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(1) Members of the Federal judiciary perform the important 
function of interpreting the Constitution of the United States 
and administering justice in a fair and impartial manner. 
(2) In recent years, partially as a result of the rise in 
the use of social media and online access to information, mem-
bers of the Federal judiciary have been exposed to an increased 
number of personal threats in connection to their role. The 
ease of access to free or inexpensive sources of covered informa-
tion has considerably lowered the effort required for malicious 
actors to discover where individuals live and where they spend 
leisure hours and to find information about their family mem-
bers. Such threats have included calling a judge a traitor with 
references to mass shootings and serial killings, a murder 
attempt on a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 
calling for an ‘‘angry mob’’ to gather outside a home of a 
judge and, in reference to a judge on the court of appeals 
of the United States, stating how easy it would be to ‘‘get 
them’’. 
(3) Between 2015 and 2019, threats and other inappropriate 
communications against Federal judges and other judiciary per-
sonnel increased from 926 in 2015 to approximately 4,449 in 
2019. 
(4) Over the past decade, several members of the Federal 
judiciary have experienced acts of violence against themselves 
or a family member in connection to their Federal judiciary 
role, including the murder in 2005 of the family of Joan Lefkow, 
a judge for the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Illinois. 
(5) On Sunday July 19, 2020, an assailant went to the 
home of Esther Salas, a judge for the United States District 
Court for the District of New Jersey, impersonating a package 
delivery driver, opening fire upon arrival, and killing Daniel 
Anderl, the 20-year-old only son of Judge Salas, and seriously 
wounding Mark Anderl, her husband. 
(6) In the aftermath of the recent tragedy that occurred 
to Judge Salas and in response to the continuous rise of threats 
against members of the Federal judiciary, there is an immediate 
need for enhanced security procedures and increased avail-
ability of tools to protect Federal judges and their families. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subtitle is to improve the 
safety and security of Federal judges, including senior, recalled, 
or retired Federal judges, and their immediate family members 
to ensure Federal judges are able to administer justice fairly without 
fear of personal reprisal from individuals affected by the decisions 
they make in the course of carrying out their public duties. 
SEC. 5933. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) AT-RISK
INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘at-risk individual’’ 
means— 
(A) a Federal judge; 
(B) a senior, recalled, or retired Federal judge; 
(C) any individual who is the spouse, parent, sibling, 
or child of an individual described in subparagraph (A) 
or (B); 
(D) any individual to whom an individual described 
in subparagraph (A) or (B) stands in loco parentis; or
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(E) any other individual living in the household of 
an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
(2) COVERED INFORMATION.—The term ‘‘covered informa-
tion’’— 
(A) means— 
(i) a home address, including primary residence 
or secondary residences; 
(ii) a home or personal mobile telephone number; 
(iii) a personal email address; 
(iv) a social security number or driver’s license 
number; 
(v) a bank account or credit or debit card informa-
tion; 
(vi) a license plate number or other unique identi-
fiers of a vehicle owned, leased, or regularly used by 
an at-risk individual; 
(vii) the identification of children of an at-risk 
individual under the age of 18; 
(viii) the full date of birth; 
(ix) information regarding current or future school 
or day care attendance, including the name or address 
of the school or day care, schedules of attendance, 
or routes taken to or from the school or day care 
by an at-risk individual; or 
(x) information regarding the employment location 
of an at-risk individual, including the name or address 
of the employer, employment schedules, or routes taken 
to or from the employer by an at-risk individual; and 
(B) does not include information regarding employment 
with a Government agency. 
(3) DATA BROKER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘data broker’’ means an 
entity that collects and sells or licenses to third parties 
the personal information of an individual with whom the 
entity does not have a direct relationship.. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘data broker’’ does not 
include a commercial entity engaged in the following activi-
ties: 
(i) 
Engaging 
in 
reporting, 
news-gathering, 
speaking, or other activities intended to inform the 
public on matters of public interest or public concern. 
(ii) Providing 411 directory assistance or directory 
information services, including name, address, and 
telephone number, on behalf of or as a function of 
a telecommunications carrier. 
(iii) Using personal information internally, pro-
viding access to businesses under common ownership 
or affiliated by corporate control, or selling or providing 
data for a transaction or service requested by or con-
cerning the individual whose personal information is 
being transferred. 
(iv) Providing publicly available information via 
real-time or near-real-time alert services for health 
or safety purposes. 
(v) A consumer reporting agency subject to the 
Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.).
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(vi) A financial institution subject to the Gramm- 
Leach-Bliley Act (Public Law 106–102) and regulations 
implementing that title. 
(vii) A covered entity for purposes of the privacy 
regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the 
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 note). 
(viii) The collection and sale or licensing of covered 
information incidental to conducting the activities 
described in clauses (i) through (vii). 
(4) FEDERAL JUDGE.—The term ‘‘Federal judge’’ means— 
(A) a justice of the United States or a judge of the 
United States, as those terms are defined in section 451 
of title 28, United States Code; 
(B) a bankruptcy judge appointed under section 152 
of title 28, United States Code; 
(C) a United States magistrate judge appointed under 
section 631 of title 28, United States Code; 
(D) a judge confirmed by the United States Senate 
and empowered by statute in any commonwealth, territory, 
or possession to perform the duties of a Federal judge; 
(E) a judge of the United States Court of Federal 
Claims appointed under section 171 of title 28, United 
States Code; 
(F) a judge of the United States Court of Appeals 
for Veterans Claims appointed under section 7253 of title 
38, United States Code; 
(G) a judge of the United States Court of Appeals 
for the Armed Forces appointed under section 942 of title 
10, United States Code; 
(H) a judge of the United States Tax Court appointed 
under section 7443 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
and 
(I) a special trial judge of the United States Tax Court 
appointed under section 7443A of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986. 
(5) GOVERNMENT AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Government agency’’ 
includes— 
(A) an Executive agency, as defined in section 105 
of title 5, United States Code; and 
(B) any agency in the judicial branch or legislative 
branch. 
(6) IMMEDIATE
FAMILY
MEMBER.—The term ‘‘immediate 
family member’’ means— 
(A) any individual who is the spouse, parent, sibling, 
or child of an at-risk individual; 
(B) any individual to whom an at-risk individual stands 
in loco parentis; or 
(C) any other individual living in the household of 
an at-risk individual. 
(7) INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SERVICE.—The term ‘‘interactive 
computer service’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230). 
(8) TRANSFER.—The term ‘‘transfer’’ means to sell, license, 
trade, or exchange for consideration the covered information 
of an at-risk individual or immediate family member.
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SEC. 5934. PROTECTING COVERED INFORMATION IN PUBLIC RECORDS. 
(a) GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each at-risk individual may— 
(A) file written notice of the status of the individual 
as an at-risk individual, for themselves and immediate 
family members, with each Government agency that 
includes information necessary to ensure compliance with 
this section; and 
(B) request that each Government agency described 
in subparagraph (A) mark as private their covered informa-
tion and that of their immediate family members. 
(2) NO PUBLIC POSTING.—Government agencies shall not 
publicly post or display publicly available content that includes 
covered information of an at-risk individual or immediate family 
member. Government agencies, upon receipt of a written 
request under paragraph (1)(A), shall remove the covered 
information of the at-risk individual or immediate family 
member from publicly available content not later than 72 hours 
after such receipt. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in this section shall prohibit a 
Government agency from providing access to records containing 
the covered information of a Federal judge to a third party 
if the third party— 
(A) possesses a signed release from the Federal judge 
or a court order; 
(B) is subject to the requirements of title V of the 
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.); or 
(C) executes a confidentiality agreement with the 
Government agency. 
(b) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An at-risk individual may directly, or 
through an agent designated by the at-risk individual, make 
any notice or request required or authorized by this section 
on behalf of the at-risk individual. The notice or request shall 
be in writing and contain information necessary to ensure 
compliance with this section, including information expressly 
referencing the prohibition on the posting or transfer of covered 
information, information regarding redress and penalties for 
violations provided in subsection (f), and contact information 
to allow the recipient to verify the accuracy of any notice 
or request and answer questions by the recipient of the notice 
or request. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES
TO
MAKE 
REQUESTS.— 
(A) ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES 
COURTS.—Upon written request of an at-risk individual 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 
5933(4), the Director of the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts is authorized to make any notice 
or request required or authorized by this section on behalf 
of the at-risk individual. The notice or request shall include 
information necessary to ensure compliance with this sec-
tion, as determined by the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts. The Director may delegate this 
authority under section 602(d) of title 28, United States 
Code. Any notice or request made under this subsection 
shall be deemed to have been made by the at-risk individual
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and comply with the notice and request requirements of 
this section. 
(B) UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS 
CLAIMS.—Upon written request of an at-risk individual 
described in section 5933(4)(F), the chief judge of the United 
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is authorized 
to make any notice or request required or authorized by 
this section on behalf of the at-risk individual. Any notice 
or request made under this subsection shall be deemed 
to have been made by the at-risk individual and comply 
with the notice and request requirements of this section. 
(C) UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED 
FORCES.—Upon written request of an at-risk individual 
described in section 5933(4)(G), the chief judge of the 
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is 
authorized to make any notice or request required or 
authorized by this section on behalf of the at-risk indi-
vidual. Any notice or request made under this subsection 
shall be deemed to have been made by the at-risk individual 
and comply with the notice and request requirements of 
this section. 
(D) UNITED STATES TAX COURT.—Upon written request 
of an at-risk individual described in subparagraph (H) or 
(I) of section 5933(4), the chief judge of the United States 
Tax Court is authorized to make any notice or request 
required or authorized by this section on behalf of the 
at-risk individual. Any notice or request made under this 
subsection shall be deemed to have been made by the 
at-risk individual and comply with the notice and request 
requirements of this section. 
(c) STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.— 
(1) GRANT PROGRAM TO PREVENT DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL 
INFORMATION OF AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY 
MEMBERS.— 
(A) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General may make 
grants to prevent the release of covered information of 
at-risk individuals and immediate family members (in this 
subsection referred to as ‘‘judges’ covered information’’) to 
the detriment of such individuals or their immediate family 
members to an entity that— 
(i) is— 
(I) a State or unit of local government, as 
defined in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10251); or 
(II) an agency of a State or unit of local govern-
ment; and 
(ii) operates a State or local database or registry 
that contains covered information. 
(B) APPLICATION.—An entity seeking a grant under 
this subsection shall submit to the Attorney General an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Attorney General may reasonably 
require. 
(2) SCOPE OF GRANTS.—Grants made under this subsection 
may be used to create or expand programs designed to protect 
judges’ covered information, including through—
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(A) the creation of programs to redact or remove judges’ 
covered information, upon the request of an at-risk indi-
vidual, from public records in State agencies, including 
hiring a third party to redact or remove judges’ covered 
information from public records; 
(B) the expansion of existing programs that the State 
may have enacted in an effort to protect judges’ covered 
information; 
(C) the development or improvement of protocols, 
procedures, and policies to prevent the release of judges’ 
covered information; 
(D) the defrayment of costs of modifying or improving 
existing databases and registries to ensure that judges’ 
covered information is covered from release; and 
(E) the development of confidential opt out systems 
that will enable at-risk individuals to make a single request 
to keep judges’ covered information out of multiple data-
bases or registries. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the 
Comptroller General of the United States, shall submit 
to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 
an annual report that includes— 
(i) a detailed amount spent by States and local 
governments on protecting judges’ covered information; 
(ii) where the judges’ covered information was 
found; and 
(iii) the collection of any new types of personal 
data found to be used to identify judges who have 
received threats, including prior home addresses, 
employers, and institutional affiliations such as non-
profit boards. 
(B) STATES
AND
LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.—States and 
local governments that receive funds under this subsection 
shall submit to the Comptroller General of the United 
States a report on data described in clauses (i) and (ii) 
of subparagraph (A) to be included in the report required 
under that subparagraph. 
(d) DATA BROKERS AND OTHER BUSINESSES.— 
(1) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(A) DATA BROKERS.—It shall be unlawful for a data 
broker to knowingly sell, license, trade for consideration, 
transfer, or purchase covered information of an at-risk 
individual or immediate family members. 
(B) OTHER PERSONS AND BUSINESSES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause (ii), 
no person, business, or association shall publicly post 
or publicly display on the internet covered information 
of an at-risk individual or immediate family member 
if the at-risk individual has made a written request 
to that person, business, or association not to disclose 
or acquire the covered information of the at-risk indi-
vidual or immediate family member. 
(ii) EXCEPTIONS.—Clause (i) shall not apply to—
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(I) the display on the internet of the covered 
information of an at-risk individual or immediate 
family member if the information is relevant to 
and displayed as part of a news story, commentary, 
editorial, or other speech on a matter of public 
concern; 
(II) covered information that the at-risk indi-
vidual voluntarily publishes on the internet after 
the date of enactment of this Act; or 
(III) covered information lawfully received 
from a Federal Government source (or from an 
employee or agent of the Federal Government). 
(2) REQUIRED CONDUCT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—After receiving a written request 
under paragraph (1)(B), the person, business, or association 
shall— 
(i) remove within 72 hours the covered information 
identified in the written request from the internet and 
ensure that the information is not made available on 
any website or subsidiary website controlled by that 
person, business, or association and identify any other 
instances of the identified information that should also 
be removed; and 
(ii) assist the sender to locate the covered informa-
tion of the at-risk individual or immediate family 
member posted on any website or subsidiary website 
controlled by that person, business, or association. 
(B) TRANSFER.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause (ii), 
after receiving a written request under paragraph 
(1)(B), the person, business, or association shall not 
transfer the covered information of the at-risk indi-
vidual or immediate family member to any other per-
son, business, or association through any medium. 
(ii) EXCEPTIONS.—Clause (i) shall not apply to— 
(I) the transfer of the covered information of 
the at-risk individual or immediate family member 
if the information is relevant to and displayed 
as part of a news story, commentary, editorial, 
or other speech on a matter of public concern; 
(II) covered information that the at-risk indi-
vidual or immediate family member voluntarily 
publishes on the internet after the date of enact-
ment of this Act; or 
(III) a transfer made at the request of the 
at-risk individual or that is necessary to effectuate 
a request to the person, business, or association 
from the at-risk individual. 
(e) DATA SECURITY.— 
(1) RECIPIENTS.—Any interactive computer service shall 
implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and 
practices to protect any information collected or received to 
comply with the requirements of this subtitle from unauthorized 
use, disclosure, access, destruction, or modification. 
(2) GOVERNMENT CUSTODIANS.—The Administrative Office 
of the United States Courts and the administrators of the 
courts described in this subtitle shall implement and maintain
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reasonable security procedures and practices to protect any 
information they collect, receive, or transmit pursuant to the 
provisions of this subtitle. 
(f) REDRESS AND PENALTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the covered information of an at-risk 
individual described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 
5933(4) or their immediate family is made public as a result 
of a violation of this subtitle, the Director of the Administrative 
Office of the United States Courts, or the designee of the 
Director, may file an action seeking injunctive or declaratory 
relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, through the 
Department of Justice. 
(2) AUTHORITY.—The respective chief judge for judges 
described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section 
5934(b)(2) shall have the same authority as the Director under 
this paragraph for at-risk individuals in their courts or their 
immediate family members. 
(3) PENALTIES
AND
DAMAGES.—If a person, business, or 
association knowingly violates an order granting injunctive or 
declarative relief under paragraph (1), the court issuing such 
order may— 
(A) if the person, business, or association is a govern-
ment agency— 
(i) impose a fine not greater than $4,000; and 
(ii) award to the at-risk individual or their imme-
diate family, as applicable, court costs and reasonable 
attorney’s fees; and 
(B) if the person, business, or association is not a 
government agency, award to the at-risk individual or their 
immediate family, as applicable— 
(i) an amount equal to the actual damages sus-
tained by the at-risk individual or their immediate 
family; and 
(ii) court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees. 
SEC. 5935. TRAINING AND EDUCATION. 
Amounts appropriated to the Federal judiciary for fiscal year 
2022, and each fiscal year thereafter, may be used for biannual 
judicial security training for active, senior, or recalled Federal 
judges described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of section 
5933(4) and their immediate family members, including— 
(1) best practices for using social media and other forms 
of online engagement and for maintaining online privacy; 
(2) home security program and maintenance; 
(3) understanding removal programs and requirements for 
covered information; and 
(4) any other judicial security training that the United 
States Marshals Services and the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts determines is relevant. 
SEC. 5936. VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY.—The Federal 
judiciary is authorized to perform all necessary functions con-
sistent with the provisions of this subtitle and to support 
existing threat management capabilities within the United 
States Marshals Service and other relevant Federal law enforce-
ment and security agencies for active, senior, recalled, and
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retired Federal judges described in subparagraphs (A), (B), 
(C), (D), and (E) of section 5933(4), including— 
(A) monitoring the protection of at-risk individuals and 
judiciary assets; 
(B) managing the monitoring of websites for covered 
information of at-risk individuals and immediate family 
members and remove or limit the publication of such 
information; 
(C) receiving, reviewing, and analyzing complaints by 
at-risk individuals of threats, whether direct or indirect, 
and report such threats to law enforcement partners; and 
(D) providing training described in section 5935. 
(2) VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT FOR CERTAIN ARTICLE I 
COURTS.—The functions and support authorized in paragraph 
(1) shall be authorized as follows: 
(A) The chief judge of the United States Court of 
Appeals for Veterans Claims is authorized to perform such 
functions and support for the Federal judges described 
in section 5933(4)(F). 
(B) The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
Forces is authorized to perform such functions and support 
for the Federal judges described in section 5933(4)(G). 
(C) The United States Tax Court is authorized to per-
form such functions and support for the Federal judges 
described in subparagraphs (H) and (I) of section 5933(4). 
(3) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
604(a) of title 28, United States Code is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (23), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (24) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Director’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (24) as paragraph (25); 
and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (23) the following: 
‘‘(24) Establish and administer a vulnerability management 
program in the judicial branch; and’’. 
(b) EXPANSION
OF CAPABILITIES
OF OFFICE
OF PROTECTIVE 
INTELLIGENCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States Marshals Service is 
authorized to expand the current capabilities of the Office of 
Protective Intelligence of the Judicial Security Division to 
increase the workforce of the Office of Protective Intelligence 
to include additional intelligence analysts, United States deputy 
marshals, and any other relevant personnel to ensure that 
the Office of Protective Intelligence is ready and able to perform 
all necessary functions, consistent with the provisions of this 
subtitle, in order to anticipate and deter threats to the Federal 
judiciary, including— 
(A) assigning personnel to State and major urban area 
fusion and intelligence centers for the specific purpose of 
identifying potential threats against the Federal judiciary 
and coordinating responses to such potential threats; 
(B) expanding the use of investigative analysts, phys-
ical security specialists, and intelligence analysts at the 
94 judicial districts and territories to enhance the manage-
ment of local and distant threats and investigations; and 
(C) increasing the number of United States Marshal 
Service personnel for the protection of the Federal judicial
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function and assigned to protective operations and details 
for the Federal judiciary. 
(2) INFORMATION SHARING.—If any of the activities of the 
United States Marshals Service uncover information related 
to threats to individuals other than Federal judges, the United 
States Marshals Service shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, share such information with the appropriate Federal, 
State, and local law enforcement agencies. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Department of Justice, in consulta-
tion with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 
the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the 
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and 
the United States Tax Court, shall submit to the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on the 
security of Federal judges arising from Federal prosecutions 
and civil litigation. 
(2) DESCRIPTION.—The report required under paragraph 
(1) shall describe— 
(A) the number and nature of threats and assaults 
against at-risk individuals handling prosecutions and other 
matters described in paragraph (1) and the reporting 
requirements and methods; 
(B) the security measures that are in place to protect 
at-risk individuals handling prosecutions described in para-
graph (1), including threat assessments, response proce-
dures, the availability of security systems and other 
devices, firearms licensing such as deputations, and other 
measures designed to protect the at-risk individuals and 
their immediate family members; and 
(C) for each requirement, measure, or policy described 
in subparagraphs (A) and (B), when the requirement, 
measure, or policy was developed and who was responsible 
for 
developing 
and 
implementing 
the 
requirement, 
measure, or policy. 
(3) PUBLIC POSTING.—The report described in paragraph 
(1) shall, in whole or in part, be exempt from public disclosure 
if the Attorney General determines that such public disclosure 
could endanger an at-risk individual. 
SEC. 5937. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed— 
(1) to prohibit, restrain, or limit— 
(A) the lawful investigation or reporting by the press 
of any unlawful activity or misconduct alleged to have 
been committed by an at-risk individual or their immediate 
family member; or 
(B) the reporting on an at-risk individual or their 
immediate family member regarding matters of public con-
cern; 
(2) to impair access to decisions and opinions from a Federal 
judge in the course of carrying out their public functions; 
(3) to limit the publication or transfer of covered informa-
tion with the written consent of the at-risk individual or their 
immediate family member; or
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(4) to prohibit information sharing by a data broker to 
a Federal, State, Tribal, or local government, or any unit 
thereof. 
(b) PROTECTION OF COVERED INFORMATION.—This subtitle shall 
be broadly construed to favor the protection of the covered informa-
tion of at-risk individuals and their immediate family members. 
SEC. 5938. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this subtitle, an amendment made by this 
subtitle, or the application of such provision or amendment to 
any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the 
remainder of this subtitle and the amendments made by this sub-
title, and the application of the remaining provisions of this subtitle 
and amendments to any person or circumstance shall not be 
affected. 
SEC. 5939. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), this 
subtitle shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsections (c)(1), (d), and (e) of section 5934 
shall take effect on the date that is 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 5941. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE REPORT ON IMPROVING 
SUPPLY CHAIN SHORTFALLS AND INFRASTRUCTURE 
NEEDS AT WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on— 
(1) the 5 largest wholesale produce markets by annual 
sales and volume over the preceding 4 calendar years; and 
(2) a representative sample of 8 wholesale produce markets 
that are not among the largest wholesale produce markets. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall contain 
the following: 
(1) An analysis of the supply chain shortfalls in each whole-
sale produce market identified under subsection (a), which shall 
include an analysis of the following: 
(A) State of repair of infrastructure, including roads, 
food storage units, and refueling stations. 
(B) Disaster preparedness, including with respect to 
cyber attacks, weather events, and terrorist attacks. 
(C) Disaster recovery systems, including coordination 
with State and Federal agencies. 
(2) A description of any actions the Secretary recommends 
be taken as a result of the analysis under paragraph (1). 
(3) Recommendations, as appropriate, for wholesale produce 
market owners and operators, and State and local entities 
to improve the supply chain shortfalls identified under para-
graph (1). 
(4) Proposals, as appropriate, for legislative actions and 
funding needed to improve the supply chain shortfalls. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In completing the report under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with the Secretary 
of Transportation, the Secretary of Homeland Security, wholesale
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produce market owners and operators, State and local entities, 
and other agencies or stakeholders, as determined appropriate by 
the Secretary. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—For the pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Homeland Security, and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Technology, the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. 
SEC. 5942. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR TRANSFER OF PARCELS OF 
LAND IN NEW MEXICO. 
Section 3120 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (42 U.S.C. 2391 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2022’’ each place that it appears and inserting ‘‘2032’’. 
SEC. 5943. ENDING GLOBAL WILDLIFE POACHING AND TRAFFICKING. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States Government should continue to work 
with international partners, including nations, nongovern-
mental organizations, and the private sector, to identify long- 
standing and emerging areas of concern in wildlife poaching 
and trafficking related to global supply and demand; and 
(2) the activities and required reporting of the Presidential 
Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, as established by Executive 
Order 13648 (78 Fed. Reg. 40621) and modified by sections 
201 and 301 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife 
Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7621 and 7631), should 
be reauthorized to minimize the disruption of the work of 
such Task Force. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and 
Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7601) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘involving local commu-
nities’’ after ‘‘approach to conservation’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The term ‘country of concern’ 
means a foreign country specially designated by the Secretary 
of State pursuant to section 201(b) as a major source of wildlife 
trafficking products or their derivatives, a major transit point 
of wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives, or a major 
consumer of wildlife trafficking products, in which— 
‘‘(A) the government has actively engaged in, or know-
ingly profited from, the trafficking of protected species; 
or 
‘‘(B) the government facilitates such trafficking through 
conduct that may include a persistent failure to make 
serious and sustained efforts to prevent and prosecute such 
trafficking.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘section 201’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 301’’. 
(c) FRAMEWORK FOR INTERAGENCY RESPONSE AND REPORTING.— 
(1) REAUTHORIZATION OF REPORT ON MAJOR WILDLIFE TRAF-
FICKING COUNTRIES.—Section 201 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, 
and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7621) 
is amended—
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(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘annually thereafter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘biennially thereafter by June 1 of each year 
in which a report is required’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘shall identify’’ and 
all that follows through the end of the subsection and 
inserting ‘‘shall also list each country determined by the 
Secretary of State to be a country of concern within the 
meaning of this Act’’; and 
(C) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) PROCEDURE
FOR
REMOVING
COUNTRIES
FROM
LIST.— 
Concurrently with the first report required under this section and 
submitted after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior 
and the Secretary of Commerce, shall publish in the Federal Reg-
ister a procedure for removing from the list described in subsection 
(b) any country that no longer meets the definition of country 
of concern under section 2(4). 
‘‘(d) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to have force or effect 
on September 30, 2028.’’. 
(2) PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING 
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 301(a) of the Eliminate, Neutralize, 
and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7631(a)) 
is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (9); 
and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: 
‘‘(5) pursue programs and develop a strategy— 
‘‘(A) to expand the role of technology for anti-poaching 
and anti-trafficking efforts, in partnership with the private 
sector, foreign governments, academia, and nongovern-
mental organizations (including technology companies and 
the transportation and logistics sectors); and 
‘‘(B) to enable local governments to develop and use 
such technologies; 
‘‘(6) consider programs and initiatives that address the 
expansion of the illegal wildlife trade to digital platforms, 
including the use of digital currency and payment platforms 
for transactions by collaborating with the private sector, aca-
demia, and nongovernmental organizations, including social 
media, e-commerce, and search engine companies, as appro-
priate; 
‘‘(7)(A) implement interventions to address the drivers of 
poaching, trafficking, and demand for illegal wildlife and wild-
life products in focus countries and countries of concern; 
‘‘(B) set benchmarks for measuring the effectiveness of 
such interventions; and 
‘‘(C) consider alignment and coordination with indicators 
developed by the Task Force; 
‘‘(8) consider additional opportunities to increase coordina-
tion between law enforcement and financial institutions to iden-
tify trafficking activity; and’’. 
(3) PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING 
STRATEGIC REVIEW.—Section 301 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, 
and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7631), 
as amended by paragraph (2), is further amended—
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(A) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘annually’’ and inserting ‘‘biennially’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) an analysis of the indicators developed by the Task 
Force, and recommended by the Government Accountability 
Office, to track and measure inputs, outputs, law enforcement 
outcomes, and the market for wildlife products for each focus 
country listed in the report, including baseline measures, as 
appropriate, for each indicator in each focus country to deter-
mine the effectiveness and appropriateness of such indicators 
to assess progress and whether additional or separate indica-
tors, or adjustments to indicators, may be necessary for focus 
countries.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘5 years after’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘on September 30, 2028’’. 
SEC. 5944. COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN 
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION DAMS AND DIKES. 
Section 4309 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 
(43 U.S.C. 377b note; Public Law 115–270) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘DAMS AND’’ before 
‘‘DIKES’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘effective beginning on 
the date of enactment of this section, the Federal share of 
the operations and maintenance costs of a dike described in 
subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘effective during the one-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of the James 
M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023, the Federal share of the dam safety modifications costs 
of a dam or dike described in subsection (b), including repairing 
or replacing a gate or ancillary gate components,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘DAMS AND 
’’ before ‘‘DIKES’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘dam or’’ before ‘‘dike’’ each place it appears; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘December 31, 1945’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 1948’’. 
SEC. 5945. TRANSFER OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION PROPERTY IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. 
Section 1 of Public Law 110–393 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1. TRANSFER OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION PROPERTY IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to the Norfolk Property 
to the City, to be used by the City for the purposes of flood 
management and control, such that— 
‘‘(1) the property described in subsection (k)(3)(A) shall 
be conveyed to the City not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section; and 
‘‘(2) the property described in subsection (k)(3)(B) shall 
be conveyed to the City not later than the earlier of—