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116TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 116–143 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2500) TO AUTHORIZE 

APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 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, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES 

JULY 9, 2019.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. MCGOVERN, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 476] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 476, by a record vote of 8 to 4, report the same to the 

House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, 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. 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 116–19, modified 

by the amendment printed in part A of this report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as 

read. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions 

in the bill, as amended. The resolution makes in order only those 

further amendments printed in part B of the report and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution. Each amendment in part B may be offered only in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 

and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time 

before action thereon, 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 further amendments 

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printed in part B of this report or amendments en bloc described 

in section 3 of the resolution. Section 3 of the resolution provides 

that the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee 

may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed 

in part B of this report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc 

shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on 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 provides that 

at the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House 

with such further amendments as may have been adopted. The 

question of such amendments’ adoption shall be put to the House 

en gros and without division of the question. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The resolution provides that clause 7(a)(1) of rule XV shall not apply with 

respect to H.R. 553. The resolution provides that it shall be in 

order at any time on the legislative day of July 11, 2019, or July 

12, 2019, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules, as though under clause 1 of rule XV, relating to the 

bill (H.R. 1327) to extend authorization for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2090, and for 

other purposes. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill 

includes waivers of the following: • Clause 3(e) of rule XIII (Ramseyer), requiring a committee 

report accompanying a bill amending or repealing statutes to 

show, by typographical device, parts of statute affected. • Clause 12(a)(1) of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration 

of a bill unless there is a searchable electronic comparative 

print that shows how the bill proposes to change current law. 

• Clause 12(b) of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of 

a bill unless there is a searchable electronic comparative print 

that shows how the text of the bill as proposed to be considered 

differs from the text of the bill as reported. 

• 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 Committee. 

• Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a 

measure that has a net effect of increasing the deficit or reducing the surplus over the five- or 10-year period. 

• Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in excess of a 302(a) allocation of such authority. 

The waiver of all points of order against the provisions of the bill, 

as amended, includes a waiver of clause 4 of rule XXI, which prohibits reporting a bill or joint resolution carrying an appropriation 

from a committee not having jurisdiction to report an appropriation. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments or against amendments en bloc described in Section 

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3 of the resolution, 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. 148 

Motion by Mr. Cole to report an open rule for H.R. 2500. Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... .................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 149 

Motion by Mr. Cole to add a section to the rule that provides for 

consideration of H.R. 1372, to clarify that it is United States policy 

to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights authored 

by Rep. Gallagher (WI), as a standalone measure under an open 

rule. Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 150 

Motion by Mr. Woodall to amend the rule to H.R. 2500 to make 

in order amendment #177, offered by Rep. Byrne (AL), which prohibits the authorization of funds to transfer or release individuals 

detained at Guantanamo Bay to the United States. Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

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Rules Committee record vote No. 151 

Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 2500 to make 

in order amendment #322, offered by Rep. Smith (NJ), which directs the Secretary of Defense to work with the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services to develop a national strategy on Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases infecting members of the Armed 

Forces and civilians. Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 152 

Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 2500 to make 

in order amendment #375, offered by Rep. Gabbard (HI), which allows the VA to provide infertility treatment to all veterans and extends newborn access care for all veterans. Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 153 

Motion by Mrs. Lesko to amend the rule to H.R. 2500 to make 

in order amendment #3, offered by Rep. Biggs (AZ), which strikes 

section 1046 which prohibits the use of funds for construction of a 

wall, fence, or other physical barrier along the southern border of 

the United States. Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Yea 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Nay Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Yea 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Yea 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Nay 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Nay 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Nay 

Nay Rules Committee record vote No. 154 

Motion by Ms. Scanlon to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4 

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Hastings ..................................................... ................... Mr. Cole ........................................................... Nay 

Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay 

Mr. Perlmutter .................................................. Yea Mr. Burgess ..................................................... Nay 

Mr. Raskin ........................................................ Yea Mrs. Lesko ........................................................ Nay 

Ms. Scanlon ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. Morelle ....................................................... Yea 

Ms. Shalala ...................................................... Yea 

Mr. DeSaulnier .................................................. Yea 

Mr. McGovern, Chairman ................................. Yea 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT IN PART A CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

1. Smith, Adam (WA): Increases basic pay for members of the 

uniformed services by 3.1%. Provides 12 weeks of paid family leave 

to federal employees for qualified purposes listed under the Family 

Medical Leave Act. Repeals the existing law requiring military surviving spouses to forfeit all or part of their military Survivor Benefit Plan annuity when military service causes the members death 

(also known as the SBP/DIC offset). Allows active duty 

servicemembers to seek compensation for injury and death caused 

by medical malpractice. Provides for additional Afghan Special Immigrant Visas. 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

1. Smith, Adam (WA), Gabbard (HI), Schiff (CA), Speier (CA), 

Cisneros (CA), Crow (CO), Engel (NY), Panetta (CA), Khanna (CA): 

Increases oversight and transparency of civilian casualties. (10 

minutes) 

2. Speier (CA): Clarifies policies affecting career paths for military service academy graduates. (10 minutes) 

3. Speier (CA), Kennedy (MA), Brown (MD), Davis, Susan (CA), 

Wexton (VA), McEachin (VA), Cisneros (CA), Crow (CO), Kildee 

(MI): Requires that qualifications for eligibility to serve in an 

armed force account only for the ability of an individual to meet 

gender-neutral occupational standards and not include any criteria 

relating to the race, color, national origin, religion, or sex (including gender identity or sexual orientation) of an individual. (10 minutes) 

4. Brown (MD), Pappas (NH), Escobar (TX), Lieu (CA): Directs 

the Secretary of Defense to produce a report on the number of certain waivers received by transgender individuals. (10 minutes) 

5. Speier (CA), Escobar (TX), Hill, Katie (CA), Haaland (NM), 

Pressley (MA), Chu (CA), Lee, Barbara (CA), Schakowsky (IL), 

Brownley (CA), Khanna (CA): Clarifies the contraception coverage 

parity provision in the bill text to ensure all methods of contraception approved by the FDA are covered by TRICARE without copay, 

including contraceptive counseling, insertion and removal. (10 minutes) 

6. Speier (CA), Escobar (TX), Hill, Katie (CA), Haaland (NM), 

Pressley (MA), Chu (CA), Lee, Barbara (CA), Schakowsky (IL), 

Brownley (CA), Khanna (CA): Enhances access to high-quality family planning education by requiring DOD to establish a standardized educational program across all branches of the military to be 

provided during the first year of service for a member. (10 minutes) 

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7. Speier (CA): Removes an exemption that would exclude federal 

civilian employees from representation in negotiations of career 

path requirements for the defense acquisition workforce. (10 minutes) 

8. Speier (CA), Meadows (NC), Khanna (CA): Places limitations 

on the issuance of non-recurring cost waivers to certain Foreign 

Military Sales customers. Requires Defense and State Department 

reports on reforms on various aspects of the Foreign Military Sales 

enterprise. (10 minutes) 

9. Brindisi (NY), McKinley (WV): Reinstates the Berry Amendment’s DoD domestic sourcing requirement for stainless steel flatware, also adding a ‘‘dinner ware’’ domestic sourcing requirement. 

Provides for a one year phase-in period. (10 minutes) 

10. Torres, Norma (CA): Prohibits the President from removing 

items from Categories 1–3 of the United States Munitions List. (10 

minutes) 

11. Connolly (VA), Norton (DC), Beyer (VA): Prohibits the elimination of the Office of Personnel Management. (10 minutes) 

12. Connolly (VA), King, Peter (NY): Codifies a DOD policy to report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System 

(NICS) servicemembers who are prohibited from purchasing firearms. Requires DOD to study the feasibility of creating a database 

of military protective orders issued in response to domestic violence 

and the feasibility for reporting such MPOs to NICS. (10 minutes) 

13. Gabbard (HI), Haaland (NM), Moulton (MA): Expands access 

to infertility treatment to all servicemembers. (10 minutes) 

14. Shalala (FL), Porter (CA): Requires the DOD Secretary to 

publish on its website the distribution of DOD Tuition Assistance 

Funds at institutions of higher education; audit any proprietary institution receiving DOD Tuition Assistance funds that fails to meet 

the Financial Responsibility Standards in the Higher Education 

Act of 1965 under Section 498(c) and publish the results of the 

audit on its website. (10 minutes) 

15. Meeks (NY), Beatty (OH): Prohibits the Secretary of Defense 

from naming a DOD asset after a person who served or held a leadership position in the Confederacy, a city or battlefield made significant by a confederate victory. (10 minutes) 

16. Cunningham (SC), Clyburn (SC): Authorizes the Coast Guard 

to establish a Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps 

program at Lucy Garrett Beckham High School in Charleston 

County, South Carolina. (10 minutes) 

17. Omar (MN): Requires reporting on financial costs and national security benefits for overseas military operations, including 

permanent military installations and bases. (10 minutes) 

18. Clark, Katherine (MA): Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs from using the fact that a veteran’s income derives from a 

State legalized marijuana industry as a factor in determining 

whether to issue a VA home loan. (10 minutes) 

19. Clark, Katherine (MA): Amends the current statutory prohibition on members of Congress contracting with the federal government to include the President, Vice President, and any Cabinet 

member. (10 minutes) 

20. Sherman (CA), Waters (CA): Directs the Administration to 

issue a prohibition against Americans trading in new Russian sovereign debt, subject to review by the Administration and Congress 

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following each national mid-term and presidential election. And includes a mechanism for lifting the prohibition in the absence of 

Russian interference in the most recent federal U.S. election. (10 

minutes) 

21. Sherman (CA), Speier (CA), Schiff (CA), Pallone (NJ): Prohibits funds from being used to transfer defense articles or services 

to Azerbaijan unless the President certifies to Congress that the articles or services do not threaten civil aviation. (10 minutes) 

22. Sherman (CA): Prevents funds from being spent on the production of a Nonproliferation Assessment Statement with a country 

that has not signed an Additional Protocol agreement with the 

International Atomic Energy Agency. (10 minutes) 

23. Gabbard (HI): Prohibits funds from the Special Defense Acquisition Fund to aid Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates 

if such assistance could be used to conduct or continue hostilities 

in Yemen. (10 minutes) 

24. Lieu (CA), Amash (MI), Cicilline (RI), Malinowski (NJ), Engel 

(NY): Prohibits funds from being used to transfer any defense articles or services to Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates under 

the emergency authority of the Arms Export Control Act that circumvents congressional review. (10 minutes) 

25. Malinowski (NJ), Engel (NY), Lowenthal (CA), Cohen (TN), 

Espaillat (NY), Trone (MD), Wagner (MO), Raskin (MD), Cicilline 

(RI), Sires (NJ), Wild (PA), Sherman (CA), Fitzpatrick (PA), 

Wasserman Schultz (FL), Khanna (CA), Porter (CA), Curtis (UT): 

Requires an ODNI determination of parties responsible for the premeditated murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, 

imposes visa sanctions with a national security waiver, and requires a report on human rights in Saudi Arabia. (10 minutes) 

26. Khanna (CA), Schiff (CA), Smith, Adam (WA), Jayapal (WA): 

Prohibits support to and participation in the Saudi-led coalition’s 

military operations against the Houthis in Yemen. (10 minutes) 

27. Cicilline (RI), Bilirakis (FL): Repeals existing restrictions on 

the United States from transferring and exporting weapons, and 

defense articles and services to the Republic of Cyprus. (10 minutes) 

28. Engel (NY): Preserves Congressional review of arms export licenses by restricting the President’s emergency export authority 

under the Arms Export Control Act to situations in which defense 

items are transferred only within 90 days of an emergency determination and to limit use of an emergency determination to approve overseas manufacturing or co-production of defense items to 

extensions or renewals of existing licenses. (10 minutes) 

29. Engel (NY): Improves current law related to policies and 

planning to ensure civilian protection, including procedures for incidents involving civilian casualties. (10 minutes) 

30. Engel (NY), Sherman (CA), Chabot (OH), Deutch (FL), Wagner (MO), Cicilline (RI), Spanberger (VA), Meadows (NC), Castro 

(TX), Omar (MN): Limits military to military cooperation between 

the US military and the Burma Army, applies sanctions to perpetrators of human rights abuses including against the Rohingya, 

encourages reform in the military-dominated Burmese gemstone 

sector, and calls for a determination of crimes perpetrated against 

the Rohingya, and authorizes support for preservation of evidence 

and transitional justice efforts. (10 minutes) 

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31. Engel (NY): Expresses that the U.S. should seek to extend 

the New START Treaty (set to expire in 2021), unless Russia is in 

material breach of the Treaty, or the US and Russia have entered 

into a new agreement that has equal or greater constraints, transparency, and verification measures on Russia’s nuclear forces. Prohibits use of funds to withdraw from New START. Requires DNI, 

SecState, and SecDef reports detailing the consequences of the 

Treaty’s lapse and impact on US nuclear modernization plan. Also 

requires Presidential certification regarding future of the Treaty 

before its potential expiration. (10 minutes) 

32. Blumenauer (OR): Requires an independent study on options 

to extend the life of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic 

missiles and delaying the ground-based strategic deterrent program (GBSD). Prevents 10% of funds for the Secretary of Defense 

from being distributed until the study is submitted. (10 minutes) 

33. Blumenauer (OR), Garamendi (CA): Requires the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security to conduct a study on the unexpected 

cost increases for the W80–4 nuclear warhead life extension program and prevents $185 million from being obligated or expended 

until the study is completed. (10 minutes) 

34. Frankel (FL): Prohibits funding for missiles noncompliant 

with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty until the Secretary of Defense meets certain conditions. (10 minutes) 

35. Langevin (RI), Courtney (CT), Garamendi (CA), Larsen, Rick 

(WA), Foster (IL), Smith, Adam (WA), Hill, Katie (CA): Increases 

by $20,000,000 Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation budget to conduct 

research and development on low-enriched uranium for naval reactors, decreases the National Nuclear Security Agency federal expenses and other expenditures budget by $20,000,000. (10 minutes) 

36. McNerney (CA): States that a pay raise for military personnel 

shall take effect on January 1, 2020, even if the president attempts 

to change it. (10 minutes) 

37. Jayapal (WA): Requires the Defense Department to submit to 

Congress annual reports on employment or compensation of retired 

general or flag officers by foreign governments for emoluments 

clause purposes. (10 minutes) 

38. Aguilar (CA): Requires a feasibility study on Department of 

Defense using two Federal Bureau of Investigation databases to 

screen potential enlistees for ties to white nationalist organizations. (10 minutes) 

39. Takano (CA): Any member of the Armed Forces and their respective spouse, widow, widower, parent, son or daughter is eligible 

for parole in place under the Immigration and Nationality Act. (10 

minutes) 

40. Porter (CA): Repeals the delay in the payday lending rule as 

it relates to servicemembers, veterans and surviving spouses. (10 

minutes) 

41. Keating (MA): Authorizes funds for a pilot program to support nonprofits operating on bases to providing food, clothing, and 

related assistance to active duty personnel. (10 minutes) 

42. Huffman (CA): Amends Section 2831 to restrict any energy 

sourced from Russia and repeals another Section from FY19 NDAA 

dealing with preference for domestic sources at one specific European base. (10 minutes) 

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43. Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Vela ́zquez (NY): Allocates $10,000,000 

for the purchase, deployment and operation of closed detonation 

chambers on Vieques, Puerto Rico. (10 minutes) 

44. Lieu (CA), Jayapal (WA), Cohen (TN), Beyer (VA): Prohibits 

funds from being obligated or expended at properties owned by the 

President or that bear his name (enumerated in the amendment). 

A waiver is made available if the President reimburses the Department of the Treasury for the amount associated with the expense. 

(10 minutes) 

45. Raskin (MD): Prohibits military parades and exhibitions for 

political purposes. (10 minutes) 

46. Huffman (CA): Takes land into trust as part of the reservation of the Lytton Rancheria. (10 minutes) 

47. Torres, Norma (CA), Fitzpatrick (PA): Directs the Office of 

Management and Budget to categorize public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational Classification System. (10 minutes) 

48. Pappas (NH): Requires the EPA to revise the list of toxic pollutants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include 

per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and publish effluent and 

pretreatment standards. (10 minutes) 

49. Khanna (CA), Lee, Barbara (CA), DeFazio (OR), Omar (MN), 

Pressley (MA): Reduces funding from the Overseas Contingency 

Operations (OCO) account by $16.8 billion, to prevent a topline 

DoD spending increase from the FY19 level. The amendment would 

only reduce OCO funds in the Operations and Maintenance account. (10 minutes) 

50. Amash (MI), Lee, Barbara (CA): Repeals section 1022 of the 

FY2012 NDAA and amends Section 1021 of the FY2012 NDAA to 

eliminate indefinite military detention of any person detained 

under AUMF authority in the U.S., territories, or possessions by 

providing immediate transfer to trial and proceedings by a court 

established under Article III of the Constitution of the United 

states or by an appropriate State court. (10 minutes) 

51. Aguilar (CA): Expands the types of associate degrees and certifications covered by the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program. (10 minutes) 

52. Aguilar (CA): Calls for budget officials from the Department 

of Defense, Office of Management and Budget, and National Nuclear Security Administration to be present at Nuclear Weapons 

Council and Standing and Safety Committee meetings, thereby ensuring budgetary concerns are taken into account when decisions 

are made. (10 minutes) 

53. Aguilar (CA): Expands the Department of Defense Cyber 

Scholarship Program (formerly known as the Information Assurance Scholarship Program) to include students attending certificate 

programs that span 1 to 2 years. (10 minutes) 

54. Aguilar (CA), Porter (CA): Codifies existing practice at DOD 

to debrief veterans during TAP counselling on how to file claims 

and where to send paperwork when they transition out of the military. (10 minutes) 

55. Allred (TX): Directs the Secretary of Defense to increase 

Basic Operational Medical Research Science by $5 million for the 

purpose of partnering with universities to study brain injuries. (10 

minutes) 

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56. Allred (TX): Directs the Secretary of Defense to increase Uni- versity Research Initiatives by $5 million for the purpose of studying ways to increase the longevity and resilience of infrastructure 

on military bases. (10 minutes) 

57. Armstrong (ND), Courtney (CT), Meadows (NC), Hice (GA): 

Directs the SECDEF to include the names of the seventy-four crew 

of the USS Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969 on the Vietnam 

Veterans Memorial Wall. (10 minutes) 

58. Arrington (TX): Inserts text that requires Secretary of the Air 

Force to make available and conduct military type certifications for 

light attack experimentation aircraft as needed. (10 minutes) 

59. Bacon (NE), Brown (MD), Cisneros (CA), Lamb (PA), Taylor 

(TX), Panetta (CA), Conaway (TX), Lamborn (CO): Authorizes senior officials of the armed forces to endorse and participate in activities of charitable foundations that support the armed forces service 

academies. (10 minutes) 

60. Bacon (NE), Taylor (TX), Panetta (CA), Lamb (PA): Authorizes Department of Defense civilian academic faculty at covered institutions to retain copyright for scholarly works completed outside 

of their assigned instructional duties. (10 minutes) 

61. Bacon (NE), Fortenberry (NE): Authorizes an increase to Air 

Force procurement to replace RC–135 training and ground mission 

equipment destroyed in recent storms. (10 minutes) 

62. Banks (IN): Mandates that the General Counsel of the Department of the Army begin a preliminary inquiry to investigate 

the burial of Jack Edward Dunlap at Arlington Cemetery. (10 minutes) 

63. Banks (IN), Roe (TN), Bilirakis (FL), Radewagen (AS), Watkins (KS), Bost (IL), Barr (KY), Meuser (PA), Lee, Susie (NV), 

Lamb (PA), Brownley (CA), Luria (VA), Allred (TX), Pappas (NH), 

Cisneros (CA), Roy (TX), Takano (CA), Bergman (MI), Levin, Mike 

(CA), Rose, Max (NY), Dunn (FL), Sablan (MP): Requires the Department of Defense, Coast Guard, and the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop jointly a comprehensive enterprise interoperability strategy, 180 days after enactment, to achieve nine 

goals, principally interoperability sufficient for seamless health 

care with TRICARE providers and community care providers under 

the MISSION Act. Additionally, defines the term ‘‘interoperability.’’ 

(10 minutes) 

64. Bera (CA): Requires DoD to do a study on extending the parent’s level of TRICARE health coverage to their newborn child. (10 

minutes) 

65. Bera (CA): Increases DoD funding to partner nations to help 

them prevent, detect, and respond to biological threats and infectious disease before they come to the U.S. by $20 million to match 

DoD Approps. (10 minutes) 

66. Bera (CA): Requires report on defense cooperation between 

U.S. and India in the Western Indian Ocean. (10 minutes) 

67. Bera (CA): Requires a report on the implementation of the 

Global Health Security Strategy and the National Biodefense Strategy, including follow up actions from pending GAO report on the 

Biodefense Strategy. (10 minutes) 

68. Bera (CA): Requires DoD and VA to submit a report to Congress evaluating best practices for providing financial literacy education to separating servicemembers and Veterans. (10 minutes) 

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69. Beyer (VA), Norton (DC): Requires DoD to fulfill one of the 

recommendations of its 2018 report entitled ‘‘Report on the Effects 

of Military Helicopter Noise on National Capital Region Communities’’ by establishing a noise inquiry website to track and analyze 

complaints. (10 minutes) 

70. Beyer (VA), Norton (DC): Requires DoD to submit a report 

to Congress on the frequency of helicopters used for executive travel in the National Capital Region. (10 minutes) 

71. Biggs (AZ), Roy (TX): Requires the Secretary of Defense to 

submit a report to Congress on annual defense spending by ally 

and partner countries. (10 minutes) 

72. Biggs (AZ), Roy (TX), Steube (FL): Expresses a sense of Congress about the importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship. (10 minutes) 

73. Blumenauer (OR): Improves flood risk assessments for military construction projects by incorporating projected current and 

future mean sea level fluctuations. (10 minutes) 

74. Blumenauer (OR): Requires the Secretary to submit a quarterly report regarding ex gratia payments or lack of ex gratia payments. (10 minutes) 

75. Blumenauer (OR), Kinzinger (IL), Moulton (MA), Waltz (FL), 

Welch (VT), Crow (CO), Omar (MN), Bacon (NE), Hurd (TX), Watkins (KS), Lamb (PA), Raskin (MD): Requires the State Department Inspector General to submit a report to Congress on the obstacles to effective protection of Afghan and Iraqi allies through the 

Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) programs and provide suggestions for 

improvements to the program. (10 minutes) 

76. Blumenauer (OR), Rouda (CA): Codifies President Obama’s 

Executive Order 13653 to require the Secretary to identify and 

seek to remove barriers that discourage investments to increase resiliency to climate change. (10 minutes) 

77. Brindisi (NY): Requires the Comptroller General to report on 

the implementation and efficacy of Section 701 of FY2015 NDAA, 

which requires that the Department of Defense provide a personto-person mental health assessment for each member of the Armed 

Forces. (10 minutes) 

78. Brindisi (NY): Directs DoD and the Air Force to establish a 

Quantum Information Science Innovation Center and authorizes 

$10 million for that purpose. Increases Air Force RDT&E, decreases Defense-Wide O&M. (10 minutes) 

79. Brindisi (NY), Carson (IN), Banks (IN): Makes requirement 

of mental health assessments every 180 days for deployed 

servicemembers permanent by removing sunset. (10 minutes) 

80. Brown (MD): Gives the President the authority to issue an 

honorary commissioning, promoting to brigadier general in the Air 

Force, COL Charles E. McGee, a distinguished Tuskegee Airman. 

(10 minutes) 

81. Brownley (CA): Directs the Government Accountability Office 

(GAO) to conduct a report comparing out-of-pocket uniform costs 

for men and women service members in each of the Services of the 

Armed Forces, as well as past uniform changes that have affected 

one gender more than the other. (10 minutes) 

82. Brownley (CA): Directs the Department of Defense, as part 

of the report required under Section 232 of the Committee-reported 

bill, to provide an update to a 2016 report on necessary military 

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construction updates of real property assets at Major Range and 

Test Facility Bases (MRTFB). The amendment also requires that 

the report include an assessment of MRTFBs’ readiness to support 

advanced testing for future needs. (10 minutes) 

83. Brownley (CA), Hill, Katie (CA): Includes Sense of Congress 

language underscoring the importance of the Modular Airborne 

Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) to fire fighting response efforts and 

encouraging the Department of Defense to use National Guard and 

Reserve Equipment Account funding to support development of 

MAFFS capabilities in the future. (10 minutes) 

84. Burchett (TN): Strikes Subtitle F—Industrial Base Matters, 

Section 872, page 556, line 10: ‘‘not later than 90 days’’ and replaces it with ‘‘not later than 30 days’’ after the date of the enactment of this Act. (10 minutes) 

85. Bustos (IL), Gianforte (MT), Axne (IA), Balderson (OH), 

Lowey (NY), Schakowsky (IL), Clark, Katherine (MA), Steil (WI), 

Haaland (NM), Thompson, Glenn (PA), Kuster (NH), Pappas (NH), 

Fitzpatrick (PA), Stanton (AZ), Harder (CA), Johnson, Hank (GA), 

Watkins (KS), McKinley (WV), Underwood (IL), Moulton (MA), 

Joyce, David (OH), Bacon (NE), Trahan (MA), Courtney (CT), Crow 

(CO), Houlahan (PA): Recognizes and honors the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during 

World War II. (10 minutes) 

86. Bustos (IL), Wenstrup (OH), Pappas (NH), Fitzpatrick (PA), 

Porter (CA), Brownley (CA): Allows Gold Star and military spouses 

to terminate lease premises and motor vehicles of service members 

who incur catastrophic injury or illness or die while in military 

service. (10 minutes) 

87. Carbajal (CA): Requires the National Academies of Sciences 

to conduct an independent review of plans and capabilities for nuclear verification, detection, and monitoring of nuclear weapons 

and fissile material. (10 minutes) 

88. Carbajal (CA): Requires the Department of Defense, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to develop 

guidelines regarding the consideration and use of unofficial sources 

of information in determining benefits and decoration eligibility 

when a veteran’s service records are incomplete due to damage 

caused to the records while in the possession of the Department of 

Defense. (10 minutes) 

89. Carbajal (CA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to issue an 

offshore wind assessment before objecting to an offshore energy 

project filed for review by the Military Aviation and Installation 

Assurance Clearinghouse. (10 minutes) 

90. Carson (IN): Requires the Secretary to provide Congress with 

a report detailing the extent to which waivers are granted for mental health assessments for members of the armed services deployed 

in support of contingency operations, and it requires the report to 

also include information about the effectiveness of those health assessments. (10 minutes) 

91. Carson (IN): Revises and narrows language that qualifies an 

administrative processing issue as an option for the Secretary in 

granting an exception to required mental health assessments for 

members of the armed forces deployed in support of contingency 

operations. The language makes the standard and the burden higher to meet. (10 minutes) 

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92. Carter, John (TX), Womack (AR), Hudson (NC), Bishop, Sanford (GA), Cuellar (TX), Ruppersberger (MD): Increases the amount 

of money earned by military recycling centers that can roll over 

into the next fiscal year from $2 million to $10 million. This will 

allow to maximize the revenue to improve installations and Morale, 

Welfare, and Recreation activities. (10 minutes) 

93. Carter, John (TX), Womack (AR), Hudson (NC), Bishop, Sanford (GA), Cuellar (TX), Ruppersberger (MD): Allows military recycling centers the authority to accept quality recyclable goods from 

local communities. (10 minutes) 

94. Case (HI): Requires the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Sustainment to provide a report regarding the security risks posed 

by non-military aircraft overflying military installations inside the 

United States. (10 minutes) 

95. Case (HI): Requires the Secretary of Defense to report on current and possible expansion of security cooperation and assistance 

with Pacific island countries, including Papua New Guinea, 

Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Tonga. (10 

minutes) 

96. Case (HI): Requires a report from the Defense Intelligence 

Agency detailing actions by foreign militaries operating in the Pacific Island countries, gaps in intelligence collection capabilities for 

these countries, and plans to overcome any current intelligence collection deficiencies. (10 minutes) 

97. Chu (CA), Pallone (NJ), Schiff (CA): Supports the measures 

to continue the cease fire in Nagorno Karabakh, including the nondeployment of snipers, heavy arms, and new weaponry. It also encourages the deployment of gun-fire locator systems and an increase in OSCE observers along the line-of-contact. (10 minutes) 

98. Cicilline (RI): Requires the Secretary of Defense to produce 

a report analyzing the effects of automation within the Defense Industrial Base over the next ten years. (10 minutes) 

99. Cicilline (RI), Reschenthaler (PA), Takano (CA): Requires 

written consent from all parties involved in a dispute under the 

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act before settling said conflict 

through arbitration. (10 minutes) 

100. Cisneros (CA), Torres, Norma (CA): Increases Navy university basic research by $5,000,000 in order to support innovative scientific research to help the U.S. military maintain technical superiority. (10 minutes) 

101. Clark, Katherine (MA): Ensures that federal employees may 

enroll in federal employee health benefits program (FEHBP) should 

they experience a qualifying life event during a lapse in appropriations and prohibits the loss of life insurance coverage, dental, vision, and long-term care benefits for federal employees in the case 

of a lapse in federal appropriations. (10 minutes) 

102. Clyburn (SC): Allows all 8th grade students across the country to participate in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

(10 minutes) 

103. Cohen (TN): Directs the Department of Defense to pursue 

compensation from the contractor for costs of non-RFI spare parts 

that it failed to deliver since 2015 as described in the June 13, 

2019 DoD Inspector General Report No. DODIG–2019–094. DoD 

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received non-RFI spare parts and spent up to $303 million in DoD 

labor costs since 2015. (10 minutes) 

104. Cohen (TN): Directs the Department of Defense to conduct 

a study analyzing the cost growth of major defense acquisition programs over the last fifteen years. (10 minutes) 

105. Connolly (VA): Delegates to a single Board member or the 

agency General Counsel the authority to stay an agency action that 

the Office of Special Counsel suspects was taken as a result of a 

prohibit personnel practice in order to better protect whistleblowers 

when the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a confirmed member or a quorum. (10 minutes) 

106. Connolly (VA): Prohibits states from coercing military technicians into accepting an offer of realignment or conversion to any 

other military status. Prohibits retaliation against military technicians who decline to participate in such realignment or conversion. 

(10 minutes) 

107. Connolly (VA): Requires a report on any individuals or security force units who have participated in security cooperation training programs and received security assistance training provided by 

the United States and were subsequently sanctioned by the United 

States for human rights violations or terrorist activities. (10 minutes) 

108. Connolly (VA): Provides $2,000,000 in funding for the European Center of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats, a 

NATO–EU joint venture to combat threats based on a combination 

of military and nonmilitary means, including but not limited to 

cyberattacks, election interference, and disinformation campaigns. 

(10 minutes) 

109. Connolly (VA), Beyer (VA): Requires periodic reporting on 

security clearance adjudication backlogs. (10 minutes) 

110. Cooper (TN): Directs DOD, CIA, and the State Department 

to each generate a report detailing progress towards reducing the 

backlog in legally required historical declassification obligations, 

offer solutions, and consider new approaches (both technology and 

policy) to return to productivity. (10 minutes) 

111. Correa (CA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide 

the congressional defense committees a report on cyber-attacks and 

intrusions against the Department of Defense systems in the previous 12 months by agents or associates of the Governments of the 

Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. (10 

minutes) 

112. Correa (CA), Porter (CA): Requires the ‘‘National Security 

Commission on Defense Research at Historically Black Colleges 

and Universities and other Minority Institutions,’’ to evaluate the 

effectiveness of the Department of Defense in attracting and retaining STEM students from covered institutions for the Department’s 

programs on emerging capabilities and technologies. (10 minutes) 

113. Courtney (CT): Requires a report regarding US, Russian, 

and Chinese nuclear systems. (10 minutes) 

114. Courtney (CT): Adds the United States Coast Guard Academy to the list of military service academies covered by Section 

538. (10 minutes) 

115. Craig (MN): Adds $30 Million to the Army Community Services account to provide family assistance, victim advocacy, financial 

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counseling, employment readiness, and other similar support services at installations where 500 or more military members are assigned. (10 minutes) 

116. Crenshaw (TX), Cunningham (SC), Brooks, Mo (AL), Trone 

(MD), Lamb (PA): Provides for the inclusion of home schooled students in Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) units by 

adding criteria under Title 10 and would in return give the JROTC 

unit credit toward an existing requirement for the standing of their 

unit. (10 minutes) 

117. Crenshaw (TX), Waltz (FL): Waives time limitation and authorizes the award of the Medal of Honor to SFC Alwyn Cashe for 

valor, described within, during combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

(10 minutes) 

118. Crist (FL), Pingree (ME): Requires the Secretary to account 

for sea level rise projections and future flood risk when creating 

guidelines for energy and climate resiliency at military facilities. 

(10 minutes) 

119. Cuellar (TX), Carter, John (TX): Requests an independent 

assessment of the United States’ funding and resources available 

to the Department of Defense, the Department of State and the 

United States Agency for International Development, for use in the 

Western Hemisphere. The assessment will also focus on investments made by China, Iran, and Russia in the Western Hemisphere. (10 minutes) 

120. Cummings (MD), Collins, Doug (GA): Prohibits federal employers and contractors from asking about the criminal history of 

job applicants until they receive conditional offers of employment. 

The amendment includes exceptions for positions related to law enforcement and national security, positions requiring access to classified information, and positions for which access to criminal history information is required by law. (10 minutes) 

121. Cummings (MD), Moore (WI), Brown (MD): Requires the 

Secretary of Defense to carry out activities to improve the ability 

of the Department of Defense to detect and address racial, ethnic, 

and gender disparities in the military justice system. (10 minutes) 

122. Cunningham (SC): Expands eligibility in the My Career Advancement Account Scholarship Program to spouses of members of 

the Coast Guard and to the spouses of enlisted servicemembers of 

all grades. (10 minutes) 

123. Cunningham (SC): Authorizes the Department of Defense to 

give preference to contractors that employ veterans on a full-time 

basis. (10 minutes) 

124. Cunningham (SC), Cox (CA): Requires the Secretary of the 

Navy to issue a report on plans to support and maintain aircraft 

assigned to Marine Corps air stations that will be transitioning 

from F–18s to F–35s. (10 minutes) 

125. Dean (PA), Kildee (MI), Upton (MI), Pappas (NH), Boyle 

(PA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Rouda (CA): Authorizes an additional $5 

million for the nationwide CDC ATSDR PFAS health study. (10 

minutes) 

126. Dean (PA), Pappas (NH), Kildee (MI): Directs the Secretary 

of the Navy to publish a military specification for a fluorine-free 

fire fighting agent by 2023 to ensure it can be used by 2025. It prohibits usage on or after September 30th, 2025. It also limits the 

ability for the Secretary of Defense to use a waiver for a period 

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that exceeds one year—current waiver period is up to 6 years. (10 

minutes) 

127. Delgado (NY): Requires a report within 90 days of enactment on current Defense Logistics Agency and Defense Commissary Agency programs, policies, and practices relating to small 

farms, farms owned by new and beginning farmers, veteran farmers, and minority farmers, and opportunities and barriers to expanding their use. (10 minutes) 

128. Delgado (NY), Torres, Norma (CA): Increases funding for the 

University and Industry Research Centers by $5 million. (10 minutes) 

129. DeSaulnier (CA), Gallego (AZ): Requires the Departments of 

Defense and Veterans Affairs to conduct a joint study on the impact of the current policy of withholding disability pay from veterans who receive separation pay. (10 minutes) 

130. DeSaulnier (CA), Lee, Barbara (CA): Expresses the sense of 

Congress that the Port Chicago 50 should be exonerated of any 

charges brought against them in the aftermath of the deadliest 

home front explosion in World War II. (10 minutes) 

131. Dingell (MI), Fitzpatrick (PA), Levin, Andy (MI): Prohibits 

the Defense Logistics Agency from using any food contact substances to assemble or package meals ready-to-eat (MRE) with 

PFAS chemicals beginning in FY2021. (10 minutes) 

132. Doggett (TX): Ensures an assessment of the policy and operational necessity, risks, benefits and costs of establishing militaryto-military discussions with Iran. (10 minutes) 

133. Duffy (WI), Gabbard (HI), Crenshaw (TX), Diaz-Balart (FL), 

Harder (CA), Ratcliffe (TX), Bacon (NE): Expands and renames the 

Troops to Teachers program to assist troops transition into any role 

in an education setting. (10 minutes) 

134. Dunn (FL): Requires the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the head of the Joint Artificial intelligence center, to submit a report to Congress regarding the use and future use of A.I. 

in DoD. (10 minutes) 

135. Engel (NY): Requires the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State to report on the implications of Russian military or 

private military corporation involvement in the U.S. Africa Command Area of Responsibility, provide an analysis of the implications of such activity for U.S. interests, and develop a plan to counteract destabilizing Russian activity in Africa. (10 minutes) 

136. Engel (NY): Requires Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to improve the efforts of the 

Nigerian military to prevent, mitigate, and respond to civilian 

harm in the operation of the Super Tucano aircraft and associated 

weapons acquired from the United States. (10 minutes) 

137. Engel (NY): Requires the development of common standards 

for implementing human right vetting and integrating civilian protection into the assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of security 

cooperation. (10 minutes) 

138. Escobar (TX): Clarifies that certain standards must be met 

before DoD may assist HHS in providing housing for unaccompanied migrant children. (10 minutes) 

139. Escobar (TX): Allows installations to use funds derived from 

energy cost savings for operational energy programs. (10 minutes) 

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140. Escobar (TX), Rouda (CA): Requires the Department of Defense to specify climate-related mitigation and recovery costs in its 

annual budget submission to Congress. (10 minutes) 

141. Finkenauer (IA), Curtis (UT), Vel ́azquez (NY): Directs Procurement Center Representatives and other acquisition personnel 

to assist small business in the SBIR and STTR program in terms 

of researching applicable solicitations for small business concerns 

and technical assistance when bidding for contracts. (10 minutes) 

142. Fitzpatrick (PA): Directs the Secretary of Defense to raise 

the priority of completing DOD Directive 2310.07E in order to clarify processes and efficiencies in recovering the remains of heroes 

missing in action, via the POW/MIA Accounting Agency. (10 minutes) 

143. Fitzpatrick (PA): Directs DOD to conduct a review of the foreign currency rates used at disbursement to determine whether 

cost-savings opportunities exist by more consistently selecting costeffective rates. (10 minutes) 

144. Fitzpatrick (PA): Protects and preserves military tuition assistance programs. (10 minutes) 

145. Fitzpatrick (PA): Sense of Congress that the Secretary of 

Defense should work to implement a process to coordinate annual 

research requests between all services and offices under Department of Defense to optimize both the benefits to the Department 

and the efficiency of the research. (10 minutes) 

146. Fitzpatrick (PA): Ensures that GPS M-code modernization 

efforts promote interoperability and efficiency while avoiding unnecessary duplication. (10 minutes) 

147. Fortenberry (NE), Eshoo (CA), Speier (CA), Moolenaar (MI), 

Bilirakis (FL), Harder (CA): Provides a Sense of Congress supporting the conditions for security of displaced Christians and other 

religious minorities in Northern Iraq and to enable their safe return home. (10 minutes) 

148. Foster (IL): Amends the testing requirement for the Groundbased Midcourse Defense System to include the use of threat-representative countermeasures. (10 minutes) 

149. Foster (IL): Extends the congressional notification period to 

180 days if the Secretary of Defense chooses to terminate its contract with the JASON scientific advisory group and requires that 

the Secretary receive congressional approval. The amendment also 

clarifies that JASON provides scientific and technical advice to 

multiple Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense. 

(10 minutes) 

150. Foster (IL): Requires an independent study on the impacts 

of missile defense development and deployment. (10 minutes) 

151. Foxx (NC): Expresses the Sense of Congress that (1) NATO 

is central to U.S.-European defense matters and (2) military cooperation in Europe by NATO member countries should complement NATO efforts and should not hinder military system interoperability and burden sharing among NATO allies. (10 minutes) 

152. Frankel (FL), Schakowsky (IL): Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit an intelligence assessment on the relationship between women and violent extremism and terrorism. (10 

minutes) 

153. Gaetz (FL): Requires a report to Congress on contracts being 

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peded the ability of the contractor to perform their contract. (10 

minutes) 

154. Gaetz (FL), Gallego (AZ): Promotes posthumously LT. Col. 

Dick Cole to the rank of colonel. (10 minutes) 

155. Gallagher (WI), Hartzler (MO), Malinowski (NJ): Directs the 

President to submit to Congress a report on ZTE’s compliance with 

the settlement agreement it reached with the Department of Commerce on June 8, 2018. (10 minutes) 

156. Gallagher (WI): Restores $75 million for National Security 

Innovation Capital to fund the commercialization and scaling of 

dual use, hardware-based critical to the military but currently underserved by the private venture capital and often funded by strategic and persistent capital from China. (10 minutes) 

157. Gallagher (WI), Malinowski (NJ): Prohibits the Secretary of 

Commerce from removing Huawei from the Entity List maintained 

by the Bureau of Industry and Security until the Secretary certifies 

that Huawei and its officers have not engaged in sanctions violations or IP theft in the preceding five years, and that Huawei does 

not pose an ongoing threat to US or allied telecommunications and 

infrastructure. (10 minutes) 

158. Gallego (AZ): Requires a report on the National Guard’s capacity to meet Homeland Defense missions. (10 minutes) 

159. Gallego (AZ): Changes eligibility of telecommunications 

goods and services to be provided to DoD installations in U.S. Territories in the Pacific Ocean to restrict ownership by or significant 

components from U.S. adversaries. (10 minutes) 

160. Garamendi (CA): Extends the authority to carry out the 

backup Global Positioning System capability demonstration, which 

is a current expiring directive authority from the FY18 NDAA, by 

an additional 18 months, and extends the report submission an additional 18 months. (10 minutes) 

161. Garamendi (CA), Wittman (VA), Golden (ME): Ensures departing servicemembers and veterans can more easily credit their 

military sea service toward earning a Merchant Mariner Credential 

needed to sail US-flagged vessels. (10 minutes) 

162. Gonza ́lez-Colo ́n, Jenniffer (PR): Requires the Secretary of 

Defense to review the effects on preparedness to provide support to 

States and territories in connection with natural disasters, threats, 

and emergencies prior to inactivating any Army watercraft unit. 

(10 minutes) 

163. Gonza ́lez-Colo ́n, Jenniffer (PR): Directs GAO to complete a 

study and submit a report to the congressional defense committees 

on the status of the Federal cleanup and decontamination process 

in the former military training sites located on the island-municipalities of Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico. The study shall include an analysis of the pace of ongoing environmental restoration 

efforts and potential challenges and alternatives to accelerate the 

completion of such process. (10 minutes) 

164. Gonza ́lez-Colo ́n, Jenniffer (PR): Expresses the sense of Congress that combating transnational criminal organizations and illicit narcotics trafficking across the transit zone and the Caribbean 

basin is critical to the national security of the United States and 

that the Department of Defense (DoD) should work with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, and 

other relevant Federal, State, local, and international partners to 

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improve surveillance capabilities and maximize the effectiveness of 

counterdrug operations in the region. (10 minutes) 

165. Gosar (AZ), Amodei (NV), Hice (GA), Stauber (MN), Tipton 

(CO), Hartzler (MO), Bishop, Rob (UT): Ensures that the United 

States will eliminate dependency on rare earth materials from 

China by fiscal year 2035. (10 minutes) 

166. Gottheimer (NJ): Adds ‘‘adversary actions that threaten 

freedom of navigation on the international waterways, including attacks on foreign ships and crews’’ to the matters to be studied in 

the study on Mobility Capability Requirements. (10 minutes) 

167. Gottheimer (NJ): Directs the Secretary of Defense and the 

Secretary of State to send Congress recommendations to improve 

the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. (10 minutes) 

168. Gottheimer (NJ): Adds Hamas, Hizballah, Palestine Islamic 

Jihad, al-Shabaab, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to the organizations prohibited from being provided weapons. (10 minutes) 

169. Gottheimer (NJ): Adds ‘‘anti-Semitism’’ to the list of questions about workplace experiences on DOD surveys. (10 minutes) 

170. Graves, Garret (LA): Extends the expiration of the exemption from enhanced competition requirements for no-cost contracts 

for the purchase of property and services by executive agencies. (10 

minutes) 

171. Graves, Garret (LA): Authorizes the service secretaries to 

award the Vietnam Service medal to veterans who participated in 

Operation End Sweep. (10 minutes) 

172. Graves, Garret (LA): Requires a report regarding management of military commissaries and exchanges to the congressional 

defense committees. (10 minutes) 

173. Graves, Garret (LA), Thompson, Mike (CA): Allows the National Guard to be reimbursed in a timely manner in response to 

an emergency declared under the Stafford Act. (10 minutes) 

174. Green, Mark (TN): Assesses the availability and usage of 

the assistance of chaplains, houses of worship, and other spiritual 

resources for members of the Armed Forces of all self-identified religious affiliations in order to help counter the tragic rate of military suicides. (10 minutes) 

175. Haaland (NM), Khanna (CA), Johnson, Hank (GA), Grijalva 

(AZ), Wild (PA), Lewis (GA), Espaillat (NY), Raskin (MD): Requiring the Secretaries of Defense and State to report on human rights 

of Brazil’s security forces in light of potential increased security cooperation. (10 minutes) 

176. Haaland (NM), Speier (CA), Escobar (TX), Pressley (MA), 

Schakowsky (IL), Crow (CO), Cisneros (CA): Prohibits the Department of Defense from contracting with companies that do not have 

a sexual harassment policy. (10 minutes) 

177. Hagedorn (MN): Parrots the language found in OMB memorandums M–11–32 and M–12–16 as closely as possible, directing 

agencies to accelerate payment of small business prime contractors 

to the fullest extent possible, with a goal of 15 days after receipt 

of proper invoice. Furthermore, the amendment extends this accelerated payment objective to other-than-small prime contractors 

that subcontract with small businesses on the condition that the 

prime contractors agree to accelerate payments to their small subcontractors. (10 minutes) 

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178. Hastings (FL): Requires contractors to submit total Independent Research and Development spending to the Defense Technical Information Center, who will provide access to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Director of the 

Defense Contract Audit Agency, and Director of the Defense Contract Management Agency. Further, it requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to report to Congress on the cost expended and trends related to Independent Research and Development spending. (10 minutes) 

179. Hastings (FL): Requires contractors to submit total Bid and 

Proposal spending to the Director of the Defense Contract Audit 

Agency, who will provide access to the Principal Director for Defense Pricing and Contracting to fulfill DoD reporting requirements. (10 minutes) 

180. Hastings (FL): Repeals the Defense Cost Accounting Standards Board as duplicative of the Cost Accounting Standards Board 

under the Office of Procurement Policy. (10 minutes) 

181. Hastings (FL): Establishes a joint Military Transition Outreach Pilot Program for contacting service-members 30, 60, and 90 

days post-separation and/or retirement from active duty, to improve communication between the veteran and DoD related to benefits and other general concerns. (10 minutes) 

182. Hastings (FL), Case (HI), Sablan (MP), San Nicolas (GU), 

Radewagen (AS), Gabbard (HI): Expresses the sense of Congress 

that the United States has strong and enduring interests in the security and prosperity of Oceania and the Western Pacific region 

and should expeditiously begin negotiations on the renewal of the 

Compacts of Free Association (COFA) (10 minutes) 

183. Heck (WA), Porter (CA): Requires the Services as part of 

their annual financial literacy education briefing, to include information on free credit monitoring available to servicemembers 

under the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. (10 minutes) 

184. Heck (WA), Smith, Adam (WA), McMorris Rodgers (WA): 

Improves emergency response, this amendment requires the DoD 

Fire and Emergency Services Working Group to implement a plan 

to address any deficiencies with interoperability caused by incompatibility between the DoD communications system and that of and 

civilian agencies. (10 minutes) 

185. Higgins, Brian (NY): Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to 

contribute up to $5 million to the National Maritime Heritage 

Grant Program. A program that offers funding for education and 

preservation projects designed to preserve historic maritime resources. (10 minutes) 

186. Hill, Katie (CA): Directs the Office of the Secretary of Defense to strengthen the domestic industrial base for small unmanned aircraft systems. (10 minutes) 

187. Hollingsworth (IN): Expressing a Sense of the House of Representatives that the Defense Health Agency should increase research and development efforts regarding bioprinting and biofabricating of human tissues in austere military environments. (10 minutes) 

188. Horn (OK): Allows all retired air traffic controllers who are 

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trollers regardless of how many hours a week they work training 

the next generation of air traffic controllers for the FAA. (10 minutes) 

189. Horn (OK), Cole (OK): Direct the Department of Defense IG 

to conduct an audit of each of the military services and DoD agencies as applicable to determine if there has been any excess profit 

or excessive cost escalation in sole source, commercial depot maintenance contracts, including parts, supplies, equipment and maintenance services. (10 minutes) 

190. Horn (OK), Vela (TX), Conaway (TX): Requires DoD to treat 

disclosures of disciplinary matters from audit firms confidentially 

and makes statutory the DoD’s interim guidance issued in March 

of 2019 which preserves the confidentiality of these proceedings. 

(10 minutes) 

191. Horsford (NV), Torres, Norma (CA): Increases funding for 

Air Force University Research Initiatives by $5,000,000. (10 minutes) 

192. Houlahan (PA): Allows contracting officers the ability to provide unsuccessful offerors of certain task or delivery orders a brief 

explanation as to why the offeror lost the award. (10 minutes) 

193. Houlahan (PA): Extends death benefits to members of the 

Armed Forces participating in the Career Intermission Program. 

(10 minutes) 

194. Houlahan (PA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit 

a report to Congress assessing the potential military, intelligence, 

and logistical threats facing U.S. military infrastructure due to 

Chinese military assets in Djbouti. (10 minutes) 

195. Jackson Lee (TX): Adds report to be submitted within 220 

days following enactment on Capacity to Provide Disaster Survivors with Emergency Short Term Housing. (10 minutes) 

196. Jackson Lee (TX): Condemns the actions of Boko Haram and 

directs that the Secretary of Defense submit a report on efforts to 

combat Boko Haram. (10 minutes) 

197. 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 

Education Programs are trained to recognize, resist, and report 

against recruitment efforts by agents of foreign governments. (10 

minutes) 

198. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires report on Maternity Mortality 

Rates for military members and their dependents. (10 minutes) 

199. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires report to be submitted to Congress within 240 days following enactment on the risks posed by 

debris in low earth orbit and to make recommendations on remediation of risks and outline plans to reduce the incident of space debris. (10 minutes) 

200. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires that a report from the Secretary 

of Defense 240 days after the date of the enactment to the congressional defense committees that accounts for all of the efforts, programs, initiatives, and investments of the Department of Defense 

to train elementary, secondary, and postsecondary students in 

fields related to cybersecurity, cyber defense, and cyber operations. 

(10 minutes) 

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201. Jackson Lee (TX): Provides authorization for a $10 million 

increase in funding for increased collaboration with NIH to combat 

Triple Negative Breast Cancer. (10 minutes) 202. Jackson Lee (TX): Provides authorization for $2.5 million increase in funding to combat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 

(10 minutes) 

203. Jackson Lee (TX): Directs the Secretary of Defense to promulgate regulations to ensure that candidates granted admission 

to attend a military academy undergo screening for speech disorders 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 therapy to reduce speech disorders or impediments. (10 minutes) 

204. Jackson Lee (TX): Adds to the objectives of the Artificial Intelligence Education Strategy to include instruction on the ‘‘opportunities and risks’’ posed by advancements in AI. (10 minutes) 

205. Jayapal (WA): Increases available funding for the National Guard Suicide Prevention Pilot Program by $5,000,000. (10 minutes) 

206. Jayapal (WA): Directs federal agencies to initiate debarment 

proceedings for contractors with repeat and willful wage theft violations. (10 minutes) 

207. Jeffries (NY): Adds a requirement to the DOD’s annual report on the military and security developments involving People’s 

Republic of China about the nature of China and Russia’s strategic 

cooperation. Specifically, the amendment requires the DOD to include in their annual report an evaluation of what strategic objectives Russia and China share and are acting on and what objectives they misalign on. (10 minutes) 

208. Johnson, Eddie Bernice (TX): Requires an annual update of 

the climate vulnerability and risk assessment tool by the Secretary 

of Defense in consultation with requisite Federal agencies. (10 minutes) 

209. Johnson, Eddie Bernice (TX): Adds the inclusion of cultural 

competence and diversity to the strategy for the recruitment and 

retention of mental health providers for members of the Armed 

Forces. (10 minutes) 

210. Johnson, Eddie Bernice (TX): Mandates the installation and 

maintenance of an appropriate number of carbon monoxide detectors in each unit of military family housing on military posts and 

bases. (10 minutes) 

211. Joyce, John (PA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress describing projects awaiting evaluation 

from the Realty Governance Board and an assessment of the impact such projects would have on the overall security of the requesting installation. (10 minutes) 

212. Kaptur (OH), Young (AK): Expands DOD’s authority to operate the youth civil-military STEM program, STARBASE, to allow 

participation and collaboration with the Coast Guard. (10 minutes) 

213. Keating (MA): Requires the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to ensure the meaningful inclusion of Afghan women in peace negotiations. (10 minutes) 

214. Keating (MA): Establishes a coordinator for ISIS detainee 

issues. (10 minutes) 

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215. Kelly, Robin (IL), Foster (IL): Requires the Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to submit a report to Congress 

on military spouse financial literacy efforts. (10 minutes) 

216. Khanna (CA): Authorizes $10M to be available to develop 

and prepare a monitoring and verification program related to the 

phased denuclearization of North Korea, in coordination with relevant international partners and organizations. (10 minutes) 

217. Khanna (CA), Sherman (CA), Kim (NJ), Lee, Barbara (CA), 

Norton (DC), Cisneros (CA), Espaillat (NY), Omar (MN), Haaland 

(NM), Lofgren (CA), Jayapal (WA), Perlmutter (CO): Expresses a 

Sense of Congress that diplomacy is essential for addressing North 

Korea’s nuclear program as a military confrontation would pose extreme risks, and the US should pursue a sustained and credible 

diplomatic process to achieve the denuclearization of North Korea 

and an end to the 69-year-long Korean War. (10 minutes) 

218. Kildee (MI), Fitzpatrick (PA), Kim (NJ), Rouda (CA): Requires GAO to conduct a review of DoD’s response to PFAS contamination in and around military bases. (10 minutes) 

219. Kildee (MI), Speier (CA): Requires the DoD to train service 

members on the threat posed by foreign misinformation campaigns, 

including by Russia, that actively target service members and their 

families. (10 minutes) 

220. Kildee (MI), Speier (CA), Haaland (NM): Requires the DoD 

certify that it is complying with HUD’s regulations to protect service members and their families against lead-based paint in military 

housing. Would also require the DoD to create regulations to allow 

independent testing of lead hazards in military housing. (10 minutes) 

221. Kildee (MI), Speier (CA), Khanna (CA), Malinowski (NJ): 

Requires the DoD to report to Congress on civilian casualties 

caused by Saudi airstrikes in Yemen and whether the Saudi strikes 

would have complied with the DoD’s rules of engagement and interpretation of international law. (10 minutes) 

222. Kilmer (WA): Directs the Secretary of the Defense to conduct a study on the status of the transition from the National 

Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to the National Reconnaissance Office of the leadership role in acquiring commercial satellite remote 

sensing data on behalf of the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. (10 minutes) 

223. Kilmer (WA), Case (HI), Scott, Bobby (VA), Pappas (NH), 

Pingree (ME), Golden (ME), Kuster (NH): Directs the Secretary of 

the Navy to enter into an agreement with a Federally funded research and development center with relevant expertise to conduct 

an assessment of the impacts resulting from the Navy’s suspension 

in 2016 of the Accelerated Promotion Program. The Secretary shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the evaluation by not later than June 1, 2020, and shall 

provide interim briefings upon request. (10 minutes) 

224. King, Steve (IA): Requires an additional requirement in 

‘‘Matters to be Included’’ under Section 1246 to require an assessment of China’s expansion of its surveillance state; any correlation 

of such expansion with its oppression of its citizens and its threat 

to United States national security interests around the world; and 

an overview of the extent to which such surveillance corresponds 

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to the overall respect for, or lack thereof, human rights within its 

own borders. (10 minutes) 

225. Kinzinger (IL), Cole (OK): Prohibits divestiture from the 

RC–26B manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 

(ISR) platform, permits the use of resources authorized by the legislation for support of the RC–26B, allows the National Guard to 

enter into at least one memorandum of agreement with other federal entities for the purposes of mission support, and requires a report detailing how the Air Force intends to provide manned or unmanned ISR mission support in the event the platform is divested. 

(10 minutes) 

226. Krishnamoorthi (IL): Requires the Secretary of Defense to 

provide a report to Congress on the effectiveness of readiness contracts in meeting the military’s prescription drug supply needs and 

how the contractual approach can be a model for responding to 

drug shortages in the civilian health care market. (10 minutes) 

227. Krishnamoorthi (IL), Kuster (NH), Taylor (TX), Hudson 

(NC): Adds ‘‘carbon monoxide,’’ to Section 2815 of the bill on page 

1008. (10 minutes) 

228. Krishnamoorthi (IL), Thompson, Glenn (PA): Allows the Secretary of Defense to coordinate with workforce development organizations in implementing the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 

Corps (JROTC) Computer Science and Cybersecurity Program. (10 

minutes) 

229. Kuster (NH): Requires board for the correction of military 

records and discharge review boards to consult with a expert in 

trauma specific to sexual assault, intimate partner violence, or 

spousal abuse when reviewing applicant claims based on sexual assault, intimate partner violence, or spousal abuse. (10 minutes) 

230. Kuster (NH): Requires members of boards for the correction 

of military records and discharge review boards receive training in 

sexual trauma, intimate partner violence, spousal abuse, and the 

various responses of individuals to trauma. (10 minutes) 

231. Kuster (NH): Requires the Secretary of Defense enact policies and procedures to register civilian protection orders on military bases. (10 minutes) 

232. Kuster (NH), Bustos (IL): Requires the Undersecretary for 

Acquisition and Sustainment submit a report to Congress evaluating service-level best practices for collecting real property data 

and implement service-wide guidance based off these best practices. (10 minutes) 

233. Kuster (NH), Speier (CA): Requires GAO complete a study 

on partnerships between military installations and civilian domestic and sexual violence response organizations to improve collaboration and services provided to survivors of sexual and domestic violence. (10 minutes) 

234. LaMalfa (CA), Carbajal (CA), Gallego (AZ), Haaland (NM), 

Napolitano (CA), Ca ́ rdenas (CA), Cook (CA), Davis, Rodney (IL), 

Young (AK), Brownley (CA), McClintock (CA), Torres, Norma (CA), 

Gomez (CA), Moore (WI), Porter (CA), Calvert (CA), Correa (CA), 

Ruiz (CA), Cox (CA), Levin, Mike (CA), Davids (KS): Reaffirms the 

action of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for 

the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians. 

(10 minutes) 

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235. Lamb (PA): Directs the Secretary of Defense to carry out a 

program on musculoskeletal injury prevention research to identify 

risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries among members of the 

Armed Forces and to create a better understanding for adaptive 

bone formation during initial entry military training. (10 minutes) 

236. Lamb (PA), Takano (CA), Lee, Susie (NV), Brownley (CA), 

Luria (VA), Allred (TX), Pappas (NH), Cisneros (CA), Sablan (MP), 

Levin, Mike (CA), Banks (IN), Roe (TN), Bilirakis (FL), Radewagen 

(AS), Watkins (KS), Bost (IL), Barr (KY), Meuser (PA), Rose, Max 

(NY), Porter (CA): Requires the Interagency Program Office of the 

Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs to 

demonstrate that it has achieved interoperability in the implementation of electronic health records. Requires the Office to manage 

the configuration of the electronic health records, consult with clinicians, and survey clinicians and patients; defines ‘‘interoperability’’ and ‘‘seamless health care’’. (10 minutes) 

237. Lamborn (CO): Requires a report and brief from Under Secretary of Defense for R&E on potential need for a multi-object kill 

vehicle (MOKV) in future architecture of the Ballistic Missile Defense System, including: an assessment of technology readiness 

level of needed components and operational system; cost and comprehensive development and testing schedule to deploy such system 

by 2025; an assessment of if MOKV was considered in the Redesigned Kill Vehicle program re-baseline as a replacement for future 

Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) kill vehicles; a concept of 

operations of how an MOKV capability could be employed and how 

it compares to alternative GMD interceptors. (10 minutes) 

238. Lamborn (CO), Bost (IL), Kim (NJ), Smith, Christopher 

(NJ): Modifies the current bill language to prohibit the use of funds 

to enter into a global household goods contract until after the 

Comptroller General reports back to congressional defense committees on a comprehensive study analyzing the effects of outsourcing 

the defense personal property program to a private entity or entities, a cost-benefit analysis, and recommendations for changes to 

the strategy. (10 minutes) 

239. Langevin (RI): Adds cybersecurity metrics as a required 

component of acquisitions using the new Section 801 authority: 

‘‘ESTABLISHMENT OF ACQUISITION PATHWAYS FOR SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND SOFTWARE UPGRADES.’’ (10 minutes) 

240. Langevin (RI), Lieu (CA): Requires the President to provide 

the congressional defense committees with a copy of all National 

Security Presidential Memorandums relating to DoD operations in 

cyberspace. (10 minutes) 

241. Langevin (RI), Stefanik (NY), Smith, Adam (WA), Crow 

(CO), Panetta (CA), Waltz (FL): Extends Section 1202 of Title 10, 

support of special operations for irregular warfare, for three years. 

(10 minutes) 

242. Langevin (RI), Stefanik (NY), Smith, Adam (WA), Crow 

(CO), Panetta (CA), Waltz (FL): Strengthens current written notifications of Section 127e of Title 10, support of special operations to 

combat terrorism. (10 minutes) 

243. Larsen, Rick (WA): Increases funding for the Defense Language and National Security Education Office by $13,404,000 for 

Chinese language and culture studies. (10 minutes) 

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244. Larsen, Rick (WA): Amends Section 1089 to require the 

Interagency Working Group to provide best practices to grantees at 

the time of agreement and to develop a risk mitigation plan. (10 

minutes) 

245. Larsen, Rick (WA): Modifies Section 1091(b) of the Fiscal 

Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act to require that the 

Secretary of Defense develop a transition plan for institutions of 

higher education to develop independent Chinese language programs. (10 minutes) 

246. Lawrence (MI): Requires the Secretary of Defense to share 

lessons learned and best practices on progress of gender integration 

implementation in the Armed Forces. (10 minutes) 

247. Lawrence (MI): States that the Secretary of Defense shall 

require each of the military departments to examine successful 

strategies in use by foreign military services to recruit and retain 

women, and to consider potential best practices for implementation 

in the United States Armed Forces, as recommended by the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. (10 minutes) 

248. Lee, Susie (NV): Requires DOD to update service branch 

abuse programs to explicitly include gambling disorder within six 

months of enactment. (10 minutes) 

249. Lee, Susie (NV), Takano (CA), Brownley (CA), Luria (VA), 

Allred (TX), Pappas (NH), Cisneros (CA), Sablan (MP), Levin, Mike 

(CA), Banks (IN), Roe (TN), Bilirakis (FL), Radewagen (AS), Watkins (KS), Bost (IL), Barr (KY), Meuser (PA), Lamb (PA), Rose, 

Max (NY): Clarifies the purpose of the interagency program office 

to include decision-making on functional, technical, and programmatic activities to promote interoperability of electronic health 

records and requires the Secretaries of the Departments to allocate 

sufficient resources and authorities for management of the activities of the office, including budget and staffing. Mandates reports 

to Congress and the public on the activities of the office. (10 minutes) 

250. Lesko (AZ), Gallego (AZ): Expresses a sense of the House of 

Representatives that it’s critical for the Air Force to have the capability to train against advanced air adversary and that the Air 

Force’s use of F–35As as aggressor aircraft reflects a recognition of 

the need to field a modernized aggressor fleet. Requires a report 

from the Air Force on strategy for modernizing the organic aggressor fleet. (10 minutes) 

251. Levin, Andy (MI), Khanna (CA): Requires the Secretary of 

Defense to ensure that all incineration of materials containing 

PFAS is conducted in a manner that eliminates PFAS while also 

ensuring that no PFAS is emitted into the air; that all incineration 

is conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air 

Act; that materials containing PFAS and designated for disposal 

are stored safely; and that no incineration be conducted at any facility that violated the requirements of the Clean Air Act during 

the year preceding the date of disposal. (10 minutes) 

252. Levin, Andy (MI), Haaland (NM): Directs GAO to submit a 

report regarding the number of defense contractors in the last five 

years who have been found to have committed willful or repeat violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Fair 

Labor Standards Act. (10 minutes) 

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253. Levin, Mike (CA), Torres, Norma (CA): Authorizes an additional $5 million for Naval University Research Initiatives, which 

improve the quality of defense research at universities and support 

the education of engineers and scientists in disciplines critical to 

national defense needs. (10 minutes) 

254. Levin, Mike (CA): Directs a 1-year independent assessment 

and 5-year longitudinal study of the Transition Assistance Program, as in Sections 6 and 7 of H.R. 2326. (10 minutes) 

255. Levin, Mike (CA): Directs the Secretary of Defense to report 

on the Department’s Combating Trafficking Persons Initiative. (10 

minutes) 

256. Lieu (CA), Cicilline (RI), Malinowski (NJ): Prohibits in-flight 

refueling to non-United States aircraft that engage in hostilities in 

the ongoing civil war in Yemen for two years, or until a specific authorization has been enacted. (10 minutes) 

257. Lieu (CA), Wagner (MO), Malinowski (NJ): Requires a report to Congress detailing the U.S. strategy for Libya. (10 minutes) 

258. Loebsack (IA), Bustos (IL): Extends Temporary Installation 

Reutilization Authority for leasing excess space at Army arsenals, 

depots, and plants through September 30, 2025. Requires the Secretary of the Army to determine the logistical, information technology, and security requirements to create an internal listing service of Army assets available for lease at Arsenals, depots, and 

plants. (10 minutes) 

259. Loebsack (IA), Bustos (IL), Porter (CA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to perform an assessment of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, as well as Maintenance and Manufacturing (STEM) workforce for organizations within the DOD, 

identify the types and quantities of STEM jobs needed to support 

future mission work, and identify a plan of action to address the 

STEM jobs gap. (10 minutes) 

260. Lowenthal (CA), Woodall (GA): Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Defense may continue to consider and select heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems that utilize variable refrigerant flow as an option 

for use in Department of Defense facilities. (10 minutes) 

261. Lucas (OK): Expands an already existing Department of Defense reporting requirement on solid rocket motors to include the 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (10 minutes) 

262. Luja ́n (NM): Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Energy should ensure that each laboratory operating contractor or plant or site manager of a National Nuclear Security Administration facility adopt generally accepted and consistent accounting practices for laboratory, plant, or site directed research 

and development. (10 minutes) 

263. Luja ́n (NM): Directs Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Director of the Advanced Manufacturing Office to write a report on the feasibility and benefits of a 

multiyear entrepreneurial fellowship program. The report will include information on the program’s costs, benefits, and plan for implementation. (10 minutes) 

264. Luja ́n (NM), Haaland (NM): Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include a Congressional apology to the 

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ming, Oregon, Washington, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nevada, 

Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. (10 minutes) 

265. Luria (VA): Calls attention to musculoskeletal injuries, one 

of the top injuries facing warfighters, recognizes the importance of 

tissue repair innovations for these injuries, and encourages continued research and innovation that is occurring within the Navy’s 

Wound Care Research program. (10 minutes) 

266. Luria (VA), Khanna (CA): Directs the Department of Defense to conduct a study on how it could enter into more energy 

savings performance contracts (ESPCs). (10 minutes) 

267. Lynch (MA): Reestablishes the Commission on Wartime 

Contracting and requires it to to examine federal agency contracting funded by OCO; federal agency contracting for the 

logistical support of coalition forces operating under the 2001 or 

2002 AUMF; and federal agency contracting for the performance of 

security functions in countries where coalition forces are operating 

under the 2001 or 2002 AUMF. (10 minutes) 

268. Maloney, Sean (NY): Improves the ability of separating or 

retiring members of the Armed Forces to seek state veterans services by enabling them to elect to have their DD–214 shared with 

county veterans service officers. (10 minutes) 

269. Maloney, Sean (NY): Ensures the availability of certain 

medical services at U.S. Service Academies, including emergency 

room services, orthopedic services, general surgery services and 

gynecological services. (10 minutes) 

270. Mast (FL), Bacon (NE), Baird (IN), Taylor (TX), Gaetz (FL), 

Lamb (PA): Expands eligibility of military MWR housing in order 

to give financial relief to allow Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) who 

temporarily lose housing allowance while on mandatory Home 

Leave status to rent military housing. (10 minutes) 

271. McBath (GA), Steube (FL): Exempts from the calculation of 

monthly income a disabled veteran’s disability payments from the 

VA and DoD during bankruptcy proceedings. (10 minutes) 

272. McGovern (MA), Walorski (IN): Authorizes and increases by 

$11 million the Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program, decreases 

Operations and Maintenance Defense-Wise by $11 million. (10 minutes) 

273. McKinley (WV): Adds the Secretary of Energy to the list of 

people the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

Sustainment should consult when establishing guidance as outlined 

in Section 807—Acquisition and Disposal of Certain Rare Earth 

Materials. (10 minutes) 

274. McKinley (WV): Clarifies that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment should not acquire items 

simply containing rare earth materials, but should instead focus on 

acquiring materials with high concentrations of rare earth materials. (10 minutes) 

275. McKinley (WV): Clarifies that the guidance for best value 

contracting methods should consider if and when sole source contracts with universities or other entities are appropriate. (10 minutes) 

276. McKinley (WV), Napolitano (CA): Requires the Department 

of Defense to submit a report to Congress regarding the resources 

and authorities the Secretary determines necessary to identify the 

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uates of that program during the five years immediately preceding 

the date of the report. (10 minutes) 

277. McNerney (CA): Requires the Department of Defense to submit a plan to reduce facility water consumption intensity by 2 percent annually through the end of fiscal year 2025. (10 minutes) 

278. Meadows (NC): Requires a report on the feasibility of revising the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to include requirements relating to ‘‘consumption-based solutions’’ to 

provide capabilities that are metered and billed based on actual 

usage, with the ability to scale capacity up or down, in line with 

defense acquisition system reforms identified by the Section 809 

Panel created by the FY2016 NDAA. (10 minutes) 

279. Meadows (NC): Makes delinquent or unpaid federal taxes 

one of the data elements federal contractors are required to disclose 

and periodically update in the Federal Awardee Performance and 

Integrity Information System (FAPIIS). (10 minutes) 

280. Meadows (NC): Authorizes the service acquisition executive 

of the relevant military department, in administering software acquisition pathways, to delegate responsibilities under Sec. 801(d) to 

a program executive officer (or equivalent) to facilitate more rapid 

acquisition of software applications and software upgrades. (10 

minutes) 

281. Meadows (NC): Requires a briefing from the Secretary of 

Defense detailing how the Trusted Capital Marketplace pilot program will 1) align with critical defense requirements and 2) become 

self-sustaining. (10 minutes) 

282. Meadows (NC), Fitzpatrick (PA): Establishes that it is the 

policy of the United States to prevent the financing of al-Shabaab 

by combatting illicit trafficking and encouraging compliance with 

international bans on trafficked goods which finance al-Shabaab. 

Requires a Defense and State Department report on: a) the previous and current engagement of the departments with relevant 

national and subnational governments, b) recommendations to end 

trafficking that finances al-Shabaab, and c) the underlying forces 

leading to continued widespread trafficking. (10 minutes) 

283. Meadows (NC), Young (AK), Chabot (OH), Yoho (FL), Cohen 

(TN), Price (NC), Titus (NV): Expresses the sense of Congress that 

the ability of Mongolia, a consistent troop contributor to United 

States combat operations and partner of NATO, to protect its sovereignty, democracy, and ability to pursue an independent foreign 

policy is relevant to the national security interests of the United 

States. (10 minutes) 

284. Meng (NY): Requires the Department of Defense to submit 

a report on the number of military installations that may have lead 

service lines, what steps DOD has taken to replace such lines, and 

whether DOD has established an awareness campaign to inform 

military service members and their families of these service lines. 

(10 minutes) 

285. Meng (NY), Porter (CA), Crow (CO): Permits any member 

of the armed services who gives birth to be exempt from deployment for 12 months after such birth unless they request deployment. Current bill text only covers members who give birth while 

on active duty. (10 minutes) 

286. Meng (NY), Porter (CA): Permanently authorizes the Suicide 

Prevention and Resilience Program. (10 minutes) 

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287. Miller (WV), Peterson (MN): Adds a provision stating that 

the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient will be 

permitted to lay in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol upon death. 

(10 minutes) 

288. Mitchell (MI): Applies the FY18 NDAA’s increase of the 

micro-purchase threshold to acquisitions conducted through the 

issuance of task and delivery orders under multiple award contracts. (10 minutes) 

289. Moore (WI): Expresses the Sense of Congress about the need 

for the leadership of the National Capital Consortium Psychiatry 

Residency program to maintain a workplace free of racial, gender 

or other forms of discrimination or harassment. (10 minutes) 

290. Moore (WI): Calls for a report and recommendations from 

the Air Force and Defense Logistics Agency on the need for and/ 

or benefits of constructing new or maintaining direct fuel pipeline 

connections at appropriate Air National Guard and Reserve Installations including any barriers that may impede such projects. (10 

minutes) 

291. Morelle (NY): Increases funding for the facility operations 

and target production within the Inertial Confinement Fusion ignition and High Yield program by $5,000,000 to support laser direct 

drive. Decreases funding for management, technology, and production within the Stockpile Services by $5,000,000. (10 minutes) 

292. Mullin (OK), Reschenthaler (PA), Crist (FL), Hudson (NC): 

Requires the Department of Defense to report to Congress on the 

number of its medical providers who were dropped by their medical 

malpractice insurers prior to being employed by DOD. (10 minutes) 

293. Murphy (FL): Adds a new section to Title II (RDT&E), Subtitle C (Reports and Other Matters) requiring the Secretary of Defense to contract with a federally funded research and development 

center to prepare a report for the congressional defense committees 

on the development of hypersonic weapons capabilities by foreign 

nations and the threat posed by such capabilities to United States 

territory, forces and overseas bases, and allies. (10 minutes) 

294. Murphy (FL), Kilmer (WA): Makes a technical correction to 

Section 1108 of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 115–232) to enable federal agencies to use expedited 

hiring authority for post-secondary students in the manner intended by Section 1108. (10 minutes) 

295. Napolitano (CA), McKinley (WV): Increases funding for the 

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program by $50 million. This 

would match the program’s 2020 funding of $200 million in HR 

2740, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 

Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020. (10 

minutes) 

296. Norman (SC): Revises the effective date of a DoD pilot program on bid protests to ensure DoD has audited business systems 

in place prior to initiating the pilot program. (10 minutes) 

297. Norman (SC), Roy (TX): Authorizes a public-private pilot 

program to train and place veterans as cybersecurity personnel 

with the DoD. (10 minutes) 

298. O’Halleran (AZ): Includes the U.S. Naval Observatory and 

its associated facilities in the DOD’s ‘‘Master Plan for Infrastructure Required to Support Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Missions (Title II, Subtitle C, Sec. 232)’’. (10 minutes) 

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299. O’Halleran (AZ), Stefanik (NY): Requires DOD and the Defense Health Agency (DHA) to submit a report to Congress on the 

implementation and results of DHA’s June 2018 guidance on first 

fill opioid prescriptions to TRICARE beneficiaries for acute post-operative pain. (10 minutes) 

300. Omar (MN): Requires contractors performing DoD contracts 

in foreign countries to report possible cases of gross violations of 

human rights. (10 minutes) 

301. Omar (MN): Prohibits the use of funds to establish any permanent military base or installation in Somalia. (10 minutes) 

302. Panetta (CA): Authorizes the Army to carry out a pilot program to construct new military housing in diverse climate regions 

in the United States utilizing the All-American Abode design by 

the United States Military Academy. (10 minutes) 

303. Panetta (CA): Requires a report on the legal services the Department of Defense may provide to servicemembers harmed by a 

health or environmental hazard while living in military housing 

and dissemination of the information at all U.S. installations. (10 

minutes) 

304. Panetta (CA): Requires the Department of Defense to provide a plan to improve the collection and monitoring of information, 

both financial and non-financial, regarding intergovernmental support agreements. (10 minutes) 

305. Panetta (CA): Requires a report on the efforts of the Department of Defense to improve innovation investments and management. (10 minutes) 

306. Panetta (CA): Expresses sense of Congress that the Army 

should continue to invest in research, development, test, and evaluation programs to mature future vertical lift technologies. (10 

minutes) 

307. Panetta (CA), Bacon (NE), Baird (IN), Cisneros (CA), Crenshaw (TX), Crow (CO), Gallagher (WI), Golden (ME), Houlahan 

(PA), Kinzinger (IL), Luria (VA), Mast (FL), Rose, Max (NY), 

Sherrill (NJ), Steube (FL), Taylor (TX), Waltz (FL), Lamb (PA), 

Moulton (MA): Provides a full military honors ceremony—including 

funeral escort platoon, military band, firing party, and horse-drawn 

caisson—to Medal of Honor recipients and Prisoners of War eligible 

for burial at Arlington National Cemetery. (10 minutes) 

308. Panetta (CA), Engel (NY), Bacon (NE), Gallagher (WI), Connolly (VA), Hurd (TX): Reaffirms strong Congressional support for 

NATO and prohibits the use of funds to withdraw from the alliance. (10 minutes) 

309. Panetta (CA), Hurd (TX), Langevin (RI): Improves coordination between the federal government, industry, and academia to 

ensure global superiority of the United States in quantum information science necessary for meeting national security requirements. 

(10 minutes) 

310. Pappas (NH), Kuster (NH), Rouda (CA): Creates an online 

clearinghouse of information for members of the Armed Services to 

find information about exposure to PFAS and treatment for associated health conditions. (10 minutes) 

311. Perlmutter (CO): Makes technical changes to the Advisory 

Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health within the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act and 

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extends the authorization for the Office of the Ombudsman. (10 

minutes) 

312. Perry (PA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a 

report to Congress on the threat information sharing between the 

Department and the Defense Industrial Base, including academic 

institutions. (10 minutes) 

313. Peters (CA), Davis, Susan (CA), Banks (IN), Kirkpatrick 

(AZ): Establishes a pilot program to provide friends and family of 

servicemembers a better understanding of the rigors, challenges, 

and needs associated with military service. (10 minutes) 

314. Phillips (MN): Instructs the Defense Intelligence Agency to 

provide a report to the Committee on Armed Services and other 

committees, describing the detailed military capabilities of China 

and Russia. The report must include a survey of any national 

training centers and an evaluation of the respective nation’s military and logistical readiness relative to those of the United States. 

The Defense Intelligence Agency may make use of or add to any 

existing reports completed by the Agency in order to respond to the 

reporting requirement. (10 minutes) 

315. Phillips (MN): Requires the Secretary of the Army to submit 

a report to congress, listing any areas, such as Nike missile sites, 

that were once used by the military and that have since been reassigned to local governments, as well as the nature of any pollutants 

that remain on these lands as a result of the military’s activities. 

(10 minutes) 

316. Pingree (ME), Crow (CO): Directs DOD to ensure that Sexual Assault Response Coordinators advise servicemembers who report instances of military sexual trauma about the eligibility of 

such members for health and benefits services at the Department 

of Veterans Affairs. (10 minutes) 

317. Plaskett (VI): Requires a report regarding transition from 

Overseas Housing Allowance to Basic Allowance for Housing for 

servicemembers in the U.S. territories. (10 minutes) 

318. Price (NC), Schakowsky (IL), Lee, Barbara (CA), Welch 

(VT), Blumenauer (OR), Yarmuth (KY), Doggett (TX), Connolly 

(VA): Requires a report from the President on the status of 

deconfliction channels with Iran to prevent miscalculation. (10 minutes) 

319. Porter (CA): Requires the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Sustainment to investigate all reports of reprisals against a member of the Armed Forces for reporting an issue relating to a 

privatized military housing unit. (10 minutes) 

320. Porter (CA): Preserves the requirement for the Director of 

Operational Test and Evaluation to produce a public annual report. 

(10 minutes) 

321. Porter (CA), Torres, Norma (CA): Increases funding for 

Army University Research Initiatives by $5,000,000. (10 minutes) 

322. Porter (CA): Allows servicemembers to have a private right 

of action in the event that credit reporting bureaus engage in misconduct related to free credit monitoring. (10 minutes) 

323. Porter (CA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop 

partnerships with civilian academic medical centers and teaching 

hospitals to improve combat casualty care for personnel of the 

Armed Forces. (10 minutes) 

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324. Porter (CA), Cisneros (CA), Takano (CA): Makes spouses 

and other dependents of active duty members of the Armed Forces 

eligible for the Direct Employment Pilot Program. (10 minutes) 

325. Price (NC), Young (AK), Cisneros (CA), Larsen, Rick (WA), 

Panetta (CA), Langevin (RI), Moulton (MA): Enables DOD to award 

three-year competitive grants to DODEA schools and to local education agencies that host a JROTC program for the establishment, 

improvement, or expansion of world language programs in elementary and secondary schools. (10 minutes) 

326. Quigley (IL), Kelly, Trent (MS): Establishes a pilot program 

on partnerships with civilian organizations for specialized medical 

skills training program and advanced orthopedic skills training. (10 

minutes) 

327. Ratcliffe (TX): Requires DOD to provide a report looking 

into the feasibility of establishing a high-level, interagency U.S.- 

Taiwan working group for coordinating responses to merging issues 

related to cybersecurity. (10 minutes) 

328. Rice, Kathleen (NY): Requires the Secretary of Defense, in 

consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to conduct 

an assessment of the impact that the construction of any planned 

or proposed border wall would have on the volume of illegal narcotics entering the United States. (10 minutes) 

329. Riggleman (VA), Luria (VA), Wittman (VA), McEachin (VA), 

Beyer (VA): Directs the Secretary of Defense to Develop a plan, cost 

estimate, and schedule for a pilot program to train skilled technicians for immediate placement in the defense industrial base, including critical shipbuilding skills such as welding, metrology, 

quality assurance, machining, and additive manufacturing. (10 

minutes) 

330. Roby (AL), Davis, Susan (CA): Provides clarity that the authority in section 1521 can be used for the specific purposes enumerated in (H) and (I) in order to give more flexibility for CSTC– 

A to pursue some of the programs they believe will be helpful. (10 

minutes) 

331. Ruiz (CA): Requires DOD to conduct an implementation 

plan to phase out the use of the 9 burn pits included in the DOD 

report on burn pits to Congress issued in April 2019. (10 minutes) 

332. Ruiz (CA): Require DOD to provide Congress and the VA 

with a list of the locations of military bases, posts, forward operating bases, combat outposts, and any other locations at which 

open-air burn pits have been used. (10 minutes) 

333. Ruiz (CA), Welch (VT): Requires DOD to provide a detailed 

report to Congress on the status, methodology, and culmination 

timeline of all the research and studies being conducted to assess 

the health effects of burn pits. (10 minutes) 

334. Ruiz (CA), Welch (VT): Requires DOD to implement mandatory training for all medical providers working under DOD on the 

potential health effects of burn pits and its early detection, as well 

as other airborne hazards, such as PFAS, mold, or depleted uranium. (10 minutes) 

335. Rutherford (FL), Lawson (FL), Cisneros (CA), Brownley 

(CA), Bacon (NE), Dunn (FL), Crow (CO), Houlahan (PA): Amends 

the recurring report required by the FY 2019 NDAA to include an 

evaluation on the effectiveness of the Transition Assistance Program for female members of the Armed Forces. (10 minutes) 

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336. Rutherford (FL), Waltz (FL), Diaz-Balart (FL), Dunn (FL), 

Spano (FL), Gaetz (FL), Wasserman Schultz (FL), Crow (CO): Provides U.S. Special Operations Command procurement authority for 

Light Attack aircraft in support of the Air Force Special Operations 

Command (AFSOC) Combat Air Advisor (CAA) mission. It also directs the Secretary of the Air Force to obligate, or transfer to 

USSOCOM, the necessary funds that have been made available for 

light attack aircraft to procure the required number of aircraft for 

Air Combat Command’s Air Ground Operations School and 

AFSOC’s CAA mission. (10 minutes) 

337. Sablan (MP): Allows community college students holding or 

expecting to receive an associate degree to apply for the new Technology and National Security Fellowship program authorized in 

Section 239 of the bill. Currently the bill limits eligibility to individuals holding or expecting to receive an undergraduate or graduate degree. (10 minutes) 

338. Schakowsky (IL): Tasks the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to analyze all contracts and task orders that 

provide private security firms access to U.S. theaters of military 

operations in order to compile a report that will inform Congress 

about the size of the contracting force; the total value of the contracts; the number of persons operating on the contracts that have 

been wounded or killed; and the disciplinary actions that have been 

taken against individual contractors. (10 minutes) 

339. Schiff (CA): Authorizes inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans 

Memorial of the names of seventy-four crew members of the USS 

Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969. (10 minutes) 

340. Schiff (CA): Authorizes military judges in any proceeding of 

a military commission at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to order arrangements for remote public viewing 

of the proceedings via internet. (10 minutes) 

341. Schneider (IL), Spano (FL): Authorizes for five years the 

Boots to Business program which helps transitioning service members and veterans become entrepreneurs and create jobs through a 

standardized three-step entrepreneurship training track while giving access to resources in their local communities. This program 

currently runs as a collaboration between the Small Business Administration’s Office of Veterans Business Development and the 

Department of Defense’s Transition Assistance Program. (10 minutes) 

342. Schrader (OR): Exempts members of the Armed Forces who 

voluntarily separated from active duty, are involuntarily recalled, 

and incur a 100 percent service-connected disability during that 

time from the requirement to repay voluntary separation pay. (10 

minutes) 

343. Schrader (OR): Calls for recently separated servicemembers 

to receive a notice of their rights under the Servicemember Civil 

Relief Act 180 days following the end of their military service. (10 

minutes) 

344. Schrader (OR), Rooney (FL), Welch (VT): Requires the DOD 

Chief Management Officer to release public versions of the mandated cost savings reports submitted to Congress. (10 minutes) 

345. Schrier (WA): Directs the Secretary of the Navy to adhere 

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livery order issued for a dual aircraft carrier contract for CVN–80 

and CVN–81. (10 minutes) 

346. Scott, Austin (GA): Requires all military chaplains receive 

their religious endorsement badge or insignia upon their commissioning. (10 minutes) 

347. Scott, Bobby (VA), Lee, Barbara (CA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress on the status of 

each of the 91 priority recommendations that the Secretary has not 

implemented in report GAO–19–366SP. If the reasoning for not implementing a recommendation is funding, then the Secretary must 

provide the estimated cost for such implementation. (10 minutes) 

348. Shalala (FL): Requires that all OC–135B Open Skies Treaty 

aircraft recapitalization request for proposals (RFP) be open to a 

full competitive bidding process from a wide variety of contracts, 

including those that prioritize existing recently manufactured lowhour/low-cycle aircraft. The RFP shall be open to including recently 

used aircraft, or parts of aircraft, in addition to ‘‘new’’ aircraft from 

an original equipment manufacturer (OEM). (10 minutes) 

349. Sherman (CA), Wilson, Joe (SC), Bera (CA), Yoho (FL), 

Holding (NC), Case (HI), Krishnamoorthi (IL): Adds a sense of Congress regarding improving U.S.-India defense cooperation and requires a report on cooperation in the Western Indian Ocean. (10 

minutes) 

350. Sherrill (NJ): Expresses the Sense of Congress that Army 

Contracting Command—New Jersey plays a vital role in support of 

major weapons, armaments, and ammunition systems for the Army 

and other Department of Defense customers. (10 minutes) 

351. Shimkus (IL): Expands U.S. funding for the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to $125 million in order to expand 

their military and cyber-security infrastructure. This will protect 

them and Europe from Russia’s continuing aggression in the region. (10 minutes) 

352. Smith, Adam (WA): Authorizes the Department of Energy to 

impose civil penalties on contractors who retaliate against nuclear 

safety whistleblowers. (10 minutes) 

353. Smith, Adam (WA): Prohibits the use of funds by the Department of Energy for applying its interpretation of high-level radioactive waste with respect to waste located in the State of Washington. (10 minutes) 

354. Smith, Christopher (NJ): Requires a pilot program on a onestop online application to assist members of the Armed Forces and 

veterans participating in the Transition Assistance Program. (10 

minutes) 

355. Smith, Christopher (NJ), Harris (MD), Peterson (MN): Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to initiate an investigation into the Department’s possible involvement 

in the bioweaponization of ticks and other insects. (10 minutes) 

356. Smith, Christopher (NJ), Norcross (NJ): Requires GAO to 

conduct a study of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its practices and protocols for identifying misclassification at federal construction projects. (10 minutes) 

357. Soto (FL): Increases funding for the manufacturing science 

and technology program by $5 million for anti-tamper heterogeneous integrated microelectronics. Reduces funding for Army procurement by the same amount. (10 minutes) 

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358. Soto (FL): Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish 

trusted supply chain and operational security standards for the 

purchase of microelectronics products and services by the Department. (10 minutes) 

359. Soto (FL): Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct, and 

submit to Congress, an assessment to determine the required size 

and composition of its operational medical and dental personnel 

who support the wartime mission. (10 minutes) 

360. Soto (FL), Schweikert (AZ), Rouda (CA): Directs the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to provide to the 

congressional defense committees a briefing on the potential use of 

distributed ledger technology for defense purposes. (10 minutes) 

361. Spanberger (VA): Requires the President’s report under Sec. 

1264 of the NDAA for FY18 include a list of foreign forces, groups, 

and individuals for which a determination has been made that 

force could legally be used under the 2001 Authorization for Use 

of Military Force, including the legal and factual basis, whether 

force has been used, and the criteria for designating an individual 

as lawfully targetable. (10 minutes) 

362. Spanberger (VA), Cox (CA), Eshoo (CA), Meadows (NC): Requires that the Secretary of Defense upgrade the capacity of military criminal investigative organizations in order to confront the 

misuse of DoD computer networks to access and trade child pornography. Also requires DoD to enter into collaborative agreements 

with appropriate government and child protection and other organizations. (10 minutes) 

363. Speier (CA): Increases funding for the Defense Security 

Service by $5,206,997 for the purposes of procurement of advanced 

cyber threat detection sensors, hunt and response mechanisms, and 

commercial cyber threat intelligence to ensure Defense Industrial 

Base networks remain protected from nation state adversaries. (10 

minutes) 

364. Speier (CA): Allows the Secretary of Defense to refer military members for mental health services within the TRICARE network if services cannot be provided at a military medical facility 

within 15 days. (10 minutes) 

365. Speier (CA): Renames the Lejeune High School at Camp 

Lejeune for recently deceased Congressman and member of the 

House Armed Services Committee, Walter B. Jones. (10 minutes) 

366. Stanton (AZ): Allows certain veterans who are enrolled in 

their respective service’s Wounded Warriors Program to continue 

their enrollment in the Military Services Adaptive Sports Programs 

for an additional year after separation. (10 minutes) 

367. Stauber (MN), Duffy (WI), Cox (CA): Requires the Secretary 

of the Navy to submit a report to the appropriate congressional defense committees a report on the feasibility of doing maintenance 

work on naval vessels at shipyards other than shipyards in the vessels’ homeport. (10 minutes) 

368. Stefanik (NY): Updates the title of Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence to Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence 

and Security to match and reflect the OUSD(I)’s existing responsibility for conducting the Department’s security mission over the 

last several years. (10 minutes) 

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369. Stefanik (NY), Crow (CO): Provides a technical correction to 

the Catch a Serial Offender Program and preserves the nature of 

a restricted report of military sexual assault. (10 minutes) 

370. Stefanik (NY): Makes a technical change to a provision in 

last year’s NDAA that requires a consolidated budget display for 

small business research grants; the clarification adds Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). (10 minutes) 

371. Stivers (OH), Speier (CA), Schrier (WA), Kelly, Trent (MS): 

Directs the Department of Defense to submit an annual report on 

findings of the Millennium Cohort Study regarding the gynecological and perinatal health of servicewomen. The report must include completed, ongoing, and proposed research on the gynecological and perinatal health of women servicemembers in addition 

to areas in need of improvement and what steps the Department 

of Defense is taking to meet those needs. (10 minutes) 

372. Suozzi (NY): Requires the Secretary of the Navy to conduct 

a third-party quality review of all radium testing conducted by contractors at locations where the Navy is undertaking projects and 

activities relating to environmental cleanup. (10 minutes) 

373. Takano (CA), Calvert (CA), Cook (CA), Hill, Katie (CA), 

Cartwright (PA), Joyce, John (PA), Thompson, Mike (CA), Matsui 

(CA), Eshoo (CA), Ca ́ rdenas (CA), Sherman (CA), Aguilar (CA), 

Lieu (CA), Ruiz (CA), Lowenthal (CA), Vargas (CA), Rouda (CA), 

Napolitano (CA), Porter (CA), Cox (CA), Costa (CA), Garamendi 

(CA), Gomez (CA), Khanna (CA), Roybal-Allard (CA), Panetta (CA), 

Schiff (CA), Waters (CA), Lee, Barbara (CA), Brownley (CA), 

Cisneros (CA), Harder (CA), Lamb (PA), Chu (CA), Levin, Mike 

(CA), Correa (CA), Swalwell (CA), Torres, Norma (CA), Sa ́nchez 

(CA), Bass (CA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to 

Congress on its current and future plans to consolidate Defense 

Media Activity. Prohibits funding for such consolidation until at 

least 180 days have elapsed following the day on which the Secretary of Defense submits the required report. (10 minutes) 

374. Thompson, Mike (CA): Authorizes the Secretary of Defense 

to provide no more than $250,000 per fiscal year for the maintenance, preservation and operation of the Mare Island Naval Cemetery, in Vallejo, California. The amendment stipulates that the 

funding can only be provided to a historic preservation foundation, 

designated by the City of Vallejo, which will administer the funds 

and manage the cemetery on a day-to-day basis. (10 minutes) 

375. Tipton (CO): Expressing the sense of Congress that military 

aviation training in Colorado, including the training conducted at 

the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, is 

critical to the national security of the United States and the readiness of the Armed Forces. (10 minutes) 

376. Torres Small, Xochitl (NM): Requires the DoD to establish 

a pilot program to provide broadband access to military families 

and medical facilities on remote or isolated military installations. 

(10 minutes) 

377. Torres, Norma (CA): Directs the National Security Commission on Defense Research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Serving Institutions, in consultation 

with the Secretary of Education, to make available a list identifying eligible institutions. (10 minutes) 

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378. Torres, Norma (CA): Requires the President to impose sanctions on Central American officials previously named in reports to 

Congress. (10 minutes) 

379. Torres, Norma (CA), Engel (NY): Prohibits the provision of 

vehicles to joint task forces including the Ministry of Defense or 

the Ministry of the Interior of Guatemala, unless the Secretary of 

Defense has certified to appropriate Congressional committees that 

such ministries have made a credible commitment to only use such 

vehicles for their intended purpose. (10 minutes) 

380. Torres, Norma (CA), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH): Mandates the 

Department of Defense provide a briefing on its efforts to address 

manipulated media content, specifically deepfakes, from adversarial sources, and provides a $5 million increase for the Department of Defense’s Media Forensics Program. (10 minutes) 

381. Torres, Norma (CA), Panetta (CA), Cisneros (CA), Stevens 

(MI): Requires the Department of Defense, in consultation with the 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, to develop policies 

to assist small- and mid-sized manufacturers to meet cybersecurity 

requirements. (10 minutes) 

382. Turner (OH): Requires the Secretary of Defense to enter into 

agreements with municipalities or municipal drinking water utilities located adjacent to military installations to share monitoring 

data relating to perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, and other emerging contaminants collected on military installations. (10 minutes) 

383. Turner (OH), Davis, Susan (CA): Requires the President to 

prescribe regulations pertaining to the expansion of matters that 

may be reviewed by military judges and military magistrates prior 

to the referral of charges in the interest of efficiency in military 

justice. (10 minutes) 

384. Turner (OH), Davis, Susan (CA): Directs the Secretary of 

Defense to establish a policy that preserves the victims preference 

for a restricted report in the event a sexual assault allegation was 

inadvertantly disclosed or reported by an unprotected third party. 

(10 minutes) 

385. Turner (OH), Davis, Susan (CA): Directs the Secretary of 

Defense to establish comprehensive training standards for Commanders on their role as it pertains to all stages of military justice 

in connection with the sexual assault by servicemembers against 

servicemembers. (10 minutes) 

386. Turner (OH): Strikes the provision relating to the prohibition on the use of funds for the deployment of low-yield ballistic 

missile warheads and requires the SECDEF to certify on the availability of proportional response options. (10 minutes) 

387. Vela ́zquez (NY): Requires a report as to the number of contracts awarded to program participants under the Small Business 

Program prescribed in 15 USC 637(a). (10 minutes) 

388. Vela ́zquez (NY): Provides permanent authorization to the 

Department of Defense Mentor Protege ́ Program and requires annual submission of reports regarding the Program. (10 minutes) 

389. Vela ́zquez (NY), Cisneros (CA): Amends subsection 15(x) of 

the Small Business Act to allow prime contractors the ability to 

double the value of a subcontract for purposes of the subcontracting 

goals. (10 minutes) 

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390. Vela ́zquez (NY), Sablan (MP), San Nicolas (GU), Radewagen 

(AS), Plaskett (VI): Amends subsection 15(x) of the Small Business 

Act granting small businesses in the Virgin Islands, American 

Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands the contracting 

credit provided therein. (10 minutes) 

391. Wagner (MO): Instructs the Secretary of Defense to brief the 

Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed 

Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on 

the utility and feasibility of establishing a multinational regional 

security education center based in Southeast Asia to offer yearround training and educational courses for Indo-Pacific civilian and 

military security personnel, including English-language training, 

rule of law and legal studies, security, governance and institutionbuilding courses, and budget and procurement training. (10 minutes) 

392. Wagner (MO), Lieu (CA): Requires that all foreign persons 

receiving training in IMET professional military education programs participate in human rights training. (10 minutes) 

393. Walden (OR): Allows Air Force reserve component personnel 

to provide pilot training and instruction to address our nation’s 

pilot shortage. (10 minutes) 

394. Walorski (IN): Recognizes the honorable service of military 

working dogs and soldier handlers in the Tactical Explosive Detection Dog (TEDD) program and encourages the Army to prioritize 

adoption of the dogs to former TEDD handlers. (10 minutes) 

395. Waters (CA): Increases funding for assistance to schools 

with significant numbers of military dependent students by 

$10,000,000 in order to further support local educational agencies 

that serve military communities and families. (10 minutes) 

396. Waters (CA): Directs the Department of Defense to produce 

an assessment of the Direct Employment Pilot Program’s minority 

outreach efforts, participation outcomes, and participation rates for 

individuals specified under subsection (a). (10 minutes) 

397. Waters (CA): Requires applicable emerging technologies procured and used by the Department of Defense to be tested for algorithmic bias and potential discriminatory outcome. (10 minutes) 

398. Welch (VT): Requires the Department of Defense to semi-annually report on monitoring and evaluation measures of direct government-to-government assistance provided to the government of 

Afghanistan. (10 minutes) 

399. Welch (VT): Requires the Department of Defense to annually report on direct government-to-government assistance provided 

to the government of Afghanistan. (10 minutes) 

400. Welch (VT), Cook (CA): Authorizes assistance for deployment-related support of members of the Armed Forces undergoing 

deployment and their families beyond the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. (10 minutes) 

401. Wexton (VA): Require a GAO report on the feasibility of establishing a program for members of the Armed Forces 

transitioning to civilian intelligence employment. (10 minutes) 

402. Wild (PA), Fitzpatrick (PA): Requires the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to establish a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) and partner with Academic Health 

Centers to focus on the unique challenges wounded servicemembers 

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experience. Emphasis should be placed on research that reduces 

dependency on opioids, develops novel pain management and mental health strategies, and leverages partnerships with industry and 

medical device manufacturers to advance promising technologies 

for wounded servicemembers. (10 minutes) 

403. Wittman (VA), Courtney (CT), Ruppersberger (MD), Brown 

(MD): Establishes a Cable Security Fleet of United States-documented cable vessels in order to provide installation, maintenance, 

and repair of submarine cables and related equipment. (10 minutes) 

404. Yoho (FL): Technical change to counter-UAS provision ensuring Congressional oversight. (10 minutes) 

405. Young (AK): Provides for a strategic Arctic port designation 

following a comprehensive DoD evaluation and report. (10 minutes) 

406. Young (AK), Stefanik (NY): Requires the Secretary of the 

Army to assess cold weather training requirements and develop a 

plan to increase and expand cold weather training opportunities. 

(10 minutes) 

407. Young (AK), Stefanik (NY): Requires an independent study 

and report of Chinese Arctic foreign direct investment, with a focus 

on the effects of Chinese foreign direct investment on U.S. national 

security and near peer competition in the Arctic. (10 minutes) 

408. McCarthy (CA), Cook (CA): Authorizes funding to assist 

military installations recovering from earthquakes and other natural disasters in 2019 and requires an earthquake damaged infrastructure restoration master plan be submitted to Congress. (10 

minutes) 

409. Sherrill (NJ): Increases the authorized funding in the Defense Health Program for TRICARE lead level screening and testing for children by $5 million. (10 minutes) 

410. Kildee (MI), Dean (PA): Authorizes $5 million for the first 

year of a five year study by the USGS to survey for PFAS contamination across the country. (10 minutes) 

411. LaMalfa (CA): Prohibits funds from being used by the U.S. 

Air Force for the removal of the Over-the-Horizon-Backscatter 

Radar (OTHB) station located in Modoc County, CA. (10 minutes) 

412. Luria (VA), Gallego (AZ), Haaland (NM): Assists employees 

during the relocation process. (10 minutes) 

413. Phillips (MN): Instructs SECDEF to author a report that 

prioritizes the list of agencies and/or programs in need of funds 

under Section 385 to Title 10 of U.S. Code, as well as a justification 

as to why the money is necessary/beneficial. (10 minutes) 

414. Porter (CA): Requires a study on the feasibility and effectiveness of routine neuroimaging modalities in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of brain injury among servicemembers due to 

blast pressure exposure during combat and training. (10 minutes) 

415. Porter (CA): Requires a GAO report on defense business 

processes including analyzing the DOD’s development of a culture 

that recognizes the important of business processes and reengineering initiatives necessary to achieve improved financial 

management. (10 minutes) 

416. Tonko (NY), Morelle (NY), Delgado (NY), Higgins, Brian 

(NY): Increases by $2 million the funding limitation for the Erie 

Canalway National Heritage Corridor. (10 minutes) 

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417. Zeldin (NY), Luria (VA): Requires a report on the relationship between the Lebanese Armed Forces and Hizballah. (10 minutes) 

418. Dingell (MI), Upton (MI), Fitzpatrick (PA): Requires the Department of Defense to enter into cooperative agreements with 

states to mitigate PFAS contamination resulting from their facilities. (10 minutes) 

419. Cunningham (SC): Makes changes to the Defense Access 

Roads program to authorize funding towards water management 

infrastructure; the enhancement or improvement of eligible infrastructure; and infrastructure affected, or projected to be affected, 

by natural disasters, recurrent flooding, or other environmental 

conditions. Also expands funding eligibility to roads to air or sea 

ports that are necessary for the deployment or sustainment of 

troops, equipment, or supplies. (10 minutes) 

420. Rose, Max (NY), Brindisi (NY), Fitzpatrick (PA), Hill, 

French (AR), Trone (MD), Lamb (PA): Requires imposition of sanctions on drug manufacturers who knowingly provide synthetic 

opioids to traffickers, transnational criminal organizations who mix 

fentanyl with other drugs and traffic them into the U.S., and financial institutions that assist such entities. Authorizes new funding 

to U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies while establishing a Commission on Synthetic Opioid Trafficking to monitor 

U.S. efforts. (10 minutes) 

421. Omar (MN): Specifies that the DoD plan for diversity in hiring, promotion, and retention should include plans for hiring, promoting, and retaining racial minorities, women, religious minorities, immigrants, members of the LGBTI+ community, and people 

with disabilities. (10 minutes) 

422. Barr (KY), Stivers (OH): Imposes secondary sanctions to cut 

off Pyongyang’s ability to finance its weapons programs by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit, or impose strict conditions on, correspondent or payable-through accounts held in the 

U.S. by foreign financial institutions that knowingly deal with persons involved in trade or other support for North Korea. (10 minutes) 

423. Khanna (CA), Gaetz (FL), Brown (MD), Engel (NY), Smith, 

Adam (WA), McGovern (MA), Levin, Andy (MI), Eshoo (CA), Himes 

(CT), Slotkin (MI), Lee, Barbara (CA), Crow (CO), Ocasio-Cortez 

(NY), Garamendi (CA), Biggs (AZ), Gallego (AZ), Moulton (MA), 

Haaland (NM), Jayapal (WA), Cicilline (RI), Thompson, Mike (CA), 

Pocan (WI), Blumenauer (OR), Cohen (TN), Cisneros (CA), Buck 

(CO), Welch (VT), Waters (CA), DeFazio (OR), Omar (MN), Beyer 

(VA), Escobar (TX), Torres Small, Xochitl (NM), Harder (CA), Norton (DC), Schrier (WA), Porter (CA), Rose, Max (NY), Watson Coleman (NJ), Kilmer (WA), Pressley (MA), Speier (CA), Tonko (NY), 

DeGette (CO), Larson, John (CT), Schakowsky (IL), Huffman (CA), 

Lowenthal (CA), Vela ́zquez (NY), Neguse (CO), Serrano (NY), Lieu 

(CA), Kim (NJ), Wild (PA), Schweikert (AZ), Ruppersberger (MD), 

Lofgren (CA), Cox (CA), Raskin (MD), Malinowski (NJ), Houlahan 

(PA), Trahan (MA), Lewis (GA), Brownley (CA), Spanberger (VA), 

Lujan (NM), Bonamici (OR), Takano (CA), Kildee (MI), Butterfield 

(NC), Rouda (CA), Carbajal (CA), Napolitano (CA), McCollum 

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mutter (CO), Meeks (NY), Wexton (VA), Price (NC), Dingell (MI), 

Ca ́ rdenas (CA): Prohibits unauthorized military force in or against 

Iran. (20 minutes) 

424. Lee, Barbara (CA), Lewis (GA), Amash (MI), Schiff (CA), 

Pocan (WI), Crow (CO), Engel (NY): Repeals the Authorization for 

Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 

107–243; 50 USC. 1541). (10 minutes) 

425. Lee, Barbara (CA): Expresses the sense of Congress that the 

2001 AUMF has been utilized well beyond the scope that Congress 

intended, that it has served a blank check for any President to 

wage war at any time and any place, and that any new authorization for the use of military force to replace the 2001 AUMF should 

include a sunset clause, a clear and specific expression of objectives, targets, and geographic scope, and reporting requirements. 

(10 minutes) 

426. Engel (NY): Ensures reporting to Congress when U.S. forces 

are involved in hostilities if the President has not determined that 

the involvement is authorized by Congress and has not reported it 

pursuant to the War Powers Resolution. (10 minutes) 

427. Engel (NY): Improves congressional oversight of the 2001 

Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) by requiring the 

President to submit reports and provide briefings on actions related 

to that authority. (10 minutes) 

428. Garcia, Sylvia (TX), Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Garcia, Jesu ́ s (IL), 

Vargas (CA), Tlaib (MI), Pressley (MA): Prevents DOD facilities 

from being used to house or detain unaccompanied migrant children. (10 minutes) 

429. Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Pressley (MA), Tlaib (MI), Castro (TX): 

Prohibits the President from deploying troops on the southern border if the purpose of this deployment is to enforce immigration law. 

(10 minutes) 

430. Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Pressley (MA), Tlaib (MI): Prohibits the 

President from using the authorized funds to detain undocumented 

immigrants in Department of Defense facilities. (10 minutes) 

431. Peters (CA): Directs the Secretary of Defense to coordinate 

with oversight entities, such as the HHS Inspector General, to establish a process for military base access in order to perform surprise inspections of facilities used to house, detain, screen, or review migrants, refuges or other persons recently arriving the in 

United States. (10 minutes) 

432. Rice, Kathleen (NY): Requires GAO to conduct an audit of 

ongoing and planned future DOD support for DHS operations to secure the southwest border, with a subsequent briefing and report 

to Congress. (10 minutes) 

433. Stanton (AZ), Gallego (AZ): Directs the Secretary of Defense 

to modify the pre-separation counseling check-list administered to 

servicemembers separating from the Armed Forces to provide further information regarding the expedited naturalization resources 

available to them. (10 minutes) 

434. Takano (CA), Vargas (CA), Davis, Susan (CA), Grijalva (AZ), 

Barraga ́n (CA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide the 

Secretary of Homeland Security with a copy of the Certificate of 

Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) for each 

noncitizen honorably discharged from the military for the purposes 

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of including such record in an I–213 Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien. (10 minutes) 

435. Aguilar (CA): Directs DOD to debrief non-citizens on how to 

apply for naturalization when they transition out of the armed 

services. (10 minutes) 

436. Aguilar (CA), Garcia, Jesu ́ s (IL): Prohibits persons with 

DACA or TPS from being separated from the Armed Services to be 

deported. This also applies to DACA or TPS recipients who were 

honorably discharged. (10 minutes) 

437. Thompson, Bennie (MS), Rice, Kathleen (NY), Clarke, 

Yvette (NY): Prohibits DoD funding to house any foreign nationals 

who are in the custody of and detained by U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement. (10 minutes) 

438. Malinowski (NJ), Cicilline (RI), Lieu (CA), Khanna (CA), 

Omar (MN), Trone (MD), Engel (NY), Smith, Adam (WA): Provides 

for a one-year prohibition on the sale of air-to-ground munitions 

used in the conflict in Yemen to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and 

the United Arab Emirates, while providing an exemption for any 

export or license suspensions that would incur a cost to the United 

States Government. (10 minutes) 

439. Pocan (WI), Pappas (NH), Lowenthal (CA), Lee, Barbara 

(CA), Foster (IL), Watson Coleman (NJ), Norton (DC), Maloney, 

Sean (NY), Takano (CA), Moulton (MA), Higgins, Brian (NY), Case 

(HI), Raskin (MD), Tonko (NY), Heck (WA), Schakowsky (IL), 

Escobar (TX), Kelly, Robin (IL), Brownley (CA), Schrader (OR), 

Cohen (TN), Omar (MN), Jackson Lee (TX), DelBene (WA), Brown 

(MD), Kennedy (MA), Shalala (FL), Bonamici (OR), Porter (CA), 

Garcia, Jesu ́ s (IL): Requires review of the discharge characterizations of former members of the military who were discharged because of their sexual orientation. Requires boards to change discharge characterizations from dishonorable to honorable in such 

cases. (10 minutes) 

PART A—TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the following: 

SEC. 606. INCREASE IN BASIC PAY. 

Effective on January 1, 2020, the rates of monthly basic pay for 

members of the uniformed services are increased by 3.1 percent. 

At the end of subtitle C of title VI, add the following: 

SEC. 630a. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT OF REDUCTION OF SURVIVOR 

BENEFIT PLAN SURVIVOR ANNUITIES BY AMOUNT OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION. 

(a) REPEAL.— (1) REPEAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United 

States Code, is amended as follows: 

(A) In section 1450, by striking subsection (c). 

(B) In section 1451(c)— 

(i) by striking paragraph (2); and 

(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such subchapter is further 

amended as follows: 

(A) In section 1450— 

(i) by striking subsection (e); and 

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(ii) by striking subsection (k). 

(B) In section 1451(g)(1), by striking subparagraph (C). 

(C) In section 1452— 

(i) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘does not apply— 

’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘does not apply in 

the case of a deduction made through administrative 

error.’’; and 

(ii) by striking subsection (g). 

(D) In section 1455(c), by striking ‘‘, 1450(k)(2),’’. 

(b) PROHIBITION ON RETROACTIVE BENEFITS.—No benefits may be 

paid to any person for any period before the effective date provided 

under subsection (f) by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a). 

(c) PROHIBITION ON RECOUPMENT OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY REFUNDED TO SBP RECIPIENTS.—A surviving spouse who 

is or has been in receipt of an annuity under the Survivor Benefit 

Plan under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States 

Code, that is in effect before the effective date provided under subsection (f) and that is adjusted by reason of the amendments made 

by subsection (a) and who has received a refund of retired pay 

under section 1450(e) of title 10, United States Code, shall not be 

required to repay such refund to the United States. 

(d) REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR OPTIONAL ANNUITY FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.—Section 1448(d)(2) of such title is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘DEPENDENT CHILDREN.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘In the case of a member described in paragraph 

(1),’’ and inserting ‘‘DEPENDENT CHILDREN.—In the case of a 

member described in paragraph (1),’’; and 

(2) by striking subparagraph (B). 

(e) RESTORATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PREVIOUSLY ELIGIBLE

SPOUSES.—The Secretary of the military department concerned 

shall restore annuity eligibility to any eligible surviving spouse 

who, in consultation with the Secretary, previously elected to transfer payment of such annuity to a surviving child or children under 

the provisions of section 1448(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United States 

Code, as in effect on the day before the effective date provided 

under subsection (f). Such eligibility shall be restored whether or 

not payment to such child or children subsequently was terminated 

due to loss of dependent status or death. For the purposes of this 

subsection, an eligible spouse includes a spouse who was previously 

eligible for payment of such annuity and is not remarried, or remarried after having attained age 55, or whose second or subsequent marriage has been terminated by death, divorce or annulment. 

(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendments made by 

this section shall take effect on the later of— 

(1) October 1, 2019; and 

(2) the first day of the first month that begins after the date 

of the enactment of this Act. 

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new section: 

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SEC. 729. ALLOWING CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES FOR INJURY AND DEATH OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 

CAUSED BY IMPROPER MEDICAL CARE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘§ 2681. Claims against the United States for injury and 

death of members of the Armed Forces of the 

United States 

‘‘(a) A claim may be brought against the United States under this 

chapter for damages relating to the personal injury or death of a 

member of the Armed Forces of the United States arising out of a 

negligent or wrongful act or omission in the performance of medical, dental, or related health care functions (including clinical 

studies and investigations) that is provided at a covered military 

medical treatment facility by a person acting within the scope of 

the office or employment of that person by or at the direction of the 

Government of the United States. 

‘‘(b) A claim under this section shall not be reduced by the 

amount of any benefit received under subchapter III (relating to 

Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance) of chapter 19 of title 38. 

‘‘(c) Notwithstanding section 2401(b), a claim brought under this 

section shall have a three-year statute of limitations beginning on 

the date the claimant discovered or by reasonable diligence should 

have discovered the injury and the cause of the injury. 

‘‘(d) For purposes of claims brought under this section— 

‘‘(1) subsections (j) and (k) of section 2680 do not apply; and 

‘‘(2) in the case of an act or omission occurring outside the 

United States, the law of the place where the act or omission 

occurred shall be deemed to be the law of the State of domicile 

of the claimant. 

‘‘(e) In this section, the term ‘covered military medical treatment 

facility’ means the facilities described in subsections (b), (c), and (d) 

of section 1073d of title 10, regardless of whether the facility is located in or outside the United States. The term does not include 

battalion aid stations or other medical treatment locations deployed 

in an area of armed conflict. 

‘‘(f) Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of 

this section, and every two years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the number of claims 

filed under this section.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 171 

of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

the following: 

‘‘2681. Claims against the United States for injury and death of members of the 

Armed Forces of the United States.’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amendments made by 

this Act shall apply to— 

(1) a claim filed on or after the date of the enactment of this 

Act; and 

(2) a claim that— 

(A) is pending as of the date of the enactment of this 

Act; and 

(B) arises from an incident occurring not more than two 

years before the claim was filed. 

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(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to limit the application 

of the administrative process and procedures of chapter 171 of title 

28, United States Code, to claims permitted under section 2681 of 

such chapter, as amended by this section. 

Page 411, line 18, strike the dollar amount and insert ‘‘$14,420,000’’. 

Before section 1101, insert the following: 

Subtitle A—Personnel Management 

At the end of title XI, add the following: 

Subtitle B—Paid Family Leave for Federal 

Personnel 

SEC. 1121. SHORT TITLE. 

This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Employee Paid Leave 

Act’’. 

SEC. 1122. PAID FAMILY LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES COVERED 

BY TITLE 5. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 6382 of title 5, United 

States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(c)(1) Leave granted under subsection (a) shall be paid leave. 

‘‘(2)(A) An employee may elect to substitute for any leave under 

such subsection any other paid leave which is available to such employee for that purpose. 

‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed to require that an 

employee first use all or any portion of the other paid leave described in such subparagraph before being allowed to use leave 

under subsection (a). 

‘‘(3) Leave under subsection (a)— 

‘‘(A) shall be payable from any appropriation or fund available for salaries or expenses for positions within the employing 

agency; 

‘‘(B) shall not be considered to be annual or vacation leave 

for purposes of section 5551 or 5552 or for any other purpose; 

and 

‘‘(C) if not used by the employee before the end of the 12- 

month period (as referred to in subsection (a)(1)) to which it relates, shall not accumulate for any subsequent use. 

‘‘(4) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management— 

‘‘(A) may promulgate regulations to increase the amount of 

leave available to an employee under subsection (a) to a total 

of not more than 16 administrative workweeks, based on the 

consideration of— 

‘‘(i) the benefits provided to the Federal Government of 

increasing such leave, including enhanced recruitment and 

retention of employees; 

‘‘(ii) the cost to the Federal Government of increasing the 

amount of such leave that is available to employees; 

‘‘(iii) trends in the private sector and in State and local 

governments with respect to offering such leave; 

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‘‘(iv) the Federal Government’s role as a model employer; 

‘‘(v) the impact of increased leave under subsection (a) 

on lower-income and economically disadvantaged employees and their children; and 

‘‘(vi) such other factors as the Director considers necessary; and 

‘‘(B) shall prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out 

this subsection, including the manner in which an employee 

may designate any day or other period as to which such employee wishes to use leave under subsection (a).’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section shall 

not be effective with respect to any birth or placement occurring 

before October 1, 2020. 

SEC. 1123. PAID FAMILY LEAVE FOR CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES. 

(a) AMENDMENTS TO CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.—Section 202 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 

1312) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘In applying section 102(a)(1) of such Act to covered employees, 

subsection (d) shall apply.’’; 

(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) 

and (f), respectively; and 

(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: 

‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR PAID FAMILY LEAVE FOR CONGRESSIONAL

EMPLOYEES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any leave taken by a covered employee 

under section 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act 

of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)) shall be paid leave. 

‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF PAID LEAVE.—The paid leave that is available to a covered employee for purposes of paragraph (1) is— 

‘‘(A) the number of weeks of paid family leave in connection with the birth or placement involved that correspond 

to the number of administrative workweeks of paid family 

leave available to Federal employees under section 

6382(d)(3)(A) of title 5, United States Code; and 

‘‘(B) any additional paid vacation or sick leave provided 

by the employing office to such employee. 

‘‘(3) SUBSTITUTION.—An employee may elect to substitute for 

any leave under such section 102(a)(1) any other paid leave 

which is available to such employee for that purpose. The previous sentence shall not be construed to require that an employee first use all or any portion of the other paid leave before 

being allowed to use the paid family leave described in this 

subsection. 

‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL RULES.—Paid family leave under this subsection— 

‘‘(A) shall be payable from any appropriation or fund 

available for salaries or expenses for positions within the 

employing office; and 

‘‘(B) if not used by the covered employee before the end 

of the 12-month period (as referred to in section 102(a)(1) 

of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 

2612(a)(1))) to which it relates, shall not accumulate for 

any subsequent use.’’. 

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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section shall 

not be effective with respect to any birth or placement occurring 

before October 1, 2020. 

SEC. 1124. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO FAMILY AND MEDICAL 

LEAVE ACT FOR GAO EMPLOYEES. 

(a) AMENDMENT TO FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993.— 

Section 102(d) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 

U.S.C. 2612(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR GAO EMPLOYEES.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any leave under subsection (a)(1) 

taken by an employee of the Government Accountability 

Office shall be paid leave. 

‘‘(B) AMOUNT OF PAID LEAVE.—The paid leave that is 

available to such an employee for purposes of subparagraph (A) is— 

‘‘(i) the number of weeks of paid family leave in connection with the birth or placement involved that correspond to the number of administrative workweeks of 

paid family leave available to Federal employees 

under section 6382(d)(3)(A) of title 5, United States 

Code; and 

‘‘(ii) any additional paid vacation or sick leave provided by such employer. 

‘‘(C) SUBSTITUTION.—An employee may elect to substitute for any leave under subsection (a)(1) any other paid 

leave which is available to such employee for that purpose. 

The previous sentence shall not be construed to require 

that an employee first use all or any portion of the other 

paid leave before being allowed to use the paid family 

leave described in this subsection. 

‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL RULES.—Paid family leave under subsection (a)(1)— 

‘‘(i) shall be payable from any appropriation or fund 

available for salaries or expenses for positions with 

the Government Accountability Office; and 

‘‘(ii) if not used by the employee of such employer 

before the end of the 12-month period (as referred to 

in subsection (a)(1)) to which it relates, shall not accumulate for any subsequent use.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section shall 

not be effective with respect to any birth or placement occurring 

before October 1, 2020. 

SEC. 1125. CLARIFICATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD 

AND RESERVES. 

(a) EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES.—For purposes of determining the eligibility of an employee who is a member of the National Guard or Reserves to take leave under section 6382(a) of 

title 5, United States Code, or to substitute such leave pursuant to 

paragraph (2) of such section (as added by section 1122), any service by such employee on active duty (as defined in section 6381(7) 

of such title) shall be counted as service as an employee for purposes of section 6381(1)(B) of such title. 

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ber of the National Guard or Reserves to take leave under section 

102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (pursuant 

to section 202(a)(1) of the Congressional Accountability Act), or to 

substitute such leave pursuant to subsection (d) of section 202 of 

such Act (as added by section 1123), any service by such employee 

on active duty (as defined in section 101(14) of the Family and 

Medical Leave Act of 1993) shall be counted as time during which 

such employee has been employed in an employing office for purposes of section 202(a)(2)(B) of the Congressional Accountability 

Act. 

(c) GAO EMPLOYEES.—For purposes of determining the eligibility 

of an employee of the Government Accountability Office who is a 

member of the National Guard or Reserves to take leave under section 102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, or to 

substitute such leave pursuant to paragraph (3) of section 102(d) 

of such Act (as added by section 1124), any service by such employee on active duty (as defined in section 101(14) of such Act) 

shall be counted as time during which such employee has been employed for purposes of section 101(2)(A) of such Act. 

SEC. 1126. CONFORMING AMENDMENT FOR CERTAIN TSA EMPLOYEES. 

Section 111(d)(2) of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act 

(49 U.S.C. 44935 note) is amended to read as follows 

‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 

‘‘(A) REEMPLOYMENT.—In carrying out the functions authorized under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall be 

subject to the provisions set forth in chapter 43 of title 38, 

United States Code. 

‘‘(B) LEAVE.—The provisions of section 6382(a)(1) of title 

5, United States Code, and subsection (c) of such section 

shall apply to any individual appointed under paragraph 

(1).’’. 

Page 761, line 2, strike ‘‘18,800’’ and insert ‘‘18,870’’. 

PART B—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH OF

WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 696, line 8, strike ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’ and insert ‘‘Director of National Intelligence’’. 

Page 697, line 4, strike ‘‘Secretary’’ and insert ‘‘Director’’. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPEIER OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 560b. COMMISSION OF GRADUATES OF THE MILITARY SERVICE 

ACADEMIES AS OFFICERS. 

(a) MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 7453(b) of title 10, United 

States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 

(b) NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 8467 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking the heading and inserting ‘‘Midshipmen: degree and commission on graduation’’; 

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(2) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Under’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a midshipman 

who completes the prescribed course of instruction shall, upon 

graduation, be appointed an ensign in the Regular Navy or a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps under section 531 of this title.’’. 

(c) AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 9453(b) of title 10, United 

States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPEIER OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 530. NONDISCRIMINATION WITH RESPECT TO SERVICE IN THE 

ARMED FORCES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 37 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by inserting after section 651 the following new section: 

‘‘§ 651a. Members: nondiscrimination 

‘‘(a) STANDARDS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE.—Any qualifications established or applied for eligibility for service in an armed 

force shall take into account only the ability of an individual to 

meet gender-neutral occupational standards for military service 

generally and the military occupational specialty concerned in particular, and may not include any criteria relating to the race, color, 

national origin, religion, or sex (including gender identity or sexual 

orientation) of an individual. 

‘‘(b) EQUALITY OF TREATMENT IN SERVICE.—Any personnel policy 

developed or implemented by the Department of Defense with respect to members of the armed forces shall ensure equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed forces, without 

regard to race, color, national origin, religion, and sex (including 

gender identity and sexual orientation). 

‘‘(c) GENDER IDENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘gender identity’ means the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, 

regardless of the individual’s designated sex at birth.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 37 of such title is amended by inserting after the 

item relating to section 651 the following new item: 

‘‘651a. Members: nondiscrimination.’’. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BROWN OF

MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle J of title V, add the following: 

SEC. ll. REPORT ON CERTAIN WAIVERS RECEIVED BY 

TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter during the two subsequent calendar years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate a report identifying the number of individuals 

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uals or nonexempt individuals) to whom the following applied during the reporting period for such report: 

(1) Diagnosed with a covered medical condition— 

(A) prior to accession into the Armed Forces; or 

(B) as a member of the Armed Forces. 

(2) Presumptively denied accession into the Armed Forces as 

a result of a covered medical condition. 

(3) Applied for a service waiver as a result of a covered medical condition. 

(4) Received a service waiver for a covered medical condition. 

(5) Denied a service waiver for a covered medical condition. 

(6) Separated from the Armed Forces as a result of a covered 

medical condition. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) EXEMPT AND NONEXEMPT INDIVIDUALS.—The terms ‘‘exempt individuals’’ and ‘‘nonexempt individuals’’ have the meanings given those terms in attachment 3 of the memorandum— 

(A) issued by the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense; 

(B) dated March 12, 2019; and 

(C) with the subject heading ‘‘Directive-type Memorandum (DTM)-19-004 - Military Service by Transgender 

Persons and Persons with Gender Dysphoria’’. 

(2) COVERED MEDICAL CONDITION.—The term ‘‘covered medical condition’’ means— 

(A) gender dysphoria; 

(B) gender transition treatment; or 

(C) any other condition related to gender dysphoria or 

gender transition treatment. 

(3) REPORTING PERIOD.—The term ‘‘reporting period’’ means, 

with respect to a report submitted under subsection (a), the 

calendar year most recently completed before the date on 

which such report is to be submitted. 

(4) SERVICE WAIVER.—The term ‘‘service waiver’’ includes a 

waiver— 

(A) for accession into the Armed Forces; 

(B) to continue service in the Armed Forces; or 

(C) to otherwise permit service in the Armed Forces. 

5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPEIER OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 334, after line 15, insert the following new subsection 

(c) CARE RELATED TO PREVENTION OF PREGNANCY.—Subsection 

(d)(3) of such section 1074d, as redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of 

this section, is further amended by inserting before the period at 

the end the following: ‘‘(including all methods of contraception approved by the Food and Drug Administration, contraceptive care 

(including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow up), sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling in connection therewith)’’. 

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6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPEIER OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 729. EDUCATION ON FAMILY PLANNING FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

ARMED FORCES. 

(a) EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department in which the 

Coast Guard is operating, shall establish a uniform standard 

curriculum to be used in education programs on family planning for all members of the Armed Forces, including both men 

and women members. Such education programs shall be provided to members as follows: 

(A) During the first year of service of the member. 

(B) At such other times as each Secretary of a military 

department determines appropriate. 

(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

education programs under paragraph (1) should be evidence-informed and use the latest technology available to efficiently 

and effectively deliver information to members of the Armed 

Forces. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The uniform standard curriculum under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) Information for members of the Armed Forces on active 

duty to make informed decisions regarding family planning. 

(2) Information about the prevention of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including human 

immunodeficiency virus (commonly known as ‘‘HIV’’). 

(3) Information on— 

(A) the importance of providing comprehensive family 

planning for members, including commanding officers; and 

(B) the positive impact family planning can have on the 

health and readiness of the Armed Forces. 

(4) Current, medically accurate information. 

(5) Clear, user-friendly information on— 

(A) the full range of methods of contraception approved 

by the Food and Drug Administration; and 

(B) where members can access their chosen method of 

contraception. 

(6) Information on all applicable laws and policies so that 

members are informed of their rights and obligations. 

(7) Information on patients’ rights to confidentiality. 

(8) Information on the unique circumstances encountered by 

members and the effects of such circumstances on the use of 

contraception. 

7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPEIER OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 439, line 8, strike ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’. 

Page 439, strike line 14 through line 17. 

Page 501, line 12, strike ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’. 

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Page 501, strike line 18 through line 21. 

8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPEIER OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in title XII of the bill, insert the following new subtitle: 

Subtitle lll—RETURN EXPENSES PAID AND YIELDED ACT

SEC. l1. SHORT TITLE. 

This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Return Expenses Paid and 

Yielded Act’’ or ‘‘REPAY Act’’. 

SEC. l2. MODIFICATION OF CERTIFICATION AND REPORT REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SALES OF MAJOR DEFENSE EQUIPMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH NONRECURRING COSTS 

OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION ARE 

WAIVED OR REDUCED UNDER THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT. 

(a) CERTIFICATION.—Section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act 

(22 U.S.C. 2776(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(7)(A) In the case of any letter of offer to sell any major defense 

equipment for $14,000,000 or more, in addition to the other information required to be contained in a certification submitted to the 

Congress under this subsection, or a similar certification prior to 

finalization of a letter of offer to sell, each such certification shall 

include the amount of any charge or charges for the proportionate 

amount of any nonrecurring costs of research, development, and 

production of the major defense equipment that was waived or reduced under section 21(e). 

‘‘(B) Each such certification shall also include information on— 

‘‘(i) the type of waiver or reduction; 

‘‘(ii) the percentage of otherwise obligated nonrecurring costs 

with respect to which the waiver or reduction comprises; 

‘‘(iii) a justification for issuance of the waiver or reduction; 

‘‘(iv) in the case of a waiver or reduction made under paragraph (2)(A) of section 21(e)— 

‘‘(I) the manner in which a sale would significantly advance standardization with the foreign countries or international organization described in such section; and 

‘‘(II) the extent to which the sale’s significance should be 

considered relative to the existing capabilities of the foreign country or international organization and the manner 

in which the major defense equipment would enhance the 

capacity of the country or organization in joint operations; 

and 

‘‘(v) in the case of a waiver or reduction made under paragraph (2)(B) of section 21(e)— 

‘‘(I) the military needs and ability to pay of the foreign 

country or international organization; 

‘‘(II) the price and capability of other relevant options 

that are or likely would be considered by the foreign country or international organization for purchase in lieu of the 

major defense equipment described in the letter of offer; 

and 

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‘‘(III) the previous buying history and existing capabilities of the foreign country or international organization.’’. 

(b) REPORT.—Section 36(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

U.S.C. 2776(a)) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end and 

inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(13) with respect to requests to waive or reduce nonrecurring costs with respect to the sale of major defense equipment for $14,000,000 or more under this Act, a report on— 

‘‘(A) the total number of such requests that have been 

approved or denied during the quarter, including the total 

number of such requests that are currently under review 

and pending a decision; and 

‘‘(B) for each such request— 

‘‘(i) an identification of the foreign country or international organization requesting the waiver or reduction; and 

‘‘(ii) the total amount of nonrecurring costs to be 

waived or reduced; 

‘‘(iii) a description of the major defense equipment to 

be purchased; and 

‘‘(iv) the justification for the waiver or reduction; 

and 

‘‘(C) for each such request that is approved, the actual 

amount of nonrecurring costs that are waived or reduced 

that are attributable to quantities of major defense equipment sold under such request.’’. 

(c) REPEAL OF WAIVER AUTHORITY IN CASE OF SALES OF MAJOR

DEFENSE EQUIPMENT ALSO BEING PROCURED FOR USE BY UNITED

STATES ARMED FORCES.—Section 21(e)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(e)(2)) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (B)— 

(A) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and inserting ‘‘Except 

as provided subparagraphs (D) and (E), the President’’; 

and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘that—’’ and all that follows through 

‘‘(i) imposition’’ and inserting ‘‘that imposition’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘sale; or’’ and inserting ‘‘sale.’’; and 

(C) by striking clause (ii); and 

(2) by inserting at the end the following new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(D) The President may not waive the charge or charges for 

a proportionate amount of any nonrecurring costs that would 

otherwise be considered appropriate under paragraph (1)(B) for 

a particular sale to a country or international organization for 

a two-year period that begins on any of the following dates: 

‘‘(i) The date of approval of a waiver under paragraph 

(1)(B) of a charge or charges that are valued at 

$16,000,000 or more under this Act with respect to a sale 

to the country or organization. 

‘‘(ii) The date that is the last day of any five-year period 

in which the country or organization receives 15 or more 

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waivers of a charge or charges under paragraph (1)(B) 

with respect to sales to the country or organization. 

‘‘(iii) The date that is the last day of any five-year period 

in which the country or organization receives waivers of a 

charge or charges under paragraph (1)(B) that are valued 

at $425,000,000 or more under this Act with respect to 

sales to the country or organization. 

‘‘(E)(i) In the case of any proposed waiver of the charge or 

charges which would otherwise be considered appropriate 

under paragraph (1)(B) for a particular sale to a country or 

international organization of major defense equipment for 

$10,000,000 or more under this Act, the President shall submit 

to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and to the 

chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

a notification with respect to such proposed waiver. 

‘‘(ii) The President may not waive such charge or charges if 

Congress, not later than 60 calendar days after receiving such 

notification, enacts a joint resolution prohibiting the proposed 

waiver.’’. 

(d) MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.—Section 21(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

U.S.C. 2761(e)) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘subject to paragraph (4),’’ 

before ‘‘administrative services’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4)(A) For each fiscal year beginning on or after the date of 

the enactment of the Return Expenses Paid and Yielded Act, 

the President shall— 

‘‘(i) determine a maximum aggregate amount of charges 

for administrative services that would be required by paragraph (1)(A) based on the ability of the Department of Defense to issue and administer letters of offer for sale of defense articles or the sale of defense services pursuant to 

this section or pursuant to section 22 of this Act; and 

‘‘(ii) submit to Congress a report that contains the determination and specifies the maximum aggregate amount of 

charges for administrative services. 

‘‘(B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), charges for administrative services that are required by paragraph (1)(A) may not 

exceed the maximum aggregate amount of charges for administrative services determined under subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year involved. 

‘‘(ii) The President may waive the requirement of clause (i) 

on a case-by-case basis if the amount of charges for administrative services that are required by paragraph (1)(A) with respect to a sale of defense articles or a sale of defense services 

would exceed the maximum aggregate amount of charges for 

administrative services determined under subparagraph (A) for 

the fiscal year.’’. 

(e) MODIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control 

Act (22 U.S.C. 2792(b) is amended— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a 

period; and 

(C) by striking paragraph (3). 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 21(e)(1)(A) of the 

Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(e)(1)(A)) is amended 

by striking ‘‘and section 43(c)’’. 

(f) BIENNIAL REVIEW AND MODIFICATION OF USER CHARGES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of 

the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall, not less than 

once every two years— 

(A) carry out a review of user charges under the foreign 

military sales program and, based on the results of the review, modify the user charges as appropriate; and 

(B) submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

a report that contains the results of the review carried out 

under subparagraph (A) and a description of any user 

charges that, based on the results of the review, were 

modified under subparagraph (A). 

(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; 

and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

SEC. l3. REVIEW AND REPORT ON USE AND MANAGEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SURCHARGES UNDER THE FOREIGN MILITARY 

SALES PROGRAM. 

(a) REVIEW.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through 

the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall 

review options for expanding the use of administrative surcharges under the foreign military sales program, including 

practices for managing administrative surcharges and contract 

administrative services surcharges. 

(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The review conducted under 

paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

(A) A determination of which specific expenses are incurred by the United States Government in operation of 

the foreign military sales program that the administrative 

surcharge does not currently pay for. 

(B) The estimated annual cost of each of such specific expenses. 

(C) An assessment of the costs and benefits of funding 

such specific expenses through the administrative surcharge, including any data to support such an assessment. 

(D) An assessment of how the Department of Defense 

could calculate an upper bound of a target range for the 

administrative surcharge account and the contract administration services surcharge account, including an assessment of the costs and benefits of setting such a bound. 

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trative surcharge account and the contract administration 

services surcharge account, including what specific factors 

inform the calculation and whether such a method for calculating the safety level is still valid or should be revisited. 

(F) An assessment of the process used by the Department of Defense to review and set rates for the administrative surcharge and the contract administration services 

surcharge, including the extent to which outside parties 

are consulted and any proposals of the Department of Defense may have for better ensuring that the fee rates are 

set appropriately. 

(G) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense determines to be appropriate. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report on— 

(1) the findings of the review conducted under paragraph (1); 

and 

(2) any legislative changes needed to allow the surcharge 

under the foreign military sales program to pay for any expenses currently not covered by administrative surcharge 

under the foreign military sales program. 

SEC. l4. PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO MONITOR FOREIGN MILITARY 

SALES PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through the 

Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and in consultation with the heads of other relevant components of the Department of Defense, shall enhance the ability of the Department 

of Defense to monitor the performance of the foreign military sales 

program by taking the following actions: 

(1) Develop performance measures to monitor the timeliness 

of deliveries of defense articles and defense services to purchasers in accordance with the delivery schedule for each sale 

under the foreign military sales program. 

(2) Identify key choke points, processes, and tasks that contribute most significantly to delays, shortcomings, and issues 

in the foreign military sales program. 

(3) Review existing performance measures for the foreign 

military sales program to determine whether such measures 

need to be updated, replaced, or supplemented to ensure that 

all key aspects of the foreign military sales program’s efficiency 

and service of United States national interests are able to be 

monitored and informed by reliable data. 

(b) REPORT ON PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting 

through the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that lists the performance measures developed 

and identified under subsection (a). 

(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall— 

(A) define the performance measures, including targets 

set for the performance measures; 

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(B) identify the data systems used to monitor the performance measures; 

(C) identify any concerns related to the reliability of the 

data used to monitor the performance measures; and 

(D) report the results for the performance measures for 

the most recent fiscal year. 

(3) PLAN.—If the performance measures developed and identified under subsection (a) cannot be included in the report required by paragraph (1) for the most recent fiscal year based 

on reliable and accessible data, the report shall include a plan 

for ensuring that such data will be monitored within a defined 

period of time. 

(4) UPDATE.— (A) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year after the fiscal 

year in which the report required by subsection (b) is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees, the 

Secretary of Defense shall submit to such committees an 

update of the report required by paragraph (1). 

(B) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each update of the report required by paragraph (1) shall also include the following: 

(i) For any performance measures that indicate a decreased level of performance from the prior year— 

(I) a description of the factors that led to such 

decreased level of performance; and 

(II) plans to improve such level of performance. 

(ii) For any performance measures that remain unable to be monitored due to lack of reliable and accessible data, an update on plans to improve the monitoring of data. 

(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which 

the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, submits to the appropriate congressional committees the report required by subsection (b), the 

Comptroller General of the United States shall provide a briefing 

to such committees on the report, including an evaluation of the 

performance measures developed and identified under subsection 

(a). 

SEC. l5. REPORT AND BRIEFING ON ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGETING 

OF FOREIGN MILITARY SALES PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 

States shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the methodology used by the Department of Defense to determine future-year needs for administrative surcharges under the 

foreign military sales program. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The briefing and report required 

by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) A description of the methodology the Department of Defense used to develop the overall administrative budget of the 

foreign military sales program and the administrative budgets 

for each other relevant component of the Department of Defense that receives funds from the foreign military sales program. 

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(2) An assessment of the extent to which the methodology 

described in paragraph (1) reflects relevant best practices. 

(3) Any other related matters the Comptroller General determines to be appropriate. 

SEC. l6. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR RELEVANT OFFICIALS AND STAFF 

OF THE DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through the 

Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall establish and implement a program to provide training to relevant officials and staff of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency for purposes of carrying out this Act and the amendments made by this 

Act. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall submit to 

the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of the program required by subsection (a). 

SEC. l7. DEFINITIONS. 

In this subtitle: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—Except as 

otherwise provided, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; and 

(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(2) FOREIGN MILITARY SALES PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘foreign 

military sales program’’ means the program authorized under 

chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et 

seq.). 

9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BRINDISI

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 815. ADDITION OF DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED STAINLESS STEEL 

FLATWARE AND DINNERWARE TO THE BERRY AMENDMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(3) Stainless steel flatware. 

‘‘(4) Dinnerware.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 2533a(b) 

of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 

apply with respect to contracts entered into on or after the date occurring 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TORRES

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following: 

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SEC. 10ll. UNITED STATES MUNITIONS LIST. 

The President may not remove from the United States Munitions 

List any item that was included in category I, II, or III of the 

United States Munitions List, as in effect on August 31, 2017. 

11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNOLLY OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title XI, add the following: 

SEC. 1113. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT. 

The President or his designee may not take any action to transfer, transition, merge, or consolidate any functions, responsibilities, 

programs, authorities, information technology systems, staff, resources, or records of the Office of Personnel to or with the General 

Services Administration, the Office of Management and Budget, or 

the Executive Office of the President. 

12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CON- NOLLY OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS FOR NATIONAL INSTANT 

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM. 

(a) NICS RECORDS.—Section 101(b) of the NICS Improvement 

Amendments Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 40911(b)) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and 

(2) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following new paragraph (2): 

‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Not later than three business days after the final disposition of a judicial proceeding 

conducted within the Department of Defense, the Secretary of 

Defense shall make available to the Attorney General records 

which are relevant to a determination of whether a member of 

the Armed Forces involved in such proceeding is disqualified 

from possessing or receiving a firearm under subsection (g) or 

(n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, for use in 

background checks performed by the National Instant Criminal 

Background Check System.’’. 

(b) STUDY AND REPORT ON MPO DATABASE.— 

(1) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 

on the feasibility of establishing a database of military protective orders issued by military commanders against individuals 

suspected of having committed an offense of domestic violence 

under section 928b of title 10, United States Code (article 128b 

of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). The study shall include an examination of each of the following: 

(A) The feasibility of creating a database to record, 

track, and report such military protective orders to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. 

(B) The feasibility of establishing a process by which a 

military judge or magistrate may issue a protective order 

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against an individual suspected of having committed such 

an offense. 

(2) REPORT.—Not later then 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report on the results of 

the study conducted under paragraph (1). 

13. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GABBARD

OF HAWAII OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 7ll. INCLUSION OF INFERTILITY TREATMENTS FOR MEMBERS 

OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. 

(a) INCLUSION.—The Secretary of Defense may provide to members of uniformed services under section 1074(a) of title 10, United 

States Code, and spouses of such members, treatment for infertility, including nonexperimental assisted reproductive services, including, at a minimum, the following: 

(1) Services, medications, and supplies for non-coital reproductive technologies. 

(2) Counseling on such services. 

(3) Reversal of tubal ligation or vasectomy in conjunction 

with services furnished under this section. 

(4) Cryopreservation, including associated services, supplies, 

and storage. 

(b) PROHIBITION ON COST SHARING.—The Secretary may not require any fees or other cost-sharing requirements under subsection 

(a). 

(c) INFERTILITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘infertility’’ 

means a disease, characterized by the failure to establish a clinical 

pregnancy— 

(1) after 12 months of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse; or 

(2) due to a person’s incapacity for reproduction either as an 

individual or with his or her partner, which may be determined after a period of less than 12 months of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse, or based on medical, sexual and reproductive history, age, physical findings, or diagnostic testing. 

14. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SHALALA

OF FLORIDA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. REVIEW OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION PARTICIPATING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TUITION 

ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

(a) LIST OF PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall make available, on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Defense, a list that identifies— 

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(A) each institution of higher education that receives 

funds under the Department of Defense Tuition Assistance 

Program; and 

(B) the amount of such funds received by the institution. 

(2) ANNUAL UPDATES.—The Secretary of Defense shall update the list described in paragraph (1) not less frequently 

than once annually. 

(b) AUDIT OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall audit the 

eligibility a proprietary institution of higher education to participate in the Department of Defense Tuition Assistance Program if the institution does not meet the financial responsibility standards under section 498 of the Higher Education Act 

of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099c). 

(2) PUBLICATION REQUIRED.—The results of each audit conducted under paragraph (1) shall be made available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Defense not later 

than 30 days after the date on which the audit is complete. 

15. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MEEKS OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following new section: 

SEC. 1092. PROHIBITION ON NAMES RELATED TO THE CONFEDERACY. 

(a) PROHIBITION ON NAMES RELATED TO THE CONFEDERACY.—The 

Secretary of Defense may not give a name to an asset that refers 

to, or includes a term referring to, the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Confederacy’’), including any 

name referring to— 

(1) a person who served or held leadership within the Confederacy; or 

(2) a city or battlefield significant because of a Confederate 

victory. 

(b) ASSETS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘assets’’ includes 

any base, installation, facility, aircraft, ship, equipment, or any 

other property owned or controlled by the Department of Defense. 

16. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

CUNNINGHAM OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle B of title V the following: 

SEC. 5ll. PILOT PROGRAM ON THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ 

TRAINING CORPS PROGRAM AT LUCY GARRETT 

BECKHAM HIGH SCHOOL, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH 

CAROLINA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department in which the 

Coast Guard is operating may carry out a pilot program to establish and maintain a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 

(JROTC) program unit in cooperation with Lucy Garrett Beckham 

High School, Charleston County, South Carolina. 

(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The pilot program carried out by 

the Secretary under this section shall provide to students at Lucy 

Garrett Beckham High School— 

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(1) instruction in subject areas relating to operations of the 

Coast Guard; and 

(2) training in skills which are useful and appropriate for a 

career in the Coast Guard. 

(c) PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.—In carrying out the pilot 

program under this section, the Secretary may provide to Lucy 

Garrett Beckham High School— 

(1) assistance in course development, instruction, and other 

support activities; and 

(2) necessary and appropriate course materials, equipment, 

and uniforms. 

(d) EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRED COAST GUARD PERSONNEL.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 

may authorize the Lucy Garrett Beckham High School to employ, as administrators and instructors for the pilot program, 

retired Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve commissioned, 

warrant, and petty officers not on active duty who request that 

employment and who are approved by the Secretary and Lucy 

Garrett Beckham High School. 

(2) AUTHORIZED PAY.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Retired members employed under 

paragraph (1) are entitled to receive their retired or retainer pay and an additional amount of not more than the 

difference between— 

(i) the amount the individual would be paid as pay 

and allowance if the individual was considered to have 

been ordered to active duty during the period of employment; and 

(ii) the amount of retired pay the individual is entitled to receive during that period. 

(B) PAYMENT TO SCHOOL.—The Secretary shall pay to 

Lucy Garrett Beckham High School an amount equal to 

one-half of the amount described in subparagraph (A), 

from funds appropriated for such purpose. 

(3) EMPLOYMENT NOT ACTIVE-DUTY OR INACTIVE-DUTY TRAIN- ING.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, while employed under this subsection, an individual is not considered to 

be on active-duty or inactive-duty training. 

17. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE OMAR OF

MINNESOTA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. REPORT ON FINANCIAL COSTS OF OVERSEAS UNITED 

STATES MILITARY POSTURE AND OPERATIONS. 

Not later than March 1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the financial costs and national security benefits of each of the following for 

fiscal year 2019: 

(1) Operating, improving, and maintaining overseas military 

infrastructure at installations included on the enduring location master list, including adjustments that take into account 

direct or in-kind contributions made by the host nations of 

such enduring locations. 

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(2) Operating, improving, and maintaining overseas military 

infrastructure supporting forward-deployed forces at overseas 

contingency locations, including adjustments that take into account direct or in-kind contributions made by the host nations 

of such enduring locations. 

(3) Overseas military operations, including support to contingency operations, rotational deployments, and training exercises 

18. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CLARK OF

MASSACHUSETTS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following: 

SEC. 1092. PROHIBITION ON DENIAL OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS HOME LOANS FOR VETERANS WHO LEGALLY 

WORK IN THE MARIJUANA INDUSTRY. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—In the case of a person with documented income that is derived, in whole or in part, from working in the marijuana industry in compliance with the law of the State in which 

the work takes place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not use 

the fact that such documented income is derived, in whole or in 

part, from working in the marijuana industry as a factor in determining whether to guarantee, issue, or make a housing loan under 

chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code. 

(b) TREATMENT OF CONDUCT.—Conduct of a person described in 

subsection (a) relating to obtaining a housing loan described in 

such subsection or conduct relating to guaranteeing, insuring, or 

making a housing loan described in such subsection for a person 

described in such subsection shall— 

(1) not be construed to violate section 401 of the Controlled 

Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841) or any other provision of law; 

and 

(2) not constitute the basis for forfeiture of property under 

section 511 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 881) or 

section 981 of title 18, United States Code. 

19. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CLARK OF

MASSACHUSETTS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. CONTRACTS BY THE PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT. 

(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 431 of title 18, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘the President, Vice 

President, Cabinet Member, or a’’ after ‘‘Contracts by’’; 

and 

(2) in the first undesignated paragraph, by inserting ‘‘the 

President, Vice President, or any Cabinet member’’ after ‘‘Whoever, being’’. 

(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 

chapter 23 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 

the item relating to section 431 and inserting the following: 

‘‘431. Contracts by the President, Vice President, or a Member of Congress.’’. 

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20. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SHERMAN

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. 12l. UNITED STATES ACTIONS RELATING TO RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE. 

(a) PROHIBITION ON TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO NEW RUSSIAN

SOVEREIGN DEBT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the President shall issue regulations 

prohibiting United States persons from engaging in transactions with, providing financing for, or in any other way dealing in Russian sovereign debt that is issued on or after the 

date that is 180 days after such date of enactment. 

(2) RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN DEBT DEFINED.—For purposes of this 

subsection, the term ‘‘Russian sovereign debt’’ means— 

(A) bonds issued by the Russian Central Bank, the Russian National Wealth Fund, the Russian Federal Treasury, 

or agents or affiliates of any such institution, with a maturity of more than 14 days; 

(B) new foreign exchange swap agreements with the 

Russian Central Bank, the Russian National Wealth Fund, 

or the Russian Federal Treasury, the duration of which 

agreement is longer than 14 days; and 

(C) any other financial instrument, the duration or maturity of which is more than 14 days, that the President 

determines represents the sovereign debt of Russia. 

(3) REQUIREMENT TO PROMPTLY PUBLISH GUIDANCE.—The 

President shall concurrently publish guidance on the implementation of the regulations issued pursuant to paragraph (1). 

(b) DETERMINATION OF RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN ELECTIONS FOR

FEDERAL OFFICE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after an election for 

Federal office, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the National Security Agency, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall— 

(A) determine whether or not the Government of Russia, 

or any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of that 

government, knowingly engaged in interference in the election; and 

(B) submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

and leadership a report on that determination, including 

an identification of the government or person that interfered in the election if the Director determines that interference did occur. 

(2) ADDITIONAL REPORTING.—If the Director of National Intelligence determines and reports under paragraph (1) that 

neither the Government of Russia nor any person acting as an 

agent of or on behalf of that government knowingly engaged in 

interference in an election for Federal office, and the Director 

subsequently determines that such government, or such a person, did engage in such interference, the Director shall submit 

to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a 

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report on the subsequent determination not later than 30 days 

after making that determination. 

(3) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by paragraph (1) 

or (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 

a classified annex. 

(c) LIFTING THE PROHIBITION ON TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO

NEW RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN DEBT.—The President shall immediately 

suspend the prohibition on transactions relating to Russian sovereign debt required under subsection (a) if, no later than 90 days 

after the date on which a report required under subsection (b) is 

submitted to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership and no later than 120 days after the most recent election for 

Federal office, whichever is sooner— 

(1) the Director of National Intelligence has in its report required under subsection (b) affirmatively determined that neither the Government of Russia, nor any person acting as an 

agent of or on behalf of that government, has knowingly engaged in interference in the most recent election for Federal office; and 

(2) Congress has passed a joint resolution certifying the determination of the Director of National Intelligence. 

(d) REIMPOSING THE PROHIBITION ON TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO

NEW RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN DEBT.—The President shall immediately 

reimpose the prohibition on transactions relating to Russian sovereign debt required under subsection (a) if, after 90 days following 

the date on which a report required under subsection (b) is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership 

or 120 days following the most recent election for Federal office, 

whichever is sooner— 

(1) the Director of National Intelligence, in the report required under subsection (b), has not affirmatively determined 

that neither the Government of Russia, nor any person acting 

as an agent of or on behalf of that government, has knowingly 

engaged in interference in the most recent election for Federal 

office; or 

(2) Congress has failed to pass a joint resolution certifying 

the determination of the Director of National Intelligence in its 

report required under subsection (b) that neither the Government of Russia, nor any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of that government, has knowingly engaged in interference 

in the most recent Federal election. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 

on Finance, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 

Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate; 

and 

(B) the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Ways and Means, 

the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 

Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives. 

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(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES AND LEADERSHIP.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees and 

leadership’’ means— 

(A) the appropriate congressional committees; 

(B) the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate; and 

(C) the Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority 

leader of the House of Representatives. 

(3) ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.—The term ‘‘elections for 

Federal office’’ has the meaning given such term in the Federal 

Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), except that such term does not include a special election. 

(4) INTERFERENCE IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.—The 

term ‘‘interference’’, with respect to an election for Federal office: 

(A) Means any of the following actions of the government 

of a foreign country, or any person acting as an agent of 

or on behalf of such a government, undertaken with the intent to influence the election: 

(i) Obtaining unauthorized access to election and 

campaign infrastructure or related systems or data 

and releasing such data or modifying such infrastructure, systems, or data. 

(ii) Blocking or degrading otherwise legitimate and 

authorized access to election and campaign infrastructure or related systems or data. 

(iii) Contributions or expenditures for advertising, 

including on the internet. 

(iv) Using social or traditional media to spread significant amounts of false information to individuals in 

the United States. 

(B) Does not include communications clearly attributable 

to news and media outlets which are publicly and explicitly either controlled or in large part funded by the government of a foreign country. 

(5) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result. 

(6) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an individual or entity. 

(7) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 

for permanent residence to the United States; or 

(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United 

States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity. 

21. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SHERMAN

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following: 

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SEC. l. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO TRANSFER DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES TO AZERBAIJAN. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for fiscal 

year 2020 may be used to transfer defense articles or services to 

Azerbaijan unless the President certifies to Congress that the 

transfer of such defense articles or services does not threaten civil 

aviation. 

22. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SHERMAN

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title XII, insert the following: 

SEC. 12ll. LIMITATION ON THE PRODUCTION OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION ASSESSMENT STATEMENTS. 

(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of State may not provide to the 

President, and the President may not submit to Congress, a Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement described in subsection a. 

of section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153) 

with respect to a proposed cooperation agreement with any country 

that has not signed and implemented an Additional Protocol with 

the International Atomic Energy Agency, other than a country with 

which, as of June 19, 2019, there is in effect a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement pursuant to such section 123. 

(b) WAIVER.—The limitation under subsection (a) shall be waived 

with respect to a particular country if— 

(1) the President submits to the appropriate congressional 

committees a request to enter into a proposed cooperation 

agreement with such country that includes a report describing 

the manner in which such agreement would advance the national security and defense interests of the United States and 

not contribute to the proliferation of nuclear weapons; and 

(2) there is enacted a joint resolution approving the waiver 

of such limitation with respect to such agreement. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; 

(2) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on 

Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and 

(3) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the 

Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on 

Intelligence of the Senate. 

23. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GABBARD

OF HAWAII OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 1268. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FROM THE SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND. 

Section 114(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

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‘‘(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), none of the funds made 

available from the Special Defense Acquisition Fund for any 

fiscal year may be made available to provide any assistance to 

Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates if such assistance 

could be used by either country to conduct or continue hostilities in Yemen.’’. 

24. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TED LIEU

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title XII, insert the following: 

SEC. ll. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF EMERGENCY AUTHORITIES 

FOR THE SALE OR TRANSFER OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND 

SERVICES TO SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UNITED ARAB 

EMIRATES. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 

made available by this or any other Act may be made available to 

process a commercial sale or foreign military sale, or to transfer, 

deliver, or facilitate the transfer or delivery, of any defense article 

or service to Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates pursuant 

to any certification of emergency circumstances submitted in accordance with section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

U.S.C. 2776(b)) with respect to such countries, including any such 

certification submitted to Congress before the date of the enactment of this section. 

25. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

MALINOWSKI OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

At the end of title XII, insert the following new subtitle: 

Subtitle I—Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability 

SEC. 1281. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT RELATING TO THE KILLING OF WASHINGTON POST COLUMNIST JAMAL KHASHOGGI. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report consisting 

of— 

(1) a determination and presentation of evidence with respect to the advance knowledge and role of any current or 

former official of the Government of Saudi Arabia or any current or former senior Saudi political figure over the directing, 

ordering, or tampering of evidence in the killing of Washington 

Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi; and 

(2) a list of foreign persons that the Director of National Intelligence has high confidence— 

(A) were responsible for, or complicit in, ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing an act or acts contributing 

to or causing the death of Jamal Khashoggi; 

(B) knowingly and materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or 

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goods or services in support of, an activity described in 

subparagraph (A); or 

(C) impeded the impartial investigation of the killing of 

Jamal Khashoggi, including through the tampering of evidence relating to the investigation. 

(b) FORM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 

be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

annex. 

(2) NAMES OF FOREIGN PERSONS LISTED.—The name of each 

foreign person listed in the report described in subsection (a)(2) 

shall be included in the unclassified portion of the report unless the Director of National Intelligence determines that such 

disclosure would undermine United States intelligence sources 

and methods or threaten the national security interests of the 

United States. 

(c) DEFINED.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and 

(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select 

Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

(2) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result. 

SEC. 1282. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN PERSONS THAT 

ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1281(a)(2). 

(a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—On and after the date that is 120 

days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the sanctions described in subsection (b) shall be imposed with respect to each foreign person listed in the report described in section 1281(a)(2). 

(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in this subsection 

are the following: 

(A) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS AND ADMISSION TO THE

UNITED STATES.— 

(i) Inadmissibility to the United States. 

(ii) Ineligibility to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States. 

(iii) Ineligibility to otherwise be admitted or paroled 

into the United States or to receive any other benefit 

under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

1101 et seq.). 

(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 

(i) Revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued. 

(ii) A revocation under clause (i) shall— 

(I) take effect immediately; and 

(II) automatically cancel any other valid visa or 

entry documentation that is in the foreign person’s possession. 

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(2) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL OBLIGA- TIONS.—Sanctions under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a foreign person if admitting or paroling the person 

into the United States is necessary to permit the United States 

to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of 

the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and 

entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international 

obligations. 

(3) WAIVER IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY.—The 

President may waive the application of this section with respect to a foreign person who is A-1 visa eligible and who is 

present in or seeking admission into the United States for purposes of official business if the President determines and transmits to the appropriate congressional committees written notice and justification not later than 15 days before the granting 

of such waiver, that such a waiver is in the national security 

interests of the United States. 

(c) SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may suspend in whole or in 

part the imposition of sanctions otherwise required under this 

section for periods not to exceed 180 days if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the following criteria have been met in Saudi Arabia: 

(A) The Government of Saudi Arabia has released any 

individual who is a journalist, blogger, human rights defender, advocate for religious liberty, or civil society activist detained by the Government of Saudi Arabia. 

(B) The Government of Saudi Arabia is cooperating in 

outstanding criminal proceedings in the United States in 

which a Saudi citizen or national departed from the United 

States while the citizen or national was awaiting trial or 

sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United 

States. 

(C) The Government of Saudi Arabia is refraining from 

the obstruction of the free expression of opinion and restriction of individuals from engaging in public criticism of 

the political sphere. 

(D) The Government of Saudi Arabia has made 

verifiable commitments to cease the practice of harming 

citizens of Saudi Arabia conducting peaceful dissent, 

whether or not those citizens reside in Saudi Arabia, including enforced repatriation, disappearance, arrest, imprisonment, or harassment. 

(E) The Government of Saudi Arabia has taken 

verifiable steps to hold accountable Saudi violators of 

human rights, whether or not those violations took place 

in Saudi Arabia. 

(F) The Government of Saudi Arabia has taken 

verifiable steps to repeal any law or regulation that requires Saudi women to obtain approval from a male guardian in order to leave the country. 

(G) The Government of Saudi Arabia— 

(i) has made public the names of all individuals 

under prosecution for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi 

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and associated crimes and the details of the charges 

such individuals face; 

(ii) has made public the trial proceedings and all 

evidence against the accused; 

(iii) has invited international, independent experts 

to monitor the trials; 

(iv) has made public details of efforts to establish 

the location of Mr. Khashoggi’s remains and associated 

findings and returned his body to his family; and 

(v) has made public the rationale for why ten of the 

individuals initially detained were later released without charge. 

(H) The Government of Saudi Arabia has disbanded any 

units of its intelligence or security apparatus dedicated to 

the forced repatriation of dissidents in other countries. 

(I) The Government of Saudi Arabia is cooperating with 

efforts to investigate the murder of Jamal Khashoggi being 

conducted by law enforcement authorities in the United 

States and Turkey, or by the United Nations. 

(2) REPORT.—Accompanying the certification described in 

paragraph (1), the President shall submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees a report that contains a detailed description of Saudi Arabia’s adherence to the criteria described 

in the certification. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms ‘‘admitted’’ and ‘‘alien’’ 

have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). 

(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and 

(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 

on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 

of the Senate. 

(3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign person’’ has the 

meaning given such term in section 595.304 of title 31, Code 

of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date 

of the enactment of this Act), except that such term does not 

include an entity (as such term is described in such section). 

(4) FOREIGN PERSON WHO IS A-1 VISA ELIGIBLE.—The term 

‘‘foreign person who is A-1 visa eligible’’ means an alien described in section 101(a)(15)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(A)(i)). 

(5) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 

for permanent residence to the United States; or 

(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United 

States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity. 

SEC. 1283. REPORT ON SAUDI ARABIA’S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD. 

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tion 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

2304(c)), shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

a report in writing that— 

(1) includes the information required under paragraph (1) of 

such section 502B(c) with respect to Saudi Arabia; 

(2) describes the extent to which officials of the Government 

of Saudi Arabia, including members of the military or security 

services, are responsible for or complicit in gross violations of 

internationally recognized human rights, including violations 

of the human rights of journalists, bloggers, human rights defenders, and those who support women’s rights or religious 

freedom; 

(3) describes violations of human rights in Saudi Arabia by 

officials of the Government of Saudi Arabia, including against 

journalists, bloggers, human rights defenders, and civil society 

activists; 

(4) describes United States actions to address Saudi violations of human rights, including against journalists, bloggers, 

human rights defenders, and civil society activists, including 

demands for clemency review of these cases; 

(5) describes any intolerant content in educational materials 

published by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education that are 

used in schools both inside Saudi Arabia and at schools 

throughout the world; and 

(6) describes United States actions to encourage Saudi Arabia to retrieve and destroy materials with intolerant material 

and revise teacher manuals and retrain teachers to reflect 

changes in educational materials and promote tolerance. 

(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In the 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 

and 

(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

26. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KHANNA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title XII, insert the following: 

SEC. 12ll. PROHIBITION ON SUPPORT FOR MILITARY PARTICIPATION AGAINST THE HOUTHIS. 

(a) PROHIBITION RELATING TO SUPPORT.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 

may be made available to provide the following forms of United 

States support to Saudi-led coalition’s operations against the 

Houthis in Yemen: 

(1) Sharing intelligence for the purpose of enabling coalition 

strikes. 

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tion members flying warplanes engaged in anti-Houthi bombings. 

(b) PROHIBITION RELATING TO MILITARY PARTICIPATION.—None of 

the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available for any civilian or military 

personnel of the Department of Defense to command, coordinate, 

participate in the movement of, or accompany the regular or irregular military forces of the Saudi and United Arab Emirates-led coalition forces in hostilities against the Houthis in Yemen or in situations in which there exists an imminent threat that such coalition 

forces become engaged in such hostilities, unless and until the 

President has obtained specific statutory authorization, in accordance with section 8(a) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 

1547(a)). 

(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The prohibitions under this section 

may not be construed to apply with respect to United States Armed 

Forces engaged in operations directed at al Qaeda or associated 

forces. 

27. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CICILLINE

OF RHODE ISLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title XII, insert the following: 

SEC. 12ll. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF ARTICLES ON 

THE UNITED STATES MUNITIONS LIST TO CYPRUS. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the direct sale or transfer of arms by the United States 

to Cyprus would advance United States security interests in 

Europe by helping to reduce the dependence of the Government of Cyprus on other countries for defense-related materiel, 

including countries that pose challenges to United States interests around the world; and 

(2) it is in the interest of the United States— 

(A) to continue to support United Nations-facilitated efforts toward a comprehensive solution to the division of 

Cyprus; and 

(B) for the Republic of Cyprus to join NATO’s Partnership for Peace program. 

(b) MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION.—Section 620C(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2373(e)) is amended by adding at the end of the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply to 

any sale or other provision of any defense article or defense 

service to Cyprus if the end-user of such defense or defense 

service is Cyprus.’’. 

(c) EXCLUSION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS

FROM CERTAIN RELATED REGULATIONS.—Beginning on the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall not apply 

a policy of denial for exports, re-exports, or transfers of defense articles and defense services destined for or originating in the Republic of Cyprus if— 

(1) the request is made by or on behalf of Cyprus; and 

(2) the end-user of such defense articles or defense services 

is Cyprus. 

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(d) EXCEPTION.—This exclusion shall not apply to any denial 

based upon credible human rights concerns. 

(e) LIMITATIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF ARTICLES ON THE UNITED

STATES MUNITIONS LIST TO THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The policy of denial for exports, re-exports, 

or transfers of defense articles on the United States Munitions 

List to the Republic of Cyprus shall remain in place unless the 

President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees not less than annually that— 

(A) the Government of the Republic of Cyprus is continuing to cooperate with the United States Government in 

efforts to implement reforms on anti-money laundering 

regulations and financial regulatory oversight; and 

(B) the Government of the Republic of Cyprus has made 

and is continuing to take the steps necessary to deny Russian military vessels access to ports for refueling and servicing. 

(2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the limitations contained in this subsection for one fiscal year if the President determines that it is essential to the national security interests 

of the United States to do so. 

(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 

28. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ENGEL OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. RESTRICTION ON EMERGENCY AUTHORITY RELATING TO 

ARMS SALES UNDER THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT. 

Section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(j) RESTRICTION ON EMERGENCY AUTHORITY RELATING TO ARMS

SALES UNDER THIS ACT.—A determination of the President that an 

emergency exists which requires a proposed transfer of defense articles or defense services to be in the national security interest of 

the United States, thus waiving the congressional review requirements pursuant to section 3(d)(2) or subsection (b)(1), (c)(2), or 

(d)(2) of this section— 

‘‘(1) shall apply only if— 

‘‘(A) the President— 

‘‘(i) consults with the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

Foreign Relations of the Senate regarding the determination that an emergency exists not later than 

three days after the date on which the President 

issues the determination; and 

‘‘(ii) includes in the certification to be submitted to 

Congress with respect to the emergency— 

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‘‘(I) a determination and justification for each 

individual letter of offer, license, or approval for 

the defense articles or defense services; and 

‘‘(II) a specific and detailed description of how 

such waiver of the congressional review requirements directly responds to or addresses the circumstances of the emergency; 

‘‘(B) the delivery of the defense articles or defense services will take place not later than 90 days after the date 

on which the President issues the determination; and 

‘‘(C) the President submits the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the defense 

articles or defense services that were delivered, including 

the type of defense articles or defense services, not later 

than 30 days after the date of delivery; and 

‘‘(2) shall not apply in the case of a license or other authorization that includes manufacturing or co-production of the articles or services outside the United States if such manufacturing or co-production has not been previously licensed or authorized.’’. 

29. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ENGEL OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In subsection (b) of section 1087— 

(1) redesignate paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (9), 

(10), and (11), respectively; and 

(2) insert after paragraph (6) the following: 

(7) An analysis of reasons for any disparity between third 

party public estimates and official United States Government 

estimates of civilian casualties resulting from United States or 

joint operations, including with respect to each specific mission, strike, engagement, raid, or incident. 

(8) A comparison of a representative sample of pre-strike collateral damage estimates and confirmed civilian casualty incidents for the purposes of developing possible explanations for 

any gaps between the two and assessing how to reduce such 

gaps. 

In paragraph (10) of section 1087(b), as redesignated, add at the 

end before the period the following: ‘‘, including an analysis of the 

principal and secondary causes of civilian casualties in a suitably 

representative sample of air operations that includes both planned 

and dynamic strikes’’. 

In paragraph (1) of section 1087(d), insert ‘‘and the Committee on 

Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives’’ after ‘‘congressional defense 

committees’’. 

At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CIVILIAN CASUALTY MATTERS. 

(a) MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICY ON CIVILIAN

CASUALTY MATTERS.—Section 936 of the John S. McCain National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 

232; 10 U.S.C. 134 note) is amended— 

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(1) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in paragraph (3)— 

(i) by inserting ‘‘appropriate to the specific regional 

circumstances’’ after ‘‘publicly available means’’; and 

(ii) by inserting ‘‘or in-person’’ after ‘‘Internetbased’’; 

(B) in paragraph (5)— 

(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, including for 

acknowledging the status of any individuals killed or 

injured who were initially reported as lawful targets, 

but subsequently determined not to be lawful targets’’ 

after ‘‘operations’’; and 

(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

(I) by inserting ‘‘or other assistance’’ after ‘‘payments’’; and 

(II) by striking ‘‘necessary’’ and inserting ‘‘reasonable and culturally appropriate’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(D) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (10); 

and 

(E) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: 

‘‘(8) uniform processes and standards across the combatant 

commands for integrating civilian protection into operational 

planning, including assessments of the optimal staffing models 

for tracking, analyzing, and responding to civilian casualties in 

named military operations of various sizes and compositions, to 

include multinational coalition operations; 

‘‘(9) cultivating, developing, retaining, and disseminating lessons learned about the proximate cause or causes of civilian 

casualties, and practices developed to prevent, mitigate, or respond to such casualties; and’’; 

(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); 

(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: 

‘‘(c) COORDINATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The senior civilian official designated 

under subsection (a) shall develop and implement steps to increase coordination with the Chiefs of Mission and other appropriate positions in the Department of State in any country 

with respect to which the policy required pursuant to subsection (a) is relevant. 

‘‘(2) MATTERS FOR COORDINATION.—The coordination required 

by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

‘‘(A) The development of publicly available means, appropriate to the specific regional circumstances, including an 

internet-based or in-person mechanism, for submission to 

the United States Government of allegations of civilian 

casualties resulting from United States military operations. 

‘‘(B) The offering of reasonable and culturally appropriate ex gratia payments or other assistance to civilians 

who have been injured, or to the families of civilians killed, 

as a result of United States military operations.’’; 

(4) by inserting after subsection (d), as redesignated, the following: 

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‘‘(e) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the senior civilian official designated 

under subsection (a) shall brief the congressional defense committees and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on— 

‘‘(1) the updates made to the policy developed by the senior 

civilian official pursuant to this section; and 

‘‘(2) the efforts of the Department to implement such updates.’’. 

(b) MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES

IN CONNECTION WITH UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.—Section 1057 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2018 (Public Law 115–91) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’; 

and 

(2) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting the following: ‘‘and, when relevant, makes ex 

gratia payments or provides other assistance to the victims 

or their families, including— 

‘‘(A) whether interviews were conducted with witnesses 

and survivors of United States lethal actions, directly or 

through a third party or intermediary; 

‘‘(B) whether the investigation relied on public reports or 

other nongovernmental sources; and 

‘‘(C) the process, criteria, and methodology used to assess external allegations of civilian casualties, including 

the sources of such allegations.’’; 

(B) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end before the period the following: ‘‘, including any assistance and support, 

as appropriate, provided for civilians displaced by such operations’’; 

(C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (9); and 

(D) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: 

‘‘(6) A list of allegations where the Department could confirm 

United States military activity but could not confirm civilian 

casualties due to lack of evidence, and any steps taken to further corroborate the allegations. 

‘‘(7) A list?of allegations that the Department could not fully 

assess in a Civilian Casualty Assessment Review (CCAR) due 

to lack of information and any steps taken to obtain additional 

information needed to conduct a CCAR. 

‘‘(8) A description of the specific criteria the Department employed during the CCAR to determine that a civilian casualty 

is more likely than not to have occurred.’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 

‘‘(1) the congressional defense committees; and 

‘‘(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.’’. 

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30. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ENGEL OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title XII, add the following new subtitle: 

Subtitle ll—MATTERS RELATING TO BURMA

SEC. 1281. LIMITATION ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND SECURITY COOPERATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this subtitle and 

ending on the date described in subsection (c), the United States 

may not provide any security assistance or engage in any security 

cooperation with any of the military or security forces of Burma. 

(b) EXCEPTIONS; WAIVER.— 

(1) EXCEPTIONS.— 

(A) CERTAIN EXISTING AUTHORITIES.—Notwithstanding 

subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall retain the 

authority granted by section 1253 of the Carl Levin and 

Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note). The limitation in subsection (a) of this section may not be construed 

to limit the authority to provide the Government of Burma 

with assistance necessary to make available the activities 

described in subsection (a) of such section 1253. 

(B) HOSPITALITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 

Secretary of State and the United States Agency for International Development may provide assistance authorized 

under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) to provide hospitality during research, 

dialogues, meetings, or other activities by the parties attending the Union Peace Conference 21st Century 

Panglong or related processes seeking inclusive, sustainable reconciliation. 

(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, with respect to security 

assistance, and the Secretary of State in consultation with the 

Secretary of Defense, with respect to security cooperation programs and activities of the Department of Defense, may waive 

on a case-by-case basis the limitation under subsection (a) if 

the Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 30 days before such waiver enters into effect— 

(A) a list of the activities and participants to which such 

waiver would apply; 

(B) a certification, including a justification, that the 

waiver is in the national security interest of the United 

States; and 

(C) a certification that none of the participants included 

in the list described in subparagraph (A) have committed 

any of the acts described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 1282(b)(1) or committed any other gross violation of 

human rights, as such term is defined for purposes of section 362 of title 10, United States Code. 

(c) CERTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS.—The date described in this subsection is the earlier of the date that is 8 years 

after the date of the enactment of this subtitle or the date on which 

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the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional 

committees the following: 

(1) The military and security forces of Burma— 

(A) have demonstrated significant progress in abiding by 

international human rights standards and are undertaking 

meaningful security sector reform, including reforms that 

enhance transparency and accountability, to prevent future abuses; 

(B) adhere to international humanitarian law; 

(C) pledge to stop future human rights abuses; 

(D) support efforts to carry out comprehensive independent investigations of alleged abuses; 

(E) are taking steps to hold accountable any members of 

such forces determined to be responsible for human rights 

abuses; and 

(F) cease their attacks against ethnic minority groups 

and participate in the conclusion of a nationwide cease-fire 

agreement, political accommodation, and constitutional 

change, including the provision of citizenship to the 

Rohingya. 

(2) The Government of Burma, including the military and security forces— 

(A) allows full humanitarian access to communities in 

areas affected by conflict, including Rohingya communities 

in Rakhine State; 

(B) cooperates with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and organizations affiliated with the 

United Nations to ensure the protection of displaced persons and the safe, voluntary, sustainable, and dignified return of refugees and internally displaced persons; 

(C) defines a transparent plan that includes— 

(i) a timeline for professionalizing the military and 

security forces; and 

(ii) a process by which the military withdraws from 

ownership or control of private-sector business enterprises and ceases involvement in the illegal trade in 

natural resources and narcotics; and 

(D) establishes civilian control over the finances and assets of its military and security forces, including that military expenditures are subject to civilian oversight. 

(d) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this subtitle, and annually thereafter, the 

Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall submit 

to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 

strategy and plans for military-to-military engagement between the United States Armed Forces and the military and 

security forces of Burma. 

(2) ELEMENTS REQUIRED.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

(A) A description and assessment of the Government of 

Burma’s strategy for security sector reform, including any 

plans to withdraw the military from owning or controlling 

private-sector business entities and end involvement in the 

illegal trade in jade and other natural resources, reforms 

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to end corruption and illicit drug trafficking, and constitutional reforms to ensure civilian control. 

(B) A list of ongoing military activities conducted by the 

United States Government with the Government of 

Burma, and a description of the United States strategy for 

future military-to-military engagements between the 

United States and Burma’s military and security forces. 

(C) An assessment of the progress of the military and security forces of Burma towards developing a framework to 

implement human right reforms, including— 

(i) cooperation with civilian authorities and independent international investigations to investigate and 

prosecute cases of human rights abuses; 

(ii) steps taken to demonstrate respect for and implementation of the laws of war; and 

(iii) a description of the elements of the military-tomilitary engagement between the United States and 

Burma that promote such implementation. 

(D) An assessment of progress on the peaceful settlement of armed conflicts between the Government of Burma 

and ethnic minority groups, including actions taken by the 

military of Burma to adhere to cease-fire agreements, 

allow for safe, voluntary, sustainable, and dignified returns of displaced persons to their homes, and withdraw 

forces from conflict zones. 

(E) An assessment of the manner and extent to which 

the Burmese military recruits and uses children as soldiers. 

(F) An assessment of the Burmese’s military’s use of violence against women, sexual violence, or other genderbased violence as a tool of terror, war, or ethnic cleansing. 

(e) FORM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The certification described in subsection (c) 

and the report required by subsection (d) shall be submitted in 

unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 

(2) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in subsection 

(c) shall be accompanied by a written justification in unclassified form, that may contain a classified annex, describing the 

Burmese military’s efforts to implement reforms, end impunity 

for human rights abuses, and increase transparency and accountability. 

SEC. 1282. IMPOSITION OF EXISTING AND ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS 

FOR THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BURMA. 

(a) SANCTIONS PURSUANT TO EXISTING AUTHORITIES.—The President shall impose sanctions— 

(1) against officials in Burma, including Commander in Chief 

of the Armed Forces of Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing, under the 

Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 

2656 note); and 

(2) against military-owned enterprises, including the 

Myanmar Economic Corporation and Union of Myanmar Economic Holding, under the Burmese Freedom and Democracy 

Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), the Tom Lantos Block Burmese 

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JADE (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008 (50 U.S.C. 

1701 note), and other relevant statutory authorities. 

(b) ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS.—For the 8-year period beginning on 

the date that is 270 days after the date of the enactment of this 

subtitle, the President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (c) with respect to each foreign person that the President 

determines, based on credible evidence— 

(1) is a current or former senior official of the military or security forces of Burma who— 

(A) knowingly perpetrated, ordered, or otherwise directed serious human rights abuses in Burma; or 

(B) has taken significant steps to impede investigations 

or prosecutions of alleged serious human rights abuses, including against the Rohingya community in Rakhine State; 

(2) is an entity owned or controlled by any person described 

in paragraph (1); 

(3) is an entity, such as the Myanmar Economic Cooperation 

or the Myanmar Economic Holding Corporation, that is owned 

or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the military or security 

forces of Burma, including through collective or cooperative 

structures, from which one or more persons described in paragraph (1) derive significant revenue or financial benefit; or 

(4) has knowingly— 

(A) provided significant financial, material, or technological support— 

(i) to a foreign person described in paragraph (1) in 

furtherance of any of the acts described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of such paragraph; or 

(ii) to any entity owned or controlled by such person 

or an immediate family member of such person; or 

(B) received significant financial, material, or technological support from a foreign person described in paragraph (1) or an entity owned or controlled by such person 

or an immediate family member of such person. 

(c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED; EXCEPTIONS.— (1) SANCTIONS.—The sanctions described in this subsection 

are the following: 

(A) ASSET BLOCKING.—Notwithstanding the requirements of section 202 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701), the exercise of all powers granted to the President by such Act to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property 

and interests in property of a foreign person the President 

determines meets one or more of the criteria described in 

subsection (b) if such property and interests in property 

are in the United States, come within the United States, 

or are or come within the possession or control of a United 

States person. 

(B) INELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION.—In the case of a foreign person who is an individual, such person shall be— 

(i) inadmissible to the United States; 

(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and 

(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled 

into the United States or to receive any other benefit 

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under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

1101 et seq.). 

(C) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 

(i) The issuing consular officer or the Secretary of 

State, (or a designee of the Secretary of State) shall, 

in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), revoke any visa 

or other entry documentation issued to a foreign person who is an individual regardless of when the visa 

or other entry documentation is issued. 

(ii) A revocation under clause (i) shall take effect immediately and automatically cancel any other valid 

visa or entry documentation that is in the person’s 

possession. 

(D) APPLICABILITY TO FOREIGN ENTITIES AND FOREIGN

GOVERNMENTS.—Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of this section 

shall also apply with respect to aliens who are officials of, 

agents or instrumentalities of, working or acting on behalf 

of, or otherwise associated with, a foreign entity or foreign 

government that is a foreign person subject to the imposition of sanctions under subsection (b), if such aliens are 

determined by the Secretary of State to have knowingly 

authorized, conspired to commit, been responsible for, engaged in, or otherwise assisted or facilitated the actions 

described in such subsection. 

(2) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT.—Sanctions under this section shall not 

apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien 

into the United States is necessary to permit the United States 

to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of 

the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and 

entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international 

obligations. 

(d) PENALTIES.—Any person that violates, attempts to violate, 

conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this section or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out subsection (c) shall be 

subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. 

(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise all authorities 

provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out 

this section and shall issue such regulations, licenses, and orders 

as are necessary to carry out this section. 

(f) WAIVER.—The President may annually waive the application 

of sanctions imposed on a foreign person pursuant to subsection (b) 

if the President— 

(1) determines that a waiver with respect to such foreign 

person is in the national interest of the United States; and 

(2) not later than the date on which such waiver will take 

effect, submits to the following committees notice of and justification for such waiver: 

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(A) The Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

Appropriations, and the Committee on Financial Services 

of the House of Representatives. 

(B) The Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 

on Appropriations, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 

(g) EXCEPTION RELATING TO THE IMPORTATION OF GOODS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this subtitle shall not include 

the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. 

(2) GOOD DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘good’’ 

means any article, natural or man-made substance, material, 

supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test 

equipment, and excluding technical data. 

(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

(1) ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms ‘‘admitted’’ and ‘‘alien’’ 

have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1001). 

(2) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign person’’ means a 

person that is not a United States person. 

(3) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ means, with respect 

to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person 

has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, 

the circumstance, or the result. 

(4) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

(A) a United States citizen, an alien lawfully admitted 

for permanent residence to the United States, or any other 

individual subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; 

or 

(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United 

States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such entity. 

SEC. 1283. GUIDANCE RELATING TO THE MINING SECTOR OF BURMA. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) In 2015, the nongovernmental organization Global Witness estimated that the value of total production of jade in 

Burma in 2014 was $31,000,000,000, almost 48 percent of the 

official gross domestic product of Burma. As much as 80 percent of that jade sold is smuggled out of Burma. 

(2) Burma’s military and associated entities, including companies owned or controlled by Myanmar Economic Corporation 

and Myanmar Economic Holding Limited, their affiliated companies, and companies owned or controlled by current and 

former senior military officers or their family members, are 

linked to the mining sector, including the gemstone industry, 

and benefit financially from widespread illegal smuggling of 

jade and rubies from Burma. 

(3) Illegal trafficking in precious and semiprecious stones 

from Burma, including the trade in high-value jade and rubies, 

deprives the people of Burma and the civilian government of 

critical revenue and instead benefits military-linked entities, 

non-state armed groups, and transnational organized criminal 

networks. 

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(4) In 2016, the Government of Burma began to take steps 

to reform aspects of the mining sector, but the Gemstone Law 

adopted in January 2019 does not adequately address corruption and tax avoidance, conflicts of interest, or the factors fueling conflict in Kachin State and other gemstone mining areas. 

(5) The lifting in October 2016 of United States sanctions on 

the importation of jade and jadeite and rubies from Burma allowed such gemstones to legally enter the United States market, but some retailers have refrained from sourcing gemstones 

of Burmese origin due to governance and reputational concerns. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) notwithstanding Burma’s ‘‘Trafficking in Persons’’ ranking, the President should continue to provide assistance to 

Burma, pursuant to the waiver authority under section 

110(d)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

U.S.C. 7107(d)(4)), in order to re-engage with the Government 

of Burma with respect to the mining sector and should make 

available technical, capacity-building and other assistance 

through the Department of State or the United States Agency 

for International Development to support the Government of 

Burma in efforts to reform the gemstone industry; and 

(2) companies that seek to import to the United States 

gemstones or minerals that may be of Burmese origin or articles of jewelry containing such gemstones should— 

(A) obtain such materials exclusively from entities that 

satisfy the transparency criteria described in subsection 

(d)(2) or from third parties that can demonstrate that they 

sourced the materials from entities that meet such criteria; 

and 

(B) undertake robust due diligence procedures in line 

with the ‘‘Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct’’ and ‘‘Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and 

High-Risk Areas’’ promulgated by the Organization for 

Economic Cooperation and Development. 

(c) LIST OF PARTICIPATING WHITE-LIST ENTITIES.—Not later than 

120 days after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, and annually thereafter until the date described in subsection (e), the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, and publish on a publicly available website, a list of each 

entity described in subsection (d)(1) that— 

(1) participates in Burma’s mining sector; 

(2) publicly discloses beneficial ownership, as such term is 

defined for purposes of the Myanmar Extractive Industry 

Transparency Initiative (‘‘Myanmar EITI’’); 

(3) is not owned or controlled, either directly or indirectly, by 

the Burmese military or security forces, any current or former 

senior Burmese military officer, or any person sanctioned by 

the United States pursuant to any relevant sanctions authority; and 

(4) is making significant progress toward meeting the criteria described in subsection (d)(2). 

(d) ENTITIES AND CRITERIA DESCRIBED.— 

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(1) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—The entities described in this subsection are the following: 

(A) Entities that produce or process precious and 

semiprecious gemstones. 

(B) Entities that sell or export precious and semiprecious 

gemstones from Burma or articles of jewelry containing 

such gemstones. 

(2) CRITERIA DESCRIBED.—The criteria described in this subsection are the following: 

(A) The entity publicly discloses any politically exposed 

persons, officers, directors or beneficial owners, as defined 

under the Myanmar EITI. 

(B) The entity publicly discloses valid authorization, license, or permit to produce, process, sell, or export minerals or gemstones, as applicable. 

(C) The entity publicly discloses payments to the Government of Burma, including tax and non-tax, license, or 

royalty payments, and other payments or contract terms 

as may be required under Myanmar EITI standards. 

(D) The entity undertakes due diligence, in line with the 

OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply 

Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk 

Areas, including public reporting. 

(e) PERIODIC UPDATING.—The Secretary shall periodically update 

the publicly available version of the list described in subsection (c) 

as appropriate. 

(f) GUIDANCE AND WHITE-LIST ENTITIES.—The Secretary shall 

issue guidance for entities in the United States private sector with 

respect to the best practices for supply-chain due diligence that are 

applicable to importation of gemstones or minerals that may be of 

Burmese origin or articles of jewelry containing such gemstones, including with respect to transactions with entities approved for inclusion in the list published pursuant subsection (c), in order to 

mitigate potential risks and legal liabilities associated with the importation of such items. 

(g) TERMINATION.—The date described in this section is the date 

on which the President certifies to the appropriate congressional 

committees that the Government of Burma has taken substantial 

measures to reform the mining sector in Burma, including the following: 

(1) Require the mandatory disclosure of payments, permit 

and license allocations, project revenues, contracts, and beneficial ownership, including the identification any politically exposed persons who are beneficial owners, consistent with the 

approach agreed under the Myanmar EITI and with due regard for civil society participation. 

(2) Separate the commercial, regulatory, and revenue collection responsibilities within the Myanmar Gems Enterprise and 

other key state-owned enterprises to remove existing conflicts 

of interest. 

(3) Monitor and undertake enforcement actions, as warranted, to ensure that entities— 

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ronmental conservation law, and other applicable laws and 

regulations; and 

(B) uphold occupational health and safety standards and 

codes of conduct that are aligned with the core labor 

standards of the International Labour Organisation and 

with domestic law. 

(4) Address the transparent and fair distribution of benefits 

from natural resources, including through local benefit-sharing. 

(5) Reform the process for valuation of gemstones at the 

mine-site, including developing an independent valuation system to prevent undervaluation and tax evasion. 

(6) Require companies bidding for jade and ruby mining, finishing, or export permits to be independently audited upon the 

request of the Government of Burma and making the results 

of all such audits public. 

(7) Establish credible and transparent procedures for permit 

allocations that are independent from external influence, including scrutiny of applicants that prevents unscrupulous entities from gaining access to concessions or the right to trade in 

minerals or gemstones. 

(8) Establish effective oversight of state-owned enterprises 

operating in such sector, including through parliamentary 

oversight or requirements for independent financial auditing. 

SEC. 1284. REPORT AND DETERMINATION ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR 

WAR CRIMES, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, AND GENOCIDE IN BURMA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 

appropriate congressional committees a report that— 

(1) summarizes credible reports of serious human rights violations, including war crimes, committed against the Rohingya 

or other ethnic minorities in Burma between 2012 and the date 

of the submission of the report; 

(2) describes any potential transitional justice mechanisms in 

Burma; 

(3) provides an analysis of whether the serious human rights 

violations summarized pursuant to paragraph (1) amount to 

war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide; and 

(4) includes a determination of the Secretary whether— 

(A) the events that took place in the state of Rakhine in 

Burma, starting on August 25, 2017, constitute war 

crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide; or 

(B) the situation faced by the Rohingya in Rakhine 

State, between 2012 and the date of the submission of the 

report, amounts to or has amounted to the crime of apartheid. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall also 

include each of the following: 

(1) A description of— 

(A) each incident for which there is credible evidence 

that the incident may constitute war crimes, crimes 

against humanity, or genocide committed by the Burmese 

military or security forces against the Rohingya and other 

ethnic minorities, including the identities of any other actors involved in such incident; 

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(B) the role of the civilian government in the commission 

of any such incidents; 

(C) each incident for which there is credible evidence 

that the incident may constitute war crime, crimes against 

humanity, or genocide committed by violent extremist 

groups in Burma; 

(D) each attack on health workers, health facilities, 

health transport, or patients and, to the extent possible, 

the identities of any individuals who engaged in or organized such incidents in Burma; and 

(E) to the extent possible, a description of the conventional and unconventional weapons used for any such 

crimes and the sources of such weapons. 

(2) A description and assessment, in consultation with the 

Administrator of the United States Agency for International 

Development, the Attorney General, and other heads of any 

other appropriate Federal departments or agencies, of the effectiveness of any programs that the United States has already 

undertaken to ensure accountability for war crimes, crimes 

against humanity, and genocide perpetrated against the 

Rohingya by the military and security forces of Burma, the 

Rakhine State government, pro-government militias, and all 

other armed groups operating fighting in Rakhine, including 

programs to— 

(A) train civilian investigators within and outside of 

Burma and Bangladesh on how to document, investigate, 

develop findings of, identify, and locate alleged perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide 

in Burma; 

(B) promote and prepare for a transitional justice process or processes for the perpetrators of war crimes, crimes 

against humanity, and genocide occurring in the State of 

Rakhine in 2017; and 

(C) document, collect, preserve, and protect evidence of 

war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in 

Burma, including by providing support for Burmese, 

Bangladeshi, foreign, and international nongovernmental 

organizations, the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 

investigative team, and other entities engaged in such investigative activities. 

(3) A detailed study of the feasibility and desirability of potential transitional justice mechanisms for Burma, such as an 

international tribunal, a hybrid tribunal, or other international 

options, that includes— 

(A) a discussion of the use of universal jurisdiction or of 

legal cases brought against the country of Burma by other 

sovereign countries at the International Court of Justice to 

address war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide perpetrated in Burma; 

(B) recommendations on which transitional justice mechanisms the United States should support, why such mechanisms should be supported, and what type of support 

should be offered; and 

(C) close consultation regarding transitional justice 

mechanisms with Rohingya representatives and those of 

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other ethnic minorities who have suffered grave human 

rights abuses. 

(c) PROTECTION OF WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE.—The Secretary of 

State shall ensure that the identification of witnesses and physical 

evidence for purposes of the report required by subsection (a) are 

not publicly disclosed in a manner that might place such persons 

at risk of harm or encourage the destruction of such evidence by 

the military or Government of Burma. 

(d) CRIME OF APARTHEID.—In this section, the term ‘‘crime of 

apartheid’’ means inhumane acts that— 

(1) are of a character similar to the acts referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of section 1285(2); 

(2) are committed in the context of an institutionalized regime of systematic oppression and domination by one racial 

group over any other racial group; and 

(3) are committed with the intention of maintaining such regime. 

(e) AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 

Secretary of State is authorized to provide assistance to support appropriate civilian or international entities that are undertaking the 

efforts described in subsection (f) with respect to war crimes, 

crimes against humanity, and genocide perpetrated by the military 

and security forces of Burma, the Rakhine State government, progovernment militias, or any other armed groups fighting in 

Rakhine State. 

(f) EFFORTS AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.—The efforts described in this subsection are the following: 

(1) Identifying suspected perpetrators of war crimes, crimes 

against humanity, and genocide. 

(2) Collecting, documenting, and protecting evidence of such 

crimes and preserve the chain of custody for such evidence. 

(3) Conducting criminal investigations. 

(4) Supporting investigations conducted by other countries, 

as appropriate. 

(g) AUTHORIZATION FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE MECHANISMS.— The Secretary of State, taking into account any relevant findings 

in the report required by subsection (a), is authorized to provide 

support for the creation and operation of transitional justice mechanisms, including a potential hybrid tribunal, to prosecute individuals suspected of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, 

or genocide in Burma. 

SEC. 1285. DEFINITIONS. 

In this subtitle: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; 

and 

(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 

(2) CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.—The term ‘‘crimes against 

humanity’’ includes, when committed as part of a widespread 

or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, 

with knowledge of the attack— 

(A) murder; 

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(B) deportation or forcible transfer of population; 

(C) torture; 

(D) extermination; 

(E) enslavement; 

(F) rape, sexual slavery, or any other form of sexual violence of comparable severity; 

(G) persecution against any identifiable group or collectivity on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious, gender, or other grounds that are universally recognized as impermissible under international law; and 

(H) enforced disappearance of persons. 

(3) GENOCIDE.—The term ‘‘genocide’’ means any offense described in section 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code. 

(4) TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE.—The term ‘‘transitional justice’’ 

means the range of judicial, nonjudicial, formal, informal, retributive, and restorative measures employed by countries 

transitioning out of armed conflict or repressive regimes to redress legacies of atrocities and to promote long-term, sustainable peace. 

(5) WAR CRIME.—The term ‘‘war crime’’ has the meaning 

given the term in section 2441(c) of title 18, United States 

Code. 

31. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ENGEL OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in subtitle D of title XII, insert the following: 

SEC. 12ll. REPORTS RELATING TO THE NEW START TREATY. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

United States should seek to extend the New START Treaty, from 

its initial termination date in February 2021 to February 2026, as 

provided for under Article XIV of the Treaty, unless— 

(1) the President determines and informs the appropriate 

congressional committees that Russia is in material breach of 

the Treaty; or 

(2) the Treaty is superseded by a new arms control agreement that provides equal or greater constraints, transparency, 

and verification measures with regard to Russia’s nuclear 

forces. 

(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO WITHDRAW FROM THE NEW

START TREATY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 

of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 

made available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020 

may be used to take any action to withdraw the United States from 

the New START Treaty, unless the President determines and so informs the appropriate congressional committees that Russia is in 

material breach of the Treaty. 

(c) ASSESSMENTS FROM DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.— (1) RELATING TO EXPIRATION OF NEW START TREATY.—Not 

later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an intelligence assessment 

based on all sources of the national security and intelligence 

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implications of the expiration of the New START Treaty without the United States and Russia having entered into a new 

arms control agreement that provides equal or greater constraints, transparency, and verification measures with regard 

to Russia’s nuclear forces. The assessment shall be submitted 

in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex, 

and shall include the following elements: 

(A) A description of the size and posture of Russia’s nuclear forces, including strategic nuclear warheads and strategic delivery vehicles, as well as predicted force levels 

through February 2026 under each of the following potential scenarios: 

(i) The Treaty expires in February 2026 without 

such a replacement agreement. 

(ii) The Treaty is extended until February 2026. 

(B) A description of Russia’s likely response to an expiration of the New START Treaty, including potential 

changes to Russia’s nuclear forces, conventional forces, as 

well as Russia’s willingness to negotiate an arms control 

agreement on Russian non-strategic or tactical nuclear 

weapons, short-and-intermediate-range delivery systems, 

(including dual-capable and nuclear-only), and new strategic delivery systems (such as the kinds announced by 

President Putin on March 1, 2018) in the future. 

(C) An assessment of the strategic impact on United 

States and Russian strategic nuclear forces if the Treaty is 

not extended and such an agreement is not concluded, including the likelihood that Russia pursues new strategic 

offensive arms research and development programs. 

(D) An assessment of the potential quantity of Russia’s 

new strategic delivery systems (such as the kinds announced by President Putin on March 1, 2018) between 

2021 and 2026, and the impact to strategic stability between Russia and the United States as related to Russia’s 

existing strategic forces. 

(E) An assessment of the impact on United States allies 

if the limitations on Russia’s nuclear forces are dissolved 

if the Treaty is not extended and such an agreement is not 

concluded. 

(F) A description of the verification and transparency 

benefits of the Treaty and a description of the Treaty’s impact on the United States’ understanding of Russia’s military and nuclear forces. 

(G) An assessment of how the United States’ confidence 

in its understanding of Russia’s strategic nuclear arsenal 

and future nuclear force levels would be impacted if the 

Treaty is not extended and such an agreement is not concluded. 

(H) An assessment of what actions would be necessary 

for the United States to remediate the loss of the Treaty’s 

verification and transparency benefits if the Treaty is not 

extended and such an agreement is not concluded, and an 

estimate of the remedial resources required to ensure no 

concomitant loss of understanding of Russia’s military and 

nuclear forces. 

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(2) RELATING TO RUSSIA’S WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE IN NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL NEGOTIATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an intelligence assessment based on all 

sources of Russia’s willingness to engage in nuclear arms control negotiations and Russia’s priorities in these negotiations. 

The assessment shall be submitted in an unclassified form but 

may contain a classified annex, and shall include the following 

elements: 

(A) An assessment of Russia’s willingness to extend the 

New START Treaty and its likely negotiating position to 

discuss such an extension with the United States. 

(B) An assessment of Russia’s interest in negotiating a 

broader arms control agreement that would include nuclear weapons systems not accountable under the New 

START Treaty, including non-strategic nuclear weapons. 

(C) An assessment of what concessions Russia would 

likely seek from the United States during such negotiations, including what additional United States’ military capabilities Russia would seek to limit, in any broader arms 

control negotiation. 

(d) REPORTS AND BRIEFING FROM SECRETARY OF STATE.— 

(1) RELATING TO NATO, NATO MEMBER COUNTRIES, AND OTHER

UNITED STATES ALLIES.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report, 

which shall be in an unclassified form but may contain a classified annex, and provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— 

(A) an assessment of the likely reactions of the North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), NATO member 

countries, and other United States allies to a United 

States decision not to extend the New START Treaty or 

enter into a new agreement with Russia to replace the 

Treaty that provides equal or greater constraints, transparency, and verification measures with regard to Russia’s 

nuclear forces; and 

(B) a description of the consultations undertaken with 

such allies in which the New START Treaty was raised, 

and the level of allied interest in, recommendations on, or 

concerns raised with respect to discussions between the 

United States and Russia relating to the Treaty and other 

related matters. 

(2) RELATING TO ONGOING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW

START TREATY.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the 

New START Treaty is extended or expires, the Secretary of 

State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report, which shall be in an unclassified form but may 

contain a classified annex, to the appropriate congressional 

committees with an assessment of the following elements: 

(A) Whether the Russian Federation remains in compliance with its obligations under the New START Treaty. 

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(B) Whether implementation of the New START Treaty 

remains in the national security interest of the United 

States. 

(3) RELATING TO OTHER MATTERS.—Not later than 90 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 

thereafter until the New START Treaty is extended or expires, 

the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 

Defense, shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees that includes the following elements: 

(A) A description of any discussions with Russia on the 

Treaty or on a broader, multilateral arms control treaty 

with Russia and other countries on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms, and discussions addressing the disparity between the non-strategic nuclear weapons stockpiles of Russia and of the United States, at the 

Assistant Secretary level, Ambassadorial level, or higher. 

(B) The dates, locations, discussion topics, agenda, outcomes, and Russian interlocutors involved in those discussions. 

(C) An identification of the United States Government 

departments and agencies involved in the discussions. 

(D) The types of systems, both nuclear and nonnuclear, 

discussed by either side in such discussions as the potential subjects of an agreement. 

(E) Whether an offer of extension of the Treaty for any 

length of time, or to negotiate a new agreement, has been 

offered by either side. 

(e) REPORT AND BRIEFING FROM SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—Not 

later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy 

and the Secretary of State, shall submit a report, which shall be 

in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex, and provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— 

(1) an assessment of the impact on the United States nuclear 

arsenal and posture of the expiration of the New START Treaty without the United States and Russia having entered into 

a new agreement with Russia to replace the Treaty that provides equal or greater constraints, transparency, and 

verification measures with regard to Russia’s nuclear forces; 

(2) a description of the potential changes to the expected 

force structure of the Armed Forces to respond to potential 

changes in Russia’s nuclear posture if the limitations in the 

Treaty are no longer in force, and in the absence of such a new 

bilateral or multilateral agreement, and an estimation of expected costs necessary to make such changes to the force structure of the Armed Forces; 

(3) a description, to be submitted jointly with the Secretary 

of Energy, of potential changes to the modernization plan for 

the United States nuclear weapons complex, which anticipates 

the continued existence of the Treaty, if the Treaty is not extended or such a new bilateral or multilateral agreement is not 

concluded; 

(4) a description of the strategic impact on United States and 

Russian strategic nuclear forces if the Treaty is not extended 

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or such a new bilateral or multilateral agreement is not concluded; and 

(5) a description of potential changes regarding United 

States nuclear weapons forward deployed to Europe and regarding the nuclear deterrent of the United Kingdom and 

France, if the Treaty is not extended or such a new bilateral 

or multilateral agreement is not concluded. 

(f) PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION IN ADVANCE OF EXPIRATION OF

NEW START TREATY.—Not later than September 7, 2020, if the 

New START Treaty has not been extended, and if the United 

States and Russia have not entered into a new treaty to replace the 

New START Treaty, the President shall submit a report, which 

shall be in an unclassified form but may contain a classified annex, 

to the appropriate congressional committees that contains the following elements— 

(1) an assessment as to whether the limits of the New 

START Treaty on Russia’s strategic nuclear forces advance 

United States national security interests; 

(2) an explanation of how the United States will address the 

imminent expiration of the New START Treaty, including— 

(A) a plan to extend the New START Treaty before it expires; 

(B) a plan to otherwise retain the Treaty’s limits on Russia’s nuclear forces; or 

(C) a plan to provide for the expiration of the Treaty, including— 

(i) a justification for why the expiration of the Treaty is in the national security interest of the United 

States; and 

(ii) a plan, including steps the United States military and the intelligence community will take before 

February 5, 2021, to account for the expiration of the 

Treaty and the failure to replace it with a new agreement to maintain confidence in United States nuclear 

deterrence requirements and a similar level of confidence in intelligence information regarding Russia’s 

nuclear forces. 

(g) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN

EVENT OF EXPIRATION OF NEW START TREATY.—If the New 

START Treaty expires before the United States and Russia enter 

into a new arms control agreement to replace the Treaty that provides equal or greater constraints, transparency, and verification 

measures with regard to the Russia’s nuclear forces, not later than 

30 days after such expiration— 

(1) the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees a report describing changes to the 

expected force structure of the Armed Forces and estimating 

the expected costs necessary to make such changes; and 

(2) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy 

shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report— 

(A) describing the manner in which the current United 

States nuclear modernization plan, which anticipates the 

continued existence of the Treaty, will be modified without 

the existence of the Treaty; and 

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(B) including— 

(i) the information required to be submitted in the 

report required by section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 

Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1576); 

(ii) a separate 10-year cost estimate from the Department of Defense to implement a nuclear 

sustainment plan; and 

(iii) a separate 10-year cost estimate from the Department of Energy to implement a nuclear 

sustainment and modernization plan. 

(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on 

Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and 

(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 

on Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

(2) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the 

National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 

(3) NEW START TREATY; TREATY.—The terms ‘‘New START 

Treaty’’ and ‘‘Treaty’’ mean the Treaty between the United 

States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for 

the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive 

Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on February 5, 2011. 

32. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BLUMENAUER OF OREGON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title XVI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 16ll. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON EXTENSION OF MINUTEMAN III 

INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES. 

(a) INDEPENDENT STUDY.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek 

to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and 

development center to conduct a study on extending the life of 

Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles to 2050. 

(2) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 for 

the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the 

Secretary submits the study under paragraph (1) to the congressional defense committees pursuant to subsection (d). 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study under subsection (a)(1) shall 

include the following: 

(1) A comparison of the costs through 2050 of— 

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(A) extending the life of Minuteman III intercontinental 

ballistic missiles; and 

(B) delaying the ground-based strategic deterrent program. 

(2) An analysis of opportunities to incorporate technologies 

into the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile program as part of a service life extension program that could also 

be incorporated in the future ground-based strategic deterrent 

program, including, at a minimum, opportunities to increase 

the resilience against adversary missile defenses. 

(3) An analysis of the benefits and risks of incorporating sensors and nondestructive testing methods and technologies to 

reduce destructive testing requirements and increase the service life and number of Minuteman III missiles through 2050. 

(4) An analysis and validation of the methods used to estimate the operational service life of Minuteman II and Minuteman III motors, taking into account the test and launch experience of motors retired after the operational service life of such 

motors in the rocket systems launch program. 

(5) An analysis of the risks and benefits of alternative methods of estimating the operational service life of Minuteman III 

motors, such as those methods based on fundamental physical 

and chemical processes and nondestructive measurements of 

individual motor properties. 

(c) SUBMISSION TO DOD.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the federally funded research and development center shall submit to the Secretary a report containing 

the study conducted under subsection (a)(1). 

(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 210 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees the study under subsection (a)(1), 

without change. 

(e) FORM.—The study under subsection (a)(1) shall be in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

33. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BLUMENAUER OF OREGON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 31ll. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON THE W80–4 NUCLEAR WARHEAD 

LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM. 

(a) INDEPENDENT STUDY.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally 

funded research and development center to conduct a study on 

the W80–4 nuclear warhead life extension program. 

(2) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 for 

the W80–4 nuclear warhead life extension program, not more 

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graph (1) to the congressional defense committees pursuant to 

subsection (d). 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study under section (a)(1) shall include the following: 

(1) An explanation of the unexpected increase in cost of the 

W80–4 nuclear warhead life extension program. 

(2) An analysis of— 

(A) the future costs of the program; and 

(B) schedule requirements. 

(3) An analysis of the impacts on other programs as a result 

of the additional funding for W80–4, including— 

(A) life-extension programs; 

(B) infrastructure programs; and 

(C) research, development, test, and evaluation programs. 

(4) An analysis of the impacts that a delay of the program 

will have on other programs due to— 

(A) technical or management challenges; and 

(B) changes in requirements for the program. 

(c) SUBMISSION TO NNSA.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the federally funded research and 

development center shall submit to the Administrator a report containing the study conducted under subsection (a)(1). 

(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 210 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees the study under subsection 

(a)(1), without change. 

(e) FORM.—The study under subsection (a) shall be in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

34. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FRANKEL

OF FLORIDA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SHORTER- OR INTERMEDIATE-RANGE GROUND LAUNCHED BALLISTIC OR 

CRUISE MISSILE SYSTEMS. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s February 1, 2019, announcement of the decision of the United States to withdraw 

from the INF Treaty, without proper consultation with Congress, is a serious breach of Congress’s proper constitutional 

role as a co-equal branch of government; 

(2) United States withdrawal from the INF Treaty will free 

Russia to deploy greater quantities of the SSC–8 missile to the 

detriment of United States national security and that of our allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region; 

(3) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance 

makes critical contributions to United States national security, 

and the failure to weigh the concerns of NATO allies risks 

weakening the joint resolve necessary to counter Russia’s aggressive behavior; 

(4) as opposed to withdrawing from the INF Treaty, the 

United States should continue to advance other diplomatic, 

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ministration INF Treaty Integrated Strategy’’ to resolve the 

concerns related to Russia’s violation of the INF Treaty and to 

reach agreement on measures to ensure the INF Treaty’s future viability; and 

(5) further, in lieu of withdrawing from the INF Treaty, the 

United States should look at options to expand arms control 

treaties to include China in an effort to limit its short- and intermediate-range missiles. 

(b) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 

of Defense for fiscal year 2020 may be made available for the research, development, testing, evaluation, procurement, or deployment of a United States shorter- or intermediate-range ground 

launched ballistic or cruise missile system with a range between 

500 and 5,500 kilometers until the following has been submitted to 

the appropriate committees of Congress: 

(1) A report from the Secretary of Defense, jointly with the 

Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, 

that includes— 

(A) a detailed diplomatic proposal for negotiating an 

agreement to obtain the strategic stability benefits of the 

INF Treaty; 

(B) an assessment of the implications, in terms of the 

military threat to the United States and its allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region, of Russian deployment of 

intermediate-range cruise and ballistic missiles without restriction; 

(C) identification of what types of technologies and programs the United States would need to pursue to offset the 

additional Russian capabilities, and at what cost; 

(D) identification of what mission requirements will be 

met by INF Treaty-type systems; and 

(E) details regarding ramifications of a collapse of the 

INF Treaty on the ability to generate consensus among 

States Parties to the NPT Treaty ahead of the 2020 NPT 

Review Conference, and assesses the degree to which Russia will use the United States unilateral withdrawal to sow 

discord within the NATO alliance. 

(2) A copy or copies of at least one Memorandum of Understanding from a NATO or Indo-Pacific ally that commits it to 

host deployment of any such ballistic or cruise missile system 

on its own territory, and in the case of deployment on the European continent, has the concurrence of the North Atlantic 

Council. 

(3) An unedited copy of an analysis of alternatives conducted 

by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director 

of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation that considers 

other ballistic or cruise missile systems, to include sea- and 

air-launched missiles, that could be deployed to meet current 

capability gaps due to INF Treaty restrictions, and further to 

include cost, schedule, and operational considerations. 

(c) FORM.—The documents required by paragraphs (1), (2), and 

(3) of subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

may contain a classified annex. 

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(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the use of funds described in subsection (b) for 

the research, development, testing, evaluation, procurement, or deployment of INF Treaty-type systems in the United States or its 

territories. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; and 

(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(2) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ means the Treaty 

between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet 

Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their IntermediateRange and Shorter-Range Missiles, together with the Memorandum of Understanding and Two Protocols, signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988. 

(3) NPT TREATY.—The term ‘‘NPT Treaty’’ means the Treaty 

on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, signed at Washington July 1, 1968. 

35. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LANGEVIN

OF RHODE ISLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 31ll. FUNDING FOR LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM RESEARCH AND 

DEVELOPMENT. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated by this title for defense nuclear nonproliferation, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4701, for low-enriched uranium research and development is hereby increased by 

$20,000,000. 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

by this title for atomic energy defense activities, as specified in the 

corresponding funding table in section 4701, for Federal salaries 

and expenses is hereby reduced by $20,000,000. 

36. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCNER- NEY OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the following: 

SEC. 606. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF BASIC PAY. 

The adjustment in the rates of monthly basic pay required by 

subsection (a) of section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, to be 

made on January 1, 2020, shall take effect, notwithstanding any 

determination made by the President under subsection (e) of such 

section with respect to an alternative pay adjustment to be made 

on such date. 

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37. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL

OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the following: 

SEC. 606. ANNUAL REPORTS ON APPROVAL OF EMPLOYMENT OR COMPENSATION OF RETIRED GENERAL OR FLAG OFFICERS 

BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS FOR EMOLUMENTS CLAUSE 

PURPOSES. 

(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 908 of title 37, United States 

Code is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): 

‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORTS ON APPROVALS FOR RETIRED GENERAL AND

FLAG OFFICERS.—(1) Not later than January 31each year, the Secretaries of the military departments shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees and Members of Congress a report on each 

approval under subsection (b) for employment or compensation described in subsection (a) for a retired member of the armed forces 

in general or flag officer grade that was issued during the preceding year. The report shall be posted on a publicly available 

Internet website of the Department of Defense no later than 30 

days after it has been submitted to Congress. 

‘‘(2) In this subsection, the appropriate committees and Members 

of Congress are— 

‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

Senate; 

‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives; 

‘‘(C) the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the Senate; and 

‘‘(D) the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 

Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.’’. 

(b) SCOPE OF FIRST REPORT.—The first report submitted pursuant to subsection (c) of section 908 of title 37, United States Code 

(as amended by subsection (a) of this section), after the date of the 

enactment of this Act shall cover the five-year period ending with 

the year before the year in which such report is submitted. 

38. 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, add the following: 

SEC. 530. STUDY REGARDING SCREENING INDIVIDUALS WHO SEEK TO 

ENLIST IN THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall study the feasibility 

of, in background investigations and security and suitability 

screenings of individuals who seek to enlist in the Armed Forces— 

(1) screening for white nationalists and individuals with ties 

to white nationalist organizations; and 

(2) using the following resources of the Federal Bureau of Investigation: 

(A) The Tattoo and Graffiti Identification Program. 

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(B) The National Gang Intelligence Center. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit an unclassified report in writing to the congressional defense committees containing conclusions of the Secretary regarding the study under subsection (a). 

39. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TAKANO

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 733, insert after line 15 the following: 

SEC. 1092. PAROLE IN PLACE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Any alien who is a member of the Armed 

Forces and each spouse, widow, widower, parent, son, or daughter 

of that alien shall be eligible for parole in place under section 

212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) parole in place reinforces family unity; 

(2) disruption to servicemembers must be minimized, in 

order to faithfully execute their objectives; 

(3) separation of military families must be prevented; 

(4) military readiness must be the supreme objective; 

(5) servicemembers are given peace of mind, relived of the 

stressful burden worrying about their loved ones; and 

(6) Congress reaffirms parole in place authority for the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

40. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PORTER

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 550c. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULE REGARDING PAYDAY LENDING 

PROTECTIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 1041.4 through 1041.6, 1041.10, and 

1041.12(b)(1) through (3) in the final rule published on November 

17, 2017 by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (82 F.R. 

54472) related to Mandatory Underwriting Provisions shall go into 

effect on August 19, 2019, with regards to servicemembers, veterans and surviving spouses. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘servicemember’’ has the meaning given that 

term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 

(2) The terms ‘‘veteran’’ and ‘‘surviving spouse’’ have the 

meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 38, United 

States Code. 

41. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KEATING

OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following: 

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SEC. 580a. PILOT PROGRAM TO FUND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 

THAT SUPPORT MILITARY FAMILIES. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 

two-year pilot program to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations. 

(b) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for Operations and Maintenance, Defense 

Wide, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 

4301, line 460 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense is hereby 

increased by $1,000,000. 

(c) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 101 for Procurement of Wheeled and Tracked Combat 

Vehicles, Army, as specified in the corresponding funding table in 

section 4101, for Bradley Program (Mod) is hereby reduced by 

$1,000,000. 

(d) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may operate the 

pilot program under this section on not more than eight covered 

military installations in a fiscal year, expending not more than 

$125,000 per such covered military installation. 

(e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the Secretary disburses the last of the funds appropriated for the pilot program, the 

Secretary shall submit to Congress a report regarding— 

(1) the efficacy of the pilot program; and 

(2) any recommendation of the Secretary to expand, extend, 

or make permanent the pilot program. 

(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘eligible organization’’ means an organization 

that— 

(A) is a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of 

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 

(B) on the date of the enactment of this Act, is providing 

food, clothing, or other assistance to families on a covered 

military installation; and 

(C) proves, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the 

organization has received funding commitments that 

match each dollar requested from the Secretary by the organization under the pilot program under this section. 

(2) The term ‘‘covered military installation’’ means a military 

installation— 

(A) on which not more than 5,000 members of the Armed 

Forces serve on active duty; and 

(B) located in a county for which the Secretary determines the cost of living exceeds the national average. 

42. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HUFFMAN

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 2831, relating to Improved Energy Security for Main 

Operating Bases in Europe, strike ‘‘natural gas’’ on page 1020, 

lines 8 and 9, and insert ‘‘any energy’’. 

At the end of section 2831, relating to Improved Energy Security 

for Main Operating Bases in Europe, page 1022, after line 2, insert 

the following new subsection: 

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(d) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 2811 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public 

Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2266) is repealed. 

43. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE OCASIOCORTEZ OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. FUNDING FOR DETONATION CHAMBERS IN VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 4301 for environmental restoration, Navy, line 

060, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, 

for the purchase, deployment, and operation of a closed detonation 

chambers of the dimensions necessary to achieve a substantial reduction in open air burning and open air detonation that will bring 

the practice of open air burning and open air detonation to the lowest practicable level, is hereby increased by $10,000,000. 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 4301 for Operations and Maintenance, as specified in the 

corresponding funding table in section 4301, line 460, Office of the 

Secretary of Defense for Admin & SRVWIDE Activities is hereby 

reduced by $10,000,000. 

44. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TED LIEU

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF 

EXPENSES AT CERTAIN PROPERTIES. 

(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made available for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to the following 

properties or to an entity with an ownership interest in such property: 

(1) Trump Vineyard Estates. 

(2) Trump International Hotel & Tower, Chicago. 

(3) Mar-A-Lago Club. 

(4) Trump Grande Sunny Isles. 

(5) Trump Hollywood. 

(6) Trump Towers Sunny Isles. 

(7) Trump Plaza New Jersey. 

(8) Trump International Hotel, Las Vegas. 

(9) The Estates at Trump National. 

(10) 610 Park Avenue, New York City. 

(11) Trump International Hotel & Tower, New York. 

(12) Trump Palace. 

(13) Trump Parc. 

(14) Trump Parc East. 

(15) Trump Park Avenue. 

(16) Trump Park Residences, Yorktown. 

(17) Trump Place. 

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(18) Trump Plaza, New Rochelle. 

(19) Trump Soho, New York City. 

(20) Trump Tower at City Center, Westchester. 

(21) Trump Tower, New York City. 

(22) Trump World Tower. 

(23) Trump Parc, Stamford. 

(24) Trump International Hotel and Tower, Waikiki Beach 

Walk. 

(25) Trump Towers, Istanbul Sisli. 

(26) Trump Ocean Club. 

(27) Trump International & Tower Hotel, Toronto. 

(28) Trump Tower at City Century City, Makati, Philippines. 

(29) Trump Tower, Mumbai. 

(30) Trump Towers, Pune. 

(31) Trump Tower, Punta Del Este, Uruguay. 

(32) Trump International Hotel & Tower, Vancouver. 

(33) 40 Wall Street, New York City. 

(34) 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New, York City. 

(35) Trump International Hotel, Washington 

(36) 555 California Street, San Francisco. 

(37) Trump Tower, Rio de Janeiro. 

(38) Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Doonbeg, Ireland. 

(39) Trump National Doral, Miami. 

(40) Trump Ocean Club, Panama City, Panama. 

(41) Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery, Charlottesville, Virginia. 

(42) Trump International Golf Links, Scotland. 

(43) Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster. 

(44) Trump National Golf Club, Charlotte. 

(45) Trump National Golf Club, Colts Neck. 

(46) Trump International Golf Links, Ireland. 

(47) Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, New York. 

(48) Trump National Golf Club, Hudson Valley. 

(49) Trump National Golf Club, Jupiter. 

(50) Trump National Golf Club, Los Angeles. 

(51) Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach. 

(52) Trump National Golf Club, Philadelphia. 

(53) Trump International Golf Club, Dubai. 

(54) Trump World Golf Club, Dubai. 

(55) Trump Turnberry, Scotland. 

(56) Trump National Golf Club, Potomac Falls, Virginia. 

(57) Trump National Golf Club, Westchester. 

(b) WAIVER.—The President may issue a waiver to the limitation 

under subsection (a) for costs incurred with respect to the properties listed above if the president reimburses the Department of 

the Treasury for the amount of the cost associated with the expense. 

45. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RASKIN

OF MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following: 

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SEC. 10ll. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR EXHIBITION OF PARADE OF MILITARY FORCES AND HARDWARE FOR REVIEW BY THE PRESIDENT. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise appropriated for Fiscal Year 2020 for the Department of 

Defense may be obligated or expended for any exhibition or parade 

of military forces and hardware, with the exception of the display 

of small arms and munitions appropriate for customary ceremonial 

honors and for the participation of military units that perform customary ceremonial duties, for review by the President in a public 

or private exercise outside of authorized military operations or activities. 

46. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HUFFMAN

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. ll. LANDS TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST AS PART OF THE RESERVATION OF THE LYTTON RANCHERIA. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) The Lytton Rancheria of California is a federally recognized Indian tribe that lost its homeland after its relationship 

to the United States was unjustly and unlawfully terminated 

in 1958. The Tribe was restored to Federal recognition in 1991, 

but the conditions of its restoration have prevented it from regaining a homeland on its original lands. 

(2) Congress needs to take action to reverse historic injustices that befell the Tribe and that have prevented it from regaining a viable homeland for its people. 

(3) Prior to European contact there were as many as 350,000 

Indians living in what is now the State of California. By the 

turn of the 19th century, that number had been reduced to approximately 15,000 individuals, many of them homeless and 

living in scattered bands and communities. 

(4) The Lytton Rancheria’s original homeland was purchased 

by the United States in 1926 pursuant to congressional authority designed to remedy the unique tragedy that befell the Indians of California and provide them with reservations called 

Rancherias to be held in trust by the United States. 

(5) After the Lytton Rancheria lands were purchased by the 

United States, the Tribe settled on the land and sustained 

itself for several decades by farming and ranching. 

(6) By the mid-1950s, Federal Indian policy had shifted back 

towards a policy of terminating the Federal relationship with 

Indian tribes. In 1958, Congress enacted the Rancheria Act of 

1958 (72 Stat. 619), which slated 41 Rancherias in California, 

including the Lytton Rancheria, for termination after certain 

conditions were met. 

(7) On August 1, 1961, the Federal Government terminated 

its relationship with the Lytton Rancheria. This termination 

was illegal because the conditions for termination under the 

Rancheria Act had never been met. After termination was implemented, the Tribe lost its lands and was left without any 

means of supporting itself. 

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(8) In 1987, the Tribe joined three other tribes in a lawsuit 

against the United States challenging the illegal termination of 

their Rancherias. A Stipulated Judgment in the case, Scotts 

Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Sugar Bowl Rancheria v. 

United States, No. C–86–3660 (N.D.Cal. March 22, 1991), restored the Lytton Rancheria to its status as a federally recognized Indian tribe. 

(9) The Stipulated Judgment provides that the Lytton 

Rancheria would have the ‘‘individual and collective status and 

rights’’ which it had prior to its termination and expressly contemplated the acquisition of trust lands for the Lytton 

Rancheria. 

(10) The Stipulated Judgment contains provisions, included 

at the request of the local county governments and neighboring 

landowners, that prohibit the Lytton Rancheria from exercising 

its full Federal rights on its original homeland in the Alexander Valley. 

(11) In 2000, approximately 9.5 acres of land in San Pablo, 

California, was placed in trust status for the Lytton Rancheria 

for economic development purposes. 

(12) The Tribe has since acquired, from willing sellers at fair 

market value, property in Sonoma County near the Tribe’s historic Rancheria. This property, which the Tribe holds in fee 

status, is suitable for a new homeland for the Tribe. 

(13) On a portion of the land to be taken into trust, which 

portion totals approximately 124.12 acres, the Tribe plans to 

build housing for its members and governmental and community facilities. 

(14) A portion of the land to be taken into trust is being used 

for viniculture, and the Tribe intends to develop more of the 

lands to be taken into trust for viniculture. The Tribe’s investment in the ongoing viniculture operation has reinvigorated 

the vineyards, which are producing high-quality wines. The 

Tribe is operating its vineyards on a sustainable basis and is 

working toward certification of sustainability. 

(15) No gaming shall be conducted on the lands to be taken 

into trust by this section. 

(16) No gaming shall be conducted on any lands taken into 

trust on behalf of the Tribe in Sonoma County after the date 

of the enactment of this Act. 

(17) By directing that these lands be taken into trust, the 

United States will ensure that the Lytton Rancheria will finally have a permanently protected homeland on which the 

Tribe can once again live communally and plan for future generations. This action is necessary to fully restore the Tribe to 

the status it had before it was wrongfully terminated in 1961. 

(18) The Tribe and County of Sonoma have entered into a 

Memorandum of Agreement as amended in 2018 in which the 

County agrees to the lands in the County being taken into 

trust for the benefit of the Tribe in consideration for commitments made by the Tribe. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this section, the following 

definitions apply: 

(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Sonoma County, 

California. 

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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

(3) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Lytton Rancheria of 

California. 

(c) LANDS TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The land owned by the Tribe and generally 

depicted on the map titled ‘‘Lytton Fee Owned Property to be 

Taken into Trust’’ and dated May 1, 2015, is hereby taken into 

trust for the benefit of the Tribe, subject to valid existing 

rights, contracts, and management agreements related to easements and rights-of-way. 

(2) LANDS TO BE MADE PART OF THE RESERVATION.—Lands 

taken into trust under paragraph (1) shall be part of the 

Tribe’s reservation and shall be administered in accordance 

with the laws and regulations generally applicable to property 

held in trust by the United States for an Indian tribe. 

(d) GAMING.— 

(1) LANDS TAKEN INTO TRUST UNDER THIS SECTION.—Lands 

taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe under subsection 

(c) shall not be eligible for gaming under the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). 

(2) OTHER LANDS TAKEN INTO TRUST.—Lands taken into trust 

for the benefit of the Tribe in Sonoma County after the date 

of the enactment of this Act shall not be eligible for gaming 

under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et 

seq.). 

(e) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAW.—Notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, the Memorandum of Agreement entered into by 

the Tribe and the County concerning taking land in the County 

into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, which was approved by the 

County Board of Supervisors on March 10, 2015, and any addenda 

and supplement or amendment thereto, is not subject to review or 

approval of the Secretary in order to be effective, including review 

or approval under section 2103 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 

81). 

47. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TORRES

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title XI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 11ll. REVIEW OF STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION 

SYSTEM. 

The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall not 

later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, categorize public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational Classification System. 

48. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PAPPAS

OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III insert the following: 

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SEC. 3ll. PFAS DESIGNATION, EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AND 

PRETREATMENT STANDARDS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the list of toxic pollutants described in 

paragraph (1) of section 307(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1317(a)) to add per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to such list, and publish such revised list, without taking 

into account the factors listed in such paragraph. 

(b) EFFLUENT STANDARDS.—As soon as practicable after the date 

on which the revised list is published under subsection (a), but not 

later than January 1, 2022, the Administrator shall publish in the 

Federal Register effluent standards under section 307(a)(2) of the 

Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1317(a)(2)) for substances added to the list of toxic pollutants pursuant to subsection 

(a) of this section, in accordance with sections 301(b)(2)(A) and 

304(b)(2) of such Act. 

(c) PRETREATMENT STANDARDS.—Not later than January 1, 2022, 

the Administrator shall promulgate pretreatment standards for 

per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under section 307(b) of the 

Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1317(b)). 

49. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KHANNA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike section 1504 and insert the following: 

SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 for the use of the Armed Forces and 

other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, 

as specified in the funding table in section 4302. 

(b) REDUCTION.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in this section for operations and maintenance for overseas 

contingency operations, as specified in the funding table in section 

4302, is hereby reduced by $16,800,000,000. 

50. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE AMASH OF

MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following new section: 

SEC. 10ll. MODIFICATION AND REPEAL OF PROVISIONS RELATING 

TO MILITARY DETENTION OF CERTAIN PERSONS. 

(a) DISPOSITION.—Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 801 

note) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘The disposition’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (g), the disposition’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: 

‘‘(g) DISPOSITION OF PERSONS DETAINED IN THE UNITED

STATES.— 

‘‘(1) PERSONS DETAINED PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORIZATION

FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE OR THE FISCAL YEAR 2012 NATIONAL

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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT.—In the case of a covered person 

who is detained in the United States, or a territory or possession of the United States, pursuant to the Authorization for 

Use of Military Force or this Act, disposition under the law of 

war shall occur immediately upon the person coming into custody of the Federal Government and shall only mean the immediate transfer of the person for trial and proceedings by a 

court established under Article III of the Constitution of the 

United States or by an appropriate State court. Such trial and 

proceedings shall have all the due process as provided for 

under the Constitution of the United States. 

‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER TO MILITARY CUSTODY.—No 

person detained, captured, or arrested in the United States, or 

a territory or possession of the United States, may be transferred to the custody of the Armed Forces for detention under 

the Authorization for Use of Military Force or this Act. 

‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not be construed to authorize the detention of a person within the United 

States, or a territory or possession of the United States, under the 

Authorization for Use of Military Force or this Act.’’. 

(b) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR MILITARY CUSTODY.— 

(1) REPEAL.—Section 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 

801 note). 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1029(b) of such Act is 

amended by striking ‘‘applies to’’ and all that follows through 

‘‘any other person’’ and inserting ‘‘applies to any person’’. 

51. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE AGUILAR

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. EXPANSION OF THE MY CAREER ADVANCEMENT ACCOUNT 

PROGRAM FOR MILITARY SPOUSES TO NONPORTABLE 

CAREER FIELDS AND OCCUPATIONS. 

The Secretary of Defense shall modify the My Career Advancement Account program of the Department of Defense to ensure that 

military spouses participating in the program may receive financial 

assistance for the pursuit of a license, certification, or Associate’s 

degree in any career field or occupation, including both portable 

and nonportable career fields and occupations. 

52. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE AGUILAR

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title XVI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 1651. CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET MATTERS AT MEETINGS OF 

NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL. 

Section 179 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1642, is further amended— 

(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new 

paragraph: 

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‘‘(4) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of the Department of Defense, the Director of the Office 

of Management and Budget of the National Nuclear Security 

Administration, the Director for Cost Estimating and Program 

Evaluation of the National Nuclear Security Administration, 

and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 

attend the meetings of the Council.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new 

paragraph: 

‘‘(4) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of the Department of Defense, the Director of the Office 

of Management and Budget of the National Nuclear Security 

Administration, the Director for Cost Estimating and Program 

Evaluation of the National Nuclear Security Administration, 

and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 

be members of the Standing and Safety Committee of the 

Council, or such successor committee.’’. 

53. 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 XVI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 16ll. MODIFICATION OF CYBER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 

Section 2200a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘or advanced degree, or a certification,’’ and inserting 

‘‘advanced degree, or certificate’’. 

54. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE AGUILAR

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 567. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING 

BENEFITS CLAIMS TO MEMBERS DURING TAP COUNSELING. 

Section 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(19) Information regarding how to file claims for benefits 

available to the member under laws administered by the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs.’’. 

55. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ALLRED

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following: 

SEC. ll. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL 

RESEARCH SCIENCE. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 

4201, for research, development, test, and evaluation, Defensewide, basic research, basic operational medical research science, 

line 004 (PE 0601117E) is hereby increased by $5,000,000 (with the 

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amount of such increase to be made available for partnering with 

universities to research brain injuries). 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the 

corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation and 

maintenance, Defense-wide, operating forces, Special Operations 

Command management/operational headquarters, line 080 is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 

56. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ALLRED

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following: 

SEC. ll. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 

4201, for research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, basic 

research, university research initiatives, line 003 (PE 0601103A) is 

hereby increased by $5,000,000 (with the amount of such increase 

to be made available for studying ways to increase the longevity 

and resilience of infrastructure on military bases). 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the 

corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation and 

maintenance, Defense-wide, operating forces, Special Operations 

Command management/operational headquarters, line 080 is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 

57. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ARMSTRONG OF NORTH DAKOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following: 

SEC. 1092. INCLUSION ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL 

OF THE NAMES OF THE LOST CREW MEMBERS OF THE 

U.S.S. FRANK E. EVANS KILLED ON JUNE 3, 1969. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall authorize the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the District of Columbia of the names of the 74 crew members of the U.S.S. Frank 

E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969. 

(b) REQUIRED CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the American Battlefield 

Monuments Commission, and other applicable authorities with respect to any adjustments to the nomenclature and placement of 

names pursuant to subsection (a) to address any space limitations 

on the placement of additional names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. 

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(c) NONAPPLICABILITY OF COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.—Chapter 

89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall not apply to any activities carried 

out under subsection (a) or (b). 

58. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

ARRINGTON OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. MILITARY TYPE CERTIFICATION FOR LIGHT ATTACK EXPERIMENTATION AIRCRAFT. 

The Secretary of the Air Force shall make available and conduct 

military type certifications for light attack experimentation aircraft 

as needed, pursuant to the Department of Defense Directive on 

Military Type Certificates, 5030.61. 

59. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BACON OF

NEBRASKA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 560b. SUPPORT OF MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY FOUNDATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 155 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 2616. Support of military service academy foundations 

‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary concerned may provide the following support to a covered foundation: 

‘‘(1) Participation in fundraising or a membership drive for 

the covered foundation by any— 

‘‘(A) general or flag officer; 

‘‘(B) Senior Executive Service employee assigned to the 

service academy supported by that covered foundation; or 

‘‘(C) official designated by the Secretary concerned. 

‘‘(2) Endorsement by an individual described in paragraph 

(1) of— 

‘‘(A) the covered foundation; 

‘‘(B) an event of the covered foundation; or 

‘‘(C) an activity of the covered foundation. 

‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Support under subsection (a) may be provided 

only if such support— 

‘‘(1) is without any liability of the United States to the covered foundation; 

‘‘(2) does not affect the ability of any official or employee of 

the Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security, or any member of the armed forces, to carry out any responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner; 

‘‘(3) does not compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security, or any individual involved in 

such a program; and 

‘‘(4) does not include the participation of any cadet or midshipman. 

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‘‘(c) BRIEFING.—In any fiscal year during which support is provided under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall provide 

a briefing not later than the last day of that fiscal year to the congressional defense committees regarding the following: 

‘‘(1) The number of events, activities, or fundraising or membership drives of a covered foundation in which an individual 

described in subsection (a)(1) participated during such fiscal 

year. 

‘‘(2) The amount of funds raised for each covered foundation 

during each such event, activity, or drive. 

‘‘(3) Each designated purpose of funds described in paragraph (2). 

‘‘(d) COVERED FOUNDATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘covered foundation’ means a charitable, educational, or civic nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986, that the Secretary concerned determines operates exclusively to support, with respect to a military service academy, 

any of the following: 

‘‘(1) Recruiting. 

‘‘(2) Parent or alumni development. 

‘‘(3) Academic, leadership, or character development. 

‘‘(4) Institutional development. 

‘‘(5) Athletics.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 

new item: 

‘‘2616. Support of military service academy foundations.’’. 

60. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BACON OF

NEBRASKA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR CIVILIAN FACULTY OF ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 2169a. Copyright of works created by civilian faculty 

members 

‘‘(a) COPYRIGHT OF WORKS.—Subject to subsection (b), for purposes of sections 101 and 105 of title 17, a work produced by a civilian member of the faculty of a covered institution is only a work 

of the United States Government if the work is created in direct 

support of a lecture, instruction, curriculum development, or special duty assigned to such civilian member at the covered institution. 

‘‘(b) USE BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—The Secretary concerned 

may require a civilian member of the faculty of a covered institution who becomes the owner of a copyright in a work that would 

be considered a work of the United States Government but for the 

applicability of subsection (a) to— 

‘‘(1) provide the Federal Government with an irrevocable, 

royalty-free, world-wide, nonexclusive license to use, modify, 

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reproduce, release, perform, display, or disclose such work for 

United States Government purposes; and 

‘‘(2) authorize the Federal Government to authorize persons 

that are not officers or employees of the Federal Government 

to use, modify, reproduce, release, perform, display, or disclose 

such work for United States Government purposes. 

‘‘(c) COVERED INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘covered institution’ means the following: 

‘‘(1) National Defense University. 

‘‘(2) United States Military Academy. 

‘‘(3) Army War College. 

‘‘(4) United States Army Command and General Staff College. 

‘‘(5) United States Naval Academy. 

‘‘(6) Naval War College. 

‘‘(7) Naval Post Graduate School. 

‘‘(8) Marine Corps University. 

‘‘(9) United States Air Force Academy. 

‘‘(10) Air University. 

‘‘(11) Defense Language Institute. 

‘‘(12) United States Coast Guard Academy.’’. 

(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 

following new item: 

‘‘2169a. Copyright of works created by civilian faculty members.’’. 

61. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BACON OF

NEBRASKA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title I, add the following new section: 

SEC. 1ll. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR RC–135 AIRCRAFT. 

(a) INCREASE FOR RC–135.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 

forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to 

be appropriated in section 101 for procurement, as specified in the 

corresponding funding table in section 4101, for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, other aircraft, RC–135, line 055 is hereby increased by $171,000,000 . 

(b) INCREASE FOR DARP RC–135.—Notwithstanding the amounts 

set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 

to be appropriated in section 101 for procurement, as specified in 

the corresponding funding table in section 4101, for other procurement, Air Force, special support projects, DARP RC135, line 063 is 

hereby increased by $29,000,000. 

(c) OFFSETS.— 

(1) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in 

the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation 

and maintenance, Defense-wide, admin & servicewide activities, Defense Contract Management Agency, line 200 is hereby 

reduced by $25,000,000. 

(2) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in 

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the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation 

and maintenance, Defense-wide, admin & servicewide activities, Office of the Secretary of Defense, line 460 is hereby reduced by $25,000,000. 

(3) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 101 for procurement, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4101, for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, Initial Spares/Repair Parts, line 069 is hereby 

reduced by $40,000,000. 

(4) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 101 for procurement, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4101, for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, Other Production Charges, line 088 is hereby 

reduced by $33,000,000. 

(5) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 101 for procurement, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4101, for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, Flares, line 015 is hereby reduced by 

$14,000,000. 

(6) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, 

for Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force, Acq 

Workforce-Global Vigilance and Combat Systems, line 130 is 

hereby reduced by $25,000,000. 

(7) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, 

for Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force, Acq 

Workforce-Global Battle Management, line 133 is hereby reduced by $16,000,000. 

(8) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, 

for Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force, Acq 

Workforce-Capability Integration, line 134 is hereby reduced 

by $22,000,000. 

62. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BANKS OF

INDIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. PRELIMINARY INQUIRY ON ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY BURIAL. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) The Department of Defense must ensure that only individuals who have served honorably are interred or inurned at 

Arlington National Cemetery. 

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(2) Recent news reports have alleged that Army Sergeant 

Jack Edward Dunlap, who was buried at Arlington National 

Cemetery in 1963, may have been the past subject of an espionage investigation by the National Security Agency, the results 

of which have not been made public. 

(b) INQUIRY REQUIRED.—The General Counsel of the Department 

of the Army shall, pursuant to the terms of section 553.21 of title 

32, Code of Federal Regulations, carry out a preliminary inquiry to 

investigate the Arlington National Cemetery burial of Jack Edward 

Dunlap due to accusations that he supplied the Soviet Union with 

valuable intelligence during the Cold War. 

63. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BANKS OF

INDIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Insert after section 713 the following new section: 

SEC. 713A. COMPREHENSIVE ENTERPRISE INTEROPERABILITY STRATEGY FOR THE ARMED FORCES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF 

VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs, acting through the office established by section 

1635(b) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 110– 

181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note), shall jointly develop and implement a 

comprehensive interoperability strategy to— 

(1) improve the delivery of health care by the Armed Forces 

and the Department of Veterans Affairs by taking advantage 

of advances in the health information technology marketplace; 

(2) achieve interoperability capabilities that are more adaptable and farther reaching than those achievable through 

bidirectional information exchange between electronic health 

records or the exchange of read-only data alone; 

(3) establish an environment that will enable and encourage 

the adoption of innovative technologies for health care delivery; 

(4) leverage data integration to advance health research and 

develop an evidence base for the health care programs of both 

Departments; 

(5) prioritize open systems architecture; 

(6) ensure ownership and control by patients of their health 

data; 

(7) protect patient privacy and enhance opportunities for innovation by preventing contractors of the Departments or other 

non-Department entities from owning or exclusively controlling 

patient health data; 

(8) make maximum use of open-application program interfaces and the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources 

standard, or successor standard; and 

(9) achieve— 

(A) a single lifetime longitudinal personal health record 

between the Armed Forces and the Department of Veterans Affairs; and 

(B) interoperability capabilities sufficient to enable the 

provision of seamless health care relating to— 

(i) the Armed Forces and private-sector health care 

providers under the TRICARE program; and 

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(ii) the Department of Veterans Affairs and community health care providers pursuant to sections 1703 

and 1703A of title 38, United States Code, and other 

provisions of law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

(b) CONTENT.—The strategy under subsection (a) shall— 

(1) include, but shall not be limited to, the Electronic Health 

Record Modernization Program and the Healthcare Management System Modernization Program of the Armed Forces; and 

(2) consist of— 

(A) elements formulated and implemented jointly by the 

Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 

and 

(B) elements that are unique to either Department and 

are formulated and implemented separately by either Secretary. 

(c) SUBMISSION OF STRATEGY.— 

(1) STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to each Secretary concerned, and to the appropriate congressional committees, the strategy under subsection (a), including any accompanying or associated implementation plans and supporting information. 

(2) UPDATED STRATEGY.—Not later than December 31, 2024, 

the Director shall submit to each Secretary concerned, and to 

the appropriate congressional committees, an update to the 

strategy under subsection (a), including any accompanying or 

associated implementation plans and supporting information. 

(3) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretaries concerned shall make 

available to the public the strategy submitted under paragraphs (1) and (2), including by posting such strategy on the 

internet websites of the Secretaries that is available to the 

public. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 

the following: 

(A) The congressional defense committees. 

(B) The Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate. 

(2) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of the office established by section 1635(b) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title 

XVI of Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note). 

(3) The term ‘‘Electronic Health Record Modernization Program’’ has the meaning given that term in section 503 of the 

Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– 

407; 132 Stat. 5376). 

(4) The term ‘‘interoperability’’ means the ability of different 

information systems, devices, or applications to connect in a coordinated and secure manner, within and across organizational 

boundaries, across the complete spectrum of care, including all 

applicable care settings, and with relevant stakeholders, including the person whose information is being shared, to access, exchange, integrate, and use computable data regardless 

of the data’s origin or destination or the applications employed, 

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and without additional intervention by the end user, including— 

(A) the capability to reliably exchange information without error; 

(B) the ability to interpret and to make effective use of 

the information so exchanged; and 

(C) the ability for information that can be used to advance patient care to move between health care entities, 

regardless of the technology platform in place or the location where care was provided. 

(5) The term ‘‘seamless health care’’ means health care which 

is optimized through access by patients and clinicians to integrated, relevant, and complete information about the patient’s 

clinical experiences, social and environmental determinants of 

health, and health trends over time in order to enable patients 

and clinicians to move from task to task and encounter to encounter, within and across organizational boundaries, such 

that high-quality decisions may be formed easily and complete 

plans of care may be carried out smoothly. 

(6) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 

(A) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters 

concerning the Department of Defense; 

(B) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, with respect to 

matters concerning the Department of Veterans Affairs; 

and 

(C) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to 

matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy. 

(7) The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 

64. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BERA OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 387, after line 7, insert the following: 

SEC. 7ll. STUDY ON EXTENDING PARENT’S LEVEL OF TRICARE 

HEALTH COVERAGE TO NEWBORN CHILD. 

(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on 

extending a parent’s level of TRICARE health coverage to the newborn child of the parent. 

(b) COORDINATION.—In conducting the study under subsection 

(a), the Secretary shall, with respect to members of the Coast 

Guard, coordinate with the Secretary of the Department in which 

the Coast Guard is operating when it is not operating as a service 

in the Department of the Navy. 

(c) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 

Secretary shall study— 

(1) the feasibility and the cost of automatically extending the 

parent’s level of TRICARE coverage to the newborn child for 

the remainder of the first year of the child’s life after the first 

90 days; and 

(2) the current notification system for parents to change 

their children’s health care plan during the first 90 days of the 

newborn’s life. 

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(d) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the study conducted under 

subsection (a). 

65. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BERA OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of title XIII the following new section: 

SEC. ll. FUNDING FOR COOPERATIVE BIOLOGICAL ENGAGEMENT 

PROGRAM. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amount set forth in section 

1301(4) for cooperative biological engagement and the amounts authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, as specified in the corresponding funding table in 

section 4301, the amount for cooperative biological engagement is 

hereby increased by $20,000,000. 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for Advanced Innovative Technologies, line 096, is hereby reduced by $20,000,000. 

66. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BERA OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. MODIFICATION OF REPORT RELATING TO ENHANCING DEFENSE AND SECURITY COOPERATION WITH INDIA. 

Section 1292(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is 

amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (B)— 

(A) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(B) in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and 

inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(vi) a description of defense cooperation between 

the United States and India in the Western Indian 

Ocean, including— 

‘‘(I) a description of military activities of the 

United States and India, separately, in the Western Indian Ocean; 

‘‘(II) a description of military cooperation activities between the United States and India in the 

areas of humanitarian assistance, counter terrorism, counter piracy, maritime security, and 

other areas as the Secretary determines appropriate; 

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tivities with the Indian military in the Western 

Indian Ocean; 

‘‘(IV) a description of the mechanisms in place to 

ensure the relevant geographic combatant commands maximize defense cooperation with India 

in the Western Indian Ocean; and 

‘‘(V) areas of future opportunity to increase military engagement with India in the Western Indian Ocean.’’. 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—In subparagraph (B)(vi): 

‘‘(i) RELEVANT GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMANDS.—The term ‘relevant geographic combatant 

commands’ means the United States Indo-Pacific Command, United States Central Command, and United 

States Africa Command. 

‘‘(ii) WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN.—The term ‘Western 

Indian Ocean’ means the area in the Indian Ocean extending from the west coast of India to the east coast 

of Africa.’’. 

67. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BERA OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 729. REPORT ON GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY STRATEGY AND THE 

NATIONAL BIODEFENSE SECURITY. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 

Comptroller General of the United States publishes a review of the 

National Biodefense Strategy, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of the Global Health Security Strategy and the National Biodefense Strategy. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum— 

(1) designate the individual and offices responsible for overseeing the implementation of each strategy referred to in subsection (a) within the Department of Defense; 

(2) detail actions that the Department is taking to support 

implementation of the Global Health Security Agenda; 

(3) detail actions taken to coordinate the efforts of the Department with the other agencies responsible for the Global 

Health Security Strategy and National Biodefense Strategy; 

and 

(4) with respect to the review of the National Biodefense 

Strategy conducted by the Comptroller General— 

(A) detail the recommendations in the review that the 

Secretary plans on or is currently implementing; 

(B) specify the official implementing such recommendations and the actions the official is taking to implement 

the recommendations; 

(C) specify the recommendations in the review that the 

Secretary has determined not to implement; and 

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(D) explain the rationale of the Secretary with respect to 

not implementing such recommendations. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; 

(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and 

(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 

on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 

68. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BERA OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle J of title V, insert the following: 

SEC. 5ll. STUDY ON BEST PRACTICES FOR PROVIDING FINANCIAL 

LITERACY EDUCATION FOR VETERANS. 

(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and with respect to members of the 

Coast Guard, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department 

in which the Coast Guard is operating when it is not operating as 

a service in the Navy, shall conduct a study on the best practices 

to provide financial literacy education for separating members of 

the Armed Forces and veterans. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection (a) shall include— 

(1) an examination, recommendations, and reporting on best 

practices for providing financial literacy education to veterans 

and separating members of the Armed Forces; 

(2) detailed current financial literacy programs for separating members of the Armed Forces, and an examination of 

linkages between these programs and those for veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and 

(3) steps to improve coordination between the Department of 

Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs for the provision 

of these services. 

(c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study required by subsection (a), the Secretaries shall consult with the Financial Literacy and Education Commission of the Department of the Treasury. 

(d) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the study under 

subsection (a). 

(e) DEFINITION.— In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘financial literacy’’ means education of personal 

finance including the insurance, credit, loan, banking, career 

training and education benefits available to veterans. 

(2) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 

the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 

Representatives, and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 

the Senate and House of Representatives. 

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69. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BEYER OF

VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following: 

SEC. ll. MITIGATION OF HELICOPTER NOISE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop a noise 

inquiry website, to assist in directing mitigation efforts toward concentrated areas of inquiry, that is based off of the websites of the 

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the Dulles International Airport. Such website shall— 

(1) provide a form to collect inquiry information; 

(2) geo-tag the location of the inquiry to an exportable map; 

(3) export information to an Excel spreadsheet; and 

(4) send an email response to the individual making the inquiry. 

(b) DEFINITION OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.—In this section, 

the term ‘‘National Capital Region’’ has the meaning given the 

term in section 2574 of title 10, United States Code. 

70. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BEYER OF

VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following new section: 

SEC. 10ll. REPORT ON EXECUTIVE HELICOPTER FLIGHTS IN THE 

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that in the ‘‘Report on the Effects 

of Military Helicopter Noise on National Capital Region Communities and Individuals’’ submitted by the Department of the Army 

to Congress on February 15, 2018, the Department of the Army 

stated: ‘‘The DoD possesses helicopters which operate and train inside the NCR supporting multiple missions to include continuity of 

operations, defense support of civil authorities, executive transport, 

and other activities as directed.’’. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

to Congress a report on the number of helicopter trips used for executive transport, including the number of such helicopters from 

each branch of the Armed Services, in the National Capital Region 

during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 

Act and ending on the day that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 

(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REPORT.—The Secretary shall make 

the report required under subsection (b) publicly available. 

(d) EXECUTIVE TRANSPORT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘executive transport’’ has the meaning given such term in the ‘‘Report on the Effects of Military Helicopter Noise on National Capital 

Region Communities and Individuals’’ submitted by the Department of the Army to Congress on February 15, 2018. 

71. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BIGGS OF

ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following new section: 

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SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON ANNUAL DEFENSE SPENDING BY ALLY AND 

PARTNER COUNTRIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that includes a description 

of— 

(1) the annual defense spending of each mutual defense treaty ally and major non-NATO ally, including the nominal budget figure and the share of such spending as a percentage of the 

ally’s gross domestic product, for the fiscal year immediately 

preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted; 

(2) the activities of each such ally in contributing to military 

or stability operations in which the Armed Forces participate; 

(3) any limitations that each such ally places on the use of 

the Armed Forces of such ally for such military or stability operations; and 

(4) any actions undertaken by the United States or other 

countries to minimize or modify such limitations. 

(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATY ALLY.—The term ‘‘mutual defense treaty ally’’ means a country that is a party to a treaty 

of mutual defense with the United States. 

(2) MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY.—The term ‘‘major non-NATO 

ally’’ means a country so designated pursuant to section 2350a 

or section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

72. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BIGGS OF

ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE UNITED STATES-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) since 1948, Israel has been one of the United States’ 

strongest friends and allies; 

(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 full security assistance and related 

support 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. 

73. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BLUMENAUER OF OREGON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title XXVIII, add the following new 

section: 

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SEC. 28ll. IMPROVED FLOOD RISK DISCLOSURE FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 

(a) WHEN DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.—Section 2805(a)(1) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division 

B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2262; 10 U.S.C. 2802 note) is 

amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after ‘‘hazard data’’ the 

following: ‘‘, or will be impacted by projected current and future mean sea level fluctuations over the lifetime of the 

project’’; and 

(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after ‘‘floodplain’’ the 

following: ‘‘or will be impacted by projected current and future 

mean sea level fluctuations over the lifetime of the project’’. 

(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2805(a)(3) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division 

B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2262; 10 U.S.C. 2802 note) is 

amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding the subparagraphs, by inserting 

after ‘‘floodplain’’ the following: ‘‘or are to be impacted by projected current and future mean sea level fluctuations over the 

lifetime of the project’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(D) A description of how the proposed project has taken 

into account projected current and future mean sea level 

fluctuations over the lifetime of the project.’’. 

(c) MITIGATION PLAN ASSUMPTIONS.—Section 2805(a)(4) of the 

Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2262; 10 U.S.C. 2802 note) 

is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding the subparagraphs— 

(A) by inserting after ‘‘floodplain’’ the following: ‘‘or that 

will be impacted by projected current and future mean sea 

level fluctuations over the lifetime of the project’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘an additional’’; 

(2) in subparagraph (A)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘an additional’’ before ‘‘2 feet’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of the subparagraph; 

(3) in subparagraph (B)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘an additional’’ before ‘‘3 feet’’; and 

(B) by striking the period at the end of the subparagraph 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(C) any additional flooding that will result from projected current and future mean sea level fluctuations over 

the lifetime of the project.’’. 

74. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BLUMENAUER OF OREGON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 763, beginning line 21, strike subsection (b) and insert the 

following: 

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retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report including the following: 

(1) With respect to each ex gratia payment made under the 

authority in this subsection or any other authority during the 

preceding 90-day period, each of the following: 

(A) The amount used for such payments. 

(B) The manner in which claims for such payments were 

verified. 

(C) The officers or officials authorized to approve claims 

for payments. 

(D) The manner in which payments are made. 

(2) With respect to a preceding 90-day period in which no ex 

gratia payments were made— 

(A) whether any such payment was refused, along with 

the reason for such refusal; or 

(B) any other reason for which no such payments were 

made. 

75. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BLUMENAUER OF OREGON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XII, insert the following: 

SEC. 12ll. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of 

State shall submit a report, which may contain a classified annex, 

to— 

(1) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Armed Services of the 

Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Armed Services of the 

House of Representatives. 

(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under subsection (a) shall 

evaluate the obstacles to effective protection of Afghan and Iraqi allies through the special immigrant visa programs and suggestions 

for improvements in future programs, including information relating to— 

(1) the hiring of locally employed staff and contractors; 

(2) documenting the identity and employment of locally employed staff and contractors of the United States Government, 

including the possibility of establishing a central database of 

employees of the United States Government and its contractors; 

(3) the protection and safety of employees of locally employed 

staff and contractors; 

(4) means of expediting processing at all stages of the process for applicants, including consideration of reducing required 

forms; 

(5) appropriate staffing levels for expedited processing domestically and abroad; 

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(6) the effect of uncertainty of visa availability on visa processing; 

(7) the cost and availability of medical examinations; and 

(8) means to reduce delays in interagency processing and security checks. 

(c) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report under subsection (a), 

the Inspector General shall consult with current and, to the extent 

possible, former employees of— 

(1) the Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Visa Office; 

(2) the Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs 

and South and Central Asian Affairs, Executive Office; 

(3) the United States embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Consular Section; 

(4) the United States embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Consular 

Section; 

(5) the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services; 

(6) the Department of Defense; and 

(7) non-governmental organizations providing legal aid in the 

special immigrant visa application process. 

76. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BLUMENAUER OF OREGON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. REMOVAL OF BARRIERS THAT DISCOURAGE INVESTMENTS 

TO INCREASE RESILIENCY TO CLIMATE CHANGE. 

The Secretary of Defense shall— 

(1) identify and seek to remove barriers that discourage investments to increase resiliency to climate change; 

(2) reform policies and programs that unintentionally increased the vulnerability of systems to related climate change 

risks; and 

(3) develop, and update at least once every four years, an adaptation plan that assessed how climate impacts affected the 

ability of the department or agency to accomplish its mission, 

and the short-and long- term actions the department or agency 

can take to manage climate risks. 

77. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BRINDISI

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 7lll. REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 

Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

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ment of Defense’s implementation section 1074n of title 10, United 

States Code. The report shall include the following: 

(1) An evaluation of the implementation of such section 

across the Armed Forces. 

(2) An evaluation of the efficacy of the mental health assessments under such section in helping to identify mental health 

conditions among members of the Armed Forces in order to 

prevent suicide. 

(3) An evaluation of the tools and processes used to provide 

the annual mental health assessments of members of the 

Armed Forces conducted pursuant to such section. 

(4) An analysis of how lessons learned from the annual mental health assessments can be used within the Department of 

Veterans Affairs to prevent veteran suicide. 

(5) An analysis of potential policy options to improve the 

monitoring and reporting required and to achieve a more robust implementation of such section. 

(6) Such other information as the Comptroller General determines appropriate. 

(b) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2020, the Comptroller General shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services 

of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 

of Representatives a briefing on the topics to be covered by the report under subsection (a), including and preliminary data and any 

issues or concerns of the Comptroller General relating to the report. 

(c) ACCESS TO RELEVANT DATA.—For purposes of this section, the 

Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Comptroller General has 

access to all relevant data. 

78. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BRINDISI

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE INNOVATION CENTER. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

with the Secretary of the Air Force, shall establish a Quantum Information Science Innovation Center to accelerate the research and 

development of quantum information sciences by the Air Force. 

(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Quantum Information 

Science Innovation Center shall be to— 

(1) provide an environment where researchers from the Air 

Force, Government, industry, and academia can collaborate to 

solve difficult problems using quantum information technology; 

(2) accelerate the research and development of new computing technologies, including quantum information sciences; 

and 

(3) stimulate research and development of quantum information sciences technologies by building upon the quantum information technology developed at the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate, including secure communication 

networks and advanced computing technology. 

(c) FUNDING.— 

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(1) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test, and 

evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table in 

section 4201, for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

Air Force, applied research, dominant information sciences and 

methods, line 014 is hereby increased by $10,000,000 (to be 

made available for the establishment of the Quantum Information Science Innovation Center under subsection (a)). 

(2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as 

specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for 

operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, operating forces, 

Special Operations Command Operational Support, line 090 is 

hereby reduced by $10,000,000. 

79. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BRINDISI

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 351, after line 22, insert the following new subsection (and 

redesignate the subsequent subsection accordingly): 

(c) ELIMINATION OF SUNSET FOR ASSESSMENTS DURING DEPLOYMENT .—Section 1074m(a)(1)(B) of such title is amended by striking 

‘‘Until January 1, 2019, once’’ and inserting ‘‘Once’’. 

Page 351, line 24, strike ‘‘this section’’ and insert ‘‘subsections (a) 

and (b)’’. 

80. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BROWN

OF MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle J of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 597. HONORARY PROMOTION OF COLONEL CHARLES E. MCGEE 

TO BRIGADIER GENERAL IN THE AIR FORCE. 

The President is authorized to issue an honorary commission 

promoting, to brigadier general in the Air Force, Colonel Charles 

E. McGee, United States Air Force (retired), a distinguished 

Tuskegee Airman whose honorary promotion has the recommendation of the Secretary of the Air Force under section 1563 of title 

10, United States Code. 

81. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

BROWNLEY OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF OUT-OF-POCKET 

COSTS FOR SERVICE DRESS UNIFORMS. 

(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of the United 

States shall conduct a study of the out-of-pocket costs to members 

of the Armed Forces for service dress uniforms. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The review under subsection (a) shall address 

each of the following: 

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(1) A description and comparison of the out-of-pocket cost to 

members of the Armed Forces for the purchase of service dress 

uniforms and service dress uniform items, broken down by— 

(A) gender; 

(B) Armed Force; 

(C) enlisted; and 

(D) officer. 

(2) Stipends, in-kind provision of items, or other assistance 

provided by each service to personnel to offset cost of service 

dress uniforms. 

(3) A comparison of the out-of-pocket cost for purchase and 

maintenance of service and service dress uniforms over one, 

five, 10, and 20-year periods. 

(4) A description of service dress uniform changes directed by 

any of the Armed Forces over the past 10 years that have affected the out-of-pocket costs to members of the Armed Forces 

and the costs associated with such change, by gender. 

(5) Any other information that the Comptroller General determines appropriate. 

(c) BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 

(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than April 15, 2020, the Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the preliminary findings of the study required under this section. 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2020, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a final report on the findings of such study. 

82. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

BROWNLEY OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 107, after line 9, insert the following: 

(6) An updated description of real property asset military 

construction needs at MRTFBs compared to those reported by 

the Department of Defense in response to House Report 114- 

102, to accompany H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2016. 

(7) An assessment of the Department of Defense Test and 

Resource Management Center’s ability to support testing for 

future warfare needs at MRTFBs, including those identified in 

the Department of Defense 2018 National Defense Strategy. 

Page 107, line 10, strike ‘‘(6)’’ and insert ‘‘(8)’’. 

83. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

BROWNLEY OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following: 

SEC. 1075. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MODULAR AIRBORNE 

FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM; REPORT. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

(1) Congress established the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting 

System (in this section referred to as ‘‘MAFFS’’) after civilian 

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fire fighting tanker fleets were overwhelmed by the 1970 Laguna Fire that killed eight individuals and destroyed 382 

homes. 

(2) Air National Guard C-130 aircraft equipped with the 

MAFFS provide emergency capability to supplement existing 

commercial tanker support on wildland fires. 

(3) A MAFFS II unit can discharge its load of 3,000 gallons 

of flame retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area 

one-quarter of a mile long and 60 feet wide. 

(4) Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units equipped 

with MAFFS II have provided critical support in fire fighting 

response efforts in recent years, including the Camp and Woolsey Fires in November 2018. 

(5) The National Guard Bureau is currently developing a replacement system to the current, aging fleet of MAFFS II systems. 

(6) The current MAFFS II system requires significant maintenance and repair, including deteriorating compression systems, that could reduce MAFFS capability in as soon as two 

years. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) MAFFS provides a necessary capability to support national, State, and local fire fighting response efforts; 

(2) fire fighting response would be severely affected if 

MAFFS II or replacement MAFFS systems were not available, 

including reducing the number of sorties and drops planes can 

fly during emergencies; and 

(3) the Department of Defense should use funding provided 

under the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account to 

develop, sustain and maintain continued MAFFS capability, including IMAFFS systems to replace the current fleet. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to 

the congressional defense committees regarding plans of the Secretary to fund long-term sustainment and operation and maintenance of MAFFS capabilities, including plans for the National 

Guard Bureau to submit program objective memoranda for funding 

for lifetime costs to the Department of Defense to be included in 

future Department of Defense Budget Requests, including the feasibility of establishing a dedicated program-of-record. 

84. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

BURCHETT OF TENNESSEE OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 556, line 10, strike ‘‘90 days’’ and insert ‘‘30 days’’. 

85. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BUSTOS

OF ILLINOIS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 530. RECOGNITION AND HONORING OF SERVICE OF INDIVIDUALS 

WHO SERVED IN UNITED STATES CADET NURSE CORPS 

DURING WORLD WAR II. 

(a) DETERMINATION OF ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE.— 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall be deemed 

to have determined under subparagraph (A) of section 

401(a)(1) of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (Public Law 

95–202; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) that the service of the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during the 

period beginning on July 1, 1943, and ending on December 31, 

1948, constitutes active military service. 

(2) ISSUANCE OF DISCHARGE.—Not later than one year after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, pursuant to subparagraph (B) of such section, issue to each member of such organization a discharge from service of such organization under honorable conditions where the nature and duration of the service of such member so warrants. 

(b) BENEFITS.— 

(1) STATUS AS A VETERAN.—Except as otherwise provided in 

this subsection, an individual who receives a discharge under 

subsection (a)(2) for service shall be honored as a veteran but 

shall not be entitled by reason of such service to any benefit 

under a law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

(2) BURIAL BENEFITS.—Service for which an individual receives a discharge under subsection (a)(2) shall be considered 

service in the active military, naval, or air service (as defined 

in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) for purposes of 

eligibility and entitlement to benefits under chapters 23 and 24 

of title 38, United States Code, not including section 2410 of 

that title. 

(3) MEDALS OR OTHER COMMENDATIONS.—The Secretary of 

Defense may design and produce a service medal or other commendation to honor individuals who receive a discharge under 

subsection (a)(2). 

86. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BUSTOS

OF ILLINOIS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 550c. TERMINATION OF LEASES OF PREMISES AND MOTOR VEHICLES OF SERVICEMEMBERS WHO INCUR CATASTROPHIC 

INJURY OR ILLNESS OR DIE WHILE IN MILITARY SERVICE. 

(a) CATASTROPHIC INJURIES AND ILLNESSES.—Subsection (a) of 

section 305 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 

3955), as amended by section 301 of the Veterans Benefits and 

Transition Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–407), is further amended 

by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) CATASTROPHIC INJURY OR ILLNESS OF LESSEE.—The 

spouse of the lessee on a lease described in subsection (b) may 

terminate the lease during the one-year period beginning on 

the date on which the lessee incurs a catastrophic injury or illness (as that term is defined in section 439(g) of title 37, 

United States Code), if the lessee incurs the catastrophic injury 

or illness during a period of military service or while performing full-time National Guard duty, active Guard and Reserve duty, or inactive-duty training (as such terms are defined 

in section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code).’’. 

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(b) DEATHS.—Paragraph (3) of such subsection is amended by 

striking ‘‘in subsection (b)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘in subsection (b)’’. 

87. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CARBAJAL

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 3121. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF PLANS AND CAPABILITIES FOR 

NUCLEAR VERIFICATION, DETECTION, AND MONITORING 

OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND FISSILE MATERIAL. 

(a) PLAN.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the 

Secretary of Defense, shall seek to enter into a contract with the 

National Academies of Sciences to conduct an independent review 

and assessment of a plan for nuclear detection and verification and 

monitoring of nuclear weapons and fissile material. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The review under subsection (a) shall include the 

following: 

(1) Recommendations for a national research infrastructure 

for enhanced nuclear verification, detection, and monitoring, 

with respect to policy, operations, and research, development, 

testing, and evaluation, including— 

(A) an evaluation of current national research enterprise 

for such nuclear verification, detection, and monitoring; 

(B) a plan for maximizing a national research enterprise 

to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and fissile 

material; 

(C) integration of roles, responsibilities, and planning for 

such verification, detection, and monitoring within the 

Federal Government; and 

(D) a mechanism for the Department of Energy to consult across the intelligence community when setting the 

research agenda to ensure that goals and priorities are 

aligned. 

(2) Recommendations for international engagement for building cooperation and transparency, including bilateral and multilateral efforts, to improve inspections, detection, and monitoring, and to create incentives for cooperation and transparency. 

(3) Recommendations for— 

(A) research and development efforts to improve monitoring, detection, and in-field inspection and analysis capabilities, including persistent surveillance, remote monitoring, and rapid analysis of large data sets, including 

open-source data; and 

(B) measures to coordinate technical and operational requirements early in the process. 

(4) Recommendations for improved coordination between departments and agencies of the Federal Government and the 

military departments, national laboratories, commercial industry, and academia. 

(5) Recommendations for leveraging commercial capability, 

such as remote sensing. 

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(c) SUBMISSION AND BRIEFING.—Not later than 270 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall— 

(1) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

containing the review under subsection (a); and 

(2) provide to such committees a briefing on such review. 

(d) FORM.—The review under subsection (a) and the report under 

subsection (c) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods. 

88. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CARBAJAL

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following: 

SEC. lll. DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDELINES FOR USE OF UNOFFICIAL 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY 

OF MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

FORCES FOR BENEFITS AND DECORATIONS WHEN THE 

SERVICE RECORDS ARE INCOMPLETE BECAUSE OF DAMAGE TO THE OFFICIAL RECORD. 

(a) GUIDELINES REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop guidelines regarding the use by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources of information, including eyewitness statements, to determine the eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed 

Forces for benefits and decorations when the service records of the 

member are incomplete because of damage to the records as a result of the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in 

St. Louis, Missouri, or any subsequent incident while the records 

were in the possession of the Department of Defense. 

(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall prepare the 

guidelines in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 

with respect to veterans benefits under title 38, United States 

Code, whose eligibility determinations depend on the use of service 

records maintained by the Department of Defense. 

(c) TIME FOR COMPLETION.—The Secretary of Defense shall complete development of the guidelines not later than one year after 

the date of the enactment of this Act. 

89. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CARBAJAL

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 150, after line 5, insert the following: 

SEC. 324. OFFSHORE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense shall not issue an 

offshore wind assessment that proposes wind exclusion areas and 

may not object to an offshore energy project filed for review by the 

Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Clearinghouse (in this 

section referred to as the ‘‘Clearinghouse’’) until 180 days after submitting the report required under (b). 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the process that 

will be used to by the Clearinghouse to review proposed offshore 

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lease blocks and proposed offshore energy projects. At minimum, 

the report should include the following elements: 

(1) The process and metrics used in evaluating proposed offshore lease blocks or specific offshore energy projects for compatibility with, or unacceptable risk to, military operations and 

readiness. 

(2) The process for coordinating with the Department of Interior on assessing proposed offshore lease blocks and military 

operations and readiness activities that occur in those proposed 

lease blocks. 

(3) The process for working with the proponent of a proposed 

energy development to identify and evaluate possible mitigations to enable energy developments that are compatible with 

military operations and readiness. 

(4) Any legislative changes to section 183a of title 10, United 

States Code, to enable the Clearinghouse to perform its new 

role in reviewing proposed offshore lease blocks and offshore 

energy projects. 

90. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CARSON

OF INDIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle C of title VII the following new section: 

SEC. 7lll. STUDY AND REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS 

FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED IN 

SUPPORT OF A CONTINGENCY OPERATION. 

(a) STUDY.—Each Secretary concerned, with respect to the military department concerned, shall conduct a study on the mental 

health assessments provided to members of the Armed Forces deployed in connection with a contingency operation. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) shall include a 

discussion and evaluation of the following: 

(1) The mental health assessments provided under section 

1074m of title 10, United States Code, including any written 

guidance prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretaries concerned with respect to such mental health assessments. 

(2) The extent to which waivers for mental health assessments are granted by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a)(2) and (a)(3) of such section (as amended by this 

Act), and the most common reasons why such waivers are 

granted. 

(3) For each mental health assessment specified in subsection (a)(1) of such section, the effectiveness of such assessment with respect to the detection and initiation of treatment, 

when appropriate, of members for behavioral health conditions. 

(4) With respect to a mental health assessment provided to 

members that is determined by the Secretary concerned under 

paragraph (3) to have low effectiveness, the medical evidence 

supporting such determination. 

(5) The health impacts on members provided mental health 

assessments under such section, including the extent to which 

such members— 

(A) are prescribed medication as a result of an assessment; 

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(B) seek post-deployment treatment, other than treatment required under such section, for a behavioral health 

condition; and 

(C) commit suicide or engage in other harmful activities. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the 

study conducted under subsection (a). 

(d) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Secretary 

concerned’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of 

title 10, United States Code. 

91. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CARSON

OF INDIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 351, line 20, strike ‘‘prevent’’ and insert ‘‘prohibit’’. 

92. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CARTER

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. USE OF PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. 

Section 2577(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 

93. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CARTER

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. DISPOSAL OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. 

Section 2577(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) In this section, the term ‘recyclable materials’ includes any 

quality recyclable material provided to the Department by a State 

or local government entity.’’. 

94. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASE OF

HAWAII OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the following new 

section: 

SEC. 28ll. REPORT ON ENCROACHMENT CHALLENGES ON MILITARY 

INSTALLATIONS POSED BY NON-MILITARY AIRCRAFT. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report describing— 

(1) the encroachment challenges and security risks posed by 

non-military aircraft overflying military installations inside the 

United States, to include operational impacts, installation and 

personnel security, and intelligence concerns, and 

(2) practicable strategies and recommendations for mitigation of any such challenges and risks, to include— 

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(A) increased military regulatory authority; and 

(B) distinctions, if any, among government/first responder, commercial, civil and recreational aviation. 

(b) EXCLUSION OF DRONE AIRCRAFT.—In this section, the term 

‘‘aircraft’’ does not include unmanned aerial vehicles known as 

drones, whether used for military or non-military purposes, except 

that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment may make 

reference in the report required by subsection (a) to the use of such 

unmanned aerial vehicles if the Secretary considers reference to 

such use relevant to the subject of the report. 

95. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASE OF

HAWAII OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. REPORT ON EXPANSION OF SECURITY COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE TO PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2020, the Secretary 

of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the current status 

of security cooperation and assistance with Pacific Island countries 

and the feasibility of expanding such cooperation and assistance. At 

a minimum, the report shall include the following foreign countries: 

(1) Papua New Guinea. 

(2) Vanuatu. 

(3) The Solomon Islands. 

(4) Fiji. 

(5) The Federated States of Micronesia. 

(6) Palau. 

(7) Kiribati. 

(8) The Marshall Islands. 

(9) Nauru. 

(10) Tonga. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by subsection (a) should include the following: 

(1) An identification of elements of the theater campaign 

plan of the geographic combatant command concerned and the 

interagency integrated country strategy that will be advanced 

by expansion of security cooperation and assistance programs 

and activities with countries identified in subsection (a). 

(2) An assessment of each country’s capabilities, a description of each country’s capability enhancement priorities, and a 

discussion of United States security cooperation and assistance 

authorities (to include the Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative under section 333 of title 10, United States Code, International Military Education and Training, Foreign Military Financing, International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, and the transfer of excess defense articles) and how such 

authorities may be utilized to enhance the priority capabilities 

of each such country. 

(3) A description of absorption capacity and sustainability 

issues for each foreign country and a plan to resolve such 

issues. 

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(4) An identification of the estimated annual cost for such assistance and training for fiscal year 2020 through fiscal year 

2025. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; 

(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee 

on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the 

Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

96. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASE OF

HAWAII OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. REPORT ON FOREIGN MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, in coordination with the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report specifying and 

analyzing— 

(1) strategic interests of foreign militaries in Pacific Island 

countries, known or emerging foreign partnerships or alliances 

with non-Pacific Island countries, and foreign military training, exercises, or operations in the region, excluding with countries who are members of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization; 

(2) gaps in intelligence collection capabilities and activities 

that prevent or may prevent a comprehensive understanding of 

current intelligence assessments for Pacific Island countries; 

and 

(3) plans to overcome any current intelligence collection deficiencies, including an analysis of both United States and allied 

and partner intelligence collection capabilities and activities. 

(b) PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘Pacific Island country’’ includes any of the following countries: The 

Republic of Fiji, the Republic Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, the 

Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Nauru, the Republic of Palau, the Independent State of Samoa, the Solomon Islands, 

the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of Vanuatu. 

97. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CHU OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STABILITY OF THE CAUCASUS REGION AND THE CONTINUATION OF THE NAGORNO 

KARABAKH CEASE-FIRE. 

It is the sense of Congress that United States interests in the 

stability of the Caucasus region and the continuation of the 

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Nagorno Karabakh cease-fire will be advanced by an agreement 

among regional stakeholders on— 

(1) the non-deployment of snipers, heavy arms, and new 

weaponry along the line-of-contact; 

(2) the deployment of gun-fire locator systems on the line-ofcontact; and 

(3) an increase in the number of Organization for Security 

and Co-operation in Europe observers along the line-of-contact. 

98. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CICILLINE

OF RHODE ISLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF INCREASED AUTOMATION OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE ON MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on 

the effects of the increased automation of the defense industrial 

base over the ten-year period beginning on the date that is 30 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such report shall include, for the period covered by the report— 

(1) an estimate of the number of jobs in the United States 

manufacturing workforce expected to be eliminated due to automation in the defense sector; 

(2) an analysis describing any new types of jobs that are expected to be established as a result of an increasingly automated process, including an estimate of the number of these 

types of jobs that are expected to be created; 

(3) an analysis of the potential threats to the national security of the United States that are unique to the automation of 

the defense industry; 

(4) a strategy to assist in providing workforce training and 

transition preparation for workers who may lose manufacturing jobs in the defense industry due to automation; 

(5) a description of any training necessary for workers affected by automation to more easily transition to new types of 

jobs within the defense manufacturing industry; and 

(6) any actions taken, or planned to be taken, by the Department of Defense to assist in worker transition. 

99. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CICILLINE

OF RHODE ISLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 550c. TO RESOLVE CONTROVERSIES UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS 

CIVIL RELIEF ACT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief 

Act (50 U.S.C. App. 512) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(d) WRITTEN CONSENT REQUIRED FOR ARBITRATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a contract with a 

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troversy subject to a provision of this Act and arising out of or relating to such contract, arbitration may be used to settle such controversy only if, after such controversy arises, all parties to such 

controversy consent in writing to use arbitration to settle such controversy.’’. 

(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (d) of such section, as added by 

subsection (a), shall apply with respect to contracts entered into, 

amended, altered, modified, renewed, or extended after the date of 

the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 550d. LIMITATION ON WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS 

UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 107(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 517(a)) is amended— 

(1) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘and if it is made 

after a specific dispute has arisen and the dispute is identified 

in the waiver’’ after ‘‘to which it applies’’; and 

(2) in the third sentence, by inserting ‘‘and if it is made after 

a specific dispute has arisen and the dispute is identified in 

the waiver’’ after ‘‘period of military service’’. 

(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 

apply with respect to waivers made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 550e. PRESERVATION OF RIGHT TO BRING CLASS ACTION UNDER 

SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 802(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 597a(a)) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 

inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) be a representative party on behalf of members of a class 

or be a member of a class, in accordance with the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure, notwithstanding any previous agreement to the contrary.’’. 

(b) CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments made by subsection (a) 

shall not be construed to imply that a person aggrieved by a violation of such Act did not have a right to bring a civil action as a 

representative party on behalf of members of a class or be a member of a class in a civil action before the date of the enactment of 

this Act. 

100. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

CISNEROS JR. OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title II add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR NAVAL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201 

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search, University Research Initiatives, Line 001 (PE 0601103N) is 

hereby increased by $5,000,000. 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the 

corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation and 

maintenance, Defense-wide, operating forces, Special Operations 

Command Theater Forces, line 100 is hereby reduced by 

$5,000,000. 

101. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CLARK

OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of title XI, add the following: 

SEC. 1113. DESIGNATING CERTAIN FEHBP AND FEGLI SERVICES PROVIDED BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AS EXCEPTED SERVICES 

UNDER THE ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT. 

(a) FEHBP.—Section 8905 of title 5, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(i) Any services by an officer or employee under this chapter relating to enrolling individuals in a health benefits plan under this 

chapter, or changing the enrollment of an individual already so enrolled, shall be deemed, for purposes of section 1342 of title 31, 

services for emergencies involving the safety of human life or the 

protection of property.’’. 

(b) FEGLI.—Section 8702 of title 5, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(d) Any services by an officer or employee under this chapter relating to benefits under this chapter shall be deemed, for purposes 

of section 1342 of title 31, services for emergencies involving the 

safety of human life or the protection of property.’’. 

(c) REGULATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Office of Personnel Management 

shall prescribe regulations to carry out the amendments made 

by subsections (a) and (b). 

(2) PAY STATUS FOR FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES.—The regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) for the amendments 

made by subsection (a) shall provide that an employee furloughed as result of a lapse in appropriations shall, during 

such lapse, be deemed to be in a pay status for purposes of enrolling or changing the enrollment (as the case may be) of that 

employee under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 

(d) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by subsection (a) and 

(b) shall apply to any lapse in appropriations beginning on or after 

the date of enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 1114. CONTINUING SUPPLEMENTAL DENTAL AND VISION BENEFITS AND LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE COVERAGE DURING A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in section 8956, by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(d) Coverage under a dental benefits plan under this chapter for 

any employee or a covered TRICARE-eligible individual enrolled in 

such a plan and who, as a result of a lapse in appropriations, is 

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furloughed or excepted from furlough and working without pay 

shall continue during such lapse and may not be cancelled as a result of nonpayment of premiums or other periodic charges due to 

such lapse.’’; 

(2) in section 8986, by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(d) Coverage under a vision benefits plan under this chapter for 

any employee or a covered TRICARE-eligible individual enrolled in 

such a plan and who, as a result of a lapse in appropriations, is 

furloughed or excepted from furlough and working without pay 

shall continue during such lapse and may not be cancelled as a result of nonpayment of premiums or other periodic charges due to 

such lapse.’’; and 

(3) in section 9003, by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(e) EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.—Coverage under a 

master contract under this chapter for long-term care insurance for 

an employee or member of the uniformed services enrolled under 

such contract and who, due to a lapse in appropriations, is furloughed or excepted from furlough and working without pay shall 

continue during such lapse and may not be cancelled as a result 

of nonpayment of premiums or other periodic charges due to such 

lapse.’’. 

(b) REGULATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with paragraph (2), the Director 

of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations under which premiums for supplemental dental, supplemental vision, or long-term care insurance under chapter 89A, 

89B, or 90 (respectively) of title 5, United States Code, (as 

amended by subsection (a)) that are unpaid by an employee, a 

covered TRICARE-eligible individual, or a member of the uniformed services (as the case may be), as a result of that employee, covered TRICARE-eligible individual, or member being 

furloughed or excepted from furlough and working without pay 

as a result of a lapse in appropriations, are paid to the applicable carrier from back pay made available to the employee or 

member as soon as practicable upon the end of such lapse. 

(2) LONG-TERM CARE PREMIUMS FROM SOURCE OTHER THAN

BACKPAY.—The regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) 

for the amendments made by subsection (a)(3) may provide, 

with respect to any individual who elected under section 

9004(d) of title 5, United States Code, to pay premiums directly 

to the carrier, that such individual may continue to pay premiums pursuant to such election instead of from back pay 

made available to such individual. 

(c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 

apply to any contract for supplemental dental, supplemental vision, 

or long-term care insurance under chapter 89A, 89B, or 90 (respectively) of title 5, United States Code, entered into before, on, or 

after the date of enactment of this Act. 

102. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CLYBURN OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

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SEC. ll. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS THRESHOLD. 

Section 2031(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

striking ‘‘8th grade’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘7th 

grade’’. 

103. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COHEN

OF TENNESSEE OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following new section: 

SEC. 134. REQUIREMENT TO SEEK COMPENSATION FOR FAILURE TO 

DELIVER NON-READY-FOR-ISSUE SPARE PARTS FOR THE 

F-35 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM. 

The Secretary of Defense shall take such action as necessary to 

seek compensation from the contractor for costs related to the failure to deliver non-Ready-For-Issue spare parts for the F-35 aircraft 

program as described in described in the report titled ‘‘Audit of F35 Ready-For-Issue Spare Parts and Sustainment Performance Incentive Fees’’ (DODIG-2019-094) issued by the Department of Defense Inspector General on June 13, 2019. 

104. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COHEN

OF TENNESSEE OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 898. REPORT ON COST GROWTH OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS PROGRAMS. 

The Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on 

Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report analyzing cost growth 

of major defense acquisition programs (as defined in section 2430 

of title 10, United States Code) during the 15 fiscal years preceding 

the date of the enactment of this Act. 

105. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNOLLY OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title XI, add the following: 

SEC. 11ll. INTERIM STAY AUTHORITY TO PROTECT WHISTLEBLOWERS. 

(a) TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR MSPB GENERAL COUNSEL TO

ISSUE STAYS OF PERSONNEL ACTIONS.—During the period beginning 

on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the first 

date after such date of enactment that an individual is confirmed 

by the Senate as a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board 

under section 1201 of title 5, United States Code, the general counsel of the Board shall carry out the functions and authorities relating to stays of personnel actions provided to a member of the Board 

under subparagraph (A), or to the Board under subparagraph (B), 

(C), or (D), of section 1214(b)(1) of such title. 

(b) AUTHORITY FOR MSPB MEMBER TO CARRY OUT DUTIES OF

THE BOARD IN THE EVENT OF A LACK OF QUORUM.—Section 

1214(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

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(1) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after ‘‘The Board’’ the 

following: ‘‘, or, if the Board lacks the number of members appointed under section 1201 required to constitute a quorum, 

any remaining member of the Board,’’; and 

(2) in subparagraph (D), in the matter preceding clause (i), 

by striking ‘‘A stay may be terminated by the Board at any 

time, except that a stay may not be terminated by the Board’’ 

and inserting the following: ‘‘A stay may be terminated by the 

Board, or, if the Board lacks the number of members appointed 

under section 1201 required to constitute a quorum, any remaining member of the Board, at any time, except that a stay 

may not be terminated by the Board or any remaining member 

of the Board (as the case may be)’’. 

106. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNOLLY OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 179, line 3, insert ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘The’’. 

Page 179, after line 13, insert the following: 

(b) LIMITATION.—Under no circumstances may a military technician (dual status) employed under the authority of this section be 

coerced by a State into accepting an offer of realignment or conversion to any other military status, including as a member of the Active, Guard, and Reserve program of a reserve component. If a military technician (dual status) declines to participate in such realignment or conversion, no further action will be taken against the individual or the individual’s position. 

107. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNOLLY OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. REPORT ON PARTICIPANTS IN SECURITY COOPERATION 

TRAINING PROGRAMS AND RECIPIENTS OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE TRAINING THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED FOR 

HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES OR TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 

Defense, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on individuals and units of security 

forces of foreign countries that— 

(1) have participated in security cooperation training programs or received security assistance training authorized 

under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 

seq.) or title 10, United States Code; and 

(2) at any time during the period beginning on January 1, 

2009, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act— 

(A) have been subject to United States sanctions relating 

to violations of human rights under any provision of law, 

including under— 

(i) the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note); 

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(ii) section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d); or 

(iii) section 362 of title 10, United States Code; or 

(B) have been subject to United States sanctions relating 

to terrorist activities under authorities provided in— 

(i) section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 

(ii) the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et 

seq.); 

(iii) the International Emergency Economic Powers 

Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), other than sanctions on 

the importation of goods provided for under such Act; 

or 

(iv) any other provision of law. 

(b) UPDATE.—The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal 

departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual update of the report required by subsection (a) on individuals and units of security forces of foreign 

countries that— 

(1) have participated in security cooperation training programs or received security assistance training authorized 

under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 

seq.) or title 10, United States Code; and 

(2) at any time during the preceding year, any of the provisions of subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(2) have applied with respect to such individuals or units. 

(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(2) GOOD.—The term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or 

man-made substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding 

technical data. 

108. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CON- NOLLY OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. EUROPEAN CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR COUNTERING HYBRID THREATS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide $2,000,000 for 

the European Center of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats 

(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Center’’) to— 

(1) enhance the ability of military forces and civilian personnel of countries participating in the Center to engage in 

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joint hybrid warfare exercises or coalition or international military operations; and 

(2) improve interoperability between the armed forces and 

the military forces of friendly foreign countries in the area of 

hybrid warfare. 

(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 

(1) certify to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 

and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense has assigned executive agent responsibilities for the Center to an appropriate organization within the Department of Defense; and 

(2) detail the steps being undertaken to strengthen the role 

of the Center in fostering hybrid warfare defense capabilities 

and coordination within NATO and the European Union. 

(c) FUNDING.— (1) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, as specified in the corresponding funding table in 

section 4301, for Office of the Secretary of Defense, is hereby 

increased by $2,000,000. 

(2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test, and 

evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table in 

section 4201, for Advanced Innovative Technology, is hereby 

reduced by $2,000,000. 

109. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CON- NOLLY OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. REPORT ON BACKLOG OF PERSONNEL SECURITY CLEARANCE ADJUDICATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter for five years, the 

Suitability Executive Agent, shall submit to Congress a report on 

the backlog of personnel security clearance adjudications. Such report shall include— 

(1) the size of the backlog of personnel security clearance adjudications, by agency, for the fiscal quarter preceding the 

quarter during which the report is submitted; 

(2) the average length of time, for each security clearance 

sensitivity level, to carry out an initial adjudication and an adjudication following a periodic reinvestigation, by agency; 

(3) the number of cases referred to the Consolidated Adjudication Facility of the Department of Defense; 

(4) the number of cases adjudicated by the Consolidated Adjudication Facility of the Department of Defense compared to 

the number of cases deferred to continuous evaluation or vetting; 

(5) the number of adjudicators by agency; and 

(6) a backlog mitigation plan, which shall include— 

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(A) the identification of the cause of, and recommendations to remedy, the adjudication backlog at Federal agencies; and 

(B) the steps the Suitability Executive Agency shall take 

to reduce the adjudication backlog. 

(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The report required under subsection 

(a) shall be made publicly available. 

110. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COOPER

OF TENNESSEE OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle H of title X the following new section: 

SEC. 10ll. REPORTS ON REDUCING THE BACKLOG IN LEGALLY REQUIRED HISTORICAL DECLASSIFICATION OBLIGATIONS. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, 

and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall each submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing 

progress made by the Secretary or the Director, as the case may 

be, toward reducing the backlog in legally required historical declassification obligations. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) shall include 

the following: 

(1) A plan to achieve legally mandated historical declassification requirements and reduce backlogs. 

(2) A plan to incorporate new technologies, such as artificial 

intelligence, that would increase productivity and reduce cost 

in implementing the plan under paragraph (1). 

(3) A detailed assessment of the documents released in each 

of the proceeding three years before the date of the report, broken out by program, such as the 25 and 50 year programs. 

(4) A detailed assessment of the documents awaiting review 

for release and an estimate of how many documents will be released in each of the next three years. 

(5) Potential policy, resource, and other options available to 

the Secretary or the Director, as the case may be, to reduce 

backlogs. 

(6) The progress and objectives of the Secretary or the Director, as the case may be, with respect to the release of documents for publication in the Foreign Relations of the United 

States series or to facilitate the public accessibility of such documents at the National Archives or presidential libraries, or 

both. 

(c) FORM AND AVAILABILITY.—Each report under subsection (a) 

shall be submitted in unclassified form, which shall be made publicly available, but may include a classified annex. 

(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; 

(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 

and 

(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

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111. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CORREA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12l. ANNUAL REPORT ON CYBER ATTACKS AND INTRUSIONS 

AGAINST THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BY CERTAIN 

FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, and each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal 

year 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on cyber attacks and intrusions 

in the previous 12 months by agents or associates of the Governments of the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, 

the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Democratic People’s Republic 

of Korea against or into— 

(1) the information systems (as such term is defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code) of— 

(A) the Department of Defense; and 

(B) any contractor of the Department of Defense that 

works on sensitive United States military technology; and 

(2) the personal communications of the personnel of the Department of Defense. 

(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in classified form. 

112. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CORREA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 133, after line 23, insert the following: 

(K) The effectiveness of the Department of Defense in attracting and retaining students specializing in STEM from 

covered institutions for the Department’s programs on 

emerging capabilities and technologies. 

Page 134, line 1, strike ‘‘(K)’’ and insert ‘‘(L)’’. 

113. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COURTNEY OF CONNECTICUT OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title XVI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 1651. REPORT ON NUCLEAR FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES 

AND NEAR-PEER COUNTRIES. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 

Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report on the nuclear forces of the United 

States and near-peer countries. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include the 

following: 

(1) An assessment of the current and planned nuclear systems of the United States, including with respect to research 

and development timelines, deployment timelines, and force 

size. 

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(2) An assessment of the current and planned nuclear systems of Russia and China, including with respect to research 

and development timelines, deployment timelines, and force 

size. 

(3) A comparison of the current and projected nuclear systems specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) through 2040. 

(c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in 

unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

114. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COURTNEY OF CONNECTICUT OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 232, line 12, strike ‘‘or the United States Air Force Academy’’ and insert ‘‘, the United States Air Force Academy, or the 

United States Coast Guard Academy’’. 

115. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CRAIG

OF MINNESOTA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. FUNDING FOR ARMY COMMUNITY SERVICES. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance for Army base 

operations support, line 100, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for Army Community Services is hereby 

increased by $30,000,000. 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 301 for operation and maintenance, for Army Force 

Readiness Operations Support, line 070, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, is hereby reduced by 

$15,000,000. 

(c) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 301 for operation and maintenance, for Army Land 

Forces Operations Support, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, line 050, is hereby reduced by 

$15,000,000. 

116. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CRENSHAW OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 197, after line 11, add the following new section: 

SEC. lll. INCLUSION OF HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS IN JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER’S TRAINING CORPS UNITS. 

Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(g)(1) Each public secondary educational institution that maintains a unit under this section shall permit membership in the unit 

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tution who are qualified for membership in the unit (but for lack 

of enrollment in the institution). 

‘‘(2) A student who is a member of a unit pursuant to this subsection shall count toward the satisfaction by the institution concerned of the requirement in subsection (b)(1) relating to the minimum number of student members in the unit necessary for the 

continuing maintenance of the unit.’’. 

117. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CRENSHAW OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle I of title V, insert the following: 

SEC. 5ll. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR 

TO ALWYN CASHE FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. 

(a) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding the time 

limitations specified in section 7271 of title 10, United States Code, 

or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain 

medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President 

may award the Medal of Honor under section 7271 of such title to 

Alwyn C. Cashe for the acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom described in subsection (b). 

(b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor referred to in 

subsection (a) are the actions of Alwyn Cashe on October 17, 2005, 

in Samarra, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, when, as a Sergeant First Class in Company A, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, with no regard to his own safety or 

wellbeing, he repeatedly entered a burning Bradley Fighting Vehicle after it struck an improvised explosive device. While receiving 

small arms fire, he made his first evacuation of his Soldiers. On his 

second evacuation of Soldiers, his own fuel-soaked uniform caught 

on fire, yet he returned to the burning Bradley Fighting Vehicle for 

a third evacuation. Cashe, injured the worst of all involved, with 

second- and third- degree burns over 72 percent of his body, still 

led recovery efforts and refused medical evacuation until his men 

were evacuated to safety and treatment. Cashe’s actions saved the 

lives of six of his Soldiers. Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe succumbed from his wounds on November 8, 2005 at Brooks Army 

Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. He was 

posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his heroism. 

118. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CRIST OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 2805(a), add after the period on page 990, line 12, the 

following: ‘‘To prepare the amendments required by this subsection, 

the Secretary of Defense shall take into account historical data, 

current conditions, and sea level rise projections. The Secretary 

may consult with the heads of other Federal departments and 

agencies with expertise regarding military installation resilience, 

energy resilience, energy and climate resiliency, and cyber resilience.’’. 

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119. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CUELLAR

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12ll. WESTERN HEMISPHERE RESOURCE ASSESSMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the Secretary 

of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of United 

States Agency for International Aid, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an accounting of and an assessment of the sufficiency of resources available to the United States 

Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM), Department of State, and United States 

Agency for International Aid (USAID), to carry out their respective 

missions in the Western hemisphere. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The assessment described in 

subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 

(1) An accounting and description of the funds available to 

SOUTHCOM, NORTHCOM, the Department of State, and 

USAID. 

(2) A list of bilateral and multilateral military training and 

exercises with allies and partner countries in the Western 

Hemisphere. 

(3) A description of the security force activities of the United 

States in the Western Hemisphere. 

(4) A description of the activities of the Departments of State 

and Defense in addressing security challenges in the Western 

Hemisphere. 

(5) Cyber domain activities of the United States and those 

actions in concert with allied and partner countries in the 

Western Hemisphere. 

(6) A description of the funding for all international military 

education and training programs. 

(7) An overview of all foreign military sales and foreign military financing programs with partner countries in the Western 

Hemisphere. 

(8) A list of investments, programs, or partnerships in the 

Western Hemisphere by China, Iran, Russia, or other adversarial groups or countries that threaten the national security 

of the United States. 

(9) Recommendations for actions the Department of Defense, 

the Department of State, and USAID could take to advance 

United States national security interests in the Western Hemisphere. 

(c) FORM; ENTITY.— 

(1) FORM.—The accounting and assessment required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 

(2) ENTITY.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the 

assessment required by subsection (a) to be performed by an 

independent, non-governmental institute described in section 

501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and exempt 

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nized credentials and expertise in national security and military affairs. 

(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—The 

term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

House of Representatives; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

Senate. 

120. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CUMMINGS OF MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title XI, add the following: 

Subtitle B—Limiting Use of Criminal 

History in Federal Hiring and Contracting 

SECTION 1121. SHORT TITLE. 

This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Chance to Compete for 

Jobs Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘Fair Chance Act’’. 

SEC. 1122. PROHIBITION ON CRIMINAL HISTORY INQUIRIES PRIOR TO 

CONDITIONAL OFFER FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart H of part III of title 5, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 92—PROHIBITION ON CRIMINAL HISTORY 

INQUIRIES PRIOR TO CONDITIONAL OFFER 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘9201. Definitions. 

‘‘9202. Limitations on requests for criminal history record information. 

‘‘9203. Agency policies; complaint procedures. 

‘‘9204. Adverse action. 

‘‘9205. Procedures. 

‘‘9206. Rules of construction. 

‘‘§ 9201. Definitions 

‘‘In this chapter— 

‘‘(1) the term ‘agency’ means ‘Executive agency’ as such term 

is defined in section 105 and includes— 

‘‘(A) the United States Postal Service and the Postal 

Regulatory Commission; and 

‘‘(B) the Executive Office of the President; 

‘‘(2) the term ‘appointing authority’ means an employee in 

the executive branch of the Government of the United States 

that has authority to make appointments to positions in the 

civil service; 

‘‘(3) the term ‘conditional offer’ means an offer of employment 

in a position in the civil service that is conditioned upon the 

results of a criminal history inquiry; 

‘‘(4) the term ‘criminal history record information’— 

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‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), 

has the meaning given the term in section 9101(a); 

‘‘(B) includes any information described in the first sentence of section 9101(a)(2) that has been sealed or expunged pursuant to law; and 

‘‘(C) includes information collected by a criminal justice 

agency, relating to an act or alleged act of juvenile delinquency, that is analogous to criminal history record information (including such information that has been sealed or 

expunged pursuant to law); and 

‘‘(5) the term ‘suspension’ has the meaning given the term in 

section 7501. 

‘‘§ 9202. Limitations on requests for criminal history record 

information 

‘‘(a) INQUIRIES PRIOR TO CONDITIONAL OFFER.—Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), an employee of an agency may not 

request, in oral or written form (including through the Declaration 

for Federal Employment (Office of Personnel Management Optional 

Form 306) or any similar successor form, the USAJOBS internet 

website, or any other electronic means) that an applicant for an appointment to a position in the civil service disclose criminal history 

record information regarding the applicant before the appointing 

authority extends a conditional offer to the applicant. 

‘‘(b) OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW.—The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an applicant for a position in the civil service if consideration of criminal history record 

information prior to a conditional offer with respect to the position 

is otherwise required by law. 

‘‘(c) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition under subsection (a) shall 

not apply with respect to an applicant for an appointment to 

a position— 

‘‘(A) that requires a determination of eligibility described 

in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of section 9101(b)(1)(A); 

‘‘(B) as a Federal law enforcement officer (as defined in 

section 115(c) of title 18); or 

‘‘(C) identified by the Director of the Office of Personnel 

Management in the regulations issued under paragraph 

(2). 

‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.— 

‘‘(A) ISSUANCE.—The Director of the Office of Personnel 

Management shall issue regulations identifying additional 

positions with respect to which the prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply, giving due consideration to positions that involve interaction with minors, access to sensitive information, or managing financial transactions. 

‘‘(B) COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS.—The regulations issued under subparagraph (A) shall— 

‘‘(i) be consistent with, and in no way supersede, restrict, or limit the application of title VII of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) or other 

relevant Federal civil rights laws; and 

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‘‘(ii) ensure that all hiring activities conducted pursuant to the regulations are conducted in a manner 

consistent with relevant Federal civil rights laws. 

‘‘§ 9203. Agency policies; complaint procedures 

‘‘The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall— 

‘‘(1) develop, implement, and publish a policy to assist employees of agencies in complying with section 9202 and the regulations issued pursuant to such section; and 

‘‘(2) establish and publish procedures under which an applicant for an appointment to a position in the civil service may 

submit a complaint, or any other information, relating to compliance by an employee of an agency with section 9202. 

‘‘§ 9204. Adverse action 

‘‘(a) FIRST VIOLATION.—If the Director of the Office of Personnel 

Management determines, after notice and an opportunity for a 

hearing on the record, that an employee of an agency has violated 

section 9202, the Director shall— 

‘‘(1) issue to the employee a written warning that includes a 

description of the violation and the additional penalties that 

may apply for subsequent violations; and 

‘‘(2) file such warning in the employee’s official personnel 

record file. 

‘‘(b) SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS.—If the Director of the Office of 

Personnel Management determines, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing on the record, that an employee that was subject to subsection (a) has committed a subsequent violation of section 9202, the Director may take the following action: 

‘‘(1) For a second violation, suspension of the employee for a 

period of not more than 7 days. 

‘‘(2) For a third violation, suspension of the employee for a 

period of more than 7 days. 

‘‘(3) For a fourth violation— 

‘‘(A) suspension of the employee for a period of more 

than 7 days; and 

‘‘(B) a civil penalty against the employee in an amount 

that is not more than $250. 

‘‘(4) For a fifth violation— 

‘‘(A) suspension of the employee for a period of more 

than 7 days; and 

‘‘(B) a civil penalty against the employee in an amount 

that is not more than $500. 

‘‘(5) For any subsequent violation— 

‘‘(A) suspension of the employee for a period of more 

than 7 days; and 

‘‘(B) a civil penalty against the employee in an amount 

that is not more than $1,000. 

‘‘§ 9205. Procedures 

‘‘(a) APPEALS.—The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall by rule establish procedures providing for an appeal 

from any adverse action taken under section 9204 by not later than 

30 days after the date of the action. 

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‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.—An adverse action taken 

under section 9204 (including a determination in an appeal from 

such an action under subsection (a) of this section) shall not be 

subject to— 

‘‘(1) the procedures under chapter 75; or 

‘‘(2) except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, appeal or judicial review. 

‘‘§ 9206. Rules of construction 

‘‘Nothing in this chapter may be construed to— 

‘‘(1) authorize any officer or employee of an agency to request 

the disclosure of information described under subparagraphs 

(B) and (C) of section 9201(4); or 

‘‘(2) create a private right of action for any person.’’. 

(b) REGULATIONS; EFFECTIVE DATE.— (1) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

enactment of this subtitle, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out chapter 92 of title 5, United States Code 

(as added by this subtitle). 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 9202 of title 5, United States 

Code (as added by this subtitle), shall take effect on the date 

that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this subtitle. 

(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 

chapters for part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 

inserting after the item relating to chapter 91 the following: 

‘‘92. Prohibition on criminal history inquiries prior to conditional 

offer ....................................................................................... 9201’’. 

(d) APPLICATION TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Congressional Accountability Act of 

1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended— 

(A) in section 102(a) (2 U.S.C. 1302(a)), by adding at the 

end the following: 

‘‘(12) Section 9202 of title 5, United States Code.’’; 

(B) by redesignating section 207 (2 U.S.C. 1317) as section 208; and 

(C) by inserting after section 206 (2 U.S.C. 1316) the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 207. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY INQUIRIES. 

‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘agency’, ‘criminal 

history record information’, and ‘suspension’ have the meanings 

given the terms in section 9201 of title 5, United States Code, except as otherwise modified by this section. 

‘‘(b) RESTRICTIONS ON CRIMINAL HISTORY INQUIRIES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), an employee of an employing office may not request 

that an applicant for employment as a covered employee 

disclose criminal history record information if the request 

would be prohibited under section 9202 of title 5, United 

States Code, if made by an employee of an agency. 

‘‘(B) CONDITIONAL OFFER.—For purposes of applying that 

section 9202 under subparagraph (A), a reference in that 

section 9202 to a conditional offer shall be considered to be 

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an offer of employment as a covered employee that is conditioned upon the results of a criminal history inquiry. 

‘‘(2) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—The provisions of section 

9206 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to employing 

offices, consistent with regulations issued under subsection (d). 

‘‘(c) REMEDY.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The remedy for a violation of subsection 

(b)(1) shall be such remedy as would be appropriate if awarded 

under section 9204 of title 5, United States Code, if the violation had been committed by an employee of an agency, consistent with regulations issued under subsection (d), except 

that the reference in that section to a suspension shall be considered to be a suspension with the level of compensation provided for a covered employee who is taking unpaid leave under 

section 202. 

‘‘(2) PROCESS FOR OBTAINING RELIEF.—An applicant for employment as a covered employee who alleges a violation of subsection (b)(1) may rely on the provisions of title IV (other than 

section 407 or 408, or a provision of this title that permits a 

person to obtain a civil action or judicial review), consistent 

with regulations issued under subsection (d). 

‘‘(d) REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SECTION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date 

of enactment of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 

2019, the Board shall, pursuant to section 304, issue regulations to implement this section. 

‘‘(2) PARALLEL WITH AGENCY REGULATIONS.—The regulations 

issued under paragraph (1) shall be the same as substantive 

regulations issued by the Director of the Office of Personnel 

Management under section 2(b)(1) of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 to implement the statutory provisions 

referred to in subsections (a) through (c) except to the extent 

that the Board may determine, for good cause shown and stated together with the regulation, that a modification of such 

regulations would be more effective for the implementation of 

the rights and protections under this section. 

‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 102(a)(12) and subsections (a) 

through (c) shall take effect on the date on which section 9202 of 

title 5, United States Code, applies with respect to agencies.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

(A) The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–1; 109 

Stat. 3) is amended— 

(i) by redesignating the item relating to section 207 

as the item relating to section 208; and 

(ii) by inserting after the item relating to section 206 

the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 207. Rights and protections relating to criminal history inquiries.’’. 

(B) Section 62(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

is amended by striking ‘‘or 207’’ and inserting ‘‘207, or 

208’’. 

(e) APPLICATION TO JUDICIAL BRANCH.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 604 of title 28, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(i) RESTRICTIONS ON CRIMINAL HISTORY INQUIRIES.— 

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‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

‘‘(A) the terms ‘agency’ and ‘criminal history record information’ have the meanings given those terms in section 

9201 of title 5; 

‘‘(B) the term ‘covered employee’ means an employee of 

the judicial branch of the United States Government, other 

than— 

‘‘(i) any judge or justice who is entitled to hold office 

during good behavior; 

‘‘(ii) a United States magistrate judge; or 

‘‘(iii) a bankruptcy judge; and 

‘‘(C) the term ‘employing office’ means any office or entity of the judicial branch of the United States Government 

that employs covered employees. 

‘‘(2) RESTRICTION.—A covered employee may not request that 

an applicant for employment as a covered employee disclose 

criminal history record information if the request would be prohibited under section 9202 of title 5 if made by an employee 

of an agency. 

‘‘(3) EMPLOYING OFFICE POLICIES; COMPLAINT PROCEDURE.— 

The provisions of sections 9203 and 9206 of title 5 shall apply 

to employing offices and to applicants for employment as covered employees, consistent with regulations issued by the Director to implement this subsection. 

‘‘(4) ADVERSE ACTION.— ‘‘(A) ADVERSE ACTION.—The Director may take such adverse action with respect to a covered employee who violates paragraph (2) as would be appropriate under section 

9204 of title 5 if the violation had been committed by an 

employee of an agency. 

‘‘(B) APPEALS.—The Director shall by rule establish procedures providing for an appeal from any adverse action 

taken under subparagraph (A) by not later than 30 days 

after the date of the action. 

‘‘(C) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.—Except as provided 

in subparagraph (B), an adverse action taken under subparagraph (A) (including a determination in an appeal 

from such an action under subparagraph (B)) shall not be 

subject to appeal or judicial review. 

‘‘(5) REGULATIONS TO BE ISSUED.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the 

date of enactment of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs 

Act of 2019, the Director shall issue regulations to implement this subsection. 

‘‘(B) PARALLEL WITH AGENCY REGULATIONS.—The regulations issued under subparagraph (A) shall be the same as 

substantive regulations promulgated by the Director of the 

Office of Personnel Management under section 2(b)(1) of 

the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 except to 

the extent that the Director of the Administrative Office of 

the United States Courts may determine, for good cause 

shown and stated together with the regulation, that a 

modification of such regulations would be more effective 

for the implementation of the rights and protections under 

this subsection. 

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‘‘(6) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraphs (1) through (4) shall take 

effect on the date on which section 9202 of title 5 applies with 

respect to agencies.’’. 

SEC. 1123. PROHIBITION ON CRIMINAL HISTORY INQUIRIES BY CONTRACTORS PRIOR TO CONDITIONAL OFFER. 

(a) CIVILIAN AGENCY CONTRACTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 41, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 4714. Prohibition on criminal history inquiries by contractors prior to conditional offer 

‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON CRIMINAL HISTORY INQUIRIES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 

(3), an executive agency— 

‘‘(A) may not require that an individual or sole proprietor who submits a bid for a contract to disclose criminal 

history record information regarding that individual or 

sole proprietor before determining the apparent awardee; 

and 

‘‘(B) shall require, as a condition of receiving a Federal 

contract and receiving payments under such contract that 

the contractor may not verbally, or through written form, 

request the disclosure of criminal history record information regarding an applicant for a position related to work 

under such contract before the contractor extends a conditional offer to the applicant. 

‘‘(2) OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW.—The prohibition under 

paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to a contract if consideration of criminal history record information prior to a conditional offer with respect to the position is otherwise required 

by law. 

‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition under paragraph (1) 

does not apply with respect to— 

‘‘(i) a contract that requires an individual hired 

under the contract to access classified information or 

to have sensitive law enforcement or national security 

duties; or 

‘‘(ii) a position that the Administrator of General 

Services identifies under the regulations issued under 

subparagraph (B). 

‘‘(B) REGULATIONS.— 

‘‘(i) ISSUANCE.—Not later than 16 months after the 

date of enactment of the Fair Chance to Compete for 

Jobs Act of 2019, the Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 

shall issue regulations identifying additional positions 

with respect to which the prohibition under paragraph 

(1) shall not apply, giving due consideration to positions that involve interaction with minors, access to 

sensitive information, or managing financial transactions. 

‘‘(ii) COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS.—The regulations issued under clause (i) shall— 

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‘‘(I) be consistent with, and in no way supersede, 

restrict, or limit the application of title VII of the 

Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) 

or other relevant Federal civil rights laws; and 

‘‘(II) ensure that all hiring activities conducted 

pursuant to the regulations are conducted in a 

manner consistent with relevant Federal civil 

rights laws. 

‘‘(b) COMPLAINT PROCEDURES.—The Administrator of General 

Services shall establish and publish procedures under which an applicant for a position with a Federal contractor may submit to the 

Administrator a complaint, or any other information, relating to 

compliance by the contractor with subsection (a)(1)(B). 

‘‘(c) ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF PROHIBITION ON CRIMINAL HISTORY INQUIRIES.— 

‘‘(1) FIRST VIOLATION.—If the head of an executive agency determines that a contractor has violated subsection (a)(1)(B), 

such head shall— 

‘‘(A) notify the contractor; 

‘‘(B) provide 30 days after such notification for the contractor to appeal the determination; and 

‘‘(C) issue a written warning to the contractor that includes a description of the violation and the additional 

remedies that may apply for subsequent violations. 

‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION.—If the head of an executive 

agency determines that a contractor that was subject to paragraph (1) has committed a subsequent violation of subsection 

(a)(1)(B), such head shall notify the contractor, shall provide 30 

days after such notification for the contractor to appeal the determination, and, in consultation with the relevant Federal 

agencies, may take actions, depending on the severity of the infraction and the contractor’s history of violations, including— 

‘‘(A) providing written guidance to the contractor that 

the contractor’s eligibility for contracts requires compliance 

with this section; 

‘‘(B) requiring that the contractor respond within 30 

days affirming that the contractor is taking steps to comply with this section; and 

‘‘(C) suspending payment under the contract for which 

the applicant was being considered until the contractor 

demonstrates compliance with this section. 

‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) CONDITIONAL OFFER.—The term ‘conditional offer’ means 

an offer of employment for a position related to work under a 

contract that is conditioned upon the results of a criminal history inquiry. 

‘‘(2) CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION.—The term 

‘criminal history record information’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 9201 of title 5.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 

47 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

end the following new item: 

‘‘4714. Prohibition on criminal history inquiries by contractors prior to conditional 

offer.’’. 

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(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 4714 of title 41, United States 

Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to 

contracts awarded pursuant to solicitations issued after the effective date described in section 1122(b)(2) of this subtitle. 

(b) DEFENSE CONTRACTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by inserting after section 2338 the following 

new section: 

‘‘§ 2339. Prohibition on criminal history inquiries by contractors prior to conditional offer 

‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON CRIMINAL HISTORY INQUIRIES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 

(3), the head of an agency— 

‘‘(A) may not require that an individual or sole proprietor who submits a bid for a contract to disclose criminal 

history record information regarding that individual or 

sole proprietor before determining the apparent awardee; 

and 

‘‘(B) shall require as a condition of receiving a Federal 

contract and receiving payments under such contract that 

the contractor may not verbally or through written form 

request the disclosure of criminal history record information regarding an applicant for a position related to work 

under such contract before such contractor extends a conditional offer to the applicant. 

‘‘(2) OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW.—The prohibition under 

paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to a contract if consideration of criminal history record information prior to a conditional offer with respect to the position is otherwise required 

by law. 

‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition under paragraph (1) 

does not apply with respect to— 

‘‘(i) a contract that requires an individual hired 

under the contract to access classified information or 

to have sensitive law enforcement or national security 

duties; or 

‘‘(ii) a position that the Secretary of Defense identifies under the regulations issued under subparagraph 

(B). 

‘‘(B) REGULATIONS.— 

‘‘(i) ISSUANCE.—Not later than 16 months after the 

date of enactment of the Fair Chance to Compete for 

Jobs Act of 2019, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, 

shall issue regulations identifying additional positions 

with respect to which the prohibition under paragraph 

(1) shall not apply, giving due consideration to positions that involve interaction with minors, access to 

sensitive information, or managing financial transactions. 

‘‘(ii) COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS.—The regulations issued under clause (i) shall— 

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‘‘(I) be consistent with, and in no way supersede, 

restrict, or limit the application of title VII of the 

Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) 

or other relevant Federal civil rights laws; and 

‘‘(II) ensure that all hiring activities conducted 

pursuant to the regulations are conducted in a 

manner consistent with relevant Federal civil 

rights laws. 

‘‘(b) COMPLAINT PROCEDURES.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish and publish procedures under which an applicant for a position with a Department of Defense contractor may submit a complaint, or any other information, relating to compliance by the contractor with subsection (a)(1)(B). 

‘‘(c) ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF PROHIBITION ON CRIMINAL HISTORY INQUIRIES.— 

‘‘(1) FIRST VIOLATION.—If the Secretary of Defense determines that a contractor has violated subsection (a)(1)(B), the 

Secretary shall— 

‘‘(A) notify the contractor; 

‘‘(B) provide 30 days after such notification for the contractor to appeal the determination; and 

‘‘(C) issue a written warning to the contractor that includes a description of the violation and the additional 

remedies that may apply for subsequent violations. 

‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS.—If the Secretary of Defense 

determines that a contractor that was subject to paragraph (1) 

has committed a subsequent violation of subsection (a)(1)(B), 

the Secretary shall notify the contractor, shall provide 30 days 

after such notification for the contractor to appeal the determination, and, in consultation with the relevant Federal agencies, may take actions, depending on the severity of the infraction and the contractor’s history of violations, including— 

‘‘(A) providing written guidance to the contractor that 

the contractor’s eligibility for contracts requires compliance 

with this section; 

‘‘(B) requiring that the contractor respond within 30 

days affirming that the contractor is taking steps to comply with this section; and 

‘‘(C) suspending payment under the contract for which 

the applicant was being considered until the contractor 

demonstrates compliance with this section. 

‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) CONDITIONAL OFFER.—The term ‘conditional offer’ means 

an offer of employment for a position related to work under a 

contract that is conditioned upon the results of a criminal history inquiry. 

‘‘(2) CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION.—The term 

‘criminal history record information’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 9201 of title 5.’’. 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 2339(a) of title 10, United 

States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to contracts awarded pursuant to solicitations issued 

after the effective date described in section 1122(b)(2) of this 

subtitle. 

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(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 

137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

after the item relating to section 2338 the following new item: 

‘‘2339. Prohibition on criminal history inquiries by contractors prior to conditional 

offer.’’. 

(c) REVISIONS TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date of 

enactment of this subtitle, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 

Council shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement section 4714 of title 41, United States Code, and section 2339 of title 10, United States Code, as added by this section. 

(2) CONSISTENCY WITH OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

REGULATIONS.—The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council 

shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation under paragraph (1) to be consistent with the regulations issued by the 

Director of the Office of Personnel Management under øsection 

1122(b)(1)¿ to the maximum extent practicable. The Council 

shall include together with such revision an explanation of any 

substantive modification of the Office of Personnel Management regulations, including an explanation of how such modification will more effectively implement the rights and protections under this section. 

SEC. 1124. REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS FORMERLY INCARCERATED IN FEDERAL PRISONS. 

(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered individual’’— 

(1) means an individual who has completed a term of imprisonment in a Federal prison for a Federal criminal offense; and 

(2) does not include an alien who is or will be removed from 

the United States for a violation of the immigration laws (as 

such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)). 

(b) STUDY AND REPORT REQUIRED.—The Director of the Bureau 

of Justice Statistics, in coordination with the Director of the Bureau of the Census, shall— 

(1) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

this subtitle, design and initiate a study on the employment of 

covered individuals after their release from Federal prison, including by collecting— 

(A) demographic data on covered individuals, including 

race, age, and sex; and 

(B) data on employment and earnings of covered individuals who are denied employment, including the reasons for 

the denials; and 

(2) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 

subtitle, and every 5 years thereafter, submit a report that 

does not include any personally identifiable information on the 

study conducted under paragraph (1) to— 

(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

(B) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

Pensions of the Senate; 

(C) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the 

House of Representatives; and 

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(D) the Committee on Education and Labor of the House 

of Representatives. 

121. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CUMMINGS OF MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. ASSESSMENT OF RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND GENDER DISPARITIES IN THE MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out the 

activities described in subsection (b) to improve the ability of the 

Department of Defense to detect and address racial, ethnic, and 

gender disparities in the military justice system. 

(b) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—The activities described in this subsection are the following: 

(1) For each court-martial carried out by an Armed Force 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall require the head of the Armed Force concerned— 

(A) to record the race, ethnicity, and gender of the victim 

and the accused, and such other demographic information 

about the victim and the accused as the Secretary considers appropriate; 

(B) to include data based on the information described in 

subparagraph (A) in the annual military justice reports of 

the Armed Force. 

(2) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall issue guidance that— 

(A) establishes criteria to determine when data indicating possible racial, ethnic, or gender disparities in the 

military justice process should be further reviewed; and 

(B) describes how such a review should be conducted. 

(3) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall— 

(A) conduct an evaluation to identify the causes of any 

racial, ethnic, or gender disparities in the military justice 

system 

(B) take steps to address the causes of such disparities, 

as appropriate. 

122. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

CUNNINGHAM OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title V, insert the following: 

SEC. 580a EXPANSION OF THE MY CAREER ADVANCEMENT ACCOUNT 

PROGRAM FOR MILITARY SPOUSES. 

(a) COAST GUARD.—The spouse of a member of the Coast Guard 

may participate in the My Career Advancement Account program 

of the Department of Defense. 

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(b) ALL ENLISTED GRADES.—The spouse of an enlisted member of 

the Armed Forces may participate in the My Career Advancement 

Account program of the Department of Defense. 

123. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

CUNNINGHAM OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following: 

SEC. 8ll. PREFERENCE FOR OFFERORS EMPLOYING VETERANS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 2339b. Preference for offerors employing veterans 

‘‘(a) PREFERENCE.—In awarding a contract for the procurement of 

goods or services for the Department of Defense, the head of an 

agency may establish a preference for offerors that employ veterans 

on a full-time basis. The Secretary of Defense shall determine the 

criteria for use of such preference. 

‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to supercede any other provision of law establishing a 

preference for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or small business concerns owned and controlled by servicedisabled veterans (as defined in section 3(q) of the Small Business 

Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q))). 

‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Prior to establishing the 

preference described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 

shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the 

House of Representatives on— 

‘‘(1) a plan for implementing such preference, including— 

‘‘(A) penalties for an offeror that willfully and intentionally misrepresents the veteran status of the employees 

of the offeror in a bid submitted under subsection (a); and 

‘‘(B) reporting on use of such preference; and 

‘‘(2) the process for assessing and verifying offeror compliance with regulations relating to equal opportunity for veterans requirements.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2339a the following new item: 

‘‘2339b. Preference for offerors employing veterans.’’. 

124. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

CUNNINGHAM OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title I, add the following new section: 

SEC. 1ll. REPORT ON PLANS TO SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT 

AT MARINE CORPS AIR STATIONS. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—No later than 90 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees a report on the plans of 

the Secretary to support and maintain aircraft assigned to Marine 

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Corps air stations that are transitioning from the F–18 Hornet aircraft to the F–35 Lightning aircraft. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include— 

(1) the number and composition of squadrons assigned to 

each air station; 

(2) the support and maintenance workforce, including uniformed military, civilian, and contract personnel; and 

(3) the construction of aircraft and support facilities associated with the beddown of F–35 aircraft at each air station. 

125. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DEAN OF

PENNSYLVANIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 7ll. FUNDING FOR CDC ATSDR PFAS HEALTH STUDY INCREMENT. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 1405 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4501, for the 

CDC ATSDR PFAS health study increment is hereby increased by 

$5,000,000. 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 301 for Operation and Maintenance, Admin and Servicewide Activities, line 460, Office of the Secretary of Defense, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, is hereby 

reduced by $5,000,000. 

126. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DEAN OF

PENNSYLVANIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Amend section 318 to read as follows: 

SEC. 318. REPLACEMENT OF FLUORINATED AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING 

FOAM WITH FLUORINE-FREE FIRE-FIGHTING AGENT. 

(a) USE OF FLUORINE-FREE FOAM AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.— 

Not later than January 31, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy shall 

publish a military specification for a fluorine-free fire-fighting 

agent for use at all military installations to ensure such agent is 

available for use by not later than December 31, 2024. 

(b) PROHIBITION ON USE.—Fluorinated aqueous film-forming 

foam may not be used at any military installation on or after September 30, 2025, or before such date, if possible. 

(c) WAIVER.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of 

Defense may grant a waiver to the prohibition under subsection (b) with respect to the use of fluorinated aqueous filmforming foam at a specific military installation if the Secretary 

submits to the congressional defense committees, by not later 

than 30 days prior to issuing the waiver— 

(A) notice of the waiver; and 

(B) certification, in writing, that the waiver is necessary 

for the protection of life and safety. 

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(2) BASIS FOR WAIVER.—Any certification submitted under 

paragraph (1)(B) shall document the basis for the waiver and, 

at a minimum, shall include the following: 

(A) A detailed description of the threat justifying the 

waiver and a description of the imminence, urgency, and 

severity of such threat. 

(B) An analysis of potential populations impacted by continued use of fluorinated aqueous film forming foam and 

why the waiver outweighs the impact to such populations. 

(C) An analysis of potential economic effects, including 

with respect to agriculture, livestock, and water systems of 

continued use of fluorinated aqueous film forming foam 

and why the waiver outweighs such effects. 

(3) LIMITATION.—A waiver under this subsection shall apply 

for a period that does not exceed one year. The Secretary may 

extend any such waiver once for an additional period that does 

not exceed one year. 

127. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

DELGADO OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following new section: 

SEC. 1075. REPORT ON POLICIES RELATING TO SMALL FARMS. 

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Defense Logistics Agency and the Defense Commissary 

Agency shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the programs, policies, and practices of the Defense Logistics Agency and Defense Commissary Agency, respectively, relating 

to small farms, farms owned by new and beginning farmers, and 

farmers who are veterans or minorities, including a description of 

opportunities and barriers to expanding the use of such programs, 

policies, or practices. 

128. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

DELGADO OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following: 

SEC. ll. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTERS. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 

4201, for research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, basic 

research for university and industry research centers, line 004 (PE 

0601104A) is hereby increased by $5,000,000. 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the 

corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation and 

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grated personnel and pay system (AF-IPPS), line 158 (PE 

0605018F) is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 

129. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

DESAULNIER OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the following: 

SEC. 606. STUDY REGARDING RECOUPMENT OF SEPARATION PAY, 

SPECIAL SEPARATION BENEFITS, AND VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE 

ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS WHO RECEIVE DISABILITY COMPENSATION UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY 

THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

(a) STUDY.—The Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs 

shall conduct a joint study to determine, with regards to members 

of the Armed Forces and veterans whose separation pay, special 

separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive payments 

either Secretary recoups because such members and veterans subsequently receive disability compensation under laws administered 

by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs— 

(1) how many such members and veterans are affected by 

such recoupment; and 

(2) the aggregated amount of additional money such members and veterans would receive but for such recoupment. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than September 30, 2020, the 

Secretaries shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services and 

Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding the results of the study under subsection (a). 

130. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

DESAULNIER OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE PORT CHICAGO 50. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the American people should recognize the role of racial 

bias in the prosecution and convictions of the Port Chicago 50 

following the deadliest home front disaster in World War II; 

(2) the military records of each of the Port Chicago 50 should 

reflect such exoneration of any and all charges brought against 

them in the aftermath of the explosion; and 

(3) the Secretary of the Navy should upgrade the general 

and summary discharges of each of the Port Chicago 50 sailors 

to honorable discharges. 

131. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DINGELL

OF MICHIGAN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 150, after line 5, insert the following new section: 

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SEC. 324. PROHIBITION ON PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND 

POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES IN MEALS READY-TOEAT FOOD PACKAGING. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—Not later than October 1, 2020, the Director of 

the Defense Logistics Agency shall ensure that any food contact 

substances that are used to assemble and package meals ready-toeat (MREs) procured by the Defense Logistics Agency do not contain any perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE.—The term ‘‘perfluoroalkyl 

substance’’ means a man-made chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms. 

(2) POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE.—The term 

‘‘polyfluoroalkyl substance’’ means a man-made chemical containing a mix of fully fluorinated carbon atoms, partially 

fluorinated carbon atoms, and nonfluorinated carbon atoms. 

132. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

DOGGETT OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 927, line 10, strike ‘‘Russia’’ and insert ‘‘Russia, Iran’’. 

133. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DUFFY

OF WISCONSIN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. EXPANSION AND RENAMING OF THE TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM. 

(a) TROOPS-TO-SUPPORT-EDUCATION PROGRAM.—Section 1154 of 

title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in the section heading, by striking: ‘‘employment as 

teachers: Troops-to-Teachers Program’’ and inserting ‘‘employment in schools: Troops-to-Support-Education Program’’; 

(2) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Troops-to-Teachers’’ 

and inserting ‘‘Troops-to-Support-Education’’; 

(B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; 

(C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 

paragraphs: 

‘‘(7) QUALIFYING POSITION.— ‘‘(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term 

‘qualifying position’ means any full-time position in an eligible school, including a position as: 

‘‘(i) a teacher, including an elementary school teacher, a secondary school teacher, or a career or technical 

education teacher; 

‘‘(ii) a school resource officer; 

‘‘(iii) a school leader; 

‘‘(iv) specialized instructional support personnel; 

‘‘(v) a paraprofessional; or 

‘‘(vi) other staff. 

‘‘(B) Such term does not include a position that is— 

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‘‘(i) performed primarily at a location outside the 

grounds of an eligible school; or 

‘‘(ii) held by an individual who is employed by a contractor. 

‘‘(8) SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.—The term ‘school resource 

officer’ has the meaning given that term in section 1709(4) of 

the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 

U.S.C. 10389(4)).’’; and 

(D) by amending paragraph (10), as so redesignated, to 

read as follows: 

‘‘(10) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The terms ‘elementary school’, 

‘local educational agency’, ‘other staff’, ‘paraprofessional’, 

‘school leader’, ‘secondary school’, ‘specialized instructional support personnel’, and ‘State’ have the meanings given those 

terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).’’; 

(3) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 

‘‘Troops-to-Teachers’’ and inserting ‘‘Troops-to-SupportEducation’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘become a teacher’’ and 

inserting ‘‘obtain a qualifying position’’; 

(C) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

(ii) in cluase (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end and 

inserting ‘‘or’’; and 

(iii) by adding at the end the following new clause: 

‘‘(iii) experiencing a shortage of personnel to fill 

qualifying positions; and’’; 

(4) in subsection (d)(3)— 

(A) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph 

(E); and 

(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following 

new subparagraph: 

‘‘(D) If a member of the armed forces is applying for the Program to receive assistance for placement in a qualifying position other than a position as a teacher described in subparagraph (B) or subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall require the 

member to obtain the professional credentials that are required by the State for the position involved.’’; 

(5) in subsection (e)— 

(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 

(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘become a teacher’’ and 

inserting ‘‘obtain a qualifying position’’; and 

(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘as an elementary 

school teacher’’ and all that follows through the period 

at the end and inserting ‘‘in a qualifying position for 

not less than three school years in an eligible school 

to begin the school year after the member obtains the 

professional credentials required for the position involved’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ‘‘as a teacher in an 

eligible elementary school or secondary school or as a career or technical teacher’’ and inserting ‘‘in a qualifying position’’; and 

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(C) in paragraph (3)— 

(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘educational 

level, certification, or licensing’’ and inserting ‘‘educational level, certification, licensing, or other professional credentials’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘as an elementary school teacher, secondary school teacher, or 

career or technical teacher’’ and inserting ‘‘in a qualifying position’’; and 

(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 

(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘5,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘7500’’; and 

(II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘3,000’’ and inserting ‘‘4500’’; 

(6) in subsection (f)(1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘become a teacher’’ and inserting ‘‘obtain a qualifying position’’; and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘as an elementary school teacher, 

secondary school teacher, or career or technical teacher’’ and insert ‘‘in a qualifying position’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, employment as an 

elementary school teacher, secondary school teacher, or career or technical teacher’’ and inserting ‘‘employment in a 

qualifying position’’; 

(7) in subsection (h)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘as elementary school 

teachers, secondary school teachers, and career or technical 

teachers’’ and inserting ‘‘in qualifying positions’’; 

(8) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$20,000,000’’; and 

(9) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(j) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into one or more 

partnerships with nonprofit entities, including veterans service 

organizations, to assist with the placement of participants in 

eligible schools in accordance with this section. 

‘‘(2) NONPROFIT ENTITY DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 

term ‘nonprofit entity’ means an entity qualifying as an exempt 

organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT AND REFERENCES.— 

(1) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 58 of such title is amended by striking the item 

relating to section 1154 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘1154. Assistance to eligible members and former members to obtain employment 

in schools: Troops-to-Support-Education Program.’’. 

(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in Federal law (other than 

this Act), regulations, guidance, instructions, or other documents of the Federal Government to the Troops-to-Teachers 

Program shall be deemed to be a reference to the Troops-toSupport-Education Program. 

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134. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DUNN

OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. REPORT ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

with head of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, shall submit 

to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the artificial intelligence strategy of the Department of Defense. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include the 

following: 

(1) Analysis of the increasing use of artificial intelligence 

technology by the Department of Defense and the effects of 

such technology on the Department. 

(2) Identification of the data necessary for the Secretary to 

properly conduct the analysis under paragraph (1), including 

identification of any gaps in the availability of such data. 

(3) The plan of the Secretary to protect systems that use artificial intelligence from bad actors and any attempts by individuals to misrepresent or alter information used or provided 

by artificial intelligence. 

(4) Analysis of the expected benefits of artificial intelligence 

for the operation of the Armed Forces over the period of 20 

years following the year in which the report is submitted. 

(5) Analysis of the potential of artificial intelligence to improve multi-domain operations across the Armed Forces. 

(6) Identification of any ethical guidelines applicable to the 

use of artificial intelligence by the Department. 

(7) The plan of the Secretary to ensure collaboration among 

the Department, industry, academia, and national laboratories 

on matters relating to the research, development, test, and 

evaluation, contracting, acquisition, and onboarding of artificial 

intelligence technology. 

(c) COLLABORATION.—In preparing the report under subsection 

(a), the Secretary of Defense may collaborate, through a series of 

meetings, roundtables, or by other means, with— 

(1) a broad range of industrial stakeholders in the technology, manufacturing, and service sectors, including large and 

small companies, think tanks, and industry organizations; and 

(2) the heads of any other Federal agencies the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives; 

(2) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 

House of Representatives; 

(3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 

(4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives; and 

(5) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

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135. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ENGEL

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the of subtitle D of title XII the following: 

SEC. 1239. REPORT ON RUSSIAN MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN THE 

AFRICOM AOR. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 

Secretary of State, shall provide to the appropriate congressional 

committees a report on military assistance provided by the Russian 

Federation or any private military corporations headquartered or 

registered in Russia to countries in the U.S. Africa Command 

(AFRICOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR). 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) A description of all known bilateral agreements between 

Russia and African governments negotiated since 2014, including military and technical cooperation, arms sales, and mineral 

exploration. 

(2) An analysis of any direct or indirect military support 

Russia or private military corporations based in Russia are 

providing to non-state armed groups in Africa, including a description of the types of support. 

(3) A description of arms sales within the previous calendar 

year by the Russian defense sector to African countries, and an 

analysis of whether any of such arms sales constitute significant transactions within the meaning of section 231 of the 

Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 

2017 (22 U.S.C. 9525). 

(4) An analysis of the extent to which such arms sales may 

be in violation of United Nations Security Council-imposed 

arms embargoes in Africa, including with regard to South 

Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Central African Republic. 

(5) An analysis of Russian disinformation and propaganda 

operations in African countries, and the extent to which such 

operations pose a risk to United States interests in Africa. 

(6) A plan to counteract destabilizing Russian activities in 

Africa. 

(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

136. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ENGEL

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle G of title XII the following: 

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SEC. 1268. STRATEGY TO IMPROVE THE EFFORTS OF THE NIGERIAN 

MILITARY TO PREVENT, MITIGATE, AND RESPOND TO CIVILIAN HARM. 

(a) STRATEGY.— 

(1) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a 

plan for assisting the Nigerian military to improve its efforts 

to prevent, mitigate, and respond to civilian harm arising from 

its military presence and operations. 

(2) UPDATES.— Not later than one year after the transmission of the report required under paragraph (1) and annually thereafter, the President shall provide to the appropriate 

congressional committees an update on progress made with respect to the plan contained in such report. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by subsection (a)(1) shall include the following: 

(1) Any steps being taken by the United States Government 

to ensure that the Nigerian Air Force is able to prevent and 

minimize civilian harm in the operation of 12 A-29 Super 

Tucano aircraft and associated weapons acquired from the 

United States, including training planned or provided on airto-ground integration measures specifically intended to minimize civilian harm. 

(2) Whether the training described in paragraph (1) is provided by United States Government or contract personnel. 

(3) An assessment of the effectiveness of such training or 

other assistance in preventing civilian casualties from ground 

and air operations. 

(4) An assessment of efforts by the Government of Nigeria to 

improve civilian protection, accountability for human rights 

violations, and transparency in the defense institutions and security sector force, including the status of any national protection of civilians policies, and a description of the key United 

States diplomatic and military efforts available to promote 

progress relating to such matters. 

(5) Any other matters the President considers appropriate. 

(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a)(1) shall be 

submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations of the 

Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives. 

137. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ENGEL

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following: 

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SEC. l. PLAN TO PROVIDE CONSISTENCY OF ADMINISTRATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO VETTING OF UNITS OF SECURITY FORCES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES; MODIFICATION 

OF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION OF SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of 

State shall jointly develop, implement, and submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

Representatives a plan to provide consistency in administration of 

section 362 of title 10, United States Code, and section 620M of the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d). 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan required by subsection 

(a) shall contain the following: 

(1) Common standards and procedures which shall be used 

by the Department of Defense and Department of State to obtain and verify information regarding the vetting of units of 

the security forces of foreign countries for gross violation of 

human rights under the authorities described in subsection (a), 

including— 

(A) public guidelines for external sources to report information; and 

(B) methods and criteria employed by the Department of 

Defense and Department of State to determine whether 

sources, source reporting, and allegations are credible. 

(2) Measures to ensure the Department of Defense has readonly access to the International Vetting and Security Tracking 

(INVEST) system, and any successor or equivalent system. 

(3) Measures to ensure the authorities described in subsection (a) are applied to any foreign forces, irregular forces, 

groups, and individuals that receive support from the United 

States military. 

(c) FORM.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(d) INTEGRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVILIAN PROTECTION

INTO ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION OF SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.— 

(1) REPORTS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an interim report and a final report on the steps the Secretary will take to 

incorporate partner units’ activities, as such activities relate to 

human rights and protection of civilians, into the program elements described in section 383(b)(1) of title 10, United States 

Code. 

(2) DEADLINES.— 

(A) INTERIM REPORT.—The interim report required under 

paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act and shall include a summary of the progress of the Secretary in implementing the 

steps described in such paragraph. 

(B) FINAL REPORT.—The final report required under 

paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees not later than one year after the 

date of enactment of this Act and shall specifically identify 

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the actions the Secretary took to implement the steps described in paragraph (1). 

(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the following: 

(A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(B) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

138. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESCOBAR

OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 668, line 24, through page 669, line 2, strike paragraph (1) 

and insert the following: 

(1) the proposed site for the housing— 

(A) will not be used to house any unaccompanied alien 

children for longer than the deadlines set forth in paragraph (12) of the Flores settlement agreement, and complies with the other requirements of such paragraph (12); 

or 

(B) if the proposed site will be used to house any unaccompanied alien children for longer than such deadlines, 

the proposed site meets the standards for ‘‘licensed programs’’ as defined in the Flores settlement agreement, including by being licensed by an appropriate State agency 

to provide residential, group, or foster care services for dependent children; and 

139. 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 VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 898. INCLUSION OF OPERATIONAL ENERGY PROJECTS FOR USES 

OF ENERGY COST SAVINGS. 

Section 2912(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

inserting ‘‘operational energy projects,’’ after ‘‘including’’. 

140. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESCOBAR

OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. CLIMATE-CONSCIOUS BUDGETING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall include in the 

annual budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of 

title 31, United States Code— 

(1) a dedicated budget line item for adaptation to, and mitigation of, climate-related risks to military networks, systems, 

installations, facilities, and other assets and capabilities of the 

Department of Defense; and 

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partment during the year covered by the budget of the loss of, 

or damage to, military networks, systems, installations, facilities, and other assets and capabilities of the Department, including loss of or obstructed access to training ranges, as a result of climate change. 

(b) DISAGGREGATION OF IMPACTS AND COSTS.—The estimate 

under subsection (a)(2) shall set forth the adverse readiness impacts and financial costs under that subsection by military department, Defense Agency, and other component or element of the Department. 

141. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

FINKENAUER OF IOWA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 882. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS PARTICIPATING IN THE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH 

PROGRAM AND THE SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY 

TRANSFER PROGRAM. 

(a) DEFINITION OF SENIOR PROCUREMENT EXECUTIVE.—Section 

9(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (12)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) in paragraph (13)(B), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(13) the term ‘senior procurement executive’ means an official designated under section 1702(c) of title 41, United States 

Code, as the senior procurement executive of a Federal agency 

participating in a SBIR or STTR program.’’. 

(b) INCLUSION OF SENIOR PROCUREMENT EXECUTIVES IN SBIR 

AND STTR.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9(b) of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 638(b)) is amended— 

(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(10) to coordinate, where appropriate, with the senior procurement executive of the relevant Federal agency to assist 

small business concerns participating in a SBIR or STTR program with commercializing research developed under such a 

program before such small business concern is awarded a contract from such Federal agency.’’. 

(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 9(b)(3) of the Small 

Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(b)(3)) is amended by striking 

‘‘and’’ at the end. 

(c) MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO PROCUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER ACQUISITION PERSONNEL.— 

(1) SBIR AMENDMENT.—Section 9(j) of the Small Business 

Act (15 U.S.C. 638(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO PROCUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES.—Upon the enactment of this paragraph, the 

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Administrator shall modify the policy directives issued pursuant to this subsection to require procurement center representatives (as described in section 15(l)) to assist small business 

concerns participating in the SBIR program with researching 

solicitations for the award of a Federal contract (particularly 

with the Federal agency that has a funding agreement with 

the concern) and to provide technical assistance to such concerns to submit a bid for an award of a Federal contract. The 

procurement center representatives shall coordinate with the 

appropriate senior procurement executive and the appropriate 

Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 

Utilization established pursuant to section 15(k) for the agency 

letting the contract.’’. 

(2) STTR AMENDMENT.—Section 9(p)(2) of the Small Business 

Act (15 U.S.C. 638(p)(2)) is amended— 

(A) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the 

end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(G) procedures to ensure that procurement center representatives (as described in section 15(l))— 

‘‘(i) assist small business concerns participating in 

the STTR program with researching applicable solicitations for the award of a Federal contract (particularly with the Federal agency that has a funding 

agreement with the concern); 

‘‘(ii) provide technical assistance to such concerns to 

submit a bid for an award of a Federal contract; and 

‘‘(iii) coordinate with the appropriate senior procurement executive and the appropriate Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 

established pursuant to section 15(k) for the Federal 

agency letting the contract in providing the assistance 

described in clause (i).’’. 

(d) AMENDMENT TO DUTIES OF PROCUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES.—Section 15(l)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 644(l)(2)) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (L); 

and 

(3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(J) assist small business concerns participating in a 

SBIR or STTR program under section 9 with researching 

applicable solicitations for the award of a Federal contract 

to market the research developed by such concern under 

such SBIR or STTR program; 

‘‘(K) provide technical assistance to small business concerns participating in a SBIR or STTR program under section 9 to submit a bid for an award of a Federal contract, 

including coordination with the appropriate senior procurement executive and the appropriate Director of the Office 

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lished pursuant to subsection (k) for the agency letting the 

contract; and’’. 

(e) AMENDMENT TO THE DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF SMALL AND

DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES.— Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)) is 

amended— 

(1) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) in paragraph (20), by striking the period at the end and 

inserting a semicolon; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(21) shall assist small business concerns participating in a 

SBIR or STTR program under section 9 with researching applicable solicitations for the award of a Federal contract (particularly with the Federal agency that has a funding agreement, 

as defined under section 9, with the concern) to market the research developed by such concern under such SBIR or STTR 

program; and 

‘‘(22) shall provide technical assistance to small business concerns participating in a SBIR or STTR program under section 

9 to submit a bid for an award of a Federal contract, including 

coordination with procurement center representatives and the 

appropriate senior procurement executive for the agency letting the contract.’’. 

142. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

FITZPATRICK OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 175, after line 22, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 359. COMPLETION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE 

2310.07E REGARDING MISSING PERSONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall make the completion of Department of Defense Directive 2310.07E a top priority 

in order to improve the efficiency of locating missing persons. 

(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘missing person’’ has 

the meaning given such term in section 1513 of title 10, United 

States Code. 

143. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

FITZPATRICK OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle H of title X the following new section: 

SEC. lll. REVIEW OF FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES AND 

ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS APPROPRIATION. 

With respect to a contract for goods and services paid for with 

foreign currency, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), in 

coordination with each Secretary of a military department, shall 

conduct a review of the exchange rate for such foreign currency 

used when making a disbursement pursuant to such a contract to 

determine whether cost-savings opportunities exist by more consistently selecting cost-effective rates. Such review shall include an 

analysis of realized and projected losses to determine the necessary 

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balance of the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense’’. The Secretary of Defense may use the results of such analysis to determine the amount of any transfers to the appropriation 

‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense’’. 

144. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

FITZPATRICK OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 560b. REQUIREMENT TO CONTINUE PROVISION OF TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

The Secretary of each military department shall carry out tuition 

assistance programs for members of an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of that Secretary during fiscal year 2020 using an 

amount not less than the sum of any amounts appropriated for tuition assistance for members of that Armed Force for fiscal year 

2020. 

145. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

FITZPATRICK OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED COORDINATION OF STUDIES AND ANALYSIS RESEARCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense shall 

continue to work to create a Department of Defense-wide process 

under which the heads of the military departments and Defense 

Agencies responsible for managing requests for studies and analysis research coordinate annual research requests and ongoing research efforts to optimize both the benefits to the Department and 

the efficiency of the research. 

146. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

FITZPATRICK OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM MODERNIZATION. 

(a) DESIGNATION OF RESPONSIBLE ENTITY.—As part of the efforts 

the Department of Defense with respect to GPS military code (commonly known as ‘‘M-code’’) receiver card acquisition planning, the 

Secretary of Defense shall designate an entity within the Department to have principal responsibility for— 

(1) systematically collecting integration test data, lessons 

learned, and design solutions relating to M-code receiver cards; 

(2) making such data, lessons learned, and design solutions 

available to all programs expected to integrate M-code receiver 

cards. 

(b) ADDITIONAL MEASURES.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 

Secretary of Defense shall— 

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(1) take such actions as are necessary to reduce duplication 

and fragmentation in the implementation of M-code receiver 

card modernization across the Department; 

(2) clarify the role of the Chief Information Officer in leading 

the M-code receiver card modernization effort; and 

(3) ensure that the Department’s Positioning, Navigation, 

and Timing Enterprise Oversight Council will collect integration test data, designs solutions, and lessons learned, and confirm that such additional steps are taking place. 

147. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FORTEN- BERRY OF NEBRASKA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of subtitle C of title XII, insert the following: 

SEC. 12ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORTING THE RETURN AND 

REPATRIATION OF RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC MINORITIES 

IN IRAQ TO THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

(1) the Nineveh Plain and the wider region have been the 

ancestral homeland of Assyrian Chaldean Syriac Christians, 

Yazidis, Shabak, and other religious and ethnic minorities, 

where they lived for centuries until the Islamic State of Iraq 

and Syria (ISIS) overran and occupied the area in 2014; 

(2) in 2016, then-Secretary of State John Kerry announced, 

‘‘In my judgment Daesh is responsible for genocide against 

groups in areas under its control, including Yezidis, Christians, 

and Shia Muslims. Daesh is genocidal by self-proclamation, by 

ideology, and by actions—in what it says, what it believes, and 

what it does. Daesh is also responsible for crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing directed at these same groups and 

in some cases also against Sunni Muslims, Kurds, and other 

minorities.’’; 

(3) these atrocities were undertaken with the specific intent 

to bring about the eradication and displacement of Christians, 

Yazidis, and other communities and the destruction of their 

cultural heritage, in violation of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide signed by the United States on December 11, 1948; 

(4) in 2016, the House of Representatives passed H. Con. 

Res. 75 expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 

that the atrocities perpetrated by ISIS against religious and 

ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes 

against humanity, and genocide; 

(5) through joint efforts of the United States and 79 allies 

and partners, ISIS has been territorially defeated in Iraq and 

Syria; 

(6) in July 2018, under the direction of Vice President Pence, 

the Genocide Recovery and Persecution Response Program 

partnered with the Department of State, the United States 

Agency for International Development, and local faith and 

community leaders to rapidly and directly deliver aid to persecuted communities, beginning with Iraq; 

(7) Christians in Iraq once numbered over 1.5 million in 

2003 and have dwindled to less than 200,000 today; 

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(8) armed militia groups linked to Iran, operating systematically in Sinjar and the Nineveh Plains, have harassed and intimidated religious and ethnic minorities thereby destabilizing 

northern Iraq and preventing local and indigenous minorities 

to return to their homelands; 

(9) Iraqi religious minorities have faced challenges in integrating into the Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga; 

(10) over 500 acres of productive agricultural lands in eastern Ninevah Governate have been burned in cases of arson in 

May 2019 alone, destroying significant wheat and barley cultivation areas; 

(11) these agricultural resources are critical to northern 

Iraq’s livelihood, especially that of minority populations, and 

continued crop arson prevents safe and prosperous return of 

minority populations as well as complicates stabilization efforts; and 

(12) facilitating the success of communities in Sinjar and the 

Nineveh Plains requires a commitment from international, 

Iraqi, Kurdish, and local authorities, in partnership with local 

faith leaders, to promote the safety and security of all people, 

especially religious and ethnic minorities. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) it should remain a policy priority of the United States, 

working with international partners, the Government of Iraq, 

the Kurdistan Regional Government, and local populations, to 

support the safe return of displaced indigenous people of the 

Nineveh Plain and Sinjar to their ancestral homeland; 

(2) it should be a policy priority of the Government of Iraq, 

the Kurdish Regional Government, the United States, and the 

international community to guarantee the restoration of fundamental human rights, including property rights, to genocide 

victims, and to see that ethnic and religious pluralism survives 

in Iraq; 

(3) Iraqi Security Forces and the Kurdish Peshmerga should 

work to more fully integrate all communities, including religious minority communities, to counter current and future terrorist threats; and 

(4) the United States, working with international allies and 

partners, should continue to lead coordination of efforts to provide for the safe return and future security of religious minorities in the Nineveh Plain and Sinjar. 

148. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER

OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title XVI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 16ll. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIRED TESTING BY MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY OF GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE ELEMENT OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM. 

Section 1689 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2631; 10 U.S.C. 2431 

note) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)— 

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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, 

when possible,’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, including the use of 

threat-representative countermeasures’’ before the period; 

(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (8); 

(3) by striking subsection (d); 

(4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); and 

(5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking the last 

sentence. 

149. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER

OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 65, line 3, strike ‘‘90 days’’ and insert ‘‘180 days’’. 

Page 65, line 6, before the period at the end, insert the following: 

‘‘and receives approval for such termination from the committees’’. 

Page 65, line 10, insert ‘‘to multiple Federal agencies’’ before 

‘‘known’’. 

150. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER

OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title XVI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 16ll. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON IMPACTS OF MISSILE DEFENSE 

DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT. 

(a) STUDY.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into 

an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a 

study on the impacts of the development and deployment of longrange missile defenses of the United States on the security of the 

United States as a whole. 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study under subsection (a) shall— 

(1) consider whether security benefits obtained by the deployment of long-range missile defenses of the United States 

are undermined or counterbalanced by adverse reactions of potential adversaries, including both rogue states and near-peer 

adversaries; and 

(2) consider the effectiveness of the long-range missile defense efforts of the United States to deter the development of 

ballistic missiles, in particular by both rogue states and nearpeer adversaries. 

(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees the study under subsection (a), without change. 

(d) FORM.—The study shall be submitted under subsection (c) in 

unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

151. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FOXX OF

NORTH CAROLINA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following: 

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SEC. l. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EUROPEAN INVESTMENTS IN NATIONAL SECURITY. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is central 

to United States-European defense matters; and 

(2) military cooperation and coordination in Europe among 

NATO member countries should complement NATO efforts and 

not detract from NATO military system interoperability and 

burden sharing among NATO allies. 

152. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FRANKEL

OF FLORIDA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 904, after line 10, insert the following section: 

SEC. 1614. INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 

WOMEN AND VIOLENT EXTREMISM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 

the Secretary of State, and the head of any element of the intelligence community the Director determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an intelligence assessment on the relationship between women and violent extremism and terrorism, including an assessment of— 

(1) the historical trends and current state of women’s varied 

roles in all aspects of violent extremism and terrorism, including as recruiters, sympathizers, perpetrators, and combatants, 

as well as peace-builders and preventers; 

(2) how women’s roles in all aspects of violent extremism and 

terrorism are likely to change in the near- and medium-term; 

(3) the extent to which the unequal status of women affects 

the ability of armed combatants and terrorist groups to enlist 

or conscript women as combatants and perpetrators of violence; 

(4) how terrorist groups violate the rights of women and 

girls, including child, early, and forced marriage, abduction, 

sexual violence, and human trafficking, and the extent to 

which such violations contribute to the spread of conflict and 

terrorist activities; and 

(5) opportunities to address the security risk posed by female 

extremists and leverage the roles of women in counterterrorism 

efforts. 

(b) CLASSIFICATION.—The assessment required under subsection 

(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on 

Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Armed Services, of 

the Senate; and 

(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Armed 

Services, of the House of Representatives. 

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153. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GAETZ

OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 898. REPORT AND STRATEGY ON TERMINATED FOREIGN CONTRACTS. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 

a report on contracts performed in foreign countries for which the 

contract was terminated for convenience because of actions taken 

by the government of, or an entity located in, the foreign country 

that impeded the ability of the contractor to perform the contract. 

Such report shall include, for each contract so terminated— 

(1) the specific contract type; 

(2) the good or service that is the subject of the contract; 

(3) the contracting entity within the Department of Defense; 

(4) the annual and total value of the contract; 

(5) the foreign countries involved in implementing the contract; 

(6) an identification of the government of, or entity located 

in, the foreign country that impeded the ability of the contractor to perform the contract; 

(7) the rationale, if any, for impeding the ability of the contractor to perform the contract, and an analysis of whether the 

rationale contradicted and requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

(8) the increased costs incurred by the Department of Defense because of the termination; and 

(9) any additional information, as determined by the Secretary. 

(b) STRATEGY.—The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with 

the Secretary of State, shall develop a strategy and accompanying 

guidelines for contractors and other Federal Government employees 

involved in the performance of Department of Defense contracts in 

foreign countries to ensure such contracts are not subject to interference, contract meddling, or favoritism by government of, or an 

entity located in, the foreign country. Not later than 90 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to Congress a report on the strategy and accompanying guidelines. 

154. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GAETZ

OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle J of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 597. RECOMMENDING THAT THE PRESIDENT GRANT LIEUTENANT COLONEL RICHARD COLE, UNITED STATES AIR 

FORCE (RET.), AN HONORARY AND POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COLONEL. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) Richard E. Cole (in this section referred to as ‘‘Cole’’) 

graduated from Steele High School in Dayton, Ohio, and completed two years at Ohio University before enlisting in the 

Army Air Corps in November, 1940. 

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(2) Cole completed pilot training and was commissioned as a 

Second Lieutenant in July, 1941. 

(3) On April 18, 1942, the United States conducted air raids 

on Tokyo led by Lieutenant Colonel James ‘‘Jimmy’’ Doolittle, 

which later became known as ‘‘the Doolittle Raid’’. 

(4) Cole flew in the Doolittle Raid as Lieutenant Colonel 

Doolittle’s co-pilot in aircraft number 1. 

(5) For their outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to 

the United States, the Doolittle Raiders, including Cole, were 

awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2014. 

(b) RECOMMENDATION OF HONORARY PROMOTION FOR RICHARD E. 

COLE.—Pursuant to section 1563 of title 10, United States Code, 

Congress recommends that the President grant Lieutenant Colonel 

Richard E. Cole, United States Air Force (retired), an honorary and 

posthumous promotion to the grade of colonel. 

(c) ADDITIONAL BENEFITS NOT TO ACCRUE.—The advancement of 

Richard E. Cole on the retired list of the Air Force under subsection (b) shall not affect the retired pay or other benefits from the 

United States to which Richard E. Cole would have been entitled 

based upon his military service, or affect any benefits to which any 

other person may become entitled based on such military service. 

155. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GALLA- GHER OF WISCONSIN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. REPORT ON ZTE COMPLIANCE WITH SUPERSEDING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND SUPERSEDING ORDER. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall 

submit to Congress a report on the compliance of Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation (ZTE Corporation) and 

ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. (ZTE Kangxun) (collectively, ‘‘ZTE’’) with the Superseding Settlement Agreement and Superseding Order reached with the Department of Commerce on 

June 8, 2018. 

(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and publicly accessible, but may include 

a classified annex. 

156. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GALLAGHER OF WISCONSIN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION CAPITAL. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 

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creased by $75,000,000 (to be used in support of national security 

innovation capital). 

(b) OFFSET.—Not withstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 

4201, for research, development, test, and evaluation, Defensewide, advanced component development and prototypes, advanced 

innovative technologies, line 096 (PE 0604250D8Z) is hereby reduced by $75,000,000. 

157. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GALLAGHER OF WISCONSIN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. 1262. LIMITATION ON REMOVAL OF HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO. 

LTD. FROM ENTITY LIST OF BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND 

SECURITY. 

The Secretary of Commerce may not remove Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (in this section referred to as ‘‘Huawei’’) from the 

entity list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security and 

set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, until the Secretary certifies to Congress that— 

(1) neither Huawei nor any senior officers of Huawei have 

engaged in actions in violation of sanctions imposed by the 

United States or the United Nations in the 5-year period preceding the certification; 

(2) Huawei has not engaged in theft of United States intellectual property in that 5-year period; 

(3) Huawei does not pose an ongoing threat to United States 

telecommunications systems or critical infrastructure; and 

(4) Huawei does not pose a threat to critical infrastructure 

of allies of the United States. 

158. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

GALLEGO OF ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 520. REPORT ON NATIONAL GUARD AND UNITED STATES NORTHERN COMMAND CAPACITY TO MEET HOMELAND DEFENSE 

AND SECURITY INCIDENTS. 

Not later than September 30, 2020, the Chief of the National 

Guard Bureau shall, in consultation with the Commander of 

United States Northern Command, submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the following: 

(1) A clarification of the roles and missions, structure, capabilities, and training of the National Guard and the United 

States Northern Command, and an identification of emerging 

gaps and shortfalls in light of current homeland security 

threats to our country. 

(2) A list of the resources that each State and Territory National Guard has at its disposal that are available to respond 

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to a homeland defense or security incident, with particular 

focus on a multi-State electromagnetic pulse event. 

(3) The readiness and resourcing status of forces listed pursuant to paragraph (2). 

(4) The current strengths and areas of improvement in working with State and Federal interagency partners. 

(5) The current assessments that address National Guard 

readiness and resourcing of regular United States Northern 

Command forces postured to respond to homeland defense and 

security incidents. 

(6) A roadmap to 2040 that addresses readiness across the 

spectrum of long-range emerging threats facing the United 

States. 

159. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

GALLEGO OF ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

Strike section 852 and insert the following: 

SEC. 852. ASSURED SECURITY AGAINST INTRUSION ON UNITED 

STATES MILITARY NETWORKS. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in this section, the Secretary of Defense shall only award contracts for the procurement 

of telecommunications equipment and services for national security 

installations in territories of the United States located in the Pacific Ocean to allowed contractors. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to contracts for 

the procurement of telecommunications equipment and services 

that— 

(1) do not process or carry any information about the operations of the Armed Forces of the United States or otherwise 

concern the national security of the United States; or 

(2) cannot route or redirect user data traffic or permit visibility into any user data or packets that such services or facilities transmit or otherwise handle. 

(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the restriction 

of subsection (a) upon a written determination that such a waiver 

is in the national security interests of the United States and either— 

(1) a contractor that is not an allowed contractor would not 

have the ability to track, record, listen, or otherwise access 

data or voice communications of the Department of Defense 

through the provision of the telecommunications equipment or 

services; or 

(2) a qualified allowed contractor is not available to perform 

the contract at a fair and reasonable price. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) ALLOWED CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘‘allowed contractor’’ 

means an entity (including any affiliates or subsidiaries) that 

is a contractor or subcontractor (at any tier)— 

(A) for which the principal place of business of such entity is located in the United States or in a foreign country 

that is not an adversary of the United States; and 

(B) that does not have significant connections, including 

ownership interests in, or joint ventures with, any entity 

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identified in paragraph (f)(3) of section 889 of the John S. 

McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1918; 41 U.S.C. 

3901 note). 

(2) NATIONAL SECURITY INSTALLATION.—The term ‘‘national 

security installation’’ means any facility operated by the Department of Defense. 

160. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

GARAMENDI OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 891, after line 14, insert the following: 

SEC. 1609. DEMONSTRATION OF BACKUP AND COMPLEMENTARY POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING CAPABILITIES OF 

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM. 

Effective on June 1, 2019, section 1606 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 

Stat. 1725) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘the date that is 18 

months after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’; and 

(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘18 months after the date 

of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

2020’’. 

161. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

GARAMENDI OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title XXXV, insert the following: 

SEC. 35ll. MILITARY TO MARINER PROGRAM. 

(a) CREDENTIALING SUPPORT.—Not later than one year after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 

Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard operates, 

in coordination with one another and with the United States Committee on the Marine Transportation System, and in consultation 

with the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee, shall 

identify all training and experience within each of the Armed 

Forces that may qualify for merchant mariner credentialing, and 

submit a list of all identified training and experience to the United 

States Coast Guard National Maritime Center for a determination 

of whether such training and experience counts for credentialing 

purposes. 

(b) REVIEW OF APPLICABLE SERVICE.—The United States Coast 

Guard Commandant shall make a determination of whether training and experience counts for credentialing purposes, as described 

in subsection (a), not later than 6 months after the date on which 

the United States Coast Guard National Maritime Center receives 

a submission under subsection (a) identifying a training or experience and requesting such a determination. 

(c) FEES AND SERVICES.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard operates, with 

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respect to the applicable services in their respective departments, 

shall— 

(1) take all necessary and appropriate actions to provide for 

the waiver of fees through the National Maritime Center license evaluation, issuance, and examination for members of 

the Armed Forces on active duty, if a waiver is authorized and 

appropriate, and, if a waiver is not granted, take all necessary 

and appropriate actions to provide for the payment of fees for 

members of the Armed Forces on active duty by the applicable 

service to the fullest extent permitted by law; 

(2) direct the Armed Forces to take all necessary and appropriate actions to provide for Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards for members of the Armed Forces on active duty pursuing or possessing a mariner credential, such as 

implementation of an equal exchange process for active duty 

service members at no or minimal cost; 

(3) ensure that members of the Armed Forces who are to be 

discharged or released from active duty and who request certification or verification of sea service be provided such certification or verification no later than one month after discharge 

or release; 

(4) ensure the Armed Forces have developed, or continue to 

operate, as appropriate, the online resource known as 

Credentialing Opportunities On-Line to support separating 

members of the Armed Forces who are seeking information and 

assistance on merchant mariner credentialing; and 

(5) not later than one year after the date of enactment of this 

section, take all necessary and appropriate actions to review 

and implement service-related medical certifications to merchant mariner credential requirements. 

(d) ADVANCING MILITARY TO MARINER WITHIN THE EMPLOYER

AGENCIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 

of the Department in which the Coast Guard operates shall 

have direct hiring authority to employ separated members of 

the Armed Forces with valid merchant mariner licenses or sea 

service experience in support of United States national maritime needs, including the Army Corps of Engineers. 

(2) APPOINTMENTS OF RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED

FORCES.—Except in the case of positions in the Senior Executive Service, the requirements of section 3326(b) of title 5, 

United States Code, shall not apply with respect to the hiring 

of a separated member of the Armed Forces under paragraph 

(1). 

(e) SEPARATED MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES.—In this section, 

the term ‘‘separated member of the Armed Forces’’ means an individual who— 

(1) is retiring or is retired as a member of the Armed Forces; 

(2) is voluntarily separating or voluntarily separated from 

the Armed Forces at the end of enlistment or service obligation; or 

(3) is administratively separating or has administratively 

separated from the Armed Forces with an honorable or general 

discharge characterization. 

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162. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́ N OF PUERTO RICO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 662, line 25, after ‘‘commanders’’ insert the following: ‘‘and 

the effects on preparedness to provide support to States and territories in connection with natural disasters, threats, and emergencies’’. 

163. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́ N OF PUERTO RICO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL 

CLEANUP OF VIEQUES AND CULEBRA, PUERTO RICO. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the Secretary of Defense should explore all avenues and 

alternatives to expedite the ongoing cleanup and environmental restoration process in the former military training sites 

located on the island-municipalities of Vieques and Culebra, 

Puerto Rico; 

(2) the Department of Defense should work with the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Government of Puerto Rico to ensure the decontamination process is conducted in a manner that causes the 

least possible intrusion on the lives of island residents and 

minimizes public health risks; and 

(3) the Federal Government should collaborate with local and 

private stakeholders to effectively address economic challenges 

and opportunities in Vieques, Culebra, and the adjacent communities of the former United States Naval Station Roosevelt 

Roads. 

(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall complete a study and submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the status of the Federal cleanup and decontamination process in the island-municipalities of Vieques and 

Culebra, Puerto Rico. The study shall include a comprehensive 

analysis of the following: 

(1) The pace of ongoing cleanup and environmental restoration efforts in the former military training sites in Vieques and 

Culebra. 

(2) Potential challenges and alternatives to accelerate the 

completion of such efforts, including their associated costs and 

any impact they might have on the public health and safety of 

island residents. 

164. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́ N OF PUERTO RICO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title X, insert the following: 

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SEC. 10ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES IN THE TRANSIT ZONE 

AND CARIBBEAN BASIN. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) combating transnational criminal organizations and illicit 

narcotics trafficking across the transit zone and the Caribbean 

basin, particularly in and around Puerto Rico and the United 

States Virgin Islands, is critical to the national security of the 

United States; 

(2) the Department of Defense should work with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, and 

other relevant Federal, State, local, and international partners 

to improve surveillance capabilities and maximize the effectiveness of counterdrug operations in the region; and 

(3) the Secretary of Defense should, to the greatest extent 

possible, ensure United States Northern Command and United 

States Southern Command have the necessary assets to support and increase counter-drug activities within their respective areas of operations in the transit zone and the Caribbean 

basin. 

165. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GOSAR

OF ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 408, line 7, strike ‘‘and’’. 

Page 408, line 10, strike the period at the end and insert ‘‘; and’’. 

Page 408, after line 10, insert the following new subparagraph: 

(C) ensure that the United States will eliminate dependency on rare earth materials from China by fiscal year 

2035. 

166. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

GOTTHEIMER OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

Page 686, after line 2, insert the following new subparagraph 

(and redesignate succeeding subparagraphs accordingly): 

(L) adversary actions that threaten freedom of navigation on international waterways, including attacks on foreign ships and crews; 

167. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

GOTTHEIMER OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

Add at the end of title XIII the following: 

SEC. 13ll. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 

State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees and 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report regarding the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (established 

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pursuant to the Department of Defense Cooperate Threat Reduction Act (enacted as subtitle B of title XIII of the Carl Levin and 

Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2015 (50 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.)), including recommendations to improve the implementation of such Program. 

168. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

GOTTHEIMER OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

Page 779, line 14, insert ‘‘Hamas, Hizballah, Palestine Islamic 

Jihad, al-Shabaab, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’’ after ‘‘al 

Sham,’’. 

169. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

GOTTHEIMER OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

Page 306, line 2, strike ‘‘or’’ at the end. 

Page 306, line 3, strike ‘‘and’’ at the end and insert ‘‘or’’. 

Page 306, after line 3, add the following new subparagraph: 

(D) anti-Semitism; and 

170. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAVES

OF LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 603, after line 5, insert the following: 

SEC. 898. INDIVIDUAL ACQUISITION FOR COMMERCIAL LEASING 

SERVICES. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Section 877(c) of the John S. McCain National 

Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2019 (41 U.S.C. 3302 

note) is amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 

(b) AUDIT.—Section 887(b)(1) of such Act is amended by striking 

‘‘biennial audits’’ and inserting ‘‘audits every five years’’. 

171. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAVES

OF LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle I of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 584. ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS OF OPERATION END SWEEP FOR 

VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL. 

The Secretary of the military department concerned may, upon 

the application of an individual who is a veteran who participated 

in Operation End Sweep, award that individual the Vietnam Service Medal. 

172. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAVES

OF LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following: 

SEC. 632. REPORT REGARDING MANAGEMENT OF MILITARY COMMISSARIES AND EXCHANGES. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the conVerDate Sep 11 2014 11:22 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 037011 PO 00000 Frm 00191 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR143.XXX HR143
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gressional defense committees a report regarding management 

practices of military commissaries and exchanges 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under this section shall include a cost-benefit analysis with the goals of— 

(1) reducing the costs of operating military commissaries and 

exchanges by $2,000,000,000 during fiscal years 2020 through 

2024; and 

(2) not raising costs for patrons of military commissaries and 

exchanges. 

173. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAVES

OF LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title V, insert the following new sections: 

SEC. 520. NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT TO MAJOR DISASTERS. 

Section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(C) Operations or missions authorized by the President or 

the Secretary of Defense to support large scale, complex, catastrophic disasters, as defined by section 311(3) of title 6, 

United States Code, at the request of a State governor.’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(4) With respect to operations or missions described under 

paragraph (2)(C), there is authorized to be appropriated to the 

Secretary of Defense such sums as may be necessary to carry 

out such operations and missions, but only if— 

‘‘(A) an emergency has been declared by the governor of 

the applicable State; and 

‘‘(B) the President has declared the emergency to be a 

major disaster for the purposes of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.’’. 

SEC. 520a. REPORT ON METHODS TO ENHANCE DOMESTIC RESPONSE 

TO LARGE SCALE, COMPLEX AND CATASTROPHIC DISASTERS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation and 

coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the 

National Security Council, the Council of Governors, and the National Governors Association, shall submit to the congressional defense, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on their plan to establish 

policy and processes to implement the authority provided by the 

amendments made by section 520. The report shall include a detailed examination of the policy framework consistent with existing 

authorities, identify major statutory or policy impediments to implementation, and make recommendations for legislation as appropriate. 

(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 

include a description of— 

(1) the current policy and processes whereby governors can 

request activation of the National Guard under title 32, United 

States Code, as part of the response to large scale, complex, 

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catastrophic disasters that are supported by the Federal Government and, if no formal process exists in policy, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a timeline and plan to establish 

such a policy, including consultation with the Council of Governors and the National Governors Association; 

(2) the Secretary of Defense’s assessment, informed by consultation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 

the National Security Council, the Council of Governors, and 

the National Governors Association, regarding the sufficiency 

of current authorities for the reimbursement of National Guard 

and Reserve manpower during large scale, complex, catastrophic disasters under title 10 and title 32, United States 

Code, and specifically whether reimbursement authorities are 

sufficient to ensure that military training and readiness are 

not degraded to fund disaster response, or invoking them degrades the effectiveness of the Disaster Relief Fund; 

(3) the Department of Defense’s plan to ensure there is parallel and consistent policy in the application of the authorities 

granted under section 12304a of title 10, United States Code, 

and section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, including— 

(A) a description of the disparities between benefits and 

protections under Federal law versus State active duty; 

(B) recommended solutions to achieve parity at the Federal level; and 

(C) recommended changes at the State level, if appropriate; 

(4) the Department of Defense’s plan to ensure there is parity of benefits and protections for military members employed 

as part of the response to large scale, complex, catastrophic 

disasters under title 32 or title 10, United States Code, and 

recommendations for addressing shortfalls; and 

(5) a review, by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, of the current policy for, and an assessment of the sufficiency of, reimbursement authority for the use of all National 

Guard and Reserve, both to the Department of Defense and to 

the States, during large scale, complex, catastrophic disasters, 

including any policy and legal limitations, and cost assessment 

impact on Federal funding. 

174. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GREEN

OF TENNESSEE OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 380, insert after line 23 the following (and redesignate succeeding paragraphs accordingly): 

(7) The availability and usage of the assistance of chaplains, 

houses of worship, and other spiritual resources for members 

of the Armed Forces who identify as religiously affiliated and 

have attempted suicide, have suicidal ideation, or are at risk 

of suicide, and metrics on the impact these resources have in 

assisting religiously-affiliated members who have access to and 

utilize them compared to religiously-affiliated members who do 

not. 

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175. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

HAALAND OF NEW MEXICO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 699, after line 17, insert the following: 

SEC. 1075. HUMAN RIGHTS IN BRAZIL. 

No later than 180 days after enactment of the Act, the Secretary 

of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit a report 

to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations 

of the Senate, including— 

(1) an assessment of the human rights climate in Brazil and 

the commitment to human rights by the security forces of 

Brazil, including military and civilian forces; 

(2) an assessment of whether Brazilian security-force units 

that are found to be engaged in human rights abuses may have 

received or purchased United States equipment and training; 

and 

(3) if warranted, a strategy to address any found human 

rights abuses by the security forces of Brazil, including in the 

context of Brazil’s newly conferred Major Non-NATO Ally status. 

176. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

HAALAND OF NEW MEXICO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 898. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES LACKING A 

SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to state that the 

policy of the Department of Defense is that the Secretary of Defense may enter into a contract only with an entity that has an employee policy penalizing instances of sexual harassment. 

(b) DEBARMENT.—If an entity that does not have an employee 

policy penalizing instances of sexual harassment seeks to enter into 

a contract with the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall initiate a debarment proceeding in accordance with procedures in the Federal Acquisition Regulation against such entity. 

177. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

HAGEDORN OF MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle F of title VIII the following: 

SEC. 882. ACCELERATED PAYMENTS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS 

WITH CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS UNDER THE 

PROMPT PAYMENT ACT. 

Section 3903(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— 

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(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘except as provided in 

paragraphs (10) and (11),’’ before ‘‘30 days’’; 

(2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

(3) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 

inserting a semicolon; and 

(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(10) for a prime contractor (as defined in section 8701(5) of 

title 41) that is a small business concern (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)), to the fullest 

extent permitted by law, require that the head of an agency establish an accelerated payment date with a goal of 15 days 

after a proper invoice for the amount due is received if a specific payment date is not established by contract; and 

‘‘(11) for a prime contractor (as defined in section 8701(5) of 

title 41) that subcontracts with a small business concern (as 

defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

632)), to the fullest extent permitted by law, require that the 

head of an agency establish an accelerated payment date with 

a goal of 15 days after a proper invoice for the amount due is 

received if— 

‘‘(A) a specific payment date is not established by contract; and 

‘‘(B) such prime contractor agrees to make payments to 

such subcontractor in accordance with such accelerated 

payment date, to the maximum extent practicable, without 

any further consideration from or fees charged to such subcontractor.’’. 

178. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HASTINGS OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 831. REPORTING ON EXPENSES INCURRED FOR INDEPENDENT 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS. 

(a) REPORTING ON INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

COSTS.—Section 2372 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking ‘‘shall 

be reported’’ and all that follows through ‘‘indirect costs.’’ and 

inserting the following: ‘‘shall be reported— 

‘‘(1) independently from other allowable indirect costs; and 

‘‘(2) annually by the contractor to the Defense Technical Information Center, who shall give access to the information to 

the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 

the Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency, and the Director of the Defense Management Audit Agency.’’. 

(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Such section is further amended by 

adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than March 31, 2020, and 

biennially thereafter, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 

and Engineering, in coordination with the Director of the Defense 

Contract Management Agency, the Director of the Defense Contract 

Audit Agency, and the Defense Technical Information Center, shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees aggregate cost data 

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on the independent research and development programs of the contractor. The report shall include— 

‘‘(1) an analysis of such programs completed during the twoyear period preceding the date of the report, including the extent to which such programs align with the modernization priorities of the most recent national defense strategy (as described by section 113 of this title); 

‘‘(2) an estimate of the extent to which such programs produced, or sought to produce, disruptive technologies or incremental technologies; 

‘‘(3) with respect to each contractor subject to the reporting 

requirement under subsection (a)— 

‘‘(A) a comparison of the total amount of independent research and development costs submitted for reimbursement under the annual incurred cost proposal of such contractor and the amount reported to the Defense Technical 

Information Center; and 

‘‘(B) a summary of any issues relating to the ownership 

or distribution of intellectual property rights raised by 

such contractor relating to an independent research and 

development program of such contractor.’’. 

(c) REPORT TO GAO.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

the Comptroller General of the United States the first such report 

required under subsection (f) of section 2372 of title 10, United 

States Code (as added by subsection (a)), so that the Comptroller 

General may perform a review of the information provided in the 

report. 

179. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HASTINGS OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 831. REPORTING ON EXPENSES INCURRED FOR BID AND PROPOSAL COSTS. 

Section 2372a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘shall be reported’’ 

and all that follows through ‘‘indirect costs.’’ and inserting the 

following: ‘‘shall be reported— 

‘‘(1) independently from other allowable indirect costs; and 

‘‘(2) annually by the contractor to the Director of the Defense 

Contract Audit Agency, who shall give access to the information to the Principal Director for Defense Pricing and Contracting.’’. 

180. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HASTINGS OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 831. REPEAL OF THE DEFENSE COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 

BOARD. 

(a) REPEAL.—Section 190 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. 

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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 190. 

181. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HASTINGS OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title V, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 567. TRANSITION OUTREACH PILOT PROGRAM. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs, Labor, Education, and Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 

shall establish a pilot program through the Transition to Veterans 

Program Office that fosters contact between veterans and the Department of Defense. 

(b) CONTACT.—The Secretary of Defense, and with respect to 

members of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of the Department in 

which the Coast Guard is operating when it is not operating as a 

service in the Navy, shall direct the Military Transition Assistance 

Teams of the Department of Defense to contact each veteran from 

the Armed Forces at least twice during each of the first three 

months after the veteran separates from the Armed Forces to— 

(1) inquire about the transition of the separated member to 

civilian life, including— 

(A) employment; 

(B) veterans benefits; 

(C) education; 

(D) family life; and 

(2) hear concerns of the veteran regarding transition. 

(c) TERMINATION.—The Secretary shall complete operation of the 

pilot program under this section not later than September 30, 

2020. 

(d) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after termination of the 

pilot program under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 

submit a report to Congress regarding such pilot program, including the following, disaggregated by armed force: 

(1) The number of veterans contacted, including how many 

times such veterans were contacted. 

(2) Information regarding the age, sex, and geographic region 

of contacted veterans. 

(3) Concerns most frequently raised by the veterans. 

(4) What benefits the contacted veterans have received, and 

an estimate of the cost to the Federal Government for such 

benefits. 

(5) How many contacted veterans are employed or have 

sought employment, including what fields of employment. 

(6) How many contacted veterans are enrolled or have 

sought to enroll in a course of education, including what fields 

of study. 

(7) Recommendations for legislation to improve the long-term 

effectiveness of TAP and the well-being of veterans. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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(1) The term ‘‘armed force’’ has the meaning given that term 

in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 

(2) The term ‘‘TAP’’ means the Transition Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States 

Code. 

(3) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given that term in 

section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 

182. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HASTINGS OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in subtitle E of title XII, insert the following: 

SEC. 12ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ENDURING UNITED STATES 

COMMITMENT TO THE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the United States has strong and enduring interests in 

the security and prosperity of Oceania and the Western Pacific 

region, including close relationships with the countries of 

Palau, the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, with whom the United States shares Compacts of Free 

Association; 

(2) the United States and the Freely Associated States share 

values including democracy and human rights, as well as mutual interest in a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific region; 

(3) the United States should expand support to the Freely 

Associated States on issues of concern, including climate 

change mitigation, protection of the marine environment and 

maritime law enforcement; 

(4) the United States should expeditiously begin negotiations 

on the renewal of the Compacts of Free Association and conclude such negotiations prior to the expiration of the current 

compacts in 2023 and 2024; and 

(5) the United States honors the service of the men and 

women of the Freely Associated States who serve in the United 

States Armed Forces. 

183. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HECK OF

WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON FREE CREDIT MONITORING IN ANNUAL FINANCIAL LITERACY BRIEFING. 

The Secretary of each military department shall ensure that the 

annual financial literacy education briefing provided to 

servicemembers includes information on the availability of free 

credit monitoring services pursuant to section 605A(k) of the Fair 

Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681c–1(k)). 

184. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HECK OF

WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, insert the following: 

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SEC. 10ll. INTEROPERABILITY OF COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN 

MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND ADJACENT JURISDICTIONS. 

Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services 

Working Group shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— 

(1) an identification of all military installations that provide 

emergency services to areas outside of their installations, make 

them aware of the Amtrak Passenger Train 501 Derailment in 

DuPont, Washington, and determine the effectiveness of the 

communications system between that military installation and 

the adjacent jurisdictions; and 

(2) an implementation plan to address any deficiencies with 

interoperability caused by the incompatibility between the Department of Defense communications system and that of adjacent civilian agencies. 

185. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HIGGINS

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle II of title X, add the following new section: 

SEC. 10ll. SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE GRANTS 

PROGRAM. 

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal 

year 2020 for the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense 

may contribute up to $5,000,000 to support the National Maritime 

Heritage Grants Program established under section 308703 of title 

54, United States Code. 

186. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HILL OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 898. DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 

SYSTEMS. 

The Secretary of Defense shall take such action as necessary to 

strengthen the domestic production of small unmanned aircraft 

systems (as defined in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and 

Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–95; 49 U.S.C. 44802 note)), as 

described under Presidential Determination No. 2019–13 of June 

10, 2019. 

187. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HOLLINGSWORTH OF INDIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following: 

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SEC. lll. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON INCREASING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOPRINTING AND FABRICATION IN AUSTERE MILITARY ENVIRONMENTS. 

It is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Defense 

Health Agency should take appropriate actions to increase efforts 

focused on research and development in the areas of bioprinting 

and fabrication in austere military environments. 

188. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HORN OF

OKLAHOMA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in title VI, insert the following: 

SEC. 6ll. REDUCTIONS ON ACCOUNT OF EARNINGS FROM WORK 

PERFORMED WHILE ENTITLED TO AN ANNUITY SUPPLEMENT. 

Section 8421a of title 5, United States Code, is amended in subsection (c)— 

(1) by striking ‘‘full-time as an air traffic control instructor’’ 

and inserting ‘‘as an air traffic control instructor, or supervisor 

thereof,’’; and 

(2) by inserting ‘‘or supervisor’’ after ‘‘an instructor’’. 

189. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HORN OF

OKLAHOMA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title III, add the following new section: 

SEC. 345. INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT OF CERTAIN COMMERCIAL 

DEPOT MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS. 

The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct an audit of each military department and Defense Agency (as 

defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code), as applicable, to determine if there has been any excess profit or cost escalation with respect to any sole-source contracts relating to commercial depot maintenance (including contracts for parts, supplies, 

equipment, and maintenance services). 

190. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HORN OF

OKLAHOMA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. TRANSPARENCY OF ACCOUNTING FIRMS USED TO SUPPORT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUDIT. 

Section 1006 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘For all contract actions’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN

GENERAL.—For all contract actions’’; 

(2) by inserting ‘‘fully adjudicated’’ before ‘‘disciplinary proceedings’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subsections: 

‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF STATEMENT.—A statement setting for the details of a disciplinary proceeding submitted pursuant to subsection 

(a), and the information contained in such a statement, shall be— 

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‘‘(1) treated as confidential to the extent required by the 

court or agency in which the proceeding has occurred; and 

‘‘(2) treated in a manner consistent with any protections or 

privileges established by any other provision of Federal law. 

‘‘(c) DEFINITION OF ASSOCIATED PERSON.—In this section, the 

term ‘associated persons’ means, with respect to an accounting 

firm, any of the key personnel of the firm who are involved in the 

performance of a prime contract entered into by the firm with the 

Department of Defense.’’. 

191. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

HORSFORD OF NEVADA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR AIR FORCE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 

4201, for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, 

basic research, University Research Initiatives, line 002 (PE 

0601103F) is hereby increased by $5,000,000. 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the 

corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation and 

maintenance, Defense-wide, operating forces, Special Operations 

Command Theater Forces, line 100 is hereby reduced by 

$5,000,000. 

192. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

HOULAHAN OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 882. POSTAWARD EXPLANATIONS FOR UNSUCCESSFUL 

OFFERORS FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to require 

that with respect to an offer for a task order or delivery order in 

an amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (as defined in section 134 of title 41, United States Code) and less than 

or equal to $5,500,000 issued under an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract, the contracting officer for such contract 

shall, upon written request from an unsuccessful offeror, provide a 

brief explanation as to why such offeror was unsuccessful that includes a summary of the rationale for the award and an evaluation 

of the significant weak or deficient factors in the offeror’s offer. 

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193. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

HOULAHAN OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the following: 

SEC. 606. CONTINUED ENTITLEMENTS WHILE A MEMBER OF THE 

ARMED FORCES PARTICIPATES IN A CAREER INTERMISSION PROGRAM. 

Section 710(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting a 

semicolon; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(3) the entitlement of the member and of the survivors of 

the member to all death benefits under the provisions of chapter 75 of this title; 

‘‘(4) the provision of all travel and transportation allowances 

for the survivors of deceased members to attend burial ceremonies under section 481f of title 37; and 

‘‘(5) the eligibility of the member for general benefits as provided in part II of title 38.’’. 

194. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

HOULAHAN OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle G of title XII the following: 

SEC. 1268. REPORT ON IMPLICATIONS OF CHINESE MILITARY PRESENCE IN DJIBOUTI. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a comprehensive strategy to address security concerns posed by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Support Base in Djibouti to United 

States military installations and logistics chains in sub-Saharan 

Africa and the Middle East. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) An assessment of the potential military, intelligence, and 

logistical threats facing key regional United States military infrastructure, supply chains, and staging grounds due to the 

proximity of major Chinese military assets in Djibouti. 

(2) An assessment of the efforts taken by Camp Lemonnier 

to improve aviation safety in the aftermath of the recent Chinese military targeting of American flight crews with militarygrade lasers. 

(3) An assessment of Djibouti’s Chinese-held public debt and 

the strategic vulnerabilities such may present if China moves 

to claim the Port of Djibouti or other key logistical assets in 

repayment. 

(4) A description of the specific operational challenges facing 

United States military and supply chains in the Horn of Africa 

and the Middle East in the event that access to the strategically significant Port of Djibouti becomes limited or lost in its 

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entirety, as well as a comprehensive contingency strategy to 

maintain full operational capacity in AFRICOM and 

CENTCOM through other ports and transport hubs. 

(5) An identification of measures to mitigate risk of escalation between United States and Chinese military assets in 

Djibouti. 

(6) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate. 

(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 

195. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the following new 

section: 

SEC. 28ll. REPORT ON CAPACITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO 

PROVIDE SURVIVORS OF NATURAL DISASTERS WITH 

EMERGENCY SHORT-TERM HOUSING. 

Not later than 220 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report analyzing the capacity of the Department of Defense to provide survivors of natural disasters with 

emergency short-term housing. 

196. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title XII, insert the following: 

SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO COMBAT BOKO HARAM IN NIGERIA AND THE LAKE CHAD BASIN. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 

(1) strongly condemns the ongoing violence and the systematic gross human rights violations against the people of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin carried out by Boko Haram; 

(2) expresses its support for the people of Nigeria and the 

Lake Chad Basin who wish to live in a peaceful, economically 

prosperous, and democratic region; and 

(3) calls on the President to support Nigerian, Lake Chad 

Basin, and international community efforts to ensure accountability for crimes against humanity committed by Boko Haram 

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ternally displaced persons affected by the actions of Boko 

Haram. 

(b) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 

of State, and the Attorney General shall jointly submit to Congress a report on efforts to combat Boko Haram in Nigeria and 

the Lake Chad Basin. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following elements: 

(A) A description of initiatives undertaken by the Department of Defense to assist the Government of Nigeria 

and countries in the Lake Chad Basin to develop capacities 

to deploy special forces to combat Boko Haram. 

(B) A description of United States activities to enhance 

the capacity of Nigeria and countries in the Lake Chad 

Basin to investigate and prosecute human rights violations 

perpetrated against the people of Nigeria and the Lake 

Chad Basin by Boko Haram, al-Qaeda affiliates, and other 

terrorist organizations, in order to promote respect for rule 

of law in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin. 

197. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12ll. BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM TO 

PROTECT UNITED STATES STUDENTS AGAINST FOREIGN 

AGENTS. 

Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on the program described in section 

1277 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2018 (Public Law 115–91), including an assessment on whether the 

program is beneficial to students interning, working part time, or 

in a program that will result in employment post-graduation with 

Department of Defense components and contractors. 

198. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 5lll. REPORT ON RATE OF MATERNAL MORTALITY AMONG 

MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense, and with respect to members of the 

Coast Guard, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast 

Guard is operating when it is not operating as a service in the 

Navy, shall submit to Congress a report on the rate of maternal 

mortality among members of the Armed Forces and the dependents 

of such members. 

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199. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title XVI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 16ll. REPORT ON SPACE DEBRIS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 240 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

appropriate congressional committees a report on the risks posed 

by man-made space debris in low-earth orbit, including— 

(1) recommendations with respect to the remediation of such 

risks; and 

(2) outlines of plans to reduce the incident of such space debris. 

(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services and Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 

200. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title XVI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 16ll. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY TRAINING PROGRAMS. 

Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that accounts for all of the efforts, programs, initiatives, and investments of the Department of Defense 

to train elementary, secondary, and postsecondary students in 

fields related to cybersecurity, cyber defense, and cyber operations. 

The report shall— 

(1) include information on the metrics used to evaluate such 

efforts, programs, initiatives, and investments, and identify 

overlaps or redundancies across the various efforts, programs, 

initiatives, and investments; and 

(2) address how the Department leverages such efforts, programs, initiatives, and investments in the recruitment and retention of both the civilian and military cyberworkforces. 

201. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 7ll. INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH NIH TO COMBAT TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Health of the Department of Defense shall work in collaboration with the National Institutes of 

Health to— 

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(1) identify specific genetic and molecular targets and biomarkers for triple negative breast cancer; and 

(2) provide information useful in biomarker selection, drug 

discovery, and clinical trials design that will enable both— 

(A) triple negative breast cancer patients to be identified 

earlier in the progression of their disease; and 

(B) the development of multiple targeted therapies for 

the disease. 

(b) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 1405 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the corresponding funding tables in division D, is hereby increased by $10,000,000 to carry out subsection (a). 

(c) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, as specified in the 

corresponding funding table in section 4301, for Operation and 

Maintenance, Defense-wide is hereby reduced by $10,000,000. 

202. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 7ll. FUNDING FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. 

(a) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 1405 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the corresponding funding table in such division, is hereby 

increased by $2,500,000 for post-traumatic stress disorder. 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, as specified in the 

corresponding funding table in section 4301, for Operation and 

Maintenance, Defense-wide is hereby reduced by $2,500,000. 

203. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 560b. SPEECH DISORDERS OF CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN. 

(a) TESTING.—The Superintendent of a military service academy 

shall provide testing for speech disorders to incoming cadets or 

midshipmen under the jurisdiction of that Superintendent. 

(b) NO EFFECT ON ADMISSION.—The testing under subsection (a) 

may not have any affect on admission to a military service academy. 

(c) RESULTS.—The Superintendent shall provide each cadet or 

midshipman under the jurisdiction of that Superintendent the result of the testing under subsection (a) and a list of warfare unrestricted line officer positions and occupation specialists that require 

successful performance on the speech test. 

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(d) THERAPY.—The Superintendent shall furnish speech therapy 

to a cadet or midshipman under the jurisdiction of that Superintendent at the election of the cadet or midshipman. 

(e) RETAKING.—A cadet or midshipman whose testing indicate a 

speech disorder or impediment may elect to retake the testing once 

each academic year while enrolled at the military service academy. 

204. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 235(a)(2)— 

(1) in subparagraph (H), strike ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) redesignate subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (J); and 

(3) insert after subparagraph (H), the following new subparagraph (I): 

(I) opportunities and risks; and 

205. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL

OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 379, after line 2, insert the following new subsection: 

(h) FUNDING.— 

(1) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as 

specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for 

operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, administrative and 

service-wide activities, Office of the Secretary of Defense, line 

460 is hereby increased by $5,000,000 (with the amount of 

such increase to be made available for the Defense Suicide Prevention Office and National Guard suicide prevention pilot program under this section). 

(2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101 for procurement, as specified in the 

corresponding funding table in section 4101, for shipbuilding 

and conversion, Navy, ship to shore connector, line 024 is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 

Page 379, line 3, strike ‘‘(h)’’ and insert ‘‘(i)’’. 

206. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL

OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 898. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH PERSONS WITH WILLFUL OR REPEATED VIOLATIONS OF THE FAIR LABOR 

STANDARDS ACT OF 1938. 

The head of a Federal department or agency (as defined in section 102 of title 40, United States Code) shall initiate a debarment 

proceeding with respect to a person for whom information regarding a willful or repeated violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act 

of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) as determined by a disposition described under subsection (c)(1) of section 2313 of title 41, United 

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States Code, is included in the database established under subsection (a) of such section. 

207. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFRIES

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 817, after line 21, insert the following: 

‘‘(30) An assessment of the nature of Chinese military relations with Russia, including what strategic objectives China 

and Russia share and are acting on, and on what objectives 

they misalign.’’. 

208. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

JOHNSON OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 145, lines 23 through 24, strike ‘‘ as the Secretary considers 

necessary and appropriate’’ and insert ‘‘on an annual basis’’. 

209. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

JOHNSON OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 365, line 10, insert before the period the following: ‘‘, in a 

manner that addresses the need for cultural competence and diversity among such mental health providers’’. 

210. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

JOHNSON OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, add the following new 

section: 

SEC. 28ll. INSTALLATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN 

MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING. 

Section 2821 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(e) The Secretary concerned shall provide for the installation 

and maintenance of an appropriate number of carbon monoxide detectors in each unit of military family housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.’’. 

211. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JOYCE

OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title XXVIII, add the following new 

section: 

SEC. 28ll. REPORT ON PROJECTS AWAITING APPROVAL FROM THE 

REALTY GOVERNANCE BOARD. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the projects that, as of the date of the report, are awaiting 

approval from the Realty Governance Board. Such report shall include— 

(1) a list of projects awaiting evaluation for a Major Land Acquisition Waiver; and 

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(2) an assessment of the impact a project described in paragraph (1) would have on the security of physical assets and 

personnel at the military installation requesting the Major 

Land Acquisition Waiver. 

212. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KAPTUR

OF OHIO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Insert after section 554 the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. INCLUSION OF COAST GUARD IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STARBASE PROGRAM. 

Section 2193b of title 10, United States Code, is further amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and the Secretary of the 

Department in which the Coast Guard is operating’’ after ‘‘military departments’’; and 

(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘and the Secretaries of the 

military departments’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Secretaries of the 

military departments, and the Secretary of the Department in 

which the Coast Guard is operating’’. 

213. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KEATING

OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. MEANINGFUL INCLUSION OF AFGHAN WOMEN IN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. 

As part of any activities of the Department of Defense relating 

to the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall seek to ensure the meaningful participation of Afghan women in that process 

in a manner consistent with the Women, Peace, and Security Act 

of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2152j et seq.), including through advocacy for 

the inclusion of Afghan women leaders in ongoing and future negotiations to end the conflict in Afghanistan. 

214. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KEATING

OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following: 

SEC. lll. ESTABLISHING A COORDINATOR FOR ISIS DETAINEE 

ISSUES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the Secretary of 

State, shall designate an existing official within the Department of 

State to serve as senior-level coordinator to coordinate, in conjunction with the lead and other relevant agencies, all matters for the 

United States Government relating to the long-term disposition of 

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) foreign terrorist fighter detainees, including all matters in connection with— 

(1) repatriation, transfer, prosecution, and intelligence-gathering; 

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(2) coordinating a whole-of-government approach with other 

countries and international organizations, including 

INTERPOL, to ensure secure chains of custody and locations 

of ISIS foreign terrorist fighter detainees; 

(3) coordinating technical and evidentiary assistance to foreign countries to aid in the successful prosecution of ISIS foreign terrorist fighter detainees; and 

(4) all multilateral and international engagements led by the 

Department of State and other agencies that are related to the 

current and future handling, detention, and prosecution of ISIS 

foreign terrorist fighter detainees. 

(b) RETENTION OF AUTHORITY.—The appointment of a senior-level 

coordinator pursuant to subsection (a) shall not deprive any agency 

of any authority to independently perform functions of that agency. 

(c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once 

each year thereafter through January 21, 2021, the individual 

designated under subsection (a) shall submit to the appropriate 

committees of Congress a detailed report regarding high-value 

ISIS detainees that the coordinator reasonably determines to 

be subject to criminal prosecution in the United States. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 

(A) A detailed description of the facilities where ISIS foreign terrorist fighter detainees described in paragraph (1) 

are being held. 

(B) An analysis of all United States efforts to prosecute 

ISIS foreign terrorist fighter detainees described in paragraph (1) and the outcomes of such efforts. Any information, the disclosure of which may violate Department of 

Justice policy or law, relating to a prosecution or investigation may be withheld from a report under paragraph (1). 

(C) A detailed description of any option to expedite prosecution of any ISIS foreign terrorist fighter detainee described in paragraph (1), including in a court of competent 

jurisdiction outside of the United States. 

(D) An analysis of factors on the ground in Syria and 

Iraq that may result in the unintended release of ISIS foreign terrorist fighter detainees described in paragraph (1), 

and an assessment of any measures available to mitigate 

such releases. 

(E) A detailed description of all multilateral and other 

international efforts or proposals that would assist in the 

prosecution of ISIS foreign terrorist fighter detainees described in paragraph (1). 

(F) An analysis of all efforts between the United States 

and partner countries within the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS or other countries to share intelligence or evidence that may aid in the prosecution of members of the 

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and associated forces, and 

any legal obstacles that may hinder such efforts. 

(G) An analysis of the manner in which the United 

States Government communicates on such proposals and 

efforts to the families of United States citizens believed to 

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be a victim of a criminal act by an ISIS foreign terrorist 

fighter detainee. 

(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.——In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

(2) The term ‘‘ISIS foreign terrorist fighter detainee’’ means 

a detained individual— 

(A) who allegedly fought for or supported the Islamic 

State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS); and 

(B) who is a national of a country other than Iraq or 

Syria. 

(e) SUNSET.—The requirements under this section shall sunset on 

January 21, 2021. 

215. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KELLY

OF ILLINOIS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. REPORT ON TRAINING AND SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO MILITARY SPOUSES. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report that includes a description of the following: 

(1) Financial literacy programs currently designed specifically for military spouses. 

(2) Programs designed to educate spouses and service members about the risks of multi-level marketing. 

(3) Efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of financial literacy 

programs. 

(4) The number of counseling sessions requested by military 

spouses at Family Support Centers in the previous 5 years. 

(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The report submitted under subsection (a) shall be made available on a publicly accessible website 

of the Department of Defense. 

216. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KHANNA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following: 

SEC. 3121. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR DENUCLEARIZATION OF 

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF NORTH KOREA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The amount authorized to be appropriated by 

section 3101 and available as specified in the funding table in section 4701 for defense nuclear nonproliferation is hereby increased 

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by $10,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be available to 

develop and prepare to implement a comprehensive, long-term 

monitoring and verification program for activities related to the 

phased denuclearization of the Democratic People’s Republic of 

North Korea, in coordination with relevant international partners 

and organizations. 

(b) OFFSET.—The amount authorized to be appropriated by this 

title and available as specified in the funding table in section 4701 

for weapons activities for stockpile services, production support is 

hereby reduced by $10,000,000. 

217. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KHANNA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle E of title XII the following: 

SEC. 12ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NORTH KOREA. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) diplomacy is essential to address the illegal nuclear program of North Korea; 

(2) every effort should be made to avoid a military confrontation with North Korea, as it would pose extreme risks to— 

(A) United States military personnel; 

(B) noncombatants, including United States citizens and 

citizens of United States allies; and 

(C) regional security; 

(3) the United States should pursue a sustained and credible 

diplomatic process to achieve the denuclearization of North 

Korea and an end to the 69-year-long Korean War; and 

(4) until such time as North Korea no longer poses a threat 

to the United States or United States allies, the United States 

should, in concert with such allies, continue to deter North 

Korea through credible defense and deterrence posture. 

218. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KILDEE

OF MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON PFAS CONTAMINATION. 

(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of the United 

States shall conduct a review of the efforts of the Department of 

Defense to clean up per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (in this 

section referred to as ‘‘PFAS’’) contamination in and around military bases as well as the Department’s efforts to mitigate the public health impact of the contamination. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection (a), shall include the following: 

(1) An assessment of— 

(A) when the Department of Defense discovered that 

drinking water sources used by members of the Armed 

Forces and residents of communities surrounding military 

bases were contaminated with PFAS; 

(B) after learning that the drinking water was contaminated, when the Department of Defense notified members 

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of the Armed Forces and residents of communities surrounding military bases that their drinking water is contaminated with PFAS; 

(C) after providing such notification, how much time 

lapsed before those affected were given alternative sources 

of drinking water; 

(D) the number of installations and surrounding communities currently drinking water that is contaminated with 

PFAS above the EPA’s advisory limit; 

(E) the amount of money the Department of Defense has 

spent on cleaning up PFAS contamination through the 

date of enactment of this Act; 

(F) the number of sites where the Department of Defense has taken action to remediate PFAS contamination 

or other materials as a result of the use of firefighting 

foam on military bases; 

(G) factors that might limit or prevent the Department 

of Defense from remediating PFAS contamination or other 

materials as a result of the use of firefighting foam on 

military bases; 

(H) the estimated total cost of clean-up of PFAS; 

(I) the cost to the Department of Defense to discontinue 

the use of PFAS in firefighting foam and to develop and 

procure viable replacements that meet military specifications; and 

(J) the number of members of the Armed Forces who 

have been exposed to PFAS in their drinking water above 

the EPA’s Health Advisory levels during their military 

service. 

(2) An evaluation of what the Department of Defense could 

have done better to mitigate the release of PFAS contamination into the environment and expose service members. 

(3) Any other elements the Comptroller General may deem 

necessary. 

(c) RESULTS.— 

(1) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

provide to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Environment and Public 

Works of the Senate a briefing on the preliminary findings of 

the study required by this section. 

(2) FINAL RESULTS.—The Comptroller General shall provide 

the final results of the study required by this section to the 

congressional defense committees, the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Environment and Public Works of the Senate at 

such time and in such format as is mutually agreed upon by 

the committees and the Comptroller General at the time of 

briefing under paragraph (1). 

219. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KILDEE

OF MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following: 

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SEC. 567. TRAINING PROGRAM REGARDING DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than September 30, 2020, the 

Secretary of Defense shall establish a program for training members of the Armed Forces and employees of the Department of Defense regarding the threat of disinformation campaigns specifically 

targeted at such individuals and the families of such individuals. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than October 30, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense 

committees regarding the program under subsection (a). 

220. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KILDEE

OF MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, insert the following: 

SEC. 28ll. LEAD-BASED PAINT TESTING AND REPORTING. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY ON

LEAD TESTING ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a policy under which— 

(A) a qualified individual may access a military installation for the purpose of conducting lead testing on the installation, subject to the approval of the Secretary; and 

(B) the results of any lead testing conducted on a military installation shall be transmitted— 

(i) in the case of a military installation located inside the United States, to— 

(I) the civil engineer of the installation; 

(II) the housing management office of the installation; 

(III) the public health organization on the installation; 

(IV) the major subordinate command of the 

Armed Force with jurisdiction over the installation; and 

(V) if required by law, any relevant Federal, 

State, and local agencies; and 

(ii) in the case of a military installation located outside the United States, to the civil engineer or commander of the installation who shall transmit those 

results to the major subordinate command of the 

Armed Force with jurisdiction over the installation. 

(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United States’’ has the 

meaning given such term in section 101(a)(1) of title 10, 

United States Code. 

(B) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘qualified individual’’ means an individual who is certified by the Environmental Protection Agency or by a State as— 

(i) a lead-based paint inspector; or 

(ii) a lead-based paint risk assessor. 

(b) ANNUAL REPORTING ON LEAD-BASED PAINT IN MILITARY HOUSING.— 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 169 of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 2869a. ANNUAL REPORTING ON LEAD-BASED PAINT IN MILITARY 

HOUSING. 

‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1 of each year, 

the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that sets forth, with respect to military housing under the jurisdiction of each Secretary of a military department for the calendar year preceding the year in 

which the report is submitted, the following: 

‘‘(A) A certification that indicates whether the military 

housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned 

is in compliance with the requirements respecting leadbased paint, lead-based paint activities, and lead-based 

paint hazards described in section 408 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2688). 

‘‘(B) A detailed summary of the data, disaggregated by 

military department, used in making the certification 

under subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(C) The total number of military housing units under 

the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned that were inspected for lead-based paint in accordance with the requirements described in subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(D) The total number of military housing units under 

the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned that were not 

inspected for lead-based paint. 

‘‘(E) The total number of military housing units that 

were found to contain lead-based paint in the course of the 

inspections described in subparagraph (C). 

‘‘(F) A description of any abatement efforts with respect 

to lead-based paint conducted regarding the military housing units described in subparagraph (E). 

‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall publish 

each report submitted under paragraph (1) on a publicly available website of the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(b) MILITARY HOUSING DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘military housing’ includes military family housing and military unaccompanied housing (as such term is defined in section 2871 of this 

title).’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end 

the following new item: 

‘‘2869a. Annual reporting on lead-based paint in military housing’’. 

221. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KILDEE

OF MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. REPORT ON SAUDI LED COALITION STRIKES IN YEMEN. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for two years, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 

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submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the number of civilian casualties caused by the Saudi led coalition in Yemen, including an assessment of the coalition members’ 

willingness and ability to prevent civilian casualties. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each such report shall also contain information relating to whether— 

(1) coalition members followed the norms and practices the 

United States military employs to avoid civilian casualties and 

ensure proportionality; and 

(2) strikes executed by coalition members are in compliance 

with the United States’ interpretation of the laws governing 

armed conflict and proportionality. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; and 

(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 

222. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KILMER

OF WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title XVI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 16ll. STUDY ON LEVERAGING DIVERSE COMMERCIAL SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING CAPABILITIES. 

(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 

Director of National Intelligence, shall conduct a study on the status of the transition from the National Geospatial-Intelligence 

Agency to the National Reconnaissance Office of the leadership role 

in acquiring commercial satellite remote sensing data on behalf of 

the Department of Defense and the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

3003). 

(b) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 

Secretary shall study— 

(1) commercial geospatial intelligence requirements for the 

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the combatant 

commands; 

(2) plans of the National Reconnaissance Office to meet the 

requirements specified in paragraph (1) through the acquisition of both medium- and high-resolution data from multiple 

commercial providers; and 

(3) plans of the National Reconnaissance Office to further develop such programs with commercial companies to continue to 

support, while also expanding, adoption by the geospatial intelligence user community of the Department of Defense. 

(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee 

on Intelligence of the Senate a report on the study conducted under 

subsection (a). 

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223. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KILMER

OF WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title XI, add the following: 

SEC. 1113. ASSESSMENT OF ACCELERATED PROMOTION PROGRAM 

SUSPENSION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall enter into an 

agreement with a Federally funded research and development center with relevant expertise to conduct an assessment of the impacts 

resulting from the Navy’s suspension in 2016 of the Accelerated 

Promotion Program (in this section referred to as the ‘‘APP’’). 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under subsection (a) 

shall include the following elements: 

(1) An identification of the employees who were hired at the 

four public shipyards between January 23, 2016, and December 22, 2016, covering the period in which APP was suspended, 

and who would have otherwise been eligible for APP had the 

program been in effect at the time they were hired. 

(2) An assessment for each employee identified in paragraph 

(1) to determine the difference between wages earned from the 

date of hire to the date on which the wage data would be collected and the wages which would have been earned during 

this same period should that employee have participated in 

APP from the date of hire and been promoted according to the 

average promotion timeframe for participants hired in the fiveyear period prior to the suspension. 

(3) An assessment for each employee identified in paragraph 

(1) to determine at what grade and step each effected employee 

would be at on October 1, 2020, had that employee been promoted according to the average promotion timeframe for participants hired in the five-year period prior to the suspension. 

(4) An evaluation of existing authorities available to the Secretary to determine whether the Secretary can take measures 

using those authorities to provide the pay difference and corresponding interest, at a rate of the federal short–term interest 

rate plus 3 percent, to each effected employee identified in 

paragraph (2) and directly promote the employee to the grade 

and step identified in paragraph (3). 

(c) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the evaluation by not 

later than June 1, 2020, and shall provide interim briefings upon 

request. 

224. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KING OF

IOWA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 817, line 21, before the period at the end, insert the following: 

‘‘(30) An assessment of— 

‘‘(A) China’s expansion of its surveillance state; 

‘‘(B) any correlation of such expansion with its oppression of its citizens and its threat to United States national 

security interests around the world; and 

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‘‘(C) an overview of the extent to which such surveillance 

corresponds to the overall respect, or lack thereof, for 

human rights.’’. 

225. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

KINZINGER OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title I, add the following new section: 

SEC. 1lll. PROVISIONS RELATING TO RC–26B MANNED INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT. 

(a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—None of the funds authorized to be 

appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 

2020 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to retire, divest, realign, or place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory 

status, or prepare to retire, divest, realign, or place in storage or 

on backup aircraft inventory status, any RC–26B aircraft until a 

period of 60 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees 

that— 

(1) technologies or platforms other than the RC–26B aircraft 

provide capacity and capabilities equivalent to the capacity and 

capabilities of the RC–26B aircraft; and 

(2) the capacity and capabilities of such other technologies or 

platforms meet the requirements of combatant commanders 

with respect to indications and warning, intelligence preparation of the operational environment, and direct support for kinetic and non-kinetic operations. 

(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply 

to individual RC–26 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable 

because of mishaps or other damage. 

(c) FUNDING FOR RC–26B MANNED INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, 

AND RECONNAISSANCE PLATFORM.— 

(1) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 

301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the corresponding funding table in 4301, for operation and maintenance, Air National Guard, the Secretary of the Air Force may 

transfer up to $15,000,000 for the purposes of the RC–26B 

manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform. 

(2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 

421 for military personnel, as specified in the corresponding 

funding table in 4401, the Secretary of the Air Force may 

transfer up to $16,000,000 from military personnel, Air National Guard for personnel who operate and maintain the RC– 

26B manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 

platform. 

(d) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.—Notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may 

enter into one or more Memorandum of Agreement with other Federal entities for the purposes of assisting with the missions and activities of such entities. 

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(e) AIR FORCE REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to congressional defense committees a report detailing the manner in which 

the Secretary would provide manned and unmanned intelligence, 

surveillance, and reconnaissance mission support or manned and 

unmanned incident awareness and assessment mission support to 

military and non-military entities in the event the RC–26B is divested. The Secretary shall include a determination regarding 

whether or not this support would be commensurate with that 

which the RC–26B is able to provide. The Secretary, in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall also contact 

and survey the support requirements of other Federal agencies and 

provide an assessment for potential opportunities to enter into one 

or more Memorandum of Agreements with such agencies for the 

purposes of assisting with the missions and activities of such entities, such as domestic or, subject to legal authorities, foreign operations, including but not limited to situational awareness, damage 

assessment, evacuation monitoring, search and rescue, chemical, 

biological, radiological, and nuclear assessment, hydrographic survey, dynamic ground coordination, and cyberspace incident response. 

226. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

KRISHNAMOORTHI OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

Page 387, after line 15, insert the following: 

SEC. 729. STUDY ON READINESS CONTRACTS AND THE PREVENTION 

OF DRUG SHORTAGES. 

(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on 

the effectiveness of readiness contracts managed by the Customer 

Pharmacy Operations Center of the Defense Logistics Agency in 

meeting the military’s drug supply needs. The study shall include 

an analysis of how the contractual approach to manage drug shortages for military health care can be a model for responding to drug 

shortages in the civilian health care market in the United States. 

(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study under subsection 

(a), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with— 

(1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 

(2) the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration; and 

(3) physician organizations, drug manufacturers, pharmacy 

benefit management organizations, and such other entities as 

the Secretary determines appropriate. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 

a report on the results of the study under subsection (a) and any 

conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary relating to such 

study. 

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227. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

KRISHNAMOORTHI OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

In section 2815, relating to Assessment of Hazards in Department of Defense Housing, after ‘‘biocides,’’ (page 1008, line 22) insert ‘‘carbon monoxide,’’. 

228. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

KRISHNAMOORTHI OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

Page 189, line 12, strike ‘‘organizations’’ and insert ‘‘organizations, including workforce development organizations,’’. 

229. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KUSTER

OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 530. ADVICE AND COUNSEL OF TRAUMA EXPERTS IN REVIEW BY 

BOARDS FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS AND 

DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARDS OF CERTAIN CLAIMS. 

(a) BOARDS FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.—Section 

1552(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(g)’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) If a board established under subsection (a)(1) is reviewing a 

claim described in subsection (h), the board shall seek advice and 

counsel in the review from a psychiatrist, psychologist, or social 

worker with training on mental health issues associated with posttraumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury or other trauma 

as specified in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical 

Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric 

Association. 

‘‘(3) If a board established under subsection (a)(1) is reviewing a 

claim in which sexual trauma, intimate partner violence, or spousal 

abuse is claimed, the board shall seek advice and counsel in the review from an expert in trauma specific to sexual assault, intimate 

partner violence, or spousal abuse, as applicable.’’. 

(b) DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARDS.—Section 1553(d)(1) of such title 

is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph; 

‘‘(B) In the case of a former member described in paragraph 

(3)(B) who claims that the former member’s post-traumatic stress 

disorder or traumatic brain injury as described in that paragraph 

in based in whole or in part on sexual trauma, intimate partner violence, or spousal abuse, a board established under this section to 

review the former member’s discharge or dismissal shall seek advice and counsel in the review from a psychiatrist, psychologist, or 

social worker with training on mental health issues associated with 

post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury or other 

trauma as specified in the current edition of the Diagnostic and 

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Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American 

Psychiatric Association.’’. 

230. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KUSTER

OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 530. TRAINING OF MEMBERS OF BOARDS FOR CORRECTION OF 

MILITARY RECORDS AND DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARDS 

ON SEXUAL TRAUMA, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, 

SPOUSAL ABUSE, AND RELATED MATTERS. 

(a) BOARDS FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.—The curriculum of training for members of boards for the correction of military records under section 534(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1552 note) shall include 

training on each of the following: 

(1) Sexual trauma. 

(2) Intimate partner violence. 

(3) Spousal abuse. 

(4) The various responses of individuals to trauma. 

(b) DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary concerned shall develop 

and provide training for members of discharge review boards 

under section 1553 of title 10, United States Code, that are 

under the jurisdiction of such Secretary on each of the following: 

(A) Sexual trauma. 

(B) Intimate partner violence. 

(C) Spousal abuse. 

(D) The various responses of individuals to trauma. 

(2) UNIFORMITY OF TRAINING.—The Secretary of Defense and 

the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly ensure that 

the training developed and provided pursuant to this subsection is, to the extent practicable, uniform. 

(3) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 

term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning given that term 

in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code. 

231. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KUSTER

OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Insert after section 543 the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON REGISTRATION AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS OF CIVIL PROTECTION ORDERS APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO SUCH INSTALLATIONS AND CERTAIN OTHER 

INDIVIDUALS. 

(a) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REQUIRED.—Not later than one 

year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military 

departments, establish policies and procedures for the registration 

at military installations of any civil protection orders described in 

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subsection (b), including the duties and responsibilities of commanders of installations in the registration process. 

(b) CIVIL PROTECTION ORDERS.—A civil protection order described 

in this subsection is any civil protective order as follows: 

(1) A civil protection order against a member of the Armed 

Forces assigned to the installation concerned. 

(2) A civil protection order against a civilian employee employed at the installation concerned. 

(3) A civil protection order against the civilian spouse or intimate partner of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty 

and assigned to the installation concerned, or of a civilian employee described in paragraph (2), which order provides for the 

protection of such member or employee. 

(c) PARTICULAR ELEMENTS.—The policies and procedures required 

by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) A requirement for notice between and among the commander, military law enforcement elements, and military 

criminal investigative elements of an installation when a member of the Armed Forces assigned to such installation, a civilian employee employed at such installation, a civilian spouse 

or intimate partner of a member assigned to such installation, 

or a civilian spouse or intimate partner of a civilian employee 

employed at such installation becomes subject to a civil protection order. 

(2) A statement of policy that failure to register a civil protection order may not be a justification for the lack of enforcement of such order by military law enforcement and other applicable personnel who have knowledge of such order. 

(d) LETTER.—As soon as practicable after establishing the policies 

and procedures required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives a letter that includes the following: 

(1) A detailed description of the policies and procedures. 

(2) A certification by the Secretary that the policies and procedures have been implemented on each military installation. 

232. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KUSTER

OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the following new 

section: 

SEC. 28ll. IMPROVED RECORDING AND MAINTAINING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REAL PROPERTY DATA. 

(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 150 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to Congress a report evaluating service-level best practices for recording and maintaining real 

property data. 

(b) ISSUANCE OF GUIDANCE.—Not later than 300 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Undersecretary of Defense 

for Acquisition and Sustainment shall issue service-wide guidance 

on the recording and collection of real property data based on the 

best practices described in the report. 

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233. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KUSTER

OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following: 

SEC. ll. STRENGTHENING CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PARTNERSHIPS 

TO RESPOND TO DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. 

(a) STUDY.—Not later than one year after the enactment of this 

legislation, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on partnerships between military installations and civilian domestic and sexual violence response organizations, including— 

(1) a review of memoranda of understanding between such 

installations and such response organizations, 

(2) descriptions of the services provided pursuant to such 

partnerships, 

(3) a review of the central plan, if any, of each service regarding such partnerships, and 

(4) recommendations on increasing and improving such partnerships. 

(b) CIVILIAN DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESPONSE ORGANIZATION.—In this section, the term ‘‘civilian domestic and sexual violence response organization’’ includes a rape crisis center, domestic 

violence shelter, civilian law enforcement, local government group, 

civilian sexual assault nurse examiner, civilian medical service provider, veterans service organization, faith-based organization, or 

Federally qualified health center. 

234. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

LAMALFA OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

SEC. ll. SANTA YNEZ BAND OF CHUMASH INDIANS LAND AFFIRMATION. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Santa Ynez 

Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2019’’. 

(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) On October 13, 2017, the General Council of the Santa 

Ynez Band of Chumash Indians voted to approve the Memorandum of Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara 

and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians regarding the 

approximately 1,427.28 acres of land, commonly known as 

Camp 4, and authorized the Tribal Chairman to sign the 

Memorandum of Agreement. 

(2) On October 31, 2017, the Board of Supervisors for the 

County of Santa Barbara approved the Memorandum of Agreement on Camp 4 and authorized the Chair to sign the Memorandum of Agreement. 

(3) The Secretary of the Interior approved the Memorandum 

of Agreement pursuant to section 2103 of the Revised Statutes 

(25 U.S.C. 81). 

(c) LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The approximately l,427.28 acres of land in 

Santa Barbara County, CA described in paragraph (3), is hereby taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, subject to valid 

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existing rights, contracts, and management agreements related 

to easements and rights-of-way. 

(2) ADMINISTRATION.— (A) ADMINISTRATION.—The land described in paragraph 

(3) shall be a part of the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation 

and administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to the land held in trust by the 

United States for an Indian tribe. 

(B) EFFECT.—For purposes of certain California State 

laws (including the California Land Conservation Act of 

1965, Government Code Section 51200, et seq.), placing the 

land described in paragraph (3) into trust shall remove 

any restrictions on the property pursuant to California 

Government Code Section 51295 or any other provision of 

such Act. 

(3) LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LANDS TRANSFERRED.—The lands 

to be taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to 

this Act are described as follows: 

Legal Land Description/Site Location: Real property in the 

unincorporated area of the County of Santa Barbara, State of 

California, described as follows: PARCEL 1: (APN: 141-121-51 

AND PORTION OF APN 141-140-10) LOTS 9 THROUGH 18, 

INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 18, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA 

BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE 

MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 

LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS 

MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF 

SAID COUNTY. THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO 

THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 

105580 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 2: (PORTION OF 

APN: 141-140-10) LOTS 1 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF 

TRACT 24, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE 

OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING 

THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS PINOS OR 

COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE 

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. 

THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN 

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 

5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105581 OF OFFICIAL 

RECORDS. PARCEL 3: (PORTIONS OF APNS: 141-230-23 

AND 141-140-10) LOTS 19 AND 20 OF TRACT 18 AND THAT 

PORTION OF LOTS 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, AND 15 THROUGH 20, 

INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 16, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA 

BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE 

MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE 

LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS 

MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF 

SAID COUNTY, THAT LIES NORTHEASTERLY OF THE 

NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF THE LAND GRANTED TO 

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY AN EXECUTOR’S DEED 

RECORDED APRIL 2, 1968 IN BOOK 2227, PAGE 136 OF 

OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY. THIS LEGAL IS 

MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF 

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STRUMENT NO. 01-105582 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 4: (APN: 141-240-02 AND PORTION OF APN: 141-140- 

10) LOTS 1 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 25, IN 

THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE 

RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE 

OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. THIS 

LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 

AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105583 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

PARCEL 5: (PORTION OF APN: 141-230-23) THAT PORTION 

OF LOTS 3 AND 6 OF TRACT 16, IN THE COUNTY OF 

SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN 

ON THE MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE 

CANADA DE LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED 

IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY 

RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, THAT LIES NORTHEASTERLY OF THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF THE LAND 

GRANTED TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY AN EXECUTOR’S DEED RECORDED APRIL 2, 1968 IN BOOK 

2227, PAGE 136 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY. THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN 

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 

5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105584 OF OFFICIAL 

RECORDS. 

(4) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall— 

(A) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any right or 

claim of the Tribe to any land or interest in land that is 

in existence before the date of the enactment of this Act; 

(B) affect any water right of the Tribe in existence before 

the date of the enactment of this Act; or 

(C) terminate or limit any access in any way to any 

right-of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or permitted 

before the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(5) RESTRICTED USE OF TRANSFERRED LANDS.—The Tribe may 

not conduct, on the land described in paragraph (3) taken into 

trust for the Tribe pursuant to this section, gaming activities— 

(A) as a matter of claimed inherent authority; or 

(B) under any Federal law, including the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and regulations 

promulgated by the Secretary or the National Indian Gaming Commission under that Act. 

(6) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this subsection: 

(A) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. 

(B) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Santa Ynez 

Band of Chumash Mission Indians. 

235. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAMB OF

PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new section: 

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SEC. 2ll. MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY PREVENTION RESEARCH. 

(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry 

out a program on musculoskeletal injury prevention research to 

identify risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries among members of 

the Armed Forces and to create a better understanding for adaptive bone formation during initial entry military training. 

(b) FUNDING.— 

(1) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test, and 

evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table in 

section 4201, for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

Army, applied research, medical technology, line 040 (PE 

0602787A) is hereby increased by $4,800,000 (with the amount 

of such increase to be made available to carry out the program 

on musculoskeletal injury prevention research under subsection (a)). 

(2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101 for procurement, as specified in the 

corresponding funding table in section 4101, for shipbuilding 

and conversion, Navy, ship to shore connector, line 024 is hereby reduced by $4,800,000. 

236. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAMB OF

PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Insert after section 713 the following new section: 

SEC. 713A. DEMONSTRATION OF INTEROPERABILITY MILESTONES. 

(a) MILESTONES.— (1) EVALUATION.—To demonstrate increasing levels of interoperability, functionality, and seamless health care within the 

electronic health record systems of the Department of Defense 

and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Office shall seek 

to enter into an agreement with an independent entity to conduct an evaluation of the following use cases of such systems: 

(A) By not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, whether a clinician of the Department 

of Defense can access and meaningfully interact with a 

complete veteran patient health record from a military 

medical treatment facility. 

(B) By not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, whether a clinician of the Department 

of Veterans Affairs can access and meaningfully interact 

with a complete patient health record of a member of the 

Armed Forces serving on active duty from a medical center 

of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

(C) By not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, whether a clinician in the Department 

of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs can access and meaningfully interact with the data elements of 

the health record of a veteran patient or member of the 

Armed Forces which are generated when the veteran patient or member of the Armed Forces receives health care 

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from a community care provider of the Department of Veterans Affairs or a TRICARE provider of the Department of 

Defense 

(D) By not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, whether a community care provider of 

the Department of the Veterans Affairs and a TRICARE 

provider on a Health Information Exchange-supported 

electronic health record can access a veteran and activeduty member patient health record from the provider’s system. 

(E) By not later than two years after the enactment of 

this Act, and subsequently after each significant implementation wave, an assessment of interoperability between 

the legacy electronic health record systems and the future 

electronic health record systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. 

(F) By not later than two years after the enactment of 

this Act, and subsequently after each significant implementation wave, an assessment of the use of interoperable 

content between the legacy electronic health record systems and the future electronic health record systems of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense, and third-party applications. 

(2) SUBMISSION.—The Office shall submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees a report detailing the evaluation, 

methodology for testing, and findings for each milestone demonstration under paragraph (1) by not later than the date specified under such paragraph. 

(b) SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT.—The Office shall— 

(1) maintain the common configuration baseline for the electronic health record systems of the Department of Defense and 

the Department of Veterans Affairs; and 

(2) continually evaluate the state of configuration, the impacts on interoperability, and shall promote the enhancement 

of such electronic health records systems. 

(c) REGULAR CLINICAL CONSULTATION.—The Office shall convene 

at least annually a clinical workshop to include clinical staff from 

the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

the Coast Guard, community providers, and other leading clinical 

experts to assess the state of clinical use of the electronic health 

record systems and whether the systems are meeting clinical and 

patient needs. The clinical workshop shall make recommendations 

to the Office on the need for any improvements or concerns with 

the electronic health record systems. 

(d) CLINICIAN AND PATIENT SATISFACTION SURVEY.—Beginning 

October 1, 2021, on at least a biannual basis, the Office shall undertake a clinician and patient satisfaction survey regarding clinical use and patient experience with the electronic health record 

systems of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than September 30, 2020, and 

annually thereafter, the Office shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on— 

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(1) the state of the configuration baseline under subsection 

(b) and any activities which decremented or enhanced the state 

of configuration; and 

(2) the activities, assessments and recommendations of the 

clinical workshop under subsection (c) and the response of the 

Office to the workshop recommendations and any action plans 

to implement the recommendations. 

(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means 

the following: 

(A) The congressional defense committees. 

(B) The Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate. 

(2) The term ‘‘configuration baseline’’ means a fixed reference 

in the development cycle or an agreed-upon specification of a 

product at a point in time. It serves as a documented basis for 

defining incremental change in all aspects of an information 

technology product. 

(3) The term ‘‘interoperability’’ means the ability of different 

information systems, devices, or applications to connect in a coordinated and secure manner, within and across organizational 

boundaries, across the complete spectrum of care, including all 

applicable care settings, and with relevant stakeholders, including the person whose information is being shared, to access, exchange, integrate, and use computable data regardless 

of the data’s origin or destination or the applications employed, 

and without additional intervention by the end user, including— 

(A) the capability to reliably exchange information without error; 

(B) the ability to interpret and to make effective use of 

the information so exchanged; and 

(C) the ability for information that can be used to advance patient care to move between health care entities, 

regardless of the technology platform in place or the location where care was provided. 

(4) The term ‘‘meaningfully interact’’ means that information 

can be viewed, consumed, acted upon, and edited in a clinical 

setting to facilitate high quality clinical decision making in a 

clinical setting. 

(5) The term ‘‘Office’’ means the office established by section 

1635(b) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 

110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note). 

(6) The term ‘‘seamless health care’’ means health care which 

is optimized through access by patients and clinicians to integrated, relevant, and complete information about the patient’s 

clinical experiences, social and environmental determinants of 

health, and health trends over time in order to enable patients 

and clinicians to move from task to task and encounter to encounter, within and across organizational boundaries, such 

that high-quality decisions may be formed easily and complete 

plans of care may be carried out smoothly. 

(7) The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 

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237. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAMBORN OF COLORADO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title XVI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 16ll. REPORT AND BRIEFING ON MULTI-OBJECT KILL VEHICLE. 

Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report, and 

shall provide to such committees a briefing, on the potential need 

for a multi-object kill vehicle in future architecture of the ballistic 

missile defense system. Such report and briefing shall include the 

following: 

(1) An assessment of the technology readiness level of needed 

components and the operational system for the multi-object kill 

vehicle. 

(2) An assessment of the costs and a comprehensive development and testing schedule to deploy the multi-object kill vehicle by 2025. 

(3) An assessment of whether the multi-object kill vehicle 

was considered in the redesigned kill vehicle program re-baseline as a replacement for future ground-based midcourse defense system kill vehicles. 

(4) A concept of operations with respect to how a multi-object 

kill vehicle capability could be employed and how such capability compares to alternative ground-based midcourse defense 

system interceptors. 

238. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAMBORN OF COLORADO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 355, strike subsection (c) and insert the following: 

(c) LIMITATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 2020 shall be available to 

enter into a global household goods contract until the date that 

is 30 days after later of the following dates: 

(A) The date on which the Commander of United States 

Transportation Command provides to the congressional defense committees a briefing on— 

(i) the business case analysis required by subsection 

(b); and 

(ii) the proposed structure and meeting schedule for 

the advisory group established under subsection (a). 

(B) The date on which the Comptroller General of the 

United States submits to the congressional defense committees the report required by paragraph (2). 

(2) GAO REPORT.—Not later than February 15, 2020, the 

Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees a report on a comprehensive 

study conducted by the Comptroller General that includes— 

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(A) an analysis of the effects that the outsourcing of the 

management and oversight of the movement of household 

goods to a private entity or entities would have on members of the Armed Forces and their families; 

(B) a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis; and 

(C) recommendations for changes to the strategy of the 

Department of Defense for the defense personal property 

program. 

239. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAN- GEVIN OF RHODE ISLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 392, line 6, strike ‘‘and’’. 

Page 392, line 16, strike the period at the end and insert ‘‘; and’’. 

Page 392, after line 16, insert the following: 

(H) cybersecurity metrics of the software to be acquired, 

such as metrics relating to the density of vulnerabilities 

within the code, the time from vulnerability identification 

to patch availability, the existence of common weaknesses 

within the code, and other cybersecurity metrics based on 

widely-recognized standards and industry best practices, 

are generated and made available to the Department of 

Defense and the congressional defense committees. 

240. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAN- GEVIN OF RHODE ISLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title XVI, add the following: 

SEC. 1633. NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUMS RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OPERATIONS IN 

CYBERSPACE. 

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the President shall provide the congressional defense committees with a copy of all National Security Presidential Memorandums relating to Department of Defense operations in cyberspace. 

241. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LANGEVIN OF RHODE ISLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR IRREGULAR WARFARE. 

Section 1202(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1639) is amended 

by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 

242. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LANGEVIN OF RHODE ISLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title X, insert the following: 

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SEC. 10ll. MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS TO 

COMBAT TERRORISM. 

Section 127e of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘authorized’’ before ‘‘ongoing’’; and 

(2) in subsection (d)(2)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and a description 

of the authorized ongoing operation’’ before the period at 

the end; 

(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 

(D); 

(C) by striking subparagraphs (B) and inserting the following new subparagraphs after subparagraph (A): 

‘‘(B) A description of the foreign forces, irregular forces, 

groups, or individuals engaged in supporting or facilitating 

the authorized ongoing operation who will receive the 

funds provided under this section. 

‘‘(C) A detailed description of the support provided or to 

be provided to the recipient of the funds.’’; and 

(D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(E) A detailed description of the legal and operational 

authorities related to the authorized ongoing operation, including relevant execute orders issued by the Secretary of 

Defense and combatant commanders related to the authorized ongoing operation, including an identification of operational activities United States Special Operations Forces 

are authorized to conduct under such execute orders. 

‘‘(F) The duration for which the support is expected to be 

provided and an identification of the timeframe in which 

the provision of support will be reviewed by the combatant 

commander for a determination regarding the necessity of 

continuation of support.’’. 

243. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LARSEN

OF WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X insert the following: 

SEC. lll. CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE STUDIES WITHIN THE 

DEFENSE LANGUAGE AND NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION OFFICE. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified 

in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation 

and maintenance, Defense-Wide, Defense Human Resources Activity, line 220 is hereby increased by $13,404,000 (with the amount 

of such increase to be made available for Chinese language and culture studies within the Defense Language and National Security 

Education Office). 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 101 for procurement, as specified in the corresponding 

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lation Info Infrastructure MOD Program, line 63 is hereby reduced 

by $13,404,000. 

244. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LARSEN

OF WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 724, line 18, insert ‘‘, universities,’’ after ‘‘agencies’’. 

Page 724, line 24, insert before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, 

and by providing such best practices with grantees and universities 

at the time of awarding such grants or entering into research contracts’’. 

Page 724, after line 24, insert the following new subclause (and 

redesignate the subsequent subclauses accordingly): 

(VI) a remediation plan for grantees and universities to mitigate the risks regarding such threats 

before research grants or contracts are cancelled 

because of such threats; 

245. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LARSEN

OF WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following new section: 

SEC. 10ll. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF 

FUNDS FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS AT CERTAIN 

INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 

Section 1091(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 

1997) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘None of the funds’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) TRANSITION PLAN .—The Secretary of Defense shall develop a transition plan for each institution of higher education 

subject to the limitation under paragraph (1). Under the transition plan, the institution may regain eligibility to receive 

funds from the Department of Defense for Chinese language 

training by developing an independent Chinese language program with no connection to a Confucius Institute.’’. 

246. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAWRENCE OF MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 733, after line 15, insert the following: 

SEC. 1092. LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES ON PROGRESS 

OF GENDER INTEGRATION IMPLEMENTATION IN THE 

ARMED FORCES. 

The Secretary of Defense shall direct each component of the 

Armed Forces to share lessons learned and best practices on the 

progress of their gender integration implementation plans and to 

communicate strategically that progress with other components of 

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the Armed Forces as well as the general public, as recommended 

by the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. 

247. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAW- RENCE OF MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. STRATEGIES FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF 

WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES. 

The Secretary of each of the military departments shall— 

(1) examine successful strategies in use by foreign military 

services to recruit and retain women; and 

(2) consider potential best practices for implementation in 

the United States Armed Forces, as recommended by the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. 

248. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEE OF

NEVADA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 729. UPDATE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGULATIONS, INSTRUCTIONS, AND OTHER GUIDANCE TO INCLUDE GAMBLING DISORDER. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall update all 

regulations, instructions, and other guidance of the Department of 

Defense and the military departments with respect to behavioral 

health to explicitly include gambling disorder. In carrying out this 

subsection, the Secretary shall implement the recommendations of 

the Comptroller General of the United States numbered 2 through 

6 in the report by the Comptroller General titled ‘‘Military Personnel: DOD and the Coast Guard Need to Screen for Gambling 

Disorder Addiction and Update Guidance’’ (numbered GAO–17– 

114). 

(b) MILITARY DEPARTMENTS DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘military departments’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

101(8) of title 10, United States Code. 

249. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEE OF

NEVADA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 353, line 19, strike ‘‘LEADERSHIP OF’’. 

Page 353, line 23, insert ‘‘(a) LEADERSHIP.—’’ before ‘‘Subsection’’. 

Page 356, after line 15, add the following: 

(b) AUTHORITY.—Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of such section 

is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The 

Office shall carry out decision making authority delegated to the office by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with respect to the definition, coordination, and management 

of functional, technical, and programmatic activities that are jointly 

used, carried out, and shared by the Departments.’’. 

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(c) PURPOSES.—Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of such section is 

by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(C) To develop and implement a comprehensive interoperability strategy, including pursuant to the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 or other 

provision of law requiring such strategy. 

‘‘(D) To pursue the highest level of interoperability (as 

defined in section 713 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) for the delivery of health 

care by the Department of Defense and the Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

‘‘(E) To accelerate the exchange of health care information between the Departments in order to support the delivery of health care by both Departments. 

‘‘(F) To collect the operational and strategic requirements of the Departments relating to the strategy under 

subsection (a) and communicate such requirements and activities to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology of the Department of Health and 

Human Services for the purpose of implementing title IV 

of the 21st Century Cures Act (division A of Public Law 

114–255), and the amendments made by that title, and 

other objectives of the Office of the National Coordinator 

for Health Information Technology. 

‘‘(G) To plan for and effectuate the broadest possible implementation of standards, specifically with respect to the 

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources standard or 

successor standard, the evolution of such standards, and 

the obsolescence of such standards. 

‘‘(H) To actively engage with national and international 

health standards setting organizations, including by taking 

membership in such organizations, to ensure that standards established by such organizations meet the needs of 

the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the strategy under subsection 

(a), and oversee and approve adoption of and mapping to 

such standards by the Departments. 

‘‘(I) To express the content and format of health data of 

the Departments using a common language to improve the 

exchange of data between the Departments and with the 

private sector, and to ensure that clinicians of both Departments have access to integrated, computable, comprehensive health records of patients. 

‘‘(J) To inform each Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense and the Chief Information Officer of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs of any activities of the 

Office affecting or relevant to cybersecurity.’’. 

(d) RESOURCES AND STAFFING.—Subsection (g) of such section is 

amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at the end 

the following: ‘‘, including the assignment of clinical or technical personnel of the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs to the Office’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

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‘‘(3) COST SHARING.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Department of 

Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee, shall enter into an agreement on cost sharing and providing resources for the operations and staffing of the Office. 

‘‘(4) HIRING AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense and the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall delegate to the Director the 

authority under title 5, United States Code, regarding appointments in the competitive service to hire personnel of the Office.’’. 

(e) BUDGET MATTERS.—Such section is amended by adding at the 

end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(k) BUDGET AND CONTRACTING MATTERS.— 

‘‘(1) BUDGET.—The Director may obligate and expend funds 

allocated to the operations of the Office. 

‘‘(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Director may enter into contracts to carry out this section.’’. 

(f) REPORTS.—Subsection (h) of such section is amended to read 

as follows: 

‘‘(h) REPORTS.— 

‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than September 30, 2020, 

and each year thereafter through 2024, the Director shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs, and to the appropriate committees of Congress, a report on the activities of the Office during the preceding calendar year. Each report shall include the following: 

‘‘(A) A detailed description of the activities of the Office 

during the year covered by such report, including a detailed description of the amounts expended and the purposes for which expended. 

‘‘(B) With respect to the objectives of the strategy under 

paragraph (2)(C) of subsection (b), and the purposes of the 

Office under such subsection— 

‘‘(i) a discussion, description, and assessment of the 

progress made by the Department of Defense and the 

Department of Veterans Affairs during the preceding 

calendar year; and 

‘‘(ii) a discussion and description of the goals of the 

Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs for the following calendar year. 

‘‘(2) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—On a quarterly basis, the Director 

shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a detailed financial summary of the activities of the Office, including the funds allocated to the Office by each Department, the 

expenditures made, and an assessment as to whether the current funding is sufficient to carry out the activities of the Office. 

‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—Each report under this subsection shall 

be made publicly available.’’. 

(g) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 713 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 

U.S.C. 1071 note) is repealed. 

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250. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LESKO

OF ARIZONA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title I, add the following new section: 

SEC. ll. AIR FORCE AGGRESSOR SQUADRON MODERNIZATION. 

(a) SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—It is the sense 

of the House of Representatives that— 

(1) it is critical that the Air Force has the capability to train 

against an advanced air adversary in order to be prepared for 

conflicts against a modern enemy force; 

(2) in order to have this capability, Air Force must have access to an advanced adversary force prior to United States adversaries fielding a 5th-generation operational capability; and 

(3) the Air Force’s plan to use low-rate initial production F35As as aggressor aircraft reflects a recognition of the need to 

field a modernized aggressor fleet. 

(b) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—No later than 6 months prior to the transfer of any low-rate initial production F-35 aircraft for use as 

aggressor aircraft, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees, and the Member 

of Congress and the Senators who represent bases from where 

aircraft may be transferred, a comprehensive plan and report 

on the strategy for modernizing the organic aggressor fleet. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following elements: 

(A) Potential locations for F-35A aggressor aircraft, including an analysis of installations that— 

(i) have the size and availability of airspace necessary to meet flying operations requirements; 

(ii) have sufficient capacity and availability of range 

space; 

(iii) are capable of hosting advanced-threat training 

exercises; and 

(iv) meet or require minimal addition to the environmental requirements associated with the basing action. 

(B) An analysis of the potential cost and benefits of expanding aggressor squadrons currently operating 18 Primary Assigned Aircraft (PAA) to a level of 24 PAA each. 

(C) An analysis of the cost and timelines associated with 

modernizing the current Air Force aggressor squadrons to 

include upgrading aircraft’s radar, infrared search-andtrack systems, radar warning receiver, tactical datalink, 

threat-representative jamming pods, and other upgrades 

necessary to provide a realistic advanced adversary threat. 

(D) Any costs associated with moving the aircraft. 

(E) Any jobs on the relevant military installation that 

may be affected by said changes. 

251. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEVIN

OF MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following: 

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SEC. 3ll. DISPOSAL OF MATERIALS CONTAINING PER- AND 

POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES OR AQUEOUS FILMFORMING FOAM. 

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that when materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (referred to in this section as ‘‘PFAS’’) or aqueous film forming foam are disposed— 

(1) all incineration is conducted in a manner that eliminates 

PFAS while also ensuring that no PFAS is emitted into the air; 

(2) all incineration is conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq.), including controlling hydrogen fluoride; 

(3) any materials containing PFAS that are designated for 

disposal are stored in accordance with the requirement under 

part 264 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; and 

(4) no incineration is conducted at any facility that violated 

the requirements of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) 

during the 12-month period preceding the date of disposal. 

252. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEVIN

OF MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 898. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON CONTRACTOR VIOLATIONS OF CERTAIN LABOR LAWS. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Comptroller of the United States shall submit a report to 

Congress on the number of contractors— 

(1) that performed a contract with the Department of Defense during the five-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

(2) that have been found by the Department of Labor to have 

committed willful or repeat violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) or the Fair 

Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), and the 

nature of the violations committed. 

253. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEVIN

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title II add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR NAVAL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201 

for Navy basic research, University Research Initiatives, line 001 

(PE 0601103N) is hereby increased by $5,000,000. 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the 

corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation and 

maintenance, Defense-wide, operating forces, Special Operations 

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Command Theater Forces, line 100 is hereby reduced by 

$5,000,000. 

254. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEVIN

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 567. ASSESSMENT AND STUDY OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

(a) ONE-YEAR INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS

OF TAP.— 

(1) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs, in consultation with the covered officials, shall enter 

into an agreement with an appropriate entity with experience 

in adult education to carry out a 1-year independent assessment of TAP, including— 

(A) the effectiveness of TAP for members of each military department during the entire military life cycle; 

(B) the appropriateness of the TAP career readiness 

standards; 

©) a review of information that is provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs under TAP, including mental 

health data; 

(D) whether TAP effectively addresses the challenges 

veterans face entering the civilian workforce and in translating experience and skills from military service to the job 

market; 

(E) whether TAP effectively addresses the challenges 

faced by the families of veterans making the transition to 

civilian life; 

(F) appropriate metrics regarding TAP outcomes for 

members of the Armed Forces one year after separation, 

retirement, or discharge from the Armed Forces; 

(G) what the Secretary, in consultation with the covered 

officials and veterans service organizations determine to be 

successful outcomes for TAP; 

(II) whether members of the Armed Forces achieve successful outcomes for TAP, as determined under subparagraph (G); 

(I) how the Secretary and the covered officials provide 

feedback to each other regarding such outcomes; 

(J) recommendations for the Secretaries of the military 

departments regarding how to improve outcomes for members of the Armed Forces after separation, retirement, and 

discharge; and 

(K) other topics the Secretary and the covered officials 

determine would aid members of the Armed Forces as they 

transition to civilian life. 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the completion of 

the independent assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary and the covered officials, shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Committees on Armed Services of the 

Senate and House of Representatives— 

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(A) the findings and recommendations (including recommended legislation) of the independent assessment prepared by the entity described in paragraph (1); and 

(B) responses of the Secretary and the covered officials 

to the findings and recommendations described in subparagraph (G). 

(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(A) The term ‘‘covered officials’’ is comprised of— 

(I) the Secretary of Defense; 

(ii) the Secretary of Labor; 

(iii) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration; and 

(iv) the Secretaries of the military departments. 

(B) The term ‘‘military department’’ has the meaning 

given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States 

Code. 

(b) LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON CHANGES TO TAP.— 

(1) STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretaries of Defense and Labor and the 

Administrator of the Small Business Administration, shall conduct a five-year longitudinal study regarding TAP on three 

separate cohorts of members of the Armed Forces who have 

separated from the Armed Forces, including— 

(A) a cohort that has attended TAP counseling as implemented on the date of the enactment of this Act; 

(B) a cohort that attends TAP counseling after the Secretaries of Defense and Labor implement changes recommended in the report under subsection a(2); and 

©) a cohort that has not attended TAP counseling. 

(2) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the day 

that is one year after the date of the initiation of the study 

under paragraph (1) and annually thereafter for the three subsequent years, the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs, Defense, 

and Labor, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a progress report of activities under the study during the immediately preceding year. 

(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the completion of the study under paragraph (1), the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs, Defense, and Labor, and the Administrator of 

the Small Business Administration, shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Committees on Armed Services of the 

Senate and House of Representatives a report of final findings 

and recommendations based on the study. 

(4) ELEMENTS.—The final report under paragraph (3) shall 

include information regarding the following: 

(A) The percentage of each cohort that received unemployment benefits during the study. 

(B) The numbers of months members of each cohort were 

employed during the study. 

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©) Annual starting and ending salaries of members of 

each cohort who were employed during the study. 

(D) How many members of each cohort enrolled in an institution of higher learning, as that term is defined in section 3452(f) of title 38, United States Code. 

(E) The academic credit hours, degrees, and certificates 

obtained by members of each cohort during the study. 

(F) The annual income of members of each cohort. 

(G) The total household income of members of each cohort. 

(H) How many members of each cohort own their principal residences. 

(I) How many dependents that members of each cohort 

have. 

(J) The percentage of each cohort that achieves a successful outcome for TAP, as determined under subsection 

(1)(G). 

(K) Other criteria the Secretaries and the Administrator 

of the Small Business Administration determine appropriate. 

255. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEVIN

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. REPORT ON COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INITIATIVE. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an analysis of the progress of 

the Department of Defense in implementing the Combating Trafficking in Persons Initiative, published in 2007 and as revised on 

June 21, 2019. 

256. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LIEU OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. PROHIBITION ON IN-FLIGHT REFUELING TO NON-UNITED 

STATES AIRCRAFT THAT ENGAGE IN HOSTILITIES IN THE 

ONGOING CIVIL WAR IN YEMEN. 

For the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Department of Defense may not provide in-flight refueling pursuant to section 2342 of title 10, United States Code, or 

any other applicable statutory authority to non-United States aircraft that engage in hostilities in the ongoing civil war in Yemen 

unless and until a declaration of war or a specific statutory authorization for such use of United States Armed Forces has been enacted. 

257. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LIEU OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle G of title XII the following: 

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SEC. ll. UNITED STATES STRATEGY FOR LIBYA. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a strategy 

for Libya. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 

(1) An explanation of the strategy for Libya, including a description of the ends, ways, and means inherent to the strategy. 

(2) An explanation of the legal authorities supporting the 

strategy. 

(3) A detailed description of U.S. counterterrorism and security partnerships with Libyan actors. 

(4) A detailed description of Libyan security actors and an 

assessment of how those actors advance or undermine stability 

in Libya and or U.S. strategic interests in Libya. 

(5) A detailed description of how Libyan security actors support or obstruct civilian authorities and U.N. led efforts towards a political settlement of the conflict. 

(6) A detailed description of the military activities of external 

actors in Libya, including Russia, Egypt, France, Qatar, the 

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, including assessments of whether those activities: 

(A) have undermined progress towards stabilization, including the United Nations-led negotiations; 

(B) involve United States-origin equipment and violate 

contractual conditions of acceptable use of such equipment; 

or 

(C) violate or seek to violate the United Nations arms 

embargo on Libya imposed pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011). 

(7) A plan to integrate the United States diplomatic, development, military, and intelligence resources necessary to implement the strategy. 

(8) A detailed description of the roles of the United States 

Armed Forces in supporting the strategy. 

(9) Any other matters as the President considers appropriate. 

(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 

258. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

LOEBSACK OF IOWA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title III, insert the following: 

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SEC. 3ll. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY INSTALLATION REUTILIZATION AUTHORITY FOR ARSENALS, DEPOTS AND PLANTS. 

(a) ENSURING VIABILITY OF ARSENALS, DEPOTS AND PLANTS.— 

Section 345(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2667 note) is amended by 

striking ‘‘September 30, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED .— Not later than March 1, 2020, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— 

(1) the results of a needs assessment conducted by the Secretary to determine the logistical, information technology, and 

security requirements to create an internal listing service of 

Army assets available for lease at Arsenal’s, depots and plants; 

and 

(2) information from any previous Army assessments or inventory of real property. 

259. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

LOEBSACK OF IOWA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following: 

SEC. lll. STEM JOBS ACTION PLAN. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) Jobs in science, technology, engineering, and math in addition to maintenance and manufacturing (collectively referred 

to in this section as ‘‘STEM’’) make up a significant portion of 

the workforce of the Department of Defense. 

(2) These jobs exist within the organic industrial base, research, development, and engineering centers, life-cycle management commands, and logistics centers of the Department. 

(3) Vital to the continued support of the mission of all of the 

military services, the Department needs to maintain its STEM 

workforce. 

(4) It is known that the demographics of personnel of the Department indicate that many of the STEM personnel of the Department will be eligible to retire in the next few years. 

(5) Decisive action is needed to replace STEM personnel as 

they retire to ensure that the military does not further suffer 

a skill and knowledge gap and thus a serious readiness gap. 

(b) ASSESSMENTS AND PLAN OF ACTION.—The Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the Secretary of each military department, shall — 

(1) perform an assessment of the STEM workforce for organizations within the Department of Defense, including the numbers and types of positions and the expectations for losses due 

to retirements and voluntary departures; 

(2) identify the types and quantities of STEM jobs needed to 

support future mission work; 

(3) determine the shortfall between lost STEM personnel and 

future requirements; 

(4) analyze and explain the appropriateness and impact of 

using reimbursable and working capital fund dollars for new 

STEM hires; 

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(5) identify a plan of action to address the STEM jobs gap, 

including hiring strategies and timelines for replacement of 

STEM employees; and 

(6) deliver to Congress, not later than December 31, 2020, a 

report specifying such plan of action. 

260. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

LOWENTHAL OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the following new 

section: 

SEC. 28ll. CONTINUED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE USE OF HEATING, 

VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS UTILIZING VARIABLE REFRIGERANT FLOW. 

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Defense may continue to consider and select heating, 

ventilation, and air conditioning systems that utilize variable refrigerant flow as an option for use in Department of Defense facilities. 

261. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LUCAS

OF OKLAHOMA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 948, line 4, strike ‘‘(b)’’. 

Page 948, line 9, strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert ‘‘;’’. 

Page 948, line 10, strike ‘‘paragraph (2)(C)’’ and insert ‘‘subsection (a)(2)(C)’’. 

Page 948, line 12, strike the period at the end and insert ‘‘; and’’. 

Page 948, after line 12 insert the following: 

(3) in subsection (b)(1)— 

(A) by inserting after ‘‘the Secretary of Defense,’’ the following: ‘‘in coordination with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,’’; 

(B) by inserting after ‘‘defense’’ the following: ‘‘and 

science’’ ; 

(C) by inserting after ‘‘the Department of Defense’’ the 

following: ‘‘and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’’; 

(4) in subsection (b)(2)(D), by inserting after ‘‘the Secretary’’ 

the following: ‘‘or the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’’. 

262. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LUJA ́ N

OF NEW MEXICO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 31ll. ACCOUNTING PRACTICES OF NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FACILITIES. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

Secretary of Energy should ensure that each laboratory operating 

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counting best practices for laboratory, plant, or site directed research and development. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 210 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

that assesses the costs, benefits, risks, and other effects of the pilot 

program under section 3119 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 50 U.S.C. 2791 

note). 

263. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LUJA ́ N

OF NEW MEXICO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. STUDY AND REPORT ON LAB-EMBEDDED ENTREPRENEURIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 

(a) STUDY.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 

Engineering, in consultation with the Director of the Advanced 

Manufacturing Office of the Department of Energy, shall conduct 

a study on the feasibility and potential benefits of establishing a 

lab-embedded entrepreneurial fellowship program. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) shall include, 

with respect to a lab-embedded entrepreneurial fellowship program, the following: 

(1) An estimate of administrative and programmatic costs 

and materials, including appropriate levels of living stipends 

and health insurance to attract a competitive pool of applicants. 

(2) An assessment of capacity for entrepreneurial fellows to 

use laboratory facilities and equipment. 

(3) An assessment of the benefits for participants in the program through access to mentorship, education, and networking 

and exposure to leaders from academia, industry, government, 

and finance. 

(4) Assessment of the benefits for the Department of Defense 

science and technology activities through partnerships and exchanges with program fellows. 

(5) An estimate of the economic benefits created by the implementation of this program, based in part on similar entrepreneurial programs. 

(c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study under subsection 

(a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 

shall consult with the following, as necessary: 

(1) The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects 

Agency. 

(2) The Director of Research for each military service. 

(3) Relevant research facilities, including the Department of 

Energy National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)). 

(d) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Research and Engineering shall submit to the designated recipients a report on the results of the study conducted under 

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subsection (a). At minimum, the report shall include an explanation of the results of the study with respect to each element 

set forth in subsection (b). 

(2) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORTS.—The Under Secretary of 

Defense for Research and Engineering may use or add to any 

existing reports completed by the Department in order to meet 

the reporting requirement under paragraph (1). 

(3) FORM OF REPORT.—The report under paragraph (1) shall 

be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

annex. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘designated recipients’’ means the following: 

(A) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

(B) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on 

Appropriations of the Senate. 

(C) The Secretary of Defense. 

(D) The Secretary of Energy. 

(2) The term ‘‘lab-embedded entrepreneurial fellowship program’’ means a competitive, two-year program in which participants (to be known as ‘‘fellows’’) are selected from a pool of applicants to work in a Federal research facility where the fellows will conduct research, development, and demonstration 

activities, commercialize technology, and train to be entrepreneurs. 

264. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LUJA ́ N

OF NEW MEXICO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. ll. FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND APOLOGY. 

Section 2(a)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act 

(Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by inserting 

‘‘, including individuals in New Mexico, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, 

Utah, Texas, Wyoming, Oregon, Washington, South Dakota, North 

Dakota, Nevada, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands,’’ after 

‘‘tests exposed individuals’’. 

265. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LURIA

OF VIRGINIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 7ll. FINDINGS ON MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES. 

Congress finds the following: 

(1) Musculoskeletal injuries among active duty soldiers result in over 10 million limited duty days each year and account 

for over 70% of the medically non-deployable population, extremity injury accounts for 79% of reported trauma cases in 

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ment (ACL) injuries at 10 times the rate of the general population. 

(2) Congress recognizes the important work of the Naval Advanced Medical Research Unit in Wound Care Research and 

encourages continued development of innovations for the 

Warfighter, especially regarding these tendon and ligament injuries that prevent return to duty for extended periods of time. 

266. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LURIA

OF VIRGINIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. STUDY ON ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS. 

(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on 

how the Secretary could enter into more energy savings performance contracts (referred to in this section as ‘‘ESPCs’’ ). In conducting the study, the Secretary shall— 

(1) identify any legislative or regulatory barriers to entering 

into more ESPCs; and 

(2) include policy proposals for how the Department of Defense could evaluate the cost savings caused by increasing energy resiliency when evaluating whether to enter into ESPCs. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report on the study required under subsection (a). 

267. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LYNCH

OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle G of title VIII the following new section: 

SEC. ll. REESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON WARTIME CONTRACTING. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby reestablished in the legislative 

branch under section 841 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 230) the 

Commission on Wartime Contracting. 

(b) AMENDMENT TO DUTIES.—Section 841(c)(1) of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 

181; 122 Stat. 231) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(1) GENERAL DUTIES.—The Commission shall study the following matters: 

‘‘(A) Federal agency contracting funded by overseas contingency operations funds. 

‘‘(B) Federal agency contracting for the logistical support 

of coalition forces operating under the authority of the 

2001 or 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force. 

‘‘(C) Federal agency contracting for the performance of 

security functions in countries where coalition forces operate under the authority of the 2001 or 2002 Authorization 

for the Use of Military Force’’. 

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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 841 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 

122 Stat. 230) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform’’ each place it appears 

and inserting ‘‘the Committee on Oversight and Reform’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘of the Wartime Contracting Commission Reauthorization Act of 2019’’; and 

(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘was first established’’ 

each place it appears and inserting ‘‘was reestablished by 

the Wartime Contracting Commission Reauthorization Act 

of 2019’’; and 

(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘On March 1, 2009’’ and 

inserting ‘‘Not later than one year after the date of enactment 

of the Wartime Contracting Commission Reauthorization Act of 

2019’’. 

268. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MALO- NEY OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 283, after line 10, insert the following: 

SEC. 567. INFORMATION REGARDING COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS. 

(a) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

ensure that a member of the Armed Forces who is separating or 

retiring from the Armed Forces may elect to have the Department 

of Defense form DD–214 of the member transmitted to the appropriate county veterans service officer based on the mailing address 

provided by the member. 

(b) DATABASE.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 

the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall maintain a database of all 

county veterans service officers. 

(c) COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘county veterans service officer’’ means an employee 

of a county government, local government, or Tribal government 

who is covered by section 14.629(a)(2) of title 38, Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

269. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MALONEY OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 719. MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL SERVICES AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES AT SERVICE 

ACADEMIES. 

Section 1073d of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(f) MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL SERVICES AT SERVICE

ACADEMIES.—(1) In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of 

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Defense shall ensure that each military medical treatment facility 

located at a Service Academy (as defined in section 347 of this title) 

provides each covered medical service unless the Secretary determines that a civilian health care facility located not fewer than five 

miles from the Service Academy provides the covered medical service. 

‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘covered medical service’ means 

the following: 

‘‘(A) Emergency room services. 

‘‘(B) Orthopedic services. 

‘‘(C) General surgery services. 

‘‘(D) Ear, nose, and throat services. 

‘‘(E) Gynecological services. 

‘‘(F) Ophthalmology services. 

‘‘(G) In-patient services. 

‘‘(H) Any other medical services that the relevant Superintendent of the Service Academy determines necessary to 

maintain the readiness and health of the cadets or midshipmen and members of the armed forces at the Service Academy.’’. 

270. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MAST OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 632. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION PRIVILEGES TO FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS ON 

MANDATORY HOME LEAVE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1065 of title 10, United States Code, as 

added by section 621 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), is 

amended— 

(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘veterans and caregivers 

for veterans’’ and inserting ‘‘veterans, caregivers for veterans, and Foreign Service officers’’; 

(2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) 

and (h), respectively; 

(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f): 

‘‘(f) ELIGIBILITY OF FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS ON MANDATORY

HOME LEAVE.—A Foreign Service officer on mandatory home leave 

may be permitted to use military lodging referred to in subsection 

(h).’’; and 

(4) in subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 

adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(5) The term ‘Foreign Service officer’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 

U.S.C. 3903). 

‘‘(6) The term ‘mandatory home leave’ means leave under 

section 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 

4083).’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect on January 1, 2020, as if originally incorporated 

in section 621 of Public Law 115–232. 

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271. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCBATH

OF GEORGIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. DEFINITION OF CURRENT MONTHLY INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF BANKRUPTCY LAWS. 

Section 101(10A) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 

striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(B)(i) includes any amount paid by any entity other 

than the debtor (or in a joint case the debtor and the debtor’s spouse), on a regular basis for the household expenses 

of the debtor or the debtor’s dependents (and in a joint 

case the debtor’s spouse if not otherwise a dependent); and 

‘‘(ii) excludes— 

‘‘(I) benefits received under the Social Security 

Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); 

‘‘(II) payments to victims of war crimes or 

crimes against humanity on account of their status as victims of such crimes; 

‘‘(III) payments to victims of international terrorism or domestic terrorism, as those terms are 

defined in section 2331 of title 18, on account of 

their status as victims of such terrorism; and 

‘‘(IV) any monthly compensation, pension, pay, 

annuity, or allowance paid under title 10, 37, or 

38 in connection with a disability, combat-related 

injury or disability, or death of a member of the 

uniformed services, except that any retired pay 

excluded under this subclause shall include retired pay paid under chapter 61 of title 10 only to 

the extent that such retired pay exceeds the 

amount of retired pay to which the debtor would 

otherwise be entitled if retired under any provision of title 10 other than chapter 61 of that 

title.’’. 

272. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCGOVERN OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following: 

SEC. 7ll. WOUNDED WARRIOR SERVICE DOG PROGRAM. 

(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the availability of appropriations provided for such purpose, the Secretary of Defense shall 

establish a program, to be known as the ‘‘Wounded Warrior Service 

Dog Program’’, to award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in the planning, designing, establishing, or operating (or any combination thereof) of programs to 

provide assistance dogs to covered members. 

(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The recipient of a grant under this section 

shall use the grant to carry out programs that provide assistance dogs to covered members who have a disability described 

in paragraph (2). 

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(2) DISABILITY.—A disability described in this paragraph is 

any of the following: 

(A) Blindness or visual impairment. 

(B) Loss of use of a limb, paralysis, or other significant 

mobility issues. 

(C) Loss of hearing. 

(D) Traumatic brain injury. 

(E) Post-traumatic stress disorder. 

(F) Any other disability that the Secretary of Defense 

considers appropriate. 

(3) TIMING OF AWARD.—The Secretary of Defense may not 

award a grant under this section to reimburse a recipient for 

costs previously incurred by the recipient in carrying out a program to provide assistance dogs to covered members unless the 

recipient elects for the award to be such a reimbursement. 

(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a nonprofit organization shall submit an application to the 

Secretary of Defense at such time, in such manner, and containing 

such information as the Secretary may require. Such application 

shall include— 

(1) a proposal for the evaluation required by subsection (d); 

and 

(2) a description of— 

(A) the training that will be provided by the organization 

to covered members; 

(B) the training of dogs that will serve as assistance 

dogs; 

(C) the aftercare services that the organization will provide for such dogs and covered members; 

(D) the plan for publicizing the availability of such dogs 

through a targeted marketing campaign to covered members; 

(E) the recognized expertise of the organization in breeding and training such dogs; 

(F) the commitment of the organization to humane 

standards for animals; and 

(G) the experience of the organization with working with 

military medical treatment facilities; and 

(3) a statement certifying that the organization— 

(A) is accredited by Assistance Dogs International, the 

International Guide Dog Federation, or another similar 

widely recognized accreditation organization that the Secretaries determine has accreditation standards that meet 

or exceed the standards of Assistance Dogs International 

and the International Guide Dog Federation; or 

(B) is a candidate for such accreditation or otherwise 

meets or exceeds such standards, as determined by the 

Secretary of Defense. 

(d) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall require each recipient of a grant to use a portion of the funds made available 

through the grant to conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of 

the activities carried out through the grant by such recipient. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) ASSISTANCE DOG.—The term ‘‘assistance dog’’ means a 

dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to mitigate 

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the effects of a disability described in subsection (b)(2), except 

that the term does not include a dog specifically trained for 

comfort or personal defense. 

(2) COVERED MEMBER.—The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a 

member of the Armed Forces who is— 

(B) receiving medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code; 

(C) in medical hold or medical holdover status; or 

(D) covered under section 1202 or 1205 of title 10, 

United States Code. 

(f) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 1405 for Other Authorizations, Defense Health 

Program, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 

4501, for Consolidated Health Support is hereby increased by 

$11,000,000. 

(g) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 301 for Operations and Maintenance, as specified in the 

corresponding funding table in section 4301, for Operations and 

Maintenance, Defense-Wide, Line 460, Office of the Secretary of 

Defense is hereby reduced by $11,000,000. 

273. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCKINLEY OF WEST VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 408, line 3, insert ‘‘the Secretary of Energy’’ after ‘‘Joint 

Chiefs of Staff,’’. 

274. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCKINLEY OF WEST VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 408, line 7, insert ‘‘, with a focus on items that contain high 

concentrations of rare earth materials’’ after ‘‘rare earth materials’’. 

275. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCKINLEY OF WEST VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 408, line 16, insert ‘‘, including use of a sole source contract 

with a institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of 

the Higher Education Act of 1965 Act (20 U.S.C. 1001)) or other entity,’’ after ‘‘methods’’. 

276. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCKINLEY OF WEST VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end subtitle B of title V, add the following: 

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SEC. 520. REPORT REGARDING NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE 

PROGRAM. 

Not later than December 31, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall 

submit a report to the congressional defense committees regarding 

the resources and authorities the Secretary determines necessary 

to identify the effects of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program on graduates of that program during the five years immediately preceding the date of the report. Such resources shall include the costs of identifying such effects beyond the 12-month, 

post-residential mentoring period of that program. 

277. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCNERNEY OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. REDUCTION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITY 

WATER USE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees a report containing plan to reduce facility water use intensity, relative to the baseline of the 

water consumption of the facility for fiscal year 2018. The report 

shall include each of the following: 

(1) Life-cycle cost-effective measures that will reduce water 

consumption by 2 percent annually through the end of fiscal 

year 2025. 

(2) Baseline development methodology for calculating a baseline of water use intensity for fiscal year 2018, defined as gallons per gross square foot per year, that will permit all future 

reduction goals to be measured relative to such baseline. 

(3) An identification of life-cycle cost effective water savings 

measures that can be implemented to achieve in Department 

of Defense facilities a minimum of 2 percent annual reduction 

in water use through 2025. 

(4) A description of any barriers to implementation of a 

water use reduction program. 

(b) WATER USE.—In this section, the term ‘‘water use’’ with respect to a facility includes— 

(1) all water used at the facility that is obtained from public 

water systems or from natural freshwater sources such as 

lakes, streams, and aquifers, where the water is classified or 

permitted for human consumption; and 

(2) potable water used for drinking, bathing, toilet flushing, 

laundry, cleaning and food services, watering of landscaping, 

irrigation, and process applications such as cooling towers, 

boilers, and fire suppression systems. 

278. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MEADOWS OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following new section: 

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SEC. 8ll. REPORT ON REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONSUMPTIONBASED SOLUTIONS. 

(a) REPORT.—The Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report on the feasibility of revising the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to include requirements relating to 

consumption-based solutions. 

(b) CONSUMPTION-BASED SOLUTIONS DEFINED.—The term ‘‘consumption-based solutions’’ means any combination of hardware or 

equipment, software, and labor or services that together provide a 

capability that is metered and billed based on actual usage and 

predetermined pricing per resource unit, and includes the ability to 

rapidly scale capacity up or down. 

279. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MEADOWS OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title VIII, add the following 

SEC. 898. FEDERAL CONTRACTOR DISCLOSURE OF UNPAID FEDERAL 

TAX LIABILITY. 

Section 2313(c) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(9) Any unpaid Federal tax liability of the person, but only 

to the extent all judicial and administrative remedies have 

been exhausted or have lapsed with respect to the Federal tax 

liability.’’. 

280. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MEADOWS OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 394, after line 16, insert the following: 

(6) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—The service acquisition executive may delegate any of the responsibilities under this subsection to a program executive officer (or equivalent). 

281. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MEADOWS OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title VIII, add the following 

SEC. 882. BRIEFING ON THE TRUSTED CAPITAL MARKETPLACE PILOT 

PROGRAM. 

Not later than December 15, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall 

provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 

progress of the Trusted Capital Marketplace pilot program (Solicitation number: CS-19-1701), to include plans for how the program 

will— 

(1) align with critical defense requirements; and 

(2) become self-sustaining. 

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282. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MEAD- OWS OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of title XII, add the following: 

Subtitle I—Stop Financing of Al-Shabaab 

Act 

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Financing of al-Shabaab 

Act’’. 

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the Horn of Africa region remains integral to United 

States interests in Africa and the Indian Ocean region; and 

(2) United States assistance and diplomatic support for the 

Government of Somalia and its Federal Member States must 

be predicated upon measurable progress toward defined benchmarks with respect to efforts to counter al-Shabaab, including 

the enforcement of measures to combat illicit trafficking that 

finances al-Shabaab. 

(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States 

to— 

(1) combat any means by which al-Shabaab obtains funding 

through illicit trafficking; 

(2) take into consideration compliance with and enforcement 

of the international bans on illicit trafficking which finances alShabaab when providing United States assistance to any country; 

(3) notify countries receiving United States security assistance which are identified by the Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense as major components of illicit trafficking 

routes that finance al-Shabaab, that continued assistance may 

depend on the full implementation of the obligations of such 

country to enforce as fully as possibly all restrictions against 

such trafficking; and 

(4) ensure that continued United States security assistance 

to Kenya, including assistance coordinated through the KenyaUnited States Liaison Office, and assistance to multilateral institutions such as the African Union Mission in Somalia 

(AMISOM) to combat al-Shabaab recruitment, attacks, and 

other operations inside Kenya also includes assistance to enable the Kenya Defense Forces to end facilitation of trafficking 

that funds al-Shabaab encountered by the Kenya Defense 

Forces. 

SEC. 3. REPORT. 

(a) REPORT.—Subject to subsection (b), not later than 90 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 

in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the 

relevant Congressional committees a report including the contents 

described in subsection (b). 

(b) CONTENTS.—Each report described in subsection (a) shall include the following: 

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(1) Information on efforts made by troop contributors to 

AMISOM to enforce any international bans on trafficked goods. 

(2) A recommendation, including a justification for such recommendation, with respect to making certain future United 

States security or other assistance to any country conditional 

on enforcement of such international bans on illicit trafficking 

that finances al-Shabaab. 

(3) The steps the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense have taken to encourage ending the facilitation of trafficking that finances al-Shabaab by recipients of United States 

security assistance. 

(4) A description of the engagement of employees and contractors of the Department of State with national and regional 

Somali authorities, including authorities in Jubaland, to encourage such Somali authorities to implement their countertrafficking obligations. 

(5) A description of efforts taken by the governments of countries with nationals who purchase significant amounts of trafficked goods that finance al-Shabaab and a description of the 

steps the Secretary of State has taken to encourage such compliance. 

(6) An assessment of prospective efforts to reduce the production and illicit trade of trafficked goods in Somalia, including 

the identification of alternative livelihoods, and means of securing income. The assessment may include recommendations 

from the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. 

(c) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—Each report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 

a classified annex. 

(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘relevant 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. 

283. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MEADOWS OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the appropriate place in title XII, add the following: 

SEC. ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO MONGOLIA. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the United States and Mongolia have a shared interest 

in supporting and preserving Mongolia’s democracy, including 

Mongolia’s ability to pursue an independent foreign policy, defend against threats to its sovereignty, and maintain territorial 

integrity; 

(2) Mongolia has consistently contributed forces to support 

United States combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and 

has a strong record of troop contributions to international 

peacekeeping missions; 

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(3) as one of NATO’s nine ‘‘partners across the globe’’, Mongolia shares the United States’ vision of a rules-based order in 

the strategically important Indo-Pacific region; 

(4) the United States should continue to take steps to remain 

Mongolia’s preferred security partner; 

(5) defense cooperation, a strong military-to-military relationship, and increased interoperability between the United 

States and the armed forces of Mongolia are in the interest of 

the United States; and 

(6) annual multilateral military exercises in Mongolia support peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance and disaster 

response capacity of United States partners and allies, and further United States regional objectives. 

284. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MENG

OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 1048, insert after line 20 the following: 

SEC. 2875. REPORT ON LEAD SERVICE LINES AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 

Not later than January 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a report that contains the following: 

(1) The number of military installations at which lead service lines are connected to schools, childcare centers and facilities, buildings, and other facilities of the installation as the 

Secretary determines appropriate. 

(2) The total number of members of the Armed Forces affected by the presence of lead service lines at military installations. 

(3) Of the total number of members under paragraph (2), the 

number of such members with dependents. 

(4) Actions, if any, undertaken by the Secretary to inform individuals affected by the presence of lead service lines at military installations of such presence. 

(5) Recommendations for legislative action relating to the replacement of lead service lines at military installations. 

285. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MENG

OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 283, line 24, strike ‘‘while on active duty’’. 

286. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MENG

OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title V, insert the following: 

SEC. 520. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RESILIENCE PROGRAM FOR THE RESERVE COMPONENTS. 

Strike subsection (g) of section 10219 of title 10, United States 

Code. 

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287. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MILLER

OF WEST VIRGINIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X of the bill, insert the following: 

SEC. 10lll. HONORING LAST SURVIVING MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT OF SECOND WORLD WAR. 

(a) USE OF ROTUNDA.—At the election of the individual (or next 

of kin of the individual), the last individual to die who was awarded the Medal of Honor for acts performed during World War II 

shall be permitted to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol 

upon death. 

(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction and supervision of the President pro tempore of the Senate 

and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall take the 

necessary steps to implement subsection (a) upon the death of the 

individual described in such subsection. 

288. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MITCHELL OF MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 898. UNIFORMITY IN APPLICATION OF MICRO-PURCHASE 

THRESHOLD TO CERTAIN TASK OR DELIVERY ORDERS. 

Section 4106(c) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by 

striking ‘‘$2,500’’ and inserting ‘‘the micro-purchase threshold 

under section 1902 of this title’’. 

289. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MOORE

OF WISCONSIN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 387, after line 15, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 729. NATIONAL CAPITAL CONSORTIUM PSYCHIATRY RESIDENCY 

PROGRAM. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) racial, gender, or other forms of discrimination or harassment should not be tolerated within the PRP; and 

(2) that PRP leadership should— 

(A) set the tone that such conduct is not acceptable; 

(B) ensure that all such complains are thoroughly investigated; 

(C) ensure that violators are held accountable; 

(D) ensure that victims are protected, and not retaliated 

against; 

(E) maintain a workplace free from unlawful harassment 

and discrimination; 

(F) conduct regular workplace climate assessments to assess the extent of discrimination or harassment in the 

PRP; and 

(G) provide refresher training, at least annually, on acceptable standards of behavior for all involved in the PRP 

programs, including residents and ways to report or address discrimination, harassment, or other inappropriate 

behavior. 

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(b) PRP DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘PRP’’ means the 

National Capital Consortium Psychiatry Residency Program. 

290. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MOORE

OF WISCONSIN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title XXVI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 26ll. REVIEW AND REPORT ON CONSTRUCTION OF NEW, OR 

MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING, DIRECT FUEL PIPELINE 

CONNECTIONS AT AIR NATIONAL GUARD AND AIR FORCE 

RESERVE INSTALLATIONS. 

(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in conjunction with the Defense Logistics Agency, shall complete a review 

considering— 

(1) the need for, and benefits of, the construction of new, or 

maintenance of existing, direct fuel pipeline connections at Air 

National Guard and Air Force Reserve installations; and 

(2) the barriers, including funding needs and any inconsistent guidance and consideration of such projects by the Air 

Force, that may impede such projects. 

(b) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The review required by subsection (a) 

shall include the following: 

(1) An analysis of the extent that the Air Force and Defense 

Logistics Agency have identified direct fuel pipeline projects as 

an effective and efficient way to enhance the ability of regular 

component, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve installations, to improve the readiness of affected units and help 

them to meet their mission requirements, including an assessment of how the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve facilities, across all States and territories, can leverage such connections to better support current and emerging air refueling 

requirements. 

(2) An assessment of how direct fuel pipeline connections enhance the resiliency and efficiency of the installations and help 

meet existing Defense Logistics Agency requirements for secondary storage and other fuel requirements. 

(3) A list of Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve installations that currently do not have a direct connection pipeline but have access to such a pipeline within reasonable proximity (less than five miles) to the facility. 

(4) An overview and summary of the current process for considering such proposals, including the factors used to consider 

requests, including the weight provided to each factor and including a list of Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve installations that have sought funding for projects to create direct access to a national fuel pipeline or to maintain access to 

such pipelines over the last five years. 

(5) A list of the total instances in the past five years in 

which projects for direct fuel pipeline connections have been 

approved for regular component, Air National Guard, or Air 

Force Reserve installations, including the costs of each project 

and the justification for such approval. 

(6) A list of Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve installations with current pipeline connections that the Air Force 

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or Defense Logistics Agency has determined should no longer 

be used, including— 

(A) an analysis of the justifications for each such determination, such as decisions to switch from pipelines to 

using trucks as the primary fuel delivery method; 

(B) an assessment of whether these determinations fairly weigh the costs and benefits of building or maintaining 

a pipeline tap as a practical primary or secondary fuel delivery method for the installation compared to railroad, 

barge terminal, or truck delivery; and 

(C) an assessment of whether these determinations fairly consider or weigh how direct fuel pipeline connections 

increase security for the fuel supply by reducing the threat 

of interruption, enhance mission reliability by providing 

access to greater fuel storage capability, and the ability of 

such projects once completed to better support the domestic and global operations of the Air National Guard or Air 

Force Reserve installation. 

(7) An assessment of how costs associated with each direct 

fuel pipeline connection project is considered by the Air Force 

or Defense Logistics Agency and the weight given to such costs 

in the final analysis. 

(8) An assessment of the effectiveness or usefulness of guidance or technical assistance provided to installations requesting or proposing direct fuel pipeline connection projects and 

recommend ways to provide additional assistance to ensure the 

Air Force and Defense Logistics Agency receive the most up to 

date information about the costs and benefits of proposed 

projects from installations. 

(9) An assessment of the available funding sources though 

the Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency, other Department of 

Defense entities, or other mechanisms, such as a public-private 

partnership or enhanced use lease, that can support direct fuel 

pipeline connection projects either in whole or in part. 

(10) An assessment of the extent to which direct fuel pipeline 

connection projects have been incorporated in any comprehensive plan the Air Force has developed or will develop regarding 

investments needed to improve Air National Guard, Air Force 

Reserve, and regular component installations to meet the Department’s needs. 

(c) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide 

a final report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 

and the House of Representatives containing the results of the review required by subsection (a) and recommendations from the review on how the Air Force can better expedite and support the use 

of fuel pipelines at Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve installations. Such recommendations shall include options for accelerating the development and consideration of such projects where 

most feasible and appropriate, including whether costs savings 

could be obtained by including such projects as part of other related projects already authorized at an installation. 

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291. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

MORELLE OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 3121. FUNDING FOR INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION IGNITION 

AND HIGH YIELD PROGRAM. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated by this title for Weapons Activities, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4701, for the Inertial Confinement Fusion Ignition and High Yield program, facility operations 

and target production, is hereby increased by $5,000,000. 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

by this title for Weapons Activities, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4701, for Stockpile Services, 

management, technology, and production, is hereby reduced by 

$5,000,000. 

292. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MULLIN

OF OKLAHOMA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 729. REPORT ON MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE. 

The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report identifying the number of medical providers employed by the Department of Defense who, before being 

employed by the Department, lost medical malpractice insurance 

coverage by reason of the insurer dropping the coverage. 

293. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MURPHY

OF FLORIDA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following: 

SEC. ll. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON THREATS TO UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY FROM DEVELOPMENT OF HYPERSONIC 

WEAPONS BY FOREIGN NATIONS. 

(a) INDEPENDENT STUDY.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek 

to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center under which the center will conduct a study on the 

development of hypersonic weapons capabilities by foreign nations 

and the threat posed by such capabilities to United States territory, forces and overseas bases, and allies. 

(b) ELEMENTS OF STUDY.—The study required under subsection 

(a) shall— 

(1) describe the hypersonic weapons capabilities in development in the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and other nations; 

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(2) assess the proliferation risk that nations that develop 

hypersonic weapons capabilities might transfer this technology 

to other nations; 

(3) attempt to describe the rationale for why each nation 

that is developing hypersonic weapons capabilities is undertaking such development; and 

(4) examine the unique threats created to United States national security by hypersonic weapons due to both their maneuverability and speed, distinguishing between hypersonic 

glide vehicles delivered by rocket boosters (known as boostglide systems) and hypersonic cruise missiles, and further distinguishing between longer-range systems that can reach 

United States territory and shorter or medium range systems 

that might be used in a regional conflict. 

(c) SUBMISSION TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Not later than 

270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the federally 

funded research and development center that conducts the study 

under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the results of the study in both classified and unclassified 

form. 

(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days after the 

date on which the Secretary of Defense receives the report under 

subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees an unaltered copy of the report in both classified 

and unclassified form, and any comments of the Secretary with respect to the report. 

294. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MURPHY

OF FLORIDA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title XI, add the following: 

SEC. 1113. CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON EXPEDITED HIRING AUTHORITY FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS. 

Section 3116(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to 

read as follows: 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

total number of students that the head of an agency may appoint under this section during a fiscal year may not exceed 

the number equal to 15 percent of the number of students that 

the agency head appointed during the previous fiscal year to 

a position at the GS–11 level, or an equivalent level, or 

below.’’. 

295. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NAPOLITANO OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. ll. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, as specified 

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tary Programs is hereby increased by $50,000,000 (to be used in 

support of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program). 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, as specified in the 

corresponding funding table in section 4301, for Operation and 

Maintenance, Defense-wide is hereby reduced by $50,000,000. 

296. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NORMAN

OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of subtitle G of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 898. PILOT PROGRAM ON PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR DENIED GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE BID PROTESTS. 

Section 827 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2018 (10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘direct’’ before ‘‘costs incurred’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘in processing’’ and inserting ‘‘by the Department in support of hearings to adjudicate’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘two years after the date of 

the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘60 days after the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that the Department of Defense has business 

systems that have been independently audited and that can accurately identify the direct costs incurred by the Department 

of Defense in support of hearings to adjudicate covered protests’’. 

297. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NORMAN

OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of subtitle C of title XVI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 16ll. CYBERSECURITY DEFENSE ACADEMY PILOT PROGRAM. 

(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense carry out a 

pilot program under which the Secretary shall seek to enter into 

a public-private partnership with eligible cybersecurity organizations to train and place veterans as cybersecurity personnel within 

the Department of Defense. The public-private partnership entered 

into under this subsection shall be known as the ‘‘Cybersecurity 

Defense Academy’’. 

(b) ACTIVITIES.—The Cybersecurity Defense Academy shall provide educational courses in topics relating to cybersecurity, including the following: 

(1) Cybersecurity analysis. 

(2) Cybersecurity penetration testing. 

(3) Cybersecurity threat hunting. 

(4) Cybersecurity advanced exploitation. 

(5) Linux systems administration. 

(6) Robotics process automation analysis. 

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(c) PLACEMENT OF GRADUATES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 

process under which an individual who has completed a course 

of study at the Cybersecurity Defense Academy may be placed 

in a cybersecurity-related position within the Department of 

Defense. 

(2) WAIVER OF CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense 

shall waive the certification requirements set forth in Department of Defense Directives 8570 and 8140 with respect to the 

initial placement of an individual described in paragraph (1) if 

the Secretary Determines that the training provided to the individual by the Cybersecurity Defense Academy meets or exceeds the level of training required by such directives.. 

(d) ELIGIBLE CYBERSECURITY ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘eligible cybersecurity organizton’’ means an nonprofit or for-profit organization that— 

(1) has a history of working with state and local governments; 

(2) is accredited by the American National Standards Institute; 

(3) has experience placing veterans in cybersecurity positions; 

(4) does not charge fees to servicemembers or veterans for 

taking a cybersecurity course; and 

(5) aligns aptitude and psychometric selection with cybersecurity career choice. 

(e) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date one 

which the 50th graduate of the Cybersecurity Defense Academy is 

placed in the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 

includes the following: 

(1) The number of individuals who graduated from the Cybersecurity Defense Academy. 

(2) The number of such individuals who were directly placed 

in cybersecurity positions with employers. 

(3) The efficiency and effectiveness (speed of entry and candidate selection) based on aptitude and psychometric tools utilized to allocate veterans to cybersecurity roles. 

(4) The benefits or burdens of permanently establishing the 

Cybersecurity Defense Academy. 

(5) Recommendations identifying any specific actions that 

should be carried out if the program under this section should 

become permanent. 

(6) Recommendations for any changes to Department of Defense Directives 8570 and 8140. 

(f) TERMINATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

program under this section shall terminate on the date that is 

five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(2) CONTINUATION.—The Secretary of Defense may continue 

the program after the termination date applicable under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that continuation of the 

program after that date is advisable and appropriate. If the 

Secretary determines to continue the program after that date, 

the Secretary shall do the following: 

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(A) Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 

report is submitted under subsection (e), the Secretary 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the reasons for the determination to continue the program. 

(B) The Secretary shall— 

(i) establish the program throughout the Department of Defense and individual service branches; 

(ii) make recommendations to the President and all 

committees of Congress for making the program applicable to all departments and agencies of the Federal 

Government; 

(iii) conduct contract negotiations with companies 

that provide services under the program to ensure 

that such services are provided at a cost-effective rate; 

and 

(iv) ensure that cybersecurity courses accredited by 

the American National Standards Institute are integrated into level III of the IAT, IAM, and IASE baseline certifications described in Department of Defense 

Directive 8570. 

298. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

O’HALLERAN OF ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

In section 232(e)(2), strike ‘‘; and’’ at the end and insert ‘‘;’’. 

In section 232(e)(3), strike the period at the end and insert ‘‘; 

and’’. 

At the end of section 232(e), add the following: 

(4) the United States Naval Observatory (as described in section 8715 of title 10, United States Code). 

299. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

O’HALLERAN OF ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of section 718, page 367, after line 20, insert the following: 

(c) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GUIDANCE ON OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PAIN FROM MINOR OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES.—Not 

later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary of Defense, acting in conjunction with the Director of the 

Defense Health Agency, shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 

on the implementation and results of the Defense Health Agency’s 

guidance on opioid prescriptions for pain from minor outpatient 

procedures in Guidance Report entitled ‘‘Pain Management and 

Opioid Safety in the Military Health System (MHS)’’ (DHA–PI 

6025.04, issued on June 8, 2018). 

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300. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE OMAR OF

MINNESOTA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 898. REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACTORS TO REPORT GROSS VIOLATIONS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HUMAN 

RIGHTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—A contractor performing a Department of Defense contract in a foreign country shall report possible cases of 

gross violations of internationally recognized human rights to the 

Secretary of Defense. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary 

of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

a report that describes— 

(1) the policies and procedures in place to obtain information 

about possible cases of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights from contractors described in subsection 

(a); and 

(2) the resources needed to investigate reports made pursuant to subsection (a). 

(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by subsection (b) shall 

be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

annex. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—the term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; and 

(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(2) GROSS VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED

HUMAN RIGHTS.—The term ‘‘gross violations of internationally 

recognized human rights’’ means torture or cruel, inhuman, or 

degrading treatment or punishment, prolonged detention without charges and trial, causing the disappearance of persons by 

the abduction and clandestine detention of those persons, child 

sexual assault, and other flagrant denial of the right to life, 

liberty, or the security of person. 

301. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE OMAR OF

MINNESOTA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ESTABLISH ANY MILITARY INSTALLATION OR BASE FOR THE PURPOSE OF 

PROVIDING FOR THE PERMANENT STATIONING OF 

UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN SOMALIA. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for fiscal 

year 2020 may be obligated or expended to establish any military 

installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 

stationing of United States Armed Forces in Somalia. 

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302. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PANETTA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, add the following new 

section: 

SEC. 28ll. PILOT PROGRAM TO BUILD AND MONITOR USE OF SINGLE 

FAMILY HOMES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall carry out a 

pilot program to build and monitor the use of not fewer than 5 single family homes for members of the Army and their families. 

(b) LOCATION.—The Secretary of the Army shall carry out the 

pilot program at no less than two installations of the Army located 

in different climate regions of the United States as determined by 

the Secretary. 

(c) DESIGN.—In building homes under the pilot program, the Secretary of the Army shall use the All-American Abode design from 

the suburban single-family division design by the United States 

Military Academy. 

(d) FUNDING INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 

in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be 

appropriated in section 2103 for Army military construction, as 

specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4601, for 

Military Construction, FH Con Army Family Housing P&D, is 

hereby increased by $5,000,000, with the amount of such increase 

to be made available to carry out the pilot program. 

(e) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as 

specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for Air 

Force, Line 088, Program Element 0604933F, ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION, is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 

303. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PANETTA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. INFORMATION ON LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES HARMED BY HEALTH OR 

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AT MILITARY HOUSING. 

(a) REPORT.—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 a report on the legal services that 

the Secretary may provide to members of the Armed Forces who 

have been harmed by a health or environmental hazard while living in military housing. 

(b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of the military 

department concerned shall make the information contained in the 

report submitted under subsection (a) available to members of the 

Armed Forces at all installations of the Department of Defense in 

the United States. 

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304. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PANETTA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the following new 

section: 

SEC. 28ll. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE USE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS. 

(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than July 31, 2020, the Secretary 

of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Service of the 

Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing a 

plan to improve the collection and monitoring of information regarding the consideration and use of intergovernmental support 

agreements, as authorized by section 2679 of title 10, United States 

Code, including information regarding the financial and nonfinancial benefits derived from the use of such agreements. 

(b) ADDITIONAL PLAN ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) also shall include the following: 

(1) A timeline for implementation of the plan. 

(2) A education and outreach component for installation commanders to improve understanding of the benefits of intergovernmental support agreements and to encourage greater use of 

such agreements. 

(3) Proposals to standardize across all military departments 

the approval process for intergovernmental support agreements. 

(4) Proposals to achieve efficiencies in intergovernmental 

support agreements based on inherent intergovernmental 

trust. 

(5) Proposals for the development of criteria to evaluate the 

effectiveness of intergovernmental support agreements separate from Federal Acquisition Regulations. 

305. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PANETTA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. REPORT ON INNOVATION INVESTMENTS AND MANAGEMENT. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than December 31, 2019, the 

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the efforts of the Department of Defense to improve innovation investments and management. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 

include an explanation of each of the following: 

(1) How incremental and disruptive innovation investments 

for each military department are defined. 

(2) How such investments are assessed. 

(3) Whether the Under Secretary has defined a science and 

technology management framework that— 

(A) emphasizes greater use of existing flexible approaches to more quickly initiate and discontinue projects 

to respond to the rapid pace of innovation; 

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(B) incorporates acquisition stakeholders into technology 

development programs to ensure that they are relevant to 

customers; and 

(C) promotes advanced prototyping of disruptive technologies within the labs so that the science and technology 

community can prove that these technologies work to generate demand from future acquisition programs. 

306. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PANETTA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT TECHNOLOGIES. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) As the United States enters an era of great power competition, the Army must appropriately modernize its aircraft 

fleet. 

(2) Specifically, investments in maturation technologies to 

accelerate the deployment of future vertical lift programs is 

paramount. 

(3) Technology designs and prototypes must be converted 

into production-ready articles for effective fielding. 

(4) Congress is concerned that the Army is not adequately 

resourcing programs to improve pilot situational awareness, increase flight operations safety, and diminish operation and 

maintenance costs. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

Army should to continue to invest in research, development, test, 

and evaluation programs to mature future vertical lift technologies. 

307. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PANETTA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following: 

SEC. ll. FULL MILITARY HONORS CEREMONY FOR CERTAIN VETERANS. 

Section 1491(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned shall provide full military honors 

(as determined by the Secretary concerned) for the funeral of a veteran who— 

‘‘(A) is first interred or first inurned in Arlington National 

Cemetery on or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph; 

‘‘(B) was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war 

medal; and 

‘‘(C) is not entitled to full military honors by the grade of 

that veteran.’’. 

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308. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PANETTA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the appropriate place in subtitle F of title XII of division 

A the following: 

SEC. 1258. NATO SUPPORT ACT. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that: 

(1) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which 

came into being through the North Atlantic Treaty, which entered into force on April 4, 1949, between the United States of 

America and the other founding members of the North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization, has served as a pillar of international 

peace and stability, a critical component of United States security, and a deterrent against adversaries and external threats. 

(2) The House of Representatives affirmed in H. Res. 397, on 

June 27, 2017, that— 

(A) NATO is one of the most successful military alliances 

in history, deterring the outbreak of another world war, 

protecting the territorial integrity of its members, and seeing the Cold War through to a peaceful conclusion; 

(B) NATO remains the foundation of United States foreign policy to promote a Europe that is whole, free, and at 

peace; 

(C) the United States is solemnly committed to the 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s principle of collective 

defense as enumerated in Article 5 of the North Atlantic 

Treaty; and 

(D) the House of Representatives— 

(i) strongly supports the decision at the NATO 

Wales Summit in 2014 that each alliance member 

would aim to spend at least 2 percent of its nation’s 

gross domestic product on defense by 2024; 

(ii) condemns any threat to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, freedom and democracy of any NATO 

ally; and 

(iii) welcomes the Republic of Montenegro as the 

29th member of the NATO Alliance. 

(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United 

States— 

(1) to remain a member in good standing of NATO; 

(2) to reject any efforts to withdraw the United States from 

NATO, or to indirectly withdraw from NATO by condemning or 

reducing contributions to NATO structures, activities, or operations, in a manner that creates a de facto withdrawal; 

(3) to continue to work with NATO members to meet their 

2014 Wales Defense Investment Pledge commitments; and 

(4) to support robust United States funding for the European 

Deterrence Initiative, which increases the ability of the United 

States and its allies to deter and defend against Russian aggression. 

(c) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS TO WITHDRAW FROM

NATO.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds are 

authorized to be appropriated, obligated, or expended to take any 

action to withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Washington, DC on April 4, 1949, between the United 

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States of America and the other founding members of the North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

309. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PANETTA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE QUANTUM INFORMATION 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 

Section 234 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 2358 

note) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (c)— 

(A) in paragraph (2), by striking the semicolon at the 

end and inserting ‘‘, including through coordination with— 

‘‘(A) the National Quantum Coordination Office; 

‘‘(B) the subcommittee on Quantum Information Science 

and the subcommittee on Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Science of the National Science and 

Technology Council; 

‘‘(C) the Quantum Economic Development Consortium; 

‘‘(D) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

Sustainment 

‘‘(E) the Industrial Policy office of the Department of Defense; 

‘‘(F) industry; 

‘‘(G) academic institutions; and 

‘‘(H) national laboratories;’’; 

(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (5) and (8), respectively; 

(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 

paragraphs: 

‘‘(3) develop, in coordination with the entities listed in paragraph (2), plans for workforce development, enhancing awareness and reducing risk of cybersecurity threats, and the development of ethical guidelines for the use of quantum technology; 

‘‘(4) develop, in coordination with the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, a quantum science taxonomy and 

requirements for technology and standards;’’; 

(D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking 

‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(E) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) 

the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(6) support efforts to increase the technology readiness level 

of quantum technologies under development in the United 

States; 

‘‘(7) coordinate quantum technology initiatives with allies of 

the United States, including by coordinating with allies 

through The Technical Cooperation Program; and’’; and 

(F) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by striking 

‘‘meeting the long-term challenges and achieving the specific technical goals’’ and inserting ‘‘carrying out the program required by subsection (a)’’; and 

(2) in subsection (d)— 

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(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (E) as 

subparagraphs (E) through (G), respectively; and 

(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following 

new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(C) A quantum technology roadmap indicating the likely timeframes for development and military deployment of 

quantum technologies, and likely relative national security 

impact of such technologies. 

‘‘(D) A description of efforts to update classification and 

cybersecurity practices surrounding quantum technology, 

including— 

‘‘(i) security processes and requirements for engagement with allied countries; and 

‘‘(ii) a plan for security-cleared workforce development.’’. 

310. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PAPPAS

OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. PROHIBITION ON USE OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES 

AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES FOR LAND-BASED 

APPLICATIONS OF FIREFIGHTING FOAM. 

(a) LIMITATION.—After October 1, 2022, no amount authorized to 

be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of 

Defense may be obligated or expended to procure firefighting foam 

that contains in excess of one part per billion of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF EXISTING STOCKS.—Not later than 

October 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall cease the use of 

firefighting foam containing in excess of one part per billion of 

perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances; 

(c) EXEMPTION FOR SHIPBOARD USE.—Subsections (a) and (b) 

shall not apply to firefighting foam for use solely onboard oceangoing vessels. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘perfluoroalkyl substances’’ means aliphatic 

substances for which all of the H atoms attached to C atoms 

in the nonfluorinated substance from which they are notionally 

derived have been replaced by F atoms, except those H atoms 

whose substitution would modify the nature of any functional 

groups present. 

(2) The term ‘‘polyfluoroalkyl substances’’ means aliphatic 

substances for which all H atoms attached to at least one (but 

not all) C atoms have been replaced by F atoms, in such a 

manner that they contain the perfluoroalkyl moiety CnF2n∂1l 

(for example, C8F17CH2CH2OH). 

311. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PERLMUTTER OF COLORADO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 169, line 19, strike ‘‘2023’’ and insert ‘‘2022’’. 

Add at the end of subtitle B of title XXXI the following new section: 

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SEC. 31ll. IMPROVEMENTS TO ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL 

ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000. 

(a) OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN.—Section 3686 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 

U.S.C. 7385s–15) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (c)— 

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 

paragraph: 

‘‘(2) To provide guidance and assistance to claimants.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 

(b) ADVISORY BOARD ON TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND WORKER

HEALTH.—Section 3687 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7385s–16) is 

amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 

(C) by adding after subparagraph (D) the following: 

‘‘(E) the claims adjudication process generally, including 

review of procedure manual changes prior to incorporation 

into the manual and claims for medical benefits; and 

‘‘(F) such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate; and’’; 

(2) in subsection (g)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Energy shall’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of 

Labor shall each’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 

‘‘The Secretary of Labor shall make available to the Board 

the program’s medical director, toxicologist, industrial hygienist and program’s support contractors as requested by 

the Board.’’; 

(3) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) 

and (j), respectively; and 

(4) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: 

‘‘(h) RESPONSE TO RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 60 days 

after submission to the Secretary of Labor of the Board’s recommendations, the Secretary shall respond to the Board in writing, 

and post on the public Internet website of the Department of 

Labor, a response to the recommendations that— 

‘‘(1) includes a statement of whether the Secretary accepts or 

rejects the Board’s recommendations; 

‘‘(2) if the Secretary accepts the board’s recommendations, 

describes the timeline for when those recommendations will be 

implemented; and 

‘‘(3) if the Secretary does not accept the recommendations, 

describes the reasons the Secretary does not agree and provide 

all scientific research to the Board supporting that decision.’’. 

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312. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PERRY

OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

On page 918, after line 16, insert the following new paragraph 

(and redesignate the subsequent paragraphs accordingly): 

(8) An evaluation of the level of threat information sharing 

between the Department and the Defense Industrial Base. 

313. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PETERS

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 283, after line 10, insert the following: 

SEC. 567. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DESIGNATED 

RELATIVES AND FRIENDS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

FORCES REGARDING THE EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES OF MILITARY SERVICE. 

(a) PILOT PROGRAM DESCRIBED.— (1) PURPOSE.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to 

enter into an agreement with the American Red Cross to carry 

out a pilot program under which the American Red Cross— 

(A) encourages a member of the Armed Forces, upon the 

enlistment or appointment of such member, to designate 

up to 10 persons to whom information regarding the military service of such member shall be disseminated using 

contact information obtained under paragraph (5); and 

(B) provides such persons, within 30 days after the date 

on which such persons were designated under subparagraph (A), the option to elect to receive such information 

regarding military service; and 

(2) TYPES OF INFORMATION.—The types of information to be 

disseminated under the pilot program to persons who elect to 

receive information shall include information regarding— 

(A) aspects of daily life and routine experienced by members of the Armed Forces; 

(B) the challenges and stresses of military service, particularly during and after deployment as part of a contingency operation; 

(C) the services available to members of the Armed 

Forces and the dependents of such members to cope with 

the experiences and challenges of military service; 

(D) benefits administered by the Department of Defense 

for members of the Armed Forces and the dependents of 

such members; 

(E) a toll-free telephone number through which such persons who elect to receive information under the pilot program may request information regarding the program; and 

(F) such other information as the Secretary of Defense 

determines to be appropriate. 

(3) PRIVACY OF INFORMATION.—In carrying out the pilot program under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may not 

disseminate information under paragraph (2) in violation of 

laws and regulations pertaining to the privacy of members of 

the Armed Forces, including requirements pursuant to— 

(A) section 552a of title 5, United States Code; and 

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(B) the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability 

Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–191). 

(4) NOTICE AND MODIFICATIONS.—In carrying out the pilot 

program under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall, 

with respect to a member of the Armed Forces— 

(A) ensure that such member is notified of the ability to 

modify designations made by the member under paragraph 

(1)(A); and 

(B) upon the request of a member, authorize the member 

to modify such designations at any time. 

(5) CONTACT INFORMATION.—In making a designation under 

the pilot program, a member of the Armed Forces shall provide 

necessary contact information, specifically including an email 

address, to facilitate the dissemination of information regarding the military service of the member. 

(6) OPT-OUT OF PROGRAM.—In carrying out the pilot program 

under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall, with respect to a person who has elected to receive information under 

such pilot program, cease disseminating such information to 

that person upon request of such person. 

(b) SURVEY AND REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAM.— (1) SURVEY.—Not later than two years after the date on 

which the pilot program commences, the Secretary of Defense, 

in consultation with the American Red Cross, shall administer 

a survey to persons who elected to receive information under 

the pilot program, for the purpose of receiving feedback regarding the quality of information disseminated under this section, 

including whether such information appropriately reflects the 

military career progression of members of the Armed Forces. 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than three years after the date on 

which the pilot program commences, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees a final 

report on the pilot program which includes— 

(A) the results of the survey administered under paragraph (1); 

(B) a determination as to whether the pilot program 

should be made permanent; and 

(C) recommendations as to modifications necessary to 

improve the program if made permanent. 

(3) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED.—The 

term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ has the meaning 

given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 

(c) TERMINATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The pilot program shall 

terminate upon submission of the report required by subsection 

(b)(2). 

314. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS

OF MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in subtitle E of title XII, insert the following: 

SEC. 12ll. REPORT BY DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ON CERTAIN MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF CHINA AND RUSSIA. 

(a) REPORT.—The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency 

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gressional committees a report on the military capabilities of China 

and Russia. 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subsection (a) shall 

include, with respect to the military of China and the military of 

Russia, the following: 

(1) An update on the presence, status, and capability of the 

military with respect to any national training centers similar 

to the Combat Training Center Program of the United States. 

(2) An analysis of a readiness deployment cycle of the military, including— 

(A) as compared to such a cycle of the United States; 

and 

(B) an identification of metrics used in the national 

training centers of that military. 

(3) A comprehensive investigation into the capability and 

readiness of the mechanized logistics of the army of the military, including— 

(A) an analysis of field maintenance, sustainment maintenance, movement control, intermodal operations, and 

supply; and 

(B) how such functions under subparagraph (A) interact 

with specific echelons of that military. 

(4) An assessment of the future of mechanized army logistics 

of the military. 

(c) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORTS.—The Defense Intelligence 

Agency may make use of or add to any existing reports completed 

by the Agency in order to respond to the reporting requirement 

under subsection (a). 

(d) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be submitted in 

classified form. 

(e) BRIEFING.—The Director shall provide a briefing to the Secretary and the committees specified in subsection (a) on the report 

under such subsection. 

(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this section, 

the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select 

Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee 

on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

Senate. 

315. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS

OF MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title III, add the following new section: 

SEC. 3ll. REPORT ON PLAN TO DECONTAMINATE SITES FORMERLY 

USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY THAT HAVE 

SINCE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ARE AFFECTED BY POLLUTANTS THAT ARE, IN 

WHOLE OR IN PART, A RESULT OF ACTIVITY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) There are numerous properties that were under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army, such as former Nike 

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missile sites, but that have been transferred to units of local 

government. 

(2) Many of these properties may remain polluted because of 

activity by the Department of Defense. 

(3) This pollution may inhibit the use of these properties for 

commercial or residential purposes. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Army shall submit 

to the appropriate congressional committees a report— 

(1) specifying each covered property that may remain polluted because of activity by the Department of Defense; and 

(2) containing the Secretary’s plan to decontaminate each 

covered property. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; 

and 

(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. 

(2) The term ‘‘covered property’’ means property that was 

under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army and was 

transferred to a unit of local government before the date of the 

enactment of section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, but 

that would have triggered Federal Government notice or action 

under that section had the transfer occurred on or after that 

date. 

316. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PINGREE

OF MAINE OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following: 

SEC. lll. INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall inform members of the Armed Forces, using mechanisms available to the Secretary, of the eligibility of such members for services of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

(b) INFORMATION FROM SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE COORDINATORS.—The Secretary shall insure that Sexual Assault Response 

Coordinators and uniformed victims advocates of the Department 

of Defense advise members of the Armed Forces who report instances of military sexual trauma regarding the eligibility of such 

members for services at the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

that this information be included in mandatory training materials. 

(c) MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘military sexual trauma’’ means psychological trauma described in section 1720D(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code. 

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317. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

PLASKETT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the following: 

SEC. 606. REPORT REGARDING TRANSITION FROM OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE TO BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 

FOR SERVICEMEMBERS IN THE TERRITORIES. 

Not later than February 1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall 

submit a report to the congressional defense committees regarding 

the recommendation of the Secretary whether members of the uniformed services located in the territories of the United States and 

who receive the overseas housing allowance should instead receive 

the basic allowance for housing to ensure the most appropriate 

housing compensation for such members and their families. 

318. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PRICE

OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DECONFLICTION CHANNELS 

WITH IRAN. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report 

on the status of deconfliction channels with Iran. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: — 

(1) The status of United States military-to-military 

deconfliction channels with Iran to prevent military and diplomatic miscalculation. 

(2) The status of United States diplomatic deconfliction channels with Iran to prevent miscalculation, define ambiguities, 

and correct misunderstandings that could otherwise lead to unintended consequences, including unnecessary or harmful military activity. 

(3) An analysis of the need and rationale for bilateral and 

multilateral deconfliction channels, including an assessment of 

recent United States experience with such channels of communication with Iran. 

319. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PORTER

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, add the following new 

section: 

SEC. 28ll. INVESTIGATION OF REPORTS OF REPRISALS RELATING 

TO PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING AND TREATMENT AS 

MATERIAL BREACH. 

Section 2885 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (g), as added by section 2819, the following 

new subsection: 

‘‘(h) INVESTIGATION OF REPORTS OF REPRISALS; TREATMENT AS

MATERIAL BREACH.—(1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Sustainment shall investigate all reports of reprisal against a 

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member of the armed forces for reporting an issue relating to a 

housing unit under this subchapter. 

‘‘(2) If the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment determines under paragraph (1) that a landlord has retaliated against 

a member of the armed forces for reporting an issue relating to a 

housing unit under this subchapter, the Assistant Secretary shall— 

‘‘(A) provide initial notice to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives as soon as 

practicable; and 

‘‘(B) following the initial notice under subparagraph (A), provide an update to such committees every 30 days thereafter 

until such time as the Assistant Secretary has taken final action with respect to the retaliation. 

‘‘(3) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment shall 

carry out this subsection in coordination with the Secretary of the 

military department concerned.’’. 

320. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PORTER

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. ll. REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT SUMMARIZING THE 

OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES OF 

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

Section 139(h)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

striking ‘‘, through January 31, 2021’’. 

321. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PORTER

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR ARMY UNIVERSITY RESEARCH 

INITIATIVES. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201 

for Army basic research, University Research Initiatives, Line 003 

(PE 0601103A ) is hereby increased by $5,000,000. 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as 

specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, system development and demonstration, integrated personnel and pay systemArmy (IPPS-A), Line 143 (PE 0605018A), is hereby reduced by 

$5,000,000. 

322. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PORTER

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following new section: 

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SEC. 10ll. CREDIT MONITORING. 

Section 605A(k) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 

1681c–1(k)) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 

323. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PORTER

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 7ll. DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE COMBAT 

CASUALTY CARE FOR PERSONNEL OF THE ARMED 

FORCES. 

(a) PARTNERSHIPS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall, through the 

Joint Trauma Education and Training Directorate established 

under section 708 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 1071 

note), develop partnerships with civilian academic medical centers and large metropolitan teaching hospitals to improve combat casualty care for personnel of the Armed Forces. 

(2) PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTERS.—In carrying out partnerships under paragraph (1), trauma surgeons 

and physicians of the Department of Defense shall partner 

with level I civilian trauma centers to provide adequate training and readiness for the next generation of medical providers 

to treat critically injured burn patients. 

(b) SUPPORT OF PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

make every effort to support partnerships under the Joint Trauma 

Education and Training Directorate with academic institutions that 

have level I civilian trauma centers, specifically those centers with 

a burn center, that offer burn rotations and clinical experience to 

provide adequate training and readiness for the next generation of 

medical providers to treat critically injured burn patients. 

(c) LEVEL I CIVILIAN TRAUMA CENTER DEFINED.—In this section, 

the term ‘‘level I civilian trauma center’’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 708 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note). 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on October 1, 

2020. 

324. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PORTER

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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(5) Spouses and other dependents of members of the Armed 

Forces on active duty. 

325. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PRICE

OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following new section: 

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SEC. 10ll. WORLD LANGUAGE ADVANCEMENT AND READINESS 

GRANTS. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) The national security of the United States continues to 

depend on language readiness, in particular among the seventeen agencies of the Intelligence Community. 

(2) The levels of language proficiency required for national 

security necessitate long sequences of language training for 

personnel in the Intelligence Community and the Department 

of Defense. 

(3) The future national security and economic well-being of 

the United States will depend substantially on the ability of its 

citizens to communicate and compete by knowing the languages and cultures of other countries. 

(4) The Federal Government has an interest in ensuring that 

the employees of its departments and agencies with national 

security responsibilities are prepared to meet the challenges of 

this changing international environment. 

(5) The Federal Government also has an interest in taking 

actions to alleviate the problem of American students being inadequately prepared to meet the challenges posed by increasing global interaction among nations. 

(6) American elementary schools, secondary schools, colleges, 

and universities must place a new emphasis on improving the 

teaching of foreign languages, area studies, counterproliferation studies, and other international fields to help meet those 

challenges. 

(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

(1) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the 

Secretary of Education, may carry out a program under which 

the Secretary of Defense makes grants, on a competitive basis, 

to eligible entities to carry out innovative model programs providing for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of 

world language study for elementary school and secondary 

school students. 

(2) DURATION.—Each grant under this section shall be 

awarded for a period of 3 years. 

(3) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary of Defense 

shall ensure the equitable geographic distribution of grants 

under this section. 

(4) MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), each local educational agency that receives a grant 

under this section shall provide, from non-Federal sources, 

an amount equal to the amount of the grant (which may 

be provided in cash or in kind) to carry out the activities 

supported by the grant. 

(B) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Defense may reduce 

the matching requirement under subparagraph (A) for any 

local educational agency that the Secretary determines 

does not have adequate resources to meet such requirement. 

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(5) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN- CIES.—In awarding a grant under paragraph (1) to an eligible 

entity that is a local educational agency, the Secretary of Defense shall support programs that— 

(A) show the promise of being continued beyond the 

grant period; 

(B) demonstrate approaches that can be disseminated to 

and duplicated in other local educational agencies; and 

(C) may include a professional development component. 

(6) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— (A) Not less than 75 percent of the funds made available 

to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall be used for 

the expansion of world language learning in elementary 

schools. 

(B) Not less than 75 percent of the funds made available 

to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall be used to 

support instruction in world languages determined by the 

Secretary of Defense to be critical to the national security 

interests of the United States. 

(C) The Secretary of Defense may reserve not more than 

5 percent of funds made available to carry out this section 

for a fiscal year to evaluate the efficacy of programs that 

receive grants under paragraph (1). 

(7) APPLICATIONS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—To be considered for a grant under 

paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary of Defense at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as 

the Secretary may require. 

(B) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary of Defense 

shall give special consideration to applications describing 

programs that— 

(i) include intensive summer world language programs for professional development of world language 

teachers; 

(ii) link nonnative English speakers in the community with the schools in order to promote two-way language learning; 

(iii) promote the sequential study of a world language for students, beginning in elementary schools; 

(iv) make effective use of technology, such as computer-assisted instruction, language laboratories, or 

distance learning, to promote world language study; 

(v) promote innovative activities, such as dual language immersion, partial world language immersion, 

or content-based instruction; and 

(vi) are carried out through a consortium comprised 

of the eligible entity receiving the grant, an elementary school or secondary school, and an institution of 

higher education (as that term is defined in section 

101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

1001)). 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means the 

following: 

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(A) A local educational agency that hosts a unit of the 

Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

(B) A school operated by the Department of Defense 

Education Activity. 

(2) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’ and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the meanings 

given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

(3) WORLD LANGUAGE.—The term ‘‘world language’’ means— 

(A) any natural language other than English, including— 

(i) languages determined by the Secretary of Defense to be critical to the national security interests of 

the United States; 

(ii) classical languages; 

(iii) American sign language; and 

(iv) Native American languages; and 

(B) any language described in subparagraph (A) that is 

taught in combination with English as part of a dual language or immersion learning program. 

326. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE QUIGLEY

OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new provision: 

SEC. 7ll. PILOT PROGRAM ON PARTNERSHIPS WITH CIVILIAN ORGANIZATIONS FOR SPECIALIZED SURGICAL TRAINING. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot 

program to establish one or more partnerships with public, private, 

and non-profit organizations and institutions to provide short-term 

specialized surgical training to advance the medical skills and capabilities of military medical providers. 

(b) DURATION.—The Secretary may carry out the pilot program 

under subsection (a) for a period of not more than three years. 

(c) EVALUATION METRICS.—Before commencing the pilot program 

under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish metrics to be 

used to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program. 

(d) REPORTS.— (1) INITIAL REPORT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days before the 

commencement of the pilot program under subsection (a), 

the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 

report on the pilot program. 

(B) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subparagraph 

(A) shall include a description of the pilot program, the 

evaluation metrics established under subsection (c), and 

such other matters relating to the pilot program as the 

Secretary considers appropriate. 

(2) FINAL REPORT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the completion of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

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of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 

on the pilot program. 

(B) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subparagraph 

(A) shall include the following: 

(i) A description of the pilot program, including the 

partnerships established under the pilot program as 

described in subsection (a). 

(ii) An assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot 

program. 

(iii) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate 

in light of the pilot program, including recommendations for extending or making permanent the authority for the pilot program. 

(e) FUNDING.— 

(1) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 1405 for the Defense Health Program, as 

specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4501, for 

education and training is hereby increased by $2,500,000. 

(2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 1405 for Defense Health Program, Operation and Maintenance, Private Sector Care, Office of the Secretary of Defense, as specified in the corresponding funding 

table in section 4501, is hereby reduced by $2,500,000. 

327. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

RATCLIFFE OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY ACTIVITIES WITH TAIWAN. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the following: 

(1) The feasibility of establishing a high-level, interagency 

United States-Taiwan working group for coordinating responses to emerging issues related to cybersecurity. 

(2) A discussion of the Department of Defense’s current and 

future plans to engage with Taiwan in cybersecurity activities. 

(3) A discussion of obstacles encountered in forming, executing, or implementing agreements with Taiwan for cybersecurity activities. 

(4) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines 

should be included. 

328. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RICE OF

NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title X, insert the following: 

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SEC. 10ll. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF PROPOSED BORDER WALL 

ON VOLUME OF ILLEGAL NARCOTICS. 

The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, shall conduct an assessment of the impact that 

any planned or proposed border wall construction would have on 

the volume of illegal narcotics entering the United States. 

329. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

RIGGLEMAN OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following new section: 

SEC. 336. PILOT PROGRAM TO TRAIN SKILLED TECHNICIANS IN CRITICAL SHIPBUILDING SKILLS. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense may carry out a 

pilot program to train individuals to become skilled technicians in 

critical shipbuilding skills such as welding, metrology, quality assurance, machining, and additive manufacturing. 

(b) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out the pilot program required 

under this section, the Secretary may partner with existing Federal 

or State projects relating to investment and infrastructure in training and education or workforce development, such as the National 

Network for Manufacturing Innovation, the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program of the Department of Defense, and 

the National Maritime Educational Council. 

(c) TERMINATION.—The pilot program required under this section 

shall terminate on September 30, 2025. 

(d) BRIEFINGS.— 

(1) PLAN BRIEFING.—Not later than February 28, 2020, the 

Secretary shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed 

Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the 

plan, cost estimate, and schedule for the pilot program required under this section. 

(2) PROGRESS BRIEFINGS.—Not less frequently than annually 

during fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the Secretary shall brief the 

congressional defense committees on the progress of the Secretary in carrying out the pilot program. 

330. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROBY OF

ALABAMA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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geted at prospective female recruits for such forces and at 

those who may influence prospective female recruits. 

331. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RUIZ OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III of the bill, add the following 

new section: 

SEC. 3ll. PLAN TO PHASE OUT USE OF BURN PITS. 

The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an implementation plan to phase out the use of the burn pits identified in the 

Department of Defense Open Burn Pit Report to Congress in April 

2019. 

332. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RUIZ OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III of the bill, add the following 

new section: 

SEC. 3ll. INFORMATION RELATING TO LOCATIONS OF BURN PIT 

USE. 

The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Congress a list of all locations at which open-air 

burn pits have been used by Secretary of Defense, for the purposes 

of augmenting the research, healthcare delivery, disability compensation, and other activities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

333. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RUIZ OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 729. REPORT ON RESEARCH AND STUDIES REGARDING HEALTH 

EFFECTS OF BURN PITS. 

The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed report on the 

status, methodology, and culmination timeline of all the research 

and studies being conducted to assess the health effects of burn 

pits. 

334. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RUIZ OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 729. TRAINING ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF BURN PITS AND OTHER 

AIRBORNE HAZARDS. 

The Secretary of Defense shall provide mandatory training to all 

medical providers of the Department of Defense on the potential 

health effects of burn pits and other airborne hazards (such as 

PFAS, mold, or depleted uranium) and the early detection of such 

health effects. 

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335. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RUTHERFORD OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end subtitle G of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 567. REPORT REGARDING EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE 

ARMED FORCES. 

Section 552(b)(4) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232) is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(E) The evaluation of the Secretary regarding the effectiveness of the Transition Assistance Program for female 

members of the Armed Forces.’’. 

336. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RUTHERFORD OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following new section: 

SEC. 1ll. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR LIGHT ATTACK AIRCRAFT. 

(a) PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR COMBAT AIR ADVISOR SUPPORT.—Subject to subsection (b), the Commander of the United 

States Special Operations Command may procure light attack aircraft for Combat Air Advisor mission support. 

(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Commander of the United 

States Special Operations Command may not procure light attack 

aircraft under subsection (a) until a period of 60 days has elapsed 

following the date on which the Commander certifies to the congressional defense committees that a mission capability gap and 

special-operations-forces-peculiar acquisition requirement exists 

which can be mitigated with procurement of a light attack aircraft 

capability. 

(c) AUTHORITY TO USE OR TRANSFER FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FOR

LIGHT ATTACK AIRCRAFT EXPERIMENTS.—The Secretary of the Air 

Force shall use or transfer amounts authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act for Light Attack Aircraft experiments to procure the required quantity of aircraft for— 

(1) Air Combat Command’s Air Ground Operations School; 

and 

(2) Air Force Special Operations Command for Combat Air 

Advisor mission support in accordance with subsection (a). 

337. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SABLAN

OF NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

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undergraduate,’’. 

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undergraduate,’’. 

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338. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHAKOWSKY OF ILLINOIS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 898. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTOR CONTRACTS. 

(a) REPORT OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND TASK ORDERS.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT REGARDING CONTRACTS AND TASK ORDERS.—The Inspector General of the Department of Defense 

shall compile a report of the work performed or to be performed under a covered contract during the period beginning 

on October 1, 2001, and ending on the last day of the month 

during which this Act is enacted for work performed or work 

to be performed in areas of contingency operations. 

(2) FORM OF SUBMISSIONS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, to the maximum extent possible, but may contain a classified annex, if 

necessary. 

(b) REPORTS ON CONTRACTS FOR WORK TO BE PERFORMED IN

AREAS OF CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT

MILITARY OPERATIONS.—The Inspector General of the Department 

of Defense shall submit to each specified congressional committee 

a report not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 

this Act that contains the following information: 

(1) The number of civilians performing work in areas of contingency operations under covered contracts. 

(2) The total cost of such covered contracts. 

(3) The total number of civilians who have been wounded or 

killed in performing work under such covered contracts. 

(4) A description of the disciplinary actions that have been 

taken against persons performing work under such covered 

contracts by the contractor, the United States Government, or 

the government of any country in which the area of contingency operations is located. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) COVERED CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘covered contract’’ means 

a contract for private security entered into by the Secretary of 

Defense in an amount greater than $5,000,000. 

(2) CONTINGENCY OPERATION.—The term ‘‘contingency operation’’ has the meaning provided by section 101(a)(13) of title 

10, United States Code. 

(3) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term ‘‘specified congressional committees’’ means the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

339. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHIFF

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, insert the following: 

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SEC. 10ll. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN NAMES ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL. 

The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the inclusion on the 

Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the District of Columbia the names 

of the seventy-four crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans 

killed on June 3, 1969. 

340. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHIFF

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF MILITARY COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS. 

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.’’. 

341. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 8ll. BOOTS TO BUSINESS PROGRAM. 

Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(h) BOOTS TO BUSINESS PROGRAM.— 

‘‘(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 

term ‘covered individual’ means— 

‘‘(A) a member of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard or Reserves; 

‘‘(B) an individual who is participating in the Transition 

Assistance Program established under section 1144 of title 

10, United States Code; 

‘‘(C) an individual who— 

‘‘(i) served on active duty in any branch of the 

Armed Forces, including the National Guard or Reserves; and 

‘‘(ii) was discharged or released from such service 

under conditions other than dishonorable; and 

‘‘(D) a spouse or dependent of an individual described in 

subparagraph (A), (B), or (C). 

‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Beginning on the first October 1 after 

the enactment of this subsection and for the subsequent 4 fiscal years, the Administrator shall carry out a program to be 

known as the ‘Boots to Business Program’ to provide entrepreneurship training to covered individuals. 

‘‘(3) GOALS.—The goals of the Boots to Business Program are 

to— 

‘‘(A) provide assistance and in-depth training to covered 

individuals interested in business ownership; and 

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‘‘(B) provide covered individuals with the tools, skills, 

and knowledge necessary to identify a business opportunity, draft a business plan, identify sources of capital, 

connect with local resources for small business concerns, 

and start up a small business concern. 

‘‘(4) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Boots to Business Program may 

include— 

‘‘(i) a presentation providing exposure to the considerations involved in self-employment and ownership of 

a small business concern; 

‘‘(ii) an online, self-study course focused on the basic 

skills of entrepreneurship, the language of business, 

and the considerations involved in self-employment 

and ownership of a small business concern; 

‘‘(iii) an in-person classroom instruction component 

providing an introduction to the foundations of self 

employment and ownership of a small business concern; and 

‘‘(iv) in-depth training delivered through online instruction, including an online course that leads to the 

creation of a business plan. 

‘‘(B) COLLABORATION.—The Administrator may— 

‘‘(i) collaborate with public and private entities to 

develop course curricula for the Boots to Business Program; and 

‘‘(ii) modify program components in coordination 

with entities participating in a Warriors in Transition 

program, as defined in section 738(e) of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 

U.S.C. 1071 note). 

‘‘(C) USE OF RESOURCE PARTNERS.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall— 

‘‘(I) ensure that Veteran Business Outreach 

Centers regularly participate, on a nationwide 

basis, in the Boots to Business Program; and 

‘‘(II) to the maximum extent practicable, use a 

variety of other resource partners and entities in 

administering the Boots to Business Program. 

‘‘(ii) GRANT AUTHORITY.—In carrying out clause (i), 

the Administrator may make grants to Veteran Business Outreach Centers, other resource partners, or 

other entities to carry out components of the Boots to 

Business Program. 

‘‘(D) AVAILABILITY TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—The 

Administrator shall make available to the Secretary of Defense information regarding the Boots to Business Program, including all course materials and outreach materials related to the Boots to Business Program, for inclusion on the website of the Department of Defense relating 

to the Transition Assistance Program, in the Transition 

Assistance Program manual, and in other relevant materials available for distribution from the Secretary of Defense. 

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‘‘(E) AVAILABILITY TO VETERANS AFFAIRS.—In consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Administrator shall make available for distribution and display at 

local facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs outreach materials regarding the Boots to Business Program 

which shall, at a minimum— 

‘‘(i) describe the Boots to Business Program and the 

services provided; and 

‘‘(ii) include eligibility requirements for participating 

in the Boots to Business Program. 

‘‘(5) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this subsection and every year thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Small Business 

and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on 

Small Business of the House of Representatives a report on the 

performance and effectiveness of the Boots to Business Program, which may be included as part of another report submitted to such Committees by the Administrator, and which 

shall include— 

‘‘(A) information regarding grants awarded under paragraph (4)(C); 

‘‘(B) the total cost of the Boots to Business Program; 

‘‘(C) the number of program participants using each component of the Boots to Business Program; 

‘‘(D) the completion rates for each component of the 

Boots to Business Program; 

‘‘(E) to the extent possible— 

‘‘(i) the demographics of program participants, to include gender, age, race, relationship to military, military occupational specialty, and years of service of program participants; 

‘‘(ii) the number of small business concerns formed 

or expanded with assistance under the Boots to Business Program; 

‘‘(iii) the gross receipts of small business concerns 

receiving assistance under the Boots to Business Program; 

‘‘(iv) the number of jobs created with assistance 

under the Boots to Business Program; 

‘‘(v) the number of referrals to other resources and 

programs of the Administration; 

‘‘(vi) the number of program participants receiving 

financial assistance under loan programs of the Administration; 

‘‘(vii) the type and dollar amount of financial assistance received by program participants under any loan 

program of the Administration; and 

‘‘(viii) results of participant satisfaction surveys, including a summary of any comments received from 

program participants; 

‘‘(F) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Boots to 

Business Program in each region of the Administration 

during the most recent fiscal year; 

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‘‘(G) an assessment of additional performance outcome 

measures for the Boots to Business Program, as identified 

by the Administrator; 

‘‘(H) any recommendations of the Administrator for improvement of the Boots to Business Program, which may 

include expansion of the types of individuals who are covered individuals; 

‘‘(I) an explanation of how the Boots to Business Program has been integrated with other transition programs 

and related resources of the Administration and other Federal agencies; and 

‘‘(J) any additional information the Administrator determines necessary.’’. 

342. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHRADER OF OREGON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle A of title VI the following new section 

(and update the table of contents accordingly): 

SEC. 606. EXEMPTION FROM REPAYMENT OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY. 

Section 1175a(j) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)’’; 

(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and 

(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) This subsection shall not apply to a member who— 

‘‘(A) is involuntarily recalled to active duty or full-time National Guard duty; and 

‘‘(B) in the course of such duty, incurs a service-connected 

disability rated as total under section 1155 of title 38.’’. 

343. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHRA- DER OF OREGON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following: 

SEC. ll. NOTICE TO SEPARATING SERVICEMEMBERS OF RIGHTS 

UNDER THE SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT. 

Section 105 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 

3915) is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) INITIAL NOTICE.—’’ before ‘‘The Secretary 

concerned’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(b) NOTICE AFTER PERIOD OF MILITARY SERVICE.—The Secretary 

concerned shall ensure that a notice described in subsection (a) is 

provided in writing to each person not sooner than 150 days after 

and not later than 180 days after the date of the termination of a 

period of military service of that person.’’. 

344. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHRADER OF OREGON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following: 

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SEC. 10ll. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICE 

ANNUAL BUDGET REPORTS. 

Section 132a(c)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘The Chief Management Officer’’ and inserting ‘‘(i) The Chief Management Officer’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new clause: 

‘‘(ii) Each report required under clause (i) shall be made publicly 

available on an internet website in a searchable format.’’. 

345. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHRIER

OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. USE OF COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES FOR CVN-80 AND 

CVN-81 DUAL AIRCRAFT CARRIER CONTRACT. 

To the extent practicable and unless otherwise required by law, 

the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that competitive procedures 

are used with respect to any task order or delivery order issued 

under a dual aircraft carrier contract relating to the CVN-80 and 

CVN-81. 

346. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT

OF GEORGIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 505. FUNCTIONAL BADGE OR INSIGNIA UPON COMMISSION FOR 

CHAPLAINS. 

A military chaplain shall receive a functional badge or insignia 

upon commission. 

347. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT

OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following: 

SEC. 1075. REPORT REGARDING OUTSTANDING GAO RECOMMENDATIONS. 

Not later than September 30, 2020, the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit a report to Congress regarding— 

(1) each of the 91 priority recommendations of the Comptroller General regarding matters of Department of Defense in 

report GAO-19-366SP, dated March 2019, that the Secretary 

has not implemented by that date; 

(2) an explanation for why the Secretary has not implemented such recommendations; 

(3) if a reason under paragraph (2) is funding, the estimated 

cost for such implementation. 

348. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SHALALA

OF FLORIDA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title I, add the following new section: 

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SEC. 1ll. OPEN SKIES TREATY AIRCRAFT RECAPITALIZATION PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure 

that any Request for Proposals for the procurement of an OC–135B 

aircraft under the Open Skies Treaty aircraft recapitalization program meets the requirements for full and open competition as set 

forth in section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, and incorporates a full competitive bidding process, to include both new production aircraft and recently manufactured low-hour, low-cycle aircraft 

(b) OPEN SKIES TREATY DEFINED.—The term ‘‘Open Skies Treaty’’ 

means the Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 24, 1992, 

and entered into force January 1, 2002. 

349. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SHER- MAN OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNITED STATES-INDIA DEFENSE RELATIONSHIP. 

It is the sense of Congress that the United States should 

strengthen and enhance its major defense partnership with India 

and work toward the following mutual security and diplomatic objectives: 

(1) Expanding engagement in multilateral frameworks, including the quadrilateral dialogue among the United States, 

India, Japan, and Australia, to promote regional security and 

defend shared values and common interests in the rules-based 

order. 

(2) Increasing the frequency and scope of exchanges between 

senior civilian officials and military officers of the United 

States and India to support the development and implementation of the major defense partnership. 

(3) Exploring additional steps to implement the major defense partner designation to better facilitate interoperability, 

information sharing, and appropriate technology transfers. 

(4) Pursuing strategic initiatives to help develop the defense 

capabilities of India. 

(5) Conducting additional combined exercises with India in 

the Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, and western Pacific regions. 

(6) Furthering cooperative efforts to promote stability and security in Afghanistan. 

SEC. l. UNITED STATES-INDIA DEFENSE COOPERATION IN THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN. 

(a) REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the relevant congressional committees a report on defense cooperation between the United States and India in the 

Western Indian Ocean. 

(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

(A) A description of military activities of the United 

States and India, separately, in the Western Indian Ocean. 

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(B) A description of military cooperation activities between the United States and India in the areas of humanitarian assistance, counterterrorism, counter piracy, maritime security, and other areas as the Secretary determines 

appropriate. 

(C) A description of how the relevant geographic combatant commands coordinate their activities with the Indian 

military in the Western Indian Ocean. 

(D) A description of the mechanisms in place to ensure 

the relevant geographic combatant commands maximize 

defense cooperation with India in the Western Indian 

Ocean. 

(E) A description of how the major defense partnership 

with India will be utilized to enhance cooperation with 

India in the Western Indian Ocean. 

(F) Areas of future opportunity to increase military engagement with India in the Western Indian Ocean. 

(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 

submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

annex. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term ‘‘relevant congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 

on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations 

of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of 

the House of Representatives. 

(2) RELEVANT GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMANDS.—The 

term ‘‘relevant geographic combatant commands’’ means the 

United States Indo-Pacific Command, United States Central 

Command, and United States Africa Command. 

(3) WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN.—The term ‘‘Western Indian 

Ocean’’ means the area in the Indian Ocean extending from the 

west coast of India to the east coast of Africa. 

350. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

SHERRILL OF NEW JERSEY OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ARMY CONTRACTING 

COMMAND–NEW JERSEY. 

It is the Sense of Congress that— 

(1) Army Contracting Command–New Jersey (referred to in 

this section as ‘‘ACC-NJ’’) plays a vital role in planning, directing, controlling, managing, and executing the full spectrum of 

contracting, acquisition support, and business advisory services 

that support major weapons, armaments, ammunition systems, 

information technology. and enterprise systems for the Army 

and other Department of Defense customers; 

(2) ACC-NJ has unique expertise executing grants, cooperative agreements, and other transaction agreements central to 

the work at Picatinny Arsenal; and 

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(3) the workforce of ACC-NJ has the unmatched experience 

and expertise to support innovative and rapid contracting necessary to accelerate acquisition and enhance readiness for a 

modernizing the United States Armed Forces. 

351. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SHIMKUS

OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in subtitle F of title XII, insert the following: 

SEC. 12ll. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR BALTIC COUNTRIES FOR JOINT PROGRAM FOR 

INTEROPERABILITY AND DETERRENCE AGAINST AGGRESSION. 

(a) ADDITIONAL MAJOR DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES.—Subsection (c) of section 1279D of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (22 U.S.C. 2753 note) is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 

‘‘major’’ before ‘‘defense articles and services’’; 

(2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘major’’ before ‘‘defense articles and services’’; 

(3) by redesignating paragraph (5), as so amended, as paragraph (6); and 

(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(5) Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance equipment.’’. 

(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (f) of such section 1279D is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$125,000,000’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) MATCHING AMOUNT.—The amount of assistance provided 

under subsection (a) for procurement described in subsection 

(b) may not exceed the aggregate amount contributed to such 

procurement by the Baltic nations.’’. 

(c) EXTENSION.—Subsection (g) of such section 1279D is amended 

by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

2021’’. 

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) of such section 

1279D is amended by inserting ‘‘major’’ before ‘‘defense articles and 

services’’ each place it appears. 

(e) REPORT ON USE OF FUNDING AUTHORITY.—Not later than 

January 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the following: 

(1) Whether the authority to provide assistance pursuant to 

section 1279D was used in the previous calendar year. 

(2) A description of the manner in which funds made available for assistance through such authority, if any, were used 

during such year. 

(3) Whether alternative sources of funding exist to provide 

the assistance described in section 1279D. 

(4) Whether any alternative authorities exist under which 

the Secretary can provide such assistance. 

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352. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH

OF WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 3121. CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF CERTAIN WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 234A of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 

(42 U.S.C. 2282a) is amended— 

(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND WHISTLEBLOWER’’ 

after ‘‘SAFETY’’; 

(2) in subsection a.— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘, or who violates any applicable rule, 

regulation or order related to whistleblower protections,’’ 

before ‘‘shall be subject to a civil penalty’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 

‘‘The Secretary of Energy may carry out this section with 

respect to the National Nuclear Security Administration 

by acting through the Administrator for Nuclear Security.’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘e. In this section, the term ‘whistleblower protections’ means the 

protections for contractors from reprisals pursuant to section 4712 

of title 41, United States Code, section 211 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5851), or other provisions of Federal 

law affording such protections.’’. 

353. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH

OF WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 3121. LIMITATION RELATING TO RECLASSIFICATION OF HIGHLEVEL WASTE. 

(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 for the 

Department of Energy may be obligated or expended by the Secretary of Energy to apply the interpretation of high-level radioactive waste described in the notice published by the Secretary titled ‘‘Supplemental Notice Concerning U.S. Department of Energy 

Interpretation of High-Level Radioactive Waste’’ (84 Fed. Reg. 

26835), or successor notice, with respect to such waste located in 

the State of Washington. 

(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (a) may be 

construed as an affirmation of the interpretation of high-level radioactive waste of the Secretary of Energy described in such subsection. 

354. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH

OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following new section: 

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SEC. 567. PILOT PROGRAM REGARDING ONLINE APPLICATION FOR 

THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Labor should jointly carry 

out a pilot program that creates a one-stop source for online applications for the purposes of assisting members of the Armed Forces 

and Veterans participating in the Transition Assistance Program 

(in this section referred to as ‘‘TAP’’). 

(b) DATA SOURCES.—The online application shall, in part, aggregate existing data from government resources and private sector 

under one uniform resource locator for the purpose of assisting 

members of the Armed Forces and veterans participating in TAP. 

(c) ELEMENTS FOR VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED

FORCES.— 

(1) The online application shall be available as a mobile online application available on multiple devices (including 

smartphones and tablets), with responsive design, updated no 

less than once per year, and downloadable from the two online 

application stores most commonly used in the United States. 

(2) The version of the online application accessible through 

a desktop or laptop computer shall be compatible with the 

most current versions of popular web browsers identified by 

the Secretaries. 

(3) The online application shall by accessible to individuals 

with disabilities in accordance with section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d). 

(4) The online application shall generate, for each individual 

who uses the online application, a personalized transition data 

dashboard that includes the following information with regards 

to the location in which the individual resides or intends to reside after separation from the Armed Forces: 

(A) A current list of employment opportunities collected 

from employers. 

(B) A current list of educational institutions. 

(C) A current list of facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

(D) A current list of local veterans service organizations. 

(5) The dashboard under paragraph (4) shall include a list of 

benefits for which an individual as a veteran or separated 

member of the Armed Forces is eligible under the laws administered by the Secretaries, including educational assistance 

benefits. 

(6) The dashboard under paragraph (4) shall keep track of 

the time remaining before the expiration of the following: 

(A) Any civilian career certification waiver based on the 

military occupational specialty of the individual. 

(B) Any active security clearance of the individual. 

(7) The online application shall, to the extent practicable, 

match all current military occupational specialties, cross-referenced by grade, to current industries and jobs. 

(8) The online application shall permit an individual to 

search jobs described in paragraph (4)(A) that match jobs described in paragraph (7). 

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cupational specialty, interest, and search criteria used by the 

individual under paragraph (8). 

(10) The online application shall permit an individual to 

maintain a history of job searches and submitted job applications. 

(11) The online application shall include a resume generator 

that is compliant with industry-standard applicant tracking 

systems. 

(12) The online application shall provide for career training 

through the use of learning management software, including 

training courses with a minimum of 100 soft skills and business courses. 

(13) The online application shall include a career mentorship 

system, allowing individuals to communicate through text, 

chat, video calling, and email, with mentors who can use the 

online application to track the jobs mentees have applied for, 

the training mentees have undertaken, and any other appropriate mentorship matters. 

(c) ELEMENTS FOR EMPLOYERS.— 

(1) The online application shall include a mechanism (to be 

known as a ‘‘military skills translator’’) with which employers 

may identify military occupational specialties that align with 

jobs offered by the employers. 

(2) The online application shall include a mechanism with 

which employers may search for individuals seeking employment, based criteria including military occupational specialty, 

grade, education, civilian career category, and location. 

(3) The online application shall provide online training for 

employers regarding what military occupational specialties relate to what jobs. 

(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— (1) CYBERSECURITY.—To ensure the information of individuals and employers is protected from breaches, the Secretaries 

shall implement cybersecurity measures for the online application. These measures shall include the following: 

(A) A security certificate produced by the online application that is updated each year of the pilot program. 

(B) The online application shall be hosted by a provider 

the Secretaries determine to be secure and reputable. 

(C) Ensuring that the online application has a live development team of dedicated engineers to address immediate 

concerns. No more than half of such team may be based 

outside the United States. 

(D) Regular scans of the online application, host, and 

server for vulnerabilities. 

(E) The system must not have had a security breach 

within the last 3 years. 

(2) SYSTEM STABILITY.—To ensure system stability and continuity, all elements of the online application must pass testing 

no less than 1 year before the online application is made available for use by individuals and employers. 

(3) PRIOR PROVIDERS BARRED.—No entity that applies to become the provider of the online application may have served as 

a contractor providing database management for TAP during 

the 5 years preceding such online application. 

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(e) ASSESSMENTS.— 

(1) INTERIM ASSESSMENTS.—Not later than the dates that are 

one and two years after the date of the commencement of the 

pilot program, the Secretaries shall jointly assess the pilot program. 

(2) FINAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than the date that is three 

years after the date of the commencement of the pilot program, 

the Secretaries shall jointly carry out a final assessment of the 

pilot program. 

(3) PURPOSE.—The general objective of each assessment 

under this subsection shall be to determine if the online application under the pilot program assists participants in TAP accomplish the goals of TAP, accounting for the individual profiles of participants, including military experience and geographic location. 

(4) ELEMENTS.—Each assessment shall include the following: 

(A) The aggregate number of profiles created on the online application since the commencement of the pilot program. 

(B) Demographic information on individuals who use the 

online application. 

(C) The average amount time individuals, employers, 

and community-based services providers, use the online 

application each month, since the commencement of the 

pilot program. 

(D) A ranking of most frequently-used features of the online application. 

(E) A satisfaction survey of individuals who use the online application during the periods of 30 days and 180 days 

after separation from the Armed Forces. 

(F) A report regarding the attendance of members of the 

Armed Forces at online and in-person TAP classes. 

(f) REPORT.—Not later than six months after completing the final 

assessment under subsection (e)(2), the Secretaries shall submit a 

report to Congress on its findings regarding the pilot program, including recommendations for legislation. 

355. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH

OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following: 

SEC. ll. REVIEW AND REPORT ON EXPERIMENTATION WITH TICKS 

AND INSECTS. 

(a) REVIEW.—The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of whether the Department of Defense 

experimented with ticks and other insects regarding use as a biological weapon between the years of 1950 and 1975. 

(b) REPORT.—If the Inspector General finds that any experiment 

described under subsection (a) occurred, the Inspector General 

shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate a report on— 

(1) the scope of such experiment; and 

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(2) whether any ticks or insects used in such experiment 

were released outside of any laboratory by accident or experiment design. 

356. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH

OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 898. GAO REPORT ON CONTRACTING PRACTICES OF THE CORPS 

OF ENGINEERS. 

(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of the United 

States shall conduct a study on the contracting practices of the 

Corps of Engineers, with a specific focus on how the Corps of Engineers complies with and enforces the requirement to pay prevailing 

wages on federally financed construction jobs, as required by subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 

referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act). The study shall consider the 

following: 

(1) Any programs or protocols the Corps of Engineers has in 

place for the purpose of carrying out its Davis-Bacon Act enforcement obligations as set forth in the Federal Acquisition 

Regulation. 

(2) Any programs or protocols the Corps of Engineers has in 

place for the purpose of identifying and addressing independent contractor misclassification on projects subject to the 

Davis-Bacon Act. 

(3) The frequency with which the Corps of Engineers conducts site visits on each covered project to monitor DavisBacon Act compliance. 

(4) The frequency with which the Corps of Engineers monitors certified payroll reports submitted by contractors and subcontractors on each covered project. 

(5) Whether the Corps of Engineers accepts and investigates 

complaints of Davis-Bacon Act violations submitted by third 

parties, such as contractors and workers’ rights organizations. 

(6) Whether the Corps of Engineers maintains a database 

listing all contractors and subcontractors who have, in one way 

or another, violated the Davis-Bacon Act and whether the 

Corps consults this database as part of its contract award process. 

(7) The frequency, over the last five years, with which the 

Corps of Engineers penalized, disqualified, terminated, or 

moved for debarment of a contractor for Davis-Bacon violations. 

(8) How the Corps of Engineers verifies that the contractors 

it hires for its projects are properly licensed. 

(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 

States shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor, the 

Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Commerce, 

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rizes the results of the study required under subsection (a), together with any recommendations for legislative or regulatory action that would improve the efforts of enforcing the requirement to 

pay prevailing wages on federally financed construction jobs. 

357. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SOTO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. FUNDING FOR ANTI-TAMPER HETEROGENOUS INTEGRATED MICROELECTRONICS. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 

4201, for research, development, test, and evaluation, Defensewide, advanced technology development, defense-wide manufacturing science and technology program, line 047 (PE 0603680D8Z) 

is hereby increased by $5,000,000 (with the amount of such increase to be made available for anti-tamper heterogeneous integrated microelectronics). 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 101 for procurement, as specified in the corresponding 

funding table in section 4101, for other procurement, Army, elect 

equip-automation, general fund enterprise business systems fam, 

line 114 is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 

358. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SOTO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle B of title II the following: 

SEC. 241 TRUSTED SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERATIONAL SECURITY 

STANDARDS FOR MICROELECTRONICS. 

(a) TRUSTED SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERATIONAL SECURITY STANDARDS.— 

(1) STANDARDS REQUIRED.—Not later than January 1, 2021, 

the Secretary shall establish trusted supply chain and operational security standards for the purchase of microelectronics 

products and services by the Department. 

(2) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—In developing standards 

under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the following: 

(A) The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 

State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of the 

National Institute of Standards and Technology. 

(B) Suppliers of microelectronics products and services 

from the United States and allies and partners of the 

United States. 

(C) Representatives of major United States industry sectors that rely on a trusted supply chain and the operational security of microelectronics products and services. 

(D) Representatives of the United States insurance industry. 

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(3) TIERS OF TRUST AND SECURITY AUTHORIZED.—In carrying 

out paragraph (1), the Secretary may establish tiers of trust 

and security within the supply chain and operational security 

standards for microelectronics products and services. 

(4) GENERAL APPLICABILITY.—The standards established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be, to the greatest extent practicable, generally applicable to the trusted supply chain and 

operational security needs and use cases of the United States 

Government and commercial industry, such that the standards 

could be widely adopted by government and commercial industry. 

(5) ANNUAL REVIEW.—Not later than October 1 of each year, 

the Secretary shall review the standards established pursuant 

to paragraph (1) and issue updates or modifications as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate. 

(b) ENSURING ABILITY TO SELL COMMERCIALLY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent 

practicable, ensure that suppliers of microelectronics products 

for the Federal Government who meet the standards established under subsection (a) are able and incentivized to sell 

products commercially that are produced on the same production lines as the microelectronics products supplied to the Federal Government. 

(2) EFFECT OF REQUIREMENT AND ACQUISITIONS.—The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent practicable, ensure that the 

requirements of the Department and the acquisition by the Department of microelectronics enable the success of a dual-use 

microelectronics industry. 

(c) MAINTAINING COMPETITION AND INNOVATION.—The Secretary 

shall take such actions as the Secretary considers necessary and 

appropriate, within the Secretary’s authorized activities to maintain the health of the defense industrial base, to ensure that— 

(1) providers of microelectronics products and services that 

meet the standards established under subsection (a) are exposed to competitive market pressures to achieve competitive 

pricing and sustained innovation; and 

(2) the industrial base of microelectronics products and services that meet the standards established under subsection (a) 

includes providers producing in or belonging to countries that 

are allies or partners of the United States. 

359. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SOTO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 7lll. REPORT ON OPERATIONAL MEDICAL AND DENTAL PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS. 

Not later than January 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing 

a discussion of the following: 

(1) Methods— 

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cluding establishing a definition of which personnel may 

be identified as ‘‘operational’’; 

(B) to assess options to achieve joint efficiencies in medical and dental personnel requirements, including any associated risks; 

(C) to apply joint planning assumptions and assess efficiencies and risks, for the purpose of determining operational medical and dental requirements; 

(D) to identify and mitigate limitations in the clinical 

readiness metric, such as data reliability, information on 

reserve component providers and patient care workload 

performed outside of military medical treatment facilities 

established under section 1073d of title 10, United States 

Code, and the linkage between such metric and patient 

care and retention outcomes; and 

(E) to determine which critical wartime specialties perform high-risk, high-acuity procedures and rely on perishable skill sets, for the purpose of prioritizing such specialities to which the clinical readiness metric may be expanded. 

(2) Estimates of the costs and benefits relating to— 

(A) providing additional training for medical personnel 

to achieve clinical readiness thresholds; and 

(B) hiring additional civilian personnel in military medical treatment facilities to backfill medical providers of the 

Department of Defense who attend such training. 

360. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SOTO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. BRIEFING ON USE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY FOR DEFENSE PURPOSES. 

(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Research and Engineering shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the potential use of distributed ledger technology for defense purposes. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing under subsection (a) shall include 

the following: 

(1) An explanation of how distributed ledger technology may 

be used by the Department of Defense to— 

(A) improve cybersecurity, beginning at the hardware 

level, of vulnerable assets such as energy, water and transport grids, through distributed versus centralized computing; 

(B) reduce single points of failure in emergency and catastrophe decision-making by subjecting the decision to 

consensus validation through distributed ledger technologies; 

(C) improve the efficiency of defense logistics and supply 

chain operations; 

(D) enhance the transparency of procurement auditing; 

and 

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(E) allow innovations to be adapted by the private sector 

for ancillary uses. 

(2) Such other information as the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering determines to be appropriate. 

361. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

SPANBERGER OF VIRGINIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 836, line 22, strike ‘‘and’’ at the end. 

Page 836, strike lines 23 through 25 and insert the following: 

(3) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘during the period’’ and 

all that follows to the end and inserting ‘‘from the preceding 

year, including— 

‘‘(A) a list of all foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, 

or individuals for which a determination has been made 

that force could legally be used under the Authorization 

for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40), including— 

‘‘(i) the legal and factual basis for such determination; and 

‘‘(ii) a description of whether force has been used 

against each such foreign force, irregular force, group, 

or individual; and 

‘‘(B) the criteria and any changes to the criteria for designating a foreign force, irregular force, group, or individual as lawfully targetable, as a high value target, and 

as formally or functionally a member of a group covered 

under the Authorization for Use of Military Force.’’; and 

(4) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 

unclassified portion of each report shall, at a minimum, include 

each change made to the legal and policy frameworks during 

the preceding year and the legal, factual, and policy justifications for such changes, and shall be made available to the public at the same time it is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees.’’. 

362. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

SPANBERGER OF VIRGINIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title V, insert the following new section: 

SEC. ll. INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF MILITARY 

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO PREVENT 

CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish an 

initiative on improving the capacity of military criminal investigative organizations to prevent child sexual exploitation. Under the 

initiative, the Secretary shall work with an external partner to 

train military criminal investigative organization officials at Department of Defense installations from all military departments regarding— 

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(1) online investigative technology, tools, and techniques; 

(2) computer forensics; 

(3) complex evidentiary issues; 

(4) child victim identification; 

(5) child victim referral for comprehensive investigation and 

treatment services; and 

(6) related instruction. 

(b) PARTNERSHIPS AND AGREEMENTS.—Under the initiative, the 

Secretary shall develop partnerships and establish collaborative 

agreements with the following: 

(1) The Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, in better coordinating the investigative jurisdictions and 

law enforcement authorities of the military criminal investigative organizations, and in improving the justice community’s 

understanding of those law enforcement authorities to enforce 

Federal criminal statutes. 

(2) Federal criminal investigative organizations responsible 

for enforcement of Federal criminal statutes related to combatting child sexual exploitation, in order to ensure a streamlined 

process for transferring criminal investigations into child exploitation to other jurisdictions, while maintaining the integrity of the evidence already collected. 

(3) A highly qualified national child protection organization 

or law enforcement training center with demonstrated expertise in the delivery of law enforcement training— 

(A) to detect, identify, investigate, and prosecute individuals engaged in the trading or production of child pornography and the online solicitation of children; and 

(B) to train military criminal investigative organization 

officials at Department of Defense installations from all 

military departments. 

(4) A highly qualified national child protection organization 

with demonstrated expertise in the development and delivery 

of multidisciplinary intervention training including evidencebased forensic interviewing, victim advocacy, trauma-informed 

mental health services, medical services, and multidisciplinary 

coordination between the Department of Defense and civilian 

experts to improve outcomes for victims of child sexual exploitation. 

(5) Children’s Advocacy Centers located in the same communities as military installations that coordinate the multidisciplinary team response and child-friendly approach to identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and intervening in child sexual exploitation cases that can partner with military installations on law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, mental 

health, medical, and victim advocacy to investigate sexual exploitation, help children heal from sexual exploitation, and 

hold offenders accountable. 

(6) State and local authorities to address law enforcement capacity in communities where military installations are located, 

and to prevent lapses in jurisdiction that would undercut the 

Department’s efforts to prevent child sexual exploitation. 

(7) The National Association to Protect Children and the 

United States Special Operations Command Care Coalition to 

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cue Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps, as established by 

section 890A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

473), within military criminal investigative organizations and 

other Department components to combat child sexual exploitation. 

(c) LOCATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out the initiative— 

(A) in at least two States where there is a high density 

of Department network users in comparison to the overall 

population of the States; 

(B) in at least two States where there is a high population of Department network users; 

(C) in at least two States where there is a large percentage of Indian children, including children who are Alaska 

Native or Native Hawaiian; 

(D) in at least one State with a population with fewer 

than 2,000,000 people; 

(E) in at least one State with a population with fewer 

than 5,000,000 people, but not fewer than 2,000,000 people; 

(F) in at least one State with a population with fewer 

than 10,000,000 people, but not fewer than 5,000,000; and 

(G) in at least one State with a population with 

10,000,000 or more people. 

(2) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall ensure 

that the locations at which the initiative is carried out are distributed across different regions. 

(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the initiative, 

the Secretary shall— 

(1) participate in multi-jurisdictional task forces; 

(2) establish cooperative agreements to facilitate co-training 

and collaboration with Federal, State, and local law enforcement; and 

(3) develop a streamlined process to refer child sexual abuse 

cases to other jurisdictions. 

363. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPEIER

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XVI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 16ll. FUNDING FOR DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Maintenance as specified 

in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for Defense Security Service (line 320) is hereby increased by $5,206,997, for purposes of acquiring advanced cyber threat detection sensors, hunt 

and response mechanisms, and commercial cyber threat intelligence to ensure Defense Industrial Base networks remain protected from nation state adversaries. 

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(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 101 for other procurement, Air Force, as specified in the 

corresponding funding table in section 4101, for Integrated personnel and pay system is hereby reduced by $5,206,997. 

364. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPEIER

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 7lll. MODIFICATION TO REFERRALS FOR MENTAL HEALTH 

SERVICES. 

If the Secretary of Defense is unable to provide mental health 

services in a military medical treatment facility to a member of the 

Armed Forces within 15 days of the date on which such services 

are first requested by the member, the Secretary may refer the 

member to a provider under the TRICARE program (as that term 

is defined in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code) to receive 

such services. 

365. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPEIER

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title XXVIII, insert the following new 

section: 

SEC. 28ll. RENAMING OF LEJEUNE HIGH SCHOOL IN HONOR OF 

CONGRESSMAN WALTER B. JONES. 

(a) RENAMING.—The Lejeune High School at Camp Lejeune, 

North Carolina, shall hereafter be known and designated as the 

‘‘Walter B. Jones Camp Lejeune High School’’. 

(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, map, regulation, 

map, document, paper, other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Walter B. Jones Camp Lejeune High School. 

366. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE STANTON

OF ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle J of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 5ll. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN VETERANS ON TEMPORARY DISABILITY OR PERMANENT DISABLED RETIREMENT LISTS 

IN MILITARY ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS. 

(a) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN VETERANS.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 2564a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 

‘‘for members of the armed forces who’’ and all that follows through 

the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘for— 

‘‘(A) any member of the armed forces who is eligible to 

participate in adaptive sports because of an injury, illness, 

or wound incurred in the line of duty in the armed forces; 

and 

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‘‘(B) any veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38), 

during the one-year period following the veteran’s date of 

separation, who— 

‘‘(i) is on the Temporary Disability Retirement List 

or Permanently Disabled Retirement List; 

‘‘(ii) is eligible to participate in adaptive sports because of an injury, illness, or wound incurred in the 

line of duty in the armed forces; and 

‘‘(iii) was enrolled in the program authorized under 

this section prior to the veteran’s date of separation.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) of such section is 

amended by inserting ‘‘and veterans’’ after ‘‘members’’. 

(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) HEADING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section is 

amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 2564a. Provision of assistance for adaptive sports programs: members of the armed forces; certain veterans’’. 

(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 152 of such title is amended by striking the 

item relating to section 2564a and inserting the following new 

item: 

‘‘2564a. Provision of assistance for adaptive sports programs: members of the armed 

forces; certain veterans.’’. 

367. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE STAUBER

OF MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 642, after line 21, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. REPORT ON EXPANDING NAVAL VESSEL MAINTENANCE. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than May 1, 2020, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on allowing maintenance to be performed on naval 

vessels at shipyards other than shipyards in the vessels’ 

homeports. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) An assessment of the ability of homeport shipyards to 

meet the current naval vessel maintenance demands. 

(2) An assessment of the ability of current homeport shipyards to meet the naval vessel maintenance demands of a 355- 

ship Navy. 

(3) An assessment of the ability of non-homeport firms to 

augment repair work at homeport shipyards, which shall include— 

(A) the capability and proficiency of shipyards in the 

Great Lakes, Gulf Coast, East Coast, West Coast, and 

Alaska regions to perform technical repair work on naval 

vessels at locations other than their homeports; 

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nical repair work on naval vessels at locations other than 

their homeports; 

(C) an identification of naval vessel types (such as noncombatant vessels or vessels that only need limited periods 

of time in shipyards) best suited for repair work performed 

by shipyards in locations other than their homeports; and 

(D) the potential benefits to fleet readiness of expanding 

shipyard repair work to include shipyards not located at 

naval vessel homeports. 

(4) An assessment of the benefits to the commercial shipyard 

industrial base of expanding repair work for naval vessels to 

shipyards not eligible for short-term work in accordance with 

section 8669a(c) of title 10, United States Code. 

(c) HOMEPORT SHIPYARDS DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘homeport shipyards’’ means shipyards associated with firms capable of being awarded short-term work at the homeport of a naval 

vessel in accordance with section 8669a(c) of title 10, United States 

Code. 

368. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

STEFANIK OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XVI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 1614. REDESIGNATION OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR 

INTELLIGENCE AS UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR 

INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY. 

(a) REVIEW.— (1) REQUIREMENT.—The Comptroller General of the United 

States shall conduct a comprehensive review of both the security functions delegated to the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Intelligence by the Secretary of Defense and the security functions specified in section 137(b)(3) of title 10, United States 

Code. In conducting such review, the Comptroller General 

shall— 

(A) evaluate the effectiveness of the Under Secretary 

with respect to manning, policy, resources, and programs 

to properly oversee the missions relating to such functions; 

and 

(B) provide recommendations to improve such effectiveness. 

(2) CERTIFICATION.—If the Secretary of Defense determines 

that the Under Secretary appropriately considered the review 

of the Comptroller General under paragraph (1) and implemented the recommendations specified in subparagraph (B) of 

such paragraph, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees a certification of such determination. 

(3) REDESIGNATION CONTINGENT ON CERTIFICATION.—Subsections (d), (e), and (f) shall take effect on the date that is 30 

days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits 

the certification under paragraph (2). The Secretary shall notify the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives 

of such certification so that the Law Revision Counsel executes 

the amendments made by subsection (f). 

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(4) EFFECTS OF REDESIGNATION.—In carrying out this section 

and the amendments made by this section, the Secretary of Defense may not transfer or realign to the Under Secretary any 

missions or resources of the Department of Defense that are 

not under the Under Secretary before the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(5) FUTURE DETERMINATIONS.—If the Secretary determines 

that the security functions of the Under Secretary specified in 

section 137(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, should be 

overseen by an official of the Department of Defense other 

than the Under Secretary (or an official in the office of the 

Under Secretary), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on such determination, including any proposed legislative actions with respect to 

redesignating the title of the Under Secretary. 

(6) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 

this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; and 

(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 

the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on 

Intelligence of the Senate. 

(b) DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR INTELLIGENCE FOR SECURITY.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 137 of title 10, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(d) There is in the office of the Under Secretary a Deputy Director for Intelligence for Security. The Deputy Director shall have the 

sole responsibility for the implementation, execution, and oversight 

of— 

‘‘(1) the security functions delegated to the Under Secretary 

by the Secretary of Defense; and 

‘‘(2) the security functions specified in subsection (b)(3).’’. 

(2) BRIEFING.—The Under Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on how the Deputy 

Director established by subsection (d) of section 137 of title 10, 

United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), will establish 

and sustain oversight of the missions relating to the security 

functions specified in such subsection (d). 

(c) PROTECTION OF PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.—Such section, 

as amended by subsection (b)(1), is further amended by adding at 

the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(e) The Under Secretary shall ensure that the protection of privacy and civil liberties consistent with existing Federal law and the 

regulations and directives of the Department is a top priority for 

the Under Secretary.’’. 

(d) REDESIGNATION OF UNDER SECRETARY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (a)(3), the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence is hereby redesignated as the 

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. 

(2) SERVICE OF INCUMBENT IN POSITION.—Subject to subsection (a)(3), the individual serving as Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence as of the date of the certification described in such subsection may serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security commencing as of that date 

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without further appointment under section 137 of title 10, 

United States Code, as amended by this section. 

(3) REFERENCE.—Subject to subsection (a)(3), any reference 

in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record 

of the United States to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence shall be deemed to be a reference to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. 

(e) REDESIGNATION OF RELATED DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (a)(3), the Deputy 

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence is hereby redesignated as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. 

(2) SERVICE OF INCUMBENT IN POSITION.—Subject to subsection (a)(3), the individual serving as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence as of the date of the certification described in such subsection may serve as Deputy 

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security commencing as of that date without further appointment under 

section 137a of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 

this section. 

(3) REFERENCE.—Subject to subsection (a)(3), any reference 

in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record 

of the United States to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 

for Intelligence shall be deemed to be a reference to the Deputy 

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. 

(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) TITLE 10.—Subject to subsection (a)(3), title 10, United 

States Code, is amended as follows: 

(A) In each provision as follows, by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence’’ and inserting ‘‘Under 

Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security’’: 

(i) Section 131(b)(3)(F). 

(ii) Section 137, each place it appears. 

(iii) Section 139a(d)(6). 

(iv) Section 139b(c)(2)(E). 

(v) Section 181(d)(1)(B). 

(vi) Section 393(b)(2)(C). 

(vii) Section 426, each place it appears. 

(viii) Section 430(a). 

(B) In section 137a(c)(6), by striking ‘‘Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy 

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security’’. 

(C) The heading of section 137 is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 137. Under secretary of defense for intelligence and security’’. 

(D) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 

is amended by striking the item relating to section 137 

and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘137. Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.’’. 

(2) TITLE 5.—Subject to subsection (a)(3), title 5, United 

States Code, is amended as follows: 

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(A) In section 5314, by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of 

Defense for Intelligence and Security’’. 

(B) In section 5315, by striking ‘‘Deputy Under Secretary 

of Defense for Intelligence’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy Under 

Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security’’. 

369. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

STEFANIK OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle E of title V the following: 

SEC. 5ll. TREATMENT OF INFORMATION IN CATCH A SERIAL OFFENDER PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. 

(a) EXCLUSION FROM FOIA.—Section 552 of title 5, United States 

Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’), 

shall not apply to any report for purposes of the Catch a Serial Offender Program. 

(b) PRESERVATION OF RESTRICTED REPORT.—The transmittal or 

receipt in connection with the Catch a Serial Offender Program of 

a report on a sexual assault that is treated as a restricted report 

shall not operate to terminate its treatment or status as a restricted report. 

370. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

STEFANIK OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 8l. MODIFICATIONS TO BUDGET DISPLAY REQUIREMENTS FOR 

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM AND SMALL BUSINESS 

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM. 

Section 857 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1891) 

is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the’’ before ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for 

Research and Engineering’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘a budget display’’ and inserting ‘‘one or 

more budget displays’’; 

(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The budget display’’ and inserting ‘‘The budget displays’’; and 

(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘The budget display’’ and inserting ‘‘The budget displays’’. 

371. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE STIVERS

OF OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new section: 

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SEC. 729. ANNUAL REPORTS ON MILLENNIUM COHORT STUDY RELATING TO WOMEN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—On an annual basis, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, 

and make publicly available, a report on findings of the Millennium 

Cohort Study relating to the gynecological and perinatal health of 

women members of the Armed Forces participating in the study. 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under subsection (a) shall 

include, at a minimum, the following: 

(1) A summary of general findings pertaining to gynecological and perinatal health, such as the diseases, disorders, 

and conditions that affect the functioning of reproductive systems, including regarding maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, birth defects, developmental disorders, low 

birth weight, preterm birth, reduced fertility, menstrual disorders, and other health concerns. 

(2) All research projects that have concluded during the year 

covered by the report and the outcomes of such projects. 

(3) Abstracts of all ongoing projects. 

(4) Abstracts of all projects that have been considered for investigation. 

(c) IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS.—The Secretary shall identify— 

(1) areas in which the Millennium Cohort Study can increase 

efforts to capture data and produce studies in the field of gynecological and perinatal health of women members of the Armed 

Forces; and 

(2) activities that are currently underway to achieve such efforts. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; and 

(B) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate. 

(2) The term ‘‘Millennium Cohort Study’’ means the longitudinal study authorized under section 743 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 

(Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 2074) to evaluate data on the 

health conditions of members of the Armed Forces upon their 

return from deployment. 

372. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SUOZZI

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following: 

SEC. llll. RADIUM TESTING AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy shall provide for an 

independent third-party data quality review of all radium testing 

completed by contractors of the Department of the Navy at a covered location. 

(b) COVERED LOCATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered location’’ means any location where the Secretary of the Navy 

is undertaking a project or activity funded through one of the following accounts of the Department of Defense: 

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(1) Operation and Maintenance, Environmental Restoration, 

Navy. 

(2) Operation and Maintenance, Environmental Restoration, 

Formerly Used Defense Sites. 

373. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TAKANO

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Amend section 912 to read as follows: 

SEC. 912. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CONSOLIDATION OF DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the Defense Media Activity serves as a premier broadcasting and production center for America’s servicemembers 

and their families worldwide; and 

(2) as the Department of Defense considers relocating some 

or all of the functions of the Defense Media Activity, Congress 

must have the opportunity to consider the impact and scope 

that such a decision would have on the Department’s ability to 

meet its current warfighting capabilities and ensure that the 

Defense Media Activity does not consolidate its facilities at the 

expense of satisfying its current mission requirements. 

(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 

by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 or any 

subsequent fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be used 

to consolidate the Defense Media Activity until a period of 180 days 

has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of Defense 

submits the report required under subsection (c). 

(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report that includes the following: 

(1) Any current or future plans to restructure, reduce, or 

eliminate the functions, personnel, facilities, or capabilities of 

the Defense Media Activity, including the timelines associated 

with such plans. 

(2) Any modifications that have been made, or that may be 

made, to personnel compensation or funding accounts in preparation for, or in response to, efforts to consolidate the Defense 

Media Activity. 

(3) Any contractual agreements that have been entered into 

to consolidate or explore the consolidation of the Defense 

Media Activity. 

(4) Any Department of Defense directives or Administration 

guidance relating to efforts to consolidate the Defense Media 

Activity, including any directives or guidance intended to inform or instruct such efforts. 

(d) CONSOLIDATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘consolidate’’, means any action to reduce or limit the functions, personnel, 

facilities, or capabilities of the Defense Media Activity, including 

entering into contracts or developing plans for such reduction or 

limitation. 

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374. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMP- SON OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of title XXVIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 28ll. OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND PRESERVATION OF 

MARE ISLAND NAVAL CEMETERY, VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO ASSIST OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND PRES- ERVATION ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of Defense may provide not more than $250,000 per fiscal year to aid in the operation, maintenance, and preservation of the Mare Island Naval Cemetery in 

Vallejo, California (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Cemetery’’) if, 

within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act— 

(1) the city of Vallejo, California, enters into an agreement 

with a nonprofit historical preservation organization (in this 

section referred to as the ‘‘organization’’) to manage the dayto-day operation, maintenance, and preservation activities of 

the Cemetery; and 

(2) the organization enters into a memorandum of agreement 

with the Secretary that outlines the organization’s plan and 

commitment to preserve the Cemetery in perpetuity. 

(b) RESTRICTION ON USE OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance provided 

under subsection (a) shall only be used by the organization— 

(1) for the direct operation, maintenance, and preservation of 

the Cemetery; and 

(2) to conduct an annual audit and prepare an annual report 

of the organization’s activities. 

(c) REDUCTION IN ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Defense may reduce the amount of assistance provided under subsection (a) for a 

fiscal year, or forgo the provision of assistance for a fiscal year, 

whenever the Secretary determines that the organization has 

enough operational funds to function for at least a two-year period. 

(d) ANNUAL AUDIT AND REPORT.—As a condition of receiving assistance under subsection (a), the organization shall submit to the 

Secretary of Defense an annual report containing an audit of the 

organization’s financial revenues and expenditures for the previous 

year and describing how funds were used. 

(e) OTHER FUND-RAISING.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the organization from raising additional funds to 

supplement the organization’s activities. 

375. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TIPTON

OF COLORADO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle J of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 597. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE HIGH-ALTITUDE 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AVIATION TRAINING SITE. 

(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site is the lone school of the Department of Defense where rotary-wing aviators in the Armed 

Forces and the militaries of foreign allies learn how to safely fly 

rotary-wing aircraft in mountainous, high-altitude environments. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that military aviation training in Colorado, including the training conducted 

at the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, 

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is critical to the national security of the United States and the 

readiness of the Armed Forces. 

376. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TORRES

SMALL OF NEW MEXICO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE BROADBAND ACCESS TO 

MILITARY FAMILIES AND MEDICAL FACILITIES ON REMOTE AND ISOLATED BASES. 

(a) PILOT PROGRAM.— 

(1) PURPOSE.—In order to extend residential broadband 

internet access to the thousands of military families on military installations within the United States located in unserved 

rural areas, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 

Federal Communication Commission, shall carry out a pilot 

program under which the Secretary enters into an agreement 

with a broadband internet provider or providers to— 

(A) provide broadband internet access to military families on installations within the United States located in 

unserved rural areas; 

(B) ensure broadband internet is accessible in military 

hospitals and clinics to facilitate the expeditious use of 

telehealth services and electronic military records integration; and 

(C) enhance broadband internet access that can support 

of military spouse employment, transition assistance for 

members of the Armed Forces, and workforce development. 

(2) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program at no fewer than three military installations located in 

unserved rural areas. 

(3) SERVICE PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 

ensure that broadband internet service providers considered 

for participation in the pilot program— 

(A) use low-cost broadband technologies, such as fixed 

wireless technologies, which are suitable for lower population density unserved and underserved rural areas; and 

(B) possess the capability to expeditiously install and 

connect broadband internet capabilities on remote and isolated bases. 

(4) FIFTH GENERATION INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

TECHNOLOGIES.—The pilot program under this section shall be 

carried out in accordance with the strategy and implementation plan required under section 233 of this Act. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 

on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 

the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report 

on the implementation of the pilot program under subsection 

(a). 

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(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) 

shall include— 

(A) a list of the remote and isolated bases selected by the 

Secretary for purposes of the pilot program; 

(B) an analysis of the success of the pilot program on improving access to broadband for families living on base, 

telehealth medicine services, and the processing of electronic health records; 

(C) recommendations by the Secretary for improving, expanding, or modifying the program; 

(D) recommendations from the Secretary, the Secretary 

of Commerce, and the Chairman of the Federal Communication Commission on aligning the pilot program with 

Federal rural broadband strategy and deployment efforts; 

and 

(E) any other matters the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘broadband’’ means internet access providing 

throughput speeds of at least 25 Mbps downstream and at 

least 3 Mbps upstream and having no data consumption caps. 

(2) The term ‘‘unserved rural areas’’ means those rural census blocks reported by broadband providers as lacking access 

to broadband on the Federal Communications Commission’s 

Form 477. 

377. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TORRES

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 240— 

(1) redesignate subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and 

(f), respectively; and 

(2) insert after subsection (c) the following new subsection 

(d): 

(c) LIST OF COVERED INSTITUTIONS.—The Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Defense, shall make available a list identifying each covered institution. The list shall be made available on a publicly accessible 

website of the Department of Defense and the Department of Education and shall be updated not less frequently than once annually 

during the life of the Commission. 

378. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TORRES

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO CENTRAL AMERICA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) on— 

(1) each of the individuals listed in the report provided by to 

Congress by the Department of State on April 3, 2019, pursuant to section 1287 of the John S. McCain National Defense 

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Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232); 

and 

(2) each of the individuals listed in the report provided to 

Congress by the Department of State on May 15, 2019, pursuant to section 7019(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6). 

(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions described in this subsection are the sanctions described in section 1263(b) of the Global 

Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII 

of Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note). 

(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the imposition of sanctions under this section if the President determines that such waiver would be in the national security interests of the United States. 

379. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TORRES

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title XII, insert the following: 

SEC. 12ll. PROHIBITION RELATING TO JOINT TASK FORCE WITH 

GUATEMALA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available to transfer or purchase vehicles for any joint task force including the Ministry of Defense or the Ministry of the Interior of Guatemala unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate 

congressional committees that such ministries have made a credible commitment to use such equipment only for the uses for which 

they were intended. 

(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

House of Representatives; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

Senate. 

380. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TORRES

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. EFFORTS TO COUNTER MANIPULATED MEDIA CONTENT. 

(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on initiatives of the Department of Defense to identify and address, 

as appropriate and as authorized in support of Department of 

Defense operations, manipulated media content, specifically 

‘‘deepfakes’’. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

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(A) Status of efforts to develop technology to identify manipulated content impacting the national security of the 

United States. 

(B) Challenges to detecting, labeling, and preventing foreign actors’ manipulation of images and video impacting 

national security. 

(C) Plans to make deepfake detection technology available to the public and other Federal agencies for use in 

identifying manipulated media. 

(D) The efforts of the Department of Defense, as appropriate, to engage academia and industry stakeholders to 

combat deliberately manipulated or deceptive information 

from state and non-state actors on social media platforms 

impacting operations overseas. 

(E) An assessment of the ability of adversaries to generate deepfakes. 

(F) Recommendations for a long-term transition partner 

organization. 

(b) FUNDING.— 

(1) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test, and 

evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table in 

section 4201, for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

Defense-wide, applied research, SOF technology development, 

line 022 (PE 1160401BB) is hereby increased by $5,000,000 

(with the amount of such increase to be made available for 

Media Forensics). 

(2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test, and 

evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table in 

section 4201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

Air Force, operational systems development, AF integrated 

personnel and pay system (AF-IPPS), line 158 (PE 0605018F) 

is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 

(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to authorize an activity that will impact the privacy or 

civil liberties of United States persons. 

381. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TORRES

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 472, line 7, insert after the period the following new sentence: ‘‘The Department of Defense must also develop policies to assist small- and medium-sized manufacturers that provide goods or 

services in the supply chain for the Department to adopt robust cybersecurity standards.’’. 

Page 473, after line 10, insert the following new paragraph: 

(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall consult 

with the Director of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension 

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en the cybersecurity of small- and medium-sized manufacturers that provide goods or services in the supply chain for the 

Department of Defense. 

382. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER

OF OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following: 

SEC. 3ll. AGREEMENTS TO SHARE MONITORING DATA RELATING TO 

PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS OF CONCERN. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter 

into agreements with municipalities or municipal drinking water 

utilities located adjacent to military installations under which both 

the Secretary and the municipalities and utilities would share 

monitoring data relating to perfluoroalkyl substances, 

polyfluoroalkyl substances, and other emerging contaminants of 

concern collected at the military installation. 

(b) PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.—An agreement under subsection (a) 

does not negate the responsibility of the Secretary to communicate 

with the public about drinking water contamination from 

perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, and other 

contaminants. 

(c) MILITARY INSTALLATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘military installation’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

2801(c) of title 10, United States Code. 

383. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER

OF OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. EXPANSION OF PRE-REFERRAL MATTERS REVIEWABLE BY 

MILITARY JUDGES AND MILITARY MAGISTRATES IN THE 

INTEREST OF EFFICIENCY IN MILITARY JUSTICE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 830a of title 10, 

United States Code (article 30a of the Uniform Code of Military 

Justice), is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs: 

(1) The President shall prescribe regulations for matters relating to proceedings conducted before referral of charges and 

specifications to court-martial for trial, including the following: 

(A) Pre-referral investigative subpoenas. 

(B) Pre-referral warrants or orders for electronic communications. 

(C) Pre-referral matters referred by an appellate court. 

(D) Pre-referral matters under subsection (c) or (e) of 

section 806b of this title (article 6b). 

(E) Pre-referral matters relating to the following: 

(i) Pre-trial confinement of an accused. 

(ii) The accused’s mental capacity. 

(iii) A request for an individual military counsel. 

(2) In addition to the matters specified in paragraph (1), the 

regulations prescribed under that paragraph shall— 

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(A) set forth the matters that a military judge may rule 

upon in such proceedings; 

(B) include procedures for the review of such rulings; 

and 

(C) include appropriate limitations to ensure that proceedings under this section extend only to matters that 

would be subject to consideration by a military judge in a 

general or special court-martial. 

(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— (1) HEADING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section is 

amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 830A. Art. 30a. proceedings conducted before referral’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter VI of chapter 47 of title 10, United 

States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 

by striking the item relating to section 830 (article 30a) and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘830a. 30a. Proceedings conducted before referral.’’. 

384. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER

OF OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. PRESERVATION OF RECOURSE TO RESTRICTED REPORT 

ON SEXUAL ASSAULT FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT 

BEING INVESTIGATED FOLLOWING CERTAIN VICTIM OR 

THIRD-PARTY COMMUNICATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a policy that allows a member of the Armed Forces who is the victim 

of a sexual assault that is or may be investigated as a result of a 

communication described in subsection (b) to elect to have the 

member’s reporting on such sexual assault be treated as a Restricted Report without regard to the party initiating or receiving 

such communication. 

(b) COMMUNICATION.—A communication described in this subsection is a communication on a sexual assault as follows: 

(1) By the member concerned to a member of the Armed 

Forces in the chain of command of such member, whether a 

commissioned officer or a non-commissioned officer. 

(2) By the member concerned to military law enforcement 

personnel or personnel of a military criminal investigation organization (MCIO). 

(3) By any individual other than the member concerned. 

385. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER

OF OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. TRAINING FOR COMMANDERS IN THE ARMED FORCES ON 

THEIR ROLE IN ALL STAGES OF MILITARY JUSTICE IN 

CONNECTION WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The training provided commanders in the 

Armed Forces shall include comprehensive training on the role of 

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ual assaults by members of the Armed Forces against other members of the Armed Forces. 

(b) ELEMENTS TO BE COVERED.—The training provided pursuant 

to subsection (a) shall include training on the following: 

(1) The role of commanders in each stage of the military justice process in connection with sexual assault committed by a 

member of the Armed Forces against another member, including investigation and prosecution. 

(2) The role of commanders in assuring that victims in sexual assault described in paragraph (1) are informed of, and 

have the opportunity to obtain, assistance available for victims 

of sexual assault by law. 

(3) The role of commanders in assuring that victims in sexual assault described in paragraph (1) are afforded the due 

process rights and protections available to victims by law. 

(4) The role of commanders in preventing retaliation against 

victims, their family members, witnesses, first responders, and 

bystanders for their complaints, statements, testimony, and 

status in connection with sexual assault described in paragraph (1), including the role of commanders in ensuring that 

subordinates in the command are aware of their responsibilities in preventing such retaliation. 

(5) The role of commanders in establishing and maintaining 

a healthy command climate in connection with reporting on 

sexual assault described in paragraph (1) and in the response 

of the commander, subordinates in the command, and other 

personnel in the command to such sexual assault, such reporting, and the military justice process in connection with such 

sexual assault. 

(6) Any other matters on the role of commanders in connection with sexual assault described in paragraph (1) that the 

Secretary of Defense considers appropriate for purposes of this 

section. 

(c) INCORPORATION OF BEST PRACTICES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The training provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall incorporate best practices on all matters covered by the training. 

(2) IDENTIFICATION OF BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretaries of 

the military departments shall, acting through the training 

and doctrine commands of the Armed Forces, undertake from 

time to time surveys and other reviews of the matters covered 

by the training provided pursuant to subsection (a) in order to 

identify and incorporate into such training the most current 

practicable best practices on such matters. 

(d) UNIFORMITY.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the 

training provided pursuant to subsection (a) is, to the extent practicable, uniform across the Armed Forces. 

386. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER

OF OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike section 1646 and insert the following new section: 

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SEC. 1646. CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEPLOYMENT OF LOW-YIELD 

BALLISTIC MISSILE WARHEAD. 

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the congressional defense committees whether— 

(1) the Secretary determines that the deployment of lowyield ballistic missile warheads is in the best interests of the 

national security of the United States; and 

(2) the Secretary has an alternative to the W76–2 low-yield 

ballistic missile warhead that— 

(A) may be deployed as of the date of the certification; 

and 

(B) provides at least the same level of proportional response capability as the W76–2 low-yield ballistic missile 

warhead deployed on submarine-launched ballistic missiles. 

387. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

VELA ́ ZQUEZ OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 430, strike line 19 through line 24 and insert the following: 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2022, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to 

the congressional defense committees which shall include the 

number of contracts awarded on the basis of competition restricted to Program Participants in the program established 

under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) 

to small business concerns that are Native Hawaiian Organizations (as defined in paragraph (15) of such section (15 U.S.C. 

637(a)(15))) or economically disadvantaged Indian tribes (or a 

wholly owned business entity of such a tribe) (as defined in 

paragraph (13) of such section (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(13))) or that 

exceed the dollar amount under paragraph (1)(D) of such section. 

388. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

VELA ́ ZQUEZ OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 586, strike line 23 and all that follows through page 587, 

line 2, and insert the following: 

(a) PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION.— 

(1) REPEAL OF EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 831 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by striking 

subsection (j). 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph 

(1) shall take effect on the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the small business strategy required 

under section 2283 of title 10, United States Code. The Secretary of Defense shall notify the Law Revision Counsel of the 

House of Representatives of the submission of the strategy so 

that the Law Revision Counsel may execute the amendment 

made by paragraph (1). 

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Page 589, after line 8, insert the following: 

(f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until September 30, 2021, 

the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report on the Mentor-Protege Program established 

under section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) that 

describes— 

(1) each mentor-protege agreement entered into under such 

section, disaggregated by the type of disadvantaged small business concern (as defined in subsection (o) of such section) receiving assistance pursuant to such an agreement; 

(2) the type of assistance provided to protege firms (as defined in subsection (o) of such section) under each such agreement; 

(3) the benefits provided to mentor firms (as defined in subsection (o) of such section) under each such agreement; and 

(4) the progress of protege firms under each such agreement 

with respect to competing for Federal prime contracts and subcontracts. 

389. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

VELA ́ ZQUEZ OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 882. SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING CREDIT FOR SUBCONTRACTORS THAT ARE PUERTO RICO BUSINESSES. 

Section 15(x)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(x)(1)) 

is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘, or a prime contractor awards a subcontract 

(at any tier) to a subcontractor that is a Puerto Rico business,’’ 

after ‘‘Puerto Rico business’’; 

(2) by inserting ‘‘or subcontract’’ after ‘‘the contract’’; and 

(3) by striking ‘‘subsection (g)(1)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)(1)(A)’’. 

390. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

VELA ́ ZQUEZ OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 882. SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING CREDIT FOR CERTAIN 

SMALL BUSINESSES LOCATED IN UNITED STATES TERRITORIES. 

Section 15(x) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(x)) is 

amended— 

(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND COVERED

TERRITORY BUSINESSES’’ after ‘‘PUERTO RICO BUSINESSES’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or a covered territory business’’ after ‘‘Puerto Rico business’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

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‘‘(3) COVERED TERRITORY BUSINESS DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘covered territory business’ means a small 

business concern that has its principal office located in one of 

the following: 

‘‘(A) The United States Virgin Islands. 

‘‘(B) American Samoa. 

‘‘(C) Guam. 

‘‘(D) The Northern Mariana Islands.’’. 

391. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WAGNER

OF MISSOURI OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in subtitle A of title XII, insert the following: 

SEC. 12ll. MULTINATIONAL REGIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION CENTER. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 

Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed 

Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a 

briefing on the utility and feasibility of establishing a multinational 

regional security education center, including as a satellite entity of 

the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies that 

is located in a member country of the Association for Southeast 

Asian Nations, to offer year-round training and educational courses 

to Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific civilian and military security 

personnel to enhance engagement of territorial and maritime security, transnational and asymmetric threats, and defense sector governance in the Indo-Pacific region. Training may also include 

English-language training, human rights training, rule of law and 

legal studies, security governance and institution-building courses, 

and budget and procurement training. 

(b) ELEMENTS OF BRIEFING.—The briefing required under subsection (a) shall include— 

(1) the objectives for establishing a multinational regional security center in the region; 

(2) the utility and feasibility of establishing such a center, including the benefits and challenges of doing so; 

(3) the resources required; 

(4) whether alternative centers and programs exist to provide the training and objectives specified in this provision; and 

(5) the manner in which such a center would improve and 

strengthen cooperation with partner countries of the Association for Southeast Asian Nations. 

392. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WAGNER

OF MISSOURI OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in subtitle A of title XII, insert the following: 

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SEC. 12ll. TRAINING FOR PARTICIPANTS IN PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

Any foreign person participating in professional military education programs authorized pursuant to section 541 of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347) from funds authorized to 

be appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall also 

be required to participate in human rights training. 

393. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WALDEN

OF OREGON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 520. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO USE AIR FORCE RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION REGARDING PILOT TRAINING. 

(a) AUTHORITY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2020, the Secretary of 

the Air Force may authorize personnel described in paragraph 

(2) to provide training and instruction regarding pilot training 

to the following: 

(A) Members of the Armed Forces on active duty. 

(B) Members of foreign military forces who are in the 

United States. 

(2) PERSONNEL.—The personnel described in this paragraph 

are the following: 

(A) Members of the reserve components of the Air Force 

on active Guard and Reserve duty (as that term is defined 

in section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code) who are 

not otherwise authorized to conduct the training described 

in paragraph (1) due to the limitations in section 12310 of 

title 10, United States Code. 

(B) Members of the Air Force who are military technicians (dual status) who are not otherwise authorized to 

conduct the training described in paragraph (1) due to the 

limitations in section 10216 of title 10, United States Code, 

and section 709(a) of title 32, United States Code. 

(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 50 members described in 

paragraph (2) may provide training and instruction under the 

authority in paragraph (1) at any one time. 

(4) FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT.—Members of the uniformed 

services described in paragraph (2) who provide training and 

instruction pursuant to the authority in paragraph (1) shall be 

covered by the Federal Tort Claims Act for purposes of any 

claim arising from the employment of such individuals under 

that authority. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives a report setting forth a plan to eliminate shortages 

in the number of pilot instructors within the Air Force using authorities available to the Secretary under current law. 

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394. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

WALORSKI OF INDIANA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 733, after line 15, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 1092. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MILITARY WORKING 

DOGS AND SOLDIER HANDLERS. 

(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— 

(1) the 341st Training Squadron, 37th Training Wing at 

Lackland Air Force Base provides highly trained military 

working dogs to the Department of Defense and other government agencies; 

(2) in 2010, the operational needs of the Army for military 

working dogs increased without an increase in resources to 

train a sufficient number of dogs for the detection of improvised explosive devices at the 341st Training Squadron; 

(3) the Army initiated the tactical explosive detection dog 

program in August 2010 as a nontraditional military working 

dog program to train and field improvised explosive device detection dogs for use in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom; 

(4) the tactical explosive detection dog program was created 

to reduce casualties from improvised explosive devices in response to an increase in the use of asymmetric weapons by the 

enemy; 

(5) the tactical explosive detection dogs were a unique subset 

of military working dogs because the Army selected and 

trained soldiers from deploying units to serve as temporary 

handlers for only the duration of deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom; 

(6) the tactical explosive detection dogs and their soldier 

handlers, like other military working dog and handler teams, 

formed strong bonds while training for combat and performing 

extremely dangerous improvised explosive device detection 

missions in service to the United States; 

(7) the tactical explosive detection dog program was a nontraditional military working dog program that terminated in 

February 2014; 

(8) at the termination of the tactical explosive detection dog 

program in February 2014, neither United States law nor Department of Defense policy established an adoption order priority, and Department of Defense policy only provided that 

military working dogs be adopted by former handlers, law enforcement agencies, and other persons capable of humanely 

caring for the animals; 

(9) an August 2016 report to Congress by the Air Force entitled ‘‘Tactical Explosive Detector Dog (TEDD) Adoption Report’’ 

concluded that the Army had a limited transition window for 

the disposition of tactical explosive detection dogs and the lack 

of a formal comprehensive plan contributed to the disorganized 

disposition process for the tactical explosive detection dogs; 

(10) the August 2016 report stated that, in 2014, the Army 

disposed of 229 tactical explosive detection dogs; 

(11) 40 tactical explosive detection dogs were adopted by 

handlers, 47 dogs were adopted by private individuals, 70 dogs 

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were transferred to Army units, 17 dogs were transferred to 

other government agencies, 46 dogs were transferred to law enforcement agencies, and 9 dogs were deceased; 

(12) the disposition of tactical explosive detection dogs was 

poorly executed, proper procedures outlined in Department of 

Defense policy were ignored, and, as a result, the former soldier handlers were not provided the opportunity to adopt their 

tactical explosive detection dogs; 

(13) the Army should have deliberately planned for the disposition of the tactical explosive detection dogs and provided 

appropriate time to review and consider adoption applications 

to mitigate handler and civilian adoption issues; 

(14) section 342(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 793) 

amended section 2583(c) of title 10, United States Code, to 

modify the list of persons authorized to adopt a military animal and prioritize the list with preference, respectively, to 

former handlers, other persons capable of humanely caring for 

the animal, and law enforcement agencies; 

(15) since 2000, Congress has passed legislation that protects 

military working dogs, promotes their welfare, and recognizes 

the needs of their veteran handlers; 

(16) Congress continues to provide oversight of military 

working dogs to prevent a reoccurrence of the disposition 

issues that affected tactical explosive detection dogs; 

(17) former soldier handlers should be reunited with their 

tactical explosive detection dogs; 

(18) congressional recognition of the military service of tactical explosive detection dogs and their former soldier handlers 

is a small measure of gratitude this legislative body can convey; 

(19) over 4 years have passed since the termination of the 

tactical explosive detection dog program; 

(20) Congressman Walter B. Jones has been a long-time advocate for military working dogs and their handlers; 

(21) Congressman Walter B. Jones has worked to ensure 

that handlers are given priority when their military working 

dogs reach retirement; 

(22) Congressman Walter B. Jones was a strong proponent 

of the Wounded Warrior Service Dog program, which is a valuable program that helps wounded members of the Armed 

Forces manage and recover from post-traumatic stress; 

(23) the advocacy of Congressman Walter B. Jones for military working dogs is well known throughout the nonprofit community that supports military working dogs; 

(24) Congressman Walter B. Jones worked with the Department of Defense and the Senate to update the language in the 

Air Force Manual on Military Working Dogs to clarify that 

military working dogs are not equipment and to indicates the 

true level of appreciation and respect the Department of Defense has for these valuable members of the military team; 

(25) Congressman Walter B. Jones was the chief legislative 

sponsor of the Military Working Dog Teams Monument, which 

was built with no taxpayer dollars but through corporate and 

private donations; and 

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(26) with the support of Congressman Walter B. Jones, the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181) authorized the Burnam Foundation to design, 

fund, build, and maintain the Military Working Dog Teams 

National Monument. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress to— 

(1) recognize the efforts of Congressman Walter B. Jones to 

promote military working dogs as unsung heroes on the battlefield and in helping wounded warriors recover from physical 

and mental injuries; 

(2) recognize the service of military working dogs and soldier 

handlers from the tactical explosive detection dog program; 

(3) acknowledge that not all tactical explosive detection dogs 

were adopted by their former soldier handlers; 

(4) encourage the Army and other government agencies, including law enforcement agencies, with former tactical explosive detection dogs to prioritize adoption to former tactical explosive detection dog handlers; and 

(5) honor the sacrifices made by tactical explosive detection 

dogs and their soldier handlers in combat. 

395. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WATERS

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. INCREASE IN ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Maintenance, DefenseWide, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 

4301, for Department of Defense Education Activity, line 410 is 

hereby increased by $10,000,000 (with the amount of such increase 

to be made available for support to local educational agencies that 

serve military communities and families). 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 101 for procurement, as specified in the corresponding 

funding table in section 4101, for shipbuilding and conversion, 

Navy, ship to shore connector, line 024 is hereby reduced by 

$10,000,000. 

396. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WATERS

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 293, after line 16, insert the following: 

(D) An assessment of the pilot program’s minority outreach efforts, participation outcomes, and participation 

rates for individuals specified under subsection (a). 

Page 293, line 17, strike ‘‘(D)’’ and insert ‘‘(E)’’. 

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397. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WATERS

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 96, line 18, strike ‘‘and’’ at the end. 

Page 96, line 24, strike the period at the end and insert ‘‘; and’’. 

Page 96, after line 24, insert the following new paragraph: 

(4) ensure that emerging technologies procured and used by 

the military will be tested, as applicable, for algorithmic bias 

and discriminatory outcomes. 

398. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WELCH

OF VERMONT OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 765, line 12, strike ‘‘and’’. 

Page 765, line 16, strike the period and insert ‘‘; and’’. 

Page 765, after line 16, add the following: 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(9) MONITORING AND EVALUATION MEASURES RELATING TO

ASFF.—A description of the monitoring and evaluation measures that the Department of Defense and the Government of 

Afghanistan are taking to ensure that funds of the Afghanistan 

Security Forces Fund provided to the Government of Afghanistan as direct government-to-government assistance are not 

subject to waste, fraud, or abuse.’’. 

399. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WELCH

OF VERMONT OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 868, after line 11, insert the following: 

(e) ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of 

Defense shall include in the materials submitted in support of the 

budget for fiscal year 2021 that is submitted by the President 

under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, each of the 

following: 

(1) The amount of funding provided in fiscal year 2019 

through the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund to the Government of Afghanistan in the form of direct government-to-government assistance or on-budget assistance for the purposes of 

supporting any entity of such government, including the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, the Afghan Ministry of Interior, or the Afghan Ministry of Defense. 

(2) The amount of funding provided and anticipated to be 

provided, as of the date of the submission of the materials, in 

fiscal year 2020 through such Fund in such form. 

(3) To the extent the amount described in paragraph (2) exceeds the amount described in paragraph (1), an explanation 

as to the reason why the such amount is greater and the specific entities and purposes that were supported by such increase. 

400. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WELCH

OF VERMONT OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following: 

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SEC. 580a. ASSISTANCE FOR DEPLOYMENT-RELATED SUPPORT OF 

MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT AND THEIR FAMILIES BEYOND THE YELLOW 

RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM. 

Section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (l) 

and (m), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsection (k): 

‘‘(k) SUPPORT BEYOND PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

provide funds to States, Territories, and government entities to 

carry out programs, and other activities as the Secretary considers 

appropriate, that provide deployment cycle information, services, 

and referrals to members of the armed forces, and their families, 

throughout the deployment cycle. Such programs may include the 

provision of access to outreach services, including the following: 

‘‘(1) Employment counseling. 

‘‘(2) Behavioral health counseling. 

‘‘(3) Suicide prevention. 

‘‘(4) Housing advocacy. 

‘‘(5) Financial counseling. 

‘‘(6) Referrals for the receipt of other related services.’’. 

401. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WEXTON

OF VIRGINIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XVI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 1614. REPORT ON POTENTIAL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION MILITARY TRANSITION PROGRAM. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

assessing the feasibility of establishing a Defense Intelligence Polygraph Examination Military Transition Program for members of 

the Armed Forces transitioning to civilian employment. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include the 

following: 

(1) A review of the feasibility of establishing a program in 

the Department of Defense under which members of the 

Armed Forces with an active top secret security clearance that 

provides for access to sensitive compartmented information 

and a current counterintelligence scope polygraph examination 

can be provided an opportunity to obtain an expanded scope 

polygraph (ESP) if the member receives a written offer of employment, subject to suitability or security vetting, with an element of the intelligence community or a contractor of such an 

element. 

(2) The cost to the Department of Defense for implementing 

such program and whether such cost could be shared by other 

departments or agencies of the Federal Government or the private sector. 

(3) The factors the Department needs to consider in determining whether such program would be viable. 

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(4) The obstacles that exist in implementing such program. 

(5) Whether such a program could increase workforce diversity in the intelligence community. 

(6) Whether such a program could increase or decrease retention among members of the Armed Forces serving in defense intelligence roles. 

(7) Whether any changes are required to be made to policies 

of the Department or to Federal law to implement such a program. 

(8) Identification of the current average length of time in the 

intelligence community to investigate and adjudicate an initial 

and a periodic update top secret security clearance that provides for access to sensitive compartmented information and 

conduct an expanded scope polygraph. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; and 

(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

402. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WILD OF

PENNSYLVANIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 7ll. PARTNERSHIPS WITH ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTERS. 

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs shall establish a University Affiliated Research Center and partner with Academic Health Centers to focus on the unique challenges wounded 

members of the Armed Forces experience. In carrying out this section, the Assistant Secretary shall emphasize research that reduces 

dependency on opioids, develops novel pain management and mental health strategies, and leverages partnerships with industry and 

medical device manufacturers to advance promising technologies 

for wounded members. 

403. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WITTMAN OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title XXXV, add the following new subtitle: 

Subtitle C—Cable Security Fleet 

SEC. 3521. ESTABLISHMENT OF CABLE SECURITY FLEET. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting before chapter 533 the following new chapter: 

‘‘CHAPTER 532—CABLE SECURITY FLEET 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘53201. Definitions. 

‘‘53202. Establishment of the Cable Security Fleet. 

‘‘53203. Award of operating agreements. 

‘‘53204. Effectiveness of operating agreements. 

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‘‘53205. Obligations and rights under operating agreements. 

‘‘53206. Payments. 

‘‘53207. National security requirements. 

‘‘53208. Regulatory relief. 

‘‘53209. Authorization of appropriations. 

‘‘§ 53201. Definitions 

‘‘In this chapter: 

‘‘(1) CABLE SERVICES.—The term ‘cable services’ means the 

installation, maintenance, or repair of submarine cables and 

related equipment, and related cable vessel operations. 

‘‘(2) CABLE VESSEL.—The term ‘cable vessel’ means a vessel— 

‘‘(A) classed as a cable ship or cable vessel by, and designed in accordance with the rules of, the American Bureau of Shipping, or another classification society accepted 

by the Secretary; and 

‘‘(B) capable of installing, maintaining, and repairing 

submarine cables. 

‘‘(3) CABLE FLEET.—The term ‘Cable Fleet’ means the Cable 

Security Fleet established under section 53202(a). 

‘‘(4) CONTINGENCY AGREEMENT.—The term ‘Contingency 

Agreement’ means the agreement required by section 53207. 

‘‘(5) CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘Contractor’ means an owner or 

operator of a vessel that enters into an Operating Agreement 

for a cable vessel with the Secretary under section 53203. 

‘‘(6) FISCAL YEAR.—The term ‘fiscal year’ means any annual 

period beginning on October 1 and ending on September 30. 

‘‘(7) OPERATING AGENCY.—The term ‘Operating Agency’ 

means that agency or component of the Department of Defense 

so designated by the Secretary of Defense under this chapter. 

‘‘(8) OPERATING AGREEMENT OR AGREEMENT.—The terms ‘Operating Agreement’ or ‘Agreement’ mean the agreement required by section 53203. 

‘‘(9) PERSON.—The term ‘person’ includes corporations, partnerships, and associations existing under or authorized by the 

laws of the United States, or any State, Territory, District, or 

possession thereof, or of any foreign country. 

‘‘(10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 

of Transportation. 

‘‘(11) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘United States’ includes the 

States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 

and the Virgin Islands. 

‘‘(12) UNITED STATES CITIZEN TRUST.— ‘‘(A) Subject to paragraph (C), the term ‘United States 

citizen trust’ means a trust that is qualified under this 

paragraph. 

‘‘(B) A trust is qualified under this paragraph with respect to a vessel only if— 

‘‘(i) it was created under the laws of a state of the 

United States; 

‘‘(ii) each of the trustees is a citizen of the United 

States; and 

‘‘(iii) the application for documentation of the vessel 

under chapter 121 of this title includes the affidavit of 

each trustee stating that the trustee is not aware of 

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any reason involving a beneficiary of the trust that is 

not a citizen of the United States, or involving any 

other person that is not a citizen of the United States, 

as a result of which the beneficiary or other person 

would hold more than 25 percent of the aggregate 

power to influence, or limit the exercise of the authority of, the trustee with respect to matters involving 

any ownership or operation of the vessel that may adversely affect the interests of the United States. 

‘‘(C) If any person that is not a citizen of the United 

States has authority to direct, or participate in directing, 

the trustee for a trust in matters involving any ownership 

or operation of the vessel that may adversely affect the interests of the United States or in removing a trustee for 

a trust without cause, either directly or indirectly through 

the control of another person, the trust is not qualified 

under this paragraph unless the trust instrument provides 

that persons who are not citizens of the United States may 

not hold more than 25 percent of the aggregate authority 

to direct or remove a trustee. 

‘‘(D) This paragraph shall not be considered to prohibit 

a person who is not a citizen of the United States from 

holding more than 25 percent of the beneficial interest in 

a trust. 

‘‘§ 53202. Establishment of the Cable Security Fleet 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(1) The Secretary, in consultation with the Operating Agency, shall establish a fleet of active, commercially viable, cable 

vessels to meet national security requirements. The fleet shall 

consist of privately owned, United States-documented cable 

vessels for which there are in effect Operating Agreements 

under this chapter, and shall be known as the Cable Security 

Fleet. 

‘‘(2) The Fleet described under this section shall include two 

vessels. 

‘‘(b) VESSEL ELIGIBILITY.—A cable vessel is eligible to be included 

in the Fleet if— 

‘‘(1) the vessel meets the requirements of paragraph (1), (2), 

(3), or (4) of subsection (c); 

‘‘(2) the vessel is operated (or in the case of a vessel to be 

constructed, will be operated) in commercial service providing 

cable services; 

‘‘(3) the vessel is 40 years of age or less on the date the vessel is included in the Fleet; 

‘‘(4) the vessel is— 

‘‘(A) determined by the Operating Agency to be suitable 

for engaging in cable services by the United States in the 

interest of national security; and 

‘‘(B) determined by the Secretary to be commercially viable, whether independently or taking any payments which 

are the consequence of participation in the Cable Fleet into 

account; and 

‘‘(5) the vessel— 

‘‘(A) is a United States-documented vessel; or 

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‘‘(B) is not a United States-documented vessel, but— 

‘‘(i) the owner of the vessel has demonstrated an intent to have the vessel documented under chapter 121 

of this title if it is included in the Cable Fleet; and 

‘‘(ii) at the time an Operating Agreement is entered 

into under this chapter, the vessel is eligible for documentation under chapter 121 of this title. 

‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS REGARDING CITIZENSHIP OF OWNERS AND OP- ERATORS.— 

‘‘(1) VESSELS OWNED AND OPERATED BY SECTION 50501 CITI- ZENS.—A vessel meets the requirements of this paragraph if, 

during the period of an Operating Agreement under this chapter that applies to the vessel, the vessel will be owned and operated by one or more persons that are citizens of the United 

states under section 50501 of this title. 

‘‘(2) VESSELS OWNED BY A SECTION 50501 CITIZEN, OR UNITED

STATES CITIZEN TRUST, AND CHARTERED TO A DOCUMENTATION

CITIZEN.—A vessel meets the requirements of this paragraph 

if— 

‘‘(A) during the period of an Operating Agreement under 

this chapter that applies to the vessel, the vessel will be— 

‘‘(i) owned by a person that is a citizen of the United 

States under section 50501 of this title or that is a 

United States citizen trust; and 

‘‘(ii) demise chartered to and operated by a person— 

‘‘(I) that is eligible to document the vessel under 

chapter 121 of this title; 

‘‘(II) the chairman of the board of directors, chief 

executive officer, and a majority of the members of 

the board of directors of which are citizens of the 

United States under section 50501 of this title, 

and are appointed and subject to removal only 

upon approval by the Secretary; and 

‘‘(III) that certifies to the Secretary that there 

are no treaties, statutes, regulations, or other 

laws that would prohibit the Contractor for the 

vessel from performing its obligations under an 

Operating Agreement under this chapter; 

‘‘(B) in the case of a vessel that will be demise chartered 

to a person that is owned or controlled by another person 

that is not a citizen of the United States under section 

50501 of this title, the other person enters into an agreement with the Secretary not to influence the operation of 

the vessel in a manner that will adversely affect the interests of the United States; and 

‘‘(C) the Secretary and the Operating Agency notify the 

Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate, and the 

Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that they concur, and have reviewed the certification 

required under subparagraph (A)(ii)(III) and determined 

that there are no legal, operational, or other impediments 

that would prohibit the Contractor for the vessel from performing its obligations under an Operating Agreement 

under this chapter. 

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‘‘(3) VESSEL OWNED AND OPERATED BY A DEFENSE CONTRACTOR.—A vessel meets the requirements of this paragraph 

if— 

‘‘(A) during the period of an Operating Agreement under 

this chapter that applies to the vessel, the vessel will be 

owned and operated by a person that— 

‘‘(i) is eligible to document a vessel under chapter 

121 of this title; 

‘‘(ii) operates or manages other United States-documented vessels for the Secretary of Defense, or charters other vessels to the Secretary of Defense; 

‘‘(iii) has entered into a special security agreement 

for purposes of this paragraph with the Secretary of 

Defense; 

‘‘(iv) makes the certification described in paragraph 

(2)(A)(ii)(III); and 

‘‘(v) in the case of a vessel described in paragraph 

(2)(B), enters into an agreement referred to in that 

paragraph; and 

‘‘(B) the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense notify 

the Committee on Armed Services and Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 

Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that they have reviewed the certification required by 

subparagraph (A)(iv) and determined that there are no 

other legal, operational, or other impediments that would 

prohibit the Contractor for the vessel from performing its 

obligations under an Operating Agreement under this 

chapter. 

‘‘(4) VESSEL OWNED BY A DOCUMENTATION CITIZEN AND CHARTERED TO A SECTION 50501 CITIZEN.—A vessel meets the requirements of this paragraph if, during the period of an Operating Agreement under this chapter that applies to the vessel, 

the vessel will be— 

‘‘(A) owned by a person that is eligible to document a 

vessel under chapter 121 of this title; and 

‘‘(B) demise chartered to a person that is a citizen of the 

United States under section 50501 of this title. 

‘‘(d) VESSEL STANDARDS.— 

‘‘(1) CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION.—A cable vessel which the 

Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating determines meets the criteria of subsection (b) of this section but which, on the date of enactment of the Act, is not documented under chapter 121 of this title, shall be eligible for a 

certificate of inspection if that Secretary determines that— 

‘‘(A) the vessel is classed by, and designed in accordance 

with the rules of, the American Bureau of Shipping, or another classification society accepted by that Secretary; 

‘‘(B) the vessel complies with applicable international 

agreements and associated guidelines, as determined by 

the country in which the vessel was documented immediately before becoming documented under chapter 121; 

and 

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‘‘(C) that country has not been identified by that Secretary as inadequately enforcing international vessel regulations as to that vessel. 

‘‘(2) CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTIFICATE.—Paragraph (1) 

does not apply to a vessel after any date on which the vessel 

fails to comply with the applicable international agreements 

and associated guidelines referred to in paragraph (1)(B). 

‘‘(3) RELIANCE ON CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Department in 

which the Coast Guard is operating may rely on a certification from the American Bureau of Shipping or, subject 

to subparagraph (B), another classification society accepted 

by that Secretary to establish that a vessel is in compliance with the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2). 

‘‘(B) FOREIGN CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY.—The Secretary of 

the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 

may accept certification from a foreign classification society under subparagraph (A) only— 

‘‘(i) to the extent that the government of the foreign 

country in which the society is headquartered provides 

access on a reciprocal basis to the American Bureau of 

Shipping; and 

‘‘(ii) if the foreign classification society has offices 

and maintains records in the United States. 

‘‘(e) WAIVER OF AGE REGISTRATION.—The Secretary, in conjunction with the Operating Agency, may waive the application of the 

age restriction under subsection (b)(3) if they jointly determine that 

the waiver— 

‘‘(1) is in the national interest; 

‘‘(2) the subject cable vessel and any associated operating 

network is and will continue to be economically viable; and 

‘‘(3) is necessary due to the lack of availability of other vessels and operators that comply with the requirements of this 

chapter. 

‘‘§ 53203. Award of operating agreements 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require, as a condition of 

including any vessel in the Cable Fleet, that the person that is the 

owner or operator of the vessel for purposes of section 53202(c) 

enter into an Operating Agreement with the Secretary under this 

section. 

‘‘(b) PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATIONS.— 

‘‘(1) ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS.—Beginning no later than 

60 days after the effective date of this chapter, the Secretary 

shall accept applications for enrollment of vessels in the Cable 

Fleet. 

‘‘(2) ACTION ON APPLICATIONS.—Within 120 days after receipt 

of an application for enrollment of a vessel in the Cable Fleet, 

the Secretary shall approve the application in conjunction with 

the Operating Agency, and shall enter into an Operating 

Agreement with the applicant, or provide in writing the reason 

for denial of that application. 

‘‘(c) PRIORITY FOR AWARDING AGREEMENTS.—Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall enter into Operating 

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cy, in its sole discretion, to best meet the national security requirements of the United States. After consideration of national security 

requirements, priority shall be given to an applicant that is a 

United States citizen under section 50501 of this title. 

‘‘§ 53204. Effectiveness of operating agreements 

‘‘(a) EFFECTIVENESS GENERALLY.—The Secretary may enter into 

an Operating Agreement under this chapter for fiscal year 2021. 

Except as provided in subsection (d), the agreement shall be effective only for one fiscal year, but shall be renewable, subject to 

available appropriations, for each subsequent year. 

‘‘(b) VESSELS UNDER CHARTER TO THE UNITED STATES.—Vessels 

under charter to the United States are eligible to receive payments 

pursuant to their Operating Agreements. 

‘‘(c) TERMINATION.— 

‘‘(1) TERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.—If the Contractor 

with respect to an Operating Agreement materially fails to 

comply with the terms of the Agreement— 

‘‘(A) the Secretary shall notify the Contractor and provide a reasonable opportunity for it to comply with the Operating Agreement; 

‘‘(B) the Secretary shall terminate the Operating Agreement if the Contractor fails to achieve such compliance; 

and 

‘‘(C) upon such termination, any funds obligated by the 

Agreement shall be available to the Secretary to carry out 

this chapter. 

‘‘(2) EARLY TERMINATION BY A CONTRACTOR.—An Operating 

Agreement under this chapter shall terminate on a date specified by the Contractor if the Contractor notifies the Secretary, 

not fewer than 60 days prior to the effective date of the termination, that the Contractor intends to terminate the Agreement. 

‘‘(d) NONRENEWAL FOR LACK OF FUNDS.—If, by the first day of a 

fiscal year, sufficient funds have not been appropriated under the 

authority provided by this chapter for that fiscal year for all Operating Agreements, then the Secretary shall notify the Committee 

on Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that Operating Agreements 

authorized under this chapter for which sufficient funds are not 

available will not be renewed for that fiscal year if sufficient funds 

are not appropriated by the 60th day of that fiscal year. If only partial funding is appropriated by the 60th day of such fiscal year, 

then the Secretary, in consultation with the Operating Agency, 

shall select the vessels to retain under Operating Agreements, 

based on their determinations of which vessels are most useful for 

national security. In the event that no funds are appropriated, then 

no Operating Agreements shall be renewed and each Contractor 

shall be released from its obligations under the Operating Agreement. Final payments under an Operating Agreement that is not 

renewed shall be made in accordance with section 53206. To the extent that sufficient funds are appropriated in a subsequent fiscal 

year, an Operating Agreement that has not been renewed pursuant 

to this subsection may be reinstated if mutually acceptable to the 

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Secretary, in consultation with the Operating Agency, and the Contractor, provided the vessel remains eligible for participation pursuant to section 53202, without regard to subsection 53202 (b)(3). 

‘‘(e) RELEASE OF VESSELS FROM OBLIGATIONS.—If funds are not 

appropriated for payments under an Operating Agreement under 

this chapter for any fiscal year by the 60th day of a fiscal year, and 

the Secretary, in consultation with the Operating Agency determines to not renew a Contractor’s Operating Agreement for a vessel, then— 

‘‘(1) each vessel covered by the Operating Agreement that is 

not renewed is thereby released from any further obligation 

under the Operating Agreement; 

‘‘(2) the owner or operator of the vessel whose Operating 

Agreement was not renewed may transfer and register such 

vessel under a foreign registry that is acceptable to the Secretary and the Operating Agency, notwithstanding section 

56101 of this title; and 

‘‘(3) if chapter 563 of this title is applicable to such vessel 

after registration, then the vessel is available to be requisitioned by the Secretary pursuant to chapter 563. 

‘‘§ 53205. Obligations and rights under operating agreements 

‘‘(a) OPERATION OF VESSEL.—An Operating Agreement under this 

chapter shall require that, during the period the vessel is operating 

under the Agreement, the vessel— 

‘‘(1) shall be operated in the trade for Cable Services, or 

under a charter to the United States; and 

‘‘(2) shall be documented under chapter 121 of this title. 

‘‘(b) ANNUAL PAYMENTS BY THE SECRETARY.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An Operating Agreement under this chapter shall require, subject to the availability of appropriations, 

that the Secretary make payment to the Contractor in accordance with section 53206. 

‘‘(2) OPERATING AGREEMENT IS AN OBLIGATION OF THE UNITED

STATES GOVERNMENT.—An Operating Agreement under this 

chapter constitutes a contractual obligation of the United 

States Government to pay the amounts provided for in the Operating Agreement to the extent of actual appropriations. 

‘‘(c) DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENT.—Each vessel covered by an 

Operating Agreement (including an Agreement terminated under 

section 53204(c)(2)) shall remain documented under chapter 121 of 

this title, until the date the Operating Agreement would terminate 

according to its own terms. 

‘‘(d) NATIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A Contractor with respect to an Operating 

Agreement (including an Agreement terminated under section 

53204(c)(2)) shall continue to be bound by the provisions of section 53207 until the date the Operating Agreement would terminate according to its terms. 

‘‘(2) CONTINGENCY AGREEMENT WITH OPERATING AGENCY.—All 

terms and conditions of a Contingency Agreement entered into 

under section 53207 shall remain in effect until a date the Operating Agreement would terminate according to its terms, except that the terms of such Contingency Agreement may be 

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modified by the mutual consent of the Contractor, and the Operating Agency. 

‘‘(e) TRANSFER OF OPERATING AGREEMENTS.—Operating Agreements shall not be transferrable by the Contractor. 

‘‘(f) REPLACEMENT VESSEL.—A Contractor may replace a vessel 

under an Operating Agreement with another vessel that is eligible 

to be included in the Fleet under section 53202(b), if the Secretary 

and the Operating Agency jointly determine that the replacement 

vessel meets national security requirements and approve the replacement. 

‘‘§ 53206. Payments 

‘‘(a) ANNUAL PAYMENT.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, subject to availability of 

appropriations and other provisions of this section, shall pay to 

the Contractor for an operating agreement, for each vessel that 

is covered by the operating agreement, an amount equal to 

$5,000,000 for each fiscal year 2021 through 2035. 

‘‘(2) TIMING.—This amount shall be paid in equal monthly installments at the end of each month. The amount shall not be 

reduced except as provided by this section. 

‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT.—As a condition of 

receiving payment under this section for a fiscal year for a vessel, 

the Contractor for the vessel shall certify that the vessel has been 

and will be operated in accordance with section 53205(a)(1) for 365 

days in each fiscal year. Up to thirty (30) days during which the 

vessel is drydocked, surveyed, inspected, or repaired shall be considered days of operation for purposes of this subsection. 

‘‘(c) GENERAL LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary shall not make any 

payment under this chapter for a vessel with respect to any days 

for which the vessel is— 

‘‘(1) not operated or maintained in accordance with an Operating Agreement under this chapter; or 

‘‘(2) more than 40 years of age. 

‘‘(d) REDUCTIONS IN PAYMENTS.—With respect to payments under 

this chapter for a vessel covered by an Operating Agreement, the 

Secretary shall make a pro rata reduction for each day less than 

365 in a fiscal year that the vessel is not operated in accordance 

with section 53205(a)(1), with days during which the vessel is 

drydocked or undergoing survey, inspection or repair to be considered days on which the vessel is operated as provided in subsection 

(b). 

‘‘§ 53207. National security requirements 

‘‘(a) CONTINGENCY AGREEMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 

include in each Operating Agreement under this chapter a requirement that the Contractor enter into a Contingency Agreement with 

the Operating Agency. The Operating Agency shall negotiate and 

enter into a Contingency Agreement with each Contractor as 

promptly as practicable after the Contractor has entered into an 

Operating Agreement under this chapter. 

‘‘(b) TERMS OF CONTINGENCY AGREEMENT.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A Contingency Agreement under this section shall require that a Contractor for a vessel covered by an 

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cluding all necessary resources to engage in Cable Services required by the Operating Agency, available upon request by the 

Operating Agency. 

‘‘(2) TERMS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The basic terms of a Contingency 

Agreement shall be established (subject to subparagraph 

(B)) by the Operating Agency. 

‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The Operating Agency and a 

Contractor may agree to additional or modifying terms appropriate to the Contractor’s circumstances. 

‘‘(c) DEFENSE MEASURES AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED SEIZURES.— 

‘‘(1) The Contingency Agreement shall require that any vessel operating under the direction of the Operating Agency operating in area that is designated by the Coast Guard as an area 

of high risk of piracy shall be equipped with, at a minimum, 

appropriate non-lethal defense measures to protect the vessel 

and crew from unauthorized seizure at sea. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall jointly 

prescribe the non-lethal defense measures that are required 

under this paragraph. 

‘‘(d) PARTICIPATION AFTER EXPIRATION OF OPERATING AGREEMENT.—Except as provided by section 53205(d), the Operating 

Agency may not require, through a Contingency Agreement or an 

Operating Agreement, that a Contractor continue to participate in 

a Contingency Agreement after the Operating Agreement with the 

Contractor has expired according to its terms or is otherwise no 

longer in effect. 

‘‘(e) RESOURCES MADE AVAILABLE.—The resources to be made 

available in addition to the vessel under a Contingency Agreement 

shall include all equipment, personnel, supplies, management services, and other related services as the Operating Agency may determine to be necessary to provide the Cable Services required by the 

Operating Agency. 

‘‘(f) COMPENSATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Operating Agency shall include in 

each Contingency Agreement provisions under which the Operating Agency shall pay fair and reasonable compensation for 

use of the vessel and all Cable Services provided pursuant to 

this section and the Contingency Agreement. 

‘‘(2) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—Compensation under this subsection— 

‘‘(A) shall be at the rate specified in the Contingency 

Agreement; 

‘‘(B) shall be provided from the time that a vessel is required by the Operating Agency under the Contingency 

Agreement until the time it is made available by the Operating Agency available to reenter commercial service; and 

‘‘(C) shall be in addition to and shall not in any way reflect amounts payable under section 53206. 

‘‘(g) LIABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES FOR DAMAGES.— 

‘‘(1) LIMITATION ON THE LIABILITY OF THE U.S.—Except as 

otherwise provided by law, the Government shall not be liable 

for disruption of a Contractor’s commercial business or other 

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consequential damages to a Contractor arising from the activation of the Contingency Agreement. 

‘‘(2) AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE.—In any action in any Federal or 

State court for breach of third-party contract, there shall be 

available as an affirmative defense that the alleged breach of 

contract was caused predominantly by action taken to carry 

out a Contingent Agreement. Such defense shall not release 

the party asserting it from any obligation under applicable law 

to mitigate damages to the greatest extent possible. 

‘‘§ 53208. Regulatory relief 

‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY OF COASTWISE LAWS.—A vessel covered by an 

Operating Agreement that is operating pursuant to a Contingency 

Agreement, shall not be subject to the coastwise laws (46 U.S.C. 

55101, et seq.). 

‘‘(b) TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT.—The telecommunications 

and other electronic equipment on an existing vessel that is redocumented under the laws of the United States for operation under an 

Operating Agreement under this chapter shall be deemed to satisfy 

all Federal Communication Commission equipment certification requirements, if— 

‘‘(1) such equipment complies with all applicable international agreements and associated guidelines as determined 

by the country in which the vessel was documented immediately before becoming documented under the laws of the 

United States; 

‘‘(2) that country has not been identified by the Secretary of 

the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating as inadequately enforcing international regulations as to that vessel; and 

‘‘(3) at the end of its useful life, such equipment shall be replaced with equipment that meets Federal Communication 

Commission equipment certification standards. 

‘‘§ 53209. Authorization of appropriations 

‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for payments under section 53206, $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 

2035.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle V of title 46, United States Code, is amended 

by inserting before the item relating to chapter 533 the following 

new item: 

‘‘532. Cable Security Fleet ...............................................................................53201’’. 

404. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOHO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 476, strike line 5 through line 12. 

Page 476, line 13, strike ‘‘(c)’’ and insert ‘‘(b)’’. 

Page 476, line 16, strike ‘‘that’’ and insert ‘‘that—’’. 

Page 476, line 16, strike ‘‘the operation’’ and all that follows 

through ‘‘United States.’’ on line 17 and insert the following: 

(1) the operation or procurement is required in the national 

interest of the United States; 

(2) counter-UAS surrogate testing and training; or 

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(3) intelligence, electronic warfare, and information warfare 

operations, testing, analysis, and training. 

Page 476, line 13, strike ‘‘(d)’’ and insert ‘‘(c)’’. 

405. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOUNG

OF ALASKA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. DESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGIC 

ARCTIC PORTS. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the Arctic is a region of strategic importance to the national security interests of the United States and the Department of Defense must better align its presence, force posture, 

and capabilities to meet the growing array of challenges in the 

region; and 

(2) although much progress has been made to increase 

awareness of Arctic issues and to promote increased presence 

in the region, additional measures, including the designation of 

one or more strategic Arctic ports, are needed to show the commitment of the United States to this emerging strategic choke 

point of future great power competition. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 

Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees a report evaluating potential 

sites for one or more strategic ports in the Arctic. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—Consistent with the updated military strategy for the protection of United States national security interests in the Arctic region set forth in the report required under 

section 1071 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 992), the report 

required under paragraph (1) shall include— 

(A) an evaluation of the amount of sufficient and suitable space needed to create capacity for port and other 

necessary infrastructure for at least one of each of type of 

Navy or Coast Guard vessel, including an Arleigh Burke 

class destroyer of the Navy, a national security cutter, and 

a heavy polar ice breaker of the Coast Guard; 

(B) an evaluation of the amount of sufficient and suitable space needed to create capacity for equipment and 

fuel storage, technological infrastructure, and civil infrastructure to support military and civilian operations, including— 

(i) aerospace warning; 

(ii) maritime surface and subsurface warning; 

(iii) maritime control and defense; 

(iv) maritime domain awareness; 

(v) homeland defense; 

(vi) defense support to civil authorities; 

(vii) humanitarian relief; 

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(viii) search and rescue; 

(ix) disaster relief; 

(x) oil spill response; 

(xi) medical stabilization and evacuation; and 

(xii) meteorological measurements and forecasting; 

(C) an identification of proximity and road access required to an airport designated as a commercial service 

airport by the Federal Aviation Administration that is capable of supporting military and civilian aircraft for operations designated in subparagraph (B); 

(D) a description of the requirements, to include infrastructure and installations, communications, and logistics 

necessary to improve response effectiveness to support 

military and civilian operations described in subparagraph 

(B); 

(E) an identification of the sites that the Secretary recommends as potential sites for designation as Department 

of Defense Strategic Arctic Ports; 

(F) the estimated cost of sufficient construction necessary to initiate and sustain expected operations at such 

sites; and 

(G) such other information as the Secretary deems relevant. 

(c) DESIGNATION OF STRATEGIC ARCTIC PORTS.—Not later than 90 

days after the date on which the report required under subsection 

(b) is submitted, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commanding General of 

the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Commandant of 

the Coast Guard, and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, may designate one or more ports as Department of Defense 

Strategic Arctic Ports from the sites identified under subsection 

(b)(2)(E). 

(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize any additional appropriations for the Department of Defense for the establishment of any port designated pursuant to this section. 

(e) ARCTIC DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Arctic’’ has the 

meaning given that term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and 

Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111). 

406. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOUNG

OF ALASKA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. PLAN TO INCREASE AND EXPAND COLD WEATHER TRAINING. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

(1) The strategic importance of the Arctic continues to increase as the United States and other countries recognize the 

military and economic importance of the region. However, the 

operational capabilities of the United States Armed Forces in 

extreme cold weather or Arctic environments have atrophied 

when compared to regional adversaries. 

(2) The 2018 national defense strategy stated ‘‘The central 

challenge to U.S. prosperity and security is the reemergence of 

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long-term, strategic competition by what the National Security 

Strategy classifies as revisionist powers.’’ 

(3) The Government of the Russian Federation– 

(A) has made significant military investments in the 

Arctic, including the creation of an Arctic Command, the 

Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command; 

(B) has emplaced an Air Defense Missile Regiment 

throughout the Arctic; 

(C) has invested in the construction or refurbishment of 

16 deepwater ports and 14 airfields in the region and has 

conducted significant military exercises. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

Arctic is a region of strategic importance to the national security 

interests of the United States and the Department of the Army 

must increase and expand its cold weather training capabilities to 

ensure that United States Armed Forces can operate in Arctic conditions necessary to compete against a near peer adversary and to 

execute the national defense strategy of the United States. 

(c) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Army shall— 

(1) conduct an assessment of cold weather training requirements in light of increased operations and vulnerability to 

great power competition in the Arctic; and 

(2) develop a plan to increase and expand cold weather training opportunities. 

(d) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the assessment and developing the 

plan as required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall— 

(1) assess all existing cold weather training requirements to 

include requirements for extreme cold, or Arctic conditions; 

(2) identify capability gaps in confronting adversaries in the 

Arctic that can be addressed by increased and improved training; 

(3) make recommendations for strengthening and improving 

those training requirements and mitigation measures needed 

to address the capabilities gaps necessary to confront adversaries; 

(4) assess existing cold weather training sites; 

(5) consider steps necessary to increase student capacity at 

such sites; 

(6) consider manpower and supply requirements, including 

cadre needed to support increased student capacity; and 

(7) address any other matters the Secretary of the Army considers relevant. 

(e) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 

submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

House of Representatives the plan required by subsection (c). 

407. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOUNG

OF ALASKA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. CHINESE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN COUNTRIES OF 

THE ARCTIC REGION. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

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(1) China is projecting a physical presence in the Arctic 

through upgrading to advanced icebreakers, utilizing the Arctic 

Ocean more regularly through subsidizing arctic shipping, deploying unmanned ice stations, and engaging in large and sophisticated data collection efforts in countries of the Arctic region, including Iceland, Greenland, and Canada. 

(2) The 2017 Center for Naval Analysis (CNA) report ‘‘Unconstrained Foreign Direct Investment: An Emerging Challenge to Arctic Security’’ concluded that China has been actively engaged in economies of countries of the Arctic region. 

(3) The CNA report documented a pattern of strategic investment by China in the economies of countries of the Arctic region, including the United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, 

Norway, and Russia, in areas such as raw land, oil and gas, 

minerals, and infrastructure. 

(4) Chinese investments in countries of the Arctic region are 

significant. For instance, Chinese foreign direct investment 

constituted nearly 12 percent of Greenland’s gross domestic 

product for the period from 2012 to 2017. 

(5) China’s 2018 Arctic Policy White Paper documented the 

Chinese intent to create a ‘‘Polar Silk Road’’ in the Arctic. 

(6) China’s ‘‘Polar Silk Road’’ is an extension of China’s Belt 

and Road Initiative (BRI). 

(7) China is increasingly using the BRI as the impetus for 

increasing People’s Liberation Army deployments to regions 

where China has significant investments, primarily through 

BRI. 

(8) China has demonstrated an interest in using BRI to gain 

military access to strategic regions. 

(9) Understanding how China’s foreign direct investment in 

countries of the Arctic region affects such countries is critical 

to understanding the degree to which China is able to access 

the region. 

(b) INDEPENDENT STUDY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to 

enter into a contract with a federally-funded research and development center described in paragraph (2) to complete an 

independent study of Chinese foreign direct investment in 

countries of the Arctic region, with a focus on the effects of 

such foreign direct investment on United States national security and near-peer competition in the Arctic region. 

(2) FEDERALLY-FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER

DESCRIBED.—A federally-funded research and development center described in this paragraph is a federally-funded research 

and development center that— 

(A) has access to relevant data and demonstrated datasets regarding foreign direct investment in the Arctic region; and 

(B) has access to policy experts throughout the United 

States and the Arctic region. 

(c) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection (b) shall include the following: 

(1) Projects in the Arctic that are directly or indirectly funded by public and private Chinese entities, to— 

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(A) build public infrastructure; 

(B) finance of infrastructure; 

(C) lease mineral and oil and gas leases; 

(D) purchase real estate; 

(E) extract or process, including smelting, minerals and 

oil and gas; 

(F) engage in shipping or to own and operate or construct shipping infrastructure, including ship construction; 

(G) lay undersea cables; and 

(H) manufacture, own or operate telecommunications capabilities and infrastructure. 

(2) An analysis the legal environment in which Chinese foreign direct investment are occurring in the United States, Russia, Canada, Greenland, Norway, and Iceland. The analysis 

should include— 

(A) an assessment of the efficacy of mechanisms for 

screening foreign direct investment in the United States, 

Russia, Canada, Greenland, Norway, and Iceland; 

(B) an assessment of the degree to which there is transparency in Chinese foreign direct investment in countries 

of the Arctic region; 

(C) an assessment of the criteria used to assess potential 

Chinese foreign direct investment in countries of the Arctic 

region; 

(D) an assessment of the efficacy of methods for monitoring approved Chinese foreign direct investment in countries of the Arctic region; and 

(E) an assessment of public reporting of the decision to 

approve such Chinese foreign direct investment. 

(3) A comparison of Chinese foreign direct investment in 

countries of the Arctic region to other countries with major investments in such countries, including India, Japan, South 

Korea, the Netherlands, and France. 

(4) An assessment of the environmental impact of past Chinese investments in oil and gas, mineral, and infrastructure 

projects in the Arctic region, including the degree to which Chinese investors are required to comply with local environmental 

laws and post bonds to assure remediation if a project becomes 

bankrupt. 

(5) A review of the 2018 Chinese Arctic Policy and other relevant public and nonpublic Chinese policy documents to determine the following: 

(A) China’s strategic objectives in the Arctic region from 

a military, economic, territorial, and political perspective. 

(B) China’s goals in the Arctic region with respect to its 

relations with the United States and Russia, including the 

degree to which activities of China in the region are an extension of China’s strategic competition with the United 

States. 

(C) Whether any active or planned infrastructure investments are likely to result in a regular presence of Chinese 

military vessels or the establishment of military bases in 

the Arctic region. 

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ing illegal economic espionage, intelligence gathering, and 

support for future Chinese military activities in the region. 

(E) The degree to which Arctic littoral states are susceptible to the political and economic risks of unregulated foreign direct investment. 

(F) The vulnerability of semi-autonomous regions, such 

as tribal lands, to Chinese foreign direct investment, including the influence of legal controls and political or economic manipulation with respect to such vulnerability. 

(G) The implications of China’s Arctic development and 

participation model with respect to forecasting China’s 

military, economy, territorial, and political activities. 

(6) Policy and legislative recommendations to enhance the 

position of the United States in affairs of the Arctic region, including— 

(A) recommendations for how the United States would 

best interact with nongovernmental organizations such as 

the World Bank, Arctic Council, United Nations General 

Assembly, and International Maritime Organization; 

(B) recommendation to pursue or not pursue the formation of an Arctic Development Bank and, if pursued, how 

to organize, fund, and operate the bank; 

(C) measures the United States can take to promote regional governance and eliminate the soft-power influence 

from Chinese foreign direct investment, in particular, 

steps where the United States and Russia should cooperate; and 

(D) the possibility of negotiating a regional arrangement 

to regulate foreign direct investment in countries of the 

Arctic region. 

(d) REPORT TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Not later than 720 

days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the federally-funded research and development center with respect to which the Secretary of Defense has entered into a contract under subsection (b) 

shall submit to the Secretary a report containing the study under 

subsections (b) and (c). 

(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 750 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 

submit to the appropriate congressional committees the report 

under subsection (d), without change. 

(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; 

(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 

on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and 

(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 

408. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCARTHY OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

In section 232, redesignate subsections (b) through (e) as subsections (c) through (f), respectively. 

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In section 232, insert after subsection (a) the following: 

(b) EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE RESTORATION MAS- TER PLAN.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any base damaged by the 

July 2019 earthquakes within the R-2508 Special Use Airspace 

Complex (including U.S. Air Force Plant 42), the Secretary of 

Defense shall complete and submit to the congressional defense 

committees the master plan required by subsection (a), by not 

later than October 1, 2019. If additional funding is required to 

repair or improve the installations’ research, development, test, 

evaluation, training, and related infrastructure to a modern 

standard as a result of damage caused by the earthquakes, the 

request for funding shall be made in either a disaster or supplemental appropriations request to Congress or the Secretary 

of Defense shall include the request for funding in the annual 

budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of 

title 31, United States Code, whichever comes first. The request for additional funding may be included in both requests 

if appropriate. 

(2) POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.— 

(A) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

that— 

(i) the military installations located within the R2508 Special Use Airspace Complex, including 

Edwards Air Force Base, Fort Irwin, and Naval Air 

Weapons Station China Lake, are national assets of 

critical importance to our country’s defense system; 

(ii) the R-2508 Special Use Airspace Complex is 

comprised of all airspace and associated land used and 

managed by the 412 Test Wing at Edwards Air Force 

Base, the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, and 

the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at 

China Lake, California; 

(iii) the essential research, development, test, and 

evaluation missions conducted at Edwards Air Force 

Base and Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, 

along with the critical combat preparation training 

conducted at Fort Irwin, make these installations vital 

cornerstones within our National Defense architecture 

integrating all operational domains, air, land, sea, 

space, and cyberspace; 

(iv) any damage to these military installations 

caused by the earthquakes and the negative impact on 

the installations’ missions as a result are a cause for 

concern; 

(v) the proud men and women, both in uniform and 

their civilian counterparts, who work at these military 

installations develop, test, and evaluate the best tools 

and impart the training needed for our warfighters, so 

that our military remains second to none; 

(vi) in light of the earthquakes in July 2019, the 

Secretary of Defense should reprogram or marshal, to 

the fullest extent the law allows, all available resources that are necessary and appropriate to ensure— 

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(I) the safety and security of the base employees, both civilian and those in uniform, including 

those who have been evacuated; 

(II) the bases are mission capable; and 

(III) that all the damage caused by any earthquake is repaired and improved as expeditiously 

as possible. 

(B) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States, when 

planning or making repairs on military installations damaged by natural disasters, the current and future requirements of these military installations, as identified in the 

National Defense Strategy, shall, to the fullest extent practical, be made. 

Page 1052, line 13, strike ‘‘Pursuant to’’ and insert the following: 

(a) NAVY AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to subsection (c), pursuant to 

Page 1052, after the table insert the following: 

(b) AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—In addition to 

the projects authorized under subsection (a) and subject to subsection (c), pursuant to section 2802 of title 10, United States Code, 

the Secretary of Defense may carry out military construction 

projects, including planning and design related to military construction projects, at facilities damaged by earthquakes or other 

natural disasters in 2019, in the amount of $100,000,000. 

(c) REPORT REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF AUTHORIZATION.—Not 

later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 

Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 

containing a plan to carry out the military construction projects authorized by this section. The plan shall include an explanation of 

how each military construction project will incorporate mitigation 

measures that reduce the threat from natural disasters, including 

a list of any areas in which there is a variance from the local building requirements and an explanation of the reason for the variance. 

The plan shall also include a Department of Defense Form 1391 for 

each proposed project. The Secretary may not commence a project 

until the report required from the Secretary has been submitted. 

(d) REVISION OF FUNDING.— 

(1) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 3001(b) for military construction projects 

carried out under this section, as specified in the corresponding 

funding table in section 4601, is hereby increased by 

$100,000,000, to be available for the purpose specified in subsection (b). 

(2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 2403 for Defense Agencies planning and 

design at various worldwide locations, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4601, is hereby reduced by 

$40,000,000. 

(3) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 2403 for Defense Agencies unspecified 

minor construction at various worldwide locations, as specified 

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in the corresponding funding table in section 4601, is hereby 

reduced by $10,000,000. 

(4) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 2304 for Air Force planning and design 

at various worldwide locations, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4601, is hereby reduced by 

$20,000,000. 

(5) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 2103 for Army planning and design at 

various worldwide locations, as specified in the corresponding 

funding table in section 4601, is hereby reduced by 

$20,000,000. 

(6) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 2204 for Navy planning and design at 

various worldwide locations, as specified in the corresponding 

funding table in section 4601, is hereby reduced by 

$10,000,000. 

409. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

SHERRILL OF NEW JERSEY OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle A of title VII the following new section: 

SEC. 7lll. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRICARE 

LEAD SCREENING AND TESTING FOR CHILDREN. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 1405 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4501, for Undistributed, TRICARE lead level screening and testing for children, is 

hereby increased by $5,000,000. 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 101 for Procurement of Wheeled and Tracked Combat 

Vehicles, Army, as specified in the corresponding funding table in 

section 4101, for Bradley Program (Mod) is hereby reduced by 

$5,000,000. 

410. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KILDEE

OF MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. DETECTION OF PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS. 

(a) PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR THE DETECTION OF

PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the United States Geologic 

Survey shall establish a performance standard for the detection of perfluorinated compounds. 

(2) EMPHASIS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—In developing the performance standard under subsection (a), the Director shall emphasize the 

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ability to detect as many perfluorinated compounds 

present in the environment as possible using analytical 

methods that are as sensitive as is feasible and practicable. 

(B) REQUIREMENT.—In developing the performance 

standard under subsection (a), the Director may— 

(i) develop quality assurance and quality control 

measures to ensure accurate sampling and testing; 

(ii) develop a training program with respect to the 

appropriate method of sample collection and analysis 

of perfluorinated compounds; and 

(iii) coordinate as necessary with the Administrator 

to develop methods to detect individual and different 

perfluorinated compounds simultaneously. 

(b) NATIONWIDE SAMPLING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a nationwide 

sampling to determine the concentration of perfluorinated compounds in estuaries, lakes, streams, springs, wells, wetlands, 

rivers, aquifers, and soil using the performance standard developed under subsection (a)(1). 

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the sampling under 

paragraph (1), the Director shall— 

(A) first carry out the sampling at sources of drinking 

water near locations with known or suspected releases of 

perfluorinated compounds; 

(B) when carrying out sampling of sources of drinking 

water under paragraph (1), carry out the sampling prior to 

any treatment of the water; 

(C) survey for ecological exposure to perfluorinated compounds, with a priority in determining direct human exposure through drinking water; and 

(D) consult with— 

(i) States to determine areas that are a priority for 

sampling; and 

(ii) the Administrator— 

(I) to enhance coverage of the sampling; and 

(II) to avoid unnecessary duplication. 

(3) REPORT.—Not later than 150 days after the completion of 

the sampling under paragraph (1), the Director shall prepare 

a report describing the results of the sampling and submit the 

report to— 

(A) the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

the Senate; 

(B) the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; 

(C) the Senators of each State in which the Director carried out the sampling; and 

(D) each Member of the House of Representatives that 

represents a district in which the Director carried out the 

sampling. 

(c) DATA USAGE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall provide the sampling 

data collected under subsection (b) to— 

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(A) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency; and 

(B) other Federal and State regulatory agencies on request. 

(2) USAGE.—The sampling data provided under subsection 

(a) shall be used to inform and enhance assessments of exposure, likely health and environmental impacts, and remediation priorities. 

(d) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out this section, the Director 

shall collaborate with— 

(1) appropriate Federal and State regulators; 

(2) institutions of higher education; 

(3) research institutions; and 

(4) other expert stakeholders. 

(e) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by section 301, the Secretary of Defense 

may, without regard to section 2215 of title 10, United States Code, 

transfer not more than $5,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior 

to carry out nationwide sampling under this section. Any funds 

transferred under this section may not be used for any other purpose, except those specified under this section. 

(f) FUNDING.— 

(1) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301, as specified in the corresponding 

funding table in section 4301, Total Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, Line 080, for the Detection of 

Perfluorinated Compounds is hereby increased by $5,000,000. 

(2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101 for Procurement of Wheeled and 

Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4101, for Bradley Program 

(Mod) is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 

(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator of the 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

(2) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of the United 

States Geological Survey. 

(3) The term ‘‘perfluorinated compound’’ means a 

perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance that is 

manmade with at least 1 fully fluorinated carbon atom. 

(4) The term ‘‘fully fluorinated carbon atom’’ means a carbon 

atom on which all the hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine. 

(5) The term ‘‘nonfluorinated carbon atom’’ means a carbon 

atom on which no hydrogen substituents have been replaced by 

fluorine. 

(6) The term ‘‘partially fluorinated carbon atom’’ means a 

carbon atom on which some, but not all, of the hydrogen 

substituents have been replaced by fluorine. 

(7) The term ‘‘perfluoroalkyl substance’’ means a manmade 

chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated 

carbon atoms. 

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(8) The term ‘‘polyfluoroalkyl substance’’ means a manmade 

chemical containing a mix of fully fluorinated carbon atoms, 

partially fluorinated carbon atoms, and nonfluorinated carbon 

atoms. 

411. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

LAMALFA OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of title XXVIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 28ll. RESTRICTIONS ON REHABILITATION OF OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR SYSTEM RECEIVING STATION, 

MODOC COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 

(a) RESTRICTIONS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force may not use any funds or resources of the 

Department of the Air Force to carry out the rehabilitation of the 

obsolete Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar System receiving station located in Modoc National Forest in the State of California 

(b) EXCEPTION FOR REMOVAL OF PERIMETER FENCE.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may use 

funds and resources of the Department of the Air Force— 

(1) to remove the perimeter fence, which was treated with an 

arsenic-based weatherproof coating, surrounding the Over-theHorizon Backscatter Radar System receiving station referred 

to in such subsection; and 

(2) to carry out the mitigation of soil contamination associated with such fence. 

(c) SUNSET.—The restrictions in subsection (a) shall terminate on 

the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2021. 

412. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LURIA

OF VIRGINIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title XI, add the following (and amend the table of 

contents accordingly): 

SEC. 1113. REIMBURSEMENT FOR FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES INCURRED DURING TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND RELOCATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5724b of title 5, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘of employees transferred’’; 

(2) in subsection (a)— 

(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘employee, or by an 

employee and such employee’s spouse (if filing jointly), for 

any moving or storage’’ and inserting ‘‘individual, or by an 

individual and such individual’s spouse (if filing jointly), 

for any travel, transportation, or relocation’’; and 

(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘employee’’ and 

inserting ‘‘individual, or the individual’’; and 

(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘travel, transportation, 

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tion expenses reimbursed or furnished in kind pursuant to this 

subchapter.’’. 

(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 

striking the item relating to section 5724b and inserting the following: 

‘‘5724b. Taxes on reimbursements for travel, transportation, and relocation expenses’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall— 

(1) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

(2) apply to travel, transportation, or relocation expenses incurred on or after that date. 

413. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS

OF MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. REPORT ON PLAN TO TRANSFER FUNDS IN CONNECTION 

WITH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT UNDER SECTION 385 

OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

appropriate congressional committees a report on its plan to transfer funds in connection with the provision of support under section 

385 of title 10, United States Code, for fiscal year 2020. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include— 

(1) a list of foreign assistance programs and activities that 

should receive support under such authority on a priority 

basis, including foreign assistance programs and activities of 

the United States Agency for International Development and 

the Department of State; and 

(2) a justification for providing such support to such programs and activities, including as to how such programs and 

activities relate to the National Security Strategy and National 

Military Strategy. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

414. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PORTER

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following: 

SEC. 7lll. STUDY ON USE OF ROUTINE NEUROIMAGING MODALITIES IN DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF 

BRAIN INJURY DUE TO BLAST PRESSURE EXPOSURE DURING COMBAT AND TRAINING. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 

on the feasibility and effectiveness of the use of routine 

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tion of brain injury among members of the Armed Forces due to 

one or more blast pressure exposures during combat and training. 

(b) REPORTS.— (1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives an interim report on the methods and action 

plan for the study under subsection (a). 

(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 

on which the Secretary begins the study under subsection (a), 

the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 

on the results of such study. 

415. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PORTER

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title VIII, add the following: 

SEC. 8ll. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEFENSE BUSINESS 

PROCESSES. 

The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees a report on the use of defense 

business processes (as described under section 2222 of title 10, 

United States Code) that includes— 

(1) an analysis of the extent to which the Department of Defense is developing a culture that recognizes the importance of 

business processes to achieving operational success; 

(2) an analysis of the extent to which the Department of Defense components are implementing business process reengineering initiatives necessary to achieving improved financial management; 

(3) an analysis of the quality of financial management training provided to employees of the Department; and 

(4) an identification of the steps taken by the Department of 

the Defense to institutionalize a culture that recognizes the importance of financial management. 

416. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TONKO

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 733, after line 15, add the following new section: 

SEC. 10ll. FUNDING LIMITATION FOR THE ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR. 

Section 810(a)(1) of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act (Public Law 106–554; 114 Stat. 2763A–303) is amended, 

in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘$12,000,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$14,000,000’’. 

417. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ZELDIN

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title XII, insert the following: 

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SEC. ll. REPORT ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEBANESE ARMED 

FORCES AND HIZBALLAH. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to Congress— 

(1) identifying all military officers, commanders, advisors, officials, or other personnel with significant influence over the 

policies or activities of the Lebanese Armed Forces who are 

members of, paid by, or significantly influenced by Hizballah; 

and 

(2) describing military activities conducted by the Lebanese 

Armed Forces to disarm Hizballah pursuant to United Nations 

Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1701 (2006). 

(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in an unclassified form but may have a classified annex. 

418. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DINGELL

OF MICHIGAN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle B of title III the following new section: 

SEC. ll. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATES TO ADDRESS 

CONTAMINATION BY PERFLUOROALKYL AND 

POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. 

(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon request from the Governor or chief 

executive of a State, the Secretary of Defense shall work expeditiously, pursuant to section 2701(d) of title 10, United States 

Code, to finalize a cooperative agreement, or amend an existing 

cooperative agreement to address testing, monitoring, removal, 

and remedial actions relating to the contamination or suspected contamination of drinking, surface, or ground water 

from PFAS originating from activities of the Department of Defense by providing the mechanism and funding for the expedited review and approval of documents of the Department related to PFAS investigations and remedial actions from an active or decommissioned military installation, including a facility of the National Guard. 

(2) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—A cooperative agreement finalized 

or amended under paragraph (1) shall meet or exceed the most 

stringent of the following standards for PFAS in any environmental media: 

(A) An enforceable State standard, in effect in that 

State, for drinking, surface, or ground water, as described 

in section 121(d)(2)(A)(ii) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 

(42 U.S.C. 9621(d)(2)(A)(ii)). 

(B) An enforceable Federal standard for drinking, surface, or ground water, as described in section 

121(d)(2)(A)(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 

9621(d)(2)(A)(i)). 

(C) A health advisory under section 1412(b)(1)(F) of the 

Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(1)(F)). 

(3) OTHER AUTHORITY.—In addition to the requirements for 

a cooperative agreement under paragraph (1), when otherwise 

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authorized to expend funds for the purpose of addressing 

ground or surface water contaminated by a perfluorinated compound, the Secretary of Defense may, to expend those funds, 

enter into a grant agreement, cooperative agreement, or contract with— 

(A) the local water authority with jurisdiction over the 

contamination site, including— 

(i) a public water system (as defined in section 1401 

of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f)); and 

(ii) a publicly owned treatment works (as defined in 

section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

(33 U.S.C. 1292)); or 

(B) a State, local, or Tribal government. 

(b) REPORT.—Beginning on February 1, 2020, if a cooperative 

agreement is not finalized or amended under subsection (a) within 

one year after the request from the Governor or chief executive 

under that subsection, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 

Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees and Members 

of Congress a report— 

(1) explaining why the agreement has not been finalized or 

amended, as the case may be; and 

(2) setting forth a projected timeline for finalizing or amending the agreement. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 

The term ‘‘appropriate committees and Members of Congress’’ 

means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; 

(B) the Senators who represent a State impacted by 

PFAS contamination described in subsection (a)(1); and 

(C) the Members of the House of Representatives who 

represent a district impacted by such contamination. 

(2) FULLY FLUORINATED CARBON ATOM.—The term ‘‘fully 

fluorinated carbon atom’’ means a carbon atom on which all 

the hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine. 

(3) PFAS.—The term ‘‘PFAS’’ means perfluoroalkyl and 

polyfluoroalkyl substances that are man-made chemicals with 

at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. 

(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given the 

term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 

9601). 

419. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

CUNNINGHAM OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title XXVIII, add the following new 

section: 

SEC. 28ll. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD RESILIENCE. 

Section 210 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 

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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a)(1) The Secretary’’ and 

all that follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting 

the following: 

‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—When defense access roads are certified to 

the Secretary as important to the national defense by the Secretary of Defense or such other official as the President may 

designate, the Secretary is authorized, out of the funds appropriated for defense access roads, to provide for— 

‘‘(A) the construction and maintenance of defense access 

roads (including bridges, tubes, tunnels, and culverts or 

other hydraulic appurtenances on those roads) to— 

‘‘(i) military reservations; 

‘‘(ii) defense industry sites; 

‘‘(iii) air or sea ports that are necessary for or are 

planned to be used for the deployment or sustainment 

of members of the Armed Forces, equipment, or supplies; or 

‘‘(iv) sources of raw materials; 

‘‘(B) the reconstruction or enhancement of, or improvements to, those roads to ensure the continued effective use 

of the roads, regardless of current or projected increases in 

mean tides, recurrent flooding, or other weather-related 

conditions or natural disasters; and 

‘‘(C) replacing existing highways and highway connections that are shut off from general public use by necessary closures, closures due to mean sea level fluctuation 

and flooding, or restrictions at— 

‘‘(i) military reservations; 

‘‘(ii) air or sea ports that are necessary for or are 

planned to be used for the deployment or sustainment 

of members of the Armed Forces, equipment, or supplies; or 

‘‘(iii) defense industry sites.’’; 

(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the construction and maintenance of’’ and inserting ‘‘construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, and preservation of, or enhancements to,’’; 

(3) in subsection (c)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘construction, maintenance, and repair 

work’’ and inserting ‘‘activities for construction, maintenance, reconstruction, enhancement, improvement, and repair’’; 

(C) by striking ‘‘therein’’ and inserting ‘‘in those areas’’; 

and 

(D) by striking ‘‘condition for such training purposes and 

for repairing the damage caused to such highways by the 

operations of men and equipment in such training.’’ and 

inserting the following: ‘‘condition for— 

‘‘(1) that training; and 

‘‘(2) repairing the damage to those highways caused by— 

‘‘(A) weather-related events, increases in mean high tide 

levels, recurrent flooding, or natural disasters; or 

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‘‘(B) the operations of men and equipment in such training.’’; 

(4) in subsection (g)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘construction which has been’’ and inserting ‘‘construction and other activities’’; and 

(C) by striking ‘‘upon his demand’’ and inserting ‘‘upon 

demand by the Secretary’’; and 

(5) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(i) REPAIR OF CERTAIN DAMAGES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 

funds appropriated to carry out this section may be used to pay the 

cost of repairing damage caused, or any infrastructure to mitigate 

a risk posed, to a defense access road by recurrent or projected recurrent flooding, sea level fluctuation, a natural disaster, or any 

other current or projected change in applicable environmental conditions, if the Secretary determines that continued access to a military installation, defense industry site, air or sea port necessary for 

or planned to be used for the deployment or sustainment of members of the Armed Forces, equipment, or supplies, or to a source of 

raw materials, has been or is projected to be impacted by those 

events or conditions.’’. 

420. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROSE OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of division A, add the following: 

TITLE XVII—SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT 

TO FOREIGN TRAFFICKERS OF ILLICIT SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS 

SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Fentanyl Sanctions Act’’. 

SEC. 1702. FINDINGS. 

Congress makes the following findings: 

(1) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate 

that from September 2017 through September 2018 more than 

48,200 people in the United States died from an opioid overdose, with synthetic opioids (excluding methadone), contributing to a record 31,900 overdose deaths. While drug overdose 

death estimates from methadone, semi-synthetic opioids, and 

heroin have decreased in recent months, overdose deaths from 

synthetic opioids have continued to increase. 

(2) Congress and the President have taken a number of actions to combat the demand for illicit opioids in the United 

States, including enacting into law the SUPPORT for Patients 

and Communities Act (Public Law 115–271; 132 Stat. 3894). 

While new statutes and regulations have reduced the rate of 

opioid prescriptions in recent years, fully addressing the 

United States opioid crisis will involve dramatically restricting 

the foreign supply of illicit opioids. 

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diate precursors. From the People’s Republic of China, those 

substances are shipped primarily through express consignment 

carriers or international mail directly to the United States, or, 

alternatively, shipped directly to transnational criminal organizations in Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean. 

(4) The United States and the People’s Republic of China, 

Mexico, and Canada have made important strides in combating 

the illicit flow of opioids through bilateral efforts of their respective law enforcement agencies. 

(5) The objective of preventing the proliferation of illicit 

opioids though existing multilateral and bilateral initiatives requires additional efforts to deny illicit actors the financial 

means to sustain their markets and distribution networks. 

(6) The implementation on May 1, 2019, of the regulations 

of the People’s Republic of China to schedule all fentanyl analogues as controlled substances is a major step in combating 

global opioid trafficking and represents a major achievement in 

United States-China law enforcement dialogues. However, that 

step will effectively fulfill the commitment that President Xi 

Jinping of the People’s Republic of China made to President 

Donald Trump at the Group of Twenty meeting in December 

2018 only if the Government of the People’s Republic of China 

devotes sufficient resources to full implementation and strict 

enforcement of the new regulations. The effective enforcement 

of the new regulations should result in diminished trafficking 

of illicit fentanyl originating from the People’s Republic of 

China into the United States. 

(7) While the Department of the Treasury used the Foreign 

Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) to 

sanction the first synthetic opioid trafficking entity in April 

2018, additional economic and financial sanctions policy tools 

are needed to help combat the flow of synthetic opioids into the 

United States. 

SEC. 1703. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the United States should apply economic and other financial sanctions to foreign traffickers of illicit opioids to protect 

the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United 

States and the health of the people of the United States; 

(2) it is imperative that the People’s Republic of China follow 

through on full implementation of the new regulations, adopted 

May 1, 2019, to treat all fentanyl analogues as controlled substances under the laws of the People’s Republic of China, including by devoting sufficient resources for implementation 

and strict enforcement of the new regulations; and 

(3) the effective enforcement of the new regulations should 

result in diminished trafficking of illicit fentanyl originating 

from the People’s Republic of China into the United States. 

SEC. 1704. DEFINITIONS. 

In this title: 

(1) ALIEN; NATIONAL; NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES.—The 

terms ‘‘alien’’, ‘‘national’’, and ‘‘national of the United States’’ 

have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). 

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(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES AND LEADER- SHIP.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees and 

leadership’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 

Armed Services, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 

Armed Services, the Committee on Financial Services, the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Permanent Select 

Committee on Intelligence, and the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives. 

(3) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE; LISTED CHEMICAL.—The terms 

‘‘controlled substance’’, ‘‘listed chemical’’, ‘‘narcotic drug’’, and 

‘‘opioid’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 102 of 

the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802). 

(4) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means a partnership, joint 

venture, association, corporation, organization, network, group, 

or subgroup, or any form of business collaboration. 

(5) FOREIGN OPIOID TRAFFICKER.—The term ‘‘foreign opioid 

trafficker’’ means any foreign person that the President determines plays a significant role in opioid trafficking. 

(6) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign person’’— 

(A) means— 

(i) any citizen or national of a foreign country; or 

(ii) any entity not organized under the laws of the 

United States or a jurisdiction within the United 

States; and 

(B) does not include the government of a foreign country. 

(7) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result. 

(8) OPIOID TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘opioid trafficking’’ 

means any illicit activity— 

(A) to produce, manufacture, distribute, sell, or knowingly finance or transport illicit synthetic opioids, controlled substances that are synthetic opioids, listed chemicals that are synthetic opioids, or active pharmaceutical ingredients or chemicals that are used in the production of 

controlled substances that are synthetic opioids; 

(B) to attempt to carry out an activity described in subparagraph (A); or 

(C) to assist, abet, conspire, or collude with other persons to carry out such an activity. 

(9) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an individual or entity. 

(10) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

(A) any citizen or national of the United States; 

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(B) any alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 

in the United States; 

(C) any entity organized under the laws of the United 

States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including a foreign branch of such an entity); or 

(D) any person located in the United States. 

Subtitle A—Sanctions With Respect to 

Foreign Opioid Traffickers 

SEC. 1711. IDENTIFICATION OF FOREIGN OPIOID TRAFFICKERS. 

(a) PUBLIC REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership, in accordance 

with subsection (c), a report— 

(A) identifying the foreign persons that the President determines are foreign opioid traffickers; 

(B) detailing progress the President has made in implementing this subtitle; and 

(C) providing an update on cooperative efforts with the 

Governments of Mexico and the People’s Republic of China 

with respect to combating foreign opioid traffickers. 

(2) IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL PERSONS.—If, at any time 

after submitting a report required by paragraph (1) and before 

the submission of the next such report, the President determines that a foreign person not identified in the report is a foreign opioid trafficker, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership an additional 

report containing the information required by paragraph (1) 

with respect to the foreign person. 

(3) EXCLUSION.—The President shall not be required to include in a report under paragraph (1) or (2) any persons with 

respect to which the United States has imposed sanctions before the date of the report under this subtitle or any other provision of law with respect to opioid trafficking. 

(4) FORM OF REPORT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Each report required by paragraph (1) 

or (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 

(B) AVAILABILITY TO PUBLIC.—The unclassified portion of 

a report required by paragraph (1) or (2) shall be made 

available to the public. 

(b) CLASSIFIED REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership, in accordance 

with subsection (c), a report, in classified form— 

(A) describing in detail the status of sanctions imposed 

under this subtitle, including the personnel and resources 

directed toward the imposition of such sanctions during 

the preceding fiscal year; 

(B) providing background information with respect to 

persons newly identified as foreign opioid traffickers and 

their illicit activities; 

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(C) describing actions the President intends to undertake or has undertaken to implement this subtitle; and 

(D) providing a strategy for identifying additional foreign 

opioid traffickers. 

(2) EFFECT ON OTHER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The report 

required by paragraph (1) is in addition to, and in no way delimits or restricts, the obligations to keep Congress fully and 

currently informed pursuant to the provisions of the National 

Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 

(c) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the 

date that is 5 years after such date of enactment, the President 

shall submit the reports required by subsections (a) and (b) to the 

appropriate congressional committees and leadership. 

(d) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.— 

(1) INTELLIGENCE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

this section, a report required by subsection (a) or (b) shall not 

disclose the identity of any person if the Director of National 

Intelligence determines that such disclosure could compromise 

an intelligence operation, activity, source, or method of the 

United States. 

(2) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a report required by subsection (a) or (b) 

shall not disclose the identity of any person if the Attorney 

General, in coordination, as appropriate, with the Director of 

the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Administrator of the 

Drug Enforcement Administration, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, and the head of any other appropriate Federal law enforcement agency, determines that such 

disclosure could reasonably be expected— 

(A) to compromise the identity of a confidential source, 

including a State, local, or foreign agency or authority or 

any private institution that furnished information on a 

confidential basis; 

(B) to jeopardize the integrity or success of an ongoing 

criminal investigation or prosecution; 

(C) to endanger the life or physical safety of any person; 

or 

(D) to cause substantial harm to physical property. 

(3) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—If the Director of National Intelligence makes a determination under paragraph (1) or the 

Attorney General makes a determination under paragraph (2), 

the Director or the Attorney General, as the case may be, shall 

notify the appropriate congressional committees and leadership 

of the determination and the reasons for the determination. 

(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 

construed to authorize or compel the disclosure of information 

determined by the President to be law enforcement information, classified information, national security information, or 

other information the disclosure of which is prohibited by any 

other provision of law. 

(e) PROVISION OF INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR REPORTS.—The 

Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Secretary of 

Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence shall consult among 

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themselves and provide to the President and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy the appropriate and necessary 

information to enable the President to submit the reports required 

by subsection (a). 

SEC. 1712. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL OPIOID CONTROL REGIME. 

It is the sense of Congress that, in order to apply economic and 

other financial sanctions to foreign traffickers of illicit opioids to 

protect the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the 

United States— 

(1) the President should instruct the Secretary of State to 

commence immediately diplomatic efforts, both in appropriate 

international fora such as the United Nations, the Group of 

Seven, the Group of Twenty, and trilaterally and bilaterally 

with partners of the United States, to combat foreign opioid 

trafficking, including by working to establish a multilateral 

sanctions regime with respect to foreign opioid trafficking; and 

(2) the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary 

of the Treasury, should intensify efforts to maintain and 

strengthen the coalition of countries formed to combat foreign 

opioid trafficking. 

SEC. 1713. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 

The President shall impose five or more of the sanctions described in section 1714 with respect to each foreign person that is 

an entity, and four or more of such sanctions with respect to each 

foreign person that is an individual, that— 

(1) is identified as a foreign opioid trafficker in a report submitted under section 1711(a); or 

(2) the President determines is owned, controlled, directed 

by, knowingly supplying or sourcing precursors for, or acting 

for or on behalf of, such a foreign opioid trafficker. 

SEC. 1714. DESCRIPTION OF SANCTIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions that may be imposed with respect to a foreign person under section 1713 are the following: 

(1) LOANS FROM UNITED STATES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 

The United States Government may prohibit any United 

States financial institution from making loans or providing 

credits to the foreign person. 

(2) PROHIBITIONS ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The following 

prohibitions may be imposed with respect to a foreign person 

that is a financial institution: 

(A) PROHIBITION ON DESIGNATION AS PRIMARY DEALER.— 

Neither the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System nor the Federal Reserve Bank of New York may 

designate, or permit the continuation of any prior designation of, the financial institution as a primary dealer in 

United States Government debt instruments. 

(B) PROHIBITION ON SERVICE AS A REPOSITORY OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS.—The financial institution may not serve 

as agent of the United States Government or serve as repository for United States Government funds. 

The imposition of either sanction under subparagraph (A) or 

(B) shall be treated as one sanction for purposes of section 

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1713, and the imposition of both such sanctions shall be treated as 2 sanctions for purposes of that section. 

(3) PROCUREMENT BAN.—The United States Government may 

not procure, or enter into any contract for the procurement of, 

any goods or services from the foreign person. 

(4) FOREIGN EXCHANGE.—The President may, pursuant to 

such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any 

transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which the foreign person 

has any interest. 

(5) BANKING TRANSACTIONS.—The President may, pursuant 

to such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit 

any transfers of credit or payments between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of the foreign person. 

(6) PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.—The President may, pursuant 

to such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit 

any person from— 

(A) acquiring, holding, withholding, using, transferring, 

withdrawing, or transporting any property that is subject 

to the jurisdiction of the United States and with respect to 

which the foreign person has any interest; 

(B) dealing in or exercising any right, power, or privilege 

with respect to such property; or 

(C) conducting any transaction involving such property. 

(7) BAN ON INVESTMENT IN EQUITY OR DEBT OF SANCTIONED

PERSON.—The President may, pursuant to such regulations or 

guidelines as the President may prescribe, prohibit any United 

States person from investing in or purchasing significant 

amounts of equity or debt instruments of the foreign person. 

(8) EXCLUSION OF CORPORATE OFFICERS.—The President may 

direct the Secretary of State to deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to exclude from the United States, 

any alien that the President determines is a corporate officer 

or principal of, or a shareholder with a controlling interest in, 

the foreign person. 

(9) SANCTIONS ON PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.—The 

President may impose on the principal executive officer or officers of the foreign person, or on individuals performing similar 

functions and with similar authorities as such officer or officers, any of the sanctions described in paragraphs (1) through 

(8) that are applicable. 

(b) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of any regulation, license, or 

order issued to carry out subsection (a) shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the 

same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described 

in subsection (a) of that section. 

(c) EXCEPTIONS.— 

(1) INTELLIGENCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions under this section shall not apply with respect to— 

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(A) any activity subject to the reporting requirements 

under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

U.S.C. 3091 et seq.); or 

(B) any authorized intelligence or law enforcement activities of the United States. 

(2) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT.—Sanctions under subsection (a)(8) 

shall not apply to an alien if admitting the alien into the 

United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 

United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force 

March 19, 1967, or other applicable international obligations. 

(d) IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATORY AUTHORITY.— 

(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 

1704) to carry out this section. 

(2) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President shall issue such 

regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out 

this section. 

SEC. 1715. WAIVERS. 

(a) WAIVER FOR STATE-OWNED ENTITIES IN COUNTRIES THAT COOPERATE IN MULTILATERAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive for a period of 

not more than 12 months the application of sanctions under 

this subtitle with respect to an entity that is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a foreign government or any 

political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of a foreign 

government, if, not less than 15 days before the waiver is to 

take effect, the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership that the foreign government 

is closely cooperating with the United States in efforts to prevent opioid trafficking. 

(2) CERTIFICATION.—The President may certify under paragraph (1) that a foreign government is closely cooperating with 

the United States in efforts to prevent opioid trafficking if that 

government is— 

(A) implementing domestic laws to schedule all fentanyl 

analogues as controlled substances; and 

(B) doing two or more of the following: 

(i) Implementing substantial improvements in regulations involving the chemical and pharmaceutical production and export of illicit opioids. 

(ii) Implementing substantial improvements in judicial regulations to combat transnational criminal organizations that traffic opioids. 

(iii) Increasing efforts to prosecute foreign opioid 

traffickers. 

(iv) Increasing intelligence sharing and law enforcement cooperation with the United States with respect 

to opioid trafficking. 

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(3) SUBSEQUENT RENEWAL OF WAIVER.—The President may 

renew a waiver under paragraph (1) for subsequent periods of 

not more than 12 months each if, not less than 15 days before 

the renewal is to take effect, the Secretary of State certifies to 

the appropriate congressional committees and leadership that 

the government of the country to which the waiver applies has 

effectively implemented and is effectively enforcing the measures that formed the basis for the certification under paragraph (2). 

(b) WAIVERS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive the application of 

sanctions under this subtitle if the President determines that 

the application of such sanctions would— 

(A) cause a specific articulated harm or set of harms to 

a specific articulated national security interest or set of interests of the United States; or 

(B) subject to paragraph (2), harm the access of United 

States persons to prescription medications. 

(2) MONITORING.—The President shall establish a monitoring 

program to verify that a person that receives a waiver under 

paragraph (1)(B) is not trafficking illicit opioids. 

(3) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 days after making a 

determination under paragraph (1), the President shall notify 

the appropriate congressional committees and leadership of the 

determination and the reasons for the determination. 

(c) HUMANITARIAN WAIVER.—The President may waive, for renewable periods of 180 days, the application of the sanctions under 

this subtitle if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership that the waiver is necessary for 

the provision of humanitarian assistance. 

SEC. 1716. PROCEDURES FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—If a finding under this subtitle, or a prohibition, condition, or penalty imposed as a result of any such finding, 

is based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the 

Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.)) and a court 

reviews the finding or the imposition of the prohibition, condition, 

or penalty, the President may submit such information to the court 

ex parte and in camera. 

(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to— 

(1) confer or imply any right to judicial review of any finding 

under this subtitle, or any prohibition, condition, or penalty 

imposed as a result of any such finding; and 

(2) limit or restrict any other practice, procedure, right, remedy, or safeguard that relates to the protection of classified information and is available to the United States in connection 

with any type of administrative hearing, litigation, or other 

proceeding. 

SEC. 1717. BRIEFINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION. 

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the 

Fentanyl Sanctions Act, and every 180 days thereafter until the 

date that is 5 years after such date of enactment, the President, 

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acting through the Secretary of State and the Director of National 

Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, 

shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a comprehensive briefing on efforts to implement this subtitle. 

SEC. 1718. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IN INTERNATIONAL 

NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT. 

Section 489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

2291(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(9)(A) An assessment conducted by the Secretary of State, 

in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of National Intelligence, of the extent to which any diplomatic efforts described in section 1712 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act have been successful. 

‘‘(B) Each assessment required by subparagraph (A) shall include an identification of— 

‘‘(i) the countries the governments of which have agreed 

to undertake measures to apply economic or other financial sanctions to foreign traffickers of illicit opioids and a 

description of those measures; and 

‘‘(ii) the countries the governments of which have not 

agreed to measures described in clause (i), and, with respect to those countries, other measures the Secretary of 

State recommends that the United States take to apply 

economic and other financial sanctions to foreign traffickers of illicit opioids.’’. 

Subtitle B—Commission on Combating 

Synthetic Opioid Trafficking 

SEC. 1721. COMMISSION ON COMBATING SYNTHETIC OPIOID TRAFFICKING. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a commission to develop a consensus on a strategic approach to combating the 

flow of synthetic opioids into the United States. 

(2) DESIGNATION.—The commission established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the ‘‘Commission on Synthetic 

Opioid Trafficking’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 

(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

(1) COMPOSITION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the Commission shall be composed of the following members: 

(i) The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. 

(ii) The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration. 

(iii) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

(iv) The Secretary of Defense. 

(v) The Secretary of the Treasury. 

(vi) The Secretary of State. 

(vii) The Director of National Intelligence 

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(viii) Two members appointed by the majority leader 

of the Senate, one of whom shall be a Member of the 

Senate and one of whom shall not be. 

(ix) Two members appointed by the minority leader 

of the Senate, one of whom shall be a Member of the 

Senate and one of whom shall not be. 

(x) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the 

House of Representatives, one of whom shall be a 

Member of the House of Representatives and one of 

whom shall not be. 

(xi) Two members appointed by the minority leader 

of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be 

a Member of the House of Representatives and one of 

whom shall not be. 

(B)(i) The members of the Commission who are not 

Members of Congress and who are appointed under 

clauses (viii) through (xi) of subparagraph (A) shall be individuals who are nationally recognized for expertise, 

knowledge, or experience in— 

(I) transnational criminal organizations conducting 

synthetic opioid trafficking; 

(II) the production, manufacturing, distribution, 

sale, or transportation of synthetic opioids; or 

(III) relations between— 

(aa) the United States; and 

(bb) the People’s Republic of China, Mexico, or 

any other country of concern with respect to trafficking in synthetic opioids. 

(ii) An official who appoints members of the Commission 

may not appoint an individual as a member of the Commission if the individual possesses any personal or financial interest in the discharge of any of the duties of the 

Commission. 

(iii)(I) All members of the Commission described in 

clause (i) shall possess an appropriate security clearance in 

accordance with applicable provisions of law concerning 

the handling of classified information. 

(II) For the purpose of facilitating the activities of the 

Commission, the Director of National Intelligence shall expedite to the fullest degree possible the processing of security clearances that are necessary for members of the Commission. 

(2) CO-CHAIRS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall have 2 cochairs, selected from among the members of the Commission, one of whom shall be a member of the majority party 

and one of whom shall be a member of the minority party. 

(B) SELECTION.—The individuals who serve as the cochairs of the Commission shall be jointly agreed upon by 

the President, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, and the minority leader of the House of 

Representatives. 

(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Commission are as follows: 

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(1) To define the core objectives and priorities of the strategic 

approach described in subsection (a)(1). 

(2) To weigh the costs and benefits of various strategic options to combat the flow of synthetic opioids from the People’s 

Republic of China, Mexico, and other countries. 

(3) To evaluate whether the options described in paragraph 

(2) are exclusive or complementary, the best means for executing such options, and how the United States should incorporate and implement such options within the strategic approach described in subsection (a)(1). 

(4) To review and make determinations on the difficult 

choices present within such options, among them what normsbased regimes the United States should seek to establish to encourage the effective regulation of dangerous synthetic opioids. 

(5) To report on efforts by actors in the People’s Republic of 

China to subvert United States laws and to supply illicit synthetic opioids to persons in the United States, including up-todate estimates of the scale of illicit synthetic opioids flows from 

the People’s Republic of China. 

(6) To report on the deficiencies in the regulation of pharmaceutical and chemical production of controlled substances and 

export controls with respect to such substances in the People’s 

Republic of China and other countries that allow opioid traffickers to subvert such regulations and controls to traffic illicit 

opioids into the United States. 

(7) To report on the scale of contaminated or counterfeit 

drugs originating from the People’s Republic of China and 

India. 

(8) To report on how the United States could work more effectively with provincial and local officials in the People’s Republic of China and other countries to combat the illicit production of synthetic opioids. 

(9) In weighing the options for defending the United States 

against the dangers of trafficking in synthetic opioids, to consider possible structures and authorities that need to be established, revised, or augmented within the Federal Government. 

(d) FUNCTIONING OF COMMISSION.—The provisions of subsections 

(c), (d), (e), (g), (h), and (i) of section 1652 of the John S. McCain 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 

Law 115–232) shall apply to the Commission to the same extent 

and in the same manner as such provisions apply to the commission established under that section, except that— 

(1) subsection (c)(1) of that section shall be applied and administered by substituting ‘‘30 days’’ for ‘‘45 days’’; 

(2) subsection (g)(4)(A) of that section shall be applied and 

administered by inserting ‘‘and the Attorney General’’ after 

‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; and 

(3) subsections (h)(2)(A) and (i)(1)(A) of that section shall be 

applied and administered by substituting ‘‘level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316’’ for ‘‘level IV of the Executive 

Schedule under section 5315’’. 

(e) TREATMENT OF INFORMATION FURNISHED TO COMMISSION.— (1) INFORMATION RELATING TO NATIONAL SECURITY.— 

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sume responsibility for the handling and disposition of any 

information related to the national security of the United 

States that is received, considered, or used by the Commission under this section. 

(B) ACCESS AFTER TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the termination of the Commission under subsection (g), only the 

members and designated staff of the appropriate congressional committees and leadership, the Director of National 

Intelligence (and the designees of the Director), and such 

other officials of the executive branch as the President 

may designate shall have access to information related to 

the national security of the United States that is received, 

considered, or used by the Commission. 

(2) INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CONGRESS.—The Commission 

may obtain information from any Member, committee, or office 

of Congress, including information related to the national security of the United States, only with the consent of the Member, 

committee, or office involved and only in accordance with any 

applicable rules and procedures of the House of Representatives or Senate (as the case may be) governing the provision 

of such information by Members, committees, and offices of 

Congress to entities in the executive branch. 

(f) REPORTS.—The Commission shall submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees and leadership— 

(1) not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, an initial report on the activities and recommendations of the Commission under this section; and 

(2) not later than 270 days after the submission of the initial 

report under paragraph (1), a final report on the activities and 

recommendations of the Commission under this section. 

(g) TERMINATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, and all the authorities of 

this section, shall terminate at the end of the 120-day period 

beginning on the date on which the final report required by 

subsection (f)(2) is submitted to the appropriate congressional 

committees and leadership. 

(2) WINDING UP OF AFFAIRS.—The Commission may use the 

120-day period described in paragraph (1) for the purposes of 

concluding its activities, including providing testimony to Congress concerning the final report required by subsection (f)(2) 

and disseminating the report. 

Subtitle C—Other Matters 

SEC. 1731. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM ON USE 

OF INTELLIGENCE RESOURCES IN EFFORTS TO SANCTION FOREIGN OPIOID TRAFFICKERS. 

(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National Intelligence shall, 

in consultation with the Director of the Office of National Drug 

Control Policy, carry out a program to allocate and enhance 

use of resources of the intelligence community, including intelligence collection and analysis, to assist the Secretary of the 

Treasury, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the 

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Drug Enforcement Administration in efforts to identify and impose sanctions with respect to foreign opioid traffickers under 

subtitle A. 

(2) FOCUS ON ILLICIT FINANCE.—To the extent practicable, efforts described in paragraph (1) shall— 

(A) take into account specific illicit finance risks related 

to narcotics trafficking; and 

(B) be developed in consultation with the Undersecretary 

of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes, appropriate officials of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis 

of the Department of the Treasury, the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and appropriate 

Federal law enforcement agencies. 

(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON PROGRAM.—Not later than 90 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 

thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation 

with the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, 

shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report on the status and accomplishments of the program 

required by subsection (a) during the 90-day period ending on the 

date of the report. The first report under this paragraph shall also 

include a description of the amount of funds devoted by the intelligence community to the efforts described in subsection (a) during 

each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018. 

(c) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given that term in 

section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

3003(4)). 

SEC. 1732. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized to carry 

out the operations and activities described in subsection (b) for 

each of fiscal years 2020 through 2025. 

(b) OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES.—The operations and activities 

described in this subsection are the operations and activities of the 

Department of Defense in support of any other department or 

agency of the United States Government solely for purposes of carrying out this title. 

(c) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made available to 

carry out the operations and activities described in subsection (b) 

shall supplement and not supplant other amounts available to 

carry out the operations and activities described in subsection (b). 

(d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Amounts made available to 

carry out the operations and activities described in subsection (b) 

may not be obligated until 15 days after the date on which the 

President notifies the appropriate committees of Congress of the 

President’s intention to obligate such funds. 

(e) CONCURRENCE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.—Operations and activities described in subsection (b) carried out with foreign persons 

shall be conducted with the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 

SEC. 1733. TERMINATION. 

The provisions of this title, and any sanctions imposed pursuant 

to this title, shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the 

date of the enactment of this Act. 

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SEC. 1734. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and requirements to impose 

sanctions under this title shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. 

(b) GOOD DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘good’’ means any 

article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data. 

SEC. 1735. APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED. 

In this subtitle, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 

means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 

Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 1736. FUNDING. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D— 

(1) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 

for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, as specified in 

the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for the Office 

of the Secretary of Defense, is hereby increased by $5,000,000 

for purposes of carrying out subtitle B (relating to the Commission on Synthetic Opiod Trafficking); and 

(2) the amount authorized to be appropriated for CounterDrug Activities, Defense-Wide, for Counter-Narcotics Support, 

as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4501, 

is hereby increased by $25,000,000 for purposes of carrying out 

section 1732 (relating to Department of Defense operations and 

activities). 

(b) OFFSETS.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D— 

(1) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 301 

for Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, as specified in 

the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, line 310, is hereby reduced 

by $14,000,000 for unjustified growth; and 

(2) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101 

for Procurement of Wheeled and Tracked Combat Vehicles, 

Army, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4101, for Bradley Program (Mod), is hereby reduced by 

$16,000,000. 

421. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE OMAR OF

MINNESOTA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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(4) shall include plans to hire, promote, and retain members 

of the Armed Forces who identify as— 

(A) ethnic or racial minorities; 

(B) women; 

(C) religious minorities; 

(D) immigrants; 

(E) members of the LGBTI+ community; or 

(F) people with disabilities. 

422. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BARR OF

KENTUCKY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title X, add the following: 

Subtitle I—North Korea Nuclear Sanctions 

SEC. 1092. SHORT TITLE. 

This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Otto Warmbier North Korea 

Nuclear Sanctions Act of 2019’’. 

SEC. 1093. FINDINGS. 

The Congress finds the following: 

(1) On June 1, 2016, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced a Notice of 

Finding that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern due to its use 

of state-controlled financial institutions and front companies to 

support the proliferation and development of weapons of mass 

destruction (WMD) and ballistic missiles. 

(2) The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has expressed 

serious concerns with the threat posed by North Korea’s proliferation and financing of WMD, and has called on FATF 

members to apply effective counter-measures to protect their financial sectors from North Korean money laundering, WMD 

proliferation financing, and the financing of terrorism. 

(3) In its February 2017 report, the U.N. Panel of Experts 

concluded that— 

(A) North Korea continued to access the international financial system in support of illicit activities despite sanctions imposed by U.N. Security Council Resolutions 2270 

(2016) and 2321 (2016); 

(B) during the reporting period, no member state had reported taking actions to freeze North Korean assets; and 

(C) sanctions evasion by North Korea, combined with inadequate compliance by member states, had significantly 

negated the impact of U.N. Security Council resolutions. 

(4) In its September 2017 report, the U.N. Panel of Experts 

found that— 

(A) North Korea continued to violate financial sanctions 

by using agents acting abroad on the country’s behalf; 

(B) foreign financial institutions provided correspondent 

banking services to North Korean persons and front companies for illicit purposes; 

(C) foreign companies violated sanctions by maintaining 

links with North Korean financial institutions; and 

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(D) North Korea generated at least $270 million during 

the reporting period through the violation of sectoral sanctions. 

(5) North Korean entities engage in significant financial 

transactions through foreign bank accounts that are maintained by non-North Korean nationals, thereby masking account users’ identity in order to access financial services. 

(6) North Korea’s sixth nuclear test on September 3, 2017, 

demonstrated an estimated explosive power more than 100 

times greater than that generated by its first nuclear test in 

2006. 

(7) On February 23, 2018 the Department of the Treasury 

announced its largest-ever set of North Korea-related sanctions, with a particular focus on shipping and trading companies, and issued a maritime advisory to highlight North Korea’s sanctions evasion tactics. On May 9, 2019, the United 

States seized a North Korean ship, the Wise Honest, which 

had previously been detained by Indonesia for carrying coal in 

violation of United Nations sanctions. 

(8) According to the March 2019 Final Report of the U.N. 

Panel of Experts, ‘‘The nuclear and ballistic missile programmes of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea remain 

intact and the country continues to defy Security Council resolutions through a massive increase in illegal ship-to-ship transfers of petroleum products and coal. These violations render 

the latest United Nations sanctions ineffective by flouting the 

caps on the import of petroleum products and crude oil by the 

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as well as the coal ban, 

imposed in 2017 by the Security Council in response to the 

country’s unprecedented nuclear and ballistic missile testing.’’. 

(9) The U.N. Panel of Experts further concluded: ‘‘Financial 

sanctions remain some of the most poorly implemented and actively evaded measures of the sanctions regime. Individuals 

empowered to act as extensions of financial institutions of the 

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea operate in at least five 

countries with seeming impunity.’’. 

(10) North Korea has successfully tested short-range, submarine-launched, and intercontinental ballistic missiles, and is 

rapidly progressing in its development of a nuclear-armed missile that is capable of reaching United States territory. 

SEC. 1094. CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN ACCOUNTS AND 

TRANSACTIONS AT UNITED STATES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 

(a) CORRESPONDENT AND PAYABLE-THROUGH ACCOUNTS HELD BY

FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 

prescribe regulations to prohibit, or impose strict conditions on, 

the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign 

financial institution that the Secretary finds knowingly facilitates a significant transaction or provides significant financial 

services for a covered person. 

(2) PENALTIES.— 

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(A) CIVIL PENALTY.—A person who violates, attempts to 

violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations prescribed under this subsection shall be subject to 

a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the greater of— 

(i) $250,000; or 

(ii) an amount that is twice the amount of the transaction that is the basis of the violation with respect to 

which the penalty is imposed. 

(B) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—A person who willfully commits, 

willfully attempts to commit, or willfully conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of, a violation of 

regulations prescribed under this subsection shall, upon 

conviction, be fined not more than $1,000,000, or if a natural person, may be imprisoned for not more than 20 

years, or both. 

(b) RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS BY UNITED STATES

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 

prescribe regulations to prohibit a United States financial institution, and any person owned or controlled by a United 

States financial institution, from knowingly engaging in a significant transaction with or benefitting any person that the 

Secretary finds to be a covered person. 

(2) CIVIL PENALTY.—A person who violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations 

prescribed under this subsection shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the greater of— 

(A) $250,000; or 

(B) an amount that is twice the amount of the transaction that is the basis of the violation with respect to 

which the penalty is imposed. 

SEC. 1095. OPPOSITION TO ASSISTANCE BY THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK. 

(a) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Bretton 

Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 73. OPPOSITION TO ASSISTANCE FOR ANY GOVERNMENT THAT 

FAILS TO IMPLEMENT SANCTIONS ON NORTH KOREA. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 

the United States Executive Director at the international financial 

institutions (as defined under section 1701(c) of the International 

Financial Institutions Act) to use the voice and vote of the United 

States to oppose the provision of financial assistance to a foreign 

government, other than assistance to support basic human needs, 

if the President determines that, in the year preceding consideration of approval of such assistance, the government has knowingly 

failed to prevent the provision of financial services to, or freeze the 

funds, financial assets, and economic resources of, a person described under subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 7(2) of the 

Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions Act of 2019. 

‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection (a) for up to 

180 days at a time with respect to a foreign government if the 

President reports to Congress that— 

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‘‘(1) the foreign government’s failure described under (a) is 

due exclusively to a lack of foreign government capacity; 

‘‘(2) the foreign government is taking effective steps to prevent recurrence of such failure; or 

‘‘(3) such waiver is vital to the national security interests of 

the United States.’’. 

(b) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.—Section 2(b) of the Export-Import 

Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)) is amended by adding at the 

end the following: 

‘‘(14) PROHIBITION ON SUPPORT INVOLVING PERSONS CONNECTED WITH NORTH KOREA.—The Bank may not guarantee, insure, or extend credit, or participate in the extension of credit 

in connection with the export of a good or service to a covered 

person (as defined under section 7 of the Otto Warmbier North 

Korea Nuclear Sanctions Act of 2019).’’. 

SEC. 1096. TREASURY REPORTS ON COMPLIANCE, PENALTIES, AND 

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

(a) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days following the date 

of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the 

Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives 

and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 

the Senate that includes— 

(A) a list of financial institutions that, in the period 

since the preceding report, knowingly facilitated a significant transaction or transactions or provided significant financial services for a covered person; 

(B) a list of any penalties imposed under section 3 in the 

period since the preceding report; and 

(C) a description of efforts by the Department of the 

Treasury in the period since the preceding report, through 

consultations, technical assistance, or other appropriate activities, to strengthen the capacity of financial institutions 

and foreign governments to prevent the provision of financial services benefitting any covered person. 

(2) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 

(A) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) 

shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a 

classified annex. 

(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified portion of 

such report shall be made available to the public and posted on the website of the Department of the Treasury. 

(3) SUNSET.—The report requirement under this subsection 

shall terminate after the end of the 5-year period beginning on 

the date of enactment of this Act. 

(b) TESTIMONY REQUIRED.—Upon request of the Committee on 

Financial Services of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, the 

Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence shall testify to explain the effects of this Act, and the 

amendments made by this Act, on North Korea’s access to illicit finance channels. 

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(c) INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.—Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262p et seq.) is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 1629. SUPPORT FOR CAPACITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND TO PREVENT MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCING OF TERRORISM. 

‘‘The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 

Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund to support 

the increased use of the administrative budget of the Fund for 

technical assistance that strengthens the capacity of Fund members to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism.’’. 

(d) NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The 

Chairman of the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies shall include in the report required by 

section 1701 of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 

U.S.C. 262r) a description of— 

(1) the activities of the International Monetary Fund in the 

most recently completed fiscal year to provide technical assistance that strengthens the capacity of Fund members to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism, and the 

effectiveness of the assistance; and 

(2) the efficacy of efforts by the United States to support 

such technical assistance through the use of the Fund’s administrative budget, and the level of such support. 

(e) SUNSET.—Effective on the date that is the end of the 4-year 

period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, section 1629 

of the International Financial Institutions Act, as added by subsection (c), is repealed. 

SEC. 1097. SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION OF PROHIBITIONS AND 

PENALTIES. 

(a) SUSPENSION.—Except for any provision of section 1098, the 

President may suspend, on a case-by-case basis, the application of 

any provision of this subtitle, or provision in an amendment made 

by this subtitle, with respect to an entity, individual, or transaction, for a period of not more than 180 days at a time if the 

President certifies to Congress that— 

(1) the Government of North Korea has— 

(A) committed to the verifiable suspension of North Korea’s proliferation and testing of WMD, including systems 

designed in whole or in part for the delivery of such weapons; and 

(B) has agreed to multilateral talks including the Government of the United States, with the goal of permanently and verifiably limiting North Korea’s WMD and 

ballistic missile programs; or 

(2) such suspension is vital to the national security interests 

of the United States, with an explanation of the reasons therefor. 

(b) TERMINATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—On the date that is 30 days after the date 

on which the President makes the certification described under 

paragraph (2)— 

(A) subsection (a), section 1094, and subsections (a) and 

(b) of section 1096 shall cease to have any force or effect; 

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(B) section 73 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, as 

added by section 4(a), shall be repealed; and 

(C) section 2(b)(14) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 

1945, as added by section 4(b), shall be repealed. 

(2) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described under this 

paragraph is a certification by the President to the Congress 

that— 

(A) the Government of North Korea— 

(i) has ceased to pose a significant threat to national 

security, with an explanation of the reasons therefor; 

or 

(ii) is committed to, and is taking effective steps to 

achieving, the goal of permanently and verifiably limiting North Korea’s WMD and ballistic missile programs; or 

(B) such termination is vital to the national security interests of the United States, with an explanation of the 

reasons therefor. 

SEC. 1098. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and requirements to impose 

sanctions authorized under this subtitle shall not include the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of 

goods. 

(b) GOOD DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘good’’ means any 

article, natural or man-made substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data. 

SEC. 1099. DEFINITIONS. 

For purposes of this subtitle: 

(1) TERMS RELATED TO NORTH KOREA.—The terms ‘‘applicable 

Executive order’’, ‘‘Government of North Korea’’, ‘‘North 

Korea’’, ‘‘North Korean person’’, and ‘‘significant activities undermining cybersecurity’’ have the meanings given those 

terms, respectively, in section 3 of the North Korea Sanctions 

and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9202). 

(2) COVERED PERSON.—The term ‘‘covered person’’ means the 

following: 

(A) Any North Korean person designated under an applicable Executive order. 

(B) Any North Korean person that knowingly facilitates 

the transfer of bulk cash or covered goods (as defined 

under section 1027.100 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations). 

(C) Any North Korean financial institution. 

(D) Any North Korean person employed outside of North 

Korea, except that the Secretary of the Treasury may 

waive the application of this subparagraph for a North Korean person that is not otherwise a covered person and— 

(i) has been granted asylum or refugee status by the 

country of employment; or 

(ii) is employed as essential diplomatic personnel for 

the Government of North Korea. 

(E) Any person acting on behalf of, or at the direction of, 

a person described under subparagraphs (A) through (D). 

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(F) Any person that knowingly employs a person described under subparagraph (D). 

(G) Any person that knowingly facilitates the import of 

goods, services, technology, or natural resources, including 

energy imports and minerals, or their derivatives, from 

North Korea. 

(H) Any person that knowingly facilitates the export of 

goods, services, technology, or natural resources, including 

energy exports and minerals, or their derivatives, to North 

Korea, except for food, medicine, or medical supplies required for civilian humanitarian needs. 

(I) Any person that knowingly invests in, or participates 

in a joint venture with, an entity in which the Government 

of North Korea participates or an entity that is created or 

organized under North Korean law. 

(J) Any person that knowingly provides financial services, including through a subsidiary or joint venture, in 

North Korea. 

(K) Any person that knowingly insures, registers, facilitates the registration of, or maintains insurance or a registration for, a vessel owned, controlled, commanded, or operated by a North Korean person. 

(L) Any person knowingly providing specialized teaching, 

training, or information or providing material or technological support to a North Korean person that— 

(i) may contribute to North Korea’s development and 

proliferation of WMD, including systems designed in 

whole or in part for the delivery of such weapons; or 

(ii) may contribute to significant activities undermining cybersecurity. 

(3) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DEFINITIONS.— (A) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘financial institution’’ means a United States financial institution or a foreign financial institution. 

(B) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘foreign 

financial institution’’ has the meaning given that term 

under section 1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. 

(C) NORTH KOREAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term 

‘‘North Korean financial institution’’ includes— 

(i) any North Korean financial institution, as defined in section 3 of the North Korea Sanctions and 

Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9202); 

(ii) any financial agency, as defined in section 5312 

of title 31, United States Code, that is owned or controlled by the Government of North Korea; 

(iii) any money transmitting business, as defined in 

section 5330(d) of title 31, United States Code, that is 

owned or controlled by the Government of North 

Korea; 

(iv) any financial institution that is a joint venture 

between any person and the Government of North 

Korea; and 

(v) any joint venture involving a North Korean financial institution. 

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(D) UNITED STATES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term 

‘‘United States financial institution’’ has the meaning 

given the term ‘‘U.S. financial institution’’ under section 

510.310 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. 

(4) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result. 

423. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KHANNA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 20 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. PROHIBITION OF UNAUTHORIZED MILITARY FORCE IN OR 

AGAINST IRAN. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) The acquisition by the Government of Iran of a nuclear 

weapon would pose a grave threat to international peace and 

stability and the national security of the United States and 

United States allies, including Israel. 

(2) The Government of Iran is a leading state sponsor of terrorism, continues to materially support the regime of Bashar 

al-Assad, and is responsible for ongoing gross violations of the 

human rights of the people of Iran. 

(3) Article I of the United States Constitution requires the 

President to obtain authorization from Congress before engaging in war with Iran. 

(b) CLARIFICATION OF CURRENT LAW.—Nothing in the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 

note), the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note), or any 

other provision of law enacted before the date of the enactment of 

this Act may be construed to provide authorization for the use of 

military force against Iran. 

(c) PROHIBITION OF UNAUTHORIZED MILITARY FORCE IN OR

AGAINST IRAN.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (1), no 

Federal funds may be used for any use of military force in or 

against Iran unless Congress has— 

(A) declared war; or 

(B) enacted specific statutory authorization for such use 

of military force after the date of the enactment of this Act 

that meets the requirements of the War Powers Resolution 

(50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.). 

(2) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall 

not apply to a use of military force that is consistent with section (2)(c) of the War Powers Resolution. 

(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—(1) Nothing in this section may be 

construed to prevent the President from using necessary and appropriate force to defend United States allies and partners if Congress enacts specific statutory authorization for such use of force 

consistent with the requirements of the War Powers Resolution (50 

U.S.C. 1541 et seq.). 

(2) Nothing in this Act may be construed to relieve the executive 

branch of restrictions on the use of force, reporting, or consultation 

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requirements set forth in the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 

1541 et seq.). 

(3) Nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize the use of 

military force. 

424. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEE OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title XII, on page 842, after line 14, 

insert the following section: 

SEC. 1268. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF MILITARY 

FORCE. 

The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is repealed. 

425. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEE OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE 2001 AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

(1) The Authorization for Use of Military Force (referred to 

in this section as the ‘‘2001 AUMF’’) (Public Law 107–40; 50 

U.S.C. 1541 note) was passed by Congress in 2001 after the 

terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to authorize the use of 

force against those responsible for the attacks of September 11, 

2001. 

(2) The 2001 AUMF is one of the only modern authorizations 

for the use of force in the history of the United States that included no limitation in time, geography, operations, or a 

named enemy. 

(3) The 2001 AUMF has been cited 41 times as the legal 

basis for the use of force in 19 countries. 

(4) Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution provides Congress 

with the sole authority to ‘‘declare war’’. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the use of the 2001 AUMF has been well beyond the 

scope that Congress initially intended when it was passed on 

September 14, 2001; 

(2) nearly 18 years after the passage of the 2001 AUMF, it 

has served as a blank check for any President to wage war at 

any time and at any place; and 

(3) any new authorization for the use of military force that 

replaces the 2001 AUMF should include— 

(A) a sunset clause and timeframe within which Congress should revisit the authority provided in the new authorization for use of military force; 

(B) a clear and specific expression of mission objectives, 

targets, and geographic scope; and 

(C) reporting requirements to increase transparency and 

ensure proper Congressional oversight. 

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426. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ENGEL

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. l. REPORT ON HOSTILITIES INVOLVING UNITED STATES ARMED 

FORCES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall report to the congressional 

defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives within 48 hours any incident in which United States 

Armed Forces are involved in an attack or hostilities, including in 

an offensive or defensive capacity, unless the President— 

(1) reports the incident within 48 hours pursuant to section 

4 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1543); or 

(2) has determined prior to the incident and reported pursuant to section 1264 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2018 (50 U.S.C. 1549) that the United States 

Armed Forces involved in the incident would be operating 

under specific statutory authorization, within the meaning of 

section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(b)). 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include, for each such incident— 

(1) the statutory and operational authorities under which the 

United States Armed Forces were operating, including any relevant executive orders and an identification of the operational 

activities authorized under such executive orders; 

(2) the date, location, duration, and other parties involved; 

(3) a description of the United States Armed Forces involved 

and the mission of such Armed Forces; 

(4) the numbers of any combatant casualties and civilian casualties; and 

(5) any other information the President determines appropriate. 

(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

427. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ENGEL

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. ll. REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS ON USE OF MILITARY FORCE AND 

SUPPORT OF PARTNER FORCES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President 

shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on specific 

actions taken pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military 

Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.) and support for 

partner forces against those nations or organizations described in 

such law, during the preceding 180-day period. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the time period for which 

the report was submitted, the following: 

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(1) A list of each nation or organization with respect to which 

force has been used pursuant to the Authorization for Use of 

Military Force, including the legal and factual basis for the determination that authority under such law applies with respect 

to each such nation or organization. 

(2) An intelligence assessment of the risk to the United 

States posed by each such nation or organization. 

(3) A list of the countries in which operations were conducted 

pursuant such law. 

(4) A list of all lethal actions in which United States Armed 

Forces participated, including— 

(A) a delineation of whether any country in which such 

action occurred was or was not designated as an area of 

active hostilities; 

(B) the number of lawfully targetable individuals injured 

or killed and the number of high-value targets injured or 

killed for each such specific instance of lethal action; and 

(C) a description of the circumstances surrounding each 

instance of a strike taken in Somalia, Yemen, and any 

other country not designated an area of active hostilities 

that did not target a high value target. 

(5) A list of each partner force supported and each country 

in which United States Armed Forces have commanded, coordinated, participated in the movement of, accompanied, or otherwise supported foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals on operations in which such forces, groups or individuals have engaged in hostilities, either offensively or defensively, including— 

(A) a delineation of instances in which such United 

States Armed Forces were or were not operating under the 

Authorization for Use of Military Force; 

(B) the purpose for which the United States Armed 

Forces were deployed to the country in which the use of 

force occurred, including the program or funding authority 

under which such Armed Forces were operating; 

(C) a determination of whether the foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals against which such hostilities occurred are covered by the Authorization for Use 

of Military Force; 

(D) a description of the United States Armed Forces involvement in such hostilities, including whether the Armed 

Forces— 

(i) directed the operation that led to hostilities, and, 

if so, the objective of such operation; 

(ii) accompanied the partner force at any point during the mission or operation in which the hostilities 

occurred; 

(iii) engaged directly in combat; or 

(iv) provided intelligence, reconnaissance, or surveillance, medivac, refueling, airlift, or any other type of 

enabling support to the partner forces during hostilities. 

(6) A description of the actual and proposed contributions, including financing, equipment, training, troops, and logistical 

support, provided by each foreign country that participates in 

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any international coalition with the United States to combat a 

nation or organization described in the Authorization for Use 

of Military Force. 

(c) FORM.—The information required under paragraphs (1) and 

(2) of subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form. 

(d) OTHER REPORTS.—If United States Armed Forces engage in 

hostilities, offensively or defensively, against any nation, organization, or person pursuant to statutory or constitutional authorities 

other than Authorization for Use of Military Force, the President 

shall comply with the reporting requirements under— 

(1) this section to the same extent and in the same manner 

as if such actions had been taken under Authorization for Use 

of Military Force; 

(2) the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.); and 

(3) any other applicable provision of law. 

(e) BRIEFINGS.—At least once during each 180-day period described in subsection (a), the President shall provide to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

Representatives a briefing on the matters covered by the report required under this section for such period. 

428. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GARCIA

OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. PROHIBITION ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES TO HOUSE OR DETAIN UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN 

CHILDREN. 

(a) PROHIBITION.—No Department of Defense facility may be 

used to house or detain unaccompanied alien children. 

(b) UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN DEFINED.—The term ‘‘unaccompanied alien children’’ has the meaning given such term in 

section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279)). 

429. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE OCASIOCORTEZ OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF 

IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 

made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020 

may be obligated or expended for any activity authorized pursuant 

to chapter 15 of title 10, United States Code, or section 1059 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 15 2016 (Public 

Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 986; 10 U.S.C. 271 note prec.), if a significant purpose of the activity is to assist with the enforcement of any 

part of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 

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430. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE OCASIOCORTEZ OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle E of title 10 the following: 

SEC. ll. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PROVIDING HOUSING 

FOR UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may be 

used for the purpose of providing housing in any Department of 

Defense facility for any detained alien who has no lawful immigration status in the United States. 

431. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PETERS

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. INSPECTION OF FACILITIES USED TO HOUSE, DETAIN, 

SCREEN, AND REVIEW MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES. 

The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Comptroller 

General of the United States and the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services shall establish a process under which the Comptroller General and the Inspector General of Health and Human 

Services, as appropriate, may be provided with access to Government-owned or Department of Defense-owned installations where 

there are facilities used to house, detain, screen, or review migrants, refugees, or other persons recently arriving in the United 

States for purposes of conducting surprise inspections of such facilities. 

432. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RICE OF

NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OPERATIONS ON THE SOUTHWEST BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES. 

(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of the United 

States shall conduct a review of ongoing and planned future Department of Defense support for Department of Homeland Security 

operations to secure the southwest border of the United States. 

(b) REPORT AND BRIEFING.— (1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after beginning to 

conduct the review required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall provide to the Committees on Armed 

Services and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 

the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a briefing on the 

review. 

(2) REPORT.—Subsequent to providing the briefing under 

paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the 

Committees on Armed Services and Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on 

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Armed Services and Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on the review. 

433. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE STANTON

OF ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 567. INCLUSION OF QUESTION REGARDING IMMIGRATION STATUS ON PRESEPARATION COUNSELING CHECKLIST (DD 

FORM 2648). 

Not later than September 30, 2020, the Secretary of Defense 

shall modify the preseparation counseling checklist for active component, active guard reserve, active reserve, full time support, and 

reserve program administrator service members (DD Form 2648) to 

include a specific block wherein a member of the Armed Forces 

may indicate that the member would like to receive information regarding the immigration status of that member and expedited naturalization. 

434. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TAKANO

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 530. NOTIFICATION TO SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY OF 

HONORABLE DISCHARGES OF NON-CITIZENS. 

(a) NOTICE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide 

the Secretary of Homeland Security with a copy of the Certificate 

of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) for each 

individual who is not a citizen of the United States who is honorably discharged from the Armed Forces so the Secretary of Homeland Security may note such discharge in an I-213 Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien for that individual. 

(b) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide each notice under this section not later than 30 days after the date of such 

discharge. 

435. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE AGUILAR

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 567. COUNSELING TO MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT CITIZENS OF THE 

UNITED STATES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned shall furnish to covered individuals under the jurisdiction of that Secretary counseling 

regarding how to apply for naturalization. 

(b) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘covered individual’’ means a member of the Armed Forces who is 

not a citizen of the United States. 

436. 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, add the following: 

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SEC. 530. PROHIBITION ON INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION OR DEPORTATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO ARE 

DACA RECIPIENTS OR HAVE TEMPORARY PROTECTED 

STATUS. 

(a) DACA.—No covered person who has received deferred action 

under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program of the 

Department of Homeland Security, established pursuant to the 

memorandum of the Secretary of Homeland Security dated June 

15, 2012, may, solely on the basis of such deferred action, be— 

(1) involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces; 

(2) placed into removal proceedings; or 

(3) removed from the United States. 

(b) TPS.—No covered person who has temporary protected status 

under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

1254a), may, solely on the basis of such status, be— 

(1) involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces; 

(2) placed into removal proceedings; or 

(3) removed from the United States. 

(c) COVERED PERSON DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered person’’ means— 

(1) a member of the Armed Forces; or 

(2) an individual who was discharged from the Armed Forces 

under honorable conditions. 

437. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMP- SON OF MISSISSIPPI OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. PROHIBITION ON USE OF DOD EQUIPMENT, PERSONNEL, 

AND FACILITIES FOR ICE DETENTION. 

No facilities, equipment, or personnel of the Department of Defense may be used to house or construct any housing for any foreign nationals who are in the custody of and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

438. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

MALINOWSKI OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following new section: 

SEC. l. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF AIR TO GROUND MUNITIONS, 

RELATED COMPONENTS AND PARTS OF SUCH MUNITIONS, AND RELATED SERVICES TO SAUDI ARABIA AND 

THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—For the one-year period beginning on the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the President may not issue any license, and shall suspend any license or other approval that was 

issued before the date of the enactment of this Act, for the export 

to the Government of Saudi Arabia or the Government of the 

United Arab Emirates of any air to ground munitions, related components and parts of such munitions, and related services. 

(b) WAIVER.—The President may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) for any instance of license denial or suspension that 

shall result in a cost to the Federal Government. 

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439. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE POCAN

OF WISCONSIN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 530. REVIEW OF DISCHARGE CHARACTERIZATION. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may cited as the ‘‘Restore Honor 

to Service Members Act’’. 

(b) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this section, and in a manner that is consistent across the entire Department of Defense, the 

appropriate discharge boards shall review the discharge characterization of covered members at the request of a covered member, 

and shall change the discharge characterization of a covered member to honorable if such change is determined to be appropriate 

after a review is conducted. 

(c) APPEAL.—A covered member, or the representative of the 

member, may appeal a decision by the appropriate discharge board 

to not change the discharge characterization by using the regular 

appeals process of the board. 

(d) CHANGE OF RECORDS.—For each covered member whose discharge characterization is changed under subsection (a), or for each 

covered member who was honorably discharged but whose DD-214 

form reflects the sexual orientation of the member, the Secretary 

of Defense shall reissue to the member or their representative a revised DD-214 form that does not reflect the sexual orientation of 

the member or reason for initial discharge. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘appropriate discharge board’’ means the boards 

for correction of military records under section 1552 of title 10, 

United States Code, or the discharge review boards under section 1553 of such title, as the case may be. 

(2) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means any former member 

of the Armed Forces who was discharged from the Armed 

Forces because of the sexual orientation of the member. 

(3) The term ‘‘discharge characterization’’ means the characterization under which a member of the Armed forces is discharged or released, including ‘‘dishonorable’’, ‘‘general’’, ‘‘other 

than honorable’’, and ‘‘honorable’’. 

(4) The term ‘‘representative’’ means the surviving spouse, 

next of kin, or legal representative of a covered member. 

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