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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 115–702 

PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5515) TO 

AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 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 

PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PERIOD FROM MAY 25, 2018, THROUGH 

JUNE 4, 2018 

MAY 22, 2018.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BYRNE, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 908] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 908, by a record vote of 9 to 4, report the same to the 

House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, under a 

structured rule. The resolution provides for no additional general 

debate. The resolution makes in order only those further amendments printed in this report. Each such amendment may be offered 

only in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a 

Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, 

shall be debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not 

be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 

division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

Whole. The resolution waives all points of order against the amendments printed in this report or against amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution. 

Section 3 provides that the chair of the Committee on Armed 

Services or his designee may offer amendments en bloc at any time 

consisting of amendments printed in 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 

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shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the 

House of in the Committee of the Whole. The resolution provides 

one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Section 5 of the resolution provides that on any legislative day 

during the period from May 25, 2018, through June 4, 2018: the 

Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered 

as approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be announced by the Chair 

in declaring the adjournment. 

Section 6 of the resolution provides that the Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration 

of the period addressed by section 5 of the resolution as though 

under clause 8(a) of rule I. 

Section 7 of the resolution provides that each day during the period addressed by section 5 of this resolution shall not constitute 

a calendar day of continuous session for purposes of section 1017(b) 

of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 

(2 U.S.C. 688(b)). 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against the amendments to H.R. 

5515 or amendments en bloc described in Section 3 of the resolution includes a waiver of the following: 

• 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 for amendment #82 by Rep. Crawford, #52 

by Rep. Hunter, #21 by Rep. Norman, #44 by Rep. Norman and 

#94 by Rep. Yarmuth. 

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. 218 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #173, offered by Rep. McGovern 

(MA) and Rep. Welch (VT) and Rep. Garamendi (CA) and Rep. Lee 

(CA) and Rep. Jones (NC) and Rep. Kildee (MI), which requires 

Presidential determination and Congressional action to increase 

levels of U.S. Armed Forces deployed in Afghanistan after September 30, 2018. Defeated: 4–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

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Rules Committee record vote No. 219 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #227, offered by Rep. Lee (CA) 

and Rep. Welch (VT) and Rep. Ellison (MN) and Rep. Jones (NC), 

which repeals the 2001 AUMF after 240 days of enactment of this 

act. Defeated: 4–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 220 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #271, offered by Rep. Trott (MI) 

and Rep. Bishop (MI) and Rep. Valadao (CA) and Rep. Engel (NY) 

and Rep. Upton (MI) and Rep. Moolenaar (MI) and Rep. Smith (NJ) 

and Rep. Speier (CA) and Rep. Costa (CA) and Rep. Napolitano 

(CA) and Rep. Bilirakis (FL) and Rep. Chu (CA) and Rep. Gabbard 

(HI) and Rep. Cicilline (RI) and Rep. Eshoo (CA) and Rep. Maloney 

(NY) and Rep. Clark (MA) and Rep. McGovern (MA) and Rep. Coffman (CO) and Rep. Poe (TX) and Rep. Russell (OK) and Rep. Sherman (CA) and Rep. Schiff (CA) and Rep. Pallone Jr. (NJ) and Rep. 

Sarbanes (MD), to express the Sense of Congress that the lessons 

of past genocides should be applied to help prevent future war 

crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Defeated: 4–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 221 

Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to make in order and provide 

the appropriate waivers to amendment #316, offered by Rep. Langevin (RI), which strikes Section 874 entitled ‘‘transfer or possession of defense items for national defense purposes.’’ Defeated: 4– 

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 222 

Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to make in order and provide 

the appropriate waivers to amendment #485, offered by Rep. Poe 

(TX), which prohibits involuntary separation or deportation of 

DACA recipients who are actively serving in the Armed Forces or 

have been discharged under honorable conditions. Defeated: 4–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 223 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #258, offered by Rep. Polis (CO) and 

Rep. Grothman (WI) and Rep. Lee (CA) and Rep. Duncan Jr. (TN), 

which reduces the base Defense Department budget by 1% excluding military/reserve/National Guard personnel, as well as Defense 

Health Program account. Defeated: 4–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 224 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #259, offered by Rep. Polis (CO) and 

Rep. Quigley (IL), which directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct 

a study on the impact of the FDA’s policies restricting blood donations from men who have sex with men on the readiness of the 

Armed Forces and the blood supply of military medical treatment 

facilities. Defeated: 4–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 225 

Motion by Rep. Torres to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #264, #267, #269 and #270, offered 

en bloc by Rep. Torres (CA), #269, which prohibits the Department 

of Defense in assisting the Department of Homeland Security, and 

subsequently the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, in 

carrying out deportation of designated spouses, parents, and sons 

and daughters of certain military personnel, veterans, and enlistees; and the amendment by Rep. Torres (CA) and Rep. Wagner 

(MO), #270, which directs DNI, in coordination with the State Department, to produce a national intelligence estimate of the revenue sources of the North Korean regime; and the amendment by 

Rep. Torres (CA), #267, which requires a national intelligence estimate on the total amount of funds used by the Russian Federation 

to influence electoral or judicial processes in the United States; and 

the amendment by Rep. Torres (CA), #264, which requires the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a review to determine 

whether firearms that were exported from the United States have 

been diverted to individuals or entities that are engaged in narcotics trafficking or terrorism. Defeated: 4–9 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 226 

Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 9–4 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Yea Mr. McGovern ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Yea Mr. Polis ........................................................... Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Yea Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Yea 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Yea 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Yea 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. Lujan Grisham (NM), Luja ́n (NM): Authorizes the Air Force 

Research Lab to create an open campus initiative modeled after the 

Army Research Lab’s program, which fosters innovation and provides for rapid transition of technologies into products by entrepreneurs. (10 minutes) 

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2. Lujan Grisham (NM), Luja ́n (NM), Lipinski (IL): Authorizes 

the Secretary to support national security innovation and entrepreneurial education programs for Department of Defense laboratory 

personnel. (10 minutes) 

3. Guthrie (KY): Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to continue to provide for the production, treatment, management, and 

use of natural gas located under Fort Knox, Kentucky. (10 minutes) 

4. Suozzi (NY), Hanabusa (HI), Cook (CA): Expresses a sense of 

Congress encouraging DoD to accelerate, expedite and streamline 

environmental restoration efforts, reduce the financial burden on 

state and local governments and allay community concerns about 

the safety of drinking water. Directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment to brief the Congressional Armed Services committees on initiatives being pursued 

to accelerate environmental restoration efforts. (10 minutes) 

5. Cicilline (RI): Requires the Defense Logistics Agency to provide 

direct notification to existing contractors when a branch of the military announces a change to uniform components produced by that 

contractor. (10 minutes) 

6. Connolly (VA), Murphy, Stephanie (FL): Provides not less than 

$12 million for the assessment monitoring, and evaluation of security cooperation activities in accordance with section 383 of title 10, 

U.S. Code. (10 minutes) 

7. Crawford (AR): Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide 

a plan to Congress on how USNORTHCOM will organize a joint 

task force for EOD and countering improvised explosive devices. 

(10 minutes) 

8. Amodei (NV), Gosar (AZ), McSally (AZ), Hice, Jody (GA), 

McClintock (CA), Biggs (AZ), Lamborn (CO), Young, Don (AK), 

LaMalfa (CA), Cook (CA), Smith, Jason (MO), Schweikert (AZ), 

Tipton (CO): Addresses mine permitting issues in relationship to 

minerals deemed critical for national security and the nation’s infrastructure. The amendment is consistent with EO 13604 and EO 

13817 from 2012 and 2017 respectively which ordered federal agencies to reduce the time required to make permitting and review decisions for critical mineral projects. (10 minutes) 

9. Luja ́n Grisham (NM), Lujan (NM): Authorizes entrepreneurial 

sabbatical programs across all the defense laboratories and allows 

researchers to take an unpaid sabbatical to work for a private sector firm in order to build their research for commercial purposes. 

(10 minutes) 

10. McGovern (MA), Emmer (MN): Requires the Secretary of Defense to design and produce a military service medal to honor retired and former members of the Armed Forces who are radiationexposed veterans (Atomic Veterans). (10 minutes) 

11. Kuster, Ann (NH): Requires SECDEF to submit a report to 

Congress within 90 days of passage detailing corrective actions 

taken based on IOT&E Report on MHS Genesis prior to its fielding 

beyond initial facilities. (10 minutes) 

12. Schneider (IL), Luja ́n (NM), Lipinski (IL): Allows for increased flexibility for use of funding within Phase I and Phase II 

of the SBIR/STTR programs. (10 minutes) 

13. McKinley (WV): Institutes domestic sourcing requirements 

for dinner ware within the Department of Defense. (10 minutes) 

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14. Lawson (FL): Requires the head of all agencies that have 

SBIR programs to implement a Commercialization Assistance Pilot 

Program, if not currently operating such a similar program, within 

one year of passage of this provision for the purpose of increasing 

commercialization of SBIR research by the use of sequential Phase 

II awards that require a match of outside funding. (10 minutes) 

15. Vela ́zquez (NY): Grants agencies the ability to double the 

value of the contract awarded to specified small business concerns 

for purposes of the small business prime contracting goal for a duration of four years after enactment of the legislation. There is also 

a reporting requirement to track the number and amount of contracts awarded to eligible firms. (10 minutes) 

16. Clarke (NY), Plaskett, (VI), Vela ́zquez (NY): Grants agencies 

the ability to double the value of the contract awarded to U.S. Virgin Islands small business concerns for purposes of the small business prime contracting goal for a duration of four years after enactment of the legislation. There is also a reporting requirement to 

track the number and amount of contracts awarded to eligible 

firms. (10 minutes) 

17. Hartzler (MO), Conaway (TX), Gallagher (WI), Ruppersberger 

(MD), Schiff (CA), Speier (CA), Moulton (MA), Jones (NC): Prohibits federal agencies from procuring certain Chinese-made video 

surveillance equipment or services. (10 minutes) 

18. McCaul (TX), Bacon (NE), Castro (TX): Amends Section 880 

of the base bill, which prohibits all Federal agencies from buying 

from or contracting with covered companies. The amendment extends the prohibition to Federal grant money, and loans. (10 minutes) 

19. Tenney (NY), Poliquin (ME), Katko (NY), Lipinski (IL), Ryan, 

Tim (OH), Jones (NC): Reinstates the Berry Amendment’s longstanding domestic sourcing requirement for stainless steel flatware 

and provides a one year phase-in period. (10 minutes) 

20. Vela ́zquez (NY): Directs SBA to raise awareness and support 

business conversions to employee ownership through SBA entrepreneurial development and lending programs. Modernizes SBA’s 7(a) 

loan guarantee program to increase access to capital for employee 

owned small businesses and cooperatives. (10 minutes) 

21. Norman (SC): States that the Secretary of Defense shall include, with the Department of Defense budget, a report regarding 

the funding for product support strategies for major weapons systems. (10 minutes) 

22. King, Steve (IA): Ensures no funds authorized go to the enforcement of Davis-Bacon. (10 minutes) 

23. Poliquin (ME): Clarifies that section 916 is not intended to 

require or encourage any reduction in work force at the Defense Finance and Accounting Services. (10 minutes) 

24. Wilson, Joe (SC): Changes ‘‘shall’’ on page 467 to ‘‘should’’ (10 

minutes) 

25. Russell (OK): Reduces the risk for military service members 

so that pilots and crews are better protected in training areas. (10 

minutes) 

26. Hastings, Alcee (FL): Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on military installations that have been available 

for disaster recovery over the past 10 fiscal years, and installations 

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assessed to be available for fast response in the future. (10 minutes) 

27. Adams (NC), Hastings, Alcee (FL): Promotes increased participation in Federal procurement by HBCUs. (10 minutes) 

28. Sessions (TX): Provides clarifying language that allows the 

SECDEF to enter into agreement with charitable organizations to 

provide assistance to local populations abroad. (10 minutes) 

29. Smith, Adam (WA): Clarifies that the Federal Aviation Administration is allowed to disburse funding to carry out a project 

to mitigate noise if the project is located at a school near the airport and if the school entered into a Memorandum of Agreement 

with the agency before September 30, 2002, even if the airport does 

not meet the requirements of part 150 Title 14. (10 minutes) 

30. Hice, Jody (GA): Reforms the pensions and allowances provided to former Presidents and surviving spouses. (10 minutes) 

31. Ross (FL): Requires OPM to submit a detailed report to Congress on the use of ‘Official Time’ by federal employees. (10 minutes) 

32. Zeldin (NY): Creates a policy of cooperation with foreign 

countries that support the United States’ efforts to counter Iran’s 

destabilizing activities in the Middle East. (10 minutes) 

33. Meadows (NC): Requires the Secretary of Defense and the 

Secretary of State to jointly certify and report to Congress that assistance to the Ministry of the Interior of Iraq under the Iraq Train 

and Equip Fund will not be disbursed to any group that is, or is 

known to be affiliated with, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard 

Corps—Quds Force or other state sponsor of terrorism. (10 minutes) 

34. Demings (FL), Stefanik (NY): Expresses the sense of Congress that the intelligence community should dedicate resources to 

further expose key financial networks used by the Russian political 

class to hide stolen money. In addition, requires a classified report 

on Putin and other senior Russian officials regarding their financial assets, which shall be submitted to Congress within 60 days 

of enactment. (10 minutes) 

35. Boyle (PA): Requires a report from State Department and 

DOD on Russia’s support for the Taliban in Afghanistan. (10 minutes) 

36. Cheney (WY): Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop 

a list of technology that is currently eligible for export to China but 

the export of that technology may harm national security. (10 minutes) 

37. Bass (CA): Requires a comprehensive report within 90 days 

by Department of State, Department of Defense, and USAID on 

U.S. security and humanitarian interests in Yemen. The purpose is 

to build support for a comprehensive strategy to address humanitarian and security crisis in Yemen through increasing coordination 

in Yemen’s Famine-Risk Areas between federal agencies, the UN 

Offices for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. (10 minutes) 

38. Crowley (NY), Chabot (OH), Moulton (MA): Requires a report 

on Bangladesh’s ability to respond to natural disasters and humanitarian crises including recommendations for enhancing cooperation 

on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (10 minutes) 

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39. Boyle (PA), Fitzpatrick (PA): Requires a report from Secretary of State on U.S. cybersecurity cooperation with Ukraine. (10 

minutes) 

40. Hunter (CA): Directs a report on the military installations 

within Djibouti. (10 minutes) 

41. Meeks (NY): States sense of Congress that the 3 Seas Initiative could serve as a valuable counterweight to the Kremlin’s efforts to divide Europe and Chinese regional expansionism, particularly in the context of energy and infrastructure. (10 minutes) 

42. Vela (TX): Requires the Department of Defense to report to 

Congress on the impact of violence and cartel activity in Mexico on 

U.S. national security. (10 minutes) 

43. Engel (NY), Chabot (OH), Crowley (NY), Royce (CA), Yoho 

(FL), Sherman (CA), Cicilline (RI), Poe (TX), Schakowsky (IL), 

Deutch (FL), Wagner (MO), Castro (TX), Speier (CA), Coffman 

(CO), Khanna (CA), Smith, Christopher (NJ), Meadows (NC): Authorizes financial and visa sanctions against perpetrators of ethnic 

cleansing of the Rohingya by the Burmese military and security 

forces; limits U.S. military and security assistance with Burma 

until reforms take place; incentivizes reform of the Burmese gemstone sector which is notoriously dominated by the military; and requires a determination of what crimes the Burmese military committed, including genocide. (10 minutes) 

44. Norman (SC): Requires the Office of Management and Budget 

to keep separate accounts for overseas contingency operations and 

the accounts for the Department of Defense. (10 minutes) 

45. McMorris Rodgers (WA): States that each Secretary concerned may conduct a study on the feasibility of IGSA’s for terms 

not exceeding 20 years. (10 minutes) 

46. McSally (AZ): Authorizes a land transfer for the purpose of 

relocating and extending a parallel runway at Tucson International 

Airport. (10 minutes) 

47. Norton (DC): Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to enter 

into a land exchange in the vicinity of the Washington Navy Yard. 

(10 minutes) 

48. Beyer (VA): Directs the Secretary of the Army to grant Arlington County a permanent easement as part of the southern expansion of Arlington National Cemetery for the purpose of commemorating Freedman’s Village. (10 minutes) 

49. LaMalfa (CA): Extends the existing sunset provision currently set to expire on October 1st, 2019 to October 1st, 2020. The 

extension would further prohibit 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) 

50. Polis (CO), Blumenauer (OR): Reduces the amount authorized 

for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Weapons Account to the amount in the budget request. (10 minutes) 

51. Panetta (CA), Banks (IN), Fortenberry (NE), Fleischmann 

(TN), Visclosky (IN): Directs the Administrator for Nuclear Security to accelerate the elimination of the use of cesium chloride in 

blood irradiation devices. Cesium chloride represents a risk because of its potential employment in a radiological or ‘dirty bomb,’ 

and is no longer required due to the availability of new treatment 

technologies that do not create a radiological threat. (10 minutes) 

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52. Hunter (CA), Garamendi (CA): Contains the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017, which supports and strengthens the United 

States Coast Guard in its critical missions to save lives, safeguard 

our shores, protect living marine resources, and facilitate a modern 

21st century maritime transportation system. (10 minutes) 

53. Curbelo (FL): Authorizes the Navy to lease surplus housing 

units at Naval Air Station, Key West, FL. (10 minutes) 

54. Stefanik (NY), Moulton (MA): Requires foreign-owned media 

outlets based in the United States to submit a report to Congress 

and the FCC on the relationship of such outlet to the foreign principal, legal structure of that relationship, and funding source. (10 

minutes) 

55. Gallagher (WI): Adds the use of immigration programs and 

visas by the Chinese Communist Party to enter the United States 

for the purposes of political, academic, or social influence efforts to 

the strategy required in Section 1252. (10 minutes) 

56. Graves, Garret (LA): Allows the National Guard to be reimbursed in a timely manner in response to an emergency declared 

under the Stafford Act. (10 minutes) 

57. Takano (CA): Creates demonstration project in the Air Force 

for 15–20 Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals. (10 minutes) 

58. Tenney (NY): Provides the Secretary with the ability to open 

certain fitness centers, located at geographically separated units, to 

retirees. (10 minutes) 

59. Lipinski (IL), Roskam (IL), Hultgren (IL), Gonzalez, Vicente 

(TX): Requires an annual report from the Secretary of State and 

the Director of National Intelligence describing Iranian expenditures on military and terrorist activities outside the country. This 

report must be submitted annually until such time as the Secretary 

of State determines Iran no longer provides support for terrorism. 

(10 minutes) 

60. Jones (NC): Renames the Department of the Navy to the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. (10 minutes) 

61. Blunt Rochester (DE): Expresses a sense of Congress honoring the Dover Air Force Base and specifically the Center for Mortuary Affairs. (10 minutes) 

62. Fitzpatrick (PA): Directs the Secretary of Defense to implement a process to coordinate annual research requests between all 

services and offices under Department of Defense in order to maximize the benefit of each request and minimize duplication, and 

achieve cost savings. (10 minutes) 

63. 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) 

64. 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) 

65. Poe (TX): Directs the President to impose sanctions on two 

Iranian proxies in Syria and Iraq for terrorism and requires report 

detailing entities in which the IRGC has an ownership interest of 

33 percent or greater. (10 minutes) 

66. Carbajal (CA): Encourages the Secretary of Defense to transition training manuals, emergency guidance, and other publications 

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needed to train service members to a mobile app which would enable innovative technologies and interaction between trainees and 

information needed to complete training, as well as provide a costefficient mechanism for less printing and less distribution costs. (10 

minutes) 

67. Lance (NJ), Pascrell (NJ): Requires each military department 

to carry out a program for awarding medals and other commendations to the military working dogs and/or their handlers. (10 minutes) 

68. Foster (IL): Requires an independent assessment of nuclear 

forensic analysis conducted by the Federal Government, and requires the President to provide to Congress a briefing on the involvement of senior-level executive branch leadership in recent and 

planned nuclear terrorism preparedness or response exercises. (10 

minutes) 

69. Ca ́ rdenas, Tony (CA): Creates a pilot program to train members of the Armed Forces in mindfulness-based stress reduction 

techniques before deploying to combat zones. A report on the effect 

of the program on stress management and post-traumatic stress 

disorder. (10 minutes) 

70. Meng (NY): Requires the creation and use of exit surveys 

that will allow DOD to assess the reasons that attrition levels for 

women in the military are higher than for men at various career 

points. (10 minutes) 

71. Meng (NY), Rice, Kathleen (NY), Suozzi (NY), Crowley (NY), 

Jeffries (NY): Authorizes the Jet Noise Reduction Program within 

the Office of Naval Research. (10 minutes) 

72. Meng (NY), Soto (FL): Adds oversight as a responsibility of 

the newly formed Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Policy and Oversight Council. (10 minutes) 

73. Smith, Adam (WA), Engel (NY), Wilson (FL), Langevin (RI), 

Gallego (AZ): Requires a report from the Secretary of Defense on 

Department of Defense missions, operations, and activities in Niger 

and the broader region. (10 minutes) 

74. Bera (CA): Requires the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

with the Secretaries of the VA, Education, and Labor, to submit a 

report to Congress detailing the transfer of skills into college credit 

or technical certifications for members of the Armed Forces leaving 

the military. (10 minutes) 

75. Meadows (NC), Bustos (IL), Loebsack (IA): Promotes responsible leasing of DOD property by requiring the Secretary of Defense 

to direct the military departments to certify, prior to entering into 

a new lease, that there is not available DOD property which may 

be reconfigured to support the purpose of the proposed lease in a 

more cost effective manner; and, requires a breakout of annual rent 

plus other costs including parking costs for multiple assets associated with a single lease; and, requires GAO to submit a one-time 

report on the completeness of these requirements in updating the 

DOD’s Real Property Database (RPAD) by the DOD. (10 minutes) 

76. Schiff (CA), Gabbard (HI), Lieu (CA): Requires a report by 

the Secretary of Defense to Congress on the legal basis for strikes 

by the United States against Syrian regime targets in April 2017 

and April 2018. (10 minutes) 

77. Heck, Denny (WA): Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief 

Act to permit an individual to provide to a creditor as proof of miliVerDate Sep 11 2014 09:24 May 23, 2018 Jkt 030153 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR702.XXX HR702
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tary service, in order to qualify for the active service interest rate 

limitation, a certified letter from a commanding officer or any other 

appropriate indicator of military service. A creditor may use information from the Defense Manpower Database Center indicating 

that the individual is on active duty. (10 minutes) 

78. Esty (CT): Requires a study on the feasibility of requiring 

service members to apply for VA benefits prior to discharge. (10 

minutes) 

79. Krishnamoorthi (IL): Requires DoD to report how many underemployed reserve members in an employment program are in a 

field that matches their skills and training. (10 minutes) 

80. Gabbard (HI), Thompson, Bennie (MS): Includes a study to 

evaluate the personal protective equipment required by civil defense agencies and civilian communities located near active volcanic activity to protect against dangers such as sulfur dioxide gas 

and other hazards. This amendment also authorizes the transfer or 

excess Department of Defense personal protective equipment to 

state and local agencies if it is determined that the Department of 

Defense does not require such equipment for current or planned requirements. (10 minutes) 

81. Crawford (AR): Authorizes a pilot program to examine the 

feasibility and effectiveness of the Army National Guard EOD soldiers in Title 32 status versus using the current Mobilization Day 

EOD soldiers mobilized in Title 10 status to provide this support. 

(10 minutes) 

82. Crawford (AR), Mast (FL): Assigns the Explosive Ordnance 

Disposal research, development, and acquisition program to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological 

Defense Programs. (10 minutes) 

83. Castro (TX): Supports Department of Defense efforts to deepen multilateral cooperation on disaster response. (10 minutes) 

84. Thornberry (TX): Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct 

a joint study with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on the impact wind farms have on weather radars and military operations. (10 minutes) 

85. Lujan (NM), Lujan Grisham (NM), Pearce (NM): Requires the 

Secretary of Defense to select and contract with an independent 

Federally Funded Research and Development Center to review, assess and prepare a report on NNSA’s strategy for the recapitalization of plutonium science and production capabilities. It also requires the Secretary of Energy to provide briefings on this strategy, 

and requires the Nuclear Weapons Council to provide annual certifications related to this effort. (10 minutes) 

86. Biggs (AZ): Expresses the sense of Congress on allied contributions to the common defense. Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress on annual defense spending 

by ally and partner countries. (10 minutes) 

87. McSally (AZ), Cramer, Kevin (ND): Grants a waiver of time 

limitations so that the Distinguished-Service Cross can be awarded 

to Staff Sgt. Gallegos, a soldier from AZ who was killed in Afghanistan in 2009. (10 minutes) 

88. 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 

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against recruitment efforts by agents of foreign governments. (10 

minutes) 

89. Jackson Lee (TX): Provides a report 220 days after enactment 

on the DoD’s capacity to provide survivors of natural disasters with 

emergency short term housing. (10 minutes) 

90. Jackson Lee (TX): Directs that the Secretary of DoD 240 days 

from enactment will provide a report on the risks posed by manmade space debris in low-earth orbit, including recommendations 

on remediation of such risks, and outlines of plans to reduce the 

incident of space debris. (10 minutes) 

91. Jackson Lee (TX): Seeks a report 180 days following enactment from the Secretary of DoD, which will include the Coast 

Guard, on the rate of maternity mortality rate among members of 

the Armed Forces and the dependents of such members. (10 minutes) 

92. Jackson Lee (TX): Assures that a report already required by 

the bill on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning will 

also provide information on the ‘‘Opportunities and Risks’’ related 

to advances in the area of AI and its sub discipline of machine 

learning. The report shall have a classified section. (10 minutes) 

93. Cuellar (TX), Castro (TX), Doggett (TX): Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to conduct a core sampling study at Joint 

Base San Antonio—Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to determine 

if any regulated or hazardous substances are present along the 

route of a wastewater pipeline replacement project. Requires a report on the results of the core sampling to the Committees on 

Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

(10 minutes) 

94. Yarmuth (KY): Requires the Department of Defense to provide estimates of enduring costs funded with Overseas Contingency 

Operations (OCO) funding as part of its budget submissions to 

Congress. This requirement is consistent with recommendations 

made by GAO. (10 minutes) 

95. Maloney, Sean (NY), Gallagher (WI): 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) 

96. Correa (CA), Soto (FL): Requires the Department of Defense 

to conduct a study to determine how they can attract and recruit 

individuals from institutions of higher education, including Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Asian American and Native American Pacific and Islander 

Serving Institutions with educational backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, artificial intelligence, machine 

learning, and cybersecurity. (10 minutes) 

97. Lee, Barbara (CA), Lewis, Jason (MN), Norman (SC), Welch 

(VT), Jones (NC): Instructs the Comptroller General of the United 

States to submit to Congress a report on how funds authorized for 

overseas contingency operations were obligated. (10 minutes) 

98. Rohrabacher (CA): Expresses a sense of congress that recognizes Dr. Shakil Afridi as an international hero and that the Government of Pakistan should release him immediately from prison. 

(10 minutes) 

99. Soto (FL), Schweikert (AZ), Polis (CO): Directs Department of 

Defense to also consider distributed ledger technologies 

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(blockchain) when performing their review and assessment on advancements in Artificial Intelligence and associated technologies 

like quantum sciences and high-performance computing. (10 minutes) 

100. Lipinski (IL), Jones (NC), Cramer, Kevin (ND): Grants Purple Heart recipients, disabled veterans, Medal of Honor recipients, 

and their caregivers access to Department of Defense commissaries 

and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) facilities. (10 minutes) 

101. Lipinski (IL): Directs the Secretary of the Army to comply 

with GAO recommendations regarding armored commercial passenger-carrying vehicles in report GAO–17–513. Directs the Department of Defense to provide a briefing on the implementation of 

the Department of Defense Instruction O–2000.16 Volume 1. (10 

minutes) 

102. Eshoo (CA): Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Army should explore all possible alternatives to the 

proposed conveyance of 17.1 acres and 126 existing housing units 

known as Shenandoah Square in Mountain View, California, including a sublease of the property to an entity that can better develop affordable housing on the property in one of the most expensive housing markets in the country, to avoid displacing families 

currently living at Shenandoah Square. (10 minutes) 

103. Soto (FL): Permanently authorizes the Defense Exportability 

Feature Pilot Program, which encourages program management to 

design and develop technology protection features in systems during the research and development stage. (10 minutes) 

104. Torres (CA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to produce 

a report regarding narcotics trafficking, corruption, and illicit campaign finance in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador, which 

shall include the names of government officials who have engaged 

in such acts. (10 minutes) 

105. Wittman (VA): Rectifies a clerical mistake by striking 

‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’ in regard to Maritime Administration 

authorization. (10 minutes) 

106. Garrett (VA): Inserts ‘‘foreign’’ before ‘‘non-state propaganda’’ on page 683, line 15. (10 minutes) 

107. Cicilline (RI), Lieu (CA): 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) 

108. Cicilline (RI): Requires a report on the nations, organizations, and persons against which the United States has taken military action under the authority of the 2001 Authorization for the 

Use of Military Force (AUMF). (10 minutes) 

109. Demings (FL), Stefanik (NY): Ensures the Secretary of Defense and other NATO countries shall: seek opportunities to conduct more NATO naval exercises in the Baltic and Black Sea to 

deter Russian aggression in those regions; and conduct joint research to enhance military capabilities. (10 minutes) 

110. Cicilline (RI), Cole (OK): Requires a report on the practical 

impact of U.S. military strikes against Syria on April 13, 2018. (10 

minutes) 

111. Yoho (FL): Directs the Secretary of Defense to carry out a 

priority equipment purchase program of Department of Defense 

farm equipment to eligible veteran farmers. (10 minutes) 

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112. Marshall (KS): Authorizes the Society of the First Infantry 

Division to make modifications to the First Division Monument located on Federal land in Presidential Park, District of Columbia. 

The future additions will honor the members of the First Infantry 

Division who paid the ultimate sacrifice during United States operations, including Operation Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom. (10 minutes) 

113. Langevin (RI): Recognizes the importance of Department of 

State political advisors (POLADs) to the Department of Defense. 

(10 minutes) 

114. Langevin (RI): Requires an annual report for no more than 

five years regarding buildings and facilities subject to exceptions to 

accessibility standards. (10 minutes) 

115. Beyer (VA), Meadows (NC): Revises the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection process in acquisition 

government-wide, requiring agencies to avoid LPTA use in circumstances that would deny the benefits of cost and technical 

tradeoffs in the source selection process. (10 minutes) 

116. Young, Don (AK): Calls for a sense of congress that the 

SECAF as part of the strategic basing process for the KC–46 

should continue to place emphasis on and consider the benefits derived from locations outside the Continental U.S. (10 minutes) 

117. Dunn (FL): Supports upgrading 34 existing F–22 Block 20 

trainers to combat-ready F–22 Block 35s. (10 minutes) 

118. Young, Don (AK): Calls for a business case analysis on the 

establishment of an active or classic association and additional primary aircraft authorizations for the 168th Air Refueling Wing. (10 

minutes) 

119. Brown (MD): Amends language in Section 2362(d) of Title 

10, USC, to ensure that schools which don’t receive significant DoD 

funding—such as HBCUs—are more competitive against MSIs that 

receive substantial funding. (10 minutes) 

120. Khanna (CA), Lee, Barbara (CA): Requires Secretary Defense to conduct an investigation to determine if coalition partners 

or United States military or intelligence personnel violated federal 

law or department of defense policy while conducting operations in 

Yemen. (10 minutes) 

121. Duncan (TN), Polis (CO), Jones (NC): Calls for the Secretary 

of Defense to submit a report regarding awards and commendations presented to any military personnel for cost-saving ideas during the prior fiscal year and regarding how the Secretary plans to 

expand and streamline such awards programs for cost-saving ideas. 

(10 minutes) 

122. Bacon (NE), Wilson, Joe (SC), Hartzler (MO), Panetta (CA): 

Requires the Secretary of Defense to modify the Department of Defense Annual Reports for China, Russia and Iran to include influence operations as a matter to be included in such reports. (10 minutes) 

123. Gottheimer (NJ), Deutch (FL), Schneider (IL): Adds a remembrance of the Holocaust as part of the program to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of WWII, and directs the Secretary of 

Defense to consult with the Director of the United States Holocaust 

Memorial Museum. (10 minutes) 

124. Gohmert (TX): Affirms the purpose and role of the military 

chaplancies. (10 minutes) 

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125. Bordallo (GU): Provides American companies preference on 

Telecom Services on military bases in the United States and its 

territories. (10 minutes) 

126. Jackson Lee (TX): Provides information on the security 

threats posed by achieving stable quantum computing capability. 

(10 minutes) 

127. Arrington (TX): Requires a report from the Secretary of the 

Air Force no later than February 1, 2019 on how the OA–X light 

attack aircraft experiment program will support partner nation requirements in counter terrorism operations. (10 minutes) 

128. Nolan (MN): Expresses the sense of Congress that a strong 

domestic iron ore and steel industry is vital to the national security 

of the United States. (10 minutes) 

129. Davidson (OH): Adds an additional section on describing criteria and methodology used for determining military hospital 

downsizing and closures to a reporting requirement contained in 

the underlying bill. (10 minutes) 

130. Loebsack (IA), Jones (NC), Bustos (IL): 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) 

131. Schneider (IL), Blum (IA): Authorizes 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) 

132. Crawford (AR), Mast (FL): Provides the sense of Congress 

on why there is a need for a military explosive ordnance disposal 

intelligence program. (10 minutes) 

133. Evans (PA): Provides grants, financial assistance, loans, export assistance, and subcontracting opportunities on federal contracts to specified small businesses, organizations, state governments, universities, companies, and other entities that assist smaller enterprises. (10 minutes) 

134. Frankel (FL), Speier (CA), Poe (TX), Keating (MA): Authorizes appropriations for research on women’s contributions to security at the National Defense University Institute for National Security Studies. (10 minutes) 

135. Raskin (MD), Jones (NC): Authorizes $5 million to advance 

the development of canine freeze-dried plasma. (10 minutes) 

136. Frankel (FL), Poe (TX), Keating (MA), Speier (CA): Amends 

the FY18 NDAA requirement for the President to develop a national strategy for countering violent extremism to require the 

President’s analysis to account for the unique factors that lead 

women to act as preventers or supporters of violent extremism, and 

the ways in which women are targeted as victims of violent extremism. (10 minutes) 

137. Coffman (CO): Requires the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, to develop a 

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briefing detailing the costs, risks, and operational benefits of 

leveraging commercial satellite servicing capabilities for national 

security satellite systems. (10 minutes) 

138. Shea-Porter (NH): Report on DoD security cooperation programs and activities in certain foreign countries, to include lessons 

learned and best practices with respect to DoD security cooperation 

programs and recommendations. (10 minutes) 

139. Sinema (AZ), Fitzpatrick (PA), Budd (NC): Directs the Secretaries of Defense, State, and Treasury, in coordination with appropriate federal officials, to report to Congress on the current 

funding mechanisms used by Islamic State and affiliated entities; 

the most likely future financing mechanisms available to Islamic 

State and affiliated entities; and US efforts to deny access to such 

funding mechanisms. (10 minutes) 

140. Sinema (AZ): Expresses a sense of Congress that wildfires 

endanger national security and directs DOD to issue a report on 

wildfire suppression capabilities within the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces, including the Modular Airborne Fire 

Fighting System Program, and interagency cooperation with the 

Forest Service and the Department of the Interior. (10 minutes) 

141. Sinema (AZ), Hollingsworth (IN): Ensures that the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) helps servicemembers obtain sufficient financial literacy to effectively leverage conferred benefits and 

opportunities for employment, education, vocational training, and 

entrepreneurship by requiring the Secretary of Defense to report to 

Congress on actions the Secretary intends to take to effectively incorporate financial literacy as part of the TAP. (10 minutes) 

142. Newhouse (WA): Extends the authorization for the Office of 

River Protection through 2024. (10 minutes) 

143. Graves, Garret (LA): Gives the Secretary of the respective 

branch of the military the ability to award the Vietnam Service 

Medal to participants of Operation End Sweep. (10 minutes) 

144. Schrader (OR), Welch (VT), Blum (IA), Blumenauer (OR), 

Norman (SC), Rooney, Francis (FL): Requires DOD to report to 

Congress on ways they are finding and implementing savings laid 

out by the 2015 Defense Business Board report and for alternative 

recommendations to achieve cost-savings. (10 minutes) 

145. Stefanik (NY), McEachin (VA): Modifies federal hiring authority to make it easier to hire military spouses. (10 minutes) 

146. Thornberry (TX): Specifies the grade of officers serving as 

Attending Physician to the Congress and the grade of Chiefs of 

Chaplains. (10 minutes) 

147. Stefanik (NY), Langevin (RI): Establishes a National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to conduct a comprehensive and national-level review of advances in AI, machine 

learning, and associated technologies and make near-term, actionable recommendations to address our national security needs. (10 

minutes) 

148. Taylor (VA): Allows Defense Access Road program funds to 

be utilized to conduct construction and maintenance on highways 

affected by recurrent flooding and sea level rise. (10 minutes) 

149. Thornberry (TX): Expresses a sense of Congress that design, 

manufacturing, and repair of the technology in unmanned ground 

vehicles is critical to national security. (10 minutes) 

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150. Palmer (AL): Requires a briefing by the Secretary of the Air 

Force on the need for additional recruitment measures for Space 

related career fields. (10 minutes) 

151. Kelly (PA): Prohibits funds from being used to implement 

the UN Arms Trade Treaty unless the Senate approves a resolution 

of ratification for the Treaty and implementing legislation for the 

Treaty has been enacted into law. (10 minutes) 

152. Nolan (MN): Clarifies and makes certain specifications for 

the troop reporting requirement and the use of waivers. (10 minutes) 

153. Johnson, Sam (TX): Commissions a study to ascertain the 

impact of Medicare premiums on veterans on Social Security Disability Insurance returning to work. (10 minutes) 

154. Barr (KY): Authorizes the establishment of up to 100 new 

JROTC units in low-income and rural areas and strengthens the 

JROTC program to promote military readiness. (10 minutes) 

155. Carbajal (CA): Changes ‘‘Management’’ on page 230 and 

page 231 to ‘‘Medical’’. (10 minutes) 

156. Reed (NY): Directs the Secretary of Defense and Secretary 

of the Navy to submit a report to Congress on the impacts to our 

national defense and manufacturing base resulting from a potential 

relocation of production of steam turbines for aircraft carriers and 

submarines. (10 minutes) 

157. Hastings, Alcee (FL): Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to 

establish a joint Military Transition Outreach Pilot Program for 

contacting service-members within 30–90 days post-separation and/ 

or retirement from active duty. (10 minutes) 

158. Foster (IL): Requires a report on the status of the countermeasures test program. The report shall include an evaluation and 

response to the 2010 JASON report titled ‘‘MDA Discrimination.’’ 

(10 minutes) 

159. Jackson Lee (TX): Seeks an assessment, from the Secretary 

of Defense, of the strategies that may be used to reduce the security threat posed by active shooter incidents at public elementary 

schools and secondary schools located on the grounds of Federal 

military installations. (10 minutes) 

160. Flores (TX): Expresses the sense of Congress that the Air 

Force should consider long-term university partnerships, similar to 

arrangements in the Army and Navy, to conduct research as well 

as science and engineering education for next-generation 

hypersonics capabilities. (10 minutes) 

161. Cramer, Kevin (ND), Schiff (CA), Ratcliffe (TX), Hice, Jody 

(GA), Meadows (NC): 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) 

162. Foster (IL): Requires a report on costs relating to ballistic, 

cruise, and hypersonic defenses of the United States. (10 minutes) 

163. Hartzler (MO), Garamendi (CA), Hanabusa (HI), Rosen 

(NV), Scott, Austin (GA): Expands DOD’s authority to interdict 

drones to include mobility airlift bases. (10 minutes) 

164. Lujan (NM): Creates a manufacturing engineering education 

program to provide advanced manufacturing training to support 

the missions for the DOE National Security Laboratories and the 

NNSA sites. (10 minutes) 

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165. McClintock (CA): Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to 

retain fees for medical services provided in units of the National 

Park System. (10 minutes) 

166. Rohrabacher (CA): Requires a report on the potential strategic benefits from security cooperation with the government of Eritrea. (10 minutes) 

167. Shea-Porter (NH): States that before and during security 

sector assistance (SSA) missions, DoD reports to the congressional 

defense committees assessing US and host nation-shared SSA objectives; evaluating host nation’s political, social, economic, diplomatic, and historical context that may impair or inhibit the effectiveness of SSA; assessing the sustainability of support provided to 

foreign countries participating in SSA; and describing measures 

taken to ensure foreign countries participating in SSA do not become dependent on the SSA the United States provides. (10 minutes) 

168. Ferguson (GA): Ensures competition in the commercial ecommerce portal procurement program to foster a marketplace that 

provides the best products at the best prices. (10 minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LUJAN

GRISHAM OF NEW MEXICO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end subtitle B of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. COLLABORATION BETWEEN DEFENSE LABORATORIES, INDUSTRY, AND ACADEMIA; OPEN CAMPUS PROGRAM. 

(a) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary of Defense may carry out activities to prioritize innovative collaboration between Department 

of Defense laboratories, industry, and academia. 

(b) OPEN CAMPUS PROGRAM.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 

Secretary of Defense, acting through the Commander of the Air 

Force Research Laboratory, may develop and implement an open 

campus program for the Laboratory which shall be modeled after 

the open campus program of the Army Research Laboratory. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LUJAN

GRISHAM OF NEW MEXICO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PERSONNEL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES. 

In order to promote a strong, lasting foundation for the national 

innovation ecosystem and increase the positive economic and social 

impact of federally funded research, the Secretary of Defense 

may— 

(1) carry out a program (commonly known as an ‘‘I-Corps 

program’’) under which entrepreneurship and commercialization education, training, and mentoring is provided to personnel of Department of Defense laboratories; and 

(2) determine eligibility requirements for the program. 

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3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GUTHRIE

OF KENTUCKY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. PRODUCTION AND USE OF NATURAL GAS AT FORT KNOX. 

(a) PRODUCTION AND USE OF NATURAL GAS AT FORT KNOX.— Chapter 449 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 

at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 4782. Natural gas: production, treatment, management, 

and use at Fort Knox, Kentucky 

‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—(1) The Secretary of the Army may provide for 

the production, treatment, management, and use of natural gas located under Fort Knox, Kentucky, without regard to section 3 of 

the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 352). 

‘‘(2) The Secretary is authorized to enter into a contract with an 

appropriate entity to carry out paragraph (1). 

‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON USES.—Any natural gas produced under subsection (a) may be used only to support activities and operations at 

Fort Knox and may not be sold for use elsewhere. 

‘‘(c) OWNERSHIP OF FACILITIES.—The Secretary of the Army may 

take ownership of any gas production and treatment equipment 

and facilities and associated infrastructure from an entity with 

which the Secretary has entered into a contract under subsection 

(a) in accordance with the terms of the contract. 

‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY.—The authority of the Secretary of the Army 

under this section is effective as of August 2, 2007.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 

new item: 

‘‘4782. Natural gas: production, treatment, management, and use at Fort Knox, Kentucky.’’. 

4. 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, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAMS. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

(1) The Department of Defense has identified nearly 39,500 

sites that fall under the installation restoration program sites 

and munitions response sites. 

(2) The installation response program addresses contamination from hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants 

and active military installations, formerly used defense site 

properties, and base realignment and closure locations in the 

United States. 

(3) Munitions response sites are known or suspected to contain unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions, or 

munitions constitutes are addressed through the military munitions response program. 

(4) The installation restoration program sites and munitions 

response sites have had significant impacts on state and local 

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ronmental degradation, notably groundwater contamination, 

and local populations that have had to live with the consequences of contaminated drinking, including increased health 

concerns and decreasing property values. 

(5) Through the end of fiscal year 2017, the Department of 

Defense had achieved response complete at 86 percent of installation restoration program sites and munitions response 

sites, but projects that it will fall short of meeting its goal of 

90 percent by the end of fiscal year 2018. 

(6) The fiscal year 2019 budget request for environmental 

restoration and base realignment and closure amounted to 

nearly $1,318,320,000, a decrease of $53,429,000 from the 

amount authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91). 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the environmental restoration and base realignment and 

closure programs are important for the protection of the environment, the health of the military and civilian personnel and 

their families who live and work on military installations, to 

ensure that current and legacy military operations do not adversely affect the health or environments of surrounding communities; 

(2) the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces should 

seek to reduce the financial burden on state and local government who are bearing significant costs of cleanup stemming 

from defense related activities; 

(3) the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces should 

expedite and streamline cleanup at locations where contamination is having a direct impact on civilian access to clean drinking water; 

(4) the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces should 

continue to engage with and help allay local community concerns about the safety of the drinking water due to environmental degradation caused by defense related activities; and 

(5) the Department of Defense should seek opportunities to 

accelerate environmental restoration efforts where feasible, to 

include programming additional resources for response actions, 

investing in technology solutions that may expedite response 

actions, improving contracting procedures, increasing contracting capacity, and seeking opportunities for partnerships 

and other cooperative approaches. 

(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on initiatives being pursued to accelerate environmental restoration efforts. 

5. 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 III, insert the following: 

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SEC. 3ll. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CHANGES TO 

MILITARY UNIFORM COMPONENTS. 

(a) DLA NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of a military department 

shall notify the Commander of the Defense Logistics Agency of 

plans to make changes to a service member uniform or service 

member uniform component. Such notification shall be made not 

less than three years prior to the uniform change. 

(b) CONTRACTOR NOTIFICATION.—The Commander of the Defense 

Logistics Agency shall notify a contractor when one of the military 

services plans to make a change to a military uniform component 

that is provided by that contractor. Such a notification shall be 

made not less than 12 months prior to any announcement of a public solicitation for the manufacture of the new uniform components. 

(c) WAIVER.—If the Secretary of a military department or the 

Commander of the Defense Logistics Agency determines that the 

notification requirement under subsection (a) would adversely impact operational safety, force protection, or national security interests of the United States, the secretary or the Commander may 

waive such requirement. 

6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNOLLY

OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION OF SECURITY COOPERATION. 

(a) ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION OF SECURITY COOPERATION ACTIVITIES.—Of the amount for Operations and Maintenance, Defense-wide made available to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency for fiscal year 2019, not less than $12,000,000 

shall be allocated for the assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of 

security cooperation activities in accordance with section 383 of 

title 10, United States Code. 

(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the amount for Operation 

and Maintenance, Defense-wide made available to the Department 

of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for activities under section 333 of 

title 10, United States Code, not more than 50 percent may be expended until the Secretary presents to Congress a written plan for 

the expenditure of the amount allocated under subsection (a), including— 

(1) a description of the activities planned for fiscal year 2019 

for the evaluation of security cooperation programs across the 

security cooperation enterprise, including through chapter 16 

of title 10, United States Code, the Afghanistan Security 

Forces Fund, the Counter-ISIL Fund, the cooperative threat reduction program, and other security cooperation authorities as 

appropriate; and 

(2) a description of the activities planned for fiscal year 2019 

for the training, support, and organization of the Department 

to effectively carry out responsibilities under section 383 of 

title 10, United States Code. 

(c) OFFSET.—In section 4301 of division D, relating to operation 

and maintenance, Navy, reduce the amount for administration, 

Line 510, by $6,000,000. 

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7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CRAWFORD

OF ARKANSAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. JOINT TASK FORCE FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL 

AND COUNTERING IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES IN 

UNITED STATES NORTHERN COMMAND. 

(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees an unclassified plan on how the United States Northern 

Command will organize a Joint Task Force for Explosive Ordnance 

Disposal and Countering Improvised Explosive Devices, over the 

full range of military operations, including— 

(1) combatant commander’s daily operational requirements 

on joint mission command of explosive ordnance disposal force 

planning; 

(2) protection of the Commander in Chief and critical infrastructures; and 

(3) immediate response assistance to civil authorities on improvised explosive devices, military munitions, and explosives 

technical advice provided at the incident scene. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall include 

each of the following: 

(1) An identification of the person to whom the commander 

of the joint task force reports. 

(2) A description of how the Joint Task Force on Explosive 

Ordnance Disposal and Countering Improvised Explosive Devices would implement its responsibilities under sections 377, 

380, 381, 382 and 383 of title 10 United States Code, and Department of Defense Directives 5111.13 and 5111.18. 

(3) An example of the standing execution order of the Joint 

Chiefs that would identify the rotation of tactical units as 

forces for the Joint Task Force for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Countering Improvised Explosive Devices during 

each of fiscal years 2020 through 2025. 

(4) A description of whether, in leveraging, integrating, and 

aligning United States Government efforts, the joint task force 

plans to detail the explosive ordnance disposal qualified liaison 

personnel of the joint task force to, or host liaison personnel 

from, or a combination thereof at any of the following: 

(A) The National Joint Terrorism Task Force. 

(B) The National Explosives Task Force. 

(C) The Critical Incident Response Group. 

(D) The Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center. 

(E) The Bomb Data Center. 

(F) The National Center for Explosives Training and Research. 

(G) The Hazardous Devices School. 

(H) The Office of Bombing Prevention. 

8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE AMODEI OF

NEVADA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end the following: 

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DIVISION E—NATIONAL STRATEGIC 

AND CRITICAL MINERALS PRODUCTION 

SEC. 4801. FINDINGS. 

Congress finds that— 

(1) in agreement with Executive Order 13806, a healthy 

manufacturing and defense industrial base and resilient supply 

chains are essential to the economic strength and national security of the United States. Modern supply chains, however are 

often long and the ability of the United States to manufacture 

or obtain goods critical to national security could be hampered 

by an inability to obtain various essential components, which 

themselves may not be directly related to national security; 

(2) in agreement with Executive Order 13817, the United 

States is heavily reliant on imports of certain mineral commodities that are vital to the Nation’s security and economic prosperity; 

(3) this dependency of the United States on foreign sources 

creates a strategic vulnerability for both its economy and military to adverse foreign government actons, natural disaster, 

and other events that can disrupt supply of these key minerals. 

Increased private-sector domestic exploration, production, recycling, and reprocessing of critical minerals, and support for efforts to identify more commonly available technological alternatives to these minerals, will reduce our dependence on imports, preserve our leadership in technological innovation, support job creation, improve national security and balance of 

trade, and enhance the technological superiority and readiness 

of our Armed Forces, which are among the Nation’s most significant consumers of critical minerals; 

(4) the industrialization of developing nations has driven demand for nonfuel minerals necessary for telecommunications, 

military technologies, healthcare technologies, and conventional and renewable energy technologies; 

(5) the availability of minerals and mineral materials are essential for economic growth, national security, technological innovation, and the manufacturing and agricultural supply 

chain; 

(6) minerals and mineral materials are critical components of 

every transportation, water, telecommunications, and energy 

infrastructure project necessary to modernize the crumbling infrastructure of the United States; 

(7) the exploration, production, processing, use, and recycling 

of minerals contribute significantly to the economic well-being, 

security, and general welfare of the United States; and 

(8) the United States has vast mineral resources but is becoming increasingly dependent on foreign sources of mineral 

resources, as demonstrated by the fact that— 

(A) 25 years ago, the United States was dependent on 

foreign sources for 45 nonfuel mineral materials, of 

which— 

(i) 8 were imported by the United States to fulfill 

100 percent of the requirements of the United States 

for those nonfuel mineral materials; and 

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(ii) 19 were imported by the United States to fulfill 

greater than 50 percent of the requirements of the 

United States for those nonfuel mineral materials; 

(B) by 2015 the import dependence of the United States 

for nonfuel mineral materials increased from dependence 

on the import of 45 nonfuel mineral materials to dependence on the import of 47 nonfuel mineral materials, of 

which— 

(i) 19 were imported by the United States to fulfill 

100 percent of the requirements of the United States 

for those nonfuel mineral materials; and 

(ii) 22 were imported by the United States to fulfill 

greater than 50 percent of the requirements of the 

United States for those nonfuel mineral materials; 

(C) according to the Department of Energy, the United 

States imports greater than 50 percent of the 41 metals 

and minerals key to clean energy applications; 

(D) the United States share of worldwide mineral exploration dollars was 7 percent in 2015, down from 19 percent 

in the early 1990s; 

(E) the 2014 Ranking of Countries for Mining Investment, which ranks 25 major mining countries, found that 

7- to 10-year permitting delays are the most significant 

risk to mining projects in the United States; and 

(F) in late 2016, the Government Accountability Office 

found that— 

(i) ‘‘the Federal government’s approach to addressing 

critical materials supply issues has not been consistent with selected key practices for interagency collaboration, such as ensuring that agencies’ roles and 

responsibilities are clearly defined’’; and 

(ii) ‘‘the Federal critical materials approach faces 

other limitations, including data limitations and a 

focus on only a subset of critical materials, a limited 

focus on domestic production of critical materials, and 

limited engagement with industry’’. 

SEC. 4802. DEFINITIONS. 

In this division: 

(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ means— 

(A) any agency, department, or other unit of Federal, 

State, local, or tribal government; or 

(B) an Alaska Native Corporation. 

(2) ALASKA NATIVE CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘Alaska Native 

Corporation’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Native Corporation’’ in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

(43 U.S.C. 1602). 

(3) LEAD AGENCY.—The term ‘‘lead agency’’ means the agency 

with primary responsibility for issuing a mineral exploration or 

mine permit for a project. 

(4) MINERAL EXPLORATION OR MINE PERMIT.—The term ‘‘mineral exploration or mine permit’’ includes— 

(A) an authorization of the Bureau of Land Management 

or the Forest Service, as applicable, for premining activities that requires an environmental impact statement or 

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similar analysis under the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

(B) a plan of operations issued by— 

(i) the Bureau of Land Management under subpart 

3809 of part 3800 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); or 

(ii) the Forest Service under subpart A of part 228 

of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 

regulations); and 

(C) a permit issued under an authority described in section 3503.13 of title 43, Code of Federal regulations (or 

successor regulations). 

(5) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘project’’ means a project for which 

the issuance of a permit is required to conduct activities for, 

relating to, or incidental to mineral exploration, mining, 

beneficiation, processing, or reclamation activities— 

(A) on a mining claim, millsite claim, or tunnel site 

claim for any locatable mineral; or 

(B) in conjunction with any Federal mineral (other than 

coal and oil shale) that is leased under— 

(i) the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 

U.S.C. 351 et seq.); or 

(ii) section 402 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 

of 1946 (5 U.S.C. App.). 

SEC. 4803. IMPROVING DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL 

MINERALS. 

(a) DEFINITION OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘strategic and critical minerals’’ means minerals 

that are necessary— 

(1) for the national defense and national security requirements, including supply chain resiliency; 

(2) for the energy infrastructure of the United States, including— 

(A) pipelines; 

(B) refining capacity; 

(C) electrical power generation and transmission; and 

(D) renewable energy production; 

(3) for community resiliency, coastal restoration, and ecological sustainability for the coastal United States; 

(4) to support domestic manufacturing, agriculture, housing, 

telecommunications, healthcare, and transportation infrastructure; or 

(5) for the economic security of, and balance of trade in, the 

United States. 

(b) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN DOMESTIC MINES AS INFRASTRUC- TURE PROJECTS.—A domestic mine that, as determined by the lead 

agency, will provide strategic and critical minerals shall be considered to be an infrastructure project, as described in Executive 

Order 13807. 

SEC. 4804. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEAD AGENCY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The lead agency shall appoint a project lead 

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operating agencies and other agencies involved in the permitting 

process, project proponents, and contractors— 

(1) minimize delays; 

(2) set and adhere to timelines and schedules for completion 

of the permitting process; 

(3) set clear permitting goals; and 

(4) track progress against those goals. 

(b) DETERMINATION UNDER NEPA.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) applies to 

the issuance of any mineral exploration or mine permit, the requirements of that Act shall be considered to have been procedurally and substantively satisfied if the lead agency determines that any State or Federal agency acting under State or 

Federal law has addressed or will address the following factors: 

(A) The environmental impact of the action to be conducted under the permit. 

(B) Possible adverse environmental effects of actions 

under the permit. 

(C) Possible alternatives to issuance of the permit. 

(D) The relationship between long- and short-term uses 

of the local environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity. 

(E) Any irreversible and irretrievable commitment of resources that would be involved in the proposed action. 

(F) That public participation will occur during the decisionmaking process for authorizing actions under the permit. 

(2) WRITTEN REQUIREMENT.—In making a determination 

under paragraph (1), not later than 90 days after receipt of an 

application for the permit, the lead agency, in a written record 

of decision, shall— 

(A) explain the rationale used in reaching the determination; 

(B) state the facts in the record that are the basis for the 

determination; and 

(C) show that the facts in the record could allow a reasonable person to reach the same determination as the 

lead agency did. 

(c) COORDINATION ON PERMITTING PROCESS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The lead agency shall enhance government 

coordination for the permitting process by— 

(A) avoiding duplicative reviews; 

(B) minimizing paperwork; and 

(C) engaging other agencies and stakeholders early in 

the process. 

(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the 

lead agency shall consider— 

(A) deferring to, and relying on, baseline data, analyses, 

and reviews performed by State agencies with jurisdiction 

over the proposed project; and 

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tially if the concurrent consultation or review would expedite the process. 

(3) MEMORANDUM OF AGENCY AGREEMENT.—If requested at 

any time by a State or local planning agency, the lead agency, 

in consultation with other Federal agencies with relevant jurisdiction in the environmental review process, may establish 

memoranda of agreement with the project sponsor, State and 

local governments, and other appropriate entities to accomplish 

the coordination activities described in this subsection. 

(d) SCHEDULE FOR PERMITTING PROCESS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—For any project for which the lead agency 

cannot make the determination described subsection (b), at the 

request of a project proponent, the lead agency, cooperating 

agencies, and any other agencies involved with the mineral exploration or mine permitting process shall enter into an agreement with the project proponent that sets time limits for each 

part of the permitting process, including— 

(A) the decision on whether to prepare an environmental 

impact statement or similar analysis required under the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

et seq.); 

(B) a determination of the scope of any environmental 

impact statement or similar analysis required under the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

et seq.); 

(C) the scope of, and schedule for, the baseline studies 

required to prepare an environmental impact statement or 

similar analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

(D) preparation of any draft environmental impact statement or similar analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

(E) preparation of a final environmental impact statement or similar analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

(F) any consultations required under applicable law; 

(G) submission and review of any comments required 

under applicable law; 

(H) publication of any public notices required under applicable law; and 

(I) any final or interim decisions. 

(2) TIME LIMIT FOR PERMITTING PROCESS.—Except if extended 

by mutual agreement of the project proponent and the lead 

agency, the time period for the total review process described 

in paragraph (1) shall not exceed 30 months. 

(e) LIMITATION ON ADDRESSING PUBLIC COMMENTS.—The lead 

agency shall not be required to address any agency or public comments that were not submitted— 

(1) during a public comment period or consultation period 

provided during the permitting process; or 

(2) as otherwise required by law. 

(f) FINANCIAL ASSURANCE.—The lead agency shall determine the 

amount of financial assurance required for reclamation of a mineral exploration or mining site, on the condition that the financial 

assurance shall cover the estimated cost if the lead agency were to 

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contract with a third party to reclaim the operations according to 

the reclamation plan, including construction and maintenance costs 

for any treatment facilities necessary to meet Federal, State, or 

tribal environmental standards. 

(g) PROJECTS WITHIN NATIONAL FORESTS.—With respect to 

projects on National Forest System land, the lead agency shall— 

(1) exempt from the requirements of part 294 of title 36, 

Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)— 

(A) all areas of identified mineral resources in land use 

designations, other than nondevelopment land use designations, in existence on the date of enactment of this division; and 

(B) all additional routes and areas that the lead agency 

determines necessary to facilitate the construction, operation, maintenance, and restoration of an area described in 

paragraph (1); and 

(2) continue to apply the exemptions described in paragraph 

(1) after the date on which approval of the minerals plan of operations described in section 3(4)(B)(ii) for the National Forest 

System land. 

(h) APPLICATION TO EXISTING PERMIT APPLICATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—This section applies to a mineral exploration or mine permit for which an application was submitted 

before the date of enactment of this division if the applicant for 

the permit submits a written request to the lead agency for the 

permit. 

(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The lead agency shall begin implementing this section with respect to an application described in 

paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after the date on which 

the lead agency receives the written request for the permit. 

SEC. 4805. FEDERAL REGISTER PROCESS FOR MINERAL EXPLORATION 

AND MINING PROJECTS. 

(a) DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW.—Absent any extraordinary circumstances, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior or the 

Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, and except as otherwise required by law, the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, shall ensure that each Federal Register notice associated with the issuance of a mineral exploration or mine 

permit and required by law shall be— 

(1) subject to any required reviews within the Department of 

the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, as applicable; 

and 

(2) published in final form in the Federal Register not later 

than 45 days after the date of initial preparation of the notice. 

(b) PREPARATION.—The preparation of any Federal Register notice described in subsection (a) shall be delegated to the organizational level within the lead agency. 

(c) TRANSMISSION.—All Federal Register notices described in subsection (a) regarding official document availability, announcements 

of meetings, or notices of intent to undertake an action shall originate in, and be transmitted to the Federal Register from, the office 

in which, as applicable— 

(1) the documents or meetings are held; or 

(2) the activity is initiated. 

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SEC. 4806. SECRETARIAL ORDER NOT AFFECTED. 

This division shall not apply to any mineral described in Secretarial Order 3324, issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 3, 2012, in any area to which the order applies. 

9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LUJAN

GRISHAM OF NEW MEXICO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title V, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 528. ENTREPRENEURIAL SABBATICAL FOR SCIENTISTS EMPLOYED AT DEFENSE LABORATORIES. 

The Secretary of Defense may prescribe regulations that permit 

scientists employed at defense laboratories to take unpaid 

sabbaticals from such employment to work in the private sector. 

Such regulations may address issues including conflict of interest 

and the risk and impact to mission if critical positions are unfilled 

due to a sabbatical. 

10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCGOVERN OF MASSACHUSETTS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. ATOMIC VETERANS SERVICE MEDAL. 

(a) SERVICE MEDAL REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

design and produce a military service medal, to be known as the 

‘‘Atomic Veterans Service Medal’’, to honor retired and former 

members of the Armed Forces who are radiation-exposed veterans 

(as such term is defined in section 1112(c)(3) of title 38, United 

States Code). 

(b) DISTRIBUTION OF MEDAL.— 

(1) ISSUANCE TO RETIRED AND FORMER MEMBERS.—At the request of a radiation-exposed veteran, the Secretary of Defense 

shall issue the Atomic Veterans Service Medal to the veteran. 

(2) ISSUANCE TO NEXT-OF-KIN.—In the case of a radiation-exposed veteran who is deceased, the Secretary may provide for 

issuance of the Atomic Veterans Service Medal to the next-ofkin of the person. 

(3) APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall prepare and disseminate as appropriate an application by which radiation-exposed 

veterans and their next-of-kin may apply to receive the Atomic 

Veterans Service Medal. 

11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KUSTER

OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following new section: 

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SEC. 7ll. REPORT ON MHS GENESIS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD 

SYSTEM. 

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 outlining the corrective actions that were 

taken based on the results of the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation Report prior to fielding the electronic health record system 

known as MHS Genesis to additional military medical treatment 

facilities beyond such facilities participating in the initial operational testing and evaluation of MHS Genesis. 

12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 368, after line 24, insert the following: 

(c) IMPROVEMENTS TO TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.— 

Section 9(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(q)) is amended— 

(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND BUSINESS’’ 

after ‘‘TECHNICAL’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘a vendor selected under paragraph 

(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘1 or more vendors selected under 

paragraph (2)(A)’’; 

(ii) by inserting ‘‘and business’’ before ‘‘assistance 

services’’; and 

(iii) by inserting ‘‘assistance with product sales, intellectual property protections, market research, market validation, and development of regulatory plans 

and manufacturing plans,’’ after ‘‘technologies,’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘, including intellectual property protections’’ before the period at the end; 

(3) in paragraph (2)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘Each agency may select a vendor to assist small business concerns to meet’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each agency may select 1 or more 

vendors from which small business concerns may obtain 

assistance in meeting’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(B) SELECTION BY SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—A small 

business concern may, by contract or otherwise, select 1 or 

more vendors to assist the small business concern in meeting the goals listed in paragraph (1).’’; and 

(4) in paragraph (3)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ each place it 

appears; 

(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$5,000 per year’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘$6,500 per year’’; 

(C) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking ‘‘$5,000 per year’’ each place it ap- pears and inserting ‘‘$50,000 per project’’; and 

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serting ‘‘which may, as determined appropriate by the 

head of the agency, be included as part of the recipient’s award or be in addition to the amount of the recipient’s award’’; 

(D) in subparagraph (C)— 

(i) by inserting ‘‘or business’’ after ‘‘technical’’; 

(ii) by striking ‘‘the vendor’’ and inserting ‘‘a vendor’’; and 

(iii) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Businessrelated services aimed at improving the commercialization success of a small business concern may be 

obtained from an entity, such as a public or private organization or an agency of or other entity established 

or funded by a State that facilitates or accelerates the 

commercialization of technologies or assists in the creation and growth of private enterprises that are commercializing technology.’’; 

(E) in subparagraph (D)— 

(i) by inserting ‘‘or business’’ after ‘‘technical’’ each 

place it appears; and 

(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the vendor’’ and inserting ‘‘1 or more vendors’’; and 

(F) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(E) MULTIPLE AWARD RECIPIENTS.—The Administrator 

shall establish a limit on the amount of technical and business assistance services that may be received or purchased 

under subparagraph (B) by a small business concern that 

has received multiple Phase II SBIR or STTR awards for 

a fiscal year.’’. 

13. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCKINLEY OF WEST VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following: 

SEC. 8ll. ADDITION OF DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED DINNER WARE 

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: 

‘‘(3) Dinner ware.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 2533a(b)(3) of title 10, United 

States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect 

to contracts entered into after the date that is one year after the 

date of enactment of this Act. 

14. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAWSON

OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 381, after line 9, insert the following: 

SEC. 861. COMMERCIALIZATION ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM. 

Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended 

by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(tt) COMMERCIALIZATION ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAMS.— 

‘‘(1) PILOT PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED.— 

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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), not later than one year after the date of the enactment 

of this subsection, a covered agency shall implement a 

commercialization assistance pilot program, under which 

an eligible entity may receive a subsequent Phase II SBIR 

award. 

‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—If the Administrator determines that a 

covered agency has a program that is sufficiently similar 

to the commercialization assistance pilot program established under this subsection, such covered agency shall not 

be required to implement a commercialization assistance 

pilot program under this subsection. 

‘‘(2) PERCENT OF AGENCY FUNDS.—The head of each covered 

agency may allocate not more than 5 percent of the funds allocated to the SBIR program of the covered agency for the purpose of making a subsequent Phase II SBIR award under the 

commercialization assistance pilot program. 

‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—A commercialization assistance pilot program established under this subsection shall terminate on September 30, 2022. 

‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—To be selected to receive a subsequent 

Phase II SBIR award under a commercialization assistance 

pilot program, an eligible entity shall submit to the covered 

agency implementing such pilot program an application at 

such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 

the covered agency may require, including— 

‘‘(A) an updated Phase II commercialization plan; and 

‘‘(B) the source and amount of the matching funding required under paragraph (5). 

‘‘(5) MATCHING FUNDING.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall require, as a 

condition of any subsequent Phase II SBIR award made to 

an eligible entity under this subsection, that a matching 

amount (excluding any fees collected by the eligible entity 

receiving such award) equal to the amount of such award 

be provided from an eligible third-party investor. 

‘‘(B) INELIGIBLE SOURCES.—An eligible entity may not 

use funding from ineligible sources to meet the matching 

requirement of subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(6) AWARD.—A subsequent Phase II SBIR award made to an 

eligible entity under this subsection— 

‘‘(A) may not exceed the limitation described under subsection (aa)(1); and 

‘‘(B) shall be disbursed during Phase II. 

‘‘(7) USE OF FUNDS.—The funds awarded to an eligible entity 

under this subsection may only be used for research and development activities that build on eligible entity’s Phase II program and ensure the research funded under such Phase II is 

rapidly progressing towards commercialization. 

‘‘(8) SELECTION.—In selecting eligible entities to participate 

in a commercialization assistance pilot program under this 

subsection, the head of a covered agency shall consider— 

‘‘(A) the extent to which such award could aid the eligible entity in commercializing the research funded under 

the eligible entity’s Phase II program; 

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‘‘(B) whether the updated Phase II commercialization 

plan submitted under paragraph (4) provides a sound approach for establishing technical feasibility that could lead 

to commercialization of such research; 

‘‘(C) whether the proposed activities to be conducted 

under such updated Phase II commercialization plan further improve the likelihood that such research will provide 

societal benefits; 

‘‘(D) whether the small business concern has progressed 

satisfactorily in Phase II to justify receipt of a subsequent 

Phase II SBIR award; 

‘‘(E) the expectations of the eligible third-party investor 

that provides matching funding under paragraph (5); and 

‘‘(F) the likelihood that the proposed activities to be conducted under such updated Phase II commercialization 

plan using matching funding provided by such eligible 

third-party investor will lead to commercial and societal 

benefit. 

‘‘(9) EVALUATION REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

date of the enactment of this subsection, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 

Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Small 

Business of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 

on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate, a report including— 

‘‘(A) a summary of the activities of commercialization assistance pilot programs carried out under this subsection; 

‘‘(B) a detailed compilation of results achieved by such 

commercialization assistance pilot programs, including the 

number of eligible entities that received awards under 

such programs; 

‘‘(C) the rate at which each eligible entity that received 

a subsequent Phase II SBIR award under this subsection 

commercialized research of the recipient; 

‘‘(D) the growth in employment and revenue of eligible 

entities that is attributable to participation in a commercialization assistance pilot program; 

‘‘(E) a comparison of commercialization success of eligible entities participating in a commercialization assistance 

pilot program with recipients of an additional Phase II 

SBIR award under subsection (ff); 

‘‘(F) demographic information, such as ethnicity and geographic location, of eligible entities participating in a commercialization assistance pilot program; 

‘‘(G) an accounting of the funds used at each covered 

agency that implements a commercialization assistance 

pilot program under this subsection; 

‘‘(H) the amount of matching funding provided by eligible third-party investors, set forth separately by source of 

funding; 

‘‘(I) an analysis of the effectiveness of the commercialization assistance pilot program implemented by each covered 

agency; and 

‘‘(J) recommendations for improvements to the commercialization assistance pilot program. 

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‘‘(10) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection: 

‘‘(A) COVERED AGENCY.—The term ‘covered agency’ 

means a Federal agency required to have an SBIR program. 

‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible entity’ means 

a small business concern that has received a Phase II 

award under an SBIR program and an additional Phase II 

SBIR award under subsection (ff) from the covered agency 

to which such small business concern is applying for a subsequent Phase II SBIR award. 

‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE THIRD-PARTY INVESTOR.—The term ‘eligible 

third-party investor’ means a small business concern other 

than an eligible entity, a venture capital firm, an individual investor, a non-SBIR Federal, State or local government, or any combination thereof. 

‘‘(D) INELIGIBLE SOURCES.—The term ‘ineligible sources’ 

means the following: 

‘‘(i) The eligible entity’s internal research and development funds. 

‘‘(ii) Funding in forms other than cash, such as inkind or other intangible assets. 

‘‘(iii) Funding from the owners of the eligible entity, 

or the family members or affiliates of such owners. 

‘‘(iv) Funding attained through loans or other forms 

of debt obligations. 

‘‘(E) SUBSEQUENT PHASE II SBIR AWARD.—The term ‘subsequent Phase II SBIR award’ means an award granted to 

an eligible entity under this subsection to carry out further 

commercialization activities for research conducted pursuant to an SBIR program.’’. 

15. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

VELA ́ ZQUEZ OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 381, after line 9, insert the following: 

SEC. 861. PUERTO RICO BUSINESSES. 

(a) DEFINITION OF PUERTO RICO BUSINESS.—Section 3 of the 

Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amended by adding at the 

end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(ee) PUERTO RICO BUSINESS.—In this Act, the term ‘Puerto Rico 

business’ means a small business concern that has its principal office located in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.’’. 

(b) SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT FOR PUERTO RICO BUSINESSES.—Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) is amended by 

adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(w) SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT FOR PUERTO RICO BUSINESSES.— 

‘‘(1) CREDIT FOR MEETING CONTRACTING GOALS.—If an agency 

awards a prime contract to Puerto Rico business during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection and 

ending on the date that is 4 years after such date of enactment, the value of the contract shall be doubled for purposes 

of determining compliance with the goals for procurement contracts under subsection (g)(1)(A)(i) during such period. 

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‘‘(2) REPORT.—Along with the report required under subsection (h)(1), the head of each Federal agency shall submit to 

the Administrator, and make publicly available on the scorecard described in section 868(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (15 U.S.C. 644 note), an 

analysis of the number and dollar amount of prime contracts 

awarded pursuant to paragraph (1) for each fiscal year of the 

period described in such paragraph.’’. 

(c) PRIORITY FOR SURPLUS PROPERTY TRANSFERS.—Section 

7(j)(13)(F) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)(13)(F)) is 

amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 

‘‘(iii)(I) In this clause, the term ‘covered period’ means the 

period beginning on the date of enactment of this clause and 

ending on the date on which the Oversight Board established 

under section 101 of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, 

and Economic Stability Act (48 U.S.C. 2121) terminates. 

‘‘(II) The Administrator may transfer technology or surplus 

property under clause (i) to a Puerto Rico business if the Puerto Rico business meets the requirements for such a transfer, 

without regard to whether the Puerto Rico business is a Program Participant.’’. 

(d) CONTRACTING INCENTIVES FOR PROTEGE FIRMS THAT ARE

PUERTO RICO BUSINESSES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 45(a) of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 657r(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 

new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) PUERTO RICO BUSINESSES.—During the period beginning 

on the date of enactment of this paragraph and ending on the 

date on which the Oversight Board established under section 

101 of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic 

Stability Act (48 U.S.C. 2121) terminates, the Administrator 

shall identify potential incentives to a covered mentor that 

awards a subcontract to its covered protege, including— 

‘‘(A) positive consideration in any past performance evaluation of the covered mentor; 

‘‘(B) the application of costs incurred for providing training to such covered protege to the subcontracting plan (as 

required under paragraph (4) or (5) of section 8(d)) of the 

covered mentor; and 

‘‘(C) such other incentives as the Administrator determines appropriate.’’. 

(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 45(d) of the Small Business Act 

(15 U.S.C. 657r(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(4) COVERED MENTOR.—The term ‘covered mentor’ means a 

mentor that enters into an agreement under this Act, or under 

any mentor-protege program approved under subsection (b)(1), 

with a covered protege. 

‘‘(5) COVERED PROTEGE.—The term ‘covered protege’ means a 

protege of a covered mentor that is a Puerto Rico business.’’. 

(e) ADDITIONAL MENTOR-PROTEGE RELATIONSHIPS FOR PROTEGE

FIRMS THAT ARE PUERTO RICO BUSINESSES.—Section 45(b)(3)(A) of 

the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657r(b)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, except that such restrictions shall not apply to up to 2 

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mentor-protege relationships if such relationships are between a 

covered protege and covered mentor’’ after ‘‘each participant’’. 

16. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CLARKE

OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 381, after line 9, insert the following: 

SEC. 861. UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING ASSISTANCE. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘United 

States Virgin Islands Small Business Contracting Assistance Act of 

2018’’. 

(b) DEFINITION OF UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS BUSINESS.— 

Section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amended by 

adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(ee) UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS BUSINESS.—In this Act, the 

term ‘United States Virgin Islands business’ means a small business concern that has its principal office located in the United 

States Virgin Islands.’’. 

(c) SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT FOR UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS

BUSINESSES.—Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) 

is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(w) SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT FOR UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS BUSINESSES.— 

‘‘(1) CREDIT FOR MEETING CONTRACTING GOALS.—If an agency 

awards a prime contract to United States Virgin Islands business during the period beginning on the date of enactment of 

this subsection and ending on the date that is 4 years after 

such date of enactment, the value of the contract shall be doubled for purposes of determining compliance with the goals for 

procurement contracts under subsection (g)(1)(A)(i) during such 

period. 

‘‘(2) REPORT.—Along with the report required under subsection (h)(1), the head of each Federal agency shall submit to 

the Administrator, and make publicly available on the scorecard described in section 868(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (15 U.S.C. 644 note), an 

analysis of the number and dollar amount of prime contracts 

awarded pursuant to paragraph (1) for each fiscal year of the 

period described in such paragraph.’’. 

(d) PRIORITY FOR SURPLUS PROPERTY TRANSFERS.—Section 

7(j)(13)(F) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)(13)(F)) is 

amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 

‘‘(iii)(I) In this clause, the term ‘covered period’ means the 

period beginning on the date of enactment of this clause and 

ending on the date that is 3 years after such date of enactment. 

‘‘(II) The Administrator may transfer technology or surplus 

property under clause (i) to a United States Virgin Islands 

business during the covered period if the such business meets 

the requirements for such a transfer, without regard to whether such business is a Program Participant.’’. 

(e) CONTRACTING INCENTIVES FOR PROTEGE FIRMS THAT ARE

UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS BUSINESSES.— 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 45(a) of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 657r(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 

new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS BUSINESSES.—During the 

period beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph 

and ending on the date that is 3 years after such date of enactment, the Administrator shall identify potential incentives to a 

covered mentor that awards a subcontract to its covered protege, including— 

‘‘(A) positive consideration in any past performance evaluation of the covered mentor; 

‘‘(B) the application of costs incurred for providing training to such covered protege to the subcontracting plan (as 

required under paragraph (4) or (5) of section 8(d)) of the 

covered mentor; and 

‘‘(C) such other incentives as the Administrator determines appropriate.’’. 

(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 45(d) of the Small Business Act 

(15 U.S.C. 657r(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(4) COVERED MENTOR.—The term ‘covered mentor’ means a 

mentor that enters into an agreement under this Act, or under 

any mentor-protege program approved under subsection (b)(1), 

with a covered protege. 

‘‘(5) COVERED PROTEGE.—The term ‘covered protege’ means a 

protege of a covered mentor that is a United States Virgin Islands business.’’. 

(f) ADDITIONAL MENTOR-PROTEGE RELATIONSHIPS FOR PROTEGE

FIRMS THAT ARE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS BUSINESSES.— Section 45(b)(3)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

657r(b)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, except that, during the 3- 

year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the United 

States Virgin Islands Small Business Contracting Assistance Act of 

2018, such restrictions shall not apply to up to 2 mentor-protege relationships if such relationships are between a covered protege and 

covered mentor’’ after ‘‘each participant’’. 

17. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HARTZLER

OF MISSOURI OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 399, line 9, insert ‘‘OR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE’’ after ‘‘TELECOMMUNICATIONS’’. 

Page 399, line 19, insert ‘‘or video surveillance’’ before ‘‘equipment’’. 

Page 400, line 23, insert ‘‘or video surveillance’’ before ‘‘equipment’’. 

Page 401, line 2, insert ‘‘or video surveillance’’ before ‘‘equipment’’. 

Page 401, line 8, insert ‘‘or video surveillance’’ before ‘‘equipment’’. 

Page 401, line 21, insert ‘‘, Hytera Communications Corporation, 

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, Dahua Technology Company,’’ before ‘‘or ZTE’’. 

Page 402, line 15, insert ‘‘or video surveillance’’ before ‘‘equipment’’. 

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Page 402, line 17, insert ‘‘or video surveillance’’ before ‘‘equipment’’. 

Page 402, line 19, insert ‘‘, Hytera Communications Corporation, 

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, Dahua Technology Company,’’ before ‘‘or ZTE’’. 

Page 402, line 22, insert ‘‘or video surveillance’’ before ‘‘services’’. 

Page 403, line 1, insert ‘‘or video surveillance’’ before ‘‘equipment’’. 

Page 403, line 12, insert ‘‘or video surveillance’’ before ‘‘equipment’’. 

Page 403, line 14, insert ‘‘, Hytera Communications Corporation, 

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, Dahua Technology Company,’’ after ‘‘Company’’. 

Page 404, line 2, insert ‘‘, Hytera, Hikvision, Dahua,’’ after 

‘‘Huawei’’. 

Page 404, line 14, insert ‘‘State and local governments’’ after 

‘‘companies’’. 

18. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCAUL

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 399, beginning line 21, insert after the period the following 

new sentence: ‘‘The prohibitions described in this paragraph include the obligation or expenditure of loans or grant funds to procure or obtain, extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain, or 

enter into a contract (or extend or renew a contract) to procure or 

obtain covered telecommunications equipment or services.’’. 

19. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TENNEY

OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following: 

SEC. ll. ADDITION OF DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED STAINLESS STEEL 

FLATWARE 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: 

‘‘(3) Stainless steel flatware.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 2533a(b)(3) of title 10, United 

States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect 

to contracts entered into after the date that is one year after the 

date of enactment of this Act. 

20. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

VELA ́ ZQUEZ OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle E of title VIII the following new section: 

SEC. 8ll. OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEE-OWNED BUSINESS CONCERNS THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

LOAN PROGRAMS. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act— 

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(1) the terms ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Administrator’’ means 

the Small Business Administration and the Administrator 

thereof, respectively; 

(2) the term ‘‘cooperative’’ means an entity that is determined to be a cooperative by the Administrator, in accordance 

with applicable Federal and State laws and regulations; 

(3) the term ‘‘employee-owned business concern’’ means— 

(A) a cooperative; and 

(B) a qualified employee trust; 

(4) the terms ‘‘qualified employee trust’’ and ‘‘small business 

concern’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of 

the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); and 

(5) the term ‘‘small business development center’’ means a 

small business development center described in section 21 of 

the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648). 

(b) EXPANSION OF 7(A) LOANS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended— 

(A) in paragraph (15)— 

(i) in subparagraph (A)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘this subsection to qualified employee trusts’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection— 

‘‘(i) to qualified employee trusts’’; 

(II) in clause (i), as so designated— 

(aa) by inserting ‘‘, and for any transaction 

costs associated with purchasing,’’ after ‘‘purchasing’’; 

(bb) by striking the period at the end and 

inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(III) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(ii) to a small business concern under a plan approved 

by the Administrator, if the proceeds from the loan are 

only used to make a loan to a qualified employee trust, 

and for any transaction costs associated with making that 

loan, that results in the qualified employee trust owning 

at least 51 percent of the small business concern.’’; 

(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

(I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or by the small business concern’’ after ‘‘the 

trustee of such trust’’; 

(II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(III) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the 

end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 

(IV) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(iv) with respect to a loan made to a trust, or to a cooperative in accordance with paragraph (35)— 

‘‘(I) a seller of the small business concern may remain involved as an officer, director, or key employee 

of the small business concern when a qualified employee trust or cooperative has acquired 100 percent of 

ownership of the small business concern; and 

‘‘(II) any seller of the small business concern who remains as an owner of the small business concern, regardless of the percentage of ownership interest, shall 

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be required to provide a personal guarantee by the Administration.’’; and 

(iii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(F) A small business concern that makes a loan to a qualified employee trust under subparagraph (A)(ii) is not required 

to contain the same terms and conditions as the loan made to 

the small business concern that is guaranteed by the Administration under such subparagraph. 

‘‘(G) With respect to a loan made to a qualified employee 

trust under this paragraph, or to a cooperative in accordance 

with paragraph (35), the Administrator may, as deemed appropriate, elect to not require any mandatory equity to be provided by the qualified employee trust or cooperative to make 

the loan.’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(35) LOANS TO COOPERATIVES.— 

‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the term ‘cooperative’ means an entity that is determined to be a cooperative by the Administrator, in accordance with applicable 

Federal and State laws and regulation. 

‘‘(B) AUTHORITY.—The Administration shall guarantee 

loans made to a cooperative for the purpose described in 

paragraph (15).’’. 

(2) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO PREFERRED LENDERS.—Section 5(b)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 634(b)(7)) is 

amended by inserting ‘‘, including loans guaranteed under 

paragraph (15) or (35) of section 7(a)’’ after ‘‘deferred participation loans’’. 

(c) SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY PROGRAM OUTREACH.—The Administrator shall provide outreach and educational 

materials to companies licensed under section 301(c) of the Small 

Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 681(c)) to increase the 

use of funds to make investments in company transitions to employee-owned business concerns. 

(d) SMALL BUSINESS MICROLOAN PROGRAM OUTREACH.—The Administrator shall provide outreach and educational materials to 

intermediaries under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 636(m)) to increase the use of funds to make loans to employee-owned business concerns, including transitions to employeeowned business concerns. 

(e) SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE.— 

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall establish a 

Small Business Employee Ownership and Cooperatives Promotion Program to offer technical assistance and training on 

the transition to employee ownership through cooperatives and 

qualified employee trusts. 

(2) SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Administrator shall enter 

into agreements with small business development centers 

under which the centers shall— 

(i) provide access to information and resources on 

employee ownership through cooperatives or qualified 

employee trusts as a business succession strategy; 

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(ii) conduct training and educational activities; and 

(iii) carry out the activities described in subparagraph (U) of section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act 

(15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3)). 

(B) ADDITIONAL SERVICES.—Section 21(c)(3) of the Small 

Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3)) is amended— 

(i) in subparagraph (S), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(ii) in subparagraph (T), by striking the period at 

the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(iii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(U) encouraging and assisting the provision of succession 

planning to small business concerns with a focus on 

transitioning to cooperatives, as defined in section 7(a)(35), and 

qualified employee trusts (collectively referred to in this subparagraph as ‘employee-owned business concerns’), including 

by— 

‘‘(i) providing training to individuals to promote the successful management, governance, or operation of a business purchased by those individuals in the formation of an 

employee-owned business concern; 

‘‘(ii) assisting employee-owned business concerns that 

meet applicable size standards established under section 

3(a) with education and technical assistance with respect 

to financing and contracting programs administered by the 

Administration; 

‘‘(iii) coordinating with lenders on conducting outreach 

on financing through programs administered by the Administration that may be used to support the transition of 

ownership to employees; 

‘‘(iv) supporting small business concerns in exploring or 

assessing the possibility of transitioning to an employeeowned business concern; and 

‘‘(v) coordinating with the cooperative development centers of the Department of Agriculture, the land grant extension network, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, community development financial institutions, employee ownership associations and service providers, and 

local, regional and national cooperative associations.’’. 

(f) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator (or a designee of the Administrator) shall coordinate and chair an interagency working 

group, which shall— 

(A) develop recommendations on how Federal programs 

can promote, support, and increase the number of employee-owned business concerns; 

(B) ensure coordination with Federal agencies and national and local employee ownership, cooperative, and 

small business organizations; and 

(C) publish a report on the activities of the interagency 

working group that is indexed and maintained for public 

review. 

(2) MEETINGS.—The interagency working group shall meet at 

such times as determined necessary by the, but not less than 

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biannually. Such meetings may occur in person or via electronic resources. 

(g) AMENDMENT TO REPORT TO CONGRESS ON STATUS OF EMPLOYEE-OWNED FIRMS.—Section 7(a)(15)(E) of the Small Business 

Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(15)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘Administration.’’ and inserting ‘‘Administration, which shall include— 

‘‘(i) the total number of loans made to employeeowned business concerns that were guaranteed by the 

Administrator under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) or section 502 of the Small 

Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696), including the number of loans made— 

‘‘(I) to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 

individuals; and 

‘‘(II) to cooperatives; 

‘‘(ii) the total number of financings made to employee-owned business concerns by companies licensed 

under section 301(c) of the Small Business Investment 

Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(c)), including the number 

of financings made— 

‘‘(I) to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 

individuals; and 

‘‘(II) to cooperatives; and 

‘‘(iii) any outreach and educational activities conducted by the Administration with respect to employee-owned business concerns.’’. 

(h) REPORT ON COOPERATIVE LENDING.— 

(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that cooperatives have a unique business structure and are unable to 

access the lending programs of the Administration effectively 

due to loan guarantee requirements that are incompatible with 

the business structure of cooperatives. 

(2) STUDY AND REPORT.— 

(A) STUDY.—The Administrator, in coordination with 

lenders, stakeholders, and Federal agencies, shall study 

and recommend practical alternatives for cooperatives that 

will satisfy the loan guarantee requirements of the Administration. 

(B) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 

Congress the recommendations developed under paragraph 

(1) and a plan to implement such recommendations. 

(i) AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE

TRUST.—Section 3(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

632(c)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(ii) which provides that each participant is entitled to 

direct the plan trustee as to the manner of how to vote the 

qualified employer securities (as defined in section 

4975(e)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), which 

are allocated to the account of such participant with respect to a corporate matter which (by law or charter) must 

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be decided by a vote conducted in accordance with section 

409(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and’’. 

21. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NORMAN

OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 8ll. REPORT ON FUNDING OF PRODUCT SUPPORT STRATEGIES. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—For each of the fiscal years 2020, 2021, 

and 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall include with the budget 

for the Department of Defense, as submitted to Congress pursuant 

to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, a report regarding 

the funding for product support strategies for major weapon systems. The Secretary may submit this report separately, or as part 

of the annex required by section 347 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91). 

(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall include for each major weapon 

system— 

(1) a current estimate of the total funding required for the 

product support strategy for the lifecycle of the weapon system; 

(2) a current estimate of the funding required for the product 

support strategy per year, by appropriation and budget activity, over the future years defense program for the weapon system; 

(3) a summary of the funding requested for the product support strategy in the future years defense program per year, by 

appropriation and budget activity, for the weapon system; 

(4) should the amounts required pursuant to paragraph (2) 

differ from the amounts requested pursuant to paragraph (3) 

by more than 5 percent, an explanation for the variance and 

a description of the actions that will be taken to mitigate the 

risk to the sustainment of the weapon system; 

(5) a summary of the amounts expended, by appropriation 

and budget activity, for the product support strategy of the 

weapon system during the prior fiscal year; and 

(6) should the amounts expended in the prior fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (5) differ from the amounts required for 

that fiscal year, pursuant to paragraph (2) by more than 5 percent, an explanation for the variance and a description of the 

actions that will be taken to mitigate the risk to the 

sustainment of the weapon system. 

22. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KING OF

IOWA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title VIII (Page 404, after line 21) add the following 

new section: 

SEC. 881. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS. 

None of the funds authorized by this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the prevailing wage requirements of 

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subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (popularly referred to as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon Act’’). 

23. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE POLIQUIN

OF MAINE OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 430, after line 20, insert the following: 

(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to encourage or require the termination of any personnel 

or positions within the Defense Finance and Accounting Services. 

24. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WILSON

OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 467, line 19, strike ‘‘shall’’ and insert ‘‘should’’. 

25. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RUSSELL

OF OKLAHOMA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following new section: 

SEC. 10ll. EVALUATION OF PILOT SAFETY BY MILITARY AVIATION 

AND INSTALLATION ASSURANCE SITING CLEARINGHOUSE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 183a of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘unacceptable risk to the national security of 

the United States’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘unacceptable risk to military operations and readiness’’; and 

(2) in subsection (h)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘pilot safety,’’ after 

‘‘flight operations,’’; and 

(B) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows: 

‘‘(7) The term ‘unacceptable risk to military operations and 

readiness’ means the construction, alteration, establishment, or 

expansion, or the proposed construction, alteration, establishment, or expansion, of a structure or sanitary landfill, that the 

Secretary of Defense can demonstrate would— 

‘‘(A) endanger safety in air commerce directly related to 

the activities of the Department of Defense; 

‘‘(B) interfere with the efficient use of the navigable airspace directly related to the activities of the Department 

of Defense; or 

‘‘(C) significantly impair or degrade the capability of the 

Department of Defense to— 

‘‘(i) ensure pilot safety; 

‘‘(ii) conduct training, research, development, testing, and evaluation, and operations; or 

‘‘(iii) maintain military readiness.’’. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 44718 of title 49, United 

States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘unacceptable risk to military operations and readiness’’. 

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26. 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 X, add the following new section: 

SEC. 10ll REPORT ON USE AND AVAILABILITY OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS FOR DISASTER RESPONSE. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report that identifies— 

(1) each military installation that has been made available 

to the Department of Homeland Security for disaster response 

for the past 10 fiscal years; and 

(2) military installations assessed to be available in support 

of fast response to disasters. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 

include the following: 

(1) For each military installation identified under subsection 

(a)(1)— 

(A) the name of the installation; 

(B) the location of the installation, including the State 

and Congressional District; 

(C) a description of the infrastructure and equipment 

made available at the installation; and 

(D) a description of personnel made available for disaster response. 

(2) For each military installation identified under subsection 

(a)(2)— 

(A) the name of the installation; 

(B) the location of the installation, including the State 

and Congressional District; 

(C) a description of the infrastructure and equipment to 

be available at the installation; and 

(D) a description of personnel to be available for disaster 

response. 

27. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ADAMS OF

NORTH CAROLINA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title X of the bill, add the following 

new section: 

SEC. 10ll. PROMOTING FEDERAL PROCUREMENT WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY INSTITUTIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of an executive agency, or a contracting officer where applicable, shall— 

(1) assist historically Black colleges and universities and minority institutions to develop viable, self-sustaining businesses 

capable of competing on an equal basis in the mainstream of 

the United States economy; and 

(2) promote Federal procurement with historically Black colleges and universities and minority institutions by establishing— 

(A) participation goals of not less than 10 percent for 

historically Black colleges and universities and minority 

institutions; 

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(B) requirements that prime contractors and other recipients of Federal funds attain similar participation goals 

in their procurement; and 

(C) other mechanisms that ensure historically Black colleges and universities and minority institutions have a fair 

opportunity to participate in Federal procurement. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the meaning given the 

term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. 

(2) The term ‘‘historically Black college and university’’ has 

the meaning given that term in section 631 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1132). 

(3) The term ‘‘minority institution’’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 365 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

(20 U.S.C. 1067k). 

28. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SESSIONS

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 512, beginning line 20, insert the following: 

(b) DISTRIBUTION OF CORPORATION ASSISTANCE ABROAD THROUGH

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— (1) ACCEPTANCE AND COORDINATION OF ASSISTANCE.—The 

Secretary of Defense may, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, and in accordance with guidance reviewed or issued under section 1088 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91) 

and guidance issued by the Secretary developed with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 

United States Agency for International Development— 

(A) accept from Spirit of America, a federally-charted 

corporation under chapter 2005 of title 36, United States 

Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section), humanitarian, economic, and other nonlethal assistance funded by 

private funds in the carrying out of the purposes of the 

corporation; and 

(B) respond to requests from the corporation for the 

identification of the needs of local populations abroad for 

assistance, and coordinate with the corporation in the provision and distribution of such assistance, in the carrying 

out of such purposes. 

(2) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL POPULATIONS.—In 

accordance with guidance issued by the Secretary of Defense 

developed with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and 

the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, members of the Armed Forces abroad 

may provide to local populations abroad humanitarian, economic, and other nonlethal assistance provided to the Department by the corporation pursuant to this subsection. 

(3) SCOPE OF GUIDANCE.—The guidance issued pursuant to 

this subsection shall ensure that any assistance distributed 

pursuant to this subsection shall be for purposes of supporting 

the mission or missions of the Department of Defense and the 

Armed Forces for which such assistance is provided by the corporation. 

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(4) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR CORPORATION AC- TIVITIES.—In accordance with guidance issued by the Secretary 

of Defense, the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces 

may, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose— 

(A) provide transportation, lodging, storage, and other 

logistical support— 

(i) to personnel of the corporation (whether in the 

United States or abroad) who are carrying out the purposes of the corporation; and 

(ii) in connection with the acceptance and distribution of assistance provided by the corporation; and 

(B) use assets of the Department and the Armed Forces 

in the provision of support described in subparagraph (A). 

29. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH OF

WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of title X the following: 

SEC. ll. CLARIFICATION OF REIMBURSABLE ALLOWED COSTS OF 

FAA MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENT. 

Section 47504(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period at the end and 

inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(F) to an airport operator of a congested airport (as defined 

in section 47175) and a unit of local government referred to in 

paragraph (1)(B) to carry out a project to mitigate noise, if the 

project— 

‘‘(i) consists of— 

‘‘(I) replacement windows, doors, and the installation of through-the-wall air conditioning units; or 

‘‘(II) acquisition and installation of the windows, 

doors, and other noise mitigation elements to be used 

in a school reconstruction if reconstruction is the preferred local solution; 

‘‘(ii) is located at a school near the airport; and 

‘‘(iii) is included in a memorandum of agreement entered 

into before September 30, 2002, even if the airport has not 

met the requirements of part 150 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, and only if the financial limitations of 

the memorandum are applied.’’. 

30. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HICE OF

GEORGIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 564, after line 11, insert the following: 

SEC. 11ll. PRESIDENTIAL ALLOWANCE MODERNIZATION. 

(a) FORMER PRESIDENTS.—The first section of the Act entitled 

‘‘An Act to provide retirement, clerical assistants, and free mailing 

privileges to former Presidents of the United States, and for other 

purposes’’, approved August 25, 1958 (commonly known as the 

‘‘Former Presidents Act of 1958’’) (3 U.S.C. 102 note), is amended— 

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(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (h) 

and (i), respectively; 

(2) by striking the matter preceding subsection (e) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(a) ANNUITIES AND ALLOWANCES.— ‘‘(1) ANNUITY.—Each former President shall be entitled to receive from the United States an annuity, subject to subsections 

(b) and (c)— 

‘‘(A) at the rate of $200,000 per year; and 

‘‘(B) which shall commence on the day after the date on 

which an individual becomes a former President. 

‘‘(2) ALLOWANCE.—The General Services Administration is 

authorized to provide each former President a monetary allowance, subject to appropriations and subsections (b), (c), and (d), 

at the rate of— 

‘‘(A) $500,000 per year for 5 years beginning on the day 

after the last day of the period described in the first sentence of section 5 of the Presidential Transition Act of 

1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note); 

‘‘(B) $350,000 per year for the 5 years following the 5- 

year period under subparagraph (A); and 

‘‘(C) $250,000 per year thereafter. 

‘‘(b) DURATION; FREQUENCY.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The annuity and monetary allowance 

under subsection (a) shall— 

‘‘(A) terminate on the date that is 30 days after the date 

on which the former President dies; and 

‘‘(B) be payable by the Secretary of the Treasury on a 

monthly basis. 

‘‘(2) APPOINTIVE OR ELECTIVE POSITIONS.—The annuity and 

monetary allowance under subsection (a) shall not be payable 

for any period during which a former President holds an appointive or elective position in or under the Federal Government to which is attached a rate of pay other than a nominal 

rate. 

‘‘(c) COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES.—Effective December 1 of each 

year, each annuity and monetary allowance under subsection (a) 

that commenced before that date shall be increased by the same 

percentage by which benefit amounts under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased, effective as of that 

date, as a result of a determination under section 215(i) of that Act 

(42 U.S.C. 415(i)). 

‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON MONETARY ALLOWANCE.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

this section, the monetary allowance payable under subsection 

(a)(2) to a former President for any 12-month period— 

‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), may not exceed the amount by which— 

‘‘(i) the monetary allowance that (but for this subsection) would otherwise be so payable for the 12- 

month period, exceeds (if at all) 

‘‘(ii) the applicable reduction amount for the 12- 

month period; and 

‘‘(B) shall not be less than the amount determined under 

paragraph (4). 

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‘‘(2) DEFINITION.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the 

term ‘applicable reduction amount’ means, with respect to 

any former President and in connection with any 12-month 

period, the amount by which— 

‘‘(i) the earned income (as defined in section 32(c)(2) 

of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of the former 

President for the most recent taxable year for which a 

tax return is available, exceeds (if at all) 

‘‘(ii) $400,000, subject to subparagraph (C). 

‘‘(B) JOINT RETURNS.—In the case of a joint return, subparagraph (A)(i) shall be applied by taking into account 

both the amounts properly allocable to the former President and the amounts properly allocable to the spouse of 

the former President. 

‘‘(C) COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES.—The dollar amount 

specified in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be adjusted at the 

same time that, and by the same percentage by which, the 

monetary allowance of the former President is increased 

under subsection (c) (disregarding this subsection). 

‘‘(3) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.— ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph— 

‘‘(i) the terms ‘return’ and ‘return information’ have 

the meanings given those terms in section 6103(b) of 

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 

‘‘(ii) the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the 

Treasury or the Secretary of the Treasury’s delegate. 

‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—A former President may not receive 

a monetary allowance under subsection (a)(2) unless the 

former President discloses to the Secretary, upon the request of the Secretary, any return or return information of 

the former President or spouse of the former President 

that the Secretary determines is necessary for purposes of 

calculating the applicable reduction amount under paragraph (2) of this subsection. 

‘‘(C) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Except as provided in section 

6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may 

not, with respect to a return or return information disclosed to the Secretary under subparagraph (B)— 

‘‘(i) disclose the return or return information to any 

entity or person; or 

‘‘(ii) use the return or return information for any 

purpose other than to calculate the applicable reduction amount under paragraph (2). 

‘‘(4) INCREASED COSTS DUE TO SECURITY NEEDS.—With respect to the monetary allowance that would be payable to a 

former President under subsection (a)(2) for any 12-month period but for the limitation under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Administrator of General Services, in coordination 

with the Director of the United States Secret Service, shall determine the amount of the monetary allowance that is needed 

to pay the increased cost of doing business that is attributable 

to the security needs of the former President.’’; 

(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: 

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‘‘(f) OFFICE STAFF.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General Services 

shall, without regard to the civil service and classification 

laws, provide for each former President an office staff of not 

more than 13 individuals, at the request of the former President, on a reimbursable basis. 

‘‘(2) COMPENSATION.—The annual rate of compensation payable to any individual under paragraph (1) shall not exceed the 

highest annual rate of basic pay for positions at level II of the 

Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States 

Code. 

‘‘(3) SELECTION; RESPONSIBILITY.—An individual employed 

under this subsection— 

‘‘(A) shall be selected by the former President; and 

‘‘(B) shall be responsible only to the former President for 

the performance of duties. 

‘‘(g) OFFICE SPACE AND RELATED FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT.— 

‘‘(1) OFFICE SPACE.—The Administrator of General Services 

(referred to in this subsection as the ‘Administrator’) shall, at 

the request of a former President, on a reimbursable basis provide for the former President suitable office space, as determined by the Administrator, at a place within the United 

States specified by the former President. 

‘‘(2) FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT.— 

‘‘(A) REIMBURSABLE.—The Administrator may, at the request of a former President, provide the former President 

with suitable office furnishings and equipment on a reimbursable basis. 

‘‘(B) WITHOUT REIMBURSEMENT.— 

‘‘(i) GRANDFATHERED FORMER PRESIDENTS.—In the 

case of any individual who is a former President on 

the date of enactment of the Presidential Allowance 

Modernization Act of 2017, the former President may 

retain without reimbursement any furniture and 

equipment in the possession of the former President. 

‘‘(ii) PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION ACT.—A former President may retain without reimbursement any furniture 

or equipment acquired under section 5 of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note). 

‘‘(iii) EXCESS FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT.—The Administrator may provide excess furniture and equipment to the office of a former President at no cost 

other than necessary transportation costs.’’; and 

(4) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(j) APPLICABILITY.—Subsections (f), (g) (other than paragraph 

(2)(B)(i) of that subsection), and (i) shall apply with respect to a 

former President on and after the day after the last day of the period described in the first sentence of section 5 of the Presidential 

Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note).’’. 

(b) SURVIVING SPOUSES OF FORMER PRESIDENTS.— 

(1) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF MONETARY ALLOWANCE.—Subsection (e) of the first section of the Former Presidents Act of 

1958 is amended— 

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(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘$20,000 per annum,’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000 per year (subject to paragraph (4)),’’; and 

(B) in the second sentence— 

(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(ii) in paragraph (3)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘or the government of the District 

of Columbia’’; and 

(II) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

and 

(iii) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: 

‘‘(4) shall, after its commencement date, be increased at the 

same time that, and by the same percentage by which, annuities of former Presidents are increased under subsection (c).’’. 

(2) COVERAGE OF WIDOWER OF A FORMER PRESIDENT.—Subsection (e) of the first section of the Former Presidents Act of 

1958, as amended by paragraph (1), is amended— 

(A) by striking ‘‘widow’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘widow or widower’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘she’’ and inserting ‘‘she or he’’. 

(c) SUBSECTION HEADINGS.—The first section of the Former 

Presidents Act of 1958 is amended— 

(1) in subsection (e), by inserting after the subsection enumerator the following: ‘‘WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS.—’’; 

(2) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1)), by 

inserting after the subsection enumerator the following: ‘‘DEFI- NITION.—’’; and 

(3) in subsection (i) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1)), by 

inserting after the subsection enumerator the following: ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—’’. 

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) TITLE 5.—Subpart G of part III of title 5, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(A) in section 8101(1)(E), by striking ‘‘1(b)’’ and inserting 

‘‘1(f)’’; 

(B) in section 8331(1)(I), by striking ‘‘1(b)’’ and inserting 

‘‘1(f)’’; 

(C) in section 8701(a)(9), by striking ‘‘1(b)’’ and inserting 

‘‘1(f)’’; and 

(D) in section 8901(1)(H) by striking ‘‘1(b)’’ and inserting 

‘‘1(f)’’. 

(2) PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION ACT OF 1963.—Section 5 of the 

Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) is 

amended by striking the last sentence. 

(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section or an 

amendment made by this section shall be construed to affect— 

(1) any provision of law relating to the security or protection 

of a former President or a member of the family of a former 

President; 

(2) funding, under the Former Presidents Act of 1958 or any 

other law, to carry out any provision of law described in paragraph (1); or 

(3) funding for any office space lease in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act under subsection (c) of 

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fect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) until 

the expiration date contained in the lease, if the lease was submitted to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

of the House of Representatives on April 12, 2017. 

(f) TRANSITION RULES.— 

(1) FORMER PRESIDENTS.—In the case of any individual who 

is a former President on the date of enactment of this Act, the 

amendments made by subsection (a) shall be applied as if the 

commencement date referred in subsections (a)(1)(B) and 

(a)(2)(A) of the first section of the Former Presidents Act of 

1958, as amended by subsection (a), coincided with the date 

that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

(2) WIDOWS.—In the case of any individual who is the widow 

of a former President on the date of enactment of this Act, the 

amendments made by subsection (b)(1) shall be applied as if 

the commencement date referred to in subsection (e)(1) of the 

first section of the Former Presidents Act of 1958, as amended 

by subsection (b)(1), coincided with the date that is 180 days 

after the date of enactment of this Act. 

(g) APPLICABILITY.—For a former President receiving a monetary 

allowance under the Former Presidents Act of 1958 on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, the limitation under subsection (d)(1) of the first section of that Act, as amended by subsection (a), shall apply to the monetary allowance of the former 

President, except to the extent that the application of the limitation would prevent the former President from being able to pay the 

cost of a lease or other contract that is in effect on the day before 

the date of enactment of this Act and under which the former 

President makes payments using the monetary allowance, as determined by the Administrator of General Services. 

31. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROSS OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title XI, add the following: 

SEC. 11ll. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(e)(1)(A) Not later than March 31 of each calendar year, the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with the Office of 

Management and Budget, shall submit to each House of Congress 

a report on the operation of this section during the fiscal year last 

ending before the start of such calendar year. 

‘‘(B) Not later than December 31 of each calendar year, each 

agency (as defined by section 7103(a)(3)) shall furnish to the Office 

of Personnel Management the information which such Office requires, with respect to such agency, for purposes of the report 

which is next due under subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(2) Each report by the Office of Personnel Management under 

this subsection shall include, with respect to the fiscal year described in paragraph (1)(A), at least the following information: 

‘‘(A) The total amount of official time granted to employees. 

‘‘(B) The average amount of official time expended per bargaining unit employee. 

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‘‘(C) The specific types of activities or purposes for which official time was granted, and the impact which the granting of 

such official time for such activities or purposes had on agency 

operations. 

‘‘(D) The total number of employees to whom official time 

was granted, and, of that total, the number who were not engaged in any activities or purposes except activities or purposes involving the use of official time. 

‘‘(E) The total amount of compensation (including fringe benefits) afforded to employees in connection with activities or 

purposes for which they were granted official time. 

‘‘(F) The total amount of official time spent by employees 

representing Federal employees who are not union members in 

matters authorized by this chapter. 

‘‘(G) A description of any room or space designated at the 

agency (or its subcomponent) where official time activities will 

be conducted, including the square footage of any such room or 

space. 

‘‘(3) All information included in a report by the Office of Personnel Management under this subsection with respect to a fiscal 

year— 

‘‘(A) shall be shown both agency-by-agency and for all agencies; and 

‘‘(B) shall be accompanied by the corresponding information 

(submitted by the Office in its report under this subsection) for 

the fiscal year before the fiscal year to which such report pertains, together with appropriate comparisons and analyses. 

‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘official time’ means 

any period of time, regardless of agency nomenclature— 

‘‘(A) which may be granted to an employee under this chapter (including a collective bargaining agreement entered into 

under this chapter) to perform representational or consultative 

functions; and 

‘‘(B) during which the employee would otherwise be in a duty 

status.’’. 

(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 

be effective beginning with the report which, under the provisions 

of such amendment, is first required to be submitted by the Office 

of Personnel Management to each House of Congress by a date 

which occurs at least 6 months after the date of the enactment of 

this Act. 

32. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ZELDIN

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 1225 (relating to strategy to counter destabilizing activities of Iran)— 

(1) redesignate subsection (c) as subsection (d); and 

(2) insert after subsection (b) the following new subsection: 

(c) UNITED STATES POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the United 

States to provide foreign countries that are willing to materially assist United States efforts to counter Iran in the Middle East with 

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ing, as appropriate, with partner benefits commensurate with such 

support. 

33. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MEADOWS

OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12l. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for assistance to the Ministry of the Interior of 

the Government of Iraq may be obligated or expended until the 

Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State jointly certify to 

the appropriate congressional committees that such funds, including funds for the provision of intelligence sharing, will not be disbursed by the United States to any group that is, or that is known 

to be affiliated with, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps–Quds 

Force or other state sponsor of terrorism. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the Iraq Train and 

Equip Fund is no longer in effect, the Secretary of State should 

submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 

implementation of this section. 

(c) 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. 

34. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DEMINGS

OF FLORIDA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON KREMLIN-LINKED CORRUPTION. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the intelligence community should dedicate resources to 

further expose key networks which the corrupt political class 

in Russia uses to hide the money it steals; and 

(2) the President should pursue efforts to stifle Russian use 

of hidden financial channels, including anonymous shell companies and real estate investments, in a manner similar to the 

efforts undertaken to tighten banking regulations after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination 

with the Secretary of State and in consultation with the Director 

of National Intelligence, shall submit a report to Congress on assets owned by Vladimir Putin, Russian oligarchs, and senior officials of the Russian Government, including— 

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(1) with respect to bank accounts, real estate holdings, and 

other financial assets, including those outside of Russia, that 

are owned by or accessible to Putin— 

(A) the location of such accounts, holdings, or assets; and 

(B) the contents of such accounts or the amount held 

through such holdings or assets; 

(2) the location, size, and contents of any assets of any oligarch listed pursuant to section 241 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (Public Law 115–44; 

131 Stat. 922); and 

(3) any ‘‘front’’ or shell companies, or other intermediaries, 

used by senior officials of the Russian Government to hide assets from public disclosure. 

(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) shall be submitted in classified form. 

(d) REASONABLE ATTEMPT TO ISSUE UNCLASSIFIED REPORT.—Not 

later than 60 days after the date of the submission of the report 

required under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Treasury shall— 

(1) publish an unclassified version of such report on a publicly available website of the Department of the Treasury; or 

(2) submit a notification to Congress describing the reasons 

for which the Secretary has determined that such release is 

not possible. 

35. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BOYLE OF

PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle D of title XII the following: 

SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON RUSSIA’S SUPPORT FOR THE TALIBAN AND 

OTHER DESTABILIZING ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. 

The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly 

submit to the congressional defense committees and the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations a report on Russia’s support for the 

Taliban and other destabilizing activities in Afghanistan. 

36. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CHENEY

OF WYOMING OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12ll. REVIEW OF CONTROLLED ITEMS WITH RESPECT TO 

CHINA. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report listing each technology included on the Commerce Control List maintained under Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export Administration Regulations (subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code 

of Federal Regulations) and exempted for export to China, and each 

item removed from such List, designated as ‘‘EAR99’’ by the Bureau of Industry and Security, and exported to China, during the 

15-year period ending on such date of enactment that the Secretary 

determines currently poses an unacceptable national security risk. 

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37. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BASS OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12ll. UNITED STATES SECURITY AND HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT 

STRATEGY FOR YEMEN. 

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

International Development, shall jointly submit to Congress a comprehensive report on United States security and humanitarian interests in Yemen, including each of the following: 

(1) The strategic objectives of the United States in Yemen, 

including humanitarian support to civilian populations under 

threat of famine, and the criteria for determining the success 

of such objectives. 

(2) A description of efforts to coordinate civilian and military 

efforts with respect to Yemen. 

(3) A description of the diplomatic strategy with respect to 

regional partners seeking to end the civil war in Yemen. 

38. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CROWLEY

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON BANGLADESH. 

The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of 

the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) 

and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to Congress a report— 

(1) assessing Bangladesh’s ability to respond to humanitarian crises and natural disasters; and 

(2) recommending areas for enhancing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief cooperation between the United States 

and Bangladesh relating to improving Bangladesh’s ability to 

respond to humanitarian crises and natural disasters, including through humanitarian consultations, training, and exercises. 

39. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BOYLE OF

PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. 12ll. UNITED STATES CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION WITH 

UKRAINE. 

(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States 

to— 

(1) reaffirm the United States-Ukraine Charter on Strategic 

Partnership, which highlights the importance of the bilateral 

relationship and outlines enhanced cooperation in the areas of 

defense, security, economics and trade, energy security, democracy, and cultural exchanges; 

(2) support continued cooperation between NATO and 

Ukraine; 

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(3) support Ukraine’s political and economic reforms; 

(4) reaffirm the commitment of the United States to the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances; 

(5) assist Ukraine’s efforts to enhance its cybersecurity capabilities; and 

(6) improve Ukraine’s ability to respond to Russian-supported disinformation and propaganda efforts in cyberspace, including through social media and other outlets. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

Secretary of State should take the following actions, commensurate 

with United States interests, to assist Ukraine to improve its cybersecurity: 

(1) Provide Ukraine such support as may be necessary to secure government computer networks from malicious cyber intrusions, particularly such networks that defend the critical infrastructure of Ukraine. 

(2) Provide Ukraine support in reducing reliance on Russian 

information and communications technology. 

(3) Assist Ukraine to build its capacity, expand cybersecurity 

information sharing, and cooperate on international cyberspace 

efforts. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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 on United States cybersecurity cooperation with Ukraine. Such report shall also include information relating to the following: 

(1) United States efforts to strengthen Ukraine’s ability to 

prevent, mitigate, and respond to cyber incidents, including 

through training, education, technical assistance, capacity 

building, and cybersecurity risk management strategies. 

(2) The potential for new areas of collaboration and mutual 

assistance between the United States and Ukraine in addressing shared cyber challenges, including cybercrime, critical infrastructure protection, and resilience against botnets and 

other automated, distributed threats. 

(3) NATO’s efforts to help Ukraine develop technical capabilities to counter cyber threats. 

40. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HUNTER

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12l. BRIEFING ON CHINA’S MILITARY INSTALLATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI. 

(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the following: 

(1) An assessment of the impact of the People’s Republic of 

China’s first overseas military installation in the Republic of 

Djibouti on the ability of the United States forces to operate in 

the region. 

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(2) An assessment of China’s ability to obtain sensitive information and impact operations conducted from Camp 

Lemmonier in Djibouti, the largest United States military installation on the African continent. 

(3) An assessment of the ability of the President of Djibouti 

to terminate by all methods, including by simple decree, the 

Department of Defense’s lease agreement governing operation 

of Camp Lemmonier. 

(4) An assessment of the impact of the Chinese base in 

Djibouti on security and safety of United States personnel in 

Djibouti. 

(5) An assessment of the status of China’s compliance with 

the ‘‘Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons’’ that forbids employment of laser weapons. 

(6) An assessment of the laser attack in Djibouti that injured 

United States airmen. 

(7) An assessment of Djibouti’s compliance with its treaty obligations under the Ottawa Convention to end the use of landmines. 

(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

41. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MEEKS OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO THE 3 SEAS INITIATIVE. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the 3 Seas Initiative could serve as a valuable counterweight to the efforts of the Russian Government to divide Europe and to the regional expansionism of the Chinese Government, particularly in the context of energy and infrastructure; 

and 

(2) the United States should fully support the efforts of the 

3 Seas Initiative, including by— 

(A) sending a high level delegation to future summits 

convened by the Initiative; 

(B) encouraging United States business leaders to participate in the Initiative; and 

(C) supporting the establishment of a network of Central 

European chambers of commerce. 

42. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE VELA OF

TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following: 

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SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON VIOLENCE AND CARTEL ACTIVITY IN MEXICO. 

The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on violence and cartel activity in Mexico 

and the impact of such on United States national security. 

43. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ENGEL OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in title XII, insert the following new 

subtitle: 

Subtitle ll—Matters Relating to Burma 

SEC. 12ll1. LIMITATION ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND SECURITY 

COOPERATION. 

(a) LIMITATION ON MILITARY AND SECURITY SECTOR COOPERA- TION.—Except as provided in subsection (b) or subsection (e), for 

the 8-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the United States may not provide security assistance or engage in security cooperation with the military or security forces of 

Burma until the date on which the Secretary of State certifies to 

the appropriate congressional committees with respect to security 

assistance, as such term is defined in section 502B(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(d)), or, in consultation 

with the Secretary of Defense, with respect to security cooperation 

programs and activities of the Department of Defense, as such term 

is defined in section 301 of title 10, United States Code, as applicable, that the military and security forces of Burma have demonstrated significant progress in abiding by international human 

rights standards and are undertaking meaningful and significant 

security sector reform, including reforms that enhance transparency and accountability, to prevent future abuses, such as— 

(1) the Burmese military and security forces adhere to international humanitarian law, demonstrate significant progress in 

abiding by international standards for human rights, and 

pledge to stop future human rights abuses; 

(2) the Burmese military and security forces support efforts 

to carry out meaningful and comprehensive investigations of 

alleged abuses and are taking steps to hold accountable those 

members of such military and security forces responsible for 

human rights abuses; 

(3) the Government of Burma, including the military and security forces, allow immediate and unfettered humanitarian access to communities in areas affected by conflict, including 

Rohingya communities in the State of Rakhine; 

(4) the Government of Burma, including the military and security forces, 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, and dignified return of refugees and 

internally displaced persons; 

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ment, political accommodation, and constitutional change, including the restoration of the citizenship of the Rohingya; 

(6) the Government of Burma, including the military and security forces, defines a transparent plan with a timeline for 

professionalizing the military and security forces and includes 

a process by which the military withdraws from private-sector 

business enterprises and ceases involvement in the illegal 

trade in natural resources and narcotics; or 

(7) the Government of Burma establishes effective civilian 

control over the finances of its military and security forces, including by ensuring that the military does not have access to 

off-budget income and that military expenditures are subject to 

adequate civilian oversight. 

(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

(1) CERTAIN EXISTING AUTHORITIES.—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) 

and is authorized to provide the Government of Burma with 

assistance necessary to make available the activities described 

in subsection (a) of such section. 

(2) HOSPITALITY.—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. 

(c) MILITARY REFORM.—The certification required under subsection (a) shall include 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. 

(d) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall submit to 

the appropriate congressional committees a report, in unclassified form with a classified annex, 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.—The report required under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following elements: 

(A) A description and assessment of the Government of 

Burma’s strategy for security sector reform, including 

plans to withdraw the military from owning or controlling 

private-sector business entities and end involvement in the 

illicit trade in jade and other natural resources, reforms 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-military engagements between the United 

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States and Burma’s military and security forces, including 

the military of Burma, the Burma Police Force, and armed 

ethnic groups. 

(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 to investigate and prosecute cases of serious, credible, or gross 

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 and voluntary returns of displaced persons 

to their homes, and withdraw forces from conflict zones. 

(E) An assessment of the Burmese’s military recruitment 

and use of 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) WAIVER.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, with respect to security assistance, and the Secretary of Defense in consultation 

with the Secretary of State, with respect to security cooperation programs and activities of the Department of Defense, 

may waive on a case-by-case basis the application of 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 interest of the United States; and 

(C) a certification that none of the participants listed 

pursuant to subparagraph (A) have committed any of the 

acts described in section 12l2(a)(1)(A) or 12l2(a)(1)(B) 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. 

SEC. 12ll2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN 

FOREIGN PERSONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—For the 8-year period beginning on the date 

that is 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) 

with respect to each foreign person that the President determines— 

(1) is a current or former senior official of the military or security forces of Burma who knowingly— 

(A) perpetrated or is responsible for ordering or otherwise directing serious human rights abuses in Burma; or 

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(B) has taken significant steps to impede investigations 

or prosecutions of serious human rights abuses allegedly 

committed by one or more subordinates of such official, including against the Rohingya community in the state of 

Rakhine; 

(2) is an entity owned or controlled by any person described 

in paragraph (1); 

(3) has knowingly provided or received significant financial, 

material, or technological support to or from a foreign person, 

including the immediate family members of such person, described in paragraph (1) for any of the acts described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of such paragraph. 

(b) SANCTIONS.—The sanctions described in this section are the 

following: 

(1) 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 person the President determines meets one or more of the 

criteria described in subsection (a) 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.. 

(2) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— (A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—An alien who the 

Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security 

(or a designee of one of such Secretaries) knows, or has 

reason to believe, meets any of the criteria described in 

subsection (a) is— 

(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 

under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

1101 et seq.). 

(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— (i) IN GENERAL.—The issuing consular officer, the 

Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) shall revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to 

an alien who meets any of the criteria described in 

subsection (a) regardless of when issued. 

(ii) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.—A revocation under 

clause (i)— 

(I) shall take effect immediately; and 

(II) shall automatically cancel any other valid 

visa or entry documentation that is in the alien’s 

possession. 

(3) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NATIONS HEAD- QUARTERS AGREEMENT.—Sanctions under paragraph (2) shall 

not apply to an alien if admitting the alien into the United 

States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with 

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tions, 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. 

(4) EXCEPTION WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPORTATION OF

GOODS.—The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions 

under this section shall not include any authority or requirement to impose sanctions with respect to the importation of 

goods, as such term is defined in section 16 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4618) (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers 

Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.))). 

(c) 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 (b) 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. 

(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise the authorities provided under section 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out 

this section. 

(e) WAIVER.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may annually waive the application of sanctions required by subsection (a) with respect to 

a person if the President— 

(A) determines that such waiver is in the national interest of the United States; and 

(B) not later than the date on which such waiver will 

take effect, submits to the congressional committees listed 

in paragraph (2) a notice of and justification for such waiver. 

(2) CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES LISTED.—The congressional 

committees listed in this paragraph are the following: 

(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. 

(f) 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 

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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. 12ll3. RESPONSIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN THE MINING 

SECTOR. 

(a) LIST OF PARTICIPATING ENTITIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, and not less than annually thereafter until the date described in subsection (e), the Secretary 

of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of the entities described in each of subparagraphs 

(A) and (B) of paragraph (2) that— 

(A) participate in Burma’s mining sector; 

(B) meet the criterion described in subsection (b)(1); and 

(C) meet or have made significant progress towards 

meeting the criteria in subsections (b)(2) through (b)(5). 

(2) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—The entities described in this paragraph 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. 

(b) CRITERIA DESCRIBED.—The criteria described in this subsection are the following with respect to an entity: 

(1) The entity publicly discloses beneficial ownership, as such 

term is defined for purposes of the Myanmar Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (Myanmar EITI), and the entity 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. 

(2) The entity publicly discloses any politically exposed persons, as defined by the Myanmar EITI, who are beneficial owners, as defined under the Myanmar EITI. 

(3) The entity publicly discloses valid authorization, license, 

or permit to produce, process, sell, or export minerals or 

gemstones, as applicable. 

(4) 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 Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative standards. 

(5) The entity undertakes robust 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. 

(c) PUBLICATION OF LIST.—The Secretary of State shall publish 

the list under subsection (a) and shall periodically update such list 

as appropriate. 

(d) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of State shall issue guidance to 

relevant companies regarding supply-chain due diligence best practices applicable to importation of gemstones or minerals that may 

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be of Burmese origin or articles of jewelry containing such 

gemstones to mitigate the potential risks associated with the importation of such items. 

(e) TERMINATION.—The requirement under subsection (a) shall 

terminate on 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) Requiring the mandatory disclosure of payments, permit 

and license allocations, project revenues, relevant contract 

terms, and beneficial ownership, including identifying 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) Separating 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) Monitoring and undertaking enforcement actions, as warranted, to ensure that entities fully adhere to environmental 

and social impact assessment and management standards in 

accordance with international responsible mining practices, the 

country’s environmental conservation law and other applicable 

laws and regulations, and that they uphold occupational health 

and safety standards and codes of conduct that are aligned 

with the core labor standards of the International Labour 

Organisation and domestic law. 

(4) Actively seeking a comprehensive peace agreement that 

addresses the transparent and fair distribution of benefits from 

natural resources, including local benefit-sharing, taking into 

consideration proposals on fiscal federalism for new governance 

arrangements in resource-rich regions. 

(5) Implementing on a timely basis policy reforms aligned 

with the recommendations of the multi-stakeholder Jade and 

Gemstone Support Committee and reporting regularly on such 

reforms. 

(6) Reforming the process for valuation of gemstones at the 

mine-site, including developing an independent valuation system to prevent undervaluation and tax evasion. 

(7) Requiring companies bidding for jade and ruby permits to 

be independently audited upon the request of Myanmar Gems 

Enterprise or the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, and making the results of all such audits 

public. 

(8) Establishing a credible and transparent permitting process that closely scrutinizes applicants, including based on past 

performance, and prevents unscrupulous entities from gaining 

authorized access to concessions or the right to trade in minerals or gemstones. 

(9) Establishing effective oversight of state-owned enterprises operating in such sector, including through parliamentary oversight or requirements for independent financial auditing. 

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SEC. 12ll4. DETERMINATION AND REPORT ON ACCOUNTABILITY 

FOR ETHNIC CLEANSING, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, 

AND GENOCIDE IN BURMA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 

appropriate congressional committees a report that— 

(1) describes— 

(A) allegations of ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Burma; and 

(B) potential transitional justice mechanisms in Burma; 

and 

(2) includes a determination whether the events that took 

place in the state of Rakhine in Burma, starting on August 25, 

2017, constitute ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, or 

genocide. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 

include— 

(1) a description of— 

(A) incidents that may constitute ethnic cleansing, 

crimes against humanity, or genocide committed by the 

Burmese military against the Rohingya minority and the 

identities of any other actors involved in such incidents; 

(B) the role of the civilian government in the commission 

of such incidents; 

(C) incidents that may constitute ethnic cleansing, 

crimes against humanity, or genocide committed by violent 

extremist groups or anti-government forces; 

(D) incidents that may violate the principle of medical 

neutrality and, to the extent possible, the identities of any 

individuals who engaged in or organized such incidents; 

and 

(E) to the extent possible, a description of the conventional and unconventional weapons used for such crimes 

and the sources of such weapons; 

(2) a description and assessment by the Department of State, 

the United States Agency for International Development, the 

Department of Justice, and other appropriate Federal departments and agencies of programs that the United States has already undertaken or is planning to undertake to ensure accountability for ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, and 

genocide perpetrated against the Rohingya by the military and 

security forces of Burma, the state government of Rakhine, 

Buddhist militias, and all other armed groups 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, and identify and locate alleged perpetrators of ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, or 

genocide in Burma; 

(B) promote and prepare for a transitional justice process or processes for the perpetrators of ethnic cleansing, 

crimes against humanity, and genocide occurring in the 

State of Rakhine in 2017; and 

(C) document, collect, preserve, and protect evidence of 

ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, and genocide in 

Burma, including by providing support for Burmese, 

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Bangladeshi, foreign, and international nongovernmental 

organizations, the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 

investigative team, and other entities engaged in such investigative activities; and 

(3) a detailed study of the feasibility and desirability of potential transitional justice mechanisms for Burma, including a 

hybrid tribunal, to address ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, and genocide perpetrated in Burma, including 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. 

(c) PROTECTION OF WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE.—The Secretary of 

State shall take due care to ensure that the identification of witnesses and physical evidence are not publicly disclosed in a manner 

that might place such persons at risk of harm or encourage the destruction of evidence by the Government of Burma. 

(d) AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is authorized to provide assistance to support appropriate entities that are undertaking the efforts described in paragraph (2) with respect to 

ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, and genocide perpetrated by the military and security forces of Burma, the 

state government of Rakhine, Buddhist militias, and all other 

armed groups fighting in Rakhine State. 

(2) EFFORTS AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.—The efforts described in this paragraph are the following: 

(A) Identifying suspected perpetrators of ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, and genocide. 

(B) Collecting, documenting, and protecting evidence of 

such crimes and preserve the chain of custody for such evidence. 

(C) Conducting criminal investigations. 

(D) Supporting investigations conducted by other countries, as appropriate. 

(3) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.—The Secretary of State, taking 

into account any relevant findings in the report required by 

subsection (a), is authorized to support the creation and operation of transitional justice mechanisms, including a potential 

hybrid tribunal, to prosecute individuals suspected of committing ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, or genocide in 

Burma. 

SEC. 12ll5. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES. 

In this subtitle, 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. 

44. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NORMAN

OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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SEC. 1523. SEPARATE ACCOUNT LINES FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 

OPERATIONS FUNDS. 

For accountability and transparency purposes, the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget and the Secretary of Defense 

shall establish separate accounts to ensure that amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this title are administered separately from amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated or 

made available for the Department of Defense. 

45. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCMOR- RIS RODGERS OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

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SEC. 2815. STUDY OF FEASIBILITY OF USING 20-YEAR INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS FOR INSTALLATIONSUPPORT SERVICES. 

(a) STUDY.—Each Secretary concerned shall conduct a study of 

the feasibility and desirability of entering into intergovernmental 

support agreements under section 2679(a) of title 10, United States 

Code, for a term not to exceed 20 years. 

(b) 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 on the study conducted 

under subsection (a). 

46. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCSALLY

OF ARIZONA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 874, insert after line 7 the following (and redesignate the 

succeeding provisions accordingly): 

SEC. 2821. LAND EXCHANGE, AIR FORCE PLANT 44, TUCSON, ARIZONA. 

(a) LAND CONVEYANCE AND RESTORATION OF REAL PROPERTY IM- PROVEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—In connection with a project planned 

by the Tuscon Airport Authority (in this section referred to as 

‘‘TAA’’) to relocate and extend a parallel runway and make other 

airfield safety enhancements at the Tucson International Airport, 

the Secretary of the Air Force (in this section referred to as the 

‘‘Secretary’’) may— 

(1) convey to TAA all right, title, and interest of the United 

States in and to all or any part of a parcel of real property, 

including any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 58 acres on Air Force Plant 44, Arizona, and located adjacent to Tucson International Airport; 

(2) agree to terminate all or a portion of any deed restrictions made for the benefit of the United States that limit construction on Tucson International Airport within 750 feet of 

the Airport’s southwest property boundary with Air Force 

Plant 44; and 

(3) using cash or in-kind consideration as provided in subsection (b)— 

(A) construct new explosives storage facilities to replace 

the explosives storage facilities located on the land described in paragraph (1) and explosives storage facilities 

located on Air Force Plant 44 within the end-of-runway 

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clear zone associated with the TAA airfield enhancement 

project; and 

(B) construct new fencing as necessary to accommodate 

the changes in the boundary of Air Force Plant 44. 

(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the land conveyance, 

deed restriction termination, replacement of real property improvements, and installation of fencing authorized under subsection (a), 

the following consideration must be received by the United States 

before the Secretary may make any conveyance or termination of 

real property interests of the United States as described in subsection (a): 

(1) All right, title, and interest of the owner or owners thereof to the parcels of real property consisting of approximately 

160 acres directly adjacent to the south boundary of Air Force 

Plant 44. 

(2) The cost to the Secretary, in accordance with current design standards, of— 

(A) replacing the real property structures on Air Force 

Plant 44 made unusable due to the land transfers and termination of deed restrictions, with structures of at least 

equivalent capacity and functionality; and 

(B) installing the necessary boundary fencing due to the 

changes in the boundary of Air Force Plant 44. 

(c) DIRECT PAYMENT OF CONSIDERATION TO GOVERNMENT CON- TRACTORS.—The Secretary may require that any cash consideration 

to be received under this section be paid, directly or through the 

Air Force design and construction agent, to the contractors performing design or construction of the real property improvements 

described in subsection (a)(3). 

(d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCES.— 

(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary may require TAA to 

cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary to carry out the 

land exchange and other transactions authorized under this 

section, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs, including 

survey costs, appraisal costs, costs related to environmental 

documentation, and other administrative costs related to the 

conveyances. If amounts are collected from TAA in advance of 

the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to 

carry out such transactions, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to TAA. 

(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 

as reimbursements under paragraph (1) shall be used in accordance with section 2695(c) of title 10, United States Code. 

(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal description of the real property to be exchanged under this section 

shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 

(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the 

land exchange and other transactions under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 

States. Without limiting the foregoing, the Secretary may establish 

a deed restriction on any part of the 58 acres described in subsection (a)(1) to accommodate existing Quantity Distance arcs. 

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47. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NORTON

OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 877, insert after line 9 the following new section (and redesignate the succeeding sections accordingly): 

SEC. 2822. LAND EXCHANGE, NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, WASHINGTON 

NAVY YARD, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

(a) EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS AUTHORIZED.— 

(1) INTERESTS TO BE CONVEYED.—The Secretary of the Navy 

(Secretary) may convey all right, title, and interest of the 

United States in and to one or more parcels of real property, 

including any improvements thereon and, without limitation, 

any leasehold interests of the United States therein, as the 

Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 

United States. 

(2) INTERESTS TO BE ACQUIRED.—In exchange for the property interests described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may 

accept parcels at the Southeast Federal Center in the vicinity 

of the Washington Navy Yard, replacement of facilities being 

conveyed of equal value and similar utility, as determined by 

the Secretary, and any additional consideration the Secretary 

feels is appropriate, including maintenance, repair, or restoration of any real property, facility, or infrastructure under the 

jurisdiction of the Secretary. 

(b) VALUATION.—The value of the property interests to be exchanged by the Secretary described in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) 

shall be determined— 

(1) by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary; 

and 

(2) in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. 

(c) EQUALIZATION PAYMENTS.— 

(1) TO THE SECRETARY.—If the value of the property interests 

described in subsection (a)(1) is greater than the value of the 

property interests described in subsection (a)(2), the values 

shall be equalized through a cash equalization payment to the 

Department of the Navy. 

(2) NO EQUALIZATION.—If the value of the property interests 

described in subsection (a)(2) is greater than the value of the 

property interests described in subsection (a)(1), the Secretary 

shall not make a cash equalization payment to equalize the 

values. 

(d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall require the 

other party in this land exchange to cover costs to be incurred 

by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs 

incurred, to carry out the land exchange under this section, including survey costs, costs for environmental documentation, 

other administrative costs related to the land exchange, and all 

costs associated with relocation of activities and facilities to the 

replacement location. If amounts collected are in advance of 

the Secretary incurring actual costs, and the amount collected 

exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry 

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out the land exchange, the Secretary shall refund the excess 

amount. 

(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 

shall be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover 

those costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the land 

exchange. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts 

in such fund or account, and shall be available for the same 

purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, 

as amounts in such fund or account. 

(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be exchanged under this section shall 

be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy. 

(f) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The exchange of real property interests under this section shall be accomplished using an appropriate legal instrument and upon terms and conditions mutually 

satisfactory to both parties of the exchange, including such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate 

to protect the interests of the United States. 

48. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BEYER OF

VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 889, insert after line 13 the following: 

SEC. 2826. COMMEMORATION OF FREEDMAN’S VILLAGE, ARLINGTON 

COUNTY, VIRGINIA. 

(a) PERMANENT EASEMENT.—The Secretary of the Army is directed to grant to Arlington County, Virginia, a permanent easement of approximately 0.1 acres of land within the right-of-way of 

Southgate Road to the south and west of Hobson Drive and west 

of the planned joint base access road that is also continuous with 

Foxcroft Heights Park for the purpose of commemorating Freedman’s Village. 

(b) RELOCATION OF COMMEMORATION IN EVENT LOCATION IS

USED FOR BURIAL PURPOSES.—In the event Arlington National 

Cemetery subsequently acquires the property used for the commemoration described under subsection (a) for burial purposes, the 

Army shall relocate any commemoration of Freedman’s Village to 

an appropriate location. 

(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary of Defense may accept reimbursement from Arlington County for any costs associated with 

commemorating Freedman’s Village. 

49. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAMALFA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 937, insert after line 12 the following: 

SEC. 2845. RESTRICTIONS ON REHABILITATION OF OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR STATION. 

(a) RESTRICTIONS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force may not use any funds or resources to carry 

out the rehabilitation of the Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar 

Station on Modoc National Forest land in Modoc County, California. 

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(b) EXCEPTION FOR REMOVAL OF PERIMETER FENCE.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary may use funds and resources 

to remove the perimeter fence surrounding the Over-the-Horizon 

Backscatter Radar Station and to carry out the mitigation of soil 

contamination associated with such fence. 

(c) SUNSET.—Subsection (a) shall terminate on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2020. 

50. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE POLIS OF

COLORADO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title XXXI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 31ll. BUDGET REDUCTION FOR WEAPONS ACTIVITIES. 

Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in 

division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 

3101 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, as specified 

in the corresponding funding table in section 4701, for weapons activities is hereby reduced by $198,000,000. The amount of such reduction shall not be available for any purpose other than deficit reduction. 

51. 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 XXXI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 31ll. ACCELERATION OF REPLACEMENT OF CESIUM BLOOD IRRADIATION SOURCES. 

(a) GOAL.—The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall ensure 

that the goal of the covered programs is eliminating the use of 

blood irradiation devices in the United States that rely on cesium 

chloride by December 31, 2027. 

(b) PROGRAMS.—To meet the goal specified by subsection (a), the 

Administrator shall carry out the covered programs in a manner 

that— 

(1) is voluntary for owners of blood irradiation devices; 

(2) allows for the United States, subject to the review of the 

Administrator, to pay up to 50 percent of the per-device cost 

of replacing blood irradiation devices covered by the programs; 

(3) allows for the United States to pay up to 100 percent of 

the cost of removing and disposing of cesium sources retired 

from service by the programs; and 

(4) replaces such devices with x-ray irradiation devices or 

other devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration 

that provide significant threat reduction as compared to cesium 

chloride irradiators. 

(c) DURATION.—The Administrator shall carry out the covered 

programs until December 31, 2027. 

(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees a report on the covered programs, including— 

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(1) identification of each cesium chloride blood irradiation device in the United States, including the number, general location, and user type; 

(2) a plan for achieving the goal established by subsection 

(a); 

(3) a methodology for prioritizing replacement of such devices 

which takes into account irradiator age and prior material security initiatives; 

(4) in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

and the Food and Drug Administration, a strategy identifying 

any legislative, regulatory, or other measures necessary to constrain the introduction of new cesium chloride blood irradiation 

devices; and 

(5) identification of the annual funds required to meet the 

goal established by subsection (a). 

(e) ASSESSMENT.—The Administrator shall submit and assessment to the appropriate congressional committees by September 

20, 2023, the results of the actions on the covered programs, including— 

(1) the number of replacement irradiators under the covered 

programs; 

(2) the life-cycle costs of the program, including personnel 

training, maintenance, and replacement costs for new irradiation devices; 

(3) the cost-effectiveness of the covered programs; 

(4) an analysis of the effectiveness of the new irradiation devices technology; and 

(5) a forecast whether the Administrator will meet the goal 

established in subsection (a). 

(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 

Armed Services, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and 

(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 

Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources, and the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 

(2) The term ‘‘covered programs’’ means the following programs of the Office of Radiological Security of the National Nuclear Security Administration: 

(A) The Cesium Irradiator Replacement Program. 

(B) The Offsite Source Recovery Program. 

52. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HUNTER

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end the following: 

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DIVISION ll—COAST GUARD 

AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2017 

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coast Guard Authorization Act of 

2017’’. 

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

The table of contents for this division is the following: Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—REORGANIZATION OF TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE 

Sec. 101. Initial matter. 

Sec. 102. Subtitle I. 

Sec. 103. Chapter 1. 

Sec. 104. Chapter 3. 

Sec. 105. Chapter 5. 

Sec. 106. Chapter 7. 

Sec. 107. Chapter 9. 

Sec. 108. Chapter 11. 

Sec. 109. Subtitle II. 

Sec. 110. Chapter 19. 

Sec. 111. Part II. 

Sec. 112. Chapter 21. 

Sec. 113. Chapter 23. 

Sec. 114. Chapter 25. 

Sec. 115. Part III. 

Sec. 116. Chapter 27. 

Sec. 117. Chapter 29. 

Sec. 118. Subtitle III and chapter 37. 

Sec. 119. Chapter 39. 

Sec. 120. Chapter 41. 

Sec. 121. Subtitle IV and chapter 49. 

Sec. 122. Chapter 51. 

Sec. 123. References. 

Sec. 124. Rule of construction. 

TITLE II—AUTHORIZATIONS 

Sec. 201. Amendments to title 14, United States Code, as amended by title I of this 

division. 

Sec. 202. Authorizations of appropriations. 

Sec. 203. Authorized levels of military strength and training. 

Sec. 204. Authorization of amounts for Fast Response Cutters. 

Sec. 205. Authorization of amounts for shoreside infrastructure. 

Sec. 206. Authorization of amounts for aircraft improvements. 

TITLE III—COAST GUARD 

Sec. 301. Amendments to title 14, United States Code, as amended by title I of this 

division. 

Sec. 302. Primary duties. 

Sec. 303. National Coast Guard Museum. 

Sec. 304. Unmanned aircraft. 

Sec. 305. Coast Guard health-care professionals; licensure portability. 

Sec. 306. Training; emergency response providers. 

Sec. 307. Incentive contracts for Coast Guard yard and industrial establishments. 

Sec. 308. Confidential investigative expenses. 

Sec. 309. Regular captains; retirement. 

Sec. 310. Conversion, alteration, and repair projects. 

Sec. 311. Contracting for major acquisitions programs. 

Sec. 312. Officer promotion zones. 

Sec. 313. Cross reference. 

Sec. 314. Commissioned service retirement. 

Sec. 315. Leave for birth or adoption of child. 

Sec. 316. Clothing at time of discharge. 

Sec. 317. Unfunded priorities list. 

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Sec. 318. Safety of vessels of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 319. Protecting against unmanned aircraft. 

Sec. 320. Air facilities. 

TITLE IV—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY 

Sec. 401. Codification of Ports and Waterways Safety Act. 

Sec. 402. Conforming amendments. 

Sec. 403. Transitional and savings provisions. 

Sec. 404. Rule of construction. 

Sec. 405. Advisory committee: repeal. 

Sec. 406. Regattas and marine parades. 

Sec. 407. Regulation of vessels in territorial waters of United States. 

Sec. 408. Port, harbor, and coastal facility security. 

TITLE V—MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SAFETY 

Sec. 501. Consistency in marine inspections. 

Sec. 502. Uninspected passenger vessels in St. Louis County, Minnesota. 

Sec. 503. Engine cut-off switch requirements. 

Sec. 504. Exception from survival craft requirements. 

Sec. 505. Safety standards. 

Sec. 506. Fishing safety grants. 

Sec. 507. Fishing, fish tender, and fish processing vessel certification. 

Sec. 508. Deadline for compliance with alternate safety compliance program. 

Sec. 509. Termination of unsafe operations; technical correction. 

Sec. 510. Technical corrections: Licenses, certificates of registry, and merchant 

mariner documents. 

Sec. 511. Clarification of logbook entries. 

Sec. 512. Certificates of documentation for recreational vessels. 

Sec. 513. Numbering for undocumented barges. 

Sec. 514. Backup global positioning system. 

Sec. 515. Scientific personnel. 

Sec. 516. Transparency. 

TITLE VI—ADVISORY COMMITTEES 

Sec. 601. National maritime transportation advisory committees. 

Sec. 602. Maritime Security Advisory Committees. 

TITLE VII—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Sec. 701. Short title. 

Sec. 702. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 703. Reporting on impact of alliances on competition. 

Sec. 704. Definition of certain covered services. 

Sec. 705. Reports filed with the Commission. 

Sec. 706. Public participation. 

Sec. 707. Ocean transportation intermediaries. 

Sec. 708. Common carriers. 

Sec. 709. Negotiations. 

Sec. 710. Injunctive relief sought by the Commission. 

Sec. 711. Discussions. 

Sec. 712. Transparency. 

Sec. 713. Study of bankruptcy preparation and response. 

Sec. 714. Agreements unaffected. 

TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS 

Sec. 801. Repeal of obsolete reporting requirement. 

Sec. 802. Corrections to provisions enacted by Coast Guard Authorization Acts. 

Sec. 803. Officer evaluation report. 

Sec. 804. Extension of authority. 

Sec. 805. Coast Guard ROTC program. 

Sec. 806. Currency detection canine team program. 

Sec. 807. Center of expertise for Great Lakes oil spill search and response. 

Sec. 808. Public safety answering points and maritime search and rescue coordination. 

Sec. 809. Ship shoal lighthouse transfer: repeal. 

Sec. 810. Land exchange, Ayakulik Island, Alaska. 

Sec. 811. Use of Tract 43. 

Sec. 812. Coast Guard maritime domain awareness. 

Sec. 813. Monitoring. 

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Sec. 814. Reimbursements for non-Federal construction costs of certain aids to 

navigation. 

Sec. 815. Towing safety management system fees. 

Sec. 816. Oil spill disbursements auditing and report. 

Sec. 817. Fleet requirements assessment and strategy. 

Sec. 818. National Security Cutter. 

Sec. 819. Acquisition plan for inland waterway and river tenders and bay-class icebreakers. 

Sec. 820. Great Lakes icebreaker acquisition. 

Sec. 821. Polar icebreakers. 

Sec. 822. Strategic assets in the Arctic. 

Sec. 823. Arctic planning criteria. 

Sec. 824. Vessel response plan audit. 

Sec. 825. Waters deemed not navigable waters of the United States for certain purposes. 

Sec. 826. Documentation of recreational vessels. 

Sec. 827. Equipment requirements; exemption from throwable personal flotation 

devices requirement. 

Sec. 828. Visual distress signals and alternative use. 

Sec. 829. Radar refresher training. 

Sec. 830. Commercial fishing vessel safety national communications plan. 

Sec. 831. Authorization for marine debris program. 

Sec. 832. Atlantic Coast port access route study recommendations. 

Sec. 833. Drawbridges. 

Sec. 834. Waiver. 

Sec. 835. Vessel waiver. 

Sec. 836. Temporary limitations. 

Sec. 837. Transfer of Coast Guard property in Jupiter Island, Florida, for inclusion 

in Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge. 

Sec. 838. Emergency response. 

Sec. 839. Drawbridges consultation. 

TITLE I—REORGANIZATION OF TITLE 

14, UNITED STATES CODE 

SEC. 101. INITIAL MATTER. 

Title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the title 

designation, the title heading, and the table of parts at the beginning and inserting the following: 

‘‘TITLE 14—COAST GUARD 

‘‘Subtitle Sec.

‘‘I. Establishment, Powers, Duties, and Administration .......................... 101

‘‘II. Personnel ...................................................................................................... 1901

‘‘III. Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary .................................................... 3701

‘‘IV. Coast Guard Authorizations and Reports to Congress ................... 4901’’. 

SEC. 102. SUBTITLE I. 

Part I of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the 

part designation, the part heading, and the table of chapters at the 

beginning and inserting the following: 

‘‘Subtitle I—Establishment, Powers, Duties, 

and Administration 

‘‘Chap. Sec.

‘‘1. Establishment and Duties ......................................................................... 101

‘‘3. Composition and Organization ................................................................ 301

‘‘5. Functions and Powers ................................................................................ 501

‘‘7. Cooperation ................................................................................................... 701

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‘‘9. Administration ............................................................................................. 901

‘‘11. Acquisitions ................................................................................................ 1101’’. 

SEC. 103. CHAPTER 1. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 1 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 1—ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘101. Establishment of Coast Guard. 

‘‘102. Primary duties. 

‘‘103. Department in which the Coast Guard operates. 

‘‘104. Removing restrictions. 

‘‘105. Secretary defined.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 1 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

1 Establishment of Coast Guard 101 

2 Primary duties 102 

3 Department in which the Coast 

Guard operates 103 

652 Removing restrictions 104 

4 Secretary defined 105 

SEC. 104. CHAPTER 3. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 3—COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION 

‘‘Sec. 

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‘‘301. Grades and ratings. 

‘‘302. Commandant; appointment. 

‘‘303. Retirement of Commandant. 

‘‘304. Vice Commandant; appointment. 

‘‘305. Vice admirals. 

‘‘306. Retirement. 

‘‘307. Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade. 

‘‘308. Chief Acquisition Officer. 

‘‘309. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director. 

‘‘310. Chief of Staff to President: appointment. 

‘‘311. Captains of the port. 

‘‘312. Prevention and response workforces. 

‘‘313. Centers of expertise for Coast Guard prevention and response. 

‘‘314. Marine industry training program. 

‘‘315. Training course on workings of Congress. 

‘‘316. National Coast Guard Museum. 

‘‘317. United States Coast Guard Band; composition; director. 

‘‘318. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 3 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

41 Grades and ratings 301 

44 Commandant; appointment 302 

46 Retirement of Commandant 303 

47 Vice Commandant; appointment 304 

50 Vice admirals 305 

51 Retirement 306 

52 Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade 307 

56 Chief Acquisition Officer 308 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

53 Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; 

Director 309 

54 Chief of Staff to President: appointment 310 

57 Prevention and response workforces 312 

58 Centers of expertise for Coast Guard 

prevention and response 313 

59 Marine industry training program 314 

60 Training course on workings of Congress 315 

98 National Coast Guard Museum 316 

336 United States Coast Guard Band; 

composition; director 317 

(c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, 

is further amended— 

(A) by inserting after section 310 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘§ 311. Captains of the port 

‘‘Any officer, including any petty officer, may be designated by 

the Commandant as captain of the port or ports or adjacent high 

seas or waters over which the United States has jurisdiction, as the 

Commandant deems necessary to facilitate execution of Coast 

Guard duties.’’; and 

(B) by inserting after section 317 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘§ 318. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program 

‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section— 

‘‘(1) ‘environment’, ‘facility’, ‘person’, ‘release’, ‘removal’, ‘remedial’, and ‘response’ have the same meaning they have in 

section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601); 

‘‘(2) ‘hazardous substance’ has the same meaning it has in 

section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601), except that 

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it also includes the meaning given ‘oil’ in section 311 of the 

Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321); and 

‘‘(3) ‘pollutant’ has the same meaning it has in section 502 

of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362). 

‘‘(b) PROGRAM.— ‘‘(1) The Secretary shall carry out a program of environmental compliance and restoration at current and former Coast 

Guard facilities. 

‘‘(2) Program goals include: 

‘‘(A) Identifying, investigating, and cleaning up contamination from hazardous substances and pollutants. 

‘‘(B) Correcting other environmental damage that poses 

an imminent and substantial danger to the public health 

or welfare or to the environment. 

‘‘(C) Demolishing and removing unsafe buildings and 

structures, including buildings and structures at former 

Coast Guard facilities. 

‘‘(D) Preventing contamination from hazardous substances and pollutants at current Coast Guard facilities. 

‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary shall respond to releases of hazardous 

substances and pollutants— 

‘‘(i) at each Coast Guard facility the United States owns, 

leases, or otherwise possesses; 

‘‘(ii) at each Coast Guard facility the United States 

owned, leased, or otherwise possessed when the actions 

leading to contamination from hazardous substances or 

pollutants occurred; and 

‘‘(iii) on each vessel the Coast Guard owns or operates. 

‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) of this paragraph does not apply to a 

removal or remedial action when a potentially responsible person responds under section 122 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 

9622). 

‘‘(C) The Secretary shall pay a fee or charge imposed by a 

State authority for permit services for disposing of hazardous 

substances or pollutants from Coast Guard facilities to the 

same extent that nongovernmental entities are required to pay 

for permit services. This subparagraph does not apply to a payment that is the responsibility of a lessee, contractor, or other 

private person. 

‘‘(4) The Secretary may agree with another Federal agency 

for that agency to assist in carrying out the Secretary’s responsibilities under this section. The Secretary may enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and grant agreements with 

State and local governments to assist in carrying out the Secretary’s responsibilities under this section. Services that may 

be obtained under this paragraph include identifying, investigating, and cleaning up off-site contamination that may have 

resulted from the release of a hazardous substance or pollutant 

at a Coast Guard facility. 

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ance is not generally available at a fair price at the time the 

contractor enters into the contract to cover the contractor’s reasonable, potential, long-term liability. 

‘‘(c) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION ACCOUNT.— ‘‘(1) There is established for the Coast Guard an account 

known as the Coast Guard Environmental Compliance and 

Restoration Account. All sums appropriated to carry out the 

Coast Guard’s environmental compliance and restoration functions under this section or another law shall be credited or 

transferred to the account and remain available until expended. 

‘‘(2) Funds may be obligated or expended from the account 

to carry out the Coast Guard’s environmental compliance and 

restoration functions under this section or another law. 

‘‘(3) In proposing the budget for any fiscal year under section 

1105 of title 31, the President shall set forth separately the 

amount requested for the Coast Guard’s environmental compliance and restoration activities under this section or another 

law. 

‘‘(4) Amounts recovered under section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 

(42 U.S.C. 9607) for the Secretary’s response actions at current 

and former Coast Guard facilities shall be credited to the account. 

‘‘(d) ANNUAL LIST OF PROJECTS TO CONGRESS.—The Commandant 

of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a prioritized list of projects eligible for environmental compliance and restoration funding for each fiscal year concurrent with 

the President’s budget submission for that fiscal year.’’. 

(2) CONFORMING REPEALS.—Sections 634, 690, 691, 692, and 

693 of title 14, United States Code, are repealed. 

SEC. 105. CHAPTER 5. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 5—FUNCTIONS AND POWERS 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL POWERS

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘501. Secretary; general powers. 

‘‘502. Delegation of powers by the Secretary. 

‘‘503. Regulations. 

‘‘504. Commandant; general powers. 

‘‘505. Functions and powers vested in the Commandant. 

‘‘506. Prospective payment of funds necessary to provide medical care. 

‘‘507. Appointment of judges. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—LIFE SAVING AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES

‘‘521. Saving life and property. 

‘‘522. Law enforcement. 

‘‘523. Enforcement authority. 

‘‘524. Enforcement of coastwise trade laws. 

‘‘525. Special agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service law enforcement authority. 

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‘‘526. Stopping vessels; indemnity for firing at or into vessel. 

‘‘527. Safety of naval vessels. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—AIDS TO NAVIGATION

‘‘541. Aids to navigation authorized. 

‘‘542. Unauthorized aids to maritime navigation; penalty. 

‘‘543. Interference with aids to navigation; penalty. 

‘‘544. Aids to maritime navigation; penalty. 

‘‘545. Marking of obstructions. 

‘‘546. Deposit of damage payments. 

‘‘547. Rewards for apprehension of persons interfering with aids to navigation. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—MISCELLANEOUS

‘‘561. Icebreaking in polar regions. 

‘‘562. Appeals and waivers. 

‘‘563. Notification of certain determinations.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 5 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

92 Secretary; general powers 501 

631 Delegation of powers by the Secretary 502 

633 Regulations 503 

93 Commandant; general powers 504 

632 Functions and powers vested in the 

Commandant 505 

520 Prospective payment of funds necessary to provide medical care 506 

153 Appointment of judges 507 

88 Saving life and property 521 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

89 Law enforcement 522 

99 Enforcement authority 523 

100 Enforcement of coastwise trade laws 524 

95 Special agents of the Coast Guard 

Investigative Service law enforcement authority 525 

637 Stopping vessels; indemnity for firing at or into vessel 526 

91 Safety of naval vessels 527 

81 Aids to navigation authorized 541 

83 Unauthorized aids to maritime navigation; penalty 542 

84 Interference with aids to navigation; 

penalty 543 

85 Aids to maritime navigation; penalty 544 

86 Marking of obstructions 545 

642 Deposit of damage payments 546 

643 Rewards for apprehension of persons 

interfering with aids to navigation 547 

87 Icebreaking in polar regions 561 

101 Appeals and waivers 562 

103 Notification of certain determinations 563 

(c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United States 

Code, is further amended— 

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(1) by inserting before section 501 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL POWERS’’; 

(2) by inserting before section 521 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—LIFE SAVING AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 

AUTHORITIES’’; 

(3) by inserting before section 541 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—AIDS TO NAVIGATION’’; 

and 

(4) by inserting before section 561 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—MISCELLANEOUS’’. 

SEC. 106. CHAPTER 7. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 7—COOPERATION 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘701. Cooperation with other agencies, States, territories, and political subdivisions. 

‘‘702. State Department. 

‘‘703. Treasury Department. 

‘‘704. Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force. 

‘‘705. Navy Department. 

‘‘706. United States Postal Service. 

‘‘707. Department of Commerce. 

‘‘708. Department of Health and Human Services. 

‘‘709. Maritime instruction. 

‘‘710. Assistance to foreign governments and maritime authorities. 

‘‘711. Coast Guard officers as attache ́s to missions. 

‘‘712. Contracts with Government-owned establishments for work and material. 

‘‘713. Nonappropriated fund instrumentalities: contracts with other agencies and instrumentalities to provide or obtain goods and services. 

‘‘714. Arctic maritime domain awareness. 

‘‘715. Oceanographic research. 

‘‘716. Arctic maritime transportation. 

‘‘717. Agreements.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 7 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

141 Cooperation with other agencies, 

States, territories, and political subdivisions 701 

142 State Department 702 

143 Treasury Department 703 

144 Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force 704 

145 Navy Department 705 

146 United States Postal Service 706 

147 Department of Commerce 707 

147a Department of Health and Human 

Services 708 

148 Maritime instruction 709 

149 Assistance to foreign governments 

and maritime authorities 710 

150 Coast Guard officers as attache ́s to 

missions 711 

151 Contracts with Government-owned 

establishments for work and material 712 

152 Nonappropriated fund instrumentalities: contracts with other agencies 

and instrumentalities to provide or 

obtain goods and services 713 

154 Arctic maritime domain awareness 714 

94 Oceanographic research 715 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

90 Arctic maritime transportation 716 

102 Agreements 717 

SEC. 107. CHAPTER 9. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 9 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 9—ADMINISTRATION 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘901. Disposal of certain material. 

‘‘902. Employment of draftsmen and engineers. 

‘‘903. Use of certain appropriated funds. 

‘‘904. Local hire. 

‘‘905. Procurement authority for family housing. 

‘‘906. Air Station Cape Cod Improvements. 

‘‘907. Long-term lease of special purpose facilities. 

‘‘908. Long-term lease authority for lighthouse property. 

‘‘909. Small boat station rescue capability. 

‘‘910. Small boat station closures. 

‘‘911. Search and rescue center standards. 

‘‘912. Air facility closures. 

‘‘913. Turnkey selection procedures. 

‘‘914. Disposition of infrastructure related to E–LORAN. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—MISCELLANEOUS

‘‘931. Oaths required for boards. 

‘‘932. Administration of oaths. 

‘‘933. Coast Guard ensigns and pennants. 

‘‘934. Penalty for unauthorized use of words ‘Coast Guard’. 

‘‘935. Coast Guard band recordings for commercial sale. 

‘‘936. Confidentiality of medical quality assurance records; qualified immunity for 

participants. 

‘‘937. Admiralty claims against the United States. 

‘‘938. Claims for damage to property of the United States. 

‘‘939. Accounting for industrial work. 

‘‘940. Supplies and equipment from stock. 

‘‘941. Coast Guard Supply Fund. 

‘‘942. Public and commercial vessels and other watercraft; sale of fuel, supplies, and 

services. 

‘‘943. Arms and ammunition; immunity from taxation. 

‘‘944. Confidential investigative expenses. 

‘‘945. Assistance to film producers. 

‘‘946. User fees. 

‘‘947. Vessel construction bonding requirements. 

‘‘948. Contracts for medical care for retirees, dependents, and survivors: alternative 

delivery of health care. 

‘‘949. Telephone installation and charges. 

‘‘950. Designation, powers, and accountability of deputy disbursing officials. 

‘‘951. Aircraft accident investigations.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

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(1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 9 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

641 Disposal of certain material 901 

653 Employment of draftsmen and engineers 902 

656 Use of certain appropriated funds 903 

666 Local hire 904 

670 Procurement authority for family 

housing 905 

671 Air Station Cape Cod Improvements 906 

672 Long-term lease of special purpose 

facilities 907 

672a Long-term lease authority for lighthouse property 908 

674 Small boat station rescue capability 909 

675 Small boat station closures 910 

676 Search and rescue center standards 911 

676a Air facility closures 912 

677 Turnkey selection procedures 913 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

681 Disposition of infrastructure related 

to E–LORAN 914 

635 Oaths required for boards 931 

636 Administration of oaths 932 

638 Coast Guard ensigns and pennants 933 

639 Penalty for unauthorized use of 

words ‘‘Coast Guard’’ 934 

640 Coast Guard band recordings for 

commercial sale 935 

645 Confidentiality of medical quality 

assurance records; qualified immunity for participants 936 

646 Admiralty claims against the United 

States 937 

647 Claims for damage to property of the 

United States 938 

648 Accounting for industrial work 939 

649 Supplies and equipment from stock 940 

650 Coast Guard Supply Fund 941 

654 Public and commercial vessels and 

other watercraft; sale of fuel, supplies, and services 942 

655 Arms and ammunition; immunity 

from taxation 943 

658 Confidential investigative expenses 944 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

659 Assistance to film producers 945 

664 User fees 946 

667 Vessel construction bonding requirements 947 

668 Contracts for medical care for retirees, dependents, and survivors: alternative delivery of health care 948 

669 Telephone installation and charges 949 

673 Designation, powers, and accountability of deputy disbursing officials 950 

678 Aircraft accident investigations 951 

(c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 9 of title 14, United States 

Code, is further amended— 

(1) by inserting before section 901 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY’’; 

and 

(2) by inserting before section 931 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—MISCELLANEOUS’’. 

SEC. 108. CHAPTER 11. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 11—ACQUISITIONS 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘1101. Acquisition directorate. 

‘‘1102. Improvements in Coast Guard acquisition management. 

‘‘1103. Role of Vice Commandant in major acquisition programs. 

‘‘1104. Recognition of Coast Guard personnel for excellence in acquisition. 

‘‘1105. Prohibition on use of lead systems integrators. 

‘‘1106. Required contract terms. 

‘‘1107. Extension of major acquisition program contracts. 

‘‘1108. Department of Defense consultation. 

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‘‘1109. Undefinitized contractual actions. 

‘‘1110. Guidance on excessive pass-through charges. 

‘‘1111. Mission need statement. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—IMPROVED ACQUISITION PROCESS AND PROCEDURES

‘‘1131. Identification of major system acquisitions. 

‘‘1132. Acquisition. 

‘‘1133. Preliminary development and demonstration. 

‘‘1134. Acquisition, production, deployment, and support. 

‘‘1135. Acquisition program baseline breach. 

‘‘1136. Acquisition approval authority. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PROCUREMENT

‘‘1151. Restriction on construction of vessels in foreign shipyards. 

‘‘1152. Advance procurement funding. 

‘‘1153. Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and maintenance of Coast Guard vessels in 

foreign shipyards. 

‘‘1154. Procurement of buoy chain. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—DEFINITIONS

‘‘1171. Definitions.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— (1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 11 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

561 Acquisition directorate 1101 

562 Improvements in Coast Guard acquisition management 1102 

578 Role of Vice Commandant in major 

acquisition programs 1103 

563 Recognition of Coast Guard personnel for excellence in acquisition 1104 

564 Prohibition on use of lead systems 

integrators 1105 

565 Required contract terms 1106 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

579 Extension of major acquisition program contracts 1107 

566 Department of Defense consultation 1108 

567 Undefinitized contractual actions 1109 

568 Guidance on excessive pass-through 

charges 1110 

569 Mission need statement 1111 

571 Identification of major system acquisitions 1131 

572 Acquisition 1132 

573 Preliminary development and demonstration 1133 

574 Acquisition, production, deployment, 

and support 1134 

575 Acquisition program baseline breach 1135 

576 Acquisition approval authority 1136 

665 Restriction on construction of vessels 

in foreign shipyards 1151 

577 Advance procurement funding 1152 

96 Prohibition on overhaul, repair, and 

maintenance of Coast Guard vessels 

in foreign shipyards 1153 

97 Procurement of buoy chain 1154 

581 Definitions 1171 

(c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United States 

Code, is further amended— 

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(1) by striking all subdivision designations and headings in 

such chapter, except for— 

(A) the chapter designation and heading added by subsection (a); 

(B) the subchapter designations and headings added by 

this subsection; and 

(C) any designation or heading of a section or a subdivision of a section; 

(2) by inserting before section 1101 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS’’; 

(3) by inserting before section 1131 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—IMPROVED ACQUISITION PROCESS AND 

PROCEDURES’’; 

(4) by inserting before section 1151 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PROCUREMENT’’; 

and 

(5) by inserting before section 1171 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—DEFINITIONS’’. 

SEC. 109. SUBTITLE II. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Title 14, United States Code, is further 

amended by inserting after chapter 11 (as amended by section 108 

of this title) the following: 

‘‘Subtitle II—Personnel 

‘‘Chap. Sec.

‘‘19. Coast Guard Academy .............................................................................. 1901

‘‘21. Personnel; Officers .................................................................................... 2101

‘‘23. Personnel; Enlisted ................................................................................... 2301

‘‘25. Personnel; General Provisions ............................................................... 2501

‘‘27. Pay, Allowances, Awards, and Other Rights and Benefits ............. 2701

‘‘29. Coast Guard Family Support, Child Care, and Housing ................. 2901’’. 

(b) RESERVED CHAPTER NUMBERS.— 

(1) CHAPTER 13.—Chapter 13 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter 

heading, and the table of sections at the beginning. 

(2) CHAPTER 14.—Chapter 14 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(A) by striking the chapter designation, the chapter 

heading, and the table of sections at the beginning; and 

(B) by striking the subchapter designation and the subchapter heading for each of the subchapters of such chapter. 

(3) CHAPTER 15.—Chapter 15 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended— 

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(A) by striking the chapter designation, the chapter 

heading, and the table of sections at the beginning; and 

(B) by striking the subchapter designation and the subchapter heading for each of the subchapters of such chapter. 

(4) CHAPTER 17.—Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter 

heading, and the table of sections at the beginning. 

(5) CHAPTER 18.—Chapter 18 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter 

heading, and the table of sections at the beginning. 

SEC. 110. CHAPTER 19. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 19—COAST GUARD ACADEMY 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATION

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘1901. Administration of Academy. 

‘‘1902. Policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence. 

‘‘1903. Annual Board of Visitors. 

‘‘1904. Participation in Federal, State, or other educational research grants. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CADETS

‘‘1921. Corps of Cadets authorized strength. 

‘‘1922. Appointments. 

‘‘1923. Admission of foreign nationals for instruction; restrictions; conditions. 

‘‘1924. Conduct. 

‘‘1925. Agreement. 

‘‘1926. Cadet applicants; preappointment travel to Academy. 

‘‘1927. Cadets; initial clothing allowance. 

‘‘1928. Cadets; degree of bachelor of science. 

‘‘1929. Cadets; appointment as ensign. 

‘‘1930. Cadets: charges and fees for attendance; limitation. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—FACULTY

‘‘1941. Civilian teaching staff. 

‘‘1942. Permanent commissioned teaching staff; composition. 

‘‘1943. Appointment of permanent commissioned teaching staff. 

‘‘1944. Grade of permanent commissioned teaching staff. 

‘‘1945. Retirement of permanent commissioned teaching staff. 

‘‘1946. Credit for service as member of civilian teaching staff. 

‘‘1947. Assignment of personnel as instructors. 

‘‘1948. Marine safety curriculum.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 19 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

181 Administration of Academy 1901 

200 Policy on sexual harassment and 

sexual violence 1902 

194 Annual Board of Visitors 1903 

196 Participation in Federal, State, or 

other educational research grants 1904 

195 Admission of foreign nationals for 

instruction; restrictions; conditions 1923 

181a Cadet applicants; preappointment 

travel to Academy 1926 

183 Cadets; initial clothing allowance 1927 

184 Cadets; degree of bachelor of science 1928 

185 Cadets; appointment as ensign 1929 

197 Cadets: charges and fees for attendance; limitation 1930 

186 Civilian teaching staff 1941 

187 Permanent commissioned teaching 

staff; composition 1942 

188 Appointment of permanent commissioned teaching staff 1943 

189 Grade of permanent commissioned 

teaching staff 1944 

190 Retirement of permanent commissioned teaching staff 1945 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

191 Credit for service as member of civilian teaching staff 1946 

192 Assignment of personnel as instructors 1947 

199 Marine safety curriculum 1948 

(c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, 

is further amended— 

(A) by inserting before section 1901 (as so redesignated 

and transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATION’’; 

(B) by inserting before section 1923 (as so redesignated 

and transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CADETS 

‘‘§ 1921. Corps of Cadets authorized strength 

‘‘The number of cadets appointed annually to the Academy shall 

be as determined by the Secretary but the number appointed in 

any one year shall not exceed six hundred. 

‘‘§ 1922. Appointments 

‘‘Appointments to cadetships shall be made under regulations 

prescribed by the Secretary, who shall determine age limits, methods of selection of applicants, term of service as a cadet before 

graduation, and all other matters affecting such appointments. In 

the administration of this section, the Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary and appropriate to insure that female individuals shall be eligible for appointment and admission to the 

Coast Guard Academy, and that the relevant standards required 

for appointment, admission, training, graduation, and commissioning of female individuals shall be the same as those required 

for male individuals, except for those minimum essential adjustments in such standards required because of physiological differences between male and female individuals.’’; 

(C) by inserting before section 1926 (as so redesignated 

and transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘§ 1924. Conduct 

‘‘The Secretary may summarily dismiss from the Coast Guard 

any cadet who, during his cadetship, is found unsatisfactory in either studies or conduct, or may be deemed not adapted for a career 

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in the Coast Guard. Cadets shall be subject to rules governing discipline prescribed by the Commandant. 

‘‘§ 1925. Agreement 

‘‘(a) Each cadet shall sign an agreement with respect to the cadet’s length of service in the Coast Guard. The agreement shall 

provide that the cadet agrees to the following: 

‘‘(1) That the cadet will complete the course of instruction at 

the Coast Guard Academy. 

‘‘(2) That upon graduation from the Coast Guard Academy 

the cadet— 

‘‘(A) will accept an appointment, if tendered, as a commissioned officer of the Coast Guard; and 

‘‘(B) will serve on active duty for at least five years immediately after such appointment. 

‘‘(3) That if an appointment described in paragraph (2) is not 

tendered or if the cadet is permitted to resign as a regular officer before the completion of the commissioned service obligation of the cadet, the cadet— 

‘‘(A) will accept an appointment as a commissioned officer in the Coast Guard Reserve; and 

‘‘(B) will remain in that reserve component until completion of the commissioned service obligation of the cadet. 

‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary may transfer to the Coast Guard Reserve, 

and may order to active duty for such period of time as the Secretary prescribes (but not to exceed four years), a cadet who 

breaches an agreement under subsection (a). The period of time for 

which a cadet is ordered to active duty under this paragraph may 

be determined without regard to section 651(a) of title 10. 

‘‘(2) A cadet who is transferred to the Coast Guard Reserve under 

paragraph (1) shall be transferred in an appropriate enlisted grade 

or rating, as determined by the Secretary. 

‘‘(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a cadet shall be considered to have breached an agreement under subsection (a) if the 

cadet is separated from the Coast Guard Academy under circumstances which the Secretary determines constitute a breach by 

the cadet of the cadet’s agreement to complete the course of instruction at the Coast Guard Academy and accept an appointment 

as a commissioned officer upon graduation from the Coast Guard 

Academy. 

‘‘(c) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this 

section. Those regulations shall include— 

‘‘(1) standards for determining what constitutes, for the purpose of subsection (b), a breach of an agreement under subsection (a); 

‘‘(2) procedures for determining whether such a breach has 

occurred; and 

‘‘(3) standards for determining the period of time for which 

a person may be ordered to serve on active duty under subsection (b). 

‘‘(d) In this section, ‘commissioned service obligation’, with respect to an officer who is a graduate of the Academy, means the 

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pointment or, at the discretion of the Secretary, any later date up 

to the eighth anniversary of such appointment. 

‘‘(e)(1) This section does not apply to a cadet who is not a citizen 

or national of the United States. 

‘‘(2) In the case of a cadet who is a minor and who has parents 

or a guardian, the cadet may sign the agreement required by subsection (a) only with the consent of the parent or guardian. 

‘‘(f) A cadet or former cadet who does not fulfill the terms of the 

obligation to serve as specified under section (a), or the alternative 

obligation imposed under subsection (b), shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.’’; and 

(D) by inserting before section 1941 (as so redesignated 

and transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—FACULTY’’. 

(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 182 of title 14, United 

States Code, is repealed. 

SEC. 111. PART II. 

Part II of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 

the part designation, the part heading, and the table of chapters 

at the beginning. 

SEC. 112. CHAPTER 21. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 21 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 21—PERSONNEL; OFFICERS 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘2101. Original appointment of permanent commissioned officers. 

‘‘2102. Active duty promotion list. 

‘‘2103. Number and distribution of commissioned officers on active duty promotion 

list. 

‘‘2104. Appointment of temporary officers. 

‘‘2105. Rank of warrant officers. 

‘‘2106. Selection boards; convening of boards. 

‘‘2107. Selection boards; composition of boards. 

‘‘2108. Selection boards; notice of convening; communication with board. 

‘‘2109. Selection boards; oath of members. 

‘‘2110. Number of officers to be selected for promotion. 

‘‘2111. Promotion zones. 

‘‘2112. Promotion year; defined. 

‘‘2113. Eligibility of officers for consideration for promotion. 

‘‘2114. United States Deputy Marshals in Alaska. 

‘‘2115. Selection boards; information to be furnished boards. 

‘‘2116. Officers to be recommended for promotion. 

‘‘2117. Selection boards; reports. 

‘‘2118. Selection boards; submission of reports. 

‘‘2119. Failure of selection for promotion. 

‘‘2120. Special selection boards; correction of errors. 

‘‘2121. Promotions; appointments. 

‘‘2122. Removal of officer from list of selectees for promotion. 

‘‘2123. Promotions; acceptance; oath of office. 

‘‘2124. Promotions; pay and allowances. 

‘‘2125. Wartime temporary service promotions. 

‘‘2126. Promotion of officers not included on active duty promotion list. 

‘‘2127. Recall to active duty during war or national emergency. 

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‘‘2128. Recall to active duty with consent of officer. 

‘‘2129. Aviation cadets; appointment as Reserve officers. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—DISCHARGES; RETIREMENTS; REVOCATION OF COMMISSIONS; 

SEPARATION FOR CAUSE

‘‘2141. Revocation of commissions during first five years of commissioned service. 

‘‘2142. Regular lieutenants (junior grade); separation for failure of selection for promotion. 

‘‘2143. Regular lieutenants; separation for failure of selection for promotion; continuation. 

‘‘2144. Regular Coast Guard; officers serving under temporary appointments. 

‘‘2145. Regular lieutenant commanders and commanders; retirement for failure of 

selection for promotion. 

‘‘2146. Discharge in lieu of retirement; separation pay. 

‘‘2147. Regular warrant officers: separation pay. 

‘‘2148. Separation for failure of selection for promotion or continuation; time of. 

‘‘2149. Regular captains; retirement. 

‘‘2150. Captains; continuation on active duty; involuntary retirement. 

‘‘2151. Rear admirals and rear admirals (lower half); continuation on active duty; 

involuntary retirement. 

‘‘2152. Voluntary retirement after twenty years’ service. 

‘‘2153. Voluntary retirement after thirty years’ service. 

‘‘2154. Compulsory retirement. 

‘‘2155. Retirement for physical disability after selection for promotion; grade in 

which retired. 

‘‘2156. Deferment of retirement or separation for medical reasons. 

‘‘2157. Flag officers. 

‘‘2158. Review of records of officers. 

‘‘2159. Boards of inquiry. 

‘‘2160. Boards of review. 

‘‘2161. Composition of boards. 

‘‘2162. Rights and procedures. 

‘‘2163. Removal of officer from active duty; action by Secretary. 

‘‘2164. Officers considered for removal; retirement or discharge; separation benefits. 

‘‘2165. Relief of retired officer promoted while on active duty. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—GENERAL PROVISIONS

‘‘2181. Physical fitness of officers. 

‘‘2182. Multirater assessment of certain personnel.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 21 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

211 Original appointment of permanent 

commissioned officers 2101 

100 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

41a Active duty promotion list 2102 

42 Number and distribution of commissioned officers on active duty promotion list 2103 

214 Appointment of temporary officers 2104 

215 Rank of warrant officers 2105 

251 Selection boards; convening of 

boards 2106 

252 Selection boards; composition of 

boards 2107 

253 Selection boards; notice of convening; communication with board 2108 

254 Selection boards; oath of members 2109 

255 Number of officers to be selected for 

promotion 2110 

256 Promotion zones 2111 

256a Promotion year; defined 2112 

257 Eligibility of officers for consideration for promotion 2113 

258 Selection boards; information to be 

furnished boards 2115 

259 Officers to be recommended for promotion 2116 

260 Selection boards; reports 2117 

101 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

261 Selection boards; submission of reports 2118 

262 Failure of selection for promotion 2119 

263 Special selection boards; correction 

of errors 2120 

271 Promotions; appointments 2121 

272 Removal of officer from list of selectees for promotion 2122 

273 Promotions; acceptance; oath of office 2123 

274 Promotions; pay and allowances 2124 

275 Wartime temporary service promotions 2125 

276 Promotion of officers not included on 

active duty promotion list 2126 

331 Recall to active duty during war or 

national emergency 2127 

332 Recall to active duty with consent of 

officer 2128 

373 Aviation cadets; appointment as Reserve officers 2129 

281 Revocation of commissions during 

first five years of commissioned 

service 2141 

282 Regular lieutenants (junior grade); 

separation for failure of selection for 

promotion 2142 

102 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

283 Regular lieutenants; separation for 

failure of selection for promotion; 

continuation 2143 

284 Regular Coast Guard; officers serving under temporary appointments 2144 

285 Regular lieutenant commanders and 

commanders; retirement for failure 

of selection for promotion 2145 

286 Discharge in lieu of retirement; separation pay 2146 

286a Regular warrant officers: separation 

pay 2147 

287 Separation for failure of selection for 

promotion or continuation; time of 2148 

288 Regular captains; retirement 2149 

289 Captains; continuation on active 

duty; involuntary retirement 2150 

290 Rear admirals and rear admirals 

(lower half); continuation on active 

duty; involuntary retirement 2151 

291 Voluntary retirement after twenty 

years’ service 2152 

292 Voluntary retirement after thirty 

years’ service 2153 

293 Compulsory retirement 2154 

294 Retirement for physical disability 

after selection for promotion; grade 

in which retired 2155 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

295 Deferment of retirement or separation for medical reasons 2156 

296 Flag officers 2157 

321 Review of records of officers 2158 

322 Boards of inquiry 2159 

323 Boards of review 2160 

324 Composition of boards 2161 

325 Rights and procedures 2162 

326 Removal of officer from active duty; 

action by Secretary 2163 

327 Officers considered for removal; retirement or discharge; separation 

benefits 2164 

333 Relief of retired officer promoted 

while on active duty 2165 

335 Physical fitness of officers 2181 

429 Multirater assessment of certain 

personnel 2182 

(c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 21 of title 14, United States 

Code, is further amended— 

(1) by striking all subchapter designations and headings in 

such chapter, except for the subchapter designations and headings added by this subsection; 

(2) by inserting before section 2101 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION’’; 

(3) by inserting before section 2115 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

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‘‘§ 2114. United States Deputy Marshals in Alaska 

‘‘Commissioned officers may be appointed as United States Deputy Marshals in Alaska.’’; 

(4) by inserting before section 2141 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—DISCHARGES; RETIREMENTS; 

REVOCATION OF COMMISSIONS; SEPARATION FOR CAUSE’’; 

and 

(5) by inserting before section 2181 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—GENERAL PROVISIONS’’. 

SEC. 113. CHAPTER 23. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 23 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 23—PERSONNEL; ENLISTED 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘2301. Recruiting campaigns. 

‘‘2302. Enlistments; term, grade. 

‘‘2303. Promotion. 

‘‘2304. Compulsory retirement at age of sixty-two. 

‘‘2305. Voluntary retirement after thirty years’ service. 

‘‘2306. Voluntary retirement after twenty years’ service. 

‘‘2307. Retirement of enlisted members: increase in retired pay. 

‘‘2308. Recall to active duty during war or national emergency. 

‘‘2309. Recall to active duty with consent of member. 

‘‘2310. Relief of retired enlisted member promoted while on active duty. 

‘‘2311. Retirement in cases where higher grade or rating has been held. 

‘‘2312. Extension of enlistments. 

‘‘2313. Retention beyond term of enlistment in case of disability. 

‘‘2314. Detention beyond term of enlistment. 

‘‘2315. Inclusion of certain conditions in enlistment contract. 

‘‘2316. Discharge within three months before expiration of enlistment. 

‘‘2317. Aviation cadets; procurement; transfer. 

‘‘2318. Aviation cadets; benefits. 

‘‘2319. Critical skill training bonus.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 23 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

350 Recruiting campaigns 2301 

351 Enlistments; term, grade 2302 

352 Promotion 2303 

353 Compulsory retirement at age of 

sixty-two 2304 

354 Voluntary retirement after thirty 

years’ service 2305 

355 Voluntary retirement after twenty 

years’ service 2306 

357 Retirement of enlisted members: increase in retired pay 2307 

359 Recall to active duty during war or 

national emergency 2308 

360 Recall to active duty with consent of 

member 2309 

361 Relief of retired enlisted member 

promoted while on active duty 2310 

362 Retirement in cases where higher 

grade or rating has been held 2311 

365 Extension of enlistments 2312 

366 Retention beyond term of enlistment 

in case of disability 2313 

367 Detention beyond term of enlistment 2314 

369 Inclusion of certain conditions in enlistment contract 2315 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

370 Discharge within three months before expiration of enlistment 2316 

371 Aviation cadets; procurement; transfer 2317 

372 Aviation cadets; benefits 2318 

374 Critical skill training bonus 2319 

SEC. 114. CHAPTER 25. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 25—PERSONNEL; GENERAL PROVISIONS 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘2501. Grade on retirement. 

‘‘2502. Retirement. 

‘‘2503. Status of recalled personnel. 

‘‘2504. Computation of retired pay. 

‘‘2505. Limitations on retirement and retired pay. 

‘‘2506. Suspension of payment of retired pay of members who are absent from the 

United States to avoid prosecution. 

‘‘2507. Board for Correction of Military Records deadline. 

‘‘2508. Emergency leave retention authority. 

‘‘2509. Prohibition of certain involuntary administrative separations. 

‘‘2510. Sea service letters. 

‘‘2511. Investigations of flag officers and Senior Executive Service employees. 

‘‘2512. Leave policies for the Coast Guard. 

‘‘2513. Computation of length of service. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE

‘‘2531. Personnel of former Lighthouse Service.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 25 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

334 Grade on retirement 2501 

421 Retirement 2502 

422 Status of recalled personnel 2503 

423 Computation of retired pay 2504 

424 Limitations on retirement and retired pay 2505 

424a Suspension of payment of retired 

pay of members who are absent 

from the United States to avoid 

prosecution 2506 

425 Board for Correction of Military 

Records deadline 2507 

426 Emergency leave retention authority 2508 

427 Prohibition of certain involuntary 

administrative separations 2509 

428 Sea service letters 2510 

430 Investigations of flag officers and 

Senior Executive Service employees 2511 

431 Leave policies for the Coast Guard 2512 

467 Computation of length of service 2513 

432 Personnel of former Lighthouse 

Service 2531 

(c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 25 of title 14, United States 

Code, is further amended— 

(1) by inserting before section 2501 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

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‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS’’; 

and 

(2) by inserting before section 2531 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE’’. 

SEC. 115. PART III. 

Part III of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 

the part designation, the part heading, and the table of chapters 

at the beginning. 

SEC. 116. CHAPTER 27. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 27 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 27—PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND 

OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—PERSONNEL RIGHTS AND BENEFITS

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘2701. Procurement of personnel. 

‘‘2702. Training. 

‘‘2703. Contingent expenses. 

‘‘2704. Equipment to prevent accidents. 

‘‘2705. Clothing at time of discharge for good of service. 

‘‘2706. Right to wear uniform. 

‘‘2707. Protection of uniform. 

‘‘2708. Clothing for officers and enlisted personnel. 

‘‘2709. Procurement and sale of stores to members and civilian employees. 

‘‘2710. Disposition of effects of decedents. 

‘‘2711. Deserters; payment of expenses incident to apprehension and delivery; penalties. 

‘‘2712. Payment for the apprehension of stragglers. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—AWARDS

‘‘2731. Delegation of powers to make awards; rules and regulations. 

‘‘2732. Medal of honor. 

‘‘2733. Medal of honor: duplicate medal. 

‘‘2734. Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag. 

‘‘2735. Coast Guard cross. 

‘‘2736. Distinguished service medal. 

‘‘2737. Silver star medal. 

‘‘2738. Distinguished flying cross. 

‘‘2739. Coast Guard medal. 

‘‘2740. Insignia for additional awards. 

‘‘2741. Time limit on award; report concerning deed. 

‘‘2742. Honorable subsequent service as condition to award. 

‘‘2743. Posthumous awards. 

‘‘2744. Life-saving medals. 

‘‘2745. Replacement of medals. 

‘‘2746. Award of other medals. 

‘‘2747. Awards and insignia for excellence in service or conduct. 

‘‘2748. Presentation of United States flag upon retirement. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PAYMENTS

‘‘2761. Persons discharged as result of court-martial; allowances to. 

‘‘2762. Shore patrol duty; payment of expenses. 

‘‘2763. Compensatory absence from duty for military personnel at isolated duty stations. 

‘‘2764. Monetary allowance for transportation of household effects. 

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‘‘2765. Retroactive payment of pay and allowances delayed by administrative error 

or oversight. 

‘‘2766. Travel card management. 

‘‘2767. Reimbursement for medical-related travel expenses for certain persons residing on islands in the continental United States. 

‘‘2768. Annual audit of pay and allowances of members undergoing permanent 

change of station. 

‘‘2769. Remission of indebtedness. 

‘‘2770. Special instruction at universities. 

‘‘2771. Attendance at professional meetings. 

‘‘2772. Education loan repayment program. 

‘‘2773. Rations or commutation therefor in money. 

‘‘2774. Sales of ration supplies to messes. 

‘‘2775. Flight rations. 

‘‘2776. Payments at time of discharge for good of service. 

‘‘2777. Clothing for destitute shipwrecked persons. 

‘‘2778. Advancement of public funds to personnel. 

‘‘2779. Transportation to and from certain places of employment.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 27 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

468 Procurement of personnel 2701 

469 Training 2702 

476 Contingent expenses 2703 

477 Equipment to prevent accidents 2704 

482 Clothing at time of discharge for 

good of service 2705 

483 Right to wear uniform 2706 

484 Protection of uniform 2707 

485 Clothing for officers and enlisted 

personnel 2708 

110 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

487 Procurement and sale of stores to 

members and civilian employees 2709 

507 Disposition of effects of decedents 2710 

508 Deserters; payment of expenses incident to apprehension and delivery; 

penalties 2711 

644 Payment for the apprehension of 

stragglers 2712 

499 Delegation of powers to make 

awards; rules and regulations 2731 

491 Medal of honor 2732 

504 Medal of honor: duplicate medal 2733 

505 Medal of honor: presentation of 

Medal of Honor Flag 2734 

491a Coast Guard cross 2735 

492 Distinguished service medal 2736 

492a Silver star medal 2737 

492b Distinguished flying cross 2738 

493 Coast Guard medal 2739 

494 Insignia for additional awards 2740 

496 Time limit on award; report concerning deed 2741 

497 Honorable subsequent service as 

condition to award 2742 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

498 Posthumous awards 2743 

500 Life-saving medals 2744 

501 Replacement of medals 2745 

502 Award of other medals 2746 

503 Awards and insignia for excellence 

in service or conduct 2747 

516 Presentation of United States flag 

upon retirement 2748 

509 Persons discharged as result of 

court-martial; allowances to 2761 

510 Shore patrol duty; payment of expenses 2762 

511 Compensatory absence from duty for 

military personnel at isolated duty 

stations 2763 

512 Monetary allowance for transportation of household effects 2764 

513 Retroactive payment of pay and allowances delayed by administrative 

error or oversight 2765 

517 Travel card management 2766 

518 Reimbursement for medical-related 

travel expenses for certain persons 

residing on islands in the continental United States 2767 

112 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

519 Annual audit of pay and allowances 

of members undergoing permanent 

change of station 2768 

461 Remission of indebtedness 2769 

470 Special instruction at universities 2770 

471 Attendance at professional meetings 2771 

472 Education loan repayment program 2772 

478 Rations or commutation therefor in 

money 2773 

479 Sales of ration supplies to messes 2774 

480 Flight rations 2775 

481 Payments at time of discharge for 

good of service 2776 

486 Clothing for destitute shipwrecked 

persons 2777 

488 Advancement of public funds to personnel 2778 

660 Transportation to and from certain 

places of employment 2779 

(c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 27 of title 14, United States 

Code, is further amended— 

(1) by inserting before section 2701 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—PERSONNEL RIGHTS AND BENEFITS’’; 

(2) by inserting before section 2731 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—AWARDS’’; 

and 

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(3) by inserting before section 2761 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PAYMENTS’’. 

SEC. 117. CHAPTER 29. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Chapter 29 of title 14, United States Code, 

is amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 29—COAST GUARD FAMILY SUPPORT, CHILD 

CARE, AND HOUSING 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—COAST GUARD FAMILIES

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘2901. Work-life policies and programs. 

‘‘2902. Surveys of Coast Guard families. 

‘‘2903. Reimbursement for adoption expenses. 

‘‘2904. Education and training opportunities for Coast Guard spouses. 

‘‘2905. Youth sponsorship initiatives. 

‘‘2906. Dependent school children. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—COAST GUARD CHILD CARE

‘‘2921. Definitions. 

‘‘2922. Child development services. 

‘‘2923. Child development center standards and inspections. 

‘‘2924. Child development center employees. 

‘‘2925. Parent partnerships with child development centers. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—HOUSING

‘‘2941. Definitions. 

‘‘2942. General authority. 

‘‘2943. Leasing and hiring of quarters; rental of inadequate housing. 

‘‘2944. Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory committees. 

‘‘2945. Conveyance of real property. 

‘‘2946. Coast Guard Housing Fund. 

‘‘2947. Reports.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 29 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

531 Work-life policies and programs 2901 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

532 Surveys of Coast Guard families 2902 

541 Reimbursement for adoption expenses 2903 

542 Education and training opportunities for Coast Guard spouses 2904 

543 Youth sponsorship initiatives 2905 

544 Dependent school children 2906 

551 Definitions 2921 

552 Child development services 2922 

553 Child development center standards 

and inspections 2923 

554 Child development center employees 2924 

555 Parent partnerships with child development centers 2925 

680 Definitions 2941 

681 General authority 2942 

475 Leasing and hiring of quarters; rental of inadequate housing 2943 

680 Retired service members and dependents serving on advisory committees 2944 

685 Conveyance of real property 2945 

687 Coast Guard Housing Fund 2946 

688 Reports 2947 

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(c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 29 of title 14, United States 

Code, is further amended— 

(1) by inserting before section 2901 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—COAST GUARD FAMILIES’’; 

(2) by inserting before section 2921 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—COAST GUARD CHILD CARE’’; 

and 

(3) by inserting before section 2941 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—HOUSING’’. 

SEC. 118. SUBTITLE III AND CHAPTER 37. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Title 14, United States Code, is further 

amended by adding after chapter 29 (as amended by section 117 of 

this title) the following: 

‘‘Subtitle III—Coast Guard Reserve and 

Auxiliary 

‘‘Chap. Sec. 

‘‘37. Coast Guard Reserve ................................................................................ 3701 

‘‘39. Coast Guard Auxiliary ............................................................................. 3901 

‘‘41. General Provisions for Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary ......... 4101 

‘‘CHAPTER 1—COAST GUARD RESERVE 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATION

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘3701. Organization. 

‘‘3702. Authorized strength. 

‘‘3703. Coast Guard Reserve Boards. 

‘‘3704. Grades and ratings; military authority. 

‘‘3705. Benefits. 

‘‘3706. Temporary members of the Reserve; eligibility and compensation. 

‘‘3707. Temporary members of the Reserve; disability or death benefits. 

‘‘3708. Temporary members of the Reserve; certificate of honorable service. 

‘‘3709. Reserve student aviation pilots; Reserve aviation pilots; appointments in 

commissioned grade. 

‘‘3710. Reserve student pre-commissioning assistance program. 

‘‘3711. Appointment or wartime promotion; retention of grade upon release from active duty. 

‘‘3712. Exclusiveness of service. 

‘‘3713. Active duty for emergency augmentation of regular forces. 

‘‘3714. Enlistment of members engaged in schooling. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—PERSONNEL

‘‘3731. Definitions. 

‘‘3732. Applicability of this subchapter. 

‘‘3733. Suspension of this subchapter in time of war or national emergency. 

‘‘3734. Effect of this subchapter on retirement and retired pay. 

‘‘3735. Authorized number of officers. 

‘‘3736. Precedence. 

‘‘3737. Running mates. 

‘‘3738. Constructive credit upon initial appointment. 

‘‘3739. Promotion of Reserve officers on active duty. 

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‘‘3740. Promotion; recommendations of selection boards. 

‘‘3741. Selection boards; appointment. 

‘‘3742. Establishment of promotion zones under running mate system. 

‘‘3743. Eligibility for promotion. 

‘‘3744. Recommendation for promotion of an officer previously removed from an active status. 

‘‘3745. Qualifications for promotion. 

‘‘3746. Promotion; acceptance; oath of office. 

‘‘3747. Date of rank upon promotion; entitlement to pay. 

‘‘3748. Type of promotion; temporary. 

‘‘3749. Effect of removal by the President or failure of consent of the Senate. 

‘‘3750. Failure of selection for promotion. 

‘‘3751. Failure of selection and removal from an active status. 

‘‘3752. Retention boards; removal from an active status to provide a flow of promotion. 

‘‘3753. Maximum ages for retention in an active status. 

‘‘3754. Rear admiral and rear admiral (lower half); maximum service in grade. 

‘‘3755. Appointment of a former Navy or Coast Guard officer. 

‘‘3756. Grade on entry upon active duty. 

‘‘3757. Recall of a retired officer; grade upon release.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 37 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

701 Organization 3701 

702 Authorized strength 3702 

703 Coast Guard Reserve Boards 3703 

704 Grades and ratings; military authority 3704 

705 Benefits 3705 

706 Temporary members of the Reserve; 

eligibility and compensation 3706 

707 Temporary members of the Reserve; 

disability or death benefits 3707 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

708 Temporary members of the Reserve; 

certificate of honorable service 3708 

709 Reserve student aviation pilots; Reserve aviation pilots; appointments 

in commissioned grade 3709 

709a Reserve student pre-commissioning 

assistance program 3710 

710 Appointment or wartime promotion; 

retention of grade upon release from 

active duty 3711 

711 Exclusiveness of service 3712 

712 Active duty for emergency augmentation of regular forces 3713 

713 Enlistment of members engaged in 

schooling 3714 

720 Definitions 3731 

721 Applicability of this subchapter 3732 

722 Suspension of this subchapter in 

time of war or national emergency 3733 

723 Effect of this subchapter on retirement and retired pay 3734 

724 Authorized number of officers 3735 

725 Precedence 3736 

726 Running mates 3737 

727 Constructive credit upon initial appointment 3738 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

728 Promotion of Reserve officers on active duty 3739 

729 Promotion; recommendations of selection boards 3740 

730 Selection boards; appointment 3741 

731 Establishment of promotion zones 

under running mate system 3742 

732 Eligibility for promotion 3743 

733 Recommendation for promotion of an 

officer previously removed from an 

active status 3744 

734 Qualifications for promotion 3745 

735 Promotion; acceptance; oath of office 3746 

736 Date of rank upon promotion; entitlement to pay 3747 

737 Type of promotion; temporary 3748 

738 Effect of removal by the President or 

failure of consent of the Senate 3749 

739 Failure of selection for promotion 3750 

740 Failure of selection and removal 

from an active status 3751 

741 Retention boards; removal from an 

active status to provide a flow of 

promotion 3752 

742 Maximum ages for retention in an 

active status 3753 

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Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

743 Rear admiral and rear admiral 

(lower half); maximum service in 

grade 3754 

744 Appointment of a former Navy or 

Coast Guard officer 3755 

745 Grade on entry upon active duty 3756 

746 Recall of a retired officer; grade 

upon release 3757 

(c) ADDITIONAL CHANGES.—Chapter 37 of title 14, United States 

Code, is further amended— 

(1) by inserting before section 3701 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATION’’; 

and 

(2) by inserting before section 3731 (as so redesignated and 

transferred under subsection (b)) the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—PERSONNEL’’. 

SEC. 119. CHAPTER 39. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Title 14, United States Code, is further 

amended by adding after chapter 37 (as added by section 118 of 

this title) the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 39—COAST GUARD AUXILIARY 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘3901. Administration of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. 

‘‘3902. Purpose of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. 

‘‘3903. Eligibility; enrollments. 

‘‘3904. Members of the Auxiliary; status. 

‘‘3905. Disenrollment. 

‘‘3906. Membership in other organizations. 

‘‘3907. Use of member’s facilities. 

‘‘3908. Vessel deemed public vessel. 

‘‘3909. Aircraft deemed public aircraft. 

‘‘3910. Radio station deemed government station. 

‘‘3911. Availability of appropriations. 

‘‘3912. Assignment and performance of duties. 

‘‘3913. Injury or death in line of duty.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

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(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 39 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

821 Administration of the Coast Guard 

Auxiliary 3901 

822 Purpose of the Coast Guard Auxiliary 3902 

823 Eligibility; enrollments 3903 

823a Members of the Auxiliary; status 3904 

824 Disenrollment 3905 

825 Membership in other organizations 3906 

826 Use of member’s facilities 3907 

827 Vessel deemed public vessel 3908 

828 Aircraft deemed public aircraft 3909 

829 Radio station deemed government 

station 3910 

830 Availability of appropriations 3911 

831 Assignment and performance of duties 3912 

832 Injury or death in line of duty 3913 

SEC. 120. CHAPTER 41. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Title 14, United States Code, is further 

amended by adding after chapter 39 (as added by section 119 of 

this title) the following: 

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‘‘CHAPTER 41—GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR COAST 

GUARD RESERVE AND AUXILIARY 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘4101. Flags; pennants; uniforms and insignia. 

‘‘4102. Penalty. 

‘‘4103. Limitation on rights of members of the Auxiliary and temporary members of 

the Reserve. 

‘‘4104. Availability of facilities and appropriations.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 41 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

891 Flags; pennants; uniforms and insignia 4101 

892 Penalty 4102 

893 Limitation on rights of members of 

the Auxiliary and temporary members of the Reserve 4103 

894 Availability of facilities and appropriations 4104 

SEC. 121. SUBTITLE IV AND CHAPTER 49. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Title 14, United States Code, is further 

amended by adding after chapter 41 (as added by section 120 of 

this title) the following: 

‘‘Subtitle IV—Coast Guard Authorizations 

and Reports to Congress 

‘‘Chap. Sec. 

‘‘49. Authorizations ............................................................................................ 4901 

‘‘51. Reports ......................................................................................................... 5101 

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‘‘CHAPTER 49—AUTHORIZATIONS 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘4901. Requirement for prior authorization of appropriations. 

‘‘4902. Authorization of appropriations. 

‘‘4903. Authorization of personnel end strengths. 

‘‘4904. Authorized levels of military strength and training.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 49 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

2701 Requirement for prior authorization 

of appropriations 4901 

2702 Authorization of appropriations 4902 

2703 Authorization of personnel end 

strengths 4903 

2704 Authorized levels of military 

strength and training 4904 

SEC. 122. CHAPTER 51. 

(a) INITIAL MATTER.—Title 14, United States Code, is further 

amended by adding after chapter 49 (as added by section 121 of 

this title) the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 51—REPORTS 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘5101. Transmission of annual Coast Guard authorization request. 

‘‘5102. Capital investment plan. 

‘‘5103. Major acquisitions. 

‘‘5104. Manpower requirements plan. 

‘‘5105. Inventory of real property.’’. 

(b) REDESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS.— 

(1) REQUIREMENT.—The sections of title 14, United States 

Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are 

amended— 

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(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the 

table; and 

(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the 

sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 51 of 

such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in 

which the sections are presented in the table. 

(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: 

Title 14 

section 

number before redesignation 

Section heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended) 

Title 14 

section 

number 

after redesignation 

2901 Transmission of annual Coast Guard 

authorization request 5101 

2902 Capital investment plan 5102 

2903 Major acquisitions 5103 

2904 Manpower requirements plan 5104 

679 Inventory of real property 5105 

SEC. 123. REFERENCES. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions apply: 

(1) REDESIGNATED SECTION.—The term ‘‘redesignated section’’ means a section of title 14, United States Code, that is 

redesignated by this title, as that section is so redesignated. 

(2) SOURCE SECTION.—The term ‘‘source section’’ means a 

section of title 14, United States Code, that is redesignated by 

this title, as that section was in effect before the redesignation. 

(b) REFERENCE TO SOURCE SECTION.— 

(1) TREATMENT OF REFERENCE.—A reference to a source section, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, 

is deemed to refer to the corresponding redesignated section. 

(2) TITLE 14.—In title 14, United States Code, each reference 

in the text of such title to a source section is amended by striking such reference and inserting a reference to the appropriate, 

as determined using the tables located in this title, redesignated section. 

(c) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) REFERENCE TO SECTION 182.—Section 1923(c) of title 14, 

United States Code, as so redesignated by this title, is further 

amended by striking ‘‘section 182’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1922’’. 

(2) REFERENCES TO CHAPTER 11.—Title 14, United States 

Code, is further amended— 

(A) in section 2146(d), as so redesignated by this title, by 

striking ‘‘chapter 11 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘this chapter’’; and 

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(B) in section 3739, as so redesignated by this title, by 

striking ‘‘chapter 11’’ each place that it appears and inserting ‘‘chapter 21’’. 

(3) REFERENCE TO CHAPTER 13.—Section 3705(b) of title 14, 

United States Code, as so redesignated by this title, is further 

amended by striking ‘‘chapter 13’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 27’’. 

(4) REFERENCE TO CHAPTER 15.—Section 308(b)(3) of title 14, 

United States Code, as so redesignated by this title, is further 

amended by striking ‘‘chapter 15’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 11’’. 

(5) REFERENCES TO CHAPTER 19.—Title 14, United States 

Code, is further amended— 

(A) in section 4901(4), as so redesignated by this title, by 

striking ‘‘chapter 19’’ and inserting ‘‘section 318’’; and 

(B) in section 4902(4), as so redesignated by this title, by 

striking ‘‘chapter 19’’ and inserting ‘‘section 318’’. 

(6) REFERENCE TO CHAPTER 23.—Section 701(a) of title 14, 

United States Code, as so redesignated by this title, is further 

amended by striking ‘‘chapter 23’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 39’’. 

SEC. 124. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

This title, including the amendments made by this title, is intended only to reorganize title 14, United States Code, and may not 

be construed to alter— 

(1) the effect of a provision of title 14, United States Code, 

including any authority or requirement therein; 

(2) a department or agency interpretation with respect to 

title 14, United States Code; or 

(3) a judicial interpretation with respect to title 14, United 

States Code. 

TITLE II—AUTHORIZATIONS 

SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE, AS 

AMENDED BY TITLE I OF THIS DIVISION. 

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 

amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, 

or a repeal of, a section or other provision of title 14, United States 

Code, the reference shall be considered to be made to title 14, 

United States Code, as amended by title I of this division. 

SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is 

amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 4902. Authorizations of appropriations 

‘‘(a) FISCAL YEAR 2018.—Funds are authorized to be appropriated 

for fiscal year 2018 for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard as 

follows: 

‘‘(1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, 

not otherwise provided for, $7,210,313,000 for fiscal year 2018. 

‘‘(2) For the acquisition, construction, renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and 

aircraft, including equipment related thereto, and for maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and 

equipment, $2,694,745,000 for fiscal year 2018. 

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‘‘(3) For the Coast Guard Reserve program, including operations and maintenance of the program, personnel and training 

costs, equipment, and services, $114,875,000 for fiscal year 

2018. 

‘‘(4) For the environmental compliance and restoration functions of the Coast Guard under chapter 3 of this title, 

$13,397,000 for fiscal year 2018. 

‘‘(5) To the Commandant of the Coast Guard for research, development, test, and evaluation of technologies, materials, and 

human factors directly related to improving the performance of 

the Coast Guard’s mission with respect to search and rescue, 

aids to navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and defense readiness, and for maintenance, 

rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 

$29,141,000 for fiscal year 2018. 

‘‘(b) FISCAL YEAR 2019.—Funds are authorized to be appropriated 

for fiscal year 2019 for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard as 

follows: 

‘‘(1)(A) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast 

Guard, not otherwise provided for, $7,914,195,000 for fiscal 

year 2019. 

‘‘(B) Of the amount authorized under subparagraph (A)— 

‘‘(i) $16,701,000 shall be for environmental compliance 

and restoration; and 

‘‘(ii) $199,360,000 shall be for the Coast Guard’s Medicare-eligible retiree health care fund contribution to the 

Department of Defense. 

‘‘(2) For the procurement, construction, renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and 

aircraft, including equipment related thereto, and for maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and 

equipment, $2,694,745,000 for fiscal year 2019. 

‘‘(3) To the Commandant of the Coast Guard for research, development, test, and evaluation of technologies, materials, and 

human factors directly related to improving the performance of 

the Coast Guard’s mission with respect to search and rescue, 

aids to navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and defense readiness, and for maintenance, 

rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 

$29,141,000 for fiscal year 2019.’’. 

(b) REPEAL.—On October 1, 2018— 

(1) section 4902(a) of title 14, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), shall be repealed; and 

(2) subsection 4902(b) of title 14, United States Code, as 

amended by subsection (a), shall be amended by striking ‘‘(b) 

FISCAL YEAR 2019.—’’. 

SEC. 203. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND TRAINING. 

Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2016 

and 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2018 and 44,500 for 

fiscal year 2019’’; and 

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(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2016 and 2017’’ 

and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2018 and 2019’’. 

SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS FOR FAST RESPONSE CUTTERS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized under section 4902 

of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this division, for 

each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019 up to $167,500,000 is authorized 

for the acquisition of 3 Fast Response Cutters. 

(b) TREATMENT OF ACQUIRED CUTTERS.—Any cutters acquired 

pursuant to subsection (a) shall be in addition to the 58 cutters approved under the existing acquisition baseline. 

SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS FOR SHORESIDE INFRASTRUCTURE. 

Of the amounts authorized under section 4902 of title 14, United 

States Code, as amended by this division, for each of fiscal years 

2018 and 2019 up to $167,500,000 is authorized for the Secretary 

of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to fund 

the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, or improvement of Coast 

Guard shoreside infrastructure and facilities necessary to support 

Coast Guard operations and readiness. 

SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS FOR AIRCRAFT IMPROVEMENTS. 

Of the amounts authorized under section 4902 of title 14, United 

States Code, as amended by this division, for each of fiscal years 

2018 and 2019 up to $3,500,000 is authorized for the Secretary of 

the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to fund 

analysis and program development for improvements to or the replacement of rotary-wing aircraft. 

TITLE III—COAST GUARD 

SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE, AS 

AMENDED BY TITLE I OF THIS DIVISION. 

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 

amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, 

or a repeal of, a section or other provision of title 14, United States 

Code, the reference shall be considered to be made to title 14, 

United States Code, as amended by title I of this division. 

SEC. 302. PRIMARY DUTIES. 

Section 102(7) of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read 

as follows: 

‘‘(7) maintain a state of readiness to assist in the defense of 

the United States, including when functioning as a specialized 

service in the Navy pursuant to section 103.’’. 

SEC. 303. NATIONAL COAST GUARD MUSEUM. 

Section 316 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read 

as follows: 

‘‘§ 316. National Coast Guard Museum 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commandant may establish a National Coast Guard Museum, on lands which will be federally 

owned and administered by the Coast Guard, and are located in 

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New London, Connecticut, at, or in close proximity to, the Coast 

Guard Academy. 

‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES.— ‘‘(1) The Secretary shall not expend any funds appropriated 

to the Coast Guard on the construction of any museum established under this section. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary shall fund the National Coast Guard Museum with nonappropriated and non-Federal funds to the maximum extent practicable. The priority use of Federal funds 

should be to preserve and protect historic Coast Guard artifacts, including the design, fabrication, and installation of exhibits or displays in which such artifacts are included. 

‘‘(3) The Secretary may expend funds appropriated to the 

Coast Guard on the engineering and design of a National Coast 

Guard Museum. 

‘‘(c) FUNDING PLAN.—Before the date on which the Commandant 

establishes a National Coast Guard Museum under subsection (a), 

the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

a plan for constructing, operating, and maintaining such a museum, including— 

‘‘(1) estimated planning, engineering, design, construction, 

operation, and maintenance costs; 

‘‘(2) the extent to which appropriated, nonappropriated, and 

non-Federal funds will be used for such purposes, including the 

extent to which there is any shortfall in funding for engineering, design, or construction; and 

‘‘(3) a certification by the Inspector General of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating that the estimates 

provided pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) are reasonable 

and realistic. 

‘‘(d) AUTHORITY.—The Commandant may not establish a national 

Coast Guard museum except as set forth in this section.’’. 

SEC. 304. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 

(a) LAND-BASED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM PROGRAM.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

end the following: 

‘‘§ 319. Land-based unmanned aircraft system program 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropriations, 

the Secretary shall establish a land-based unmanned aircraft system program under the control of the Commandant. 

‘‘(b) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘unmanned aircraft system’ has the meaning given that term 

in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 

(49 U.S.C. 40101 note).’’. 

(b) LIMITATION ON UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.—Chapter 11 

of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1154 the following: 

‘‘§ 1155. Limitation on unmanned aircraft systems 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—During any fiscal year for which funds are appropriated for the design or construction of an Offshore Patrol Cutter, the Commandant— 

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‘‘(1) may not award a contract for design of an unmanned 

aircraft system for use by the Coast Guard; and 

‘‘(2) may lease, acquire, or acquire the services of an unmanned aircraft system only if such system— 

‘‘(A) has been part of a program of record of, procured 

by, or used by a Federal entity (or funds for research, development, test, and evaluation have been received from a 

Federal entity with regard to such system) before the date 

on which the Commandant leases, acquires, or acquires 

the services of the system; and 

‘‘(B) is leased, acquired, or utilized by the Commandant 

through an agreement with a Federal entity, unless such 

an agreement is not practicable or would be less cost-effective than an independent contract action by the Coast 

Guard. 

‘‘(b) SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT EXEMPTION.—Subsection (a)(2) 

does not apply to small unmanned aircraft. 

‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘small unmanned 

aircraft’ and ‘unmanned aircraft system’ have the meanings given 

those terms in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform 

Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note).’’. 

(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) CHAPTER 3.—The analysis for chapter 3 of title 14, United 

States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘319. Land-based unmanned aircraft system program.’’. 

(2) CHAPTER 11.—The analysis for chapter 11 of title 14, 

United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1154 the following: 

‘‘1155. Limitation on unmanned aircraft systems.’’. 

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c) of section 1105 of 

title 14, United States Code, is repealed. 

SEC. 305. COAST GUARD HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS; LICENSURE 

PORTABILITY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is 

amended by inserting after section 507 the following: 

‘‘§ 508. Coast Guard health-care professionals; licensure 

portability 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law 

regarding the licensure of health-care providers, a health-care professional described in subsection (b) may practice the health profession or professions of the health-care professional at any location 

in any State, the District of Columbia, or a Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, regardless of where such 

health-care professional or the patient is located, if the practice is 

within the scope of the authorized Federal duties of such healthcare professional. 

‘‘(b) DESCRIBED INDIVIDUALS.—A health-care professional described in this subsection is an individual— 

‘‘(1) who is— 

‘‘(A) a member of the Coast Guard; 

‘‘(B) a civilian employee of the Coast Guard; 

‘‘(C) a member of the Public Health Service who is assigned to the Coast Guard; or 

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‘‘(D) any other health-care professional credentialed and 

privileged at a Federal health-care institution or location 

specially designated by the Secretary; and 

‘‘(2) who— 

‘‘(A) has a current license to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or another health profession; 

and 

‘‘(B) is performing authorized duties for the Coast 

Guard. 

‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘license’ and ‘healthcare professional’ have the meanings given those terms in section 

1094(e) of title 10.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 5 of title 

14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 507 the following: 

‘‘508. Coast Guard health-care professionals; licensure portability.’’. 

(c) ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS.— 

(1) SYSTEM.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard is authorized to procure for the Coast Guard an electronic health 

record system that— 

(A) has been competitively awarded by the Department 

of Defense; and 

(B) ensures full integration with the Department of Defense electronic health record systems. 

(2) SUPPORT SERVICES.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant is authorized to procure support services for the electronic health record system procured under paragraph (1) necessary to ensure full 

integration with the Department of Defense electronic 

health record systems. 

(B) SCOPE.—Support services procured pursuant to this 

paragraph may include services for the following: 

(i) System integration support. 

(ii) Hosting support. 

(iii) Training, testing, technical, and data migration 

support. 

(iv) Hardware support. 

(v) Any other support the Commandant considers 

appropriate. 

(3) AUTHORIZED PROCUREMENT ACTIONS.—The Commandant 

is authorized to procure an electronic health record system 

under this subsection through the following: 

(A) A task order under the Department of Defense electronic health record contract. 

(B) A sole source contract award. 

(C) An agreement made pursuant to sections 1535 and 

1536 of title 31, United States Code. 

(D) A contract or other procurement vehicle otherwise 

authorized. 

(4) COMPETITION IN CONTRACTING; EXEMPTION.—Procurement 

of an electronic health record system and support services pursuant to this subsection shall be exempt from the competition 

requirements of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code. 

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SEC. 306. TRAINING; EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘§ 718. Training; emergency response providers 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant may, on a reimbursable or 

a non-reimbursable basis, make a training available to emergency 

response providers whenever the Commandant determines that— 

‘‘(1) a member of the Coast Guard, who is scheduled to participate in such training, is unable or unavailable to participate in such training; 

‘‘(2) no other member of the Coast Guard, who is assigned to 

the unit to which the member of the Coast Guard who is unable or unavailable to participate in such training is assigned, 

is able or available to participate in such training; and 

‘‘(3) such training, if made available to such emergency response providers, would further the goal of interoperability 

among Federal agencies, non-Federal governmental agencies, 

or both. 

‘‘(b) EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROVIDERS DEFINED.—In this section, 

the term ‘emergency response providers’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

U.S.C. 101). 

‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF REIMBURSEMENT.—Any reimbursements for a 

training that the Coast Guard receives under this section shall be 

credited to the appropriation used to pay the costs for such training. 

‘‘(d) STATUS; LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.— 

‘‘(1) STATUS.—Any individual to whom, as an emergency response provider, training is made available under this section, 

who is not otherwise a Federal employee, shall not, because of 

that training, be considered a Federal employee for any purpose (including the purposes of chapter 81 of title 5 (relating 

to compensation for injury) and sections 2671 through 2680 of 

title 28 (relating to tort claims)). 

‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—The United States shall not 

be liable for actions taken by an individual in the course of 

training made available under this section.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 7 of title 

14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘718. Training; emergency response providers.’’. 

SEC. 307. INCENTIVE CONTRACTS FOR COAST GUARD YARD AND INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. 

Section 939 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by inserting before ‘‘The Secretary may’’ the following: 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’; 

(2) in subsection (a), as so designated by paragraph (1) of 

this section, by striking the period at the end of the last sentence and inserting ‘‘or in accordance with subsection (b).’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(b) INCENTIVE CONTRACTS.— 

‘‘(1) The parties to an order for industrial work to be performed by the Coast Guard Yard or a Coast Guard industrial 

establishment designated under subsection (a) may enter into 

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an order or a cost-plus-incentive-fee order in accordance with 

this subsection. 

‘‘(2) If such parties enter into such an order or a cost-plusincentive-fee order, an agreed-upon amount of any adjustment 

described in subsection (a) may be distributed as an incentive 

to the wage-grade industrial employees who complete the 

order. 

‘‘(3) Before entering into such an order or cost-plus-incentivefee order such parties must agree that the wage-grade employees of the Coast Guard Yard or Coast Guard industrial establishment will take action to improve the delivery schedule or 

technical performance agreed to in the order for industrial 

work to which such parties initially agreed. 

‘‘(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the industrial workforce of the Coast Guard Yard or Coast Guard industrial establishment satisfies the performance target established 

in such an order or cost-plus-incentive-fee order— 

‘‘(A) the adjustment to be made pursuant to subsection 

(a) shall be reduced by an agreed-upon amount and distributed to such wage-grade industrial employees; and 

‘‘(B) the remainder of the adjustment shall be credited to 

the appropriation for such order current at that time.’’. 

SEC. 308. CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATIVE EXPENSES. 

Section 944 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$45,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$250,000’’. 

SEC. 309. REGULAR CAPTAINS; RETIREMENT. 

Section 2149(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘zone is’’ and inserting ‘‘zone, or from being 

placed at the top of the list of selectees promulgated by the 

Secretary under section 2121(a) of this title, is’’; and 

(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘or placed 

at the top of the list of selectees, as applicable.’’. 

SEC. 310. CONVERSION, ALTERATION, AND REPAIR PROJECTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 14, United States Code, as 

amended by this division, is further amended by inserting after 

section 951 the following: 

‘‘§ 952. Construction of Coast Guard vessels and assignment 

of vessel projects 

‘‘The assignment of Coast Guard vessel conversion, alteration, 

and repair projects shall be based on economic and military considerations and may not be restricted by a requirement that certain 

parts of Coast Guard shipwork be assigned to a particular type of 

shipyard or geographical area or by a similar requirement.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 9 of title 

14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 951 the following: 

‘‘952. Construction of Coast Guard vessels and assignment of vessel projects.’’. 

SEC. 311. CONTRACTING FOR MAJOR ACQUISITIONS PROGRAMS. 

(a) GENERAL ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—Section 501(d) of title 14, 

United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘aircraft, and systems,’’ after ‘‘vessels,’’. 

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(b) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United 

States Code, as amended by this division, is further amended by 

inserting after section 1136 the following: 

‘‘§ 1137. Contracting for major acquisitions programs 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out authorities provided to the 

Secretary to design, construct, accept, or otherwise acquire assets 

and systems under section 501(d), the Secretary, acting through 

the Commandant or the head of an integrated program office established for a major acquisition program, may enter into contracts for 

a major acquisition program. 

‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED METHODS.—Contracts entered into under subsection (a)— 

‘‘(1) may be block buy contracts; 

‘‘(2) may be incrementally funded; 

‘‘(3) may include combined purchases, also known as economic order quantity purchases, of— 

‘‘(A) materials and components; and 

‘‘(B) long lead time materials; and 

‘‘(4) as provided in section 2306b of title 10, may be 

multiyear contracts. 

‘‘(c) SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS.—Any contract entered into 

under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United 

States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the 

availability of amounts specifically provided in advance for that 

purpose in subsequent appropriations Acts.’’. 

(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 11 of title 

14, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further 

amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1136 the 

following: 

‘‘1137. Contracting for major acquisitions programs.’’. 

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The following provisions are repealed: 

(1) Section 223 of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (14 U.S.C. 1152 note), and the 

item relating to that section in the table of contents in section 

2 of such Act. 

(2) Section 221(a) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (14 U.S.C. 1133 note). 

(3) Section 207(a) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 

2016 (14 U.S.C. 561 note). 

(e) INTERNAL REGULATIONS AND POLICY.—Not later than 180 

days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall establish 

the internal regulations and policies necessary to exercise the authorities provided under this section, including the amendments 

made in this section. 

(f) MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS.—The Secretary of the department in 

which the Coast Guard is operating is authorized to enter into a 

multiyear contract for the procurement of a tenth, eleventh, and 

twelfth National Security Cutter and associated government-furnished equipment. 

SEC. 312. OFFICER PROMOTION ZONES. 

Section 2111(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 

striking ‘‘six-tenths.’’ and inserting ‘‘one-half.’’. 

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SEC. 313. CROSS REFERENCE. 

Section 2129(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘designated under section 2317’’ after ‘‘cadet’’. 

SEC. 314. COMMISSIONED SERVICE RETIREMENT. 

For Coast Guard officers who retire in fiscal year 2018 or 2019, 

the President may reduce the period of active commissioned service 

required under section 2152 of title 14, United States Code, to a 

period of not less than 8 years. 

SEC. 315. LEAVE FOR BIRTH OR ADOPTION OF CHILD. 

(a) POLICY.—Section 2512 of title 14, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than 1 year’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), not later 

than 1 year’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(b) LEAVE ASSOCIATED WITH BIRTH OR ADOPTION OF CHILD.— 

Notwithstanding subsection (a), sections 701 and 704 of title 10, or 

any other provision of law, all officers and enlisted members of the 

Coast Guard shall be authorized leave associated with the birth or 

adoption of a child during the 1-year period immediately following 

such birth or adoption and, at the discretion of the Commanding 

Officer, such officer or enlisted member shall be permitted— 

‘‘(1) to take such leave in increments; and 

‘‘(2) to use flexible work schedules (pursuant to a program 

established by the Secretary in accordance with chapter 61 of 

title 5).’’. 

(b) FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES.—Not later than 180 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department 

in which the Coast Guard is operating shall ensure that a flexible 

work schedule program under chapter 61 of title 5, United States 

Code, is in place for officers and enlisted members of the Coast 

Guard. 

SEC. 316. CLOTHING AT TIME OF DISCHARGE. 

Section 2705 of title 14, United States Code, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 27 of that title, are 

repealed. 

SEC. 317. UNFUNDED PRIORITIES LIST. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5102 of title 14, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On the date on which the President submits 

to Congress a budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a capital investment plan for the Coast Guard that identifies for each capital 

asset for which appropriations are proposed in that budget— 

‘‘(1) the proposed appropriations included in the budget; 

‘‘(2) the total estimated cost of completion based on the proposed appropriations included in the budget; 

‘‘(3) projected funding levels for each fiscal year for the next 

5 fiscal years or until project completion, whichever is earlier; 

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‘‘(4) an estimated completion date based on the proposed appropriations included in the budget; and 

‘‘(5) an acquisition program baseline, as applicable.’’; and 

(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘new capital asset’ 

means— 

‘‘(1) an acquisition program that does not have an approved 

acquisition program baseline; or 

‘‘(2) the acquisition of a capital asset in excess of the number 

included in the approved acquisition program baseline.’’. 

(b) UNFUNDED PRIORITIES.—Chapter 51 of title 14, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘§ 5106. Unfunded priorities list 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On the date on which the President submits 

to Congress a budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a list of each 

unfunded priority for the Coast Guard. 

‘‘(b) PRIORITIZATION.—The list required under subsection (a) shall 

present the unfunded priorities in order from the highest priority 

to the lowest, as determined by the Commandant. 

‘‘(c) UNFUNDED PRIORITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘unfunded priority’ means a program or mission requirement that— 

‘‘(1) has not been selected for funding in the applicable proposed budget; 

‘‘(2) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with an 

operational need; and 

‘‘(3) the Commandant would have recommended for inclusion 

in the applicable proposed budget had additional resources 

been available or had the requirement emerged before the 

budget was submitted.’’. 

(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 51 of title 

14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘5106. Unfunded priorities list.’’. 

SEC. 318. SAFETY OF VESSELS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 527 of title 14, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘naval vessels’’ and inserting ‘‘vessels of the Armed Forces’’; 

(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘United States naval vessel’’ 

and inserting ‘‘vessel of the Armed Forces’’; 

(3) in subsection (b)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘senior naval officer present in command’’ 

and inserting ‘‘senior officer present in command’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘United States naval vessel’’ and inserting ‘‘vessel of the Armed Forces’’; and 

(4) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(e) For purposes of this title, the term ‘vessel of the Armed 

Forces’ means— 

‘‘(1) any vessel owned or operated by the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard, other than a time- or voyage-chartered vessel; and 

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‘‘(2) any vessel owned and operated by the Department of 

Transportation that is designated by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating as a vessel 

equivalent to a vessel described in paragraph (1).’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 5 of title 

14, United States Code, is further amended by striking the item relating to section 527 and inserting the following: 

‘‘527. Safety of vessels of the Armed Forces.’’. 

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2510(a)(1) of title 14, 

United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘armed forces’’ and inserting ‘‘Armed Forces’’; 

and 

(2) by striking ‘‘section 101(a) of title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘section 527(e)’’. 

SEC. 319. PROTECTING AGAINST UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, as 

amended by this division, is further amended by inserting after 

section 527 the following: 

‘‘§ 528. Protecting against unmanned aircraft 

‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding title 18 (including section 32, 

section 1030, sections 2510–2522, and sections 3121–3127), and 

section 46502 of title 49, the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, 

may take such actions described in subsection (c)(1) as are necessary to mitigate the threat, as defined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, that an unmanned 

aircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses to the safety or security 

of a covered vessel or aircraft. 

‘‘(b) COORDINATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.— 

The Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, shall coordinate with 

the Secretary of Transportation, including the Administrator of the 

Federal Aviation Administration, before issuing any guidance or 

implementing any program or procedures to carry out this section 

that might affect aviation safety, civilian aviation and aerospace 

operations, aircraft airworthiness, or the use of the airspace. 

‘‘(c) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.— 

‘‘(1) The actions described in this paragraph are the following: 

‘‘(A) Detect, identify, monitor, and track the unmanned 

aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, without prior consent, including by means of intercept or other access of a 

wire, oral, or electronic communication used to control the 

unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft. 

‘‘(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned aircraft system 

or unmanned aircraft, including by passive or active, and 

direct or indirect physical, electronic, radio, and electromagnetic means. 

‘‘(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned aircraft system or 

unmanned aircraft, without prior consent, including by 

disabling the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft by intercepting, interfering, or causing interference 

with wire, oral, electronic, or radio communications used to 

control the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft. 

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‘‘(D) Seize or exercise control of the unmanned aircraft 

system or unmanned aircraft. 

‘‘(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the unmanned aircraft 

system or unmanned aircraft. 

‘‘(F) Use reasonable force to disable, damage, or destroy 

the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary shall develop the actions described in 

paragraph (1) in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation. 

‘‘(d) FORFEITURE.—Any unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 

aircraft described in subsection (a) that is seized by the Secretary 

is subject to forfeiture to the United States. 

‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation may prescribe regulations and shall issue guidance in the 

respective areas of each Secretary to carry out this section. The 

Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation shall coordinate in 

the development of such guidance. 

‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘covered vessel or aircraft’ means a vessel or 

aircraft that— 

‘‘(A)(i) is a vessel or aircraft operated by the Coast 

Guard; or 

‘‘(ii) is a vessel the Coast Guard is assisting or escorting; 

‘‘(B) is located in the United States (including the territories and possessions of the United States); and 

‘‘(C) is directly involved in a mission of the Coast Guard 

pertaining to— 

‘‘(i) assisting or escorting a vessel of the Department 

of Defense; 

‘‘(ii) assisting or escorting a vessel of national security significance, a high interest vessel, a high capacity 

passenger vessel, or a high value unit, as those terms 

are defined by the Secretary; 

‘‘(iii) section 91(a) of this title; 

‘‘(iv) assistance in protecting the President or the 

Vice President (or other officer next in order of succession to the Office of the President) pursuant to the 

Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 (18 

U.S.C. 3056 note); 

‘‘(v) protection of a National Special Security Event, 

as designated by the Secretary; 

‘‘(vi) air defense of the United States, including air 

sovereignty, ground-based air defense, and the National Capital Region integrated air defense system; or 

‘‘(vii) a search and rescue operation. 

‘‘(2) The terms ‘electronic communication’, ‘intercept’, ‘oral 

communication’, and ‘wire communication’ have the meaning 

given those terms in section 2510 of title 18. 

‘‘(3) The term ‘National Special Security Event’ has the 

meaning given the term in section 2001 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601). 

‘‘(4) The terms ‘unmanned aircraft’ and ‘unmanned aircraft 

system’ have the meanings given those terms in section 331 of 

the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 

112–95; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note). 

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‘‘(g) PRESERVATION OF APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY.— 

‘‘(1) Nothing in this section may be construed to vest in the 

Secretary any authority of the Secretary of Transportation or 

the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 

under title 49. 

‘‘(2) Nothing in this section may be construed to vest in the 

Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration any authority of the Secretary 

under title 14. 

‘‘(h) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—Regulations or guidance issued under 

subsection (e) shall ensure that— 

‘‘(1) the interception or acquisition of or access to communications to or from an unmanned aircraft system under this 

section is conducted in a manner consistent with the Fourth 

Amendment to the United States Constitution and applicable 

Federal law; 

‘‘(2) communications to or from an unmanned aircraft system 

are intercepted, acquired, or accessed only to the extent necessary to support a function of the Department; 

‘‘(3) records of such communications are not maintained for 

more than 180 days unless the Secretary determines that 

maintenance of such records— 

‘‘(A) is necessary to support one or more functions of the 

Department; or 

‘‘(B) is required for a longer period to support a civilian 

law enforcement agency or by any other applicable law or 

regulation; and 

‘‘(4) such communications are not disclosed outside the Department unless the disclosure— 

‘‘(A) would fulfill a function of the Department; 

‘‘(B) would support a civilian law enforcement agency or 

enforcement activities of a regulatory agency in connection 

with a criminal or civil investigation of, or any regulatory 

action with regard to, any activity described under subsection (c); or 

‘‘(C) is otherwise required by law or regulation. 

‘‘(i) SEMI-ANNUAL BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.— 

‘‘(1) Not less than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017, and every 6 

months thereafter until the authority terminates pursuit to 

subsection (j), the Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation shall jointly provide a briefing to the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

of Representatives on the activities carried out pursuant to this 

section. Such briefings shall include— 

‘‘(A) policies, programs, and procedures to mitigate or 

eliminate impacts of such activities to the National Airspace System; 

‘‘(B) a description of each instance where an action described in subsection (c)(1) has been taken; 

‘‘(C) how the Secretaries have informed the public as to 

the possible use of authorities under this section; and 

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‘‘(D) how the Secretaries have engaged with Federal, 

State, and local law enforcement agencies to implement 

and use such authorities. 

‘‘(2) Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall be in unclassified form, but may be accompanied by an additional classified 

briefing. 

‘‘(j) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority pursuant to this 

section shall expire on December 31, 2020, for Department missions unless the President of the United States certifies to Congress, not less than 45 days prior to the expiration date that retaining authority pursuant to this section is in the national security interests of the United States, thereby extending the authority 

for those mission areas an additional 180 days.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 5 of title 

14, United States Code, as amended by this division, is further 

amended by inserting after the item relating to section 527 the following: 

‘‘528. Protecting against unmanned aircraft.’’. 

SEC. 320. AIR FACILITIES. 

Section 912 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking subsection (a); 

(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) 

and (b), respectively; 

(3) in subsection (a) as redesignated— 

(A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: 

‘‘(3) PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Prior to closing an air facility, the 

Secretary shall provide opportunities for public comment, 

including the convening of public meetings in communities 

in the area of responsibility of the air facility with regard 

to the proposed closure or cessation of operations at the air 

facility. 

‘‘(B) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—Prior to convening a public 

meeting under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall notify each congressional office representing any portion of 

the area of responsibility of the air station that is the subject to such public meeting of the schedule and location of 

such public meeting.’’; 

(B) in paragraph (4)— 

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by 

striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’; and 

(ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: 

‘‘(A) submit to the Congress a proposal for such closure, 

cessation, or reduction in operations along with the budget 

of the President submitted to Congress under section 

1105(a) of title 31 that includes— 

‘‘(i) a discussion of the determination made by the 

Secretary pursuant to paragraph (2); and 

‘‘(ii) a report summarizing the public comments received by the Secretary under paragraph (3)’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(5) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.—The Secretary may not close, 

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vided under paragraph (4)(A) until a period of 18 months beginning on the date on which such notice is provided has 

elapsed.’’. 

TITLE IV—PORTS AND WATERWAYS 

SAFETY 

SEC. 401. CODIFICATION OF PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY ACT. 

(a) CODIFICATION.—Subtitle VII of title 46, United States Code, 

is amended by inserting before chapter 701 the following: 

‘‘CHAPTER 700—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER A—VESSEL OPERATIONS

‘‘70001. Vessel traffic services. 

‘‘70002. Special powers. 

‘‘70003. Port access routes. 

‘‘70004. Considerations by Secretary. 

‘‘70005. International agreements. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER B—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY

‘‘70011. Waterfront safety. 

‘‘70012. Navigational hazards. 

‘‘70013. Requirement to notify Coast Guard of release of objects into the navigable 

waters of the United States. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER C—CONDITION FOR ENTRY INTO PORTS IN THE UNITED STATES

‘‘70021. Conditions for entry to ports in the united states. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER D—DEFINITIONS, REGULATIONS, ENFORCEMENT, INVESTIGATORY POWERS, APPLICABILITY

‘‘70031. Definitions. 

‘‘70032. Saint Lawrence Seaway. 

‘‘70033. Limitation on application to foreign vessels. 

‘‘70034. Regulations. 

‘‘70035. Investigatory powers. 

‘‘70036. Enforcement. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—VESSEL OPERATIONS 

‘‘§ 70001. Vessel traffic services 

‘‘(a) Subject to the requirements of section 70004, the Secretary— 

‘‘(1) in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United 

States, in the navigable waters of the United States, or in any 

area covered by an international agreement negotiated pursuant to section 70005, may construct, operate, maintain, improve, or expand vessel traffic services, that consist of measures for controlling or supervising vessel traffic or for protecting navigation and the marine environment and that may 

include one or more of reporting and operating requirements, 

surveillance and communications systems, routing systems, 

and fairways; 

‘‘(2) shall require appropriate vessels that operate in an area 

of a vessel traffic service to utilize or comply with that service; 

‘‘(3)(A) may require vessels to install and use specified navigation equipment, communications equipment, electronic relative motion analyzer equipment, or any electronic or other device necessary to comply with a vessel traffic service or that is 

necessary in the interests of vessel safety. 

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‘‘(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 

not require fishing vessels under 300 gross tons as measured 

under section 14502, or an alternate tonnage measured under 

section 14302 as prescribed by the Secretary under section 

14104, or recreational vessels 65 feet or less to possess or use 

the equipment or devices required by this subsection solely 

under the authority of this chapter; 

‘‘(4) may control vessel traffic in areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States that the Secretary determines to be 

hazardous, or under conditions of reduced visibility, adverse 

weather, vessel congestion, or other hazardous circumstances, 

by— 

‘‘(A) specifying times of entry, movement, or departure; 

‘‘(B) establishing vessel traffic routing schemes; 

‘‘(C) establishing vessel size, speed, or draft limitations 

and vessel operating conditions; and 

‘‘(D) restricting operation, in any hazardous area or 

under hazardous conditions, to vessels that have particular 

operating characteristics or capabilities that the Secretary 

considers necessary for safe operation under the circumstances; 

‘‘(5) may require the receipt of prearrival messages from any 

vessel, destined for a port or place subject to the jurisdiction 

of the United States, in sufficient time to permit advance vessel traffic planning before port entry, which shall include any 

information that is not already a matter of record and that the 

Secretary determines necessary for the control of the vessel 

and the safety of the port or the marine environment; and 

‘‘(6) may prohibit the use on vessels of electronic or other devices that interfere with communication and navigation equipment, except that such authority shall not apply to electronic 

or other devices certified to transmit in the maritime services 

by the Federal Communications Commission and used within 

the frequency bands 157.1875–157.4375 MHz and 161.7875– 

162.0375 MHz. 

‘‘(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into cooperative 

agreements with public or private agencies, authorities, associations, institutions, corporations, organizations, or other persons to carry out the functions under subsection (a)(1). 

‘‘(2) LIMITATION.— 

‘‘(A) A nongovernmental entity may not under this subsection carry out an inherently governmental function. 

‘‘(B) As used in this paragraph, the term ‘inherently governmental function’ means any activity that is so intimately related to the public interest as to mandate performance by an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including an activity that requires either the exercise of discretion in applying the authority of the Government or the use of judgment in making a decision for the 

Government. 

‘‘(c) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR COAST GUARD VESSEL TRAFFIC

SERVICE PILOTS AND NON-FEDERAL VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE OPERATORS.— 

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‘‘(1) COAST GUARD VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE PILOTS.—Any 

pilot, acting in the course and scope of his or her duties while 

at a Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service, who provides information, advice, or communication assistance while under the supervision of a Coast Guard officer, member, or employee shall 

not be liable for damages caused by or related to such assistance unless the acts or omissions of such pilot constitute gross 

negligence or willful misconduct. 

‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE OPERATORS.—An 

entity operating a non-Federal vessel traffic information service or advisory service pursuant to a duly executed written 

agreement with the Coast Guard, and any pilot acting on behalf of such entity, is not liable for damages caused by or related to information, advice, or communication assistance provided by such entity or pilot while so operating or acting unless 

the acts or omissions of such entity or pilot constitute gross 

negligence or willful misconduct. 

‘‘§ 70002. Special powers 

‘‘The Secretary may order any vessel, in a port or place subject 

to the jurisdiction of the United States or in the navigable waters 

of the United States, to operate or anchor in a manner the Secretary directs if— 

‘‘(1) the Secretary has reasonable cause to believe such vessel 

does not comply with any regulation issued under section 

70034 or any other applicable law or treaty; 

‘‘(2) the Secretary determines such vessel does not satisfy the 

conditions for port entry set forth in section 70021 of this title; 

or 

‘‘(3) by reason of weather, visibility, sea conditions, port congestion, other hazardous circumstances, or the condition of 

such vessel, the Secretary is satisfied such direction is justified 

in the interest of safety. 

‘‘§ 70003. Port access routes 

‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE.—Except as provided in subsection (b) and subject to the requirements of subsection (c), in 

order to provide safe access routes for the movement of vessel traffic proceeding to or from ports or places subject to the jurisdiction 

of the United States, the Secretary shall designate necessary fairways and traffic separation schemes for vessels operating in the 

territorial sea of the United States and in high seas approaches, 

outside the territorial sea, to such ports or places. Such a designation shall recognize, within the designated area, the paramount 

right of navigation over all other uses. 

‘‘(b) LIMITATION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No designation may be made by the Secretary under this section if— 

‘‘(A) the Secretary determines such a designation, as implemented, would deprive any person of the effective exercise of a right granted by a lease or permit executed or 

issued under other applicable provisions of law; and 

‘‘(B) such right has become vested before the time of 

publication of the notice required by paragraph (1) of subsection (c). 

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‘‘(2) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall make 

the determination under paragraph (1)(A) after consultation 

with the head of the agency responsible for executing the lease 

or issuing the permit. 

‘‘(c) CONSIDERATION OF OTHER USES.—Before making a designation under subsection (a), and in accordance with the requirements 

of section 70004, the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(1) undertake a study of the potential traffic density and the 

need for safe access routes for vessels in any area for which 

fairways or traffic separation schemes are proposed or that 

may otherwise be considered and publish notice of such undertaking in the Federal Register; 

‘‘(2) in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary 

of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the 

Army, and the Governors of affected States, as their responsibilities may require, take into account all other uses of the 

area under consideration, including, as appropriate, the exploration for, or exploitation of, oil, gas, or other mineral resources, the construction or operation of deepwater ports or 

other structures on or above the seabed or subsoil of the submerged lands or the Outer Continental Shelf of the United 

States, the establishment or operation of marine or estuarine 

sanctuaries, and activities involving recreational or commercial 

fishing; and 

‘‘(3) to the extent practicable, reconcile the need for safe access routes with the needs of all other reasonable uses of the 

area involved. 

‘‘(d) STUDY.—In carrying out the Secretary’s responsibilities 

under subsection (c), the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(1) proceed expeditiously to complete any study undertaken; 

and 

‘‘(2) after completion of such a study, promptly— 

‘‘(A) issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for the designation contemplated; or 

‘‘(B) publish in the Federal Register a notice that no designation is contemplated as a result of the study and the 

reason for such determination. 

‘‘(e) IMPLEMENTATION OF DESIGNATION.—In connection with a 

designation made under this section, the Secretary— 

‘‘(1) shall issue reasonable rules and regulations governing 

the use of such designated areas, including rules and regulations regarding the applicability of rules 9 and 10 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, relating to narrow channels and traffic separation schemes, respectively, in waters where such regulations apply; 

‘‘(2) to the extent that the Secretary finds reasonable and 

necessary to effectuate the purposes of the designation, make 

the use of designated fairways and traffic separation schemes 

mandatory for specific types and sizes of vessels, foreign and 

domestic, operating in the territorial sea of the United States 

and for specific types and sizes of vessels of the United States 

operating on the high seas beyond the territorial sea of the 

United States; 

‘‘(3) may, from time to time, as necessary, adjust the location 

or limits of designated fairways or traffic separation schemes 

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in order to accommodate the needs of other uses that cannot 

be reasonably accommodated otherwise, except that such an 

adjustment may not, in the judgment of the Secretary, unacceptably adversely affect the purpose for which the existing 

designation was made and the need for which continues; and 

‘‘(4) shall, through appropriate channels— 

‘‘(A) notify cognizant international organizations of any 

designation, or adjustment thereof; and 

‘‘(B) take action to seek the cooperation of foreign States 

in making it mandatory for vessels under their control to 

use, to the same extent as required by the Secretary for 

vessels of the United States, any fairway or traffic separation scheme designated under this section in any area of 

the high seas. 

‘‘§ 70004. Considerations by Secretary 

‘‘In carrying out the duties of the Secretary under sections 70001, 

70002, and 70003, the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(1) take into account all relevant factors concerning navigation and vessel safety, protection of the marine environment, 

and the safety and security of United States ports and waterways, including— 

‘‘(A) the scope and degree of the risk or hazard involved; 

‘‘(B) vessel traffic characteristics and trends, including 

traffic volume, the sizes and types of vessels involved, potential interference with the flow of commercial traffic, the 

presence of any unusual cargoes, and other similar factors; 

‘‘(C) port and waterway configurations and variations in 

local conditions of geography, climate, and other similar 

factors; 

‘‘(D) the need for granting exemptions for the installation and use of equipment or devices for use with vessel 

traffic services for certain classes of small vessels, such as 

self-propelled fishing vessels and recreational vessels; 

‘‘(E) the proximity of fishing grounds, oil and gas drilling 

and production operations, or any other potential or actual 

conflicting activity; 

‘‘(F) environmental factors; 

‘‘(G) economic impact and effects; 

‘‘(H) existing vessel traffic services; and 

‘‘(I) local practices and customs, including voluntary arrangements and agreements within the maritime community; and 

‘‘(2) at the earliest possible time, consult with and receive 

and consider the views of representatives of the maritime community, ports and harbor authorities or associations, environmental groups, and other persons who may be affected by the 

proposed actions. 

‘‘§ 70005. International agreements 

‘‘(a) TRANSMITTAL OF REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall transmit, via the Secretary of State, to appropriate international bodies 

or forums, any regulations issued under this subchapter, for consideration as international standards. 

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‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS.—The President is authorized and encouraged 

to— 

‘‘(1) enter into negotiations and conclude and execute agreements with neighboring nations, to establish compatible vessel 

standards and vessel traffic services, and to establish, operate, 

and maintain international vessel traffic services, in areas and 

under circumstances of mutual concern; and 

‘‘(2) enter into negotiations, through appropriate international bodies, and conclude and execute agreements to establish vessel traffic services in appropriate areas of the high seas. 

‘‘(c) OPERATIONS.—The Secretary, pursuant to any agreement negotiated under subsection (b) that is binding upon the United 

States in accordance with constitutional requirements, may— 

‘‘(1) require vessels operating in an area of a vessel traffic 

service to utilize or to comply with the vessel traffic service, including the carrying or installation of equipment and devices 

as necessary for the use of the service; and 

‘‘(2) waive, by order or regulation, the application of any 

United States law or regulation concerning the design, construction, operation, equipment, personnel qualifications, and 

manning standards for vessels operating in waters over which 

the United States exercises jurisdiction if such vessel is not en 

route to or from a United States port or place, and if vessels 

en route to or from a United States port or place are accorded 

equivalent waivers of laws and regulations of the neighboring 

nation, when operating in waters over which that nation exercises jurisdiction. 

‘‘(d) SHIP REPORTING SYSTEMS.—The Secretary, in cooperation 

with the International Maritime Organization, may implement and 

enforce two mandatory ship reporting systems, consistent with 

international law, with respect to vessels subject to such reporting 

systems entering the following areas of the Atlantic Ocean: 

‘‘(1) Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts Bay, and Great South 

Channel (in the area generally bounded by a line starting from 

a point on Cape Ann, Massachusetts at 42 deg. 39′ N., 70 deg. 

37′ W; then northeast to 42 deg. 45′ N., 70 deg. 13′ W; then 

southeast to 42 deg. 10′ N., 68 deg. 31′ W, then south to 41 

deg. 00′ N., 68 deg. 31′ W; then west to 41 deg. 00′ N., 69 deg. 

17′ W; then northeast to 42 deg. 05′ N., 70 deg. 02′ W, then 

west to 42 deg. 04′ N., 70 deg. 10′ W; and then along the Massachusetts shoreline of Cape Cod Bay and Massachusetts Bay 

back to the point on Cape Ann at 42 deg. 39′ N., 70 deg. 37′ 

W). 

‘‘(2) In the coastal waters of the Southeastern United States 

within about 25 nm along a 90 nm stretch of the Atlantic seaboard (in an area generally extending from the shoreline east 

to longitude 80 deg. 51.6′ W with the southern and northern 

boundary at latitudes 30 deg. 00′ N., 31 deg. 27′ N., respectively). 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY 

‘‘§ 70011. Waterfront safety 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take such action as is necessary to— 

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‘‘(1) prevent damage to, or the destruction of, any bridge or 

other structure on or in the navigable waters of the United 

States, or any land structure or shore area immediately adjacent to such waters; and 

‘‘(2) protect the navigable waters and the resources therein 

from harm resulting from vessel or structure damage, destruction, or loss. 

‘‘(b) ACTIONS AUTHORIZED.—Actions authorized by subsection (a) 

include— 

‘‘(1) establishing procedures, measures, and standards for the 

handling, loading, unloading, storage, stowage, and movement 

on a structure (including the emergency removal, control, and 

disposition) of explosives or other dangerous articles and substances, including oil or hazardous material as those terms are 

defined in section 2101; 

‘‘(2) prescribing minimum safety equipment requirements for 

a structure to assure adequate protection from fire, explosion, 

natural disaster, and other serious accidents or casualties; 

‘‘(3) establishing water or waterfront safety zones, or other 

measures, for limited, controlled, or conditional access and activity when necessary for the protection of any vessel, structure, waters, or shore area; and 

‘‘(4) establishing procedures for examination to assure compliance with the requirements prescribed under this section. 

‘‘(c) STATE LAW.—Nothing in this section, with respect to structures, prohibits a State or political subdivision thereof from prescribing higher safety equipment requirements or safety standards 

than those that may be prescribed by regulations under this section. 

‘‘§ 70012. Navigational hazards 

‘‘(a) REPORTING PROCEDURE.—The Secretary shall establish a 

program to encourage fishermen and other vessel operators to report potential or existing navigational hazards involving pipelines 

to the Secretary through Coast Guard field offices. 

‘‘(b) SECRETARY’S RESPONSE.— 

‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION BY THE OPERATOR OF A PIPELINE.—Upon 

notification by the operator of a pipeline of a hazard to navigation with respect to that pipeline, the Secretary shall immediately notify Coast Guard headquarters, the Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, other affected 

Federal and State agencies, and vessel owners and operators 

in the pipeline’s vicinity. 

‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION BY OTHER PERSONS.—Upon notification by 

any other person of a hazard or potential hazard to navigation 

with respect to a pipeline, the Secretary shall promptly determine whether a hazard exists, and if so shall immediately notify Coast Guard headquarters, the Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration, other affected Federal and 

State agencies, vessel owners and operators in the pipeline’s 

vicinity, and the owner and operator of the pipeline. 

‘‘(c) PIPELINE DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term 

‘pipeline’ has the meaning given the term ‘pipeline facility’ in section 60101(a)(18) of title 49. 

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‘‘§ 70013. Requirement to notify Coast Guard of release of objects into the navigable waters of the United States 

‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—As soon as a person has knowledge of any 

release from a vessel or facility into the navigable waters of the 

United States of any object that creates an obstruction prohibited 

under section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899, popularly known as 

the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403), 

such person shall notify the Secretary and the Secretary of the 

Army of such release. 

‘‘(b) RESTRICTION ON USE OF NOTIFICATION.—Any notification 

provided by an individual in accordance with subsection (a) may 

not be used against such individual in any criminal case, except a 

prosecution for perjury or for giving a false statement. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—CONDITION FOR ENTRY INTO PORTS IN 

THE UNITED STATES 

‘‘§ 70021. Conditions for entry to ports in the United States 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No vessel that is subject to chapter 37 shall 

operate in the navigable waters of the United States or transfer 

cargo or residue in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the 

United States, if such vessel— 

‘‘(1) has a history of accidents, pollution incidents, or serious 

repair problems that, as determined by the Secretary, creates 

reason to believe that such vessel may be unsafe or may create 

a threat to the marine environment; 

‘‘(2) fails to comply with any applicable regulation issued 

under section 70034, chapter 37, or any other applicable law 

or treaty; 

‘‘(3) discharges oil or hazardous material in violation of any 

law of the United States or in a manner or quantities inconsistent with any treaty to which the United States is a party; 

‘‘(4) does not comply with any applicable vessel traffic service 

requirements; 

‘‘(5) is manned by one or more officers who are licensed by 

a certificating State that the Secretary has determined, pursuant to section 9101 of title 46, does not have standards for licensing and certification of seafarers that are comparable to or 

more stringent than United States standards or international 

standards that are accepted by the United States; 

‘‘(6) is not manned in compliance with manning levels as determined by the Secretary to be necessary to insure the safe 

navigation of the vessel; or 

‘‘(7) while underway, does not have at least one licensed deck 

officer on the navigation bridge who is capable of clearly understanding English. 

‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may allow provisional entry 

of a vessel that is not in compliance with subsection (a), if the 

owner or operator of such vessel proves, to the satisfaction of 

the Secretary, that such vessel is not unsafe or a threat to the 

marine environment, and if such entry is necessary for the 

safety of the vessel or persons aboard. 

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sel allowed provisional entry under paragraph (1) if the owner 

or operator of such vessel proves, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that such vessel is no longer unsafe or a threat to the 

marine environment, and is no longer in violation of any applicable law, treaty, regulation, or condition, as appropriate. 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—DEFINITIONS, REGULATIONS, 

ENFORCEMENT, INVESTIGATORY POWERS, APPLICABILITY 

‘‘§ 70031. Definitions 

‘‘As used in subchapters A through C and this subchapter, unless 

the context otherwise requires: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘marine environment’ means— 

‘‘(A) the navigable waters of the United States and the 

land and resources therein and thereunder; 

‘‘(B) the waters and fishery resources of any area over 

which the United States asserts exclusive fishery management authority; 

‘‘(C) the seabed and subsoil of the Outer Continental 

Shelf of the United States, the resources thereof, and the 

waters superjacent thereto; and 

‘‘(D) the recreational, economic, and scenic values of such 

waters and resources. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, except that such 

term means the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the 

application of this chapter to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. 

‘‘(3) The term ‘navigable waters of the United States’ includes all waters of the territorial sea of the United States as 

described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 

27, 1988. 

‘‘§ 70032. Saint Lawrence Seaway 

‘‘The authority granted to the Secretary under sections 70001, 

70002, 70003, 7004, and 70011 may not be delegated with respect 

to the Saint Lawrence Seaway to any agency other than the Saint 

Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. Any other authority 

granted the Secretary under subchapters A through C and this 

subchapter shall be delegated by the Secretary to the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation to the extent the Secretary 

determines such delegation is necessary for the proper operation of 

the Saint Lawrence Seaway. 

‘‘§ 70033. Limitation on application to foreign vessels 

‘‘Except pursuant to international treaty, convention, or agreement, to which the United States is a party, subchapters A through 

C and this subchapter shall not apply to any foreign vessel that is 

not destined for, or departing from, a port or place subject to the 

jurisdiction of the United States and that is in— 

‘‘(1) innocent passage through the territorial sea of the 

United States; or 

‘‘(2) transit through the navigable waters of the United 

States that form a part of an international strait. 

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‘‘§ 70034. Regulations 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 553 of title 5, the 

Secretary shall issue, and may from time to time amend or repeal, 

regulations necessary to implement subchapters A through C and 

this subchapter. 

‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In the exercise of the regulatory authority 

under subchapters A through C and this subchapter, the Secretary 

shall consult with, and receive and consider the views of all interested persons, including— 

‘‘(1) interested Federal departments and agencies; 

‘‘(2) officials of State and local governments; 

‘‘(3) representatives of the maritime community; 

‘‘(4) representatives of port and harbor authorities or associations; 

‘‘(5) representatives of environmental groups; 

‘‘(6) any other interested persons who are knowledgeable or 

experienced in dealing with problems involving vessel safety, 

port and waterways safety, and protection of the marine environment; and 

‘‘(7) advisory committees consisting of all interested segments of the public when the establishment of such committees 

is considered necessary because the issues involved are highly 

complex or controversial. 

‘‘§ 70035. Investigatory powers 

‘‘(a) SECRETARY.—The Secretary may investigate any incident, accident, or act involving the loss or destruction of, or damage to, any 

structure subject to subchapters A through C and this subchapter, 

or that affects or may affect the safety or environmental quality of 

the ports, harbors, or navigable waters of the United States. 

‘‘(b) POWERS.—In an investigation under this section, the Secretary may issue subpoenas to require the attendance of witnesses 

and the production of documents or other evidence relating to such 

incident, accident, or act. If any person refuses to obey a subpoena, 

the Secretary may request the Attorney General to invoke the aid 

of the appropriate district court of the United States to compel 

compliance with the subpoena. Any district court of the United 

States may, in the case of refusal to obey a subpoena, issue an 

order requiring compliance with the subpoena, and failure to obey 

the order may be punished by the court as contempt. Witnesses 

may be paid fees for travel and attendance at rates not exceeding 

those allowed in a district court of the United States. 

‘‘§ 70036. Enforcement 

‘‘(a) CIVIL PENALTY.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person who is found by the Secretary, 

after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, to have violated 

subchapters A through C or this subchapter or a regulation 

issued under subchapters A through C or this subchapter shall 

be liable to the United States for a civil penalty, not to exceed 

$25,000 for each violation. Each day of a continuing violation 

shall constitute a separate violation. The amount of such civil 

penalty shall be assessed by the Secretary, or the Secretary’s 

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cumstances, extent, and gravity of the prohibited acts committed and, with respect to the violator, the degree of culpability, any history of prior offenses, ability to pay, and such 

other matters as justice may require. 

‘‘(2) COMPROMISE, MODIFICATION, OR REMISSION.—The Secretary may compromise, modify, or remit, with or without conditions, any civil penalty that is subject to imposition or that 

has been imposed under this section. 

‘‘(3) FAILURE TO PAY PENALTY.—If any person fails to pay an 

assessment of a civil penalty after it has become final, the Secretary may refer the matter to the Attorney General of the 

United States, for collection in any appropriate district court of 

the United States. 

‘‘(b) CRIMINAL PENALTY.— 

‘‘(1) CLASS D FELONY.—Any person who willfully and knowingly violates subchapters A through C or this subchapter or 

any regulation issued thereunder commits a class D felony. 

‘‘(2) CLASS C FELONY.—Any person who, in the willful and 

knowing violation of subchapters A through C or this subchapter or of any regulation issued thereunder, uses a dangerous weapon, or engages in conduct that causes bodily injury 

or fear of imminent bodily injury to any officer authorized to 

enforce the provisions of such a subchapter or the regulations 

issued under such subchapter, commits a class C felony. 

‘‘(c) IN REM LIABILITY.—Any vessel that is used in violation of 

subchapters A, B, or C or this subchapter, or any regulations 

issued under such subchapter, shall be liable in rem for any civil 

penalty assessed pursuant to subsection (a) and may be proceeded 

against in the United States district court for any district in which 

such vessel may be found. 

‘‘(d) INJUNCTION.—The United States district courts shall have 

jurisdiction to restrain violations of subchapter A, B, or C or this 

subchapter or of regulations issued under such subchapter, for 

cause shown. 

‘‘(e) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—Except as provided in section 70021, the 

Secretary may, subject to recognized principles of international 

law, deny entry by any vessel that is not in compliance with subchapter A, B, or C or this subchapter or the regulations issued 

under such subchapter— 

‘‘(1) into the navigable waters of the United States; or 

‘‘(2) to any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United 

States. 

‘‘(f) WITHHOLDING OF CLEARANCE.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If any owner, operator, or individual in 

charge of a vessel is liable for a penalty or fine under this section, or if reasonable cause exists to believe that the owner, operator, or individual in charge may be subject to a penalty or 

fine under this section, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the 

request of the Secretary, shall with respect to such vessel 

refuse or revoke any clearance required by section 60105 of 

title 46. 

‘‘(2) GRANTING CLEARANCE REFUSED OR REVOKED.—Clearance 

refused or revoked under this subsection may be granted upon 

filing of a bond or other surety satisfactory to the Secretary.’’. 

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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the beginning of 

such subtitle is amended by inserting before the item relating to 

chapter 701 the following: 

‘‘700. Ports and Waterways Safety .................................................................70001.’’. 

SEC. 402. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

(a) ELECTRONIC CHARTS.— 

(1) TRANSFER OF PROVISION.—Section 4A of the Ports and 

Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1223a)— 

(A) is redesignated as section 3105 of title 46, United 

States Code, and transferred to appear after section 3104 

of that title; and 

(B) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting 

the following: 

‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.—Except pursuant to an international treaty, convention, or agreement, to which the United 

States is a party, this section shall not apply to any foreign vessel 

that is not destined for, or departing from, a port or place subject 

to the jurisdiction of the United States and that is in— 

‘‘(1) innocent passage through the territorial sea of the 

United States; or 

‘‘(2) transit through the navigable waters of the United 

States that form a part of an international strait.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the beginning of 

chapter 31 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 

following: 

‘‘3105. Electronic charts.’’. 

(b) PORT, HARBOR, AND COASTAL FACILITY SECURITY.— 

(1) TRANSFER OF PROVISIONS.—So much of section 7 of the 

Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226) as precedes 

subsection (c) of that section is redesignated as section 70116 

of title 46, United States Code, and transferred so as to replace 

section 70116 of that title, as in effect before the enactment of 

this Act. 

(2) DEFINITIONS, ADMINISTRATION, AND ENFORCEMENT.—Section 70116 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by 

paragraph (1) of this subsection, is amended by adding at the 

end the following: 

‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS, ADMINISTRATION, AND ENFORCEMENT.—This 

section shall be treated as part of chapter 700 for purposes of sections 70031, 70032, 70034, 70035, and 70036.’’. 

(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the beginning of 

chapter 701 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 70116 and inserting the following: 

‘‘70116. Port, harbor, and coastal facility security.’’. 

(c) NONDISCLOSURE OF PORT SECURITY PLANS.—Subsection (c) of 

section 7 of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226), 

as so designated before the application of subsection (b)(1) of this 

section— 

(1) is redesignated as subsection (f) of section 70103 of title 

46, United States Code, and transferred so as to appear after 

subsection (e) of such section; and 

(2) is amended by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this 

chapter’’. 

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(d) REPEAL.—Section 2307 of title 46, United States Code, and 

the item relating to that section in the analysis at the beginning 

of chapter 23 of that title, are repealed. 

(e) REPEAL.—The Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 

1221–1231, 1232–1232b), as amended by this division, is repealed. 

SEC. 403. TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) SOURCE PROVISION.—The term ‘‘source provision’’ means 

a provision of law that is replaced by a title 46 provision under 

this title. 

(2) TITLE 46 PROVISION.—The term ‘‘title 46 provision’’ means 

a provision of title 46, United States Code, that is enacted by 

section 402 of this title. 

(b) CUTOFF DATE.—The title 46 provisions replace certain provisions of law enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act. 

If a law enacted after that date amends or repeals a source provision, that law is deemed to amend or repeal, as the case may be, 

the corresponding title 46 provision. If a law enacted after that 

date is otherwise inconsistent with a title 46 provision or a provision of this title, that law supersedes the title 46 provision or provision of this title to the extent of the inconsistency. 

(c) ORIGINAL DATE OF ENACTMENT UNCHANGED.—For purposes of 

determining whether one provision of law supersedes another 

based on enactment later in time, a title 46 provision is deemed to 

have been enacted on the date of enactment of the source provision 

that the title 46 provision replaces. 

(d) REFERENCES TO TITLE 46 PROVISIONS.—A reference to a title 

46 provision, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other 

law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding source provision. 

(e) REFERENCES TO SOURCE PROVISIONS.—A reference to a source 

provision, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, 

is deemed to refer to the corresponding title 46 provision. 

(f) REGULATIONS, ORDERS, AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS.—A regulation, order, or other administrative action in effect 

under a source provision continues in effect under the corresponding title 46 provision. 

(g) ACTIONS TAKEN AND OFFENSES COMMITTED.—An action taken 

or an offense committed under a source provision is deemed to have 

been taken or committed under the corresponding title 46 provision. 

SEC. 404. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

This title, including the amendments made by this title, is intended only to transfer provisions of the Ports and Waterways 

Safety Act to title 46, United States Code, and may not be construed to alter— 

(1) the effect of a provision of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act, including any authority or requirement therein; 

(2) a department or agency interpretation with respect to the 

Ports and Waterways Safety Act; or 

(3) a judicial interpretation with respect to the Ports and 

Waterways Safety Act. 

SEC. 405. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: REPEAL. 

Section 18 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1991 (Public 

Law 102–241; 105 Stat. 2213) is repealed. 

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SEC. 406. REGATTAS AND MARINE PARADES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, as 

established by section 401 of this title, is amended by adding at the 

end the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—REGATTAS AND MARINE PARADES 

‘‘§ 70041. Regattas and marine parades 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard may 

issue regulations to promote the safety of life on navigable waters 

during regattas or marine parades. 

‘‘(b) DETAIL AND USE OF VESSELS.—To enforce regulations issued 

under this section— 

‘‘(1) the Commandant may detail any public vessel in the 

service of the Coast Guard and make use of any private vessel 

tendered gratuitously for that purpose; and 

‘‘(2) upon the request of the Commandant, the head of any 

other Federal department or agency may enforce the regulations by means of any public vessel of such department and 

any private vessel tendered gratuitously for that purpose. 

‘‘(c) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the Commandant under this section may be transferred by the President 

for any special occasion to the head of another Federal department 

or agency whenever in the President’s judgment such transfer is 

desirable. 

‘‘(d) PENALTIES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any violation of regulations issued 

pursuant to this section the following penalties shall be incurred: 

‘‘(A) A licensed officer shall be liable to suspension or 

revocation of license in the manner prescribed by law for 

incompetency or misconduct. 

‘‘(B) Any person in charge of the navigation of a vessel 

other than a licensed officer shall be liable to a penalty of 

$5,000. 

‘‘(C) The owner of a vessel (including any corporate officer of a corporation owning the vessel) actually on board 

shall be liable to a penalty of $5,000, unless the violation 

of regulations occurred without the owner’s knowledge. 

‘‘(D) Any other person shall be liable to a penalty of 

$2,500. 

‘‘(2) MITIGATION OR REMISSION.—The Commandant may mitigate or remit any penalty provided for in this subsection in the 

manner prescribed by law for the mitigation or remission of 

penalties for violation of the navigation laws.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 700 of title 

46, United States Code, as established by section 401 of this title, 

is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER E—REGATTAS AND MARINE PARADES

‘‘70041. Regattas and marine parades.’’. 

(c) REPEAL.—The Act of April 28, 1908 (35 Stat. 69, chapter 151; 

33 U.S.C. 1233 et seq.), is repealed. 

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SEC. 407. REGULATION OF VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF 

UNITED STATES. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBCHAPTER F.—Chapter 700 of title 46, 

United States Code, as established by section 401 of this title, is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER VI—REGULATION OF VESSELS IN 

TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES 

‘‘§ 70054. Definitions 

‘‘In this subchapter: 

‘‘(1) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘United States’ includes all 

territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. 

‘‘(2) TERRITORIAL WATERS.—The term ‘territorial waters of 

the United States’ includes all waters of the territorial sea of 

the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation 

5928 of December 27, 1988.’’. 

(b) REGULATION OF ANCHORAGE AND MOVEMENT OF VESSELS

DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—Section 1 of title II of the Act of 

June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 220, chapter 30; 50 U.S.C. 191), is amended— 

(1) by striking the section designation and all that follows 

before ‘‘by proclamation’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘§ 70051. Regulation of anchorage and movement of vessels 

during national emergency 

‘‘Whenever the President’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘of the Treasury’’; 

(3) by striking ‘‘of the department in which the Coast Guard 

is operating’’; 

(4) by striking ‘‘this title’’ and inserting ‘‘this subchapter’’; 

and 

(5) by transferring the section so that the section appears before section 70054 of title 46, United States Code (as added by 

subsection (a) of this section). 

(c) SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF VESSEL; FINE AND IMPRISONMENT.—Section 2 of title II of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 

220, chapter 30; 50 U.S.C. 192), is amended— 

(1) by striking the section designation and all that follows 

before ‘‘agent,’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘§ 70052. Seizure and forfeiture of vessel; fine and imprisonment 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If any owner,’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘this title’’ each place it appears and inserting 

‘‘this subchapter’’; and 

(3) by transferring the section so that the section appears 

after section 70051 of title 46, United States Code (as transferred by subsection (b) of this section). 

(d) ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.—Section 4 of title II of the Act of 

June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 220, chapter 30; 50 U.S.C. 194), is amended— 

(1) by striking all before ‘‘may employ’’ and inserting the following: 

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‘‘§ 70053. Enforcement provisions 

‘‘The President’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘the purpose of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘this 

subchapter’’; and 

(3) by transferring the section so that the section appears 

after section 70052 of title 46, United States Code (as transferred by subsection (c) of this section). 

(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 700 of title 

46, United States Code, as established by section 401 of this title, 

is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER F—REGULATION OF VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES

‘‘70051. Regulation of anchorage and movement of vessels during national emergency. 

‘‘70052. Seizure and forfeiture of vessel; fine and imprisonment. 

‘‘70053. Enforcement provisions. 

‘‘70054. Definitions.’’. 

SEC. 408. PORT, HARBOR, AND COASTAL FACILITY SECURITY. 

(a) TRANSFER OF PROVISIONS.—So much of section 7 of the Ports 

and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226) as precedes subsection 

(c) of that section is redesignated as section 70102a of title 46, 

United States Code, and transferred so as to appear after section 

70102 of that title. 

(b) DEFINITIONS, ADMINISTRATION, AND ENFORCEMENT.—Section 

70102a of title 46, United States Code, as amended by paragraph 

(1) of this subsection, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS, ADMINISTRATION, AND ENFORCEMENT.—This 

section shall be treated as part of chapter 700 for purposes of sections 70031, 70032, 70034, 70035, and 70036.’’. 

(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the beginning of 

chapter 701 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 70102 the following: 

‘‘70102a. Port, harbor, and coastal facility security.’’. 

(d) NONDISCLOSURE OF PORT SECURITY PLANS.—Subsection (c) of 

section 7 of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226), 

as so designated before the application of subsection (b)(1) of this 

section— 

(1) is redesignated as subsection (f) of section 70103 of title 

46, United States Code, and transferred so as to appear after 

subsection (e) of such section; and 

(2) is amended by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this 

chapter’’. 

TITLE V—MARITIME TRANSPORTATION 

SAFETY 

SEC. 501. CONSISTENCY IN MARINE INSPECTIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3305 of title 46, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(d)(1) The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall ensure that 

Officers in Charge, Marine Inspections consistently interpret regulations and standards under this subtitle and chapter 700 to avoid 

disruption and undue expense to industry. 

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‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), in the event of a disagreement regarding the condition of a vessel or the interpretation of a 

regulation or standard referred to in subsection (a) between a local 

Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection conducting an inspection of 

the vessel and the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection that issued 

the most recent certificate of inspection for the vessel, such Officers 

shall seek to resolve such disagreement. 

‘‘(B) If a disagreement described in subparagraph (A) involves 

vessel design or plan review, the Coast Guard marine safety center 

shall be included in all efforts to resolve such disagreement. 

‘‘(C) If a disagreement described in subparagraph (A) or (B) cannot be resolved, the local Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection shall 

submit to the Commandant of the Coast Guard, through the cognizant Coast Guard district commander, a request for a final agency determination of the matter in disagreement. 

‘‘(3) The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall— 

‘‘(A) provide to each person affected by a decision or action 

by an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection or by the Coast 

Guard marine safety center all information necessary for such 

person to exercise any right to appeal such decision or action; 

and 

‘‘(B) if such an appeal is filed, process such appeal under 

parts 1 through 4 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as 

in effect on the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017. 

‘‘(4) In this section, the term ‘Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection’ means any person from the civilian or military branch of the 

Coast Guard who— 

‘‘(A) is designated as such by the Commandant; and 

‘‘(B) under the superintendence and direction of the cognizant Coast Guard district commander, is in charge of an inspection zone for the performance of duties with respect to the 

inspections under, and enforcement and administration of, subtitle II, chapter 700, and regulations under such laws.’’. 

(b) REPORT ON MARINE INSPECTOR TRAINING.—Not later than 1 

year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant 

of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

a report on the training, experience, and qualifications required for 

assignment as a marine inspector under section 312 of title 14, 

United States Code, including— 

(1) a description of any continuing education requirement, 

including a specific list of the required courses; 

(2) a description of the training, including a specific list of 

the included courses, offered to a journeyman or an advanced 

journeyman marine inspector to advance inspection expertise; 

(3) a description of any training that was offered in the 15- 

year period before the date of the enactment of this Act, but 

is no longer required or offered, including a specific list of the 

included courses, including the senior marine inspector course 

and any plan review courses; 

(4) a justification for why a course described in paragraph (3) 

is no longer required or offered; and 

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(5) a list of the course content the Commandant considers 

necessary to promote consistency among marine inspectors in 

an environment of increasingly complex vessels and vessel systems. 

SEC. 502. UNINSPECTED PASSENGER VESSELS IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY, 

MINNESOTA. 

Section 4105 of title 46, United States Code, amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: 

‘‘(c) In applying this title with respect to an uninspected vessel 

of less than 25 feet overall in length that carries passengers on 

Crane Lake or waters contiguous to such lake in St. Louis County, 

Minnesota, the Secretary shall substitute ‘12 passengers’ for ‘6 passengers’ each place it appears in section 2101(42).’’. 

SEC. 503. ENGINE CUT-OFF SWITCH REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 43 of title 46, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘§ 4312. Engine cut-off switches 

‘‘(a) INSTALLATION REQUIREMENT.—A manufacturer, distributor, 

or dealer that installs propulsion machinery and associated starting controls on a covered recreational vessel shall equip such vessel 

with an engine cut-off switch and engine cut-off switch link that 

meet American Boat and Yacht Council Standard A-33, as in effect 

on the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 

of 2017. 

‘‘(b) EDUCATION ON CUT-OFF SWITCHES.—The Commandant of the 

Coast Guard, through the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee established under section 15105, may initiate a boating safety program on the use and benefits of cut-off switches for recreational vessels. 

‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF STANDARD FOR INSPECTION.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

the enactment of this section, the Commandant shall transmit 

American Boat and Yacht Council Standard A–33, as in effect 

on the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 

of 2017, to— 

‘‘(A) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 

‘‘(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and 

‘‘(C) the Coast Guard Office of Design and Engineering 

Standards; and 

‘‘(D) the National Archives and Records Administration. 

‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—The standard submitted under paragraph (1) shall be kept on file and available for public inspection at such Coast Guard office and the National Archives and 

Records Administration. 

‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) COVERED RECREATIONAL VESSEL.—The term ‘covered recreational vessel’ means a recreational vessel that is— 

‘‘(A) less than 26 feet overall in length; and 

‘‘(B) capable of developing 115 pounds or more of static 

thrust. 

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‘‘(2) DEALER.—The term ‘dealer’ means any person who is engaged in the sale and distribution of recreational vessels or associated equipment to purchasers whom the seller in good faith 

believes to be purchasing any such vessel or associated equipment for purposes other than resale. 

‘‘(3) DISTRIBUTOR.—The term ‘distributor’ means any person 

engaged in the sale and distribution of recreational vessels and 

associated equipment for the purposes of resale. 

‘‘(4) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘equipment manufacturer’ 

means any person engaged in the manufacture, construction, 

or assembly of recreational vessels or associated equipment, or 

the importation of recreational vessels into the United States 

for subsequent sale. 

‘‘(5) PROPULSION MACHINERY.—The term ‘propulsion machinery’ means a self-contained propulsion system, and includes, 

but is not limited to, inboard engines, outboard motors, and 

sterndrive engines. 

‘‘(6) STATIC THRUST.—The term ‘static thrust’ means the forward or backwards thrust developed by propulsion machinery 

while stationary.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the beginning of 

such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘4312. Engine cut-off switches.’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 4312 of title 46, United States 

Code, as amended by this section, shall take effect one year after 

the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 504. EXCEPTION FROM SURVIVAL CRAFT REQUIREMENTS. 

Section 4502(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘a survival craft’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to paragraph (3), a survival craft’’; 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(3) Except for a nonapplicable vessel, an auxiliary craft 

shall satisfy the equipment requirement under paragraph 

(2)(B) if such craft is— 

‘‘(A) necessary for normal fishing operations; 

‘‘(B) readily accessible during an emergency; and 

‘‘(C) capable, in accordance with the Coast Guard capacity rating, when applicable, of safely holding all individuals on board the vessel to which the craft functions as an 

auxiliary.’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(k) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘auxiliary craft’ 

means a vessel that is carried onboard a fishing vessel and is normally used to support fishing operations.’’. 

SEC. 505. SAFETY STANDARDS. 

Section 4502(f) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 

striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(2) shall examine at dockside a vessel described in subsection (b) at least once every 5 years, but may require an 

exam at dockside every 2 years for certain vessels described in 

subsection (b) if requested by the owner or operator; and 

‘‘(3) shall issue a certificate of compliance to a vessel meeting 

the requirements of this chapter and satisfying the requirements in paragraph (2).’’. 

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SEC. 506. FISHING SAFETY GRANTS. 

Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsections (i) and (j), by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each 

place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Health and Human 

Services’’; 

(2) in subsection (i)(2), as amended by paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, in consultation with and based on criteria established 

by the Commandant of the Coast Guard’’ after ‘‘Health and 

Human Services’’; 

(3) in subsection (i)(3), by striking ‘‘75’’ and inserting ‘‘50’’; 

(4) in subsection (i)(4), by striking ‘‘$3,000,000 for each of fis- cal years 2015 through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000 for 

each of fiscal years 2018 through 2019’’; 

(5) in subsection (j)(2), as amended by paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, in consultation with and based on criteria established 

by the Commandant of the Coast Guard,’’ after ‘‘Health and 

Human Services’’; 

(6) in subsection (j)(3), by striking ‘‘75’’ and inserting ‘‘50’’; 

and 

(7) in subsection (j)(4), by striking ‘‘$3,000,000 for each fiscal years 2015 through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000 for each of 

fiscal years 2018 through 2019’’. 

SEC. 507. FISHING, FISH TENDER, AND FISH PROCESSING VESSEL 

CERTIFICATION. 

Section 4503(f) of title 46, United States Code, as redesignated 

by section 508 of this title, is further amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(f)(1) For purposes of this section and section 4503a, the term 

‘built’ means, with respect to a vessel, that the vessel’s construction 

has reached any of the following stages: 

‘‘(A) The vessel’s keel is laid. 

‘‘(B) Construction identifiable with the vessel has begun and 

assembly of that vessel has commenced comprising of at least 

50 metric tons or one percent of the estimated mass of all 

structural material, whichever is less. 

‘‘(2) In the case of a vessel greater than 79 feet overall in length, 

for purposes of paragraph (1)(A) a keel is deemed to be laid when 

a marine surveyor affirms that a structure adequate for serving as 

a keel for such vessel is in place and identified for use in the construction of such vessel.’’. 

SEC. 508. DEADLINE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALTERNATE SAFETY 

COMPLIANCE PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4503(d) of title 46, United States Code, 

is redesignated as section 4503a and transferred to appear after 

section 4503 of such title. 

(b) FISHING, FISH TENDER, AND FISH PROCESSING VESSEL CERTIFICATION.—Section 4503 of title 46, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; 

(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4503a’’; 

(3) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii)(I), by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 

(4) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii)(II), by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; 

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(5) in subsection (e)(1), as amended by paragraph (1) of this 

subsection, by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ each place it appears 

and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; and 

(6) in subsection (e)(2), as amended by paragraph (1) of this 

subsection, by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ each place it appears 

and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 

(c) ALTERNATE SAFETY COMPLIANCE PROGRAM.—Section 4503a of 

title 46, United States Code, as redesignated and transferred by 

subsection (a) of this section, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) as 

subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively; 

(2) by inserting before subsection (a), as so redesignated, the 

following: 

‘‘§ 4503a. Alternate safety compliance program’’; 

(3) in subsection (a), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this 

subsection, by striking ‘‘After January 1, 2020,’’ and all that 

follows through ‘‘the Secretary, if’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 

subsection (c), beginning on the date that is 3 years after the 

date that the Secretary prescribes an alternate safety compliance program, a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish 

tender vessel to which section 4502(b) of this title applies shall 

comply with such an alternate safety compliance program, if’’; 

(4) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by redesignating 

subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), 

respectively; 

(5) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘establishes standards for an alternate safety compliance program, 

shall comply with such an alternative safety compliance program that is developed in cooperation with the commercial 

fishing industry and prescribed by the Secretary’’ and inserting 

‘‘prescribes an alternate safety compliance program under subsection (a), shall comply with such an alternate safety compliance program’’; 

(6) by amending subsection (c), as so redesignated, to read as 

follows: 

‘‘(c) For purposes of subsection (a), a separate alternate safety 

compliance program may be developed for a specific region or specific fishery.’’; 

(7) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 

(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

(a)’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘that paragraph’’ each place it appears 

and inserting ‘‘that subsection’’; 

(8) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by— 

(A) inserting ‘‘is not eligible to participate in an alternative safety compliance program prescribed under subsection (a) and’’ after ‘‘July 1, 2012’’; and 

(B) redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; 

(9) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(f) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘built’ has the 

meaning given that term in section 4503(f).’’. 

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(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis at the beginning of 

chapter 45 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4503 the following 

‘‘4503a. Alternate safety compliance program.’’. 

(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3104 of title 46, United 

States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 4503(e)’’ and inserting 

‘‘section 4503(d)’’. 

(f) FINAL RULE.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the 

Coast Guard is operating shall issue a final rule implementing the 

requirements enumerated in section 4503(d) of title 46, as amended 

by subsection (b)(1) of this section. 

(g) ALTERNATE SAFETY COMPLIANCE PROGRAM STATUS REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2019, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the status of the development of the alternate 

safety compliance program directed by section 4503a of title 

46, United States Code, as redesignated by subsection (c). 

(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) 

shall include discussion of— 

(A) steps taken in the rulemaking process to establish 

the alternate safety compliance program; 

(B) communication and collaboration between the Coast 

Guard, the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, and the commercial fishing vessel industry regarding the development of the alternate safety compliance 

program; 

(C) consideration given to developing alternate safety 

compliance programs for specific regions and fisheries, as 

authorized in section 4503a(c) of such title, as redesignated 

by subsection (c); 

(D) any identified legislative changes necessary to implement an effective alternate safety compliance program; 

and 

(E) the timeline and planned actions that will be taken 

to implement regulations necessary to fully establish an 

alternate safety compliance program before January 1, 

2020. 

SEC. 509. TERMINATION OF UNSAFE OPERATIONS; TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 

Section 4505(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘4503(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘4503(a)(2)’’; and 

(2) by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘, except that 

this paragraph shall not apply with respect to a vessel to 

which section 4503a applies’’. 

SEC. 510. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS: LICENSES, CERTIFICATES OF 

REGISTRY, AND MERCHANT MARINER DOCUMENTS. 

Title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in section 7106(b), by striking ‘‘merchant mariner’s document,’’ and inserting ‘‘license,’’; 

(2) in section 7107(b), by striking ‘‘merchant mariner’s document,’’ and inserting ‘‘certificate of registry,’’; 

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(3) in section 7507(b)(1), by striking ‘‘licenses or certificates 

of registry’’ and inserting ‘‘merchant mariner documents’’; and 

(4) in section 7507(b)(2) by striking ‘‘merchant mariner’s document.’’ and inserting ‘‘license or certificate of registry.’’. 

SEC. 511. CLARIFICATION OF LOGBOOK ENTRIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11304 of title 46, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘an official logbook, which’’ 

and inserting ‘‘a logbook, which may be in any form, including 

electronic, and’’; and 

(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (3) to read as 

follows: 

‘‘(3) Each illness of, and injury to, a seaman of the vessel, the 

nature of the illness or injury, and the medical treatment provided for the injury or illness.’’. 

(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 11304(b) is amended by 

striking ‘‘log book’’ and inserting ‘‘logbook’’. 

SEC. 512. CERTIFICATES OF DOCUMENTATION FOR RECREATIONAL 

VESSELS. 

Section 12105 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 

(3), a certificate of documentation issued under this part is 

valid for a 1-year period and may be renewed for additional 1- 

year periods. 

‘‘(2) RECREATIONAL VESSELS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A certificate of documentation for a 

recreational vessel and the renewal of such a certificate 

shall be effective for a 5-year period. 

‘‘(B) PHASE-IN PERIOD.—During the period beginning 

January 1, 2019, and ending December 31, 2021, the 

owner or operator of a recreational vessel may choose a period of effectiveness of between 1 and 5 years for such a 

certificate of documentation for such vessel or the renewal 

thereof. 

‘‘(C) FEES.— 

‘‘(i) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall assess and 

collect a fee— 

‘‘(I) for the issuance of a certificate of documentation for a recreational vessel that is equivalent to the fee established for the issuance of a 

certificate of documentation under section 2110; 

and 

‘‘(II) for the renewal of a certificate of documentation for a recreational vessel that is equivalent to the number of years of effectiveness of the 

certificate of documentation multiplied by the fee 

established for the renewal of a certificate of documentation under section 2110. 

‘‘(ii) TREATMENT.—Fees collected under this subsection— 

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‘‘(I) shall be credited to the account from which 

the costs of such issuance or renewal were paid; 

and 

‘‘(II) may remain available until expended. 

‘‘(3) NOTICE OF CHANGE IN INFORMATION.— 

‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—The owner of a vessel shall notify 

the Coast Guard of each change in the information on 

which the issuance of the certificate of documentation for 

the vessel is based that occurs before the expiration of the 

certificate under this subsection, by not later than 30 days 

after such change. 

‘‘(B) TERMINATION OF CERTIFICATE.—The certificate of 

documentation for a vessel shall terminate upon the expiration of such 30-day period if the owner has not notified 

the Coast Guard of such change before the end of such period. 

‘‘(4) STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITY TO REMOVE ABANDONED

AND DERELICT VESSELS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of a State or local authority from 

taking action to remove an abandoned or derelict vessel.’’. 

SEC. 513. NUMBERING FOR UNDOCUMENTED BARGES. 

Section 12301(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’; and 

(2) by inserting ‘‘of’’ after ‘‘barge’’. 

SEC. 514. BACKUP GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘National 

Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2018’’. 

(b) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘§ 312. Alternative timing system 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropriations 

and not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the 

National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2018, the Secretary 

shall establish a land-based, resilient, and reliable alternative timing system— 

‘‘(1) to reduce critical dependencies on, and provide a complement to and backup for, the timing component of the Global 

Positioning System; and 

‘‘(2) to ensure the availability of uncorrupted and non-degraded timing signals for military and civilian users in the 

event that GPS timing signals are corrupted, degraded, unreliable, or otherwise unavailable. 

‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF REQUIREMENTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

enactment of the National Timing Resilience and Security Act 

of 2018, the Secretary shall establish requirements for the procurement of a land-based complement to and backup for the 

timing component of GPS. 

‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall consider the following requirements for the system, to the degree practicable: 

‘‘(A) Be wireless. 

‘‘(B) Be terrestrial. 

‘‘(C) Provide wide-area coverage. 

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‘‘(D) Be synchronized with coordinated universal time. 

‘‘(E) Be resilient and extremely difficult to disrupt or degrade. 

‘‘(F) Be able to penetrate underground and inside buildings. 

‘‘(G) Be capable of deployment to remote locations. 

‘‘(H) Incorporate the expertise of the private sector with 

respect to development, building, and installation. 

‘‘(I) Be interoperable with and complement other similar 

positioning, navigation, and timing systems, including enhanced long-range navigation systems and Nationwide Differential GPS systems. 

‘‘(J) Be available for use by Federal and non-Federal government agencies for public purposes at no cost. 

‘‘(K) Be capable of adaptation and expansion to provide 

position and navigation capabilities. 

‘‘(L) Incorporate the recommendations and next actions 

from any GPS back-up capability demonstration program 

initiated and completed by the Secretary, in coordination 

with other Federal agencies. 

‘‘(M) Incorporate such other requirements determined 

necessary by the Secretary. 

‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

of enactment of the National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 

2018, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

a plan to implement the establishment of the system authorized by 

subsection (a). Such plan shall describe the work necessary to provide a follow-on complementary and backup positioning and navigation capability. 

‘‘(d) FUNDING.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department in which 

the Coast Guard is operating shall transfer, without reimbursement, to the Secretary to carry out this section the following: 

‘‘(A) Notwithstanding section 914 of title 14, or any other 

provision of law, such infrastructure comprising the LongRange Navigation (LORAN) system, including any real 

and personal property under the administrative control of 

the Coast Guard and used for the LORAN system, as the 

Secretary determines necessary for the purposes described 

in subsection (a). 

‘‘(B) Any funds specifically appropriated or made available for the purposes described in subsection (a), and such 

funds shall remain available until expended, without fiscal 

year limitation. 

‘‘(2) LIABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

‘‘(A) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to limit 

the application of or otherwise affect section 120(h) of the 

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 

and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)). 

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ciated with real property transferred under paragraph 

(1)(A). 

‘‘(e) AGREEMENT.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Federal agencies may not make commitments under this section (including cooperative agreements (as 

that term is defined under section 6305 of title 31), leases, 

service contracts, or any other type of commitment) unless 

funds are specifically provided for such purposes in advance in 

subsequent appropriations Acts, and only to the extent that the 

full extent of anticipated costs stemming from such commitments is recorded as an obligation up front and in full at the 

time it is made. 

‘‘(2) COMPETITION REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall use competitive procedures similar to those authorized under section 

2667 of title 10 in selecting an entity to enter into an agreement to fulfill the purpose or this section. 

‘‘(3) DETERMINATION.—Prior to entering into any agreement 

under this subsection, the Secretary must determine that the 

use of such agreement is in the best financial interest of the 

Federal Government. 

‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) ENTITY.—The term ‘entity’ means a non-Federal entity 

with the demonstrated technical expertise and requisite administrative and financial resources to meet any such terms 

and conditions as may be established by the Secretary. 

‘‘(2) GPS.—The term ‘GPS’ means the Global Positioning 

System. 

‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 

of Transportation.’’. 

(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for chapter 3 of 

title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

following: 

‘‘312. Alternative timing system.’’. 

SEC. 515. SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL. 

Section 2101(31) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘(A) Subject to subparagraph (B),’’ before the 

text; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(B)(i) Such term includes an individual who is on board an 

oceanographic research vessel only to— 

‘‘(I) engage in scientific research; 

‘‘(II) instruct in oceanography or limnology; or 

‘‘(III) receive instruction in oceanography or limnology. 

‘‘(ii) For purposes of clause (i), the age of an individual may 

not be considered in determining whether the individual is described in such clause.’’. 

SEC. 516. TRANSPARENCY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 

publish any letter of determination issued by the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center after the date of the enactment of this Act on the National Vessel Documentation Center 

website not later than 30 days after the date of issuance of such 

letter of determination. 

(b) AUDIT.— 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United 

States shall conduct an audit, the results of which shall be 

made publicly available, of— 

(A) the method or process by which the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center develops policy for 

and documents compliance with the requirements of section 67.97 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, for the 

purpose of issuing endorsements under section 12112 and 

12113 of title 46, United States Code; 

(B) the coordination between the Coast Guard and U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection with respect to the enforcement of such requirements; and 

(C) the extent to which the Secretary of the department 

in which the Coast Guard is operating and the Secretary 

of Transportation, through the Maritime Administration, 

have published and disseminated information to promote 

compliance with applicable vessel construction requirements. 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the audit under 

paragraph (1) is complete, the Comptroller General of the 

United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report regarding the results of and recommendations made pursuant to such audit. 

(c) OUTLINE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the submission of the Comptroller General of the United States report required under subsection (b), the Commandant of the Coast Guard 

shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure of the House of Representatives an outline of 

plans— 

(1) to enhance the transparency of the documentation process, and communications with the maritime industry regarding 

such process over the next 5 years; and 

(2) to implement the recommendations made by the Comptroller General of the United States in the report required 

under subsection (b)(2). 

TITLE VI—ADVISORY COMMITTEES 

SEC. 601. NATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘PART K—NATIONAL MARITIME 

TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEES 

‘‘CHAPTER 151—NATIONAL MARITIME 

TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEES 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘15101. National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee. 

‘‘15102. National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee. 

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‘‘15103. National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee. 

‘‘15104. National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee. 

‘‘15105. National Boating Safety Advisory Committee. 

‘‘15106. National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee. 

‘‘15107. National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee. 

‘‘15108. National Towing Safety Advisory Committee. 

‘‘15109. Administration. 

‘‘§ 15101. National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory 

Committee 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a National Chemical 

Transportation Safety Advisory Committee (in this section referred 

to as the ‘Committee’). 

‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the Secretary on 

matters relating to the safe and secure marine transportation of 

hazardous materials. 

‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall consist of not more 

than 25 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance 

with this section and section 15109 of this chapter. 

‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Committee shall have 

particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee. 

‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Each member of the Committee shall 

represent 1 of the following: 

‘‘(A) Chemical manufacturing entities. 

‘‘(B) Entities related to marine handling or transportation of chemicals. 

‘‘(C) Vessel design and construction entities. 

‘‘(D) Marine safety or security entities. 

‘‘(E) Marine environmental protection entities. 

‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall, based on the needs 

of the Coast Guard, determine the number of members of the 

Committee who represent each entity specified in paragraph 

(3). Neither this paragraph nor any other provision of law shall 

be construed to require an equal distribution of members representing each entity specified in paragraph (3). 

‘‘§ 15102. National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a National Commercial Fishing Safety Advisory Committee (in this section referred to 

as the ‘Committee’). 

‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall— 

‘‘(1) advise the Secretary on matters relating to the safe operation of vessels to which chapter 45 of this title applies, including the matters of— 

‘‘(A) navigation safety; 

‘‘(B) safety equipment and procedures; 

‘‘(C) marine insurance; 

‘‘(D) vessel design, construction, maintenance, and operation; and 

‘‘(E) personnel qualifications and training; and 

‘‘(2) review regulations proposed under chapter 45 of this 

title (during preparation of the regulations). 

‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall consist of 18 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section 

and section 15109 of this chapter. 

‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Committee shall have 

particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee. 

‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Committee shall be 

appointed as follows: 

‘‘(A) 10 members shall represent the commercial fishing 

industry and— 

‘‘(i) as a group, shall together reflect a regional and 

representational balance; and 

‘‘(ii) as individuals, shall each have experience— 

‘‘(I) in the operation of vessels to which chapter 

45 of this title applies; or 

‘‘(II) as a crew member or processing line worker on a fish processing vessel. 

‘‘(B) 1 member shall represent naval architects and marine engineers. 

‘‘(C) 1 member shall represent manufacturers of equipment for vessels to which chapter 45 of this title applies. 

‘‘(D) 1 member shall represent education and training 

professionals related to fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, and fish tender vessel safety and personnel qualifications. 

‘‘(E) 1 member shall represent underwriters that insure 

vessels to which chapter 45 of this title applies. 

‘‘(F) 1 member shall represent owners of vessels to which 

chapter 45 of this title applies. 

‘‘(G) 3 members shall represent the general public and, 

to the extent possible, shall include— 

‘‘(i) an independent expert or consultant in maritime 

safety; 

‘‘(ii) a marine surveyor who provides services to vessels to which chapter 45 of this title applies; and 

‘‘(iii) a person familiar with issues affecting fishing 

communities and the families of fishermen. 

‘‘§ 15103. National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory 

Committee 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a National Merchant 

Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (in this section referred to 

as the ‘Committee’). 

‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the Secretary on 

matters relating to personnel in the United States merchant marine, including the training, qualifications, certification, documentation, and fitness of mariners. 

‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall consist of 19 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section 

and section 15109 of this chapter. 

‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Committee shall have 

particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee. 

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‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Committee shall be 

appointed as follows: 

‘‘(A) 9 members shall represent mariners and, of the 9— 

‘‘(i) each shall— 

‘‘(I) be a citizen of the United States; and 

‘‘(II) hold an active license or certificate issued 

under chapter 71 of this title or a merchant mariner document issued under chapter 73 of this 

title; 

‘‘(ii) 3 shall be deck officers who represent merchant 

marine deck officers and, of the 3— 

‘‘(I) 2 shall be licensed for oceans any gross tons; 

‘‘(II) 1 shall be licensed for inland river route 

with a limited or unlimited tonnage; 

‘‘(III) 2 shall have a master’s license or a master 

of towing vessels license; 

‘‘(IV) 1 shall have significant tanker experience; 

and 

‘‘(V) to the extent practicable— 

‘‘(aa) 1 shall represent labor; and 

‘‘(bb) 1 shall represent management; 

‘‘(iii) 3 shall be engineering officers who represent 

merchant marine engineering officers and, of the 3— 

‘‘(I) 2 shall be licensed as chief engineer any 

horsepower; 

‘‘(II) 1 shall be licensed as either a limited chief 

engineer or a designated duty engineer; and 

‘‘(III) to the extent practicable— 

‘‘(aa) 1 shall represent labor; and 

‘‘(bb) 1 shall represent management; 

‘‘(iv) 2 shall be unlicensed seamen who represent 

merchant marine unlicensed seaman and, of the 2— 

‘‘(I) 1 shall represent able-bodied seamen; and 

‘‘(II) 1 shall represent qualified members of the 

engine department; and 

‘‘(v) 1 shall be a pilot who represents merchant marine pilots. 

‘‘(B) 6 members shall represent marine educators and, of 

the 6— 

‘‘(i) 3 shall be marine educators who represent maritime academies and, of the 3— 

‘‘(I) 2 shall represent State maritime academies 

(and are jointly recommended by such academies); 

and 

‘‘(II) 1 shall represent either State maritime 

academies or the United States Merchant Marine 

Academy; and 

‘‘(ii) 3 shall be marine educators who represent other 

maritime training institutions and, of the 3, 1 shall 

represent the small vessel industry. 

‘‘(C) 2 members shall represent shipping companies employed in ship operation management. 

‘‘(D) 2 members shall represent the general public. 

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‘‘§ 15104. National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a National Merchant 

Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as 

the ‘Committee’). 

‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the Secretary on 

matters relating to— 

‘‘(1) medical certification determinations for the issuance of 

licenses, certification of registry, and merchant mariners’ documents with respect to merchant mariners; 

‘‘(2) medical standards and guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators of commercial vessels; 

‘‘(3) medical examiner education; and 

‘‘(4) medical research. 

‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall consist of 14 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section 

and section 15109 of this chapter. 

‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Committee shall have 

particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee. 

‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Committee shall be 

appointed as follows: 

‘‘(A) 9 shall represent health-care professionals and have 

particular expertise, knowledge, and experience regarding 

the medical examinations of merchant mariners or occupational medicine. 

‘‘(B) 5 shall represent professional mariners and have 

particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in occupational requirements for mariners. 

‘‘§ 15105. National Boating Safety Advisory Committee 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a National Boating 

Safety Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the ‘Committee’). 

‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the Secretary on 

matters relating to national boating safety. 

‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall consist of 21 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section 

and section 15109 of this chapter. 

‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Committee shall have 

particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee. 

‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Committee shall be 

appointed as follows: 

‘‘(A) 7 members shall represent State officials responsible for State boating safety programs. 

‘‘(B) 7 members shall represent recreational vessel and 

associated equipment manufacturers. 

‘‘(C) 7 members shall represent the general public or national recreational boating organizations and, of the 7, at 

least 5 shall represent national recreational boating organizations. 

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‘‘§ 15106. National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a National Offshore 

Safety Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the ‘Committee’). 

‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the Secretary on 

matters relating to activities directly involved with, or in support 

of, the exploration of offshore mineral and energy resources, to the 

extent that such matters are within the jurisdiction of the Coast 

Guard. 

‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall consist of 15 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section 

and section 15109 of this chapter. 

‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Committee shall have 

particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee. 

‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Committee shall be 

appointed as follows: 

‘‘(A) 2 members shall represent entities engaged in the 

production of petroleum. 

‘‘(B) 2 members shall represent entities engaged in offshore drilling. 

‘‘(C) 2 members shall represent entities engaged in the 

support, by offshore supply vessels or other vessels, of offshore mineral and oil operations, including geophysical 

services. 

‘‘(D) 1 member shall represent entities engaged in the 

construction of offshore exploration and recovery facilities. 

‘‘(E) 1 member shall represent entities engaged in diving 

services related to offshore construction, inspection, and 

maintenance. 

‘‘(F) 1 member shall represent entities engaged in safety 

and training services related to offshore exploration and 

construction. 

‘‘(G) 1 member shall represent entities engaged in pipelaying services related to offshore construction. 

‘‘(H) 2 members shall represent individuals employed in 

offshore operations and, of the 2, 1 shall have recent practical experience on a vessel or offshore unit involved in the 

offshore mineral and energy industry. 

‘‘(I) 1 member shall represent national environmental 

entities. 

‘‘(J) 1 member shall represent deepwater ports. 

‘‘(K) 1 member shall represent the general public (but 

not a specific environmental group). 

‘‘§ 15107. National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the 

‘Committee’). 

‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the Secretary on 

matters relating to maritime collisions, rammings, and groundings, 

Inland Rules of the Road, International Rules of the Road, navigation regulations and equipment, routing measures, marine information, and aids to navigation systems. 

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‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall consist of not more 

than 21 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance 

with this section and section 15109 of this chapter. 

‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Committee shall have 

particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee. 

‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Each member of the Committee shall 

represent 1 of the following: 

‘‘(A) Commercial vessel owners or operators. 

‘‘(B) Professional mariners. 

‘‘(C) Recreational boaters. 

‘‘(D) The recreational boating industry. 

‘‘(E) State agencies responsible for vessel or port safety. 

‘‘(F) The Maritime Law Association. 

‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall, based on the needs 

of the Coast Guard, determine the number of members of the 

Committee who represent each entity specified in paragraph 

(3). Neither this paragraph nor any other provision of law shall 

be construed to require an equal distribution of members representing each entity specified in paragraph (3). 

‘‘§ 15108. National Towing Safety Advisory Committee 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a National Towing 

Safety Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the ‘Committee’). 

‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the Secretary on 

matters relating to shallow-draft inland navigation, coastal waterway navigation, and towing safety. 

‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall consist of 18 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section 

and section 15109 of this chapter. 

‘‘(2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Committee shall have 

particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee. 

‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Committee shall be 

appointed as follows: 

‘‘(A) 7 members shall represent the barge and towing industry, reflecting a regional geographic balance. 

‘‘(B) 1 member shall represent the offshore mineral and 

oil supply vessel industry. 

‘‘(C) 1 member shall represent masters and pilots of towing vessels who hold active licenses and have experience 

on the Western Rivers and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. 

‘‘(D) 1 member shall represent masters of towing vessels 

in offshore service who hold active licenses. 

‘‘(E) 1 member shall represent masters of active shipdocking or harbor towing vessels. 

‘‘(F) 1 member shall represent licensed and unlicensed 

towing vessel engineers with formal training and experience. 

‘‘(G) 2 members shall represent port districts, authorities, or terminal operators. 

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‘‘(H) 2 members shall represent shippers and, of the 2, 

1 shall be engaged in the shipment of oil or hazardous materials by barge. 

‘‘(I) 2 members shall represent the general public. 

‘‘§ 15109. Administration 

‘‘(a) MEETINGS.—Each committee established under this chapter 

shall, at least once each year, meet at the call of the Secretary or 

a majority of the members of the committee. 

‘‘(b) EMPLOYEE STATUS.—A member of a committee established 

under this chapter shall not be considered an employee of the Federal Government by reason of service on such committee, except for 

the purposes of the following: 

‘‘(1) Chapter 81 of title 5. 

‘‘(2) Chapter 171 of title 28 and any other Federal law relating to tort liability. 

‘‘(c) COMPENSATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), a member 

of a committee established under this chapter, when actually engaged in the performance of the duties of such committee, may— 

‘‘(1) receive compensation at a rate established by the Secretary, not to exceed the maximum daily rate payable under 

section 5376 of title 5; or 

‘‘(2) if not compensated in accordance with paragraph (1)— 

‘‘(A) be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses 

incurred in the performance of such duties; or 

‘‘(B) be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in 

lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 

5. 

‘‘(d) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES.—A member of a committee established under this chapter may serve on such committee 

on a voluntary basis without pay without regard to section 1342 of 

title 31 or any other law. 

‘‘(e) STATUS OF MEMBERS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), with 

respect to a member of a committee established under this 

chapter whom the Secretary appoints to represent an entity or 

group— 

‘‘(A) the member is authorized to represent the interests 

of the applicable entity or group; and 

‘‘(B) requirements under Federal law that would interfere with such representation and that apply to a special 

Government employee (as defined in section 202(a) of title 

18), including requirements relating to employee conduct, 

political activities, ethics, conflicts of interest, and corruption, do not apply to the member. 

‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), a member 

of a committee established under this chapter shall be treated 

as a special Government employee for purposes of the committee service of the member if— 

‘‘(A) the Secretary appointed the member to represent 

the general public; or 

‘‘(B) the member, without regard to service on the committee, is a special Government employee. 

‘‘(f) SERVICE ON COMMITTEE.— 

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‘‘(1) SOLICITATION OF NOMINATIONS.—Before appointing an 

individual as a member of a committee established under this 

chapter, the Secretary shall publish, in the Federal Register, 

a timely notice soliciting nominations for membership on such 

committee. 

‘‘(2) APPOINTMENTS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—After considering nominations received pursuant to a notice published under paragraph (1), 

the Secretary may, as necessary, appoint a member to the 

applicable committee established under this chapter. 

‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary shall not seek, consider, or otherwise use information concerning the political 

affiliation of a nominee in making an appointment to any 

committee established under this chapter. 

‘‘(3) SERVICE AT PLEASURE OF THE SECRETARY.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of a committee established under this chapter shall serve at the pleasure of the 

Secretary. 

‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a 

member of the committee established under section 15102 

may only be removed prior to the end of the term of that 

member for just cause. 

‘‘(4) SECURITY BACKGROUND EXAMINATIONS.—The Secretary 

may require an individual to have passed an appropriate security background examination before appointment to a committee established under this chapter. 

‘‘(5) PROHIBITION.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), a Federal employee may not be appointed as a member of a committee established under this chapter. 

‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR NATIONAL MERCHANT MARINE

PERSONNEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Secretary may appoint a Federal employee to serve as a member of the National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee to 

represent the interests of the United States Merchant Marine Academy and, notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and 

(2), may do so without soliciting, receiving, or considering 

nominations for such appointment. 

‘‘(6) TERMS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term of each member of a committee established under this chapter shall expire on December 31 of the third full year after the effective date of 

the appointment. 

‘‘(B) CONTINUED SERVICE AFTER TERM.—When the term 

of a member of a committee established under this chapter 

ends, the member, for a period not to exceed 1 year, may 

continue to serve as a member until a successor is appointed. 

‘‘(7) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on a committee established 

under this chapter shall be filled in the same manner as the 

original appointment. 

‘‘(8) SPECIAL RULE FOR REAPPOINTMENTS.—Notwithstanding 

paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary may reappoint a member 

of a committee established under this chapter for any term, 

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other than the first term of the member, without soliciting, receiving, or considering nominations for such appointment. 

‘‘(g) STAFF SERVICES.—The Secretary shall furnish to each committee established under this chapter any staff and services considered by the Secretary to be necessary for the conduct of the committee’s functions. 

‘‘(h) CHAIRMAN; VICE CHAIRMAN.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each committee established under this 

chapter shall elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman from 

among the committee’s members. 

‘‘(2) VICE CHAIRMAN ACTING AS CHAIRMAN.—The Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman in the absence or incapacity of, or 

in the event of a vacancy in the office of, the Chairman. 

‘‘(i) SUBCOMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chairman of a committee established 

under this chapter may establish and disestablish subcommittees and working groups for any purpose consistent with the 

function of the committee. 

‘‘(2) PARTICIPANTS.—Subject to conditions imposed by the 

Chairman, members of a committee established under this 

chapter and additional persons drawn from entities or groups 

designated by this chapter to be represented on the committee 

or the general public may be assigned to subcommittees and 

working groups established under paragraph (1). 

‘‘(3) CHAIR.—Only committee members may chair subcommittees and working groups established under paragraph (1). 

‘‘(j) CONSULTATION, ADVICE, REPORTS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— ‘‘(1) CONSULTATION.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Before taking any significant action, 

the Secretary shall consult with, and consider the information, advice, and recommendations of, a committee established under this chapter if the function of the committee 

is to advise the Secretary on matters related to the significant action. 

‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—For purposes of this paragraph, regulations proposed under chapter 45 of this title are significant 

actions. 

‘‘(2) ADVICE, REPORTS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Each committee established under this chapter shall submit, in writing, 

to the Secretary its advice, reports, and recommendations, in 

a form and at a frequency determined appropriate by the committee. 

‘‘(3) EXPLANATION OF ACTIONS TAKEN.—Not later than 60 

days after the date on which the Secretary receives recommendations from a committee under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(A) publish the recommendations on a website accessible at no charge to the public; 

‘‘(B) if the recommendations are from the committee established under section 15102, establish a mechanism for 

the submission of public comments on the recommendations; and 

‘‘(C) respond, in writing, to the committee regarding the 

recommendations, including by providing an explanation of 

actions taken regarding the recommendations. 

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‘‘(4) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the advice, reports, and recommendations received from committees under paragraph (2). 

‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION.—With respect to a committee established under section 70112 and to which this 

section applies, the Secretary shall submit the advice, reports, and recommendations received from the committee 

under paragraph (2) to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives in addition to the 

committees specified in subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(k) OBSERVERS.—Any Federal agency with matters under such 

agency’s administrative jurisdiction related to the function of a 

committee established under this chapter may designate a representative to— 

‘‘(1) attend any meeting of such committee; and 

‘‘(2) participate as an observer at meetings of such committee 

that relate to such a matter. 

‘‘(l) TERMINATION.—Each committee established under this chapter shall terminate on September 30, 2027.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for subtitle II of title 

46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 147 the following: 

‘‘Part K–National Maritime Transportation Advisory Committees 

‘‘151. National Maritime Transportation Advisory Committees ............15101’’. 

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) COMMERCIAL FISHING SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 4508 of title 46, United States Code, and the item relating 

to that section in the analysis for chapter 45 of that title, are 

repealed. 

(2) MERCHANT MARINER MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

Section 7115 of title 46, United States Code, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 71 of that 

title, are repealed. 

(3) MERCHANT MARINE PERSONNEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

(A) REPEAL.—Section 8108 of title 46, United States 

Code, and the item relating to that section in the analysis 

for chapter 81 of that title, are repealed. 

(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 7510(c)(1)(C) of 

title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Merchant Marine’’. 

(4) NATIONAL BOATING SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 

(A) REPEAL.—Section 13110 of title 46, United States 

Code, and the item relating to that section in the analysis 

for chapter 131 of that title, are repealed. 

(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(i) REGULATIONS.—Section 4302(c)(4) of title 46, 

United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Council 

established under section 13110 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee established under section 15105 of 

this title’’. 

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(ii) REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTS.—Section 

4310(f) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 

striking ‘‘Advisory Council’’ and inserting ‘‘Advisory 

Committee’’. 

(5) NAVIGATION SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Section 5 of the 

Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2073) is repealed. 

(6) TOWING SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— (A) REPEAL.—Public Law 96–380 (33 U.S.C. 1231a) is repealed. 

(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (i) REDUCTION OF OIL SPILLS FROM SINGLE HULL

NON-SELF-PROPELLED TANK VESSELS.—Section 3719 of 

title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Towing Safety’’. 

(ii) SAFETY EQUIPMENT.—Section 4102(f)(1) of title 

46, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘National’’ before ‘‘Towing Safety’’. 

(d) TREATMENT OF EXISTING COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 

(1) an advisory council or committee substantially similar to 

an advisory committee established under chapter 151 of title 

46, United States Code, as added by this division, and that was 

in force or in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 

this section, including a council or committee the authority for 

which was repealed under subsection (c), may remain in force 

or in effect for a period of 2 years from the date of enactment 

of this section, including that the charter, membership, and 

other aspects of the council or committee may remain in force 

or in effect; and 

(2) during the 2-year period referenced in paragraph (1)— 

(A) requirements relating to the applicable advisory committee established under chapter 151 of title 46, United 

States Code, shall be treated as satisfied by the substantially similar advisory council or committee; and 

(B) the enactment of this section, including the amendments made in this section, shall not be the basis— 

(i) to deem, find, or declare such council or committee, including the charter, membership, and other 

aspects thereof, void, not in force, or not in effect; 

(ii) to suspend the activities of such council or committee; or 

(iii) to bar the members of such council or committee 

from meeting. 

SEC. 602. MARITIME SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 70112 of title 46, United States Code, 

is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 70112. Maritime Security Advisory Committees 

‘‘(a) NATIONAL MARITIME SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (in this subsection referred 

to as the ‘Committee’). 

‘‘(2) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the Secretary 

on matters relating to national maritime security. 

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‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall consist of at 

least 8 members, but not more than 21 members, appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this subsection and section 15109 of this title. 

‘‘(B) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Committee shall 

have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in 

matters relating to the function of the Committee. 

‘‘(C) REPRESENTATION.—Each of the following shall be 

represented by at least 1 member of the Committee: 

‘‘(i) Port authorities. 

‘‘(ii) Facilities owners and operators. 

‘‘(iii) Terminal owners and operators. 

‘‘(iv) Vessel owners and operators. 

‘‘(v) Maritime labor organizations. 

‘‘(vi) The academic community. 

‘‘(vii) State and local governments. 

‘‘(viii) The maritime industry. 

‘‘(D) DISTRIBUTION.—If the Committee consists of at 

least 8 members who, together, satisfy the minimum representation requirements of subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall, based on the needs of the Coast Guard, determine the number of additional members of the Committee 

who represent each entity specified in that subparagraph. 

Neither this subparagraph nor any other provision of law 

shall be construed to require an equal distribution of members representing each entity specified in subparagraph 

(C). 

‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION.—For purposes of section 15109 of this 

title, the Committee shall be treated as a committee established under chapter 151 of such title. 

‘‘(b) AREA MARITIME SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may— 

‘‘(i) establish an Area Maritime Security Advisory 

Committee for any port area of the United States; and 

‘‘(ii) request such a committee to review the proposed Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan developed under section 70103(b) and make recommendations to the Secretary that the committee 

considers appropriate. 

‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS AND MEETINGS.—A committee established under this subsection for an area— 

‘‘(i) may advise, consult with, report to, and make 

recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating 

to maritime security in that area; 

‘‘(ii) may make available to the Congress recommendations that the committee makes to the Secretary; and 

‘‘(iii) shall meet at the call of— 

‘‘(I) the Secretary, who shall call such a meeting 

at least once during each calendar year; or 

‘‘(II) a majority of the committee. 

‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each committee established under 

this subsection shall consist of at least 7 members appointed by the Secretary, each of whom has at least 5 

years practical experience in maritime security operations. 

‘‘(B) TERMS.—The term of each member of a committee 

established under this subsection shall be for a period of 

not more than 5 years, specified by the Secretary. 

‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Before appointing an individual to a position on a committee established under this subsection, the 

Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting nominations for membership on the committee. 

‘‘(D) BACKGROUND EXAMINATIONS.—The Secretary may 

require an individual to have passed an appropriate security background examination before appointment to a committee established under this subsection. 

‘‘(E) REPRESENTATION.—Each committee established 

under this subsection shall be composed of individuals who 

represent the interests of the port industry, terminal operators, port labor organizations, and other users of the port 

areas. 

‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each committee established under 

this subsection shall elect 1 of the committee’s members as 

the Chairperson and 1 of the committee’s members as the 

Vice Chairperson. 

‘‘(B) VICE CHAIRPERSON ACTING AS CHAIRPERSON.—The 

Vice Chairperson shall act as Chairperson in the absence 

or incapacity of the Chairperson, or in the event of a vacancy in the office of the Chairperson. 

‘‘(4) OBSERVERS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, and the head of 

any other interested Federal agency may, designate a representative to participate as an observer with a committee 

established under this subsection. 

‘‘(B) ROLE.—The Secretary’s designated representative to 

a committee established under this subsection shall act as 

the executive secretary of the committee and shall perform 

the duties set forth in section 10(c) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 

‘‘(5) CONSIDERATION OF VIEWS.—The Secretary shall consider 

the information, advice, and recommendations of each committee established under this subsection in formulating policy 

regarding matters affecting maritime security. 

‘‘(6) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A member of a committee established 

under this subsection, when attending meetings of the 

committee or when otherwise engaged in the business of 

the committee, is entitled to receive— 

‘‘(i) compensation at a rate fixed by the Secretary, 

not exceeding the daily equivalent of the current rate 

of basic pay in effect for GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5 including travel time; 

and 

‘‘(ii) travel or transportation expenses under section 

5703 of title 5. 

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‘‘(B) STATUS.—A member of a committee established 

under this subsection shall not be considered to be an officer or employee of the United States for any purpose based 

on the receipt of any payment under this paragraph. 

‘‘(7) FACA.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

App.) does not apply to a committee established under this 

subsection.’’. 

(b) TREATMENT OF EXISTING COMMITTEE.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of law— 

(1) an advisory committee substantially similar to the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee established 

under section 70112(a) of title 46, United States Code, as 

amended by this section, and that was in force or in effect on 

the day before the date of enactment of this section, may remain in force or in effect for a period of 2 years from the date 

of enactment of this section, including that the charter, membership, and other aspects of the committee may remain in 

force or in effect; and 

(2) during the 2-year period referenced in paragraph (1)— 

(A) requirements relating to the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee established under section 

70112(a) of title 46, United States Code, as amended by 

this section, shall be treated as satisfied by the substantially similar advisory committee; and 

(B) the enactment of this section, including the amendments made in this section, shall not be the basis— 

(i) to deem, find, or declare such committee, including the charter, membership, and other aspects thereof, void, not in force, or not in effect; 

(ii) to suspend the activities of such committee; or 

(iii) to bar the members of such committee from 

meeting. 

TITLE VII—FEDERAL MARITIME 

COMMISSION 

SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017’’. 

SEC. 702. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Section 308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$24,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘$28,012,310 for fiscal year 2018 and $28,544,543 for fiscal year 

2019’’. 

SEC. 703. REPORTING ON IMPACT OF ALLIANCES ON COMPETITION. 

Section 306 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)— 

(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a 

semicolon; 

(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

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‘‘(6) an analysis of the impacts on competition for the purchase of certain covered services by alliances of ocean common 

carriers acting pursuant to an agreement under this part between or among ocean common carriers, including a summary 

of actions, including corrective actions, taken by the Commission to promote such competition.’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(c) DEFINITION OF CERTAIN COVERED SERVICES.—In this section, 

the term ‘certain covered services’ has the meaning given the term 

in section 40102.’’. 

SEC. 704. DEFINITION OF CERTAIN COVERED SERVICES. 

Section 40102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (25) as paragraphs (6) through (26), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after paragraph (4), the following: 

‘‘(5) CERTAIN COVERED SERVICES.—For purposes of sections 

41105 and 41307, the term ‘certain covered services’ means, 

with respect to a vessel— 

‘‘(A) the berthing or bunkering of the vessel; 

‘‘(B) the loading or unloading of cargo to or from the vessel to or from a point on a wharf or terminal; 

‘‘(C) the positioning, removal, or replacement of buoys 

related to the movement of the vessel; and 

‘‘(D) with respect to injunctive relief under section 

41307, towing vessel services provided to such a vessel.’’. 

SEC. 705. REPORTS FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. 

Section 40104(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to 

read as follows: 

‘‘(a) REPORTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Maritime Commission may 

require a common carrier or marine terminal operator, or an 

officer, receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or employee of the common carrier or marine terminal operator to file with the Commission a periodical or special report, an account, record, rate, 

or charge, or a memorandum of facts and transactions related 

to the business of the common carrier or marine terminal operator, as applicable. 

‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Any report, account, record, rate, 

charge, or memorandum required to be filed under paragraph 

(1) shall— 

‘‘(A) be made under oath if the Commission requires; and 

‘‘(B) be filed in the form and within the time prescribed 

by the Commission. 

‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Commission shall— 

‘‘(A) limit the scope of any filing ordered under this section to fulfill the objective of the order; and 

‘‘(B) provide a reasonable period of time for respondents 

to respond based upon their capabilities and the scope of 

the order.’’. 

SEC. 706. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. 

(a) NOTICE OF FILING.—Section 40304(a) of title 46, United 

States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(a) NOTICE OF FILING.—Not later than 7 days after the date an 

agreement is filed, the Federal Maritime Commission shall— 

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‘‘(1) transmit a notice of the filing to the Federal Register for 

publication; and 

‘‘(2) request interested persons to submit relevant information and documents.’’. 

(b) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS.—Section 

40304(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 

‘‘section’’ and inserting ‘‘part’’. 

(c) SAVING CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section, or the amendments 

made by this section, may be construed— 

(1) to prevent the Federal Maritime Commission from requesting from a person, at any time, any additional information or documents the Commission considers necessary to carry 

out chapter 403 of title 46, United States Code; 

(2) to prescribe a specific deadline for the submission of relevant information and documents in response to a request 

under section 40304(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code; or 

(3) to limit the authority of the Commission to request information under section 40304(d) of title 46, United States Code. 

SEC. 707. OCEAN TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES. 

(a) LICENSE REQUIREMENT.—Section 40901(a) of title 46, United 

States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘advertise, hold oneself out, 

or’’ after ‘‘may not’’. 

(b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 40901 of title 46, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) and section 40902 do not 

apply to a person that performs ocean transportation intermediary 

services on behalf of an ocean transportation intermediary for 

which it is a disclosed agent.’’. 

(c) FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Section 40902(a) of title 46, 

United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘advertise, hold oneself out, or’’ after ‘‘may not’’. 

SEC. 708. COMMON CARRIERS. 

(a) Section 41104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(a) 

IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘A common carrier’’; 

(2) in subsection (a), as designated— 

(A) by amending paragraph (11) to read as follows: 

‘‘(11) knowingly and willfully accept cargo from or transport 

cargo for the account of a non-vessel-operating common carrier 

that does not have a tariff as required by section 40501 of this 

title, or an ocean transportation intermediary that does not 

have a bond, insurance, or other surety as required by section 

40902 of this title;’’; 

(B) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(13) continue to participate simultaneously in a rate discussion agreement and an agreement to share vessels, in the same 

trade, if the interplay of the authorities exercised by the specified agreements is likely, by a reduction in competition, to 

produce an unreasonable reduction in transportation service or 

an unreasonable increase in transportation cost.’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

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‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there is no private right of action to enforce the prohibition under subsection (a)(13). 

‘‘(c) AGREEMENT VIOLATION.—Participants in an agreement found 

by the Commission to violate subsection (a)(13) shall have 90 days 

from the date of such Commission finding to withdraw from the 

agreement as necessary to comply with that subsection.’’. 

(b) APPLICATION.—Section 41104(a)(13) of title 46, United States 

Code, as amended, shall apply to any agreement filed or with an 

effective date before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 709. NEGOTIATIONS. 

(a) CONCERTED ACTION.—Section 41105 of title 46, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: 

‘‘(5) negotiate with a tug or towing vessel service provider on 

any matter relating to rates or services provided within the 

United States by those tugs or towing vessels; 

‘‘(6) with respect to a vessel operated by an ocean common 

carrier within the United States, negotiate for the purchase of 

certain covered services, unless the negotiations and any resulting agreements are not in violation of the antitrust laws 

and are consistent with the purposes of this part, except that 

this paragraph does not prohibit the setting and publishing of 

a joint through rate by a conference, joint venture, or association of ocean common carriers;’’. 

(b) AUTHORITY.—Chapter 411 of title 46, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) by inserting after section 41105 the following: 

‘‘§ 41105A. Authority 

‘‘Nothing in section 41105, as amended by the Federal Maritime 

Commission Authorization Act of 2017, shall be construed to limit 

the authority of the Department of Justice regarding antitrust matters.’’; and 

(2) in the analysis at the beginning of chapter 411, by inserting after the item relating to section 41105 the following: 

‘‘41105A. Authority.’’. 

(c) EXEMPTION.—Section 40307(b)(1) of title 46, United States 

Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘tug operators,’’ after ‘‘motor carriers,’’. 

SEC. 710. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF SOUGHT BY THE COMMISSION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41307(b) of title 46, United States Code 

is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘or to substantially lessen 

competition in the purchasing of certain covered services’’ after 

‘‘transportation cost’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(4) COMPETITION FACTORS.—In making a determination 

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out limitation, the competitive effect of agreements other than 

the agreement under review.’’. 

(b) APPLICATION.—Section 41307(b) of title 46, United States 

Code, as amended, shall apply to any agreement filed or with an 

effective date before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 711. DISCUSSIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of title 46, United States Code, is 

amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 303. Meetings 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Maritime Commission shall be 

deemed to be an agency for purposes of section 552b of title 5. 

‘‘(b) RECORD.—The Commission, through its secretary, shall keep 

a record of its meetings and the votes taken on any action, order, 

contract, or financial transaction of the Commission. 

‘‘(c) NONPUBLIC COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 552b of title 5, a 

majority of the Commissioners may hold a meeting that is not 

open to public observation to discuss official agency business 

if— 

‘‘(A) no formal or informal vote or other official agency 

action is taken at the meeting; 

‘‘(B) each individual present at the meeting is a Commissioner or an employee of the Commission; 

‘‘(C) at least 1 Commissioner from each political party is 

present at the meeting, if applicable; and 

‘‘(D) the General Counsel of the Commission is present 

at the meeting. 

‘‘(2) DISCLOSURE OF NONPUBLIC COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS.—Except as provided under paragraph (3), not later than 

2 business days after the conclusion of a meeting under paragraph (1), the Commission shall make available to the public, 

in a place easily accessible to the public— 

‘‘(A) a list of the individuals present at the meeting; and 

‘‘(B) a summary of the matters discussed at the meeting, 

except for any matters the Commission properly determines may be withheld from the public under section 

552b(c) of title 5. 

‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—If the Commission properly determines 

matters may be withheld from the public under section 555b(c) 

of title 5, the Commission shall provide a summary with as 

much general information as possible on those matters withheld from the public. 

‘‘(4) ONGOING PROCEEDINGS.—If a meeting under paragraph 

(1) directly relates to an ongoing proceeding before the Commission, the Commission shall make the disclosure under paragraph (2) on the date of the final Commission decision. 

‘‘(5) PRESERVATION OF OPEN MEETINGS REQUIREMENTS FOR

AGENCY ACTION.—Nothing in this subsection may be construed 

to limit the applicability of section 552b of title 5 with respect 

to a meeting of the Commissioners other than that described 

in this subsection. 

‘‘(6) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 

may be construed— 

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‘‘(A) to limit the applicability of section 552b of title 5 

with respect to any information which is proposed to be 

withheld from the public under paragraph (2)(B) of this 

subsection; or 

‘‘(B) to authorize the Commission to withhold from any 

individual any record that is accessible to that individual 

under section 552a of title 5.’’. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The analysis at the beginning of chapter 3 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by amending the 

item relating to section 303 to read as follows: 

‘‘303. Meetings.’’. 

SEC. 712. TRANSPARENCY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 60 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Federal Maritime Commission shall 

submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives biannual reports that 

describe the Commission’s progress toward addressing the issues 

raised in each unfinished regulatory proceeding, regardless of 

whether the proceeding is subject to a statutory or regulatory deadline. 

(b) FORMAT OF REPORTS.—Each report under subsection (a) shall, 

among other things, clearly identify for each unfinished regulatory 

proceeding— 

(1) the popular title; 

(2) the current stage of the proceeding; 

(3) an abstract of the proceeding; 

(4) what prompted the action in question; 

(5) any applicable statutory, regulatory, or judicial deadline; 

(6) the associated docket number; 

(7) the date the rulemaking was initiated; 

(8) a date for the next action; and 

(9) if a date for next action identified in the previous report 

is not met, the reason for the delay. 

SEC. 713. STUDY OF BANKRUPTCY PREPARATION AND RESPONSE. 

(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall 

conduct a study that examines the immediate aftermath of a major 

ocean carrier bankruptcy and its impact through the supply chain. 

The study shall consider any financial mechanisms that could be 

used to mitigate the impact of any future bankruptcy events on the 

supply chain. 

(b) REPORT.—No 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

the House of Representatives a report containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations, if any, from the study required 

under subsection (a). 

SEC. 714. AGREEMENTS UNAFFECTED. 

Nothing in this division may be construed— 

(1) to limit or amend the definition of ‘‘agreement’’ in section 

40102(1) of title 46, United States Code, with respect to the exclusion of maritime labor agreements; or 

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(2) to apply to a maritime labor agreement (as defined in section 40102(15) of that title). 

TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS 

SEC. 801. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 

Subsection (h) of section 888 of the Homeland Security Act of 

2002 (6 U.S.C. 468) is repealed. 

SEC. 802. CORRECTIONS TO PROVISIONS ENACTED BY COAST GUARD 

AUTHORIZATION ACTS. 

Section 604(b) of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime 

Transportation Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–281; 128 Stat. 3061) 

is amended by inserting ‘‘and fishery endorsement’’ after ‘‘endorsement’’. 

SEC. 803. OFFICER EVALUATION REPORT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall reduce lieutenant junior grade evaluation reports to the same length 

as an ensign or place lieutenant junior grade evaluations on an annual schedule. 

(b) SURVEYS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall conduct surveys of— 

(1) outgoing promotion board members and assignment officers to determine, at a minimum— 

(A) which sections of the officer evaluation report were 

most useful; 

(B) which sections of the officer evaluation report were 

least useful; 

(C) how to better reflect high performers; and 

(D) any recommendations for improving the officer evaluation report; and 

(2) at least 10 percent of the officers from each grade of officers from O1 to O6 to determine how much time each member 

of the rating chain spends on that member’s portion of the officer evaluation report. 

(c) REVISIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after the date of the 

completion of the surveys required by subsection (b), the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall revise the officer evaluation 

report, and provide corresponding directions, taking into account the requirements under paragraph (2). 

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In revising the officer evaluation report 

under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall— 

(A) consider the findings of the surveys under subsection 

(b); 

(B) improve administrative efficiency; 

(C) reduce and streamline performance dimensions and 

narrative text; 

(D) eliminate redundancy with the officer specialty management system and any other record information systems 

that are used during the officer assignment or promotion 

process; 

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(E) provide for fairness and equity for Coast Guard officers with regard to promotion boards, selection panels, and 

the assignment process; and 

(F) ensure officer evaluation responsibilities can be accomplished within normal working hours— 

(i) to minimize any impact to officer duties; and 

(ii) to eliminate any need for an officer to take liberty or leave for administrative purposes. 

(d) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 545 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast 

Guard shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 

report on the findings of the surveys under subsection (b). 

(2) FORMAT.—The report under paragraph (1) shall be formatted by each rank, type of board, and position, as applicable. 

SEC. 804. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY. 

Section 404 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public 

Law 111–281; 124 Stat. 2950) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a), in the text preceding paragraph (1), by 

striking ‘‘sections 3304, 5333, and 5753’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

3304’’; and 

(2) by striking subsection (b), and redesignating subsection 

(c) as subsection (b). 

SEC. 805. COAST GUARD ROTC PROGRAM. 

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

Representatives a report on the costs and benefits of creating a 

Coast Guard Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program based on 

the other Armed Forces programs. 

SEC. 806. CURRENCY DETECTION CANINE TEAM PROGRAM. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) CANINE CURRENCY DETECTION TEAM.—The term ‘‘canine 

currency detection team’’ means a canine and a canine handler 

that are trained to detect currency. 

(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. 

(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to 

allow the use of canine currency detection teams for purposes of 

Coast Guard maritime law enforcement, including underway vessel 

boardings. 

(c) OPERATION.—The Secretary may cooperate with, or enter into 

an agreement with, the head of another Federal agency to meet the 

requirements under subsection (b). 

SEC. 807. CENTER OF EXPERTISE FOR GREAT LAKES OIL SPILL 

SEARCH AND RESPONSE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall establish a Center of Expertise for Great Lakes Oil Spill Preparedness 

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tise’’) in accordance with section 313 of title 14, United States 

Code, as amended by this division. 

(b) LOCATION.—The Center of Expertise shall be located in close 

proximity to— 

(1) critical crude oil transportation infrastructure on and 

connecting the Great Lakes, such as submerged pipelines and 

high-traffic navigation locks; and 

(2) an institution of higher education with adequate aquatic 

research laboratory facilities and capabilities and expertise in 

Great Lakes aquatic ecology, environmental chemistry, fish 

and wildlife, and water resources. 

(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Center of Expertise shall— 

(1) monitor and assess, on an ongoing basis, the current 

state of knowledge regarding freshwater oil spill response technologies and the behavior and effects of oil spills in the Great 

Lakes; 

(2) identify any significant gaps in Great Lakes oil spill research, including an assessment of major scientific or technological deficiencies in responses to past spills in the Great 

Lakes and other freshwater bodies, and seek to fill those gaps; 

(3) conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation 

for freshwater oil spill response equipment, technologies, and 

techniques to mitigate and respond to oil spills in the Great 

Lakes; 

(4) educate and train Federal, State, and local first responders located in Coast Guard District 9 in— 

(A) the incident command system structure; 

(B) Great Lakes oil spill response techniques and strategies; and 

(C) public affairs; and 

(5) work with academic and private sector response training 

centers to develop and standardize maritime oil spill response 

training and techniques for use on the Great Lakes. 

(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Great Lakes’’ means 

Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake 

Ontario. 

SEC. 808. PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS AND MARITIME 

SEARCH AND RESCUE COORDINATION. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act— 

(1) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 

Guard is operating acting through the Commandant of the 

Coast Guard shall review Coast Guard policies and procedures 

for public safety answering points and search-and-rescue coordination with State and local law enforcement entities in 

order to— 

(A) further minimize the possibility of maritime 911 

calls being improperly routed; and 

(B) assure the Coast Guard is able to effectively carry 

out the Coast Guard’s maritime search and rescue mission; 

and 

(2) the Commandant shall— 

(A) formulate a national maritime public safety answering points policy; and 

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(B) submit a report to the Congress on such assessment 

and policy, which shall include an update to the report 

submitted in accordance with section 233 of the Howard 

Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 

2014. 

SEC. 809. SHIP SHOAL LIGHTHOUSE TRANSFER: REPEAL. 

Effective January 1, 2021, section 27 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–241; 105 Stat. 2218) is repealed. 

SEC. 810. LAND EXCHANGE, AYAKULIK ISLAND, ALASKA. 

(a) LAND EXCHANGE; AYAKULIK ISLAND, ALASKA.—If the owner of 

Ayakulik Island, Alaska, offers to exchange the Island for the 

Tract— 

(1) within 10 days after receiving such offer, the Secretary 

shall provide notice of the offer to the Commandant; 

(2) within 90 days after receiving the notice under paragraph 

(1), the Commandant shall develop and transmit to the Secretary proposed operational restrictions on commercial activity 

conducted on the Tract, including the right of the Commandant 

to— 

(A) order the immediate termination, for a period of up 

to 72 hours, of any activity occurring on or from the Tract 

that violates or threatens to violate one or more of such restrictions; or 

(B) commence a civil action for appropriate relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction enjoining the activity that violates or threatens to violate such restrictions; 

(3) within 90 days after receiving the proposed operational 

restrictions from the Commandant, the Secretary shall transmit such restrictions to the owner of Ayakulik Island; and 

(4) within 30 days after transmitting the proposed operational restrictions to the owner of Ayakulik Island, and if the 

owner agrees to such restrictions, the Secretary shall convey 

all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 

Tract to the owner, subject to an easement granted to the Commandant to enforce such restrictions, in exchange for all right, 

title, and interest of such owner in and to Ayakulik Island. 

(b) BOUNDARY REVISIONS.—The Secretary may make technical 

and conforming revisions to the boundaries of the Tract before the 

date of the exchange. 

(c) PUBLIC LAND ORDER.—Effective on the date of an exchange 

under subsection (a), Public Land Order 5550 shall have no force 

or effect with respect to submerged lands that are part of the 

Tract. 

(d) FAILURE TO TIMELY RESPOND TO NOTICE.—If the Commandant does not transmit proposed operational restrictions to the 

Secretary within 30 days after receiving the notice under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall, by not later than 60 days after 

transmitting such notice, convey all right, title, and interest of the 

United States in and to the Tract to the owner of Ayakulik Island 

in exchange for all right, title, and interest of such owner in and 

to Ayakulik Island. 

(e) CERCLA NOT AFFECTED.—This section and an exchange 

under this section shall not be construed to limit the application of 

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or otherwise affect section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 

U.S.C. 9620(h)). 

(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘‘Commandant’’ means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard. 

(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

(3) TRACT.—The term ‘‘Tract’’ means the land (including submerged land) depicted as ‘‘PROPOSED PROPERTY EXCHANGE AREA’’ on the survey titled ‘‘PROPOSED PROPERTY EXCHANGE PARCEL’’ and dated 3/22/17. 

SEC. 811. USE OF TRACT 43. 

Section 524(e)(2) of the Pribilof Island Transition Completion Act 

of 2016 (Public Law 114–120), as amended by section 3533 of the 

Pribilof Island Transition Completion Amendments Act of 2016 

(subtitle B of title XXXV of Public Law 114-328), is amended by— 

(1) striking ‘‘each month’’ and inserting ‘‘each April and October’’; and 

(2) striking ‘‘previous month’’ and inserting ‘‘previous six 

months’’. 

SEC. 812. COAST GUARD MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department in which the 

Coast Guard is operating shall seek to enter into an arrangement 

with the National Academy of Sciences not later than 60 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act under which the Academy 

shall prepare an assessment of available unmanned, autonomous, 

or remotely controlled maritime domain awareness technologies for 

use by the Coast Guard. 

(b) ASSESSMENT.—The assessment shall— 

(1) describe the potential limitations of current and emerging 

unmanned technologies used in the maritime domain for— 

(A) ocean observation; 

(B) vessel monitoring and identification; 

(C) weather observation; 

(D) to the extent practicable for consideration by the 

Academy, intelligence gathering, surveillance, and reconnaissance; and 

(E) communications; 

(2) examine how technologies described in paragraph (1) can 

help prioritize Federal investment by examining; 

(A) affordability, including acquisition, operations, and 

maintenance; 

(B) reliability; 

(C) versatility; 

(D) efficiency; and 

(E) estimated service life and persistence of effort; and 

(3) analyze whether the use of new and emerging maritime 

domain awareness technologies can be used to— 

(A) carry out Coast Guard missions at lower costs; 

(B) expand the scope and range of Coast Guard maritime 

domain awareness; 

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(C) allow the Coast Guard to more efficiently and effectively allocate Coast Guard vessels, aircraft, and personnel; and 

(D) identify adjustments that would be necessary in 

Coast Guard policies, procedures, and protocols to incorporate unmanned technologies to enhance efficiency. 

(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after entering 

into an arrangement with the Secretary under subsection (a), the 

National Academy of Sciences shall submit the assessment prepared under this section to the Committees on Transportation and 

Infrastructure and Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 

(d) USE OF INFORMATION.—In formulating costs pursuant to subsection (b), the National Academy of Sciences may utilize information from other Coast Guard reports, assessments, or analyses regarding existing Coast Guard manpower requirements or other reports, assessments, or analyses for the acquisition of unmanned, 

autonomous, or remotely controlled technologies by the Federal 

Government. 

SEC. 813. MONITORING. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department in which the 

Coast Guard is operating shall conduct a 1-year pilot program to 

determine the impact of persistent use of different types of surveillance systems on illegal maritime activities, including illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, in the Western Pacific region. 

(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The pilot program shall— 

(1) consider the use of light aircraft-based detection systems 

that can identify potential illegal activity from high altitudes 

and produce enforcement-quality evidence at low altitudes; and 

(2) be directed at detecting and deterring illegal maritime activities, including illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, 

and enhancing maritime domain awareness. 

SEC. 814. REIMBURSEMENTS FOR NON-FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION 

COSTS OF CERTAIN AIDS TO NAVIGATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of amounts specifically provided in advance in subsequent appropriations Acts and in 

accordance with this section, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 

may reimburse a non-Federal entity for costs incurred by the entity 

for a covered project. 

(b) CONDITIONS.—The Commandant may not provide reimbursement under subsection (a) with respect to a covered project unless— 

(1) the need for the project is a result of the completion of 

construction with respect to a federally authorized navigation 

channel; 

(2) the Commandant determines, through an appropriate 

navigation safety analysis, that the project is necessary to ensure safe marine transportation; 

(3) the Commandant approves the design of the project to ensure that it meets all applicable Coast Guard aids-to-navigation standards and requirements; 

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(4) the non-Federal entity agrees to transfer the project upon 

completion to the Coast Guard for operation and maintenance 

by the Coast Guard as a Federal aid to navigation; 

(5) the non-Federal entity carries out the project in accordance with the same laws and regulations that would apply to 

the Coast Guard if the Coast Guard carried out the project, including obtaining all permits required for the project under 

Federal and State law; and 

(6) the Commandant determines that the project satisfies 

such additional requirements as may be established by the 

Commandant. 

(c) LIMITATIONS.—Reimbursements under subsection (a) may not 

exceed the following: 

(1) For a single covered project, $5,000,000. 

(2) For all covered projects in a single fiscal year, $5,000,000. 

(d) EXPIRATION.—The authority granted under this section shall 

expire on the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of 

this section. 

(e) COVERED PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered project’’ means a project carried out— 

(1) by a non-Federal entity to construct and establish an aid 

to navigation that facilitates safe and efficient marine transportation on a Federal navigation project authorized by title I 

of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 

110–114); and 

(2) in an area that was affected by Hurricane Harvey. 

SEC. 815. TOWING SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FEES. 

(a) REVIEW.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall— 

(1) review and compare the costs to the Government of— 

(A) towing vessel inspections performed by the Coast 

Guard; and 

(B) such inspections performed by a third party; and 

(2) based on such review and comparison, determine whether 

the costs to the Government of such inspections performed by 

a third party are different than the costs to the Government 

of such inspections performed by the Coast Guard. 

(b) REVISION OF FEES.—If the Commandant determines under 

subsection (a) that the costs to the Government of such inspections 

performed by a third party are different than the costs to the Government of such inspections performed by the Coast Guard, then 

the Commandant shall revise the fee assessed by the Coast Guard 

for such inspections as necessary to conform to the requirements 

under section 9701 of title 31, United States Code, that such fee 

be based on the cost to the Government of such inspections and accurately reflect such costs. 

SEC. 816. OIL SPILL DISBURSEMENTS AUDITING AND REPORT. 

Section 1012 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712) is 

amended— 

(1) by repealing subsection (g); 

(2) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ‘‘Within one year after the 

date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 

2010, and annually thereafter,’’ and inserting ‘‘Each year, on 

the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget 

under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code,’’; and 

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(3) by amending subsection (l)(2) to read as follows: 

‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 

‘‘(A) a list of each incident that— 

‘‘(i) occurred in the preceding fiscal year; and 

‘‘(ii) resulted in disbursements from the Fund, for 

removal costs and damages, totaling $500,000 or more; 

‘‘(B) a list of each incident that— 

‘‘(i) occurred in the fiscal year preceding the preceding fiscal year; and 

‘‘(ii) resulted in disbursements from the Fund, for 

removal costs and damages, totaling $500,000 or more; 

and 

‘‘(C) an accounting of any amounts reimbursed to the 

Fund in the preceding fiscal year that were recovered from 

a responsible party for an incident that resulted in disbursements from the Fund, for removal costs and damages, totaling $500,000 or more.’’. 

SEC. 817. FLEET REQUIREMENTS ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGY. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 

Guard is operating, in consultation with interested Federal and 

non-Federal stakeholders, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report including— 

(1) an assessment of Coast Guard at-sea operational fleet requirements to support its statutory missions established in the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.); and 

(2) a strategic plan for meeting the requirements identified 

under paragraph (1). 

(b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include— 

(1) an assessment of— 

(A) the extent to which the Coast Guard at-sea operational fleet requirements referred to in subsection (a)(1) 

are currently being met; 

(B) the Coast Guard’s current fleet, its operational lifespan, and how the anticipated changes in the age and distribution of vessels in the fleet will impact the ability to 

meet at-sea operational requirements; 

(C) fleet operations and recommended improvements to 

minimize costs and extend operational vessel life spans; 

and 

(D) the number of Fast Response Cutters, Offshore Patrol Cutters, and National Security Cutters needed to meet 

at-sea operational requirements as compared to planned 

acquisitions under the current programs of record; 

(2) an analysis of— 

(A) how the Coast Guard at-sea operational fleet requirements are currently met, including the use of the 

Coast Guard’s current cutter fleet, agreements with partners, chartered vessels, and unmanned vehicle technology; 

and 

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trol Cutter, and National Security Cutter) will enable the 

Coast Guard to meet at-sea operational requirements; and 

(3) a description of— 

(A) planned manned and unmanned vessel acquisition; 

and 

(B) how such acquisitions will change the extent to 

which the Coast Guard at-sea operational requirements 

are met. 

(c) CONSULTATION AND TRANSPARENCY.— 

(1) CONSULTATION.—In consulting with the Federal and nonFederal stakeholders under subsection (a), the Secretary of the 

department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall— 

(A) provide the stakeholders with opportunities for 

input— 

(i) prior to initially drafting the report, including the 

assessment and strategic plan; and 

(ii) not later than 3 months prior to finalizing the 

report, including the assessment and strategic plan, 

for submission; and 

(B) document the input and its disposition in the report. 

(2) TRANSPARENCY.—All input provided under paragraph (1) 

shall be made available to the public. 

(d) ENSURING MARITIME COVERAGE.—In order to meet Coast 

Guard mission requirements for search and rescue, ports, waterways, and coastal security, and maritime environmental response 

during recapitalization of Coast Guard vessels, the Coast Guard 

shall ensure continuity of the coverage, to the maximum extent 

practicable, in the locations that may lose assets. 

SEC. 818. NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTER. 

(a) STANDARD METHOD FOR TRACKING.—The Commandant of the 

Coast Guard may not certify an eighth National Security Cutter as 

Ready for Operations before the date on which the Commandant 

provides to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation of the Senate— 

(1) a notification of a new standard method for tracking operational employment of Coast Guard major cutters that does not 

include time during which such a cutter is away from its homeport for maintenance or repair; and 

(2) a report analyzing cost and performance for different approaches to achieving varied levels of operational employment 

using the standard method required by paragraph (1) that, at 

a minimum— 

(A) compares over a 30-year period the average 

annualized baseline cost and performances for a certified 

National Security Cutter that operated for 185 days away 

from homeport or an equivalent alternative measure of 

operational tempo— 

(i) against the cost of a 15 percent increase in days 

away from homeport or an equivalent alternative 

measure of operational tempo for a National Security 

Cutter; and 

(ii) against the cost of the acquisition and operation 

of an additional National Security Cutter; and 

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(B) examines the optimal level of operational employment of National Security Cutters to balance National Security Cutter cost and mission performance. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) Section 221(b) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (126 Stat. 1560) is repealed. 

(2) Section 204(c)(1) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 

2016 (130 Stat. 35) is repealed. 

SEC. 819. ACQUISITION PLAN FOR INLAND WATERWAY AND RIVER 

TENDERS AND BAY-CLASS ICEBREAKERS. 

(a) ACQUISITION PLAN.—Not later than 270 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 

shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a plan to replace or 

extend the life of the Coast Guard fleet of inland waterway and 

river tenders, and the Bay-class icebreakers. 

(b) CONTENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall include— 

(1) an analysis of the work required to extend the life of vessels described in subsection (a); 

(2) recommendations for which, if any, such vessels it is cost 

effective to undertake a ship-life extension or enhanced maintenance program; 

(3) an analysis of the aids to navigation program to determine if advances in navigation technology may reduce the 

needs for physical aids to navigation; 

(4) recommendations for changes to physical aids to navigation and the distribution of such aids that reduce the need for 

the acquisition of vessels to replace the vessels described in 

subsection (a); 

(5) a schedule for the acquisition of vessels to replace the 

vessels described in subsection (a), including the date on which 

the first vessel will be delivered; 

(6) the date such acquisition will be complete; 

(7) a description of the order and location of replacement vessels; 

(8) an estimate of the cost per vessel and of the total cost of 

the acquisition program of record; and 

(9) an analysis of whether existing vessels can be used. 

SEC. 820. GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKER ACQUISITION. 

(a) ICEBREAKING ON THE GREAT LAKES.—For fiscal years 2018 

and 2019, the Commandant of the Coast Guard may use funds 

made available pursuant to section 4902 of title 14, United States 

Code, as amended by this division, for the construction of an icebreaker that is at least as capable as the Coast Guard Cutter 

Mackinaw to enhance icebreaking capacity on the Great Lakes. 

(b) ACQUISITION PLAN.—Not later than 45 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit a plan to the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

House of Representatives for acquiring an icebreaker described in 

subsections (a) and (b). Such plan shall include— 

(1) the details and schedule of the acquisition activities to be 

completed; and 

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(2) a description of how the funding for Coast Guard acquisition, construction, and improvements that was appropriated 

under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 

115–31) will be allocated to support the acquisition activities 

referred to in paragraph (1). 

SEC. 821. POLAR ICEBREAKERS. 

(a) ENHANCED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR THE POLAR STAR.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall conduct an 

enhanced maintenance program on Coast Guard Cutter Polar 

Star (WAGB–10) to extend the service life of such vessel until 

at least December 31, 2025. 

(2) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017, the Secretary of the department in which the 

Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with Naval Sea Systems Command, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a detailed report describing a plan to extend the 

service life of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB–10) 

until at least December 31, 2025, through an enhanced maintenance program. 

(3) CONTENT.—The report required by paragraph (2) shall include the following: 

(A) An assessment and discussion of the enhanced maintenance program recommended by the National Academies 

of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on 

Polar Icebreaker Cost Assessment in the letter report ‘‘Acquisition and Operation of Polar Icebreakers: Fulfilling the 

Nation’s Needs’’. 

(B) An assessment and discussion of the Government Accountability Office’s concerns and recommendations regarding service life extension work on Coast Guard Cutter 

Polar Star (WAGB–10) in the report ‘‘Status of the Coast 

Guard’s Polar Icebreaking Fleet Capability and Recapitalization Plan’’. 

(C) Based upon a materiel condition assessment of the 

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB–10)— 

(i) a description of the service life extension needs of 

the vessel; 

(ii) detailed information regarding planned shipyard 

work for each fiscal year to meet such needs; and 

(iii) an estimate of the amount needed to be appropriated to complete the enhanced maintenance program. 

(D) A plan to ensure the vessel will maintain seasonally 

operational status during the enhanced maintenance program. 

(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The Commandant 

of the Coast Guard may use funds made available pursuant to 

section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by 

section 202 of this division, for the enhanced maintenance program described in the report required by subsection (a). 

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(b) OVERDUE REPORT.—Upon the date of enactment of the Coast 

Guard Authorization Act of 2017, the Secretary of the department 

in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 

and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

House of Representatives the polar icebreaker recapitalization plan 

required under section 3523 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328). 

(c) COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 2012; 

AMENDMENT.—Section 222 of the Coast Guard and Maritime 

Transportation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–213), as amended, is 

further amended as follows: 

(1) by striking subsections (a) through (d); 

(2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as subsections (a) through (c), respectively; 

(3) in subsection (a), as redesignated— 

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 

‘‘Except as provided in subsection (c), the Commandant’’ 

and inserting ‘‘The Commandant’’; 

(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Polar Sea or’’; 

(C) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘either of the vessels’’ 

and inserting ‘‘the Polar Star or the Polar Sea’’; and 

(D) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘either of the vessels’’ 

each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Polar Star’’. 

SEC. 822. STRATEGIC ASSETS IN THE ARCTIC. 

(a) DEFINITION OF ARCTIC.—In this section, the term ‘‘Arctic’’ has 

the meaning given the term in section 112 of the Arctic Research 

and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111). 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the Arctic continues to grow in significance to both the 

national security interests and the economic prosperity of the 

United States; and 

(2) the Coast Guard must ensure it is positioned to respond 

to any accident, incident, or threat with appropriate assets. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation 

with the Secretary of Defense and taking into consideration the Department of Defense 2016 Arctic Strategy, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 

and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

House of Representatives a report on the progress toward implementing the strategic objectives described in the United States 

Coast Guard Arctic Strategy dated May 2013. 

(d) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (c) shall include— 

(1) a description of the Coast Guard’s progress toward each 

strategic objective identified in the United States Coast Guard 

Arctic Strategy dated May 2013; 

(2) an assessment of the assets and infrastructure necessary 

to meet the strategic objectives identified in the United States 

Coast Guard Arctic Strategy dated May 2013 based on factors 

such as— 

(A) response time; 

(B) coverage area; 

(C) endurance on scene; 

(D) presence; and 

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(E) deterrence; 

(3) an analysis of the sufficiency of the distribution of National Security Cutters, Offshore Patrol Cutters, and Fast Response Cutters both stationed in various Alaskan ports and in 

other locations to meet the strategic objectives identified in the 

United States Coast Guard Arctic Strategy, dated May 2013; 

(4) plans to provide communications throughout the entire 

Coastal Western Alaska Captain of the Port zone to improve 

waterway safety and mitigate close calls, collisions, and other 

dangerous interactions between the shipping industry and subsistence hunters; 

(5) plans to prevent marine casualties, when possible, by ensuring vessels avoid environmentally sensitive areas and permanent security zones; 

(6) an explanation of— 

(A) whether it is feasible to establish a vessel traffic 

service, using existing resources or otherwise; and 

(B) whether an Arctic Response Center of Expertise is 

necessary to address the gaps in experience, skills, equipment, resources, training, and doctrine to prepare, respond 

to, and recover spilled oil in the Arctic; and 

(7) an assessment of whether sufficient agreements are in 

place to ensure the Coast Guard is receiving the information 

it needs to carry out its responsibilities. 

SEC. 823. ARCTIC PLANNING CRITERIA. 

(a) ALTERNATIVE PLANNING CRITERIA.— (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the Oil Pollution Act of 

1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), the Commandant of the Coast 

Guard may approve a vessel response plan under section 311 

of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321) for 

a vessel operating in any area covered by the Captain of the 

Port Zone (as established by the Commandant) that includes 

the Arctic, if the Commandant verifies that— 

(A) equipment required to be available for response 

under the plan has been tested and proven capable of operating in the environmental conditions expected in the area 

in which it is intended to be operated; and 

(B) the operators of such equipment have conducted 

training on the equipment within the area covered by such 

Captain of the Port Zone. 

(2) POST-APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS.—In approving a vessel 

response plan under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall— 

(A) require that the oil spill removal organization identified in the vessel response plan conduct regular exercises 

and drills of the plan in the area covered by the Captain 

of the Port Zone that includes the Arctic; and 

(B) allow such oil spill removal organization to take 

credit for a response to an actual spill or release in the 

area covered by such Captain of the Port Zone, instead of 

conducting an exercise or drill required under subparagraph (A), if the oil spill removal organization— 

(i) documents which exercise or drill requirements 

were met during the response; and 

(ii) submits a request for credit to, and receives approval from, the Commandant. 

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(b) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 

shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the oil spill prevention and response capabilities for the 

area covered by the Captain of the Port Zone (as established 

by the Commandant) that includes the Arctic. 

(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following: 

(A) A description of equipment and assets available for 

response under the vessel response plans approved for vessels operating in the area covered by the Captain of the 

Port Zone, including details on any providers of such 

equipment and assets. 

(B) A description of the location of such equipment and 

assets, including an estimate of the time to deploy the 

equipment and assets. 

(C) A determination of how effectively such equipment 

and assets are distributed throughout the area covered by 

the Captain of the Port Zone. 

(D) A statement regarding whether the ability to maintain and deploy such equipment and assets is taken into 

account when measuring the equipment and assets available throughout the area covered by the Captain of the 

Port Zone. 

(E) A validation of the port assessment visit process and 

response resource inventory for response under the vessel 

response plans approved for vessels operating in the area 

covered by the Captain of the Port Zone. 

(F) A determination of the compliance rate with Federal 

vessel response plan regulations in the area covered by the 

Captain of the Port Zone during the previous 3 years. 

(G) A description of the resources needed throughout the 

area covered by the Captain of the Port Zone to conduct 

port assessments, exercises, response plan reviews, and 

spill responses. 

(c) DEFINITION OF ARCTIC.—In this section, the term ‘‘Arctic’’ has 

the meaning given the term under section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111). 

SEC. 824. VESSEL RESPONSE PLAN AUDIT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall complete and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a comprehensive review of the processes and resources used by the Coast 

Guard to implement vessel response plan requirements under section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

1321). 

(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The review required under 

subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include— 

(1) a study, or an audit if appropriate, of the processes the 

Coast Guard uses— 

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(A) to approve the vessel response plans referred to in 

subsection (a); 

(B) to approve alternate planning criteria used in lieu of 

National Planning Criteria in approving such plans; 

(C) to verify compliance with such plans; and 

(D) to act in the event of a failure to comply with the 

requirements of such plans; 

(2) an examination of all Federal and State agency resources 

used by the Coast Guard in carrying out the processes identified under paragraph (1), including— 

(A) the current staffing model and organization; 

(B) data, software, simulators, systems, or other technology, including those pertaining to weather, oil spill trajectory modeling, and risk management; 

(C) the total amount of time per fiscal year expended by 

Coast Guard personnel to approve and verify compliance 

with vessel response plans; and 

(D) the average amount of time expended by the Coast 

Guard for approval of, and verification of compliance with, 

a single vessel response plan; 

(3) an analysis of how, including by what means or methods, 

the processes identified under paragraph (1)— 

(A) ensure compliance with applicable law; 

(B) are implemented by the Coast Guard, including at 

the district and sector levels; 

(C) are informed by public comment and engagement 

with States, Indian Tribes, and other regional stakeholders; 

(D) ensure availability and adequate operational capability and capacity of required assets and equipment, including in cases in which contractual obligations may limit 

the availability of such assets and equipment for response; 

(E) provide for adequate asset and equipment mobilization time requirements, particularly with respect to— 

(i) calculation and establishment of such requirements; 

(ii) verifying compliance with such requirements; 

and 

(iii) factoring in weather, including specific regional 

adverse weather as defined in section 155.1020 of title 

33, Code of Federal Regulations, in calculating, establishing, and verifying compliance with such requirements; 

(F) ensure response plan updates and vessel compliance 

when changes occur in response planning criteria, asset 

and equipment mobilization times, or regional response 

needs, such as trends in transportation of high gravity oils 

or changes in vessel traffic volume; and 

(G) enable effective action by the Coast Guard in the 

event of a failure to comply with response plan requirements; 

(4) a determination regarding whether asset and equipment 

mobilization time requirements under approved vessel response plans can be met by the vessels to which they apply; 

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(5) recommendations for improving the processes identified 

under paragraph (1), including recommendations regarding the 

sufficiency of Coast Guard resources dedicated to those processes. 

SEC. 825. WATERS DEEMED NOT NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE UNITED 

STATES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. 

For purposes of the application of subtitle II of title 46, United 

States Code, to the Volunteer (Hull Number CCA4108), the Illinois 

and Michigan Canal is deemed to not be navigable waters of the 

United States. 

SEC. 826. DOCUMENTATION OF RECREATIONAL VESSELS. 

Coast Guard personnel performing nonrecreational vessel documentation functions under subchapter II of chapter 121 of title 46, 

United States Code, may perform recreational vessel documentation under section 12114 of such title in any fiscal year in which— 

(1) funds available for Coast Guard operating expenses may 

not be used for expenses incurred for recreational vessel documentation; 

(2) fees collected from owners of yachts and credited to such 

use are insufficient to pay expenses of recreational vessel documentation; and 

(3) there is a backlog of applications for recreational vessel 

documentation. 

SEC. 827. EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS; EXEMPTION FROM 

THROWABLE PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES REQUIREMENT. 

Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall— 

(1) prescribe regulations in part 160 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, that treat a marine throw bag, as that term 

is commonly used in the commercial whitewater rafting industry, as a type of lifesaving equipment; and 

(2) revise section 175.17 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, to exempt rafts that are 16 feet or more overall in length 

from the requirement to carry an additional throwable personal flotation device when such a marine throw bag is onboard and accessible. 

SEC. 828. VISUAL DISTRESS SIGNALS AND ALTERNATIVE USE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department in which the 

Coast Guard is operating shall develop a performance standard for 

the alternative use and possession of visual distress alerting and 

locating signals as mandated by carriage requirements for recreational boats in subpart C of part 175 of title 33, Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the performance standard for alternative use and possession of visual distress 

alerting and locating signals is finalized, the Secretary shall revise 

part 175 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, to allow for carriage of such alternative signal devices. 

SEC. 829. RADAR REFRESHER TRAINING. 

Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall prescribe a final rule eliminating the requirement that 

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a mariner actively using the mariner’s credential complete an approved refresher or recertification course to maintain a radar observer endorsement. This rulemaking shall be exempt from chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code, and Executive Orders 

12866 and 13563. 

SEC. 830. COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL SAFETY NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS PLAN. 

(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in 

which the Coast Guard is operating shall develop and submit to the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

House of Representatives a national communications plan for the 

purposes of— 

(1) disseminating information to the commercial fishing vessel industry; 

(2) conducting outreach with the commercial fishing vessel 

industry; 

(3) facilitating interaction with the commercial fishing vessel 

industry; and 

(4) releasing information collected under section 15102 of 

title 46, United States Code, as added by this division, to the 

commercial fishing vessel industry. 

(b) CONTENT.—The plan required by subsection (a), and each annual update, shall— 

(1) identify staff, resources, and systems available to the Secretary to ensure the widest dissemination of information to the 

commercial fishing vessel industry; 

(2) include a means to document all communication and outreach conducted with the commercial fishing vessel industry; 

and 

(3) include a mechanism to measure effectiveness of such 

plan. 

(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one year after submission 

of the initial plan, the Secretary of the department in which the 

Coast Guard is operating shall implement the plan and shall at a 

minimum— 

(1) leverage Coast Guard staff, resources, and systems available; 

(2) monitor implementation nationwide to ensure adherence 

to plan contents; 

(3) allow each Captain of the Port to adopt the most effective 

strategy and means to communicate with commercial fishing 

vessel industry in that Captain of the Port Zone; 

(4) document communication and outreach; and 

(5) solicit feedback from the commercial fishing vessel industry. 

(d) REPORT AND UPDATES.—The Secretary of the department in 

which the Coast Guard is operating shall— 

(1) submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the effectiveness of the plan to date and any updates 

to ensure maximum impact of the plan one year after the date 

of enactment of this Act, and every 4 years thereafter; and 

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(2) include in such report input from individual Captains of 

the Port and any feedback received from the commercial fishing vessel industry. 

SEC. 831. AUTHORIZATION FOR MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM. 

The Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act is 

amended— 

(1) in section 9 (33 U.S.C. 1958)— 

(A) by striking the em-dash and all that follows through 

‘‘(1)’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and all that follows through the 

end of the section and inserting a period; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

‘‘Of the amounts authorized for each fiscal year under section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, up to $2,000,000 are authorized for the Commandant to carry out section 4 of this Act, of 

which not more than 10 percent may be used for administrative 

costs.’’. 

SEC. 832. ATLANTIC COAST PORT ACCESS ROUTE STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS. 

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Act, 

the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall notify the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

the Senate of action taken to carry out the recommendations contained in the final report issued by the Atlantic Coast Port Access 

Route Study (ACPARS) workgroup for which notice of availability 

was published March 14, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 13307). 

SEC. 833. DRAWBRIDGES. 

Section 5 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for 

the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works 

on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes’’, approved August 

18, 1894 (33 U.S.C. 499), is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(d) TEMPORARY CHANGES TO DRAWBRIDGE OPERATING SCHED- ULES.—Notwithstanding section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 

whenever a temporary change to the operating schedule of a drawbridge, lasting 180 days or less— 

‘‘(1) is approved— 

‘‘(A) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 

Guard is operating shall— 

‘‘(i) issue a deviation approval letter to the bridge 

owner; and 

‘‘(ii) announce the temporary change in— 

‘‘(I) the Local Notice to Mariners; 

‘‘(II) a broadcast notice to mariners and through 

radio stations; or 

‘‘(III) such other local media as the Secretary 

considers appropriate; and 

‘‘(B) the bridge owner, except a railroad bridge owner, 

shall notify— 

‘‘(i) the public by publishing notice of the temporary 

change in a newspaper of general circulation published in the place where the bridge is located; 

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‘‘(ii) the department, agency, or office of transportation with jurisdiction over the roadway that abuts 

the approaches to the bridge; and 

‘‘(iii) the law enforcement organization with jurisdiction over the roadway that abuts the approaches to 

the bridge; or 

‘‘(2) is denied, the Secretary of the department in which the 

Coast Guard is operating shall— 

‘‘(A) not later than 10 days after the date of receipt of 

the request, provide the bridge owner in writing the reasons for the denial, including any supporting data and evidence used to make the determination; and 

‘‘(B) provide the bridge owner a reasonable opportunity 

to address each reason for the denial and resubmit the request. 

‘‘(e) DRAWBRIDGE MOVEMENTS.—The Secretary of the department 

in which the Coast Guard is operating— 

‘‘(1) shall require a drawbridge operator to record each movement of the drawbridge in a logbook; 

‘‘(2) may inspect the logbook to ensure drawbridge movement 

is in accordance with the posted operating schedule; 

‘‘(3) shall review whether deviations from the posted operating schedule are impairing vehicular and pedestrian traffic; 

and 

‘‘(4) may determine if the operating schedule should be adjusted for efficiency of maritime or vehicular and pedestrian 

traffic. 

‘‘(f) REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(1) LOGBOOKS.—An operator of a drawbridge built across a 

navigable river or other water of the United States— 

‘‘(A) that opens the draw of such bridge for the passage 

of a vessel, shall record in a logbook— 

‘‘(i) the bridge identification and date of each opening; 

‘‘(ii) the bridge tender or operator for each opening; 

‘‘(iii) each time it is opened for navigation; 

‘‘(iv) each time it is closed for navigation; 

‘‘(v) the number and direction of vessels passing 

through during each opening; 

‘‘(vi) the types of vessels passing through during 

each opening; 

‘‘(vii) an estimated or known size (height, length, 

and beam) of the largest vessel passing through during each opening; 

‘‘(viii) for each vessel, the vessel name and registration number if easily observable; and 

‘‘(ix) all maintenance openings, malfunctions, or 

other comments; and 

‘‘(B) that remains open to navigation but closes to allow 

for trains to cross, shall record in a logbook— 

‘‘(i) the bridge identification and date of each opening and closing; 

‘‘(ii) the bridge tender or operator; 

‘‘(iii) each time it is opened to navigation; 

‘‘(iv) each time it is closed to navigation; and 

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‘‘(v) all maintenance openings, closings, malfunctions, or other comments. 

‘‘(2) MAINTENANCE OF LOGBOOKS.—A drawbridge operator 

shall maintain logbooks required under paragraph (1) for not 

less than 5 years. 

‘‘(3) SUBMISSION OF LOGBOOKS.—At the request of the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, a drawbridge operator shall submit to the Secretary the 

logbook required under paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out this section. 

‘‘(4) EXEMPTION.—The requirements under paragraph (1) 

shall be exempt from sections 3501 to 3521 of title 44, United 

States Code.’’. 

SEC. 834. WAIVER. 

Section 8902 of title 46, United States Code, shall not apply to 

the chain ferry DIANE (United States official number CG002692) 

when such vessel is operating on the Kalamazoo River in 

Saugatuck, Michigan. 

SEC. 835. VESSEL WAIVER. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon enactment of this Act and notwithstanding sections (a)(2)(A) and 12113(a)(2) of title 46, United States 

Code, the Secretary shall issue a certificate of documentation with 

coastwise and fishery endorsements to the certificated vessel. 

(b) REPLACEMENT VESSEL.—The certificated vessel shall qualify 

and not be precluded from operating as an Amendment 80 replacement vessel under the provisions of part 679 of title 50, Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

(c) COAST GUARD REVIEW AND DETERMINATION.— 

(1) REVIEW.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall conduct and complete 

a review of the use of certain foreign fabricated steel components in the hull or superstructure of the certificated vessel. 

(2) DETERMINATION.—Based on the review conducted under 

paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine whether the shipyard that constructed the certificated vessel or the purchaser 

of the certificated vessel knew before such components were 

procured or installed that the use of such components would 

violate requirements under sections 12112(a)(2)(A) and 

12113(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code. 

(3) REVOCATION.—If the Secretary determines under paragraph (2) that the shipyard that constructed the certificated 

vessel or the purchaser of the certificated vessel knew before 

such components were procured or installed that the use of 

such components would violate requirements under sections 

12112(a)(2)(A) and 12113(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, 

the Secretary shall immediately revoke the certificate of documentation issued under subsection (a). 

(4) USE OF DOCUMENTS.—In conducting the review required 

under paragraph (1), the Secretary may request and review 

any information, correspondence, or documents related to the 

construction of the certificated vessel, including from the shipyard that constructed the certificated vessel and the purchaser 

of the certificated vessel. 

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(d) TERMINATION.—If the contract for purchase of the certificated 

vessel that is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act is 

terminated, the purchasing party to that contract shall be prohibited from entering into a subsequent contract or agreement for purchase of such vessel. 

(e) DEFINITION.—In this section— 

(1) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, acting through 

the Commandant of the Coast Guard; and 

(2) the term ‘‘certificated vessel’’ means the vessel America’s 

Finest (United States official number 1276760). 

SEC. 836. TEMPORARY LIMITATIONS. 

(a) LIMITATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the Coast Guard issuing a certificate 

of documentation with coastwise and fishery endorsements for 

the vessel ‘‘AMERICA’S FINEST’’ (United States official number 1276760), and subject to subsection (b), the vessels described in paragraph (2) shall not collectively exceed— 

(A) the percentage of the harvest available in any Gulf 

of Alaska groundfish fisheries (other than fisheries subject 

to a limited access privilege program created by the North 

Pacific Fishery Management Council) that is equivalent to 

the total harvest by the vessels described in paragraph (2) 

in those fisheries in the calendar years that a vessel described in paragraph (2) had harvest from 2012 through 

2017 relative to the total allowable catch available to such 

vessels in the calendar years 2012 through 2017; or 

(B) the percentage of processing of deliveries from other 

vessels in any Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of 

Alaska groundfish fisheries (including fisheries subject to 

a limited access privilege program created by the North 

Pacific Fishery Management Council, or community development quotas as described in section 305(i) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1855(i))) that is equivalent to the total processing of such deliveries by the vessels described in paragraph (2) in those fisheries in the calendar years 2012 

through 2017 relative to the total allowable catch available 

in the calendar years 2012 through 2017. 

(2) APPLICABLE VESSELS.—The limitations described in paragraph (1) shall apply, in the aggregate, to— 

(A) the vessel AMERICA’S FINEST (United States official number 1276760); 

(B) the vessel US INTREPID (United States official 

number 604439); 

(C) the vessel AMERICAN NO. 1 (United States official 

number 610654); 

(D) any replacement of a vessel described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); and 

(E) any vessel assigned license number LLG3217 under 

the license limitation program under part 679 of title 50, 

Code of Federal Regulations. 

(b) EXPIRATION.—The limitations described in subsection (a) shall 

apply to a groundfish species in Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and 

Gulf of Alaska only until the earlier of— 

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(1) the end of the 6-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; or 

(2) the date on which the Secretary of Commerce issues a 

final rule, based on recommendations developed by the North 

Pacific Fishery Management Council consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 

U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), that limits processing deliveries of that 

groundfish species from other vessels in any Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries that are 

not subject to conservation and management measures under 

section 206 of the American Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 

note). 

(c) EXISTING AUTHORITY.—Except for the measures required by 

this section, nothing in this title shall be construed to limit the authority of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council or the 

Secretary of Commerce under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 

SEC. 837. TRANSFER OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN JUPITER ISLAND, FLORIDA, FOR INCLUSION IN HOBE SOUND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. 

(a) TRANSFER.—Administrative jurisdiction over the property described in subsection (b) is transferred to the Secretary of the Interior. 

(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property described in this subsection is real property administered by the Coast Guard in the 

Town of Jupiter Island, Florida, comprising Parcel #35-38-42-004- 

000-02590-6 (Bon Air Beach lots 259 and 260 located at 83 North 

Beach Road) and Parcel #35-38-42-004-000-02610-2 (Bon Air Beach 

lots 261 to 267), including any improvements thereon that are not 

authorized or required by another provision of law to be conveyed 

to another person. 

(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The property described in subsection (b) is 

included in Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, and shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior acting through the 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 

SEC. 838. EMERGENCY RESPONSE. 

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall request the Comptroller 

General of the United States to examine whether there are unnecessary regulatory barriers to the use of small passenger vessels, 

crewboats, and offshore supply vessels in disaster response and 

provide recommendations, as appropriate, to reduce such barriers. 

SEC. 839. DRAWBRIDGES CONSULTATION. 

(a) CONSULTATION.—In addition and subsequent to any rulemaking conducted under section 117.8 of title 33, Code of Federal 

Regulations, related to permanent changes to drawbridge openings 

that result from Amtrak service between New Orleans, Louisiana 

and Orlando, Florida, the Commandant shall consult with owners 

or operators of rail lines used for Amtrak passenger service between New Orleans, Louisiana and Orlando, Florida and affected 

waterway users on changes to drawbridge operating schedules necessary to facilitate the On Time Performance of passenger trains. 

These changes to schedules shall not impact Coast Guard response 

times to operational missions. 

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(b) TIMING.—Consultation in subsection (a) shall occur after commencement of Amtrak passenger service on the rail lines between 

New Orleans, Louisiana and Orlando, Florida at the following intervals: 

(1) Not less than 3 months following the commencement of 

Amtrak passenger service. 

(2) Not less than 6 months following the commencement of 

Amtrak passenger service. 

(c) REPORT.—If after conducting the consultations required by 

subsection (b)(2), the Commandant finds that permanent changes 

to drawbridge operations are necessary to mitigate delays in the 

movement of trains described in subsection (a) and that those 

changes do not unreasonably obstruct the navigability of the affected waterways, then the Commandant shall submit those findings to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 

53. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CURBELO

OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 877, insert after line 9 the following new section (and redesignate the succeeding sections accordingly): 

SEC. 2822. AUTHORITY FOR LEASING REAL PROPERTY AT THE NAVAL 

AIR STATION KEY WEST, FLORIDA. 

(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy (hereafter in this Act 

referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may lease approximately 19 acres at 

the Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, for the purpose of constructing, operating, improving, and maintaining housing units (including altering or demolishing existing housing units) under such 

terms and conditions as the Secretary considers will promote the 

national defense or to be in the public interest. 

(b) DURATION OF LEASE.—The lease entered into under this section shall be for such period as may be agreed to by the Secretary 

and the lessee, except that such period may not exceed 50 years 

unless the Secretary determines that a lease for a longer period is 

necessary to meet the purpose of the lease. 

(c) PAYMENTS UNDER LEASE.—The Secretary shall require the 

lessee to make payments under the lease entered into under this 

section in cash for fair market value. 

(d) DEPOSIT AND USE OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall deposit 

and use any cash proceeds from the lease under this section as prescribed in section 2667 of title 10, United States Code. 

(e) LEASEBACK PROHIBITED.—During the period in which the 

lease entered into under this section is in effect, the Secretary may 

not lease any of the space constructed by the lessees on the property leased under this section. 

(f) RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL FOR PURCHASE OF PROPERTY.—The 

lease entered into under this section may provide the lessee of the 

property with the first right to purchase the property if the Secretary revokes the lease in order to permit the United States to sell 

or transfer the property as authorized under any other provision of 

law. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to provide a lessee with the first right to purchase the property if the Secretary 

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revokes the lease for any other cause, including the failure of the 

lessee to meet the terms and conditions of the lease. 

(g) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be leased under this section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 

(h) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the 

lease under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to 

protect the interests of the United States. 

(i) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—The following provisions of law do not apply to this section, the lease entered into 

under this section, or the property which is subject to the lease 

under this section: 

(1) Section 2662 of title 10, United States Code. 

(2) Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code. 

(3) The Randolph-Sheppard Act (20 U.S.C. 107 et seq.). 

(4) Title V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 

(42 U.S.C. 11411 et seq.) 

(j) CERTAIN CUBANS ENTRANTS INELIGIBLE FOR REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note) is amended— 

(A) in the heading by striking ‘‘CUBAN AND’’; and 

(B) in section 501— 

(i) by striking ‘‘Cuban and’’ each place it appears; 

(ii) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Cuban or’’; and 

(iii) in subsection (e)— 

(I) in paragraph (1)— 

(aa) by striking ‘‘Cuban’’; and 

(bb) by striking ‘‘Cuba or’’; and 

(II) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Cuba or’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(A) PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY

RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996.—Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 

1996 (8 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by striking 

‘‘Cuban and Haitian entrant’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Haitian entrant’’. 

(B) IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.—Section 

245A(h)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1255a(h)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Cuban and 

Haitian entrant’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Haitian entrant’’. 

(3) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this subsection shall apply only in the case of a national of Cuba who 

enters the United States on or after the date of the enactment 

of this Act. 

54. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE STEFANIK

OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following: 

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SEC. ll. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR UNITED STATES-BASED 

FOREIGN MEDIA OUTLETS. 

Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 601 et 

seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 722. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR UNITED STATES-BASED 

FOREIGN MEDIA OUTLETS. 

‘‘(a) REPORTS BY OUTLETS TO COMMISSION.—Not later than 90 

days after the date of the enactment of this section, and not less 

frequently than every 6 months thereafter, a United States-based 

foreign media outlet shall submit to the Commission a report that 

contains the following information: 

‘‘(1) The name of such outlet. 

‘‘(2) A description of the relationship of such outlet to the foreign principal of such outlet, including a description of the 

legal structure of such relationship and any funding that such 

outlet receives from such principal. 

‘‘(b) REPORTS BY COMMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 

days after the date of the enactment of this section, and not less 

frequently than every 6 months thereafter, the Commission shall 

transmit to Congress a report that summarizes the contents of the 

reports submitted by United States-based foreign media outlets 

under subsection (a) during the preceding 6-month period. 

‘‘(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Commission shall make publicly 

available on the internet website of the Commission each report 

submitted by a United States-based foreign media outlet under 

subsection (a) not later than the earlier of— 

‘‘(1) the date that is 30 days after the outlet submits the report to the Commission; or 

‘‘(2) the date on which the Commission transmits to Congress 

under subsection (b) the report covering the 6-month period 

during which the report of the outlet was submitted to the 

Commission under subsection (a). 

‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) FOREIGN PRINCIPAL.—The term ‘foreign principal’ has 

the meaning given such term in section 1(b)(1) of the Foreign 

Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611(b)(1)). 

‘‘(2) UNITED STATES-BASED FOREIGN MEDIA OUTLET.—The 

term ‘United States-based foreign media outlet’ means an entity that— 

‘‘(A) produces or distributes video programming that is 

transmitted, or intended for transmission, by a multichannel video programming distributor to consumers in 

the United States; and 

‘‘(B) would be an agent of a foreign principal (as defined 

in paragraph (1)) for purposes of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) but for section 

1(d) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 611(d)).’’. 

55. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GALLAGHER OF WISCONSIN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Subparagraph (A) of section 1252(c)(2) is amended by adding at 

the end the following: 

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(vii) The abuse of employment and student visa programs to enter the United States in order to conduct 

political, academic, or social influence efforts, or for 

the purposes of establishing Chinese Communist Party 

cells or other entities under the control or coordination 

of the Chinese Communist Party. 

(viii) The Chinese Communist Party’s coercion or intimidation of Chinese nationals studying or working in 

the United States or outside China. 

56. 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. 515. USE OF NATIONAL GUARD IN CASE OF A MAJOR DISASTER 

OR REQUEST FROM A STATE GOVERNOR. 

The President shall order members of the National Guard in a 

State to full-time National Guard duty or active Guard and Reserve duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, if— 

(1) the Governor of the State requests such an order; and 

(2) the President declares that a major disaster exists— 

(A) in that State and one or more other States is participating in the response to the disaster; or 

(B) in two States described in subparagraph (A) because 

of the same event. 

SEC. 516. FUNDING OF NATIONAL GUARD IN CASE OF A MAJOR DISASTER OR EMERGENCY DECLARED UNDER THE STAFFORD ACT. 

Section 403(c) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b(c)) is amended— 

(a) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and 

(b) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph 

(6): 

‘‘(6) NATIONAL GUARD.—The President may make contributions to a State or local government for the purpose of reimbursing the Department of Defense for expenditures that arise 

from use of members of the National Guard and Reserve under 

section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, to respond to a 

major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of 

this Act.’’. 

57. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TAKANO

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 109, after line 21, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 507. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON ACCESSION OF CANDIDATES 

WITH AUDITORY IMPAIRMENTS AS AIR FORCE OFFICERS. 

(a) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Beginning not later 

than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall carry out a demonstration program to 

assess the feasibility and advisability of permitting individuals 

with auditory impairments (including deafness) to access as officers 

of the Air Force. 

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(b) CANDIDATES.— (1) NUMBER OF CANDIDATES.—The total number of individuals with auditory impairments who may participate in the 

demonstration program shall be not fewer than 15 individuals 

or more than 20 individuals. 

(2) MIX AND RANGE OF AUDITORY IMPAIRMENTS.—The individuals who participate in the demonstration program shall include individuals who are deaf and individuals who have a 

range of other auditory impairments. 

(3) QUALIFICATION FOR ACCESSION.—Any individual who is 

chosen to participate in the demonstration program shall meet 

all essential qualifications for accession as an officer in the Air 

Force, other than those related to having an auditory impairment. 

(c) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall— 

(A) publicize the demonstration program nationally, including to individuals who have auditory impairments and 

would be otherwise qualified for officer training; 

(B) create a process whereby interested individuals can 

apply for the demonstration program; and 

(C) select the participants for the demonstration program, from among the pool of applicants, based on the criteria in subsection (b). 

(2) NO PRIOR SERVICE AS AIR FORCE OFFICERS.—Participants 

selected for the demonstration program shall be individuals 

who have not previously served as officers in the Air Force. 

(d) BASIC OFFICER TRAINING.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The participants in the demonstration program shall undergo, at the election of the Secretary of the Air 

Force, the Basic Officer Training course or the Commissioned 

Officer Training course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. 

(2) NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.—Once individuals begin participating in the demonstration program, each Basic Officer 

Training course or Commissioned Officer Training course at 

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, shall include not fewer than 

4, or more than 6, participants in the demonstration program 

until all participants have completed such training. 

(3) AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES.—The Secretary of Defense 

shall ensure that participants in the demonstration program 

have the necessary auxiliary aids and services (as that term is 

defined in section 4 of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 

1990 (42 U.S.C. 12103)) in order to fully participate in the 

demonstration program. 

(e) COORDINATION.— 

(1) SPECIAL ADVISOR.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall 

designate a special advisor to the demonstration program to 

act as a resource for participants in the demonstration program, as well as a liaison between participants in the demonstration program and those providing the officer training. 

(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The special advisor shall be a member 

of the Armed Forces on active duty— 

(A) who— 

(i) if a commissioned officer, shall be in grade O–3 

or higher; or 

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(ii) if an enlisted member, shall be in grade E–5 or 

higher; and 

(B) who is knowledgeable about issues involving, and accommodations for, individuals with auditory impairments 

(including deafness). 

(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The special advisor shall be responsible for facilitating the officer training for participants in the 

demonstration program, intervening and resolving issues and 

accommodations during the training, and such other duties as 

the Secretary of the Air Force may assign to facilitate the success of the demonstration program and participants. 

(f) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 

appropriate committees of Congress a report on the demonstration 

program. The report shall include the following: 

(1) A description of the demonstration program and the participants in the demonstration program. 

(2) The outcome of the demonstration program, including— 

(A) the number of participants in the demonstration program that successfully completed the Basic Officer Training course or the Commissioned Officer Training course; 

(B) the number of participants in the demonstration program that were recommended for continued military service; 

(C) the issues that were encountered during the program; and 

(D) such recommendation for modifications to the demonstration program as the Secretary considers appropriate 

to increase further inclusion of individuals with auditory 

disabilities serving as officers in the Air Force or other 

Armed Forces. 

(3) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative 

action as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of the 

demonstration program. 

(g) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on 

Appropriations of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

58. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TENNEY

OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 201, after line 11, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 626. ACCESS FOR VETERANS TO CERTAIN FITNESS CENTERS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 152 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 2569. FITNESS CENTERS: ACCESS FOR VETERANS. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of a 

military department may grant veterans access to a fitness center 

that— 

‘‘(1) is under the jurisdiction of such Secretary; and 

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‘‘(2) is operated by a geographically separated unit that is located not less than 100 miles from the supporting base of such 

unit. 

‘‘(b) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In determining whether to 

grant veterans access to a fitness center under subsection (a), the 

Secretary concerned shall consider— 

‘‘(1) whether the commander who oversees the fitness center 

has determined— 

‘‘(A) that such fitness center has the capacity and infrastructure required to support veterans; and 

‘‘(B) that granting veterans such access would not impede the readiness of members of the armed forces on active duty who use the fitness center; 

‘‘(2) the effect that granting veterans such access would have 

on the operating and maintenance expenses of the fitness center; and 

‘‘(3) any additional criteria determined by the Secretary concerned. 

‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘veteran’ has the 

meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘2569. Fitness centers: access for veterans.’’. 

59. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LIPINSKI

OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12l. REPORT ON IRANIAN EXPENDITURES SUPPORTING FOREIGN MILITARY AND TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date described in subsection (c), the Secretary of State, in consultation 

with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to Congress 

a report describing Iranian expenditures in the previous calendar 

year on military and terrorist activities outside the country, including each of the following: 

(1) The amount spent in such calendar year on activities by 

the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including activities 

providing support for— 

(A) Hezbollah; 

(B) Houthi rebels in Yemen; 

(C) Hamas; 

(D) proxy forces in Iraq and Syria; or 

(E) any other entity or country the Secretary determines 

to be relevant. 

(2) The amount spent in such calendar year for ballistic missile research and testing or other activities that the Secretary 

of State determines are destabilizing to the Middle East region. 

(b) FORM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The report required under subsection (a) 

shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

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(2) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM.— 

The Secretary of State may issue the reports required under 

subsection (a) by including such reports in the annual reports 

required by section 140 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 

Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f). 

(c) EXPIRATION DATE.—The date described in this subsection is 

the date on which the Secretary of State determines that the Government of Iran no longer provides support for international terrorism pursuant to the following: 

(1) Section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as 

continued in effect under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). 

(2) Section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

U.S.C. 2371). 

(3) Section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 

2780). 

60. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JONES OF

NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title IX, add the following new subtitle: 

Subtitle D—DESIGNATION OF THE NAVY 

AND MARINE CORPS 

SEC. 931. REDESIGNATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AS 

THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. 

(a) REDESIGNATION OF MILITARY DEPARTMENT.—The military department designated as the Department of the Navy is redesignated as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. 

(b) REDESIGNATION OF SECRETARY AND OTHER STATUTORY OFFICES.— 

(1) SECRETARY.—The position of the Secretary of the Navy is 

redesignated as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. 

(2) OTHER STATUTORY OFFICES.—The positions of the Under 

Secretary of the Navy, the four Assistant Secretaries of the 

Navy, and the General Counsel of the Department of the Navy 

are redesignated as the Under Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps, the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and Marine 

Corps, and the General Counsel of the Department of the Navy 

and Marine Corps, respectively. 

SEC. 932. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES 

CODE. 

(a) DEFINITION OF ‘‘MILITARY DEPARTMENT’’.—Paragraph (8) of 

section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 

as follows: 

‘‘(8) The term ‘military department’ means the Department 

of the Army, the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps, 

and the Department of the Air Force.’’. 

(b) ORGANIZATION OF DEPARTMENT.—The text of section 5011 of 

such title is amended to read as follows: ‘‘The Department of the 

Navy and Marine Corps is separately organized under the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps.’’. 

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(c) POSITION OF SECRETARY.—Section 5013(a)(1) of such title is 

amended by striking ‘‘There is a Secretary of the Navy’’ and inserting ‘‘There is a Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps’’. 

(d) CHAPTER HEADINGS.— 

(1) The heading of chapter 503 of such title is amended to 

read as follows: 

‘‘CHAPTER 503—DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AND 

MARINE CORPS’’. 

(2) The heading of chapter 507 of such title is amended to 

read as follows: 

‘‘CHAPTER 507—COMPOSITION OF THE DEPARTMENT 

OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS’’. 

(e) OTHER AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) Title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Department of the Navy’’ and ‘‘Secretary of the Navy’’ each place 

they appear other than as specified in subsections (a), (b), (c), 

and (d) (including in section headings, subsection captions, tables of chapters, and tables of sections) and inserting ‘‘Department of the Navy and Marine Corps’’ and ‘‘Secretary of the 

Navy and Marine Corps’’, respectively, in each case with the 

matter inserted to be in the same typeface and typestyle as the 

matter stricken. 

(2)(A) Sections 5013(f), 5014(b)(2), 5016(a), 5017(2), 5032(a), 

and 5042(a) of such title are amended by striking ‘‘Assistant 

Secretaries of the Navy’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of 

the Navy and Marine Corps’’. 

(B) The heading of section 5016 of such title, and the item 

relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 503 of such title, are each amended by inserting ‘‘and Marine Corps’’ after ‘‘of the Navy’’, with the matter 

inserted in each case to be in the same typeface and typestyle 

as the matter amended. 

SEC. 933. OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW AND OTHER REFERENCES. 

(a) TITLE 37, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 37, United States 

Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Department of the Navy’’ and ‘‘Secretary of the Navy’’ each place they appear and inserting ‘‘Department of the Navy and Marine Corps’’ and ‘‘Secretary of the Navy 

and Marine Corps’’, respectively. 

(b) OTHER REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law other than in 

title 10 or title 37, United States Code, or in any regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States, to the Department of the Navy shall be considered to be a reference to the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. Any such reference to an 

office specified in section 931(b) shall be considered to be a reference to that officer as redesignated by that section. 

SEC. 934. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

This subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall 

take effect on the first day of the first month beginning more than 

60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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61. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BLUNT

ROCHESTER OF DELAWARE OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title X of division A, add the following: 

SEC. lll. SENSE OF CONGRESS HONORING THE DOVER AIR FORCE 

BASE, DELAWARE, HOME TO THE 436TH AIRLIFT WING, 

THE 512TH AIRLIFT WING, AND THE CHARLES C. CARSON 

CENTER FOR MORTUARY AFFAIRS. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress find the following: 

(1) The Dover Air Force Base is home more than 4,000 active-duty military and civilian employees tasked with defending the United States of America. 

(2) The Dover Air Force Base supports the mission of the 

436th Airlift Wing, known as ‘‘Eagle Wing’’ and the 512th Airlift Wing, known as Liberty Wing. 

(3) The ‘‘Eagle Wing’’ serves as a unit of the Eighteenth Air 

Force headquartered with the Air Mobility Command at Scott 

Air Force Base in Illinois. 

(4) The ‘‘Eagle Wing’’ flies hundreds of missions throughout 

the world and provides a quarter of the United States’ strategic airlift capability and boasts a global reach to over 100 

countries around the world. 

(5) The Dover Air Force Base houses incredible aircrafts utilized by the United States Air Force, including the C-5M Super 

Galaxy and C-17A Globemaster III aircraft. 

(6) The Dover Air Force Base operates the largest and busiest air freight terminal in the Department of Defense, fulfilling 

an important role in our Nation’s military. 

(7) The Air Mobility Command Museum is located on the 

Dover Air Force base and welcomes thousands of visitors each 

year to learn more about the United States Air Force. 

(8) The Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs fulfills our Nation’s sacred commitment of ensuring dignity, honor 

and respect to the fallen and care service and support to their 

families. 

(9) The mortuary mission at Dover Air Force Base dates 

back to 1955 and is the only Department of Defense mortuary 

in the continental United States. 

(10) Service members who serve at the Center for Mortuary 

Affairs are often so moved by their work that they voluntarily 

elect to serve multiple tours because they feel called to serve 

our fallen heroes. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 

(1) honors and expresses sincerest gratitude to the women 

and men of the Dover Air Force Base for their distinguished 

service; 

(2) acknowledges the incredible sacrifice and service of the 

families of active duty members of the United States military; 

(3) encourages the people of the United States to keep in 

their thoughts and their prayers the women and men of the 

United States Armed Forces; and 

(4) recognizes the incredibly unique and important work of 

the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations and the role they 

play in honoring our fallen heroes. 

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62. 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. PROCESS FOR COORDINATION OF STUDIES AND ANALYSIS 

RESEARCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

The Secretary of Defense shall implement 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 are required to coordinate annual research requests and ongoing research efforts to minimize duplication and reduce costs. 

63. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

FITZPATRICK OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle C of title IX the following new section: 

SEC. 9ll. 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 

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’’. 

64. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

FITZPATRICK OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 124, after line 2, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 528. 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. 

65. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE POE OF

TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following: 

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SEC. 12ll. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 

(a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 90 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described in paragraph (2) with respect to 

As-Saib Ahl al-Haq and Harakat Hizballah al-Nujaba and foreign persons that are officials, agents, affiliates of, or owned or 

controlled by As-Saib Ahl al-Haq or Harakat Hizballah alNujaba, as the case may be. 

(2) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions described in this 

paragraph are sanctions applicable with respect to a foreign 

person pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 

note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions 

with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). 

(3) EXCEPTION.—The authorities and requirements to impose 

sanctions under this section shall not include the authority or 

requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods 

(as such term is defined in section 16 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4618) (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 

(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.))). 

(b) ADDITIONAL REPORTING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

and the Committee on Foreign Relations of Senate a report 

that includes a detailed list of global entities with respect to 

which there is a reasonable basis to determine that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has an ownership interest in 

such entity of not less than 33 percent. 

(2) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 

submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 

annex. 

66. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CARBAJAL

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle I of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. USE OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING MANUALS. 

The Secretary of Defense shall encourage the military departments to transition training manuals, emergency guidance, and 

other publications needed to train members of the Armed Forces to 

applications on mobile telephones that use innovative technologies 

and provide for interaction between trainees and information needed to complete training in a manner that is cost efficient. 

67. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LANCE OF

NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 175, after line 17, insert the following new section: 

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SEC. 573. AWARD OF MEDALS OR OTHER COMMENDATIONS TO HANDLERS OF MILITARY WORKING DOGS AND MILITARY 

WORKING DOGS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Guardians 

of America’s Freedom Medal Act’’. 

(b) AWARD OF MEDALS OR OTHER COMMENDATIONS TO HANDLERS

OF MILITARY WORKING DOGS AND MILITARY WORKING DOGS.— 

(1) PROGRAM OF AWARD REQUIRED.—Each Secretary of a military department shall carry out a program to provide for the 

award of one or more medals or other commendations to handlers of military working dogs, and to military working dogs, 

under the jurisdiction of such Secretary to recognize valor or 

meritorious achievement by such handlers and dogs. 

(2) MEDAL AND COMMENDATIONS.—Any medal or commendation awarded pursuant to a program under paragraph (1) shall 

be of such design, and include such elements, as the Secretary 

of the military department concerned shall specify. 

(3) REGULATIONS.—Medals and commendations shall be 

awarded under programs under paragraph (1) in accordance 

with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for 

purposes of this section. 

68. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER

OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 31ll. NUCLEAR FORENSICS ANALYSES. 

(a) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—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 and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for an independent assessment of nuclear forensic analyses conducted by the Federal Government. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment conducted by the National Academy of Sciences shall, at minimum, include the following: 

(1) An assessment of a representative sample of nuclear forensic analyses from across the Federal departments and agencies, with particular emphasis on the validity, quality, value, 

cost effectiveness, gaps, and timeliness of such analyses. 

(2) An assessment of the methodologies used by nuclear 

forensics analyses from across the Federal departments and 

agencies, including the scientific rigor of such methodologies. 

(3) Recommendations for improving nuclear forensics analyses conducted by the Federal Government, including any best 

practices or lessons learned that should be shared across the 

Federal departments and agencies. 

(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing the assessment of the National Academy of Sciences under subsection (a). 

(d) BRIEFING ON SENIOR-LEVEL INVOLVEMENT IN EXERCISES.—Not 

later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

President shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the involvement of senior-level executive branch 

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leadership in recent and planned nuclear terrorism preparedness or 

response exercises, or any other exercise that have nuclear forensic 

analysis as a component of the exercise. 

(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; and 

(2) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 

Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Government Affairs of the Senate. 

69. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

CA ́ RDENAS OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, insert the following: 

SEC. llll. PILOT PROGRAM ON MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION IN PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING. 

(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

with the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast 

Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall carry 

out a pilot program under which the Secretary provides mindfulness-based stress reduction training to members of the Armed 

Forces before their deployment to a combat theater of operations. 

(b) STUDY AND REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall study 

and submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of training 

under the pilot program, including the effect of the training on— 

(1) managing stress; and 

(2) preventing post-traumatic stress disorder. 

70. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MENG OF

NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle I of title V, insert the following: 

SEC. ll. ADDRESSING ATTRITION LEVELS OF WOMEN IN THE MILITARY. 

Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

the Secretary of Defense shall develop and carry out an exit survey 

to be completed by members of the Armed Forces to assist the Secretary to assess the reasons that attrition levels for women are 

higher than for men at various career points. 

71. 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 II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. JET NOISE REDUCTION PROGRAM OF THE NAVY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy, acting through the 

Director of the Office of Naval Research, may carry out a jet noise 

reduction program to study the physics of, and reduce, jet noise 

produced by high-performance military aircraft. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the program under subsection 

(a), the Secretary may— 

(1) identify material and non-material solutions to reduce jet 

noise; 

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(2) develop and transition such solutions to the fleet; 

(3) communicate relevant discoveries to the civilian aviation 

community; and 

(4) support the development of theoretical noise models, computational prediction tools, noise control strategies, diagnostic 

tools, and enhanced source localization. 

72. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MENG OF

NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 433, line 2, insert ‘‘oversight,’’ before ‘‘and sustainment of’’. 

73. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH OF

WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MISSIONS, OPERATIONS, AND ACTIVITIES IN NIGER AND THE BROADER 

REGION. 

(a) 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 as appropriate with the Secretary of State, 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 the missions, operations, and activities of the Department in Niger 

and the broader region that includes the following: 

(A) A description of the objectives and the associated 

lines of efforts of the Department in Niger and the broader 

region, and the benchmarks for assessing progress toward 

such objectives. 

(B) A description of the timeline for achieving such objectives in Niger and the broader region. 

(C) A justification of the relevance of such objectives in 

Niger and the broader region to the national security of 

the United States and to the objectives in the National Defense Strategy. 

(D) A description of steps the Department is taking to 

ensure that security cooperation in Niger and the broader 

region is effectively coordinated with the diplomatic and 

development activities of the Department of State and the 

United States Agency for International Development. 

(E) A description of the legal, operational, and fiscal authorities relating to the lines of effort of the Department 

in Niger and the broader region. 

(F) An identification of measures to mitigate operational 

risk to and increase the preparedness of members of the 

Armed Forces conducting missions, operations, or activities 

in Niger or the broader region. 

(G) An assessment of the command and support relationships of United States Africa Command with subordinate 

component commands, including Special Operations Command Africa. 

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(H) An identification and description of each implemented recommendation from the Army Regulation 15–6 

investigation report conducted by United States Africa 

Command regarding the deaths of four soldiers in Niger on 

October 4, 2017. 

(I) Any other matter the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

(2) SCOPE OF REPORT.—For purposes of the report required 

by paragraph (1), the term ‘‘broader region’’ includes Algeria, 

Libya, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, and 

Mali. 

(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a)(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 

74. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BERA OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF COLLEGE CREDIT FOR 

SKILLS ACQUIRED DURING MILITARY SERVICE. 

Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries 

of Veterans Affairs, Education, and Labor, shall submit to Congress 

a report on the transfer of skills into equivalent college credits or 

technical certifications for members of the Armed Forces leaving 

the military. Such report shall describe each the following: 

(1) Each skill that may be acquired during military service 

that is eligible for transfer into an equivalent college credit or 

technical certification. 

(2) The academic level of the equivalent college credit or 

technical certification for which each such skill is eligible. 

(3) Each academic institution that awards an equivalent college credit or technical certification for such skills, including— 

(A) whether each such academic institution is public or 

private and whether such institution is for profit; and 

(B) the number of veterans that applied to such academic institutions who were able to receive equivalent college credits or technical certifications in the last fiscal 

year, and the academic level of the credits or certifications. 

(4) The number of members of the Armed Forces who left the 

military in the last fiscal year and the number of those individuals who met with an academic or technical training advisor 

as part of their participation in the Transition Assistance Program. 

75. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MEADOWS

OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 874, insert after line 6 the following: 

SEC. 2815. PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE LEASING OF PROPERTY. 

(a) REQUIRING CERTIFICATION BY SECRETARIES OF MILITARY DE- PARTMENTS PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO LEASES THAT PROPERTY

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OWNED BY UNITED STATES IS NOT AVAILABLE TO CARRY OUT PUR- POSE OF LEASE.— (1) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT IN REPORTS ON LEASES OF REAL

PROPERTY.—Section 2662(a)(5)(B) of title 10, United States 

Code, as amended by section 2812 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 

Stat. 1849), is amended— 

(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii); 

(B) by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and 

inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following new clause: 

‘‘(iv) facilities in property under the jurisdiction of the 

Department of Defense may not be reconfigured to support 

the purpose of the proposed lease in an appropriate and 

cost-effective manner.’’. 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE; NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE.— 

(A) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to leases entered into or 

renewed on or after the expiration of the 60-day period 

which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

(B) REPORT ON STEPS TAKEN TO ENSURE FUTURE COMPLI- ANCE.—Upon the completion of any general steps necessary to ensure that the Department of Defense will be 

able to meet the requirements of subsection (a)(5) of section 2662 of title 10, United States Code (as amended by 

paragraph (1)) with respect to all leases entered into or renewed after the expiration of the period described in subparagraph (A), including the promulgation of any regulations or the issuance of other guidance, the Secretary of 

Defense shall submit a one-time report to the Committees 

on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 

Senate and shall post a copy of the report on the public 

website of the Department of Defense. 

(b) IMPROVING ACCURACY OF INFORMATION IN REPORTS BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ON REAL PROPERTY LEASES.— (1) INFORMATION ON COSTS OF LEASES.—In preparing any inventory or report on real property leased by the Department of 

Defense, including information on property included in a Base 

Structure Report and information in the Real Property Asset 

Database of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall— 

(A) in the case of a lease which covers multiple assets 

of the Department, provide a separate breakdown of the 

rent and other costs (including parking) associated with 

each such asset; and 

(B) in the case of real property which is subject to multiple leases entered into by the Department, provide a separate breakdown for each such lease and the costs associated with each such lease. 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, or at the time of publishing the next Base 

Structure Report prepared after the date of the enactment of 

this Act (whichever occurs earlier), the Secretary of Defense 

shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

House of Representatives and Senate a report detailing the 

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steps the Secretary has taken to ensure compliance with the 

requirements of paragraph (1). 

(c) REVIEW BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.—Not later 

than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the one-time report required under subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(2), the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

prepare and submit to Congress a report on— 

(1) the extent to which the Department is in compliance with 

subsection (a)(5) of section 2662 of title 10, United States Code 

(as amended by subsection (a)(1)), including the regulations 

and guidance promulgated and issued by the Secretary to ensure compliance with such subsection, as of the date on which 

the Secretary submits the report; and 

(2) the extent to which the Secretary is including the information required under subsection (b) in inventories and reports on real property leased by the Department, as of the date 

on which the Secretary submits the report. 

76. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHIFF OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle C of title XII the following: 

SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON UNITED STATES STRIKES AGAINST SYRIA. 

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on 

Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

on Armed Services of the Senate a report providing a detailed explanation of the legal basis under both domestic and international 

law for the strikes conducted by the United States against Syrian 

regime targets on April 6, 2017, and April 13, 2018, including a detailed legal analysis of relevant authorities and precedents. Such 

report shall be unclassified, but may include a classified annex. 

77. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HECK OF

WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle I of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. PROOF OF PERIOD OF MILITARY SERVICE FOR PURPOSES 

OF INTEREST RATE LIMITATION UNDER THE 

SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT. 

Section 207(b)(1) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 

U.S.C. 3937(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(1) PROOF OF MILITARY SERVICE.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date of a servicemember’s termination or release from military service, in order for an obligation or liability of the 

servicemember to be subject to the interest rate limitation 

in subsection (a), the servicemember shall provide to the 

creditor written notice and a copy of— 

‘‘(i) the military orders calling the servicemember to 

military service and any orders further extending military service; or 

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‘‘(ii) any other appropriate indicator of military service, including a certified letter from a commanding officer. 

‘‘(B) INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION BY CREDITOR.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Regardless of whether a servicemember has provided to a creditor the written notice 

and documentation under subparagraph (A), the creditor may use, in lieu of such notice and documentation, 

information retrieved from the Defense Manpower 

Database Center through the creditor’s normal business reviews of the Database Center for purposes of 

obtaining information indicating that the servicemember is on active duty. 

‘‘(ii) SAFE HARBOR.—A creditor that uses the information retrieved from the Defense Manpower Database Center under clause (i) with respect to a servicemember has not failed to treat the debt of the servicemember in accordance with subsection (a) if— 

‘‘(I) such information indicates that, on the date 

the creditor retrieves such information, the servicemember is not on active duty; and 

‘‘(II) the creditor has not, as of such date, received the written notice and documentation required under subparagraph (A) with respect to the 

servicemember.’’. 

78. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESTY OF

CONNECTICUT OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle I of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. lll. REPORT REGARDING POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS TO PROCESSING RETIREMENTS AND MEDICAL DISCHARGES. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall issue a report to 

the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding possible improvements to the transition of members of the 

Armed Forces to veteran status. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall address the 

following: 

(1) Feasibility of requiring members of the Armed Forces to 

apply for benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs before such members complete discharge from the 

Armed Forces. 

(2) Feasibility of requiring members of the Armed Forces to 

undergo compensation and pension examinations (to be administered by the Secretary of Defense) for purposes of obtaining 

benefits described in paragraph (1) before such members complete discharge from active duty in the Armed Forces. 

(3) Possible improvements to the timeliness of the process for 

transitioning members who undergo medical discharge to care 

provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

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79. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

KRISHNAMOORTHI OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

Page 162, after line 17, insert the following: 

(D) The number and percentage of individuals served by 

the pilot program who are employed in a field that 

matches their skills and training. 

80. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GABBARD

OF HAWAII OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. REPORT ON PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVIL RESPONSE TEAMS TO VOLCANIC 

ACTIVITY. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall submit to Congress a report on personal protective equipment requirements for 

civil defense response teams to volcanic activity and civilian communities in the vicinity of active volcanic activity, including protection against sulfur dioxide gas. 

(b) TRANSFER OF EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZED.—If the Secretary of 

Defense determines that the Department of Defense is in possession of excess personal protective equipment that is not needed for 

current and future planned operational requirements, the Secretary may transfer such excess equipment to State and local civil 

defense agencies upon request from the governor or equivalent official of a State. 

(c) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ 

means each of the several States of the United States, the District 

of Columbia, and any territory, commonwealth, or possession of the 

United States. 

81. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

CRAWFORD OF ARKANSAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 116, after line 2, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 515. PILOT PROGRAM FOR EOD-QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF THE 

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TO SUPPORT CIVIL AUTHORITIES. 

(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Army 

may carry out a pilot program under which EOD-qualified members of the Army National Guard may conduct planning and immediate response defense support to civil authorities. 

(b) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary of the Army shall design a pilot 

program conducted under this section to determine the following: 

(1) The feasibility and effectiveness of establishing program 

described in subsection (a). 

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(2) The merits of using EOD-qualified members of the Army 

National Guard on full-time National Guard duty versus such 

members on active duty for such a pilot program. 

(3) The need for legislative authority to conduct such a pilot 

program. 

(4) The costs to make such a pilot program permanent. 

(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing a pilot program under this section, the Secretary of the Army shall consult with the Commanders 

of the United States Northern Command and United States Pacific 

Command regarding— 

(1) defeating sustained bombings in the United States, including the territories and possessions; 

(2) plans for EOD defense support of designated national 

special security events; 

(3) plans for EOD defense support of the national response 

framework activities of the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security; 

(4) EOD immediate response for recovery of Department of 

Defense munitions off-installation; and 

(5) EOD immediate response in support of civilian law enforcement agencies. 

(d) AUTHORITY FOR PAY AND ALLOWANCES.—The Secretary of Defense may, subject to appropriations, make funds available to fund 

pay, allowances, travel, training, operations, and maintenance costs 

for members of the Army National Guard who participate in the 

pilot program. 

(e) COMMENCEMENT; DURATION.—The Secretary of the Army may 

commence a pilot program under this section on or after January 

1, 2019. All activities under such a pilot program shall terminate 

no later than December 31, 2023. 

(f) REPORT.—If the Secretary of the Army carries out a pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an evaluation of the 

pilot program, including determinations described in subsection (b), 

not later than January 1, 2021. 

(g) EOD DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘EOD’’ means explosive ordnance disposal. 

82. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

CRAWFORD OF ARKANSAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following: 

SEC. lll. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL DEFENSE PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 136 of title 10, United States Code, as 

amended by section 851, is further amended by adding at the end 

the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 2284. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL DEFENSE PROGRAM. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a 

program to be known as the ‘Explosive Ordnance Disposal Defense 

Program’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Program’) under which 

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nance disposal support for commanders of geographic and functional combatant commands. 

‘‘(b) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES.—The plan 

under subsection (a) shall include provisions under which— 

‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense shall— 

‘‘(A) assign the responsibility for the direction, coordination, integration of the explosive ordnance disposal defense 

program within the Department of Defense; 

‘‘(B) designate the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, Biological Defense Programs as the key 

individual for the explosive ordnance disposal defense program that develops and oversees policy, plans, programs 

and budgets, and issues guidance and provides direction 

on Department of Defense explosive ordnance disposal activities; 

‘‘(C) designate the Secretary of the Navy, or a designee 

of the Secretary’s choice, as the executive agent for the Department of Defense that provides oversight of the joint 

program executive officer whom coordinates and integrates 

joint requirements for explosive ordnance disposal and carries out joint research, development, test and evaluation 

and procurement activities on behalf of the military departments and combatant commands with respect to explosive ordnance disposal; 

‘‘(D) designate the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency as the responsible combat support agency that 

will exercise fund management responsibility of the Department of Defense-Wide Program Element for explosive 

ordnance disposal research, development, test and evaluation, transactions other than contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants related to section 2371 of title 10 during 

research projects including rapid prototyping and limited 

procurement urgent activities, and acquisition; 

‘‘(E) designate an Army explosive ordnance disposalqualified general officer as the responsible senior leader of 

the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Joint ImprovisedThreat Defeat Organization that serves as the Chairman 

of the Department of Defense explosive ordnance disposal 

defense program board, 

‘‘(2) the Secretary of each military department shall assess 

the needs of the military department concerned with respect to 

explosive ordnance disposal and may carry out research, development, test and evaluation activities, including other transactions and procurement activities to address military department unique needs such as weapon systems, manned and unmanned vehicles and platforms, cyber and communication 

equipment and the integration of explosive ordnance disposal 

sets, kits and outfits and department’s developed explosive ordnance disposal tools, equipment, sets, kits and outfits. 

‘‘(c) ANNUAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION DOCUMENTS.— ‘‘(1) For fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 

Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress with the defense 

budget materials a consolidated budget justification display, in 

classified and unclassified form, that includes all of activities 

of the Department of Defense relating to the Program. 

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‘‘(2) The budget display under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year 

shall include a single program element for each of the following: 

‘‘(A) Civilian and military pay. 

‘‘(B) Research, development, test, and evaluation. 

‘‘(C) Procurement. 

‘‘(D) Other transaction agreements. 

‘‘(E) Military construction. 

‘‘(3) The budget display shall include funding data for each 

of the military department’s respective activities related to explosive ordnance disposal, including— 

‘‘(A) operations and maintenance; and 

‘‘(B) overseas contingency operations. 

‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘explosive ordnance’ means any munitions containing explosives, nuclear fission or fusion materials, or biological or chemical agents, including— 

‘‘(A) bombs and warheads; 

‘‘(B) guided and ballistic missiles; 

‘‘(C) artillery, mortar, rocket, and small arms munitions; 

‘‘(D) mines, torpedoes, and depth charges; 

‘‘(E) demolition charges; 

‘‘(F) pyrotechnics; 

‘‘(G) clusters and dispensers; 

‘‘(H) cartridge and propellant actuated devices; 

‘‘(I) electro-explosives devices; 

‘‘(J) clandestine and improvised explosive devices, including improvised nuclear, chemical and biological devices; 

and 

‘‘(K) similar or related items or components explosive in 

nature. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘disposal’ means, with respect to explosive ordnance, the assessment, sampling, detection, identification, 

verification, field evaluation, defeat, disablement, neutralization, or rendering-safe, war-head packaging, recovery, exploitation, and final disposition of ordnance.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter, as amended by section 851, is further amended by adding at end the following new section: 

‘‘2284. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Defense Program.’’. 

83. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASTRO

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12l. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN 

THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) The Indo-Pacific region is home to over 60 percent of the 

world’s population and is prone to natural disasters particularly due to its proximity to a geological vulnerable region. 

(2) The multilateral Pacific Partnership exercise, first conducted in 2006 in response to the humanitarian and disaster 

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relief operations for the December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, involved the participation of 22 partner 

nations to improve the ability of each country to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts. 

(3) The Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral 

disaster preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific region. 

(4) The United States Agency for International Development, 

including through its Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, 

leads and coordinates United States humanitarian efforts in 

foreign countries and often partners with the Department of 

Defense in responding to disasters. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the Pacific Partnership, a civic and humanitarian mission 

which the United States Navy’s Pacific Fleet, in conjunction 

with partner nations, nongovernmental organizations, and 

other United States and international governmental agencies 

conducts to strengthen alliances, improves United States and 

partner capacity to deliver humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and improves security cooperation among the partner nations in the Indo-Pacific region; 

(2) the Department of Defense should continue to play a role 

in response to requests for support in international humanitarian assistance and disaster response drawing on its unique 

capabilities, manpower, and forward-deployed resources; and 

(3) the Secretary of Defense should assess the United States 

force posture in the Indo-Pacific region for future Pacific Partnerships and work to expand engagements in the entirety of 

the Indo-Pacific region if appropriate and if applicable renaming the program as the ‘‘Indo-Pacific Partnership’’. 

(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than the end of the first full fiscal year 

beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

Defense shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees 

a briefing on the following: 

(1) A description of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercises conducted by the Department of Defense in the 

Indo-Pacific region in the previous year that also identifies the 

partner countries and militaries involved in any such operations and exercises. 

(2) A description of any planned humanitarian assistance 

and disaster relief exercises for the following fiscal year in the 

Indo-Pacific region. 

(3) A description of any constraints on the ability of the Department of Defense to conduct humanitarian assistance and 

disaster relief exercises, including in resources. 

(4) A description of any efforts undertaken by the Secretary 

of Defense to ease operational burdens on the Armed Forces of 

the United States to participate in humanitarian assistance or 

disaster relief exercises, such as the pre-positioning of equipment, inclusion of additional partners, and inclusion of exercises that may ordinarily be conducted independently of any 

humanitarian assistance operation or exercise. 

(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE DEFINED.—In subsection (c), the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

means— 

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(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. 

84. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE THORNBERRY OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. JOINT STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF WIND FARMS ON WEATHER RADARS AND MILITARY OPERATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an 

arrangement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct a study on the impact wind farms have on 

weather radars and subsequently Department of Defense operations and readiness. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required pursuant to subsection (a) 

shall include the following: 

(1) The potential impacts of wind farms on NEXRAD radars 

and other Federal radars used by the Department of Defense, 

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the 

National Weather Service for weather forecasts and warnings. 

(2) The subsequent impacts of wind farms on Department of 

Defense aviation readiness, including— 

(A) Department of Defense air traffic control radars; 

(B) minimum vectoring altitudes, in particular around 

military flight training bases; 

(C) air-to-ground drop zones; 

(D) air-to-ground bombing and test ranges; 

(E) military operating areas that extend to the surface; 

(F) military training routes; 

(G) over-the-horizon radars; and 

(H) Department of Defense weather radars. 

(3) Examples of when interference from the wind farms has 

affected the ability of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration to forecast or warn for dangerous weather. 

(4) Recommendations to reduce, mitigate, or eliminate the 

potential impacts. 

(5) An analysis of the distance that wind turbines need to be 

away from the radars to ensure no impact. 

(6) Recommendations for addressing the impacts to 

NEXRADs and weather radar due to increasing turbine 

heights. 

(7) Recommendations to reduce or eliminate impacts of existing wind turbines, including those projects that are being repowered by developers to increase turbine heights. 

(8) Recommendations to ensure wind farms do not impact 

the ability of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service to warn or forecast 

hazardous weather. 

(9) The cumulative impacts of multiple wind farms near a 

single radar on the ability of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service to 

warn or forecast hazardous weather. 

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(10) Recommendations to reduce or eliminate the cumulative 

impacts of multiple wind farms. 

(11) An analysis of whether certain wind turbine projects, 

based on project layout, turbine orientation, number of turbines, density of turbines, proximity to radar, or turbine height 

result in greater impacts to the missions of Department of Defense, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

and the National Weather Service, and if so, how can those 

projects be better cited to reduce or eliminate NEXRAD impacts. 

(c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 12 months after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees a report on the study conducted 

pursuant to subsection (a). 

85. 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. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF PLUTONIUM STRATEGY. 

(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States 

that— 

(1) Los Alamos National Laboratory is the Plutonium Science 

and Production Center of Excellence for the United States; and 

(2) Los Alamos National Laboratory will produce a minimum 

of 30 pits per year for the national pit production mission and 

will implement surge efforts to exceed 30 pits per year to meet 

Nuclear Posture Review and national policy. 

(b) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—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 an assessment of the plutonium 

strategy of the National Nuclear Security Administration. The 

assessment shall include— 

(A) an analysis of the engineering assessment and an 

analysis of alternatives; 

(B) an assessment of the science and strategy of retrofitting the facility for plutonium production, including the 

cost, schedule, and feasibility of licensing; and 

(C) an assessment of the strategy considered for manufacturing up to 80 pits per year at Los Alamos through the 

use of multiple labor shifts and additional equipment at 

PF-4 until modular facilities are completed to provide a 

long-term, single-labor shift capacity. 

(2) SELECTION.—The Secretary may not enter into the contract under paragraph (1) with a federally funded research and 

development center for which the Department of Energy or the 

National Nuclear Security Administration is the primary sponsor. 

(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than April 1, 2019, the federally 

funded research and development center shall submit to the 

Secretary of Defense, the Administrator for Nuclear Security, 

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and the Nuclear Weapons Council a report containing the assessment conducted under paragraph (1). 

(4) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than April 15, 

2019, the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees the report under paragraph (3), without 

change. 

(c) REPORT ON PIT PRODUCTION.—Not later than 180 days after 

the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall 

submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 

plan for producing plutonium pits 31–80 at Los Alamos, in case the 

MOX facility is not operational and producing pits by 2030. 

(d) CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Energy shall complete— 

(1) by December 2020 a plan, including cost and impact to 

on-going activities and operations, to reach 30 pits per year at 

Los Alamos National Laboratory; and 

(2) by September 2020 an updated CD-0 (Statement of Mission Need) on the final plan for the national pit production. 

(e) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2019, the Chairman of 

the Nuclear Weapons Council and the Administrator for Nuclear 

Security shall jointly provide to the Committees on Armed Services 

of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and to any other 

congressional defense committee upon request, a briefing detailing 

the implementation plan for the plutonium strategy of the National 

Nuclear Security Administration, including milestones, accountable 

personnel for such milestones, and mechanisms for ensuring transparency into the progress of such strategy for the Department of 

Defense and the congressional defense committees. 

(f) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Not later than April 1, 2019, and 

each year thereafter through 2025, the Chairman of the Nuclear 

Weapons Council shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator for Nuclear Security, and the congressional defense 

committees a written certification that the plutonium pit production plan of the National Nuclear Security Administration is on 

track to meet— 

(1) the military requirement of 80 pits per year by 2030; 

(2) the statutory requirements for pit production timelines 

under section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 

U.S.C. 2538a); and 

(3) all milestones and deliverables described in the plan 

under subsection (e). 

(g) FAILURE TO CERTIFY.— 

(1) NWC NOTIFICATION.—If in any year the Chairman is unable to submit the certification under subsection (f), the Chairman shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the 

Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator written notification describing why the Chairman is unable to make such certification. 

(2) NNSA RESPONSE.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

on which the Chairman makes a notification under paragraph 

(1), the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Secretary, and the Chairman a report 

that— 

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(A) addresses the reasons identified in the notification 

with respect to the failure to make the certification under 

subsection (f); and 

(B) includes presentation of either a concurrent backup 

plan or a recovery plan, and the associated implementation 

schedules for such plan. 

86. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BIGGS OF

ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON 

DEFENSE. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) in recognition of the growth in the economic and military 

strength of United States allies which has occurred since the 

commencement of applicable treaties or other mutual security 

arrangements— 

(A) the burdens of mutual defense now assumed by some 

countries allied with the United States are not commensurate with their economic resources or security environments; 

(B) many United States allies have failed to consistently 

meet their commitments and responsibilities; 

(C) progress towards developing the necessary self-defense capabilities to fulfill commitments and contribute to 

the common defense has been disappointing at times; and 

(D) the continued unwillingness of certain allied countries to increase their contributions to the common defense 

to more appropriate levels will endanger the vitality, effectiveness, and cohesion of the alliances and partnerships 

between those countries and the United States and increase risks to shared peace and prosperity; and 

(2) the President should seek from each ally or partner country of the United States acceptance of international security responsibilities and agreements to make contributions to the 

common defense that are commensurate with the economic resources and security environment of such country, including, 

when appropriate, an increase in host nation support. 

(b) REPORT ON CONTRIBUTIONS BY ALLIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 387. Report on annual defense spending by ally and partner countries. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2019, and annually 

thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees and to the Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform of the House of Representatives 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 

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diately 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.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 16 of such title is amended by inserting 

after the item relating to section 386 the following new item: 

‘‘387. Report on annual defense spending by ally and partner countries.’’. 

87. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCSALLY

OF ARIZONA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title V, insert the following: 

SEC. 573 AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF DISTINGUISHED-SERVICE 

CROSS TO JUSTIN T. GALLEGOS FOR ACTS OF VALOR 

DURING OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. 

(a) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding the time 

limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, 

or any other time limitations with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of the Army may award the Distinguished-Service Cross 

under section 3742 of such title to Justin T. Gallegos for the acts 

of valor described in subsection (b). 

(b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor referred to in 

subsection (a) are the actions of Justin T. Gallegos on October 3, 

2009, as a member of the Army in the grade of Staff Sergeant, 

serving in Afghanistan with the 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. 

88. 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 

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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. 

89. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 543, insert after line 5 the following: 

SEC. 1086. 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. 

90. 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. 

91. 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. lll. 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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92. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 468, line 14, strike ‘‘in’’ and insert ‘‘, opportunities, and 

risks related to’’. 

93. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CUELLAR

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. CORE SAMPLING AT JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. 

(a) SITE INVESTIGATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Air 

Force shall conduct a core sampling study along the proposed route 

of the W-6 wastewater treatment line on Air Force real property, 

in compliance with best engineering practices, to determine if any 

regulated or hazardous substances are present in the soil along the 

proposed route. 

(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 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 on the results of the core samples taken pursuant to subsection (a). 

94. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YARMUTH

OF KENTUCKY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title XV, add the following new section: 

SEC. 15ll. ENDURING COSTS FUNDED THROUGH OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

Beginning with the submission of the annual budget for fiscal 

year 2020, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, as a part of the documentation that 

supports the President’s annual budget for the Department of Defense for such fiscal year (as submitted to Congress under section 

1105 of title 31, United States Code), an estimate for the costs of 

operations currently supported in part or in whole by funding for 

overseas contingency operations that are likely to continue beyond 

such contingency. The Secretary shall ensure that each estimate is 

consistent with the recommendations included in the Government 

Accountability Report entitled ‘‘Overseas Contingency Operations: 

OMB and DOD Should Revise the Criteria for Determining Eligible 

Costs and Identify the Costs Likely to Endure Long Term’’ published January 18, 2017. 

95. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MALONEY

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. INFORMATION REGARDING COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE 

OFFICERS. 

(a) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—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 

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operating as a service in the Navy, 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. 

96. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CORREA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title X, add the following new section: 

SEC. 10ll. STUDY ON RECRUITMENT OF STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCE IN CERTAIN TECHNICAL FIELDS. 

(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 

study to determine how the Department of Defense can attract and 

recruit from institutions of higher education, including the institutions described in subsection (b), students with educational backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and 

cybersecurity. 

(b) INSTITUTIONS DESCRIBED.—The institutions described in this 

subsection are— 

(1) Hispanic Serving Institutions (as defined in section 502 

of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a)); 

(2) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (as defined 

in section 322 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1061)); and 

(3) Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander 

Serving Institutions (as defined in Section 371(c) of such Act 

(20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)). 

(c) REPORT.—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 results of the study 

conducted under subsection (a). 

97. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEE OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title XV, add the following new section: 

SEC. 15ll. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON USE OF FUNDS 

PROVIDED BY OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall submit to Congress a report on how funds authorized to be 

appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for overseas contingency operations were obligated. 

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(b) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in 

unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

98. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROHRABACHER OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. 12ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO DR. SHAKIL AFRIDI. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) The attacks of September 11, 2001, killed approximately 

3,000 people, most of whom were Americans, but also included 

hundreds of individuals with foreign citizenships, nearly 350 

New York Fire Department personnel, and about 50 law enforcement officers. 

(2) Downed United Airlines flight 93 was reportedly intended, under the control of the al-Qaeda high-jackers, to crash 

into the White House or the Capitol in an attempt to kill the 

President of the United States or Members of the United 

States Congress. 

(3) The September 11, 2001, attacks were largely planned 

and carried out by the al-Qaeda terrorist network led by 

Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al Zawahiri, after 

which Osama bin Laden enjoyed safe haven in Pakistan from 

where he continued to plot deadly attacks against the United 

States and the world. 

(4) Since 2001, the United States has provided more than $30 billion in security and economic aid to Pakistan. 

(5) The United States very generously and swiftly responded 

to the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake in Pakistan with more than 

$200 million in emergency aid and the support of several 

United States military aircraft, approximately 1,000 United 

States military personnel, including medical specialists, thousands of tents, blankets, water containers and a variety of 

other emergency equipment. 

(6) The United States again generously and swiftly contributed approximately $150 million in emergency aid to Pakistan 

following the 2010 Pakistan flood, in addition to the service of 

nearly twenty United States military helicopters, their flight 

crews, and other resources to assist the Pakistan Army’s relief 

efforts. 

(7) The United States continues to work tirelessly to support 

Pakistan’s economic development, including millions of dollars 

allocated towards the development of Pakistan’s energy infrastructure, health services and education system. 

(8) The United States and Pakistan continue to have many 

critical shared interests, both economic and security related, 

which could be the foundation for a positive and mutually beneficial partnership. 

(9) Dr. Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani physician, is a hero to 

whom the people of the United States, Pakistan and the world 

owe a debt of gratitude for his help in finally locating Osama 

bin Laden before more innocent American, Pakistani and other 

lives were lost to this terrorist leader. 

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(10) Pakistan, the United States and the international community had failed for nearly 10 years following attacks of September 11, 2001, to locate and bring Osama bin Laden, who 

continued to kill innocent civilians in the Middle East, Asia, 

Europe, Africa and the United States, to justice without the 

help of Dr. Afridi. 

(11) The Government of Pakistan’s imprisonment of Dr. 

Afridi presents a serious and growing impediment to the 

United States’ bilateral relations with Pakistan. 

(12) The Government of Pakistan has leveled and allowed 

baseless charges against Dr. Afridi in a politically motivated, 

spurious legal process. 

(13) Dr. Afridi is currently imprisoned by the Government of 

Pakistan, a deplorable and unconscionable situation which 

calls into question Pakistan’s actual commitment to countering 

terrorism and undermines the notion that Pakistan is a true 

ally in the struggle against terrorism. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that Dr. 

Shakil Afridi is an international hero and that the Government of 

Pakistan should release him immediately from prison. 

99. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SOTO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

On page 469, line 14, insert ‘‘, distributed ledger technologies,’’ 

after ‘‘quantum sciences’’. 

On page 469, line 21, insert ‘‘distributed ledger technologies,’’ 

after ‘‘quantum sciences,’’. 

100. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LIPINSKI

OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 201, after line 11, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 626. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION PRIVILEGES TO CERTAIN VETERANS AND THEIR 

CAREGIVERS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Purple Heart 

and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018’’. 

(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) In 2017, the Secretary of Defense determined that the addition of new patron categories to the commissary and exchange systems would support the growth of a robust customer 

base and help ensure the ability of both systems to provide 

benefits to members of the Armed Forces and their families. 

(2) The Secretary previously opposed extending commissary 

and exchange privileges to large patron groups such as disabled veterans. 

(3) In January 2017, the Secretary of Defense approved limited online exchange shopping privileges for all veterans, effective November 11, 2017. 

(4) The Secretary determined that current patrons of exchanges did not perceive the extension of such privileges as diluting the benefit for members of the Armed Forces. 

(5) The Purple Heart is the oldest military decoration, 

awarded to members of the Armed Forces who have been 

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wounded or died in combat, fighting for the United States. 

Since the modern incarnation of the award was established in 

1932, approximately 1,800,000 members of the Armed Forces 

have been awarded the Purple Heart. 

(c) COMMISSARY STORES AND MWR FACILITIES PRIVILEGES FOR

CERTAIN VETERANS AND VETERAN CAREGIVERS.— 

(1) EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGES.—Chapter 54 of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 1065. Use of commissary stores and MWR facilities: certain veterans and caregivers for veterans 

‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.—A 

veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart shall be permitted to 

use commissary stores and MWR facilities on the same basis as a 

member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay. 

‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS WHO ARE MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS.—A veteran who is a Medal of Honor recipient shall be 

permitted to use commissary stores and MWR facilities on the 

same basis as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or 

retainer pay. 

‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS WHO ARE FORMER PRISONERS OF

WAR.—A veteran who is a former prisoner of war shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR facilities on the same 

basis as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay. 

‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.—A veteran with a service-connected disability shall be 

permitted to use commissary stores and MWR facilities on the 

same basis as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or 

retainer pay. 

‘‘(e) ELIGIBILITY OF CAREGIVERS FOR VETERANS.—A caregiver or 

family caregiver shall be permitted to use commissary stores and 

MWR facilities on the same basis as a member of the armed forces 

entitled to retired or retainer pay. 

‘‘(f) USER FEE AUTHORITY.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 

prescribe regulations that impose a user fee on individuals who are 

eligible solely under this section to purchase merchandise at a commissary store or MWR retail facility. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary shall set the user fee under this subsection at 

a rate that the Secretary determines will offset any increase in expenses arising from this section borne by the Department of the 

Treasury on behalf of commissary stores associated with the use of 

credit or debit cards for customer purchases, including expenses related to card network use and related transaction processing fees. 

‘‘(3) The Secretary shall deposit funds collected pursuant to a 

user fee under this subsection in the General Fund of the Treasury. 

‘‘(4) Any fee under this subsection is in addition to the uniform 

surcharge under section 2484(d) of this title. 

‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘MWR facilities’ includes— 

‘‘(A) MWR retail facilities, as that term is defined in section 1063(e) of this title; and 

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‘‘(B) military lodging operated by the Department of Defense for the morale, welfare, and recreation of members 

of the armed forces. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘Medal of Honor recipient’ has the meaning 

given that term in section 1074h(c) of this title. 

‘‘(3) The terms ‘veteran’, ‘former prisoner of war’, and ‘service-connected’ have the meanings given those terms in section 

101 of title 38. 

‘‘(4) The terms ‘caregiver’ and ‘family caregiver’ have the 

meanings given those terms in section in section 1720G(d) of 

title 38.’’. 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 54 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘1065. Use of commissary stores and MWR facilities: certain veterans and caregivers for veterans.’’. 

(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 1065 of title 10, United States 

Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall take effect at the end 

of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of 

this Act. 

(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION FOR UPDATING EPACS FOR

MILITARY COMMISSARIES.—There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000 to the Secretary of Defense for the purpose of updating the electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges so that the system may recognize 

and accept veteran health identification cards. 

(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INDIVIDUALS AWARDED THE

PURPLE HEART.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 

Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 

should maintain a list of all individuals awarded the Purple Heart. 

101. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LIPINSKI

OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title I, add the following new section: 

SEC. 1ll. ARMORED COMMERCIAL PASSENGER-CARRYING VEHICLES. 

(a) IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO RECOMMENDATIONS.—In accordance 

with the recommendations of the Government Accountability Office 

in the report titled ‘‘Armored Commercial Vehicles: DOD Has Procurement Guidance, but Army Could Take Actions to Enhance Inspections and Oversight’’ (GAO-17-513), not later than 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Army 

shall— 

(1) ensure that in-progress inspections are conducted at the 

armoring vendor’s facility for each procurement of an armored 

commercial passenger-carrying vehicle until the date on which 

the Secretary of Defense approves and implements an updated 

armoring and inspection standard for such vehicles; and 

(2) designate a central point of contact for collecting and reporting information on armored commercial passenger-carrying 

vehicles (such as information on contracts execution and vehicle inspections). 

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(b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—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 the progress 

of the Secretary in implementing Department of Defense Instruction O–2000.16 Volume 1, dated November 2016, with respect to 

armored commercial passenger-carrying vehicles, including— 

(1) whether criteria for the procurement of such vehicles 

have been established and distributed to the relevant components of the Department; and 

(2) whether a process is in place for ensuring that the relevant components of the Department incorporate those criteria 

into contracts for such vehicles. 

102. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESHOO

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 877, insert after line 9 the following new section (and redesignate the succeeding sections accordingly): 

SEC. 2822. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LAND CONVEYANCE, 

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 

(1) The Secretary of the Army is proposing to convey 17.1 

acres of real property in Mountain View, California, known as 

Shenandoah Square and the existing 126 housing units on 

such property in order to raise capital to improve other military housing owned by private entities, despite significant military demand for affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay 

Area from personnel spanning across the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard. 

(2) Under the proposed conveyance, the existing 126 housing 

units at Shenandoah Square would be demolished to allow for 

the construction of high-density residential housing. 

(3) Shenandoah Square is one of only 3 military housing 

complexes in the San Francisco Bay Area and is home to many 

California National Guard personnel serving in the 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Federal Air Field and civilians who perform mission critical work for the 129th Rescue Wing. 

(4) The San Francisco Bay Area is confronting one of the 

most severe affordable housing crises in the United States, 

which has led to a recruitment and retention crisis for the 

129th Rescue Wing. 

(5) The residents of these units have expressed concern 

about their displacement from Shenandoah Square, as this 

property is located in one of the most expensive housing markets in the country, Silicon Valley, and there is great uncertainty about the affordability of new potential housing on the 

site. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

Secretary of the Army should explore all possible alternatives to a 

conveyance of Shenandoah Square, including subleasing the property to an entity that can better develop affordable housing on the 

property. 

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103. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SOTO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. PERMANENT EXTENSION AND CODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION FEATURES 

ACTIVITIES DURING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF 

DEFENSE SYSTEMS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by inserting before section 2358 the following new section: 

‘‘§ 2357. Technology protection features activities. 

‘‘(a) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of Defense may carry out activities to develop and incorporate technology protection features in a 

designated system during the research and development phase of 

such system. 

‘‘(b) COST-SHARING.—Any contract for the design or development 

of a system resulting from activities under subsection (a) for the 

purpose of enhancing or enabling the exportability of the system, 

either for the development of program protection strategies for the 

system or the design and incorporation of exportability features 

into the system, shall include a cost-sharing provision that requires 

the contractor to bear half of the cost of such activities, or such 

other portion of such cost as the Secretary considers appropriate 

upon showing of good cause. 

‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘designated system’ means any system (including a major system, as defined in section 2302(5) of title 10, 

United States Code) that the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition and Sustainment designates for purposes of this 

section. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘technology protection features’ means the 

technical modifications necessary to protect critical program information, including anti-tamper technologies and other systems engineering activities intended to prevent or delay exploitation of critical technologies in a designated system.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

inserting before the item relating to section 2358 the following new 

item: 

‘‘2357. Technology protection features activities.’’. 

(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 243 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (10 U.S.C. 

2358 note) is repealed. 

104. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TORRES

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. ll. REPORT ON HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, AND EL SALVADOR. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 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 conVerDate Sep 11 2014 09:24 May 23, 2018 Jkt 030153 PO 00000 Frm 00248 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR702.XXX HR702
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gressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations 

of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

of Representatives a report regarding narcotics trafficking corruption and illicit campaign finance in Honduras, Guatemala, and El 

Salvador. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include— 

(1) the names of senior government officials in Honduras, 

Guatemala, and El Salvador who are known to have committed 

or facilitated acts of grand corruption or narcotics trafficking; 

(2) the names of elected officials in Honduras, Guatemala, 

and El Salvador who are known to have received campaign 

funds that are the proceeds of narco-trafficking or other illicit 

activities in the last 2 years; and 

(3) the names of individuals in Honduras, Guatemala, and El 

Salvador who are known to have facilitated the financing of political campaigns in any of the Northern Triangle countries 

with the proceeds of narco-trafficking or other illicit activities 

in the last 2 years. 

(c) FORM.—The report submitted under subsection (a) shall be 

submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

105. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WITTMAN OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 956, line 19, strike ‘‘2018’’ and insert ‘‘2019’’. 

106. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GARRETT

OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 683, line 15, insert ‘‘foreign’’ before ‘‘non-state’’. 

107. 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; 

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(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. 

108. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

CICILLINE OF RHODE ISLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle F of title XII the following: 

SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON COUNTRIES AND ENEMY GROUPS AGAINST 

WHICH THE UNITED STATES HAS TAKEN MILITARY ACTION. 

Not later than 180 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 Foreign Affairs of the House 

of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the 

Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that identifies the nations, organizations, and persons against which the 

United States has taken military action pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 

note). 

109. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

DEMINGS OF FLORIDA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12ll. ENHANCED MILITARY ACTIVITIES. 

(a) NATO EXERCISES.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

with appropriate officials of other member countries of the North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization, shall seek opportunities to conduct 

more NATO naval exercises in the Baltic and Black Seas, as well 

as in the northern Atlantic Ocean, to defend the seas around Europe and deter Russian aggression in those regions. 

(b) JOINT RESEARCH PROJECTS.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may conduct joint research 

projects with NATO allies pursuant to the authorities under chapter 138 of title 10, United States Code, including projects through 

NATO Centers of Excellence, to— 

(1) improve NATO reconnaissance capabilities to track Russian military exercises; 

(2) enhance NATO anti-submarine warfare capabilities 

against Russia; 

(3) increase the numbers of modern sensors placed on NATO 

aircraft, submarines, and surface ships; or 

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(4) enhance NATO capabilities to detect and deter Russian 

information operations. 

110. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

CICILLINE OF RHODE ISLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle C of title XII the following: 

SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON UNITED STATES MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST 

SYRIA. 

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 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 

of the Senate a report regarding the United States military strikes 

on Syria on April 13, 2018. Such report should address the following: 

(1) An identification of the objectives of such strikes. 

(2) An examination of whether such objectives were achieved. 

(3) An examination of any tactical advantages gained by 

such strikes. 

(4) An assessment of the extent to which Syrian military operations were affected by such strikes, including if such strikes 

had any lasting impact on such operations. 

(5) An identification of the legal justification for such strikes. 

111. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOHO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. SALE OF SURPLUS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EQUIPMENT TO ELIGIBLE FARMERS. 

Section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(g) SALE OF EQUIPMENT TO FARMERS.—(1) During the three-year 

period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, may transfer to eligible farmers equipment of the Department of Defense 

that is— 

‘‘(A) appropriate for use by farmers; and 

‘‘(B) excess to the needs of the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(2) A farmer is eligible to purchase equipment under this subsection if the farmer is— 

‘‘(A) a veteran and a new and beginning farmer, as determined by the Secretary; and 

‘‘(B) submits to the Secretary an application containing such 

information and assurances as the Secretary may require. 

‘‘(3) Equipment made available for transfer to farmers under this 

subsection shall be made available to such farmers before such 

equipment is made available for public sale. 

‘‘(4) Not later than 60 days after the termination of the authority 

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port on this subsection that includes the recommendations of the 

Secretary regarding the extension or expansion of the program.’’. 

112. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MARSHALL OF KANSAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 937, insert after line 12 the following new section: 

SEC. 2845. MODIFICATION TO FIRST DIVISION MONUMENT. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Society of the First Infantry Division 

(an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 

of that code), may make modifications (including construction of additional plaques and stone plinths on which to put the plaques) to 

the First Division Monument located on Federal land in Presidential Park in District of Columbia that was set aside for memorial purposes of the First Infantry Division, in order to honor the 

members of the First Infantry Division who paid the ultimate sacrifice during United States operations, including Operation Desert 

Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn, and Operation 

Enduring Freedom. The First Infantry Division at the Department 

of the Army shall collaborate with the Department of Defense to 

provide to the Society of the First Infantry Division the list of 

names to be added. 

(b) NON-APPLICATION OF COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.—Subsections (b) and (c) of section 8903 of title 40, United States Code 

(commonly known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall not 

apply to actions taken under subsection (a) of this section. 

(c) FUNDING.—Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense 

of the activities of the Society of the First Infantry Division which 

are authorized by this section. 

113. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LANGEVIN OF RHODE ISLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12ll. IMPORTANCE OF EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) In a world with increasingly complex political and security challenges, bridging the gap between diplomacy and defense is more vital than ever to achieve United States strategic 

objectives abroad. 

(2) Foreign missions are multifaceted, rapidly evolving, and 

interconnected. 

(3) Emerging security issues demand that the United States 

Government be quick, agile, adaptable, comprehensive, and inclusive when navigating foreign partnerships. 

(4) The interagency process continues to be the most efficient 

and effective means for the United States to quickly adjust to 

changing circumstances and leverage resources for securing its 

strategic objectives abroad. 

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(5) The Government Accountability Office has found that ‘‘effective interagency rotational assignments can achieve collaboration-related results’’. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) United States Government personnel must be able to collaborate across departments and agencies to meet complex national security challenges; 

(2) the United States needs to ensure that its foreign and defense policies are mutually supportive and find ways to most 

effectively align its strategies; 

(3) exchange programs between the Department of State and 

Department of Defense are critical for strengthening the capacity of such Departments to promote regional stability around 

the world while protecting and promoting United States interests; 

(4) Foreign Service officers serving as political advisors provide deep understanding of diplomatic dynamics and issues 

and can enable, through such exchange programs, the Department of Defense to make effective and sustained contributions 

to protecting and promoting United States interests; and 

(5) in order to achieve such strategic, operational, and tactical successes, such Foreign Service officers should be embedded forward with Department of Defense personnel to the fullest extent practicable. 

114. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAN- GEVIN OF RHODE ISLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 874, insert after line 6 the following: 

SEC. 2815. REPORTS ON BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES SUBJECT TO EXCEPTIONS TO ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS. 

(a) ANNUAL REPORT FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION.—Not later than 90 

days after the end of each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023, 

the Secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report listing each building or facility for which the 

Secretary first initiated construction during the fiscal year, or for 

which the Secretary first entered into a lease for the use of the Secretary during the fiscal year, which is subject to one of the accessibility standard exceptions described in subsection (c). 

(b) ONE-TIME REPORT ON CURRENT BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

SUBJECT TO EXCEPTIONS.—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 listing each building or facility constructed or leased by the Secretary during fiscal 

years 2014 through 2018 which is subject to one of the accessibility 

standard exceptions described in subsection (c). 

(c) ACCESSIBILITY STANDARD EXCEPTIONS DESCRIBED.—The accessibility standard exceptions described in this subsection with respect to a building or facility are as follows: 

(1) The building or facility is leased by the Secretary concerned on a temporary, emergency basis for the use of officials 

providing disaster assistance. 

(2) The building or facility is located in a foreign country and 

is constructed in whole or in part with funds provided by the 

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United States, but the Secretary concerned does not control the 

design criteria and the building or facility is not required to 

comply with standards under the Architectural Barriers Act of 

1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.). 

(3) The building or facility is located in a foreign country and 

is leased by the Secretary concerned. 

(4) The building or facility is subject to a waiver granted by 

the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense who represents the Department of Defense on the United States Access 

Board. 

115. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BEYER

OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 8ll. USE OF LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE 

SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS. 

(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the United 

States Government to avoid using lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria in circumstances that would deny the 

Government the benefits of cost and technical tradeoffs in the 

source selection process. 

(b) REVISION OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.—Not later 

than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to require that, for solicitations issued on or after the date that is 120 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria are used only in situations in which— 

(1) an executive agency is able to comprehensively and clearly describe the minimum requirements expressed in terms of 

performance objectives, measures, and standards that will be 

used to determine acceptability of offers; 

(2) the executive agency would realize no, or minimal, value 

from a contract proposal exceeding the minimum technical or 

performance requirements set forth in the request for proposal; 

(3) the proposed technical approaches will require no, or 

minimal, subjective judgment by the source selection authority 

as to the desirability of one offeror’s proposal versus a competing proposal; 

(4) the source selection authority has a high degree of confidence that a review of technical proposals of offerors other 

than the lowest bidder would not result in the identification of 

factors that could provide value or benefit to the executive 

agency; 

(5) the contracting officer has included a justification for the 

use of a lowest price technically acceptable evaluation methodology in the contract file; and 

(6) the executive agency has determined that the lowest price 

reflects full life-cycle costs, including for operations and support. 

(c) AVOIDANCE OF USE OF LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE SOURCE SELECTION CRITERIA IN CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS.— 

To the maximum extent practicable, the use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria shall be avoided in the 

case of a procurement that is predominately for the acquisition of— 

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(1) information technology services, cybersecurity services, 

systems engineering and technical assistance services, advanced electronic testing, audit or audit readiness services, or 

other knowledge-based professional services; 

(2) personal protective equipment; or 

(3) knowledge-based training or logistics services in contingency operations or other operations outside the United States, 

including in Afghanistan or Iraq. 

(d) REPORTING.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the 

Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the number of instances in which lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria is used for a contract exceeding $2,000,000, including 

an explanation of how the situations listed in subsection (b) were 

considered in making a determination to use lowest price technically acceptable source selection criteria. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive agency’’ has 

the meaning given that term in section 102 of title 40, United 

States Code, except that the term does not include the Department of Defense. 

(2) CONTINGENCY OPERATION.—The term ‘‘contingency operation’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 

10, United States Code. 

(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the Committee 

on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 

116. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOUNG

OF ALASKA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title X, add the following new section: 

SEC. 10ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE BASING OF KC–46A AIRCRAFT OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. 

(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the Department of Defense is 

continuing its process of permanently stationing KC–46A aircraft 

at installations in the continental United States and forward-basing outside the continental United States. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

Secretary of the Air Force, as part of the strategic basing process 

for KC–46A aircraft, should continue to consider the benefits derived from locations outside the continental United States that— 

(1) support day-to-day air refueling operations, operations 

plans of the combatant commands, and flexibility for contingency operations, and have— 

(A) a strategic location that is essential to the defense of 

the United States and its interests; 

(B) receivers for boom or probe-and-drogue training opportunities with joint and international partners; and 

(C) sufficient airfield and airspace availability and capacity to meet requirements; and 

(2) possess facilities that— 

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(A) take full advantage of existing infrastructure to provide— 

(i) runway, hangars, and aircrew and maintenance 

operations; and 

(ii) sufficient fuels receipt, storage, and distribution 

capacities for a 5-day peacetime operating stock; and 

(B) minimize overall construction and operational costs. 

117. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DUNN

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. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CONVERSION OF F–22 AIRCRAFT. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) Accelerating the modernization upgrade of F–22A Block 

20 training and test aircraft would significantly increase the 

total available inventory of combat-capable F–22A Block 35 

fighter aircraft. 

(2) Converting 34 F–22A Block 20 aircraft to a Block 35 configuration would drastically improve the readiness and health 

of the entire F–22A fleet and increase flexibility to manage 

availability of the combat-coded Block 35 fleet, which is accumulating more operational flight hours than initially anticipated. 

(3) Making the conversions described in paragraph (2) would 

be a cost-effective way to increase the F–22’s combat-capable 

force by 27 percent. 

(4) If the conversion effort is not included in future base 

budgets, it would be advisable for the Department of Defense 

to support the effort as an unfunded priority. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

Secretary of the Air Force should accelerate modernization of the 

F–22 Block 20 training and test aircraft as quickly as possible. 

118. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOUNG

OF ALASKA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 45, after line 24, insert the following: 

SEC. 148. BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS ON ESTABLISHMENT OF ACTIVE 

DUTY ASSOCIATION AND ADDITIONAL PRIMARY AIRCRAFT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE 168TH AIR REFUELING 

WING. 

(a) BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS.—The Secretary of the Air Force 

shall conduct a business case analysis on the establishment of an 

active or classic association with the 168th Air Refueling Wing. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The business case analysis conducted under subsection (a) shall address the following: 

(1) Consideration of the addition of two F–35A squadrons at 

Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, in 2020, and an examination 

of future shortfalls in air refueling requirements due to such 

additional aircraft. 

(2) An analysis of potential benefits of adding four primary 

aircraft authorizations (PAA) for KC–135R tanker aircraft to 

the 168th Air Refueling Wing. 

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(3) Identification of efficiencies and cost savings to be 

achieved by the 168th Air Refueling Wing after an active or 

classic association is in place in comparison with temporarily 

assigned tanker augmentation rotations. 

(4) A detailed comparison of the costs and benefits of an active association for the 168th Air Refueling Wing with a classic 

association for the Wing. 

(5) An analysis of the effects of the augmented airlift capability arising from additional tanker assets for the 168th Air 

Refueling Wing in better facilitating rapid deployment of 5th 

Generation Fighters, necessary support equipment and personnel, and other rapid response forces. 

(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 

on the business case analysis conducted under subsection (a). 

119. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BROWN

OF MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. MODIFICATION OF FUNDING CRITERIA UNDER HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM. 

Section 2362(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘Priority’’ and inserting ‘‘Criteria’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘give priority in providing’’ and inserting 

‘‘limit’’. 

120. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KHANNA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle F of title XII the following: 

SEC. 12ll. INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF COALITION PARTNERS 

OR UNITED STATES MILITARY OR INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL VIOLATED FEDERAL LAW OR DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE POLICY WHILE CONDUCTING OPERATIONS IN 

YEMEN. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an investigation to determine if coalition partners of the United States 

or members of the Armed Forces or intelligence personnel violated 

Federal law, the laws of armed conflict, or Department of Defense 

policy while conducting operations in Yemen. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The investigation required under 

subsection (a) shall also seek to determine the following: 

(1) Whether any Armed Forces or intelligence personnel interrogated Yemeni citizens in prisons within Yemen or provided questions to foreign personnel for use in such interrogations, and whether such interrogations or actions were consistent with United States law and policy. 

(2) Whether any Armed Forces or intelligence personnel violated the prohibitions of section 362 of title 10, United States 

Code, while conducting operations in Yemen. 

(3) Whether any United States coalition partners committed 

gross violations of internationally recognized human rights 

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while conducting operations in Yemen that would make such 

coalition partners ineligible for any training, equipment, or 

other assistance for a unit of a foreign security force under section 362 of title 10, United States Code. 

(4) Whether a waiver or exception has been granted to 

United States coalition partners under section 362 of title 10, 

United States Code, while conducting operations in Yemen. 

(c) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

a report that contains the findings of the investigation required 

under this section. 

(2) FORM.—The report required under this section shall be 

submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 

annex 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(1) COALITION PARTNERS.—The term ‘‘coalition partners’’ has 

the meaning given such term in paragraph (3) of section 948a 

of title 10, United States Code. 

(2) GROSS VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED

HUMAN RIGHTS.—The term ‘‘gross violations of internationally 

recognized human rights’’ has the meaning given such term in 

subsection (d)(1) of section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act 

of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304). 

121. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DUNCAN

JR. OF TENNESSEE OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle H of title V of division A, add the following: 

SEC. lll. REPORT ON AWARDS FOR COST-SAVING IDEAS. 

Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report detailing— 

(1) the total number of awards and commendations presented to any military personnel for a cost-saving idea during 

the prior fiscal year; 

(2) a total estimate of the total savings as a result of the implementation of cost-saving ideas for which an award or commendation was presented; and 

(3) a description of how the Secretary plans to expand incentive programs for the purpose described in this section and 

streamline such programs. 

122. 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 XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12l. INCLUSION OF INFLUENCE OPERATIONS IN ANNUAL MILITARY REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall modify the Department of Defense’s respective annual reports to Congress on the 

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clude influence operations as a matter to be included in such reports. 

(b) AMENDMENTS TO REPORTS.—(1) Section 1202(b)(14) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 

106–65; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by adding at the end before the period the following: ‘‘, including a description of efforts to 

use non-military tools, including diplomacy and political coercion, 

information operations, and economic pressure to gain influence in 

other countries and advance strategic objectives,’’. 

(2) Section 1245(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84) is amended— 

(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(E) a description of efforts to use non-military tools, including diplomacy and political coercion, information operations, and economic pressure to gain influence in other 

countries and advance strategic objectives.’’. 

(3) Section 1245(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3566) is amended by adding at the 

end the following: 

‘‘(23) A description of efforts of Russia to use non-military 

tools, including diplomacy and political coercion, information 

operations, and economic pressure to gain influence in other 

countries and advance strategic objectives.’’. 

123. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

GOTTHEIMER OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

Page 538, after line 25, insert the following: 

(5) To remember the Holocaust, the annihilation of 6,000,000 

Jews by the Nazi regime, and to pay tribute to the Allied 

troops who liberated Nazi concentration camps during World 

War II. 

Page 540, line 17, strike ‘‘(f)(2)’’ and insert ‘‘(g)(2)’’. 

Page 542, after line 4, insert the following (and redesignate succeeding subsections accordingly): 

(f) CONSULTATION WITH DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM.—In designing the commemorative program conducted under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 

consult with the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial 

Museum. 

124. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

GOHMERT OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle I of title V, add the following: 

SEC. 5ll. CHAPLAINCIES OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the chaplaincies of the Armed 

Forces are— 

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(1) to accommodate the religious needs of members of the 

Armed Forces; 

(2) to provide religious and pastoral care to members of the 

Armed Forces; and 

(3) to provide advice to commanders of the Armed Forces on 

the complexities of religion with regard to the respective commander’s personnel and mission, as appropriate. 

(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Each chaplain of the Armed Forces shall 

be— 

(1) a member of a religious organization; 

(2) of sufficient education and ecclesiastical qualification; and 

(3) qualified to conduct religious observances or ceremonies. 

125. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

BORDALLO OF GUAM OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title VIII (page 361, after line 5), insert the following: 

SEC. 845. SECURITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES. 

In awarding contracts for telecommunication services or installation of telecommunication infrastructure on military installations 

located in the United States or its territories, the Secretary of Defense shall give preference to American-owned and -operated companies. 

126. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 67, line 23, after ‘‘sciences’’ insert ‘‘, plans to defend against 

quantum based attacks,’’. 

127. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

ARRINGTON OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

At the end of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. REPORT ON OA–X LIGHT ATTACK AIRCRAFT APPLICABILITY TO PARTNER NATION SUPPORT. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than February 1, 2019, the 

Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report on the OA–X light attack aircraft experiment 

and how the program incorporates partner nation requirements. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include a 

description of— 

(1) how the OA–X light attack experiment will support partner nations’ low-cost counter terrorism light attack capability; 

(2) the extent to which the attributes of affordability, interoperability, sustainability, simplicity of maintenance and operations are included in the requirements for the OA–X; and 

(3) how Federal Aviation Administration certification and a 

reasonable path for military type certifications for commercial 

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derivative aircraft are factored into foreign military sales for a 

partner nation. 

128. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NOLAN

OF MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title VIII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 8ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING STEEL PRODUCED IN 

THE UNITED STATES. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) Frequent surges in unfairly trade steel imports have materially injured the iron ore and steel industries in the United 

States, putting our national, economic, and energy security at 

risk. 

(2) High-quality American steel products are vital to the success of the United States military and are used in a variety of 

applications from aircraft carriers to armor plate for tanks as 

well as critical energy infrastructure like the electrical grid 

and energy pipelines. 

(3) Domestic producers of defense-related steel products are 

dependent on the overall financial health of the iron ore and 

steel industries in the United States. 

(4) The loss of a strong domestic iron ore and steel industry 

would make the United States dangerously dependent upon 

foreign sources of steel, such as China. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that a 

strong domestic iron ore and steel industry is vital to the national 

security of the United States. 

129. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

DAVIDSON OF OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 217, after line 17, insert the following: 

‘‘(iv) A description of the methodology and criteria used 

by the Secretary to make decisions to close any military 

medical treatment facility or limit the health services provided by a military medical treatment facility, including 

input from the affected military department.’’. 

130. 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. 221. 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. 

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(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; 

(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, 2019, a 

report specifying such plan of action. 

131. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEI- DER OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 381, after line 9, insert the following: 

SEC. 861. VETERAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

Secretary of Defense should coordinate with the Administrator of 

the Small Business Administration to include relevant aspects of 

veterans assistance programs of the Small Business Administration 

in the Transition Assistance Program established under section 

1144 of title 10, United States Code. 

(b) BOOTS TO BUSINESS PROGRAM.—Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: 

‘‘(f) BOOTS TO BUSINESS PROGRAM.— 

‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

‘‘(A) the term ‘covered individual’ means— 

‘‘(i) a member of the Armed Forces, including the 

National Guard or Reserves; 

‘‘(ii) an individual who is participating in the Transition Assistance Program established under section 

1144 of title 10, United States Code; 

‘‘(iii) an individual who— 

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‘‘(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 

‘‘(iv) a spouse or dependent of an individual described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii); and 

‘‘(B) the term ‘Vet Center’ has the meaning given in section 1712A(h) of title 38, United States Code. 

‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—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 

‘‘(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 launch 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) UTILIZATION 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. 

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‘‘(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 created for 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. 

‘‘(E) AVAILABILITY TO VETERANS AFFAIRS.—In consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Administrator shall make available outreach materials regarding 

the Boots to Business Program for distribution and display 

at local facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs 

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) REVIEW.—The Inspector General of the Administration 

shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives an annual report regarding the awarding of grants to entities under paragraph (4)(C). 

‘‘(6) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 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) the number of program participants using each component of the Boots to Business Program; 

‘‘(B) the completion rates for each component of the 

Boots to Business Program; 

‘‘(C) 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; 

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‘‘(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; 

‘‘(D) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Boots to 

Business Program in each region of the Administration 

during the most recent fiscal year; 

‘‘(E) an assessment of additional performance outcome 

measures for the Boots to Business Program, as identified 

by the Administrator; 

‘‘(F) 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; 

‘‘(G) 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 

‘‘(H) any additional information the Administrator determines necessary.’’. 

132. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

CRAWFORD OF ARKANSAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 

DISPOSAL. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) military intelligence programs should be provided additional resources, authorities, and direction with respect to prevention of and response to bombings using explosive ordnance 

thereby ensuring the safety of the United States and its citizens; 

(2) additional explosive ordnance disposal intelligence personnel are required to improve the ability of the intelligence 

community to safeguard the United States; 

(3) because of increasing use of explosive ordnance, which includes improvised explosive devices, the Secretary of Defense 

should make it a priority to enhance explosive ordnance disposal intelligence efforts to protect and safeguard the United 

States; and 

(4) Congress should work to develop a comprehensive response to the issue of prevention of bombings in recognition of 

the contributions made by the 122-military explosive ordnance 

disposal personnel that have died in the line of duty since the 

attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. 

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133. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE EVANS

OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 381, after line 9, insert the following: 

SEC. 861. IMPROVEMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS PROGRAM. 

(a) USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating section 48 as section 49; and 

(2) by inserting after section 47 the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 48. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT 

PROGRAMS. 

‘‘(a) EXPANDED SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, the Administrator shall only deliver entrepreneurial development services, entrepreneurial education, support for the 

development and maintenance of clusters, or business training 

through a program authorized under— 

‘‘(A) section 7(j), 7(m), 8(a), 8(b)(1), 21, 22, 29, or 32 of 

this Act; or 

‘‘(B) sections 358 or 389 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. 

‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to services provided to assist small business concerns owned by an Indian 

tribe (as such term is defined in section 8(a)(13)). 

‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning on the first December 1 after 

the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator 

shall annually report to the Committee on Small Business of the 

House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business 

and Entrepreneurship of the Senate on all entrepreneurial development activities undertaken in the current fiscal year through a program described in subsection (a). Such report shall include— 

‘‘(1) a description and operating details for each program and 

activity; 

‘‘(2) operating circulars, manuals, and standard operating 

procedures for each program and activity; 

‘‘(3) a description of the process used to award grants under 

each program and activity; 

‘‘(4) a list of all awardees, contractors, and vendors (including 

organization name and location) and the amount of awards for 

the current fiscal year for each program and activity; 

‘‘(5) the amount of funding obligated for the current fiscal 

year for each program and activity; and 

‘‘(6) the names and titles for those individuals responsible for 

each program and activity.’’. 

(b) MARKETING OF SERVICES.—Section 21 of the Small Business 

Act (15 U.S.C. 648) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(o) NO PROHIBITION OF MARKETING OF SERVICES.—The Administrator shall not prohibit applicants receiving grants under this section from marketing and advertising their services to individuals 

and small business concerns.’’. 

(c) DATA COLLECTION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 21(a)(3)(A) of the Small Business 

Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) is amended— 

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(A) by striking ‘‘as provided in this section and’’ and inserting ‘‘as provided in this section,’’; and 

(B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and (iv) governing data collection activities related to applicants receiving grants under this section’’. 

(2) ANNUAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—Section 21 of the 

Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), as amended by subsection 

(b), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(p) ANNUAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—The Administrator 

shall report annually to the Committee on Small Business of the 

House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business 

and Entrepreneurship of the Senate on any data collection activities related to the Small Business Development Center Program.’’. 

(3) WORKING GROUP TO IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION.— 

(A) ESTABLISHMENT AND STUDY.—The Administrator of 

the Small Business Administration shall establish a group 

to be known as the ‘‘Data Collection Working Group’’ consisting of members from entrepreneurial development 

grant recipients associations and organizations and officials from the Small Business Administration, to carry out 

a study to determine the best way to capture data collection and create or revise existing systems dedicated to 

data collection. 

(B) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 

the Data Collection Working Group shall issue a report to 

the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and 

Entrepreneurship of the Senate containing the findings 

and determinations made in carrying out the study required under paragraph (1), including— 

(i) recommendations for revising existing data collection practices; and 

(ii) a proposed plan for the Small Business Administration to implement such recommendations. 

(d) FEES FROM PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND COSPONSORSHIPS.— 

Section 21(a)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(C)), 

as amended by subsection (c), is further amended by adding at the 

end the following: 

‘‘(D) FEES FROM PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND COSPONSORSHIPS.— 

A small business development center that participates in a private 

partnership or cosponsorship with the Administration shall not be 

prohibited from collecting fees or other income related to the operation of such a private partnership or cosponsorship.’’. 

(e) EQUITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.—Subclause (I) of section 21(a)(4)(C)(v) of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(v)) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made available in any fiscal year to carry out this section, 

not more than $600,000 may be used by the Administration to pay expenses enumerated in subparagraphs (B) through (D) of section 20(a)(1).’’. 

(f) CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 21(a)(7)(A) of the 

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ing after ‘‘under this section’’ the following: ‘‘to any State, local, or 

Federal agency, or to any third party’’. 

(g) LIMITATION ON AWARD OF GRANTS TO SMALL BUSINESS DE- VELOPMENT CENTERS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 648), as amended by subsection (c), is further amended— 

(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘any women’s business center operating pursuant to section 29,’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(q) LIMITATION ON AWARD OF GRANTS.—Except for not-for-profit 

institutions of higher education, and notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, the Administrator may not award grants (including contracts and cooperative agreements) under this section to any 

entity other than those that received grants (including contracts 

and cooperative agreements) under this section prior to the date of 

the enactment of this subsection, and that seek to renew such 

grants (including contracts and cooperative agreements) after such 

date.’’. 

(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments made by this 

section may not be construed as prohibiting a women’s business center (as described under section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656)) from receiving a subgrant from an 

entity receiving a grant under section 21 of the Small Business 

Act (15 U.S.C. 648). 

134. 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 X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH 

ON WOMEN’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO SECURITY. 

Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 

available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019, 

$150,000 shall be made available for research on women’s contributions to security at the National Defense University Institute for 

National Strategic Studies. 

135. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RASKIN

OF MARYLAND 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 DEVELOPMENT OF CANINE PLASMA FOR 

HEMORRHAGIC CONTROL. 

(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, Defense-wide, as specified in the corresponding funding table 

in section 4201, for the United States Special Operations Command 

is hereby increased by $5,000,000 for the development of freezedried canine plasma for hemorrhagic control. 

(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, Defense-wide, as specified in the 

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corresponding funding table in section 4101, for the United States 

Special Operations Command is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 

136. 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 X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM. 

Section 1094(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by inserting ‘‘including those led 

by women or focused on empowering women,’’ after ‘‘groups,’’; 

(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); 

and 

(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 

subparagraph (E): 

‘‘(E) Goals to— 

‘‘(i) support women’s leadership and full participation in preventing and countering violent extremism; 

‘‘(ii) reduce gender barriers to peace and security, 

such as gender-based violence and its harmful effects 

on individuals and communities; and 

‘‘(iii) address gender-specific drivers of radicalization 

and terrorist recruitment strategies.’’. 

137. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COFFMAN OF COLORADO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title XVI, add the following new section: 

SEC. 16ll. BRIEFING ON COMMERCIAL SATELLITE SERVICING CAPABILITIES. 

(a) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 

the Director of National Intelligence, shall jointly provide the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 

Senate, and to any other appropriate congressional committee upon 

request, a briefing detailing the costs, risks, and operational benefits of leveraging commercial satellite servicing capabilities for national security satellite systems. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing under subsection (a) shall include 

the following: 

(1) A prioritized list, with rationale, of operational and 

planned assets of the Department of Defense that could be enhanced by satellite servicing missions. 

(2) The costs, risks, and benefits of integrating satellite servicing capabilities as a part of operational resilience. 

(3) Potential strategies that could allow future national security space systems to leverage commercial in-orbit servicing capabilities where appropriate and feasible. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committee’’ means— 

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(1) the congressional defense committees; 

(2) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

Representatives; and 

(3) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

138. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SHEA- PORTER OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12l. REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN CERTAIN 

FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to appropriate congressional committees a report on security cooperation 

programs and activities of the Department of Defense in the foreign countries specified in subsection (b) that were carried out at 

any time during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and 

ending on such date of enactment. 

(b) FOREIGN COUNTRIES SPECIFIED.—The foreign countries specified in this subsection are the following: 

(1) Afghanistan. 

(2) Iraq. 

(3) Yemen. 

(4) Nigeria. 

(5) Mali. 

(6) Chad. 

(7) Somalia. 

(8) The Philippines. 

(9) Any other country as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 

(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) Lessons learned and best practices with respect to such 

security cooperation programs and activities of the Department 

of Defense. 

(2) Relevant recommendations for future security cooperation 

programs and activities of the Department of Defense. 

(3) Recommendations for monitoring and evaluation metrics 

for future security cooperation programs and activities of the 

Department of Defense. 

(4) Evaluation of the efficacy of the assessment tools used by 

the Department of Defense and other relevant security cooperation agencies with respect to such security cooperation 

programs and activities of the Department of Defense for purposes of measuring improvements made by the forces of the 

foreign countries specified in subsection (b). 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; and 

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(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(2) SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—The term ‘‘security cooperation programs and activities of the Department of Defense’’ has the 

meaning given such term in section 301(7) of title 10, United 

States Code. 

139. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SINEMA

OF ARIZONA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle C of title XII the following: 

SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON EVOLVING FINANCING MECHANISMS LEVERAGED BY THE ISLAMIC STATE AND AFFILIATE ENTITIES. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, and 

the Secretary of State, in coordination with other appropriate Federal officials, shall jointly submit to Congress a report that contains 

an assessment regarding— 

(1) the current funding mechanisms used by the Islamic 

State and affiliated entities; 

(2) the most likely future financing mechanisms available to 

the Islamic State and affiliated entities; and 

(3) United States efforts to deny access to such funding 

mechanisms. 

140. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SINEMA

OF ARIZONA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. REPORT ON WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION CAPABILITIES OF ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENTS. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Congress that 

wildfires endanger national security. 

(b) 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 the wildfire suppression capabilities within the active 

and reserve components of the Armed Forces, including the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System Program, and interagency cooperation with the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior. 

141. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SINEMA

OF ARIZONA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 157, line 12, strike ‘‘and’’. 

Page 157, line 14, strike the period and insert ‘‘; and’’. 

Page 157, after line 14, insert the following: 

(v) ensure members obtain sufficient financial literacy to effectively leverage conferred benefits and opportunities for employment, education, vocational 

training, and entrepreneurship. 

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142. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

NEWHOUSE OF WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI of division A, add the following: 

SEC. lll. HANFORD WASTE TANK CLEANUP PROGRAM. 

Section 4442(e) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 

2622(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 

143. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAVES

OF LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 175, after line 17, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 573. 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. 

144. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHRADER OF OREGON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS 

IN DEFENSE BUSINESS BOARD STUDY. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—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 efforts of 

the Secretary to implement the recommendations set forth in the 

study conducted by the Defense Business Board titled ‘‘Transforming Department of Defense’s Core Business Processes for Revolutionary Change’’. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 

include— 

(1) a description of the actions carried out by the Secretary 

of Defense to implement the recommendations set forth in the 

study described in subsection (a); 

(2) identification of the specific recommendations, if any, that 

have been implemented by the Secretary; 

(3) the amount of any cost savings achieved as a result of implementing such recommendations; 

(4) identification of any recommendations that have not been 

implemented; and 

(5) alternative recommendations to transform core business 

processes that would help the Department of Defense to 

achieve cost savings. 

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145. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

STEFANIK OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title V, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 566. TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENTS OF MILITARY SPOUSES BY FEDERAL 

AGENCIES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—During the 2-year period beginning on the date 

of the enactment of this Act, section 3330d of title 5, United States 

Code, shall be applied— 

(1) without regard to— 

(A) paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (a); and 

(B) subsection (c); 

(2) in subsection (b)(1), by substituting ‘‘a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty’’ for ‘‘a relocating 

spouse of a member of the Armed Forces’’; and 

(3) in subsection (d)(1), by substituting ‘‘subsection (a)(3)’’ for 

‘‘subsection (a)(6)’’. 

(b) OPM LIMITATION AND REPORTS.— 

(1) RELOCATING SPOUSES.—With respect to the noncompetitive appointment of a relocating spouse of a member of the 

Armed Forces under subsection (b)(1) of section 3330d of title 

5, United States Code, as modified by subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Personnel Management— 

(A) shall monitor the number of such appointments; 

(B) shall require the head of each agency with authority 

to make such appointments under such section to submit 

an annual report to the Director on such appointments, including information on the number of individuals so appointed, the types of positions filled, and the effectiveness 

of the authority for such appointments; and 

(C) not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall submit a report to the Committee 

on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

and Government Affairs of the Senate on the use and effectiveness of such authority. 

(2) NON-RELOCATING SPOUSES.—With respect to the noncompetitive appointment of a spouse of a member of the Armed 

Forces other than a relocating spouse described in paragraph 

(1), the Director of the Office of Personnel Management— 

(A) shall treat the spouse as a relocating spouse under 

paragraph (1); and 

(B) may limit the number of such appointments. 

(c) SUNSET.—Effective on the date that is two years after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the authority under this section, 

including the authority provided by the modifications to section 

3330d of title 5, United States Code, shall expire. 

146. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE THORN- BERRY OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 124, after line 2, insert the following new section: 

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SEC. 528. ATTENDING PHYSICIAN TO THE CONGRESS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 41 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by inserting before section 716 the following new section: 

‘‘§ 715. Attending Physician to the Congress: grade 

‘‘A general officer serving as Attending Physician to the Congress, while so serving, holds the grade of major general. A flag officer serving as Attending Physician to the Congress, while so serving, holds the grade of rear admiral (upper half).’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting before the item relating the section 716 the following new item: 

‘‘715. Attending Physician to Congress: grade’’. 

At the end of subtitle A of title V, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 507. GRADES OF CHIEFS OF CHAPLAINS. 

(a) ARMY.—Section 3073 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘There’’; and 

(2) by adding at the ends the following new subsection: 

‘‘(b) The Chief of Chaplains, while so serving, holds the grade of 

major general.’’. 

(b) NAVY.—Section 5142 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(e) The Chief of Chaplains, while so serving, holds the grade of 

rear admiral (upper half).’’. 

(c) AIR FORCE.—Section 8039 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(c) GRADE OF CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS.—The Chief of Chaplains, 

while so serving, holds the grade of major general.’’. 

147. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

STEFANIK OF NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the executive 

branch an independent Commission to review advances in artificial intelligence, related machine learning developments, and 

associated technologies. 

(2) TREATMENT.—The Commission shall be considered an 

independent establishment of the Federal Government as defined by section 104 of title 5, United States Code, and a temporary organization under section 3161 of such title. 

(3) DESIGNATION.—The Commission established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the ‘‘National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence’’. 

(4) MEMBERSHIP.— 

(A) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be composed 

of 15 members appointed as follows: 

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(i) The Secretary of Defense shall appoint 2 members. 

(ii) The Secretary of Commerce shall appoint 1 

member. 

(iii) The Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation of the Senate shall appoint 1 member. 

(iv) The Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate shall 

appoint 1 member. 

(v) The Chairman of the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce of the House of Representatives shall appoint 1 member. 

(vi) The Ranking Member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 

shall appoint 1 member. 

(vii) The Chairman of the Committee on Armed 

Services of the Senate shall appoint 1 member. 

(viii) The Ranking Member of the Committee on 

Armed Services of the Senate shall appoint 1 member. 

(ix) The Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives shall appoint 1 

member. 

(x) The Ranking Member of the Committee on 

Armed Services of the House of Representatives shall 

appoint 1 member. 

(xi) The Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate shall appoint 1 member. 

(xii) The Vice Chairman of the Select Committee on 

Intelligence of the Senate shall appoint 1 member. 

(xiii) The Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives 

shall appoint 1 member. 

(xiv) The Ranking Member of the Permanent Select 

Committee Intelligence of the House of Representatives shall appoint 1 member. 

(B) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—Members shall be appointed to the Commission under paragraph (1) not later 

than 90 days after the Commission establishment date. 

(C) EFFECT OF LACK OF APPOINTMENT BY APPOINTMENT

DATE.—If one or more appointments under paragraph (1) 

is not made by the appointment date specified in paragraph (2), the authority to make such appointment or appointments shall expire, and the number of members of 

the Commission shall be reduced by the number equal to 

the number of appointments so not made. 

(5) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Commission shall elect a 

Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. 

(6) TERMS.—Members shall be appointed for the life of the 

Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its 

powers, and shall be filled in the same manner as the original 

appointment was made. 

(7) STATUS AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Notwithstanding the 

requirements of section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, including the required supervision under subsection (a)(3) of 

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such section, the members of the Commission shall be deemed 

to be Federal employees. 

(b) DUTIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall carry out the review 

described in paragraph (2). In carrying out such review, the 

Commission shall consider the methods and means necessary 

to advance the development of artificial intelligence, machine 

learning, and associated technologies by the United States to 

comprehensively address the national security and defense 

needs of the United States. 

(2) SCOPE OF THE REVIEW.—In conducting the review paragraph (1), the Commission shall consider the following: 

(A) The competitiveness of the United States in artificial 

intelligence, machine learning, and other associated technologies, including matters related to national security, defense, public-private partnerships, and investments. 

(B) Means and methods for the United States to maintain a technological advantage in artificial intelligence, 

machine learning, and other associated technologies related to national security and defense. 

(C) Developments and trends in international cooperation and competitiveness, including foreign investments in 

artificial intelligence, related machine learning, and computer science fields that are materially related to national 

security and defense. 

(D) Means by which to foster greater emphasis and investments in basic and advanced research to stimulate private, public, academic and combined initiatives in artificial 

intelligence, machine learning, and other associated technologies, to the extent that such efforts have application 

materially related to national security and defense. 

(E) Workforce and education incentives to attract and recruit leading talent in artificial intelligence and machine 

learning disciplines, including science, technology, engineering, and math programs. 

(F) Risks associated with United States and foreign 

country advances in military employment of artificial intelligence and machine learning, including international law 

of armed conflict, international humanitarian law, and escalation dynamics. 

(G) Associated ethical considerations related to artificial 

intelligence and machine learning as it will be used for future applications related to national security and defense. 

(H) Means to establish data standards, and incentivize 

the sharing of open training data within related national 

security and defense data-driven industries. 

(I) Consideration of the evolution of artificial intelligence 

and appropriate mechanism for managing such technology 

related to national security and defense. 

(J) Any other matters the Commission deems relevant to 

the common defense of the Nation. 

(c) REPORTS.— (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to 

the President and Congress an initial report on the findings of 

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the Commission and such recommendations that the Commission may have for action by the executive branch and Congress 

related to artificial intelligence, machine learning, and associated technologies, including recommendations to more effectively organize the Federal Government. 

(2) ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE REPORTS.—Not later than one 

year after the date of this enactment of this Act, and every 

year thereafter annually, until the date specified in subsection 

(e), the Commission shall submit a comprehensive report on 

the review required under subsection (b). 

(3) FORM OF REPORTS.—Reports submitted under this subsection shall be made publically available, but may include a 

classified annex. 

(d) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by 

this Act for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense, not 

more than $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Commission 

to carry out its duties under this subtitle. Funds made available to 

the Commission under the preceding sentence shall remain available until expended. 

(e) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate on October 

1, 2020. 

(f) DEFINITION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘artificial intelligence’’ includes each of the following: 

(1) Any artificial system that performs tasks under varying 

and unpredictable circumstances without significant human 

oversight, or that can learn from experience and improve performance when exposed to data sets. 

(2) An artificial system developed in computer software, 

physical hardware, or other context that solves tasks requiring 

human-like perception, cognition, planning, learning, communication, or physical action. 

(3) An artificial system designed to think or act like a 

human, including cognitive architectures and neural networks. 

(4) A set of techniques, including machine learning that is 

designed to approximate a cognitive task. 

(5) An artificial system designed to act rationally, including 

an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves 

goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communicating, decision-making, and acting. 

148. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TAYLOR

OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 937, after line 12, insert the following: 

SEC. 2845. DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS RELATING TO CLOSURES DUE TO 

SEA LEVEL RISE AND FLOODING. 

(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 210(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code, 

is amended by striking ‘‘closures or restrictions’’ and inserting ‘‘closures, closures due to sea level rise and flooding, or restrictions’’. 

(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 210 of title 23, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(i) Beginning in fiscal year 2019, funds appropriated for the purposes of this section shall be available to pay the cost of repairing 

damage caused to, and for any infrastructure to mitigate the risks 

posed to, highways by recurrent flooding and sea level rise, if the 

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Secretary shall determine that continued access to a military installation has been impacted by past flooding and projected sea 

level rise.’’. 

149. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE THORNBERRY OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title VIII (page 361, after line 5), insert the following new section: 

SEC. 845. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE 

TECHNOLOGY. 

It is the sense of Congress that design, manufacturing, and repair of the technology in unmanned ground vehicles is critical to 

national security. To that end, the national technology and industrial base periodic defense capability assessments required under 

section 2505 of title 10, United States Code, as well as the national 

security strategy for the national technology and industrial base required under section 2501 of such title, should include the unmanned ground vehicles industry. 

150. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PALMER

OF ALABAMA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 729, before line 1, insert the following: 

(3) BRIEFING.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall provide 

the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the need to develop additional recruitment measures or Reserve Officer Training Corps 

programs relating to space career fields. 

151. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KELLY

OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 12xx. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT 

THE ARMS TRADE TREATY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 

for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to 

fund a Secretariat or any other international organization established to support the implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty, to 

sustain domestic prosecutions based on any charge related to the 

Treaty, or to implement the Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty and implementing legislation 

for the Treaty has been enacted into law. 

(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to preclude the Department of Defense from assisting 

foreign countries in bringing their laws, regulations, and practices 

related to export control up to United States standards. 

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152. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NOLAN

OF MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 175, line 24, insert ‘‘, on a quarterly basis, on a website of 

the Department’’ after ‘‘publicly available’’. 

Page 176, line 2, insert ‘‘as of the date of the submittal of the 

report and the total number of members of the Armed Forces so deployed during the quarter covered by the report’’ before the period 

at the end. 

Page 176, after line 19, insert the following: 

(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—If a waiver is issued under this 

subsection, notice of such waiver shall be included in the report made publicly available under subsection (a) for the applicable quarter, together with information about the timing of 

the waiver. 

153. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

JOHNSON OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new section: 

SEC. 7ll. STUDY ON REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO ENROLL IN MEDICARE 

PART B TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR TRICARE FOR LIFE. 

(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services, and the Commissioner of Social Security 

shall jointly submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Ways 

and Means of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

Finance of the Senate a report on the requirement that a covered 

individual enroll in the supplementary medical insurance program 

under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

1395j et seq.) in order to be eligible for TRICARE for Life. 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) An analysis of whether the requirement described in such 

subsection affects covered individuals from returning to work. 

(2) The number of individuals who— 

(A) are retired from the Armed Forces under chapter 61 

of title 10, United States Code; 

(B) are entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part 

A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act pursuant to receiving benefits for 24 months as described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 226(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

426(b)(2)); and 

(C) because of such entitlement, are no longer enrolled 

in TRICARE Standard, TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Extra, 

or TRICARE Select. 

(3) The number of covered individuals who would potentially 

enroll in TRICARE for Life but not enroll in the supplementary medical insurance program under part B of title XVIII 

of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.) if able. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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(1) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an individual— 

(A) who is under 65 years of age; 

(B) who is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under 

part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act pursuant to 

subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 226(b)(2) of such Act (42 

U.S.C. 426(b)(2)); 

(C) whose entitlement to a benefit described in subparagraph (A) of such section has terminated due to performance of substantial gainful activity; and 

(D) who is retired under chapter 61 of title 10, United 

States Code. 

(2) The terms ‘‘TRICARE for Life’’, ‘‘TRICARE Extra’’, 

‘‘TRICARE Standard’’, ‘‘TRICARE Select’’, and ‘‘TRICARE 

Prime’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 1072 

of title 10, United States Code. 

154. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BARR OF

KENTUCKY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title V, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 560. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITIES IN CONNECTION WITH 

JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS PROGRAMS. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVERT OTHERWISE CLOSING UNITS TO NATIONAL DEFENSE CADET CORPS PROGRAM UNITS.—If the Secretary 

of a military department is notified by a local educational agency 

of the intent of the agency to close its Junior Reserve Officers’ 

Training Corps (JROTC) unit, the Secretary shall offer the agency 

the option of converting the program to a National Defense Cadet 

Corps (NDCC) program unit in lieu of closing the unit. 

(b) FLEXIBILITY IN ADMINISTRATION OF INSTRUCTORS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of the military departments shall undertake initiatives designed to promote flexibility in the hiring and compensation of instructors for the 

Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program under the jurisdiction of such Secretaries. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The initiatives undertaken pursuant to this 

subsection may provide for one or more of the following: 

(A) Termination of the requirement for a waiver as a 

condition of the hiring of well-qualified non-commissioned 

officers with a bachelor’s degree for senior instructor positions within the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

(B) Specification of a single instructor as the minimum 

number of instructors required to found and operate a 

Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit. 

(C) Authority for Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 

instructors to undertake school duties, in addition to Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps duties, at small 

schools. 

(D) Authority for the payment of instructor compensation for a limited number of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps instructors on a 10-month per year basis rather 

than a 12-month per year basis. 

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(E) Such other actions as the Secretaries of the military 

departments consider appropriate. 

(c) FLEXIBILITY IN ALLOCATION AND USE OF TRAVEL FUNDING.— The Secretaries of the military departments shall take appropriate 

actions to provide so-called regional directors of the Junior Reserve 

Officers’ Training Corps programs located at remote rural schools 

enhanced discretion in the allocation and use of funds for travel in 

connection with Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps activities. 

(d) STANDARDIZATION OF PROGRAM DATA.—The Secretary of Defense shall take appropriate actions to standardize the data collected and maintained on the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 

Corps programs in order to facilitate and enhance the collection 

and analysis of such data. Such actions shall include a requirement 

for the use of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 

identification code for each school with a unit under a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in order to facilitate identification of such schools and their units under the Junior Reserve 

Officers’ Training Corps programs. 

(e) AUTHORITY FOR ADDITIONAL UNITS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of the military departments may, using amounts authorized to be appropriated by 

paragraph (2), establish an aggregate of not more than 100 

units under the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs in low-income and rural areas of the United States and 

areas of the United States currently underserved by the Junior 

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs. 

(2) FUNDING.—There is hereby authorized to be appropriated 

for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense amounts as 

follows: 

(A) For Operation and Maintenance, Army, $3,140,000, 

with the amount available for the Junior Reserve Officers’ 

Training Corps program of the Army. (B) For Operation and Maintenance, Navy, $950,000, 

with the amount available for the Junior Reserve Officers’ 

Training Corps program of the Navy. 

(C) For Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, 

$1,000,000, with the amount available for the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program of the Air Force. 

(D) For Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps, 

$390,000, with the amount available for the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program of the Marine 

Corps. 

(E) For Military Personnel, $1,220,000, of which— 

(i) $500,000 is for the Army for the Junior Reserve 

Officers’ Training Corps program of the Army; 

(ii) $270,000 is for the Navy for the Junior Reserve 

Officers’ Training Corps program of the Navy; 

(iii) $380,000 is for the Air Force for the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program of the Air 

Force; and 

(iv) $70,000 is for the Marine Corps for the Junior 

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program of the Marine Corps. 

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fense by this subsection are in addition to any other amounts 

authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2019 for the Department under any other provision of law. 

(4) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D— 

(A) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 

101 for procurement, as set forth in the corresponding 

funding table in section 4101, for other procurement, 

Navy, aircraft support equipment (line 090), is hereby decreased by $3,200,000; and 

(B) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 

101 for procurement, as set forth in the corresponding 

funding table in section 4101, for other procurement, 

Navy, civil engineering support equipment, items under $5 

million (line 115), is hereby decreased by $3,500,000. 

155. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

CARBAJAL OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 230, line 12, strike ‘‘Management’’ and insert ‘‘Medical’’. 

Page 231, line 8, strike ‘‘Management’’ and insert ‘‘Medical’’. 

156. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE REED OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. REPORT ON RELOCATION OF STEAM TURBINE PRODUCTION FROM NIMITZ-CLASS AND FORD-CLASS AIRCRAFT 

CARRIERS, AND VIRGINIA-CLASS AND COLUMBIA-CLASS 

SUBMARINES. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, and 

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, shall develop and submit to Congress a report describing 

the potential impacts on national defense and the manufacturing 

base resulting from contractors or subcontracts relocating steam 

turbine production for Nimitz-class and Ford-class aircraft carriers, 

and Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarines. Such report 

shall address each of the following: 

(1) The overall risk of moving production on our national security including likelihood of production delay or reduction in 

quality of steam turbines. 

(2) The impact on natural security from a delay in production of aircraft carriers and submarines. 

(3) The impacts on regional suppliers the current production 

of steam turbines draw on and their ability to perform other 

contracts should a relocation happen. 

(4) The impact on the national industrial and manufacturing 

base and loss of a critically skilled workforce resulting from a 

relocation of production. 

(5) The risk of moving production on total cost of the acquisition. 

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157. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HAS- TINGS OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title V, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 560. 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, 

2019. 

(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: 

(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. 

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(3) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given that term in 

section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 

158. 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. REPORT ON COUNTERMEASURES TEST PROGRAM. 

Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall submit to the 

congressional defense committees a report on the status of the 

countermeasures test program. The report shall include an evaluation and response to the 2010 report by the JASON Defense Advisory Panel titled ‘‘MDA Discrimination’’, numbered JSR-10.620, 

with regard to the recommendations of that report on forming a 

countermeasures test program through an independent agency to— 

(1) challenge the countermeasure efforts of the Missile Defense Agency; 

(2) design countermeasures for the Missile Defense Agency; 

(3) simulate such countermeasures against the national missile defense; and 

(4) as appropriate, in cooperation with the Director, build 

and test countermeasures in intercept flight tests. 

159. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON ACTIVE SHOOTER THREAT 

MITIGATION AT SCHOOLS LOCATED ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 

(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of strategies that may be used to reduce the security 

threat posed by active shooter incidents at public elementary 

schools and secondary schools located on the grounds of Federal 

military installations. 

(b) REPORT.—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 that includes the results of 

the assessment conducted under subsection (a). 

160. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FLORES

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title II, add the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PARTNERSHIPS FOR NEXT GENERATION HYPERSONICS CAPABILITIES. 

It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Air Force 

should consider entering into long-term partnerships with institutions of higher education, similar to the partnerships between such 

institutions and the Army and the Navy, to conduct research and 

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science and engineering education for next generation hypersonics 

capabilities. 

161. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CRAMER

OF NORTH DAKOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following new section: 

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. 

162. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER

OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 817, after line 17, insert the following new subsection: 

(c) CBO REPORT ON COSTS RELATING TO BALLISTIC, CRUISE, AND

HYPERSONIC DEFENSES OF THE UNITED STATES.— 

(1) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

a report setting forth the following: 

(A) An estimate of the costs over the 10-year period beginning on the date of the report associated with— 

(i) fielding and maintaining the current and planned 

ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic defenses of the United 

States; and 

(ii) implementing any new recommendations of the 

Ballistic Missile Defense Review with regard to ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic defenses. 

(B) An estimate of the costs to design, launch, maintain, 

and operate space-based sensors of different constellation 

sizes ranging from limited to comprehensive. 

(2) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

163. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

HARTZLER OF MISSOURI OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF COVERED FACILITY OR 

ASSET FOR PURPOSES OF PROTECTION FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 

Section 130i(j)(3)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

(2) in clause (ix), by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new clause: 

‘‘(x) mobility airlift.’’. 

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164. 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. MANUFACTURING TRADES EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF MANUFACTURING TRADES EDUCATION PRO- GRAM.— 

(1) The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, may establish a program, to be known as the 

‘‘DOE Manufacturing Trades Grant Program Act’’, under which 

the Secretary of Energy provides eligible entities described in 

paragraph (2), on a competitive basis, grants for technical 

skills-based training programs, including apprenticeship and 

pre-apprenticeship programs, that provide recognized post-secondary credentials during the 5-year grant period of 2019 

through 2024 to support— 

(A) the enhancement of existing programs in manufacturing trades education to further the missions of 

the Department Of Energy national security laboratories and the NNSA Production Sites; or 

(B) the establishment of new programs in manufacturing trades education that meet such requirements. 

(2) Grants and awards under this section may be made to industry, not-for-profit institutions, institutions of higher education, workforce intermediaries, or to consortia of such institutions or industry. 

(3) If the Secretary establishes the program, the Secretary 

shall establish the program in consultation with the Secretary 

of Labor, Secretary of Education, the Director of the Office of 

Science and Technology Policy, and the heads of such other relevant Federal agencies as the Secretary of Energy considers 

appropriate. 

(4) If the Secretary establishes the program, the Secretary 

shall ensure that the program is coordinated with Department 

programs associated with advanced manufacturing activities 

for missions within the Department Of Energy National Security Laboratories and the NNSA Production Sites. 

(b) GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS AND AWARDS.—In 

awarding grants and other awards under this section, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, avoid geographical 

and Departmental concentration of awards. 

(c) COVERED PROGRAMS.—A program of manufacturing trades 

education supported pursuant to this section shall meet the requirements of this section. 

(d) COMPONENTS OF PROGRAM.—The program of education for 

which such a grant is made shall be a consolidated and integrated 

multidisciplinary program of education with an emphasis on the 

following components: 

(1) Multidisciplinary instruction that encompasses the total 

manufacturing engineering enterprise and that may include— 

(A) manufacturing trades education and training 

through classroom activities, laboratory, or employer site 

activities (or a combination thereof), on the job training activities, participation in employer site projects, sponsored 

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pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship programs, cooperative 

work-study programs, and interactions with other industrial facilities, consortia, or such other activities and organizations in the United States and foreign countries as the 

Secretary considers appropriate; 

(B) Subject Matter Expert development programs; 

(C) recruitment of experienced and licensed professionals 

that are highly qualified in relevant manufacturing trades 

to teach or develop manufacturing trade courses and program content; 

(D) presentation of seminars, workshops, and training 

for the development of specific manufacturing trades skills; 

(E) activities involving interaction between students and 

industry, including programs for visiting experts from industry or other sites or industry and personnel exchanges 

between Department Of Energy National Security Laboratories and the NNSA Production Sites; 

(F) development of new, or updating and modification of 

existing, manufacturing trades curriculum, course offerings, and education programs; 

(G) establishment of programs in manufacturing workforce training that are specific to the unique skills and requirements needed at the Department Of Energy National 

Security Laboratories and the NNSA Production Sites; 

(H) establishment of joint manufacturing trades education programs with defense laboratories and, depots, national security laboratories, and NNSA production sites; 

and 

(I) expansion of manufacturing trades training and education programs and outreach for members of the armed 

forces, dependents and children of such members, veterans, and employees of the Department of Defense, National Security Laboratories, and NNSA production sites. 

(2) Opportunities for students to obtain work experience in 

manufacturing through such activities as apprenticeship/preapprenticeship programs, internships, summer job placements, 

or cooperative work-study programs. 

(3) Faculty and student engagement with industry that is directly related to, and supportive of, the education of students 

in the manufacturing trades because of— 

(A) the increased understanding of manufacturing challenges and potential solutions; and 

(B) the enhanced quality and effectiveness of the instruction that result from that increased understanding. 

(e) PROPOSALS.—If the Secretary establishes the program, the 

Secretary shall solicit proposals for grants and other awards to be 

made pursuant to this section for the support of programs of manufacturing trades education that are consistent with the purposes of 

this section. 

(f) MERIT COMPETITION.—Applications for awards shall be evaluated on the basis of merit pursuant to competitive procedures prescribed by the Secretary. 

(g) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary may select a proposal 

for an award pursuant to this section if the proposal, at a minimum, does each of the following: 

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(1) Provides students access to registered apprenticeship or 

pre-apprenticeship programs for improving trades education in 

manufacturing technology. 

(2) Contains innovative approaches for improving trades education in manufacturing technology. 

(3) Demonstrates a strong commitment by the proponents to 

apply the resources necessary to achieve the objectives for 

which the award is to be made. 

(4) Provides for effective engagement with industry or government organizations that supports the instruction to be provided in the proposed program and is likely to improve manufacturing capability and technology. 

(5) Demonstrates a significant level of involvement of United 

States industry in the proposed instructional and research activities. 

(6) Is likely to attract regional students that will provide 

long careers to the Department Of Energy National Security 

Laboratories and the NNSA Production Sites and promote careers in manufacturing trades at these locations. 

(7) Proposes to involve fully qualified personnel and employer site subject matter experts who are experienced in manufacturing engineering education and technology. 

(8) Proposes a program that, within 3 years after the award 

is made, is likely to attract from sources other than the Federal Government the financial and other support necessary to 

sustain such program. 

(9) Proposes to achieve a significant level of participation by 

women, members of minority groups, young adults in the age 

range of 17 to 29, and individuals with disabilities through active recruitment of students from among such persons. 

(10) Trains students in advanced manufacturing trades and 

in relevant emerging technologies and production processes. 

(h) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION DEFINED.—In this section 

the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the meaning given 

such term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

165. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCLIN- TOCK OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end the following: 

DIVISION E—FEES FOR MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY NATIONAL PARK 

SERVICE PERSONNEL 

SEC. 5101. FEES FOR MEDICAL SERVICES. 

(a) FEES AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may establish and collect 

fees for medical services provided by National Park Service personnel to persons— 

(1) inside of a unit of the National Park System; and 

(2) outside of a unit of the National Park System. 

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(b) NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL SERVICES FUND.—There is hereby 

established in the Treasury a fund to be known as the ‘‘National 

Park Medical Services Fund’’. The Fund shall consist of— 

(1) donations to the Fund; and 

(2) fees collected under subsection (a). 

(c) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—All amounts deposited into the 

Fund shall be available to the Secretary, to the extent provided in 

advance by Acts of appropriation, for the following: 

(1) Provision of services listed in subsection (a). 

(2) Preparing needs assessments or other programmatic 

analyses for medical facilities, equipment, vehicles, and other 

needs and costs of providing services listed in subsection (a). 

(3) Developing management plans for medical facilities, 

equipment, vehicles, and other needs and costs of services listed in subsection (a). 

(4) Training related to providing services listed in subsection 

(a). 

(5) Obtaining or improving medical facilities, equipment, vehicles, and other needs and costs of providing services listed in 

subsection (a). 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

(1) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the National Park Medical Services Fund established by subsection (b). 

(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

166. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROHRABACHER OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following: 

SEC. 12ll. SECURITY COOPERATION WITH ERITREA. 

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the potential strategic benefits and risks of conducting security cooperation with the Government of Eritrea, including benefits and risks with respect to each of the following: 

(1) Counterterrorism efforts. 

(2) The security situation in the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea 

region, and Yemen. 

(3) Other national security priorities of the United States. 

167. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SHEAPORTER OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following new section: 

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SEC. 12l. MODIFICATIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REGARDING SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS 

AND CAPACITY BUILDING. 

(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CONDUCT OF OPER- ATIONS.—Section 331(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended— 

(1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (H); 

and 

(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 

subparagraphs: 

‘‘(E) An evaluation of political, social, economic, diplomatic, and historical factors, if any, of the participating 

country that may impair or inhibit the effectiveness of support to be provided to the participating country. 

‘‘(F) An assessment of the sustainability of support to be 

provided to the participating country by the United States. 

‘‘(G) A description of measures being taken to ensure the 

participating country does not become dependent on 

United States assistance to be provided under this section.’’. 

(b) DEFENSE INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING.—Section 332(b)(2) 

of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

the following new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(D) An assessment of the objectives of the United States 

and foreign countries participating in the program. 

‘‘(E) An evaluation of political, social, economic, diplomatic, and historical factors, if any, of foreign countries 

participating in the program that may impair or inhibit 

the effectiveness of the program. 

‘‘(F) An assessment of the sustainability of support to be 

provided to foreign countries participating in the program. 

‘‘(G) A description of measures being taken to ensure foreign countries participating in the program do not become 

dependent on United States assistance to be provided 

under the program.’’. 

(c) FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES CAPACITY BUILDING.—Section 

333(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(8) An evaluation of political, social, economic, diplomatic, 

and historical factors, if any, of the foreign country that may 

impair or inhibit the effectiveness of the program.’’. 

168. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FERGUSON OF GEORGIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 353, line 21, insert ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘Section’’. 

Page 354, line 16, strike the second period and insert a semicolon. 

Page 354, after line 16, insert the following: 

(2) in subsection (h), by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 

the following: 

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lated to a product from a third-party supplier featured on the 

commercial e-commerce portal or the transaction of such product, except as necessary to comply with the requirements of the 

program established in subsection (a).’’; 

Page 354, line 17, strike ‘‘(2)’’ and insert ‘‘(3)’’. 

Page 354, line 19, strike ‘‘(3)’’ and insert ‘‘(4)’’. 

Page 355, after line 2, insert the following new subsection: 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the implementation of any e-commerce portal under such 

section 846 to procure commercial products will be done in a 

manner that will enhance competition, expedite procurement, 

and ensure reasonable pricing of commercial products; 

(2) the implementation of the e-commerce portal will be completed with multiple contracts with multiple commercial e-commerce portal providers; and 

(3) the Administrator of the General Services Administration 

should require any e-commerce portal provider to take the necessary precautions to safeguard data of all other e-commerce 

portal providers and any third-party suppliers. 

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