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(E) The Secretary of State. 
(F) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(G) The United States Trade Representative. 
(H) The Director of National Intelligence. 
(I) The heads of such other departments and agencies 
of the Federal Government as the President determines 
appropriate. 
(3) DUTIES.—The duties of the Subcommittee are as follows: 
(A) 
NATIONAL
STRATEGY
ON
MICROELECTRONICS 
RESEARCH.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—In consultation with the advisory 
committee established in (b), and other appropriate 
stakeholders in the microelectronics industry and aca-
demia, the Subcommittee shall develop a national 
strategy on microelectronics research, development, 
manufacturing, and supply chain security to— 
(I) accelerate the domestic development and 
production of microelectronics and strengthen the 
domestic microelectronics workforce; and 
(II) ensure that the United States is a global 
leader in the field of microelectronics research and 
development. 
(ii) ELEMENTS.—The strategy developed under this 
subparagraph shall address— 
(I) activities that may be carried out to 
strengthen engagement and outreach between the 
Department of Defense and industry, academia, 
international partners of the United States, and 
other departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government on issues relating to microelectronics; 
(II) priorities for research and development 
to accelerate the advancement and adoption of 
innovative microelectronics and new uses of micro-
electronics and components; 
(III) the role of diplomacy and trade in 
maintaining the position of the United States as 
a global leader in the field of microelectronics; 
(IV) the potential role of a Federal laboratory, 
center, or incubator exclusively focused on the 
research and development of microelectronics, as 
described in section 231(b)(15) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(as added by section 276 of this Act) in carrying 
out the strategy and plan required under this 
subparagraph; and 
(V) such other activities as the Subcommittee 
determines may be appropriate to overcome future 
challenges to the innovation, competitiveness, and 
supply chain integrity of the United States in the 
field of microelectronics. 
(B) FOSTERING
COORDINATION
OF
RESEARCH
AND 
DEVELOPMENT.—The Subcommittee shall coordinate micro-
electronics related research, development, manufacturing, 
and supply chain security activities and budgets of Federal 
agencies and ensure such activities are consistent with 
the strategy required under subparagraph (A). 
(C) REPORTING AND UPDATES.—
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(i) PROGRESS BRIEFING.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall provide to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a briefing on the progress of the Sub-
committee in developing the strategy required under 
subparagraph (A). 
(ii) STRATEGY UPDATE.—Not less frequently than 
once every 5 years, the Subcommittee shall update 
the strategy developed under subparagraph (A) and 
submit the revised strategy to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress. 
(4) SUNSET.—The Subcommittee shall terminate on the 
date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Commerce, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
Energy, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish 
an advisory committee to be composed of not fewer than 12 
members, including representatives of industry, federal labora-
tories, and academic institutions, who are qualified to provide 
advice to the United States Government on matters relating 
to microelectronics research, development, manufacturing, and 
policy. 
(2) DUTIES.—The advisory committee shall assess and pro-
vide guidance to the United States Government on— 
(A) science and technology needs of the nation’s 
domestic microelectronics industry; 
(B) the extent to which the strategy developed under 
subsection (a)(3) is helping maintain United States leader-
ship in microelectronics manufacturing; 
(C) assessment of the research and development pro-
grams and activities authorized under this section; and 
(D) opportunities for new public-private partnerships 
to advance microelectronics research, development, and 
domestic manufacturing. 
(3) FACA EXEMPTION.—Section 14 of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory 
committee established under this subsection. 
(c) NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY CENTER.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations for such purpose, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, shall establish 
a national semiconductor technology center to conduct research 
and prototyping of advanced semiconductor technology to 
strengthen the economic competitiveness and security of the 
domestic supply chain. Such center shall be operated as a 
public private-sector consortium with participation from the 
private sector, the Department of Energy, and the National 
Science Foundation. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the center established 
under paragraph (1) shall be as follows: 
(A) To conduct advanced semiconductor manufacturing, 
design and packaging research, and prototyping that 
strengthens the entire domestic ecosystem and is aligned 
with the strategy required under subsection (a)(3)(A) with 
emphasis on the following:
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(i) Semiconductor advanced test, assembly, and 
packaging capability in the domestic ecosystem. 
(ii) Materials characterization, instrumentation 
and testing for next generation microelectronics. 
(iii) Virtualization and automation of maintenance 
of semiconductor machinery. 
(iv) Metrology for security and supply chain 
verification. 
(B) To establish an investment fund, in partnership 
with the private sector, to support startups and collabora-
tions between startups, academia, established companies, 
and new ventures, with the goal of commercializing innova-
tions that contribute to the domestic semiconductor eco-
system, including— 
(i) advanced metrology and characterization for 
manufacturing of microchips using 3 nanometer tran-
sistor processes or more advanced processes; and 
(ii) metrology for security and supply chain 
verification. 
(C) To work with the Secretary of Labor, the Director 
of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of 
Energy, the private sector, institutions of higher education, 
and workforce training entities to incentivize and expand 
participation in graduate and undergraduate programs, and 
develop workforce training programs and apprenticeships, 
in advanced microelectronic design, research, fabrication, 
and packaging capabilities. 
(d) NATIONAL ADVANCED PACKAGING MANUFACTURING PRO-
GRAM.—Subject to the availability of appropriations for such pur-
pose, the Secretary of Commerce shall establish a National 
Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program led by the Director 
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in coordina-
tion with the national semiconductor technology center established 
under subsection (c), to strengthen semiconductor advanced test, 
assembly, and packaging capability in the domestic ecosystem, and 
which shall coordinate with the Manufacturing USA institute estab-
lished under subsection (f), if applicable. 
(e) MICROELECTRONICS RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE 
OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations for such purpose, the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology shall carry out a microelec-
tronics research program to enable advances and breakthroughs 
in measurement science, standards, material characterization, 
instrumentation, testing, and manufacturing capabilities that will 
accelerate the underlying research and development for metrology 
of next generation microelectronics and ensure the competitiveness 
and leadership of the United States within this sector. 
(f) CREATION OF A MANUFACTURING USA INSTITUTE.—Subject 
to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Director 
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology may establish 
a Manufacturing USA institute described in section 34(d) of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278s(d)) that is focused on semiconductor manufacturing. Such 
institute may emphasize the following: 
(1) Research to support the virtualization and automation 
of maintenance of semiconductor machinery.
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(2) Development of new advanced test, assembly and pack-
aging capabilities. 
(3) Developing and deploying educational and skills 
training curricula needed to support the industry sector and 
ensure the United States can build and maintain a trusted 
and predictable talent pipeline. 
(g) DOMESTIC PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS.—The head of any 
executive agency receiving funding under this section shall develop 
policies to require domestic production, to the extent possible, for 
any intellectual property resulting from microelectronics research 
and development conducted as a result of such funding and domestic 
control requirements to protect any such intellectual property from 
foreign adversaries. 
SEC. 9907. PROHIBITION RELATING TO FOREIGN ENTITIES OF CON-
CERN. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subtitle may be provided to a foreign entity of concern. 
SEC. 9908. DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950 EFFORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress 
a report on a plan of action for any use of authorities available 
in title III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 
et seq.) to establish or enhance a domestic production capability 
for microelectronics technologies and related technologies, subject 
to— 
(1) the availability of appropriations for that purpose; and 
(2) a determination made under the plan pursuant to such 
title III that such technologies are essential to the national 
defense and that domestic industrial capabilities are insufficient 
to meet these needs. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The President shall develop the plan of 
action required by subsection (a) in consultation with any relevant 
head of a Federal agency, an advisory committee established under 
section 708(d) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4558(d)), and appropriate stakeholders in the private sector. 
TITLE C—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 10001. AMBER Alert nationwide. 
Sec. 10002. Improving authority for operation of unmanned aircraft for educational 
purposes. 
Sec. 10003. Prohibition on provision of airport improvement grant funds to certain 
entities that have violated intellectual property rights of United States 
entities. 
Sec. 10004. Study and report on the affordability of insulin. 
Sec. 10005. Waiver authority with respect to institutions located in an area affected 
by Hurricane Maria. 
Sec. 10006. Farm and ranch mental health. 
SEC. 10001. AMBER ALERT NATIONWIDE. 
(a) COOPERATION WITH DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECU-
RITY.—Subtitle A of title III of the PROTECT Act (34 U.S.C. 20501 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 301— 
(A) in subsection (b)—
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(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(including air-
ports, maritime ports, border crossing areas and check-
points, and ports of exit from the United States)’’ after 
‘‘gaps in areas of interstate travel’’; and 
(ii) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by inserting ‘‘, terri-
tories of the United States, and tribal governments’’ 
after ‘‘States’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security,’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’; 
and 
(2) in section 302— 
(A) in subsection (b), in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) 
by inserting ‘‘, territorial, tribal,’’ after ‘‘State’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security,’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Transpor-
tation’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, territorial, 
tribal,’’ after ‘‘State’’. 
(b) AMBER ALERTS ALONG MAJOR TRANSPORTATION ROUTES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of the PROTECT Act (34 
U.S.C. 20503) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND MAJOR 
TRANSPORTATION ROUTES’’ after ‘‘ALONG HIGHWAYS’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(referred to in this section as 
the ‘Secretary’)’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and at airports, maritime ports, 
border crossing areas and checkpoints, and ports of 
exit from the United States’’ after ‘‘along highways’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘other motorist information sys-
tems to notify motorists’’ and inserting ‘‘other 
information systems to notify motorists, aircraft 
passengers, ship passengers, and travelers’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, aircraft passengers, ship 
passengers, and travelers’’ after ‘‘necessary to 
notify motorists’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘other 
motorist information systems to notify motorists’’ 
and inserting ‘‘other information systems to notify 
motorists, aircraft passengers, ship passengers, 
and travelers’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘, air-
craft passengers, ship passengers, and travelers’’ 
after ‘‘support the notification of motorists’’; 
(III) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘, air-
craft passengers, ship passengers, and travelers’’ 
after ‘‘motorists’’, each place it appears; 
(IV) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ‘‘, air-
craft passengers, ship passengers, and travelers’’ 
after ‘‘motorists’’; and
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(V) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ‘‘, air-
craft passengers, ship passengers, and travelers’’ 
after ‘‘motorists’’; 
(D) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘other motorist 
information systems to notify motorists’’, each place it 
appears, and inserting ‘‘other information systems to notify 
motorists, aircraft passengers, ship passengers, and trav-
elers’’; 
(E) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
the Federal share of the cost of any activities funded by a 
grant under this section may not exceed 80 percent. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—If the Secretary determines that American 
Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, 
or the Virgin Islands of the United States is unable to comply 
with the requirement under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
waive such requirement.’’; 
(F) in subsection (g)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘In this section’’ and inserting ‘‘In 
this subtitle’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or Puerto Rico’’ and inserting 
‘‘American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern 
Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United 
States, and any other territory of the United States’’; 
and 
(G) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2004’’ 
and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents in section 1(b) of the PROTECT Act (Public Law 
108–21) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
303 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 303. Grant program for notification and communications systems along high-
ways and major transportation routes for recovery of abducted chil-
dren.’’. 
(c) AMBER ALERT COMMUNICATION PLANS
IN
THE TERRI-
TORIES.—Section 304 of the PROTECT Act (34 U.S.C. 20504) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting ‘‘a territorial govern-
ment or’’ after ‘‘with’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
the Federal share of the cost of any activities funded by a 
grant under this section may not exceed 50 percent. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—If the Attorney General determines that 
American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto 
Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, or an Indian 
tribe is unable to comply with the requirement under paragraph 
(1), the Attorney General shall waive such requirement.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘, including territories 
of the United States’’ before the period at the end. 
(d) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
conduct a study assessing—
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(A) the implementation of the amendments made by 
this Act; 
(B) any challenges related to integrating the territories 
of the United States into the AMBER Alert system; 
(C) the readiness, educational, technological, and 
training needs of territorial law enforcement agencies in 
responding to cases involving missing, abducted, or 
exploited children; and 
(D) any other related matters the Attorney General 
or the Secretary of Transportation determines appropriate. 
(2) REPORT
REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General shall 
submit a report on the findings of the study required under 
paragraph (1) to— 
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(C) each of the delegates or resident commissioner 
to the House of Representatives from American Samoa, 
Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and 
the Virgin Islands of the United States. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Comptroller General shall 
make the report required under paragraph (2) available on 
a public Government website. 
(4) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General may secure 
information necessary to conduct the study under para-
graph (1) directly from any Federal agency and from any 
territorial government receiving grant funding under the 
PROTECT Act. Upon request of the Comptroller General, 
the head of a Federal agency or territorial government 
shall furnish the requested information to the Comptroller 
General. 
(B) AGENCY RECORDS.—Notwithstanding subparagraph 
(A), nothing in this subsection shall require a Federal 
agency or any territorial government to produce records 
subject to a common law evidentiary privilege. Records 
and information shared with the Comptroller General shall 
continue to be subject to withholding under sections 552 
and 552a of title 5, United States Code. The Comptroller 
General is obligated to give the information the same level 
of confidentiality and protection required of the Federal 
agency or territorial government. The Comptroller General 
may be requested to sign a nondisclosure or other agree-
ment as a condition of gaining access to sensitive or propri-
etary data to which the Comptroller General is entitled. 
(C) PRIVACY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.—The Comp-
troller General, and any Federal agency and any territorial 
government that provides information to the Comptroller 
General, shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure 
the protection of the personal information of a minor. 
SEC. 10002. IMPROVING AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF UNMANNED 
AIRCRAFT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. 
Section 350 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–254; 49 U.S.C. 44809 note) is amended—
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(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AT INSTITUTIONS 
OF HIGHER EDUCATION’’ and inserting ‘‘FOR EDUCATIONAL PUR-
POSES’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘aircraft system operated by’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘aircraft system—’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) operated by an institution of higher education for edu-
cational or research purposes; 
‘‘(2) flown as part of an established Junior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps (JROTC) program for education or research 
purposes; or 
‘‘(3) flown as part of an educational program that is char-
tered by a recognized community-based organization (as defined 
in subsection (h) of such section).’’. 
SEC. 10003. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT 
GRANT FUNDS TO CERTAIN ENTITIES THAT HAVE VIO-
LATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF UNITED 
STATES ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning on the date 
that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
ending on September 30, 2023, amounts provided as project grants 
under subchapter I of chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, 
may not be used to enter into a contract described in subsection 
(b) with any entity on the list required by subsection (c). 
(b) CONTRACT DESCRIBED.—A contract described in this sub-
section is a contract or other agreement for the procurement of 
infrastructure or equipment for a passenger boarding bridge at 
an airport. 
(c) LIST REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and thereafter as required by para-
graph (2), the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall, based on information provided by the United 
States Trade Representative and the Attorney General, make 
available to the public a list of entities making infrastructure 
or equipment for a passenger boarding bridge at an airport 
that— 
(A) are owned, directed, or subsidized by the People’s 
Republic of China; and 
(B) have been determined by a Federal court to have 
misappropriated intellectual property or trade secrets from 
an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
or any jurisdiction within the United States; or 
(C) own or control are owned or controlled by, are 
under common ownership or control with, or are successors 
to, an entity described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) UPDATES TO LIST.—The Administrator shall update the 
list required by paragraph (1), based on information provided 
by the Trade Representative and the Attorney General— 
(A) not less frequently than every 90 days during the 
180-day period following the initial publication of the list 
under paragraph (1); and 
(B) not less frequently than annually thereafter until 
September 30, 2023.
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the definitions in section 
47102 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply. 
SEC. 10004. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE AFFORDABILITY OF INSULIN. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, shall— 
(1) conduct a study that examines, for each type or classi-
fication of diabetes (including type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, 
gestational diabetes, and other conditions causing reliance on 
insulin), the effect of the affordability of insulin on— 
(A) adherence to insulin prescriptions; 
(B) rates of diabetic ketoacidosis; 
(C) downstream impacts of insulin adherence, including 
rates of dialysis treatment and end-stage renal disease; 
(D) spending by Federal health programs on acute 
episodes that could have been averted by adhering to an 
insulin prescription; and 
(E) other factors, as appropriate, to understand the 
impacts of insulin affordability on health outcomes, Federal 
Government spending (including under the Medicare pro-
gram under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395 et seq.) and the Medicaid program under title XIX 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.)), and 
insured and uninsured individuals with diabetes; and 
(2) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the study conducted 
under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 10005. WAIVER AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO INSTITUTIONS 
LOCATED IN AN AREA AFFECTED BY HURRICANE MARIA. 
(a) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, unless enacted with specific reference to this section or 
section 392 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1068a), 
for any affected institution that was receiving assistance under 
title III of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) at the time of a 
covered hurricane disaster, the Secretary of Education may, for 
each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2025— 
(1) waive— 
(A) the eligibility data requirements set forth in section 
391(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1068(d)); 
(B) the wait-out period set forth in section 313(d) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059(d)); 
(C) the allotment requirements under section 324 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1063); and 
(D) the use of the funding formula developed pursuant 
to section 326(f)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1063b(f)(3)); and 
(2) waive or modify any statutory or regulatory provision 
to ensure that affected institutions that were receiving assist-
ance under title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) at the time of a covered hurricane disaster 
are not adversely affected by any formula calculation for fiscal 
year 2021 or for any of the four succeeding fiscal years, as 
necessary. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: