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(i) revisions to the current list of designated critical 
infrastructure sectors or subsectors of such sectors; 
and 
(ii) revisions to the designation of any Federal 
department or agency designated as the Sector Risk 
Management Agency for a sector or subsector of such 
sector. 
(3) REVIEW AND REVISION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the Secretary submits a recommendation 
pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), the President shall— 
(A) review the recommendation and revise, as appro-
priate, the designation of a critical infrastructure sector 
or subsector or the designation of a Sector Risk Manage-
ment Agency; and 
(B) submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, 
and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of 
Representatives, a report that includes— 
(i) an explanation with respect to the basis for 
accepting or rejecting the recommendations of the Sec-
retary; and 
(ii) information relating to the analysis framework, 
methodology, metrics, and data used to— 
(I) 
evaluate 
the 
current 
framework 
for 
securing critical infrastructure referred to in para-
graph (1)(A); and 
(II) develop— 
(aa) recommendations to revise— 
(AA) the list of critical infrastructure 
sectors designated pursuant to Presi-
dential Policy Directive 21, any successor 
or related document, or policy; or 
(BB) the designation of any subsectors 
of such sectors; and 
(bb) the recommendations of the Sec-
retary. 
(4) PUBLICATION.—Any designation of critical infrastructure 
sectors shall be published in the Federal Register. 
(c) SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2215. SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with applicable law, Presidential 
directives, Federal regulations, and strategic guidance from the 
Secretary, each Sector Risk Management Agency, in coordination 
with the Director, shall— 
‘‘(1) provide specialized sector-specific expertise to critical 
infrastructure owners and operators within its designated crit-
ical infrastructure sector or subsector of such sector; and 
‘‘(2) support programs and associated activities of such 
sector or subsector of such sector. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out this section, Sector Risk 
Management Agencies shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate with the Department and, as appropriate, 
other relevant Federal departments and agencies;
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‘‘(2) collaborate with critical infrastructure owners and 
operators within the designated critical infrastructure sector 
or subsector of such sector; and 
‘‘(3) coordinate with independent regulatory agencies, and 
State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities, as appropriate. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Consistent with applicable law, Presi-
dential directives, Federal regulations, and strategic guidance from 
the Secretary, each Sector Risk Management Agency shall utilize 
its specialized expertise regarding its designated critical infrastruc-
ture sector or subsector of such sector and authorities under 
applicable law to— 
‘‘(1) support sector risk management, in coordination with 
the Director, including— 
‘‘(A) establishing and carrying out programs to assist 
critical infrastructure owners and operators within the des-
ignated sector or subsector of such sector in identifying, 
understanding, and mitigating threats, vulnerabilities, and 
risks to their systems or assets, or within a region, sector, 
or subsector of such sector; and 
‘‘(B) recommending security measures to mitigate the 
consequences of destruction, compromise, and disruption 
of systems and assets; 
‘‘(2) assess sector risk, in coordination with the Director, 
including— 
‘‘(A) identifying, assessing, and prioritizing risks within 
the designated sector or subsector of such sector, consid-
ering 
physical 
security 
and 
cybersecurity 
threats, 
vulnerabilities, and consequences; and 
‘‘(B) supporting national risk assessment efforts led 
by the Department; 
‘‘(3) sector coordination, including— 
‘‘(A) serving as a day-to-day Federal interface for the 
prioritization and coordination of sector-specific activities 
and responsibilities under this title; 
‘‘(B) serving as the Federal Government coordinating 
council chair for the designated sector or subsector of such 
sector; and 
‘‘(C) participating in cross-sector coordinating councils, 
as appropriate; 
‘‘(4) facilitating, in coordination with the Director, the 
sharing with the Department and other appropriate Federal 
department of information regarding physical security and 
cybersecurity threats within the designated sector or subsector 
of such sector, including— 
‘‘(A) facilitating, in coordination with the Director, 
access to, and exchange of, information and intelligence 
necessary to strengthen the security of critical infrastruc-
ture, including through information sharing and analysis 
organizations and the national cybersecurity and commu-
nications integration center established pursuant to section 
2209; 
‘‘(B) facilitating the identification of intelligence needs 
and priorities of critical infrastructure owners and opera-
tors in the designated sector or subsector of such sector, 
in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence 
and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, 
as appropriate;
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‘‘(C) providing the Director, and facilitating awareness 
within the designated sector or subsector of such sector, 
of ongoing, and where possible, real-time awareness of 
identified threats, vulnerabilities, mitigations, and other 
actions related to the security of such sector or subsector 
of such sector; and 
‘‘(D) supporting the reporting requirements of the 
Department under applicable law by providing, on an 
annual basis, sector-specific critical infrastructure informa-
tion; 
‘‘(5) supporting incident management, including— 
‘‘(A) supporting, in coordination with the Director, 
incident management and restoration efforts during or fol-
lowing a security incident; and 
‘‘(B) supporting the Director, upon request, in national 
cybersecurity asset response activities for critical infra-
structure; and 
‘‘(6) contributing to emergency preparedness efforts, 
including— 
‘‘(A) coordinating with critical infrastructure owners 
and operators within the designated sector or subsector 
of such sector and the Director in the development of 
planning documents for coordinated action in the event 
of a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made 
disaster or emergency; 
‘‘(B) participating in and, in coordination with the 
Director, conducting or facilitating, exercises and simula-
tions of potential natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or 
other man-made disasters or emergencies within the des-
ignated sector or subsector of such sector; and 
‘‘(C) supporting the Department and other Federal 
departments or agencies in developing planning documents 
or conducting exercises or simulations when relevant to 
the designated sector or subsector or such sector.’’. 
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended— 
(A) in section 320— 
(i) in subsection (d)(3)(C), by striking ‘‘Sector-Spe-
cific Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Sector Risk Management 
Agency’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘Sector-Specific 
Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Sector Risk Management 
Agency’’; 
(B) in section 524— 
(i) in subsection (b)(2)(E)(i)(II), by striking ‘‘sector- 
specific agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Sector Risk Manage-
ment Agency’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘sector-spe-
cific agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Sector Risk Management 
Agency’’; 
(C) in section 2201(5)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘SECTOR- 
SPECIFIC AGENCY’’ and inserting ‘‘SECTOR RISK MANAGE-
MENT AGENCY’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Sector-Specific Agency’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Sector Risk Management Agency’’;
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(D) in section 2202(i), by striking ‘‘Sector-Specific 
Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Sector Risk Management Agency’’; 
and 
(E) in section 2214(c)(4), by striking ‘‘sector-specific 
agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Sector Risk Management Agency’’. 
(3) REFERENCES.—Any reference to a Sector Specific Agency 
(including any permutations or conjugations thereof) in any 
law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the 
United States shall be deemed to— 
(A) be a reference to the Sector Risk Management 
Agency of the relevant critical infrastructure sector; and 
(B) have the meaning give such term in section 2201(5) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
(4) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 2214 the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 2215. Sector Risk Management Agencies.’’. 
(d) REPORT AND AUDITING.—Not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and every four years thereafter 
for 12 years, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the effectiveness 
of Sector Risk Management Agencies in carrying out their respon-
sibilities under section 2215 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as added by this section. 
SEC. 9003. REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF INLAND WATERS SEAPORT SECU-
RITY. 
(a) SEAPORT CARGO REVIEW.— 
(1) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
conduct a review of all Great Lakes and selected inland waters 
seaports that receive international cargo— 
(A) to determine, for each such seaport— 
(i) the current screening capability, including the 
types and numbers of screening equipment and 
whether such equipment is physically located at a sea-
port or assigned and available in the area and made 
available to use; 
(ii) the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion personnel assigned from a Field Operations office, 
broken out by role; 
(iii) the expenditures for procurement and overtime 
incurred by U.S. Customs and Border Protection during 
the most recent fiscal year; 
(iv) the types of cargo received, such as container-
ized, break-bulk, and bulk; 
(v) the legal entity that owns the seaport; 
(vi) a description of the use of space at the seaport 
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including— 
(I) whether U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion or the General Services Administration owns 
or leases any facilities at the seaport; and 
(II) if U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
is provided space at the seaport, a description of
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such space, including the number of workstations; 
and 
(vii) the current cost-sharing arrangement for 
screening technology or reimbursable services; 
(B) to identify, for each Field Operations office— 
(i) any ports of entry that are staffed remotely 
from service ports; 
(ii) the distance of each such service port from 
the corresponding ports of entry; and 
(iii) the number of officers and the types of equip-
ment U.S. Customs and Border Protection uses to 
screen cargo entering or exiting through such ports; 
and 
(C) that includes a threat assessment of incoming 
containerized and noncontainerized cargo at Great Lakes 
seaports and selected inland waters seaports. 
(2) SEAPORT SELECTION.—In selecting seaports on inland 
waters to include in the review under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall ensure that the inland waters 
seaports are— 
(A) equal in number to the Great Lakes seaports 
included in the review; 
(B) comparable to Great Lakes seaports included in 
the review, as measured by number of imported shipments 
arriving at the seaport each year; and 
(C) covered by at least the same number of Field 
Operations offices as the Great Lakes seaports included 
in the review, but are not covered by the same Field 
Operations offices as such Great Lakes seaports. 
(3) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report containing— 
(i) the results of the review conducted pursuant 
to paragraph (1); and 
(ii) an explanation of the methodology used for 
such review regarding the screening practices for for-
eign cargo arriving at seaports on the Great Lakes 
and inland waters. 
(B) FORM.—The report required under subparagraph 
(A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, to the maximum 
extent possible, but may include a classified annex, if nec-
essary. 
(b) INLAND WATERS THREAT ANALYSIS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
an inland waters threat analysis containing an identification 
and description of— 
(A) current and potential terrorism and criminal 
threats posed by individuals and groups seeking— 
(i) to enter the United States through inland 
waters; or 
(ii) to exploit security vulnerabilities on inland 
waters;
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(B) security challenges at inland waters ports of the 
United States regarding— 
(i) terrorism and instruments of terror entering 
the United States; or 
(ii) criminal activity, as measured by the total 
flow of illegal goods and illicit drugs, related to the 
inland waters; 
(C) security mitigation efforts with respect to the 
inland waters— 
(i) to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror 
from entering the United States; or 
(ii) to reduce criminal activity related to the inland 
waters; 
(D) vulnerabilities related to cooperation between 
State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement, or inter-
national 
agreements, 
that 
hinder 
effective 
security, 
counterterrorism, anti-trafficking efforts, and the flow of 
legitimate trade with respect to inland waters; and 
(E) metrics and performance measures used by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to evaluate inland waters 
security, as appropriate. 
(2) ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS.—In preparing the threat anal-
ysis required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall consider and examine— 
(A) technology needs and challenges; 
(B) personnel needs and challenges; 
(C) the roles of State, local, tribal, and territorial law 
enforcement, private sector partners, and the public, 
relating to inland waters security; 
(D) the need for cooperation among Federal, State, 
local, tribal, territorial, and international partner law 
enforcement, private sector partners, and the public, 
relating to inland waters security; and 
(E) the challenges posed by geography with respect 
to inland waters security. 
(3) FORM.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit the threat analysis required under paragraph (1) in 
unclassified form, to the maximum extent possible, but may 
include a classified annex, if necessary. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate. 
SEC. 9004. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY REPORTS ON DIG-
ITAL CONTENT FORGERY TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under
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Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Home-
land Security, and with respect to paragraphs (6) and (7) of sub-
section (b), in consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall submit to Congress a report on the state of digital 
content forgery technology. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report produced under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the underlying technologies used to 
create or propagate digital content forgeries, including the evo-
lution of such technologies and patterns of dissemination of 
such technologies. 
(2) A description of the types of digital content forgeries, 
including those used to commit fraud, cause harm, harass, 
coerce, or silence vulnerable groups or individuals, or violate 
civil rights recognized under Federal law. 
(3) An assessment of how foreign governments, and the 
proxies and networks thereof, use, or could use, digital content 
forgeries to harm national security. 
(4) An assessment of how non-governmental entities in 
the United States use, or could use, digital content forgeries. 
(5) An assessment of the uses, applications, dangers, and 
benefits, including the impact on individuals, of deep learning 
or digital content forgery technologies used to generate realistic 
depictions of events that did not occur. 
(6) An analysis of the methods used to determine whether 
content is created by digital content forgery technology, and 
an assessment of any effective heuristics used to make such 
a determination, as well as recommendations on how to identify 
and address suspect content and elements to provide warnings 
to users of such content. 
(7) A description of the technological countermeasures that 
are, or could be, used to address concerns with digital content 
forgery technology. 
(8) Any additional information the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
(c) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC HEARINGS.—In producing each 
report required under subsection (a), the Secretary may— 
(1) consult with any other agency of the Federal Govern-
ment that the Secretary considers necessary; and 
(2) conduct public hearings to gather, or otherwise allow 
interested parties an opportunity to present, information and 
advice relevant to the production of the report. 
(d) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required under subsection 
(a) shall be produced in unclassified form, but may contain a classi-
fied annex. 
(e) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.— 
(1) FOIA.—Nothing in this section, or in a report produced 
under this section, may be construed to allow the disclosure 
of information or a record that is exempt from public disclosure 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’). 
(2) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.—Subchapter I of chapter 
35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the 
‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’), shall not apply to this section. 
(f) DIGITAL CONTENT FORGERY DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘digital content forgery technology’’ means the use of emerging 
technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning
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techniques, to fabricate or manipulate audio, visual, or text content 
with the intent to mislead. 
SEC. 9005. GAO STUDY OF CYBERSECURITY INSURANCE. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study to assess and analyze the state and availability 
of insurance coverage in the United States for cybersecurity risks, 
including by— 
(1) identifying the number and dollar volume of cyber insur-
ance policies currently in force and the percentage of businesses, 
and specifically small businesses, that have cyber insurance 
coverage; 
(2) assessing the extent to which States have established 
minimum standards for the scope of cyber insurance policies; 
and 
(3) identifying any barriers to modeling and underwriting 
cybersecurity risks. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
Congress a report setting forth the findings and conclusions of 
the study conducted under subsection (a), including— 
(1) recommendations on whether intervention by the Fed-
eral Government would help facilitate the growth and develop-
ment of insurers offering coverage for cybersecurity risks; and 
(2) a discussion of the availability and affordability of such 
coverage and policyholder education regarding such coverage. 
SEC. 9006. STRATEGY TO SECURE EMAIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 2021, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall develop and submit to Congress 
a strategy, including recommendations, to implement across all 
United States-based email providers Domain-based Message 
Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance standard at scale. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A recommendation for the minimum-size threshold for 
United States-based email providers for applicability of 
Domain-based 
Message 
Authentication, 
Reporting, 
and 
Conformance. 
(2) A description of the security and privacy benefits of 
implementing the Domain-based Message Authentication, 
Reporting, and Conformance standard at scale, including rec-
ommendations for national security exemptions, as appropriate, 
as well as the burdens of such implementation and an identi-
fication of the entities on which such burdens would most 
likely fall. 
(3) An identification of key United States and international 
stakeholders associated with such implementation. 
(4) An identification of any barriers to such implementa-
tion, including a cost-benefit analysis where feasible. 
(5) An initial estimate of the total cost to the Federal 
Government and implementing entities in the private sector 
of 
such 
implementation, 
including 
recommendations 
for 
defraying such costs, if applicable. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strategy and rec-
ommendations under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security may, as appropriate, consult with representatives from 
the information technology sector.
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(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Domain-based Mes-
sage Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance’’ means an email 
authentication, policy, and reporting protocol that verifies the 
authenticity of the sender of an email and blocks and reports 
to the sender fraudulent accounts. 
SEC. 9007. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY LARGE-SCALE NON- 
INTRUSIVE INSPECTION SCANNING PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives a plan for increasing 
to 100 percent the rate of high-throughput scanning of commercial 
and passenger vehicles and freight rail traffic entering the United 
States at land ports of entry and rail-border crossings along the 
border using large-scale non-intrusive inspection systems or similar 
technology to enhance border security. 
(b) BASELINE INFORMATION.—The plan under subsection (a) 
shall include, at a minimum, the following information regarding 
large-scale non-intrusive inspection systems or similar technology 
operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at land ports 
of entry and rail-border crossings as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act: 
(1) An inventory of large-scale non-intrusive inspection sys-
tems or similar technology in use at each land port of entry. 
(2) For each system or technology identified in the inven-
tory under paragraph (1)— 
(A) the scanning method of such system or technology; 
(B) the location of such system or technology at each 
land port of entry that specifies whether in use in pre- 
primary, primary, or secondary inspection area, or some 
combination of such areas; 
(C) the percentage of commercial and passenger 
vehicles and freight rail traffic scanned by such system 
or technology; 
(D) seizure data directly attributed to scanned commer-
cial and passenger vehicles and freight rail traffic; and 
(E) the number of personnel required to operate each 
system or technology. 
(3) Information regarding the continued use of other tech-
nology and tactics used for scanning, such as canines and 
human intelligence in conjunction with large scale, nonintrusive 
inspection systems. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall include 
the following elements: 
(1) Benchmarks for achieving incremental progress towards 
100 percent high-throughput scanning within the next 6 years 
of commercial and passenger vehicles and freight rail traffic 
entering the United States at land ports of entry and rail- 
border crossings along the border with corresponding projected 
incremental improvements in scanning rates by fiscal year and 
rationales for the specified timeframes for each land port of 
entry. 
(2) Estimated costs, together with an acquisition plan, for 
achieving the 100 percent high-throughput scanning rate within 
the timeframes specified in paragraph (1), including acquisition,
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operations, and maintenance costs for large-scale, nonintrusive 
inspection systems or similar technology, and associated costs 
for any necessary infrastructure enhancements or configuration 
changes at each port of entry. Such acquisition plan shall 
promote, to the extent practicable, opportunities for entities 
that qualify as small business concerns (as defined under sec-
tion 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)). 
(3) Any projected impacts, as identified by the Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, on the total 
number of commercial and passenger vehicles and freight rail 
traffic entering at land ports of entry and rail-border crossings 
where such systems are in use, and average wait times at 
peak and non-peak travel times, by lane type if applicable, 
as scanning rates are increased. 
(4) Any projected impacts, as identified by the Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, on land ports 
of entry and rail-border crossings border security operations 
as a result of implementation actions, including any changes 
to the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers 
or their duties and assignments. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after the submis-
sion of the plan under subsection (a), and biennially thereafter 
for the following six years, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives a report that describes 
the progress implementing the plan and includes— 
(1) an inventory of large-scale, nonintrusive inspection sys-
tems or similar technology operated by U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection at each land port of entry; 
(2) for each system or technology identified in the inventory 
required under paragraph (1)— 
(A) the scanning method of such system or technology; 
(B) the location of such system or technology at each 
land port of entry that specifies whether in use in pre- 
primary, primary, or secondary inspection area, or some 
combination of such areas; 
(C) the percentage of commercial and passenger 
vehicles and freight rail traffic scanned by such system 
or technology; and 
(D) seizure data directly attributed to scanned commer-
cial and passenger vehicles and freight rail traffic; 
(3) the total number of commercial and passenger vehicles 
and freight rail traffic entering at each land port of entry 
at which each system or technology is in use, and information 
on average wait times at peak and non-peak travel times, 
by lane type if applicable; 
(4) a description of the progress towards reaching the 
benchmarks referred to in subsection (c)(1), and an explanation 
if any of such benchmarks are not achieved as planned; 
(5) a comparison of actual costs (including information on 
any awards of associated contracts) to estimated costs set forth 
in subsection (c)(2); 
(6) any realized impacts, as identified by the Commissioner 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, on land ports of entry 
and rail-border crossings operations as a result of implementa-
tion actions, including any changes to the number of U.S.
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Customs and Border Protection officers or their duties and 
assignments; 
(7) any proposed changes to the plan and an explanation 
for such changes, including changes made in response to any 
Department of Homeland Security research and development 
findings or changes in terrorist or transnational criminal 
organizations tactics, techniques, or procedures; and 
(8) any challenges to implementing the plan or meeting 
the benchmarks, and plans to mitigate any such challenges. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘large-scale, non-intrusive inspection system’’ 
means a technology, including x-ray, gamma-ray, and passive 
imaging systems, capable of producing an image of the contents 
of a commercial or passenger vehicle or freight rail car in 
1 pass of such vehicle or car. 
(2) The term ‘‘scanning’’ means utilizing nonintrusive 
imaging equipment, radiation detection equipment, or both, 
to capture data, including images of a commercial or passenger 
vehicle or freight rail car. 
TITLE XCI—VETERANS AFFAIRS 
MATTERS 
Sec. 9101. Modification of licensure requirements for Department of Veterans Af-
fairs health care professionals providing treatment via telemedicine. 
Sec. 9102. Additional care for newborn children of veterans. 
Sec. 9103. Expansion of eligibility for HUD–VASH. 
Sec. 9104. Study on unemployment rate of women veterans who served on active 
duty in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001. 
Sec. 9105. Access of veterans to Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record. 
Sec. 9106. Department of Veterans Affairs report on undisbursed funds. 
Sec. 9107. Transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery to Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs for maintenance by National Cemetery Administration. 
Sec. 9108. Comptroller General report on Department of Veterans Affairs handling 
of disability compensation claims by certain veterans. 
Sec. 9109. Additional diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents 
for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who 
served in the Republic of Vietnam. 
SEC. 9101. MODIFICATION OF LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE 
PROFESSIONALS PROVIDING TREATMENT VIA TELEMEDI-
CINE. 
Section 1730C(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) COVERED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.—For purposes of 
this section, a covered health care professional is any of the fol-
lowing individuals: 
‘‘(1) A health care professional who— 
‘‘(A) is an employee of the Department appointed under 
section 7306, 7401, 7405, 7406, or 7408 of this title or 
under title 5; 
‘‘(B) is authorized by the Secretary to provide health 
care under this chapter; 
‘‘(C) is required to adhere to all standards for quality 
relating to the provision of health care in accordance with 
applicable policies of the Department; and 
‘‘(D)(i) has an active, current, full, and unrestricted 
license, registration, or certification in a State to practice
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the health care profession of the health care professional; 
or 
‘‘(ii) with respect to a health care profession listed 
under section 7402(b) of this title, has the qualifications 
for such profession as set forth by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) A postgraduate health care employee who— 
‘‘(A) is appointed under section 7401(1), 7401(3), or 
7405 of this title or title 5 for any category of personnel 
described in paragraph (1) or (3) of section 7401 of this 
title; 
‘‘(B) must obtain an active, current, full, and unre-
stricted license, registration, or certification or meet quali-
fication standards set forth by the Secretary within a speci-
fied time frame; and 
‘‘(C) is under the clinical supervision of a health care 
professional described in paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(3) A health professions trainee who— 
‘‘(A) is appointed under section 7405 or 7406 of this 
title; and 
‘‘(B) is under the clinical supervision of a health care 
professional described in paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 9102. ADDITIONAL CARE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN OF VETERANS. 
Section 1786 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION BASED ON MEDICAL NECESSITY.—Pursuant to 
such regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe to carry out this 
section, the Secretary may furnish more than seven days of health 
care services described in subsection (b), and may furnish transpor-
tation necessary to receive such services, to a newborn child based 
on medical necessity if the child is in need of additional care, 
including if the child has been discharged or released from a hos-
pital and requires readmittance to ensure the health and welfare 
of the child.’’. 
SEC. 9103. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HUD–VASH. 
(a) HUD PROVISIONS.—Section 8(o)(19) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) VETERAN DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term 
‘veteran’ has the meaning given that term in section 
2002(b) of title 38, United States Code.’’. 
(b) VHA CASE MANAGERS.—Subsection (b) of section 2003 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘In the case of vouchers provided under the HUD– 
VASH program under section 8(o)(19) of such Act, for purposes 
of the preceding sentence, the term ‘veteran’ shall have the meaning 
given such term in section 2002(b) of this title.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once each year, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on 
the homelessness services provided under programs of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, including services under HUD–
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VASH program under section 8(o)(19) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)). 
(2) INCLUDED INFORMATION.—Each such annual report shall 
include, with respect to the year preceding the submittal of 
the report, a statement of the number of eligible individuals 
who were furnished such homelessness services and the number 
of individuals furnished such services under each such program, 
disaggregated by the number of men who received such services 
and the number of women who received such services, and 
such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
SEC. 9104. STUDY ON UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF WOMEN VETERANS 
WHO SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMED FORCES 
AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
in consultation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
Department of Labor, shall conduct a study on why post-9/ 
11 veterans who are women are at higher risk of unemployment 
than all other groups of women veterans and their non-veteran 
counterparts. 
(2) CONDUCT OF STUDY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct the 
study under paragraph (1) through the Center for Women 
Veterans under section 318 of title 38, United States Code. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study con-
ducted under paragraph (1), the Secretary may consult 
with— 
(i) the Department of Labor; 
(ii) other Federal agencies, including the Depart-
ment of Defense, the Office of Personnel Management, 
and the Small Business Administration; 
(iii) foundations; and 
(iv) other entities in the private sector. 
(3) ELEMENTS OF STUDY.—The study conducted under para-
graph (1) shall include, with respect to post-9/11 veterans who 
are women, an analysis of each of the following: 
(A) Rank at the time of separation from the Armed 
Forces. 
(B) Geographic location of residence upon such separa-
tion. 
(C) Highest level of education achieved as of the time 
of such separation. 
(D) The percentage of such veterans who enrolled in 
a program of education or an employment training program 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department 
of Labor after such separation. 
(E) Industries that have employed such veterans. 
(F) Military occupational specialties of such veterans 
while serving as members of the Armed Forces. 
(G) Barriers to employment of such veterans. 
(H) Causes of the fluctuations in employment of such 
veterans. 
(I) Employment training programs of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Labor that are
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available to such veterans as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(J) Economic indicators that affect the unemployment 
of such veterans. 
(K) Health conditions of such veterans that could affect 
employment. 
(L) Whether there are differences in the analyses con-
ducted under subparagraphs (A) through (K) depending 
on the race of such veterans. 
(M) The difference between unemployment rates of 
post-9/11 veterans who are women compared to unemploy-
ment rates of post-9/11 veterans who are men, including 
an analysis of potential causes of such difference. 
(N) Such other matters as the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after completing 
the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives 
a report on such study. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) The analysis conducted under subsection (a)(3). 
(B) A description of the methods used to conduct the 
study under subsection (a). 
(C) Such other matters relating to the unemployment 
rates of post-9/11 veterans who are women as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(c) POST-9/11 VETERAN DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘post-9/11 veteran’’ means a veteran who served on active duty 
in the Armed Forces on or after September 11, 2001. 
SEC. 9105. ACCESS OF VETERANS TO INDIVIDUAL LONGITUDINAL 
EXPOSURE RECORD. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to a veteran 
read-only access to the documents of the veteran contained in 
the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record in a printable format 
through a portal accessible through an internet website of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 
9106. 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
REPORT 
ON 
UNDISBURSED FUNDS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report on the undisbursed funds 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include each of the following: 
(1) The total quantities and value, for each of the preceding 
ten fiscal years, of— 
(A) the undisbursed funds in the possession of the 
Department; and 
(B) the undisbursed funds of the Department that were 
transferred to the Department of Treasury.
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(2) The policies and procedures of the Department for man-
aging undisbursed funds and for communicating with veterans, 
other beneficiaries, and heirs regarding undisbursed funds. 
(3) The challenges regarding the policies and procedures 
identified under paragraph (2), any legal barriers to improving 
such policies and procedures, and the plans of the Secretary 
for improvement. 
(c) REVIEW OF REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a review of the report submitted under sub-
section (a). 
(d) UNDISBURSED FUNDS DEFINED.—The term ‘‘undisbursed 
funds’’— 
(1) means any amount of money that is owed to a bene-
ficiary and that has not been disbursed— 
(A) in the case of an amount that is owed by reason 
of an insurance benefit under chapter 19 of title 38, United 
States Code, for a period of one year or longer; or 
(B) in the case of an amount that is owed by reason 
of any other benefit under the laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for a period of 30 days or 
longer; and 
(2) does not include any amount of money that— 
(A) has not been disbursed due to a contested claim 
for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary; 
or 
(B) is in dispute by two or more parties over who 
is the entitled beneficiary. 
SEC. 9107. TRANSFER OF MARE ISLAND NAVAL CEMETERY TO SEC-
RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR MAINTENANCE BY 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) AGREEMENT.—Beginning on the date that is 180 days after 
the date on which the Secretary submits the report required by 
subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to 
enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, under 
which the city of Vallejo shall transfer to the Secretary all right, 
title, and interest in the Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, 
California, at no cost to the Secretary. The Secretary shall seek 
to enter into such agreement before the date that is one year 
after the date on which such report is submitted. 
(b) MAINTENANCE BY NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION.— 
If the Mare Island Naval Cemetery is transferred to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs pursuant to subsection (a), the National Ceme-
tery Administration shall maintain the cemetery in the same 
manner as other cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National 
Cemetery Administration. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives 
a report on the feasibility and advisability of exercising the 
authority to enter into an agreement under subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability 
of entering into such an agreement.
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(B) An estimate of the costs, including both direct 
and indirect costs, that the Department of Veterans Affairs 
would incur by entering into such an agreement. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) it is only potentially advisable and feasible to transfer 
the Mare Island Naval Cemetery from the city of Vallejo, Cali-
fornia, to the Department of Veterans Affairs because the ceme-
tery was previously under the control of the Department of 
Defense; and 
(2) the City of Vallejo should provide in-kind non-monetary 
contributions for the improvement and maintenance of Mare 
Island Naval Cemetery, including labor and equipment, to the 
extent practicable, to the Department of Veterans Affairs, fol-
lowing any transfer of the cemetery to the Department. 
SEC. 9108. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS HANDLING OF DISABILITY COM-
PENSATION CLAIMS BY CERTAIN VETERANS. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to Congress a report containing an evaluation of how the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs has handled claims for disability com-
pensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs submitted by veterans who— 
(1) have type 1 diabetes; and 
(2) have been exposed to an herbicide agent (as defined 
in section 1116(a)(3) of title 38, United States Code). 
SEC. 9109. ADDITIONAL DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO 
CERTAIN HERBICIDE AGENTS FOR WHICH THERE IS A 
PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR VETERANS 
WHO SERVED IN THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM. 
Section 1116(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(I) Parkinsonism. 
‘‘(J) Bladder cancer. 
‘‘(K) Hypothyroidism.’’. 
TITLE XCII—COMMUNICATIONS 
MATTERS 
Sec. 9201. Reliable emergency alert distribution improvement. 
Sec. 9202. Wireless supply chain innovation and multilateral security. 
Sec. 9203. Spectrum information technology modernization efforts. 
Sec. 9204. Internet of Things. 
SEC. 9201. RELIABLE EMERGENCY ALERT DISTRIBUTION IMPROVE-
MENT. 
(a) WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS SYSTEM OFFERINGS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 602(b)(2)(E) of the Warning, 
Alert, and Response Network Act (47 U.S.C. 1201(b)(2)(E)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking the second and third sentences; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘other than an alert issued by the 
President.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘other than an 
alert issued by— 
‘‘(i) the President; or
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‘‘(ii) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.’’. 
(2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with 
the Administrator, shall adopt regulations to implement the 
amendment made by paragraph (1)(B). 
(b) STATE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PLANS AND EMERGENCY 
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEES.— 
(1) STATE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Commission shall adopt regulations that— 
(A) encourage the chief executive of each State— 
(i) to establish an SECC if the State does not 
have an SECC; or 
(ii) if the State has an SECC, to review the com-
position and governance of the SECC; 
(B) provide that— 
(i) each SECC, not less frequently than annually, 
shall— 
(I) meet to review and update its State EAS 
Plan; 
(II) certify to the Commission that the SECC 
has met as required under subclause (I); and 
(III) submit to the Commission an updated 
State EAS Plan; and 
(ii) not later than 60 days after the date on which 
the Commission receives an updated State EAS Plan 
under clause (i)(III), the Commission shall— 
(I) approve or disapprove the updated State 
EAS Plan; and 
(II) notify the chief executive of the State of 
the Commission’s approval or disapproval of such 
plan, and reason therefor; and 
(C) establish a State EAS Plan content checklist for 
SECCs to use when reviewing and updating a State EAS 
Plan for submission to the Commission under subpara-
graph (B)(i). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Commission shall consult with 
the Administrator regarding the adoption of regulations under 
paragraph (1)(C). 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘SECC’’ means a State Emergency 
Communications Committee; 
(B) the term ‘‘State’’ means any State of the United 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, Amer-
ican Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, and any possession of the United States; and 
(C) the term ‘‘State EAS Plan’’ means a State Emer-
gency Alert System Plan. 
(c) FALSE ALERT REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation 
with the Administrator, shall complete a rulemaking proceeding 
to establish a system to receive from the Administrator or State, 
Tribal, or local governments reports of false alerts under the Emer-
gency Alert System or the Wireless Emergency Alerts System for
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the purpose of recording such false alerts and examining the causes 
of such false alerts. 
(d) REPEATING EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM MESSAGES
FOR 
NATIONAL SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with 
the Administrator, shall complete a rulemaking proceeding to 
modify the Emergency Alert System to provide for repeating 
Emergency Alert System messages while an alert remains 
pending that is issued by— 
(A) the President; 
(B) the Administrator; or 
(C) any other entity determined appropriate under the 
circumstances by the Commission, in consultation with the 
Administrator. 
(2) SCOPE OF RULEMAKING.—Paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) apply to warnings of national security events, 
meaning emergencies of national significance, such as a 
missile threat, terror attack, or other act of war or threat 
to public safety; and 
(B) not apply to more typical warnings, such as a 
weather alert, AMBER Alert, or disaster alert. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to impair, limit, or otherwise change— 
(A) the authority of the President granted by law to 
alert and warn the public; or 
(B) the role of the President as commander-in-chief 
with respect to the identification, dissemination, notifica-
tion, or alerting of information of missile threats against 
the United States, or threats to public safety. 
(e) INTERNET AND ONLINE STREAMING SERVICES EMERGENCY 
ALERT EXAMINATION.— 
(1) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and after providing public notice and 
opportunity for comment, the Commission shall complete an 
inquiry to examine the feasibility of updating the Emergency 
Alert System to enable or improve alerts to consumers provided 
through the internet, including through streaming services. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after completing the 
inquiry under paragraph (1), the Commission shall submit a 
report on the findings and conclusions of the inquiry to— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency; 
(2) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Federal Communica-
tions Commission; 
(3) the term ‘‘Emergency Alert System’’ means the national 
public warning system, the rules for which are set forth in 
part 11 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor 
regulation); and 
(4) the term ‘‘Wireless Emergency Alerts System’’ means 
the wireless national public warning system established under 
the Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act (47 U.S.C.
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1201 et seq.), the rules for which are set forth in part 10 
of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regula-
tion). 
SEC. 9202. WIRELESS SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION AND MULTILATERAL 
SECURITY. 
(a) COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SECURITY FUNDS.— 
(1) PUBLIC WIRELESS SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION FUND.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known 
as the ‘‘Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund’’ 
(referred to in this paragraph as the ‘‘Innovation 
Fund’’). 
(ii) AVAILABILITY.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated to the 
Innovation Fund shall remain available through 
the end of the tenth fiscal year beginning after 
the date on which funds are appropriated to the 
Fund. 
(II) REMAINDER TO TREASURY.—Any amounts 
remaining in the Innovation Fund after the end 
of the tenth fiscal year beginning after the date 
of appropriation shall be deposited in the general 
fund of the Treasury. 
(B) USE OF FUND.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated to the 
Innovation Fund shall be available to the Secretary, 
acting through the NTIA Administrator, to make 
grants on a competitive basis under this paragraph 
in such amounts as the Secretary, acting through the 
NTIA Administrator, determines appropriate, subject 
to clause (ii). 
(ii) LIMITATION ON GRANT AMOUNTS.—The amount 
of a grant awarded under this paragraph to a recipient 
for a specific research focus area may not exceed 
$50,000,000. 
(C) ADMINISTRATION OF FUND.—The Secretary, acting 
through the NTIA Administrator, in consultation with the 
Commission, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Stand-
ards and Technology, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of the Intel-
ligence Advanced Research Projects Activity of the Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish 
criteria for grants awarded under this paragraph, by the 
NTIA Administrator and administer the Innovation Fund, 
to support the following: 
(i) Promoting and deploying technology, including 
software, hardware, and microprocessing technology, 
that will enhance competitiveness in the fifth-genera-
tion (commonly known as ‘‘5G’’) and successor wireless 
technology supply chains that use open and interoper-
able interface radio access networks. 
(ii) Accelerating commercial deployments of open 
interface standards-based compatible, interoperable 
equipment, such as equipment developed pursuant to 
the standards set forth by organizations such as the
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O-RAN Alliance, the Telecom Infra Project, 3GPP, the 
Open-RAN Software Community, or any successor 
organizations. 
(iii) Promoting and deploying compatibility of new 
5G equipment with future open standards-based, inter-
operable equipment. 
(iv) Managing integration of multi-vendor network 
environments. 
(v) Identifying objective criteria to define equip-
ment as compliant with open standards for multi- 
vendor network equipment interoperability. 
(vi) Promoting and deploying security features 
enhancing the integrity and availability of equipment 
in multi-vendor networks. 
(vii) Promoting and deploying network function 
virtualization to facilitate multi-vendor interoperability 
and a more diverse vendor market. 
(D) NONDUPLICATION.—To the greatest extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary, acting through the NTIA Adminis-
trator, shall ensure that any research funded by a grant 
awarded under this paragraph avoids duplication of other 
Federal or private sector research. 
(E) TIMING.—Not later than one year after the date 
on which funds are appropriated to the Innovation Fund, 
the Secretary, acting through the NTIA Administrator, 
shall begin awarding grants under this paragraph. 
(F) FEDERAL ADVISORY BODY.— 
(i) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the NTIA Administrator, and in consultation 
with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards 
and Technology, shall establish a Federal advisory com-
mittee, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), composed of government 
and private sector experts, to advise the Secretary 
and the NTIA Administrator on the administration 
of the Innovation Fund. 
(ii) COMPOSITION.—The advisory committee estab-
lished under clause (i) shall be composed of— 
(I) representatives from— 
(aa) the Commission; 
(bb) the Department of Defense; 
(cc) the Intelligence Advanced Research 
Projects Activity of the Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence; 
(dd) the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology; 
(ee) the Department of State; 
(ff) the National Science Foundation; 
(gg) the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity; and 
(hh) the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration; and 
(II) other representatives from the private and 
public sectors, at the discretion of the NTIA 
Administrator. 
(iii) DUTIES.—The advisory committee established 
under clause (i) shall advise the Secretary and the
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NTIA Administrator on technology developments to 
help inform— 
(I) the strategic direction of the Innovation 
Fund; and 
(II) efforts of the Federal Government to pro-
mote a more secure, diverse, sustainable, and 
competitive supply chain. 
(G) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(i) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
acting through the NTIA Administrator, shall submit 
to the relevant committees of Congress a report with— 
(I) additional recommendations on promoting 
the competitiveness and sustainability of trusted 
suppliers in the wireless supply chain; and 
(II) any additional authorities needed to facili-
tate the timely adoption of open standards-based 
equipment, including authority to provide loans, 
loan guarantees, and other forms of credit exten-
sion that would maximize the use of funds. 
(ii) ANNUAL
REPORT.—For each fiscal year for 
which amounts in the Innovation Fund are available 
under this paragraph, the Secretary, acting through 
the NTIA Administrator, shall submit to Congress a 
report that— 
(I) describes how, and to whom, amounts in 
the Innovation Fund have been deployed; 
(II) details the progress of the Secretary and 
the NTIA Administrator in meeting the objectives 
described in subparagraph (C); and 
(III) includes any additional information that 
the Secretary and the NTIA Administrator deter-
mine appropriate. 
(2) MULTILATERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECURITY FUND.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known 
as the ‘‘Multilateral Telecommunications Security 
Fund’’. 
(ii) USE OF FUND.—Amounts appropriated to the 
Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund shall 
be available to the Secretary of State to make expendi-
tures under this paragraph in such amounts as the 
Secretary of State determines appropriate. 
(iii) AVAILABILITY.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated to the 
Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund— 
(aa) shall remain available through the 
end of the tenth fiscal year beginning after 
the date of appropriation; and 
(bb) may only be allocated upon the Sec-
retary of State reaching an arrangement or 
agreement with foreign government partners 
to participate in the common funding mecha-
nism described in subparagraph (B). 
(II) REMAINDER TO TREASURY.—Any amounts 
remaining in the Multilateral Telecommunications
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Security Fund after the end of the tenth fiscal 
year beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act shall be deposited in the general fund 
of the Treasury. 
(B) ADMINISTRATION OF FUND.—The Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the NTIA Administrator, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, the Director of National Intel-
ligence, and the Commission, is authorized to establish 
a common funding mechanism, in coordination with foreign 
partners, that uses amounts from the Multilateral Tele-
communications Security Fund to support the development 
and adoption of secure and trusted telecommunications 
technologies. In creating and sustaining a common funding 
mechanism, the Secretary of State should leverage United 
States funding in order to secure commitments and con-
tributions from trusted foreign partners such as the United 
Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, 
and should prioritize the following objectives: 
(i) Advancing research and development of secure 
and trusted communications technologies. 
(ii) Strengthening supply chains. 
(iii) Promoting the use of trusted vendors. 
(C) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
annually thereafter for each fiscal year during which 
amounts in the Multilateral Telecommunications Security 
Fund are available, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the relevant committees of Congress a report on the 
status and progress of the funding mechanism established 
under subparagraph (B), including— 
(i) any funding commitments from foreign part-
ners, including each specific amount committed; 
(ii) governing criteria for use of the Multilateral 
Telecommunications Security Fund; 
(iii) an account of— 
(I) how, and to whom, funds have been 
deployed; 
(II) amounts remaining in the Multilateral 
Telecommunications Security Fund; and 
(III) the progress of the Secretary of State 
in meeting the objective described in subparagraph 
(B); and 
(iv) additional authorities needed to enhance the 
effectiveness of the Multilateral Telecommunications 
Security Fund in achieving the security goals of the 
United States. 
(D) NOTIFICATIONS TO BE PROVIDED BY THE FUND.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days prior to 
the Fund making a financial commitment associated 
with the provision of expenditures under subparagraph 
(A)(ii) in an amount in excess of $1,000,000, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report in writing that contains 
the information required by clause (ii). 
(ii) INFORMATION
REQUIRED.—The information 
required by this clause includes—
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(I) the amount of each such expenditure; 
(II) an identification of the recipient or bene-
ficiary; and 
(III) a description of the project or activity 
and the purpose to be achieved of an expenditure 
by the Fund. 
(iii) ARRANGEMENTS
OR
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of State shall notify the appropriate congres-
sional committees not later than 30 days after entering 
into a new bilateral or multilateral arrangement or 
agreement described in subparagraph (A)(iii)(I)(bb). 
(iv) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subparagraph, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(I) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(II) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; 
(III) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(IV) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(b) PROMOTING UNITED STATES LEADERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS
AND
COMMUNICATIONS
STANDARDS-SETTING 
BODIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, the Secretary 
of Commerce, and the Chairman of the Commission, or their 
designees, shall consider how to enhance representation of the 
United States at international forums that set standards for 
5G networks and for future generations of wireless communica-
tions networks, including— 
(A) the International Telecommunication Union (com-
monly known as ‘‘ITU’’); 
(B) the International Organization for Standardization 
(commonly known as ‘‘ISO’’); 
(C) the Inter-American Telecommunication Commis-
sion (commonly known as ‘‘CITEL’’); and 
(D) the voluntary standards organizations that develop 
protocols for wireless devices and other equipment, such 
as the 3GPP and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics 
Engineers (commonly known as ‘‘IEEE’’). 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of State, the Secretary 
of Commerce, and the Chairman of the Commission shall jointly 
submit to the relevant committees of Congress an annual report 
on the progress made under paragraph (1). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.— In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘3GPP’’ means the Third Generation Partner-
ship Project. 
(2) The term ‘‘5G network’’ means a radio network as 
described by 3GPP Release 15 or higher. 
(3) The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Federal Communica-
tions Commission. 
(4) The term ‘‘NTIA Administrator’’ means the Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. 
(5) The term ‘‘Open-RAN’’ means the Open Radio Access 
Network approach to standardization adopted by the O-RAN 
Alliance, Telecom Infra Project, or 3GPP, or any similar set
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of open standards for multi-vendor network equipment inter-
operability. 
(6) The term ‘‘relevant committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; 
(E) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
(F) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
(G) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives; 
(H) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; 
(I) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives; 
(J) the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives; 
(K) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(L) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. 
(7) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce. 
SEC. 9203. SPECTRUM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION 
EFFORTS. 
(a) INITIAL INTERAGENCY SPECTRUM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
COORDINATION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Commu-
nications and Information, in consultation with the Policy and Plans 
Steering Group, shall identify a process to establish goals, including 
parameters to measure the achievement of such goals, for the 
modernization of the infrastructure of covered agencies relating 
to managing the use of Federal spectrum by such agencies, which 
shall include— 
(1) the standardization of data inputs, modeling algorithms, 
modeling and simulation processes, analysis tools with respect 
to Federal spectrum, assumptions, and any other tool to ensure 
interoperability and functionality with respect to such infra-
structure; 
(2) other potential innovative technological capabilities with 
respect to such infrastructure, including cloud-based databases, 
artificial intelligence technologies, automation, and improved 
modeling and simulation capabilities; 
(3) ways to improve the management of the use of Federal 
spectrum by covered agencies through such infrastructure, 
including by— 
(A) increasing the efficiency of such infrastructure; 
(B) addressing validation of usage with respect to such 
infrastructure; 
(C) increasing the accuracy of such infrastructure; 
(D) validating models used by such infrastructure; and 
(E) monitoring and enforcing requirements that are 
imposed on covered agencies with respect to the use of 
Federal spectrum by covered agencies;
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(4) ways to improve the ability of covered agencies to meet 
mission requirements in congested environments with respect 
to Federal spectrum, including as part of automated adjust-
ments to operations based on changing conditions in such 
environments; 
(5) the creation of a time-based automated mechanism— 
(A) to share Federal spectrum between covered agen-
cies to collaboratively and dynamically increase access to 
Federal spectrum by such agencies; and 
(B) that could be scaled across Federal spectrum; and 
(6) the collaboration between covered agencies necessary 
to ensure the interoperability of Federal spectrum. 
(b) SPECTRUM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 240 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Com-
merce for Communications and Information shall submit to 
Congress a report that contains a plan for the National Tele-
communications and Information Administration (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘NTIA’’) to modernize and automate 
the infrastructure of the NTIA relating to managing the use 
of Federal spectrum by covered agencies so as to more efficiently 
manage such use. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include— 
(A) an assessment of the current, as of the date on 
which such report is submitted, infrastructure of the NTIA 
described in such paragraph; 
(B) an acquisition strategy for the modernized infra-
structure of the NTIA described in such paragraph, 
including how such modernized infrastructure will enable 
covered agencies to be more efficient and effective in the 
use of Federal spectrum; 
(C) a timeline for the implementation of the moderniza-
tion efforts described in such paragraph; 
(D) plans detailing how the modernized infrastructure 
of the NTIA described in such paragraph will— 
(i) enhance the security and reliability of such 
infrastructure so that the NTIA is in compliance with 
the requirements of subchapter II of chapter 35 of 
title 44, United States Code, with respect to such infra-
structure; 
(ii) improve data models and analysis tools to 
increase the efficiency of the spectrum use described 
in such paragraph; 
(iii) enhance automation and workflows, and 
reduce the scope and level of manual effort, in order 
to— 
(I) administer the management of the spec-
trum use described in such paragraph; and 
(II) improve data quality and processing time; 
and 
(iv) improve the timeliness of spectrum analyses 
and requests for information, including requests sub-
mitted pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code;
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(ii) a timeline for completion of the modernization 
efforts described in such paragraph; 
(iii) a description of potential innovative techno-
logical capabilities for the management of frequencies 
that are assigned to such agency, as determined under 
subsection (a); 
(iv) identification of agency-specific requirements 
or constraints relating to the infrastructure of such 
agency; 
(v) identification of any existing, as of the date 
on which such report is submitted, systems of such 
agency that are duplicative of the modernized infra-
structure of the NTIA, as described in subsection (b); 
and 
(vi) with respect to the report submitted by the 
Secretary of Defense— 
(I) a strategy for the integration of systems 
or the flow of data among the Armed Forces, the 
military departments, the Defense Agencies and 
Department of Defense Field Activities, and other 
components of the Department of Defense; 
(II) a plan for the implementation of solutions 
to the use of Federal spectrum by the Department 
of Defense involving information at multiple levels 
of classification; and 
(III) a strategy for addressing, within the mod-
ernized infrastructure of the Department of 
Defense described in such paragraph, the exchange 
of information between the Department of Defense 
and the NTIA in order to accomplish required 
processing of all Department of Defense domestic 
spectrum coordination and management activities; 
and 
(B) be submitted in an unclassified format, with a 
classified annex, as appropriate. 
(3) NOTIFICATION
OF
CONGRESS.—Upon submission of a 
report under paragraph (1), the head of a covered agency shall 
notify Congress that such report has been submitted. 
(d) GAO OVERSIGHT.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall— 
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, conduct a review of the infrastructure of covered 
agencies, as such infrastructure exists on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; 
(2) upon submission of all of the reports required by sub-
section (c), begin conducting oversight of the implementation 
of the modernization plans submitted by the Assistant Sec-
retary and covered agencies under subsections (b) and (c), 
respectively; 
(3) not later than 2 years after the date on which the 
Comptroller General begins conducting oversight under para-
graph (2), and biennially thereafter until December 31, 2030, 
submit a report regarding such oversight to— 
(A) with respect to the implementation of the mod-
ernization plan of the Department of Defense, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
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(B) with respect to the implementation of the mod-
ernization plans of all covered agencies, including the 
Department of Defense, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
atives; and 
(4) until December 31, 2030, provide regular briefings to— 
(A) with respect to the application of this section to 
the Department of Defense, the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) with respect to the application of this section to 
all covered agencies, including the Department of Defense, 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered agency’’— 
(A) means any Federal entity that the Assistant Sec-
retary of Commerce for Communications and Information 
determines is appropriate; and 
(B) includes the Department of Defense. 
(2) The term ‘‘Federal entity’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 113(l) of the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(l)). 
(3) The term ‘‘Federal spectrum’’ means frequencies 
assigned on a primary basis to a covered agency. 
(4) The term ‘‘infrastructure’’ means information technology 
systems and information technologies, tools, and databases. 
SEC. 9204. INTERNET OF THINGS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Fed-
eral Communications Commission. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Commerce. 
(3) STEERING COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘steering committee’’ 
means the steering committee established under subsection 
(b)(5)(A). 
(4) WORKING GROUP.—The term ‘‘working group’’ means 
the working group convened under subsection (b)(1). 
(b) FEDERAL WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convene a working 
group of Federal stakeholders for the purpose of providing 
recommendations and a report to Congress relating to the 
aspects of the Internet of Things described in paragraph (2). 
(2) DUTIES.—The working group shall— 
(A) identify any Federal regulations, statutes, grant 
practices, budgetary or jurisdictional challenges, and other 
sector-specific policies that are inhibiting, or could inhibit, 
the development or deployment of the Internet of Things; 
(B) consider policies or programs that encourage and 
improve coordination among Federal agencies that have 
responsibilities that are relevant to the objectives of this 
section;
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(C) consider any findings or recommendations made 
by the steering committee and, where appropriate, act to 
implement those recommendations; 
(D) examine— 
(i) how Federal agencies can benefit from utilizing 
the Internet of Things; 
(ii) the use of Internet of Things technology by 
Federal agencies as of the date on which the working 
group performs the examination; 
(iii) the preparedness and ability of Federal agen-
cies to adopt Internet of Things technology as of the 
date on which the working group performs the exam-
ination and in the future; and 
(iv) any additional security measures that Federal 
agencies may need to take to— 
(I) safely and securely use the Internet of 
Things, including measures that ensure the secu-
rity of critical infrastructure; and 
(II) enhance the resiliency of Federal systems 
against cyber threats to the Internet of Things; 
and 
(E) in carrying out the examinations required under 
subclauses (I) and (II) of subparagraph (D)(iv), ensure to 
the maximum extent possible the coordination of the cur-
rent and future activities of the Federal Government 
relating to security with respect to the Internet of Things. 
(3) AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES.—In convening the working 
group under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall have discretion 
to appoint representatives from Federal agencies and depart-
ments as appropriate and shall specifically consider seeking 
representation from— 
(A) the Department of Commerce, including— 
(i) the National Telecommunications and Informa-
tion Administration; 
(ii) the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology; and 
(iii) 
the 
National 
Oceanic 
and 
Atmospheric 
Administration; 
(B) the Department of Transportation; 
(C) the Department of Homeland Security; 
(D) the Office of Management and Budget; 
(E) the National Science Foundation; 
(F) the Commission; 
(G) the Federal Trade Commission; 
(H) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; 
(I) the Department of Energy; and 
(J) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 
(4) 
NONGOVERNMENTAL
STAKEHOLDERS.—The 
working 
group shall consult with nongovernmental stakeholders with 
expertise relating to the Internet of Things, including— 
(A) the steering committee; 
(B) information and communications technology manu-
facturers, suppliers, service providers, and vendors; 
(C) subject matter experts representing industrial sec-
tors other than the technology sector that can benefit from 
the Internet of Things, including the transportation, 
energy, agriculture, and health care sectors;
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(D) small, medium, and large businesses; 
(E) think tanks and academia; 
(F) nonprofit organizations and consumer groups; 
(G) security experts; 
(H) rural stakeholders; and 
(I) other stakeholders with relevant expertise, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(5) STEERING COMMITTEE.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within the 
Department of Commerce a steering committee to advise 
the working group. 
(B) DUTIES.—The steering committee shall advise the 
working group with respect to— 
(i) the identification of any Federal regulations, 
statutes, grant practices, programs, budgetary or juris-
dictional challenges, and other sector-specific policies 
that are inhibiting, or could inhibit, the development 
of the Internet of Things; 
(ii) situations in which the use of the Internet 
of Things is likely to deliver significant and scalable 
economic and societal benefits to the United States, 
including benefits from or to— 
(I) smart traffic and transit technologies; 
(II) augmented logistics and supply chains; 
(III) sustainable infrastructure; 
(IV) precision agriculture; 
(V) environmental monitoring; 
(VI) public safety; and 
(VII) health care; 
(iii) whether adequate spectrum is available to 
support the growing Internet of Things and what legal 
or regulatory barriers may exist to providing any spec-
trum needed in the future; 
(iv) policies, programs, or multi-stakeholder activi-
ties that— 
(I) promote or are related to the privacy of 
individuals who use or are affected by the Internet 
of Things; 
(II) may enhance the security of the Internet 
of Things, including the security of critical infra-
structure; 
(III) may protect users of the Internet of 
Things; and 
(IV) may encourage coordination among Fed-
eral agencies with jurisdiction over the Internet 
of Things; 
(v) the opportunities and challenges associated 
with the use of Internet of Things technology by small 
businesses; and 
(vi) any international proceeding, international 
negotiation, or other international matter affecting the 
Internet of Things to which the United States is or 
should be a party. 
(C) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary shall appoint to the 
steering committee members representing a wide range 
of stakeholders outside of the Federal Government with 
expertise relating to the Internet of Things, including—
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(i) information and communications technology 
manufacturers, suppliers, service providers, and ven-
dors; 
(ii) subject matter experts representing industrial 
sectors other than the technology sector that can ben-
efit from the Internet of Things, including the transpor-
tation, energy, agriculture, and health care sectors; 
(iii) small, medium, and large businesses; 
(iv) think tanks and academia; 
(v) nonprofit organizations and consumer groups; 
(vi) security experts; 
(vii) rural stakeholders; and 
(viii) other stakeholders with relevant expertise, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
(D) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the steering committee shall 
submit to the working group a report that includes any 
findings or recommendations of the steering committee. 
(E) INDEPENDENT ADVICE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The steering committee shall set 
the agenda of the steering committee in carrying out 
the duties of the steering committee under subpara-
graph (B). 
(ii) SUGGESTIONS.—The working group may sug-
gest topics or items for the steering committee to study, 
and the steering committee shall take those sugges-
tions into consideration in carrying out the duties of 
the steering committee. 
(iii) REPORT.—The steering committee shall ensure 
that the report submitted under subparagraph (D) is 
the result of the independent judgment of the steering 
committee. 
(F) NO COMPENSATION FOR MEMBERS.—A member of 
the steering committee shall serve without compensation. 
(G) TERMINATION.—The steering committee shall 
terminate on the date on which the working group submits 
the report under paragraph (6). 
(6) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the working group shall 
submit to Congress a report that includes— 
(i) the findings and recommendations of the 
working group with respect to the duties of the working 
group under paragraph (2); 
(ii) the report submitted by the steering committee 
under paragraph (5)(D), as the report was received 
by the working group; 
(iii) recommendations for action or reasons for 
inaction, as applicable, with respect to each rec-
ommendation made by the steering committee in the 
report submitted under paragraph (5)(D); and 
(iv) an accounting of any progress made by Federal 
agencies to implement recommendations made by the 
working group or the steering committee. 
(B) COPY OF REPORT.—The working group shall submit 
a copy of the report described in subparagraph (A) to—
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(i) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate; 
(ii) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(iii) any other committee of Congress, upon request 
to the working group. 
(c) ASSESSING SPECTRUM NEEDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, in consultation with 
the National Telecommunications and Information Administra-
tion, shall issue a notice of inquiry seeking public comment 
on the current, as of the date of enactment of this Act, and 
future spectrum needs to enable better connectivity relating 
to the Internet of Things. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In issuing the notice of inquiry under 
paragraph (1), the Commission shall seek comments that con-
sider and evaluate— 
(A) whether adequate spectrum is available, or is 
planned for allocation, for commercial wireless services that 
could support the growing Internet of Things; 
(B) if adequate spectrum is not available for the pur-
poses described in subparagraph (A), how to ensure that 
adequate spectrum is available for increased demand with 
respect to the Internet of Things; 
(C) what regulatory barriers may exist to providing 
any needed spectrum that would support uses relating 
to the Internet of Things; and 
(D) what the role of unlicensed and licensed spectrum 
is and will be in the growth of the Internet of Things. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report summarizing the comments submitted 
in response to the notice of inquiry issued under paragraph 
(1). 
TITLE XCIII—INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
Sec. 9301. Requirement for facilitation of establishment of social media data and 
threat analysis center. 
Sec. 9302. Independent study on identifying and addressing threats that individ-
ually or collectively affect national security, financial security, or both. 
SEC. 9301. REQUIREMENT FOR FACILITATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OF 
SOCIAL MEDIA DATA AND THREAT ANALYSIS CENTER. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO FACILITATE ESTABLISHMENT.—Subsection 
(c)(1) of section 5323 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew 
Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 
2019, and 2020 (division E of Public Law 116–92; 50 U.S.C. 3369) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later 
than June 1, 2021, the Director’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
(b) REPORTING ON FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE CAMPAIGNS ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TARGETING ELECTIONS
FOR FEDERAL 
OFFICE.—Such section is amended—
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(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
(g) and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section (f): 
‘‘(f) FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE CAMPAIGNS ON SOCIAL MEDIA 
PLATFORMS TARGETING ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days before the 
date of each regularly scheduled general election for Fed-
eral office, the Director of the Center shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on foreign 
malign influence campaigns on and across social media 
platforms targeting such election. 
‘‘(B) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under subpara-
graph (A) shall include an analysis of the following: 
‘‘(i) The patterns, tools, and techniques of foreign 
malign influence campaigns across all platforms on 
social media by a covered foreign country targeting 
a regularly scheduled general election for Federal 
office. 
‘‘(ii) Inauthentic accounts and ‘bot’ networks across 
platforms, including the scale to which such accounts 
or networks exist, how platforms currently act to 
remove such accounts or networks, and what percent-
age of such accounts or networks have been removed 
during the period covered by the report. 
‘‘(iii) The estimated reach and impact of intentional 
or weaponized disinformation by inauthentic accounts 
and ‘bot’ networks, including an analysis of amplifi-
cation by users and algorithmic distribution. 
‘‘(iv) The trends of types of media that are being 
used for dissemination through foreign malign influ-
ence 
campaigns, 
including 
machine-manipulated 
media, and the intended targeted groups. 
‘‘(C) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than August 1, 2021, 
the Director of the Center shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report under subparagraph (A) 
addressing the regularly scheduled general election for Fed-
eral office occurring during 2020. 
‘‘(D) FORM.—Each report under this paragraph shall 
be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
‘‘(2) BRIEFINGS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the Director submits to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report under paragraph (1), 
the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, shall provide to such committees a briefing assessing 
threats from foreign malign influence campaigns on social 
media from covered countries to the regularly scheduled 
general election for Federal office covered by the report. 
‘‘(B) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each briefing under 
subparagraph (A) shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) The patterns, tools, and techniques of foreign 
malign influence campaigns across all platforms on
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social media by a covered foreign country targeting 
a regularly scheduled general election for Federal 
office. 
‘‘(ii) An assessment of the findings from the report 
for which the briefing is provided. 
‘‘(iii) The activities and methods used to mitigate 
the threats associated with such findings by the 
Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland 
Security, or other relevant departments or agencies 
of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(iv) The steps taken by departments or agencies 
of the Federal Government to cooperate with social 
media companies to mitigate the threats identified.’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (h) of such section, as redesig-
nated by subsection (b) of this section, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the congressional intelligence committees; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Appropriations, the Committee on Homeland Security, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(C) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Appropriations, the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Government Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
FOREIGN
COUNTRY
AND
FOREIGN
MALIGN 
INFLUENCE.—The terms ‘covered foreign country’ and ‘foreign 
malign influence’ have the meanings given those terms in sec-
tion 119C of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3059). 
‘‘(3) MACHINE-MANIPULATED
MEDIA.—The term ‘machine- 
manipulated media’ has the meaning given that term in section 
5724.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) 
REPORTING.—Subsection 
(d) 
of 
such 
section 
is 
amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘If the Director’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Center, 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘August 
1, 2021’’. 
(2) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section, as redesig-
nated by subsection (b) of this section, is amended by striking 
‘‘fiscal year 2020 and 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2021 
and 2022’’. 
(3) CLERICAL.—Such section 5323 is further amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ENCOURAGE-
MENT OF’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) 
in 
the 
subsection 
heading, 
by 
striking 
‘‘AUTHORITY’’ and inserting ‘‘REQUIREMENT’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (1), in the paragraph heading, 
by striking ‘‘AUTHORITY’’ and inserting ‘‘REQUIREMENT’’.
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SEC. 9302. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING 
THREATS 
THAT 
INDIVIDUALLY 
OR 
COLLECTIVELY 
AFFECT NATIONAL SECURITY, FINANCIAL SECURITY, OR 
BOTH. 
(a) INDEPENDENT STUDY.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and 
the heads of other relevant departments and agencies of the Federal 
Government, shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally 
funded research and development center under which the center 
will conduct a study on identifying and addressing threats that 
individually or collectively affect national security, financial secu-
rity, or both. 
(b) ELEMENTS
OF STUDY.—In carrying out the study under 
subsection (a), the federally funded research and development center 
selected under such subsection shall— 
(1) identify threats that individually or collectively affect 
national security, financial security, or both, including— 
(A) foreign influence in companies seeking to access 
capital markets by conducting initial public offerings in 
other countries; 
(B) the use of financial instruments, markets, payment 
systems, or digital assets in ways that appear legitimate 
but may be part of a foreign malign strategy to weaken 
or undermine the economic security of the United States; 
and 
(C) any other known or potential threats that individ-
ually or collectively affect national security, financial secu-
rity, or both currently or in the foreseeable future; 
(2) assess the extent to which the United States Govern-
ment is currently able to identify and characterize the threats 
identified under paragraph (1); 
(3) assess the extent to which the United States Govern-
ment is currently able to address the risk posed by the threats 
identified under paragraph (1); 
(4) assess whether current levels of information sharing 
and cooperation between the United States Government and 
allies and partners of the United States have been helpful 
or can be improved upon in order for the United States Govern-
ment to identify, characterize, and mitigate the threats identi-
fied under paragraph (1); and 
(5) recommend opportunities, and any such authorities or 
resources required, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness 
of the United States Government in identifying and countering 
the threats identified under paragraph (1). 
(c) SUBMISSION
TO DIRECTOR
OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the federally funded research and development center selected 
to conduct the study under subsection (a) shall submit to the 
Director of National Intelligence a report on the results of the 
study in both classified and unclassified form. 
(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the Director of National Intelligence receives the 
report under subsection (c), the Director shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees—