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and any prosecutor to whom the report was made of that determina-
tion. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall 
be construed to require a report with respect to a person to be 
made to the same State authorities that made the original denial 
determination with respect to the transfer of the firearm.’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 925A the following: 
‘‘925B. Reporting of background check denials to State authorities.’’. 
SEC. 1102. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, 
as amended by section 1101, is amended by inserting after section 
925B the following: 
‘‘§ 925C. Annual report to Congress 
‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
section, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit 
to Congress a report detailing the following, broken down by Federal 
judicial district: 
‘‘(1) With respect to each category of persons prohibited 
by subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 or State law from receiving 
or possessing a firearm who are so denied a firearm— 
‘‘(A) the number of denials; 
‘‘(B) the number of denials referred to the Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; 
‘‘(C) the number of denials for which the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives determines that 
the person denied was not prohibited by subsection (g) 
or (n) of section 922 or State law from receiving or pos-
sessing a firearm; 
‘‘(D) the number of denials overturned through the 
appeals process of the national instant criminal background 
check system established under section 103 of the Brady 
Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901); 
‘‘(E) the number of denials with respect to which an 
investigation was opened by a field division of the Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; 
‘‘(F) the number of persons charged with a Federal 
criminal offense in connection with a denial; and 
‘‘(G) the number of convictions obtained by Federal 
authorities in connection with a denial. 
‘‘(2) The number of background check notices reported 
pursuant to section 925B (including the number of the notices 
that would have been so reported but for section 925B(c)).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
44 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 1101, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 925B 
the following: 
‘‘925C. Annual report to Congress.’’. 
SEC. 1103. SPECIAL ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEYS AND CROSS-DEPU-
TIZED ATTORNEYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, 
as amended by section 1102, is further amended by inserting after 
section 925C the following:
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‘‘§ 925D. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized 
attorneys 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to improve the enforcement of para-
graphs (8) and (9) of section 922(g), the Attorney General may— 
‘‘(1) appoint, in accordance with section 543 of title 28, 
qualified State, Tribal, territorial and local prosecutors and 
qualified attorneys working for the United States government 
to serve as special assistant United States attorneys for the 
purpose of prosecuting violations of such paragraphs; and 
‘‘(2) deputize State, Tribal, territorial and local law enforce-
ment officers for the purpose of enhancing the capacity of 
the agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
Explosives in responding to and investigating violations of such 
paragraphs. 
‘‘(b) IMPROVE INTIMATE PARTNER
AND PUBLIC SAFETY.—The 
Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(1) identify not fewer than 75 jurisdictions among States, 
territories and Tribes where there are high rates of firearms 
violence and threats of firearms violence against intimate part-
ners and other persons protected under paragraphs (8) and 
(9) of section 922(g) and where local authorities lack the 
resources to address such violence; 
‘‘(2) make such appointments as described in subsection 
(a) in jurisdictions where enhanced enforcement of such para-
graphs is necessary to reduce firearms homicide and injury 
rates; and 
‘‘(3) establish, in order to receive and expedite requests 
for assistance from State, Tribal, territorial, and local law 
enforcement agencies responding to intimate partner violence 
cases where such agencies have probable cause to believe that 
the offenders may be in violation of such paragraphs, points 
of contact within— 
‘‘(A) each Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and 
‘‘(B) each District Office of the United States Attorneys. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘qualified’ means, with respect to an attorney, that the attorney 
is a licensed attorney in good standing with any relevant licensing 
authority.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
44 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is 
further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
925C the following: 
‘‘925D. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys.’’. 
SEC. 1104. UNLAWFUL ACTS. 
(a) MISDEMEANOR CRIME OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEFINED.— 
Section 921(a)(33)(A)(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘or Tribal law’’ and inserting ‘‘, Tribal, or local law’’. 
(b) TRANSFERS.— Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended- 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, or State, local, 
or Tribal law’’ after ‘‘subsection (g) or (n) of this section’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘, local or Tribal’’ after ‘‘State’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘local, or Tribal’’ after 
‘‘State’’; and
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(4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘local, or Tribal’’ after 
‘‘State’’. 
SEC. 1105. REVIEW ON CRIMINAL OFFENSES AFFECTING NATIVE 
HAWAIIANS. 
(a) NATIVE HAWAIIAN DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Native Hawaiian’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
801 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina-
tion Act (25 U.S.C. 4221). 
(b) REVIEW OF RELEVANT FEDERAL CRIME PREVENTION, VICTIM 
SERVICE, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS SERVING NATIVE HAWAI-
IANS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a 
report to Congress containing the following: 
(A) The results and findings of the comprehensive 
review required to be conducted under paragraph (2). 
(B) The amount of Federal funding received by Native 
Hawaiian-serving organizations from relevant Federal pro-
grams, including the percentage of each such amount of 
funding received by Native Hawaiian-serving organizations 
relative to the total amount of funding dispersed for each 
relevant Federal program. 
(C) Recommendations and legislative proposals to— 
(i) improve how relevant Federal programs address 
the needs of Native Hawaiians; 
(ii) improve responses to and investigation of 
incidences of missing or murdered Native Hawaiians; 
(iii) reduce the likelihood that a Native Hawaiian 
may become involved in the criminal justice system; 
and 
(iv) address any other relevant matters deemed 
necessary by the Attorney General. 
(2) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—The Attorney General shall 
conduct a comprehensive review of relevant Federal programs. 
(3) RELEVANT FEDERAL PROGRAM.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘relevant Federal program’’ means any— 
(A) law enforcement or other crime prevention program 
targeting criminal offenses that affect Native Hawaiians, 
including child sexual exploitation, child abuse, intimate 
partner violence, human trafficking, missing or murdered 
individuals, and substance abuse; 
(B) any program that provide services to victims of 
criminal offenses affecting Native Hawaiians, including 
child sexual exploitation, child abuse, intimate partner 
violence, human trafficking, and substance abuse; and 
(C) any criminal justice system program or service 
available to and used by Native Hawaiians in various 
jurisdictions, including diversion programs, in-prison edu-
cation programs, and reentry services. 
(c) REPORT ON NATIVE HAWAIIANS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
SYSTEM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through 
the National Institute of Justice, in coordination with the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall prepare a report on the
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interaction of Native Hawaiians with the criminal justice 
system. 
(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required under this 
subsection shall include— 
(A) known statistics related to the percentage of per-
sons who are Native Hawaiians out of the total of— 
(i) all persons arrested; 
(ii) all persons detained in Federal, State, and 
local jails; 
(iii) all persons subject to pretrial supervision; 
(iv) all persons subject to post-conviction super-
vision; 
(v) all persons incarcerated in Federal and State 
prisons; and 
(vi) all persons subject to post-release supervision; 
(B) an explanation of why the statistics described in 
subparagraph (A) may not be comprehensive; 
(C) recommendations on how data collection related 
to the statistics described in subparagraph (A) could be 
improved; 
(D) a description of any culturally relevant programs 
available to Native Hawaiians who interact with the Fed-
eral criminal justice system; and 
(E) a summary of any available data on the number 
of Native Hawaiians who are incarcerated and placed in 
Federal and private correctional facilities more than 200 
miles from their place of residence. 
TITLE XII—CLOSING THE LAW 
ENFORCEMENT CONSENT LOOPHOLE 
SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Closing the Law Enforcement 
Consent Loophole Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 1202. PENALTIES FOR CIVIL RIGHTS OFFENSES INVOLVING 
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. 
(a) AMENDMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 250. Penalties for civil rights offenses involving sexual 
misconduct 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—It shall be unlawful for any person to, in the 
course of committing an offense under this chapter or under section 
901 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3631), engage in, or cause 
another to engage in, sexual misconduct. 
‘‘(b) PENALTIES.—Any person who violates subsection (a) shall 
be— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an offense involving aggravated sexual 
abuse, as defined in section 2241, or if the offense involved 
sexual abuse, as defined in section 2242, or if the offense 
involved an attempt to commit such aggravated sexual abuse 
or sexual abuse, fined under this title and imprisoned for any 
term of years or for life;
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‘‘(2) in the case of an offense involving abusive sexual 
contact of a child who has not attained the age of 16, of 
the type prohibited by section 2244(a)(5), fined under this title 
and imprisoned for any term of years or for life; 
‘‘(3) in the case of an offense involving a sexual act, as 
defined in section 2246, with another person without the other 
person’s permission, and it does not amount to sexual abuse 
or aggravated sexual abuse, be fined under this title and impris-
oned for not more than 40 years; 
‘‘(4) in the case of an offense involving abusive sexual 
contact of the type prohibited by subsection (a)(1) or (b) of 
section 2244, but excluding abusive sexual contact through 
the clothing— 
‘‘(A) fined under this title and imprisoned for not more 
than 10 years; and 
‘‘(B) if the offense involves a child who has not attained 
the age of 12 years, imprisoned for not more than 30 
years; 
‘‘(5) in the case of an offense involving abusive sexual 
contact of the type prohibited by section 2244(a)(2)— 
‘‘(A) fined under this title and imprisoned for not more 
than 3 years; and 
‘‘(B) if the offense involves a child under the age of 
12, imprisoned for not more than 20 years; and 
‘‘(6) in the case of an offense involving abusive sexual 
contact through the clothing of the type prohibited by subsection 
(a)(3), (a)(4), or (b) of section 2244— 
‘‘(A) fined under this title and imprisoned for not more 
than 2 years; and 
‘‘(B) if the offense involves a child under the age of 
12, imprisoned for not more than 10 years.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table 
of sections for chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 249 
the following: 
‘‘250. Penalties for civil rights offenses involving sexual misconduct.’’. 
(b) SEXUAL ABUSE.—Section 2242 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semi-
colon; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) engages in a sexual act with another person without 
that other person’s consent, to include doing so through coer-
cion;’’. 
(c) SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR, A WARD, OR AN INDIVIDUAL 
IN FEDERAL CUSTODY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2243 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking the section heading and inserting 
‘‘Sexual abuse of a minor, a ward, or an individual 
in Federal custody’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as sub-
sections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(C) by adding after subsection (b) the following:
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‘‘(c) OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN FEDERAL CUSTODY.—Whoever, while 
acting in their capacity as a Federal law enforcement officer, know-
ingly engages in a sexual act with an individual who is under 
arrest, under supervision, in detention, or in Federal custody, shall 
be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or 
both.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 2243 and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘2243. Sexual abuse of a minor, a ward, or an individual in Federal custody.’’. 
(d) ABUSIVE SEXUAL CONTACT.—Section 2244(a) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) subsection (c) of section 2243 of this title had the 
sexual contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this 
title, imprisoned not more than two years, or both;’’; 
(e) DEFINITION.—Section 2246 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: 
‘‘(7) the term ‘Federal law enforcement officer’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 115.’’. 
SEC. 1203. INCENTIVES FOR STATES. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Attorney General is 
authorized to make grants to States that have in effect a law 
that— 
(1) makes it a criminal offense for any person acting under 
color of law of the State to knowingly engage in a sexual 
act with an individual who is under arrest, in detention, or 
otherwise in the actual custody of any law enforcement officer; 
and 
(2) prohibits a person charged with an offense described 
in paragraph (1) from asserting the consent of the other indi-
vidual as a defense. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—A State that receives a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Attorney General, on an 
annual basis, information on— 
(1) the number of reports made to law enforcement agencies 
in that State regarding persons engaging in a sexual act while 
acting under color of law during the previous year; and 
(2) the disposition of each case in which sexual misconduct 
by a person acting under color of law was reported during 
the previous year. 
(c) APPLICATION.—A State seeking a grant under this section 
shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney 
General may reasonably require, including information about the 
law described in subsection (a). 
(d) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant to a State under 
this section shall be in an amount that is not greater than 10
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percent of the average of the total amount of funding of the 3 
most recent awards that the State received under the following 
grant programs: 
(1) Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.) (commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘STOP Violence Against Women Formula 
Grant Program’’). 
(2) Section 41601 of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511) (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Sexual 
Assault Services Program’’). 
(e) GRANT TERM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall provide an 
increase in the amount provided to a State under the grant 
programs described in subsection (d) for a 2-year period. 
(2) RENEWAL.—A State that receives a grant under this 
section may submit an application for a renewal of such grant 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
as the Attorney General may reasonably require. 
(3) LIMIT.—A State may not receive a grant under this 
section for more than 4 years. 
(f) USES OF FUNDS.—A State that receives a grant under this 
section shall use— 
(1) 25 percent of such funds for any of the permissible 
uses of funds under the grant program described in paragraph 
(1) of subsection (d); and 
(2) 75 percent of such funds for any of the permissible 
uses of funds under the grant program described in paragraph 
(2) of subsection (d). 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. 
(h) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘State’’ 
means each of the several States and the District of Columbia, 
Indian Tribes, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, Amer-
ican Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. 
SEC. 1204. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, 
the Attorney General shall submit to Congress and make publicly 
available on the Department of Justice website a report con-
taining— 
(1) the information required to be reported to the Attorney 
General under section 1203(b); and 
(2) information on— 
(A) the number of reports made, during the previous 
year, to Federal law enforcement agencies regarding per-
sons engaging in a sexual act while acting under color 
of law; and 
(B) the disposition of each case in which sexual mis-
conduct by a person acting under color of law was reported. 
(b) REPORT BY GAO.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
on any violations of section 2243(c) of title 18, United States Code, 
as amended by section 1302, committed during the 1-year period 
covered by the report.
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(c) REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL ON CONFLICTS BETWEEN 
STATE’S MARRIAGE-AGE AND AGE-BASED SEX OFFENSES.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each 
year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress 
a report that examines inconsistencies between State laws on mar-
riage-age and State laws on age-based sex offenses and, in par-
ticular, States with laws that— 
(1) provide an exception to definitions of age-based sex 
offenses (including statutory rape), or a defense to prosecution 
for such offenses, based on the marriage of the perpetrator 
to the victim; or 
(2) allow marriages between parties at ages, or with age 
differences between them, such that sexual acts between those 
parties outside of marriage would constitute an age-based sex 
offense (including statutory rape). 
SEC. 1205. DEFINITION. 
In this title, the term ‘‘sexual act’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 2246 of title 18, United States Code. 
TITLE XIII—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 1301. NATIONAL STALKER AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REDUCTION. 
Section 40603 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
(34 U.S.C. 12402) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
SEC. 
1302. 
FEDERAL 
VICTIM 
AND 
WITNESS 
COORDINATORS 
REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 40114 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat. 1910) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 40114. AUTHORIZATION FOR FEDERAL VICTIM AND WITNESS 
COORDINATORS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for the United States 
attorneys for the purpose of appointing victim and witness coordina-
tors for the prosecution of sex crimes and domestic violence crimes 
where applicable (such as the District of Columbia), $1,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.’’. 
SEC. 1303. CHILD ABUSE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR JUDICIAL PER-
SONNEL AND PRACTITIONERS REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 224(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 
20334(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘subtitle $2,300,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027’’. 
SEC. 1304. SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT. 
Section 40152(c) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12311(c)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.’’.
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SEC. 1305. COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM. 
Section 219(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 
20324(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
SEC. 1306. REVIEW OF LINK BETWEEN SUBSTANCE USE AND VICTIMS 
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, OR STALKING. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall complete 
a review and submit to Congress a report on whether being a 
victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking increases the likelihood of having a substance use disorder. 
SEC. 1307. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP TO STUDY FEDERAL 
EFFORTS TO COLLECT DATA ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish 
an interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect 
data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on the 
harmonization of such efforts. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Working Group shall be comprised of 
at least one representative from each of the following agencies, 
who shall be selected by the head of that agency: 
(1) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
(2) The Department of Education. 
(3) The Department of Health and Human Services. 
(4) The Department of Justice. 
(5) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Working Group shall consider the following: 
(1) What activity constitutes different acts of sexual 
violence. 
(2) Whether reports that use the same terms for acts of 
sexual violence are collecting the same data on these acts. 
(3) Whether the context which led to an act of sexual 
violence should impact how that act is accounted for in reports. 
(4) Whether the data collected is presented in a way that 
allows the general public to understand what acts of sexual 
violence are included in each measurement. 
(5) Steps that agencies that compile reports relating to 
sexual violence can take to avoid double counting incidents 
of sexual violence. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall publish and 
submit to Congress a report on the following: 
(1) The activities of the Working Group. 
(2) Recommendations to harmonize Federal efforts to collect 
data on sexual violence. 
(3) Actions Federal agencies can take to implement the 
recommendations described in paragraph (2). 
(4) Recommendations, if any, for congressional action to 
implement the recommendations described in paragraph (2). 
(e) TERMINATION.—The Working Group shall terminate 30 days 
after the date on which the report is submitted pursuant to sub-
section (d). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: