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retary contracts pursuant to subsection (a) shall submit to 
the Secretary a report containing the results of the study 
conducted pursuant to that subsection. 
(c) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall transmit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress the report under subsection (b), without change. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means the following— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 
the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneur-
ship, and Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor, the Committee on 
Small Business, and Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives.
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Subtitle H—Other Matters 
SEC. 5586. QUESTIONS REGARDING RACISM, ANTI-SEMI-
TISM, AND SUPREMACISM IN WORKPLACE 
SURVEYS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY 
OF DEFENSE. 
Section 593 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) QUESTIONS REQUIRED.— 
’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, racist, 
anti-Semitic, or supremacist’’ after ‘‘extremist’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2021, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report including— 
‘‘(1) the text of the questions included in surveys 
under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) which surveys include such questions.’’. 
SEC. 5587. BRIEFING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RE-
QUIREMENTS ON CONNECTIONS OF RETIR-
ING AND SEPARATING MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES WITH COMMUNITY-BASED OR-
GANIZATIONS AND RELATED ENTITIES. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall brief Congress on
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the current status of the implementation of the requirements 
of section 570F of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1401; 
10 U.S.C. 1142 note), relating to connections of retiring 
and separating members of the Armed Forces with commu-
nity-based organizations and related entities. 
SEC. 5590. PILOT PROGRAMS ON REMOTE PROVISION BY 
NATIONAL GUARD TO STATE GOVERNMENTS 
AND NATIONAL GUARDS OF OTHER STATES 
OF CYBERSECURITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
IN TRAINING, PREPARATION, AND RESPONSE 
TO CYBER INCIDENTS. 
(a) INEFFECTIVENESS OF SECTION 590.—Section 590 
shall have no force or effect. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force may each, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security 
and in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau, conduct a pilot program to assess the feasibility 
and advisability of the development of a capability within 
the National Guard through which a National Guard of a 
State remotely provides State governments and National 
Guards of other States (whether or not in the same Armed 
Force as the providing National Guard) with cybersecurity 
technical assistance in training, preparation, and response
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to cyber incidents. If such Secretary elects to conduct such 
a pilot program, such Secretary shall be known as an ‘‘ad-
ministering Secretary’’ for purposes of this section, and any 
reference in this section to ‘‘the pilot program’’ shall be 
treated as a reference to the pilot program conducted by 
such Secretary. 
(c) ASSESSMENT PRIOR
TO COMMENCEMENT.—For 
purposes of evaluating existing platforms, technologies, and 
capabilities under subsection (d), and for establishing eligi-
bility and participation requirements under subsection (d), 
for purposes of the pilot program, an administering Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau, shall, prior to commencing the pilot program— 
(1) conduct an assessment of— 
(A) existing cyber response capacities of the 
Army National Guard or Air National Guard, 
as applicable, in each State; and 
(B) any existing platform, technology, or 
capability of a National Guard that provides the 
capability described in subsection (b); and 
(2) determine whether a platform, technology, or 
capability described in paragraph (1)(B) is suitable 
for expansion for purposes of the pilot program. 
(d) ELEMENTS.—A pilot program under subsection (b) 
shall include the following:
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(1) A technical capability that enables the Na-
tional Guard of a State to remotely provide cyberse-
curity technical assistance to State governments and 
National Guards of other States, without the need to 
deploy outside its home State. 
(2) Policies, processes, procedures, and authori-
ties for use of such a capability, including with re-
spect to the following: 
(A) The roles and responsibilities of both re-
questing and deploying State governments and 
National Guards with respect to such technical 
assistance, taking into account the matters speci-
fied in subsection (g). 
(B) Necessary updates to the Defense Cyber 
Incident Coordinating Procedure, or any other 
applicable Department of Defense instruction, for 
purposes of implementing the capability. 
(C) Program management and governance 
structures for deployment and maintenance of 
the capability. 
(D) Security when performing remote sup-
port, including such in matters such as authen-
tication and remote sensing. 
(3) The conduct, in coordination with the Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau and the Secretary of
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Homeland Security and in consultation with the Di-
rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, other 
Federal agencies, and appropriate non-Federal enti-
ties, of at least one exercise to demonstrate the capa-
bility, which exercise shall include the following: 
(A) Participation of not fewer than two 
State governments and their National Guards. 
(B) Circumstances designed to test and vali-
date the policies, processes, procedures, and au-
thorities developed pursuant to paragraph (2). 
(C) An after action review of the exercise. 
(e) USE
OF EXISTING TECHNOLOGY.—An admin-
istering Secretary may use an existing platform, tech-
nology, or capability to provide the capability described in 
subsection (b) under the pilot program. 
(f) 
ELIGIBILITY
AND
PARTICIPATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—An administering Secretary shall, in consultation 
with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, establish re-
quirements with respect to eligibility and participation of 
State governments and their National Guards in the pilot 
program. 
(g) CONSTRUCTION WITH CERTAIN CURRENT AU-
THORITIES.— 
(1) COMMAND AUTHORITIES.—Nothing in a pilot 
program under subsection (b) may be construed as af-
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TITLE LVII—HEALTH CARE 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other 
Health Care Provisions 
SEC. 5707. PILOT PROGRAM ON RECEIPT OF NON-GENERIC 
PRESCRIPTION MAINTENANCE MEDICATIONS 
UNDER TRICARE PHARMACY BENEFITS PRO-
GRAM. 
The 
reference 
in 
section 
707(c) 
to 
section 
1074g(a)(9)(C)(i) of title 10, United States Code, is deemed 
to be a reference to section 1074g(a)(9)(C)(ii) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
Subtitle B—Health Care 
Administration 
SEC. 5723. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO 
WAIVE REQUIREMENTS DURING NATIONAL 
EMERGENCIES FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISION 
OF HEALTH CARE. 
Section 723 and the amendments made by that section 
shall have no force or effect.
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Subtitle C—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 5741. STUDY AND REPORT ON SURGE CAPACITY OF DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO ESTABLISH NEG-
ATIVE AIR ROOM CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS IN 
MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Director of the Defense Health Agen-
cy shall conduct a study on the use, scalability, and mili-
tary requirements for commercial off the shelf negative air 
pressure room containment systems in order to improve 
pandemic preparedness at military medical treatment fa-
cilities worldwide, to include an assessment of whether such 
systems would improve the readiness of the Department of 
Defense to expand capability and capacity to evaluate and 
treat patients at such facilities during a pandemic. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense 
Health Agency shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on the findings of the study conducted under sub-
section (a).
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TITLE LVIII—ACQUISITION POL-
ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE-
MENT, AND RELATED MAT-
TERS 
Subtitle A—Industrial Base Matters 
SEC. 5801. REPORT ON USE OF DOMESTIC NONAVAIL-
ABILITY DETERMINATIONS. 
Not later than September 30, 2021, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report 
to congressional defense committees— 
(1) describing in detail the use of any waiver or 
exception to the requirements of section 2533a of title 
10, United States Code, relating to domestic non-
availability determinations; 
(2) providing reasoning for the use of each such 
waiver or exception; and 
(3) providing an assessment of the impact on the 
use of such waivers or exceptions due to the COVID– 
19 pandemic and associated challenges with invest-
ments in domestic sources. 
SEC. 5802. REPORT ON THE EFFECT OF THE DEFENSE MAN-
UFACTURING COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PRO-
GRAM ON THE DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAIN. 
Not later than September 30, 2021, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the
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effect of the Defense Manufacturing Communities Support 
Program on the defense supply chain. The evaluation should 
consider the program’s effect on— 
(1) the diversification of the supply chain; 
(2) procurement costs; and 
(3) efficient procurement processes. 
SEC. 5803. IMPROVING IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY PER-
TAINING TO THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 
AND INDUSTRIAL BASE. 
Section 803(d)(2) is deemed amended as follows: 
(1) Subparagraph (A) of such section is deemed 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) analysis of the national security im-
pacts, cost, and benefits to the United States and 
allies of the inclusion of such additional member 
nation in the national technology and industrial 
base, including criticality to program and mis-
sion accomplishment;’’. 
(2) In the stem of subparagraph (B) of such sec-
tion, ‘‘costs,’’ is deemed to be read ‘‘impacts, costs,’’. 
(3) In clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) of such 
section ‘‘base;’’ is deemed to read ‘‘base, including 
costs to reconstitute capability should such capability 
be lost to competition;’’.
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SEC. 5808. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO 
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS. 
Section 808 is deemed to include at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MITIGATING RISKS OF 
RELIANCE ON CERTAIN SOURCES OF SUPPLY AND MANU-
FACTURING
FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS.—It is the 
sense of Congress that— 
‘‘(1) the Department of Defense must take steps 
to reduce and mitigate risks of reliance on certain 
sources of supply and manufacturing for printed cir-
cuit boards; and 
‘‘(2) the provisions of this section are intended to 
augment, rather than reduce or supersede, current ef-
forts to reduce and mitigate such risks.’’. 
SEC. 5812. MISCELLANEOUS LIMITATIONS ON THE PRO-
CUREMENT OF GOODS OTHER THAN UNITED 
STATES GOODS. 
Notwithstanding the amendments made by section 
812— 
(1) the subparagraph (A) proposed to be included 
in subsection (a)(2) of section 2534 of title 10, United 
States Code, shall not be included; 
(2) subsection (b) of such section is deemed to 
read as follows:
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‘‘(b) MANUFACTURER IN THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 
AND INDUSTRIAL BASE.—A manufacturer meets the re-
quirements of this subsection if the manufacturer is part 
of the national technology and industrial base.’’; and 
(3) the amendment to subsection (h) of such sec-
tion is deemed to insert the following: ‘‘subsection 
(a)(2)’’. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to General 
Contracting Authorities, Proce-
dures, and Limitations 
SEC. 
5841. 
WAIVERS 
OF 
CERTAIN 
CONDITIONS 
FOR 
PROGRESS PAYMENTS UNDER CERTAIN CON-
TRACTS DURING THE COVID–19 NATIONAL 
EMERGENCY. 
During the national emergency declared under the Na-
tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect 
to the coronavirus disease 2019 (commonly referred to as 
‘‘COVID–19’’), the Secretary of Defense may waive section 
2307(e)(2) of title 10, United States Code, with respect to 
progress payments for any undefinitized contract.
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‘‘(16) 
DISASTER
DECLARATION
IN
RURAL 
AREAS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘rural area’ means an 
area with a population of less than 200,000 
outside an urbanized area; and 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘significant damage’ 
means, with respect to property, uninsured 
losses of not less than 40 percent of the esti-
mated fair replacement value or pre-dis-
aster fair market value of the damaged 
property, whichever is lower. 
‘‘(B) DISASTER
DECLARATION.—Notwith-
standing section 123.3(a) of title 13, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, 
the Administrator may declare a disaster in a 
rural area for which a major disaster was de-
clared by the President under section 401 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) if— 
‘‘(i) the Governor of the State in which 
the rural area is located requests such a dec-
laration; and 
‘‘(ii) any home, small business concern, 
private nonprofit organization, or small ag-
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ricultural cooperative has incurred signifi-
cant damage in the rural area. 
‘‘(C) SBA REPORT.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
every year thereafter, the Administrator shall 
submit to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Small Business of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on, with respect to the 1- 
year period preceding submission of the report— 
‘‘(i) any economic injury that resulted 
from a major disaster declared by the Presi-
dent under section 401 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) in a rural 
area; 
‘‘(ii) each request for assistance made 
by the Governor of a State under subpara-
graph (B)(i) and the response of the Admin-
istrator, including the timeline for each re-
sponse; and 
‘‘(iii) any regulatory changes that will 
impact the ability of communities in rural 
areas to obtain disaster assistance under 
this subsection.’’.
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(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration shall issue regulations to 
carry out the amendment made by subsection (a). 
(c) GAO REPORT.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF RURAL AREA.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘rural area’’ means an area with a 
population of less than 200,000 outside an urbanized 
area. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate 
and the Committee on Small Business of the House 
of Representatives a report on— 
(A) any unique challenges that communities 
in rural areas face compared to communities in 
metropolitan areas when seeking to obtain dis-
aster assistance under section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)); and 
(B) legislative recommendations for improv-
ing access to disaster assistance for communities 
in rural areas.
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SEC. 5874. TEMPORARY EXTENSION FOR 8(A) PARTICI-
PANTS. 
The Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion shall allow a small business concern (as defined in sec-
tion 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) partici-
pating in the program established under section 8(a) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) on the date of enact-
ment of this section to extend such participation by a period 
of 1 year. 
SEC. 5875. MAXIMUM AWARD PRICE FOR SOLE SOURCE 
MANUFACTURING CONTRACTS. 
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 8 (15 U.S.C. 637)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(D)(i)(II), by strik-
ing ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,000,000’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (m)— 
(i) in paragraph (7)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘$6,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,000,000’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (8)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘$6,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,000,000’’; 
(2) in section 31(c)(2)(A)(ii)(I) (15 U.S.C. 
657a(c)(2)(A)(ii)(I)), by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$7,000,000’’; and
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(3) 
in 
section 
36(a)(2)(A) 
(15 
U.S.C. 
657f(a)(2)(A)), by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$7,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5876. ANNUAL REPORTS REGARDING THE SBIR PRO-
GRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘SBIR’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 9(e)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(e)(4)); and 
(2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 
Defense. 
(b) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and not later than 
120 days after the end of each fiscal year that begins after 
that date of enactment, the Secretary, after consultation 
with the Secretary of each branch of the Armed Forces, shall 
submit, through the Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering, to Congress a report that address-
es— 
(1) the ways in which the Secretary, as of the 
date on which the report is submitted, is using incen-
tives to Department of Defense program managers 
under section 9(y)(6)(B) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(y)(6)(B)) to increase the number of 
Phase II SBIR contracts awarded by the Secretary
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that lead to technology transition into programs of 
record or fielded systems, which shall include the 
judgment of the Secretary regarding the potential ef-
fect of providing monetary incentives to those officers 
for that purpose; 
(2) the extent to which the Department of De-
fense has developed simplified and standardized pro-
cedures and model contracts throughout the agency for 
Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III SBIR awards, as 
required under section 9(hh)(2)(A)(i) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(hh)(2)(A)(i)); 
(3) with respect to each report submitted under 
this section after the submission of the first such re-
port, the extent to which any incentives described in 
this section and implemented by the Secretary have 
resulted in an increased number of Phase II contracts 
under the SBIR program of the Department of De-
fense leading to technology transition into programs 
of record or fielded systems; 
(4) the extent to which Phase I, Phase II, and 
Phase III projects under the SBIR program of the 
Department of Defense align with the modernization 
priorities of the Department, including with respect 
to artificial intelligence, biotechnology, autonomy, cy-
bersecurity, directed energy, fully networked com-
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mand, control, and communication systems, micro-
electronics, quantum science, hypersonics, and space; 
and 
(5) any other action taken, and proposed to be 
taken, to increase the number of Department of De-
fense Phase II SBIR contracts leading to technology 
transition into programs of record or fielded systems. 
SEC. 5877. SMALL BUSINESS LOANS FOR NONPROFIT CHILD 
CARE PROVIDERS. 
Section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) NONPROFIT CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘covered nonprofit child care provider’ 
means an organization— 
‘‘(i) that— 
‘‘(I) is in compliance with licens-
ing requirements for child care pro-
viders of the State in which the organi-
zation is located; 
‘‘(II) 
is 
described 
in 
section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
section 501(a) of such Code; and
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‘‘(ii) the Administrator may guarantee 
timely payment of loans to small business 
concerns; or 
‘‘(iii) the recipient of a loan made or 
guaranteed by the Administrator may make 
loans to small business concerns.’’. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 5891. LISTING OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY 
CONSORTIA. 
Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall main-
tain on the government-wide point of entry for contracting 
opportunities, Beta.SAM.gov (or any successor system), a 
list of the consortia used by the Department of Defense to 
announce or otherwise make available contracting opportu-
nities using other transaction authority (OTA). 
SEC. 5892. REPORT RECOMMENDING DISPOSITION OF 
NOTES TO CERTAIN SECTIONS OF TITLE 10, 
UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2021, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report recommending the disposition of 
provisions of law found in the notes to the following sections 
of title 10, United States Code: 
(1) Section 2313.
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(2) Section 2364. 
(3) Section 2432. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include— 
(1) for each provision of law included as a note 
to a section listed in such subsection, a recommenda-
tion whether such provision— 
(A) should be repealed because the provision 
is no longer operative or is otherwise obsolete; 
(B) should be codified as a section to title 
10, United States Code, because the section has, 
and is anticipated to continue to have in the fu-
ture, significant relevance; or 
(C) should remain as a note to such section; 
and 
(2) any legislative proposals appropriate to im-
prove the intent and effect of the sections listed in 
such subsection. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—(1) Section 2362(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘As-
sistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering’’. 
(2) Section 804(c) of the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–
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314; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by striking ‘‘The As-
sistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Com-
munications, and Intelligence, in consultation with the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 
and Logistics,’’ and inserting ‘‘The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition and Sustainment’’. 
SEC. 5893. APPLICABILITY OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
RELATED TO NOTIONAL MILESTONES AND 
STANDARD TIMELINES FOR FOREIGN MILI-
TARY SALES. 
Section 887 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115 –91; 22 U.S.C. 2761 
note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY.—The reporting requirements 
under this section apply only to foreign military sales proc-
esses within the Department of Defense.’’.
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SEC. 5894. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO MITI-
GATING RISKS RELATED TO FOREIGN OWNER-
SHIP, CONTROL, OR INFLUENCE OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTORS AND SUB-
CONTRACTORS. 
(a) COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT.—Subparagraph (A) of 
paragraph (2) of section 847(b) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(v) A requirement for the Secretary to re-
quire reports and conduct examinations on a 
periodic basis of covered contractors and sub-
contractors in order to assess compliance with 
the requirements of this section.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPONSIBILITY 
DETERMINATIONS.—Subparagraph (B) of such paragraph 
is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and insert-
ing a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); 
and 
(3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iii) procedures for appropriately re-
sponding to changes in contractor or sub-
contractor beneficial ownership status based
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on changes in disclosures of their beneficial 
ownership relating to whether they are 
under FOCI and based on the reports and 
examinations required by subparagraph 
(A)(v); and’’. 
(c) TIMELINES AND MILESTONES FOR IMPLEMENTA-
TION.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a plan and schedule for implemen-
tation of the requirements of section 847 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Public Law 116–92), including— 
(A) a timeline for issuance of regulations, 
development of training for appropriate officials, 
and development of systems for reporting of bene-
ficial ownership and FOCI by contractors and 
subcontractors; 
(B) designation of officials and organiza-
tions responsible for execution; and 
(C) interim milestones to be met in imple-
menting the plan. 
(2) REVISION
OF
REGULATIONS, DIRECTIVES, 
GUIDANCE, TRAINING, AND POLICIES.—Not later than
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180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall revise relevant direc-
tives, guidance, training, and policies, including re-
vising the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Supplement as needed, to fully implement section 847 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92), as amended by this 
section. 
TITLE LIX—DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE 
ORGANIZATION 
AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle D—Organization and Man-
agement of Other Department of 
Defense Offices and Elements 
SEC. 5951. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 
STATES REPORT ON VULNERABILITIES OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESULTING 
FROM OFFSHORE TECHNICAL SUPPORT CALL 
CENTERS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on vulnerabilities in connection with
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the provision of services by offshore technical support call 
centers to the Department of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description and assessment of the location 
of all offshore technical support call centers. 
(2) A description and assessment of the types of 
information shared by the Department with foreign 
nationals at offshore technical support call centers. 
(3) An assessment of the extent to which access 
to such information by foreign nationals creates 
vulnerabilities to the information technology network 
of the Department. 
(c) OFFSHORE TECHNICAL SUPPORT CALL CENTER 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘offshore technical sup-
port call center’’ means a call center that— 
(1) is physically located outside the United 
States; 
(2) employs individuals who are foreign nation-
als; and 
(3) may be contacted by personnel of the Depart-
ment to provide technical support relating to tech-
nology used by the Department.
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TITLE LX—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
SEC. 
6001. 
UNDER 
SECRETARY 
OF 
DEFENSE 
(COMP-
TROLLER) 
REPORTS 
ON 
IMPROVING 
THE 
BUDGET JUSTIFICATION AND RELATED MA-
TERIALS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1 of 
each of 2021 through 2025, the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller) shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on improving the following: 
(1) Modernization of covered materials, includ-
ing the following: 
(A) Updating the format of such materials 
in order to account for significant improvements 
in document management and data visualiza-
tion. 
(B) Expanding the scope and quality of 
data included in such materials. 
(2) Streamlining of the production of covered 
materials within the Department of Defense. 
(3) Transmission of covered materials to Con-
gress. 
(4) Availability of adequate resources and capa-
bilities to permit the Department to integrate changes
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to covered materials together with its submittal of 
current covered materials. 
(5) Promotion of the flow between the Depart-
ment and the congressional defense committees of 
other information required by Congress for its over-
sight of budgeting for the Department and the future- 
years defense programs. 
(b) COVERED MATERIALS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered materials’’ means the following: 
(1) Materials submitted in support of the budget 
of the President for a fiscal year under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
(2) Materials submitted in connection with the 
future-years defense program for a fiscal year under 
section 221 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 6002. REPORT ON FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET REQUEST 
REQUIREMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH AIR 
FORCE OPERATIONS IN THE ARCTIC. 
The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees, not later than 30 days after 
submission of the budget justification documents submitted 
to Congress in support of the budget of the President for 
fiscal year 2022 (as submitted pursuant to section 1105 of 
title 31, United States Code), a report that includes the fol-
lowing:
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(1) A description of the manner in which 
amounts requested for the Air Force in the budget for 
fiscal year 2022 support Air Force operations in the 
Arctic. 
(2) A list of the procurement initiatives and re-
search, development, test, and evaluation initiatives 
funded by that budget that are primarily intended to 
enhance the ability of the Air Force to deploy to or 
operate in the Arctic region, or to defend the northern 
approach to the United States homeland. 
(3) An assessment of the adequacy of the infra-
structure of Air Force installations in Alaska and in 
the States along the northern border of the continental 
United States to support deployments to and oper-
ations in the Arctic region, including an assessment 
of runways, fuel lines, and aircraft maintenance ca-
pacity for purposes of such support. 
SEC. 6003. PROVIDING INFORMATION TO STATES REGARD-
ING UNDELIVERED SAVINGS BONDS. 
Section 3105 of title 31, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f)(1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, 
the Secretary shall provide each State, as digital or other 
electronically searchable forms become available (including 
digital images), with sufficient information to identify the
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registered owner of any applicable savings bond with a reg-
istration address that is within such State, including the 
serial number of the bond, the name and registered address 
of such owner, and any registered beneficiaries. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations or 
other guidance as may be necessary to carry out the pur-
poses of this subsection, including rules to— 
‘‘(A) protect the privacy of the owners of appli-
cable savings bonds; 
‘‘(B) ensure that any information provided to a 
State under this subsection shall be used solely to lo-
cate such owners and assist them in redeeming such 
bonds with the United States Treasury; and 
‘‘(C) ensure that owners of applicable savings 
bonds seeking to redeem such bonds with the United 
States Treasury are able to do so in an expeditious 
manner. 
‘‘(3) Not later than 12 months after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations 
and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report assess-
ing all efforts to satisfy the requirement under paragraph 
(1).
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‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘applica-
ble savings bond’ means a matured and unredeemed savings 
bond.’’. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
Authorities and Limitations 
SEC. 
6046. 
CONDITIONS 
FOR 
PERMANENTLY 
BASING 
UNITED STATES EQUIPMENT OR ADDITIONAL 
MILITARY UNITS IN HOST COUNTRIES WITH 
AT-RISK VENDORS IN 5G OR 6G NETWORKS. 
(a) INEFFECTIVENESS
OF SECTION 1046.—Section 
1046 shall have no force or effect. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Prior to a decision for basing a 
major weapon system or an additional military unit com-
parable to or larger than a battalion, squadron, or naval 
combatant for permanent basing to a host nation with at- 
risk 5th generation (5G) or sixth generation (6G) wireless 
network equipment, software, and services, including the 
use of telecommunications equipment, software, and services 
provided by vendors such as Huawei and ZTE, where 
United States military personnel and their families will be 
directly connected or subscribers to networks that include 
such at-risk equipment, software, and services in their offi-
cial duties or in the conduct of personal affairs, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide a certification to Congress 
that includes—
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(1) an acknowledgment by the host nation of the 
risk posed by the network architecture; 
(2) a description of steps being taken by the host 
nation to mitigate any potential risks to the weapon 
systems, military units, or personnel, and the Depart-
ment of Defense’s assessment of those efforts; 
(3) a description of steps being taken by the 
United States Government to mitigate any potential 
risks to the weapon systems, military units, or per-
sonnel; and 
(4) a description of any defense mutual agree-
ments between the host nation and the United States 
intended to allay the costs of risk mitigation posed by 
the at-risk infrastructure. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The conditions in subsection (b) 
apply to the permanent long-term stationing of equipment 
and personnel, and do not apply to short-term deployments 
or rotational presence to military installations outside the 
United States in connection with exercises, dynamic force 
employment, contingency operations, or combat operations. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
contains an assessment of—
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(1) the risk to personnel, equipment, and oper-
ations of the Department of Defense in host countries 
posed by the current or intended use by such countries 
of 5G or 6G telecommunications architecture provided 
by at-risk vendors; and 
(2) measures required to mitigate the risk de-
scribed in paragraph (1), including the merit and 
feasibility of the relocation of certain personnel or 
equipment of the Department to another location 
without the presence of 5G or 6G telecommunications 
architecture provided by at-risk vendors. 
(e) FORM.—The report required by subsection (c) shall 
be submitted in a classified form with an unclassified sum-
mary. 
SEC. 6047. ANTIDISCRIMINATION. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimina-
tion Act of 2020’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Section 102 of the Notifi-
cation and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Re-
taliation Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) accountability in the enforcement of the 
rights of Federal employees is furthered when Federal
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agencies agree to take appropriate disciplinary action 
against Federal employees who are found to have in-
tentionally committed discriminatory (including re-
taliatory) acts;’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘nor is accountability’’ and 
inserting ‘‘accountability is not’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘for what, by law, the 
agency is responsible’’ after ‘‘under this Act’’. 
(c) NOTIFICATION OF VIOLATION.—Section 202 of the 
Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
Retaliation Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION OF FINAL AGENCY ACTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which an event described in paragraph 
(2) occurs with respect to a finding of discrimination 
(including retaliation), the head of the Federal agency 
subject to the finding shall provide notice— 
‘‘(A) on the public internet website of the 
agency, in a clear and prominent location linked 
directly from the home page of that website; 
‘‘(B) stating that a finding of discrimina-
tion (including retaliation) has been made; and
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‘‘(C) which shall remain posted for not less 
than 1 year. 
‘‘(2) EVENTS DESCRIBED.—An event described in 
this paragraph is any of the following: 
‘‘(A) All appeals of a final action by a Fed-
eral agency involving a finding of discrimina-
tion (including retaliation) prohibited by a pro-
vision of law covered by paragraph (1) or (2) of 
section 201(a) have been exhausted. 
‘‘(B) All appeals of a final decision by the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
involving a finding of discrimination (including 
if the finding included a finding of retaliation) 
prohibited by a provision of law covered by 
paragraph (1) or (2) of section 201(a) have been 
exhausted. 
‘‘(C) A court of jurisdiction issues a final 
judgment involving a finding of discrimination 
(including retaliation) prohibited by a provision 
of law covered by paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
201(a). 
‘‘(3) CONTENTS.—A notification provided under 
paragraph (1) with respect to a finding of discrimi-
nation (including retaliation) shall—
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‘‘(A) identify the date on which the finding 
was made, the date on which each discrimina-
tory act occurred, and the law violated by each 
such discriminatory act; and 
‘‘(B) advise Federal employees of the rights 
and protections available under the provisions of 
law covered by paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
201(a).’’. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ELECTRONIC FORMAT REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 203(a) of the 
Notification 
and 
Federal 
Employee 
Anti-
discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (5 
U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended, in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘Homeland Security 
and’’ before ‘‘Governmental Affairs’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘on Government Re-
form’’ and inserting ‘‘on Oversight and Re-
form’’; 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘any Member of Con-
gress (upon request to the agency),’’ before 
‘‘the Equal Employment Opportunity Com-
mission’’; and
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(iv) by inserting ‘‘(in an electronic for-
mat prescribed by the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management),’’ after ‘‘an an-
nual report’’. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
made by subparagraph (A)(iii) shall take effect 
on the date that is 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(C) TRANSITION PERIOD.—Notwithstanding 
the requirements of section 203(a) of the Notifi-
cation and Federal Employee Antidiscrimina-
tion and Retaliation Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 2301 
note), the report required under such section 
203(a) may be submitted in an electronic format, 
as prescribed by the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, during the period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this Act and ending 
on the effective date in subparagraph (B). 
(2) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT
FOR
DISCIPLI-
NARY ACTION.—Section 203 of the Notification and 
Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retalia-
tion Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) DISCIPLINARY ACTION REPORT.—Not later than 
120 days after the date on which a Federal agency takes
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‘‘(ii) the affected Federal agency, 
‘‘(iii) the law violated, and 
‘‘(iv) whether a decision has been made 
regarding disciplinary action as a result of 
the finding.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) Data regarding each class action com-
plaint filed against the agency alleging discrimina-
tion (including retaliation), including— 
‘‘(A) information regarding the date on 
which each complaint was filed, 
‘‘(B) a general summary of the allegations 
alleged in the complaint, 
‘‘(C) an estimate of the total number of 
plaintiffs joined in the complaint, if known, 
‘‘(D) the current status of the complaint, in-
cluding whether the class has been certified, and 
‘‘(E) the case numbers for the civil actions 
in which discrimination (including retaliation) 
has been found.’’. 
(f) DATA TO BE POSTED BY THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION.—Section 302(b) of the Notifi-
cation and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Re-
taliation Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘(11)’’.
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(g) NOTIFICATION AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEE ANTI-
DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION ACT OF 2002 AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Title II of 
the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimi-
nation and Retaliation Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 2301 
note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 207. COMPLAINT TRACKING. 
‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
the Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimi-
nation Act of 2019, each Federal agency shall establish a 
system to track each complaint of discrimination arising 
under section 2302(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, and 
adjudicated through the Equal Employment Opportunity 
process from the filing of a complaint with the Federal 
agency to resolution of the complaint, including whether a 
decision has been made regarding disciplinary action as the 
result of a finding of discrimination. 
‘‘SEC. 208. NOTATION IN PERSONNEL RECORD. 
‘‘If a Federal agency takes an adverse action covered 
under section 7512 of title 5, United States Code, against 
a Federal employee for an act of discrimination (including 
retaliation) prohibited by a provision of law covered by 
paragraph (1) or (2) of section 201(a), the agency shall, 
after all appeals relating to that action have been exhausted,
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include a notation of the adverse action and the reason for 
the action in the personnel record of the employee.’’. 
(2) PROCESSING AND REFERRAL.—The Notifica-
tion and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
Retaliation Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 2301 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘TITLE IV—PROCESSING AND 
REFERRAL 
‘‘SEC. 401. PROCESSING AND RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINTS. 
‘‘Each Federal agency shall— 
‘‘(1) be responsible for the fair and impartial 
processing and resolution of complaints of employ-
ment discrimination (including retaliation) prohib-
ited by a provision of law covered by paragraph (1) 
or (2) of section 201(a); and 
‘‘(2) establish a model Equal Employment Op-
portunity Program that— 
‘‘(A) is not under the control, either struc-
turally or practically, of the agency’s Office of 
Human Capital or Office of the General Counsel 
(or the equivalent); 
‘‘(B) is devoid of internal conflicts of inter-
est and ensures fairness and inclusiveness within 
the agency; and
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‘‘(C) ensures the efficient and fair resolution 
of complaints alleging discrimination (including 
retaliation). 
‘‘SEC. 402. NO LIMITATION ON ADVICE OR COUNSEL. 
‘‘Nothing in this title shall prevent a Federal agency 
or a subcomponent of a Federal agency, or the Department 
of Justice, from providing advice or counsel to employees 
of that agency (or subcomponent, as applicable) in the reso-
lution of a complaint. 
‘‘SEC. 403. HEAD OF PROGRAM SUPERVISED BY HEAD OF 
AGENCY. 
‘‘The head of each Federal agency’s Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Program shall report directly to the head 
of the agency. 
‘‘SEC. 404. REFERRALS OF FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION. 
‘‘(a) EEOC FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity Commission (referred to in this section as the 
‘Commission’) receives, or should have received, a 
Federal agency report required under section 203(c), 
the Commission may refer the matter to which the re-
port relates to the Office of Special Counsel if the 
Commission determines that the Federal agency did
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not take appropriate action with respect to the find-
ing that is the subject of the report. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATIONS.—The Commission shall— 
‘‘(A) notify the applicable Federal agency if 
the Commission refers a matter to the Office of 
Special Counsel under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) with respect to a fiscal year, include 
in the Annual Report of the Federal Workforce 
of the Commission covering that fiscal year— 
‘‘(i) the number of referrals made 
under paragraph (1) during that fiscal 
year; and 
‘‘(ii) a brief summary of each referral 
described in clause (i). 
‘‘(b) REFERRALS TO SPECIAL COUNSEL.—The Office 
of Special Counsel shall accept and review a referral from 
the Commission under subsection (a)(1) for purposes of pur-
suing disciplinary action under the authority of the Office 
against a Federal employee who commits an act of dis-
crimination (including retaliation). 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION.—The Office of Special Counsel 
shall notify the Commission and the applicable Federal 
agency in a case in which— 
‘‘(1) the Office of Special Counsel pursues dis-
ciplinary action under subsection (b); and
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‘‘(2) the Federal agency imposes some form of 
disciplinary action against a Federal employee who 
commits an act of discrimination (including retalia-
tion). 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL COUNSEL APPROVAL.—A Federal agen-
cy may not take disciplinary action against a Federal em-
ployee for an alleged act of discrimination (including retal-
iation) referred by the Commission under this section, ex-
cept in accordance with the requirements of section 1214(f) 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The table of 
contents in section 1(b) of the Notification and Fed-
eral Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation 
Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended— 
(A) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 206 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 207. Complaint tracking. 
‘‘Sec. 208. Notation in personnel record.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘TITLE IV—PROCESSING AND REFERRAL 
‘‘Sec. 401. Processing and resolution of complaints. 
‘‘Sec. 402. No limitation on advice or counsel. 
‘‘Sec. 403. Head of Program supervised by head of agency. 
‘‘Sec. 404. Referrals of findings of discrimination.’’. 
(h) NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT LIMITATION.—Sec-
tion 2302(b)(13) of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
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(1) by striking ‘‘agreement does not’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘agreement— 
‘‘(A) does not’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, by in-
serting ‘‘or the Office of Special Counsel’’ after ‘‘In-
spector General’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) prohibits or restricts an employee or 
applicant for employment from disclosing to 
Congress, the Special Counsel, the Inspector Gen-
eral of an agency, or any other agency compo-
nent responsible for internal investigation or re-
view any information that relates to any viola-
tion of any law, rule, or regulation, or mis-
management, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of 
authority, or a substantial and specific danger 
to public health or safety, or any other whistle-
blower protection; or’’. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 6061. MARITIME SECURITY AND DOMAIN AWARENESS. 
(a) PROGRESS REPORT ON MARITIME SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast
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Guard is operating, and the heads of other appro-
priate Federal agencies, shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the steps taken 
since December 20, 2019, to make further use of the 
following mechanisms to combat IUU fishing: 
(A) Inclusion of counter-IUU fishing in ex-
isting shiprider agreements to which the United 
States is a party. 
(B) Entry into shiprider agreements that 
include counter-IUU fishing with priority flag 
states and countries in priority regions with 
which the United States does not already have 
such agreements. 
(C) Inclusion of counter-IUU fishing in the 
mission of the Combined Maritime Forces. 
(D) Inclusion of counter-IUU fishing exer-
cises in the annual at-sea exercises conducted by 
the Department of Defense, in coordination with 
the United States Coast Guard. 
(E) Development of partnerships similar to 
the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative and 
the Africa Maritime Law Enforcement Partner-
ship in other priority regions. 
(2) ELEMENT.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include a description of specific steps
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taken by the Secretary of the Navy with respect to 
each mechanism described in paragraph (1), includ-
ing a detailed description of any security cooperation 
engagement undertaken to combat IUU fishing by 
such mechanisms and resulting coordination between 
the Department of the Navy and the Coast Guard. 
(b) ASSESSMENT OF SERVICE COORDINATION ON MAR-
ITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall enter into an agreement with the Sec-
retary of the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Commerce, to assess the available commercial solu-
tions for collecting, sharing, and disseminating 
among United States maritime services and partner 
countries maritime domain awareness information 
relating to illegal maritime activities, including IUU 
fishing. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment carried out 
pursuant to an agreement under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) build on the ongoing Coast Guard as-
sessment related to autonomous vehicles;
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(B) consider appropriate commercially and 
academically available technological solutions; 
and 
(C) consider any limitation related to af-
fordability, 
exportability, 
maintenance, 
and 
sustainment requirements and any other factor 
that may constrain the suitability of such solu-
tions for use in a joint and combined environ-
ment, including the potential provision of such 
solutions to one or more partner countries. 
(3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
one year after entering into an agreement under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives the assessment pre-
pared in accordance with the agreement. 
(c) REPORT ON USE OF FISHING FLEETS BY FOREIGN 
GOVERNMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
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the Office of Naval Intelligence shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives a report on the use by 
governments of foreign countries of distant-water fish-
ing fleets as extensions of the official maritime secu-
rity forces of such countries. 
(2) ELEMENT.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An analysis of the manner in which 
fishing fleets are leveraged in support of the 
naval operations and policies of foreign countries 
more generally. 
(B) A consideration of— 
(i) threats posed, on a country-by- 
country basis, to the fishing vessels and 
other vessels of the United States and part-
ner countries; 
(ii) risks to Navy and Coast Guard op-
erations of the United States, and the naval
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and coast guard operations of partner coun-
tries; and 
(iii) the broader challenge to the inter-
ests of the United States and partner coun-
tries. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, any term that is 
also used in the Maritime SAFE Act (Public Law 116– 
92) shall have the meaning given such term in that Act. 
SEC. 6062. REPORT ON PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS AND 
PLANNING OF THE NAVY. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report containing a de-
scription of the plans of the Navy to prepare for and re-
spond to future pandemics, including future outbreaks of 
the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19). The report 
shall include a written description of plans, including any 
necessary corresponding budgetary actions, for the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Efforts to prevent and mitigate the impacts 
of future pandemics at both private and public ship-
yards, and to protect the health and safety of both
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military personnel and civilian workers at such ship-
yards. 
(2) Protocol and mitigation strategies once an 
outbreak of a highly contagious illness occurs aboard 
a Navy vessel while underway. 
(3) Development and adoption of technologies 
and protocols to prevent and mitigate the spread of 
future pandemics aboard Navy ships and among 
Navy personnel, including technologies and protocols 
in connection with the following: 
(A) Artificial intelligence and data-driven 
infectious disease modeling and interventions. 
(B) Shipboard airflow management and 
disinfectant technologies. 
(C) Personal protective equipment, sensors, 
and diagnostic systems. 
(D) Minimally crewed and autonomous 
supply vehicles. 
SEC. 6063. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE AFFORDABILITY OF 
INSULIN. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evalua-
tion, shall— 
(1) conduct a study that examines, for each type 
or classification of diabetes (including type 1 diabe-
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tes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and other 
conditions causing reliance on insulin), the effect of 
the affordability of insulin on— 
(A) adherence to insulin prescriptions; 
(B) rates of diabetic ketoacidosis; 
(C) downstream impacts of insulin adher-
ence, including rates of dialysis treatment and 
end-stage renal disease; 
(D) spending by Federal health programs 
on acute episodes that could have been averted by 
adhering to an insulin prescription; and 
(E) other factors, as appropriate, to under-
stand the impacts of insulin affordability on 
health outcomes, Federal Government spending 
(including under the Medicare program under 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395 et seq.) and the Medicaid program under 
title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396 et seq.)), and insured and uninsured indi-
viduals with diabetes; and 
(2) not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the 
study conducted under paragraph (1).
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Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 6081. MODIFICATION TO FIRST DIVISION MONUMENT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Society of the First Infan-
try Division may make modifications to the First Division 
Monument located on Federal land in President’s Park in 
the District of Columbia to honor the dead of the First In-
fantry Division, United States Forces, in— 
(1) Operation Desert Storm; 
(2) Operation Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn; 
and 
(3) Operation Enduring Freedom. 
(b) MODIFICATIONS.—Modifications to the First Divi-
sion Monument may include construction of additional 
plaques and stone plinths on which to put plaques. 
(c) APPLICABILITY
OF
COMMEMORATIVE
WORKS 
ACT.—Chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall 
apply to the design and placement of the commemorative 
elements authorized by this section, except that subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 8903 shall not apply. 
(d) COLLABORATION.—The First Infantry Division of 
the Department of the Army shall collaborate with the Sec-
retary of Defense to provide to the Society of the First In-
fantry Division the list of names to be added to the First 
Division Monument in accordance with subsection (a).
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(e) FUNDING.—Federal funds may not be used for 
modifications of the First Division Monument authorized 
by this section. 
SEC. 6082. ESTIMATE OF DAMAGES FROM FEDERAL COMMU-
NICATIONS COMMISSION ORDER 20–48. 
Section 1083 is deemed to include at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) DISTRIBUTION OF ESTIMATE.—As soon as prac-
ticable after submitting an estimate as described in para-
graph (1) of subsection (a) and making the certification de-
scribed in paragraph (2) of such subsection, the Secretary 
shall make such estimate available to any licensee operating 
under the order and authorization described in such sub-
section. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORITY
OF SECRETARY
OF DEFENSE
TO 
SEEK RECOVERY OF COSTS.—The Secretary of Defense 
may work directly with any licensee (or any future as-
signee, successor, or purchaser) affected by the Order and 
Authorization adopted by the Federal Communications 
Commission on April 19, 2020 (FCC 20–48) to seek recov-
ery of costs incurred by the Department of Defense as a 
result of the effect of such order and authorization. 
‘‘(f) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
and facilitate a process for any licensee (or any fu-
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ture assignee, successor, or purchaser) subject to the 
authorization and order described in subsection (a) to 
provide reimbursement to the Department of Defense, 
only to the extent provided in appropriations Acts, 
for the covered costs and eligible reimbursable costs 
submitted and certified to the congressional defense 
committees under such subsection. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall use 
any funds received under this subsection, to the extent 
and in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
appropriations Acts, for covered costs described in 
subsection (b) and the range of eligible reimbursable 
costs identified under subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date on which the Secretary establishes the process re-
quired by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on 
such process. 
‘‘(g) GOOD FAITH.—The execution of the responsibil-
ities of this section by the Department of Defense shall be 
considered to be good faith actions pursuant to paragraph 
104 of the Order and Authorization (FCC 20–48) described 
in subsection (a).’’.
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SEC. 6083. DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION OF DIESEL EMISSIONS RE-
DUCTION PROGRAM.—Section 797(a) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16137(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
(b) RECOGNIZING DIFFERENCES IN DIESEL VEHICLE, 
ENGINE, EQUIPMENT, AND FLEET USE.— 
(1) NATIONAL GRANT, REBATE, AND LOAN PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 792(c)(4)(D) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16132(c)(4)(D)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, recognizing differences in typical vehi-
cle, engine, equipment, and fleet use throughout the 
United States’’ before the semicolon. 
(2) STATE
GRANT, REBATE, AND
LOAN
PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 793(b)(1) of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16133(b)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) the recognition, for purposes of imple-
menting this section, of differences in typical ve-
hicle, engine, equipment, and fleet use throughout 
the United States, including expected useful life; 
and’’. 
(c) REALLOCATION OF UNUSED STATE FUNDS.—Sec-
tion 793(c)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
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U.S.C. 16133(c)(2)(C)) is amended beginning in the matter 
preceding clause (i) by striking ‘‘to each remaining’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘this paragraph’’ in clause (ii) and 
inserting ‘‘to carry out section 792’’. 
SEC. 6084. UTILIZING SIGNIFICANT EMISSIONS WITH INNO-
VATIVE TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Tech-
nologies Act’’ or the ‘‘USE IT Act’’. 
(b) RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, TRAINING, 
AND 
OTHER ACTIVITIES.—Section 103 of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7403) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(3), in the first sentence of 
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘percursors’’ and inserting ‘‘precursors’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), 
respectively, and indenting appropriately; 
(B) in the undesignated matter following 
subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘The Administrator’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: