rico. (10 minutes)
165. González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR): Requires Department of De-
fense to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of
Sciences to identify whether any scientific evidence exists linking
exposure to Department of Defense activities with adverse health
outcomes, like cancer, on the island of Vieques. (10 minutes)
166. González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR): Directs the Director of the
Defense Health Agency to conduct a health-related behaviors sur-
vey among the members of the Armed Forces. (10 minutes)
167. Gottheimer (NJ), Upton (MI): Increases the National De-
fense Education Program by $5 million to strengthen and expand
STEM education opportunities and workforce initiatives targeted at
military students. (10 minutes)
168. Gottheimer (NJ), Wild (PA), Bacon (NE), Trone (MD), Suozzi
(NY): Requires each military service to report on all substantiated
administrative investigations or instances of antisemitism within
the Equal Opportunity Program. (10 minutes)
169. Gottheimer (NJ): Requires the Secretary of Defense, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of State, to report to Congress on the
use of online social media by U.S. State Department-designated for-
eign terrorist organizations, and the threat posed to U.S. national
security by online radicalization. (10 minutes)
170. Gottheimer (NJ): Requires the Under Secretary of Defense
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gress about analysis of the nationwide costs of living for members
of the Department of Defense. (10 minutes)
171. Gottheimer (NJ), Salazar (FL), Malliotakis (NY): Increases
the DoD SkillBridge Program by $5 million, funds will be specifi-
cally used for employers to train service members transitioning to
civilian life for supply chain and transportation related employ-
ment. (10 minutes)
172. Gottheimer (NJ), Fitzpatrick (PA), Slotkin (MI): Increases
the DoD SkillBridge Program by $5 million, funds will be specifi-
cally used for law enforcement agencies to implement hiring pro-
grams for members of the military transitioning from service in the
Armed Forces. (10 minutes)
173. Gottheimer (NJ): Increases the number of service academy
nominees to the United States Military Academy for each Senator
or Member of Congress from ten to fifteen and increases the num-
ber of qualified alternates from 150 to 200. (10 minutes)
174. Graves, Garret (LA): Adds eligibility for the Vietnam Service
Medal for veterans who participated in Operation End Sweep. (10
minutes)
175. Green, Mark (TN), Panetta (CA): Directs the Commander of
U.S. Army Special Operations Command to establish a training
program between the Army Special Operations Forces of the
United States and Poland. This training program will be named in
honor of Polish-American Revolutionary War hero General Thad-
deus Kosciuszko. (10 minutes)
176. Guest (MS): Prohibits divestiture of any Tactical Control
Party specialist force structure from the Air National Guard until
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau provides a report to the
congressional defense committees describing the capability gaps
caused by such divestiture and its impact on the Department of De-
fense to execute the National Defense Strategy, as well as the im-
pacts on the Army National Guard’s operational capabilities. (10
minutes)
177. Hayes (CT), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Larson, John (CT), Speier
(CA), Waltz (FL), Panetta (CA), Slotkin (MI): Requires the military
departments to review all installation-level web information about
suicide prevention and behavioral health and ensure that contact
information is up to date, certifying this annually to Congress. (10
minutes)
178. Himes (CT), Krishnamoorthi (IL), Stewart (UT): Requires a
report to be summitted to Congressional defense committees on
best practices to determine how to track and monitor United States
defense articles and defense services made available to Ukraine.
Within 180 days from the submission of the report, the best prac-
tices and recommendations identified in such report shall be imple-
mented. (10 minutes)
179. Horsford (NV): Requires a report from the Secretary of De-
fense on hyperspectral satellite technology. (10 minutes)
180. Horsford (NV), Fallon (TX): Authorizes a $25 million in-
crease for Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C–UAS) Palatized-
High Energy Laser (P–HEL) to increase the number of deliverable
units and accelerate product fielding. (10 minutes)
181. Houlahan (PA), Fallon (TX), Banks (IN): Directs the Sec-
retary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to accelerate the de-
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incentives or trusted private capital in domestic small businesses
or nontraditional businesses that are developing technology that
the Secretary considers necessary to support the modernization of
the Department of Defense. (10 minutes)
182. Houlahan (PA), Bice (OK), Bacon (NE): Requires the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to submit a
report describing strategic and critical materials requirements of
the Department of Defense, including the gaps and vulnerabilities
in supply chains of such materials. (10 minutes)
183. Houlahan (PA), Gallagher (WI), Turner (OH), Garbarino
(NY), Miller-Meeks (IA), Golden (ME), Slotkin (MI): Directs the
Secretary of Defense to establish a program to provide financial
support for pursuit of programs of education at institutions of high-
er education that have been designated as a Center of Academic
Excellence in Cyber Education. Recipients of the financial support
will incur a post-award employment obligation for a period equal
to the length of the scholarship in a cyber or digital technology re-
lation mission of the Department of Defense. (10 minutes)
184. Houlahan (PA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to estab-
lish a Hacking for National Security and Public Service Innovation
Program within the National Security Innovation Network. (10
minutes)
185. Hudson (NC), Adams (NC): Authorizes a $5 million increase
in funding to support the development of procedures and tools to
prevent infections in Servicemembers who experience a severe bone
fracture. (10 minutes)
186. Hudson (NC), Adams (NC): Authorizes a $5 million increase
in funding to support the advancement of research into the effects
of head-supported mass on cervical spine health. (10 minutes)
187. Issa (CA), Peters (CA), Vargas (CA), Jacobs, Sara (CA),
Levin, Mike (CA), Johnson, Dusty (SD): Authorizes the President
to award the Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for acts of valor
beyond the call of duty during the Korean War on November 18,
1952, while a member of the US Navy. (10 minutes)
188. Jackson Lee (TX): Directs Secretary to submit to Congress
within 180 days a report on the recognition of African Americans
who have served in the Armed Forces in DOD naming practices
and conventions for military installations, infrastructure, vessels,
and weapon systems. (10 minutes)
189. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires report to be submitted by the
Secretary of Defense within 220 days following enactment on Ca-
pacity to Provide Disaster Survivors with Emergency Short Term
Housing. (10 minutes)
190. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires report to be submitted to Con-
gress within 240 days following enactment on the risks posed by
debris in low earth orbit and to make recommendations on remedi-
ation of risks and outline plans to reduce the incident of space de-
bris. (10 minutes)
191. Jackson Lee (TX): Provides authorization for an additional
$2.5 million increase in funding to combat post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD). (10 minutes)
192. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires Secretary of Defense to report
to Congress programs and procedures employed to ensure students
studying abroad through Department of Defense National Security
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against recruitment efforts by agents of foreign governments. (10
minutes)
193. Jackson Lee (TX): Condemns the actions of Boko Haram and
directs that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Attorney General, submit a report on ef-
forts to combat Boko Haram. (10 minutes)
194. Jackson Lee (TX): Provides authorization for a $10 million
increase in funding for increased collaboration between the DoD
Office of Health and the National Institutes of Health to research
and combat Triple Negative Breast Cancer. (10 minutes)
195. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
audit current practices regarding administration of sexual harass-
ment claims and submit a report no later 180 days after passage
detailing efforts to prevent sexual harassment and protect service-
members, and compiling data and research on sexual harassment
prevalence in the military, cases reported, legal proceedings, and
convictions. (10 minutes)
196. Jackson Lee (TX): Directs the Secretary of Defense to report
to Congress in not less than 180 days the actions taken to protect
U.S. armed service personnel from armed attacks conducted by
militants and terrorists in pursuit of bounties and inducements the
agencies, organizations, or entities aligned with the Russian Fed-
eration. (10 minutes)
197. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires the Secretary of the Navy, not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on desalin-
ization technology’s application for defense and national security
purposes to provide drought relief to areas impacted by sharp de-
clines in water resources. (10 minutes)
198. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires the Chief of the National Guard
Bureau, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, to submit to
the congressional defense committees and other entities in 2023,
2024, and 2025 a report identifying the personnel, training, and
equipment required by the non-federalized National Guard to pre-
vent, mitigate, respond to, and recover from natural and man-made
disasters. (10 minutes)
199. Jackson Lee (TX): Directs the Secretary of Defense to pro-
mulgate regulations to ensure that candidates granted admission
to attend a military academy undergo screening for speech dis-
orders and be provided the results of the screening test and a list
of warfare unrestricted line (URL) Officer positions and occupation
specialists that require successful performance on the speech test.
Academy students shall have the option of undergoing speech ther-
apy to reduce speech disorders or impediments. (10 minutes)
200. Jackson, Ronny (TX), Panetta (CA): Modifies the require-
ments for NNSA to no longer require a line item authorization
from Congress prior to conducting Phase 1. (10 minutes)
201. Jacobs, Sara (CA), Crow (CO): Requires a report on the
processes the Department of Defense uses to assess, monitor, and
evaluate programs and activities under Section 127e and Section
1202. (10 minutes)
202. Jacobs, Sara (CA): Requires the Secretary of Defense, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of State, to submit a report outlining
the process by which chief of mission concurrence is obtained for
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203. Jayapal (WA), Schakowsky (IL): Authorizes the Department
of Defense to engage in public manufacturing of insulin to meet the
needs of military health programs. (10 minutes)
204. Jayapal (WA), Blumenauer (OR): Directs the Defense De-
partment to provide a report on a risk assessment regarding likeli-
hood of use of a nuclear weapon as a result of Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine and whether such risk increases as the war continues. (10
minutes)
205. Jayapal (WA): Directs the Defense Department to provide a
report on distribution and use of U.S. weaponry provided to
Ukraine, including compliance with relevant laws and its efforts to
prevent such arms from being sold on the black market or obtained
by extremist groups. (10 minutes)
206. Johnson, Dusty (SD): Modifies the DoD Impact Aid Large
Scale Rebasing Program to increase the change in enrollment to
500 students between FY23–28, include projected enrollment
growth per a signed record of decision, require at least 20 percent
of enrolled students to be military dependents, and revise the max-
imum disbursement to a school district to $15 million. (10 minutes)
207. Jones, Mondaire (NY): Directs the Military Departments to
establish operational energy programs that promote cost savings,
enhance readiness, and reduce energy-related strategic
vulnerabilities. (10 minutes)
208. Joyce, David (OH), Clyde (GA): Requires the Department of
Defense to submit to Congress a plan to lessen the United States’
dependence on rubber developed in foreign nations, including hos-
tile actors like China, and to develop a consistent domestic supply
of the material. (10 minutes)
209. Kelly, Robin (IL), Gonzales, Tony (TX), Slotkin (MI): Estab-
lishes a pilot program providing eligible military spouses with a
spouse-specific Training Assistance Program focusing on employ-
ment services, offering guidance on available health care resources,
and training in mental health first aid to learn crisis management
strategies. (10 minutes)
210. Khanna (CA): Authorizes the Department of Defense to use
Operations and Maintenance funds to remove munitions and explo-
sives of concern from U.S. military installations in Guam. Requires
a report from the Secretary of Defense within 180 days of enact-
ment of this Act indicating the amounts necessary to conduct re-
moval of munitions and explosives of concern from military instal-
lations in Guam. (10 minutes)
211. Khanna (CA): Adds additional reporting requirements to the
‘‘Middle East Integrated Air and Missile Defense’’ report required
by Sec 1645 including an assessment of the overall costs to tax-
payers of United States support for establishing and sustaining
such an architecture over the next five and ten year periods. (10
minutes)
212. Kildee (MI): Expresses a Sense of Congress that the Sec-
retary of Defense should establishes clear and consistent defini-
tions of key terms for use in reporting budgetary and financial in-
formation related to enlisted personnel subsistence. (10 minutes)
213. Kildee (MI): Expresses a Sense of Congress that continued
efforts are needed to address weaknesses identified in DOD’s finan-
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214. Kildee (MI), O’Halleran (AZ): Expresses a Sense of Congress
that the Deputy Chief Financial Officer should ensure that DOD
designate all representatives to the Fraud Reduction Task Force as
quickly as possible. (10 minutes)
215. Kilmer (WA): Directs the Navy to coordinate with the De-
partment of Transportation and public shipyards to improve par-
ticipation in and access to the Federal Transportation Incentive
Program. (10 minutes)
216. Kinzinger (IL), Axne (IA): Provides that the Secretary of the
Air Force, in coordination with Director of the Air National Guard,
shall maintain a fleet of fixed wing, manned ISR/IAA aircraft to
conduct operations (10 minutes)
217. Kirkpatrick (AZ), Wittman (VA), Lesko (AZ): Increases fund-
ing for UH 60 Main Engine Generators with an offset from Army
O&M Other Service Support. (10 minutes)
218. Kirkpatrick (AZ), Gallego (AZ), DesJarlais (TN), Lesko (AZ),
Bacon (NE): Directs the Secretary of the Army to issue a report on
the potential for increased utilization of the Electronic Proving
Grounds testing range located at Ft. Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Ari-
zona. (10 minutes)
219. Kuster (NH): Directs the Joint Committee on Military Jus-
tice to submit a report on how the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice’s definition of ‘‘consent,’’ as it pertains to incidents of sexual as-
sault and misconduct, can be enhanced and clarified. (10 minutes)
220. Langevin (RI), Foster (IL), Garamendi (CA), Larsen, Rick
(WA): Provides $20,000,000 in funding for the continued research
and development of advanced naval nuclear fuel systems based on
low-enriched uranium. (10 minutes)
221. Larsen, Rick (WA): Amends Section 4801(1) of title 10,
United States Code, by inserting ‘‘New Zealand,’’ after ‘‘Australia,’’.
(10 minutes)
222. Larsen, Rick (WA), LaHood (IL): Requests Secretary of De-
fense provide a robust analysis on the developments of the Space
Systems Department and the Network Systems Department of
Strategic Support Force of China by March 1, 2023. (10 minutes)
223. Larsen, Rick (WA), Langevin (RI), Bacon (NE): Requires
Secretary of Defense provide an unclassified version of the Electro-
magnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy in all future updates of
the plan; strengthen senior operational leadership; and provide co-
herent response to address persistent gaps in joint electromagnetic
spectrum operations. (10 minutes)
224. Lawrence (MI): Adds wireless charging as an electric vehicle
charging technology and defines wireless charging. (10 minutes)
225. Lawrence (MI), González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR), Dean (PA),
McBath (GA): States that the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments shall share and implement best practices (including use of
civilian industry best practices) regarding the use of retention and
exit survey data to identify barriers and lessons learned to improve
the retention of female members of the Armed Forces under the ju-
risdiction of such Secretaries. (10 minutes)
226. Lawrence (MI), González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR), Dean (PA),
McBath (GA), Cammack, Kat (FL): Requires the Secretary of De-
fense to submit a report to Congress evaluating programs aimed at
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vide recommendations to increase the recruitment of women in the
armed services. (10 minutes)
227. Lawrence (MI), González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR), Dean (PA),
McBath (GA), Cammack, Kat (FL): Requires the Secretary of De-
fense to report to Congress a summary of efforts to support preg-
nant service members and recommendations to improve support for
pregnant service members. (10 minutes)
228. Lee, Susie (NV), Fitzpatrick (PA): Directs the Secretary of
Defense to report to Congress on coordination, data sharing, and
evaluation efforts to improve suicide prevention practices across
federal agencies. (10 minutes)
229. Lee, Susie (NV), Fitzpatrick (PA): Directs the Secretary of
Defense to brief Congress on the state of housing for junior mem-
bers of the Armed Services and on plans to better support these
servicemembers in securing affordable, productive living situations.
(10 minutes)
230. Leger Fernandez (NM): Extends the deadline for the Sec-
retary of Energy to clean up and convey certain parcels of land pre-
viously identified for transfer around Los Alamos National Labora-
tory in New Mexico. (10 minutes)
231. Levin, Mike (CA), Arrington (TX): Adds and makes technical
changes to DoD Transition Assistance Program (TAP) counseling
pathway factors. (10 minutes)
232. Lieu (CA): Expresses the sense of Congress that the Army’s
ongoing research effort related to working dogs detecting infectious
diseases, including COVID–19, is showing promising results and
should continue to receive funding. (10 minutes)
233. Luria (VA): Requires the Secretary of the Navy to submit
a report on the cost and feasibility of a 2- and 3-year advanced pro-
curement strategy for the next 2 Ford-class carriers. The report
would also analyze the benefits of a two-carrier buy instead of sin-
gle carrier procurement. (10 minutes)
234. Luria (VA): Require SECNAV to report to Congress on the
service’s Multiple Award Contract-Multi Order strategy. This re-
port would focus on how the Service identifies lessons learned, how
they are incorporated, an assessment of continuing ship availability
delays, and current perform-to-plan metrics. (10 minutes)
235. Lynch (MA), Bacon (NE): Clarifies that the DOD has the au-
thority to solicit gifts to be used by the Defense POW/MIA Account-
ing Agency (DPAA) to expand its capability in accounting for per-
sons missing from designated past conflicts. The DOD currently is
authorized to accept, but not solicit, gifts such as personal prop-
erty, services, and funds in support of the DPAA’s mission. (10
minutes)
236. Lynch (MA): Reauthorizes the Commission on Wartime Con-
tracting to conduct oversight of U.S. contracting and reconstruction
efforts in Afghanistan and other areas of contingency operations.
(10 minutes)
237. Lynch (MA): Requires Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to establish Interagency Task
Force on Financial Fraud to identify, prevent, and combat financial
fraud targeting service members, veterans, and military families.
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238. Mace (SC), Carson (IN): Establishes a pilot program to im-
prove military readiness through nutrition and wellness initiatives.
(10 minutes)
239. Mace (SC): Amends Sec. 133 for Requirements of the Study
and Acquisition Strategy for the Combat Search and Rescue Mis-
sion of the Air Force to include electric short take-off and landing
with the assessment of key current, emerging, and future tech-
nologies. (10 minutes)
240. Malinowski (NJ): Requires a report from the State Depart-
ment and other agencies on the disruption of democracy and sup-
port for authoritarian leaders in the CENTCOM and AFRICOM
area of responsibility by certain foreign governments. (10 minutes)
241. Manning (NC): Permits the Secretary of Defense to consult
with the President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs in designing the
pilot program to increase the research activity status of HBCUs.
(10 minutes)
242. Manning (NC): Ensures that the Department of Defense
American Sustainable Battery Production Technologies Program
takes into consideration the potential military applications of bat-
tery technologies developed with U.S. Department of Energy
grants. (10 minutes)
243. Manning (NC): Includes goods containing materials made
with forced labor from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
(XUAR) in the prohibition on the sale of Chinese goods in com-
missary stores and military exchanges. (10 minutes)
244. Manning (NC): Adds Army Heavy Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
to the pilot program for tactical vehicle safety data collection. (10
minutes)
245. Manning (NC): Clarifies that parents of children at Depart-
ment of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools have the right
to be informed of the results of drinking water testing at school fa-
cilities. (10 minutes)
246. McBath (GA), Kaptur (OH): Requires GAO to submit to
Congress a report on initiatives of the Department of Defense to
source locally and regionally produced foods for consumption or dis-
tribution at installations of the Department of Defense. (10 min-
utes)
247. McCaul (TX), Crenshaw (TX): Requires a report on DoD ef-
forts to increase competitive opportunities for innovative companies
to partner with DoD in developing end items of critical technologies
in support of the defense industrial base. (10 minutes)
248. McGovern (MA), Reschenthaler (PA), Hayes (CT), Lynch
(MA), Adams (NC), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Issa (CA): Requires the De-
partment of Defense, in coordination with USDA, to collect data on
food insecurity and usage of federal anti-hunger programs among
active duty servicemembers and their families, and to report to
Congress on their findings. The amendment also requires DOD to
train and designate a point person at military installations on
where to refer servicemembers seeking food assistance. (10 min-
utes)
249. McMorris Rodgers (WA): Changes the way the Soldier’s
Medal affects military retirement pay. (10 minutes)
250. Meeks (NY), McCaul (TX): Provides for the State Depart-
ment’s concurrence and involvement in appropriate areas. (10 min-
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251. Meeks (NY), Jacobs, Sara (CA): Requires a report to Con-
gress on processes related to State Department Chief of Mission
concurrence for ongoing programs under existing statutory authori-
ties. (10 minutes)
252. Meeks (NY): Requires the Department of State, in coordina-
tion with the Department of Defense, to submit to relevant commit-
tees a feasibility study on United States support for and participa-
tion in the International Counterterrorism Academy in Cote
d’Ivoire (AILCT). (10 minutes)
253. Miller (WV): Recognizes AITEC (Army Interagency Training
and Education Center). This joint activity leads the National Guard
Bureau in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield
explosives and critical infrastructure protection training. (10 min-
utes)
254. Miller (WV): Directs the Department of Defense to create a
memorial to the 13 service members who lost their lives at the
Hamid Karzai International Airport. Updates previous language
that was signed into law from ‘‘may’’ to ‘‘shall’’ and specifies that
the process must begin within one year. (10 minutes)
255. Moore (WI): Requires GAO to review the breast cancer
screening and treatment efforts of the Defense Department and
DoD, with an emphasis on how well they serve women with dense
breasts. The GAO would examine whether costs for additional
needed breast cancer diagnosis screening remains a barrier for
those with dense breast tissue and if the Department’s policies are
based on the best science, among other provisions. (10 minutes)
256. Moore (WI): Requires Secretary of Defense to disseminate
guidance provided by TRICARE on healthy relationships and rou-
tine assessment on intimate partner violence. (10 minutes)
257. Morelle (NY), DesJarlais (TN), Foster (IL), Lamborn (CO),
Carbajal (CA), Turner (OH), Cooper (TN), Swalwell (CA): Codifies
NNSA as the interagency lead on nuclear forensics, making NNSA
responsible for integrating the National Technical Nuclear
Forensics (NTNF) activities in a consistent, unified strategic direc-
tion. (10 minutes)
258. Moulton (MA): Establishes a uniform allowance for Depart-
ment of Defense Officers and requires the Department to begin
tracking uniform costs for both Officers and Enlisted
servicemembers for the purposes of tracking out-of-pocket ex-
penses. (10 minutes)
259. Moulton (MA): Requires a report of lessons learned from the
Russia-Ukraine War to include an analysis of the capabilities, tac-
tics, and techniques used by both parties. (10 minutes)
260. Moulton (MA): Requires the secretaries of the military serv-
ices and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
and Irregular Warfare to provide a brief on their abilities to estab-
lish Tailored Cyberspace Operations Organizations utilizing the au-
thority provided under FY21 NDAA. (10 minutes)
261. Murphy, Stephanie (FL): Establishes a reward program for
cybersecurity operations and authorizes the Secretary of Defense
and the Secretaries of the military departments to present hon-
orary recognitions and monetary awards (up to $2,500) for innova-
tion in cyberspace operations to members of the armed forces. (10
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262. Murphy, Stephanie (FL): Requires the Secretary of the Air
Force, in coordination with the Chief of Space Operations, to pre-
pare and submit to Congress a review of the staffing requirements
for current and planned cyber squadrons of the Space Force. Spe-
cifically, the review shall consider the specific sourcing of existing
billets of the Space Force that are optimal for transfer to cyber
squadrons, and the administrative process required to shift such
billets to cyber squadrons. (10 minutes)
263. Napolitano (CA), McKinley (WV), Carbajal (CA), Kaptur
(OH): Supports the National Guard Youth Challenge Programs
(NGYCP) by instructing the Department of Defense to issue non-
state matched funding in limited circumstances of up to $5 million
of the funds appropriated for the NGYCP for fiscal year 2023 to
provide support for new program start-up costs, special projects,
workforce development programs, and emergency unforeseen costs,
all at the Secretary’s discretion. (10 minutes)
264. Neguse (CO), Lamborn (CO), Slotkin (MI): Directs the De-
partment of Labor to carry out a five-year program of grants to
nonprofit organizations that assist the transition of service mem-
bers to civilian life. Funds may be used for a broad range of sup-
portive programs, such as job recruitment training. (10 minutes)
265. Neguse (CO): Adds ‘‘the benefits of portable licenses inter-
state licensure compacts for military spouses’’’ to the list of ele-
ments discussed at an industry roundtable convened by the Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. (10 minutes)
266. Neguse (CO): Defines a covered civilian behavioral health
provider as a licensed professional counselor, licensed mental
health counselor, licensed clinical professional counselor, licensed
professional clinical counselor of mental health, licensed clinical
mental health counselor, or licensed mental health practitioner. (10
minutes)
267. Neguse (CO): Inventories large-scale military installations
for the ‘‘heat island’’ effect and directs installations with significant
‘‘heat islands’’’ to increase greenery to mitigate the ‘‘heat island’’ ef-
fect. (10 minutes)
268. Norman (SC), Murphy, Gregory (NC): Authorizes the award
of the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr. for acts of valor as a
member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. (10 min-
utes)
269. Norman (SC): Requests a report on military spouse employ-
ment. (10 minutes)
270. Norman (SC): Requests a report on substance abuse within
the military. (10 minutes)
271. Norman (SC): Provides that not later than September 30,
2023, the Secretary of Defense shall review regulations and rules
of the Department of Defense regarding single parents serving as
members of the Armed Forces. (10 minutes)
272. Obernolte, Jay (CA), Herrell (NM), Gonzales, Tony (TX),
Moore, Blake (UT): Requires GAO to report on difficultly of filling
civilian support services jobs at remote or isolated military installa-
tions. (10 minutes)
273. Ocasio-Cortez (NY): Requests a GAO report on the status of
the Federal environmental cleanup and decontamination process in
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274. Ocasio-Cortez (NY): Prohibits funds from being used to con-
duct aerial fumigation of crops in Colombia. (10 minutes)
275. O’Halleran (AZ): Instructs the Department of Defense to
conduct a study on what the effects of wildfire and persistent
drought conditions at the United States Naval Observatory Flag-
staff Station are to the mission and operations of the facility. (10
minutes)
276. O’Halleran (AZ): Requires the Defense Suicide Prevention
Office to establish a procedure for assessing suicide risk at military
installations. (10 minutes)
277. Panetta (CA), Flores, Mayra (TX): Requests a review of the
definition, ‘‘Department of Defense Cyberspace Operations Forces,’’
to include an assessment of DoD components conducting defensive
cyberspace operations which are not currently included in such def-
inition. (10 minutes)
278. Panetta (CA), Waltz (FL): Requires the ASD for Special Op-
erations and Low-Intensity Conflict, in coordination with the Secre-
taries of the military departments, to submit a plan for a pilot pro-
gram to deploy dedicated X-band small satellite communications
technologies that may support current and future requirements of
special operations forces. (10 minutes)
279. Pappas (NH), Turner (OH), Mace (SC), Levin, Mike (CA):
Establishes a standard record of military service for all members
of the armed forces (including the reserve components). (10 min-
utes)
280. Pappas (NH), Fitzpatrick (PA), Slotkin (MI), Posey (FL): Re-
quires DoD and VA, in consultation with HHS and EPA, to jointly
coordinate and establish guidelines to be used during training of
members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty to provide the
members awareness of the potential risks of toxic exposures and
ways to prevent being exposed during combat. (10 minutes)
281. Pappas (NH), Kuster (NH): Directs DoD to conduct, or enter
into a contract with an appropriate federally funded research and
development center to conduct, a study to assess whether individ-
uals (including individuals on active duty or in a reserve compo-
nent or the National Guard) assigned to the Pease Air Force Base
and Pease Air National Guard Base during the period of 1970
through 2020 experience a higher-than-expected rate of cancer-re-
lated morbidity and mortality as a result of time on base or expo-
sures associated with time on base compared to the rate of cancer-
related morbidity and mortality of the general population of the
United States, accounting for differences in sex, age, and race. (10
minutes)
282. Peters (CA), Crow (CO), Porter (CA): Amends the Combat-
ant Commander Initiative Fund to (1) include climate resilience of
military facilities and essential civilian infrastructure and (2) mili-
tary support to relevant authorities to combat illegal wildlife traf-
ficking and illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing. (10 minutes)
283. Peters (CA), Hudson (NC), Castor (FL), Waltz (FL), Case
(HI), Butterfield (NC): Requires GAO to conduct a report on the
ability of servicemembers assigned to Special Operations units to
utilize Department of Defense transition programs, challenges
those servicemembers face when transitioning to civilian life and
the utility of existing DoD transition programs to address those
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transition resources offered by non-governmental entities. (10 min-
utes)
284. Pfluger (TX), Allred (TX), Miller-Meeks (IA), Meijer (MI),
Houlahan (PA), Panetta (CA), Sherrill (NJ), Van Duyne (TX),
Bacon (NE), Golden (ME), Mann (KS), Ellzey, Jake (TX), Flores,
Mayra (TX): Directs the Secretary of the VA to work with the Na-
tional Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study
the incidence of and mortality of cancer among individuals who
served in the Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps as aviators and air-
crew. (10 minutes)
285. Pfluger (TX), Ellzey, Jake (TX), Crenshaw (TX), Flores,
Mayra (TX): Requires DoD to submit a report to Congress an as-
sessment of the military requirements of North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization (NATO) members and countries in the Baltic region that
would allow such countries to deter and resist Russian aggression.
(10 minutes)
286. Pfluger (TX), Panetta (CA), Ellzey, Jake (TX), Crenshaw
(TX), Flores, Mayra (TX): Requires the Secretary of Defense to in-
clude information in its reporting to Congress on (1) how Russian
private military companies are being utilized to advance the polit-
ical, economic, and military interests of the Russian Federation; (2)
the direct or indirect threats Russian private military companies
present to United States security interests; and (3) how sanctions
that are currently in place to impede or deter Russian PMCs from
continuing their malign activities have impacted the Russian
PMCs’ behavior; and list any foreign persons engaged significantly
with Russian PMCs. (10 minutes)
287. Phillips (MN): Requires the Comptroller General to conduct
a study on the use and implementation of the authority of section
385 of title 10, United States Code, relating to Department of De-
fense support for other departments and agencies of the United
States Government that advance Department of Defense security
cooperation objectives. (10 minutes)
288. Phillips (MN), Castro (TX), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Malinowski
(NJ), Gottheimer (NJ), Allred (TX): Authorizes GAO study on the
Foreign Service Institute’s School of Language Studies to provide
best practices and curriculum improvements to prepare govern-
ment employees to advance U.S. diplomatic and national security
priorities abroad. (10 minutes)
289. Phillips (MN): Ensures that a remarried former spouse of a
member of a uniformed service retains electronic access to the priv-
ileged medical records of their dependent child. (10 minutes)
290. Plaskett (VI), Gonzólez-Colón, Jenniffer (PR): Requires a De-
partment of Defense report to Congress on U.S. military capabili-
ties in the Caribbean basin. (10 minutes)
291. Porter (CA), Jacobs, Sara (CA): Requires the screening and
registry of individuals with health conditions resulting from unsafe
housing units. (10 minutes)
292. Porter (CA), Jacobs, Sara (CA): Requires landlords to dis-
close the presence of life-threatening mold and health effects of
mycotoxins before a lease is signed for privatized military housing.
(10 minutes)
293. Porter (CA): Prohibits the ownership or trading of stocks by
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received over $1,000,000,000 in revenue from the Department of
Defense during the preceding calendar year. (10 minutes)
294. Radewagen (AS), Case (HI), Chabot (OH): Requires the De-
partment of Defense to include analysis of PRC influence in the Pa-
cific Islands region in their annual Report on Military and Security
Developments Involving the Peoples Republic of China. (10 min-
utes)
295. Raskin (MD): Directs the Navy to include a multi-medicine
manufacturing platform program element in the Department’s
Budget Request starting in Fiscal Year 2025. (10 minutes)
296. Reschenthaler (PA), Kuster (NH): Authorizes procurement
authority for the Air Force, establishes program element dedicated
to the procurement and management of commercial engineering
software, and requires a report regarding the benefits of commer-
cial physics-based modeling and simulation. (10 minutes)
297. Reschenthaler (PA), Kelly, Mike (PA), Doyle (PA), Van
Duyne (TX), Posey (FL), Lamb (PA): Includes Purple Heart award
recipients on the DOD military valor website who receive the
award after the enactment of this Act. (10 minutes)
298. Reschenthaler (PA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Meuser (PA), Doyle
(PA), Thompson, Glenn (PA), Keller (PA), Golden (ME), Lamb (PA),
Kelly, Mike (PA): Adds a sense of Congress to ensure the Air Force
does not retire KC–135 aircraft without equal replacement with
KC–46A aircraft. (10 minutes)
299. Reschenthaler (PA): Provides for a report from the Army
Space and Missile Defense Command on the need and cost of gun
launched interceptor technologies. (10 minutes)
300. Reschenthaler (PA): Requires a report from the Missile De-
fense Agency on the need and cost of radiation hardened, thermally
insensitive sensors for missile defense. (10 minutes)
301. Reschenthaler (PA), Doyle (PA), Thompson, Glenn (PA),
Aderholt (AL), Lamb (PA), Kelly, Mike (PA): Expresses a Sense of
Congress that the additive manufacturing and machine learning
initiative of the Army has the potential to accelerate the ability to
deploy additive manufacturing capabilities in expeditionary set-
tings and strengthen the United States defense industrial supply
chain. (10 minutes)
302. Reschenthaler (PA): Increases funding for Robotics Supply
Chain Research. (10 minutes)
303. Reschenthaler (PA), Norcross (NJ), Houlahan (PA): Increase
funding for Enterprise Digital Transformation with Commercial
Physics Simulation. (10 minutes)
304. Rouzer (NC), Crow (CO): Requires DOD to provide a report
to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on its flood
mapping efforts, how frequently they update their flood maps, what
resources they utilize to undertake flood mapping projects, and how
those maps are incorporated into broader FEMA flood maps. (10
minutes)
305. Ryan (OH), Palazzo (MS), Kahele (HI), Kelly, Trent (MS),
Bishop, Sanford (GA), Brown (MD), Stefanik (NY): Requires a GAO
study to identify barriers in accessing EFMP benefits within the
Guard and Reserve. (10 minutes)
306. Salazar (FL), Murphy, Stephanie (FL), Waltz (FL): Requires
the Air Force, in consultation with the Department of State, to
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spheric balloons, aerostats, or satellite technology capable of rap-
idly delivering wireless internet anywhere on the planet from high
altitudes. (10 minutes)
307. Salazar (FL), Murphy, Stephanie (FL), Waltz (FL): Encour-
ages the Navy to explore and solicit more artificial reefing opportu-
nities for retired Navy ships. (10 minutes)
308. San Nicolas (GU): Grants officers or employees of U.S.
Homeland Security Investigations the same acccess to military in-
stallations on Guam as already granted to officers or employees of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. (10 minutes)
309. San Nicolas (GU), Kahele (HI), Case (HI): Requires biannual
leak inspections of Navy and Air Force-owned underground fuel
storage tanks on Guam. (10 minutes)
310. Sánchez (CA): States that it is the sense of Congress that
the United States should prioritize countering misinformation, sup-
port an increase in NATO resources, support building technological
resilience, and support NATO and NATO PA’s role in countering
misinformation. (10 minutes)
311. Sánchez (CA): Requires a report from the Secretary of De-
fense to assess efforts of NATO to counter misinformation and
disinformation and offer recommendations. This report will be sent
to HASC and HFAC. (10 minutes)
312. Sánchez (CA): Requires both a briefing and a report be de-
livered to Members on HASC, HFAC, and NATO PA’s US delega-
tion on how the DoD is working with the NATO Strategic Commu-
nications Center of Excellence to improve NATO’s ability to counter
and mitigate disinformation. (10 minutes)
313. Schiff (CA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a
feasibility study on adding the names of the 74 sailors who died in
the USS Frank E. Evans disaster in 1969 to the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial Wall. (10 minutes)
314. Schneider (IL), Garbarino (NY): Directs the Department of
Defense to continue its work to modernize its supply chain and to
prioritize digital solutions that use durable devices and tech-
nologies to operate in austere combat environments. (10 minutes)
315. Schrier (WA): Directs GAO to report on the effectiveness of
current health screenings administered to servicemembers sepa-
rating from the military to identify the risk of social isolation and
other health and behavioral health concerns. (10 minutes)
316. Schrier (WA): Requires quarterly and publicly accessible
data reporting on the Department of Defense’s Military Child Care
in Your Neighborhood and Military Child Care in Your Neighbor-
hood-Plus programs. (10 minutes)
317. Scott, Austin (GA), Bishop, Sanford (GA), Stefanik (NY): Ex-
presses the Sense of Congress on the importance of enhancing the
strategic partnership and defense and security cooperation with the
country of Georgia. (10 minutes)
318. Scott, Austin (GA): Removes the $15 million cap on
demining assistance provided by the Department of Defense under
10 USC 407. (10 minutes)
319. Scott, Austin (GA): Authorizes the Director of the Defense
POW/MIA Accounting Agency to submit an Unfunded Priorities
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Agency is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing
service personnel to their families and the nation. (10 minutes)
320. Scott, Austin (GA): Modifies 10 USC 345 (Regional Defense
Combating Terrorism and Irregular Warfare Fellowship Program)
to include training on Urban Warfare. (10 minutes)
321. Scott, Bobby (VA), Luria (VA), Wittman (VA), McEachin
(VA), Sánchez (CA): Establishes a pilot project to enhance resil-
ience in defense communities by appointing four Interagency Re-
gional Coordinators for Resilience. (10 minutes)
322. Scott, Bobby (VA), Luria (VA): Directs the Inspector General
of the Department of Defense to publish a report on suicide, suicide
prevention, and response within the Navy on installations and
ships, including ships undergoing a Refueling and Complex Over-
haul (RCOH). (10 minutes)
323. Scott, Bobby (VA): Directs the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Defense to publish a report and survey of active De-
partment of Defense programs through which members of the
armed forces may file anonymous concerns. (10 minutes)
324. Sherrill (NJ), Bice (OK), Horsford (NV), Reschenthaler (PA):
Amends the DoD’s OTA authority to allow for prototyping for DoD
installations and facilities engineering. (10 minutes)
325. Slotkin (MI): Requires the creation of a decoration or rec-
ognition to recognize military working dogs that are killed in action
or that perform an exceptionally meritorious or courageous act in
services to the United States. (10 minutes)
326. Smith, Adam (WA), Rogers, Mike (AL): Authorizes the Sec-
retary of Defense to establish a revolving fund to procure high-de-
mand munitions in advance of the transfer of such munitions to eli-
gible foreign countries in anticipation of supporting sustained con-
tingency operations in Ukraine. (10 minutes)
327. Smith, Christopher (NJ): Requires the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to conduct a feasibility
study with regard to greater engagement with Somaliland, a self-
governing, de facto independent entity strategically-located on the
Horn of Africa. Requires further the Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Defense, to submit a classified report
that contains the results of the above feasibility study within 180
days of enactment to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, House
Armed Services Committee, the Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, and the Senate Armed Services Committee. (10 minutes)
328. Smith, Christopher (NJ): Directs the Secretary of Defense to
conduct an appraisal of current standards and provide rec-
ommendations for improved medical care and oversight of individ-
uals engaged in high stress training environments, specifically
Navy training programs. (10 minutes)
329. Smith, Christopher (NJ): Directs the Secretary of the Navy
to comply with the intent of Congress regarding a study of
submersibles published November 1, 2021 as directed by the
FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act conference report. Or-
ders a review and reconciliation of findings to comply with original
Congressional intent. (10 minutes)
330. Soto (FL), Posey (FL): Adds areas with ‘‘significant space
launch or mission control facilities’’ to be included as locations that
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Space National Guard are established. (10 minutes)
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331. Soto (FL), Posey (FL): Adds language to the Sense of Con-
gress on the Range of the Future and Support to Commercial Space
Launch Activity that states that it is critical to the Nation’s na-
tional security and economic vitality that we continue to encourage
and enable the expansion of commercial space launch activity. (10
minutes)
332. Soto (FL), Schweikert (AZ), Budd (NC): Inserts distributed
ledger technology into the curricula on software acquisitions and
cybersecurity or hardware acquisitions for covered individuals. This
will add distributed ledger technology to those technologies consid-
ered to increase digital literacy related to software acquisitions and
cybersecurity hardware or software and develop the ability of cov-
ered individuals to use technologies to critically evaluate, and syn-
thesize data and information related to such acquisitions. (10 min-
utes)
333. Soto (FL), Schweikert (AZ), Budd (NC): Adds distributed
ledger technology to the definition of covered technologies consid-
ered for prototype and demonstration energy resilience projects at
certain military bases. (10 minutes)
334. Soto (FL): Adds artificial intelligence as a specific ‘‘new tech-
nology’’ considered in the development of the consortium for cur-
ricula being developed for institutions of military education in
order to improve military education. (10 minutes)
335. Spanberger (VA), Meijer (MI), Kim, Young (CA): Requires
the Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integ-
rity and Efficiency to submit a report to Congress on the oversight
infrastructure established with respect to U.S. assistance to
Ukraine. Examines which Federal agencies are overseeing assist-
ance to Ukraine, how well those agencies are coordinating, whether
there are gaps in oversight, and whether the Federal Government
is positioned to accurately oversee U.S. expenditures. (10 minutes)
336. Speier (CA): Extend the deadline for the GAO review of the
military services’ administrative separation processes required by
Sec. 529B of the FY22 NDAA from December 27, 2022, to May 31,
2023. (10 minutes)
337. Speier (CA), Schiff (CA), Pallone (NJ), Chu (CA), Titus (NV),
Sánchez (CA), Eshoo (CA), Lofgren (CA), Tlaib (MI), Langevin (RI),
Valadao (CA), Lieu (CA), Lawrence (MI), Krishnamoorthi (IL),
Slotkin (MI): Directs the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, to document details of the consideration of
the waiver requirements to Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act
and report on whether security assistance to the government of
Azerbaijan undermines a peaceful settlement to the conflict be-
tween Armenia and Azerbaijan. (10 minutes)
338. Stauber (MN), Tiffany, Thomas (WI): Allows the Secretary
of the Navy to solicit contracts from non-homeport shipyards for
maintenance work should the shipyards meet the Navy’s require-
ments for ship repair work. (10 minutes)
339. Steel, Michelle (CA): Prohibits the Department of Defense
and defense contractors from using LOGINK. (10 minutes)
340. Strickland (WA): Requires a feasibility study on adding au
pairs to the in-home child care fee assistance program and ex-
presses the sense of Congress that members of the Armed Forces
who participate in the au pair exchange visitor program should be
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341. Swalwell (CA): Adds a reporting requirement to encourage
and inform a more focused DoD effort on stockpiling rare earth
magnets to reduce dependence on foreign countries. (10 minutes)
342. Takano (CA): Requires the comptroller general of the US to
study the feasibility of establishing a strategic stockpile of mate-
rials required to to manufacture batteries, battery cells, and other
energy storage components to meet national security requirements
in the event of a national emergency. (10 minutes)
343. Tenney, Claudia (NY): Requires a report on the U.N. arms
embargo on its effectiveness in constraining Iran’s ability to supply,
sell, or transfer, directly or indirectly, arms or related material
when the arms embargo was in place. Requires an assessment on
the measures that DoD and DoS are taking, in the absence of a
U.N. arms embargo on Iran, to constrain Iranian arms prolifera-
tion. (10 minutes)
344. Tenney, Claudia (NY): Requires a report on Islamic Revolu-
tionary Guards Corps-affiliated operatives abroad and the ways in
which DoD, in coordination with DoS, is working with partner na-
tions to inform them of the threat posed by Islamic Revolutionary
Guards Corps-affiliated officials, who are operatives of a U.S.-des-
ignated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). (10 minutes)
345. Tenney, Claudia (NY): Requires a report on the threat of
aerial drones and unmanned aircraft to United States national se-
curity and an assessment of the unmanned traffic management
systems of every military base and installation (within and outside
the United States) to determine whether the base or installation is
adequately equipped to detect, disable, and disarm hostile or un-
identified unmanned aerial systems. (10 minutes)
346. Thompson, Glenn (PA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report to Congress detailing Department of Defense
spending on fuel from non-domestic sources. (10 minutes)
347. Thompson, Glenn (PA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report on the impacts low recruitment and retention in
the Armed Forces are having on current operations, including the
physical and mental health of servicemembers. (10 minutes)
348. Thompson, Glenn (PA), Van Duyne (TX), Posey (FL): Re-
quires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress de-
tailing the effects of inflation on military families. (10 minutes)
349. Titus (NV), Meeks (NY): Amends the Ukraine Freedom Sup-
port Act of 2014 to require the President to establish a semicon-
ductor supply chain working group in response to the Russian inva-
sion of Ukraine and submit reports to Congress on potential future
global or geopolitical development that could severely disrupt the
semiconductor supply chain. (10 minutes)
350. Titus (NV), Speier (CA): Requires a report on how maternal
mortality rates may disproportionately affect female members of
the Armed Forces, including identification of barriers to access to
maternal health care and any recommendations for improvement.
(10 minutes)
351. Titus (NV): Requires a report on the extent to which mili-
tary families have access to infant formula and have been affected
by the nationwide infant formula shortage. (10 minutes)
352. Titus (NV), Ross (NC), Slotkin (MI): Requires a report from
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment on
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tions (as required by 2020 NDAA); as well as a report on the preva-
lence of PFAS contamination from non-AFFF sources on military
installations. (10 minutes)
353. Titus (NV): Orders quarterly briefings for Congressional de-
fense committees, tracking Department of Defense efforts to sup-
port replenishment and revitalization of stocks of defensive and of-
fensive weaponry provided to Ukraine by the United States. Re-
quires briefings to Congressional defense committees, House For-
eign Affairs Committee, Senate Foreign Relations Committee on
the Department of Defense is working to advance replenishment of
weapons to our allies and partners who have provided weapons to
Ukraine. (10 minutes)
354. Titus (NV): Requires a report to congressional defense and
foreign affairs committees from DOD and State Department on
human trafficking as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
(10 minutes)
355. Tlaib (MI): Requires the new Military Housing Feedback
Tool to include resources to help tenants identify potential serious
safety hazards (lead paint, mold, non-functioning safety equipment,
etc) and a functionality to report said potential issues. (10 minutes)
356. Tlaib (MI): Adds additional sections to the report required
for Sec. 544. Pilot program on financial assistance for victims of do-
mestic violence. The new sections ensure that participants in the
program can provide their feedback and that their advice is taken
into account, and provides the Secretary with a specific opportunity
to recommend new ideas and other potential ways that they come
across during the running of the program that could be pursued to
further safeguard domestic violence survivors. (10 minutes)
357. Tlaib (MI), Newman (IL), Rush (IL), Torres, Ritchie (NY),
Barragán (CA), Titus (NV), Jacobs, Sara (CA): Directs the Under-
secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to issue a re-
port to Congress on the Department’s compliance with the Lead
and Copper Rule in military installations, military housing, and
privatized military housing within one year of enactment. Fol-
lowing this report, DOD compliance with Lead and Copper Rule
will be reported annually in the Defense Environmental Programs
report to Congress. (10 minutes)
358. Tlaib (MI): Adds a requirement to screen eligible individuals
for potential covered lead exposure from unsafe housing units. (10
minutes)
359. Torres, Norma (CA), Sires (NJ), Malinowski (NJ): Directs
the Government Accountability Office to review the implementation
by the Department of Defense and the Department of State of end-
use monitoring. (10 minutes)
360. Torres, Norma (CA): Improves military cold case reviews
and oversight measures to help ensure military families receive
justice. (10 minutes)
361. Torres, Ritchie (NY): Prescribes limitations on the sale and
use of unsafe portable heating devices on military installations, ac-
cording to the guidelines of the applicable voluntary standard. (10
minutes)
362. Torres, Ritchie (NY): Directs the Secretary of Defense to en-
sure that the Department of Defense shares best practices and
training to first responders so that they can best aid victims experi-
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363. Torres, Ritchie (NY): Requires a feasibility study into the es-
tablishment of a U.S. military instillation in Albania. (10 minutes)
364. Trahan (MA), Reschenthaler (PA), Fitzgerald (WI), Joyce,
John (PA): Requires the Navy to issue a report on the power and
propulsion requirements for the DDG(X) destroyer and whether the
Navy can leverage existing investments in the electric-drive propul-
sion system developed for the DDG(X) to reduce cost and risk. (10
minutes)
365. Trahan (MA), Obernolte, Jay (CA), Beyer (VA): Directs the
Secretary of Defense to submit a report on potential national secu-
rity applications for fusion energy technology. The report shall in-
clude an evaluation of commercial fusion energy technologies under
development by private sector companies in the United States to
determine if any such technologies have potential national security
applications. (10 minutes)
366. Turner (OH), Lesko (AZ), Pfluger (TX), Flores, Mayra (TX):
Directs the DoD to submit a report on the feasibility of terminating
energy procurement from foreign entities of concern. Revises DOD
Energy Policy, 10 U.S.C. § 2911(e) by requiring the consideration of
energy reliability in the event of a military conflict and the value
of resourcing energy from allies. (10 minutes)
367. Van Duyne (TX), McKinley (WV), Crenshaw (TX), Flores,
Mayra (TX): Requires a study and report to identify monetary and
government benefits received through misrepresentation of military
decorations or medals. Also requires recommendations to address
the issues identified in the report. (10 minutes)
368. Van Duyne (TX): Requires a DOD report on the feasibility
of partnerships with companies providing third-party job search
software in assisting service members and veterans find employ-
ment following their active duty service. (10 minutes)
369. Wagner (MO): Honors the life and legacy of Ulysses S.
Grant in commemoration of his 200th birthday on April 27, 2022.
(10 minutes)
370. Waltz (FL): Makes a clerical change to Section 624 to ref-
erence the appropriate subsection. (10 minutes)
371. Waltz (FL), Horsford (NV): Clarifies the authority of the Na-
tional Defense Stockpile Manager to acquire strategic and critical
materials to also include scandium. (10 minutes)
372. Wasserman Schultz (FL), Castor (FL), Hudson (NC), Gaetz
(FL): Requires the Air Force and Army to provide a briefing within
90 days of the enactment of this bill, to the House Armed Services
Committee and Appropriations Committee, on the way ahead for
providing appropriate childcare at Camp Bull Simons, Eglin Air
Force Base. (10 minutes)
373. Wexton (VA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct
a study on the feasibility and benefits of establishing returnship
programs for the DOD civilian workforce. (10 minutes)
374. Wild (PA): Requires transparency for and accountability to
the families of servicemembers who have lost their lives or suffered
serious injuries in operational or training accidents by requiring
that the Department of Defense provide briefings on the status of
the implementation of recommendations relating to improving safe-
ty for servicemembers and the prevention of accidents. (10 minutes)
375. Wild (PA): Requires the Joint Safety Council, which was cre-
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information for the families of deceased members of the armed
forces who died in a fatal operational or training accident, informa-
tion on the findings of each review or assessment conducted by the
Council, identification of any recommendation of the Council relat-
ing to the prevention of fatal accidents among members of the
Armed Forces, and information on the progress of the implementa-
tion of any such recommendation. (10 minutes)
376. Williams (GA), Meijer (MI), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Khanna
(CA), Spartz (IN), Lee, Barbara (CA), Welch (VT), Blumenauer
(OR), Newman (IL), Carson (IN), Moore (WI), Grijalva (AZ), Norton
(DC), Levin, Andy (MI), Tlaib (MI): Modernizes the bipartisan 2017
law passed by Congressman John Lewis—which currently requires
public posting of the costs to each American taxpayer of the costs
of the Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria—to include cost trans-
parency for all wars since 9/11 and future wars, ensuring taxpayers
fully understand how their government uses taxpayer dollars
abroad. (10 minutes)
377. Williams (GA), Johnson, Hank (GA), Bishop, Sanford (GA),
Bourdeaux (GA), McBath (GA), Scott, David (GA), Carter, Buddy
(GA), Clyde (GA): Expresses that Congress has heard with pro-
found sorrow of the death of the Honorable Joseph Maxwell
Cleland, who served with courage and sacrifice in combat in the
Vietnam War; unwavering dedication to Georgia as a State Sen-
ator, Secretary of State, and Senator; and honorable service to the
United States and veterans of the United States through his life-
time of public service and tenure as Administrator of the Veterans
Administration. (10 minutes)
378. Wittman (VA): Prohibit the disposal of Littoral Combat
Ships unless the ships are transferred to the military forces of a
nation that is an ally or partner of the United States. (10 minutes)
379. Wittman (VA), Van Duyne (TX), Johnson, Mike (LA): Re-
quires additional data on Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III awards
under the SBIR and STTR programs within each military depart-
ment. (10 minutes)
380. Wittman (VA), Luria (VA), Wilson, Joe (SC): Establishes
that any contract, transaction, agreement, or grant awarded on or
after March 1, 2020, to address the COVID–19 pandemic through
vaccines and other therapeutic measures, using funds made avail-
able under certain awards shall not be counted toward any limit
on the total estimated amount of all projects to be issued estab-
lished prior to March 1, 2020 (except that such funds shall count
toward meeting any guaranteed minimum value) for the award. (10
minutes)
381. Wittman (VA): Directs the Director of the Defense Health
Agency to submit to the House and Senate Armed Services Com-
mittees a report on contracts awarded by DHA in Fiscal Years
2020, 2021, and 2022, including the number and percent of con-
tracts meeting certain criteria. (10 minutes)
382. Wittman (VA): Requires a report on opportunities to im-
prove the ability of the Department of Defense to compete in a con-
tested information environment. (10 minutes)
383. Lee, Barbara (CA), Meeks (NY), Roy (TX): Repeals the 2002
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq. (10 minutes)
384. Bowman (NY), Khanna (CA), Schakowsky (IL), Bush, Cori
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gren (CA), Cammack, Kat (FL): Prohibits U.S. military presence in
Syria without Congressional approval within one year of enact-
ment. (10 minutes)
385. Spanberger (VA), Meijer (MI), Meeks (NY), Roy (TX), Kim,
Young (CA): Repeals the 1991 Authorization for Use of Military
Force Against Iraq Resolution. (10 minutes)
386. Meijer (MI), Spanberger (VA), Roy (TX): Repeals the joint
resolution of March 9, 1957, that provided for the use of certain
funds to promote peace and stability in the Middle East. (10 min-
utes)
387. Lee, Barbara (CA), Meijer (MI), Roy (TX): Expresses the
Sense of Congress that Authorizations for the Use of Military Force
(AUMFs) should include a sunset provision. Specifically: (1) the in-
clusion of a sunset provision or reauthorization requirement in au-
thorizations for use of military force is critical to ensuring
Congress’s exercise of its constitutional duty to declare war; and (2)
any joint resolution enacted to authorize the introduction of United
States forces into hostilities or into situations where there is a seri-
ous risk of hostilities should include a sunset provision setting
forth a date certain for the termination of the authorization for the
use of such forces absent the enactment of a subsequent specific
statutory authorization for such use of the United States forces. (10
minutes)
388. Spanberger (VA), Garbarino (NY), Kuster (NH): Directs the
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to develop
performance measures and targets for the National Drug Control
Strategy for the Southwest Border, Northern Border, and Carib-
bean Border Counternarcotics Supplemental Strategies to effec-
tively evaluate region-specific goals. These performance measures
and targets may evaluate interdiction efforts at and between ports
of entry, interdiction technology, intelligence sharing, diplomacy,
and other appropriate metrics as determined by the ONDCP Direc-
tor. (10 minutes)
389. Arrington (TX), Crenshaw (TX), Posey (FL): Requires the
President to report to Congress on security relationship with Mex-
ico as it relates to cartel activity along southern border and im-
pacts on national security. (10 minutes)
390. Thompson, Bennie (MS): Enhances the security operations
of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the
transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system
under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. (10 minutes)
391. Keating (MA): Requires the State Department to establish
and staff Climate Change Officer positions to be posted at U.S. em-
bassies, consulates, or diplomatic missions to provide climate
change mitigation expertise, engage with international entities on
climate change, and facilitate bilateral and multilateral cooperation
on climate change, taking specific actions to develop a strategy to
improve and increase the study of, mitigation of, and adaptation to
climate change and certify that considerations related to the cli-
mate are incorporated at U.S. embassies or other diplomatic posts,
while also establishing a curriculum at the Foreign Service Insti-
tute to provide employees with specialized climate change training.
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392. Jayapal (WA): Establishes an Office of Climate Resilience.
(10 minutes)
393. Himes (CT): Modernizes FinCEN’s special measures authori-
ties to empower FinCEN to adapt its existing tools, monitor and
obstruct global financial threats, and meet the challenges of com-
bating 21st-century financial crime. (10 minutes)
394. Meeks (NY), Maloney, Carolyn (NY), Torres, Ritchie (NY),
Sherman (CA), Brown (MD): Requires public companies to annually
disclose the racial, ethnic, gender identity, sexual orientation, and
veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior execu-
tive officers; empowers the SEC’s Office of Minority and Women In-
clusion to publish best diversity disclosure practices; and creates an
advisory group that would study and report on increasing corporate
diversity. (10 minutes)
395. Speier (CA), Lofgren (CA): Incentivize states to enact, at a
minimum, the rights afforded to victims in the Survivors Bill of
Rights Act. (10 minutes)
396. Brownley (CA): Eliminates contraception co-pays at the VA,
ensuring veterans do not face unnecessary barriers to access. (10
minutes)
397. Garamendi (CA): Clarifies the Department of Defense defini-
tion of biomass and biogas so that it aligns with the Clean Air Act,
and requires that it be considered a renewable energy source. (10
minutes)
398. Ross (NC), Tonko (NY), Rouzer (NC): Restores the Depart-
ment of Interior’s authority to hold offshore wind lease sales in fed-
eral waters off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
gia, and Florida, while leaving the leasing moratorium in place in
the Eastern Gulf of Mexico at the request of the Department of De-
fense. (10 minutes)
399. Pappas (NH), Bilirakis (FL), Cicilline (RI), Malliotakis (NY),
Pallone (NJ), Maloney, Carolyn (NY), Titus (NV), Sarbanes (MD),
Schneider (IL), Meng (NY), Speier (CA), Eshoo (CA), Levin, Andy
(MI), Lofgren (CA), Langevin (RI), Lieu (CA), Gottheimer (NJ),
Krishnamoorthi (IL), Sherman (CA): Prohibits the President from
selling or exporting new F–16s or F–16 upgrade technology or mod-
ernization kits to Turkey unless the President provides a certifi-
cation to Congress that such a transfer is in the national interest
of the United States and includes a detailed description of concrete
steps taken to ensure that such F–16s are not used by Turkey for
repeated unauthorized territorial overflights of Greece. (10 min-
utes)
400. Williams (GA), Himes (CT), Carter, Troy (LA), Titus (NV):
Allows funds from the Surface Transportation Block Grant Pro-
gram to be used to build sound barriers in older residential areas,
allowing people in military housing and other impacted neighbor-
hoods who bought their homes years before the construction of
nearby interstate highways to live and raise their families in quiet
neighborhoods. (10 minutes)
401. Beatty (OH): Gives first-time homebuyers a 25 basis point
reduction on their FHA mortgage insurance premium if they com-
plete a certified financial literacy housing counseling course. (10
minutes)
402. Slotkin (MI): Creates an exception for Afghan student visa
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Afghanistan after completing their studies in the US. This excep-
tion will be in effect for two years, with the opportunity for the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of
State, to renew in 18 month increments if conditions in Afghani-
stan warrant the extension. (10 minutes)
403. Ross (NC), Miller-Meeks (IA), Lofgren (CA), Salazar (FL),
Krishnamoorthi (IL), Fitzpatrick (PA), Meuser (PA), Axne (IA),
Sánchez (CA), Davis, Danny K. (IL), Kim, Young (CA), Soto (FL):
Amends the Child Status Protection Act to protect dependent chil-
dren of green card applicants and long-term dependent children of
employment based nonimmigrants from aging out of our legal im-
migration system. (10 minutes)
404. Cicilline (RI), Auchincloss (MA), Langevin (RI), Trahan
(MA), Larson, John (CT), Courtney (CT), DeLauro (CT), Neal (MA),
Keating (MA), Hayes (CT): Establishes the Southern New England
Regional Commission, which would assist in the development of de-
fense manufacturing in Southern New England. (10 minutes)
405. Pappas (NH), Fitzpatrick (PA), Nadler (NY), Welch (VT),
Posey (FL), Norton (DC), Huffman (CA), Ross (NC), Blumenauer
(OR), Lawrence (MI), Khanna (CA), McEachin (VA), Kuster (NH),
Raskin (MD), Gottheimer (NJ), Grijalva (AZ), Levin, Andy (MI),
Cohen (TN), Slotkin (MI): Requires the EPA to develop water qual-
ity criteria under the Clean Water Act for all measurable PFAS or
classes of PFAS within two years, and develop effluent limitations
guidelines and standards for all measurable PFAS or classes of
PFAS within four years. (10 minutes)
406. Ross (NC), Mace (SC), Fitzpatrick (PA), Norton (DC), Titus
(NV), Kuster (NH), McEachin (VA), Stansbury (NM): Clarifies the
scope of the PFAS Data Reporting from the 2020 NDAA. (10 min-
utes)
407. Golden (ME): Allows the Wabanaki Nations in Maine to ac-
cess future federal laws that are passed by Congress for the benefit
of Indian tribes. Four Indian tribes (Maliseet, Micmac, Penobscot,
and Passamaquoddy) make up the Wabanaki Nations. Currently,
these tribes are unable to access certain federal laws and related
benefits because such laws are preempted by the Maine Indian
Claims Settlement Act of 1980. (10 minutes)
408. Perlmutter (CO), Velázquez (NY), Davidson (OH), Blu-
menauer (OR), Joyce, David (OH), Lee, Barbara (CA), Correa (CA),
Crist (FL): Adds the bipartisan SAFE Banking Act which would
allow state-legal cannabis businesses to access the banking system
and help improve public safety by reducing the amount of cash at
these businesses. (10 minutes)
409. Clark, Katherine (MA): Expresses the sense of Congress
that veterans should not be denied Veterans Affairs Administration
home loan benefits due to their legal employment in the cannabis
industry and that the VA should improve communication with eli-
gible lending institutions to reduce confusion among lenders and
borrowers on this matter. (10 minutes)
410. Garamendi (CA), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Lofgren (CA): Waives
current law’s requirement that FEMA or federal land management
agencies reimburse DOD (with civilian funds) for cost of military
support for disaster response to major wildfires or federally de-
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411. Neguse (CO), Khanna (CA): Adds the text of H.R. 7476, the
REPLACE Act to the bill, which automatically waives fees for re-
placing critical documents after major disasters. (10 minutes)
412. Leger Fernandez (NM), Herrell (NM), Stansbury (NM): Pro-
vides assistance to victims of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire
that was started by the federal government. (10 minutes)
413. Jayapal (WA): Requires that federal agencies begin debar-
ment proceedings against federal contractors that have committed
two or more violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act within the
past five years. Directs the Department of Labor to establish a
database of covered entities that have been suspended or debarred
for violations of federal labor law. (10 minutes)
414. Johnson, Hank (GA), Carson (IN), Evans (PA), Davis, Danny
K. (IL): Removes the size limitation of average annual gross re-
ceipts for the last three years not to exceed $26.29 million in the
Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enter-
prise program. (10 minutes)
415. Ocasio-Cortez (NY): Allows the Office of Federal Contractor
Compliance Programs at the Department of Labor to establish com-
pliance procedures for the prohibition on criminal history inquiries
by Federal contractors and allows the Department of Labor to in-
vestigate compliance by a contractor by conducting a compliance
evaluation. (10 minutes)
416. Waters (CA), Malinowski (NJ), Salazar (FL), Wilson, Joe
(SC), Spanberger (VA), Hudson (NC): Brings services which facili-
tate anonymity or evasion of anti-money laundering provisions into
Bank Secrecy Act compliance. (10 minutes)
417. Waters (CA): Provides that the CARES Act enhancements
to NCUA’s Central Liquidity Facility are temporarily reauthorized
to allow smaller credit unions to have access to emergency liquidity
through 2023. (10 minutes)
418. Waters (CA): Directs the Treasury to vote against the provi-
sion of any assistance to China from the World Bank or the Asian
Development Bank unless the Secretary of Treasury has certified
that China has demonstrated a commitment to participate in mul-
tilateral debt relief initiatives on terms comparable to other G–20
governments; allows borrowing countries to seek restructuring of
China loans in official multilateral debt treatment forums; and al-
lows for the public disclosure of the terms and conditions of its
loans to other countries; or if the Secretary of Treasury certifies
that such assistance serves the national interest of the United
States. (10 minutes)
419. Torres, Ritchie (NY): Requires the Secretary of Agriculture,
in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, and Secretary
of Homeland Security, to issue a report on improving supply chain
shortfalls and infrastructure needs at wholesale produce markets.
(10 minutes)
420. Thompson, Bennie (MS), Katko (NY): Adds a new title with
measures related to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),
comprised of House-passed legislative provisions to strengthen com-
munity security, enhance DHS acquisitions and supply chains, and
enhance DHS operations. (10 minutes)
421. Courtney (CT), Gallagher (WI), Moore, Blake (UT), Wittman
(VA): Adds the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ire-
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the Defense Production Act (DPA). This amendment would align
the DPA with the current legal definition of the National Tech-
nology and Industrial Base (NTIB), which added the UK and Aus-
tralia to its definition in the 2017 NDAA. (10 minutes)
422. Tenney, Claudia (NY), Pfluger (TX), Gottheimer (NJ),
Fitzpatrick (PA), Wild (PA): Restricts the ability of covered entities
(owned, directed, controlled, financed, or influenced directly or indi-
rectly by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the
CCP, or the Chinese military) from using federal funds from engag-
ing, entering into, and awarding public works contracts. (10 min-
utes)
423. Garcia, Sylvia (TX): Changes the start date of the referenced
anti-money laundering pilot program from 3 years after the date of
enactment (January 1, 2021), to 3 years after the date that the Sec-
retary of the Treasury actually starts the program. (10 minutes)
424. Demings (FL), Keating (MA): Authorizes the Open Tech-
nology Fund of the United States Agency for Global Media to make
grants to surge and sustain support for internet freedom tech-
nologies to counter acute escalations in censorship in closed coun-
tries. Authorizes the fund at $5 million per year from FY 2023–
2027. (10 minutes)
425. Torres, Ritchie (NY): Requires the Director of CISA to con-
duct an investigation on the SolarWinds incident to evaluate the
impact of the SolarWinds incident and issue a report to Congress
on the findings and recommendations to address security gaps, im-
prove incident response efforts, and prevent similar cyber inci-
dents. The amendment also calls for a GAO report on the Cyber
Safety Review Board established pursuant to Executive Order
14028. (10 minutes)
426. Langevin (RI), Ross (NC), Escobar (TX): Allows for admis-
sion of essential scientists and technical experts to promote and
protect the national security innovation base. (10 minutes)
427. Garbarino (NY), Langevin (RI), Gallagher (WI), Clarke,
Yvette (NY): Adds the CISA Leadership Act, which establishes a
five-year term limit and specifies the appointment process for the
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
(CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security. (10 minutes)
428. Lamb (PA), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH): Directs the Secretary
of Energy to establish a plan for reducing the vulnerability of the
electric grid, including by creating a strategic transformer reserve.
(10 minutes)
429. Maloney, Carolyn (NY): Strengthens the ability of the Pri-
vacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to provide meaningful
oversight of artificial intelligence for counterterrorism purposes. (10
minutes)
430. Cicilline (RI), Castro (TX), Titus (NV), Keating (MA), Galla-
gher (WI): Extends the life of the State Department’s Global En-
gagement Center. The Global Engagement Center was established
via the 2017 NDAA to coordinate the U.S. Government’s efforts
counter foreign propaganda that undermines US interests. (10 min-
utes)
431. Cicilline (RI), Reschenthaler (PA), Golden (ME), Takano
(CA), Brown (MD): Prevents the enforcement of predispute forced
arbitration clauses in any dispute covered under the
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432. Tlaib (MI): Strengthens servicemember consumer protec-
tions with regards to medical debt collections and credit reporting,
including prohibiting the collection of medical debt for the first two
years and prohibiting debt arising from medically necessary proce-
dures from ever appearing on servicemember credit reports. (10
minutes)
433. Sánchez (CA), Mace (SC): Extends consumer credit protec-
tions to active duty armed and uniformed consumers in a combat
zone, aboard a U.S. vessel, or away from their usual duty stations
and prohibits the inclusion on a consumer report of adverse credit
information that occurred while a uniformed consumer was serving.
(10 minutes)
434. Dean (PA): Prohibits a debt collector from representing to
service members that failure to cooperate with a debt collector will
result in a reduction of rank, a revocation of security clearance, or
military prosecution. The Government Accountability Office must
report on the impact of this prohibition on the timely delivery of
information to service members, military readiness, and national
security. (10 minutes)
435. Beatty (OH): Expands employment opportunities at feder-
ally insured financial institutions by reducing barriers to employ-
ment based on past criminal offenses. (10 minutes)
436. Lieu (CA), Brownley (CA), Sherman (CA): Authorizes the
Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) to use any funds collected
pursuant to easements, or other use agreements at the West LA
VA for the development of supportive housing and services on cam-
pus for homeless veterans. (10 minutes)
437. Escobar (TX): Prohibits certain types of fraud or misrepre-
sentations in the provision of immigration services and provides for
criminal penalties for such actions. (10 minutes)
438. Steil (WI), Auchincloss (MA): Requires the U.S. Treasury
Department to regularly report to Congress any sanctions waivers
provided to allow transactions between financial institutions and
targeted individuals. (10 minutes)
439. Norcross (NJ), Zeldin (NY), Sires (NJ): Urges the Secretary
of State to take action concerning unpaid Peruvian agrarian reform
bonds to ensure pension funds receive payment. (10 minutes)
440. Wild (PA), Malinowski (NJ), Khanna (CA): Requires a report
from the Secretary of State focusing on human rights violations
committed by Philippines police, military, and paramilitary forces
and assessing these forces’ role in the current Philippines human
rights climate. (10 minutes)
441. Thompson, Bennie (MS): Adds a new title to ensure greater
equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by au-
thorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection
to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and re-
quiring equity criteria to be applied to policies and programs. (10
minutes)
442. Phillips (MN): Authorizes a GAO report to be submitted
within 180 days on the use of data and data science at the Depart-
ment of State and USAID in the following areas: foreign policy
analysis and decision making at State; development assistance pol-
icy and program design and execution at USAID; and recruitment,
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State and United States Agency for International Development. (10
minutes)
443. McGovern (MA): Modifies reports to Congress under the
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to include ac-
tions taken to (1) address underlying causes of the sanctioned con-
duct and (2) pursue judicial accountability in appropriate jurisdic-
tions for sanctioned individuals or entities. (10 minutes)
444. Quigley (IL), Meng (NY): Authorizes the hiring and inter-
national deployment of fifty U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Law En-
forcement attach’s to disrupt illegal wildlife trafficking abroad.
Makes it official foreign policy of the United States to work with
state and non-state partners to help prevent the spread of zoonotic
diseases. (10 minutes)
445. Torres, Norma (CA), Sires (NJ): Creates the Central Amer-
ican Network for Democracy program to support a regional corps
of human rights defenders whose work has put them at risk. (10
minutes)
446. Jacobs, Sara (CA), Jayapal (WA), Khanna (CA), Schakowsky
(IL): Requires a Department of State report on the humanitarian
impact of sanctions and the decision to withhold $3.5 billion in Af-
ghan central bank funds. (10 minutes)
447. Schiff (CA): Prohibits the use of evidence obtained by or
with the assistance of a member of the Armed Forces in violation
of the Posse Comitatus Act in a court or other legal proceeding. (10
minutes)
448. Green, Al (TX): Provides statutory authority for certain pro-
cedures related to the Community Development Block Grant—Dis-
aster Recovery (CDBG–DR) Program and adds new program re-
quirements. (10 minutes)
449. Torres, Ritchie (NY): Requires the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, to
issue a report on measures to improve counter terrorism measures
at passenger rail stations. (10 minutes)
450. Garcia, Jesús (IL): Directs the Department of Treasury to
use the voice, vote, and influence of the U.S. at the International
Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and other relevant multi-
lateral development banks to advocate for the immediate suspen-
sion of all debt service payments owed to these institutions by
Ukraine. Directs the Secretary of Treasury, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, to commence immediate efforts with other
official bilateral creditors and commercial creditor groups to pursue
similar comprehensive debt payment relief for Ukraine. (10 min-
utes)
451. Malinowski (NJ), Sires (NJ), Castro (TX), Wild (PA), Omar
(MN), Johnson, Hank (GA), Vargas (CA): Requires the Secretary of
State to review actions by Brazilian armed forces related to that
country’s October 2022 presidential elections and to consider such
actions under statutory guardrails on US assistance. (10 minutes)
452. Garcı́a, Jesús (IL), Omar (MN): Requires a report on the hu-
manitarian impacts of US sanctions. (10 minutes)
453. Maloney, Carolyn (NY), Sarbanes (MD), Connolly (VA), Nor-
ton (DC): Requires the Office of Personnel Management to estab-
lish and maintain a current, publicly available directory of senior
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454. Connolly (VA), Fitzpatrick (PA): Prevents any position in
the competitive service from being reclassified to an excepted serv-
ice schedule that was created after September 30, 2020 and limits
federal employee reclassifications to the five excepted service
schedules in use prior to fiscal year 2021. (10 minutes)
455. Neguse (CO), Grijalva (AZ), O’Halleran (AZ): Adds the text
of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act and the
Grand Canyon Protection Act to the bill. (10 minutes)
456. DeGette (CO), Huffman (CA), Schiff (CA), Kilmer (WA),
Carbajal (CA), Chu (CA), Leger Fernandez (NM): Adds the text of
Titles I–VI of the Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public
Lands Act, and adds the text of the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness
Establishment Act. (10 minutes)
457. Neguse (CO): Adds the text of H.R. 5118, the Continental
Divide Completion Act, which directs maximum completion of the
Continental Divide Trail by 2028. (10 minutes)
458. Garamendi (CA): Provides that the the Sacramento-San Joa-
quin Delta National Heritage Area shall include the area depicted
as the Rio Vista/Expansion Area. (10 minutes)
459. McGovern (MA), Pressley (MA): Creates a grant program to
support grandparents raising grandchildren by funding nonprofits
and local housing authorities to provide a safe living space for
grandfamilies and employ a Grandfamily Resident Service Coordi-
nator. This funding could be used to provide onsite services for tu-
toring, health care services, afterschool care, and coordinating in-
formational outreach to multigenerational families. (10 minutes)
460. Escobar (TX): Reauthorizes the Wastewater Assistance to
Colonias program and increases funding for the program. (10 min-
utes)
461. Evans (PA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Blunt Rochester (DE): Reau-
thorizes the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program and in-
creases the federal cost share for certain grant projects. Extends
the program through FY2030 and increases the federal cost share
of a grant project that serves a small, rural, or disadvantaged com-
munity to 90% of the total cost of the project. (10 minutes)
462. Clark, Katherine (MA), Spartz (IN), Meijer (MI): Adds the
President, Vice President, and any Cabinet member to the current
statutory prohibition on members of Congress contracting with the
Federal Government. (10 minutes)
463. Tonko (NY), Torres, Ritchie (NY), Espaillat (NY), Bowman
(NY), Velázquez (NY), Maloney, Sean (NY), Malinowski (NJ), Meng
(NY), Gottheimer (NJ), Rice, Kathleen (NY), Pascrell (NJ), Jones,
Mondaire (NY), Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Suozzi (NY), Malliotakis (NY):
Establishes a grant program to coordinate and fund restoration ac-
tivities that increase coastal resilience, promote healthy fish and
wildlife habitats, improve water quality, increase public access, and
support monitoring and research in the New York-New Jersey Wa-
tershed, and authorizes $20 million per year for Fiscal Years 23–
28. (10 minutes)
464. Higgins, Brian (NY), Malliotakis (NY): Amends Section
308703 of title 54, United States Code, to authorize the appropria-
tion of $10,000,000 for the National Maritime Heritage Grant Pro-
gram for FY23 and FY24. (10 minutes)
465. DeFazio (OR), Graves, Sam (MO): Adds the Don Young
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Coast Guard and includes report requirements, demonstration pro-
gram authorizations, and new regulatory mandates for the Coast
Guard that will help them better execute their missions. Strength-
ens and supports the United States Coast Guard in its critical mis-
sions to save lives, safeguard our shores, protect living marine re-
sources, and help ensure a 21st century maritime transportation
system for America. Includes important provisions to better protect
U.S. mariners out at sea from sexual harassment and sexual as-
sault. (10 minutes)
466. Axne (IA), Larsen, Rick (WA): Inserts the text of the Flexi-
bility in Addressing Rural Homelessness Act (H.R. 7196), to expand
eligible uses of homelessness funding in rural areas. (10 minutes)
467. Baird (IN), Golden (ME), Gottheimer (NJ), Houlahan (PA),
Mast (FL), McKinley (WV), Miller-Meeks (IA), Panetta (CA), Steel,
Michelle (CA), Taylor (TX), Posey (FL), Van Duyne (TX), Mann
(KS), Slotkin (MI): Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to en-
sure the timely scheduling of appointments for health care at med-
ical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (10 minutes)
468. Barr (KY), Slotkin (MI), Meeks (NY): Requires the Secretary
of State to report on Chinese support to Russia with respect to its
unprovoked invasion of and full-scale war against Ukraine. (10
minutes)
469. Bass (CA), Meeks (NY), Malinowski (NJ): Requires the Sec-
retary of State to issue a report to Congress within 180 days on
U.S. efforts to enhance engagement with Niger by advancing de-
mocracy and human rights, regional security and counter ter-
rorism, and food security as a key component of U.S. strategy to-
ward the Sahel region of Africa, given that Niger is a model in the
Sahel for transitioning from longstanding military governance and
a cycle of coups to a democratic, civilian-led form of government.
(10 minutes)
470. Bera (CA), Radewagen (AS), Titus (NV), Case (HI), Chabot
(OH): Directs the Assistant Secretaries for East Asian and Pacific
Affairs and South and Central Asian Affairs at the State Depart-
ment, along with the Assistant Administrator for the Asia Bureau
at USAID, to provide an independent assessment of the resources
they need to fulfill the Indo-Pacific Strategy. (10 minutes)
471. Bera (CA), Slotkin (MI), Luria (VA), Fitzpatrick (PA): Cre-
ates an interagency taskforce to streamline U.S. tools and mecha-
nisms for deterring and addressing Beijing’s economic coercion and
expand cooperation with the private sector as well as U.S. allies
and partners on this important matter. (10 minutes)
472. Bera (CA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Chabot (OH), Case (HI): Estab-
lishes a fellowship exchange program for eligible U.S. federal gov-
ernment employees to learn, live, and work in Taiwan for up to two
years. Upon successful conclusion of the program, fellows must ful-
fill a service requirement in their sponsoring branch of government
where they will be equipped to advance U.S. values and interests
in the Indo-Pacific region, with special emphasis on strengthening
our strategic partnership with Taiwan. (10 minutes)
473. Blumenauer (OR), Mast (FL), Lee, Barbara (CA), Joyce,
David (OH), Perlmutter (CO), Mace (SC), Titus (NV), Meijer (MI),
Kahele (HI), Newman (IL), San Nicolas (GU), Norton (DC), Gaetz
(FL), Correa (CA), Strickland (WA): Authorizes Department of Vet-
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ommendations, opinions, and completion of the forms reflecting
these recommendations or opinions in compliance with state-legal
medical cannabis programs. (10 minutes)
474. Blumenauer (OR), González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR): Helps
protect communities around the country by improving the Federal
Emergency Management Agency’s preparation for, and response to,
climate disasters. (10 minutes)
475. Brown (MD), Katko (NY), Fitzpatrick (PA), Stauber (MN):
Provides a limited, targeted waiver of the FAR provision only as it
applies to forgiven PPP loans received by engineering firms doing
work on federally funded transportation projects. (10 minutes)
476. Brownley (CA): Requires the Advisory Committee on Women
Veterans to report annually on women veterans programs, instead
of biannually. (10 minutes)
477. Brownley (CA): Establishes a grant program at the Depart-
ment of Education for States to expand or create Seal of Biliteracy
programs, which recognize high levels of proficiency in speaking,
reading, and writing in English and a second language (or an offi-
cial Native American language in lieu of English) among grad-
uating high school seniors. (10 minutes)
478. Brownley (CA), Welch (VT): Requires VA to update Bene-
ficiary Travel reimbursement rate for veterans. (10 minutes)
479. Cammack, Kat (FL), Van Duyne (TX), Miller-Meeks (IA),
Franklin (FL), Johnson, Bill (OH), Gimenez (FL), Balderson (OH):
Requires a report on the feasibility of establishing a U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) Preclearance Facility on Taiwan. (10
minutes)
480. Cammack, Kat (FL), Flores, Mayra (TX): Authorizes the Di-
rector of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC)
under the Department of Homeland Security to establish a human
trafficking awareness training program for State, local, Tribal, ter-
ritorial, and educational institution law enforcement personnel
within FLETC. Authorizes $2.3 million per year for fiscal years
2023 through 2028 to carry out the program. (10 minutes)
481. Carbajal (CA), Bacon (NE), Takano (CA), Fitzpatrick (PA):
Adds the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act to the bill (H.R. 2499),
which would create the presumption that federal firefighters who
become disabled by certain serious diseases contracted the illness
on the job. (10 minutes)
482. Carbajal (CA): Reauthorizes the marine debris and fishing
vessel safety programs. (10 minutes)
483. Carter, Troy (LA), Evans (PA): Allows small businesses to
extend their participation in an SBA contracting program for an
additional year. (10 minutes)
484. Castro (TX): Requires the Department of State’s annual
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices to include information
on the treatment of migrants. (10 minutes)
485. Castro (TX): Grants the Office of Inspector General for the
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation certain law
enforcement authorities comparable to other Inspectors General.
(10 minutes)
486. Cicilline (RI), Jacobs, Sara (CA): Requires the Department
of Veterans Affairs (VA) to evaluate productivity expectations for
readjustment counselors of Vet Centers, including by obtaining
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years by the Government Accountability Office. The VA must also
develop and implement a staffing model for Vet Centers, stand-
ardize descriptions of position responsibilities at Vet Centers, and
award grants to address food insecurity among veterans and family
members of veterans who receive services through Vet Centers or
other VA facilities. (10 minutes)
487. Cicilline (RI), Bilirakis (FL), Deutch (FL), Malliotakis (NY):
Modifies Section 1316 subsection b of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 PL 117–81 to include the House
as part of the the Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the United States
3+1 Interparliamentary Group. (10 minutes)
488. Cleaver (MO): Establishes a grant program for states, non-
profit organizations, and institutions of higher education to pro-
mote diversity and inclusion in the appraisal profession. (10 min-
utes)
489. Cohen (TN), Malinowski (NJ), Kaptur (OH): Extends the
statute of limitations for certain money laundering offenses to pro-
vide DOJ with the time to prosecute cases against Russian
oligarchs who may be laundering and hiding assets in the United
States. (10 minutes)
490. Cohen (TN), Curtis (UT), Malinowski (NJ), Wilson, Joe (SC),
Slotkin (MI): Adds the Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act, which
directs the Department of Justice to create a website that lists by
country the amount of money that has been stolen from the citizens
of kleptocratic regimes and recovered by US law enforcement. Adds
the Foreign Corruption Accountability Act, which authorizes visa
bans on foreign persons who use state power to engage in acts of
corruption against any private persons and publicly names them.
(10 minutes)
491. Connolly (VA): Directs the United States to implement a
strategy to strengthen global health security, including by requir-
ing the President to create the Global Health Security Agenda
Interagency Review Council to implement the Global Health Secu-
rity Agenda. (10 minutes)
492. Connolly (VA), Malinowski (NJ), Ocasio-Cortez (NY): Im-
poses temporary limits on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and requires
various reports and actions related to the death of Saudi Arabian
journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (10 minutes)
493. Connolly (VA), Hice (GA), Comer (KY): Codifies the
FedRAMP program and enhances it through: (1) Accelerating the
adoption of secure cloud solutions through reuse of assessments
and authorizations; (2) Achieving consistent security authorizations
using a baseline set of agreed-upon standards for cloud product ap-
proval; and (3) Ensuring consistent application of existing security
practices. (10 minutes)
494. Connolly (VA), Hice (GA): Ensures that key stakeholders
and resources are not left out of the creation of agency performance
plans, the Performance Enhancement Reform Act would amend
Section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to: (1) Require agen-
cies’ Performance Improvement Officers, where applicable, to work
in consultation with other C-Suite officials to prepare the annual
performance plans; (2) Require performance plans to include de-
scriptions of human capital, training, data and evidence, informa-
tion technology, and skill sets needed for the agency to meet the
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include descriptions of technology modernization investments, sys-
tem upgrades, staff technology skills and expertise, stakeholder
input and feedback, and other resources and strategies needed to
meet the agency’s performance goals. (10 minutes)
495. Connolly (VA): Reduces the sunset provision for Section
5112(c) of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2021 (Divi-
sion E of Public Law 117–81) from 2 years to 1 year. (10 minutes)
496. Costa (CA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Kuster (NH), Brown (MD): Re-
authorizes the Victims of Child Abuse Act programs for another
five years, updates the statute to better reflect the current pro-
gram, and authorizes up to $40 million each fiscal year for Chil-
dren’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) and their associated support orga-
nizations. (10 minutes)
497. Crenshaw (TX), Pfluger (TX), Flores, Mayra (TX): Expresses
the sense of Congress that the People’s Republic of China is a fully
industrialized nation and that all international agreements that
provide benefit to the PRC as a ‘‘developing nation’’ should be up-
dated. (10 minutes)
498. Crenshaw (TX): Requires Sec. of State reporting on what is
needed to provide access to free and uncensored media in the Chi-
nese market. (10 minutes)
499. Dean (PA), Barr (KY): Expresses the sense of Congress that
the activities of transnational criminal organizations, including the
use of illicit economies, illicit trade, and trade-based money laun-
dering, pose a threat to the national interests and national security
of the United States and allies and partners of the United States
around the world. (10 minutes)
500. DeFazio (OR): Extends by 18 months a statutory deadline
included in the Disaster Recovery Reform Act. (10 minutes)
501. Demings (FL), Obernolte, Jay (CA), Carson (IN), Kelly,
Trent (MS), Bacon (NE): Establishes a program under the Adminis-
trator of General Services which a Federal law enforcement officer
may purchase a retired handgun from the Federal agency that
issued the handgun to such officer, and reduces the amount of po-
tentially hazardous materials in landfills and increases federal rev-
enue. A purchase of a retired handgun by a Federal law enforce-
ment officer can take place if: (1) the purchase is made during the
6-month period beginning on the date the handgun was retired; (2)
with respect to such purchase, the officer has passed a background
check within 30 days of purchase under the national instant crimi-
nal background check system established under the Brady Hand-
gun Violence Protection Act; and (3) with respect to such purchase,
the officer is in good standing with the Federal agency that em-
ploys such officer. (10 minutes)
502. DeSaulnier (CA): Adds veteran status to the list of demo-
graphic information that must be collected under the Home Mort-
gage Disclosure Act. (10 minutes)
503. DeSaulnier (CA): Requires the VA to report to Congress on
how veterans and lenders are notified about the VA home loan ben-
efit to increase awareness about the program. (10 minutes)
504. Dingell (MI), LaHood (IL): Requires a report within 90 days
of enactment that contains an evaluation of the humanitarian situ-
ation in Lebanon, as well as the impact of the deficit of wheat im-
ports to the country due to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine,
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505. Dingell (MI): Requires the GAO to conduct a study on the
efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to post-mar-
ket surveillance of implantable medical devices. (10 minutes)
506. Escobar (TX): Designates the Healing Garden located in El
Paso, Texas, honoring the victims of the August 3, 2019 mass
shooting, as the El Paso Community Healing Garden National Me-
morial. (10 minutes)
507. Escobar (TX): Requires a study to be conducted to track
counterfeit items on the e-commerce platforms of the General Serv-
ices Administration. (10 minutes)
508. Espaillat (NY), Ruiz (CA), Correa (CA), Sánchez (CA): Re-
quires the Department of Homeland Security to issue a report on
cases involving noncitizen service members, veterans and imme-
diate family members of service members in order to connect them
with services and resources to assist military members, veterans,
and their families. Requires the GAO to update their report ‘‘GAO–
19–416’’ to identify progress made and actions needed to better
handle, identify and track cases involving noncitizen veterans. (10
minutes)
509. Espaillat (NY): Requires that Veterans Affairs Hospitals
submit a Locality Pay Survey to ensure that VA nurse pay stays
competitive. (10 minutes)
510. Fitzgerald (WI), Mfume, Kweisi (MD): Strengthens SBA’s re-
port on contract consolidation under Section 15(p)(4) of the Small
Business Act by requiring federal agencies to share bundling data
with the SBA. There is currently no statutory requirement for fed-
eral agencies to share this data with the SBA. (10 minutes)
511. Foster (IL): Adds Section 2 of the Strengthening Cybersecu-
rity for the Financial Sector Act, which would empower the Na-
tional Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to oversee the cyberse-
curity practices of third party vendors employed by the entities
under their purview. (10 minutes)
512. Foxx (NC), Van Duyne (TX): Creates an Inspector General
for the Office of Management and Budget to bring transparency
and accountability to the agency. (10 minutes)
513. Frankel (FL), Buck (CO): Prohibits federal funding for con-
tracts or grants with companies that require employees to sign
predispute nondisclosure agreements covering sexual harassment
or assault as a condition of employment. (10 minutes)
514. Garamendi (CA): Inserts the text of the Berryessa Snow
Mountain National Monument Expansion Act (H.R. 6366). (10 min-
utes)
515. Garbarino (NY), Houlahan (PA), Slotkin (MI): Requires the
SBA to establish a program for certifying at least 5 or 10% of the
total number of employees of a small business development center
to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses.
(10 minutes)
516. Garbarino (NY), Torres, Ritchie (NY): Requires the secretary
of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to provide grants
to certain veteran service organizations affected by the COVID–19
pandemic. (10 minutes)
517. Garcia, Jesús (IL), Himes (CT): Directs the Treasury De-
partment to use the voice and vote of the United States at the
International Monetary Fund to support a one-year review of the
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ration of the review. The IMF requires countries to pay surcharges
on top of principal and interest for loans that are judged overly
large or held for too long, and many countries—including
Ukraine—owe tens of millions of dollars in surcharges each month.
The review should consider whether surcharges effectively deter
countries from borrowing, encourage lending from China, or other-
wise undermine the IMF’s mission. (10 minutes)
518. Garcia, Sylvia (TX), Kaptur (OH): Authorizes $30 million for
the Small Shipyard Grant program and authorizes $30 million for
the Centers of Excellence for domestic maritime workforce training
and education program to prepare the next generation of maritime
workers. (10 minutes)
519. Gonzales, Tony (TX), Kahele (HI), Bice (OK), Carbajal (CA),
Salazar (FL), Golden (ME), Jackson, Ronny (TX), Lee, Susie (NV),
Bacon (NE), Gottheimer (NJ), Pfluger (TX), Miller-Meeks (IA),
Meijer (MI), Taylor (TX), Kelly, Robin (IL), Escobar (TX), Suozzi
(NY), Waltz (FL), Luria (VA), Moulton (MA), Valadao (CA),
Feenstra (IA), Slotkin (MI), Crow (CO): Establishes the National
Digital Reserve Corps to allow private sector cybersecurity, AI, and
digital experts to work for the federal government on a temporary
basis. (10 minutes)
520. Gottheimer (NJ): Creates a Senior Investor Protection Grant
Program at the SEC to provide resources to States for the purpose
of hiring new investigative staff; making investments in technology
and training for law enforcement and regulators; and to support ac-
tivities to educate seniors on investment fraud and scams. (10 min-
utes)
521. Gottheimer (NJ), Mast (FL): Requires the Secretary of the
Treasury to submit to Congress (1) a copy of licenses authorizing
financial institutions to provide services benefitting a state sponsor
of terrorism, and (2) a report on foreign financial institutions con-
ducting significant transactions for persons sanctioned for inter-
national terrorism and human rights violations. (10 minutes)
522. Gottheimer (NJ): Establishes a credit reporting ombudsman
at the CFPB to assist servicemen and veterans in resolving credit
reporting errors not resolved in a timely manner by a credit report-
ing agency as well as to enhance oversight of consumer reporting
agencies and reporting any violations of the law in relation to serv-
icemen and veterans. (10 minutes)
523. Gottheimer (NJ): Establishes the Senior Investor Taskforce
within the SEC to report and make recommendations to Congress
to address issues affecting investors over the age of 65, including
problems associated with financial exploitation and cognitive de-
cline. (10 minutes)
524. Graves, Garret (LA): Corrects the implementation of dupli-
cation of benefits (Sec. 1210 of P.L. 115–254) to conform with Con-
gressional Intent. (10 minutes)
525. Graves, Sam (MO), Kahele (HI): Ensures that general avia-
tion (GA) pilots receive flight training in the aircraft they will be
operating in the National Airspace System (NAS). (10 minutes)
526. Green, Al (TX), Thompson, Bennie (MS): Amends the NDAA
to strengthen the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) to ensure the protection of
individual rights for those affected by DHS programs and activities.
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527. Green, Al (TX): Requires public housing agencies to consider
the housing needs of veterans when creating their annual plans
and housing strategies, the latter in consultation with agencies
that serve veterans. This amendment also requires HUD to revise
its regulations to require jurisdictions that receive funding from
HUD to include information relating to veterans in their consoli-
dated plans. Finally, the amendment requires HUD to assess the
housing needs of very low-income veteran families and report an-
nually on its activities relating to veterans. This amendment appro-
priates $1 million for the administration of these changes and re-
ports. (10 minutes)
528. Green, Al (TX), Courtney (CT): Creates a general fund to be
known as the ‘‘Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund.’’ (10
minutes)
529. Green, Al (TX): Requires the uniform residential loan appli-
cation to include a military service question. (10 minutes)
530. Green, Al (TX): Creates specified duties for market makers
and sets forth penalties for violations of those duties. Specifically,
the amendment establishes for market makers a duty of trust and
loyalty to the customer upon receipt of an order and deems the in-
formation in the order as material, non-public information. (10
minutes)
531. Guest (MS), Graves, Sam (MO): Removes barriers pre-
venting rural communities from using Economic Development Au-
thority (EDA) grants to expand access to high-speed broadband
internet. Implements modern approaches to economic development
and create new opportunities for individuals to work, attend school,
socialize, and access healthcare in every corner of our country. (10
minutes)
532. Harder (CA), Fitzpatrick (PA): Expands eligibility for De-
partment of Veterans Affairs hospital care, medical services, and
nursing home care to include veterans of World War II who are not
already covered. (10 minutes)
533. Hill, French (AR), Boyle (PA), Levin, Mike (CA): Requires
the creation of an interagency to disrupt and dismantle narcotics
production and trafficking and affiliated networks linked to the re-
gime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. (10 minutes)
534. Hill, French (AR), Posey (FL): Amends the Defense Produc-
tion Act to insert that the authorities under this Act may be used
to support the emergency production of medical materials and
drugs essential to national defense. (10 minutes)
535. Hill, French (AR), Sherman (CA): Prohibits the Treasury
Secretary from engaging in any transaction involving the exchange
of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Right
(SDR) assets held by Russia or Belarus, and requires the U.S. rep-
resentative to the IMF to use their voice and vote to advocate for
other IMF member countries to deny these transactions as well. (10
minutes)
536. Himes (CT): Establishes an unambiguous statutory prohibi-
tion on insider trading. (10 minutes)
537. Houlahan (PA), Gallagher (WI), Langevin (RI), Larsen, Rick
(WA), Brown (MD), Slotkin (MI), Crow (CO): Requires the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, to establish a pilot program to provide cybersecu-
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538. Houlahan (PA), Tenney, Claudia (NY): Amends the Small
Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to re-
port information about the number and total dollar amount of con-
tracts awarded under the Women-Owned Small Business Federal
Contracting program. (10 minutes)
539. Jacobs, Sara (CA): Modifies Department of State reporting
requirements on assistance provided under the Peacekeeping Oper-
ations Account. (10 minutes)
540. Jayapal (WA), Malinowski (NJ): Requires the State Depart-
ment to prepare a report to Congress analyzing the effects of gov-
ernment-ordered internet or telecommunications shutdowns on
human rights and global security. (10 minutes)
541. Jayapal (WA): Requires the Secretary of HUD to report to
Congress (House Financial Services Committee, Senate Banking
Housing and Urban Development Affairs) on the effectiveness and
success of ‘‘Housing First’’ strategies for reducing homelessness
within 180 days. The report will also highlight and study barriers
that people experiencing homelessness face in securing permanent
housing. (10 minutes)
542. Kahele (HI), Case (HI): Amends section 8020 of the Depart-
ment of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Ad-
dress Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza
Act, 2006—the legislation that gave Native Hawaiian Organiza-
tions (NHO)s sole-source eligibility above $4.5 million for DoD con-
tracts—by striking ‘‘with agencies of the Department of Defense’’
and inserting ‘‘with agencies and departments of the Federal Gov-
ernment.’’ Functionally, this will put NHOs on equal footing with
tribes and Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs). (10 minutes)
543. Katko (NY), Pappas (NH), González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR),
Garbarino (NY): Adds the text of the Preliminary Damage Assess-
ment (PDA) Improvement Act, which directs the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency (FEMA) to report to Congress on their
efforts to assess damages in the aftermath of a disaster and con-
venes an advisory panel to assist FEMA in improving critical com-
ponents of the damage assessment process. (10 minutes)
544. Katko (NY), Titus (NV), González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR),
Moore (WI): Adds the text of the Small State and Rural Rescue Act,
which would codify the responsibilities of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) Small State and Rural Advocate
when assisting communities during the disaster declaration process
and require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study
FEMA’s process for authorizing individual assistance. (10 minutes)
545. Katko (NY), Kuster (NH): Revises HUD’s Annual Fair Hous-
ing Report to specifically report sexual harassment complaints.
Codifies the DOJ’s Sexual Harassment in Housing Initiative. (10
minutes)
546. Katko (NY), Crow (CO), Fitzpatrick (PA), Salazar (FL): Pro-
vides for the Department of Labor to conduct a study on obstacles
to employment facing certain Afghan SIVs, Ukrainian refugees,
and other eligible populations legally present in the United States.
(10 minutes)
547. Keating (MA), Kaptur (OH): States that it is U.S. policy to
prevent Russia from joining the G7 or reconstituting a G8 to in-
clude Russia, and states that no federal funds are authorized to be
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pation of Russia in the G7 or any G8 to be created with their inclu-
sion. (10 minutes)
548. Keating (MA): Expresses a Sense of Congress calling for the
immediate release of Vladimir Kara-Murza and condemning his un-
just detention and indictment, expressing solidarity with him and
his family and all individuals in Russia imprisoned for exercising
their fundamental freedoms of speech, assembly, and belief, urging
the U.S. government to secure his immediate release as well as the
release of Navalny and other citizens imprisoned for opposing the
Putin regime and the war in Ukraine, and calling on the President
of the U.S. to increase government support for those advocating for
democracy and independent media in Russia. (10 minutes)
549. Kilmer (WA): Removes the 180-day delay for hiring military
retirees into the military healthcare system, to combat nationwide
healthcare shortages and allow continued uninterrupted service to
Servicemembers, Veterans, and beneficiaries. (10 minutes)
550. LaMalfa (CA), Graves, Sam (MO): Includes the text of H.R.
539, which waives requirements for disaster victims to repay
FEMA for overpayments and duplication of benefits as a result of
agency error or survivor claims. (10 minutes)
551. Lamb (PA), González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR), Golden (ME):
Ensures veterans’ service-connected medical qualifications and ex-
pertise are utilized by the VA and civilian healthcare facilities to
meet challenges during public health emergencies. (10 minutes)
552. Lamb (PA), Waltz (FL), Golden (ME): Directs the Secretary
of Veterans’ Affairs to establish a two-year pilot program to employ
veterans for projects of the Departments of the Interior and Agri-
culture. (10 minutes)
553. Langevin (RI), Gallagher (WI): Requires the Department of
Homeland Security to designate Critical Technology Security Cen-
ters to evaluate and test the security of technologies essential to
national critical functions. (10 minutes)
554. Langevin (RI): Designates certain critical infrastructure en-
tities as systemically important to the continuity of national critical
functions and establishes unique benefits and requirements for
such entities. Further establishes an interagency council for critical
infrastructure cybersecurity coordination to facilitate harmoni-
zation of future cybersecurity policy and requirements developed by
federal agencies. (10 minutes)
555. Levin, Andy (MI), Fitzpatrick (PA), Keating (MA), Cicilline
(RI), Speier (CA), Khanna (CA): Establishes a Sense of Congress
that companies must Stop Profits for Putin by urging Americans to
exercise their free speech right to boycott companies operating in
Russia that don’t provide life-saving or health-related goods and
services to the Russian people, condemning those companies still
operating there, and commending those companies that have sus-
pended or withdrawn. (10 minutes)
556. Levin, Andy (MI), Clarke, Yvette (NY), Demings (FL),
Khanna (CA), Carter, Troy (LA), Sires (NJ): Requires the Secretary
of State in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the
Attorney General to submit a report on arms trafficking in Haiti
on the number and category of U.S.-origin weapons in Haiti, in-
cluding those possessed by the Haitian National Police and di-
verted outside of their control and those illegally trafficked from
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557. Levin, Andy (MI), Clarke, Yvette (NY), Demings (FL),
Khanna (CA), Carter, Troy (LA), Sires (NJ): Establishes that it is
the sense of Congress that the security, freedom and well-being of
the people of Haiti are intertwined with that of the people of the
United States and that U.S. interests are not served by an unsta-
ble, unsafe and undemocratic Haiti and makes it the policy of the
United States to support a Haitian-led solution to the current crisis
and that the Haitian people must be empowered to choose their
leaders and govern Haiti free from foreign interference. (10 min-
utes)
558. Lieu (CA), Wilson, Joe (SC), Strickland (WA), Case (HI),
Titus (NV): Adds the text of H.R. 4526, City and State Diplomacy
Act, establishing within the Department of State the Office of City
and State Diplomacy, which shall coordinate federal support for en-
gagement by state and municipal governments with foreign govern-
ments. (10 minutes)
559. Lieu (CA), Calvert (CA): Tasks the Government Account-
ability Office with conducting a report on the Department of Home-
land Security’s progress in evaluating space as a sector of critical
infrastructure and what gaps in space coverage exist among the 16
current critical infrastructure sectors. (10 minutes)
560. Lieu (CA), Weber (TX): Adds the text of H.R. 7940, the Cor-
rectional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act, requiring the Bureau
of Prisons to submit to Congress an annual summary report of dis-
aster damage in order to improve oversight of disaster readiness.
(10 minutes)
561. Lynch (MA): Establishes OFAC Exchange within OFAC to
advance information sharing between law enforcement agencies,
national security agencies, financial institutions, and OFAC and fa-
cilitate sanctions administration and enforcement targeting foreign
countries and regimes, terrorists, international narcotics traf-
fickers, and other threats to national security, foreign policy, or the
U.S. economy. (10 minutes)
562. Lynch (MA): Requires Secretary of Treasury to brief Con-
gress on the identification and analysis of Chinese economic, com-
mercial, and financial connections to Afghanistan which fuel both
Chinese and Taliban interests, to include illicit financial networks
involved in narcotics trafficking, illicit financial transactions, offi-
cial corruption, natural resources exploitation, and terrorist net-
works. (10 minutes)
563. Mace (SC): Establishes safe harbor for Veterans accessing
State legal cannabis programs and protects VA benefits already in
place. (10 minutes)
564. Malinowski (NJ), Garbarino (NY), LaTurner (KS), Langevin
(RI), Slotkin (MI): Requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA) to maintain a publicly available clearing-
house of resources concerning the cybersecurity of commercial sat-
ellite systems. Also, requires GAO to study and report on federal
actions to support the cybersecurity of commercial satellite sys-
tems, including with respect to critical infrastructure sectors. (10
minutes)
565. Malinowski (NJ), DeFazio (OR), Khanna (CA), Norton (DC),
Beyer (VA), Levin, Andy (MI), Schiff (CA), Cohen (TN), Lieu (CA),
Kildee (MI), Dingell (MI): Requires Secretary of State and DNI to
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ODNI report on parties responsible for the Khashoggi murder. (10
minutes)
566. Malinowski (NJ), Wilson, Joe (SC), Lieu (CA), Titus (NV):
Requires the President to review certain credibly reported arms
embargo violators for sanction under Executive Order 13726 (81
Fed. Reg. 23559; relating to blocking property and suspending
entry into the United States of persons contributing to the situa-
tion in Libya). (10 minutes)
567. Malinowski (NJ), Wild (PA), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Houlahan
(PA), Lieu (CA): Revises existing requirements on congressional no-
tifications on arms sales to include a notification by the President
at least 30 days prior to the first and last shipment of a sale of
defense articles pursuant to requirements under the Arms Export
Control Act. (10 minutes)
568. Malinowski (NJ), Porter (CA), Eshoo (CA), Castro (TX),
Khanna (CA): Requires a feasibility study from the Secretary of
Commerce and other departments on whether executive agencies
have the authority to suspend the acquisition of any foreign sur-
veillance company on the Entity List by a U.S. company pending
a review on the counterintelligence and national security risks of
the sale. (10 minutes)
569. Malinowski (NJ), Beyer (VA), Khanna (CA), Levin, Andy
(MI), Jacobs, Sara (CA), Lieu (CA), Kildee (MI), Dingell (MI): Re-
quires a report from the State Department on the status and num-
ber of political prisoners in Egypt. (10 minutes)
570. Malinowski (NJ), Cohen (TN), Wilson, Joe (SC), Cartwright
(PA), Curtis (UT), Lieu (CA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Phillips (MN),
Meijer (MI), Kildee (MI), Crenshaw (TX), Spanberger (VA), Cicilline
(RI): Provides the President one-time authorities to not just sanc-
tion Putin-connected cronies, but to use their assets forfeited under
criminal procedures (e.g. money-laundering) to help rebuild
Ukraine. (10 minutes)
571. Malinowski (NJ), Curtis (UT), Spanberger (VA), Titus (NV),
Wilson, Joe (SC), Cohen (TN), Fitzpatrick (PA): Sense of Congress
expressing desire for State Department and other relevant agencies
to use their voice and vote to remove Russia from the Kimberley
Process and requires a report from relevant agencies on the imple-
mentation of sanctions on Russian diamond companies by our allies
and partners. (10 minutes)
572. Malinowski (NJ): Authorizes transfer of two excess naval
vessels to the Egyptian Navy, subject to certification from the
President that the Government of Egypt is not engaged in activity
subject to sanctions under the Countering America’s Adversaries
Through Sanctions Act; that the Egyptian crews operating the ves-
sels have not committed human rights abuses; and that the Gov-
ernment of Egypt is no longer unlawfully or wrongfully detaining
US nationals or lawful permanent residents. (10 minutes)
573. Malinowski (NJ), Fitzpatrick (PA), Khanna (CA), Tenney,
Claudia (NY), Spanberger (VA), Salazar (FL), McCollum (MN),
Wittman (VA), Crenshaw (TX), Lieu (CA), Bice (OK), Waltz (FL),
Phillips (MN), Connolly (VA), Franklin (FL): Requires a report
from the State Department on the Iranian government’s use of dig-
ital surveillance and censorship of the internet, and an assessment
of whether alterations to existing general licenses are needed to
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574. Malinowski (NJ): Authorizes funds for a State Department
program to provide money to rural and under-served American uni-
versities to study Mandarin, Uyghur, Tibetan, Cantonese, and
other East Asian languages—named after Chinese Nobel Prize-win-
ning dissident Liu Xiaobo. (10 minutes)
575. Maloney, Carolyn (NY), Keller (PA), Comer (KY), Slotkin
(MI): Implements a tangible plan for the National Archives and
Records Administration to eliminate the backlog of veterans’
records requests at the National Personnel Records Center, while
allocating money to digitize records and establish effective records
retrieval infrastructure. (10 minutes)
576. Maloney, Carolyn (NY), McHenry (NC): Requires federal fi-
nancial regulatory agencies to adopt specified data standards with
respect to format, searchability, and transparency. All data would
be made available in an open-source format that is electronically
searchable, downloadable in bulk and without license restrictions.
(10 minutes)
577. Matsui (CA), Buck (CO): Permanently reauthorizes the
JACS program for the preservation and interpretation of the U.S.
confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during
World War II. (10 minutes)
578. McGovern (MA), Malinowski (NJ): Requires the State De-
partment’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights include a list
of reports published by U.S. government agencies on the status of
internationally recognized human rights in the United States. (10
minutes)
579. McGovern (MA): Extends the sunset on ‘‘An Act to prohibit
the commercial export of covered munitions items to the Hong
Kong Police Force’’ (Public Law 116–77). (10 minutes)
580. McGovern (MA), McKinley (WV), Pascrell (NJ), Fitzpatrick
(PA), Kirkpatrick (AZ), Neal (MA), Johnson, Dusty (SD), Golden
(ME), Leger Fernandez (NM): Eliminates the VA Asset and Infra-
structure Review Commission. (10 minutes)
581. McGovern (MA), Castro (TX): Strengthens monitoring, re-
porting, oversight, and determinations on arms sales and human
rights. (10 minutes)
582. McMorris Rodgers (WA), Buchanan (FL): Amends eligibility
requirements for emergency care coverage when servicemembers
transition out of the service and onto VA care. (10 minutes)
583. Meeks (NY), McCaul (TX): Provides for greater congres-
sional oversight of the State Department’s rewards program. (10
minutes)
584. Meeks (NY), Chabot (OH), Levin, Andy (MI): Authorizes hu-
manitarian assistance and civil society support, promotes democ-
racy and human rights, and imposes targeted sanctions with re-
spect to human rights abuses in Burma. (10 minutes)
585. Meng (NY): Requires that menstrual products are stocked in
and made available free of charge in all restrooms in public build-
ings, including the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of
Art, and the U.S. Capitol. (10 minutes)
586. Meng (NY), Taylor (TX), Kim, Young (CA): Urges the U.S.
Secretary of State to consult with South Korean officials on poten-
tial opportunities to reunite Korean Americans with family mem-
bers in North Korea, including by video. Encourages the Special
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rean American community to identify those same opportunities. (10
minutes)
587. Meng (NY), Case (HI), Tlaib (MI), Wild (PA), Strickland
(WA): Directs the VA to conduct an awareness campaign regarding
the types of fertility treatments, procedures, and services that are
available to veterans experiencing issues with fertility, covered
under the VA medical benefits package. (10 minutes)
588. Meng (NY), Zeldin (NY): Ensures recipients of U.S. aid pro-
vide safe and secure access to sanitation facilities, with a special
emphasis on women and girls, and vulnerable populations. (10 min-
utes)
589. Mfume, Kweisi (MD), Van Duyne (TX): Extends the deadline
for the transfer of the certification process for the Service-Disabled
Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) program from the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs to the Small Business Administration.
(10 minutes)
590. Neguse (CO): Establishes a Community Resilience and Res-
toration Fund and competitive grant program administered by the
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to conserve restoration and
resilience lands and help communities respond to natural disasters
and threats, and authorizes $100 million per year for Fiscal Years
23–28. (10 minutes)
591. Neguse (CO), Lamborn (CO): Requires the Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA) within the Department of Veterans Affairs to
update an ongoing national training program for claims processors
who review compensation claims for service-connected post-trau-
matic stress disorder. Claims processors will be required to partici-
pate in the training at least once a year and the VBA would estab-
lish a formal process based on identified processing error trends.
(10 minutes)
592. Newman (IL), Salazar (FL): Amends the Small Business Act
to clarify that the HUBZone Price Evaluation Preference applies to
certain contracts. (10 minutes)
593. Ocasio-Cortez (NY): Provides support for international ini-
tiatives to provide debt relief to developing countries with
unsustainable levels of debt. (10 minutes)
594. O’Halleran (AZ): Inserts the text of the Blackwater Trading
Post Land Transfer Act (H.R. 478), plus CERCLA protections. (10
minutes)
595. Pappas (NH), Slotkin (MI), Fitzpatrick (PA), Posey (FL):
Creates a national database for service members and veterans ex-
periencing health problems possibly due to contamination PFAS.
Requires VA to publish and notify veterans of updates on recent
scientific developments on the effects of PFAS exposure, avail-
ability of possible treatment options, and information on what re-
sources may be available to address their health concerns. (10 min-
utes)
596. Payne, Jr. (NJ), Rose, John (TN), Garcia, Sylvia (TX),
Gárcia, Jesús (IL), Maloney, Carolyn (NY), Davidson (OH), Wil-
liams (GA): Adds the text of the bipartisan Payment Choice Act,
which protects the right to pay in cash at all retail establishments
for transactions under $2,000. (10 minutes)
597. Peters (CA), Meuser (PA): Codifies the Small Business Pro-
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tional information in them to provide more transparency regarding
the contracting programs. (10 minutes)
598. Phillips (MN), Fitzpatrick (PA), Castro (TX): Creates an
overseas rabies vaccine program to be administered by the Depart-
ment of State and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) for the pets of U.S. government employees assigned overseas
(including uniformed military and Peace Corps Volunteers) in the
113 countries from which the CDC banned dog importation due to
rabies concerns. Employees who elect to use these services would
reimburse the government for the cost. This program would help
keep America rabies free while also enabling government employ-
ees to meet required rabies regulations to bring their pets home.
(10 minutes)
599. Phillips (MN), Fitzpatrick (PA), Castro (TX): Modifies the
Fly America Act to provide an exception for government employees
overseas trying to fly their pets home. If a Fly America Act airline
refuses to board a pet even with all the proper paperwork, the em-
ployee can use the already appropriated government funds to fly a
non-Fly America Act airline and bring their pets home. Cost of the
pet transport remains the responsibility of the employee. (10 min-
utes)
600. Phillips (MN): Relieves the prohibition on the State Depart-
ment from spending funds for building U.S. pavilions at World Ex-
positions temporarily until after the 2025 World Exposition in
Osaka Japan. (10 minutes)
601. Phillips (MN): Directs the U.S. Coast Guard to establish a
pilot program to issue AMBER Alert-style alerts to the public to fa-
cilitate the public’s cooperation in rendering aid to distressed indi-
viduals on and under the high seas, on and under the waters over
which the U.S. has jurisdiction, and imperiled by flood. The Coast
Guard will operate this pilot program within three different Coast
Guard sectors in diverse geographic regions across the country. (10
minutes)
602. Pressley (MA): Provides mental health support for survivors
and first responders after emergencies and disasters. (10 minutes)
603. Ross (NC), Issa (CA): Adds the text of the IG Access Act,
which transfers responsibility for investigating certain allegations
of misconduct from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Pro-
fessional Responsibility to the DOJ Office of the Inspector General.
(10 minutes)
604. Ruiz (CA), Welch (VT), Bilirakis (FL): Requires the DOD
and the VA to develop an informative outreach program for
servicemembers and their families transitioning home on illnesses
that may be related to toxic exposure, including outreach with re-
spect to new benefits, eligibility requirements, timelines, and sup-
port programs. (10 minutes)
605. Ruiz (CA): Withdraws lands in the California desert defined
as conservation lands from prohibited uses as intended under the
John D. Dingell Jr Conservation, Management and Recreation Act.
(10 minutes)
606. Sablan (MP), Brownley (CA), San Nicolas (GU), Radewagen
(AS), Plaskett (VI), González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR), Kahele (HI),
Case (HI), Gallego (AZ), Norton (DC), Brown (MD), Fitzpatrick
(PA), Bacon (NE), Titus (NV): Requires the Department of Veterans
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Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States to provide advice and
guidance to the VA on matters relating to veterans residing in
American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated
States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the
Republic of Palau. Among other duties, the committee must advise
the VA on how to improve its programs and services to better serve
veterans living in the listed areas. (10 minutes)
607. Salazar (FL), Horsford (NV), Newman (IL): Raises sole
source contracting thresholds for certain small business concerns
(8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, and women-
owned) from current levels to $10,000,000 for manufacturing con-
tracts and $8,000,000 for other types. Aligns sole-source thresholds
in Title 38 (VA) with Title 15 (Small Business). (10 minutes)
608. Salazar (FL), Mfume, Kweisi (MD): Amends the Small Busi-
ness Administration’s (SBA) nonmanufacturer rule waiver process
to ensure that small business contractors have the maximum prac-
ticable opportunity to participate in the federal supply chain. (10
minutes)
609. Sánchez (CA): Requires a report from the Secretary of the
VA in conjunction with the secretary of HUD to be sent within one
year to HVAC, FSC and all relevant parties related to barriers that
veterans who are members of protected classes face in accessing
housing programs. Additionally requires the report to examine ob-
stacles that veterans with multi-generational/extended families
face in accessing these programs. (10 minutes)
610. Sánchez (CA): Requires a report from the Secretary of the
VA in coordination with the secretaries of HUD and DOL to report
on how often and what type of supportive services (such as career
transition and mental health services) are being offered to and
used by veterans, and additionally requires the report to include
data on how many veterans fall back into housing insecurity after
receiving supportive services. (10 minutes)
611. Schiff (CA), Pallone (NJ), Speier (CA), Schakowsky (IL),
Costa (CA), Cárdenas (CA), Beyer (VA), Malinowski (NJ),
Krishnamoorthi (IL), Bilirakis (FL), Clark, Katherine (MA),
Spanberger (VA), Lofgren (CA), Chu (CA), Eshoo (CA), Titus (NV),
Sánchez (CA), Levin, Andy (MI), Tlaib (MI), Langevin (RI), Valadao
(CA), Lesko (AZ), Lieu (CA), Dingell (MI), Lawrence (MI), Kim,
Young (CA), Slotkin (MI): Expresses the sense of Congress that the
government of Azerbaijan should immediately return all Armenian
prisoners of war and captured civilians. Urges the Administration
to engage with Azerbaijani authorities, including through the
OSCE Minsk Group, to make clear the importance of adhering to
their obligations under the November 9 statement and inter-
national law to immediately release all prisoners of war and cap-
tured civilians. (10 minutes)
612. Schiff (CA): Establishes measures to protect the human
rights of journalists. Expands the scope of required reports related
to violations of the human rights of journalists, requires the Presi-
dent to impose certain property- and visa-blocking sanctions on
persons responsible for gross violations of the human rights of jour-
nalists, and prohibits certain foreign assistance to a governmental
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has committed a gross violation of human rights against a jour-
nalist. (10 minutes)
613. Schiff (CA): Requires the GAO to conduct a study and issue
a report on the implementation of the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the
Press Act of 2009. (10 minutes)
614. Schiff (CA): Calls on the Islamic Republic of Iran to imme-
diately end violations of the human rights, and facilitate the uncon-
ditional, immediate release of political prisoners and prisoners of
conscience and authorizes the Secretary of State to continue to pro-
vide assistance to civil society organizations that support political
prisoners and prisoners of conscience. (10 minutes)
615. Schiff (CA), Courtney (CT), Armstrong (ND): Requires the
Secretary of Defense to order the names of the 74 sailors who died
in the USS Frank E. Evans disaster in 1969 be added to the Viet-
nam Veterans Memorial Wall. (10 minutes)
616. Schneider (IL), Fleischmann (TN): Expresses a sense of Con-
gress reiterating Congress’s commitment to ensuring Iran will
never acquire a nuclear weapon and condemning Iran for its lack
of cooperation with the IAEA on the unresolved matter of uranium
particles discovered at undeclared sites in Iran. (10 minutes)
617. Schrier (WA): Directs the Secretary of Defense, in collabora-
tion with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere,
to assess and develop a plan to maximize the functionality of the
automated surface observing systems across the agencies. Also re-
quires a report to Congress on the findings of the assessment and
implementation plan. (10 minutes)
618. Scott, Bobby (VA): Transfers NOAA property in Norfolk, Vir-
ginia to the City of Norfolk not later than the earlier of a) the date
that employees have been transferred or b) 5 years after the date
of enactment. (10 minutes)
619. Sherman (CA): Requires China-based issuers of securities
which fulfill certain exemptions from registration with the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission (SEC) to submit basic information
to the SEC regarding the issuer. (10 minutes)
620. Sherman (CA): Requires a U.S. financial institution to en-
sure any entity or person owned or controlled by such institution
comply with U.S. financial sanctions applicable to Russia or
Belarus to the same extent required of that institution. (10 min-
utes)
621. Sherman (CA): Modifies requirements for appraisers of Fed-
eral Housing Administration-insured mortgages by allowing an ap-
praiser for a mortgage for single-family housing to be state-licensed
rather than state-certified to meet requirements. Provides specified
educational requirements for appraisers for mortgages for single-
family housing. (10 minutes)
622. Sherrill (NJ), Jeffries (NY), Moore, Blake (UT),
Reschenthaler (PA), Armstrong (ND), Fitzpatrick (PA), Bacon (NE),
Bice (OK), Scott, Bobby (VA), Horsford (NV), Trone (MD): Amends
the bill to include a provision eliminating the federal sentencing
disparity between drug offenses involving crack cocaine and powder
cocaine. (10 minutes)
623. Slotkin (MI), Sherrill (NJ), Meijer (MI), Lee, Susie (NV),
Wilson, Joe (SC), Fitzpatrick (PA), Kaptur (OH), Mace (SC): Closes
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cumvent sanctions. The amendment authorizes the President to
sanction individuals who knowingly participate in a transaction in-
volving the sale, supply, or transfer (including transportation) of
gold, directly or indirectly, to Russia. (10 minutes)
624. Slotkin (MI), Waltz (FL), Bacon (NE): Requires the State
Department to surge capacity to process Afghan special immigrant
visas and P1, P2 visa applications. ‘‘Surge capacity’’ can include
sending additional consular personnel to embassies and consulates
in the region processing Afghan visas. (10 minutes)
625. Smith, Christopher (NJ), Norcross (NJ): Directs the Army
Corps of Engineers to provide each Army Corps district with clari-
fying and uniform guidance that conforms with USDOL’s regula-
tions and guidance with respect to proper implementation and en-
forcement of existing laws regarding worker classification by fed-
eral construction contractors and subcontractors. (10 minutes)
626. Spanberger (VA), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH): Requires the
Treasury Department to study and issue a report that assesses the
effects of reforms to the financial sector of the People’s Republic of
China on the US and global financial system, describes the US gov-
ernment’s policies to protect US interests during these financial
system reforms, analyzes risks to U.S. financial stability and the
global economy emanating from the People’s Republic of China, and
provides recommendations for further actions the US government
can take to strengthen international cooperation to monitor and
mitigate financial risks. (10 minutes)
627. Spanberger (VA), Garbarino (NY): Requires the Secretary of
Homeland Security to research additional technological solutions to
target and detect illicit fentanyl and its precursors, enhance tar-
geting of counterfeit pills and illicit pill presses through nonintru-
sive, noninvasive, and other visual screening technologies, and en-
hance data-driven targeting to increase seizure rates of fentanyl
and its precursors. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to
work with other agencies involved in fentanyl interdiction to collect
data and develop metrics to measure the effectiveness of current
technologies and strategies deployed to detect, deter, or address il-
licit fentanyl and its precursors being trafficking into the US. Re-
quires the Secretary of Homeland Security to report to Congress on
the current technologies deployed at US borders and their effective-
ness at detecting, deterring, and addressing fentanyl, a cost-benefit
analysis of such technologies, and how this analysis is used in tech-
nology procurement decisions. (10 minutes)
628. Speier (CA), Schakowsky (IL): Strengthen the requirement
for contractors with more than $10 million in contracts to report
beneficial ownership by closing a loophole, establishing penalties
for noncompliance, and requiring the General Services Administra-
tion to report to Congress on implementation. (10 minutes)
629. Speier (CA): Requires GAO to conduct a study on govern-
ment contractors that supply goods to executive agencies using dis-
tributors or other intermediaries and the impact of this practice on
the ability of the U.S. government to acquire needed goods at rea-
sonable prices. (10 minutes)
630. Speier (CA), Moore (WI), Garcia, Sylvia (TX), Clark, Kath-
erine (MA), Escobar (TX), Kuster (NH): Requires OPM to create a
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federal employee experiences with harassment and discrimination.
(10 minutes)
631. Speier (CA), Katko (NY): Addresses the nonconsensual shar-
ing of intimate images. (10 minutes)
632. Stauber (MN), Peters (CA): Allows small businesses to re-
quest an equitable adjustment to the contracting officer if the con-
tracting officer places a change order without the agreement of the
small business. Requires the federal government to pay at least
50% of cost occurred from the change order upon receipt of the eq-
uitable adjustment. (10 minutes)
633. Steube (FL), Langevin (RI), Posey (FL), Crenshaw (TX):
Waives the application fee for any special use permit for veterans’
demonstrations and special events at war memorials on Federal
land. (10 minutes)
634. Strickland (WA): Adds a finding encouraging FEMA to study
integrating collapsible shelters for appropriate non-congregate shel-
tering needs into the disaster preparedness stockpile. (10 minutes)
635. Strickland (WA), Garcı́a, Jesús (IL), Cohen (TN), Dean (PA),
Houlahan (PA), Neguse (CO): Includes the definition of Transpor-
tation Demand Management (TDM) in the NDAA so that these
projects can be eligible for federal funds. (10 minutes)
636. Strickland (WA), Kilmer (WA), Graves, Garret (LA), Speier
(CA): Codifies the federal task force for Puget Sound and estab-
lishes a Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office within the
Environmental Protection Agency, establishes a San Francisco Bay
Program Office within the Environmental Protection Agency that
awards grants to advance conservation, climate change adaptation,
and water quality improvement projects for the San Francisco Bay
estuary, and reauthorizes the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restora-
tion Program. (10 minutes)
637. Takano (CA), Chu (CA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Strickland (WA),
Gottheimer (NJ), Kim (NJ): Expands access to hospital and domi-
ciliary care and medical services to South Korean veterans now liv-
ing in the United States who served as a member of the Korean
Armed Forces during the Vietnam War under VA’s existing author-
ity to serve allied beneficiaries. (10 minutes)
638. Tlaib (MI): Directs the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) to report on barriers to making Federal Hous-
ing Administration (FHA) single-family mortgage insurance avail-
able for small dollar mortgages. Specifically, HUD must report on
policies, practices, and products used by the FHA and actions that
will be taken to remove such barriers. (10 minutes)
639. Torres, Norma (CA), Porter (CA): Reinstates standard Con-
gressional Notification procedures for the export of certain items to
foreign countries. (10 minutes)
640. Torres, Norma (CA), Carson (IN), Welch (VT), Fitzpatrick
(PA): Requires the Dir. of OMB to categorize public safety tele-
communicators as a protective service occupation under the Stand-
ard Occupational Classification System. (10 minutes)
641. Torres, Ritchie (NY), Stevens (MI), Meijer (MI), Gonzalez,
Anthony (OH): Inserts the text of H.R. 7077, Empowering the U.S.
Fire Administration Act. (10 minutes)
642. Torres, Ritchie (NY), González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR): Re-
quires a report on Puerto Rico’s progress toward rebuilding the
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undertaking to expedite such rebuilding, and for other purposes.
(10 minutes)
643. Torres, Ritchie (NY): Requires U.S. companies to publicly
disclose if they have business ties to Russia. (10 minutes)
644. Torres, Ritchie (NY): Requires financial institutions to re-
port certain credit application data to the Consumer Financial Pro-
tection Bureau for the purposes to enforcing fair lending laws. (10
minutes)
645. Trahan (MA), Cicilline (RI): Directs the State Department
negotiate an agreement on a multilateral basis with countries that
are allies or partners of the United States, including countries that
are members of the Group of Seven (G7), to establish an inde-
pendent international center for research on the information envi-
ronment. This international collaboration will enable under-
standing and measure the impacts of influence operations efforts
aimed at undermining or influencing the policies, security, or sta-
bility of the United States and countries that are allies or partners
of the United States and to gain understanding and measure the
impacts of the content moderation, product design decisions, and
algorithms of online platforms on society. (10 minutes)
646. Trone (MD): Prioritizes efforts of the Department of State
to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs. (10
minutes)
647. Van Duyne (TX), Flores, Mayra (TX): Requires the Govern-
ment Accountability Office to study and report on the amount of
small business assistance that has been received by foreign-based
small businesses during the period beginning on March 1, 2020,
and ending on the bill’s date of enactment. (10 minutes)
648. Vargas (CA): Expands certain authorities under the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (DPA) and authorizes the President and
federal agencies to take specific actions to support the production
of critical medical supplies during a nationwide emergency declara-
tion. (10 minutes)
649. Wagner (MO): Requires the Department of the Treasury, the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System to take all necessary steps to ex-
clude Russian government officials from certain international meet-
ings. (10 minutes)
650. Wild (PA), Malinowski (NJ), Khanna (CA): States that no
funding to the Department of State can be made available to the
Philippines National Police until the Administration has certified
that the Philippines government is meeting basic human rights
standards. (10 minutes)
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 8297 IN PART B CONSIDERED
AS ADOPTED
1. Pallone (NJ): Changes the short title of the bill.
PART A—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 7900 MADE IN ORDER
1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHIFF OF
CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
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SEC. 5ll. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF MILITARY COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Section 949d(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) In the case of any proceeding of a military commission under
this chapter that is made open to the public, the military judge
may order arrangements for the availability of the proceeding to be
watched remotely by the public through the internet.’’.
2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JONES OF
NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of subtitle F of title VIII the following new sec-
tion:
SEC. 8ll. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH EMPLOYERS THAT
VIOLATED THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT.
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the Sec-
retary of Defense may not enter into a contract with an employer
found to have violated section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations
Act (29 U.S.C. 158) during the three-year period preceding the pro-
posed date of award of the contract.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary of Defense may enter into a con-
tract with a employer described in subsection (a) if—
(1) before awarding a contract, such employer has settled all
violations described under subsection (a) in a manner approved
by the National Labor Relations Board and the employer is in
compliance with the requirements of any settlement relating to
any such violation; or
(2)(A) each employee of such employer is represented by a
labor organization for the purposes of collective bargaining;
and
(B) such labor organization certifies to the Secretary that the
employer—
(i) is in compliance with any relevant collective bar-
gaining agreement on the date on which such contract is
awarded and will continue to preserve the rights, privi-
leges, and benefits established under any such collective
bargaining agreement; or
(ii) before, on, and after the date on which such contract
is awarded, has bargained and will bargain in good faith
to reach a collective bargaining agreement.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘employer’’, ‘‘em-
ployee’’, and ‘‘labor organization’’ have the meanings given such
terms, respectively, in section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act
(29 U.S.C. 152).
(d) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the requirements of this
section shall apply to a contract entered into on or after September
30, 2023.
3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHA-
KOWSKY OF ILLINOIS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN-
UTES
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SEC. 8ll. PREFERENCE FOR OFFERORS THAT MEET CERTAIN RE-
QUIREMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 241 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 3310. PREFERENCE FOR OFFERORS THAT MEET CERTAIN RE-
QUIREMENTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In awarding contracts for the procurement of
goods or services, the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize offerors
that meet any of the following qualifications:
‘‘(1) The offeror has entered into an agreement—
‘‘(A) with a labor organization;
‘‘(B) that provides the manner in which the offeror will—
‘‘(i) act with respect to lawful efforts by such labor
organization to organize the employees of such offeror,
including an agreement that the offeror will not assist,
deter, or promote such efforts; and
‘‘(ii) engage in collective bargaining with such labor
organization; and
‘‘(C) that is effective for the duration of the contract to
be awarded.
‘‘(2) The offeror has entered into an agreement with a major-
ity of the employees of the offeror or a labor organization, effec-
tive for the duration of the contract to be awarded, not to hire
individuals to replace any employee of the offeror engaged in
any strike, picketing, or other concerted refusal to work or to
close a business in response to such a strike, picketing, or
other refusal to work.
‘‘(3) The offeror has a collective bargaining agreement with
a labor organization or a majority of the employees of the offer-
or.
‘‘(b) PRIORITIZATION ORDER.—The Secretary of Defense shall fur-
ther prioritize an offeror under subsection (a) for each qualification
described in such subsection that such offeror meets.
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—The prioritization required under this section
shall—
‘‘(1) be applied after any other preference or priority applica-
ble to the award of the contract;
‘‘(2) be accorded weight that is not less than such other pref-
erence or priority; and
‘‘(3) not be construed as superseding or replacing any such
other preference or priority.
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be
construed to preempt, displace, or supplant any provision of the
National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.).
‘‘(e) EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; LABOR ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In
this section, the terms ‘employee’, ‘employer’, and ‘labor organiza-
tion’ have the meanings given such terms in section 2 of the Na-
tional Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152).’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for Chapter 241
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new item:
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(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the amendments made by
this section shall apply only with respect to contracts entered into
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KIM OF
NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of subtitle A of title XXVIII the following new
section:
SEC. 28ll. LOCAL HIRE REQUIREMENTS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUC-
TION CONTRACTS.
(a) LOCAL HIRE REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent practicable, in awarding a
covered contract, the Secretary concerned (as defined in section
101 of title 10, United States Code) shall give a preference to
a person who certifies that at least 51 percent of the total
number of employees hired to perform the covered contract (in-
cluding any employees hired by a subcontractor (at any tier)
for such covered contract) shall reside in the same State as, or
within a 60-mile radius of, the location of the work to be per-
formed pursuant to the covered contract.
(2) JUSTIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary concerned shall
prepare a written justification, and make such justification
available on the Internet site required under section 2851(c) of
title 10, United States Code, for the award of any covered con-
tract to a person that is not described under paragraph (1).
(b) LICENSING.—A contractor and any subcontractors (at any tier)
performing a covered contract shall be licensed to perform the work
under such covered contract in the State in which the work will be
performed.
(c) COVERED CONTRACT DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov-
ered contract’’ means a contract for a military construction project,
military family housing project, or other project described in section
2851(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code.
5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON
OF GEORGIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10ll. LIMITATION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TRANSFER OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2576a of title 10, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘counterdrug,
counterterrorism, ‘disaster-related emergency prepared-
ness, and border security activities’’ and inserting
‘‘counterterrorism’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, the Director of Na-
tional Drug Control Policy,’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
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(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting
a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(7) the recipient submits to the Department of Defense a de-
scription of how the recipient expects to use the property;
‘‘(8) the recipient certifies to the Department of Defense that
if the recipient determines that the property is surplus to the
needs of the recipient, the recipient will return the property to
the Department of Defense;
‘‘(9) with respect to a recipient that is not a Federal agency,
the recipient certifies to the Department of Defense that the
recipient notified the local community of the request for per-
sonal property under this section by—
‘‘(A) publishing a notice of such request on a publicly ac-
cessible Internet website;
‘‘(B) posting such notice at several prominent locations
in the jurisdiction of the recipient; and
‘‘(C) ensuring that such notices were available to the
local community for a period of not less than 30 days; and
‘‘(10) the recipient has received the approval of the city coun-
cil or other local governing body to acquire the personal prop-
erty sought under this section.’’;
(3) by striking subsections (d) and (e);
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (o)
and (p), respectively; and
(5) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(d) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION ACCOUNTING FOR TRANSFERRED
PROPERTY.—(1) For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress certification in writing that each Federal or State agency
to which the Secretary has transferred property under this sec-
tion—
‘‘(A) has provided to the Secretary documentation accounting
for all controlled property, including arms and ammunition,
that the Secretary has transferred to the agency, including any
item described in subsection (f) so transferred before the date
of the enactment of the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement
Act; and
‘‘(B) with respect to a non-Federal agency, carried out each
of paragraphs (5) through (8) of subsection (b).
‘‘(2) If the Secretary cannot provide a certification under para-
graph (1) for a Federal or State agency, the Secretary may not
transfer additional property to that agency under this section.
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT ON EXCESS PROPERTY.—Before making any
property available for transfer under this section, the Secretary
shall annually submit to Congress a description of the property to
be transferred together with a certification that the transfer of the
property would not violate this section or any other provision of
law.
‘‘(f) LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFERS.—(1) The Secretary may not
transfer to Federal, Tribal, State, or local law enforcement agencies
the following under this section:
‘‘(A) Controlled firearms, ammunition, bayonets, grenade
launchers, grenades (including stun and flash-bang) and explo-
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‘‘(B) Controlled vehicles, highly mobile multi-wheeled vehi-
cles, mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles, trucks, truck
dump, truck utility, and truck carryall.
‘‘(C) Drones that are armored, weaponized, or both.
‘‘(D) Controlled aircraft that—
‘‘(i) are combat configured or combat coded; or
‘‘(ii) have no established commercial flight application.
‘‘(E) Silencers.
‘‘(F) Long-range acoustic devices.
‘‘(G) Items in the Federal Supply Class of banned items.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not require, as a condition of a transfer
under this section, that a Federal or State agency demonstrate the
use of any small arms or ammunition.
‘‘(3) The limitations under this subsection shall also apply with
respect to the transfer of previously transferred property of the De-
partment of Defense from one Federal or State agency to another
such agency.
‘‘(4)(A) The Secretary may waive the applicability of paragraph
(1) to a vehicle described in subparagraph (B) of such paragraph
(other than a mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle), if the Sec-
retary determines that such a waiver is necessary for disaster or
rescue purposes or for another purpose where life and public safety
are at risk, as demonstrated by the proposed recipient of the vehi-
cle.
‘‘(B) If the Secretary issues a waiver under subparagraph (A), the
Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) submit to Congress notice of the waiver, and post such
notice on a public Internet website of the Department, by not
later than 30 days after the date on which the waiver is issued;
and
‘‘(ii) require, as a condition of the waiver, that the recipient
of the vehicle for which the waiver is issued provides public no-
tice of the waiver and the transfer, including the type of vehi-
cle and the purpose for which it is transferred, in the jurisdic-
tion where the recipient is located by not later than 30 days
after the date on which the waiver is issued.
‘‘(5) The Secretary may provide for an exemption to the limita-
tion under subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) in the case of parts
for aircraft described in such subparagraph that are transferred as
part of regular maintenance of aircraft in an existing fleet.
‘‘(6) The Secretary shall require, as a condition of any transfer
of property under this section, that the Federal or State agency
that receives the property shall return the property to the Sec-
retary if the agency—
‘‘(A) is investigated by the Department of Justice for any vio-
lation of civil liberties; or
‘‘(B) is otherwise found to have engaged in widespread
abuses of civil liberties.
‘‘(g) CONDITIONS FOR EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, amounts authorized to be appropriated
or otherwise made available for any fiscal year may not be obli-
gated or expended to carry out this section unless the Secretary
submits to Congress certification that for the preceding fiscal year
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‘‘(1) each Federal or State agency that has received con-
trolled property transferred under this section has—
‘‘(A) demonstrated 100 percent accountability for all such
property, in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3), as appli-
cable; or
‘‘(B) been suspended from the program pursuant to para-
graph (4);
‘‘(2) with respect to each non-Federal agency that has re-
ceived controlled property under this section, the State coordi-
nator responsible for each such agency has verified that the co-
ordinator or an agent of the coordinator has conducted an in-
person inventory of the property transferred to the agency and
that 100 percent of such property was accounted for during the
inventory or that the agency has been suspended from the pro-
gram pursuant to paragraph (4);
‘‘(3) with respect to each Federal agency that has received
controlled property under this section, the Secretary of Defense
or an agent of the Secretary has conducted an in-person inven-
tory of the property transferred to the agency and that 100
percent of such property was accounted for during the inven-
tory or that the agency has been suspended from the program
pursuant to paragraph (4);
‘‘(4) the eligibility of any agency that has received controlled
property under this section for which 100 percent of the prop-
erty was not accounted for during an inventory described in
paragraph (1) or (2), as applicable, to receive any property
transferred under this section has been suspended; and
‘‘(5) each State coordinator has certified, for each non-Fed-
eral agency located in the State for which the State coordinator
is responsible that—
‘‘(A) the agency has complied with all requirements
under this section; or
‘‘(B) the eligibility of the agency to receive property
transferred under this section has been suspended; and
‘‘(6) the Secretary of Defense has certified, for each Federal
agency that has received property under this section that—
‘‘(A) the agency has complied with all requirements
under this section; or
‘‘(B) the eligibility of the agency to receive property
transferred under this section has been suspended.
‘‘(h) PROHIBITION ON OWNERSHIP OF CONTROLLED PROPERTY.—A
Federal or State agency that receives controlled property under
this section may never take ownership of the property.
‘‘(i) NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF PROPERTY DOWNGRADES.—Not later
than 30 days before downgrading the classification of any item of
personal property from controlled or Federal Supply Class, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress notice of the proposed downgrade.
‘‘(j) NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF PROPERTY CANNIBALIZATION.—Be-
fore the Defense Logistics Agency authorizes the recipient of prop-
erty transferred under this section to cannibalize the property, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress notice of such authorization, in-
cluding the name of the recipient requesting the authorization, the
purpose of the proposed cannibalization, and the type of property
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‘‘(k) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON USE OF CONTROLLED EQUIPMENT.—
Not later than 30 days after the last day of a fiscal quarter, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on any uses of con-
trolled property transferred under this section during that fiscal
quarter.
‘‘(l) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days after the last
day of a fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
on the following for the preceding fiscal year:
‘‘(1) The percentage of equipment lost by recipients of prop-
erty transferred under this section, including specific informa-
tion about the type of property lost, the monetary value of such
property, and the recipient that lost the property.
‘‘(2) The transfer of any new (condition code A) property
transferred under this section, including specific information
about the type of property, the recipient of the property, the
monetary value of each item of the property, and the total
monetary value of all such property transferred during the fis-
cal year.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to any transfer of property made after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESCOBAR
OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10ll. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION REGARDING PROCURE-
MENT OF EQUIPMENT BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERN-
MENTS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
Section 281 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—(1) The Secretary, in coordi-
nation with the Administrator of General Services, shall establish
and maintain a publicly available internet website that provides
up-to-date and comprehensive information, in a searchable format,
on the purchase of equipment under the procedures established
under subsection (a) and the recipients of such equipment.
‘‘(2) The information required to be made publicly available
under paragraph (1) includes all unclassified information per-
taining to such purchases, including—
‘‘(A) the catalog of equipment available for purchase under
subsection (c);
‘‘(B) for each purchase of equipment under the procedures es-
tablished under subsection (a)—
‘‘(i) the recipient State or unit of local government;
‘‘(ii) the purpose of the purchase;
‘‘(iii) the type of equipment;
‘‘(iv) the cost of the equipment; and
‘‘(v) the administrative costs under subsection (b); and
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‘‘(3) The Secretary shall update the information included on the
internet website required under paragraph (1) on a quarterly
basis.’’.
7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BROWNLEY
OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle J of title V, add the following:
SEC. 5ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WOMEN INVOLUN-
TARILY SEPARATED FROM THE ARMED FORCES DUE TO
PREGNANCY OR PARENTHOOD.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) In June 1948, Congress enacted the Women’s Armed
Services Integration Act of 1948, which formally authorized the
appointment and enlistment of women in the regular compo-
nents of the Armed Forces.
(2) With the expansion of the Armed Forces to include
women, the possibility arose for the first time that members of
the regular components of the Armed Forces could become
pregnant.
(3) The response to such possibilities and actualities was Ex-
ecutive Order 10240, signed by President Harry S. Truman in
1951, which granted the Armed Forces the authority to invol-
untarily separate or discharge a woman if she became preg-
nant, gave birth to a child, or became a parent by adoption or
a stepparent.
(4) The Armed Forces responded to the Executive order by
systematically discharging any woman in the Armed Forces
who became pregnant, regardless of whether the pregnancy
was planned, unplanned, or the result of sexual abuse.
(5) Although the Armed Forces were required to offer women
who were involuntarily separated or discharged due to preg-
nancy the opportunity to request retention in the military,
many such women were not offered such opportunity.
(6) The Armed Forces did not provide required separation
benefits, counseling, or assistance to the members of the
Armed Forces who were separated or discharged due to preg-
nancy.
(7) Thousands of members of the Armed Forces were invol-
untarily separated or discharged from the Armed Forces as a
result of pregnancy.
(8) There are reports that the practice of the Armed Forces
to systematically separate or discharge pregnant members
caused some such members to seek an unsafe or inaccessible
abortion, which was not legal at the time, or to put their chil-
dren up for adoption, and that, in some cases, some women
died by suicide following their involuntary separation or dis-
charge from the Armed Forces.
(9) Such involuntary separation or discharge from the Armed
Forces on the basis of pregnancy was challenged in Federal
district court by Stephanie Crawford in 1975, whose legal argu-
ment stated that this practice violated her constitutional right
to due process of law.
(10) The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in
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Order 10240 and any regulations relating to the Armed Forces
that made separation or discharge mandatory due to preg-
nancy were unconstitutional.
(11) By 1976, all regulations that permitted involuntary sep-
aration or discharge of a member of the Armed Forces because
of pregnancy or any form of parenthood were rescinded.
(12) Today, women comprise 17 percent of the Armed Forces,
and many are parents, including 12 percent of whom are single
parents.
(13) While military parents face many hardships, today’s
Armed Forces provides various lengths of paid family leave for
mothers and fathers, for both birth and adoption of children.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that women
who served in the Armed Forces before February 23, 1976, should
not have been involuntarily separated or discharged due to preg-
nancy or parenthood.
(c) EXPRESSION OF REMORSE.—Congress hereby expresses deep
remorse for the women who patriotically served in the Armed
Forces, but were forced, by official United States policy, to endure
unnecessary and discriminatory actions, including the violation of
their constitutional right to due process of law, simply because they
became pregnant or became a parent while a member of the Armed
Forces.
8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESCOBAR
OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following new section:
SEC. 5ll. TIME LIMIT FOR PROCESSING CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE
COMPLAINTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 80 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1561b the following new section:
‘‘§ 1561c. Processing a harassment or military equal oppor-
tunity complaint
‘‘(a) TIME LIMIT.—An official authorized to take final action on a
complaint from a member of the armed forces of harassment or
prohibited discrimination shall ensure the procedures and require-
ments for the complaint are completed within 180 days after the
date on which any supervisor or designated office received the com-
plaint.
‘‘(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—
‘‘(1) Pursuant to section 706(1) of title 5, United States Code,
a member of the armed forces may seek an order in a court of
the United States directing the Secretary concerned to take
final action or provide a written explanation no later than 30
days after the court enters its order, if an authorized official
does not—
‘‘(A) take final action on a complaint under subsection
(a) within 180 days; or
‘‘(B) provide the member a written explanation of the
final action taken on a complaint under subsection (a).
‘‘(2) Pursuant to section 706(2) of title 5, United States Code,
and no later than 30 days after a member of the armed forces
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complaint under subsection (a), the member may seek review
of the action in a court of the United States.
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than April 1 each year, the Secretary
concerned shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
a report of the total number of court orders sought under sub-
section (b) and orders granted by such courts.
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means
the following:
‘‘(A) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
‘‘(B) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
‘‘(C) The Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives.
‘‘(D) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate.
‘‘(2) The term ‘complaint’ means an allegation or report of
harassment or prohibited discrimination.
‘‘(3) The term ‘designated office’ means a military equal op-
portunity office or an office of the inspector general or staff
judge advocate, and any other departmental office authorized
by the Secretary concerned to receive harassment and prohib-
ited discrimination complaints.
‘‘(4) The term ‘harassment’ means behavior that is unwel-
come or offensive to a reasonable person, whether oral, written,
or physical, that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive
environment.
‘‘(5) The term ‘prohibited discrimination’ means unlawful dis-
crimination, including disparate treatment, of an individual or
group on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex
(including pregnancy), gender identity, or sexual orientation.
‘‘(6) The term ‘member of the armed forces’ means a member
of an armed force serving on active duty.
‘‘(7) The term ‘supervisor’ means a member of the armed
forces in charge or command of other members of the armed
forces or a civilian employee (as defined in section 2105 of title
5, United States Code) authorized to direct and control service
members.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 1561b the following new item:
‘‘1561c. Processing a harassment or military equal opportunity complaint.’’.
9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEVIN OF
CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 398, after line 17, insert the following new section:
SEC. 599. ARMED FORCES WORKPLACE AND GENDER RELATIONS SUR-
VEYS.
Subsection (c) of section 481 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as para-
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3) Indicators of the assault (including unwanted sexual
contact) that give reason to believe that the victim was tar-
geted, or discriminated against, or both, for a real or perceived
status in a minority group based on race, color, national origin,
religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or
sex characteristics), and any other factor considered appro-
priate by the Secretary.’’.
10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE OMAR OF
MINNESOTA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 788, line 12, strike ‘‘and’’.
Page 788, line 16, strike the period and insert ‘‘; and’’.
Page 788, beginning line 17, insert the following:
(C) a description of efforts to prevent civilian harm and
human rights violations.
11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KHANNA
OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle F of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10ll. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRACTICES RE-
GARDING DISTINCTION BETWEEN COMBATANTS AND CI-
VILIANS IN UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.
(a) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an
agreement with a federally funded research and development cen-
ter to conduct an independent report on Department of Defense
practices regarding distinguishing between combatants and civil-
ians in United States military operations.
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall
include the following matters:
(1) A description of how the Department of Defense and indi-
vidual members of the Armed Forces have differentiated be-
tween combatants and civilians in both ground and air oper-
ations since 2001, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Soma-
lia, Libya, and Yemen, including—
(A) relevant policy and legal standards and how these
standards were implemented in practice;
(B) target engagement criteria; and
(C) whether military-aged males were presumptively tar-
getable.
(2) A description of how the Department of Defense has dif-
ferentiated between combatants and civilians when assessing
allegations of civilian casualties since 2001, including in Af-
ghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen, including—
(A) relevant policy and legal standards and the factual
indicators these standards were applied to in assessing
claims of civilian casualties; and
(B) any other matters the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines appropriate.
(c) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
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forth an unaltered copy of the assessment under this section, to-
gether with the views of the Secretary on the assessment.
(d) DEFINITION OF UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATION.—In this
section, the term ‘‘United States military operations’’ includes any
mission, strike, engagement, raid, or incident involving United
States Armed Forces.
12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KHANNA
OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10ll. RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
POLICY ON CIVILIAN HARM IN CONNECTION WITH
UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to facilitate fulfill-
ment of the requirements in section 936 of the John S. McCain Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law
115–232; 10 U.S.C. 134 note).
(b) PERSONNEL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall do the fol-
lowing:
(1) Assign within each of the United States Central Com-
mand, the United States Africa Command, the United States
Special Operations Command, the United States European
Command, the United States Southern Command, the United
States Indo-Pacific Command, and the United States Northern
Command not fewer than two personnel who shall have pri-
mary responsibility for the following in connection with mili-
tary operations undertaken by such command:
(A) Providing guidance and oversight relating to preven-
tion of and response to harm to civilians, promotion of ob-
servance of human rights, and the protection of civilians
and civilian infrastructure, including ensuring implemen-
tation of the policy of the Department of Defense on harm
to civilians resulting from United States military oper-
ations.
(B) Overseeing civilian harm prevention, mitigation, and
response functions on behalf of the commander of such
command.
(C) Receiving reports of harm to civilians and conducting
assessments and investigations relating to such harm.
(D) Analyzing incidents and trends with respect to harm
to civilians, identifying lessons learned, and ensuring that
lessons learned are incorporated into updated command
guidance and practices.
(E) Offering condolences and amends for harm to civil-
ians, including ex gratia payments.
(F) Ensuring the integration of activities relating to ci-
vilian harm prevention, mitigation, and response, the pro-
tection of civilians, and promotion of observance of human
rights in security cooperation activities.
(G) Working with the Center for Excellence established
under section 184 of title 10, United States Code, as added
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(H) Consulting with non-governmental organizations on
civilian harm and human rights matters.
(2) Assign within the Office of the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Policy not fewer than two personnel who shall have
primary responsibility for implementing and overseeing imple-
mentation by the components of the Department of Defense of
Department policy on harm to civilians resulting from United
States military operations.
(3) Assign within the Joint Staff not fewer than two per-
sonnel who shall have primary responsibility for the following:
(A) Overseeing implementation by the components of the
Department of Defense of Department policy on harm to
civilians resulting from United States military operations.
(B) Developing and sharing in the implementation of
such policy.
(C) Communicating operational guidance on such policy.
(c) TRAINING, SOFTWARE, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025,
the Secretary of Defense and each Secretary of a military de-
partment may obligate and expend, from amounts specified in
paragraph (2), not more than $5,000,000 for the following:
(A) Training related to civilian harm prevention, mitiga-
tion, and response.
(B) Information technology equipment, support and
maintenance, and data storage, in order to implement the
policy of the Department relating to harms to civilians re-
sulting from United States military operations as required
by section 936 of the John S. McCain National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019.
(2) FUNDS.—The funds for a fiscal year specified in this sub-
paragraph are funds as follows:
(A) In the case of the Secretary of Defense, amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for oper-
ation and maintenance, Defense-wide.
(B) In the case of a Secretary of a military department,
amounts authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year
for operation and maintenance for the components of the
Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary.
13. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEE OF
CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle A of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10ll. REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED TO BE APPRO-
PRIATED FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) many of the most urgent threats to the national security
of the United States are not military in nature;
(2) the Federal budget should reflect the national priorities
of the United States; and
(3) in order to better protect the security of all people and
address the national priorities of the United States, the budget
of the Department of Defense should be reduced and the asso-
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(b) REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount authorized to be appropriated
for the Department of Defense for 2023 is—
(A) the aggregate amount appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2022 in division C of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–
103), reduced by
(B) $100,000,000,000.—
(2) FUNDING FOR CERTAIN ACCOUNTS.—The amount author-
ized to be appropriated for each of the following accounts of the
Department of Defense shall be the amount authorized to be
appropriated for such account for fiscal year 2022:
(A) The Defense Health Program.
(B) Each military personnel account.
(C) Each account providing for pay and benefits for per-
sons appointed into the civil service as defined in section
2101 of title 5, United States Code.
(3) APPLICATION OF FUNDING CUTS.—In reducing funding for
Department of Defense programs in accordance with sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall take into consider-
ation the findings and recommendations contained in the Con-
gressional Budget Office report entitled ‘‘Illustrative Options
for National Defense Under a Smaller Defense Budget’’ and
dated October 2021.
14. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEE OF
CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of subtitle A of title X the following new section:
SEC. 1004. REDUCTION TO FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS.
Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in
division D, the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act
are hereby reduced by a total of $36,987,247,000, to be derived
from the amounts, and from the corresponding accounts, as speci-
fied by amendment number 2468 offered by Mr. Golden during the
mark-up session of the Committee on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives on June 22, 2022.
Strike sections 113, 615, 1030, 1031, 1075, and 1107.
Strike title XXIX.
15. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL
OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of subtitle G of title X the following new section:
SEC. 10ll. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO UNFUNDED PRIOR-
ITIES.
(a) THE ARMED FORCES AND THE MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY.—
Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Section 222a is repealed.
(2) Section 222b is repealed.
(3) In the table of sections at the beginning of the chapter,
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(b) LABORATORY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—Section
2806 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 222a note) is repealed.
16. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH OF
WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Strike section 1031.
At the end of subtitle A of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10ll. FUNDING INCREASES AND REDUCTIONS.
(a) FUNDING REDUCTION.—Notwithstanding the amounts set
forth in the funding tables in division D—
(1) The amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101
for Aircraft Procurement, Navy, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4101, for MQ-8 UAV, Line
021, is hereby reduced by $21,000,000 from the funds made
available for costs associated with restoring 5 LCS.
(2) The amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101
for Aircraft Procurement, Navy, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4101, for MQ-8 Series, Line
057, is hereby reduced by $7,300,000 from the funds made
available for costs associated with restoring 5 LCS.
(3) The amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101
for Aircraft Procurement, Navy, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4101, for Spares and Re-
pair Parts, Line 068, is hereby reduced by $1,200,000 from the
funds made available for costs associated with restoring 5 LCS.
(4) The amount authorized to be appropriated in section 421
for Military Personnel, as specified in the corresponding fund-
ing table in section 4401, is hereby reduced by $89,600,000
from the funds made available for Military Personnel, Navy—
Restore Navy Force Structure Cuts (Manpower).
(5) The amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301
for Operations and Maintenance, Navy, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, for Mission and
Other Flight Operations, Line 010, is hereby reduced by
$6,000,000 from the funds made available for costs associated
with restoring 5 LCS.
(6) The amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301
for Operations and Maintenance, Navy, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, for Aircraft Depot
Maintenance, Line 060, is hereby reduced by $300,000 from
the funds made available for costs associated with restoring 5
LCS.
(7) The amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301
for Operations and Maintenance, Navy, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, for Mission and
Other Ship Operations, Line 090, is hereby reduced by
$10,400,000 from the funds made available for costs associated
with restoring 5 LCS.
(8) The amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301
for Operations and Maintenance, Navy, as specified in the cor-
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tenance, Line 110, is hereby reduced by $90,000,000 from the
funds made available for costs associated with restoring 5 LCS.
(9) The amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301
for Operations and Maintenance, Navy, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, for Weapons Mainte-
nance, Line 250, is hereby reduced by $7,200,000 from the
funds made available for costs associated with restoring 5 LCS.
(10) The amount authorized to be appropriated in section
301 for Operations and Maintenance, Navy, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4301, for Ship Activa-
tions/Inactivations, Line 320, is hereby reduced by $7,500,000
from the funds made available for costs associated with restor-
ing 5 LCS.
(11) The amount authorized to be appropriated in section
101 for Other Procurement, Navy, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4101, for LCS In-Service
Modernization, Line 035, is hereby reduced by $65,000,000
from the funds made available for costs associated with restor-
ing 5 LCS.
(12) The amount authorized to be appropriated in section
201 for Research, Development, Test & Eval, Navy, as specified
in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for MQ-8
UAV, Line 243, is hereby reduced by $13,100,000 from the
funds made available for costs associated with restoring 5 LCS.
(b) FUNDING INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth
in the funding tables in division D—
(1) The amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101
for Procurement of Ammunition, Army, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4101, for Industrial Facili-
ties, Line 034, is hereby increased by $180,720,000 for Organic
Ammunition Industrial Base Safety and Modernization Up-
grades.
(2) The amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301
for Operations and Maintenance, Navy, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, for Aviation Logis-
tics, Line 080, is hereby increased by $75,000,000.
(3) The amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301
for Operations and Maintenance, Navy, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, for Combat Support
Forces, Line 170, is hereby increased by $62,880,000.
17. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE VEASEY
OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle B of title I, add the following new section:
SEC. 1ll. FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER AIR-
CRAFT.
(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appro-
priated in section 101 for aircraft procurement, Navy, as specified
in the corresponding funding table in section 4101, for Joint Strike
Fighter CV, line 002, is hereby increased by $354,000,000 (with the
amount of such increase to used for the procurement of three addi-
tional Joint Strike Fighter aircraft).
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(1) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding ta-
bles in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 301 for operation and maintenance, Army, as speci-
fied in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for op-
erating forces, maneuver units, line 010, is hereby reduced by
$50,000,000.
(2) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding ta-
bles in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 301 for operation and maintenance, Army, as speci-
fied in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for op-
erating forces, aviation assets, line 060, is hereby reduced by
$100,000,000.
(3) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding ta-
bles in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 301 for operation and maintenance, Army, as speci-
fied in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for
training and recruiting, training support, line 340, is hereby
reduced by $16,000,000.
(4) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding ta-
bles in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 301 for operation and maintenance, Army, as speci-
fied in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for ad-
ministration and service-wide activities, other personnel sup-
port, line 480, is hereby reduced by $23,000,000.
(5) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding ta-
bles in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 301 for operation and maintenance, Navy, as speci-
fied in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for op-
erating forces, weapons maintenance, line 250, is hereby re-
duced by $62,500,000.
(6) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding ta-
bles in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 301 for operation and maintenance, Navy, as speci-
fied in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for ad-
ministration and service-wide activities, military manpower
and personnel management, line 470, is hereby reduced by
$30,000,000.
(7) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding ta-
bles in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 301 for operation and maintenance, Marine Corps,
as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301,
for operating forces, operational forces, line 010, is hereby re-
duced by $16,500,000.
(8) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding ta-
bles in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 301 for operation and maintenance, Air Force, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for
operating forces, base support, line 090, is hereby reduced by
$56,000,000.
18. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER
OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
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SEC. 13l. REPEAL OF RESTRICTION ON FUNDING FOR THE PRE-
PARATORY COMMISSION FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE NU-
CLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY ORGANIZATION.
Section 1279E of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2018 (22 U.S.C. 287 note) is repealed.
19. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
GARAMENDI OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10
MINUTES
Add at the end of title XVI the following new subtitle:
Subtitle F—Ballistic Missiles
SEC. 1671. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON SERVICE LIFE OF MINUTEMAN
III INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES AND PAUSE
IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE SENTINEL PROGRAM
(GROUND-BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT PROGRAM).
It is the policy of the United States that—
(1) the operational life of the Minuteman III intercontinental
ballistic missiles shall be safely extended until at least 2040;
and
(2) the research, development, testing, and evaluation of the
Sentinel program shall be paused until 2031.
SEC. 1672. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SENTINEL PROGRAM
AND W87–1 WARHEAD MODIFICATION PROGRAM.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Department
or Defense or the National Nuclear Security Administration may be
obligated or expended for the Sentinel program (including with re-
spect to supporting infrastructure) or the W87–1 warhead modifica-
tion program.
SEC. 1673. LIFE EXTENSION OF MINUTEMAN III INTERCONTINENTAL
BALLISTIC MISSILES.
(a) LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM.—Beginning not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall commence efforts for a life extension program of Min-
uteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles to extend the life of
such missiles to 2040.
(b) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—In carrying out the life extension
program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure the fol-
lowing:
(1) The program will incorporate new and necessary tech-
nologies that could also be incorporated in the future Sentinel
program, including with respect to technologies that—
(A) increase the resilience against adversary missile de-
fenses; and
(B) incorporate new nuclear command, control, and com-
munications systems.
(2) The program will use nondestructive testing methods and
technologies similar to the testing methods used by the Navy
for Trident II D5 submarine launched ballistic missiles to re-
duce destructive testing.
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20. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TLAIB OF
MICHIGAN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Strike section 1636.
21. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TLAIB OF
MICHIGAN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 299, line 25, strike ‘‘and’’ at the end.
Page 300, line 4, strike the period at the end and insert ‘‘; and’’.
Page 300, after line 4, insert the following:
(3) the historically discriminatory manner in which laws re-
lated to marijuana offenses have been enforced, the potential
for the continued discriminatory application of the law (wheth-
er intentional or unintentional), and recommendations for ac-
tions that can be taken to minimize the risk of such discrimi-
nation.
22. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE OCASIO–
CORTEZ OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10
MINUTES
Page 502, line 2, strike ‘‘MEDICINAL CANNABIS’’ and insert ‘‘QUALI-
FIED ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES’’.
Page 502, line 6, strike ‘‘medicinal cannabis as an alternatives’’
and insert ‘‘qualified alternative therapies as alternative thera-
pies’’.
Page 503, beginning on line 19, strike ‘‘medicinal cannabis’’ and
insert ‘‘a qualified alternative therapy’’.
Page 503, beginning on line 25, strike ‘‘medicinal cannabis’’ and
insert ‘‘a qualified alternative therapy’’.
Page 504, line 11, strike ‘‘medicinal cannabis’’ and insert ‘‘quali-
fied alternative therapies’’.
Page 504, after line 22, add the following:
(3) The term ‘‘qualified alternative therapy’’ means—
(A) medicinal cannabis;
(B) methylenedioxymethamphetamine (commonly re-
ferred to as MDMA); and
(C) psilocybin.
23. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CREN-
SHAW OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of subtitle D of title VII the following new sec-
tion:
SEC. 7ll. GRANT PROGRAM TO STUDY TREATMENT OF POST-TRAU-
MATIC STRESS DISORDER USING CERTAIN PSYCHEDELIC
SUBSTANCES.
(a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out
a program to award grants to eligible entities to conduct research
on the treatment of members of the Armed Forces serving on active
duty with post-traumatic stress disorder using covered psychedelic
substances.
(b) CRITERION FOR APPROVAL.—The Secretary may award a grant
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Secretary determines that the research involves a therapy that has
the potential to demonstrate significant medical evidence of a
therapeutic advantage.
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may award a grant under
this section to any of the following:
(1) A department or agency of the Federal Government or a
State government.
(2) An academic institution.
(3) A nonprofit entity.
(d) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant awarded under
this section may use the grant to—
(1) conduct one or more phase two clinical trials for the
treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder that—
(A) include members of the Armed Forces serving on ac-
tive duty as participants in the clinical trial; and
(B) use individual or group therapy assisted by covered
psychedelic substances; or
(2) train practitioners to provide treatment to members of
the Armed Forces serving on active duty for post-traumatic
stress disorder using covered psychedelic substances.
(e) PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL TRIALS.—The Secretary may au-
thorize a member of the Armed Forces to participate in a clinical
trial that is conducted using a grant awarded under this section or
funds provided under subsection (f) and is authorized pursuant to
section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
355), without regard to—
(1) whether the clinical trial involves a substance included in
the schedule under section 202 of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 812); or
(2) section 912a of title 10, United States Code (article 112a
of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
(f) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—In addition to awarding grants
under this section, the Secretary may provide funds for a clinical
research trial using covered psychedelic substances that is author-
ized pursuant to section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) and includes members of the Armed
Forces as participants in the trial.
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘covered psychedelic substances’’ means any of
the following:
(A) 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (commonly
known as ‘‘MDMA’’).
(B) Psilocybin.
(C) Ibogaine.
(D) 5–Methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (commonly
known as ‘‘5–MeO–DMT’’).
(2) The term ‘‘State’’ includes any State, district, territory, or
possession of the United States.
24. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NORTON
OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10
MINUTES
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SEC. 5ll. INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS FROM THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO MAY BE APPOINTED TO
MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES.
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 7442 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘Five’’ and inserting ‘‘Fif-
teen’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)’’.
(b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 8454 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘Five’’ and inserting ‘‘Fif-
teen’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)’’.
(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 9442 of title
10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘Five’’ and inserting ‘‘Fif-
teen’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)’’.
25. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NORTON
OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10
MINUTES
At the end of division E, insert the following:
TITLE LIX—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NATIONAL GUARD HOME RULE
SEC. 5901. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia National
Guard Home Rule Act’’.
SEC. 5902. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL GUARD AUTHORITIES TO MAYOR
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) MAYOR AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.—Section 6 of the Act enti-
tled ‘‘An Act to provide for the organization of the militia of the
District of Columbia, and for other purposes’’, approved March 1,
1889 (sec. 49–409, D.C. Official Code), is amended by striking
‘‘President of the United States’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’.
(b) RESERVE CORPS.—Section 72 of such Act (sec. 49–407, D.C.
Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘President of the United
States’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District
of Columbia’’.
(c) APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.—(1) Section 7(a)
of such Act (sec. 49–301(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘President of the United States’’ and inserting
‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘President.’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor.’’.
(2) Section 9 of such Act (sec. 49–304, D.C. Official Code) is
amended by striking ‘‘President’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the Dis-
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(3) Section 13 of such Act (sec. 49–305, D.C. Official Code) is
amended by striking ‘‘President of the United States’’ and inserting
‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’.
(4) Section 19 of such Act (sec. 49–311, D.C. Official Code) is
amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to the Secretary of the
Army’’ and all that follows through ‘‘which board’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘to a board of examination appointed by the Commanding
General, which’’; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Secretary of the Army’’
and all that follows through the period and inserting ‘‘the
Mayor of the District of Columbia, together with any rec-
ommendations of the Commanding General.’’.
(5) Section 20 of such Act (sec. 49–312, D.C. Official Code) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘President of the United States’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘the President may retire’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Mayor may retire’’.
(d) CALL FOR DUTY.—(1) Section 45 of such Act (sec. 49–103, D.C.
Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘, or for the United States
Marshal’’ and all that follows through ‘‘shall thereupon order’’ and
inserting ‘‘to order’’.
(2) Section 46 of such Act (sec. 49–104, D.C. Official Code) is
amended by striking ‘‘the President’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of
the District of Columbia’’.
(e) GENERAL COURTS MARTIAL.—Section 51 of such Act (sec. 49–
503, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘the President of
the United States’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Co-
lumbia’’.
SEC. 5903. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES
CODE.
(a) FAILURE TO SATISFACTORILY PERFORM PRESCRIBED TRAIN-
ING.—Section 10148(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘the commanding general of the District of Columbia
National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Colum-
bia’’.
(b) APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF OF NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.—Sec-
tion 10502(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia National Guard’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’.
(c) VICE CHIEF OF NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.—Section
10505(a)(1)(A) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the District of Columbia National Guard’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’.
(d) OTHER SENIOR NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU OFFICERS.—Section
10506(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the commanding
general of the District of Columbia National Guard’’ both places it
appears and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’.
(e) CONSENT FOR ACTIVE DUTY OR RELOCATION.—(1) Section
12301 of such title is amended—
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘commanding general of the
District of Columbia National Guard’’ in the second sentence
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(B) in subsection (d), by striking the period at the end and
inserting the following: ‘‘, or, in the case of the District of Co-
lumbia National Guard, the Mayor of the District of Colum-
bia.’’.
(2) Section 12406 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia’’
and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’.
(f) CONSENT FOR RELOCATION OF UNITS.—Section 18238 of such
title is amended by striking ‘‘the commanding general of the Na-
tional Guard of the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor
of the District of Columbia’’.
SEC. 5904. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 32, UNITED STATES
CODE.
(a) MAINTENANCE OF OTHER TROOPS.—Section 109(c) of title 32,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(or commanding gen-
eral in the case of the District of Columbia)’’.
(b) DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES.—Section
112(h)(2) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the Commanding
General of the National Guard of the District of Columbia’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’.
(c) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 113 of such title is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) INCLUSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—In this section, the
term ‘State’ includes the District of Columbia.’’.
(d) APPOINTMENT OF ADJUTANT GENERAL.—Section 314 of such
title is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b);
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b)
and (c), respectively; and
(3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘the
commanding general of the District of Columbia National
Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia,’’.
(e) RELIEF FROM NATIONAL GUARD DUTY.—Section 325(a)(2)(B) of
such title is amended by striking ‘‘commanding general of the Dis-
trict of Columbia National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the
District of Columbia’’.
(f) AUTHORITY TO ORDER TO PERFORM ACTIVE GUARD AND RE-
SERVE DUTY.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 328 of such title is
amended by striking ‘‘the commanding general of the District
of Columbia National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the
District of Columbia’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(A) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such section is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 328. Active Guard and Reserve duty: authority of chief ex-
ecutive’’.
(B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the be-
ginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by striking
the item relating to section 328 and inserting the following
new item:
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(g) PERSONNEL MATTERS.—Section 505 of such title is amended
by striking ‘‘commanding general of the National Guard of the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’ in the first sentence and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the
District of Columbia’’.
(h) NATIONAL GUARD CHALLENGE PROGRAM.—Section 509 of such
title is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘the commanding general
of the District of Columbia National Guard, under which the
Governor or the commanding general’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Mayor of the District of Columbia, under which the Governor
or the Mayor’’;
(2) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘the commanding general
of the District of Columbia National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Mayor of the District of Columbia’’;
(3) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘the commanding general of
the District of Columbia National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Mayor of the District of Columbia’’; and
(4) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘the commanding general of
the District of Columbia National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Mayor of the District of Columbia’’.
(i) ISSUANCE OF SUPPLIES.—Section 702(a) of such title is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘commanding general of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Co-
lumbia’’.
(j) APPOINTMENT OF FISCAL OFFICER.—Section 708(a) of such title
is amended by striking ‘‘commanding general of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’.
SEC. 5905. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA HOME RULE ACT.
Section 602(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec.
1–206.02(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘the Na-
tional Guard of the District of Columbia,’’.
26. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KAHELE
OF HAWAII OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle I of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5ll. RESCISSION OF MEDALS OF HONOR AWARDED FOR ACTS
AT WOUNDED KNEE CREEK ON DECEMBER 29, 1890.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Medal of Honor awarded for acts at
Wounded Knee Creek, Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation,
South Dakota, on December 29, 1890, is rescinded.
(b) MEDAL OF HONOR ROLL.—The Secretary concerned shall re-
move the name of each individual awarded a Medal of Honor for
acts described in subsection (a) from the Army, Navy, Air Force,
and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll maintained under section
1134a of title 10, United States Code.
(c) RETURN OF MEDAL NOT REQUIRED.—No person may be re-
quired to return to the Federal Government a Medal of Honor re-
scinded under subsection (a).
(d) NO DENIAL OF BENEFITS.—This Act shall not be construed to
deny any individual any benefit from the Federal Government.
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27. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SLOTKIN
OF MICHIGAN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle G of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5ll. TRAINING ON CONSEQUENCES OF COMMITTING A CRIME
IN PRESEPARATION COUNSELING OF THE TRANSITION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subsection (b) of section 1142 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(20) Training regarding the consequences to such a member
who is convicted of a crime, specifically regarding the loss of
benefits from the Federal Government to such member.’’.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION DATE.—The Secretary concerned shall carry
out paragraph (20) of such subsection, as added by subsection (a),
not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop the
training under such paragraph.
(d) PROGRESS BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives regarding progress of the Secretary in preparing
the training under such paragraph.
28. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON
LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following new section:
SEC. 10ll. REPORT ON THREAT POSED BY DOMESTIC TERRORISTS.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the officials specified in subsection (c), shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that includes an evalua-
tion of the nature and extent of the domestic terror threat and do-
mestic terrorist groups.
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall—
(1) describe the manner in which domestic terror activity is
tracked and reported;
(2) identify all known domestic terror groups, whether formal
in nature or loosely affiliated ideologies, including groups moti-
vated by a belief system of white supremacy such as the Proud
Boys and Boogaloo;
(3) include a breakdown of the ideology of each group; and
(4) describe the efforts of such groups, if any, to infiltrate or
target domestic constitutionally protected activity by citizens
for cooption or to carry out attacks, and the number of individ-
uals associated or affiliated with each group that engages in
such efforts.
(c) OFFICIALS SPECIFIED.—The officials specified in this sub-
section are the following:
(1) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(2) The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intel-
ligence and Analysis.
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29. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SÁNCHEZ
OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle J of title V, add the following:
SEC. ll. REPORT ON THE SPREAD OF MALIGN DISINFORMATION.
(a) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall develop a report that—
(1) evaluates the spread of malign disinformation within the
military ranks;
(2) identifies how the Department of Defense and the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs are working to mitigate the
spread and impact of malign disinformation;
(3) identifies how the Transition Assistance Program uses
malign disinformation risk in providing resources to, and en-
gaging with, veterans; and
(4) evaluates the spread of malign disinformation among vet-
eran communities, identifies the resources necessary to miti-
gate such spread of malign disinformation, and includes a
strategy to address such spread of malign disinformation.
(b) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of Defense shall—
(1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
section, submit the report developed under subsection (a) to
the Committees on Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs of the
House of Representatives and the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices and Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and
(2) not later than 30 days after the report is submitted under
paragraph (1), make such report available online.
(c) MALIGN DISINFORMATION.—In this section, the term ‘‘malign
disinformation’’ includes any disinformation that—
(1) aims to recruit members of the Armed Forces or veterans
to carry out extremist activities;
(2) is harmful to good order and discipline; or
(3) is related to extremist activities or vaccination.
30. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MANNING
OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN-
UTES
At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XIII, insert the fol-
lowing:
SEC. ll. ANNUAL REPORT ON ROLE OF ANTISEMITISIM IN VIOLENT
EXTREMIST MOVEMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State and the Office of the Special Envoy To Mon-
itor and Combat Antisemitism, shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees an annual report on—
(1) the rise in global antisemitism;
(2) the role of antisemitism in violent extremist movements;
(3) the threat of global antisemitism to the United States
Armed Forces; and
(4) the threat of global antisemitism to United States na-
tional security and interests.
(b) FORM; PUBLICATION.—The report required by subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classi-
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lished on a publicly available website of the Department of De-
fense.
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this section,
the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means—
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
31. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEI-
DER OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 1348, insert after line 23 the following (and conform the
table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 5806. INTERAGENCY REPORT ON EXTREMIST ACTIVITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, and the Secretary of Defense shall publish a report that ana-
lyzes and sets out strategies to combat White supremacist and neo-
Nazi activity in the uniformed services and Federal law enforce-
ment agencies.
(b) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit a joint report detailing Execu-
tive-wide plans described in subsection (a) that includes—
(A) the number of individuals discharged from the uni-
formed services due to incidents related to White suprem-
acy and neo-Nazi activity;
(B) for each instance included in the total number in
subparagraph (A), a description of the circumstances that
led to the separation of servicemembers from the uni-
formed services due to White supremacy and neo-Nazi ac-
tivity;
(C) the number of Federal law enforcement officers sepa-
rated from federal agencies due to incidents related to
White supremacy or neo-Nazi activity;
(D) for each instance included in the total number in
subparagraph (C), a description of the circumstances that
led to the separation of Federal law enforcement officers
from federal agencies due to White supremacy and neo-
Nazi activity;
(E) the response of the Director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and
the Secretary of Defense to planned or effectuated inci-
dents that have a nexus to White supremacist and neo-
Nazi ideology involving those described in subparagraphs
(B) and (D); and
(F) specific plans to address such incidents described in
this subsection within uniformed services and Federal law
enforcement agencies
(2) TRANSMISSION.—The Director of the Federal Bureau of
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Secretary of Defense shall transmit each report described in
paragraph (1) to—
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate;
(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
(D) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives;
(F) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House
of Representatives;
(G) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
the House of Representatives; and
(H) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
(3) CLASSIFICATION AND PUBLIC RELEASE.—The report sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall be—
(A) submitted in unclassified form, to the greatest extent
possible, with a classified annex only if necessary; and
(B) in the case of the unclassified portion of the report,
posted on the public website of the Department of Defense,
the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of
Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
32. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RICE OF
NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of title LVIII of division E the following:
SEC. lll. REPORTING ON PREVIOUS FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVES-
TIGATION AND DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consulta-
tion with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the
processes needed to regularly report to Congress on domestic ter-
rorism threats pursuant to Section 5602 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92).
(b) DATA LIMITATIONS.—In the event that data internal to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Se-
curity on completed or attempted acts of domestic terrorism from
January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2014 is incomplete or incon-
sistent, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall engage with State, local,
Tribal, and territorial partners, academic institutions, non-profit
organizations, and the private sector with expertise in domestic ter-
rorism threats and acts to provide the most accurate and consistent
information for the report required under subsection (a).
(c) GAO REPORT.— Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Government Accountability Office shall
produce a report providing a full review of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s, the Secretary of Homeland Security’s, and the Of-
fice of the Director of National Intelligence’s compliance with do-
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law, including the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the ter ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means—
(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(3) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
(4) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives;
(5) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and
(6) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives.
33. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE AGUILAR
OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle C of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5ll. IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS RE-
GARDING SCREENING INDIVIDUALS WHO SEEK TO EN-
LIST IN THE ARMED FORCES AND COUNTERING EXTREM-
IST ACTIVITY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) ENLISTMENT SCREENING.—Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
implement the seven recommendations of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness on page 2 of the report titled
‘‘Screening Individuals Who Seek to Enlist in the Armed Forces’’,
submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
House of Representatives on October 14, 2020.
(b) COUNTERING EXTREMISM.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
implement six recommendations of the Countering Extremist Activ-
ity Working Group on pages 15 through 18 on the report entitled
‘‘Report on Countering Extremist Activity Within the Department
of Defense’’ published in December 2021.
34. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACOBS
OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle D of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10ll. CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS RECORDS OF RECIPI-
ENTS OF SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS TO COMBAT
TERRORISM.
Section 127e of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(2) by adding at the end of the following
new subparagraph—
‘‘(D) The processes through which the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, shall ensure that,
prior to a decision to provide any support to foreign forces,
irregular forces, groups, or individuals, full consideration
is given to any credible information available to the De-
partment of State relating to violations of human rights by
such entities.’’.
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(A) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ‘‘, including the
promotion of good governance and rule of law and the pro-
tection of civilians and human rights’’ before the period at
the end;
(B) in subparagraph (I)—
(i) by striking the period at the end and inserting
‘‘or violations of the laws of armed conflict, including
the Geneva Conventions of 1949, including—’’; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
‘‘(i) vetting units receiving such support for viola-
tions of human rights;
‘‘(ii) providing human rights training to units receiv-
ing such support; and
‘‘(iii) providing for the investigation of allegations of
gross violations of human rights and termination of
such support in cases of credible information of such
violations.’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(J) A description of the human rights record of the re-
cipient, including for purposes of section 362 of this title,
and any relevant attempts by such recipient to remedy
such record.’’;
(3) in subsection (i)(3) by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
‘‘(I) An assessment of how support provided under this
section advances United States national security priorities
and aligns with other United States Government efforts to
address underlying risk factors of terrorism and violent ex-
tremism, including repression, human rights abuses, and
corruption.’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
‘‘(j) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—(1) Except as provided in
paragraphs (2) and (3), no funds may be used to provide support
to any foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals if the
Secretary of Defense has credible information that the unit has
committed a gross violation of human rights.
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, may waive the prohibition under paragraph (1) if
the Secretary determines that the waiver is required by extraor-
dinary circumstances.
‘‘(3) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply with re-
spect to the foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals
of a country if the Secretary of Defense determines that—
‘‘(A) the government of such country has taken all necessary
corrective steps; or
‘‘(B) the support is necessary to assist in disaster relief oper-
ations or other humanitarian or national security emergencies.
‘‘(k) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall be construed
to constitute a specific statutory authorization for any of the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) The conduct of a covert action, as such term is defined
in section 503(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
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‘‘(2) The introduction of United States armed forces, within
the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution, into
hostilities or into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indi-
cated by the circumstances.
‘‘(3) The provision of support to regular forces, irregular
forces, groups, or individuals for the conduct of operations that
United States Special Operations Forces are not otherwise le-
gally authorized to conduct themselves.
‘‘(4) The conduct or support of activities, directly or indi-
rectly, that are inconsistent with the laws of armed conflict.’’.
SEC. 3. CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS RECORDS OF RECIPIENTS
OF SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR IRREGULAR
WARFARE.
Section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1639) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end of the following
new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) The processes through which the Secretary shall, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, ensure that prior
to a decision to provide support to individual members or
units of foreign forces, irregular forces, or groups in a for-
eign country full consideration is given to any credible in-
formation available to the Department of State relating to
gross violations of human rights by such individuals or
units.’’;
(2) in subsection (d)(2) of such section—
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph
(H); and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following
new subparagraph (G):
‘‘(G) A description of the human rights record of the re-
cipient, including for purposes of section 362 of title 10,
United States Code, and any relevant attempts by such re-
cipient to remedy such record.’’;
(3) in subsection (h)(3), by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
‘‘(I) An assessment of how support provided under this
section advances United States national security priorities
and aligns with other United States Government interests
in countries in which activities under the authority in this
section are ongoing.’’;
(4) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and
(5) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new sub-
section (i):
‘‘(i) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and
(3), no funds may be used to provide support to any individual
member or unit of a foreign force, irregular force, or group in
a foreign country if the Secretary of Defense has credible infor-
mation that such individual or unit has committed a gross vio-
lation of human rights.
‘‘(2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense, after
consultation with the Secretary of State, may waive the prohi-
bition under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the
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‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall
not apply with respect to individual members or units of such
foreign forces, irregular forces, or groups if the Secretary of De-
fense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, deter-
mines that—
‘‘(A) the government of such country has taken all nec-
essary corrective steps; or
‘‘(B) the support is necessary to assist in disaster relief
operations or other humanitarian or national security
emergencies.’’.
35. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACOBS
OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 10ll. REPORT ON PURCHASE AND USE BY DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE OF LOCATION DATA GENERATED BY AMERICANS’
PHONES AND THEIR INTERNET METADATA.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees and make available to the
public on an internet website of the Department of Defense a re-
port that—
(1) identifies each covered entity that is currently, or during
the five year period ending on the date of the enactment of this
Act was, without a court order—
(A) obtaining in exchange for anything of value any cov-
ered records; and
(B) intentionally retaining or intentionally using such
covered records; and
(2) for each covered entity identified pursuant to paragraph
(1), identifies—
(A) each category of covered record the covered entity,
without a court order, is obtaining or obtained, in ex-
change for anything of value;
(B) whether the covered entity intentionally retained or
is intentionally retaining each category of covered records
pursuant to subparagraph (A);
(C) whether the covered entity intentionally uses or used
each category of covered records identified pursuant to
subparagraph (A); and
(D) whether such obtaining, retention, and use ceased
before the date of the enactment of this Act or is ongoing.
(b) FORM.—The report submitted under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form.
(c) DETERMINATION OF PARTIES TO A COMMUNICATION.—In deter-
mining under this section whether a party to a communication is
likely to be located inside or outside the United States, the Sec-
retary shall consider the Internet Protocol (IP) address used by the
party to the communication, but may also consider other informa-
tion known to the Secretary.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘covered entities’’ means the Defense Agencies,
Department of Defense activities, and components of the De-
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(A) are under the authority, direction, and control of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security;
or
(B) over which the Under Secretary exercises planning,
policy, funding, or strategic oversight authority.
(2) The term ‘‘covered records’’ includes the following:
(A) Location data generated by phones that are likely to
be located in the United States.
(B) Domestic phone call records.
(C) International phone call records.
(D) Domestic text message records.
(E) International text message records.
(F) Domestic netflow records.
(G) International netflow records.
(H) Domestic Domain Name System records.
(I) International Domain Name System records.
(J) Other types of domestic internet metadata.
(K) Other types of international internet metadata.
(3) The term ‘‘domestic’’ means a telephone or an internet
communication in which all parties to the communication are
likely to be located in the United States.
(4)(A) The term ‘‘international’’ means a telephone or an
internet communication in which one or more parties to the
communication are likely to be located in the United States
and one or more parties to the communication are likely to be
located outside the United States.
(B) The term ‘‘international’’ does not include a telephone or
an internet communication in which all parties to the commu-
nication are likely to be located outside the United States.
(5) The term ‘‘obtain in exchange for anything of value’’
means to obtain by purchasing, to receive in connection with
services being provided for consideration, or to otherwise ob-
tain in exchange for consideration, including an access fee,
service fee, maintenance fee, or licensing fee.
(6)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘re-
tain’’ means the storage of a covered record.
(B) The term ‘‘retain’’ does not include the temporary storage
of a covered record that will be, but has not yet been, subjected
to a process in which the covered record, which is part of a
larger compilation containing records that are not covered
records, are identified and deleted.
(7)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term
‘‘use’’, with respect to a covered record, includes analyzing,
processing, or sharing the covered record.
(B) The term ‘‘use’’ does not include subjecting the covered
record to a process in which the covered record, which is part
of a larger compilation containing records that are not covered
records, are identified and deleted.
36. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LIEU OF
CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
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SEC. 13l. USE OF UNITED STATES-ORIGIN DEFENSE ARTICLES IN
YEMEN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense, shall develop specific guidance for inves-
tigating any indications that United States-origin defense articles
have been used in Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition in substantial
violation of relevant agreements with countries participating in the
coalition, including for unauthorized purposes.
(b) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on—
(A) the guidance developed pursuant to subsection (a);
and
(B) all current information on each of the certification
elements required by section 1290 of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115–232).
(2) FORM.—The report required by this subsection shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex if necessary.
(3) 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 Armed Services of the House of Representatives;
and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate.
37. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL
OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, insert the following new sec-
tion:
SEC. 7ll. REPORT ON FEASABILITY OF CERTAIN LICENSING MODELS
FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-OWNED VACCINES AND
OTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS RELATING TO COVID–
19.
(a) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the feasibility of a licens-
ing model under which, with respect to Department of Defense-
owned vaccines or other medical interventions relating to COVID–
19 that are approved, licensed, or otherwise authorized for use in
accordance with applicable law, the Secretary would grant to Gov-
ernment-owned contractor-operated manufacturers nonexclusive li-
censes to manufacture such vaccines or other interventions.
(b) MATTERS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include an
evaluation of the estimated differences in the pricing of, and equi-
table access to, the vaccines and other interventions specified in
such subsection, that may arise as a result of—
(1) the Secretary granting exclusive licenses to manufacture
such vaccines and other interventions, as compared with non-
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(2) the Secretary granting either such license to Govern-
ment-owned contractor-operated manufacturers, as compared
with other manufacturers.
38. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BIGGS OF
ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of subtitle B of title XIII of division A the fol-
lowing:
SEC. 13ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ISRAEL.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) since 1948, Israel has been one of the strongest friends
and allies of the United States;
(2) Israel is a stable, democratic country in a region often
marred by turmoil;
(3) it is essential to the strategic interest of the United
States to continue to offer security assistance and related sup-
port to Israel; and
(4) such assistance and support is especially vital as Israel
confronts a number of potential challenges at the present time,
including continuing threats from Iran.
39. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
KINZINGER OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10
MINUTES
At the appropriate place in subtitle D of title XII, insert the fol-
lowing:
SEC. lll. EXPANSION OF COOPERATION AND TRAINING WITH
UKRAINE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to
be appropriated $100,000,000 to build the capacity of foreign secu-
rity forces pursuant to relevant authorities under title 10, United
States Code. Amounts so authorized shall be made available to pro-
vide assistance to Ukrainian military pilots and associated persons
for the following purposes:
(1) Training and familiarity building with United States
fixed-wing aircraft and other air platforms as appropriate for
air-to-air and air-to-ground combat.
(2) Training on the use of munitions sets determined appro-
priate by the Secretary of Defense.
(3) Establishing a rapport between the Armed Forces of the
United States and the armed forces of Ukraine to build part-
nerships for the future.
(4) Enhancement of capabilities for aerial combat operations.
(5) Focusing on the ability of Ukraine to teach current and
future pilots on fixed-wing aircraft and other air platforms in
Ukraine and elsewhere, especially during the ongoing Russian
invasion of Ukraine.
(6) Fostering a better understanding of the air platforms,
tactics, and techniques of the United States and other member
countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 15 days before pro-
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ant to the authorization under subsection (a), the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives a notification containing the following elements:
(1) A detailed description of the assistance or support to be
provided, including—
(A) the objectives of such assistance or support.
(B) the budget for such assistance or support; and
(C) the expected or estimated timeline for delivery of
such assistance or support.
(2) A description of such other matters as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate.
(c) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the fund-
ing tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 301 for operation and maintenance, Air Force, Flying
Hour Program, Line 080, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4301, is hereby reduced by $100,000,000.
40. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SÁNCHEZ
OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12l. MATTERS RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE AT NATO.
The President shall direct the United States Permanent Rep-
resentative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to—
(1) advocate for adequate resources towards understanding
and communicating the threat posed by climate change to al-
lied civil security (specifically for the climate action and resil-
ience agendas);
(2) support the establishment of a NATO Center of Excel-
lence for Climate and Security;
(3) advocate for an in-depth critical assessment of NATO’s
vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, building upon
the Secretary General’s 2022 climate change and security im-
pact assessment, that evaluates and analyzes NATO’s resil-
ience in responding to the threat climate change will pose on
migration, food insecurity, and housing insecurity; and
(4) communicate the core security challenge posed by climate
change as articulated in NATO’s strategic concept.
41. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KIM OF
CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the appropriate place in title LVIII, insert the following:
SEC. ll. ARMS EXPORTS DELIVERY SOLUTIONS ACT.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) prioritizing the defense needs of United States allies and
partners globally is a national security priority; and
(2) sustained support to key partners for interoperable de-
fense systems is critical to preserve—
(A) the safety and security of American persons;
(B) the free flow of commerce through international
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(C) the United States commitment to collective security
agreements, territorial integrity, and recognized maritime
boundaries; and
(D) Taiwan’s defense capability both in quantitative and
qualitative terms.
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2023, and
March 1, 2024, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense
shall jointly transmit to the appropriate congressional committees
a report with respect to the transfer of all defense articles or de-
fense services, on or after October 1, 2017, pursuant to the authori-
ties provided by—
(1) section 3, 21, or 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2753, 2761, or 2776); or
(2) section 516(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2321j(c)(2)).
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (b) shall also
contain the following:
(1) A list of all approved transfers of defense articles and
services authorized by Congress pursuant to sections 25 and 36
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2765 and 2776) with
a total value of $25,000,000 or more, to Taiwan, Japan, South
Korea, Australia, or New Zealand, that have not been fully de-
livered by the start of the fiscal year in which the report is
being submitted.
(2) The estimated start and end dates of delivery for each ap-
proved and incomplete transfer listed pursuant to paragraph
(1), including additional details and dates for any transfers
that involve multiple tranches of deliveries.
(3) With respect to each approved and incomplete transfer
listed pursuant to paragraph (1), a detailed description of—
(A) any changes in the delivery dates of defense articles
or services relative to the dates anticipated at the time of
congressional approval of the transfer, including specific
reasons for any delays related to the United States Gov-
ernment, defense suppliers, or a foreign partner;
(B) the feasibility and advisability of providing the part-
ner subject to such delayed delivery with an interim capa-
bility or solution, including drawing from United States
stocks, and any challenges to implementing such a capa-
bility or solution; and
(C) authorities, appropriations, or waiver requests that
Congress could provide to improve delivery timelines or
authorize the provision of interim capabilities or solutions
identified pursuant to subparagraph (B).
(4) A description of ongoing interagency efforts to support at-
tainment of operational capability of the corresponding defense
articles and services once delivered, including advance training
with United States or allied forces on the systems to be re-
ceived. The description of any such training shall also include
an identification of the training implementer.
(5) If a transfer listed pursuant to paragraph (1) has been
terminated prior to the date of the submission of the report for
any reason—
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(B) a description of the reasons for which the transfer is
no longer in effect; and
(C) the impact this termination will have on the in-
tended end-user and the consequent implications for re-
gional security.
(6) A separate description of the actions the United States is
taking to expedite deliveries of defense articles and services to
Taiwan, including in particular, whether the United States in-
tends to divert defense articles from United States stocks to
provide an interim capability or solution with respect to any
delayed deliveries to Taiwan and the plan, if applicable, to re-
plenish any such diverted stocks.
(7) A description of other potential actions undertaken by the
Department of State to improve delivery timelines for the
transfers listed pursuant to paragraph (1).
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means—
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee
on Armed Services of the Senate.
42. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BARR OF
KENTUCKY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the appropriate place in subtitle A of title XIII, insert the fol-
lowing:
SEC. ll. TAIWAN DEFENSE COOPERATION.
(a) STUDY.—Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the heads
of such other agencies as the Secretary determines appropriate,
shall complete a study on the feasibility of additional Department
of Defense resources necessary to facilitate increased military co-
operation between the United States and Taiwan.
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection (a) shall assess
the following:
(1) A description of the military cooperation handled by the
Department of Defense between the United States and Taiwan
during the preceding calendar year, including arm sales, mu-
tual visits, exercises, and training.
(2) The additional manpower required to facilitate the arms
sales process to Taiwan and other matters as specified in sub-
section (a).
(3) The overall cost and anticipated efficiency of such addi-
tional resources.
(4) Such other matters as may be determined relevant by the
Secretary.
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary shall
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a briefing on the findings of the study
under subsection (a), including with respect to each element speci-
fied in subsection (b).
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43. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GALLA-
GHER OF WISCONSIN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN-
UTES
At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10ll. NATIONAL TABLETOP EXERCISE.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 365 days of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a tabletop exercise de-
signed to test the resiliency of the United States across all aspects
of national power in the event of an invasion of a covered defense
partner. The Secretary may conduct subsequent similar exercises
on a biennial basis.
(b) PLANNING AND PREPARATION.—A tabletop exercise under this
section shall be prepared by Department of Defense personnel.
(c) PRIVATE SECTOR.—In accordance with applicable laws and
regulations regarding the protection of national security informa-
tion, the Secretary may invite non-Government individuals or enti-
ties to participate in a tabletop exercise under this section.
(d) INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS.—The Secretary may invite allies
and partners of the United States to participate in a tabletop exer-
cise under this section.
(e) OBSERVERS.—The Secretary may invite representatives from
the executive and legislative branches of the Federal Government
to observe a tabletop exercise under this section.
(f) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall plan and
execute a tabletop exercise under this section in consultation with
the heads of the Federal departments and agencies who participate
in the exercise, as determined by the Secretary.
(g) ELEMENTS.—A tabletop exercise under this section shall be
designed to evaluate the following elements:
(1) The Federal Government response across all elements of
national power to an invasion of a covered defense partner.
(2) The ability of the United States covered Armed Forces,
alongside allied and partner militaries, to defeat an invasion of
a covered defense partner.
(3) The resilience of domestic critical infrastructure and
logistical chokepoints that may inhibit the mobility of the
United States covered Armed Forces in responding to an inva-
sion of a covered defense partner.
(4) The ability of the United States to coordinate an effective
international public and private sector response.
(h) BRIEFING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date on
which at tabletop exercise is conducted under this section, the
Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a briefing on the exercise.
(2) CONTENTS.—A briefing under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude—
(A) an assessment of the decision-making, capability,
and response gaps observed in the tabletop exercise;
(B) recommendations to improve the response of the
United States across all elements of national power in the
case of an invasion of a covered defense partner;
(C) recommendations to improve the domestic resiliency
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States in the case of an invasion of a covered defense part-
ner; and
(D) appropriate strategies to address the recommenda-
tions identified in subparagraphs (B) and (C).
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’
means—
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of
the Senate.
(2) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means—
(A) The Army.
(B) The Navy.
(C) The Marine Corps.
(D) The Air Force.
(E) The Space Force.
(3) The term ‘‘covered defense partner’’ means a country that
is—
(A) identified as a partner in the document entitled ‘‘De-
partment of Defense Indo-Pacific Strategy Report’’ issued
on June 1, 2019; and
(B) located within 100 miles of the coast of a strategic
competitor.
(4) The term ‘‘tabletop exercise’’ means an activity—
(A) in which key personnel assigned high-level roles and
responsibilities are gathered to deliberate various simu-
lated emergency or rapid response situations; and
(B) that is designed to be used to assess the adequacy
of plans, policies, procedures, training, resources, and rela-
tionships or agreements that guide prevention of, response
to, and recovery from a defined event.
44. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BERA OF
CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of division E, add the following:
TITLE LIX—TAIWAN PEACE AND
STABILITY ACT
SEC. 5901. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Taiwan Peace and Stability Act’’.
SEC. 5902. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has consistently sought to advance
peace and stability in East Asia as a central element of U.S.
foreign policy toward the region.
(2) The Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC),
especially since the election of Tsai Ing-Wen in 2016, has con-
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cally, economically, and militarily in a manner that threatens
to erode U.S. policy and create a fait accompli on questions
surrounding Taiwan’s future.
(3) In order to ensure the longevity of U.S. policy and pre-
serve the ability of the people of Taiwan to determine their fu-
ture independently, it is necessary to reinforce Taiwan’s diplo-
matic, economic, and physical space.
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States
to—
(1) maintain the position that peace and stability in the
Western Pacific are in the political, security, and economic in-
terests of the United States, and are matters of international
concern; and
(2) work with allies and partners to promote peace and sta-
bility in the Indo-Pacific and deter military acts or other forms
of coercive behavior that would undermine regional stability.
SEC. 5903. DEFINITIONS.
In this title—
(1) 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) the term ‘‘international organization’’ includes United Na-
tions funds, programs, specialized agencies, entities, and bod-
ies, and other organizations outside of the United Nations sys-
tem, as the Secretary of State or the Secretary’s designee
deems appropriate, and in consultation with other Federal de-
partments and agencies;
(3) the term ‘One-China Principle’ means the PRC’s policy to-
ward Taiwan;
(4) the term ‘‘civil society organizations’’ means international
civil society organizations that are critical to maintaining Tai-
wan’s international space and enabling Taiwan to play a posi-
tive and constructive role in the global community; and
(5) the term ‘‘potential PLA campaigns’’ means—
(A) a naval blockade of Taiwan;
(B) an amphibious assault and ground invasion of Tai-
wan, especially such invasion designed to accomplish a fiat
accompli before intervention is possible; and
(C) a seizure of one or more of Taiwan’s outlying islands.
Subtitle A—Supporting Taiwan’s Meaning-
ful Participation in the International
Community
SEC. 5911. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Taiwan has provided monetary, humanitarian, and med-
ical assistance to combat diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis,
Ebola, and dengue fever in countries around the world. During
the COVID–19 pandemic, Taiwan donated millions of pieces of
personal protective equipment and COVID–19 tests to coun-
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(2) Since 2016, the Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Pan-
ama, the Dominican Republic, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, the
Solomon Islands, and Kiribati have severed diplomatic rela-
tions with Taiwan in favor of diplomatic relations with China.
(3) Taiwan was invited to participate in the World Health
Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Orga-
nization (WHO), as an observer annually between 2009 and
2016. Since the 2016 election of President Tsai, the PRC has
increasingly resisted Taiwan’s participation in the WHA. Tai-
wan was not invited to attend the WHA in 2017, 2018, 2019,
2020, or 2021.
(4) The Taipei Flight Information Region reportedly served
1.75 million flights and 68.9 million passengers in 2018 and is
home to Taiwan Taoyuan International airport, the eleventh
busiest airport in the world. Taiwan has been excluded from
participating at the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) since 2013.
(5) United Nations (UN) General Assembly Resolution 2758
does not address the issue of representation of Taiwan and its
people at the United Nations, nor does it give the PRC the
right to represent the people of Taiwan.
SEC. 5912. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TAIWAN’S MEANINGFUL PARTICI-
PATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) Taiwan is free, democratic, and prosperous, and is home
to 23.5 million people. It is an important contributor to the
global community, as a model for democracy, and by providing
expertise in global health, international aviation security,
emerging technology development, and with forward looking
environmental policies;
(2) multiple United States Government administrations of
both political parties have taken important steps to advance
Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organiza-
tions;
(3) existing efforts to enhance U.S. cooperation with Taiwan
to provide global public goods, including through development
assistance, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief in tri-
lateral and multilateral fora is laudable and should continue;
(4) nonetheless, significant structural, policy, and legal bar-
riers remain to advancing Taiwan’s meaningful participation in
the international community; and
(5) efforts to share Taiwan’s expertise with other parts of the
global community could be further enhanced through a system-
atic approach, along with greater attention from Congress and
the American public to such efforts.
SEC. 5913. STRATEGY TO SUPPORT TAIWAN’S MEANINGFUL PARTICI-
PATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with
other Federal departments and agencies as appropriate, shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy—
(1) to advance Taiwan’s meaningful participation in a
prioritized set of international organizations (IOs); and
(2) that responds to growing pressure from the PRC on for-
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ganizations to comply with its ‘‘One-China Principle’’, with re-
spect to Taiwan.
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The strategy required in paragraph (a)
shall include:
(A) An assessment of the methods the PRC uses to co-
erce actors to into adhering to its ‘‘One-China Principle.’’
The methods shall include those employed against govern-
ments, IOs, and civil society organizations. The assess-
ment shall also include pressure on commercial actors, to
the extent it is relevant in the context of Taiwan’s mean-
ingful participation in IOs.
(B) An assessment of the policies of foreign governments
toward the PRC and Taiwan, to identify likeminded allies
and partners who might become public or private partners
in the strategy.
(C) A systematic analysis of all IOs, as practicable, to
identify IOs that best lend themselves to advancing Tai-
wan’s participation. The analysis shall include, but is not
limited to the IOs’—
(i) policy on the requirements to obtain membership
and observer status, as well as the foundational docu-
ments defining membership requirements and ob-
server status within the IO;
(ii) participation rules;
(iii) processes for developing membership require-
ments and participation rules;
(iv) policies of current members regarding Taiwan’s
political status; and
(v) relative reliance on contributions from the PRC
and how it may affect internal decision making.
(D) An evaluation of the feasibility and advisability of
expanding economic, security, and diplomatic engagement
with nations that have demonstrably strengthened, en-
hanced, or upgraded relations with Taiwan, where it
aligns with U.S. interests.
(E) A survey of IOs that have allowed Taiwan’s mean-
ingful participation, including an assessment of whether
any erosion in Taiwan’s engagement has occurred within
those organizations and how Taiwan’s participation has
positively strengthened the capacity and activity of these
organizations, thereby providing positive models for Tai-
wan’s inclusion in other similar forums.
(F) A list of no more than 20 IOs at which the U.S. Gov-
ernment will prioritize for using its voice, vote, and influ-
ence to advance Taiwan’s meaningful participation over
the three-year period following the date of enactment of
this Act. The list shall be derived from the IOs identified
in paragraph (1)(C).
(G) A description of the diplomatic strategies and the
coalitions the U.S. Government plans to develop to imple-
ment paragraph (b)(1)(F).
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The strategy required in subsection (a)
shall be classified, but it may include an unclassified summary, if
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(d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State or his or her des-
ignee, shall consult with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees—
(1) no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, on the list of IOs identified in subsection (b)(1)(C); and
(2) 180 days after submitting the strategy required in sub-
section (a), and 180 days thereafter for two years, regarding
the development and implementation of the strategy.
SEC. 5914. EXPANDING UNITED STATES-TAIWAN DEVELOPMENT CO-
OPERATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than 120 days following the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID), in consultation
with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
(DFC), shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on cooperation with Taiwan on trilateral and multilateral
development initiatives through the American Institute in Taiwan
as appropriate.
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall include:
(1) A comprehensive review of existing cooperation mecha-
nisms and initiatives between USAID or DFC, and relevant de-
partments and agencies in Taiwan, including, but not limited
to Taiwan’s International Cooperation and Development Fund
(ICDF).
(2) An assessment of how USAID and DFC development co-
operation with relevant departments and agencies in Taiwan
compares to comparable cooperation with partners of similar
economic size and foreign assistance capacity.
(3) An analysis of the opportunities and challenges the co-
operation reviewed in paragraph (1) has offered to date. The
analysis shall include, but is not limited to—
(A) opportunities collaboration has offered to expand
USAID’s and DFC’s ability to deliver assistance into a
wider range communities;
(B) sectors where USAID, DFC, ICDF, other relevant
agencies and departments in Taiwan, or the organizations’
implementing partners have a comparative advantage in
providing assistance;
(C) opportunities to transition virtual capacity building
events with relevant departments and agencies in Taiwan,
through the Global Cooperation and Training Framework
(GCTF) as well as other forums, into in-person, enduring
forms of development cooperation.
(4) An assessment of any legal, policy, logistical, financial, or
administrative barriers to expanding cooperation in trilateral
or multilateral development. The analysis shall include, but is
not limited to—
(A) availability of personnel at the American Institute in
Taiwan (AIT) responsible for coordinating development as-
sistance cooperation;
(B) volume of current cooperation initiatives and bar-
riers to expanding it;
(C) diplomatic, policy, or legal barriers facing the United
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informal multilateral development cooperation mecha-
nisms;
(D) resource or capacity barriers to expanding coopera-
tion facing the United States or Taiwan; and
(E) geopolitical barriers that complicate U.S.-Taiwan co-
operation in third countries.
(5) Recommendations to address the challenges identified in
paragraph (b)(4).
(6) A description of any additional resources or authorities
that expanding cooperation might require.
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The strategy required in subsection (a)
shall be unclassified, but it may include a classified annex if the
Administrator of USAID determines it appropriate.
Subtitle B—Advancing Taiwan’s Economic
Space
SEC. 5921. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EXPANDING U.S. ECONOMIC RELA-
TIONS WITH TAIWAN.
It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) expanding U.S. economic relations with Taiwan has bene-
fited the people of both the United States and Taiwan. Taiwan
is now the United States 10th largest goods trading partner,
13th largest export market, 13th largest source of imports, and
a key destination for U.S. agricultural exports;
(2) further integration, consistent with robust environmental
standard and labor rights, would benefit both peoples and is in
the strategic and diplomatic interests of the United States; and
(3) the United States should explore opportunities to expand
economic agreements between Taiwan and the United States,
through dialogue, and by developing the legal templates re-
quired to support potential future agreements.
Subtitle C—Enhancing Deterrence Over
Taiwan
SEC. 5931. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE
TAIWAN STRAIT.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) PRC attempts to intimidate Taiwan, including through
high rates of PRC sorties into air space near Taiwan, and PRC
amphibious assault exercises near Taiwan, jeopardizes the
long-standing U.S. position that differences in cross-Strait rela-
tions must be resolved peacefully;
(2) given the potential for a cross-Strait conflict to be highly
destructive and destabilizing, any increase in the risk of con-
flict demands attention and obligates leaders to reinforce de-
terrence, as the most viable means to prevent war;
(3) Taiwan should continue to implement its asymmetric de-
fense strategy, including investing in cost-effective and resil-
ient capabilities, while also strengthening recruitment and
training of its reserve and civil defense forces, and those capa-
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(4) while enhancing deterrence, it is also essential to main-
tain open and effective crisis communication and risk reduction
mechanisms, as a means to reduce the risk of misunder-
standing and ultimately, conflict.
SEC. 5932. STRATEGY TO ENHANCE DETERRENCE OVER A CROSS-
STRAIT CONFLICT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a whole-of-government strategy to enhance
deterrence over a cross-Strait military conflict between the PRC
and Taiwan.
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy shall include:
(1) A comprehensive review of existing diplomatic, economic,
and military tools to establish deterrence over a cross-Strait
conflict and an assessment of their efficacy.
(2) An examination of the present and future capabilities of
the United States and Taiwan to respond to the potential PLA
campaigns against Taiwan in 5, 10, and 15 years. The analysis
shall include an assessment of the progress Taiwan has made
in developing the cost-effective and resilient capabilities need-
ed to respond to its strategic environment, as well as any addi-
tional personnel, procurement, or training reforms required.
(3) An evaluation of the feasibility of expanding coordination
with U.S. allies and partners to enhance deterrence over a
cross-Strait conflict. The review shall include, but is not lim-
ited to, a review of the following matters:
(A) Expanding coordination of public or private mes-
saging on deterrence vis-à-vis Taiwan.
(B) Coordinating use of economic tools to raise the costs
of PRC military action that could precipitate a cross-Strait
conflict.
(C) Enhancing co-development and co-deployment of
military capabilities related to deterrence over a cross-
Strait conflict, or enhancing coordinated training of Tai-
wan’s military forces.
(4) Recommendations on significant additional diplomatic,
economic, and military steps available to the U.S. Government,
unilaterally and in concert with U.S. allies and partners, to en-
hance the clarity and credibility of deterrence over a cross-
Strait conflict.
(5) A description of any additional resources or authorities
needed to implement the recommendations identified in para-
graph (5).
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The strategy required in subsection (b)
shall be classified, but it may include an unclassified annex, if de-
termined appropriate by the President.
(d) CONSULTATION.—No later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 180 days
thereafter for seven years, the President or his or her designee, as
well as representatives from the agencies and departments in-
volved in developing the strategy required in paragraph (a) shall
consult with the appropriate congressional committees regarding
the development and implementation of the strategy required in
this section. The representatives shall be at the Undersecretary
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SEC. 5933. STRENGTHENING TAIWAN’S CIVILIAN DEFENSE PROFES-
SIONALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than 180 days following enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary
of Defense, shall present to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a plan for strengthening the community of civilian defense
professionals in Taiwan, facilitated through the American Institute
in Taiwan as appropriate.
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report shall include the fol-
lowing:
(1) A comprehensive review of existing U.S. Government and
non-U.S. Government programmatic and funding modalities to
support Taiwan’s civilian defense professionals in pursuing
professional development, educational, and cultural exchanges
in the United States. The review shall include, but is not lim-
ited to—
(A) opportunities through U.S. Department of State-sup-
ported programs, such as the International Visitor Leaders
Program; and
(B) opportunities offered through non-governmental in-
stitutions, such as think tanks, to the extent the review
can practicably make such an assessment.
(2) A description of the frequency that civilian defense pro-
fessionals from Taiwan pursue or are selected for the programs
reviewed in paragraph (1).
(3) An analysis of any funding, policy, administrative, or
other barriers preventing greater participation from Taiwan’s
civilian defense professionals in the opportunities identified in
paragraph (1).
(4) An evaluation of the value expanding the opportunities
reviewed in paragraph (1) would offer for strengthening Tai-
wan’s existing civilian defense community, and for increasing
the perceived value of the field for young professionals in Tai-
wan.
(5) An assessment of options the United States Government
could take individually, with partners in Taiwan, or with for-
eign governments or non-governmental partners, to expand the
opportunities reviewed in paragraph (1).
(6) A description of additional resources and authorities that
may be required to execute the options in paragraph (5).
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required in subsection (a) shall
be unclassified, but it may include a classified annex, if determined
appropriate.
45. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE
HORSFORD OF NEVADA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10
MINUTES
At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following:
SEC. 3ll. PROGRAM TO TRACK AND REDUCE SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS
AND ENERGY COSTS.
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Defense shall estab-
lish a program, to be known as the ‘‘Scope 3 Emissions Reduction
Program’’, under which the Secretary shall use innovative software
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(1) establish full accountability with respect to the Scope 3
greenhouse gas emissions in the supply chain of the Depart-
ment of Defense; and
(2) produce actionable data to reduce emissions and save en-
ergy costs.
(b) GOALS OF THE PROGRAM.—The goals of the Scope 3 Emissions
Reduction Program are—
(1) to prove emerging technologies, methodologies, and capa-
bilities to effectively track and compile transparent and reli-
able scope 3 emissions data and energy costs in real time;
(2) to produce actionable emissions and climate data; and
(3) to increase efficiencies and reduce costs.
46. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS
OF MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10ll. GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION ACTIONS AND RESULTS
DASHBOARD.
The Secretary of Defense shall establish a dashboard on an ap-
propriate website of the Department of Defense and make publicly
available on such dashboard relevant information on investments
in non-GHG technologies, numbers of demonstrations completed,
and information on links to commercialization in the civilian sector.
Such dashboard shall be similar to the dashboard on the Depart-
ment of Defense’s internal Advana Dashboard.
47. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE OCASIO-
CORTEZ OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10
MINUTES
At the appropriate place in title LVIII, insert the following:
SEC. ll. REPORT ON COLUMBIAN MILITARY FORCES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall submit to Con-
gress a report—
(1) documenting knowledge and intelligence from 1980—2010
regarding—
(A) Colombian military involvement in assassinations
and disappearances, and collaboration in paramilitary
offensives;
(B) military conduct in the false positives initiative from
2002—-2008; and
(C) any gross violations of human rights resulting from
the Colombian military’s partnerships with private compa-
nies for security; and
(2) including an overview of the United States—Colombia
military partnership during 1980—2010, specifying periods of
deepened collaboration and coordination; and
(3) a discussion of the specifics regarding increases in mili-
tary support, training, logistics, and weapons transfers on the
part of the United States during such time period and the
manner and extent of compliance on the part of Colunbian
forces with the requirements of section 620M of the Foreign
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Code, and other prohibitions on the provision of security assist-
ance to units of foreign forces on the basis of gross violations
of human rights.
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
48. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TORRES
OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of subtitle B of title XIII the following:
SEC. 13ll. REPORTS AND CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING TRAINING
AND EQUIPMENT PROVIDED TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY
FORCES OF CERTAIN RECIPIENT COUNTRIES.
Section 333 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) The final quarterly report of every fiscal year shall be
accompanied by a public annex, made available on the inter-
net, detailing, for each recipient country, the following:
‘‘(A) The amount of funds allocated, obligated, and dis-
bursed for programs under subsection (a).
‘‘(B) The amount of each of such categories of funds dedi-
cated to training, provision of equipment, and other serv-
ices.
‘‘(C) The number of personnel trained, and the identities
of recipient units with more than 50 trainees (or other ap-
propriate number).
‘‘(D) Equipment transferred with a unit value in excess
of $500,000.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) CERTIFICATION.—Prior to the obligation of funds to Guate-
mala, El Salvador, or Honduras pursuant to this section, the Sec-
retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall
certify to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the Governments of
Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras are credibly investigating
and prosecuting members of the military implicated in human
rights violations.’’.
49. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPEIER OF
CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the appropriate place in title LVIII, insert the following:
SEC. ll. GENDER ANALYSIS IN FOREIGN TRAINING PROGRAMS.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the
President should encourage the increased participation of women
in existing programs funded by the United States Government that
provide training to foreign nationals regarding law enforcement,
the rule of law, or professional military education, and should ex-
pand and apply gender analysis to improve program design and im-
plementation.
(b) GENDER ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS.—
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of State and other relevant departments, shall conduct a gender
analysis of International Education and Training Programs offered
to allied and partner forces to ensure the programs are equitable
and address issues experienced by all participants.
(c) GENDER ANALYSIS TRAINING.—The Department of Defense, in
coordination with the Department of State, shall develop and in-
clude gender analysis training to be included in the International
Education and Training Programs at United States military schools
and training institutions.
(d) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—No later than two years after enact-
ment of this act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of State, shall brief the appropriate congressional com-
mittees on the Department of Defense and Department of State’s
actions and progress in implementing the requirements under sub-
section (b) and subsection (c).
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means—
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(f) GENDER ANALYSIS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘gender
analysis’’ has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the
Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act (22
U.S.C. 2151–2).
50. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WILD OF
PENNSYLVANIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the appropriate place in subtitle A of title XII, insert the fol-
lowing:
SEC. ll. STRATEGY FOR SECURITY COOPERATION.
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a strategy to improve security partner co-
operation, increase the safety of United States personnel in partner
countries, and increase the safety of the personnel of such coun-
tries, by working to improve partner military operations. Such
strategy shall seek to advance accurate targeting and avoid unin-
tentionally targeting civilians or life-sustaining civilian infrastruc-
ture, which has the potential to put United States and partner
country personnel in life-threatening danger by radicalizing local
populations, and shall include improvements to the ability of part-
ner countries with respect to—
(1) intelligence collection, evaluation, and dissemination, in-
cluding by improving the evaluation of hostile intent and dis-
cernment between hostile intent and hostile action; and
(2) the evaluation and accuracy of determining correct tar-
gets by increasing understanding of civilian populations, popu-
lation centers, and local civilian infrastructure such as water
systems infrastructure, food infrastructure, and education and
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(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means—
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
51. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MANNING
OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN-
UTES
At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XIII, insert the fol-
lowing:
SEC. ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND BRIEFING ON MULTINATIONAL
FORCE AND OBSERVERS.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the Multinational Force and Observers has helped
strengthen stability and kept the peace in Sinai Peninsula; and
(2) the United States should continue to maintain its strong
support for the Multinational Force and Observers.
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days before the implementation
of any plan to move a Multinational Force and Observer site, the
Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committee on Armed Services
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate on the resulting impact of such
plan existing security arrangements between Israel and Egypt.
52. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WILSON
OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN-
UTES
At the end of title LVIII, add the following:
SEC. l. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS TO BADR ORGANIZATION.
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be
made available, directly or indirectly, to the Badr Organization.
53. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL
OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Add at the end of subtitle B of title XII:
SEC. 1214. SENSE OF CONGRESS SUPPORTING ASSISTANCE TO AF-
GHANISTAN.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States should con-
tinue ongoing efforts to alleviate Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis,
restore central bank functionality, and to channel international re-
serves belonging to the Afghan people to restabilize Afghanistan’s
economy.
54. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS
OF MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
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SEC. 13l. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO COUNTER GRAY ZONE OP-
ERATIONS AND OTHER HYBRID WARFARE METHODS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall develop and submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy to
counter gray zone operations and other hybrid warfare methods of
foreign adversaries and competitors and develop pro-active efforts
to put forth United States interests to counter such operations and
methods.
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy required by sub-
section (a) shall include—
(1) an identification of United States interests described in
such subsection; and
(2) a description of the means to achieve such interests.
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means—
(1) congressional defense committees; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate.
55. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS
OF MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle C of title XIII, add the following:
SEC. 13l. STUDY ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR STA-
BILIZATION ACTIVITIES IN NATIONAL SECURITY INTER-
EST OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study
on the use and implementation of the authority of section 1210A
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
(Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1626), relating to Department of De-
fense support for stabilization activities in national security inter-
est of the United States.
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The study required by subsection
(a) shall include the following:
(1) A review of the use and implementation of the authority
of section 1210A of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020.
(2) An identification of the number of requests for support
made by the Department of State, the United States Agency
for International Development, and other Federal agencies pur-
suant to such authority and number of such requests granted
by the Department of Defense.
(3) An identification of the total amount of support provided
by the Department of Defense pursuant to such requests so
granted.
(c) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report that con-
tains the results of the study required by subsection (a).
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In
this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means—
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate.
56. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASTOR
OF FLORIDA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following new sec-
tion:
SEC. 3ll. REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE INFORMATION RELATING TO
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING IN CERTAIN MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PROPOSALS.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—As part of the Department of Defense Form
1391 submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress for a
military construction project for a facility that includes (or is
planned to include) parking for covered motor vehicles, the Sec-
retary concerned shall include the following:
(1) A proposal for the provision of charging stations and
other covered infrastructure sufficient to cover the anticipated
electricity demand of the electric charging, concurrently, for
not less than 15 percent of all covered motor vehicles planned
to be parked at the facility.
(2) The cost of constructing such stations and infrastructure
in the overall cost of the project.
(3) An analysis of whether a parking structure or lot will be
the primary charging area for covered motor vehicles or if an-
other area, such as public works or the motor pool, will be the
primary charging area.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The requirement under subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to military construction projects for which a De-
partment of Defense Form 1391 is submitted to the appropriate
committees of Congress beginning on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The terms ‘‘charging station’’ and ‘‘covered infrastructure’’
have the meanings given those terms in section 314(e).
(2) The term ‘‘covered motor vehicle’’ means a Federal Gov-
ernment motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle leased by the
Federal Government.
(3) The term ‘‘Defense Agency’’ has the meaning given that
term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means—
(A) the Secretary of a military department, with respect
to facilities under the jurisdiction of that Secretary; and
(B) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters
concerning—
(i) facilities of the Defense Agencies; or
(ii) facilities of a reserve component owned by a
State rather than the United States.
57. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GOMEZ OF
CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
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SEC. ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ELECTRIC OR ZERO-
EMISSION VEHICLES FOR NON-COMBAT VEHICLE FLEET.
It is the sense of Congress that any new non-tactical Federal ve-
hicle purchased by the Department of Defense for use outside of
combat should, to the greatest extent practicable, be an electric or
zero-emission vehicles.
58. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE STRICK-
LAND OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10
MINUTES
At the end of subtitle B of title V, add the following new section:
SEC. 5ll. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE SENIOR
RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS IN REPORTS AC-
COMPANYING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY.
Section 113(m) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating the second paragraph (8) as paragraph
(11);
(2) by redesignating the first paragraph (8), as paragraph
(10);
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) paragraphs
(7), (8), and (9), respectively; and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new para-
graphs:
‘‘(5) The number of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
scholarships awarded during the fiscal year covered by the re-
port, disaggregated by gender, race, and ethnicity, for each
military department.
‘‘(6) The program completion rates and program withdrawal
rates of Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarship re-
cipients during the fiscal year covered by the report,
disaggregated by gender, race, and ethnicity, for each military
department.’’.
59. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON
LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 398, insert after line 17 the following:
SEC. 599. TASK FORCE ON HISTORICAL AND CURRENT BARRIERS TO
AFRICAN AMERICAN PARTICIPATION AND EQUAL TREAT-
MENT IN THE ARMED SERVICES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish
within the Department of Defense a task force to be known as the
‘‘Task Force on Historical and Current Barriers to African Amer-
ican Participation and Equal Treatment in the Armed Services’’
(hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’).
(b) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall advise, consult with, report to,
and make recommendations to the Secretary, as appropriate, on
the development, refinement, and implementation of policies, pro-
grams, planning, and training which will provide redress for histor-
ical barriers to African American participation and equal treatment
in the Armed Services.
(c) STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS.—
(1) INVESTIGATION OF HISTORICAL RECORD OF SLAVERY.—As
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ine, and synthesize the relevant corpus of evidentiary docu-
mentation regarding the military or Armed Service’s involve-
ment in the institution of slavery. The Task Force’s docu-
mentation and examination shall include facts related to—
(A) the capture and procurement of Africans;
(B) the transport of Africans to the United States and
the colonies that became the United States for the purpose
of enslavement, including their treatment during trans-
port;
(C) the sale and acquisition of Africans and their de-
scendants as chattel property in interstate and intrastate
commerce;
(D) the treatment of African slaves and their descend-
ants in the colonies and the United States, including the
deprivation of their freedom, exploitation of their labor,
and destruction of their culture, language, religion, and
families; and
(E) the extensive denial of humanity, sexual abuse, and
the chatellization of persons.
(2) STUDY OF EFFECTS OF DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES IN THE
ARMED SERVICES.—As part of its duties, the Task Force shall
study and analyze the official policies or routine practices of
the Armed Services with discriminatory intent or discrimina-
tory effect on the formerly enslaved Africans and their de-
scendants in the Armed Services following the overdue recogni-
tion of such persons as United States citizens beginning in
1868.
(3) STUDY OF OTHER FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION.—As part of
its duties, the Task Force shall study and analyze the other
forms of discrimination in the Armed Services against freed Af-
rican slaves and their descendants who were belatedly ac-
corded their rightful status as United States citizens from 1868
to the present.
(4) STUDY OF LINGERING EFFECTS OF DISCRIMINATION.—As
part of its duties, the Task Force shall study and analyze the
lingering negative effects of the institution of slavery and the
matters described in the preceding paragraphs on living Afri-
can Americans and their participation in the Armed Services.
(d) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REMEDIES.—
(1) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based on the results of the inves-
tigations and studies carried out under subsection (c), the Task
Force shall recommend appropriate remedies to the Secretary.
(2) ISSUES ADDRESSED.—In recommending remedies under
this subsection, the Task Force shall address the following:
(A) How Federal laws and policies that continue to dis-
proportionately and negatively affect African Americans as
a group in the Armed Services, and those that perpetuate
the lingering effects, materially and psycho-socially, can be
eliminated.
(B) How the injuries resulting from the matters de-
scribed in subsection (c) can be reversed through appro-
priate policies, programs, and projects.
(C) How, in consideration of the Task Force’s findings, to
calculate any form of repair for inequities to the descend-
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(D) The form of that repair which should be awarded,
the instrumentalities through which the repair should be
provided, and who should be eligible for the repair of such
inequities.
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after the end of
each year, the Task Force shall submit a report to the Sec-
retary on its activities, findings, and recommendations during
the preceding year.
(2) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date on
which the Secretary receives an annual report for a year under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish a public version of
the report, and shall include such related matters as the Sec-
retary finds would be informative to the public during that
year.
(f) COMPOSITION; GOVERNANCE.—
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be composed of such
number of members as the Secretary may appoint from among
individuals whom the Secretary finds are qualified to serve by
virtue of their military service, education, training, activism or
experience, particularly in the field of history, sociology, and
African American studies.
(2) PUBLICATION OF LIST OF MEMBERS.—The Secretary shall
post and regularly update on a public website of the Depart-
ment of Defense the list of the members of the Task Force.
(3) MEETINGS.—The Task Force shall meet not less fre-
quently than quarterly, and may convene additional meetings
during a year as necessary. At least one of the meetings during
each year shall be open to the public.
(4) GOVERNANCE.—The Secretary shall establish rules for the
structure and governance of the Task Force.
(5) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall complete the appoint-
ment of the members of the Task Force not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
60. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SOTO OF
FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 507, after line 22, insert the following new subsection (and
redesignate the following subsections accordingly):
(d) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.—The data speci-
fied in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall in-
clude a description and analysis of the demographic information of
the medical personnel covered by each such subparagraph, includ-
ing with respect to the following:
(1) Race (presented in the aggregate and disaggregated by
the same major race categories as are used in the decennial
census of population and housing conducted by the Director of
the Census Bureau).
(2) Ethnicity.
(3) Gender identity.
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61. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE EVANS OF
PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle F of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5ll. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON DEMOGRAPHICS
OF MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY APPLICANTS.
Subsection (c)(2) of section 575 of the William M. (Mac) Thorn-
berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 7442 note) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) Any significant disparity in gender, race, ethnicity,
or other demographic category described in subsection (b),
and any suspected cause of such disparity within the ap-
plication or nominating process.’’.
62. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TLAIB OF
MICHIGAN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
Page 446, after line 25, insert the following:
(E) The unique needs or challenges facing the population
of such military installation that may require additional
tailored resources, including—
(i) the needs of non-English speaking members of
that population; and
(ii) the needs of English as a second language mem-
bers of that population.
63. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MOORE
OF WISCONSIN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
In subtitle C of title VII, add at the end the following:
SEC. 746. STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF MILITARY TRAUMA AND INTI-
MATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ON MATERNAL HEALTH OUT-
COMES.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a study on
the impact of military trauma and intimate partner violence on
maternal health outcomes, with a focus on racial and ethnic back-
grounds.
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall issue a report to the
Congress containing all findings and determinations made in car-
rying out the study required under subsection (a).
64. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON
OF GEORGIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle F of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10ll. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RECRUITMENT
ADVERTISING TO RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY COM-
MUNITIES.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) efforts by the Armed Forces to ensure diversity among
the force are commendable;
(2) it is cause for concern that efforts by the Armed Forces
to ensure that the Armed Forces of the United States reflect
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of advertising that does not adequately target racial and ethnic
minority communities;
(3) the Armed Forces face many challenges but should main-
tain, and where possible, increase advertising within racial and
ethnic minority communities to support the commitment of the
Armed Forces to ensuring a strong diverse force;
(4) to adequately reach minority communities, the Armed
Forces should use minority-owned media outlets and adver-
tising agencies that have demonstrated an ability to connect
with racial and ethnic minority communities;
(5) recruitment advertising within minority communities is
an important avenue toward building interest and under-
standing in serving the United States in uniform; and
(6) the Armed Forces and the Department of Defense should
maintain a commitment to diversity recruiting and retention.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2023, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the efforts of the Department of Defense to increase marketing
and advertising with minority-owned media outlets and advertising
agencies to adequately reach racial and ethnic minority commu-
nities.
65. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASTRO
OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following new sec-
tion:
SEC. 10ll. LIMITATION ON CONTRACT AUTHORITY TO IMPROVE REP-
RESENTATION IN CERTAIN MEDIA PROJECTS INVOLVING
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) LIMITATION ON CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Neither the Secretary
of Defense, nor any Secretary of a military department, may enter
into a covered contract for any film or publishing project for enter-
tainment-oriented media unless the covered contract includes a
provision that requires consideration of diversity in carrying out
the project, including consideration of the following:
(1) The composition of the community represented in the
project and whether such community is inclusive of historically
marginalized communities.
(2) The depiction of the community represented in the project
and whether or not the project advances any inaccurate or
harmful stereotypes as a result of such depiction.
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report
containing, with respect to the year covered by the report, the fol-
lowing:
(1) The total number of projects for which the Secretary pro-
vided assistance pursuant to a covered contract.
(2) A summary of the projects specified in paragraph (1).
(3) A summary of the communities represented in such
projects.
(4) A summary of the involvement of the Department of De-
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘covered contract’’ means a contract or produc-
tion assistance agreement entered into with a nongovern-
mental entertainment-oriented media producer or publisher.
(2) The term ‘‘entertainment-oriented media’’ includes books
and other forms of print media that are entertainment-ori-
ented.
(3) The term ‘‘marginalized community’’ means a community
of individuals that is, or historically was, under-represented in
the industry of film, television, or publishing, including—
(A) women;
(B) racial and ethnic minorities;
(C) individuals with disabilities; and
(D) members of the LGBTQ communities.
(4) The term ‘‘military department’’ has the meaning given
such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
66. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DINGELL
OF MICHIGAN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES
At the end of subtitle E of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5ll. INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION INTO DISCRIMINA-
TION AGAINST MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF MIDDLE
EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN DESCENT.
(a) INVESTIGATION.—The Assistant Inspector General for Diver-
sity and Inclusion of the Department of Defense shall conduct an
investigation into discrimination faced by members of the Armed
Forces, and civilian employees of the Department, who are of Mid-
dle Eastern or North African descent.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, Assistant Inspector General shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
and Senate a report containing the results of such investigation.
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