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‘‘(D) appropriate consideration regarding 
the availability of trainings and courses in dif-
ferent regions of the United States; and 
‘‘(2) engage in— 
‘‘(A) collaboration with the National Lab-
oratories of the Department of Energy in accord-
ance with section 309; 
‘‘(B) consultation with Sector Risk Manage-
ment Agencies; 
‘‘(C) as appropriate, consultation with pri-
vate sector entities with relevant expertise, such 
as vendors of industrial control systems tech-
nologies; and 
‘‘(3) consult, to the maximum extent practicable, 
with commercial training providers and academia to 
minimize the potential for duplication of other train-
ing opportunities. 
‘‘(c) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this section and annually 
thereafter, the Director shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
Initiative. 
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‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the courses provided 
under the Initiative. 
‘‘(B) A description of outreach efforts to 
raise awareness of the availability of such 
courses. 
‘‘(C) The number of participants in each 
course. 
‘‘(D) Voluntarily provided information on 
the demographics of participants in such courses, 
including by sex, race, and place of residence. 
‘‘(E) Information on the participation in 
such courses of workers from each critical infra-
structure sector. 
‘‘(F) Plans for expanding access to indus-
trial control systems education and training, in-
cluding expanding access to women and under-
represented populations, and expanding access to 
different regions of the United States. 
‘‘(G) Recommendations regarding how to 
strengthen the state of industrial control systems 
cybersecurity education and training.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
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amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
2220D the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 2220E. Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Training Initiative.’’. 
SEC. 7123. NATIONAL COMPUTER FORENSICS INSTITUTE 
REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 822 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 383) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL; 
MISSION’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘2017 through 2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023 through 2028’’; and 
(C) by striking the second sentence and in-
serting ‘‘The Institute’s mission shall be to edu-
cate, train, and equip State, local, territorial, 
and Tribal law enforcement officers, prosecutors, 
and judges, as well as participants in the United 
States Secret Service’s network of cyber fraud 
task forces who are Federal employees, members 
of the uniformed services, or State, local, Tribal, 
or territorial employees, regarding the investiga-
tion and prevention of cybersecurity incidents, 
electronic crimes, and related cybersecurity 
threats, including through the dissemination of 
homeland security information, in accordance 
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with relevant Federal law regarding privacy, 
civil rights, and civil liberties protections.’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) CURRICULUM.—In furtherance of subsection (a), 
all education and training of the Institute shall be con-
ducted in accordance with relevant Federal law regarding 
privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections. Edu-
cation and training provided pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall relate to the following: 
‘‘(1) Investigating and preventing cybersecurity 
incidents, electronic crimes, and related cybersecurity 
threats, including relating to instances involving il-
licit use of digital assets and emerging trends in cy-
bersecurity and electronic crime. 
‘‘(2) Conducting forensic examinations of com-
puters, mobile devices, and other information systems. 
‘‘(3) Prosecutorial and judicial considerations 
related to cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, 
related cybersecurity threats, and forensic examina-
tions of computers, mobile devices, and other informa-
tion systems. 
‘‘(4) Methods to obtain, process, store, and admit 
digital evidence in court.’’. 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘cyber and electronic crime 
and related threats is shared with State, local, 
tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers 
and prosecutors’’ and inserting ‘‘cybersecurity 
incidents, electronic crimes, and related cyberse-
curity threats is shared with recipients of edu-
cation and training provided pursuant to sub-
section (a)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘When selecting participants for such 
training, the Institute shall prioritize, to the ex-
tent reasonable and practicable, providing edu-
cation and training to individuals from geo-
graphically-diverse jurisdictions throughout the 
United States, and the Institute shall prioritize, 
to the extent reasonable and practicable, State, 
local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement offi-
cers, prosecutors, judges, and other employees.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘State, local, tribal, and 
territorial law enforcement officers’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘recipients of education and training pro-
vided pursuant to subsection (a)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘necessary to conduct cyber 
and electronic crime and related threat inves-
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tigations and computer and mobile device foren-
sic examinations’’ and inserting ‘‘for inves-
tigating and preventing cybersecurity incidents, 
electronic crimes, and related cybersecurity 
threats, and for forensic examinations of com-
puters, mobile devices, and other information 
systems’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by amending the heading to read as fol-
lows: ‘‘CYBER FRAUD TASK FORCES’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Electronic Crime’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Cyber Fraud’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘State, local, tribal, and ter-
ritorial law enforcement officers’’ and inserting 
‘‘recipients of education and training provided 
pursuant to subsection (a)’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘at’’ and inserting ‘‘by’’; 
and 
(6) by inserting after subsection (f) the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(g) EXPENSES.—The Director of the United States 
Secret Service may pay for all or a part of the education, 
training, or equipment provided by the Institute, including 
relating to the travel, transportation, and subsistence ex-
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SEC. 7124. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY ROLES AND RE-
SPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in coordination with the Director of the Cyberse-
curity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report on the roles and responsibil-
ities of the Department and its components relating to cyber 
incident response. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A review of how the cyber incident response 
plans under section 2210(c) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 660(c)) are utilized in the Fed-
eral Government’s response to a cyber incident. 
(2) An explanation of the roles and responsibil-
ities of the Department of Homeland Security and its 
components with responsibility for, or in support of, 
the Federal Government’s response to a cyber inci-
dent, including primary responsibility for working 
with impacted private sector entities. 
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(3) An explanation of which and how authorities 
of the Department and its components are utilized in 
the Federal Government’s response to a cyber inci-
dent. 
(4) Recommendations to provide further clarity 
for roles and responsibilities of the Department and 
its components relating to cyber incident response. 
Subtitle D—Enhancing Transpor-
tation and Border Security Op-
erations 
SEC. 7131. TSA REACHING ACROSS NATIONALITIES, SOCI-
ETIES, AND LANGUAGES TO ADVANCE TRAV-
ELER EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan to ensure 
that TSA material disseminated in major airports can be 
better understood by more people accessing such airports. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The plan required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An identification of the most common lan-
guages other than English that are the primary lan-
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guages of individuals that travel through or work in 
each major airport. 
(2) A plan to improve— 
(A) TSA materials to communicate infor-
mation in languages identified pursuant to 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) the communication of TSA material to 
individuals with vision or hearing impairments 
or other possible barriers to understanding such 
material. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the plan re-
quired under subsection (a), the Administrator of the TSA, 
acting through the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties, Om-
budsman, and Traveler Engagement of the TSA, shall take 
into consideration data regarding the following: 
(1) International enplanements. 
(2) Local populations surrounding major air-
ports. 
(3) Languages spoken by members of Indian 
Tribes within each service area population in which 
a major airport is located. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the submission of the plan required under subsection (a), 
the Administrator of the TSA, in consultation with the 
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owner or operator of each major airport, shall implement 
such plan. 
(e) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than one year after the 
implementation pursuant to subsection (d) of the plan re-
quired under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a review of such implementation. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AIRPORT.—The term ‘‘airport’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in sec-
tion 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe 
List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5130), individually iden-
tified (including parenthetically) in the list published 
most recently as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act pursuant to section 104 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 
5131). 
(3) MAJOR
AIRPORTS.—The term ‘‘major air-
ports’’ means Category X and Category I airports. 
(4) NON-TRAVELING
INDIVIDUAL.—The term 
‘‘non-traveling individual’’ has the meaning given 
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such term in section 1560.3 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations. 
(5) TSA MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘TSA material’’ 
means signs, videos, audio messages, websites, press 
releases, social media postings, and other communica-
tions published and disseminated by the Adminis-
trator of the TSA in Category X and Category I air-
ports for use by both traveling and non-traveling in-
dividuals. 
SEC. 7132. ONE-STOP PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
(2) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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(3) TSA.—The term ‘‘TSA’’ means the Trans-
portation Security Administration of the Department 
of Homeland Security. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwithstanding 44901(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, the Administrator, in coordi-
nation with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection and the Secretary of State, may implement a 
pilot program at not more than six foreign last point of 
departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible 
property arriving on direct flights or flight segments origi-
nating at such participating foreign airports to continue 
on additional flights or flight segments originating in the 
United States without additional security re-screening if— 
(1) the initial screening was conducted in ac-
cordance with an aviation security screening agree-
ment described in subsection (e); 
(2) passengers arriving from participating for-
eign airports are unable to access their checked bag-
gage until the arrival at their final destination; and 
(3) upon arrival in the United States, passengers 
arriving from participating foreign airports do not 
come into contact with other arriving international 
passengers, those passengers’ property, or other per-
sons who have not been screened or subjected to other 
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appropriate security controls required for entry into 
the airport’s sterile area. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR PILOT PROGRAM.—In car-
rying out this section, the Administrator shall ensure that 
there is no reduction in the level of security or specific TSA 
aviation security standards or requirements for screening 
passengers and their property prior to boarding an inter-
national flight bound for the United States, including spe-
cific aviation security standards and requirements regard-
ing the following: 
(1) High risk passengers and their property. 
(2) Weapons, explosives, and incendiaries. 
(3) Screening passengers and property transfer-
ring at a foreign last point of departure airport from 
another airport and bound for the United States, and 
addressing any commingling of such passengers and 
property with passengers and property screened under 
the pilot program described in subsection (b). 
(4) Insider risk at foreign last point of departure 
airports. 
(d) RE-SCREENING OF CHECKED BAGGAGE.—Subject 
to subsection (f), the Administrator may determine whether 
checked baggage arriving from participating foreign air-
ports referenced in subsection (b) that screen using an ex-
plosives detection system must be re-screened in the United 
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States by an explosives detection system before such baggage 
continues on any additional flight or flight segment. 
(e) AVIATION SECURITY SCREENING AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An aviation security screen-
ing agreement described in this subsection is a treaty, 
executive agreement, or non-binding instrument en-
tered into with a foreign country that delineates and 
implements security standards and protocols utilized 
at a foreign last point of departure airport that are 
determined by the Administrator— 
(A) to be comparable to those of the United 
States; and 
(B) sufficiently effective to enable passengers 
and their accessible property to deplane into 
sterile areas of airports in the United States 
without the need for re-screening. 
(2) NON-DELEGATION.—The authority to ap-
prove an aviation security screening agreement may 
not be delegated below the level of the Secretary of 
State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Ad-
ministrator. 
(f) RE-SCREENING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator deter-
mines that a foreign country participating in the 
aviation security screening agreement has not main-
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tained and implemented security standards and pro-
tocols comparable to those of the United States at for-
eign last point of departure airports at which a pilot 
program has been established in accordance with this 
section, the Administrator shall ensure that pas-
sengers and their property arriving from such air-
ports are re-screened in the United States, including 
by using explosives detection systems in accordance 
with section 44901(d)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, and implementing regulations and directives, 
before such passengers and their property are per-
mitted into sterile areas of airports in the United 
States. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—If the Administrator has 
reasonable grounds to believe the other party to an 
aviation security screening agreement has not com-
plied with such agreement, the Administrator shall 
request immediate consultation with such party. 
(3) SUSPENSION
OR
TERMINATION
OF
AGREE-
MENT.—If a satisfactory resolution between TSA and 
a foreign country is not reached within 45 days after 
a consultation request under paragraph (2) or in the 
case of the foreign country’s continued or egregious 
failure to maintain the security standards and proto-
cols described in paragraph (1), the President, or 
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with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security or the Adminis-
trator, as appropriate, shall suspend or terminate the 
aviation security screening agreement with such coun-
try, as determined appropriate by the President, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Adminis-
trator. The Administrator shall notify the appro-
priate congressional committees of such consultation 
and suspension or termination, as the case may be, 
not later than seven days after such consultation and 
suspension or termination. 
(g) BRIEFINGS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 45 days 
before an aviation security screening agreement described 
in subsection (e) enters into force, the Administrator, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees the following: 
(1) An aviation security threat assessment for 
the country in which such foreign last point of depar-
ture airport is located. 
(2) Information regarding any corresponding 
mitigation efforts to address any security issues iden-
tified in such threat assessment, including any plans 
for joint covert testing. 
(3) 
Information 
on 
potential 
security 
vulnerabilities associated with commencing a pilot 
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of departure airport or airports at which a pilot pro-
gram under this section is to be established. 
(h) CERTIFICATIONS RELATING TO THE PILOT PRO-
GRAM FOR ONE-STOP SECURITY.—For each aviation secu-
rity screening agreement described in subsection (e), the Ad-
ministrator, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
the following: 
(1)(A) A certification that such agreement satis-
fies all of the requirements specified in subsection (c); 
or 
(B) in the event that one or more of such re-
quirements are not so satisfied, a description of the 
unsatisfied requirement and information on what ac-
tions the Administrator will take to ensure that such 
remaining requirements are satisfied before such 
agreement enters into force. 
(2) A certification that TSA and U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection have ensured that any nec-
essary physical modifications or appropriate mitiga-
tions exist in the domestic one-stop security pilot pro-
gram airport prior to receiving international pas-
sengers from a last point of departure airport under 
the aviation security screening agreement. 
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(3) A certification that a foreign last point of de-
parture airport covered by an aviation security 
screening agreement has an operation to screen all 
checked bags as required by law, regulation, or inter-
national agreement, including the full utilization of 
explosives detection systems to the extent applicable. 
(4) A certification that the Administrator con-
sulted with stakeholders, including air carriers, avia-
tion nonprofit labor organizations, airport operators, 
relevant interagency partners, and other stakeholders 
that the Administrator determines appropriate. 
(i) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than five years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Adminis-
trator, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report regarding the implementation of the pilot 
program authorized under this section, including informa-
tion relating to the following: 
(1) The impact of such program on homeland se-
curity and international aviation security, including 
any benefits and challenges of such program. 
(2) The impact of such program on passengers, 
airports, and air carriers, including any benefits and 
challenges of such program. 
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(3) The impact and feasibility of continuing 
such program or expanding it into a more permanent 
program, including any benefits and challenges of 
such continuation or expansion. 
(j) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed as limiting the authority of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection to inspect persons and baggage ar-
riving in the United States in accordance with applicable 
law. 
(k) SUNSET.—The pilot program authorized under 
this section shall terminate on the date that is six years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7133. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY TO DETER VEHICULAR 
TERRORIST ATTACKS (DARREN DRAKE). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to Congress a report on the efforts 
of the Department of Homeland Security to deter vehicular 
terrorist attacks, including engagement with the private sec-
tor and other stakeholders. Such report shall include assess-
ment of the following: 
(1) The impact of such engagement on efforts to 
protect the United States against terrorist attacks. 
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(2) A description of the Department’s engage-
ment with privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties 
stakeholders. 
(3) Ways to improve engagement among the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The Department. 
(B) Federal, State, local, and Tribal law 
enforcement agencies. 
(C) Other relevant stakeholders. 
(b) FORMAT.—The report required under subsection 
(a) may be submitted in a classified or protected format, 
as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security. 
SEC. 7134. DHS ILLICIT CROSS-BORDER TUNNEL DEFENSE. 
(a) COUNTER ILLICIT CROSS-BORDER TUNNEL OPER-
ATIONS STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in co-
ordination with the Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology, and, as appropriate, other officials of the 
Department of Homeland Security, shall develop a 
counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations strategic 
plan (in this section referred to as the ‘‘strategic 
plan’’) to address the following: 
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(A) Risk-based criteria to be used to 
prioritize the identification, breach, assessment, 
and remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels. 
(B) Promote the use of innovative tech-
nologies to identify, breach, assess, and remediate 
illicit cross-border tunnels in a manner that, 
among other considerations, reduces the impact 
of such activities on surrounding communities. 
(C) Processes to share relevant illicit cross- 
border tunnel location, operations, and technical 
information. 
(D) Indicators of specific types of illicit 
cross-border tunnels found in each U.S. Border 
Patrol sector identified through operations to be 
periodically disseminated to U.S. Border Patrol 
sector chiefs to educate field personnel. 
(E) A counter illicit cross-border tunnel op-
erations resource needs assessment that includes 
consideration of the following: 
(i) Technology needs. 
(ii) Staffing needs, including the fol-
lowing: 
(I) A position description for 
counter illicit cross-border tunnel oper-
ations personnel. 
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(II) Any specialized skills re-
quired of such personnel. 
(III) The number of such full time 
personnel, disaggregated by U.S. Bor-
der Patrol sector. 
(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS
ON
STRATEGIC 
PLAN.—Not later than one year after the development 
of the strategic plan, the Commissioner of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report 
on the implementation of the strategic plan. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 and 2024 to carry out— 
(1) the development of the strategic plan; and 
(2) remediation operations of illicit cross-border 
tunnels in accordance with the strategic plan to the 
maximum extent practicable. 
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SEC. 7135. PROVIDING TRAINING FOR U.S. CUSTOMS AND 
BORDER PROTECTION PERSONNEL ON THE 
USE OF CONTAINMENT DEVICES TO PREVENT 
SECONDARY EXPOSURE TO FENTANYL AND 
OTHER POTENTIALLY LETHAL SUBSTANCES. 
(a) TRAINING.—Paragraph (1) of section 416(b) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 216(b)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C) How to use containment devices to 
prevent potential synthetic opioid exposure.’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF CONTAINMENT DEVICES.—Sec-
tion 416(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
216(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘, 
CONTAINMENT DEVICES,’’ after ‘‘EQUIPMENT’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and opioid receptor antagonists, 
including naloxone’’ and inserting ‘‘, opioid receptor 
antagonists, including naloxone, and containment de-
vices’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY TO OTHER COMPONENTS.—If the 
Secretary of Homeland Secretary determines that officers, 
agents, other personnel, or canines of a component of the 
Department of Homeland Security other than U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection are at risk of potential synthetic 
opioid exposure in the course of their duties, the head of 
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such component shall carry out the responsibilities under 
section 416 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
216) in the same manner and to the same degree as the 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection car-
ries out such responsibilities. 
SEC. 7136. REPORTS, EVALUATIONS, AND RESEARCH RE-
GARDING DRUG INTERDICTION AT AND BE-
TWEEN PORTS OF ENTRY. 
(a) RESEARCH ON ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES TO 
DETECT FENTANYL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of 
the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall research 
additional technological solutions to— 
(1) target and detect illicit fentanyl, fentanyl 
analogs, and precursor chemicals, including low-pu-
rity fentanyl, especially in counterfeit pressed tablets, 
and illicit pill press molds; and 
(2) enhance detection of such counterfeit pressed 
tablets through nonintrusive, noninvasive, and other 
advanced screening technologies. 
(b) EVALUATION OF CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES AND 
STRATEGIES IN ILLICIT DRUG INTERDICTION AND PRO-
CUREMENT DECISIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the 
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Pol-
icy, shall establish a program to collect available data 
and develop metrics to measure how technologies and 
strategies used by the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement, and other rel-
evant Federal agencies have helped detect trafficked il-
licit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemi-
cals or deter illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and 
precursor chemicals from being trafficked into the 
United States at and between land, air, and sea ports 
of entry. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The data and metrics 
program established pursuant to paragraph (1) may 
consider— 
(A) the rate of detection of illicit fentanyl, 
fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals at 
land, air, and sea ports of entry; 
(B) investigations and intelligence sharing 
into the origins of illicit fentanyl, fentanyl 
analogs, and precursor chemicals within the 
United States; and 
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(C) other data or metrics considered appro-
priate by the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(3) UPDATES.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, as appropriate and in the coordination with 
the officials referred to in paragraph (1), may update 
the data and metrics program established pursuant to 
paragraph (1). 
(4) REPORTS.— 
(A) SECRETARY
OF
HOMELAND
SECU-
RITY.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and biennially there-
after, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Attorney General, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, and the 
Director of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy shall, based on the data collected and 
metrics developed pursuant to the program estab-
lished pursuant to paragraph (1), submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security, the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology, and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs, the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and 
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the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a 
report that— 
(i) examines and analyzes current 
technologies, including pilot technologies, 
deployed at land, air, and sea ports of entry 
to assess how well such technologies detect, 
deter, and address illicit fentanyl, fentanyl 
analogs, and precursor chemicals; and 
(ii) examines and analyzes current 
technologies, including pilot technologies, 
deployed between land ports of entry to as-
sess how well and accurately such tech-
nologies detect, deter, interdict, and address 
illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and pre-
cursor chemicals; 
(B) GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY
OF-
FICE.—Not later than one year after the submis-
sion of each of the first three reports required 
under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security, the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology, and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Se-
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curity and Governmental Affairs, the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a 
report that evaluates and, as appropriate, makes 
recommendations to improve, the collection of 
data under the program established pursuant to 
paragraph (1) and metrics used in the subse-
quent reports required under such subparagraph. 
Subtitle E—Technical Corrections, 
Conforming Changes, and Im-
provements 
SEC. 7141. QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEW 
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 707 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 347) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) representatives from appropriate advi-
sory committees established pursuant to section 
871, including the Homeland Security Advisory 
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Council and the Homeland Security Science and 
Technology Advisory Committee, or otherwise es-
tablished, including the Aviation Security Advi-
sory Committee established pursuant to section 
44946 of title 49, United States Code; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘based on 
the risk assessment required pursuant to sub-
section (c)(2)(B)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, to the extent prac-
ticable,’’ after ‘‘describe’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘budget plan’’ and in-
serting ‘‘resources required’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, to the extent prac-
ticable,’’ after ‘‘identify’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘budget plan required 
to provide sufficient resources to success-
fully’’ and inserting ‘‘resources required to’’; 
and 
(iii) by striking the semicolon at the 
end and inserting the following: ‘‘, includ-
ing any resources identified from redun-
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(iv) in subparagraph (F)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘a discussion’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the status of’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (G)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘a discussion’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘the status of’’; 
(III) by inserting ‘‘and risks’’ be-
fore ‘‘to national homeland’’; and 
(IV) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end; 
(vi) by striking subparagraph (H); 
and 
(vii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(I) as subparagraph (H); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) DOCUMENTATION.—The Secretary shall re-
tain and, upon request, provide to Congress the fol-
lowing documentation regarding each quadrennial 
homeland security review: 
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‘‘(A) Records regarding the consultation 
carried out pursuant to subsection (a)(3), includ-
ing the following: 
‘‘(i) All written communications, in-
cluding communications sent out by the 
Secretary and feedback submitted to the 
Secretary through technology, online com-
munications tools, in-person discussions, 
and the interagency process. 
‘‘(ii) Information on how feedback re-
ceived by the Secretary informed each such 
quadrennial homeland security review. 
‘‘(B) Information regarding the risk assess-
ment required pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B), 
including the following: 
‘‘(i) The risk model utilized to generate 
such risk assessment. 
‘‘(ii) Information, including data used 
in the risk model, utilized to generate such 
risk assessment. 
‘‘(iii) Sources of information, includ-
ing other risk assessments, utilized to gen-
erate such risk assessment. 
‘‘(iv) Information on assumptions, 
weighing factors, and subjective judgments 
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utilized to generate such risk assessment, to-
gether with information on the rationale or 
basis thereof.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(e); and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days after the sub-
mission of each report required under subsection (c)(1), the 
Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate information on the degree to which the findings and 
recommendations developed in the quadrennial homeland 
security review that is the subject of such report were inte-
grated into the acquisition strategy and expenditure plans 
for the Department.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
Act shall apply with respect to a quadrennial homeland se-
curity review conducted after December 31, 2021. 
SEC. 
7142. 
TECHNICAL, 
CONFORMING, 
AND 
CLERICAL 
AMENDMENTS. 
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 is amended by— 
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(1) amending the items relating to sections 435 
and 436 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 435. Maritime operations coordination plan. 
‘‘Sec. 436. Maritime security capabilities assessments.’’; 
(2) amending the item relating to section 1617 
to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1617. Diversified security technology industry marketplace.’’; 
(3) amending the item relating to section 1621 
to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1621. Maintenance validation and oversight.’’; and 
(4) amending the item relating to section 2103 
to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 2103. Protection and sharing of information.’’. 
SEC. 7143. CISA TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND IMPROVE-
MENTS. 
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO DOTGOV 
ACT OF 2020.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 904(b)(1) of the 
DOTGOV Act of 2020 (title IX of division U of Pub-
lic Law 116–260) is amended, in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Homeland Se-
curity Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Homeland Security Act of 
2002’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall take effect as if enacted as part 
of the DOTGOV Act of 2020 (title IX of division U 
of Public Law 116–260). 
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(b) CONSOLIDATION OF DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title XXII of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amend-
ed by inserting before the subtitle A heading the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 2200. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this 
title: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘Agency’ means the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(3) CLOUD
SERVICE
PROVIDER.—The term 
‘cloud service provider’ means an entity offering 
products or services related to cloud computing, as de-
fined by the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology in NIST Special Publication 800–145 
and any amendatory or superseding document relat-
ing thereto. 
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‘‘(4) 
CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFORMA-
TION.—The term ‘critical infrastructure information’ 
means information not customarily in the public do-
main and related to the security of critical infrastruc-
ture or protected systems— 
‘‘(A) actual, potential, or threatened inter-
ference with, attack on, compromise of, or inca-
pacitation of critical infrastructure or protected 
systems by either physical or computer-based at-
tack or other similar conduct (including the mis-
use of or unauthorized access to all types of com-
munications and data transmission systems) 
that violates Federal, State, or local law, harms 
interstate commerce of the United States, or 
threatens public health or safety; 
‘‘(B) the ability of any critical infrastruc-
ture or protected system to resist such inter-
ference, compromise, or incapacitation, includ-
ing any planned or past assessment, projection, 
or estimate of the vulnerability of critical infra-
structure or a protected system, including secu-
rity testing, risk evaluation thereto, risk manage-
ment planning, or risk audit; or 
‘‘(C) any planned or past operational prob-
lem or solution regarding critical infrastructure 
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or protected systems, including repair, recovery, 
reconstruction, insurance, or continuity, to the 
extent it is related to such interference, com-
promise, or incapacitation. 
‘‘(5) CYBER
THREAT
INDICATOR.—The term 
‘cyber threat indicator’ means information that is 
necessary to describe or identify— 
‘‘(A) malicious reconnaissance, including 
anomalous patterns of communications that ap-
pear to be transmitted for the purpose of gath-
ering technical information related to a cyberse-
curity threat or security vulnerability; 
‘‘(B) a method of defeating a security con-
trol or exploitation of a security vulnerability; 
‘‘(C) a security vulnerability, including 
anomalous activity that appears to indicate the 
existence of a security vulnerability; 
‘‘(D) a method of causing a user with legiti-
mate access to an information system or infor-
mation that is stored on, processed by, or 
transiting an information system to unwittingly 
enable the defeat of a security control or exploi-
tation of a security vulnerability; 
‘‘(E) malicious cyber command and control; 
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‘‘(F) the actual or potential harm caused by 
an incident, including a description of the infor-
mation exfiltrated as a result of a particular cy-
bersecurity threat; 
‘‘(G) any other attribute of a cybersecurity 
threat, if disclosure of such attribute is not other-
wise prohibited by law; or 
‘‘(H) any combination thereof. 
‘‘(6) CYBERSECURITY PURPOSE.—The term ‘cy-
bersecurity purpose’ means the purpose of protecting 
an information system or information that is stored 
on, processed by, or transiting an information system 
from a cybersecurity threat or security vulnerability. 
‘‘(7) CYBERSECURITY RISK.—The term ‘cyberse-
curity risk’— 
‘‘(A) means threats to and vulnerabilities of 
information or information systems and any re-
lated consequences caused by or resulting from 
unauthorized access, use, disclosure, degradation, 
disruption, modification, or destruction of such 
information or information systems, including 
such related consequences caused by an act of 
terrorism; and 
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‘‘(B) does not include any action that solely 
involves a violation of a consumer term of service 
or a consumer licensing agreement. 
‘‘(8) CYBERSECURITY THREAT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘cybersecurity threat’ 
means an action, not protected by the First 
Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States, on or through an information system that 
may result in an unauthorized effort to adversely 
impact the security, availability, confidentiality, 
or integrity of an information system or infor-
mation that is stored on, processed by, or 
transiting an information system. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘cybersecurity 
threat’ does not include any action that solely 
involves a violation of a consumer term of service 
or a consumer licensing agreement. 
‘‘(9) DEFENSIVE MEASURE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘defensive measure’ 
means an action, device, procedure, signature, 
technique, or other measure applied to an infor-
mation system or information that is stored on, 
processed by, or transiting an information sys-
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tem that detects, prevents, or mitigates a known 
or suspected cybersecurity threat or security vul-
nerability. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCLUSION.—The 
term 
‘defensive 
measure’ does not include a measure that de-
stroys, renders unusable, provides unauthorized 
access to, or substantially harms an information 
system or information stored on, processed by, or 
transiting such information system not owned 
by— 
‘‘(i) the private entity, as defined in 
section 102 of the Cybersecurity Informa-
tion Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501), 
operating the measure; or 
‘‘(ii) another entity or Federal entity 
that is authorized to provide consent and 
has provided consent to that private entity 
for operation of such measure. 
‘‘(10) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency. 
‘‘(11) HOMELAND SECURITY ENTERPRISE.—The 
term ‘Homeland Security Enterprise’ means relevant 
governmental and nongovernmental entities involved 
in homeland security, including Federal, State, local, 
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and Tribal government officials, private sector rep-
resentatives, academics, and other policy experts. 
‘‘(12) INCIDENT.—The term ‘incident’ means an 
occurrence that actually or imminently jeopardizes, 
without lawful authority, the integrity, confiden-
tiality, or availability of information on an informa-
tion system, or actually or imminently jeopardizes, 
without lawful authority, an information system. 
‘‘(13) INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS OR-
GANIZATION.—The term ‘Information Sharing and 
Analysis Organization’ means any formal or infor-
mal entity or collaboration created or employed by 
public or private sector organizations, for purposes 
of— 
‘‘(A) gathering and analyzing critical infra-
structure information, including information re-
lated to cybersecurity risks and incidents, in 
order to better understand security problems and 
interdependencies related to critical infrastruc-
ture, including cybersecurity risks and incidents, 
and protected systems, so as to ensure the avail-
ability, integrity, and reliability thereof; 
‘‘(B) communicating or disclosing critical 
infrastructure information, including cybersecu-
rity risks and incidents, to help prevent, detect, 
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mitigate, or recover from the effects of an inter-
ference, a compromise, or an incapacitation 
problem related to critical infrastructure, includ-
ing cybersecurity risks and incidents, or pro-
tected systems; and 
‘‘(C) voluntarily disseminating critical in-
frastructure information, including cybersecurity 
risks and incidents, to its members, State, local, 
and Federal Governments, or any other entities 
that may be of assistance in carrying out the 
purposes specified in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B). 
‘‘(14) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘infor-
mation system’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 3502 of title 44, United States Code; and 
‘‘(B) includes industrial control systems, 
such as supervisory control and data acquisition 
systems, distributed control systems, and pro-
grammable logic controllers. 
‘‘(15) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘intelligence community’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
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‘‘(16) MALICIOUS
CYBER
COMMAND
AND
CON-
TROL.—The term ‘malicious cyber command and con-
trol’ means a method for unauthorized remote identi-
fication of, access to, or use of, an information system 
or information that is stored on, processed by, or 
transiting an information system. 
‘‘(17) MALICIOUS RECONNAISSANCE.—The term 
‘malicious reconnaissance’ a method for actively prob-
ing or passively monitoring an information system 
for the purpose of discerning security vulnerabilities 
of the information system, if such method is associ-
ated with a known or suspected cybersecurity threat. 
‘‘(18) MANAGED SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term 
‘managed service provider’ means an entity that de-
livers services, such as network, application, infra-
structure, or security services, via ongoing and reg-
ular support and active administration on the prem-
ises of a customer, in the data center of the entity 
(such as hosting), or in a third party data center. 
‘‘(19) MONITOR.—The term ‘monitor’ means to 
acquire, identify, or scan, or to possess, information 
that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an infor-
mation system. 
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‘‘(20) NATIONAL
CYBERSECURITY
ASSET
RE-
SPONSE ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘national cybersecu-
rity asset response activities’ means— 
‘‘(A) furnishing cybersecurity technical as-
sistance to entities affected by cybersecurity risks 
to protect assets, mitigate vulnerabilities, and re-
duce impacts of cyber incidents; 
‘‘(B) identifying other entities that may be 
at risk of an incident and assessing risk to the 
same or similar vulnerabilities; 
‘‘(C) assessing potential cybersecurity risks 
to a sector or region, including potential cas-
cading effects, and developing courses of action to 
mitigate such risks; 
‘‘(D) facilitating information sharing and 
operational coordination with threat response; 
and 
‘‘(E) providing guidance on how best to uti-
lize Federal resources and capabilities in a time-
ly, effective manner to speed recovery from cyber-
security risks. 
‘‘(21) NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM.—The term 
‘national security system’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 11103 of title 40, United States Code. 
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‘‘(22) 
RANSOMWARE
ATTACK.—The 
term 
‘ransomware attack’— 
‘‘(A) means an incident that includes the 
use or threat of use of unauthorized or malicious 
code on an information system, or the use or 
threat of use of another digital mechanism such 
as a denial of service attack, to interrupt or dis-
rupt the operations of an information system or 
compromise the confidentiality, availability, or 
integrity of electronic data stored on, processed 
by, or transiting an information system to extort 
a demand for a ransom payment; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any such event in 
which the demand for payment is— 
‘‘(i) not genuine; or 
‘‘(ii) made in good faith by an entity 
in response to a specific request by the 
owner or operator of the information sys-
tem. 
‘‘(23) SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—The 
term ‘Sector Risk Management Agency’ means a Fed-
eral department or agency, designated by law or Pres-
idential directive, with responsibility for providing 
institutional knowledge and specialized expertise of a 
sector, as well as leading, facilitating, or supporting 
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programs and associated activities of its designated 
critical infrastructure sector in the all hazards envi-
ronment in coordination with the Department. 
‘‘(24) SECURITY CONTROL.—The term ‘security 
control’ means the management, operational, and 
technical controls used to protect against an unau-
thorized effort to adversely affect the confidentiality, 
integrity, and availability of an information system 
or its information. 
‘‘(25) SECURITY VULNERABILITY.—The term ‘se-
curity vulnerability’ means any attribute of hard-
ware, software, process, or procedure that could enable 
or facilitate the defeat of a security control. 
‘‘(26) SHARING.—The term ‘sharing’ (including 
all conjugations thereof) means providing, receiving, 
and disseminating (including all conjugations of each 
such terms). 
‘‘(27) SLTT ENTITY.—The term ‘SLTT entity’ 
means a domestic government entity that is a State 
government, local government, Tribal government, ter-
ritorial government, or any subdivision thereof. 
‘‘(28) SUPPLY CHAIN COMPROMISE.—The term 
‘supply chain compromise’ means an incident within 
the supply chain of an information system that an 
adversary can leverage, or does leverage, to jeopardize 
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the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the in-
formation system or the information the system proc-
esses, stores, or transmits, and can occur at any point 
during the life cycle.’’. 
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.—The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 320(d)(3)(C) (6 U.S.C. 
195f(d)(3)(C)), by striking ‘‘section 2201’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 2200’’; 
(B) by amending section 2201 (6 U.S.C. 
651) to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2201. DEFINITION. 
‘‘In this subtitle, the term ‘Cybersecurity Advisory 
Committee’ means the advisory committee established under 
section 2219(a).’’; 
(C) in section 2202 (6 U.S.C. 652)— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘(in this subtitle referred to as the Agen-
cy)’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘a 
Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastruc-
ture Security (in this subtitle referred to as 
the ‘Director’)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Direc-
tor’’; and 
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(iii) in subsection (f)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘Executive’’ before ‘‘Assistant Direc-
tor’’; 
(II) in paragraph (2), by insert-
ing ‘‘Executive’’ before ‘‘Assistant Di-
rector’’; and 
(III) in paragraph (3), by insert-
ing ‘‘Executive’’ before ‘‘Assistant Di-
rector’’; 
(D) in section 2209 (6 U.S.C. 659)— 
(i) by striking subsection (a) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—The term ‘cybersecurity vulner-
ability’ has the meaning given the term ‘security vulner-
ability’ in section 2200.’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b), by inserting 
‘‘Executive’’ before ‘‘Assistant Director for 
Cybersecurity’’; 
(iii) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by 
striking ‘‘, as that term is defined 
under section 3(4) of the National Se-
curity 
Act 
of 
1947 
(50 
U.S.C. 
3003(4))’’; and 
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(II) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by 
striking ‘‘information sharing and 
analysis organizations’’ and inserting 
‘‘Information Sharing and Analysis 
Organizations’’; 
(iv) in subsection (e)(1)(E)(ii)(II), by 
striking ‘‘information sharing and analysis 
organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘Information 
Sharing and Analysis Organizations’’; 
(v) in the second subsection (p), by 
striking ‘‘(p) COORDINATION ON CYBERSE-
CURITY FOR SLTT ENTITIES.—’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(r) COORDINATION ON CYBERSECU-
RITY FOR SLTT ENTITIES.—’’; and 
(vi) in the second subsection (q), by 
striking ‘‘(q) REPORT.—’’ and inserting 
‘‘(s) REPORT.—’’; 
(E) in section 2210 (6 U.S.C. 660)— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion—’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘section, the term ‘agency information sys-
tem’ means an information system used or 
operated by an agency or by another entity 
on behalf of an agency.’’; 
(ii) in subsection (c)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘information shar-
ing and analysis organizations (as de-
fined in section 2222(5))’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Information Sharing and Anal-
ysis Organizations’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘(as defined in 
section 2209)’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (e)— 
(I) in paragraph (1)(B), by strik-
ing ‘‘(as such term is defined in section 
2209)’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (3)(C), by 
striking ‘‘(as such term is defined in 
section 102 of the Cybersecurity Infor-
mation Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 
1501))’’; 
(F) in section 2211 (6 U.S.C. 661), by 
striking subsection (h); 
(G) in section 2212 (6 U.S.C. 662), by 
striking ‘‘information sharing and analysis or-
ganizations (as defined in section 2222(5))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Information Sharing and Analysis 
Organizations’’; 
(H) in section 2213(a) (6 U.S.C. 663(a)), 
by striking paragraph (4); and 
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(I) in section 2216 (6 U.S.C. 665b)— 
(i) in subsection (d)(2), by striking 
‘‘information sharing and analysis organi-
zations’’ and inserting ‘‘Information Shar-
ing and Analysis Organizations’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion:’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘section, the term ‘cyber defense operation’ 
means the defensive activities performed for 
a cybersecurity purpose.’’; 
(J) in section 2218(c)(4)(A) (6 U.S.C. 
665d(4)(A)), by striking ‘‘information sharing 
and analysis organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘In-
formation Sharing and Analysis Organizations’’; 
(K) in section 2220A (6 U.S.C. 665g)— 
(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) by striking paragraphs (1), 
(2), (5), (6), and (7); and 
(II) by redesignating paragraphs 
(3), (4), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (12) 
as paragraphs (1) through (7), respec-
tively; 
(ii) 
in 
subsection 
(e)(2)(B)(xiv)(II)(aa), by striking ‘‘informa-
tion sharing and analysis organization’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘Information Sharing and 
Analysis Organization’’; 
(iii) in subsection (p), by striking ‘‘ap-
propriate committees of Congress’’ and in-
serting ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’; and 
(iv) in subsection (q)(4), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘appro-
priate committees of Congress’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’; 
(L) in section 2220C (6 U.S.C. 665i), by 
striking subsection (f) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘industrial 
control system’ means an information system used to mon-
itor and/or control industrial processes such as manufac-
turing, product handling, production, and distribution, in-
cluding supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) 
systems used to monitor and/or control geographically dis-
persed assets, distributed control systems (DCSs), Human- 
Machine Interfaces (HMIs), and programmable logic con-
trollers that control localized processes.’’; 
(M) in section 2222 (6 U.S.C. 671)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (3) and in-
serting the following: 
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‘‘(3) 
CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFORMA-
TION.—The term ‘critical infrastructure information’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 2200.’’; 
(ii) by striking paragraphs (5) and 
(8); and 
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 
and (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respec-
tively; and 
(N) in section 2240 (6 U.S.C. 681)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2); 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 
through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (6); 
(iii) in paragraph (6), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘section 2201’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 2200’’; 
(iv) by striking paragraph (8), and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(7) FEDERAL ENTITY.—The term ‘Federal enti-
ty’ has the meaning given the term in section 102 of 
the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 
U.S.C. 1501).’’; 
(v) by striking paragraphs (9) through 
(12), (14), (15), and (17); and 
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(vi) by redesignating paragraphs (13), 
(16), (18), and (19) as paragraphs (8), (9), 
(10), and (11), respectively. 
(3) TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
AMENDMENTS.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 
2135) is amended— 
(A) by inserting before the item relating to 
subtitle A of title XXII the following: 
‘‘Sec. 2200. Definitions.’’; 
(B) by striking the item relating to section 
2201 and insert the following: 
‘‘Sec. 2201. Definition.’’; and 
(C) by moving the item relating to section 
2220D to appear after the item relating to sec-
tion 2220C. 
(4) CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION SHARING ACT 
OF 2015 DEFINITIONS.—Section 102 of the Cybersecu-
rity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 
1501) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (4) through (7) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) CYBERSECURITY PURPOSE.—The term ‘cy-
bersecurity purpose’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002. 
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‘‘(5) CYBERSECURITY
THREAT.—The term ‘cy-
bersecurity threat’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
‘‘(6) CYBER
THREAT
INDICATOR.—The term 
‘cyber threat indicator’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002. 
‘‘(7) DEFENSIVE MEASURE.—The term ‘defensive 
measure’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(9) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘informa-
tion system’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.’’. 
(C) by striking paragraphs (11), (12), and 
(13) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(11) MALICIOUS
CYBER
COMMAND
AND
CON-
TROL.—The term ‘malicious cyber command and con-
trol’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
‘‘(12) MALICIOUS RECONNAISSANCE.—The term 
‘malicious reconnaissance’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002. 
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‘‘(13) MONITOR.— The term ‘monitor’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002.’’; and 
(D) by striking paragraphs (16) and (17) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(16) SECURITY CONTROL.—The term ‘security 
control’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
‘‘(17) SECURITY VULNERABILITY.—The term ‘se-
curity vulnerability’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002.’’. 
(c) CORRECTION TO THE TITLE OF THE DIRECTOR OF 
THE CYBERSECURITY
AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY 
AGENCY.—The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 523 (6 U.S.C. 3211)— 
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Director of 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Director of the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security Agency’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Director 
of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘Director of the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
884(d)(4)(A)(ii) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
464(d)(4)(A)(ii)), by striking ‘‘Director of Cybersecu-
rity and Infrastructure Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu-
rity Agency’’; 
(3) in section 1801(b) (6 U.S.C. 571(b)), in the 
second and third sentences, by striking ‘‘Director of 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastruc-
ture Security Agency’’; 
(4) in section 2104(c)(2) (6 U.S.C. 624(c)(2)), by 
striking ‘‘Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the Cybersecu-
rity and Infrastructure Security Agency’’; 
(5) in section 2202 (6 U.S.C. 652)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
of the Department’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Director of 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘Director of the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security Agency’’; 
(6) in section 2205, in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Director of Cybersecurity 
and Infrastructure Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Director 
of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency’’; 
(7) in section 2206, by striking ‘‘Director of Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency’’; and 
(8) in section 2210(c), by striking ‘‘Director of 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastruc-
ture Security Agency’’. 
(d) 
ADDITIONAL
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING 
AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) FEDERAL
CYBERSECURITY
ENHANCEMENT 
ACT OF 2015.—The Federal Cybersecurity Enhance-
ment Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in section 222(4) (6 U.S.C. 1521(4)), by 
striking ‘‘section 2209’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2200’’; and 
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(B) 
in 
section 
226(a)(2) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
1524(a)(2)), by striking ‘‘section 102’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 2200 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002’’. 
(2) FEDERAL POWER ACT.—Section 219A(a)(1) 
of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824s–1(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 102 of the Cybersecurity 
Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002’’. 
(3) INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT
AND
JOBS 
ACT.—Section 40124(a)(1) of the Infrastructure In-
vestment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18723(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 102 of the Cybersecurity 
Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1051)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002)’’. 
(4) PUBLIC
HEALTH
SERVICE
ACT.—Section 
2811(b)(4)(D) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300hh–10(b)(4)(D)) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 228(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 149(c))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2210(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
660(b))’’. 
(5) WILLIAM M. (MAC) THORNBERRY NATIONAL 
DEFENSE
AUTHORIZATION
ACT
OF
FISCAL
YEAR 
2021.—Section 9002 of the William M. (Mac) Thorn-
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berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (6 U.S.C. 652a) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (5); 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 
and (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respec-
tively; and 
(iii) by amending paragraph (7) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(7) SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—The 
term ‘Sector Risk Management Agency’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002.’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(3)(B), by striking 
‘‘given such term in section 2201(5) (6 U.S.C. 
651(5))’’ and inserting ‘‘given such term in sec-
tion 2200’’; and 
(C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 
2215 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
added by this section’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2218 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 665d)’’. 
(6) NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947.—Section 
113B(b)(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3049a(b)(4)) is amended by striking section 
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‘‘226 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
147)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2208 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 658)’’. 
(7) NATIONAL
DEFENSE
AUTHORIZATION
ACT 
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020.—Section 6503(a)(3) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (50 U.S.C. 3371a(a)(3)) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information Shar-
ing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002’’. 
(8) IOT CYBERSECURITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 
2020.—Section 3(8) of the IoT Cybersecurity Improve-
ment Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 278g-3a(8)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 102(17) of the Cybersecurity In-
formation Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501(17))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 2200 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002’’. 
(9) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—Section 21(a)(8)(B) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(8)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 2209(a)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 2200’’. 
(10) TITLE
46.—Section 70101(2) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
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148)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2200 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002’’. 
(e) CLARIFYING
AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
TO 
THE CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING FOR CRITICAL INFRA-
STRUCTURE ACT OF 2022.—The Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2243(6 U.S.C. 681c), by striking 
subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF SECTION 2245.—Section 2245 
shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent 
to reports and information submitted under subsections (a) 
and (b) as it applies to reports and information submitted 
under section 2242.’’; and 
(2) in section 2244(b)(2) (6 U.S.C. 681d(b)(2)), 
by inserting ‘‘including that section 2245 shall apply 
to such information in the same manner and to the 
same extent to information submitted in response to 
requests under paragraph (1) as it applies to infor-
mation submitted under section 2242’’after ‘‘section 
2242’’. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) INTERPRETATION
OF
TECHNICAL
CORREC-
TIONS.—Nothing in the amendments made by sub-
sections (a) through (d) shall be construed to alter the 
authorities, responsibilities, functions, or activities of 
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any agency (as such term is defined in section 3502 
of title 44, United States Code) or officer or employee 
of the United States on or before the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) INTERPRETATION OF REFERENCES TO DEFI-
NITIONS.—Any reference to a term defined in the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) 
on the day before the date of enactment of this Act 
that is defined in section 2200 of that Act pursuant 
to the amendments made under this Act shall be 
deemed to be a reference to that term as defined in 
section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as added by this Act. 
TITLE LXXII—GOVERNMENTAL 
AFFAIRS 
Subtitle A—Intragovernmental Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act 
Sec. 7201. Requirement for information sharing agreements. 
Subtitle A—Improving Government for America’s Taxpayers 
Sec. 7211. Government Accountability Office unimplemented priority rec-
ommendations. 
Subtitle B—Advancing American AI Act 
Sec. 7221. Short title. 
Sec. 7222. Purposes. 
Sec. 7223. Definitions. 
Sec. 7224. Principles and policies for use of artificial intelligence in Government. 
Sec. 7225. Agency inventories and artificial intelligence use cases. 
Sec. 7226. Rapid pilot, deployment and scale of applied artificial intelligence ca-
pabilities to demonstrate modernization activities related to use 
cases. 
Sec. 7227. Enabling entrepreneurs and agency missions. 
Sec. 7228. Intelligence community exception. 
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Subtitle C—Strategic EV Management 
Sec. 7231. Short Title. 
Sec. 7232. Definitions. 
Sec. 7233. Strategic guidance. 
Sec. 7234. Study of Federal fleet vehicles. 
Subtitle D—Congressionally Mandated Reports 
Sec. 7241. Short title. 
Sec. 7242. Definitions. 
Sec. 7243. Establishment of online portal for congressionally mandated reports. 
Sec. 7244. Federal agency responsibilities. 
Sec. 7245. Changing or removing reports. 
Sec. 7246. Withholding of information. 
Sec. 7247. Implementation. 
Sec. 7248. Determination of budgetary effects. 
Subtitle A—Intragovernmental Cy-
bersecurity Information Sharing 
Act 
SEC. 7201. REQUIREMENT FOR INFORMATION SHARING 
AGREEMENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Intragovernmental Cybersecurity and Counterintelligence 
Information Sharing Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The legislative branch, as a separate and 
equal branch of the United States Government, is a 
target of adversary cyber actors and intelligence serv-
ices. 
(2) The legislative branch relies on the executive 
branch to provide timely and urgent tactical and 
operational information to ensure that Congress can 
protect the constitutional officers, personnel, and fa-
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cilities of Congress and the institution of Congress 
more broadly. 
(3) The legislative branch currently is not receiv-
ing this information in a timely manner nor as a 
matter of course. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘congressional leadership’’ means— 
(A) the Majority and Minority Leader of 
the Senate with respect to an agreement with the 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate 
or the Secretary of the Senate; and 
(B) the Speaker and Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives with respect to an 
agreement with the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives or the Sergeant 
at Arms of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the terms ‘‘cybersecurity threat’’ and ‘‘secu-
rity vulnerability’’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002, as added by section 5171 of this division. 
(d) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall designate— 
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(i) an individual appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, to serve as a single point 
of contact to the legislative branch on mat-
ters related to tactical and operational cy-
bersecurity 
threats 
and 
security 
vulnerabilities; and 
(ii) an individual appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, to serve as a single point 
of contact to the legislative branch on mat-
ters related to tactical and operational 
counterintelligence. 
(B) COORDINATION.—The individuals des-
ignated by the President under subparagraph 
(A) shall coordinate with appropriate Executive 
agencies (as defined in section 105 of title 5, 
United States Code, including the Executive Of-
fice of the President) and appropriate officers in 
the executive branch in entering any agreement 
described in paragraph (2). 
(2) INFORMATION SHARING AGREEMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the indi-
viduals designated by the President under para-
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graph (1)(A) shall enter into 1 or more informa-
tion sharing agreements with— 
(i) the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate with respect to cyberse-
curity information sharing, subject to the 
approval of congressional leadership and in 
consultation with the chairman and the 
ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Rules and Administration of the Senate; 
(ii) the Secretary of the Senate with 
respect to counterintelligence information 
sharing, subject to the approval of congres-
sional leadership and in consultation with 
the chairman and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Committee on Rules and Admin-
istration of the Senate; 
(iii) the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives with respect 
to cybersecurity information sharing, sub-
ject to the approval of the chair of the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives and in consulta-
tion with the ranking minority member of 
the committee and congressional leadership; 
and 
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(iv) the Sergeant at Arms of the House 
of Representatives with respect to counter-
intelligence information sharing, subject to 
the approval of the chair of the Committee 
on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives and in consultation with 
the ranking minority member of the com-
mittee and congressional leadership. 
(B) PURPOSE.—The agreements described 
in subparagraph (A) shall establish procedures 
for timely sharing of tactical and operational cy-
bersecurity threat and security vulnerability in-
formation and planned or ongoing counterintel-
ligence operations or targeted collection efforts 
with the legislative branch. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not less frequently than 
semiannually during the 3-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act, the individuals des-
ignated by the President under paragraph (1)(A) 
shall meet with the officers referenced in clauses (i), 
(ii), (iii), and (iv) of paragraph (2)(A), the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate, with respect to an agreement with the Ser-
geant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and the 
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chair and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representa-
tives, with respect to an agreement with the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives 
or the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representa-
tives, to ensure the agreements with such officers are 
being implemented in a manner consistent with ap-
plicable laws, including this Act. 
(e) ELEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The parties to an information 
sharing agreement under subsection (d)(2) shall joint-
ly develop such elements of the agreement as the par-
ties find appropriate, which— 
(A) with respect to an agreement covered by 
subsection (d)(2)(A)(i) or (ii), shall, at a min-
imum, include the applicable elements specified 
in paragraph (2); and 
(B) with respect to an agreement covered by 
subsection (d)(2)(A)(iii) or (iv), may include the 
applicable elements specified in paragraph (2). 
(2) ELEMENTS SPECIFIED.—The elements speci-
fied in this paragraph are— 
(A) direct and timely sharing of technical 
indicators and contextual information on cyber 
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threats and security vulnerabilities, and the 
means for such sharing; 
(B) direct and timely sharing of counter-
intelligence threats and vulnerabilities, including 
trends of counterintelligence activity, and the 
means for such sharing; 
(C) identification, by position, of the offi-
cials at the operational and tactical level respon-
sible for daily management of the agreement; 
(D) the ability to seat cybersecurity per-
sonnel of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate or the Office of the 
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives at cybersecurity operations cen-
ters within the executive branch; and 
(E) any other elements the parties find ap-
propriate. 
Subtitle A—Improving Government 
for America’s Taxpayers 
SEC. 
7211. 
GOVERNMENT 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
OFFICE 
UNIMPLEMENTED PRIORITY RECOMMENDA-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall, as part of the Comptroller General’s 
annual reporting to committees of Congress— 
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(1) consolidate Matters for Congressional Consid-
eration from the Government Accountability Office in 
one report organized by policy topic that includes the 
amount 
of 
time 
such 
Matters 
have 
been 
unimplemented and submit such report to congres-
sional leadership and the oversight committees of each 
House; 
(2) with respect to the annual letters sent by the 
Comptroller General to individual agency heads and 
relevant congressional committees on the status of 
unimplemented priority recommendations, identify 
any additional congressional oversight actions that 
can help agencies implement such priority rec-
ommendations and address any underlying issues re-
lating to such implementation; 
(3) make publicly available the information de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2); and 
(4) publish any known costs of unimplemented 
priority recommendations, if applicable. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to require reporting relating to 
unimplemented priority recommendations or any other re-
port, recommendation, information, or item relating to any 
element of the intelligence community, as defined in section 
3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
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Subtitle B—Advancing American AI 
Act 
SEC. 7221. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing Amer-
ican AI Act’’. 
SEC. 7222. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this subtitle are to— 
(1) encourage agency artificial intelligence-re-
lated programs and initiatives that enhance the com-
petitiveness of the United States and foster an ap-
proach to artificial intelligence that builds on the 
strengths of the United States in innovation and 
entrepreneurialism; 
(2) enhance the ability of the Federal Govern-
ment to translate research advances into artificial in-
telligence applications to modernize systems and as-
sist agency leaders in fulfilling their missions; 
(3) promote adoption of modernized business 
practices and advanced technologies across the Fed-
eral Government that align with the values of the 
United States, including the protection of privacy, 
civil rights, and civil liberties; and 
(4) test and harness applied artificial intel-
ligence to enhance mission effectiveness, agency pro-
gram integrity, and business practice efficiency. 
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SEC. 7223. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 3502 of title 44, United 
States Code. 
(2) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives. 
(3) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—The term ‘‘arti-
ficial intelligence’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 
U.S.C. 2358 note). 
(4) ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘‘artificial intelligence system’’— 
(A) means any data system, software, ap-
plication, tool, or utility that operates in whole 
or in part using dynamic or static machine 
learning algorithms or other forms of artificial 
intelligence, whether— 
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(i) the data system, software, applica-
tion, tool, or utility is established primarily 
for the purpose of researching, developing, 
or implementing artificial intelligence tech-
nology; or 
(ii) artificial intelligence capability is 
integrated into another system or agency 
business process, operational activity, or 
technology system; and 
(B) does not include any common commer-
cial product within which artificial intelligence 
is embedded, such as a word processor or map 
navigation system. 
(5) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(6) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 
SEC. 7224. PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES FOR USE OF ARTIFI-
CIAL INTELLIGENCE IN GOVERNMENT. 
(a) GUIDANCE.—The Director shall, when developing 
the guidance required under section 104(a) of the AI in 
Government Act of 2020 (title I of division U of Public Law 
116–260), consider— 
(1) the considerations and recommended prac-
tices identified by the National Security Commission 
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on Artificial Intelligence in the report entitled ‘‘Key 
Considerations for the Responsible Development and 
Fielding of AI’’, as updated in April 2021; 
(2) the principles articulated in Executive Order 
13960 (85 Fed. Reg. 78939; relating to promoting the 
use of trustworthy artificial intelligence in Govern-
ment); and 
(3) the input of— 
(A) the Administrator of General Services; 
(B) relevant interagency councils, such as 
the Federal Privacy Council, the Chief Financial 
Officers Council, the Chief Information Officers 
Council, and the Chief Data Officers Council; 
(C) other governmental and nongovern-
mental privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties 
experts; 
(D) academia; 
(E) industry technology and data science 
experts; and 
(F) any other individual or entity the Di-
rector determines to be appropriate. 
(b) DEPARTMENT POLICIES AND PROCESSES FOR PRO-
CUREMENT AND USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-EN-
ABLED SYSTEMS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act— 
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(1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the 
participation of the Chief Procurement Officer, the 
Chief Information Officer, the Chief Privacy Officer, 
and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 
of the Department and any other person determined 
to be relevant by the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
shall issue policies and procedures for the Department 
related to— 
(A) the acquisition and use of artificial in-
telligence; and 
(B) considerations for the risks and impacts 
related to artificial intelligence-enabled systems, 
including associated data of machine learning 
systems, to ensure that full consideration is given 
to— 
(i) the privacy, civil rights, and civil 
liberties impacts of artificial intelligence-en-
abled systems; and 
(ii) security against misuse, degrada-
tion, or rending inoperable of artificial in-
telligence-enabled systems; and 
(2) the Chief Privacy Officer and the Officer for 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department 
shall report to Congress on any additional staffing or 
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funding resources that may be required to carry out 
the requirements of this subsection. 
(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General 
of the Department shall identify any training and invest-
ments needed to enable employees of the Office of the Inspec-
tor General to continually advance their understanding 
of— 
(1) artificial intelligence systems; 
(2) best practices for governance, oversight, and 
audits of the use of artificial intelligence systems; and 
(3) how the Office of the Inspector General is 
using artificial intelligence to enhance audit and in-
vestigative capabilities, including actions to— 
(A) ensure the integrity of audit and inves-
tigative results; and 
(B) guard against bias in the selection and 
conduct of audits and investigations. 
(d) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HYGIENE AND PROTEC-
TION
OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, PRIVACY, CIVIL 
RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, 
in consultation with a working group consisting of 
members selected by the Director from appropriate 
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interagency councils, shall develop an initial means 
by which to— 
(A) ensure that contracts for the acquisition 
of an artificial intelligence system or service— 
(i) align with the guidance issued to 
the head of each agency under section 
104(a) of the AI in Government Act of 2020 
(title I of division U of Public Law 116– 
260); 
(ii) address protection of privacy, civil 
rights, and civil liberties; 
(iii) address the ownership and secu-
rity of data and other information created, 
used, processed, stored, maintained, dissemi-
nated, disclosed, or disposed of by a con-
tractor or subcontractor on behalf of the 
Federal Government; and 
(iv) include considerations for securing 
the training data, algorithms, and other 
components of any artificial intelligence 
system against misuse, unauthorized alter-
ation, degradation, or rendering inoperable; 
and 
(B) address any other issue or concern de-
termined to be relevant by the Director to ensure 
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appropriate use and protection of privacy and 
Government data and other information. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the consider-
ations under paragraph (1)(A)(iv), the Director shall 
consult with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Secretary of Energy, the Director of the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology, and the Director 
of National Intelligence. 
(3) REVIEW.—The Director— 
(A) should continuously update the means 
developed under paragraph (1); and 
(B) not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act and not less frequently 
than every 2 years thereafter, shall update the 
means developed under paragraph (1). 
(4) BRIEFING.—The Director shall brief the ap-
propriate congressional committees— 
(A) not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act and thereafter on a quar-
terly basis until the Director first implements 
the means developed under paragraph (1); and 
(B) annually thereafter on the implementa-
tion of this subsection. 
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(5) SUNSET.—This subsection shall cease to be 
effective on the date that is 5 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7225. AGENCY INVENTORIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
LIGENCE USE CASES. 
(a) INVENTORY.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and continuously thereafter for 
a period of 5 years, the Director, in consultation with the 
Chief Information Officers Council, the Chief Data Officers 
Council, and other interagency bodies as determined to be 
appropriate by the Director, shall require the head of each 
agency to— 
(1) prepare and maintain an inventory of the 
artificial intelligence use cases of the agency, includ-
ing current and planned uses; 
(2) share agency inventories with other agencies, 
to the extent practicable and consistent with applica-
ble law and policy, including those concerning protec-
tion of privacy and of sensitive law enforcement, na-
tional security, and other protected information; and 
(3) make agency inventories available to the pub-
lic, in a manner determined by the Director, and to 
the extent practicable and in accordance with appli-
cable law and policy, including those concerning the 
protection of privacy and of sensitive law enforce-
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ment, national security, and other protected informa-
tion. 
(b) CENTRAL INVENTORY.—The Director is encouraged 
to designate a host entity and ensure the creation and 
maintenance of an online public directory to— 
(1) make agency artificial intelligence use case 
information available to the public and those wishing 
to do business with the Federal Government; and 
(2) identify common use cases across agencies. 
(c) SHARING.—The sharing of agency inventories de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2) may be coordinated through the 
Chief Information Officers Council, the Chief Data Officers 
Council, the Chief Financial Officers Council, the Chief Ac-
quisition Officers Council, or other interagency bodies to 
improve interagency coordination and information sharing 
for common use cases. 
(d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall apply to the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 7226. RAPID PILOT, DEPLOYMENT AND SCALE OF AP-
PLIED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAPABILI-
TIES TO DEMONSTRATE MODERNIZATION AC-
TIVITIES RELATED TO USE CASES. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF USE CASES.—Not later than 
270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor, in consultation with the Chief Information Officers 
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Council, the Chief Data Officers Council, the Chief Finan-
cial Officers Council, and other interagency bodies as deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Director, shall identify 4 
new use cases for the application of artificial intelligence- 
enabled systems to support interagency or intra-agency 
modernization initiatives that require linking multiple 
siloed internal and external data sources, consistent with 
applicable laws and policies, including those relating to the 
protection of privacy and of sensitive law enforcement, na-
tional security, and other protected information. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the pilot pro-
gram under this subsection include— 
(A) to enable agencies to operate across or-
ganizational boundaries, coordinating between 
existing established programs and silos to im-
prove delivery of the agency mission; 
(B) to demonstrate the circumstances under 
which artificial intelligence can be used to mod-
ernize or assist in modernizing legacy agency 
systems; and 
(C) to leverage commercially available arti-
ficial intelligence technologies that— 
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(i) operate in secure cloud environ-
ments that can deploy rapidly without the 
need to replace existing systems; and 
(ii) do not require extensive staff or 
training to build. 
(2) DEPLOYMENT AND PILOT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor, in coordination with the heads of relevant agen-
cies and Federal entities, including the Administrator 
of General Services, the Bureau of Fiscal Service of 
the Department of the Treasury, the Council of the 
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and 
the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, 
and other officials as the Director determines to be 
appropriate, shall ensure the initiation of the piloting 
of the 4 new artificial intelligence use case applica-
tions identified under subsection (a), leveraging com-
mercially available technologies and systems to dem-
onstrate scalable artificial intelligence-enabled capa-
bilities to support the use cases identified under sub-
section (a). 
(3) RISK EVALUATION AND MITIGATION PLAN.— 
In carrying out paragraph (2), the Director shall re-
quire the heads of agencies to— 
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(A) evaluate risks in utilizing artificial in-
telligence systems; and 
(B) develop a risk mitigation plan to ad-
dress those risks, including consideration of— 
(i) the artificial intelligence system not 
performing as expected or as designed; 
(ii) the quality and relevancy of the 
data resources used in the training of the 
algorithms used in an artificial intelligence 
system; 
(iii) the processes for training and test-
ing, evaluating, validating, and modifying 
an artificial intelligence system; and 
(iv) the vulnerability of a utilized arti-
ficial intelligence system to unauthorized 
manipulation or misuse, including the use 
of data resources that substantially differ 
from the training data. 
(4) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (2), the Director shall prioritize modernization 
projects that— 
(A) would benefit from commercially avail-
able privacy-preserving techniques, such as use of 
differential privacy, federated learning, and se-
cure multiparty computing; and 
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(B) otherwise take into account consider-
ations of civil rights and civil liberties. 
(5) PRIVACY
PROTECTIONS.—In carrying out 
paragraph (2), the Director shall require the heads of 
agencies to use privacy-preserving techniques when 
feasible, such as differential privacy, federated learn-
ing, and secure multiparty computing, to mitigate 
any risks to individual privacy or national security 
created by a project or data linkage. 
(6) USE
CASE
MODERNIZATION
APPLICATION 
AREAS.—Use case modernization application areas 
described in paragraph (2) shall include not less than 
1 from each of the following categories: 
(A) Applied artificial intelligence to drive 
agency productivity efficiencies in predictive 
supply chain and logistics, such as— 
(i) predictive food demand and opti-
mized supply; 
(ii) predictive medical supplies and 
equipment demand and optimized supply; 
or 
(iii) predictive logistics to accelerate 
disaster preparedness, response, and recov-
ery. 
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(B) Applied artificial intelligence to accel-
erate agency investment return and address mis-
sion-oriented challenges, such as— 
(i) applied artificial intelligence port-
folio management for agencies; 
(ii) 
workforce 
development 
and 
upskilling; 
(iii) redundant and laborious analyses; 
(iv) determining compliance with Gov-
ernment requirements, such as with Federal 
financial management and grants manage-
ment, including implementation of chapter 
64 of subtitle V of title 31, United States 
Code; 
(v) addressing fraud, waste, and abuse 
in agency programs and mitigating im-
proper payments; or 
(vi) outcomes measurement to measure 
economic and social benefits. 
(7) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, 
in coordination with the heads of relevant agencies 
and other officials as the Director determines to be 
appropriate, shall establish an artificial intelligence 
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capability within each of the 4 use case pilots under 
this subsection that— 
(A) solves data access and usability issues 
with automated technology and eliminates or 
minimizes the need for manual data cleansing 
and harmonization efforts; 
(B) continuously and automatically ingests 
data and updates domain models in near real- 
time to help identify new patterns and predict 
trends, to the extent possible, to help agency per-
sonnel to make better decisions and take faster 
actions; 
(C) organizes data for meaningful data vis-
ualization and analysis so the Government has 
predictive transparency for situational aware-
ness to improve use case outcomes; 
(D) is rapidly configurable to support mul-
tiple applications and automatically adapts to 
dynamic conditions and evolving use case re-
quirements, to the extent possible; 
(E) enables knowledge transfer and collabo-
ration across agencies; and 
(F) preserves intellectual property rights to 
the data and output for benefit of the Federal 
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Government and agencies and protects sensitive 
personally identifiable information. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not earlier than 270 days but not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and annually thereafter for 4 years, the Director shall brief 
the appropriate congressional committees on the activities 
carried out under this section and results of those activities. 
(d) SUNSET.—The section shall cease to be effective on 
the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 7227. ENABLING ENTREPRENEURS AND AGENCY MIS-
SIONS. 
(a) INNOVATIVE COMMERCIAL ITEMS.—Section 880 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (41 U.S.C. 3301 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking $10,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘commercial product’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term ‘com-
mercial item’ in section 2.101 of the Federal Ac-
quisition Regulation; and 
‘‘(B) includes a commercial product or a 
commercial service, as defined in sections 103 
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and 103a, respectively, of title 41, United States 
Code; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘innovative’ means— 
‘‘(A) any new technology, process, or meth-
od, including research and development; or 
‘‘(B) any new application of an existing 
technology, process, or method.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2022’’ and in-
sert ‘‘2027’’. 
(b) DHS OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.—Section 
831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2024’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may, under the authority of para-
graph (1), carry out prototype projects under 
section 4022 of title 10, United States Code; and 
‘‘(B) in applying the authorities of such sec-
tion 4022, the Secretary shall perform the func-
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tions of the Secretary of Defense as prescribed in 
such section.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 
845(e)’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘section 
4022(e) of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
(c) COMMERCIAL OFF
THE SHELF SUPPLY CHAIN 
RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The General Services Admin-
istration is encouraged to pilot commercial off the 
shelf supply chain risk management tools to improve 
the ability of the Federal Government to characterize, 
monitor, predict, and respond to specific supply 
chain threats and vulnerabilities that could inhibit 
future Federal acquisition operations. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the General Services Administration shall 
consult with the Federal Acquisition Security Council 
established under section 1322 of title 41, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 7228. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EXCEPTION. 
Nothing in this subtitle shall apply to any element of 
the intelligence community, as defined in section 3 of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
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Subtitle C—Strategic EV 
Management 
SEC. 7231. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Strategic EV Man-
agement Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 7232. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of General Services. 
(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 551 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(3) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
of the House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; 
(E) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
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(F) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
(G) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 
SEC. 7233. STRATEGIC GUIDANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Director, shall coordinate with the heads 
of agencies to develop a comprehensive, strategic plan for 
Federal electric vehicle fleet battery management. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan required under 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) maximize both cost and environmental effi-
ciencies; and 
(2) incorporate— 
(A) guidelines for optimal charging prac-
tices that will maximize battery longevity and 
prevent premature degradation; 
(B) guidelines for reusing and recycling the 
batteries of retired vehicles; 
(C) guidelines for disposing electric vehicle 
batteries that cannot be reused or recycled; and 
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(D) any other considerations determined 
appropriate by the Administrator and Director. 
(c) MODIFICATION.—The Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Director, may periodically update the stra-
tegic plan required under subsection (a) as the Adminis-
trator and Director may determine necessary based on new 
information relating to electric vehicle batteries that be-
comes available. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strategic plan 
required under subsection (a) the Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Director, may consult with appropriate 
entities, including— 
(1) the Secretary of Energy; 
(2) the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency; 
(3) the Chair of the Council on Environmental 
Quality; 
(4) scientists who are studying electric vehicle 
batteries and reuse and recycling solutions; 
(5) laboratories, companies, colleges, universities, 
or start-ups engaged in battery use, reuse, and recy-
cling research; 
(6) industries interested in electric vehicle bat-
tery reuse and recycling; 
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(7) electric vehicle equipment manufacturers and 
recyclers; and 
(8) any other relevant entities, as determined by 
the Administrator and Director. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
and the Director shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report that describes the stra-
tegic plan required under subsection (a). 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 4 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and 
the Director shall brief the appropriate congressional 
committees on the implementation of the strategic 
plan required under subsection (a) across agencies. 
SEC. 7234. STUDY OF FEDERAL FLEET VEHICLES. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report on how the costs and benefits 
of operating and maintaining electric vehicles in the Fed-
eral fleet compare to the costs and benefits of operating and 
maintaining internal combustion engine vehicles. 
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Subtitle D—Congressionally 
Mandated Reports 
SEC. 7241. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Access to Congres-
sionally Mandated Reports Act’’. 
SEC. 7242. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL
LEADERSHIP.—The term 
‘‘congressional leadership’’ means the Speaker, major-
ity leader, and minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the majority leader and minority 
leader of the Senate. 
(2) CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘congression-
ally mandated report’’ means a report of a Fed-
eral agency that is required by statute to be sub-
mitted to either House of Congress or any com-
mittee of Congress or subcommittee thereof. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.— 
(i) PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—The term ‘‘congressionally man-
dated report’’ does not include a report re-
quired under part B of subtitle II of title 
36, United States Code. 
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(ii) INSPECTORS GENERAL.—The term 
‘‘congressionally mandated report’’ does not 
include a report by an office of an inspector 
general. 
(iii) 
NATIONAL
SECURITY
EXCEP-
TION.—The term ‘‘congressionally mandated 
report’’ does not include a report that is re-
quired to be submitted to one or more of the 
following committees: 
(I) The Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, the Committee on Appropriations, 
or the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate. 
(II) The Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence, the Committee 
on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, or the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Director of the Government Publishing Office. 
(4) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal agen-
cy’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘federal agency’’ 
under section 102 of title 40, United States Code, but 
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does not include the Government Accountability Office 
or an element of the intelligence community. 
(5) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘in-
telligence community’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3003). 
(6) REPORTS ONLINE PORTAL.—The term ‘‘re-
ports online portal’’ means the online portal estab-
lished under section 5243(a). 
SEC. 7243. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONLINE PORTAL FOR CON-
GRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH ONLINE PORTAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
establish and maintain an online portal accessible by 
the public that allows the public to obtain electronic 
copies of congressionally mandated reports in one 
place. 
(2) EXISTING
FUNCTIONALITY.—To the extent 
possible, the Director shall meet the requirements 
under paragraph (1) by using existing online portals 
and functionality under the authority of the Director 
in consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
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(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub-
title, the Director shall consult with congressional 
leadership, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
the Secretary of the Senate, and the Librarian of 
Congress regarding the requirements for and mainte-
nance of congressionally mandated reports on the re-
ports online portal. 
(b) CONTENT AND FUNCTION.—The Director shall en-
sure that the reports online portal includes the following: 
(1) Subject to subsection (c), with respect to each 
congressionally mandated report, each of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A citation to the statute requiring the 
report. 
(B) An electronic copy of the report, includ-
ing any transmittal letter associated with the re-
port, that— 
(i) is based on an underlying open 
data standard that is maintained by a 
standards organization; 
(ii) allows the full text of the report to 
be searchable; and 
(iii) is not encumbered by any restric-
tions that would impede the reuse or 
searchability of the report. 
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(C) The ability to retrieve a report, to the 
extent practicable, through searches based on 
each, and any combination, of the following: 
(i) The title of the report. 
(ii) The reporting Federal agency. 
(iii) The date of publication. 
(iv) Each congressional committee or 
subcommittee receiving the report, if appli-
cable. 
(v) The statute requiring the report. 
(vi) Subject tags. 
(vii) A unique alphanumeric identifier 
for the report that is consistent across re-
port editions. 
(viii) 
The 
serial 
number, 
Super-
intendent of Documents number, or other 
identification number for the report, if ap-
plicable. 
(ix) Key words. 
(x) Full text search. 
(xi) Any other relevant information 
specified by the Director. 
(D) The date on which the report was re-
quired to be submitted, and on which the report 
was submitted, to the reports online portal. 
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(E) To the extent practicable, a permanent 
means of accessing the report electronically. 
(2) A means for bulk download of all congres-
sionally mandated reports. 
(3) A means for downloading individual reports 
as the result of a search. 
(4) An electronic means for the head of each Fed-
eral agency to submit to the reports online portal each 
congressionally mandated report of the agency, as re-
quired by sections 5244 and 5246. 
(5) In tabular form, a list of all congressionally 
mandated reports that can be searched, sorted, and 
downloaded by— 
(A) reports submitted within the required 
time; 
(B) reports submitted after the date on 
which such reports were required to be submitted; 
and 
(C) to the extent practicable, reports not 
submitted. 
(c) NONCOMPLIANCE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) REPORTS
NOT
SUBMITTED.—If a Federal 
agency does not submit a congressionally mandated 
report to the Director, the Director shall to the extent 
practicable— 
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(A) include on the reports online portal— 
(i) the information required under 
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of subsection 
(b)(1)(C); and 
(ii) the date on which the report was 
required to be submitted; and 
(B) include the congressionally mandated 
report on the list described in subsection 
(b)(5)(C). 
(2) REPORTS NOT IN OPEN FORMAT.—If a Fed-
eral agency submits a congressionally mandated re-
port that does not meet the criteria described in sub-
section (b)(1)(B), the Director shall still include the 
congressionally mandated report on the reports online 
portal. 
(d) DEADLINE.—The Director shall ensure that infor-
mation required to be published on the reports online portal 
under this subtitle with respect to a congressionally man-
dated report or information required under subsection (c) 
of this section is published— 
(1) not later than 30 days after the information 
is received from the Federal agency involved; or 
(2) in the case of information required under 
subsection (c), not later than 30 days after the dead-
line under this subtitle for the Federal agency in-
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volved to submit information with respect to the con-
gressionally mandated report involved. 
(e) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN REPORTS.— 
(1) EXCEPTION DESCRIBED.—A congressionally 
mandated report which is required by statute to be 
submitted to a committee of Congress or a sub-
committee thereof, including any transmittal letter 
associated with the report, shall not be submitted to 
or published on the reports online portal if the chair 
of a committee or subcommittee to which the report 
is submitted notifies the Director in writing that the 
report is to be withheld from submission and publica-
tion under this subtitle. 
(2) NOTICE ON PORTAL.—If a report is withheld 
from submission to or publication on the reports on-
line portal under paragraph (1), the Director shall 
post on the portal— 
(A) a statement that the report is withheld 
at the request of a committee or subcommittee in-
volved; and 
(B) the written notification provided by the 
chair of the committee or subcommittee specified 
in paragraph (1). 
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(f) FREE ACCESS.—The Director may not charge a fee, 
require registration, or impose any other limitation in ex-
change for access to the reports online portal. 
(g) UPGRADE CAPABILITY.—The reports online portal 
shall be enhanced and updated as necessary to carry out 
the purposes of this subtitle. 
(h) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The submission of a 
congressionally mandated report to the reports online portal 
pursuant to this subtitle shall not be construed to satisfy 
any requirement to submit the congressionally mandated 
report to Congress, or a committee or subcommittee thereof. 
SEC. 7244. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. 
(a) SUBMISSION
OF ELECTRONIC COPIES
OF RE-
PORTS.—Not earlier than 30 days or later than 60 days 
after the date on which a congressionally mandated report 
is submitted to either House of Congress or to any com-
mittee of Congress or subcommittee thereof, the head of the 
Federal agency submitting the congressionally mandated 
report shall submit to the Director the information required 
under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 5243(b)(1) 
with respect to the congressionally mandated report. Not-
withstanding section 5246, nothing in this subtitle shall re-
lieve a Federal agency of any other requirement to publish 
the congressionally mandated report on the online portal 
of the Federal agency or otherwise submit the congression-
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ally mandated report to Congress or specific committees of 
Congress, or subcommittees thereof. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, in consultation with the Director, 
shall issue guidance to agencies on the implementation of 
this subtitle. 
(c) STRUCTURE OF SUBMITTED REPORT DATA.—The 
head of each Federal agency shall ensure that each congres-
sionally mandated report submitted to the Director com-
plies with the guidance on the implementation of this sub-
title issued by the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget under subsection (b). 
(d) POINT OF CONTACT.—The head of each Federal 
agency shall designate a point of contact for congressionally 
mandated reports. 
(e) REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMISSION.—The Director 
shall not publish any report through the reports online por-
tal that is received from anyone other than the head of the 
applicable Federal agency, or an officer or employee of the 
Federal agency specifically designated by the head of the 
Federal agency. 
SEC. 7245. CHANGING OR REMOVING REPORTS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO CHANGE OR RE-
MOVE REPORTS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
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head of the Federal agency concerned may change or remove 
a congressionally mandated report submitted to be pub-
lished on the reports online portal only if— 
(1) the head of the Federal agency consults with 
each committee of Congress or subcommittee thereof to 
which the report is required to be submitted (or, in 
the case of a report which is not required to be sub-
mitted to a particular committee of Congress or sub-
committee thereof, to each committee with jurisdiction 
over the agency, as determined by the head of the 
agency in consultation with the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives and the President pro tempore of 
the Senate) prior to changing or removing the report; 
and 
(2) a joint resolution is enacted to authorize the 
change in or removal of the report. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
head of the Federal agency concerned— 
(1) may make technical changes to a report sub-
mitted to or published on the reports online portal; 
(2) may remove a report from the reports online 
portal if the report was submitted to or published on 
the reports online portal in error; and 
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(2) NATIONAL SECURITY.—Nothing in this sub-
title shall be construed to require the publication, on 
the reports online portal or otherwise, of any report 
containing information that is classified, the public 
release of which could have a harmful effect on na-
tional security, or that is otherwise prohibited. 
(3) LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE.—Nothing in 
this subtitle shall be construed to require the publica-
tion on the reports online portal or otherwise of any 
congressionally mandated report— 
(A) containing information that is law en-
forcement sensitive; or 
(B) that describe information security poli-
cies, procedures, or activities of the executive 
branch. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITY FOR WITHHOLDING OF INFORMA-
TION.—In publishing congressionally mandated reports to 
the reports online portal in accordance with this subtitle, 
the head of each Federal agency shall be responsible for 
withholding information pursuant to the requirements of 
this section. 
SEC. 7247. IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) REPORTS SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—This subtitle shall apply with 
respect to any congressionally mandated report 
which— 
(A) is required by statute to be submitted to 
the House of Representatives, or the Speaker 
thereof, or the Senate, or the President or Presi-
dent Pro Tempore thereof, at any time on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act; or 
(B) is included by the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate 
(as the case may be) on the list of reports re-
ceived by the House of Representatives or the 
Senate (as the case may be) at any time on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TRANSITION
RULE
FOR
PREVIOUSLY
SUB-
MITTED REPORTS.—To the extent practicable, the Di-
rector shall ensure that any congressionally mandated 
report described in paragraph (1) which was required 
to be submitted to Congress by a statute enacted be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act is published 
on the reports online portal under this subtitle. 
(b) REPORTS SUBMITTED TO COMMITTEES.—In the 
case of congressionally mandated reports which are required 
by statute to be submitted to a committee of Congress or 
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a subcommittee thereof, this subtitle shall apply with respect 
to— 
(1) any such report which is first required to be 
submitted by a statute which is enacted on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) to the maximum extent practical, any con-
gressionally mandated report which was required to 
be submitted by a statute enacted before the date of 
enactment of this Act unless— 
(A) the chair of the committee, or sub-
committee thereof, to which the report was re-
quired to be submitted notifies the Director in 
writing that the report is to be withheld from 
publication; and 
(B) the Director publishes the notification 
on the reports online portal. 
(c) ACCESS FOR CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP.—Not-
withstanding any provision of this subtitle or any other 
provision of law, congressional leadership shall have access 
to any congressionally mandated report. 
SEC. 7248. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this subtitle, for the purpose 
of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 
2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest state-
ment titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for 
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this subtitle, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, 
provided that such statement has been submitted prior to 
the vote on passage. 
TITLE LXXIII—TRANSPORTATION 
AND INFRASTRUCTURE MAT-
TERS 
Subtitle A—Global Catastrophic Risk Management Act of 2022 
Sec. 7301. Short title. 
Sec. 7302. Definitions. 
Sec. 7303. Assessment of global catastrophic risk. 
Sec. 7304. Report required. 
Sec. 7305. Enhanced catastrophic incident annex. 
Sec. 7306. Validation of the strategy through an exercise. 
Sec. 7307. Recommendations. 
Sec. 7308. Reporting requirements. 
Sec. 7309. Rules of construction. 
Subtitle B—Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training 
Sec. 7311. Short title. 
Sec. 7312. Definitions. 
Sec. 7313. Assistance and training for communities with technological hazards 
and related emerging threats. 
Sec. 7314. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 7315. Savings provision. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 7321. Crisis counseling assistance and training. 
Subtitle A—Global Catastrophic 
Risk Management Act of 2022 
SEC. 7301. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Global Catastrophic 
Risk Management Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 7302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
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(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency. 
(2) BASIC NEED.—The term ‘‘basic need’’— 
(A) means any good, service, or activity 
necessary to protect the health, safety, and gen-
eral welfare of the civilian population of the 
United States; and 
(B) includes— 
(i) food; 
(ii) water; 
(iii) shelter; 
(iv) basic communication services; 
(v) basic sanitation and health serv-
ices; and 
(vi) public safety. 
(3) CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT.—The term ‘‘cata-
strophic incident’’— 
(A) means any natural or man-made dis-
aster that results in extraordinary levels of cas-
ualties or damage, mass evacuations, or disrup-
tion severely affecting the population, infrastruc-
ture, environment, economy, national morale, or 
government functions in an area; and 
(B) may include an incident— 
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(i) with a sustained national impact 
over a prolonged period of time; 
(ii) that may rapidly exceed resources 
available to State and local government and 
private sector authorities in the impacted 
area; or 
(iii) that may significantly interrupt 
governmental operations and emergency 
services to such an extent that national se-
curity could be threatened. 
(4) 
CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 
term 
‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 1016(e) of the Critical Infrastructure 
Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). 
(5) EXISTENTIAL RISK.—The term ‘‘existential 
risk’’ means the potential for an outcome that would 
result in human extinction. 
(6) GLOBAL
CATASTROPHIC
RISK.—The term 
‘‘global catastrophic risk’’ means the risk of events or 
incidents consequential enough to significantly harm 
or set back human civilization at the global scale. 
(7) GLOBAL
CATASTROPHIC
AND
EXISTENTIAL 
THREATS.—The term ‘‘global catastrophic and exis-
tential threats’’ means threats that with varying like-
lihood may produce consequences severe enough to re-
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sult in systemic failure or destruction of critical in-
frastructure or significant harm to human civiliza-
tion. Examples of global catastrophic and existential 
threats include severe global pandemics, nuclear war, 
asteroid and comet impacts, supervolcanoes, sudden 
and severe changes to the climate, and intentional or 
accidental threats arising from the use and develop-
ment of emerging technologies. 
(8) INDIAN
TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘‘Indian Tribal government’’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘‘Indian tribal government’’ in section 102 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 
(9) LOCAL
GOVERNMENT; STATE.—The terms 
‘‘local government’’ and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5122). 
(10) NATIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘national exercise program’’ means activities carried 
out to test and evaluate the national preparedness 
goal and related plans and strategies as described in 
section 648(b) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Man-
agement Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 748(b)). 
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(11) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 7303. ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC RISK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Adminis-
trator shall coordinate an assessment of global catastrophic 
risk. 
(b) COORDINATION.—When coordinating the assess-
ment under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Adminis-
trator shall coordinate with senior designees of— 
(1) the Assistant to the President for National 
Security Affairs; 
(2) the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy; 
(3) the Secretary of State and the Under Sec-
retary of State for Arms Control and International 
Security; 
(4) the Attorney General and the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation; 
(5) the Secretary of Energy, the Under Secretary 
of Energy for Nuclear Security, and the Director of 
Science; 
(6) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Re-
sponse, and the Assistant Secretary of Global Affairs; 
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(7) the Secretary of Commerce, the Under Sec-
retary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and 
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and 
Technology; 
(8) the Secretary of the Interior and the Director 
of the United States Geological Survey; 
(9) the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency and the Assistant Administrator for 
Water; 
(10) the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration; 
(11) the Director of the National Science Foun-
dation; 
(12) the Secretary of the Treasury; 
(13) the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Sec-
retary of the Army for Civil Works, and the Chief of 
Engineers and Commanding General of the Army 
Corps of Engineers; 
(14) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; 
(15) the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development; 
(16) the Secretary of Transportation; and 
(17) other stakeholders the Secretary and the Ad-
ministrator determine appropriate. 
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SEC. 7304. REPORT REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every 10 years thereafter, the 
Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives a report containing a detailed as-
sessment, based on the input and coordination required 
under section 7303, of global catastrophic and existential 
risk. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—Each report required under 
subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) expert estimates of cumulative global cata-
strophic and existential risk in the next 30 years, in-
cluding separate estimates for the likelihood of occur-
rence and potential consequences; 
(2) expert-informed analyses of the risk of the 
most concerning specific global catastrophic and exis-
tential threats, including separate estimates, where 
reasonably feasible and credible, of each threat for its 
likelihood of occurrence and its potential con-
sequences, as well as associated uncertainties; 
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(3) a comprehensive list of potential catastrophic 
or existential threats, including even those that may 
have very low likelihood; 
(4) technical assessments and lay explanations of 
the analyzed global catastrophic and existential risks, 
including their qualitative character and key factors 
affecting their likelihood of occurrence and potential 
consequences; 
(5) an explanation of any factors that limit the 
ability of the Secretary to assess the risk both cumula-
tively and for particular threats, and how those limi-
tations may be overcome through future research or 
with additional resources, programs, or authorities; 
(6) a forecast of if and why global catastrophic 
and existential risk is likely to increase or decrease 
significantly in the next 10 years, both qualitatively 
and quantitatively, as well as a description of associ-
ated uncertainties; 
(7) proposals for how the Federal Government 
may more adequately assess global catastrophic and 
existential risk on an ongoing basis in future years; 
(8) recommendations for legislative actions, as 
appropriate, to support the evaluation and assessment 
of global catastrophic and existential risk; and 
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(9) other matters deemed appropriate by the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Administrator, and 
based on the input and coordination required under 
section 7303. 
(c) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—In producing the 
report required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) regularly consult with experts on severe glob-
al pandemics, nuclear war, asteroid and comet im-
pacts, supervolcanoes, sudden and severe changes to 
the climate, and intentional or accidental threats 
arising from the use and development of emerging 
technologies; and 
(2) share information gained through the con-
sultation required under paragraph (1) with relevant 
Federal partners listed in section 7303(b). 
SEC. 7305. ENHANCED CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT ANNEX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with the Administrator and the Federal partners listed in 
section 7303(b), shall supplement each Federal Interagency 
Operational Plan to include an annex containing a strat-
egy to ensure the health, safety, and general welfare of the 
civilian population affected by catastrophic incidents by— 
(1) providing for the basic needs of the civilian 
population of the United States that is impacted by 
catastrophic incidents in the United States; 
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(2) coordinating response efforts with State, 
local, and Indian Tribal governments, the private sec-
tor, and nonprofit relief organizations; 
(3) promoting personal and local readiness and 
non-reliance on government relief during periods of 
heightened tension or after catastrophic incidents; and 
(4) developing international partnerships with 
allied nations for the provision of relief services and 
goods. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF THE STRATEGY.—The strategy re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include a description of— 
(1) actions the Federal Government should take 
to ensure the basic needs of the civilian population of 
the United States in a catastrophic incident are met; 
(2) how the Federal Government should coordi-
nate with non-Federal entities to multiply resources 
and enhance relief capabilities, including— 
(A) State and local governments; 
(B) Indian Tribal governments; 
(C) State disaster relief agencies; 
(D) State and local disaster relief man-
agers; 
(E) State National Guards; 
(F) law enforcement and first response enti-
ties; and 
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(G) nonprofit relief services; 
(3) actions the Federal Government should take 
to enhance individual resiliency to the effects of a cat-
astrophic incident, which actions shall include— 
(A) readiness alerts to the public during pe-
riods of elevated threat; 
(B) efforts to enhance domestic supply and 
availability of critical goods and basic neces-
sities; and 
(C) information campaigns to ensure the 
public is aware of response plans and services 
that will be activated when necessary; 
(4) efforts the Federal Government should under-
take and agreements the Federal Government should 
seek with international allies to enhance the readiness 
of the United States to provide for the general welfare; 
(5) how the strategy will be implemented should 
multiple levels of critical infrastructure be destroyed 
or taken offline entirely for an extended period of 
time; and 
(6) the authorities the Federal Government 
should implicate in responding to a catastrophic inci-
dent. 
(c) ASSUMPTIONS.—In designing the strategy under 
subsection (a), the Secretary, in coordination with the Ad-
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ministrator and the Federal partners listed in section 
7303(b), shall account for certain factors to make the strat-
egy operationally viable, including the assumption that— 
(1) multiple levels of critical infrastructure have 
been taken offline or destroyed by catastrophic inci-
dents or the effects of catastrophic incidents; 
(2) impacted sectors may include— 
(A) the transportation sector; 
(B) the communication sector; 
(C) the energy sector; 
(D) the healthcare and public health sector; 
and 
(E) the water and wastewater sector; 
(3) State, local, Indian Tribal, and territorial 
governments have been equally affected or made large-
ly inoperable by catastrophic incidents or the effects 
of catastrophic incidents; 
(4) the emergency has exceeded the response ca-
pabilities of State, local, and Indian Tribal govern-
ments under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.) and other relevant disaster response laws; and 
(5) the United States military is sufficiently en-
gaged in armed or cyber conflict with State or non- 
State adversaries, or is otherwise unable to augment 
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domestic response capabilities in a significant man-
ner due to a catastrophic incident. 
SEC. 7306. VALIDATION OF THE STRATEGY THROUGH AN 
EXERCISE. 
Not later than 1 year after the addition of the annex 
required under section 7305, the Administrator shall lead 
an exercise as part of the national exercise program to test 
and enhance the operationalization of the strategy required 
under section 7305. 
SEC. 7307. RECOMMENDATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with the Administrator and the Federal partners listed in 
section 7303(b) of this title, shall provide recommendations 
to Congress for— 
(1) actions that should be taken to prepare the 
United States to implement the strategy required 
under section 7305, increase readiness, and address 
preparedness gaps for responding to the impacts of 
catastrophic incidents on citizens of the United 
States; and 
(2) additional authorities that should be consid-
ered for Federal agencies to more effectively imple-
ment the strategy required under section 7305. 
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(b) INCLUSION IN REPORTS.—The Secretary may in-
clude the recommendations required under subsection (a) in 
a report submitted under section 7308. 
SEC. 7308. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Ad-
ministrator leads the exercise under section 7306, the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Administrator, shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that includes— 
(1) a description of the efforts of the Secretary 
and the Administrator to develop and update the 
strategy required under section 7305; and 
(2) an after-action report following the conduct 
of the exercise described in section 7306. 
SEC. 7309. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) ADMINISTRATOR.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
construed to supersede the civilian emergency management 
authority of the Administrator under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.) or the Post Katrina Emergency Management 
Reform Act (6 U.S.C. 701 et seq.). 
(b) SECRETARY.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be con-
strued as providing new authority to the Secretary, except 
to coordinate and facilitate the development of the assess-
ments and reports required pursuant to this subtitle. 
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Subtitle B—Technological Hazards 
Preparedness and Training 
SEC. 7311. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Technological Haz-
ards Preparedness and Training Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 7312. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency. 
(2) INDIAN
TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘‘Indian Tribal government’’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘‘Indian tribal government’’ in section 102 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 
(3) LOCAL
GOVERNMENT; STATE.—The terms 
‘‘local government’’ and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5122). 
(4) TECHNOLOGICAL
HAZARD
AND
RELATED 
EMERGING THREAT.—The term ‘‘technological hazard 
and related emerging threat’’— 
(A) means a hazard that involves materials 
created by humans that pose a unique hazard to 
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the general public and environment and which 
may result from— 
(i) an accident; 
(ii) an emergency caused by another 
hazard; or 
(iii) intentional use of the hazardous 
materials; and 
(B) includes a chemical, radiological, bio-
logical, and nuclear hazard. 
SEC. 7313. ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR COMMUNITIES 
WITH TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS AND RE-
LATED EMERGING THREATS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall maintain 
the capacity to provide States, local, and Indian Tribal 
governments with technological hazards and related emerg-
ing threats technical assistance, training, and other pre-
paredness programming to build community resilience to 
technological hazards and related emerging threats. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—The Administrator shall carry out 
subsection (a) in accordance with— 
(1) the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); 
(2) section 1236 of the Disaster Recovery Reform 
Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 5196g); and 
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(3) the Post-Katrina Emergency Management 
Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–295; 120 Stat. 
1394). 
(c) ASSESSMENT AND NOTIFICATION.—In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 
(1) use any available and appropriate multi- 
hazard risk assessment and mapping tools and capa-
bilities to identify the communities that have the 
highest risk of and vulnerability to a technological 
hazard in each State; and 
(2) ensure each State and Indian Tribal govern-
ment is aware of— 
(A) the communities identified under para-
graph (1); and 
(B) the availability of programming under 
this section for— 
(i) technological hazards and related 
emerging threats preparedness; and 
(ii) building community capability. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Admin-
istrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on 
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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report relating to— 
(1) actions taken to implement this section; and 
(2) technological hazards and related emerging 
threats preparedness programming provided under 
this section during the 1-year period preceding the 
date of submission of the report. 
(e) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity may seek continuing input relating to technological 
hazards and related emerging threats preparedness needs by 
consulting State, Tribal, territorial, and local emergency 
services organizations and private sector stakeholders. 
(f) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall coordinate with the Secretary of Energy relating 
to technological hazard preparedness and training for a 
hazard that could result from activities or facilities author-
ized or licensed by the Department of Energy. 
(g) NON-DUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—In carrying out 
activities under subsection (a), the Administrator shall en-
sure that such activities do not unnecessarily duplicate ef-
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forts of other Federal departments or agencies, including 
programs within the Department of Health and Human 
Services. 
SEC. 7314. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subtitle $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2024. 
SEC. 7315. SAVINGS PROVISION. 
Nothing in this subtitle shall diminish or divert re-
sources from— 
(1) the full completion of federally-led chemical 
surety material storage missions or chemical demili-
tarization missions that are underway as of the date 
of enactment of this Act; or 
(2) any transitional activities or other commu-
nity assistance incidental to the completion of the 
missions described in paragraph (1). 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 7321. CRISIS COUNSELING ASSISTANCE AND TRAIN-
ING. 
(a) FEDERAL
EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE.—Section 
502(a)(6) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5192(a)(6)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and section 416’’ after ‘‘section 
408’’. 
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall only apply to amounts appropriated on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
DIVISION H—WATER RESOURCES 
TITLE 
LXXXI—WATER 
RE-
SOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT 
OF 2022 
SEC. 8001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the 
‘‘Water Resources Development Act of 2022’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this title is as follows: 
Sec. 8001. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 8002. Secretary defined. 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 8101. Federal breakwaters and jetties. 
Sec. 8102. Emergency response to natural disasters. 
Sec. 8103. Shoreline and riverbank protection and restoration mission. 
Sec. 8104. Floodplain management services. 
Sec. 8105. Public recreational amenities in ecosystem restoration projects. 
Sec. 8106. Scope of feasibility studies. 
Sec. 8107. Water supply conservation. 
Sec. 8108. Managed aquifer recharge study and working group. 
Sec. 8109. Updates to certain water control manuals. 
Sec. 8110. National coastal mapping study. 
Sec. 8111. Tribal partnership program. 
Sec. 8112. Tribal Liaison. 
Sec. 8113. Tribal assistance. 
Sec. 8114. Cost sharing provisions for the territories and Indian Tribes. 
Sec. 8115. Tribal and Economically Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Com-
mittee. 
Sec. 8116. Workforce planning. 
Sec. 8117. Corps of Engineers support for underserved communities; outreach. 
Sec. 8118. Pilot programs for certain communities. 
Sec. 8119. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 8120. Technical assistance for levee inspections. 
Sec. 8121. Assessment of Corps of Engineers levees. 
Sec. 8122. National low-head dam inventory. 
Sec. 8123. Expediting hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities. 
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Sec. 8124. Reserve component training at water resources development projects. 
Sec. 8125. Payment of pay and allowances of certain officers from appropriation 
for improvements. 
Sec. 8126. Maintenance dredging permits. 
Sec. 8127. Environmental dredging. 
Sec. 8128. Assessment of regional confined aquatic disposal facilities. 
Sec. 8129. Studies for periodic nourishment. 
Sec. 8130. Beneficial use of dredged material; management plans. 
Sec. 8131. Criteria for funding operation and maintenance of small, remote, and 
subsistence harbors. 
Sec. 8132. Additional projects for underserved community harbors. 
Sec. 8133. Inland waterways regional dredge pilot program. 
Sec. 8134. NEPA reporting. 
Sec. 8135. Funding to process permits. 
Sec. 8136. Lease durations. 
Sec. 8137. Reforestation. 
Sec. 8138. Emergency streambank and shoreline protection. 
Sec. 8139. Lease deviations. 
Sec. 8140. Policy and technical standards. 
Sec. 8141. Corps records relating to harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee, 
Florida. 
Sec. 8142. Forecasting models for the Great Lakes. 
Sec. 8143. Monitoring and assessment program for saline lakes in the Great 
Basin. 
Sec. 8144. Chattahoochee River program. 
Sec. 8145. Lower Mississippi River Basin demonstration program. 
Sec. 8146. Washington Aqueduct. 
Sec. 8147. Water infrastructure public-private partnership pilot program. 
Sec. 8148. Advance payment in lieu of reimbursement for certain Federal costs. 
Sec. 8149. Use of other Federal funds. 
Sec. 8150. Non-Federal Interest Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 8151. Materials, services, and funds for repair, restoration, or rehabilitation 
of certain public recreation facilities. 
Sec. 8152. Rehabilitation of pump stations. 
Sec. 8153. Report to Congress on Corps of Engineers reservoirs. 
Sec. 8154. Temporary relocation assistance pilot program. 
Sec. 8155. Continuation of construction. 
Sec. 8156. Federal interest determination. 
Sec. 8157. Inland waterway projects. 
Sec. 8158. Corps of Engineers Western Water Cooperative Committee. 
Sec. 8159. Support of Army civil works missions. 
Sec. 8160. Civil works research and development. 
Sec. 8161. Sense of Congress on operations and maintenance of recreation sites. 
Sec. 8162. Sense of Congress relating to post-disaster repairs. 
Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 8201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. 
Sec. 8202. Expedited completion. 
Sec. 8203. Expedited modifications of existing feasibility studies. 
Sec. 8204. Corps of Engineers reservoir sedimentation assessment. 
Sec. 8205. Report and recommendations on dredge capacity. 
Sec. 8206. Assessment of impacts from changing operation and maintenance re-
sponsibilities. 
Sec. 8207. Maintenance dredging data. 
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Sec. 8208. Western infrastructure study. 
Sec. 8209. Recreation and economic development at Corps facilities in Appa-
lachia. 
Sec. 8210. Ouachita River watershed, Arkansas and Louisiana. 
Sec. 8211. Report on Santa Barbara streams, Lower Mission Creek, California. 
Sec. 8212. Disposition study on Salinas Dam and Reservoir, California. 
Sec. 8213. Excess lands report for Whittier Narrows Dam, California. 
Sec. 8214. Comprehensive central and southern Florida study. 
Sec. 8215. Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, Florida. 
Sec. 8216. Study on shellfish habitat and seagrass, Florida Central Gulf Coast. 
Sec. 8217. Report on South Florida ecosystem restoration plan implementation. 
Sec. 8218. Great Lakes recreational boating. 
Sec. 8219. Hydraulic evaluation of Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River. 
Sec. 8220. Disposition study on hydropower in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. 
Sec. 8221. Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement Project, 
Texas. 
Sec. 8222. Sabine–Neches waterway navigation improvement project, Texas. 
Sec. 8223. Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Virginia. 
Sec. 8224. Coastal Virginia, Virginia. 
Sec. 8225. West Virginia hydropower. 
Sec. 8226. Electronic preparation and submission of applications. 
Sec. 8227. Investments for recreation areas. 
Sec. 8228. Automated fee machines. 
Sec. 8229. Review of recreational hazards. 
Sec. 8230. Assessment of coastal flooding mitigation modeling and testing capac-
ity. 
Sec. 8231. Report on socially and economically disadvantaged small business con-
cerns. 
Sec. 8232. Report on solar energy opportunities. 
Sec. 8233. Report to Congress on economic valuation of preservation of open 
space, recreational areas, and habitat associated with project 
lands. 
Sec. 8234. Report on corrosion prevention activities. 
Sec. 8235. Report to Congress on easements related to water resources develop-
ment projects. 
Sec. 8236. GAO studies. 
Sec. 8237. Assessment of forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on 
lands owned by the Corps of Engineers. 
Subtitle C—Deauthorizations and Modifications 
Sec. 8301. Deauthorization of inactive projects. 
Sec. 8302. Watershed and river basin assessments. 
Sec. 8303. Forecast-informed reservoir operations. 
Sec. 8304. Lakes program. 
Sec. 8305. Invasive species. 
Sec. 8306. Maintenance of navigation channels. 
Sec. 8307. Project reauthorizations. 
Sec. 8308. Special rule for certain beach nourishment projects. 
Sec. 8309. Columbia River Basin. 
Sec. 8310. Evaluation of hydrologic changes in Souris River Basin. 
Sec. 8311. Acequias irrigation systems. 
Sec. 8312. Port of Nome, Alaska. 
Sec. 8313. St. George, Alaska. 
Sec. 8314. Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channels, Alaska. 
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Sec. 8315. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, and ice and 
glacial damage, Alaska. 
Sec. 8316. St. Francis Lake Control Structure. 
Sec. 8317. South Platte River and Tributaries, Adams and Denver Counties, Col-
orado. 
Sec. 8318. Fruitvale Avenue Railroad Bridge, Alameda, California. 
Sec. 8319. Los Angeles County, California. 
Sec. 8320. Deauthorization of designated portions of the Los Angeles County 
Drainage Area, California. 
Sec. 8321. Murrieta Creek, California. 
Sec. 8322. Sacramento River Basin, California. 
Sec. 8323. San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California. 
Sec. 8324. Additional assistance for Eastern Santa Clara Basin, California. 
Sec. 8325. San Francisco Bay, California. 
Sec. 8326. South San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California. 
Sec. 8327. Delaware shore protection and restoration. 
Sec. 8328. St. Johns River Basin, Central and Southern Florida. 
Sec. 8329. Little Pass, Clearwater Bay, Florida. 
Sec. 8330. Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Florida. 
Sec. 8331. Palm Beach Harbor, Florida. 
Sec. 8332. Port Everglades, Florida. 
Sec. 8333. South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. 
Sec. 8334. New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina. 
Sec. 8335. Little Wood River, Gooding, Idaho. 
Sec. 8336. Chicago shoreline protection. 
Sec. 8337. Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, 
Will County, Illinois. 
Sec. 8338. Southeast Des Moines, Southwest Pleasant Hill, Iowa. 
Sec. 8339. City of El Dorado, Kansas. 
Sec. 8340. Algiers Canal Levees, Louisiana. 
Sec. 8341. Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, Louisiana. 
Sec. 8342. Camp Ellis, Saco, Maine. 
Sec. 8343. Lower Mississippi River comprehensive management study. 
Sec. 8344. Upper Mississippi River protection. 
Sec. 8345. Upper Mississippi River restoration program. 
Sec. 8346. Water level management on the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois 
Waterway. 
Sec. 8347. Mississippi Delta Headwaters, Mississippi. 
Sec. 8348. Sense of Congress relating to Okatibbee Lake, Mississippi. 
Sec. 8349. Argentine, East Bottoms, Fairfax-Jersey Creek, and North Kansas 
Levees units, Missouri River and tributaries at Kansas Cities, 
Missouri and Kansas. 
Sec. 8350. Lower Missouri River streambank erosion control evaluation and dem-
onstration projects. 
Sec. 8351. Missouri River interception-rearing complexes. 
Sec. 8352. Missouri River mitigation project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Ne-
braska. 
Sec. 8353. Northern Missouri. 
Sec. 8354. Israel River, Lancaster, New Hampshire. 
Sec. 8355. Middle Rio Grande flood protection, Bernalillo to Belen, New Mexico. 
Sec. 8356. Ecosystem restoration, Hudson–Raritan Estuary, New York and New 
Jersey. 
Sec. 8357. Arkansas River corridor, Oklahoma. 
Sec. 8358. Copan Lake, Oklahoma. 
Sec. 8359. Southwestern Oregon. 
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Sec. 8360. Yaquina River, Oregon. 
Sec. 8361. Lower Blackstone River, Rhode Island. 
Sec. 8362. Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. 
Sec. 8363. Colleton County, South Carolina. 
Sec. 8364. Ensley levee, Tennessee. 
Sec. 8365. Wolf River Harbor, Tennessee. 
Sec. 8366. Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, Texas. 
Sec. 8367. North Padre Island, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. 
Sec. 8368. Nueces County, Texas. 
Sec. 8369. Lake Champlain Canal, Vermont and New York. 
Sec. 8370. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams. 
Sec. 8371. Puget Sound nearshore ecosystem restoration, Washington. 
Sec. 8372. Lower Mud River, Milton, West Virginia. 
Sec. 8373. Northern West Virginia. 
Sec. 8374. Southern West Virginia. 
Sec. 8375. Environmental infrastructure. 
Sec. 8376. Additional assistance for critical projects. 
Sec. 8377. Conveyances. 
Sec. 8378. Land transfer and trust land for Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. 
Sec. 8379. John P. Murtha Locks and Dam. 
Sec. 8380. Treatment of certain benefits and costs. 
Sec. 8381. Debris removal. 
Sec. 8382. General reauthorizations. 
Sec. 8383. Transfer of excess credit. 
Sec. 8384. Treatment of credit between projects. 
Sec. 8385. Non-Federal payment flexibility. 
Sec. 8386. Coastal community flood control and other purposes. 
Sec. 8387. National levee safety program. 
Sec. 8388. Surplus water contracts and water storage agreements. 
Sec. 8389. Water supply storage repair, rehabilitation, and replacement costs. 
Sec. 8390. Abandoned and inactive noncoal mine restoration. 
Sec. 8391. Asian carp prevention and control pilot program. 
Sec. 8392. Enhanced development program. 
Sec. 8393. Recreational opportunities at certain projects. 
Sec. 8394. Federal assistance. 
Sec. 8395. Mississippi River mat sinking unit. 
Sec. 8396. Sense of Congress on lease agreement. 
Sec. 8397. Expedited completion of projects and studies. 
Subtitle D—Water Resources Infrastructure 
Sec. 8401. Project authorizations. 
Sec. 8402. Special rules. 
Sec. 8403. Facility investment. 
SEC. 8002. SECRETARY DEFINED. 
In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Army. 
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Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SEC. 8101. FEDERAL BREAKWATERS AND JETTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out repair or mainte-
nance activity of a Federal jetty or breakwater associated 
with an authorized navigation project, the Secretary shall, 
notwithstanding the authorized dimensions of the jetty or 
breakwater, ensure that such repair or maintenance activ-
ity is sufficient to meet the authorized purpose of such 
project, including ensuring that any harbor or inland har-
bor associated with the project is protected from projected 
changes in wave action or height (including changes that 
result from relative sea level change over the useful life of 
the project). 
(b) CLASSIFICATION
OF ACTIVITY.—The Secretary 
may not classify any repair or maintenance activity of a 
Federal jetty or breakwater carried out under subsection (a) 
as major rehabilitation of such jetty or breakwater— 
(1) if the Secretary determines that— 
(A) projected changes in wave action or 
height, including changes that result from rel-
ative sea level change, will diminish the 
functionality of the jetty or breakwater to meet 
the authorized purpose of the project; and 
(B) such repair or maintenance activity is 
necessary to restore such functionality; or 
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(2) if— 
(A) the Secretary has not carried out reg-
ular and routine Federal maintenance activity 
at the jetty or breakwater; and 
(B) the structural integrity of the jetty or 
breakwater is degraded as a result of a lack of 
such regular and routine Federal maintenance 
activity. 
SEC. 8102. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISAS-
TERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(a)(1) of the Act of August 
18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘in 
the repair and restoration of any federally authorized hur-
ricane or shore protective structure’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘non-Federal sponsor.’’ and inserting ‘‘in the re-
pair and restoration of any federally authorized hurricane 
or shore protective structure or project damaged or de-
stroyed by wind, wave, or water action of other than an 
ordinary nature to the pre-storm level of protection, to the 
design level of protection, or, notwithstanding the author-
ized dimensions of the structure or project, to a level suffi-
cient to meet the authorized purpose of such structure or 
project, whichever provides greater protection, when, in the 
discretion of the Chief of Engineers, such repair and res-
toration is warranted for the adequate functioning of the 
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structure or project for hurricane or shore protection, in-
cluding to ensure the structure or project is functioning ade-
quately to protect against projected changes in wave action 
or height or storm surge (including changes that result from 
relative sea level change over the useful life of the structure 
or project), subject to the condition that the Chief of Engi-
neers may, if requested by the non-Federal sponsor, include 
modifications to the structure or project (including the ad-
dition of new project features) to address major deficiencies, 
increase resilience, increase benefits from the reduction of 
damages from inundation, wave action, or erosion, or im-
plement nonstructural alternatives to the repair or restora-
tion of the structure.’’. 
(b) GREAT
LAKES
ADVANCE
MEASURES
ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not deny 
a request from the Governor of a Great Lakes State 
to provide advance measures assistance pursuant to 
section 5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 
701n(a)) to reduce the risk of damage from rising 
water levels in the Great Lakes solely on the basis 
that the damage is caused by erosion. 
(2) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Assistance provided by 
the Secretary pursuant to a request described in 
paragraph (1) shall be at Federal expense if the as-
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sistance is for the construction of advance measures to 
a temporary construction standard. 
(3) GREAT LAKES STATE DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘Great Lakes State’’ means the State 
of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, 
Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin. 
SEC. 8103. SHORELINE AND RIVERBANK PROTECTION AND 
RESTORATION MISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘FLOOD 
MITIGATION
AND
RIVERINE
RESTORATION 
PROGRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘SHORELINE
AND 
RIVERINE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out 
studies and projects to— 
‘‘(1) reduce flood and hurricane and storm dam-
age hazards; or 
‘‘(2) restore the natural functions and values of 
rivers and shorelines throughout the United States.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
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‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) STUDIES.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Secretary may carry out studies to iden-
tify appropriate measures for— 
‘‘(i) the reduction of flood and hurri-
cane and storm damage hazards, including 
measures for erosion mitigation and bank 
stabilization; or 
‘‘(ii) the conservation and restoration 
of the natural functions and values of rivers 
and shorelines. 
‘‘(B) 
PROJECTS.—Subject 
to 
subsection 
(f)(2), in carrying out subsection (a), the Sec-
retary may design and implement projects de-
scribed in subsection (a).’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘flood 
damages’’ and inserting ‘‘flood and hurricane 
and storm damages, including the use of natural 
features or nature-based features’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and hurricane and 
storm’’ after ‘‘flood’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, shoreline,’’ after 
‘‘riverine’’; and 
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(iii) by inserting ‘‘and coastal bar-
riers’’ after ‘‘floodplains’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, except 
that the first $200,000 of the costs of a study 
conducted under this section shall be at Federal 
expense’’ before the period; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FLOOD CONTROL’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Design and construc-
tion of a project under this section that includes 
a nonstructural measure, a natural feature or 
nature-based feature, or an environmental res-
toration measure, shall be subject to cost sharing 
in accordance with section 103 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2213), except that the non-Federal share of the 
cost to design and construct such a project bene-
fitting an economically disadvantaged commu-
nity (including economically disadvantaged com-
munities located in urban and rural areas) shall 
be 10 percent.’’; and 
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(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by in-
serting ‘‘OR HURRICANE AND STORM DAM-
AGE REDUCTION’’ after ‘‘FLOOD CONTROL’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or hurricane and 
storm damage reduction’’ after ‘‘flood con-
trol’’ ; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘section 103(a) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2213(a))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
103 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213), except that the 
non-Federal share of the cost to design and 
construct such a project benefitting an eco-
nomically disadvantaged community (in-
cluding economically disadvantaged com-
munities located in urban and rural areas) 
shall be 10 percent’’; 
(5) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(d) PROJECT JUSTIFICATION.—Notwithstanding any 
requirement for economic justification established under 
section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1962–2), the Secretary may implement a project under this 
section if the Secretary determines that the project— 
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‘‘(1) will significantly reduce potential flood, 
hurricane and storm, or erosion damages; 
‘‘(2) will improve the quality of the environment; 
and 
‘‘(3) is justified considering all costs and bene-
ficial outputs of the project.’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘PRIORITY AREAS’’ and inserting ‘‘AREAS FOR 
EXAMINATION’’; 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (33) as subparagraphs (A) through 
(GG), respectively, and adjusting the margins 
appropriately; 
(C) by striking ‘‘In carrying out’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary shall prioritize projects for the 
following locations: 
‘‘(A) Delaware beaches and watersheds, 
Delaware. 
‘‘(B) Louisiana Coastal Area, Louisiana. 
‘‘(C) Great Lakes Shores and Watersheds. 
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‘‘(D) Oregon Coastal Area and Willamette 
River basin, Oregon. 
‘‘(E) Upper Missouri River Basin. 
‘‘(F) Ohio River Tributaries and their wa-
tersheds, West Virginia. 
‘‘(G) Chesapeake Bay watershed and Mary-
land beaches, Maryland. 
‘‘(H) City of Southport, North Carolina. 
‘‘(I) Maumee River, Ohio. 
‘‘(J) Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, 
California. 
‘‘(K) Kentucky River and its tributaries 
and watersheds.’’; 
(7) by striking subsections (f), (g), and (i); 
(8) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
(f); 
(9) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by 
striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) PROJECTS
REQUIRING
SPECIFIC
AUTHOR-
IZATION.—If the Federal share of the cost to design 
and construct a project under this section exceeds 
$15,000,000, the Secretary may only carry out the 
project if Congress enacts a law authorizing the Sec-
retary to carry out the project.’’; and 
(10) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
COMMU-
NITY.—The term ‘economically disadvantaged com-
munity’ has the meaning given the term as defined by 
the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 
note). 
‘‘(2) NATURAL
FEATURE; NATURE-BASED
FEA-
TURE.—The terms ‘natural feature’ and ‘nature-based 
feature’ have the meanings given those terms in sec-
tion 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
contained in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 269) is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 212 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 212. Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration.’’. 
SEC. 8104. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES. 
Section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 
U.S.C. 709a) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 206. (a) In recognition’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 206. INFORMATION ON FLOODS AND FLOOD DAMAGE. 
‘‘(a) COMPILATION AND DISSEMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In recognition’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Surveys and guides’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) SURVEYS
AND
GUIDES.—Surveys and 
guides’’; 
(B) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘iden-
tification of areas subject to floods due to accu-
mulated snags and other debris,’’ after ‘‘inunda-
tion by floods of various magnitudes and fre-
quencies,’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) IDENTIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum ex-
tent practicable, in providing assistance under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall identify and 
communicate to States and non-Federal interests 
specific opportunities to partner with the Corps 
of Engineers to address flood hazards. 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall 
coordinate activities under this paragraph with 
activities described in section 22 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–16).’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(e); and 
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(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—Not-
withstanding section 4141 of title 10, United States Code, 
in carrying out this section, the Secretary may work with 
an institution of higher education, as determined appro-
priate by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 8105. PUBLIC RECREATIONAL AMENITIES IN ECO-
SYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECTS. 
At the request of a non-Federal interest, the Secretary 
is authorized to study the incorporation of public rec-
reational amenities, including facilities for hiking, biking, 
walking, and waterborne recreation, into a project for eco-
system restoration, including a project carried out under 
section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
(33 U.S.C. 2330), if the incorporation of such amenities 
would be consistent with the ecosystem restoration purposes 
of the project. 
SEC. 8106. SCOPE OF FEASIBILITY STUDIES. 
(a) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT OR HURRICANE AND 
STORM DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION.—In carrying out a fea-
sibility study for a project for flood risk management or 
hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, the Secretary, 
at the request of the non-Federal interest for the study, shall 
formulate alternatives to maximize the net benefits from the 
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reduction of the comprehensive flood risk within the geo-
graphic scope of the study from the isolated and compound 
effects of— 
(1) a riverine discharge of any magnitude or fre-
quency; 
(2) inundation, wave attack, and erosion coin-
ciding with a hurricane or coastal storm; 
(3) flooding associated with tidally influenced 
portions of rivers, bays, and estuaries that are 
hydrologically connected to the coastal water body; 
(4) a rainfall event of any magnitude or fre-
quency; 
(5) a tide of any magnitude or frequency; 
(6) seasonal variation in water levels; 
(7) groundwater emergence; 
(8) sea level rise; 
(9) subsidence; or 
(10) any other driver of flood risk affecting the 
area within the geographic scope of the study. 
(b) WATER SUPPLY, WATER CONSERVATION, AND 
DROUGHT RISK REDUCTION.—In carrying out a feasibility 
study for any purpose, the Secretary, at the request of the 
non-Federal interest for the study, shall formulate alter-
natives— 
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(1) to maximize combined net benefits for the 
primary purpose of the study and for the purposes of 
water supply or water conservation (including the use 
of water supply conservation measures described in 
section 1116 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2016 (130 Stat. 1639)); or 
(2) to include 1 or more measures for the pur-
poses of water supply or water conservation if the 
Secretary determines that such measures may reduce 
potential adverse impacts of extreme weather events, 
including drought, on water resources within the geo-
graphic scope of the study. 
(c) COST SHARING.—All costs to carry out a feasibility 
study in accordance with this section shall be shared in ac-
cordance with the cost share requirements otherwise appli-
cable to the study. 
SEC. 8107. WATER SUPPLY CONSERVATION. 
Section 1116 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2016 (130 Stat. 1639) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘during the 1-year period 
ending on the date of enactment of this Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for any portion of any 2 consecutive or non-
consecutive years during the 10-year period preceding 
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a request from a non-Federal interest for assistance 
under this section’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing measures utilizing a natural feature or nature- 
based feature (as those terms are defined in section 
1184(a)) to reduce drought risk’’ after ‘‘water sup-
ply’’. 
SEC. 8108. MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE STUDY AND 
WORKING GROUP. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in con-
sultation with applicable non-Federal interests, con-
duct a national assessment of carrying out managed 
aquifer recharge projects to address drought, water re-
siliency, and aquifer depletion at authorized water re-
sources development projects. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) assess and identify opportunities to 
support non-Federal interests, including Tribal 
communities, in carrying out managed aquifer 
recharge projects; and 
(B) assess preliminarily local hydrogeologic 
conditions relevant to carrying out managed aq-
uifer recharge projects. 
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(3) COORDINATION.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall coordinate, as appropriate, 
with the heads of other Federal agencies, States, re-
gional governmental agencies, units of local govern-
ment, experts in managed aquifer recharge, and 
Tribes. 
(b) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is author-
ized to carry out feasibility studies, at the request of 
a non-Federal interest, of managed aquifer recharge 
projects in areas that are experiencing, or have re-
cently experienced, prolonged drought conditions, aq-
uifer depletion, or water supply scarcity. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may carry out 
not more than 10 feasibility studies under this sub-
section. 
(3) USE OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable, use information 
gathered from the assessment conducted under sub-
section (a) in identifying and selecting feasibility 
studies to carry out under this subsection. 
(4) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a feasibility study carried out under this subsection 
shall be 90 percent. 
(c) WORKING GROUP.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
establish a managed aquifer recharge working group 
made up of subject matter experts within the Corps 
of Engineers and relevant non-Federal stakeholders. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—In establishing the working 
group under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure 
that members of the working group have expertise 
working with— 
(A) projects providing water supply storage 
to meet regional water supply demand, particu-
larly in regions experiencing drought; 
(B) the protection of groundwater supply, 
including promoting infiltration and increased 
recharge in groundwater basins, and ground-
water quality; 
(C) aquifer storage, recharge, and recovery 
wells; 
(D) dams that provide recharge enhance-
ment benefits; 
(E) groundwater hydrology; 
(F) conjunctive use water systems; and 
(G) agricultural water resources, including 
the use of aquifers for irrigation purposes. 
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(3) DUTIES.—The working group established 
under this subsection shall— 
(A) advise the Secretary regarding the de-
velopment and execution of the assessment under 
subsection (a) and any feasibility studies under 
subsection (b); 
(B) assist Corps of Engineers offices at the 
headquarter, division, and district levels with 
raising awareness of non-Federal interests of the 
potential benefits of carrying out managed aqui-
fer recharge projects; and 
(C) assist with the development of the report 
required to be submitted under subsection (d). 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on 
managed aquifer recharge that includes— 
(1) the results of the assessment conducted under 
subsection (a) and any feasibility studies carried out 
under subsection (b), including data collected under 
such assessment and studies and any recommenda-
tions on managed aquifer recharge opportunities for 
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non-Federal interests, States, local governments, and 
Tribes; 
(2) a status update on the implementation of the 
recommendations included in the report of the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Re-
sources entitled ‘‘Managed Aquifer Recharge and the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Water Security 
through Resilience’’, published in April 2020 (2020– 
WP–01); and 
(3) an evaluation of the benefits of creating a 
new or modifying an existing planning center of ex-
pertise for managed aquifer recharge, and identify po-
tential locations for such a center of expertise, if fea-
sible. 
(e) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the non-Federal share of the cost of construction of a 
managed aquifer recharge project under section 103 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213) 
or any other provision of law. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE.—The term 
‘‘managed aquifer recharge’’ means the intentional 
banking and treatment of water in aquifers for stor-
age and future use. 
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(2) MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE PROJECT.— 
The term ‘‘managed aquifer recharge project’’ means 
a project to incorporate managed aquifer recharge 
features into a water resources development project. 
SEC. 8109. UPDATES TO CERTAIN WATER CONTROL MANU-
ALS. 
On request of the Governor of a State for which the 
Governor declared a statewide drought disaster in 2021, the 
Secretary is authorized to update water control manuals 
for water resources development projects under the author-
ity of the Secretary in the State, with priority given to those 
projects that include water supply or water conservation 
as an authorized purpose. 
SEC. 8110. NATIONAL COASTAL MAPPING STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Engineer Research and Development Center, 
is authorized to carry out a study of coastal geographic land 
changes, with recurring national coastal mapping tech-
nology, along the coastal zone of the United States to sup-
port Corps of Engineers missions. 
(b) STUDY.—In carrying out the study under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall identify— 
(1) new or advanced geospatial information and 
remote sensing tools for coastal mapping; 
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(2) best practices for coastal change mapping; 
and 
(3) how to most effectively— 
(A) collect and analyze such advanced 
geospatial information; 
(B) disseminate such geospatial information 
to relevant offices of the Corps of Engineers, 
other Federal agencies, States, Tribes, and local 
governments; and 
(C) make such geospatial information avail-
able to other stakeholders. 
(c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.— 
(1) PROJECT AREA.—In carrying out the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out a 
demonstration project in the coastal region covering 
the North Carolina coastal waters, connected bays, es-
tuaries, rivers, streams, and creeks, to their tidally 
influenced extent inland. 
(2) SCOPE.—In carrying out the demonstration 
project, the Secretary shall— 
(A) identify and study potential hazards, 
such as debris, sedimentation, dredging effects, 
and flood areas; 
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(B) identify best practices described in sub-
section (b)(2), including best practices relating to 
geographical coverage and frequency of mapping; 
(C) evaluate and demonstrate relevant map-
ping technologies to identify which are the most 
effective for regional mapping of the transitional 
areas between the open coast and inland waters; 
and 
(D) demonstrate remote sensing tools for 
coastal mapping. 
(d) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall coordinate with other Federal and State 
agencies that are responsible for authoritative data and 
academic institutions and other entities with relevant ex-
pertise. 
(e) PANEL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall establish a panel of senior 
leaders from the Corps of Engineers and other Federal 
agencies that are stakeholders in the coastal mapping 
program carried out through the Engineer Research 
and Development Center. 
(2) DUTIES.—The panel established under this 
subsection shall— 
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(A) coordinate the collection of data under 
the study carried out under this section; 
(B) coordinate the use of geospatial infor-
mation and remote sensing tools, and the appli-
cation of the best practices identified under the 
study, by Federal agencies; and 
(C) identify technical topics and challenges 
that require multiagency collaborative research 
and development. 
(f) USE OF EXISTING INFORMATION.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary shall consider any relevant infor-
mation developed under section 516(g) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2326b(g)). 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate a report that de-
scribes— 
(1) the results of the study carried out under this 
section; and 
(2) any geographical areas recommended for ad-
ditional study. 
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(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 8111. TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 
450b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 5304)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘hurricane and 
storm’’ after ‘‘flood’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘including ero-
sion control,’’ after ‘‘reduction,’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(C) as subparagraph (D); and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following: 
‘‘(C) technical assistance to an Indian tribe, 
including— 
‘‘(i) assistance for planning to amelio-
rate flood hazards, to avoid repetitive flood 
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impacts, to anticipate, prepare, and adapt 
to changing hydrological and climatic con-
ditions and extreme weather events, and to 
withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly 
from disruption due to flood hazards; and 
‘‘(ii) the provision of, and integration 
into planning of, hydrologic, economic, and 
environmental data and analyses; and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) INITIAL COSTS.—The first $200,000 of 
the costs of a study under this section shall be at 
Federal expense.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘$18,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$26,000,000’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘$18,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$26,000,000’’; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) PROJECT JUSTIFICATION.—Notwithstanding 
any requirement for economic justification established 
under section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 1962–2), the Secretary may implement a 
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project (other than a project for ecosystem restoration) 
under this section if the Secretary determines that the 
project will— 
‘‘(A) significantly reduce potential flood or 
hurricane and storm damage hazards (which 
may be limited to hazards that may be addressed 
by measures for erosion mitigation or bank sta-
bilization); 
‘‘(B) improve the quality of the environ-
ment; 
‘‘(C) reduce risks to life safety associated 
with the hazards described in subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(D) improve the long-term viability of the 
community.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (5)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘non-Federal’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Federal’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘100 percent’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The 
Federal 
share of the cost of activities described in subsection 
(b)(2)(C) shall be 100 percent.’’; and 
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(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2033’’. 
SEC. 8112. TRIBAL LIAISON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the District Com-
mander for each Corps of Engineers district that contains 
a Tribal community shall have on staff a Tribal Liaison. 
(b) DUTIES.—Each Tribal Liaison shall make rec-
ommendations to the applicable District Commander re-
garding, and be responsible for— 
(1) removing barriers to access to, and partici-
pation in, Corps of Engineers programs for Tribal 
communities, including by improving implementation 
of section 103(m) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)); 
(2) improving outreach to, and engagement with, 
Tribal communities about relevant Corps of Engi-
neers programs and services; 
(3) identifying and engaging with Tribal com-
munities suffering from water resources challenges; 
(4) improving, expanding, and facilitating gov-
ernment-to-government consultation between Tribal 
communities and the Corps of Engineers; 
(5) coordinating and implementing all relevant 
Tribal consultation policies and associated guidelines, 
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including the requirements of section 112 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2356); 
(6) training and tools to facilitate the ability of 
Corps of Engineers staff to effectively engage with 
Tribal communities in a culturally competent man-
ner, especially in regards to lands of ancestral, his-
toric, or cultural significance to a Tribal community, 
including burial sites; and 
(7) such other issues identified by the Secretary. 
(c) UNIFORMITY.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize 
guidelines for— 
(1) a position description for Tribal Liaisons; 
and 
(2) required qualifications for Tribal Liaisons, 
including experience and expertise relating to Tribal 
communities and water resource issues. 
(d) FUNDING.—Funding for the position of Tribal Li-
aison shall be allocated from the budget line item provided 
for the expenses necessary for the supervision and general 
administration of the civil works program, and filling the 
position shall not be dependent on any increase in this 
budget line item. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) TRIBAL COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘Tribal com-
munity’’ means a community of people who are recog-
nized and defined under Federal law as indigenous 
people of the United States. 
(2) TRIBAL LIAISON.—The term ‘‘Tribal Liai-
son’’ means a permanent employee of a Corps of En-
gineers district whose primary responsibilities are 
to— 
(A) serve as a direct line of communication 
between the District Commander and the Tribal 
communities within the boundaries of the Corps 
of Engineers district; and 
(B) ensure consistency in government-to- 
government relations. 
SEC. 8113. TRIBAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF EXISTING AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary, in consultation with the heads of relevant 
Federal agencies, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm 
Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Confederated 
Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Nez 
Perce Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes of the 
Umatilla Indian Reservation, shall revise and carry 
out the village development plan for The Dalles Dam, 
Columbia River, Washington and Oregon, as author-
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ized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 
(chapter 188, 64 Stat. 179), to comprehensively ad-
dress adverse impacts to Indian villages, housing 
sites, and related structures as a result of the con-
struction of The Dalles Dam, Bonneville Dam, 
McNary Dam, and John Day Dam, Washington and 
Oregon. 
(2) EXAMINATION.—Before carrying out the re-
quirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall con-
duct an examination and assessment of the extent to 
which Indian villages, housing sites, and related 
structures were displaced or destroyed by the con-
struction of the following projects: 
(A) Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Or-
egon, as authorized by the first section of the Act 
of August 30, 1935 (chapter 831, 49 Stat. 1038) 
and the first section and section 2(a) of the Act 
of August 20, 1937 (16 U.S.C. 832, 832a(a)). 
(B) McNary Dam, Columbia River, Wash-
ington and Oregon, as authorized by section 2 of 
the Act of March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 
22). 
(C) John Day Dam, Columbia River, Wash-
ington and Oregon, as authorized by section 204 
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