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‘‘(v) A definition of the metrics to be used in deter-
mining the success of the efforts of the regional alliance 
or partnership under the agreement. 
‘‘(C) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—In awarding financial 
assistance under paragraph (3)(A), the Director shall give 
priority consideration to a regional alliance or partnership 
that includes an institution of higher education that is 
designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence 
in Cybersecurity or which received an award under the 
Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service program located in 
the State or region of the regional alliance or partnership. 
‘‘(5) AUDITS.—Each cooperative agreement for which finan-
cial assistance is awarded under paragraph (3) shall be subject 
to audit requirements under part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal 
Regulations (relating to uniform administrative requirements, 
cost principles, and audit requirements for Federal awards), 
or successor regulation. 
‘‘(6) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of a cooperative 
agreement under paragraph (1), the regional alliance or 
partnership that participated in the agreement shall 
submit to the Director a report on the activities of the 
regional alliance or partnership under the agreement, 
which may include training and education outcomes. 
‘‘(B) 
CONTENTS.—Each 
report 
submitted 
under 
subparagraph (A) by a regional alliance or partnership 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) An assessment of efforts made by the regional 
alliance or partnership to carry out paragraph (2). 
‘‘(ii) The metrics used by the regional alliance or 
partnership to measure the success of the efforts of 
the regional alliance or partnership under the coopera-
tive agreement.’’. 
(g) TRANSFER OF SECTION.— 
(1) TRANSFER.—Such section is transferred to the end of 
title III of such Act and redesignated as section 303. 
(2) REPEAL.—Title IV of such Act is repealed. 
(3) CLERICAL.—The table of contents in section 1(b) of such 
Act is amended— 
(A) by striking the items relating to title IV and section 
401; and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to section 302 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 303. National cybersecurity awareness and education program.’’. 
(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 302(3) of the Federal Cybersecurity 
Workforce Assessment Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–113; 
5 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by striking ‘‘under section 
401 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 
U.S.C. 7451)’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 303 of the 
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 
274)’’. 
(B) Section 2(c)(3) of the NIST Small Business Cyberse-
curity Act (Public Law 115–236; 15 U.S.C. 272 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘under section 401 of the Cybersecu-
rity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7451)’’ and
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inserting ‘‘under section 303 of the Cybersecurity Enhance-
ment Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–274)’’. 
(C) Section 302(f) of the Cybersecurity Enhancement 
Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7442(f)) is amended by striking 
‘‘under section 401’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 303’’. 
SEC. 9402. DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR 
IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE OF FEDERAL 
AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 20(a) of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) identify and develop standards and guidelines for 
improving the cybersecurity workforce for an agency as part 
of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) 
Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NIST Special Publication 
800–181), or successor framework.’’. 
(b) PUBLICATION OF STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES ON CYBERSE-
CURITY AWARENESS.—Not later than three years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and pursuant to section 20 of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278g–3), the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology shall publish standards and guidelines for improving 
cybersecurity awareness of employees and contractors of Federal 
agencies. 
SEC. 9403. MODIFICATIONS TO FEDERAL CYBER SCHOLARSHIP-FOR- 
SERVICE PROGRAM. 
Section 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 
(15 U.S.C. 7442) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘information tech-
nology’’ and inserting ‘‘information technology and cyberse-
curity’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) prioritize the placement of scholarship recipients ful-
filling the post-award employment obligation under this section 
to ensure that— 
‘‘(A) not less than 70 percent of such recipients are 
placed in an executive agency (as defined in section 105 
of title 5, United States Code); 
‘‘(B) not more than 10 percent of such recipients are 
placed as educators in the field of cybersecurity at qualified 
institutions of higher education that provide scholarships 
under this section; and 
‘‘(C) not more than 20 percent of such recipients are 
placed in positions described in paragraphs (2) through 
(5) of subsection (d); and’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, including by seeking to provide 
awards in coordination with other relevant agencies for 
summer cybersecurity camp or other experiences, including 
teacher training, in each of the 50 States,’’ after ‘‘cybersecu-
rity education’’;
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(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) as provided by subsection (b)(3)(B), a qualified institu-
tion of higher education.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (m)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘cyber’’ and inserting ‘‘cybersecurity’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘cyber’’ and inserting 
‘‘cybersecurity’’. 
SEC. 9404. ADDITIONAL MODIFICATIONS TO FEDERAL CYBER SCHOL-
ARSHIP-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM. 
Section 302 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 
(15 U.S.C. 7442) is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) enter into an agreement accepting and acknowledging 
the post award employment obligations, pursuant to section 
(d); 
‘‘(6) accept and acknowledge the conditions of support under 
section (g); and 
‘‘(7) accept all terms and conditions of a scholarship under 
this section.’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘the Office of Per-
sonnel Management (in coordination with the National 
Science Foundation) and’’ before ‘‘the qualified institution’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the 
semicolon; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(E) fails to maintain or fulfill any of the post-gradua-
tion or post-award obligations or requirements of the indi-
vidual; or 
‘‘(F) fails to fulfill the requirements of paragraph (1).’’; 
(3) in subsection (h)(2), by inserting ‘‘and the Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management’’ after ‘‘Foundation’’; 
(4) in subsection (k)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘and the Director’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘owed’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Director 
of the National Science Foundation, and the Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management of the amounts owed’’; and 
(5) in subsection (m)(2), by striking ‘‘once every 3 years’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘workforce’’ and inserting ‘‘once 
every two years, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform of the House of Representatives a report, 
including—
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‘‘(A) the results of the evaluation under paragraph 
(1); 
‘‘(B) the disparity in any reporting between scholarship 
recipients and their respective institutions of higher edu-
cation; and 
‘‘(C) any recent statistics regarding the size, composi-
tion, and educational requirements of the Federal cyber 
workforce.’’. 
SEC. 9405. CYBERSECURITY IN PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE 
FOUNDATION. 
(a) COMPUTER
SCIENCE
AND
CYBERSECURITY
EDUCATION 
RESEARCH.—Section 310 of the American Innovation and Competi-
tiveness Act (42 U.S.C. 1862s–7) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and cybersecurity’’ 
after ‘‘computer science’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘ and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) tools and models for the integration of cybersecu-
rity and other interdisciplinary efforts into computer 
science education and computational thinking at secondary 
and postsecondary levels of education.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, cybersecurity,’’ after 
‘‘computing’’. 
(b) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—Section 3(j)(9) of 
the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
1862i(j)(9)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and cybersecurity’’ after ‘‘com-
puter science’’. 
(c) LOW-INCOME SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 414(d) of the 
American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 
(42 U.S.C. 1869c) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or computer science’’ 
and inserting ‘‘computer science, or cybersecurity’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)(iii), by inserting ‘‘cybersecurity,’’ 
after ‘‘computer science,’’. 
(d) PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE.—The 
Director of the National Science Foundation shall ensure that edu-
cators and mentors in fields relating to cybersecurity can be consid-
ered for— 
(1) Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and 
Science Teaching made under section 117 of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 
1881b); and 
(2) Presidential Awards for Excellence in STEM Mentoring 
administered under section 307 of the American Innovation 
and Competitiveness Act (42 U.S.C. 1862s–6). 
SEC. 9406. CYBERSECURITY IN STEM PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL 
AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. 
In carrying out any STEM education program of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration (referred to in this section 
as ‘‘NASA’’), including a program of the Office of STEM Engage-
ment, the Administrator of NASA shall, to the maximum extent
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practicable, encourage the inclusion of cybersecurity education 
opportunities in such program. 
SEC. 9407. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Cybersecurity Enhancement 
Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7431 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 205. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
NATIONAL
CYBERSECURITY
CHAL-
LENGES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To achieve high-priority breakthroughs 
in cybersecurity by 2028, the Secretary of Commerce shall 
establish the following national cybersecurity challenges: 
‘‘(A) ECONOMICS OF A CYBER ATTACK.—Building more 
resilient systems that measurably and exponentially raise 
adversary costs of carrying out common cyber attacks. 
‘‘(B) CYBER TRAINING.— 
‘‘(i) Empowering the people of the United States 
with an appropriate and measurably sufficient level 
of digital literacy to make safe and secure decisions 
online. 
‘‘(ii) Developing a cybersecurity workforce with 
measurable skills to protect and maintain information 
systems. 
‘‘(C) EMERGING
TECHNOLOGY.—Advancing cybersecu-
rity efforts in response to emerging technology, such as 
artificial intelligence, quantum science, next generation 
communications, autonomy, data science, and computa-
tional technologies. 
‘‘(D) REIMAGINING
DIGITAL
IDENTITY.—Maintaining a 
high sense of usability while improving the privacy, secu-
rity, and safety of online activity of individuals in the 
United States. 
‘‘(E) FEDERAL AGENCY RESILIENCE.—Reducing cyberse-
curity risks to Federal networks and systems, and 
improving the response of Federal agencies to cybersecurity 
incidents on such networks and systems. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In establishing the challenges under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary 
of Homeland Security on the challenges under subparagraphs 
(B) and (E) of such paragraph. 
‘‘(b) PURSUIT OF NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through 
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Tech-
nology, shall commence efforts to pursue the national cybersecu-
rity challenges established under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) COMPETITIONS.—The efforts required by paragraph (1) 
shall include carrying out programs to award prizes, including 
cash and noncash prizes, competitively pursuant to the authori-
ties and processes established under section 24 of the Steven-
son-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) 
or any other applicable provision of law. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary may enter into and perform such other trans-
actions as the Secretary considers necessary and on such terms 
as the Secretary considers appropriate.
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‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—In pursuing national cybersecurity 
challenges under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordinate 
with the following: 
‘‘(A) The Director of the National Science Foundation. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(C) The Director of the Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency. 
‘‘(D) The Director of the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy. 
‘‘(E) The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget. 
‘‘(F) The Administrator of the General Services 
Administration. 
‘‘(G) The Federal Trade Commission. 
‘‘(H) The heads of such other Federal agencies as the 
Secretary of Commerce considers appropriate for purposes 
of this section. 
‘‘(5) SOLICITATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Pursuant to section 24 of the 
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
U.S.C. 3719), the Secretary shall request and accept funds 
from other Federal agencies, State, United States territory, 
local, or Tribal government agencies, private sector for- 
profit entities, and nonprofit entities to support efforts 
to pursue a national cybersecurity challenge under this 
section. 
‘‘(B) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subpara-
graph (A) may be construed to require any person or entity 
to provide funds or otherwise participate in an effort or 
competition under this section. 
‘‘(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, the Sec-
retary of Commerce shall designate an advisory council to seek 
recommendations. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The recommendations required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A scope for efforts carried out under subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(B) Metrics to assess submissions for prizes under 
competitions carried out under subsection (b) as the 
submissions pertain to the national cybersecurity chal-
lenges established under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) NO ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.—The Secretary may 
not provide any additional compensation, except for travel 
expenses, to a member of the advisory council designated under 
paragraph (1) for participation in the advisory council.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 201(a)(1) of such Act 
(15 U.S.C. 7431(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as subparagraph 
(L); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the following: 
‘‘(K) implementation of section 205 through research 
and development on the topics identified under subsection 
(a) of such section; and’’.
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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 
1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 204 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 205. National cybersecurity challenges.’’. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 9411. ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE 
RESEARCH. 
Section 2203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
13503(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) ESTABLISHED
PROGRAM
TO
STIMULATE
COMPETITIVE 
RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE
JURISDICTION.—The term ‘eligible 
jurisdiction’ means a State that is determined to be 
eligible for a grant under this paragraph in accordance 
with subparagraph (D). 
‘‘(ii) EPSCOR.—The term ‘EPSCoR’ means the 
Established 
Program 
to 
Stimulate 
Competitive 
Research operated under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(iii) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘National 
Laboratory’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801). 
‘‘(iv) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means— 
‘‘(I) a State; 
‘‘(II) the District of Columbia; 
‘‘(III) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
‘‘(IV) Guam; and 
‘‘(V) the United States Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(B) 
PROGRAM
OPERATION.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
operate an Established Program to Stimulate Competitive 
Research. 
‘‘(C) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of EPSCoR shall be— 
‘‘(i) to increase the number of researchers in 
eligible jurisdictions, especially at institutions of higher 
education, capable of performing nationally competitive 
science and engineering research in support of the 
mission of the Department of Energy in the areas 
of applied energy research, environmental manage-
ment, and basic science; 
‘‘(ii) to improve science and engineering research 
and education programs at institutions of higher edu-
cation in eligible jurisdictions and enhance the capabili-
ties of eligible jurisdictions to develop, plan, and exe-
cute research that is competitive, including through 
investing in research equipment and instrumentation; 
and 
‘‘(iii) to increase the probability of long-term 
growth of competitive funding to eligible jurisdictions. 
‘‘(D) ELIGIBLE JURISDICTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may establish cri-
teria for determining whether a State is eligible for 
a grant under this paragraph.
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‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided in clause 
(iii), in establishing criteria under clause (i), the Sec-
retary shall ensure that a State is eligible for a grant 
under this paragraph if the State, as determined by 
the Secretary, is a State that— 
‘‘(I) historically has received relatively little 
Federal research and development funding; and 
‘‘(II) has demonstrated a commitment— 
‘‘(aa) to develop the research bases in the 
State; and 
‘‘(bb) to improve science and engineering 
research and education programs at institu-
tions of higher education in the State. 
‘‘(iii) ELIGIBILITY UNDER NSF EPSCOR.—At the elec-
tion of the Secretary, or if the Secretary declines to 
establish criteria under clause (i), the Secretary may 
continue to use the eligibility criteria in use on the 
date of enactment of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 or any successor criteria. 
‘‘(E) GRANTS IN AREAS OF APPLIED ENERGY RESEARCH, 
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, AND BASIC SCIENCE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—EPSCoR shall make grants to 
eligible jurisdictions to carry out and support applied 
energy research and research in all areas of environ-
mental management and basic science sponsored by 
the Department of Energy, including— 
‘‘(I) energy efficiency, fossil energy, renewable 
energy, and other applied energy research; 
‘‘(II) electricity delivery research; 
‘‘(III) cybersecurity, energy security, and emer-
gency response; 
‘‘(IV) environmental management; and 
‘‘(V) basic science research. 
‘‘(ii) ACTIVITIES.—EPSCoR shall make grants 
under this subparagraph for activities consistent with 
the objectives described in subparagraph (C) in the 
areas of applied energy research, environmental 
management, and basic science described in clause 
(i), including— 
‘‘(I) to support research that is carried out 
in partnership with the National Laboratories; 
‘‘(II) to provide for graduate traineeships; 
‘‘(III) to support research by early career fac-
ulty; and 
‘‘(IV) to improve research capabilities through 
biennial research implementation grants. 
‘‘(iii) NO COST SHARING.—EPSCoR shall not impose 
any cost-sharing requirement with respect to a grant 
made under this subparagraph, but may require letters 
of commitment from National Laboratories. 
‘‘(F) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—EPSCoR may carry out such 
activities as may be necessary to meet the objectives 
described in subparagraph (C) in the areas of applied 
energy research, environmental management, and basic 
science described in subparagraph (E)(i). 
‘‘(G) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of enactment of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and 
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on 
Energy and Commerce and Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives a plan describing how the 
Secretary shall implement EPSCoR. 
‘‘(ii) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan described in 
clause (i) shall include a description of— 
‘‘(I) the management structure of EPSCoR, 
which shall ensure that all research areas and 
activities described in this paragraph are incor-
porated into EPSCoR; 
‘‘(II) efforts to conduct outreach to inform 
eligible jurisdictions and faculty of changes to, and 
opportunities under, EPSCoR; 
‘‘(III) how EPSCoR plans to increase engage-
ment with eligible jurisdictions, faculty, and State 
committees, including by holding regular work-
shops, to increase participation in EPSCoR; and 
‘‘(IV) any other issues relating to EPSCoR that 
the Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(H) PROGRAM EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after 
the date of enactment of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021, the Secretary shall contract with 
a federally funded research and development center, 
the National Academy of Sciences, or a similar 
organization to carry out an assessment of the effective-
ness of EPSCoR, including an assessment of— 
‘‘(I) the tangible progress made towards 
achieving the objectives described in subparagraph 
(C); 
‘‘(II) the impact of research supported by 
EPSCoR on the mission of the Department of 
Energy; and 
‘‘(III) any other issues relating to EPSCoR that 
the Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—The organization with which the 
Secretary contracts under clause (i) shall not be a 
National Laboratory. 
‘‘(iii) REPORT.—Not later than 6 years after the 
date of enactment of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee 
on Science, Space and Technology and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a 
report describing the results of the assessment carried 
out under clause (i), including recommendations for 
improvements that would enable the Secretary to 
achieve the objectives described in subparagraph (C).’’.
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SEC. 9412. INDUSTRIES OF THE FUTURE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Industries 
of the Future Act of 2020’’. 
(b) REPORT ON FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED 
ON INDUSTRIES OF THE FUTURE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall submit to Congress a report 
on research and development investments, infrastructure, and 
workforce development investments of the Federal Government 
that enable continued United States leadership in industries 
of the future. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) A definition, for purposes of this section, of the 
term ‘‘industries of the future’’ that includes emerging tech-
nologies. 
(B) An assessment of the current baseline of invest-
ments in civilian research and development investments 
of the Federal Government in the industries of the future. 
(C) A plan to double such baseline investments in 
artificial intelligence and quantum information science by 
fiscal year 2022. 
(D) A detailed plan to increase investments described 
in subparagraph (B) in industries of the future to 
$10,000,000,000 per year by fiscal year 2025. 
(E) A plan to leverage investments described in sub-
paragraphs (B), (C), and (D) in industries of the future 
to elicit complimentary investments by non-Federal enti-
ties, including providing incentives for significant com-
plementary investments by such entities and facilitating 
public-private partnerships. 
(F) Proposals for the Federal Government, including 
any necessary draft legislation, to implement such plans. 
(c) INDUSTRIES OF THE FUTURE COORDINATION COUNCIL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish or des-
ignate a council to advise the Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy on matters relevant to the 
Director and the industries of the future. 
(B) DESIGNATION.—The council established or des-
ignated under subparagraph (A) shall be known as the 
‘‘Industries of the Future Coordination Council’’ (in this 
section the ‘‘Council’’). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall be composed of 
employees of the Federal Government who shall be 
appointed as follows: 
(i) One member appointed by the Director. 
(ii) A chairperson of the Select Committee on 
Artificial Intelligence of the National Science and Tech-
nology Council. 
(iii) A chairperson of the Subcommittee on 
Advanced Manufacturing of the National Science and 
Technology Council.
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(iv) A chairperson of the Subcommittee on 
Quantum Information Science of the National Science 
and Technology Council. 
(v) Such other members as the President considers 
appropriate. 
(B) CHAIRPERSON.—The member appointed to the 
Council under paragraph (A)(i) shall serve as the chair-
person of the Council. 
(3) DUTIES.—The duties of the Council are as follows: 
(A) To provide the Director with advice on ways in 
which in the Federal Government can ensure the United 
States continues to lead the world in developing emerging 
technologies that improve the quality of life of the people 
of the United States, increase economic competitiveness 
of the United States, and strengthen the national security 
of the United States, including identification of the fol-
lowing: 
(i) Federal investments required in fundamental 
research and development, infrastructure, technology 
transfer, and workforce development of the United 
States workers who will support the industries of the 
future. 
(ii) Actions necessary to create and further develop 
the workforce that will support the industries of the 
future. 
(iii) Actions required to leverage the strength of 
the research and development ecosystem of the United 
States, which includes academia, industry, and non-
profit organizations, to support industries of the future. 
(iv) Ways that the Federal Government can con-
sider leveraging existing partnerships and creating 
new partnerships and other multisector collaborations 
to advance the industries of the future. 
(v) Actions required to accelerate the translation 
of federally funded research and development to prac-
tice and meaningful benefits for society while miti-
gating any risks. 
(B) To provide the Director with advice on matters 
relevant to the report required under subsection (b). 
(4) COORDINATION.—The Council shall coordinate with and 
utilize relevant existing National Science and Technology 
Council committees to the maximum extent feasible in order 
to minimize duplication of effort. 
(5) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Council estab-
lished under this subsection. 
(6) SUNSET.—The Council shall terminate on the date that 
is 6 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 9413. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM 
SUPPLY CHAIN DATABASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology shall carry out a study to evaluate 
the feasibility, advisability, and costs of establishing a national
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supply chain database within the Manufacturing Extension Partner-
ship program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
to— 
(1) understand the manufacturing capabilities of United 
States manufacturers; and 
(2) minimize disruptions to the supply chain, which may 
include defense supplies, food, and medical devices, including 
personal protective equipment. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the study under sub-
section (a), the Director of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology shall consider the following: 
(1) Whether a national supply chain database may enable 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the 
small and medium manufacturers of the Manufacturing Exten-
sion Partnership program to— 
(A) understand the available domestic manufacturing 
capabilities; and 
(B) meet the needs for urgent products in the event 
of a supply chain disruption. 
(2) How information from State-level databases maintained 
within the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program 
would be incorporated into the national supply chain database. 
(3) The relationship, if any, between a national supply 
chain database within the Manufacturing Extension Partner-
ship program and supply chain efforts conducted by other agen-
cies in the Federal Government and non-Federal entities. 
(4) Whether the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology could use existing technologies and solutions to establish 
a national supply chain database. 
(5) How a national supply chain database could be regularly 
maintained and updated to ensure effectiveness. 
(6) The nature of the information that could be voluntarily 
collected from manufacturers for a national supply chain data-
base. 
(7) What mechanisms should be in place to ensure that 
the information under paragraph (6) is verified. 
(8) What security measures may be necessary to protect 
information, including protocols to ensure that information in 
the national supply chain database is accessed according to 
the nature of the information in such database with individuals 
with the appropriate level of authorization. 
(9) Whether there should be restrictions to protect propri-
etary business and personal information under paragraph (6). 
(10) The cost of developing and maintaining such a data-
base, including staffing. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology shall submit to Congress 
a report that includes the findings and any recommendations from 
the study required under subsection (a). Such report shall include 
a description of any new legislation that may be required to imple-
ment a new national supply chain database through the Manufac-
turing Extension Partnership program.
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SEC. 9414. STUDY ON CHINESE POLICIES AND INFLUENCE IN THE 
DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR 
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology shall enter into an agreement with an 
appropriate entity with relevant expertise, as determined by the 
Director, to conduct a study and make recommendations with 
respect to the effect of the policies of the People’s Republic of 
China and coordination among industrial entities within the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China on international bodies engaged in devel-
oping and setting international standards for emerging technologies. 
The study may include— 
(1) an assessment of how the role of the People’s Republic 
of China in international standards setting organizations has 
grown over the previous 10 years, including in leadership roles 
in standards-drafting technical committees, and the quality 
or value of that participation; 
(2) an assessment of the effect of the standardization 
strategy of the People’s Republic of China, as identified in 
the ‘‘Chinese Standard 2035’’, on international bodies engaged 
in developing and setting standards for select emerging tech-
nologies, such as advanced communication technologies or cloud 
computing and cloud services; 
(3) an examination of whether international standards for 
select emerging technologies are being designed to promote 
interests of the People’s Republic of China that are expressed 
in the ‘‘Made in China 2025’’ plan to the exclusion of other 
participants; 
(4) an examination of how the previous practices that the 
People’s Republic of China has used while participating in 
international standards setting organizations may foretell how 
the People’s Republic of China is likely to engage in inter-
national standardization activities of critical technologies like 
artificial intelligence and quantum information science, and 
what may be the consequences; 
(5) recommendations on how the United States can take 
steps to mitigate the influence of the People’s Republic of China 
and bolster United States public and private sector participa-
tion in international standards-setting bodies; and 
(6) any other area the Director, in consultation with the 
entity selected to conduct the study, determines is important 
to address. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The agreement entered into under 
subsection (a) shall provide that, not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the entity conducting the 
study shall— 
(1) submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate a report containing the findings and recommenda-
tions of the study; and 
(2) make a copy of such report available on a publicly 
accessible website.
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SEC. 9415. COORDINATION WITH HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTEN-
SION PARTNERSHIP CENTERS. 
Notwithstanding section 34(d)(2)(A)(iv) of the National Institute 
for Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(d)(2)(A)(iv)), each 
Manufacturing USA Institute (established under subsection (d) of 
such section) shall, as appropriate, contract with a Hollings Manu-
facturing Extension Partnership Center (established under section 
25 of such Act) in each State in which such Institute provides 
services, either directly or through another such Center, to provide 
defense industrial base-related outreach, technical assistance, 
workforce development, and technology transfer assistance to small 
and medium-sized manufacturers. No Center shall charge in excess 
of its standard rate for such services. Funds received by a Center 
through such a contract shall not constitute financial assistance 
under section 25(e) of such Act. 
TITLE XCV—NATURAL RESOURCES 
MATTERS 
Sec. 9501. Transfer of funds for Oklahoma City national memorial endowment 
fund. 
Sec. 9502. Workforce issues for military realignments in the Pacific. 
Sec. 9503. Affirmation of authority for non-oil and gas operations on the outer Con-
tinental Shelf. 
SEC. 9501. TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL 
MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUND. 
Section 7(1) of the Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 
1997 (16 U.S.C. 450ss–5(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘there is hereby 
authorized’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary may provide, from the 
National Park Service’s National Recreation and Preservation 
account, the remainder of’’. 
SEC. 9502. WORKFORCE ISSUES FOR MILITARY REALIGNMENTS IN THE 
PACIFIC. 
Section 6(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘A Joint 
Resolution to approve the ‘Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United 
States of America’, and for other purposes’’, approved March 24, 
1976 (48 U.S.C. 1806(b)(1)(B)(i)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘contact’’ and inserting ‘‘contract’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘supporting,’’ after ‘‘connected to,’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘associated with’’; 
(4) by inserting ‘‘or adversely affected by’’ after ‘‘associated 
with,’’; and 
(5) by inserting ‘‘, with priority given to federally funded 
military projects’’ after ‘‘and in the Commonwealth’’. 
SEC. 9503. AFFIRMATION OF AUTHORITY FOR NON-OIL AND GAS OPER-
ATIONS ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF. 
Section 4(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1333(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Constitution and laws and civil 
and political jurisdiction of the United States are extended, 
to the same extent as if the outer Continental Shelf were
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an area of exclusive Federal jurisdiction located within 
a State, to— 
‘‘(i) the subsoil and seabed of the outer Continental 
Shelf; 
‘‘(ii) all artificial islands on the outer Continental 
Shelf; 
‘‘(iii) installations and other devices permanently 
or temporarily attached to the seabed, which may be 
erected thereon for the purpose of exploring for, devel-
oping, or producing resources, including non-mineral 
energy resources; or 
‘‘(iv) any such installation or other device (other 
than a ship or vessel) for the purpose of transporting 
or transmitting such resources. 
‘‘(B) LEASES ISSUED EXCLUSIVELY UNDER THIS ACT.— 
Mineral or energy leases on the outer Continental Shelf 
shall be maintained or issued only under the provisions 
of this Act.’’. 
TITLE XCVI—OVERSIGHT AND REFORM 
MATTERS 
Sec. 9601. Inventory of program activities of Federal agencies. 
Sec. 9602. Preservation of electronic messages and other records. 
Sec. 9603. Continuity of the economy plan. 
SEC. 9601. INVENTORY OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES OF FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES. 
(a) INVENTORY OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.—Section 1122(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
(2) and (3), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
the following: 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘Federal financial assistance’ has the 
meaning given that term under section 7501; 
‘‘(B) the term ‘open Government data asset’ has the 
meaning given that term under section 3502 of title 44; 
‘‘(C) the term ‘program’ means a single program 
activity or an organized set of aggregated, disaggregated, 
or consolidated program activities by one or more agencies 
directed toward a common purpose or goal; and 
‘‘(D) the term ‘program activity’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 1115(h).’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 
1, 2012, the Office of Management and Budget shall’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘WEBSITE
AND
PROGRAM
INVENTORY.—The 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘that includes 
the information required under subsections (b) and (c)’’ 
after ‘‘a single website’’; and 
(C) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) include on the website described in subparagraph 
(A), or another appropriate Federal Government website
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(2) PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND RECONCILING PROGRAM 
DEFINITIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with the Sec-
retary, shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report that— 
(A) includes a plan that— 
(i) discusses how making available on a website 
the information required under subsection (a) of section 
1122 of title 31, United States Code, as amended by 
subsection (a), will leverage existing data sources while 
avoiding duplicative or overlapping information in pre-
senting information relating to program activities and 
programs; 
(ii) indicates how any gaps in data will be assessed 
and addressed; 
(iii) indicates how the Director will display such 
data; and 
(iv) discusses how the Director will expand the 
information collected with respect to program activities 
to incorporate the information required under the 
amendments made by subsection (a); 
(B) sets forth details regarding a pilot program, devel-
oped in accordance with best practices for effective pilot 
programs— 
(i) to develop and implement a functional program 
inventory that could be limited in scope; and 
(ii) under which the information required under 
the amendments made by subsection (a) with respect 
to program activities shall be made available on the 
website required under section 1122(a) of title 31, 
United States Code; 
(C) establishes an implementation timeline for— 
(i) gathering and building program activity 
information; 
(ii) developing and implementing the pilot pro-
gram; 
(iii) seeking and responding to stakeholder com-
ments; 
(iv) developing and presenting findings from the 
pilot program to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees; 
(v) notifying the appropriate congressional commit-
tees regarding how program activities will be aggre-
gated, disaggregated, or consolidated as part of identi-
fying programs; and 
(vi) implementing a Governmentwide program 
inventory through an iterative approach; and 
(D) includes recommendations, if any, to reconcile the 
conflicting definitions of the term ‘‘program’’ in relevant 
Federal statutes, as it relates to the purpose of this section. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall make 
available online all information required under the amend-
ments made by subsection (a) with respect to all programs. 
(B) EXTENSIONS.—The Director may, based on an anal-
ysis of the costs of implementation, and after submitting
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to the appropriate congressional committees a notification 
of the action by the Director, extend the deadline for 
implementation under subparagraph (A) by not more than 
a total of 1 year. 
(4) REPORTING.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
on which the Director makes available online all information 
required under the amendments made by subsection (a) with 
respect to all programs, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report regarding the implementation of this section and the 
amendments made by this section, which shall— 
(A) review how the Director and agencies determined 
how to aggregate, disaggregate, or consolidate program 
activities to provide the most useful information for an 
inventory of Government programs; 
(B) evaluate the extent to which the program inventory 
required under section 1122 of title 31, United States Code, 
as amended by this section, provides useful information 
for transparency, decision-making, and oversight; 
(C) evaluate the extent to which the program inventory 
provides a coherent picture of the scope of Federal invest-
ments in particular areas; and 
(D) include the recommendations of the Comptroller 
General, if any, for improving implementation of this sec-
tion and the amendments made by this section. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1122 of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by inserting ‘‘described in subsection (a)(2)(A)’’ after 
‘‘the website’’ each place it appears; 
(B) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by inserting ‘‘described in subsection (a)(2)(A)’’ after 
‘‘the website’’; and 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘ON 
WEBSITE’’; and 
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘on the 
website’’. 
(2) OTHER AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 1115(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
striking ‘‘the website provided under’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
website described in’’. 
(B) Section 10 of the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 
(31 U.S.C. 1115 note) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘the website 
described under’’ and inserting ‘‘a website described 
in’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the website 
described 
under’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘a 
website 
described in’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the website 
as required under’’ and inserting ‘‘a website 
described in’’.
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(C) Section 1120(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the website described under’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a website described in’’. 
(D) Section 1126(b)(2)(E) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the website of the Office 
of Management and Budget pursuant to’’ and inserting 
‘‘a website described in’’. 
(E) Section 3512(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the website described under’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a website described in’’. 
SEC. 9602. PRESERVATION OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGES AND OTHER 
RECORDS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Electronic 
Message Preservation Act’’. 
(b) PRESERVATION
OF
ELECTRONIC
MESSAGES
AND
OTHER 
RECORDS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR PRESERVATION OF ELECTRONIC MES-
SAGES.—Chapter 29 of title 44, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2912. Preservation of electronic messages and other 
records 
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—The Archivist shall promulgate 
regulations governing Federal agency preservation of electronic mes-
sages that are determined to be records. Such regulations shall, 
at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) require the electronic capture, management, and 
preservation of such electronic records in accordance with the 
records disposition requirements of chapter 33; 
‘‘(2) require that such electronic records are readily acces-
sible for retrieval through electronic searches; and 
‘‘(3) include timelines for Federal agency implementation 
of the regulations that ensure compliance as expeditiously as 
practicable. 
‘‘(b) COVERAGE OF OTHER ELECTRONIC RECORDS.—To the extent 
practicable, the regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall 
also include requirements for the capture, management, and 
preservation of other electronic records. 
‘‘(c) REVIEW OF REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—The Archivist shall 
periodically review and, as necessary, amend the regulations 
promulgated under subsection (a).’’. 
(2) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Archivist shall 
propose the regulations required under section 2912(a) of title 
44, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1). 
(3) REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATIONS.— 
(A) AGENCY REPORT TO ARCHIVIST.—Not later than two 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
head of each Federal agency shall submit to the Archivist 
a report on the agency’s compliance with the regulations 
promulgated under section 2912 of title 44, United States 
Code, as added by paragraph (1), and shall make the report 
publicly available on the website of the agency. 
(B) ARCHIVIST REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
90 days after receipt of all reports required by subpara-
graph (A), the Archivist shall submit to the Committee
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on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of 
the House of Representatives a report on Federal agency 
compliance with the regulations promulgated under section 
2912(a) of title 44, United States Code, as added by para-
graph (1), and shall make the report publicly available 
on the website of the agency. 
(C) FEDERAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘Federal agency’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 2901 of title 44, United States Code. 
(4) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 29 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended by adding after the item relating to section 2911 
the following new item: 
‘‘2912. Preservation of electronic messages and other records.’’. 
(5) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2901 of title 44, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (14); 
and 
(B) by striking paragraph (15) and inserting the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(15) the term ‘electronic messages’ means electronic mail 
and other electronic messaging systems that are used for pur-
poses of communicating between individuals; and 
‘‘(16) the term ‘electronic records management system’ 
means software designed to manage electronic records, 
including by— 
‘‘(A) categorizing and locating records; 
‘‘(B) ensuring that records are retained as long as 
necessary; 
‘‘(C) identifying records that are due for disposition; 
and 
‘‘(D) ensuring the storage, retrieval, and disposition 
of records.’’. 
SEC. 9603. CONTINUITY OF THE ECONOMY PLAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall develop and maintain 
a plan to maintain and restore the economy of the United 
States in response to a significant event. 
(2) PRINCIPLES.—The plan required under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) be consistent with— 
(i) a free market economy; and 
(ii) the rule of law; and 
(B) respect private property rights. 
(3) CONTENTS.—The plan required under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) examine the distribution of goods and services 
across the United States necessary for the reliable func-
tioning of the United States during a significant event; 
(B) identify the economic functions of relevant actors, 
the disruption, corruption, or dysfunction of which would 
have a debilitating effect in the United States on— 
(i) security; 
(ii) economic security; 
(iii) defense readiness; or
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(iv) public health or safety; 
(C) identify the critical distribution mechanisms for 
each economic sector that should be prioritized for oper-
ation during a significant event, including— 
(i) bulk power and electric transmission systems; 
(ii) national and international financial systems, 
including wholesale payments, stocks, and currency 
exchanges; 
(iii) national and international communications 
networks, data-hosting services, and cloud services; 
(iv) interstate oil and natural gas pipelines; and 
(v) mechanisms for the interstate and international 
trade and distribution of materials, food, and medical 
supplies, including road, rail, air, and maritime ship-
ping; 
(D) identify economic functions of relevant actors, the 
disruption, corruption, or dysfunction of which would 
cause— 
(i) catastrophic economic loss; 
(ii) the loss of public confidence; or 
(iii) the widespread imperilment of human life; 
(E) identify the economic functions of relevant actors 
that are so vital to the economy of the United States 
that the disruption, corruption, or dysfunction of those 
economic functions would undermine response, recovery, 
or mobilization efforts during a significant event; 
(F) incorporate, to the greatest extent practicable, the 
principles and practices contained within Federal plans 
for the continuity of Government and continuity of oper-
ations; 
(G) identify— 
(i) industrial control networks for which a loss 
of internet connectivity, a loss of network integrity 
or availability, an exploitation of a system connected 
to the network, or another failure, disruption, corrup-
tion, or dysfunction would have a debilitating effect 
in the United States on— 
(I) security; 
(II) economic security; 
(III) defense readiness; or 
(IV) public health or safety; and 
(ii) for each industrial control network identified 
under clause (i), risk mitigation measures, including— 
(I) the installation of parallel services; 
(II) the use of stand-alone analog services; or 
(III) the significant hardening of the industrial 
control network against failure, disruption, corrup-
tion, or dysfunction; 
(H) identify critical economic sectors for which the 
preservation of data in a protected, verified, and 
uncorrupted status would be required for the quick recovery 
of the economy of the United States in the face of a signifi-
cant disruption following a significant event; 
(I) include a list of raw materials, industrial goods, 
and other items, the absence of which would significantly 
undermine the ability of the United States to sustain the 
functions described in subparagraphs (B), (D), and (E);
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(J) provide an analysis of supply chain diversification 
for the items described in subparagraph (I) in the event 
of a disruption caused by a significant event; 
(K) include— 
(i) a recommendation as to whether the United 
States should maintain a strategic reserve of 1 or 
more of the items described in subparagraph (I); and 
(ii) for each item described in subparagraph (I) 
for which the President recommends maintaining a 
strategic reserve under clause (i), an identification of 
mechanisms for tracking inventory and availability of 
the item in the strategic reserve; 
(L) identify mechanisms in existence on the date of 
enactment of this Act and mechanisms that can be devel-
oped to ensure that the swift transport and delivery of 
the items described in subparagraph (I) is feasible in the 
event of a distribution network disturbance or degradation, 
including a distribution network disturbance or degradation 
caused by a significant event; 
(M) include guidance for determining the prioritization 
for the distribution of the items described in subparagraph 
(I), including distribution to States and Indian Tribes; 
(N) consider the advisability and feasibility of mecha-
nisms for extending the credit of the United States or 
providing other financial support authorized by law to key 
participants in the economy of the United States if the 
extension or provision of other financial support— 
(i) is necessary to avoid severe economic degrada-
tion; or 
(ii) allows for the recovery from a significant event; 
(O) include guidance for determining categories of 
employees that should be prioritized to continue to work 
in order to sustain the functions described in subpara-
graphs (B), (D), and (E) in the event that there are limita-
tions on the ability of individuals to travel to workplaces 
or to work remotely, including considerations for defense 
readiness; 
(P) identify critical economic sectors necessary to pro-
vide material and operational support to the defense of 
the United States; 
(Q) determine whether the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the National Guard, and the Secretary of Defense 
have adequate authority to assist the United States in 
a recovery from a severe economic degradation caused by 
a significant event; 
(R) review and assess the authority and capability 
of heads of other agencies that the President determines 
necessary to assist the United States in a recovery from 
a severe economic degradation caused by a significant 
event; and 
(S) consider any other matter that would aid in pro-
tecting and increasing the resilience of the economy of 
the United States from a significant event. 
(b) COORDINATION.—In developing the plan required under sub-
section (a)(1), the President shall— 
(1) receive advice from— 
(A) the Secretary of Homeland Security;
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(B) the Secretary of Defense; 
(C) the Secretary of the Treasury; 
(D) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; 
(E) the Secretary of Commerce; 
(F) the Secretary of Transportation; 
(G) the Secretary of Energy; 
(H) the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration; and 
(I) the head of any other agency that the President 
determines necessary to complete the plan; 
(2) consult with economic sectors relating to critical infra-
structure through sector-coordinated councils, as appropriate; 
(3) consult with relevant State, Tribal, and local govern-
ments and organizations that represent those governments; 
and 
(4) consult with any other non-Federal entity that the 
President determines necessary to complete the plan. 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 
3 years thereafter, the President shall submit the plan required 
under subsection (a)(1) and the information described in para-
graph (2) to— 
(A) the majority and minority leaders of the Senate; 
(B) the Speaker and the minority leader of the House 
of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives; 
(E) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; 
(F) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives; 
(G) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate; 
(H) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
(I) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives; 
(J) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate; 
(K) the Committee on Finance of the Senate; 
(L) the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
of Representatives; 
(M) 
the 
Committee 
on 
Small 
Business 
and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate; 
(N) the Committee on Small Business of the House 
of Representatives; 
(O) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate; 
(P) the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
of the Senate; 
(Q) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate; 
(R) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the 
House of Representatives; 
(S) Committee on the Budget of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and
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(T) any other committee of the Senate or the House 
of Representatives that has jurisdiction over the subject 
of the plan. 
(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The information described 
in this paragraph is— 
(A) any change to Federal law that would be necessary 
to carry out the plan required under subsection (a)(1); 
and 
(B) any proposed changes to the funding levels provided 
in appropriation Acts for the most recent fiscal year that 
can be implemented in future appropriation Acts or addi-
tional resources necessary to— 
(i) implement the plan required under subsection 
(a)(1); or 
(ii) maintain any program offices and personnel 
necessary to— 
(I) maintain the plan required under sub-
section (a)(1) and the plans described in subsection 
(a)(3)(F); and 
(II) 
conduct 
exercises, 
assessments, 
and 
updates to the plans described in subclause (I) 
over time. 
(3) BUDGET OF THE PRESIDENT.—The President may include 
the information described in paragraph (2)(B) in the budget 
required to be submitted by the President under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘economic sector’’ means a sector of the 
economy of the United States. 
(3) The term ‘‘relevant actor’’ means— 
(A) the Federal Government; 
(B) a State, local, or Tribal government; or 
(C) the private sector. 
(4) The term ‘‘significant event’’ means an event that causes 
severe degradation to economic activity in the United States 
due to— 
(A) a cyber attack; or 
(B) another significant event that is natural or human- 
caused. 
(5) The term ‘‘State’’ means any State of the United States, 
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession of the 
United States. 
TITLE XCVII—FINANCIAL SERVICES 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act 
Sec. 9701. Short title. 
Sec. 9702. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 9703. Department of the Treasury Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Pilot 
Program.
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Subtitle B—Combating Russian Money Laundering 
Sec. 9711. Short title. 
Sec. 9712. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 9713. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 9714. Determination with respect to primary money laundering concern of 
Russian illicit finance. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 9721. Certified notice at completion of an assessment. 
Sec. 9722. Ensuring Chinese debt transparency. 
Sec. 9723. Accountability for World Bank Loans to China. 
Sec. 9724. Fairness for Taiwan nationals regarding employment at international fi-
nancial institutions. 
Subtitle A—Kleptocracy Asset Recovery 
Rewards Act 
SEC. 9701. SHORT TITLE. 
The subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Kleptocracy Asset Recovery 
Rewards Act’’. 
SEC. 9702. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that a stolen asset recovery rewards 
program to help identify and recover stolen assets linked to foreign 
government corruption and the proceeds of such corruption hidden 
behind complex financial structures is needed in order to— 
(1) intensify the global fight against corruption; and 
(2) serve United States efforts to identify and recover such 
stolen assets, forfeit proceeds of such corruption, and, where 
appropriate and feasible, return the stolen assets or proceeds 
thereof to the country harmed by the acts of corruption. 
SEC. 9703. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY KLEPTOCRACY ASSET 
RECOVERY REWARDS PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Department 
of the Treasury a program to be known as the ‘‘Kleptocracy 
Asset Recovery Rewards Pilot Program’’ for the payment of 
rewards to carry out the purposes of this section. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The rewards program shall be designed to 
support U.S. Government programs and investigations aimed 
at restraining, seizing, forfeiting, or repatriating stolen assets 
linked to foreign government corruption and the proceeds of 
such corruption. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—The rewards program shall be 
administered by the Secretary of the Treasury, with the concur-
rence of the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, 
and in consultation, as appropriate, with the heads of such 
other departments and agencies as the Secretary may find 
appropriate. 
(b) REWARDS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Treasury may, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Attorney 
General, and in consultation, as appropriate, with the heads of 
other relevant Federal departments and agencies, pay a reward 
to any individual, if that individual furnishes information leading 
to— 
(1) the restraining or seizure of stolen assets in an account 
at a U.S. financial institution (including a U.S. branch of a
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foreign financial institution), that come within the United 
States, or that come within the possession or control of any 
United States person; 
(2) the forfeiture of stolen assets in an account at a U.S. 
financial institution (including a U.S. branch of a foreign finan-
cial institution), that come within the United States, or that 
come within the possession or control of any United States 
person; or 
(3) where appropriate, the repatriation of stolen assets 
in an account at a U.S. financial institution (including a U.S. 
branch of a foreign financial institution), that come within 
the United States, or that come within the possession or control 
of any United States person. 
(c) PROCEDURES.—To ensure that the payment of rewards 
pursuant to this section does not duplicate or interfere with any 
other payment authorized by the Department of Justice or other 
Federal agencies for the obtaining of information or other evidence, 
the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, the Attorney General, and the heads of such other agencies 
as the Secretary may find appropriate, shall establish procedures 
for the offering, administration, and payment of rewards under 
this section, including procedures for— 
(1) identifying actions with respect to which rewards will 
be offered; 
(2) the receipt and analysis of data; and 
(3) the payment of rewards and approval of such payments. 
(d) PAYMENT OF REWARDS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose 
of paying rewards pursuant to this section, there is authorized 
to be appropriated— 
(A) $450,000 for fiscal year 2021; and 
(B) for each fiscal year, any amount, not to exceed 
the amount recovered during the fiscal year in stolen assets 
described under subsection (b), that the Secretary deter-
mines is necessary to carry out this program consistent 
with this section. 
(2) LIMITATION ON ANNUAL PAYMENTS.—Except as provided 
under paragraph (3), the total amount of rewards paid pursuant 
to this section may not exceed $25 million in any calendar 
year. 
(3) PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY.—The President may waive 
the limitation under paragraph (2) with respect to a calendar 
year if the President provides written notice of such waiver 
to the appropriate committees of the Congress at least 30 
days before any payment in excess of such limitation is made 
pursuant to this section. 
(4) PRIORITY OF PAYMENTS.—In paying any reward under 
this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent possible, make 
such reward payment— 
(A) first, from appropriated funds authorized under 
paragraph (1)(A); and 
(B) second, from appropriated funds authorized under 
paragraph (1)(B). 
(e) LIMITATIONS.—
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(1) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—No award may be made 
under this section based on information submitted to the Sec-
retary unless such information is submitted under penalty of 
perjury. 
(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—No reward paid under this section 
may exceed $5 million, unless the Secretary— 
(A) personally authorizes such greater amount in 
writing; 
(B) determines that offer or payment of a reward of 
a greater amount is necessary due to the exceptional nature 
of the case; and 
(C) notifies the appropriate committees of the Congress 
of such determination. 
(3) APPROVAL.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—No reward amount may be paid 
under this section without the written approval of the 
Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State 
and the Attorney General. 
(B) DELEGATION.—The Secretary may not delegate the 
approval required under subparagraph (A) to anyone other 
than an Under Secretary of the Department of the 
Treasury. 
(4) PROTECTION MEASURES.—If the Secretary determines 
that the identity of the recipient of a reward or of the members 
of the recipient’s immediate family must be protected, the Sec-
retary shall, consistent with applicable law, take such measures 
in connection with the payment of the reward as the Secretary 
considers necessary to effect such protection. 
(5) FORMS OF REWARD PAYMENT.—The Secretary may make 
a reward under this section in the form of a monetary payment. 
(f) INELIGIBILITY, REDUCTION IN, OR DENIAL OF REWARD.— 
(1) OFFICER AND EMPLOYEES.—An officer or employee of 
any entity of Federal, State, or local government or of a foreign 
government who, while in the performance of official duties, 
furnishes information described under subsection (b) shall not 
be eligible for a reward under this section. 
(2) PARTICIPATING INDIVIDUALS.—If the claim for a reward 
is brought by an individual who the Secretary has a reasonable 
basis to believe knowingly planned, initiated, directly partici-
pated in, or facilitated the actions that led to assets of a 
foreign state or governmental entity being stolen, misappro-
priated, or illegally diverted or to the payment of bribes or 
other foreign governmental corruption, the Secretary shall 
appropriately reduce, and may deny, such award. If such indi-
vidual is convicted of criminal conduct arising from the role 
described in the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall deny 
or may seek to recover any reward, as the case may be. 
(g) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Within 180 days of the enactment of 
this section, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary 
shall issue a report to the appropriate committees of the Con-
gress— 
(A) detailing to the greatest extent possible the 
amount, location, and ownership or beneficial ownership 
of any stolen assets that, on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, come within the United States or
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that come within the possession or control of any United 
States person; 
(B) discussing efforts being undertaken to identify more 
such stolen assets and their owners or beneficial owners; 
and 
(C) including a discussion of the interactions of the 
Department of the Treasury with the international finan-
cial institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the 
International Financial Institutions Act) to identify the 
amount, location, and ownership, or beneficial ownership, 
of stolen assets held in financial institutions outside the 
United States. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The report issued under paragraph (1) 
shall not include information related to ongoing investigations 
or information related to closed investigations that would reveal 
identities of individuals not charged with a criminal offense, 
would reveal identities of investigative sources or methods, 
would reveal identities of witnesses, would compromise subse-
quent investigations, or the disclosure of which is otherwise 
prohibited by law, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, 
regulation, or court order. 
(h) REPORT ON DISPOSITION OF RECOVERED ASSETS.—Within 
360 days of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Attorney 
General, shall issue a report to the appropriate committees of 
Congress describing policy choices and recommendations for disposi-
tion of stolen assets recovered pursuant to this section. 
(i) SUNSET OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The authorities under this 
section, as well as the program established pursuant to this section, 
shall terminate three years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF THE CONGRESS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees of the Congress’’ means the Committee 
on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) FINANCIAL
ASSET.—The term ‘financial asset’ means 
any funds, investments, or ownership interests, as defined by 
the Secretary, that on or after the date of the enactment of 
this section come within the United States or that come within 
the possession or control of any United States person. 
(3) FOREIGN GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION.—The term ‘‘foreign 
government corruption’’ means corruption, as defined by the 
United Nations Convention Against Corruption. 
(4) FOREIGN PUBLIC OFFICIAL.—The term ‘‘foreign public 
official’’ includes any person who occupies a public office by 
virtue of having been elected, appointed, or employed, including 
any military, civilian, special, honorary, temporary, or 
uncompensated official. 
(5) IMMEDIATE
FAMILY
MEMBER.—The term ‘‘immediate 
family member’’, with respect to an individual, has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘member of the immediate family’’ under section
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36(k) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2708(k)). 
(6) REWARDS
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘rewards program’’ 
means the program established in subsection (a)(1) of this 
section. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Treasury. 
(8) STOLEN ASSETS.—The term ‘‘stolen assets’’ means finan-
cial assets within the jurisdiction of the United States, consti-
tuting, derived from, or traceable to, any proceeds obtained 
directly or indirectly from foreign government corruption. 
Subtitle B—Combating Russian Money 
Laundering 
SEC. 9711. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Russian Money 
Laundering Act’’. 
SEC. 9712. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to— 
(1) protect the United States financial sector from abuse 
by malign actors; and 
(2) use all available financial tools to counter adversaries. 
SEC. 9713. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the efforts of the Government of the Russian Federation, 
Russian state-owned enterprises, and Russian oligarchs to move 
and disguise the source, ownership, location, or control of illicit 
funds or value constitute money laundering; 
(2) such money laundering efforts could assist in the Rus-
sian Government’s ongoing political and economic influence 
and destabilization operations, which in turn could affect 
United States and European democracy, national security, and 
rule of law; 
(3) the Secretary of the Treasury should determine whether 
Russia and the financial institutions through which the Russian 
Government, political leaders, state-owned enterprises, and 
oligarchs launder money are of primary money laundering con-
cern; and 
(4) the Secretary of the Treasury should consider the need 
for financial institutions and other obligated entities to apply 
enhanced due diligence measures to transactions with the Rus-
sian Government, political leaders, state-owned enterprises, and 
financial institutions. 
SEC. 9714. DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO PRIMARY MONEY LAUN-
DERING CONCERN OF RUSSIAN ILLICIT FINANCE. 
(a) DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary of the Treasury deter-
mines that reasonable grounds exist for concluding that one or 
more financial institutions operating outside of the United States, 
or 1 or more classes of transactions within, or involving, a jurisdic-
tion outside of the United States, or 1 or more types of accounts 
within, or involving, a jurisdiction outside of the United States 
is of primary money laundering concern in connection with Russian
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illicit finance, the Secretary of the Treasury may, by order, regula-
tion, or otherwise as permitted by law— 
(1) require domestic financial institutions and domestic 
financial agencies to take 1 or more of the special measures 
described in section 5318A(b) of title 31, United States Code; 
or 
(2) prohibit, or impose conditions upon, certain transmittals 
of funds (to be defined by the Secretary) by any domestic 
financial institution or domestic financial agency, if such trans-
mittal of funds involves any such institution, class of trans-
action, or type of account. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
submit to the Committees on Financial Services and Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Foreign Relations 
of the Senate a report that shall identify any additional regula-
tions, statutory changes, enhanced due diligence, and reporting 
requirements that are necessary to better identify, prevent, 
and combat money laundering linked to Russia, including 
related to— 
(A) identifying the beneficial ownership of anonymous 
companies; 
(B) strengthening current, or enacting new, reporting 
requirements and customer due diligence requirements for 
the real estate sector, law firms, and other trust and cor-
porate service providers; 
(C) enhanced know-your-customer procedures and 
screening for transactions involving Russian political 
leaders, Russian state-owned enterprises, and known Rus-
sian transnational organized crime figures; and 
(D) establishing a permanent solution to collecting 
information nationwide to track ownership of real estate. 
(2) FORMAT.—The report required under this subsection 
shall be made available to the public, including on the website 
of the Department of the Treasury, but may contain a classified 
annex and be accompanied by a classified briefing. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.— 
It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Treasury 
and other relevant cabinet members (such as the Secretary of 
State, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Attorney General) 
should work jointly with European, E.U., and U.K. financial intel-
ligence units, trade transparency units, and appropriate law 
enforcement authorities to present, both in the report required 
under subsection (b) and in future analysis of suspicious transaction 
reports, 
cash 
transaction 
reports, 
currency 
and 
monetary 
instrument reports, and other relevant data to identify trends and 
assess risks in the movement of illicit funds from Russia through 
the United States, British, and European financial systems. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 9721. CERTIFIED NOTICE AT COMPLETION OF AN ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 721(b)(3) of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(b)(3)) is amended—