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sible, sustainable economic activity on af-
fected lands; and 
(ii) that may be signed by governments 
in such eligible countries to ensure free, 
prior, and informed consent of affected com-
munities; 
(D) incorporate a set of key performance 
and impact indicators; 
(E) demonstrate robust local community en-
gagement, with the completion of appropriate en-
vironmental and social due diligence, includ-
ing— 
(i) free, prior, and informed consent of 
Indigenous Peoples and relevant local com-
munities; 
(ii) inclusive governance structures; 
and 
(iii) effective grievance mechanisms; 
(F) create economic opportunities for local 
communities, including through— 
(i) equity and profit-sharing; 
(ii) cooperative management of natural 
resources; 
(iii) employment activities; and
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(iv) other related economic growth ac-
tivities; 
(G) leverage stable baseline funding for the 
effective management of the primarily protected 
or conserved area project; and 
(H) to the extent possible— 
(i) are viable and prepared for imple-
mentation; and 
(ii) demonstrate a plan to strengthen 
the capacity of, and transfer skills to, local 
institutions to manage the primarily pro-
tected or conserved area before or after 
grant funding is exhausted. 
(b) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to the Plan of Ac-
tion required under section 5102(c), and before 
awarding any grants or entering into any project 
agreements for any fiscal year, the Board shall con-
duct a review to identify eligible countries in which 
the Foundation may fund projects. Such review shall 
consider countries that— 
(A) are low-income, lower middle-income, or 
upper-middle-income economies (as defined by 
the International Bank for Reconstruction and
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Development and the International Development 
Association); 
(B) have— 
(i) a high degree of threatened or at- 
risk biological diversity; or 
(ii) species or ecosystems of significant 
importance, including threatened or endan-
gered species or ecosystems at risk of deg-
radation or destruction; 
(C) have demonstrated a commitment to 
conservation through verifiable actions, such as 
protecting 
lands 
and 
waters 
through 
the 
gazettement of national parks, community con-
servancies, marine reserves and protected areas, 
forest reserves, or other legally recognized forms 
of place-based conservation; and 
(D) are not ineligible to receive United 
States foreign assistance pursuant to any other 
provision of law, including laws identified in 
section 5107. 
(2) IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.— 
Not later than 5 days after the date on which the 
Board determines which countries are eligible to re-
ceive assistance under this title for a fiscal year, the 
Executive Director shall—
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(A) submit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that includes— 
(i) a list of all such eligible countries, 
as determined through the review process 
described in paragraph (1); and 
(ii) a detailed justification for each 
such eligibility determination, including— 
(I) an analysis of why the eligible 
country would be suitable for partner-
ship; 
(II) an evaluation of the eligible 
partner country’s interest in and abil-
ity to participate meaningfully in pro-
posed Foundation activities, including 
an evaluation of such eligible country’s 
prospects to substantially benefit from 
Foundation assistance; 
(III) an estimation of each such 
eligible partner country’s commitment 
to conservation; and 
(IV) an assessment of the capacity 
and willingness of the eligible country 
to enact or implement reforms that 
might be necessary to maximize the
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impact and effectiveness of Foundation 
support; and 
(B) publish the information contained in 
the report described in subparagraph (A) in the 
Federal Register. 
(c) GRANTMAKING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to maximize pro-
gram effectiveness, the Foundation shall— 
(A) coordinate with other international 
public and private donors to the greatest extent 
practicable and appropriate; 
(B) seek additional financial and non-
financial contributions and commitments for its 
projects from governments in eligible countries; 
(C) strive to generate a partnership men-
tality among all participants, including public 
and private funders, host governments, local pro-
tected areas authorities, and private and non-
governmental organization partners; 
(D) prioritize investments in communities 
with low levels of economic development to the 
greatest extent practicable and appropriate; and 
(E) consider the eligible partner country’s 
planned and dedicated resources to the proposed
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project and the eligible entity’s ability to success-
fully implement the project. 
(2) GRANT CRITERIA.—Foundation grants— 
(A) shall fund eligible projects that enhance 
the management of well-defined primarily pro-
tected or conserved areas and the systems of such 
conservation areas in eligible countries; 
(B) should support adequate baseline fund-
ing for eligible projects in eligible countries to be 
sustained for not less than 10 years; 
(C) should, during the grant period, dem-
onstrate progress in achieving clearly defined key 
performance indicators (as defined in the grant 
agreement), which may include— 
(i) the protection of biological diver-
sity; 
(ii) the protection of native flora and 
habitats, such as trees, forests, wetlands, 
grasslands, mangroves, coral reefs, and sea 
grass; 
(iii) community-based economic growth 
indicators, such as improved land tenure, 
increases in beneficiaries participating in 
related economic growth activities, and suf-
ficient income from conservation activities
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being directed to communities in project 
areas; 
(iv) improved management of the pri-
marily protected or conserved area covered 
by the project, as documented through the 
submission of strategic plans or annual re-
ports to the Foundation; and 
(v) the identification of additional rev-
enue sources or sustainable financing mech-
anisms to meet the recurring costs of man-
agement of the primarily protected or con-
served areas; and 
(D) shall be terminated if the Board deter-
mines that the project is not— 
(i) meeting applicable requirements 
under this title; or 
(ii) making progress in achieving the 
key performance indicators defined in the 
grant agreement. 
SEC. 5107. PROHIBITION OF SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN GOV-
ERNMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation may not provide 
support for any government, or any entity owned or con-
trolled by a government, if the Secretary has determined 
that such government—
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(1) has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism, as determined under— 
(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export 
Control Reform Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 
4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); 
(B) section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)); 
(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or 
(D) any other relevant provision of law; 
(2) has been identified pursuant to section 
116(a) or 502B(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(a) and 2304(a)(2)) or any 
other relevant provision of law; or 
(3) has failed the ‘‘control of corruption’’ indi-
cator, as determined by the Millennium Challenge 
Corporation, within any of the preceding 3 years of 
the intended grant. 
(b) PROHIBITION OF SUPPORT FOR SANCTIONED PER-
SONS.—The Foundation may not engage in any dealing 
prohibited under United States sanctions laws or regula-
tions, including dealings with persons on the list of spe-
cially designated persons and blocked persons maintained 
by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department
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of the Treasury, except to the extent otherwise authorized 
by the Secretary or by the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(c) PROHIBITION OF SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES SUB-
JECT TO SANCTIONS.—The Foundation shall require any 
person receiving support to certify that such person, and 
any entity owned or controlled by such person, is in compli-
ance with all United States sanctions laws and regulations. 
SEC. 5108. ANNUAL REPORT. 
Not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter while the Foundation 
continues to operate, the Executive Director of the Founda-
tion shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that describes— 
(1) the goals of the Foundation; 
(2) the programs, projects, and activities sup-
ported by the Foundation; 
(3) private and governmental contributions to 
the Foundation; and 
(4) the standardized criteria utilized to deter-
mine the programs and activities supported by the 
Foundation, including baselines, targets, desired out-
comes, measurable goals, and extent to which those 
goals are being achieved for each project.
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SEC. 5109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—In addition to amounts author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out international conserva-
tion and biodiversity programs under part I and chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151 et seq.), and subject to the limitations set forth in sub-
sections (b) and (c), there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Foundation to carry out the purposes of this title— 
(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(2) not more than $100,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2026 through 2034. 
(b) COST MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to subsection (a) may only be made 
available to grantees to the extent the Foundation or such 
grantees secure funding for an eligible project from sources 
other than the United States Government in an amount 
that is not less than twice the amount received in grants 
for such project pursuant to section 5106. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—The administrative 
costs of the Foundation shall come from sources other than 
the United States Government. 
(d) PROHIBITION ON USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS FOR 
LOBBYING EXPENSES.—Amounts provided as a grant by 
the Foundation pursuant to section 5106 may not be used 
for any activity intended to influence legislation pending 
before the Congress of the United States.
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Subtitle B—Western Hemisphere 
Partnership Act 
SEC. 5111. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Western Hemisphere 
Partnership Act’’. 
SEC. 5112. UNITED STATES POLICY IN THE WESTERN HEMI-
SPHERE. 
It is the policy of the United States to promote eco-
nomic competitiveness, democratic governance, and security 
in the Western Hemisphere by— 
(1) encouraging stronger economic relations, re-
spect for property rights, the rule of law, and enforce-
able investment rules and labor and environmental 
standards; 
(2) advancing the principles and practices ex-
pressed in the Charter of the Organization of Amer-
ican States, the American Declaration on the Rights 
and Duties of Man, and the Inter-American Demo-
cratic Charter; and 
(3) enhancing the capacity and technical capa-
bilities of democratic partner nation government in-
stitutions, including civilian law enforcement, the ju-
diciary, attorneys general, and security forces.
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SEC. 5113. PROMOTING SECURITY AND THE RULE OF LAW 
IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi-
nation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, 
should support the improvement of security conditions and 
the rule of law in the Western Hemisphere through collabo-
rative efforts with democratic partners that— 
(1) enhance the institutional capacity and tech-
nical capabilities of defense and security institutions 
in democratic partner nations to conduct national or 
regional security missions, including through regular 
bilateral and multilateral engagements, foreign mili-
tary sales and financing, international military edu-
cation and training programs, expanding the Na-
tional Guard State Partnership Programs, training 
on civil and political rights, and other means; 
(2) provide technical assistance and material 
support (including, as appropriate, radars, vessels, 
and communications equipment) to relevant security 
forces to disrupt, degrade, and dismantle organiza-
tions involved in the illicit trafficking of narcotics 
and precursor chemicals, transnational criminal ac-
tivities, illicit mining, and illegal, unreported, and 
unregulated fishing, and other illicit activities, in-
cluding in Haiti and countries included in the Carib-
bean Basin Security Initiative;
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(3) enhance the institutional capacity, legit-
imacy, and technical capabilities of relevant civilian 
law enforcement, attorneys general, and judicial insti-
tutions to— 
(A) strengthen the rule of law and trans-
parent governance; 
(B) combat corruption and kleptocracy in 
the region; and 
(C) improve regional cooperation to disrupt, 
degrade, and dismantle transnational organized 
criminal networks and terrorist organizations, 
including through training, anticorruption ini-
tiatives, anti-money laundering programs, and 
strengthening cyber capabilities and resources; 
(4) enhance port management and maritime se-
curity partnerships and airport management and 
aviation security partnerships to disrupt, degrade, 
and dismantle transnational criminal networks and 
facilitate the legitimate flow of people, goods, and 
services; 
(5) strengthen cooperation to improve border se-
curity across the Western Hemisphere, dismantle 
human smuggling and trafficking networks, and in-
crease cooperation to demonstrably strengthen migra-
tion management systems;
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(6) counter the malign influence of state and 
non-state actors and disinformation campaigns; 
(7) disrupt illicit domestic and transnational fi-
nancial networks; 
(8) foster mechanisms for cooperation on emer-
gency preparedness and rapid recovery from natural 
disasters, including by— 
(A) supporting regional preparedness, re-
covery, and emergency management centers to 
facilitate rapid response to survey and help 
maintain planning on regional disaster antici-
pated needs and possible resources; 
(B) training disaster recovery officials on 
latest techniques and lessons learned from United 
States experiences; 
(C) making available, preparing, and trans-
ferring on-hand nonlethal supplies, and pro-
viding training on the use of such supplies, for 
humanitarian or health purposes to respond to 
unforeseen emergencies; and 
(D) conducting medical support operations 
and medical humanitarian missions, such as 
hospital ship deployments and base-operating 
services, to the extent required by the operation;
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(9) foster regional mechanisms for early warning 
and response to pandemics in the Western Hemi-
sphere, including through— 
(A) improved cooperation with and research 
by the United States Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention through regional pandemic re-
sponse centers; 
(B) personnel exchanges for technology 
transfer and skills development; and 
(C) surveying and mapping of health net-
works to build local health capacity; 
(10) promote women’s economic security and the 
meaningful participation of women across all polit-
ical processes, including conflict prevention and con-
flict resolution and post-conflict relief and recovery ef-
forts; 
(11) promote the economic, social and political 
advancement of indigenous communities, afro-de-
scendants, and other marginalized communities; and 
(12) hold accountable actors that violate political 
and civil rights. 
(b) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF TECHNOLOGIES.—Oper-
ational technologies transferred pursuant to subsection (a) 
to partner governments for intelligence, defense, or law en-
forcement purposes shall be used solely for the purposes for
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which the technology was intended. The United States shall 
take steps to ensure that the use of such operational tech-
nologies is consistent with United States law, including 
protections of freedom of expression, freedom of movement, 
and freedom of association. 
(c) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State, in coordination with the heads of other relevant 
Federal agencies, shall submit to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a 5- 
year strategy to promote security and the rule of law 
in the Western Hemisphere in accordance to this sec-
tion. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A detailed assessment of the resources 
required to carry out such collaborative efforts. 
(B) Annual benchmarks to track progress 
and obstacles in undertaking such collaborative 
efforts. 
(C) A public diplomacy component to en-
gage the people of the Western Hemisphere with 
the purpose of demonstrating that the security of
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their countries is enhanced to a greater extent 
through alignment with the United States and 
democratic values rather than with authori-
tarian countries such as the People’s Republic of 
China, the Russian Federation, and the Islamic 
Republic of Iran. 
(3) BRIEFING.—Not later than 1 year after sub-
mission of the strategy required under paragraph (1), 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall 
provide to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives a briefing on the implemen-
tation of the strategy. 
SEC. 5114. PROMOTING DIGITALIZATION AND CYBERSECU-
RITY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. 
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads 
of other relevant Federal agencies, should promote digi-
talization and cybersecurity in the Western Hemisphere 
through collaborative efforts with democratic partners 
that— 
(1) promote digital connectivity and facilitate e- 
commerce by expanding access to information and 
communications technology (ICT) supply chains that 
adhere to high-quality security and reliability stand-
ards, including—
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(A) to open market access on a national 
treatment, nondiscriminatory basis; and 
(B) to strengthen the cybersecurity and 
cyber resilience of partner countries; 
(2) advance the provision of digital government 
services (e-government) that, to the greatest extent 
possible, promote transparency, lower business costs, 
and expand citizens’ access to public services and 
public information; and 
(3) develop robust cybersecurity partnerships 
to— 
(A) promote the inclusion of components 
and architectures in information and commu-
nications technology (ICT) supply chains from 
participants in initiatives that adhere to high- 
quality security and reliability standards; 
(B) share best practices to mitigate cyber 
threats to critical infrastructure from ICT archi-
tectures from foreign countries of concern as de-
fined in section 10612(a)(1) of the Research and 
Development, Competition, and Innovation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 19221(a)(1)), foreign entities of con-
cern as defined in section 10612(a)(2) of the Re-
search and Development, Competition, and Inno-
vation Act (42 U.S.C. 19221(a)(2)), and by tech-
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nology providers that supply equipment and 
services covered under section 2 of the Secure 
and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 
2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601); 
(C) effectively respond to cybersecurity 
threats, including state-sponsored threats; and 
(D) 
to 
strengthen 
resilience 
against 
cyberattacks and cybercrime. 
SEC. 5115. PROMOTING ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL PART-
NERSHIPS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. 
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads 
of other relevant Federal agencies, should support the im-
provement of economic conditions in the Western Hemi-
sphere through collaborative efforts with democratic part-
ners that— 
(1) facilitate a more open, transparent, and com-
petitive environment for United States businesses and 
promote robust and comprehensive trade capacity- 
building and trade facilitation by— 
(A) reducing trade and nontariff barriers 
between the countries in the region, establishing 
a mechanism for pursuing Mutual Recognition 
Agreements and Formalized Regulatory Coopera-
tion Agreements in priority sectors of the econ-
omy;
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(B) building relationships and exchanges 
between relevant regulatory bodies in the United 
States and democratic partners in the Western 
Hemisphere to promote best practices and trans-
parency in rulemaking, implementation, and en-
forcement, and provide training and assistance 
to help improve supply chain management in the 
Western Hemisphere; 
(C) establishing regional fora for identi-
fying, raising, and addressing supply chain 
management issues, including infrastructure 
needs and strengthening of investment rules and 
regulatory frameworks; 
(D) establishing a dedicated program of 
trade missions and reverse trade missions to in-
crease commercial contacts and ties between the 
United States and Western Hemisphere partner 
countries; and 
(E) strengthening labor and environmental 
standards in the region; 
(2) establish frameworks or mechanisms to re-
view and address the long-term financial sustain-
ability and national security implications of foreign 
investments in strategic sectors or services;
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(3) establish competitive and transparent infra-
structure project selection and procurement processes 
that promote transparency, open competition, finan-
cial sustainability, and robust adherence to global 
standards and norms; 
(4) advance robust and comprehensive energy 
production and integration, including through a more 
open, transparent, and competitive environment for 
United States companies competing in the Western 
Hemisphere; and 
(5) explore opportunities to partner with the pri-
vate sector and multilateral institutions, such as the 
World Bank and the Inter-American Development 
Bank, to promote universal access to reliable and af-
fordable electricity in the Western Hemisphere. 
SEC. 5116. PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY AND DEMOCRATIC 
GOVERNANCE 
IN 
THE 
WESTERN 
HEMI-
SPHERE. 
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development and heads of other relevant Federal agencies, 
should support transparent, accountable, and democratic 
governance in the Western Hemisphere through collabo-
rative efforts with democratic partners that—
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(1) strengthen the capacity of national electoral 
institutions to ensure free, fair, and transparent elec-
toral processes, including through pre-election assess-
ment missions, technical assistance, and independent 
local and international election monitoring and obser-
vation missions; 
(2) enhance the capabilities of democratically 
elected national legislatures, parliamentary bodies, 
and autonomous regulatory institutions to conduct 
oversight; 
(3) strengthen the capacity of subnational gov-
ernment institutions to govern in a transparent, ac-
countable, and democratic manner, including through 
training and technical assistance; 
(4) combat corruption at local and national lev-
els, including through trainings, cooperation agree-
ments, initiatives aimed at dismantling corrupt net-
works, and political support for bilateral or multilat-
eral anticorruption mechanisms that strengthen attor-
neys general and prosecutors’ offices; 
(5) strengthen the capacity of civil society to 
conduct oversight of government institutions, build 
the capacity of independent professional journalism, 
facilitate substantive dialogue with government and
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the private sector to generate issue-based policies, and 
mobilize local resources to carry out such activities; 
(6) promote the meaningful and significant par-
ticipation of women in democratic processes, includ-
ing in national and subnational government and civil 
society; and 
(7) support the creation of procedures for the Or-
ganization of American States (OAS) to create an an-
nual forum for democratically elected national legisla-
tures from OAS member States to discuss issues of 
hemispheric importance, as expressed in section 4 of 
the Organization of American States Legislative En-
gagement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–343). 
SEC. 5117. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PRIORITIZING NOMINA-
TION AND CONFIRMATION OF QUALIFIED AM-
BASSADORS. 
It is the sense of Congress that it is critically impor-
tant that both the President and the Senate play their re-
spective roles to nominate and confirm qualified ambas-
sadors as quickly as possible. 
SEC. 5118. WESTERN HEMISPHERE DEFINED. 
In this subtitle, the term ‘‘Western Hemisphere’’ does 
not include Cuba, Nicaragua, or Venezuela.
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SEC. 5119. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO CAPTURE AND DETAIN 
UNITED STATES CITIZENS AS HOSTAGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives a report on efforts by the Maduro regime 
of Venezuela to detain United States citizens and lawful 
permanent residents. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include, regarding the arrest, capture, detainment, 
and imprisonment of United States citizens and lawful per-
manent residents— 
(1) the names, positions, and institutional affili-
ation of Venezuelan individuals, or those acting on 
their behalf, who have engaged in such activities; 
(2) a description of any role played by 
transnational criminal organizations, and an identi-
fication of such organizations; and 
(3) where relevant, an assessment of whether and 
how United States citizens and lawful permanent 
residents have been lured to Venezuela. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but shall include 
a classified annex, which shall include a list of the total 
number of United States citizens and lawful permanent
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residents detained or imprisoned in Venezuela as of the date 
on which the report is submitted. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 5121. IMPROVING MULTILATERAL COOPERATION TO 
IMPROVE THE SECURITY OF TAIWAN. 
(a) SHORT TITLES.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Building Options for the Lasting Security of Taiwan 
through European Resolve Act’’ or the ‘‘BOLSTER Act’’. 
(b) CONSULTATIONS WITH EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS 
REGARDING SANCTIONS AGAINST THE PRC UNDER CER-
TAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.—The head of the Office of Sanctions 
Coordination at the Department of State, in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control 
at the Department of the Treasury, shall engage in regular 
consultations with the International Special Envoy for the 
Implementation of European Union Sanctions and appro-
priate government officials of European countries, includ-
ing the United Kingdom, to develop coordinated plans and 
share information on independent plans to impose sanc-
tions and other economic measures against the People’s Re-
public of China (PRC), as appropriate, if the PRC is found 
to be involved in— 
(1) overthrowing or dismantling the governing 
institutions in Taiwan;
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(2) occupying any territory controlled or admin-
istered by Taiwan as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act; or 
(3) taking significant action against Taiwan, 
including— 
(A) creating a naval blockade or other quar-
antine of Taiwan; 
(B) seizing the outer lying islands of Tai-
wan; or 
(C) initiating a cyberattack that threatens 
civilian or military infrastructure in Taiwan. 
(c) REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF PRC 
MILITARY ACTION AGAINST TAIWAN.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives that contains an inde-
pendent assessment of the expected economic impact of— 
(1) a 30-day blockade or quarantine of Taiwan 
by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA); and 
(2) a 180-day blockade or quarantine of Taiwan 
by the PLA. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CONSULTATIONS 
WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION AND EUROPEAN GOVERN-
MENTS REGARDING INCREASING POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC
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RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the United States, Europe, and Taiwan are 
like-minded partners that— 
(A) share common values, such as democ-
racy, the rule of law and human rights; and 
(B) enjoy a close trade and economic part-
nership; 
(2) bolstering political, economic, and people-to- 
people relations with Taiwan would benefit the Euro-
pean Union, individual European countries, and the 
United States; 
(3) the European Union can play an important 
role in helping Taiwan resist the economic coercion of 
the PRC by negotiating with Taiwan regarding new 
economic, commercial, and investment agreements; 
(4) the United States and European countries 
should coordinate and increase diplomatic efforts to 
facilitate Taiwan’s meaningful participation in inter-
national organizations; 
(5) the United States and European countries 
should— 
(A) publicly and repeatedly emphasize the 
differences between their respective ‘‘One China’’ 
policies and the PRC’s ‘‘One China’’ principle;
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(B) counter the PRC’s propaganda and 
false narratives about United Nations General 
Assembly Resolution 2758 (XXVI), which claim 
the resolution recognizes PRC territorial claims 
to Taiwan; 
(C) increase public statements of support 
for Taiwan’s democracy and its meaningful par-
ticipation in international organizations; 
(D) facilitate unofficial diplomatic visits to 
and from Taiwan by high-ranking government 
officials and parliamentarians; 
(E) establish parliamentary caucuses or 
groups that promote strong relations with Tai-
wan; 
(F) strengthen subnational diplomacy, in-
cluding cultural and trade-related visits to and 
from Taiwan by local government officials; 
(G) strengthen coordination between United 
States and European business chambers, univer-
sities, think tanks, and other civil society groups 
with similar groups in Taiwan; 
(H) promote direct flights to and from Tai-
wan; 
(I) facilitate visits by civil society leaders to 
Taiwan; and
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(J) increase economic engagement and trade 
relations; and 
(6) Taiwan’s inclusion in the U.S.-EU Trade 
and Technology Council’s Secure Supply Chain work-
ing group would bring valuable expertise and enhance 
transatlantic cooperation in the semiconductor sector. 
(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CONSULTATIONS 
WITH EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS
ON SUPPORTING TAI-
WAN’S SELF-DEFENSE.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) preserving peace and security in the Taiwan 
Strait is a shared interest of the United States and 
Europe; 
(2) European countries, particularly countries 
with experience combating Russian aggression and 
malign activities, can provide Taiwan with lessons 
learned from their ‘‘total defense’’ programs to mobi-
lize the military and civilians in a time of crisis; 
(3) the United States and Europe should in-
crease coordination to strengthen Taiwan’s cybersecu-
rity, especially for critical infrastructure and network 
defense operations; 
(4) the United States and Europe should work 
with Taiwan— 
(A) to improve its energy resiliency; 
(B) to strengthen its food security;
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(C) 
to 
combat 
misinformation, 
disinformation, digital authoritarianism, offen-
sive cyber operations, and foreign interference; 
(D) to provide expertise on how to improve 
defense infrastructure; 
(E) to encourage other nations to express 
support for Taiwan’s security; 
(F) to facilitate arms transfers or arms 
sales, particularly of weapons consistent with an 
asymmetric defense strategy; 
(G) to facilitate transfers or sales of dual- 
use items and technology; 
(H) to facilitate transfers or sales of critical 
nonmilitary supplies, such as food and medicine; 
(I) to increase the military presence of such 
countries in the Indo-Pacific region; and 
(J) to engage in joint training and military 
exercises that may be necessary for Taiwan to 
maintain credible defense, in accordance with the 
Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.); 
(5) European naval powers, in coordination 
with the United States, should increase freedom of 
navigation transits through the Taiwan Strait; and 
(6) European naval powers, the United States, 
and Taiwan should establish exchanges and partner-
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ships among their coast guards to counter coercion by 
the PRC. 
SEC. 5122. MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION CAN-
DIDATE COUNTRY REFORM. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation Candidate Country 
Reform Act’’. 
(b) MODIFICATIONS OF REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A 
CANDIDATE COUNTRY.—Section 606 of the Millennium 
Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7705) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 606. CANDIDATE COUNTRIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A country shall be a candidate 
country for purposes of eligibility to receive assistance 
under section 605 if— 
‘‘(1) the per capita income of the country in a 
fiscal year is equal to or less than the World Bank 
threshold for initiating the International Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development graduation process 
for the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) subject to subsection (b), the country is not 
ineligible to receive United States economic assistance 
under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) by reason of the application
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of any provision of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
or any other provision of law. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purposes of 
determining whether a country is eligible, pursuant to sub-
section (a)(2), to receive assistance under section 605, the 
exercise by the President, the Secretary of State, or any 
other officer or employee of the United States Government 
of any waiver or suspension of any provision of law referred 
to in subsection (a)(2), and notification to the appropriate 
congressional committees in accordance with such provision 
of law, shall be construed as satisfying the requirements 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) DETERMINATION BY THE BOARD.—The Board 
shall determine whether a country is a candidate country 
for purposes of this section.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT TO REPORT IDENTIFYING CAN-
DIDATE COUNTRIES.—Section 608(a)(1) of the Millen-
nium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7707(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 606(a)(1)(B)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 606(a)(2)’’. 
(2) AMENDMENT
TO
MILLENNIUM
CHALLENGE 
COMPACT AUTHORITY.—Section 609(b)(2) of such Act 
(22 U.S.C. 7708(b)(2)) is amended—
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(A) by amending the paragraph heading to 
read as follows: ‘‘COUNTRY
CONTRIBUTIONS’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘with respect to a lower 
middle income country described in section 
606(b),’’. 
(3) AMENDMENT
TO
AUTHORIZATION
TO
PRO-
VIDE ASSISTANCE FOR CANDIDATE COUNTRIES.—Sec-
tion 616(b)(1) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7715(b)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or (b) of section 
606’’ and inserting ‘‘section 606(a)’’. 
(d) MODIFICATION TO FACTORS IN DETERMINING ELI-
GIBILITY.—Section 607(c)(2) of the Millennium Challenge 
Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7706(c)(2)) is amended in the mat-
ter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘consider’’ and 
inserting ‘‘prioritize need and impact by considering’’. 
(e) REPORTING ALIGNMENT.—Section 613(a) of the 
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7712(a)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) REPORT.—Not later than the third Friday of De-
cember of each year, the Chief Executive Officer shall submit 
a report to Congress describing the assistance provided pur-
suant to section 605 during the most recently concluded fis-
cal year.’’.
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(f) REPORT ON EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE PROGRAMS 
OF THE MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Execu-
tive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation 
shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives that details 
any efforts targeted towards undermining Millennium 
Challenge Corporation programs, particularly efforts 
conducted by the People’s Republic of China. 
(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 5123. EXTENSION OF SUNSET. 
Section 7438 of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection 
Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 8791 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2029’’. 
SEC. 5124. STRATEGY AND GRANT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE 
INTERNET FREEDOM IN IRAN. 
(a) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of the this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the heads of other Fed-
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eral agencies, as appropriate, shall develop a strategy 
to support and enhance access to information by civil 
society in Iran. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required in sub-
paragraph (A) shall include the following elements: 
(A) An evaluation of the use of virtual pri-
vate networks by civil society in Iran. 
(B) An assessment of the level of internet 
access for Iranians who do not use virtual pri-
vate networks, including levels of reliable 
connectivity, bandwidth, and coverage, as well as 
censorship, surveillance, and other limitations on 
internet access. 
(C) A strategy to increase the accessibility 
of virtual private networks in Iran. 
(D) An assessment of alternatives to virtual 
private networks that are capable of circum-
venting restrictions on open internet access im-
posed by the Government of Iran. 
(E) An assessment of how companies pro-
viding Iranian civilians with technology and 
other tools to overcome technical and political ob-
stacles are able to access the open internet.
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(F) An assessment of the ability of the Gov-
ernment of Iran to cut off all access to the inter-
net in Iran. 
(G) A strategy to circumvent internet black-
outs for Iranian civil society. 
(3) INITIAL UPDATE.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the heads of other Federal 
agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate an updated version of the strategy required in 
paragraph (1). 
(4) PERIODIC REVIEW AND UPDATES.—The Sec-
retary, in consultation with the heads of other Federal 
agencies, as appropriate, shall— 
(A) not less frequently than twice each year, 
review the strategy required in paragraph (1); 
and 
(B) if the results of such review indicate 
that modifications to such strategy are required 
to more effectively promote internet freedom and 
access to information for civil society in Iran, 
submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee
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on Foreign Relations of the Senate an updated 
version of such strategy. 
(5) FORM.—Each strategy required to be sub-
mitted under this subsection shall be submitted in un-
classified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM AND CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development and the 
President of the Open Technology Fund, as appro-
priate, may award grants and enter into contracts to 
private organizations to support and develop pro-
grams in Iran that promote or expand— 
(A) an open, interoperable, reliable, and se-
cure internet; and 
(B) the online exercise of internationally 
recognized human rights and fundamental free-
doms of civil society in Iran. 
(2) PROGRAM GOALS.—The goal of each program 
developed with a grant funds awarded pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall be to— 
(A) support unrestricted access to the inter-
net in Iran;
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(B) increase the availability of internet 
freedom tools to overcome technical and political 
obstacles to internet access in Iran; 
(C) increase the distribution of such tech-
nologies and tools throughout Iran; 
(D) conduct research on repressive tactics 
that undermine internet freedom in Iran; 
(E) ensure that information regarding dig-
ital safety is available to civil society in Iran; 
or 
(F) engage private industry, including e- 
commerce firms and social networking compa-
nies, regarding the importance of preserving un-
restricted internet access in Iran. 
(3) GRANT
AWARD
REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall award grants authorized in paragraph 
(1) to recipients through an evidence-based process. 
(4) SECURITY AUDITS.—The Secretary shall con-
duct a comprehensive security audit of each new tech-
nology developed using grant funds distributed pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) to ensure that each such tech-
nology is secure and has not been compromised in a 
manner detrimental to— 
(A) the interests of the United States; or
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(B) an individual or organization benefit-
ting from a program supported by such funding. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated for the Open Technology Fund es-
tablished under section 309A of the United 
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 
(22 U.S.C. 6208a) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2025 and 2026 to carry out the grant pro-
gram authorized under this subsection. 
(B) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization in subparagraph 
(A) are authorized remain available until ex-
pended. 
TITLE LII—JUDICIARY MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Law Enforcement And Victim Support Act of 2024 
Sec. 5201. Short title. 
Sec. 5202. Project Safe Childhood Act. 
Sec. 5203. Administrative False Claims Act of 2023. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 5211. Modernizing law enforcement notification. 
Subtitle A—Law Enforcement And 
Victim Support Act of 2024 
SEC. 5201. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Law Enforcement 
And Victim Support Act of 2024’’.
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SEC. 5202. PROJECT SAFE CHILDHOOD ACT. 
Section 143 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
Safety Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20942) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 143. PROJECT SAFE CHILDHOOD. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CHILD
SEXUAL
ABUSE
MATERIAL.—The 
term ‘child sexual abuse material’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘child pornography’ in section 2256 of 
title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OFFENSE.— 
The term ‘child sexual exploitation offense’ means— 
‘‘(A)(i) an offense involving a minor under 
section 1591 or chapter 117 of title 18, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(ii) an offense under subsection (a), (b), or 
(c) of section 2251 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
‘‘(iii) an offense under section 2251A or 
2252A(g) of title 18, United States Code; or 
‘‘(iv) any attempt or conspiracy to commit 
an offense described in clause (i) or (ii); or 
‘‘(B) an offense involving a minor under a 
State or Tribal statute that is similar to a provi-
sion described in subparagraph (A).
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‘‘(3) CIRCLE OF TRUST OFFENDER.—The term 
‘circle of trust offender’ means an offender who is re-
lated to, or in a position of trust, authority, or super-
visory control with respect to, a child. 
‘‘(4) COMPUTER.—The term ‘computer’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 1030 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(5) CONTACT
SEXUAL
OFFENSE.—The term 
‘contact sexual offense’ means— 
‘‘(A) an offense involving a minor under 
chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, or 
any attempt or conspiracy to commit such an of-
fense; or 
‘‘(B) an offense involving a minor under a 
State or Tribal statute that is similar to a provi-
sion described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(6) DUAL OFFENDER.—The term ‘dual offender’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) a person who commits— 
‘‘(i) a technology-facilitated child sex-
ual exploitation offense or an offense involv-
ing child sexual abuse material; and 
‘‘(ii) a contact sexual offense; and
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‘‘(B) without regard to whether the offenses 
described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph 
(A)— 
‘‘(i) are committed as part of the same 
course of conduct; or 
‘‘(ii) involve the same victim. 
‘‘(7) FACILITATOR.—The term ‘facilitator’ means 
an individual who facilitates the commission by an-
other individual of— 
‘‘(A) a technology-facilitated child sexual 
exploitation offense or an offense involving child 
sexual abuse material; or 
‘‘(B) a contact sexual offense. 
‘‘(8) ICAC 
AFFILIATE
PARTNER.—The term 
‘ICAC affiliate partner’ means a law enforcement 
agency that has entered into a formal operating 
agreement with the ICAC Task Force Program. 
‘‘(9) ICAC TASK FORCE.—The term ‘ICAC task 
force’ means a task force that is part of the ICAC 
Task Force Program. 
‘‘(10) ICAC TASK FORCE PROGRAM.—The term 
‘ICAC Task Force Program’ means the National 
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Pro-
gram established under section 102 of the PROTECT 
Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21112).
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‘‘(11) OFFENSE INVOLVING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE 
MATERIAL.—The term ‘offense involving child sexual 
abuse material’ means— 
‘‘(A) an offense under section 2251(d), sec-
tion 2252, or paragraphs (1) through (6) of sec-
tion 2252A(a) of title 18, United States Code, or 
any attempt or conspiracy to commit such an of-
fense; or 
‘‘(B) an offense under a State or Tribal 
statute that is similar to a provision described 
in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(12) SERIOUS OFFENDER.—The term ‘serious 
offender’ means— 
‘‘(A) an offender who has committed a con-
tact sexual offense or child sexual exploitation of-
fense; 
‘‘(B) a dual offender, circle of trust offender, 
or facilitator; or 
‘‘(C) an offender with a prior conviction for 
a contact sexual offense, a child sexual exploi-
tation offense, or an offense involving child sex-
ual abuse material. 
‘‘(13) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means a State 
of the United States, the District of Columbia, and
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any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the 
United States. 
‘‘(14) 
TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED.—The 
term 
‘technology-facilitated’, with respect to an offense, 
means an offense that is committed through the use 
of a computer, even if the use of a computer is not 
an element of the offense. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Attorney 
General shall create and maintain a nationwide initiative 
to align Federal, State, and local entities to combat the 
growing epidemic of online child sexual exploitation and 
abuse, to be known as the ‘Project Safe Childhood program’, 
in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(c) BEST PRACTICES.—The Attorney General, in co-
ordination with the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Sec-
tion of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice 
and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven-
tion of the Department of Justice, and in consultation with 
training and technical assistance providers under the ICAC 
Task Force Program who are funded by the Attorney Gen-
eral and with appropriate nongovernmental organizations, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) develop best practices to adopt a balanced 
approach to the investigation of suspect leads involv-
ing contact sexual offenses, child sexual exploitation
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offenses, and offenses involving child sexual abuse ma-
terial, 
and 
the 
prosecution 
of 
those 
offenses, 
prioritizing when feasible the identification of a child 
victim or a serious offender, which approach shall in-
corporate the use of— 
‘‘(A) proactively generated leads, including 
leads generated by current and emerging tech-
nology; 
‘‘(B) in-district investigative referrals; and 
‘‘(C) CyberTipline reports from the Na-
tional Center for Missing and Exploited Chil-
dren; 
‘‘(2) develop best practices to be used by each 
United States Attorney and ICAC task force to assess 
the likelihood that an individual could be a serious of-
fender or that a child victim may be identified; 
‘‘(3) develop and implement a tracking and com-
munication system for Federal, State, and local law 
enforcement agencies and prosecutor’s offices to report 
successful cases of victim identification and child res-
cue to the Department of Justice and the public; and 
‘‘(4) encourage the submission of all lawfully 
seized visual depictions to the Child Victim Identi-
fication Program of the National Center for Missing 
and Exploited Children.
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‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Except as authorized under 
subsection (e), funds authorized under this section may only 
be used for the following 4 purposes: 
‘‘(1) Integrated Federal, State, and local efforts 
to investigate and prosecute contact sexual offenses, 
child sexual exploitation offenses, and offenses involv-
ing child sexual abuse material, including— 
‘‘(A) the partnership by each United States 
Attorney with each Internet Crimes Against 
Children Task Force within the district of such 
attorney; 
‘‘(B) training of Federal, State, and local 
law 
enforcement 
officers 
and 
prosecutors 
through— 
‘‘(i) programs facilitated by the ICAC 
Task Force Program; 
‘‘(ii) ICAC training programs sup-
ported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention of the Department 
of Justice; 
‘‘(iii) programs facilitated by appro-
priate nongovernmental organizations with 
subject matter expertise, technical skill, or 
technological tools to assist in the identifica-
tion of and response to serious offenders,
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contact sexual offenses, child sexual exploi-
tation offenses, or offenses involving child 
sexual abuse material; and 
‘‘(iv) any other program that provides 
training— 
‘‘(I) on the investigation and 
identification of serious offenders or 
victims of contact sexual offenses, child 
sexual exploitation offenses, or offenses 
involving child sexual abuse material; 
or 
‘‘(II) that specifically addresses 
the use of existing and emerging tech-
nologies to commit or facilitate contact 
sexual offenses, child sexual exploi-
tation offenses, or offenses involving 
child sexual abuse material; 
‘‘(C) the development by each United States 
Attorney of a district-specific strategic plan to 
coordinate with State and local law enforcement 
agencies and prosecutor’s offices, including ICAC 
task forces and their ICAC affiliate partners, on 
the investigation of suspect leads involving seri-
ous offenders, contact sexual offenses, child sexual 
exploitation offenses, and offenses involving child
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sexual abuse material, and the prosecution of 
those offenders and offenses, which plan— 
‘‘(i) shall include— 
‘‘(I) the use of the best practices 
developed under paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of subsection (c); 
‘‘(II) the development of plans 
and protocols to target and rapidly in-
vestigate cases involving potential seri-
ous offenders or the identification and 
rescue of a victim of a contact sexual 
offense, a child sexual exploitation of-
fense, or an offense involving child sex-
ual abuse material; 
‘‘(III) the use of training and 
technical assistance programs to incor-
porate 
victim-centered, 
trauma-in-
formed practices in cases involving vic-
tims of contact sexual offenses, child 
sexual exploitation offenses, and of-
fenses involving child sexual abuse ma-
terial, which may include the use of 
child protective services, children’s ad-
vocacy centers, victim support special-
ists, or other supportive services;
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‘‘(IV) the development of plans to 
track, report, and clearly communicate 
successful cases of victim identification 
and child rescue to the Department of 
Justice and the public; 
‘‘(V) an analysis of the investiga-
tive and forensic capacity of law en-
forcement agencies and prosecutor’s of-
fices within the district, and goals for 
improving capacity and effectiveness; 
‘‘(VI) a written policy describing 
the criteria for referrals for prosecution 
from Federal, State, or local law en-
forcement agencies, particularly when 
the investigation may involve a poten-
tial serious offender or the identifica-
tion or rescue of a child victim; 
‘‘(VII) plans and budgets for 
training of relevant personnel on con-
tact sexual offenses, child sexual exploi-
tation offenses, and offenses involving 
child sexual abuse material; 
‘‘(VIII) plans for coordination 
and cooperation with State, local, and
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Tribal law enforcement agencies and 
prosecutorial offices; and 
‘‘(IX) 
evidence-based 
programs 
that educate the public about and in-
crease awareness of such offenses; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be developed in consultation, 
as appropriate, with— 
‘‘(I) the local ICAC task force; 
‘‘(II) the United States Marshals 
Service Sex Offender Targeting Center; 
‘‘(III) training and technical as-
sistance providers under the ICAC 
Task Force Program who are funded 
by the Attorney General; 
‘‘(IV) nongovernmental organiza-
tions with subject matter expertise, 
technical skill, or technological tools to 
assist in the identification of and re-
sponse to contact sexual offenses, child 
sexual exploitation offenses, or offenses 
involving child sexual abuse material; 
‘‘(V) any relevant component of 
Homeland Security Investigations; 
‘‘(VI) any relevant component of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
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‘‘(VII) the Office of Juvenile Jus-
tice and Delinquency Prevention of the 
Department of Justice; 
‘‘(VIII) the Child Exploitation 
and Obscenity Section of the Criminal 
Division of the Department of Justice; 
‘‘(IX) the United States Postal In-
spection Service; 
‘‘(X) the United States Secret 
Service; and 
‘‘(XI) each military criminal in-
vestigation organization of the Depart-
ment of Defense; and 
‘‘(D) a quadrennial assessment by each 
United States Attorney of the investigations 
within the district of such attorney of contact 
sexual offenses, child sexual exploitation offenses, 
and offenses involving child sexual abuse mate-
rial— 
‘‘(i) with consideration of— 
‘‘(I) the variety of sources for 
leads; 
‘‘(II) the proportion of work in-
volving proactive or undercover law 
enforcement investigations;
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‘‘(III) the number of serious of-
fenders identified and prosecuted; and 
‘‘(IV) the number of children iden-
tified or rescued; and 
‘‘(ii) information from which may be 
used by the United States Attorney, as ap-
propriate, to revise the plan described in 
subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(2) Major case coordination by the Department 
of Justice (or other Federal agencies as appropriate), 
including specific cooperation, as appropriate, with— 
‘‘(A) the Child Exploitation and Obscenity 
Section of the Criminal Division of the Depart-
ment of Justice; 
‘‘(B) any relevant component of Homeland 
Security Investigations; 
‘‘(C) any relevant component of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation; 
‘‘(D) the ICAC task forces and ICAC affil-
iate partners; 
‘‘(E) the United States Marshals Service, 
including the Sex Offender Targeting Center; 
‘‘(F) the United States Postal Inspection 
Service; 
‘‘(G) the United States Secret Service;
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‘‘(H) each Military Criminal Investigation 
Organization of the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(I) any task forces established in connec-
tion with the Project Safe Childhood program set 
forth under subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) Increased Federal involvement in, and com-
mitment to, the prevention and prosecution of tech-
nology-facilitated child sexual exploitation offenses or 
offenses involving child sexual abuse material by— 
‘‘(A) using technology to identify victims 
and serious offenders; 
‘‘(B) developing processes and tools to iden-
tify victims and offenders; and 
‘‘(C) taking measures to improve informa-
tion sharing among Federal law enforcement 
agencies, including for the purposes of imple-
menting the plans and protocols described in 
paragraph (1)(C)(i)(II) to identify and rescue— 
‘‘(i) victims of contact sexual offenses, 
child sexual exploitation offenses, and of-
fenses involving child sexual abuse material; 
or 
‘‘(ii) victims of serious offenders. 
‘‘(4) The establishment, development, and imple-
mentation of a nationally coordinated ‘Safer Internet
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Day’ every year developed in collaboration with the 
Department of Education, national and local internet 
safety organizations, parent organizations, social 
media companies, and schools to provide— 
‘‘(A) national public awareness and evi-
dence-based educational programs about the 
threats posed by circle of trust offenders and the 
threat of contact sexual offenses, child sexual ex-
ploitation offenses, or offenses involving child 
sexual abuse material, and the use of technology 
to facilitate those offenses; 
‘‘(B) information to parents and children 
about how to avoid or prevent technology-facili-
tated child sexual exploitation offenses; and 
‘‘(C) information about how to report pos-
sible technology-facilitated child sexual exploi-
tation offenses or offenses involving child sexual 
abuse material through— 
‘‘(i) the National Center for Missing 
and Exploited Children; 
‘‘(ii) the ICAC Task Force Program; 
and 
‘‘(iii) any other program that— 
‘‘(I) raises national awareness 
about the threat of technology-facili-
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tated child sexual exploitation offenses 
or offenses involving child sexual abuse 
material; and 
‘‘(II) provides information to par-
ents and children seeking to report pos-
sible violations of technology-facilitated 
child sexual exploitation offenses or of-
fenses involving child sexual abuse ma-
terial. 
‘‘(e) EXPANSION OF PROJECT SAFE CHILDHOOD.— 
Notwithstanding subsection (d), funds authorized under this 
section may be also be used for the following purposes: 
‘‘(1) The addition of not less than 20 Assistant 
United States Attorneys at the Department of Justice, 
relative to the number of such positions as of the day 
before the date of enactment of the Law Enforcement 
and Victim Support Act of 2024, who shall be— 
‘‘(A) dedicated to the prosecution of cases in 
connection with the Project Safe Childhood pro-
gram set forth under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) responsible for assisting and coordi-
nating the plans and protocols of each district 
under subsection (d)(1)(C)(i)(II). 
‘‘(2) Such other additional and related purposes 
as the Attorney General determines appropriate.
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‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated— 
‘‘(A) for the activities described under para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (d), 
$28,550,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2028; 
‘‘(B) for the activities described under sub-
section (d)(4), $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2028; and 
‘‘(C) for the activities described under sub-
section (e), $29,100,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2028. 
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENT, NOT
SUPPLANT.—Amounts 
made available to State and local agencies, programs, 
and services under this section shall supplement, and 
not supplant, other Federal, State, or local funds 
made available for those agencies, programs, and 
services.’’. 
SEC. 5203. ADMINISTRATIVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT OF 2023. 
(a) CHANGE IN SHORT TITLE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title VI of the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (Public 
Law 99–509; 100 Stat. 1934) is amended—
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(A) in the subtitle heading, by striking 
‘‘Program Fraud Civil Remedies’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Administrative False Claims’’; 
and 
(B) in section 6101 (31 U.S.C. 3801 note), 
by striking ‘‘Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act 
of 1986’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrative False 
Claims Act’’. 
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Pro-
gram Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 in any pro-
vision of law, regulation, map, document, record, or 
other paper of the United States shall be deemed a 
reference to the Administrative False Claims Act. 
(b) REVERSE FALSE CLAIMS.—Chapter 38 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 3801(a)(3), by amending subpara-
graph (C) to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) made to an authority which has the ef-
fect of concealing or improperly avoiding or de-
creasing an obligation to pay or transmit prop-
erty, services, or money to the authority,’’; and 
(2) in section 3802(a)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘An assessment’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), an assessment’’; and
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) In the case of a claim described in section 
3801(a)(3)(C), an assessment shall not be made under 
the second sentence of paragraph (1) in an amount 
that is more than double the value of the property, 
services, or money that was wrongfully withheld from 
the authority.’’. 
(c) INCREASING DOLLAR AMOUNT OF CLAIMS.—Sec-
tion 3803(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$150,000’’ 
each 
place 
that 
term 
appears 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$1,000,000’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—The maximum 
amount in paragraph (1) shall be adjusted for inflation in 
the same manner and to the same extent as civil monetary 
penalties under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Ad-
justment Act (28 U.S.C. 2461 note).’’. 
(d) RECOVERY OF COSTS.—Section 3806(g)(1) of title 
31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(i) any amount collected under this chapter 
shall be credited first to reimburse the authority or 
other Federal entity that expended costs in support of
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the investigation or prosecution of the action, includ-
ing any court or hearing costs; and 
‘‘(ii) amounts reimbursed under clause (i) 
shall— 
‘‘(I) be deposited in— 
‘‘(aa) the appropriations account of the 
authority or other Federal entity from 
which the costs described in subparagraph 
(A) were obligated; 
‘‘(bb) a similar appropriations account 
of the authority or other Federal entity; or 
‘‘(cc) if the authority or other Federal 
entity expended nonappropriated funds, an-
other appropriate account; and 
‘‘(II) remain available until expended. 
‘‘(B) Any amount remaining after reimbursements de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall be deposited as miscella-
neous receipts in the Treasury of the United States.’’. 
(e) SEMIANNUAL REPORTING.—Section 405(c) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) information relating to cases under chapter 
38 of title 31, including— 
‘‘(A) the number of reports submitted by in-
vestigating officials to reviewing officials under 
section 3803(a)(1) of such title; 
‘‘(B) actions taken in response to reports 
described in subparagraph (A), which shall in-
clude statistical tables showing— 
‘‘(i) pending cases; 
‘‘(ii) resolved cases; 
‘‘(iii) the average length of time to re-
solve each case; 
‘‘(iv) the number of final agency deci-
sions that were appealed to a district court 
of the United States or a higher court; and 
‘‘(v) if the total number of cases in a 
report is greater than 2— 
‘‘(I) the number of cases that were 
settled; and 
‘‘(II) the total penalty or assess-
ment amount recovered in each case, 
including through a settlement or com-
promise; and
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‘‘(C) instances in which the reviewing offi-
cial declined to proceed on a case reported by an 
investigating official; and’’. 
(f) INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF DOJ PROCESSING.— 
Section 3803(j) of title 31, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The reviewing’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) A reviewing official shall notify the Attorney Gen-
eral in writing not later than 30 days before entering into 
any agreement to compromise or settle allegations of liabil-
ity under section 3802 and before the date on which the 
reviewing official is permitted to refer allegations of liabil-
ity to a presiding officer under subsection (b).’’. 
(g) REVISION
OF DEFINITION
OF HEARING OFFI-
CIALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 38 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 3801(a)(7)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(vii), by add-
ing ‘‘or’’ at the end; and
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) a member of the board of contract ap-
peals pursuant to section 7105 of title 41, if the 
authority does not employ an available presiding 
officer under subparagraph (A);’’; and 
(B) in section 3803(d)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the presiding’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(i) in the case of a re-
ferral to a presiding officer described 
in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
3801(a)(7), the presiding’’; 
(II) in clause (i), as so des-
ignated, by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a referral to a presiding 
officer described in subparagraph (C) of section 
3801(a)(7)— 
‘‘(I) the reviewing official shall submit 
a copy of the notice required by under para-
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graph (1) and of the response of the person 
receiving such notice requesting a hearing— 
‘‘(aa) to the board of contract ap-
peals that has jurisdiction over matters 
arising from the agency of the review-
ing 
official 
pursuant 
to 
section 
7105(e)(1) of title 41; or 
‘‘(bb) if the Chair of the board of 
contract appeals declines to accept the 
referral, to any other board of contract 
appeals; and 
‘‘(II) the reviewing official shall simul-
taneously mail, by registered or certified 
mail, or shall deliver, notice to the person 
alleged to be liable under section 3802 that 
the referral has been made to an agency 
board of contract appeals with an expla-
nation as to where the person may obtain 
the relevant rules of procedure promulgated 
by the board; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) in the case of a hearing conducted by a pre-
siding officer described in subparagraph (C) of section 
3801(a)(7)—
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‘‘(i) the presiding officer shall conduct the 
hearing according to the rules and procedures 
promulgated by the board of contract appeals; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the hearing shall not be subject to the 
provisions in subsection (g)(2), (h), or (i).’’. 
(2) AGENCY BOARDS.—Section 7105(e) of title 
41, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(E) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
FALSE
CLAIMS 
ACT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The boards de-
scribed in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) 
shall have jurisdiction to hear any case re-
ferred to a board of contract appeals under 
section 3803(d) of title 31. 
‘‘(ii) DECLINING
REFERRAL.—If the 
Chair of a board described in subparagraph 
(B), (C), or (D) determines that accepting 
a case under clause (i) would prevent ade-
quate consideration of other cases being 
handled by the board, the Chair may de-
cline to accept the referral.’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or, in 
the event that a case is filed under chapter 38 
of title 31, any relief that would be available to 
a litigant under that chapter’’ before the period 
at the end. 
(3) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, each authority 
head, as defined in section 3801 of title 31, United 
States Code, and each board of contract appeals of a 
board described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of 
section 7105(e) of title 41, United States Code, shall 
amend procedures regarding proceedings as necessary 
to implement the amendments made by this sub-
section. 
(h) REVISION OF LIMITATIONS.—Section 3808 of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection 
(a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) A notice to the person alleged to be liable with 
respect to a claim or statement shall be mailed or delivered 
in accordance with section 3803(d)(1) not later than the 
later of— 
‘‘(1) 6 years after the date on which the violation 
of section 3802 is committed; or 
‘‘(2) 3 years after the date on which facts mate-
rial to the action are known or reasonably should
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have been known by the authority head, but in no 
event more than 10 years after the date on which the 
violation is committed.’’. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3801 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) ‘material’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 3729(b) of this title; and 
‘‘(11) ‘obligation’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3729(b) of this title.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) For purposes of subsection (a)(10), materiality 
shall be determined in the same manner as under section 
3729 of this title.’’. 
(j) PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each au-
thority head, as defined in section 3801 of title 31, United 
States Code, shall—
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(1) promulgate regulations and procedures to 
carry out this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act; and 
(2) review and update existing regulations and 
procedures of the authority to ensure compliance with 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 5211. MODERNIZING LAW ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICA-
TION. 
(a) VERIFIED ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION DEFINED.— 
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(38) The term ‘verified electronic notification’, 
with respect to a communication to a chief law en-
forcement officer required under section 922(c)(2), 
means a digital communication— 
‘‘(A) sent to the electronic communication 
address that the chief law enforcement officer vol-
untarily designates for the purpose of receiving 
those communications; and 
‘‘(B) that includes a method for verifying— 
‘‘(i) the receipt of the communication; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the electronic communication ad-
dress to which the communication is sent.’’.
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(b) VERIFIED ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION.—Section 
922(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) the transferor has— 
‘‘(A) prior to the shipment or delivery of the 
firearm, forwarded a copy of the sworn state-
ment, together with a description of the firearm, 
in a form prescribed by the Attorney General, to 
the chief law enforcement officer of the trans-
feree’s place of residence, by— 
‘‘(i) registered or certified mail (return 
receipt requested); or 
‘‘(ii) verified electronic notification; 
and 
‘‘(B)(i) with respect to a delivery method 
described in subparagraph (A)(i)— 
‘‘(I) received a return receipt evidenc-
ing delivery of the statement; or 
‘‘(II) had the statement returned due to 
the refusal of the named addressee to accept 
such letter in accordance with United States 
Post Office Department regulations; or 
‘‘(ii) with respect to a delivery method de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(ii), received a re-
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turn receipt evidencing delivery of the statement; 
and’’. 
TITLE LIII—NATURAL 
RESOURCES MATTERS 
Subtitle A—WILD Act 
Sec. 5301. Short title. 
Sec. 5302. Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act. 
Sec. 5303. African Elephant Conservation Act. 
Sec. 5304. Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997. 
Sec. 5305. Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994. 
Sec. 5306. Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000. 
Sec. 5307. Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004. 
Sec. 5308. Reporting requirements. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 5311. Reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins en-
dangered fish and threatened fish recovery implementation pro-
grams. 
Subtitle A—WILD Act 
SEC. 5301. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Wildlife Innovation 
and Longevity Driver reauthorization Act’’ or the ‘‘WILD 
Act’’. 
SEC. 5302. PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT. 
Section 5 of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3774) is amended by striking ‘‘2019 through 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 
SEC. 5303. AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT. 
(a) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 2101 of the 
African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.—
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‘‘(1) 
AUTHORIZATION.—The 
Secretary 
may 
award to a person who is otherwise eligible for a 
grant under this section a multiyear grant of up to 
5 years to carry out a project that the person dem-
onstrates is an effective, long-term conservation strat-
egy for African elephants and the habitat of African 
elephants. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection pre-
cludes the Secretary from awarding a grant on an 
annual basis.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
2306(a) of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 4245(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2019 through 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 
SEC. 5304. ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT OF 1997. 
(a) ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE.— 
Section 5 of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 
(16 U.S.C. 4264) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) 
AUTHORIZATION.—The 
Secretary 
may 
award to a person who is otherwise eligible for a 
grant under this section a multiyear grant of up to 
5 years to carry out a project that the person dem-
onstrates is an effective, long-term conservation strat-
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egy for Asian elephants and the habitat of Asian ele-
phants. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection pre-
cludes the Secretary from awarding a grant on an 
annual basis.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
8(a) of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 
U.S.C. 4266(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2019 through 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 
SEC. 5305. RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION ACT 
OF 1994. 
(a) RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 5 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation 
Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5304) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(g) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) 
AUTHORIZATION.—The 
Secretary 
may 
award to a person who is otherwise eligible for a 
grant under this section a multiyear grant of up to 
5 years to carry out a project that the person dem-
onstrates is an effective, long-term conservation strat-
egy for rhinoceroses or tigers and the habitat of rhi-
noceroses or tigers.
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) a list of all awards issued each year under 
the applicable Act; 
(2) the total monetary amount issued to each 
award recipient; 
(3) the name of each award recipient organiza-
tion; 
(4) the country where each award will be imple-
mented; and 
(5) a description of the projects to be completed 
and completed under each award. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 5311. REAUTHORIZATION OF UPPER COLORADO AND 
SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS ENDANGERED FISH 
AND THREATENED FISH RECOVERY IMPLE-
MENTATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 1 of Public Law 106–392 (114 
Stat. 1602) is amended by inserting ‘‘and threatened’’ after 
‘‘endangered’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of Public Law 106–392 
(114 Stat. 1602; 116 Stat. 3113) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to implement 
the Recovery Implementation Program for the Endan-
gered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River dated
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September 29, 1987, and extended by the Extension of 
the Cooperative Agreement dated December 6, 2001, 
and the 1992 Cooperative Agreement to implement the 
San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program 
dated October 21, 1992, and as they may be amend-
ed’’ and inserting ‘‘for the Recovery Implementation 
Program for Endangered Species in the Upper Colo-
rado River Basin dated September 29, 1987, and the 
1992 Cooperative Agreement for the San Juan River 
Basin Recovery Implementation Program dated Octo-
ber 21, 1992, as the agreements may be amended and 
extended’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or threatened’’ after ‘‘en-
dangered’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘removal or translocation’’ 
and inserting ‘‘control’’; 
(3) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘long-term’’ 
each place it appears; 
(4) in paragraph (8), in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘1988 Cooperative Agreement and the 1992 
Cooperative Agreement’’ and inserting ‘‘Recovery Im-
plementation Programs’’; 
(5) in paragraph (9)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘leases and agreements’’ 
and inserting ‘‘acquisitions’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or threatened’’ after ‘‘en-
dangered’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, as approved under the 
Recovery Implementation Programs’’ after ‘‘non-
native fishes’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (10), by inserting ‘‘pursuant to 
the Recovery Implementation Program for Endan-
gered Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin’’ 
after ‘‘Service’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
TO
FUND
RECOVERY
PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 3 of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1603; 
116 Stat. 3113; 120 Stat. 290; 123 Stat 1310; 126 Stat. 
2444; 133 Stat. 809; 136 Stat. 5572) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1) 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary, $88,000,000 to undertake capital 
projects to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
Such funds’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary for use by the Bureau of Rec-
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lamation to undertake capital projects to carry 
out the purposes of this Act $50,000,000 for the 
period of fiscal years 2024 through 2031. 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL
ADJUSTMENT.—For each of 
fiscal years 2025 through 2031, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated under subparagraph 
(A) shall be annually adjusted to reflect widely 
available engineering cost indices applicable to 
relevant construction activities. 
‘‘(C) NONREIMBURSABLE FUNDS.—Amounts 
made available pursuant to subparagraph (A)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Program 
for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colo-
rado River Basin shall expire in fiscal year 
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘Programs shall expire in 
fiscal year 2031’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3); 
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(b) NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
CAPITAL 
PROJECTS.—The Secretary, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, may accept contributed funds, interests in 
land and water, or other contributions from the Upper Di-
vision States, political subdivisions of the Upper Division 
States, or individuals, entities, or organizations within the
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Upper Division States, pursuant to agreements that provide 
for the contributions to be used for capital projects costs.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (j) 
as subsections (c) through (i), respectively; 
(4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$92,040,000 for 
the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2031’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘$4,000,000 
per 
year’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$61,100,000 for the period of fiscal years 
2024 through 2031’’; 
(ii) in the second sentence— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘Basin’’ after 
‘‘San Juan River’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000 per 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,940,000 for 
the period of fiscal years 2024 through 
2031’’; and 
(iii) in the third sentence, by striking 
‘‘in fiscal years commencing after the enact-
ment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal
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year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter’’; 
and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANNUAL BASE 
FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2031, the Secretary, acting through 
the Bureau of Reclamation, may accept funds 
from other Federal agencies, including power 
revenues collected pursuant to the Act of April 
11, 1956 (commonly known as the ‘‘Colorado 
River Storage Project Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 620 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(B) 
AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Funds 
made available under subparagraph (A) shall be 
available for expenditure by the Secretary, as de-
termined by the contributing agency in consulta-
tion with the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Funds made 
available under subparagraph (A) shall be treat-
ed as nonreimbursable Federal expenditures. 
‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF POWER REVENUES.— 
Not more than $499,000 in power revenues over 
the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2031
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shall be accepted under subparagraph (A) and 
treated as having been repaid and returned to 
the general fund of the Treasury. 
‘‘(4) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANNUAL 
BASE FUNDING.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Bureau of Reclamation, may accept contributed funds 
from the Upper Division States, political subdivisions 
of the Upper Division States, or individuals, entities, 
or organizations within the Upper Division States, 
pursuant to agreements that provide for the contribu-
tions to be used for annual base funding. 
‘‘(5) REPLACEMENT
POWER.—Contributions of 
funds made pursuant to this subsection shall not in-
clude the cost of replacement power purchased to offset 
modifications to the operation of the Colorado River 
Storage Project to benefit threatened or endangered 
fish species under the Recovery Implementation Pro-
grams.’’; 
(5) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), in the 
first sentence, by inserting ‘‘or threatened’’ after ‘‘en-
dangered’’; 
(6) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘unless the time period for the respective Co-
operative Agreement is extended to conform with this 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘, as amended or extended’’;
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(7) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), in the 
first sentence, by striking ‘‘Upper Colorado River En-
dangered Fish Recovery Program or the San Juan 
River Basin Recovery Implementation Program’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Recovery Implementation Programs’’; and 
(8) in subsection (i)(1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2022’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2030’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘2024’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2031’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(III), by strik-
ing ‘‘contributions by the States, power cus-
tomers, Tribes, water users, and environmental 
organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘non-Federal con-
tributions’’. 
TITLE 
LIV—TELECOMMUNI-
CATIONS-RELATED MATTERS 
Sec. 5401. Short title. 
Sec. 5402. Definitions. 
Sec. 5403. FCC auction of certain licenses. 
Sec. 5404. Spectrum auction trust fund. 
Sec. 5405. Increase in limitation on expenditure under secure and trusted com-
munications networks reimbursement program. 
SEC. 5401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Spectrum and Secure 
Technology and Innovation Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 5402. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title:
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(1) 
COMMISSION.—The 
term 
‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(2) COVERED AUCTION.—The term ‘‘covered auc-
tion’’ means a system of competitive bidding con-
ducted under section 5403. 
SEC. 5403. FCC AUCTION OF CERTAIN LICENSES. 
(a) FCC AUCTION OF CERTAIN LICENSES.—Not later 
than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall initiate systems of competitive bidding 
under section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 309(j)) to grant licenses for spectrum in the inven-
tory of the Commission as of the date of enactment of this 
Act in the bands of frequencies referred to by the Commis-
sion as the ‘‘AWS–3 bands’’, consistent with existing regu-
lations to protect Federal Government operations. 
(b) COMPLETION
OF AUCTIONS.—The Commission 
shall complete the systems of competitive bidding described 
in subsection (a), including receiving payments, processing 
applications, and granting licenses, without regard to 
whether the authority of the Commission under paragraph 
(11) of section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 309(j)) has expired. 
SEC. 5404. SPECTRUM AUCTION TRUST FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as 
the ‘‘Spectrum Auction Trust Fund’’ (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Fund’’) for the purposes described 
in subsection (b). 
(2) AMOUNTS
AVAILABLE
UNTIL
EXPENDED.— 
Amounts deposited in the Fund shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
(b) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, except section 309(j)(8)(B) of the 
Communications 
Act 
of 
1934 
(47 
U.S.C. 
309(j)(8)(B)), the proceeds (including deposits and 
upfront payments from successful bidders) from any 
covered auction shall be deposited or available in ac-
cordance with this subsection. 
(2) 
TREASURY
REIMBURSEMENT.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, an aggregate 
total amount of $3,300,000,000 of the proceeds of cov-
ered auctions shall be deposited in the Fund as fol-
lows: 
(A) 50 percent of those amounts, but not 
more than $3,080,000,000 cumulatively, shall be 
transferred to the general fund of the Treasury to
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reimburse the amount borrowed under subsection 
(c)(1). 
(B) 50 percent of those amounts, but not 
more than $220,000,000 cumulatively, shall be 
transferred to the general fund of the Treasury to 
reimburse the amount borrowed under subsection 
(d)(1). 
(3) DISTRIBUTION.—If the maximum amount 
permitted under any subparagraph of paragraph (2) 
is reached, whether through covered auction proceeds 
or appropriations to the program specified in that 
subparagraph, any remaining proceeds from the 
amount of proceeds of covered auctions described in 
that paragraph shall be deposited pro rata based on 
the original distribution to all subparagraphs of 
paragraph (2) for which the maximum amount per-
mitted has not been met. 
(4) EXTRA AMOUNTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—After the amounts re-
quired to be made available by paragraphs (2) 
and (3) are so made available, any remaining 
amounts up to $280,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to the Secretary of Commerce to carry out 
section 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722a).
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(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Com-
merce may not use any funds made available 
under subparagraph (A) in a manner that may 
result in outlays on or after December 31, 2033. 
(C) 
DEFICIT
REDUCTION.—After 
the 
amounts required to be made available by sub-
paragraph (A) are so made available, any re-
maining amounts shall be deposited in the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury, where such amounts 
shall be dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit 
reduction. 
(c) FCC BORROWING AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the limitation 
under paragraph (2), not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commission may 
borrow from the Treasury of the United States an 
amount not to exceed $3,080,000,000 to carry out the 
Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 
2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Commission may not use 
any funds borrowed under this subsection in a man-
ner that may result in outlays on or after December 
31, 2033. 
(d) DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE BORROWING AU-
THORITY.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the limitation 
under paragraph (2), not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Com-
merce may borrow from the Treasury of the United 
States an amount not to exceed $220,000,000 to carry 
out section 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In-
novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722a). 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Commerce 
may not use any funds borrowed under this sub-
section in a manner that may result in outlays on or 
after December 31, 2033. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter until funds are fully expended, the head of an 
agency that receives funds under subsection (b)(4)(A), 
(c)(1), or (d)(1) shall submit to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the uses of the amounts received 
by that agency head under the applicable subsection.
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SEC. 5405. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE 
UNDER SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICA-
TIONS 
NETWORKS 
REIMBURSEMENT 
PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 4(k) of the Secure and Trusted Communica-
tions Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1603(k)) is amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$1,900,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$4,980,000,000’’. 
TITLE 
LV—TRANSPORTATION 
AND INFRASTRUCTURE MAT-
TERS 
Sec. 5501. GAO study and report on intentional disruption of the national air-
space system. 
Sec. 5502. Frank A. Lobiondo National Aerospace Safety and Security Campus. 
SEC. 5501. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON INTENTIONAL DIS-
RUPTION OF THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYS-
TEM. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study on the vulnerability of the na-
tional airspace system to potential disruptive operations by 
any person, party, or entity (in this section referred to as 
‘‘adversaries’’) exploiting the electromagnetic spectrum and 
security vulnerabilities in the Aircraft Communications, 
Reporting and Addressing System and Controller Pilot 
Data Link Communications. Such study shall include an 
analysis of—
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(1) the extent to which adversaries can engage in 
denial of service attacks and electromagnetic spectrum 
interference against— 
(A) the national airspace system; and 
(B) high-traffic international routes of eco-
nomic and strategic importance to the United 
States; 
(2) the Federal Government’s efforts, to date, to 
prevent and prepare for such denial of service attacks 
and spectrum disruptions; 
(3) 
the 
feasibility 
of 
mitigating 
the 
vulnerabilities through cybersecurity and other up-
grades to the Aircraft Communications, Reporting 
and Addressing System and Controller Pilot Data 
Link Communications; 
(4) whether the Federal Aviation Administration 
is requiring sufficient cybersecurity and electro-
magnetic spectrum defenses to address denial of serv-
ice attacks and other risks in new technologies it 
mandates be used on aircraft; and 
(5) any other item determined appropriate by 
the Comptroller General. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) TO CONGRESS.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives a report 
containing the results of the study conducted 
under subsection (a) together with recommenda-
tions for such legislation and administrative ac-
tion as the Comptroller General determines ap-
propriate. 
(B) UNCLASSIFIED
FORM.—In preparing 
the report under subparagraph (A), the Comp-
troller General shall ensure that any classified 
information is only in an addendum to the re-
port and not in the main body of the report. 
(2) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Comptroller 
General shall post the report submitted under para-
graph (1) on the public internet website of the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office at the time of such sub-
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mission but shall not include any classified adden-
dum included with such report. 
SEC. 5502. FRANK A. LOBIONDO NATIONAL AEROSPACE 
SAFETY AND SECURITY CAMPUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The campus and grounds of the 
Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center located 
at the Atlantic City International Airport in Egg Harbor 
Township, New Jersey, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Frank A. LoBiondo National Aerospace Safety and Se-
curity Campus’’. 
(b) REFERENCE.—Any reference in a law, map, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the campus and grounds at the Federal Aviation 
Administration Technical Center referred to in subsection 
(a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Frank A. LoBi-
ondo National Aerospace Safety and Security Campus’’. 
TITLE LVI—HOMELAND 
SECURITY-RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Securing Adjacent Federal Property 
Sec. 5601. Short title. 
Sec. 5602. Definitions. 
Sec. 5603. Government-wide study. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 5611. Department of Homeland Security Northern Border Mission Center. 
Sec. 5612. Comptroller General report on the Homeland Security Information 
Network.
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Subtitle A—Securing Adjacent 
Federal Property 
SEC. 5601. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Secure Adjacent 
Federal Property Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 5602. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of General Services. 
(2) BENEFICIAL OWNER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘beneficial 
owner’’, with respect to a covered entity, means 
each natural person who, directly or indirectly, 
through any contract, arrangement, under-
standing, relationship, or otherwise— 
(i) exercises substantial control over 
the covered entity; or 
(ii) owns or controls not less than 25 
percent of the ownership interests of, or re-
ceives substantial economic benefits from the 
assets of, the covered entity. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘beneficial 
owner’’, with respect to a covered entity, does not 
include— 
(i) a minor;
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(ii) a person acting as a nominee, 
intermediary, custodian, or agent on behalf 
of another person; 
(iii) a person acting solely as an em-
ployee of the covered entity and whose con-
trol over or economic benefits from the cov-
ered entity derives solely from the employ-
ment status of the person; 
(iv) a person whose only interest in the 
covered entity is through a right of inherit-
ance, unless the person also meets the re-
quirements of subparagraph (A); or 
(v) a creditor of the covered entity, un-
less the creditor also meets the requirements 
of subparagraph (A). 
(C) ANTI-ABUSE
RULE.—The exclusions 
under subparagraph (B) shall not apply if, in 
the determination of the Administrator, an ex-
clusion is used for the purpose of evading, cir-
cumventing, or abusing the requirements of this 
subtitle. 
(3) CONTROL.—The term ‘‘control’’, with respect 
to a covered entity, means— 
(A) having the authority or ability to deter-
mine how the covered entity is utilized; or
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(B) having some decisionmaking power for 
the use of the covered entity. 
(4) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a person, corporation, company, busi-
ness association, partnership, society, trust, or 
any other nongovernmental entity, organization, 
or group; or 
(B) any governmental entity or instrumen-
tality of a government. 
(5) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(6) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal agen-
cy’’ means— 
(A) an Executive agency; and 
(B) any establishment in the legislative or 
judicial branch of the Federal Government. 
(7) FEDERAL LESSEE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal les-
see’’ means— 
(i) the Administrator; 
(ii) the Architect of the Capitol; and
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(iii) the head of any other Federal 
agency that has independent statutory leas-
ing authority. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Federal les-
see’’ does not include— 
(i) the head of an element of the intel-
ligence community; or 
(ii) the Secretary of Defense. 
(8) FEDERAL TENANT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal ten-
ant’’ means a Federal agency that is occupying 
or will occupy a high-security leased space for 
which a lease agreement has been secured on be-
half of the Federal agency. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Federal ten-
ant’’ does not include an element of the intel-
ligence community. 
(9) FOREIGN ENTITY.—The term ‘‘foreign entity’’ 
means— 
(A) a corporation, company, business asso-
ciation, partnership, society, trust, or any other 
nongovernmental entity, organization, or group 
that is headquartered in or organized under the 
laws of—
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(i) a country that is not the United 
States; or 
(ii) a State, unit of local government, 
or Indian Tribe that is not located within 
or a territory of the United States; or 
(B) a government or governmental instru-
mentality that is not— 
(i) the United States Government; or 
(ii) a State, unit of local government, 
or Indian Tribe that is located within or a 
territory of the United States. 
(10) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means an individual who is not a United States 
person. 
(11) 
HIGH-SECURITY
LEASED
ADJACENT 
SPACE.—The term ‘‘high-security leased adjacent 
space’’ means a building or office space that shares a 
boundary with or surrounds a high-security leased 
space. 
(12) HIGH-SECURITY LEASED SPACE.—The term 
‘‘high-security leased space’’ means a space leased by 
a Federal lessee that— 
(A) will be occupied by Federal employees 
for nonmilitary activities; and
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(B) has a facility security level of III, IV, 
or V, as determined by the Federal tenant in 
consultation with the Interagency Security Com-
mittee, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
the Administrator. 
(13) HIGHEST-LEVEL OWNER.—The term ‘‘high-
est-level owner’’ means an entity that owns or con-
trols— 
(A) an immediate owner of the offeror of a 
lease for a high-security leased adjacent space; or 
(B) 1 or more entities that control an im-
mediate owner of the offeror of a lease described 
in subparagraph (A). 
(14) IMMEDIATE OWNER.—The term ‘‘immediate 
owner’’ means an entity, other than the offeror of a 
lease for a high-security leased adjacent space, that 
has direct control of that offeror, including— 
(A) ownership or interlocking management; 
(B) identity of interests among family 
members; 
(C) shared facilities and equipment; and 
(D) the common use of employees. 
(15) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘in-
telligence community’’ has the meaning given the
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term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3003). 
(16) SUBSTANTIAL
ECONOMIC
BENEFITS.—The 
term ‘‘substantial economic benefits’’, with respect to 
a natural person described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), 
means having an entitlement to the funds or assets of 
a covered entity that, as a practical matter, enables 
the person, directly or indirectly, to control, manage, 
or direct the covered entity. 
(17) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means an individual who— 
(A) is a citizen of the United States; or 
(B) is an alien lawfully admitted for per-
manent residence in the United States. 
SEC. 5603. GOVERNMENT-WIDE STUDY. 
(a) COORDINATION STUDY.—The Administrator, in co-
ordination with the Director of the Federal Protective Serv-
ice, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, and any other relevant 
entities, as determined by the Administrator, shall carry 
out a Government-wide study examining options to assist 
agencies (as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States 
Code) to produce a security assessment process for high-se-
curity leased adjacent space before entering into a lease or 
novation agreement with a covered entity for the purposes
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of accommodating a Federal tenant located in a high-secu-
rity leased space. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study required under subsection 
(a)— 
(1) shall evaluate how to produce a security as-
sessment process that includes a process for assessing 
the threat level of each occupancy of a high-security 
leased adjacent space, including through— 
(A) site-visits; 
(B) interviews; and 
(C) any other relevant activities determined 
necessary by the Director of the Federal Protec-
tive Service; and 
(2) may include a process for collecting and 
using information on each immediate owner, highest- 
level owner, or beneficial owner of a covered entity 
that seeks to enter into a lease with a Federal lessee 
for a high-security leased adjacent space, including— 
(A) name; 
(B) current residential or business street ad-
dress; and 
(C) an identifying number or document 
that verifies identity as a United States person, 
a foreign person, or a foreign entity. 
(c) WORKING GROUP.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, 
in coordination with the Director of Federal Protec-
tive Service, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
and any other relevant entities, as determined by the 
Administrator, shall establish a working group to as-
sist in the carrying out of the study required under 
subsection (a). 
(2) NO COMPENSATION.—A member of the work-
ing group established under paragraph (1) shall re-
ceive no compensation as a result of serving on the 
working group. 
(3) SUNSET.—The working group established 
under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date on 
which the report required under subsection (f) is sub-
mitted. 
(d) PROTECTION
OF INFORMATION.—The Adminis-
trator shall ensure that any information collected pursuant 
to the study required under subsection (a) shall not be made 
available to the public. 
(e) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section requires an 
entity located in the United States to provide information 
requested pursuant to the study required under subsection 
(a).
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(f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination 
with the Director of Federal Protective Service, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, and any other relevant entities, 
as determined by the Administrator, shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 
describing— 
(1) the results of the study required under sub-
section (a); and 
(2) how all applicable privacy laws and rights 
relating to the First and Fourth Amendments to the 
Constitution of the United States would be upheld 
and followed in— 
(A) the security assessment process described 
in paragraph (1) of subsection (b); and 
(B) the information collection process de-
scribed in paragraph (2) of that subsection. 
(g) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section authorizes a 
Federal entity to mandate information gathering unless 
specifically authorized by law.
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(h) PROHIBITION.—No information collected pursuant 
the security assessment process described in subsection 
(b)(1) may be used for law enforcement purposes. 
(i) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—No additional funds 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 5611. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY NORTH-
ERN BORDER MISSION CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall estab-
lish the Department of Homeland Security Northern Border 
Mission Center. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Center shall be to 
serve as the Department’s forward deployed centralized op-
erations support center for domain awareness, information 
sharing, intelligence, training, and stakeholder engagement 
with Federal, State, tribal, local, and international govern-
ment partners along the northern border of the United 
States. 
(c) LOCATION.—The Center shall be placed along the 
northern border at a location that is collocated with an ex-
isting U.S. Border Patrol sector headquarters, an Air and 
Marine Operations branch, and a United States Coast 
Guard air station, and other existing Department activi-
ties.
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(d) COMPONENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall collocate per-
sonnel and activities of— 
(A) U.S. Customs and Border Protection; 
(B) the United States Coast Guard; 
(C) U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement’s Homeland Security Investigations; 
and 
(D) other components and offices of the De-
partment that the Secretary determines to be 
necessary, including to support the training, 
technology testing, and development described in 
subsection (e). 
(2) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—Additional Fed-
eral, State, tribal, local, and international govern-
ment partners may be collocated as the Secretary de-
termines to be necessary and appropriate to support 
the operations described in this section. 
(e) FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall perform the 
functions described in this subsection in addition to 
any other functions assigned by the Secretary. In car-
rying out these functions, the Center shall support the 
Department’s northern border security operations.
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(2) NORTHERN BORDER STRATEGY.—The Center, 
in collaboration with relevant offices and components 
of the Department, shall— 
(A) serve as a coordination mechanism for 
operational components for the implementation 
of the Department of Homeland Security North-
ern Border Strategy and any successor strategy 
and support appropriate offices of the Depart-
ment in the evaluation and updating of the De-
partment of Homeland Security Northern Border 
Strategy and any successor strategy; and 
(B) support the development of best prac-
tices and policies for personnel at the northern 
border to support such implementation. 
(3) TRAINING.—The Center shall serve as a 
training location to support the delivery of training 
or exercises for Department personnel and Federal, 
State, tribal, local, and international government 
partners. 
(4) RESOURCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL NEEDS AND 
CHALLENGES.—The Center, in collaboration with rel-
evant offices and components of the Department, 
shall—
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(A) identify resource and technological 
needs or challenges affecting security along the 
northern border; and 
(B) serve as a testing ground and dem-
onstration location for the testing of border secu-
rity technology, including determining such tech-
nology’s suitability and performance in the 
northern border and maritime environments. 
(5) AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS.— 
(A) QUICK
REACTION
CAPABILITIES.—In 
support of the Center, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection’s Air and Marine Operations shall es-
tablish and maintain capability that is collo-
cated with the Center and available for quick de-
ployment in support of the northern border mis-
sions, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and 
the Department, including missions in the Great 
Lakes region. 
(B) NORTHERN
BORDER
DOMAIN
AWARE-
NESS.—In order to coordinate with the Center 
and support its operations, the Air and Marine 
Operations Center shall collocate personnel and 
resources with the Center to enhance the Depart-
ment’s capabilities to—
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(i) support air and maritime domain 
awareness and information sharing efforts 
along the northern border; 
(ii) provide dedicated monitoring of 
northern border systems; and 
(iii) lead, in coordination with other 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection com-
ponents, Federal, State, tribal, local, and 
international governments, and private sec-
tor partners, the Center’s efforts to track 
and monitor legitimate cross-border traffic 
involving unmanned aircraft and un-
manned aircraft systems. 
(6) COUNTER-UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to policies es-
tablished by the Secretary, consistent with sec-
tion 210G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 124n), the Center shall support 
counter-unmanned aircraft systems operations 
along the northern border to respond to the in-
creased use of unmanned aircraft systems. 
(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section may be construed to provide addi-
tional authority related to detection, mitigation, 
research, development, or testing of unmanned
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aircraft systems or counter-unmanned aircraft 
systems. 
(7) PRIVACY AND CIVIL RIGHTS.—The Center, in 
collaboration with the Chief Privacy Officer and the 
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the De-
partment, shall ensure that operations and practices 
of the Center comply with the privacy and civil rights 
policies of the Department and its components, and 
as necessary, ensure there are resources or personnel 
available to support the Center’s mission onsite. 
(8) NONCONTIGUOUS NORTHERN BORDER.—The 
Center, in collaboration with relevant offices and 
components of the Department, shall identify the spe-
cific challenges that exist along the noncontiguous 
international land border with Canada and the mari-
time border with Russia, including resource, techno-
logical challenges, and domain awareness. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the establishment of the Center, and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall submit a report, that may include 
a classified annex or a sensitive but unclassified annex, to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland
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Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives that describes the activities of the 
Center during the most recently concluded fiscal year, in-
cluding— 
(1) personnel levels; 
(2) additional resources that are needed to sup-
port the operations of the Center and northern border 
operations of the Department; and 
(3) any additional assets or authorities that are 
needed to increase security and domain awareness 
along the northern border. 
(g) TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall submit a quarterly report to the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives regarding temporary duty assignments of U.S. 
Border Patrol agents during the reporting period, includ-
ing— 
(1) the number of agents on temporary duty as-
signment; 
(2) the duration of the temporary duty assign-
ment;
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(3) the sectors from which the agents were as-
signed; and 
(4) the sectors to which the agents were assigned. 
(h) REPORT ON LARGE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYS-
TEMS OPERATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the 
Department’s operation of large unmanned aircraft sys-
tems. The report shall include information on existing large 
unmanned aircraft systems, as well as recommendations on 
how to enable the operations of large unmanned aircraft 
systems based at the Center established pursuant to sub-
section (a) of this section. 
(i) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
TO
ESTABLISH
CENTER.—The 
Center established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
established separate and distinct from the Secretary’s 
authorities under section 708 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 348).
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(2) COMMANDANT AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to affect, impinge, or alter 
any authority of the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
under title 14 or title 46, United States Code, or limit 
the Commandant’s discretion and ability to deploy 
Coast Guard assets and personnel. 
(j) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective be-
ginning on October 1, 2027. 
(k) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds are 
authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying 
out this section. 
(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the De-
partment of Homeland Security Northern Border 
Mission Center established pursuant to subsection (a). 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) NORTHERN
BORDER.—The term ‘‘northern 
border’’ means— 
(A) the international border between the 
United States and Canada; and 
(B) the maritime border between Alaska 
and the Russian Federation. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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SEC. 5612. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON THE 
HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION NET-
WORK. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives a report that includes the 
following: 
(1) An examination of how the Homeland Secu-
rity Information Network is used to share informa-
tion with the following: 
(A) Federal, State, local, Tribal, and terri-
torial law enforcement and governmental part-
ners. 
(B) Private sector partners and nonprofit 
partners from across a variety of sectors, com-
munities, and geographic locations. 
(2) A comparison of the use, by such law enforce-
ment partners, on both desktops and mobile applica-
tions of the Homeland Security Information Network 
to the use of other tools, including JusticeConnect of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which facilitate
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real-time exchanges of intelligence among such law 
enforcement partners. 
(3) An assessment of the cost, effectiveness, and 
efficacy of the Homeland Security Information Net-
work. 
(4) An assessment of the current policies of the 
Homeland Security Information Network, and the ef-
ficacy of such policies in protecting the civil rights, 
civil liberties, and privacy of individuals. 
(5) An analysis of any other information the 
Comptroller General determines appropriate. 
TITLE LVII—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 5701. Treatment of payments from the railroad unemployment insurance ac-
count. 
Sec. 5702. Extension of learning period for certain safety regulations relating to 
space flight participants. 
Sec. 5703. Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal. 
Sec. 5704. Extension of competitive service status authority for employees of a 
Lead Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operation. 
Sec. 5705. Ensuring access to certain higher education benefits. 
SEC. 5701. TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS FROM THE RAILROAD 
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACCOUNT. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 235 of the Continued As-
sistance to Rail Workers Act of 2020 (subchapter III of title 
II of division N of Public Law 116–260; 2 U.S.C. 906 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and
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(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)—’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (a) shall take effect 7 days 
after the date of enactment of the Continued As-
sistance to Rail Workers Act of 2020.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c). 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply as if enacted on the day before the 
date on which the national emergency concerning the novel 
coronavirus disease (COVID–19) outbreak declared by the 
President on March 13, 2020, under the National Emer-
gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) terminates. 
(c) OFFSET
FROM
TECHNOLOGY
MODERNIZATION 
FUND.—Of the unobligated balances of the amount made 
available under section 4011 of the American Rescue Plan 
Act of 2021 (135 Stat. 80), $13,000,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 5702. EXTENSION OF LEARNING PERIOD FOR CERTAIN 
SAFETY REGULATIONS RELATING TO SPACE 
FLIGHT PARTICIPANTS. 
Title 51, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 50905(c)(9), by striking ‘‘January 
1, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2028’’; 
(2) in section 50914— 
(A) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2028’’; and
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(B) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2028’’; and 
(3) in section 50915— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2028’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2028’’. 
SEC. 5703. HELLO GIRLS CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) On April 6, 1917, the United States declared 
war against Germany. As a historically neutral na-
tion, the United States was unprepared to fight a 
technologically modern conflict overseas. The United 
States called upon American Telephone and Tele-
graph (referred to in this section as ‘‘AT&T’’) to pro-
vide equipment and trained personnel for the Army 
Signal Corps in France. AT&T executives in Army 
uniform served at home under the provisions of the 
Act entitled ‘‘An Act for making further and more ef-
fectual provision for the national defense, and for 
other purposes.’’, approved June 3, 1916 (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘National Defense Act of
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1916’’), which allowed for the induction of individ-
uals with specialized skills into a reserve force. 
(2) When General John Pershing sailed for Eu-
rope in May of 1917, as head of the American Expe-
ditionary Forces (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘AEF’’), he took telephone operating equipment with 
him in recognition of the inadequacy of European 
circuitry and with the understanding that telephones 
would play a key role in battlefield communications 
for the first time in the history of war. 
(3) From May to November of 1917, the AEF 
struggled to develop the telephone service necessary for 
the Army to function under battlefield conditions. 
Monolingual infantrymen from the United States 
were unable to connect calls rapidly or communicate 
effectively with their French counterparts to put calls 
through over toll lines that linked one region of the 
country with another. The Army found that the aver-
age male operator required 60 seconds to make a con-
nection. That rate was unacceptably slow, especially 
for operational calls between command outposts and 
the front lines. 
(4) During this time, in the United States, tele-
phone operating was largely sex-segregated. Hired for 
their speed in connecting calls, women filled 85 per-
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cent of the telephone operating positions in the United 
States. It took the average female operator 10 seconds 
to make a connection. 
(5) On November 8, 1917, General Pershing ca-
bled the War Department and wrote, ‘‘On account of 
the great difficulty of obtaining properly qualified 
men, request organization and dispatch to France a 
force of women telephone operators all speaking 
French and English equally well.’’. To begin, General 
Pershing requested 100 women under the command of 
a commissioned captain, writing that ‘‘All should 
have allowances of Army nurses and should be uni-
formed.’’. 
(6) The War Department sent press releases to 
newspapers across the United States to recruit women 
willing to serve for the duration of the war and face 
the hazards of submarine warfare and aerial bom-
bardment. These articles emphasized that patriotic 
women would be ‘‘full-fledged soldier[s] under the ar-
ticles of war’’ and would ‘‘do as much to help win the 
war as the men in khaki who go ‘over the top.’ ’’. All 
women selected would take the Army oath. 
(7) More than 7,600 women volunteered for the 
100 positions described in paragraph (5) and the first 
recruits took the Army oath on January 15, 1918.
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(8) Like nurses and doctors at the time, female 
Signal Corps members had relative rather than tradi-
tional ranks and were ranked as Operator, Super-
visor, or Chief Operator. When promoted, the women 
were required to swear the Army oath again. 
(9) Telephone operators were the first women to 
serve as soldiers in non-medical classifications and 
the job of the operators was to help win the war, not 
to mitigate the harms of the war. In popular par-
lance, they were known as the ‘‘Hello Girls’’. 
(10) Signal Corps Operators wore Army uni-
forms and Army insignia always, as well as stand-
ard-issue identity disks in case of death, and were 
subject to court martial for infractions of the military 
code. 
(11) Unbeknownst to the women operators and 
their immediate officers, the legal counsel of the Army 
ruled internally on March 20, 1918, that the women 
were not actually soldiers but contract employees, 
even though the women had not seen or signed any 
contracts. Military code allowed only for the induc-
tion of men and the code remained unchanged despite 
the orders of General Pershing. Nevertheless, legal 
counsel also recognized that the National Defense Act 
of 1916, which allowed for the induction of members
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of the telephone industry of the United States into the 
Armed Forces, imposed no gender restrictions. 
(12) Four days later, on March 24, 1918, the 
first contingent of operators began their official duties 
in France. The operators arrived before most infan-
trymen of the Armed Forces in order to facilitate lo-
gistics and deployment and spent their first night in 
Paris under German bombardment. 
(13) After the arrival of the operators, telephone 
service in France improved immediately, as calls tri-
pled from 13,000 to 36,000 per day. 
(14) The Army quickly recruited, trained, and 
deployed 5 additional contingents of female Signal 
Corps operators. With these personnel, calls increased 
to 150,000 per day. 
(15) In addition to standard telephone oper-
ating, bilingual Signal Corps members provided si-
multaneous translation between officers from France 
and officers from the United States, who were commu-
nicating by telephone. 
(16) The AEF fought their first major battles in 
the last 2 months of the war. By that point, the Sig-
nal Corps considered the contributions of women to be 
so essential that, in telephone exchanges closest to the 
front line, the Army exclusively used women, in rotat-
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ing 12-hour shifts. In the rear, the Army established 
rotating 8-hour shifts and gave male soldiers the over-
night shift when telephone traffic was slower. 
(17) Seven bilingual operators— 
(A) served at the Battles of St. Mihiel and 
Meuse-Argonne under the immediate command of 
General Pershing; 
(B) staffed the Operations Boards through 
which orders to advance, fire, and retreat were 
delivered to soldiers in the trenches, to artillery 
units on alert, and to pilots awaiting orders at 
French airfields; and 
(C) were awarded a ‘‘Defensive Sector 
Clasp’’ for the Meuse-Argonne operation. 
(18) The Chief Operator supervising the Hello 
Girls, Grace Banker of Passaic, New Jersey, was 
awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. Out of 
16,000 eligible Signal Corps officers, Banker was one 
of only 18 individuals so honored. 
(19) Thirty additional operators received special 
commendations, many signed by General Pershing 
himself, for ‘‘exceptionally meritorious and con-
spicuous services’’ in ‘‘Advance Sections’’ of the con-
flict.
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(20) The war ended on November 11, 1918. As 
of that date, 223 female operators served in France 
and had connected 26,000,000 calls for the AEF. 
(21) The Chief Signal Officer of the Army Signal 
Corps wrote in his official report 2 days after the 
date on which the war ended that ‘‘a large part of the 
success of the communications of this Army is due to 
. . . a competent staff of women operators.’’. 
(22) After the war ended, some women were or-
dered to Coblenz in Germany for the occupation of 
that country and to Paris for the Paris Peace Treaty 
of 1919 to continue telephone operations, sometimes 
in direct support of President Woodrow Wilson. 
(23) Two operators, Corah Bartlett and Inez 
Crittenden, died in France in the service of the 
United States and were buried there in military 
cemeteries with military ceremonies. Those operators 
died of the same influenza pandemic that killed more 
soldiers of the Armed Forces than combat operations. 
(24) Women of the Army Signal Corps were in-
eligible for discharge until formal release. Because of 
their role in logistics, those women were among the 
last soldiers to come home to the United States. The 
last Signal Corps operators returned from France in 
January of 1920.
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(25) Upon arrival in the United States, the 
Army informed female veterans that they had per-
formed as civilians, not soldiers, even though opera-
tors had served in Army uniform in a theater of war 
surrounded by men who were similarly engaged. 
(26) Despite the objections of General George 
Squier, the top-ranking officer in the Signal Corps, 
the Army denied Signal Corps women the veterans’ 
benefits granted to male soldiers and female nurses, 
such as— 
(A) hospitalization for disabilities incurred 
in the line of duty; 
(B) cash bonuses; 
(C) soldiers’ pensions; 
(D) flags on their coffins; and 
(E) the Victory Medals promised them in 
France. 
(27) For the next 60 years, female veterans, led 
by Merle Egan from Montana, petitioned Congress 
more than 50 times for their recognition. In 1977, 
under the sponsorship of Senator Barry Goldwater, 
Congress passed legislation to retroactively acknowl-
edge the military service of the Women’s Airforce 
Service Pilots (referred to in this section as 
‘‘WASPs’’) of World War II and ‘‘the service of any
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person in any other similarly situated group the 
members of which rendered service to the Armed 
Forces of the United States in a capacity considered 
civilian employment or contractual service at the 
time such service was rendered’’. 
(28) On November 23, 1977, President Jimmy 
Carter signed the legislation described in paragraph 
(27) into law as the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 
(Public Law 95–202; 91 Stat. 1433). 
(29) The Signal Corps telephone operators ap-
plied for, and were granted, status as veterans in 
1979. 
(30) Only 33 of the operators who had returned 
home after the war were still alive to receive their 
Victory Medals and official discharge papers, which 
were finally awarded in 1979. 
(31) One of the women, Olive Shaw from Massa-
chusetts, returned to the United States after the war, 
where she worked on the professional staff of Congress-
woman Edith Nourse Rogers. Shaw lived to receive 
her honorable discharge and was the first burial when 
the Massachusetts National Cemetery opened on Octo-
ber 11, 1980. Shaw’s uniform is on display at the Na-
tional World War I Museum and Memorial in Kan-
sas City, Missouri.
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(32) Upon receipt of her honorable discharge at 
a ceremony in her home in Marine City, Michigan, 
‘‘Hello Girl’’ Oleda Joure Christides raised the paper 
to her lips and kissed it. The only thing Christides 
ever wanted from the Federal Government was a flag 
on her coffin. 
(33) On July 1, 2009, President Barack Obama 
signed into law Public Law 111–40 (123 Stat. 1958), 
which awarded the WASPs the Congressional Gold 
Medal for their service to the United States. 
(34) For their role as pioneers who paved the 
way for all women in uniform, and for service that 
was essential to victory in World War I, the ‘‘Hello 
Girls’’ merit similar recognition. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.— 
(1) AWARD AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the President pro tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrange-
ments for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single 
gold medal of appropriate design in honor of the fe-
male telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Hello Girls’’), in recogni-
tion of those operators’— 
(A) pioneering military service; 
(B) devotion to duty; and
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(C) 60-year struggle for— 
(i) recognition as soldiers; and 
(ii) veterans’ benefits. 
(2) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of 
the award described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall strike the gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by 
the Secretary. 
(3) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—After the award of the 
gold medal under paragraph (1), the medal shall 
be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where 
the medal shall be available for display, as ap-
propriate, and made available for research. 
(B) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should 
make the gold medal received under subpara-
graph (A) available elsewhere, particularly at— 
(i) appropriate locations associated 
with— 
(I) the Army Signal Corps; 
(II) the Women in Military Serv-
ice for America Memorial;
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(III) the U.S. Army Women’s Mu-
seum; and 
(IV) the National World War I 
Museum and Memorial; and 
(ii) any other location determined ap-
propriate by the Smithsonian Institution. 
(c) DUPLICATE MEDALS.—Under such regulations as 
the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may strike and 
sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under sub-
section (b) at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the med-
als, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and 
overhead expenses. 
(d) NATIONAL MEDALS.— 
(1) NATIONAL
MEDALS.—Medals struck under 
this section are national medals for purposes of chap-
ter 51 of title 31, United States Code. 
(2) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 
items. 
(e) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS 
OF SALE.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There 
is authorized to be charged against the United States 
Mint Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may
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be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck 
under this Act. 
(2) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from 
the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under 
subsection (c) shall be deposited into the United 
States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. 
SEC. 5704. EXTENSION OF COMPETITIVE SERVICE STATUS 
AUTHORITY FOR EMPLOYEES OF A LEAD IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL FOR OVERSEAS CONTIN-
GENCY OPERATION. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 419(d)(5) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 
SEC. 5705. ENSURING ACCESS TO CERTAIN HIGHER EDU-
CATION BENEFITS. 
(a) DATA MATCHING REQUIRED.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of Education shall 
jointly complete a data matching process— 
(1) to identify each individual who, while serv-
ing as a covered employee of the Department of De-
fense, made one or more student loan payments eligi-
ble to be counted for purposes of the Public Service 
Loan Forgiveness program under section 455(m) of
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the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087e(m)); and 
(2) without requiring further information or ac-
tion from such individual— 
(A) to certify the total period of such em-
ployment for purposes of such program; and 
(B) to count the total number of qualifying 
payments made by the individual for purposes of 
such program during such period. 
(b) COVERED EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered employee’’ means an individual who, at 
any time beginning on or after October 1, 2007, was— 
(1) a member of the Armed Forces serving on ac-
tive duty for a period of more than 30 consecutive 
days; or 
(2) a civilian employee of the Department of De-
fense. 
DIVISION F—INTELLIGENCE AU-
THORIZATION ACT FOR FIS-
CAL YEAR 2025 
SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the 
‘‘Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this division is as follows: 
Sec. 6001. Short title; table of contents.
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Sec. 6002. Definitions. 
Sec. 6003. Explanatory statement. 
TITLE LXI—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 6101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 6102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations. 
Sec. 6103. Intelligence Community Management Account. 
Sec. 6104. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 
Sec. 6105. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 
TITLE LXII—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM 
Sec. 6201. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE LXIII—INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Intelligence Community Generally 
Sec. 6301. Improvements relating to conflicts of interest in the Intelligence Inno-
vation Board. 
Sec. 6302. National Threat Identification and Prioritization Assessment and Na-
tional Counterintelligence Strategy. 
Sec. 6303. Prohibition on availability of funds for certain activities of the Overt 
Human Intelligence and Open Source Intelligence Collection 
Programs of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
Sec. 6304. Improvements to advisory board of National Reconnaissance Office. 
Sec. 6305. National Intelligence University acceptance of grants. 
Sec. 6306. Expenditure of funds for certain intelligence and counterintelligence 
activities of the Coast Guard. 
Sec. 6307. Codification of the National Intelligence Management Council. 
Sec. 6308. Responsibilities and authorities of the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
Sec. 6309. Formalized counterintelligence training for Department of Energy per-
sonnel. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Central Intelligence Agency 
Sec. 6311. Requirements for the Special Victim Investigator. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 6321. Extension of requirement for annual report on strikes undertaken by 
the United States against terrorist targets outside areas of active 
hostilities. 
Sec. 6322. Budget transparency for open-source intelligence activities. 
Sec. 6323. Report on the mission effect of civilian harm. 
TITLE LXIV—COUNTERING FOREIGN THREATS 
Subtitle A—People’s Republic of China 
Sec. 6401. Assessment of current status of biotechnology of People’s Republic of 
China. 
Sec. 6402. Report on the economic outlook of China.
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Sec. 6403. Intelligence sharing with law enforcement agencies on synthetic opioid 
precursor chemicals originating in People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 6404. Report on efforts of the People’s Republic of China to evade United 
States transparency and national security regulations. 
Sec. 6405. Assessment on recruitment of Mandarin speakers. 
Subtitle B—The Russian Federation 
Sec. 6411. Report on Russian Federation sponsorship of acts of international ter-
rorism. 
Sec. 6412. Assessment of likely course of war in Ukraine. 
Sec. 6413. Ukraine lessons learned working group. 
Subtitle C—International Terrorism 
Sec. 6421. Assessment and report on the threat of ISIS-Khorasan to the United 
States. 
Subtitle D—Other Foreign Threats 
Sec. 6431. Assessment of visa-free travel to and within Western Hemisphere by 
nationals of countries of concern. 
Sec. 6432. Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence review of visitors and as-
signees. 
Sec. 6433. Assessment of the lessons learned by the intelligence community with 
respect to the Israel-Hamas war. 
Sec. 6434. Central Intelligence Agency intelligence assessment on Tren de Aragua. 
Sec. 6435. Assessment of Maduro regime’s economic and security relationships 
with state sponsors of terrorism and foreign terrorist organiza-
tions. 
Sec. 6436. Continued congressional oversight of Iranian expenditures supporting 
foreign military and terrorist activities. 
Sec. 6437. Analyses and impact statements regarding proposed investment into 
the United States. 
TITLE LXV—EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 
Sec. 6501. Intelligence strategy to counter foreign adversary efforts to utilize bio-
technologies in ways that threaten United States national secu-
rity. 
Sec. 6502. Improvements to the roles, missions, and objectives of the National 
Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center. 
Sec. 6503. Enhancing capabilities to detect foreign adversary threats relating to 
biological data. 
Sec. 6504. Establishment of Artificial Intelligence Security Center. 
Sec. 6505. Sense of Congress encouraging intelligence community to increase pri-
vate sector capital partnerships and partnership with Federal 
partners to secure enduring technological advantages. 
Sec. 6506. Enhancement of authority for intelligence community public-private 
talent exchanges. 
Sec. 6507. Sense of Congress on hostile foreign cyber actors. 
Sec. 6508. Deeming ransomware threats to critical infrastructure as national in-
telligence priority. 
Sec. 6509. Enhancing public-private sharing on manipulative adversary prac-
tices in critical mineral projects.
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TITLE LXVI—SECURITY CLEARANCES AND INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENTS 
Subtitle A—Security Clearances and Controlled Access Program Improvements 
Sec. 6601. Security clearances held by certain former employees of intelligence 
community. 
Sec. 6602. Limitation on availability of funds for new controlled access programs. 
Sec. 6603. Limitation on transfers from controlled access programs. 
Sec. 6604. Data with respect to timeliness of polygraph examinations. 
Subtitle B—Workforce Improvements 
Sec. 6611. Enabling intelligence community integration. 
Sec. 6612. Appointment of spouses of certain Federal employees. 
Sec. 6613. Plan for staffing the intelligence collection positions of the Central In-
telligence Agency. 
Sec. 6614. Congressional notifications and summaries of misconduct regarding 
employees within the intelligence community. 
Sec. 6615. Modification to waiver for post-service employment restrictions. 
Sec. 6616. Intelligence community recruitment for certain security-cleared sepa-
rating military members. 
Sec. 6617. Strategy to strengthen intelligence community recruitment efforts in 
the United States territories. 
Sec. 6618. Pilot program on establishing a geospatial workforce development pro-
gram. 
TITLE LXVII—WHISTLEBLOWERS 
Sec. 6701. Improvements to urgent concerns submitted to Inspectors General of 
the Intelligence Community. 
Sec. 6702. Protection for individuals making authorized disclosures to inspectors 
general of elements of the intelligence community. 
Sec. 6703. Clarification of authority of certain Inspectors General to receive pro-
tected disclosures. 
TITLE LXVIII—UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA 
Sec. 6801. Comptroller General of the United States review of All-domain Anom-
aly Resolution Office. 
Sec. 6802. Sunset of requirements relating to audits of unidentified anomalous 
phenomena historical record report. 
TITLE LXIX—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 6901. Modification and repeal of reporting requirements. 
Sec. 6902. Technical amendments. 
SEC. 6002. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘congressional intelligence commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 3
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of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003). 
(2) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘in-
telligence community’’ has the meaning given such 
term in such section. 
SEC. 6003. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 
The explanatory statement regarding this division, 
printed in the House section of the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives and in the Senate 
section of the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, shall have 
the same effect with respect to the implementation of this 
division as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a 
committee of conference. 
TITLE LXI—INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 6101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2025 for the conduct of the intelligence and intel-
ligence-related activities of the Federal Government. 
SEC. 6102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) SPECIFICATIONS OF AMOUNTS.—The amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated under section 6101 for the con-
duct of the intelligence activities of the Federal Government
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are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authoriza-
tions prepared to accompany this division. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AU-
THORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—The classified Schedule of 
Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
made available to the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives, and to the President. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—Subject 
to paragraph (3), the President shall provide for suit-
able distribution of the classified Schedule of Author-
izations referred to in subsection (a), or of appro-
priate portions of such Schedule, within the executive 
branch of the Federal Government. 
(3) LIMITS
ON
DISCLOSURE.—The President 
shall not publicly disclose the classified Schedule of 
Authorizations or any portion of such Schedule ex-
cept— 
(A) as provided in section 601(a) of the Im-
plementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Com-
mission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a)); 
(B) to the extent necessary to implement the 
budget; or 
(C) as otherwise required by law.
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SEC. 6103. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT AC-
COUNT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Commu-
nity Management Account of the Director of National Intel-
ligence for fiscal year 2025 the sum of $666,173,000. 
(b) CLASSIFIED
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for the Intelligence Community Management Ac-
count by subsection (a), there are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Intelligence Community Management Ac-
count for fiscal year 2025 such additional amounts as are 
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations re-
ferred to in section 6102(a). 
SEC. 6104. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND 
BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. 
Appropriations authorized by this division for salary, 
pay, retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees 
may be increased by such additional or supplemental 
amounts as may be necessary for increases in such com-
pensation or benefits authorized by law. 
SEC. 6105. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE 
ACTIVITIES. 
The authorization of appropriations by this division 
shall not be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct
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of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise author-
ized by the Constitution or the laws of the United States. 
TITLE 
LXII—CENTRAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE 
AGENCY 
RETIRE-
MENT AND DISABILITY SYS-
TEM 
SEC. 6201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund 
$514,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
TITLE LXIII—INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Intelligence Community 
Generally 
SEC. 6301. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF IN-
TEREST IN THE INTELLIGENCE INNOVATION 
BOARD. 
Section 7506(g) of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘ac-
tive and’’ before ‘‘potential’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the 
Inspector General of the Intelligence Commu-
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title 5, United States Code) in the Office of the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence.’’. 
SEC. 
6302. 
NATIONAL 
THREAT 
IDENTIFICATION 
AND 
PRIORITIZATION 
ASSESSMENT 
AND 
NA-
TIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE STRATEGY. 
Section 904(f)(3) of the Counterintelligence Enhance-
ment Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 3383(f)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘National Counterintelligence Executive’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director of the National Counterintelligence and 
Security Center’’. 
SEC. 6303. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE OVERT HUMAN 
INTELLIGENCE AND OPEN SOURCE INTEL-
LIGENCE COLLECTION PROGRAMS OF THE 
OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘covered ac-
tivity’’ means— 
(A) with respect to the Overt Human Intel-
ligence Collection Program, an interview for in-
telligence collection purposes with any indi-
vidual, including a United States person, who 
has been criminally charged, arraigned, or taken 
into the custody of a Federal, State, or local law
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enforcement agency, but whose guilt with respect 
to such criminal matters has not yet been adju-
dicated, unless the Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis has obtained the consent of the 
interviewee following consultation with counsel; 
(B) with respect to either the Overt Human 
Intelligence Collection Program or the Open 
Source Intelligence Collection Program, any col-
lection targeting journalists in the performance 
of their journalistic functions; and 
(C) with respect to the Overt Human Intel-
ligence Collection Program, an interview for in-
telligence collection purposes with a United 
States person where the Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis lacks a reasonable belief based on facts 
and circumstances that the United States person 
may possess significant foreign intelligence (as 
defined in section 3 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)). 
(2) OVERT HUMAN INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Overt Human Intelligence 
Collection Program’’ means the program established 
by the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for In-
telligence and Analysis pursuant to Policy Instruc-
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tion 907 of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, 
issued on June 29, 2016, or any successor program. 
(3) OPEN
SOURCE
INTELLIGENCE
COLLECTION 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Open Source Collection Intel-
ligence Program’’ means the program established by 
the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intel-
ligence and Analysis for the purpose of collecting in-
telligence and information for potential production 
and reporting in the form of Open Source Informa-
tion Reports as reflected in Policy Instruction 900 of 
the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, issued on Jan-
uary 13, 2015, or any successor program. 
(4) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United 
States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen; 
(B) an alien known by the Office of Intel-
ligence and Analysis to be a permanent resident 
alien; 
(C) an unincorporated association substan-
tially composed of United States citizens or per-
manent resident aliens; or 
(D) a corporation incorporated in the 
United States, except for a corporation directed 
and controlled by a foreign government or gov-
ernments.
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(5) UNITED
STATES
PERSON
INFORMATION 
(USPI).—The term ‘‘United States person informa-
tion’’— 
(A) means information that is reasonably 
likely to identify 1 or more specific United 
States persons; and 
(B) may be either a single item of informa-
tion or information that, when combined with 
other available information, is reasonably likely 
to identify one or more specific United States 
persons. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
COVERED ACTIVITIES OF OVERT HUMAN INTELLIGENCE 
COLLECTION PROGRAM AND OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE 
COLLECTION PROGRAM.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this division may be made available to 
the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department 
of Homeland Security to conduct a covered activity. 
(c) LIMITATION ON PERSONNEL.—None of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated by this division may be used 
by the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department 
of Homeland Security to increase, above the staffing level 
in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (divi-
sion G of Public Law 118–31), the number of personnel as-
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signed to the Open Source Intelligence Division who work 
exclusively or predominantly on domestic terrorism issues. 
(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) EFFECT
ON
OTHER
INTELLIGENCE
OVER-
SIGHT.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
limiting or superseding the authority of any official 
within the Department of Homeland Security to con-
duct legal, privacy, civil rights, or civil liberties over-
sight of the intelligence activities of the Office of Intel-
ligence and Analysis. 
(2) SHARING AND RECEIVING INTELLIGENCE IN-
FORMATION.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to prohibit, or to limit the authority of, per-
sonnel of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the 
Department of Homeland Security from sharing in-
telligence information with, or receiving information 
from— 
(A) foreign, State, local, Tribal, or terri-
torial governments (or any agency or subdivision 
thereof); 
(B) the private sector; or 
(C) other elements of the Federal Govern-
ment, including the components of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security.
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SEC. 6304. IMPROVEMENTS TO ADVISORY BOARD OF NA-
TIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE. 
Section 106A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3041a(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘five members ap-
pointed by the Director’’ and inserting ‘‘up 
to 8 members appointed by the Director’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and who do not 
present any actual or potential conflict of 
interest’’ before the period at the end; 
(B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 
(iii); and 
(C) by inserting after clause (i) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE.—The 
Director shall ensure that no more than 2 
concurrently serving members of the Board 
qualify for membership on the Board based 
predominantly on a single qualification set 
forth under clause (i).’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) 
as paragraphs (6) through (8), respectively;
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) CHARTER.—The Director shall establish a 
charter for the Board that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) Mandatory processes for identifying 
potential conflicts of interest, including the sub-
mission of initial and periodic financial disclo-
sures by Board members. 
‘‘(B) The vetting of potential conflicts of in-
terest by the designated agency ethics official, ex-
cept that no individual waiver may be granted 
for a conflict of interest identified with respect to 
the Chair of the Board. 
‘‘(C) The establishment of a process and as-
sociated protections for any whistleblower alleg-
ing a violation of applicable conflict of interest 
law, Federal contracting law, or other provision 
of law.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by para-
graph (2), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and in-
serting ‘‘August 31, 2027’’.
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SEC. 6305. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY ACCEPT-
ANCE OF GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title X of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3227 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 1035. National Intelligence University acceptance 
of grants 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence may authorize the President of the National Intel-
ligence University to accept qualifying research grants. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFYING GRANTS.—A qualifying research 
grant under this section is a grant that is awarded on a 
competitive basis by an entity referred to in subsection (c) 
for a research project with a scientific, literary, or edu-
cational purpose. 
‘‘(c) ENTITIES FROM WHICH GRANTS MAY BE AC-
CEPTED.—A qualifying research grant may be accepted 
under this section only from a Federal agency or from a 
corporation, fund, foundation, educational institution, or 
similar entity that is organized and operated primarily for 
scientific, literary, or educational purposes. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.—The Direc-
tor shall establish an account for administering funds 
received as qualifying research grants under this sec-
tion.
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‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The President of the Uni-
versity shall use the funds in the account established 
pursuant to paragraph (1) in accordance with appli-
cable provisions of the regulations and the terms and 
conditions of the grants received. 
‘‘(e) RELATED EXPENSES.—Subject to such limita-
tions as may be provided in appropriations Acts, appro-
priations available for the National Intelligence University 
may be used to pay expenses incurred by the University 
in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, the award of 
qualifying research grants. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall prescribe regulations for the administration of 
this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
preceding section 2 of such Act is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1034 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 1035. National Intelligence University acceptance of grants.’’. 
SEC. 6306. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN INTEL-
LIGENCE AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AC-
TIVITIES OF THE COAST GUARD. 
The Commandant of the Coast Guard may use up to 
1 percent of the amounts made available for the National 
Intelligence Program (as such term is defined in section 3 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) for
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each fiscal year for intelligence and counterintelligence ac-
tivities of the Coast Guard relating to objects of a confiden-
tial, extraordinary, or emergency nature, which amounts 
may be accounted for solely on the certification of the Com-
mandant and each such certification shall be considered to 
be a sufficient voucher for the amount contained in the cer-
tification. 
SEC. 
6307. 
CODIFICATION 
OF 
THE 
NATIONAL 
INTEL-
LIGENCE MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after section 103L the following (and 
conforming the table of contents at the beginning of 
such Act accordingly): 
‘‘SEC. 
103M. 
NATIONAL 
INTELLIGENCE 
MANAGEMENT 
COUNCIL. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is within the Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence a National Intelligence 
Management Council. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) The National Intelligence Management 
Council shall be composed of senior officials within 
the intelligence community and substantive experts
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from the public or private sector, who shall be ap-
pointed by, report to, and serve at the pleasure of, the 
Director of National Intelligence. 
‘‘(2) The Director shall prescribe appropriate se-
curity requirements for personnel appointed from the 
private sector as a condition of service on the Na-
tional Intelligence Management Council, or as con-
tractors of the Council or employees of such contrac-
tors, to ensure the protection of intelligence sources 
and methods while avoiding, wherever possible, un-
duly intrusive requirements which the Director con-
siders to be unnecessary for this purpose. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—Members of the 
National Intelligence Management Council shall work with 
each other and with other elements of the intelligence com-
munity to ensure proper coordination and to minimize du-
plication of effort, in addition to the following duties and 
responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Provide integrated mission input to support 
the processes and activities of the intelligence commu-
nity, including with respect to intelligence planning, 
programming, budgeting, and evaluation processes. 
‘‘(2) Identify and pursue opportunities to inte-
grate or coordinate collection and counterintelligence 
efforts.
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‘‘(3) In concert with the responsibilities of the 
National Intelligence Council, ensure the integration 
and coordination of analytic and collection efforts. 
‘‘(4) Develop and coordinate intelligence strate-
gies in support of budget planning and programming 
activities. 
‘‘(5) Advise the Director of National Intelligence 
on the development of the National Intelligence Prior-
ities Framework of the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence (or any successor mechanism estab-
lished for the prioritization of programs and activi-
ties). 
‘‘(6) In concert with the responsibilities of the 
National Intelligence Council, support the role of the 
Director of National Intelligence as principal advisor 
to the President on intelligence matters. 
‘‘(7) Inform the elements of the intelligence com-
munity of the activities and decisions related to mis-
sions assigned to the National Intelligence Manage-
ment Council. 
‘‘(8) Maintain awareness, across various func-
tions and disciplines, of the mission-related activities 
and budget planning of the intelligence community. 
‘‘(9) Evaluate, with respect to assigned mission 
objectives, requirements, and unmet requirements, the
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implementation of the budget of each element of the 
intelligence community. 
‘‘(10) Provide oversight on behalf of, and make 
recommendations to, the Director of National Intel-
ligence on the extent to which the activities, program 
recommendations, and budget proposals made by ele-
ments of the intelligence community sufficiently ad-
dress mission objectives, intelligence gaps, and unmet 
requirements. 
‘‘(d) MISSION MANAGEMENT OF MEMBERS.—Members 
of the National Intelligence Management Council, under the 
direction of the Director of National Intelligence, shall serve 
as mission managers to ensure integration among the ele-
ments of the intelligence community and across intelligence 
functions, disciplines, and activities for the purpose of 
achieving unity of effort and effect, including through the 
following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Planning and programming efforts. 
‘‘(2) Budget and program execution oversight. 
‘‘(3) Engagement with elements of the intel-
ligence community and with policymakers in other 
agencies. 
‘‘(4) Workforce competencies and training activi-
ties. 
‘‘(5) Development of capability requirements.
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‘‘(6) Development of governance fora, policies, 
and procedures. 
‘‘(e) STAFF; AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) STAFF.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall make available to the National Intel-
ligence Management Council such staff as may be nec-
essary to assist the National Intelligence Management 
Council in carrying out the responsibilities described 
in this section. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Under the direction of the 
Director of National Intelligence, the National Intel-
ligence Management Council shall make reasonable ef-
forts to advise and consult with officers and employ-
ees of other departments or agencies, or components 
thereof, of the United States Government not other-
wise associated with the intelligence community. 
‘‘(f) SUPPORT FROM ELEMENTS
OF
THE INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The heads of the elements of the in-
telligence community shall provide appropriate support to 
the National Intelligence Management Council, including 
with respect to intelligence activities, as required by the Di-
rector of National Intelligence.’’. 
(2) OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL IN-
TELLIGENCE.—Section 103(c) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
3025) is amended—
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(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (14) as paragraphs (6) through (15), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) The National Intelligence Management 
Council.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO CHINA 
MISSION.—It is the sense of Congress that the Director of 
National Intelligence should create a role in the National 
Intelligence Management Council for a National Intel-
ligence Manager dedicated to the People’s Republic of 
China. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO COUN-
TERNARCOTICS MISSION.—It is the sense of Congress that, 
consistent with section 7325 of the Intelligence Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (137 Stat. 1043), the Director 
of National Intelligence should create a role in the National 
Intelligence Management Council for a National Intel-
ligence Manager dedicated to the counternarcotics mission 
of the United States. 
SEC. 6308. RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE 
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. 
Section 102A(f)(10) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(f)(10)) is amended by striking the
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period and inserting ‘‘, and upon receiving any such direc-
tion, the Director shall notify the congressional intelligence 
committees immediately in writing with a description of 
such other intelligence-related functions directed by the 
President.’’. 
SEC. 6309. FORMALIZED COUNTERINTELLIGENCE TRAINING 
FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PERSONNEL. 
(a) TRAINING.—Section 215(d) of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7144b) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) The Director shall develop and implement— 
‘‘(A) a plan and cost assessment for delineated 
and standardized counterintelligence training for all 
personnel who interact with classified and sensitive 
military technology and dual-use commercial tech-
nology in the Department; and 
‘‘(B) a delineated and standardized training 
plan to train officers in the Office of Intelligence and 
Counterintelligence who have counterintelligence re-
sponsibilities on counterintelligence skills and prac-
tices.’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the 
Department of Energy shall provide to the congressional in-
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telligence committees a briefing on the plans developed 
under section 215(d)(3) of the Department of Energy Orga-
nization Act (as amended by subsection (a)), including with 
respect to— 
(1) the training content; 
(2) periodicity; 
(3) fulfillment rate; 
(4) internal controls; and 
(5) oversight. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Central Intelligence Agency 
SEC. 6311. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SPECIAL VICTIM IN-
VESTIGATOR. 
Section 32(a) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act 
of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3533(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘No individual appointed as the Special 
Victim Investigator may, at the time of such appointment, 
be a current employee of the Central Intelligence Agency.’’.
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Subtitle C—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 6321. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL RE-
PORT ON STRIKES UNDERTAKEN BY THE 
UNITED STATES AGAINST TERRORIST TAR-
GETS 
OUTSIDE 
AREAS 
OF 
ACTIVE 
HOS-
TILITIES. 
Section 1723 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 
1811) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘until 2022’’ 
and inserting ‘‘until 2027’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘The report’’ and inserting ‘‘Each re-
port’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking the semi-
colon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘The report’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Each report’’. 
SEC. 6322. BUDGET TRANSPARENCY FOR OPEN-SOURCE IN-
TELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) BUDGET SUMMARIES TO DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL 
INTELLIGENCE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the head of each element of the
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intelligence community shall submit to the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence a complete and comprehensive summary 
of all budget information with respect to the element’s open- 
source intelligence activities. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives a report compiling the information in 
the summaries submitted to the Director pursuant to sub-
section (a). 
(c) OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘open-source intelligence’’ means intel-
ligence derived exclusively from publicly or commercially 
available information that addresses specific intelligence 
priorities, requirements, or gaps. 
SEC. 6323. REPORT ON THE MISSION EFFECT OF CIVILIAN 
HARM. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Subcommittee
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on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Subcommittee on 
Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence, acting through the National Intel-
ligence Council and in coordination with the Secretary of 
Defense and the heads of the elements of the intelligence 
community determined appropriate by the Director, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
examining the extent to which civilian harm that occurs 
during counterterrorism operations informs analyses of the 
intelligence community on the mission success of campaigns 
to degrade, disrupt, or defeat foreign terrorist organiza-
tions. 
(c) MATTERS.—The report under subsection (b) shall 
include the following: 
(1) The methodology of the intelligence commu-
nity for measuring the effect of civilian harm. 
(2) The extent to which analysts of the intel-
ligence community apply such methodology when as-
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sessing the degree to which a terrorist group is de-
graded, disrupted, or defeated. 
(3) A framework to enable analysts to assess, as 
objectively as possible, the effect that civilian harm 
has had on the mission of degrading, disrupting, or 
defeating a terrorist group, or an explanation of why 
such framework cannot be generated. 
(4) A framework to enable analysts to assess, as 
objectively as possible, the effect that civilian harm 
has had on other United States foreign policy goals, 
programs, and activities in any country where 
counterterrorism operations take place. 
(5) The extent to which dissenting opinions of 
analysts of the intelligence community are included 
or highlighted in final written products presented to 
senior policymakers of the United States. 
(6) Recommendations to improve the quality of 
future intelligence community analyses by accounting 
for the effects of civilian harm on efforts to success-
fully degrade, disrupt, or defeat a foreign terrorist 
group. 
(d) FORM.—The report under subsection (b) may be 
submitted in classified form, but if so submitted, the report 
shall include an unclassified summary of key findings that
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is consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and 
methods. 
TITLE LXIV—COUNTERING 
FOREIGN THREATS 
Subtitle A—People’s Republic of 
China 
SEC. 6401. ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT STATUS OF BIO-
TECHNOLOGY OF PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall, in consultation with such heads of ele-
ments of the intelligence community as the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence considers appropriate, conduct an assess-
ment of the current status of the biotechnology capability 
of the People’s Republic of China, which shall include how 
the People’s Republic of China is supporting the bio-
technology sector, such as foreign direct investment, sub-
sidies, talent recruitment, or other efforts to gain superi-
ority. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES 
OF CONGRESS.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro-
priate committees of Congress’’ means—
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(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees; 
(B) the Committee on Finance, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions, the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Ways and Means, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices, the Committee on Homeland Security, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Agriculture, and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the Director of National Intel-
ligence completes the assessment required by sub-
section (a), the Director shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report on the findings 
of the assessment.
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(3) FORM.—The report submitted pursuant to 
paragraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 6402. REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK OF CHINA. 
(a) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF 
CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate com-
mittees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and 
the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and 
(3) Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Represent-
atives. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall, acting through the National In-
telligence Council and in coordination with the Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis and 
the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the eco-
nomic outlook of the People’s Republic of China, which shall 
include alternative analyses of the economic projections of 
the People’s Republic of China.
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(c) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(b) shall include the following: 
(1) Assessments of the strengths and weaknesses 
of the economy of the People’s Republic of China, in-
cluding the potential effects of debt, demographics, 
and China’s international relationships. 
(2) Potential challenges for the People’s Republic 
of China to sustain economic growth and the poten-
tial for global effects as a result. 
(3) The implications of the economic future of 
the People’s Republic of China on the country’s for-
eign and defense policy. 
SEC. 6403. INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH LAW ENFORCE-
MENT AGENCIES ON SYNTHETIC OPIOID PRE-
CURSOR CHEMICALS ORIGINATING IN PEO-
PLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Director of National 
Intelligence shall, in consultation with the Attorney Gen-
eral, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of such 
other departments and agencies as the Director considers 
appropriate, develop a strategy to ensure robust intelligence 
sharing relating to the illicit trafficking and diversion of 
synthetic opioid chemicals, including precursor and pre-
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precusor chemicals, from the People’s Republic of China 
and other source countries. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy developed pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of existing intelligence sharing 
between the intelligence community, the Department 
of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, 
any other relevant Federal agencies, including any 
mechanisms that allow appropriate Federal Govern-
ment employees with and without security clearances 
to share and receive information and any gaps iden-
tified. 
(2) A plan to ensure robust intelligence sharing, 
including by addressing gaps identified pursuant to 
paragraph (1) and identifying additional capabilities 
and resources needed; 
(3) A detailed description of the measures used 
to ensure the protection of civil rights, civil liberties, 
and privacy rights in carrying out this strategy. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees;
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(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed 
Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Finance, the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on the Judiciary, the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, the Committee on Financial Services, and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall, with inputs from such 
other departments and agencies as the Director con-
siders appropriate, provide the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a briefing on the strategy under de-
velopment pursuant to subsection (a).
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SEC. 6404. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUB-
LIC OF CHINA TO EVADE UNITED STATES 
TRANSPARENCY AND NATIONAL SECURITY 
REGULATIONS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF 
CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate com-
mittees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Finance, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation, the Committee on the 
Judiciary, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Armed 
Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Ways and Means, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on 
Homeland Security, the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Director of National In-
telligence shall, in coordination with the heads of such ele-
ments of the intelligence community as the Director deter-
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mines appropriate, submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report on plans and intentions of the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China to evade the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Identification under section 1260H of the 
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
(2) Restrictions or limitations imposed by any of 
the following: 
(A) Section 805 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public 
Law 118–31). 
(B) Section 889 of the John S. McCain Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2019 (Public Law 115–232; 41 U.S.C. 3901 note 
prec.). 
(C) The list of specially designated nation-
als and blocked persons maintained by the Office 
of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of 
the Treasury (commonly known as the ‘‘SDN 
list’’). 
(D) The Entity List maintained by the Bu-
reau of Industry and Security of the Department 
of Commerce and set forth in Supplement No. 4
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to part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
(E) Commercial or dual-use export controls 
under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 
(50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.) and the Export Admin-
istration Regulations. 
(F) Executive Order 14105 (88 Fed. Reg. 
54867; relating to addressing United States in-
vestments in certain national security tech-
nologies and products in countries of concern), 
or successor order. 
(G) Import restrictions on products made 
with forced labor implemented by U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection pursuant to Public Law 
117–78 (22 U.S.C. 6901 note). 
(c) FORM.—The report submitted pursuant to sub-
section (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form. 
SEC. 6405. ASSESSMENT ON RECRUITMENT OF MANDARIN 
SPEAKERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a comprehensive assessment on the recruitment 
and training of individuals who speak Mandarin Chinese 
for each element of the intelligence community.
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(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
Subtitle B—The Russian Federation 
SEC. 6411. REPORT ON RUSSIAN FEDERATION SPONSOR-
SHIP OF ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TER-
RORISM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and
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(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity, the Committee on Financial Services, 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) FOREIGN
TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ means an orga-
nization that has been designated as a foreign ter-
rorist organization by the Secretary of State, pursu-
ant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(3) SPECIALLY DESIGNATED GLOBAL TERRORIST 
ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘specially designated glob-
al terrorist organization’’ means an organization that 
has been designated as a specially designated global 
terrorist by the Secretary of State or the Secretary of 
the Treasury, pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (50 
U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and 
prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, 
threaten to commit, or support terrorism). 
(4) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.—The term 
‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means a country the gov-
ernment of which the Secretary of State has deter-
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mined has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism, for purposes of— 
(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export 
Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); 
(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); or 
(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)). 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, conduct 
and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report that includes the following: 
(1) A summary of key instances in which the 
Russian Federation, or an official of the Russian 
Federation, has provided financial, material, tech-
nical, or lethal support to foreign terrorist organiza-
tions, specially designated global terrorist organiza-
tions (including the Russian Imperial Movement), 
state sponsors of terrorism, or for acts of inter-
national terrorism. 
(2) A summary of key instances in which the 
Russian Federation, or an official of the Russian
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Federation, has willfully aided or abetted the inter-
national proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, 
their delivery systems, and related materials to for-
eign terrorist organizations, specially designated glob-
al terrorist organizations, or state sponsors of ter-
rorism. 
(3) An assessment of threats to the homeland 
based on the summaries provided pursuant to para-
graphs (1) and (2). 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
(d) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 30 days after sub-
mittal of the report required by subsection (b), the Director 
of National Intelligence shall provide a classified briefing 
to the appropriate congressional committees on the findings 
of the report. 
SEC. 6412. ASSESSMENT OF LIKELY COURSE OF WAR IN 
UKRAINE. 
(a) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF 
CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate com-
mittees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees;
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence, in collaboration with the Director of the De-
fense Intelligence Agency and the Director of the Central 
Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress an assessment of the likely course of the 
war in Ukraine through December 31, 2025. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by sub-
section (b) shall include an assessment of each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The ability of the military of Ukraine to de-
fend against Russian aggression if the United States 
continues or discontinues military and economic as-
sistance to Ukraine and maintains or withdraws pol-
icy restrictions on the use of United States weapons 
during the period described in such subsection. 
(2) The likely course of the war during such pe-
riod based on the scenarios described in paragraph 
(1).
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(3) The ability and willingness of other countries 
to continue or discontinue military and economic as-
sistance to Ukraine based on the assessments required 
by paragraphs (1) and (2), including the ability of 
such countries to make up for any shortfall in United 
States assistance. 
(4) The effects of a potential defeat of Ukraine 
by the Russian Federation on United States national 
security and foreign policy interests, including the 
potential for further aggression from the Russian Fed-
eration, the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic 
Republic of Iran, and the Democratic People’s Repub-
lic of Korea. 
(d) FORM.—The assessment required by subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 6413. UKRAINE LESSONS LEARNED WORKING GROUP. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees; and 
(B) the congressional defense committees.
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(2) CONGRESSIONAL
DEFENSE
COMMITTEES.— 
The term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(3) WORKING
GROUP.—The term ‘‘Working 
Group’’ means the working group described in sub-
section (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly establish 
a working group to identify and share lessons that the 
United States intelligence community has learned from the 
Ukraine conflict. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The composition of the Working 
Group may include any officer or employee of a department 
or agency of the United States Government determined ap-
propriate by the Director of National Intelligence or the 
Secretary of Defense. 
(d) CHAIR.—The Working Group shall be jointly 
chaired by— 
(1) an officer or employee of the Department of 
Defense chosen by the Secretary of Defense; and 
(2) an officer or employee of an element of the 
intelligence community chosen by the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, in consultation with the head of 
the element concerned.
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(e) DUTIES.—The sole duties of the Working Group 
shall be exclusively the following: 
(1) Identify tactical and operational intelligence 
lessons derived from the Ukraine conflict. 
(2) Develop a repeatable process for promul-
gating such lessons to elements of the Department of 
Defense responsible for the development of joint and 
service-specific doctrine, acquisitions decisions, and 
capability development. 
(3) Provide recommendations on intelligence col-
lection priorities to support the elements of the De-
partment of Defense described in paragraph (2) in 
implementing the lessons identified pursuant to para-
graph (1). 
(f) MEETINGS.—The Working Group shall meet not 
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(g) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Working Group shall terminate on the date that is 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) EXTENSION.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence and the Secretary of Defense may extend the 
termination date under paragraph (1) to a date not 
later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of
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this Act if the Director of National Intelligence and 
the Secretary of Defense jointly— 
(A) determine than an extension is appro-
priate and agree to such extension; and 
(B) submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a notification of the extension that 
includes a description of the justification for the 
extension. 
(h) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING AND SUMMARY.— 
(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Working 
Group shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a briefing on the activities of the Working 
Group. 
(2) SUMMARY.—Not later than the date that is 
30 days before the date on which the Working Group 
terminates pursuant to subsection (g), the Working 
Group shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a summary of Working Group activities 
and conclusions.
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Subtitle C—International 
Terrorism 
SEC. 6421. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON THE THREAT OF 
ISIS-KHORASAN TO THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF 
CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate com-
mittees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Home-
land Security, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence, in coordination with such elements of the intel-
ligence community as the Director considers relevant, 
shall—
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(1) conduct an assessment of the threats to the 
United States and United States citizens posed by 
ISIS-Khorasan; and 
(2) submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a written report on the findings of the assess-
ment. 
(c) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The report required by sub-
section (b) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the ideology, stated inten-
tions, and capabilities of ISIS-Khorasan as related to 
the United States and the interests of the United 
States, including capabilities that threaten the home-
land. 
(2) A list of all terrorist attacks worldwide at-
tributable to ISIS-Khorasan or for which ISIS- 
Khorasan claimed credit, beginning on January 1, 
2015. 
(3) The recruiting and training strategy of 
ISIS-Khorasan, including— 
(A) the geographic regions in which ISIS- 
Khorasan is physically present; 
(B) regions from which ISIS-Khorasan is 
recruiting; and
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(C) its ambitions for operationalizing re-
cruited individuals worldwide and in the United 
States. 
(4) An assessment of any known travel of mem-
bers of ISIS-Khorasan within the Western Hemi-
sphere and specifically across any border of the 
United States. 
(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
Subtitle D—Other Foreign Threats 
SEC. 6431. ASSESSMENT OF VISA-FREE TRAVEL TO AND 
WITHIN WESTERN HEMISPHERE BY NATION-
ALS OF COUNTRIES OF CONCERN. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and
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(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
Homeland Security, and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives. 
(2) COUNTRIES OF CONCERN.—The term ‘‘coun-
tries of concern’’ means— 
(A) the Russian Federation; 
(B) the People’s Republic of China; 
(C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; 
(D) the Syrian Arab Republic; 
(E) the Democratic People’s Republic of 
Korea; 
(F) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; 
and 
(G) the Republic of Cuba. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a written assess-
ment of the impacts to national security caused by travel 
without a visa to and within countries in the Western 
Hemisphere by nationals of countries of concern and na-
tionals of any other country the Director determines it ap-
propriate to consider.
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(c) FORM.—The assessment required by subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 6432. OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTERINTEL-
LIGENCE REVIEW OF VISITORS AND ASSIGN-
EES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional intelligence commit-
tees; 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
(C) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives.
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(2) COUNTRY OF RISK.—The term ‘‘country of 
risk’’ means— 
(A) the People’s Republic of China; 
(B) the Russian Federation; 
(C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and 
(D) the Democratic People’s Republic of 
Korea. 
(3) COVERED
ASSIGNEE; COVERED
VISITOR.— 
The terms ‘‘covered assignee’’ and ‘‘covered visitor’’ 
mean a foreign national from a country of risk 
who— 
(A) is not an employee of either the Depart-
ment of Energy or the management and oper-
ations contractor operating a National Labora-
tory on behalf of the Department of Energy; and 
(B) has requested access to the premises, in-
formation, or technology of a National Labora-
tory. 
(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Director of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintel-
ligence of the Department of Energy (or their des-
ignee). 
(5) FOREIGN NATIONAL.—The term ‘‘foreign na-
tional’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘alien’’ in
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section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)). 
(6) NATIONAL
LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15801). 
(7) NONTRADITIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
COLLEC-
TION.—The term ‘‘nontraditional intelligence collec-
tion’’ means a risk posed by an individual not em-
ployed by a foreign intelligence service, who is seeking 
access to information about a capability, research, or 
organizational dynamics of the United States to in-
form a foreign adversary or non-state actor. 
(b) POLICY FOR REVIEW OF COVERED VISITOR AND 
COVERED ASSIGNEE ACCESS REQUESTS.—(1) The Director 
shall, in consultation with the applicable Under Secretary 
of the Department of Energy that oversees the National 
Laboratory, or their designee, promulgate a policy to assess 
the counterintelligence risk that covered visitors or covered 
assignees pose to the research or activities undertaken at 
a National Laboratory. 
(2) Prior to being granted access to the premises, infor-
mation, or technology of a National Laboratory, a covered 
visitor or covered assignee should be appropriately screened 
by the National Laboratory and the Office of Intelligence
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and Counterintelligence of the Department in accordance 
with the policy promulgated under paragraph (1). 
(c) ADVICE WITH RESPECT TO COVERED VISITORS OR 
COVERED ASSIGNEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall provide ad-
vice to a National Laboratory on covered visitors and 
covered assignees when 1 or more of the following con-
ditions are present: 
(A) The Director has reason to believe that 
a covered visitor or covered assignee poses a non-
traditional intelligence collection risk. 
(B) The Director is in receipt of informa-
tion indicating that a covered visitor or covered 
assignee poses a counterintelligence risk to a Na-
tional Laboratory. 
(2) ADVICE DESCRIBED.—Advice provided to a 
National Laboratory in accordance with paragraph 
(1) shall include a description of the assessed risk. 
(3) RISK MITIGATION.—When appropriate, the 
Director shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Energy, or the Secretary’s designee, provide rec-
ommendations to mitigate the assessed risk as part of 
the advice provided in accordance with paragraph 
(1).
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(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly 
thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report, which shall in-
clude— 
(1) the number of covered visitors or covered as-
signees permitted to access the premises, information, 
or technology of each National Laboratory during the 
previous quarter; 
(2) the number of instances in which the Direc-
tor provided advice to a National Laboratory in ac-
cordance with subsection (c) during the previous 
quarter; and 
(3) the number of instances in which a National 
Laboratory took action inconsistent with advice pro-
vided by the Director in accordance with subsection 
(c) during the previous quarter. 
(e) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Energy may expend 
such sums as are authorized to be appropriated for the pur-
poses detailed in this section.
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SEC. 6433. ASSESSMENT OF THE LESSONS LEARNED BY THE 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT 
TO THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
(b) ASSESSMENT SUBMITTED TO APPROPRIATE COM-
MITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence, in consultation with such 
other heads of elements of the intelligence community 
as the Director considers appropriate, shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a written as-
sessment of the lessons learned from the Israel-Hamas 
war.
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Lessons learned from advances in war-
fare, including the use by adversaries of a com-
plex tunnel network. 
(B) Lessons learned from attacks by adver-
saries against maritime shipping routes in the 
Red Sea. 
(C) Lessons learned from the use by adver-
saries of rockets, missiles, and unmanned aerial 
systems, including attacks by Iran. 
(D) Analysis of the impact of the Israel- 
Hamas war on the global security environment, 
including the war in Ukraine. 
(3) FORM.—The assessment required by para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
(c) ASSESSMENT SUBMITTED TO THE CONGRESSIONAL 
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence, in consultation with such 
other heads of elements of the intelligence community 
as the Director considers appropriate, shall submit to 
the congressional intelligence committees a written as-
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sessment of the intelligence lessons learned from the 
Israel-Hamas war. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Lessons learned from the timing and 
scope of the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas 
against Israel, including lessons related to 
United States intelligence cooperation with 
Israel and other regional partners, both bilat-
erally and in facilitating regional intelligence 
sharing. 
(B) An assessment of the state, strength, 
and limitations of intelligence relationships be-
tween Israel and regional partners, especially 
with respect to Hamas and Gaza. 
(C) A review of any failures in national 
and regional intelligence analysis, collection, and 
sharing that occurred before the October 7, 2023 
attack, and any lessons learned for future intel-
ligence activities. 
(3) FORM.—The assessment required by para-
graph (1) may be submitted in classified form.
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SEC. 
6434. 
CENTRAL 
INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY 
INTEL-
LIGENCE ASSESSMENT ON TREN DE ARAGUA. 
(a) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF 
CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate com-
mittees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, the Committee on the 
Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Central 
Intelligence Agency, in consultation with such other heads 
of elements of the intelligence community as the Director 
considers appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress an intelligence assessment on the 
transnational criminal organization known as ‘‘Tren de 
Aragua’’. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The intelligence assessment required 
by subsection (b) shall include the following: