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broadband service in the specific area where the household 
is located by dates certain, even if such service is not 
yet available, provided that the Federal or State agency 
providing the funding has not deemed the service provider 
to be in default of its buildout obligations under the 
applicable Federal or State program. 
(b) DIRECT
APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated to the 
Assistant Secretary, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, to 
remain available until expended— 
(1) $1,000,000,000 for grants under subsection (c); and 
(2) $300,000,000 for grants under subsection (d). 
(c) TRIBAL BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM.— 
(1) TRIBAL BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY GRANTS.—The Assist-
ant Secretary shall use the funds made available under sub-
section (b)(1) to implement a program to make grants to eligible 
entities to expand access to and adoption of— 
(A) broadband service on Tribal land; or 
(B) remote learning, telework, or telehealth resources 
during the COVID–19 pandemic. 
(2) GRANTS.—From the amounts appropriated under sub-
section (b)(1), the Assistant Secretary shall award a grant to 
each eligible entity that submits an application that the Assist-
ant Secretary approves after consultation with the Commission 
to prevent duplication of funding. 
(3) ALLOCATIONS.— 
(A) EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION.—The amounts appro-
priated under subsection (b)(1) shall be made available 
to eligible entities on an equitable basis, and not less 
than 3 percent of those amounts shall be made available 
for the benefit of Native Hawaiians. 
(B) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES
OF
ASSISTANT
SEC-
RETARY.—The Assistant Secretary may use not more than 
2 percent of amounts appropriated under subsection (b)(1) 
for administrative purposes, including the provision of tech-
nical assistance to Tribal Governments to help those 
Governments take advantage of the program established 
under this subsection. 
(4) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
(A) COMMITMENT DEADLINE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
receiving grant funds under this subsection, an eligible 
entity shall commit the funds in accordance with the 
approved application of the entity. 
(ii) REVERSION OF FUNDS.—Any grant funds not 
committed by an eligible entity by the deadline under 
clause (i) shall revert to the general fund of the 
Treasury. 
(B) EXPENDITURE DEADLINE.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
receiving grant funds under this subsection, an eligible 
entity shall expend the grant funds. 
(ii) EXTENSIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.— 
The Assistant Secretary may extend the period under 
clause (i) for an eligible entity that proposes to use 
the grant funds for construction of broadband infra-
structure if the eligible entity certifies that—
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(I) the eligible entity has a plan for use of 
the grant funds; 
(II) the construction project is underway; or 
(III) extenuating circumstances require an 
extension of time to allow the project to be com-
pleted. 
(iii) REVERSION OF FUNDS.—Any grant funds not 
expended by an eligible entity by the deadline under 
clause (i) shall be made available to other eligible 
entities for the purposes provided in this subsection. 
(5) ELIGIBLE USES.—An eligible entity may use grant funds 
made available under this subsection for— 
(A) broadband infrastructure deployment, including 
support for the establishment of carrier-neutral submarine 
cable landing stations; 
(B) affordable broadband programs, including— 
(i) providing free or reduced-cost broadband 
service; and 
(ii) preventing disconnection of existing broadband 
service; 
(C) distance learning; 
(D) telehealth; 
(E) digital inclusion efforts; and 
(F) broadband adoption activities. 
(6) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An 
eligible entity may use not more than 2 percent of grant funds 
received under this subsection for administrative purposes. 
(7) SUBGRANTEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may enter into 
a contract with a subgrantee, including a non-Tribal entity, 
as part of its use of grant funds pursuant to this subsection. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible entity that enters into 
a contract with a subgrantee for use of grant funds received 
under this subsection shall— 
(i) before entering into the contract, after a reason-
able investigation, make a determination that the sub-
grantee— 
(I) is capable of carrying out the project for 
which grant funds will be provided in a competent 
manner in compliance with all applicable laws; 
(II) has the financial capacity to meet the 
obligations of the project and the requirements 
of this subsection; and 
(III) has the technical and operational capa-
bility to carry out the project; and 
(ii) stipulate in the contract reasonable provisions 
for recovery of funds for nonperformance. 
(8) BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT.—In using 
grant funds received under this subsection for new construction 
of broadband infrastructure, an eligible entity shall prioritize 
projects that deploy broadband infrastructure to unserved 
households. 
(d) BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.— 
(1) BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT GRANTS.— 
The Assistant Secretary shall use the funds made available 
under subsection (b)(2) to implement a program under which
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the Assistant Secretary makes grants on a competitive basis 
to covered partnerships for covered broadband projects. 
(2) MAPPING.— 
(A) DATA FROM COMMISSION.—Not less frequently than 
annually, the Commission shall, through the process estab-
lished under section 802(b)(7)) of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 642(b)(7)), provide the Assistant Sec-
retary any data collected by the Commission pursuant to 
title VIII of that Act (47 U.S.C. 641 et seq.). 
(B) USE BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall rely on the data provided under subparagraph 
(A) in carrying out this subsection to the greatest extent 
practicable. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this subsection, a covered partnership shall submit an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Assistant Secretary may require, which 
application shall, at a minimum, include a description of— 
(A) the covered partnership; 
(B) the covered broadband project to be funded by 
the grant, including— 
(i) the speed or speeds at which the covered part-
nership plans to offer broadband service; and 
(ii) the cost of the project; 
(C) the area to be served by the covered broadband 
project (in this paragraph referred to as the ‘‘proposed 
service area’’); 
(D) any support provided to the provider of broadband 
service that is part of the covered partnership through— 
(i) any grant, loan, or loan guarantee provided 
by a State to the provider of broadband service for 
the deployment of broadband service in the proposed 
service area; 
(ii) any grant, loan, or loan guarantee with respect 
to the proposed service area provided by the Secretary 
of Agriculture— 
(I) under title VI of the Rural Electrification 
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb et seq.), including— 
(aa) any program to provide grants, loans, 
or loan guarantees under sections 601 through 
603 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 950bb et seq.); and 
(bb) the Community Connect Grant Pro-
gram established under section 604 of that 
Act (7 U.S.C. 950bb–3); or 
(II) the broadband loan and grant pilot pro-
gram known as the ‘‘Rural eConnectivity Pilot Pro-
gram’’ or the ‘‘ReConnect Program’’ authorized 
under section 779 of division A of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141; 132 
Stat. 348); 
(iii) any high-cost universal service support pro-
vided under section 254 of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254); 
(iv) any grant provided under section 6001 of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (47 
U.S.C. 1305);
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(v) amounts made available for the Education Sta-
bilization Fund under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT 
OF EDUCATION’’ in title VIII of division B of the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 564); or 
(vi) any other grant, loan, or loan guarantee pro-
vided by the Federal Government for the provision 
of broadband service. 
(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this subsection, 
the Assistant Secretary shall give priority to applications for 
covered broadband projects as follows, in decreasing order of 
priority: 
(A) Covered broadband projects designed to provide 
broadband service to the greatest number of households 
in an eligible service area. 
(B) Covered broadband projects designed to provide 
broadband service in an eligible service area that is wholly 
within any area other than— 
(i) a county, city, or town that has a population 
of more than 50,000 inhabitants; and 
(ii) the urbanized area contiguous and adjacent 
to a city or town described in clause (i). 
(C) Covered broadband projects that are the most cost- 
effective, prioritizing such projects in areas that are the 
most rural. 
(D) Covered broadband projects designed to provide 
broadband service with a download speed of not less than 
100 megabits per second and an upload speed of not less 
than 20 megabits per second. 
(E) Any other covered broadband project that meets 
the requirements of this subsection. 
(5) EXPENDITURE DEADLINE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after receiving 
grant funds under this subsection, a covered partnership 
shall expend the grant funds. 
(B) EXTENSIONS.—The Assistant Secretary may extend 
the period under subparagraph (A) for a covered partner-
ship that proposes to use the grant funds for construction 
of broadband infrastructure if the covered partnership cer-
tifies that— 
(i) the covered partnership has a plan for use 
of the grant funds; 
(ii) the construction project is underway; or 
(iii) extenuating circumstances require an exten-
sion of time to allow the project to be completed. 
(C) REVERSION
OF
FUNDS.—Any grant funds not 
expended by an covered partnership by the deadline under 
subparagraph (A) shall be made available to other covered 
partnerships for the purposes provided in this subsection. 
(6) GRANT CONDITIONS.— 
(A) PROHIBITIONS.—As a condition of receiving a grant 
under this subsection, the Assistant Secretary shall pro-
hibit a provider of broadband service that is part of a 
covered partnership receiving the grant— 
(i) from using the grant amounts to repay, or make 
any other payment relating to, a loan made by any 
public or private lender;
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(ii) from using grant amounts as collateral for 
a loan made by any public or private lender; and 
(iii) from using more than $50,000 of the grant 
amounts to pay for the preparation of the grant. 
(B) NONDISCRIMINATION.—The Assistant Secretary 
may not require a provider of broadband service that is 
part of a covered partnership to be designated as an eligible 
telecommunications carrier pursuant to section 214(e) of 
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 214(e)) to be 
eligible to receive a grant under this subsection or as 
a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS; OUTREACH.—Not earlier than 30 days, 
and not later than 60 days, after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall— 
(A) issue a notice inviting eligible entities and covered 
partnerships to submit applications for grants under this 
section, which shall contain details about how awarding 
decisions will be made; and 
(B) outline— 
(i) the requirements for applications for grants 
under this section; and 
(ii) the allowed uses of grant funds awarded under 
this section. 
(2) APPLICATIONS.— 
(A) SUBMISSION.—During the 90-day period beginning 
on the date on which the Assistant Secretary issues the 
notice under paragraph (1), an eligible entity or covered 
partnership may submit an application for a grant under 
this section. 
(B) PROCESSING.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
receiving an application under subparagraph (A), the 
Assistant Secretary shall approve or deny the applica-
tion. 
(ii) DENIAL.—The Assistant Secretary may deny 
an application submitted under subparagraph (A) only 
if— 
(I) the Assistant Secretary provides the 
applicant an opportunity to cure any defects in 
the application; and 
(II) after receiving the opportunity under sub-
clause (I), the applicant still fails to meet the 
requirements of this section. 
(C) SINGLE APPLICATION.—An eligible entity or covered 
partnership may submit only 1 application under this para-
graph. 
(D) PROPOSED
USE
OF
FUNDS.—An application sub-
mitted by an eligible entity or a covered partnership under 
this paragraph shall describe each proposed use of grant 
funds. 
(E) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Not later than 14 days 
after approving an application for a grant under this para-
graph, the Assistant Secretary shall allocate the grant 
funds to the eligible entity or covered partnership. 
(F) TREATMENT OF UNALLOCATED FUNDS.—
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(i) IN GENERAL.—If an eligible entity or covered 
partnership does not submit an application by the 
deadline under subparagraph (A), or the Assistant Sec-
retary does not approve an application submitted by 
an eligible entity or a covered partnership under that 
subparagraph, the Assistant Secretary shall make the 
amounts allocated for, as applicable— 
(I) the eligible entity under subsection (c) 
available to other eligible entities on an equitable 
basis; or 
(II) the covered partnership under subsection 
(d) to other covered partnerships. 
(ii) SECOND
PROCESS.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall initiate a second notice and application process 
described in this subsection to reallocate any funds 
made available to other eligible entities or covered 
partnerships under clause (i). 
(3) 
TRANSPARENCY, 
ACCOUNTABILITY, 
AND
OVERSIGHT 
REQUIRED.—In implementing this section, the Assistant Sec-
retary shall adopt measures, including audit requirements, to— 
(A) ensure sufficient transparency, accountability, and 
oversight to provide the public with information regarding 
the award and use of grant funds under this section; 
(B) ensure that a recipient of a grant under this section 
uses the grant funds in compliance with the requirements 
of this section and the overall purpose of the applicable 
grant program under this section; and 
(C) deter waste, fraud, and abuse of grant funds. 
(4) PROHIBITION ON USE FOR COVERED COMMUNICATIONS 
EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES.—An eligible entity or covered partner-
ship may not use grant funds received under this section to 
purchase or support any covered communications equipment 
or service (as defined in section 9 of the Secure and Trusted 
Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608)). 
(5) UNAUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS.—To the extent that the 
Assistant Secretary or the Inspector General of the Department 
determines that an eligible entity or covered partnership has 
expended grant funds received under this section in violation 
of this section, the Assistant Secretary shall recover the amount 
of funds that were so expended. 
(f) REPORTING.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES AND COVERED PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(A) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
receiving grant funds under this section, and annually 
thereafter until the funds have been expended, an eligible 
entity or covered partnership shall submit to the Assistant 
Secretary a report, with respect to the 1-year period imme-
diately preceding the report date, that— 
(i) describes how the eligible entity or covered part-
nership expended the funds; 
(ii) certifies that the eligible entity or covered part-
nership complied with the requirements of this section 
and with any additional reporting requirements pre-
scribed by the Assistant Secretary, including— 
(I) a description of each service provided with 
the grant funds; and
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(II) the number of locations or geographic 
areas at which broadband service was provided 
using the grant funds; and 
(iii) identifies each subgrantee that received a 
subgrant from the eligible entity or covered partnership 
and a description of the specific project for which grant 
funds were provided. 
(B) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO FCC AND USDA.— 
The Assistant Secretary shall provide the information col-
lected under subparagraph (A) to the Commission and the 
Department of Agriculture to be used when determining 
whether to award funds for the deployment of broadband 
under any program administered by those agencies. 
(C) TRANSMISSION OF REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 5 days after receiving a report from an eligible entity 
under subparagraph (A), the Assistant Secretary shall 
transmit the report to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
atives. 
(2) INSPECTOR GENERAL AND GAO.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date on which the first grant is awarded under this 
section, and every 6 months thereafter until all of the grant 
funds awarded under this section are expended, the Inspector 
General of the Department and the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall each submit to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives a report that reviews the grants awarded under this 
section during the preceding 6-month period. Each such report 
shall include recommendations to address waste, fraud, and 
abuse, if any. 
(g) IMPACT ON OTHER FEDERAL BROADBAND PROGRAMS.—The 
use of grant funds received under this section by an eligible entity, 
covered partnership, or subgrantee shall not impact the eligibility 
of, or otherwise disadvantage, the eligible entity, covered partner-
ship, or subgrantee with respect to participation in any other Fed-
eral broadband program. 
SEC. 
906. 
APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR 
FEDERAL 
COMMUNICATIONS 
COMMISSION ACTIVITIES. 
There is appropriated to the Federal Communications Commis-
sion, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for fiscal year 2021, to remain available until expended— 
(1) $65,000,000 to carry out title VIII of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 641 et seq.); and 
(2) $1,900,000,000 to carry out the Secure and Trusted 
Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 
of which $1,895,000,000 shall be used to carry out the program 
established under section 4 of that Act (47 U.S.C. 1603).
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TITLE X—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 1001. CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND EXTENSION. 
Section 601(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(d)(3)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘December 30, 2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 
SEC. 1002. CONTRACTOR PAY. 
Section 3610 of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 
116–136) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘March 31, 2021’’ for 
‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 
SEC. 1003. RESCISSIONS. 
(a) EXCHANGE STABILIZATION FUND.— 
(1) IMMEDIATE RESCISSION.—Of the unobligated balances 
made available under section 4027 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9061), $429,000,000,000 shall be permanently rescinded on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT RESCISSION OF REMAINING FUNDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(C), any remaining unobligated balances made available 
under section 4027 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9061) 
shall be permanently rescinded on January 9, 2021. 
(B) 
APPLICABILITY.—Notwithstanding 
the 
Federal 
Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) or any 
other provision of law, the rescission in subparagraph (A) 
shall apply to— 
(i) the obligated but not disbursed credit subsidy 
cost of all loans, loan guarantees, and other invest-
ments that the Secretary of the Treasury has made 
or committed to make under section 4003(b)(4) of the 
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9042(b)(4)); and 
(ii) the obligated and disbursed credit subsidy cost 
of all loans, loan guarantees, and other investments 
that— 
(I) the Secretary of the Treasury has made 
or committed to make under section 4003(b)(4) 
of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9042(b)(4)); and 
(II) are not needed to meet the commitments, 
as of January 9, 2021, of the programs and facili-
ties established under section 13(3) of the Federal 
Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 343(3)) in which the Sec-
retary of the Treasury has made or committed 
to make a loan, loan guarantee, or other invest-
ment using funds appropriated under section 4027 
of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9061). 
(C) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(i) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The $100,000,000 
made available under section 4003(f) of the CARES 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9042(f)) to pay costs and administrative 
expenses— 
(I) shall not be rescinded under this para-
graph; and 
(II) shall be used exclusively for the specific 
purposes described in that section. 
(ii) SPECIAL
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
FOR
PANDEMIC 
RECOVERY.—The $25,000,000 made available under
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section 4018(g) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9053(g)) 
for the Special Inspector General for Pandemic 
Recovery— 
(I) shall not be rescinded under this para-
graph; and 
(II) shall be used exclusively for the specific 
purposes described in that section. 
(iii) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.—Of 
the amounts made available under section 4027 of 
the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9061) for the Congressional 
Oversight Commission established under section 4020 
of that Act (15 U.S.C. 9055), $5,000,000— 
(I) shall not be rescinded under this para-
graph; and 
(II) shall be used exclusively for the expenses 
of the Congressional Oversight Commission set 
forth in section 4020(g)(2) of that Act. 
(b) LOANS, LOAN GUARANTEES, AND OTHER INVESTMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Effective on January 9, 2021, section 
4003 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9042) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘ $500,000,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘ $0’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘25,000,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘0’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘ $4,000,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘0’’; 
(iii) 
in 
paragraph 
(3), 
by 
striking 
‘‘ 
$17,000,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘0’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ $454,000,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘ $0’’. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments made under 
paragraph (1) shall not be construed to affect obligations 
incurred by the Department of the Treasury before January 
1, 2021. 
SEC. 1004. EMERGENCY RELIEF AND TAXPAYER PROTECTIONS. 
Section 4003(e) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9042(e)) is 
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘Amounts’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, amounts’’. 
SEC. 1005. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 
Section 4029 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9063) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘new’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘, loan guarantee, or other investment’’ 
and inserting ‘‘or loan guarantee made under paragraph (1), 
(2), or (3) of section 4003(b)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) FEDERAL RESERVE PROGRAMS OR FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—After December 31, 2020, the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal 
Reserve banks shall not make any loan, purchase any obliga-
tion, asset, security, or other interest, or make any extension 
of credit through any program or facility established under 
section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 343(3))
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in which the Secretary made a loan, loan guarantee, or other 
investment pursuant to section 4003(b)(4), other than a loan 
submitted, on or before December 14, 2020, to the Main Street 
Lending Program’s lender portal for the sale of a participation 
interest in such loan, provided that the Main Street Lending 
Program purchases a participation interest in such loan on 
or before January 8, 2021 and under the terms and conditions 
of the Main Street Lending Program as in effect on the date 
the loan was submitted to the Main Street Lending Program’s 
lender portal for the sale of a participation interest in such 
loan. 
‘‘(2) NO
MODIFICATION.—After December 31, 2020, the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the 
Federal Reserve banks— 
‘‘(A) shall not modify the terms and conditions of any 
program or facility established under section 13(3) of the 
Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 343(3)) in which the Sec-
retary made a loan, loan guarantee, or other investment 
pursuant to section 4003(b)(4), including by authorizing 
transfer of such funds to a new program or facility estab-
lished under section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 
U.S.C. 343(3)); and 
‘‘(B) may modify or restructure a loan, obligation, asset, 
security, other interest, or extension of credit made or 
purchased through any such program or facility provided 
that— 
‘‘(i) the loan, obligation, asset, security, other 
interest, or extension of credit is an eligible asset or 
for an eligible business, including an eligible nonprofit 
organization, each as defined by such program or 
facility; and 
‘‘(ii) the modification or restructuring relates to 
an eligible asset or single and specific eligible business, 
including an eligible nonprofit organization, each as 
defined by such program or facility; and 
‘‘(iii) the modification or restructuring is necessary 
to minimize costs to taxpayers that could arise from 
a default on the loan, obligation, asset, security, other 
interest, or extension of credit. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the Secretary is permitted to use the fund established 
under section 5302 of title 31, United States Code, for 
any purpose permitted under that section. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The fund established under section 
5302 of title 31, United States Code, shall not be available 
for any program or facility established under section 13(3) 
of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 343(3)) that is the 
same as any such program or facility in which the Secretary 
made an investment pursuant to section 4003(b)(4), except 
the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility.’’. 
SEC. 1006. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Except as expressly set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
subsection (c) of section 4029 of the CARES Act, as added by 
this Act, nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify or limit 
the authority of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
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(3) NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: LIMITATION ON 
CALLABLE
CAPITAL
SUBSCRIPTIONS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the 
callable capital portion of the United States share of capital 
stock of the North American Development Bank in an amount 
not to exceed $1,020,000,000. The authority in the preceding 
sentence shall be in addition to any other authority provided 
by previous Acts. 
(b) RULES OF ORIGIN.—Section 202 of the United States-Mexico- 
Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4531) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES.—Paragraph 
(1)(B) shall not apply to a good produced in a foreign-trade 
zone or subzone established pursuant to the Act of June 18, 
1934 (commonly known as the ‘Foreign Trade Zones Act’) (19 
U.S.C. 81a et seq.) that is entered for consumption in the 
customs territory of the United States.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2)(E), by striking ‘‘heading 1507, 1508,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘any of headings 1501 through 1508’’. 
(c) DRAWBACKS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 208 of the United States-Mexico- 
Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4534) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) ACTION ON CLAIM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection determines that a claim of preferential 
tariff treatment has been made with respect to an article for 
which a claim described in paragraph (2) has been made, the 
Commissioner may make such adjustments regarding the pre-
vious customs treatment of the article as may be warranted. 
‘‘(2) CLAIMS DESCRIBED.—A claim described in this para-
graph is a claim for— 
‘‘(A) a refund, waiver, or reduction of duty, under any 
applicable provision of law; or 
‘‘(B) a credit against a bond under section 312(d)(1) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1312(d)(1)).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) TARIFF ACT OF 1930.—The Tariff Act of 1930 is 
amended— 
(i) in section 311 (19 U.S.C. 1311), in the 11th 
undesignated paragraph, by striking ‘‘(subject to sec-
tion 508(b)(2)(B))’’ and inserting ‘‘(subject to section 
208(e) of that Act)’’; 
(ii) in section 312 (19 U.S.C. 1312), by striking 
‘‘(subject to section 508(b)(2)(B))’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘(subject to section 208(e) of that Act)’’; 
(iii) 
in 
section 
313(n)(1)(C) 
(19 
U.S.C. 
1313(n)(1)(C)), by striking ‘‘section 508(b)(2)(B)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 208(e) of that Act’’; and 
(iv) in section 562(2)(B) (19 U.S.C. 1562(2)(B)), in 
the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘(subject 
to section 508(b)(2)(B))’’ and inserting ‘‘(subject to sec-
tion 208(e) of that Act)’’. 
(B) FOREIGN TRADE ZONES ACT.—Section 3(a) of the 
Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the ‘‘Foreign 
Trade Zones Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 81c(a)) is amended in the
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seventh proviso by striking ‘‘(subject to section 508(b)(2)(B) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930)’’ and inserting ‘‘(subject to section 
208(e) of that Act)’’. 
(d) RETENTION OF RECORDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 508 of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1508) is amended by inserting after subsection (b) 
the following: 
‘‘(c) PERIOD OF TIME.—The records required by subsection (a) 
shall be kept for such periods of time as the Secretary shall pre-
scribe, except that— 
‘‘(1) no period of time for the retention of the records 
required under subsection (a) may exceed 5 years from the 
date of entry, filing of a reconciliation, or exportation, as appro-
priate; and 
‘‘(2) records for any drawback claim shall be kept until 
the 3rd anniversary of the date of liquidation of the claim.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 313(r)(3)(B) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(r)(3)(B)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 508(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 508(c)(2)’’. 
(e) RELIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES.—Section 520(d) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1520(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘(except 
with respect to any merchandise processing fees)’’. 
(f) PROTECTIVE ORDERS.—Section 777(f) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677f(f)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘THE THE’’ and 
inserting ‘‘THE’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If binational panel review of a deter-
mination under this title is requested pursuant to article 
1904 of the United States-Canada Agreement or article 
10.12 of the USMCA, or an extraordinary challenge com-
mittee is convened under Annex 1904.13 of the United 
States-Canada Agreement or chapter 10 of the USMCA, 
the administering authority or the Commission, as appro-
priate, may make available to authorized persons, under 
a protective order described in paragraph (2), a copy of 
all proprietary material in the administrative record made 
during the proceeding in question. If the administering 
authority or the Commission claims a privilege as to a 
document or portion of a document in the administrative 
record of the proceeding in question and a binational panel 
or extraordinary challenge committee finds that in camera 
inspection or limited disclosure of that document or portion 
thereof is required by United States law, the administering 
authority or the Commission, as appropriate, may restrict 
access to such document or portion thereof to the authorized 
persons identified by the panel or committee as requiring 
access and may require such persons to obtain access under 
a protective order described in paragraph (2).’’. 
(g) DISPUTE SETTLEMENT.—The table of contents for the United 
States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law
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116–113; 134 Stat. 11) is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 414 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 414. Requests for review of determinations by competent investigating au-
thorities.’’. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on July 1, 2020. 
SEC. 602. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO OTHER LAWS. 
(a) AFRICAN GROWTH
AND OPPORTUNITY ACT.—The African 
Growth and Opportunity Act is amended— 
(1) in section 112 (19 U.S.C. 3721)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(5)(A), by striking ‘‘Annex 401 to 
the NAFTA’’ and inserting ‘‘Annex 4–B of the USMCA’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (3) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) USMCA.—The term ‘USMCA’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada 
Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502).’’; and 
(2) in section 113(b) (19 U.S.C. 3722(b))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Article 502(1) 
of the NAFTA’’ and inserting ‘‘article 5.4.1 of the 
USMCA’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), in the matter following 
subclause (II), by striking ‘‘chapter 5 of the NAFTA’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 5 of the USMCA’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Article 503 of the 
NAFTA’’ and inserting ‘‘article 5.5 of the USMCA’’. 
(b) CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT.—The Carib-
bean Basin Economic Recovery Act is amended— 
(1) in section 212(a)(1) (19 U.S.C. 2702(a)(1)), by striking 
subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) The term ‘USMCA’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement 
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502).’’; 
(2) in section 213(b) (19 U.S.C. 2703(b))— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (v)(I), by striking ‘‘Annex 401 
of the NAFTA’’ and inserting ‘‘Annex 4–B of the 
USMCA’’; and 
(II) in clause (vii)(IV)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘from a country’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘from— 
‘‘(aa) a country’’; 
(bb) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(cc) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(bb) a USMCA country (as defined in sec-
tion 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada 
Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 
4502)).’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘section 2.3(a), 
(b), or (c) of the Annex or Appendix 3.1.B.11 of the 
Annex’’ and inserting ‘‘article 6.2 of the USMCA’’;
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(B) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘Annex 302.2 
of the NAFTA’’ and inserting ‘‘Annex 2–B of the USMCA’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Article 502(1) 
of the NAFTA’’ and inserting ‘‘article 5.4.1 of the 
USMCA’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii)(I), in the matter following 
item (bb), by striking ‘‘chapter 5 of the NAFTA’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 5 of the USMCA’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Article 503 
of the NAFTA’’ and inserting ‘‘article 5.5 of the 
USMCA’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘NAFTA’’ and 
inserting ‘‘North American Free Trade Agreement 
entered into between the United States, Mexico, and 
Canada on December 17, 1992’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘NAFTA’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘USMCA’’; and 
(3) in section 213A(b) (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(vii)(I)(aa), by striking ‘‘Annex 
401 of the NAFTA’’ and inserting ‘‘Annex 4–B of the 
USMCA’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘Annex 401 of 
the NAFTA’’ and inserting ‘‘Annex 4–B of the USMCA’’. 
(c) TRADE FACILITATION
AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT ACT
OF 
2015.—Section 403 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement 
Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4362) is amended by striking ‘‘article 1902 
of the North American Free Trade Agreement and section 408 
of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 
(19 U.S.C. 3438)’’ and inserting ‘‘article 10.10 of the USMCA (as 
defined in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement 
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502)) and section 418 of the United 
States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 
4588)’’. 
(d) TITLE 35, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 11 of title 35, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Director’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—The Director’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘other than a NAFTA country’’ and inserting 
‘‘other than a USMCA country’’; and 
(3) by striking the third sentence and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘USMCA country’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada 
Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502); and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘WTO member country’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 2(10) of the Uruguay Round Agree-
ments Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(10)).’’. 
(e) ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 1992.—Section 1011(b) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 2296b(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘North American Free Trade Agreement’’ and inserting ‘‘USMCA 
(as defined in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agree-
ment Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502))’’.
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(f) TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979.—Section 493(a)(5)(D) of 
the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2578b(a)(5)(D)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the NAFTA countries (as defined in section 
2(4) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation 
Act)’’ and inserting ‘‘the USMCA countries (as defined in section 
3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation 
Act (19 U.S.C. 4502))’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on July 1, 2020. 
TITLE VII—DEPUTY ARCHITECT OF THE 
CAPITOL AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 701. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL. 
(a) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—The matter under the heading 
‘‘OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ under the heading 
‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ of the Legislative Appropriation 
Act, 1956 (2 U.S.C. 1803) is amended by striking ‘‘delegate to 
the assistants’’ and all that follows through ‘‘2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘delegate the duties and authorities of the Architect to officers 
and employees of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, as 
the Architect determines appropriate’’. 
(b) DEPUTY ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.—Section 1203 of title 
I of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 
(2 U.S.C. 1805) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘CAPITOL/CHIEF 
OPERATING OFFICER’’ and inserting ‘‘CAPITOL’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘There shall be’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘The Architect of the Capitol shall 
appoint a suitable individual to be the Deputy Architect of 
the Capitol. The Architect may delegate to the Deputy Architect 
such duties as the Architect determines are necessary or appro-
priate.’’; 
(3) by striking subsections (b) through (g); 
(4) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (b); and 
(5) by striking subsections (i) and (j). 
TITLE VIII—PANDEMIC RESPONSE AC-
COUNTABILITY COMMITTEE AMEND-
MENTS 
SEC. 801. AMENDMENTS TO THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE ACCOUNT-
ABILITY COMMITTEE. 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title V of division B of the Coronavirus 
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136) 
is amended in the matter under the heading ‘‘PANDEMIC 
RESPONSE ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE’’ under the heading 
‘‘INDEPENDENT AGENCIES’’ by striking ‘‘funds provided in’’ 
and inserting ‘‘covered funds and the Coronavirus response 
as provided in section 15010 of’’. 
(2) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—The amounts repurposed in 
this section that were previously designated by the Congress
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TITLE XIII—OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND 
OPPORTUNITY 
TO 
CONTEST 
PRO-
POSED DEBARMENT 
SEC. 1301. OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND OPPORTUNITY TO CONTEST PRO-
POSED DEBARMENT. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 1299Q of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.’’. 
(b) OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND OPPORTUNITY TO CONTEST PRO-
POSED DEBARMENT.—Notwithstanding any provision of law or regu-
lation, including section 513.313 of title 22, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, in any debarment proceeding concerning the Open Technology 
Fund that is initiated prior to the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Open Technology Fund shall have 90 calendar days after receipt 
of any notice of proposed debarment to submit, in person, in writing, 
or through a representative, information and argument in opposition 
to the proposed debarment, before such proposed debarment may 
proceed to additional proceedings or decision. 
TITLE XIV—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
SEC. 1401. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
(a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects 
of division N, this division, and each succeeding division, except 
for title VIII of division O and title XIII of division FF, shall 
not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant 
to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
(b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects of 
division N, this division, and each succeeding division, except for 
title VIII of division O and title XIII of division FF, shall not 
be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of 
section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). 
(c) CLASSIFICATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—Notwithstanding 
Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the 
joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accom-
panying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the 
budgetary effects of division N, this division, and each succeeding 
division, except for title VIII of division O and title XIII of division 
FF, shall not be estimated— 
(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and 
(2) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the 
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an 
appropriation Act. 
(d) BALANCES ON THE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—Effective on the 
date of the adjournment of the second session of the 116th Congress, 
and for the purposes of the annual report issued pursuant to section 
5 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 934) after 
such adjournment and for determining whether a sequestration 
order is necessary under such section, the balances on the PAYGO
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scorecards established pursuant to paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 
4(d) of such Act shall be zero. 
DIVISION P—NATIONAL BIO AND AGRO- 
DEFENSE FACILITY ACT OF 2020 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘National Bio and Agro- 
Defense Facility Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ANIMAL.—The term ‘‘animal’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 10403 of the Animal Health Protection 
Act (7 U.S.C. 8302). 
(2) TRANSBOUNDARY
DISEASE.—The term ‘‘transboundary 
disease’’ has the meaning given the term in section 12203(a) 
of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 8914(a)). 
(3) VETERINARY COUNTERMEASURE.—The term ‘‘veterinary 
countermeasure’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
10403 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8302). 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL BIO AND AGRO-DEFENSE FACILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility 
shall be a national security laboratory asset to provide integrated 
research, development, and test and evaluation infrastructure to 
improve preparedness and response capabilities to prevent, detect, 
respond to, or mitigate harm resulting from animal pests or diseases 
and zoonotic diseases for the purpose of defending the United States 
against bio- and agro-threats, whether naturally occurring or inten-
tional. 
(b) MISSION.—Pursuant to subsection (a), the mission of the 
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility shall be to protect the 
food supply, agriculture, and public health of the United States, 
including by— 
(1) integrating agricultural, zoonotic disease, and other 
research, as appropriate; 
(2) addressing threats from high-consequence zoonotic dis-
ease agents, emerging foreign animal diseases, and animal 
transboundary diseases; 
(3) addressing biological threats; 
(4) ensuring that research conducted at the National Bio 
and Agro-Defense Facility addresses gaps that fall between 
the ongoing animal and zoonotic disease research efforts across 
the Federal Government and does not duplicate those ongoing 
efforts; 
(5) facilitating, integrating, and coordinating the develop-
ment and implementation of the strategic plan for research 
under section 4(a)(2), relating to protection of the food supply, 
agriculture, and public health of the United States; 
(6) providing appropriate education and training to prepare 
for and respond to bio- and agro-defense threats; 
(7) sharing data and related information with appropriate 
Federal departments or agencies, as requested by the heads 
of those departments or agencies, or as necessary, to support 
biological material threat assessments; and
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(8) sharing data and related information, and developing 
strategic partnerships, to enhance the carrying out of the duties 
of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility for the develop-
ment of priority zoonotic animal disease diagnostics, vaccines, 
drugs, and other countermeasures. 
SEC. 4. EVALUATION AND RESEARCH PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than biennially, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, in coordination with the Secretary of Home-
land Security and the heads of other appropriate Federal depart-
ments and agencies, shall— 
(1) evaluate the work of the National Bio and Agro-Defense 
Facility; 
(2) develop, biennially update, and publish a strategic plan 
for research at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility 
based on priority risk and threat assessments, including strate-
gies to— 
(A) develop veterinary countermeasures for emerging 
foreign animal diseases and animal transboundary dis-
eases; 
(B) provide advanced testing, diagnostic, and evalua-
tion capabilities for threat detection, vulnerability assess-
ments of animal and zoonotic diseases, and veterinary 
countermeasures for animal and zoonotic diseases; 
(C) assist, as appropriate, with the development, and 
address vulnerability assessments, of the agriculture and 
food sectors; 
(D) address gaps in the ongoing animal and zoonotic 
disease research efforts across the Federal Government, 
ensuring not to duplicate those ongoing efforts; and 
(E) be used for such other purposes as the Secretary 
of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security and the heads of other appropriate Federal 
departments and agencies, determines to be appropriate; 
and 
(3) submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee 
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, 
the strategic plan for research described in paragraph (2). 
(b) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The strategic plan for research 
required under subsection (a)(2)— 
(1) shall be published in an unclassified format that is 
publicly available; 
(2) shall be submitted under subsection (a)(3) in unclassi-
fied form; and 
(3) may include in the submission under subsection (a)(3) 
a classified annex for any sensitive or classified information, 
as necessary. 
SEC. 5. AVAILABILITY OF DATA AND CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Every 6 months until the date described 
in subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and the heads of other appropriate Federal 
departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall provide to the 
Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Homeland
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Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Commit-
tees on Agriculture and Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report and briefing describing— 
(1) progress under each phase described in the memo-
randum of agreement entitled ‘‘Memorandum of Agreement 
Between the U.S. Department of Agriculture Marketing and 
Regulatory Programs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
Research, Education, and Economics, and the Department of 
Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’’ and 
dated June 20, 2019, that is not completed as of the date 
of enactment of this Act; 
(2) the status of the actions taken pursuant to the areas 
of collaborative opportunity and responsibilities as described 
in the memorandum of understanding entitled ‘‘Memorandum 
of Understanding Between the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
Marketing and Regulatory Programs, the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture Research, Education, and Economics, and the 
Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology 
Directorate for National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility 
Collaboration’’ and dated January 7, 2020; and 
(3) the operations and mission of the National Bio and 
Agro-Defense Facility, including the coordination and carrying 
out of— 
(A) the memorandum of agreement and memorandum 
of understanding described in paragraphs (1) and (2), 
respectively; 
(B) any successor memoranda of agreement or under-
standing to the memorandum of agreement and memo-
randum of understanding described in paragraphs (1) and 
(2), respectively; 
(C) any similar joint agreement or understanding 
between the Department of Agriculture and the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, or other relevant agencies, 
that documents the biodefense mission of the National 
Bio and Agro-Defense Facility; and 
(D) research, including a description of the users of 
the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The reporting and briefing requirements 
under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 5 years 
after the date on which the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility 
attains full operating capability. 
SEC. 6. BUDGET AND REPORT. 
(a) BUDGET.—Concurrently with each budget submission to the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the heads 
of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, as required 
by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9, shall jointly submit 
to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget an 
integrated budget plan for the defense and protection of the food 
supply of the United States, including the operation and use of 
the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date on which 
the budget of the United States Government is submitted by the 
President under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for 
each fiscal year, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and the heads of other appropriate Federal