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national elected leaders, including the 
United States Conference of Mayors, Na-
tional Governors Association, National 
League of Cities, National Association of 
Counties, Council of State Governments, 
National Conference of State Legislators, 
and State International Development Or-
ganizations. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—With respect to matters 
involving trade promotion and inward investment fa-
cilitation, the Office shall coordinate with and sup-
port the International Trade Administration of the 
Department of Commerce as the lead Federal agen-
cy for trade promotion and facilitation of business 
investment in the United States. 
‘‘(5) DETAILEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
State, with respect to employees of the Depart-
ment of State, is authorized to detail a member 
of the civil service or Foreign Service to State 
and municipal governments on a reimbursable 
or nonreimbursable basis. Such details shall be 
for a period not to exceed two years, and shall 
be without interruption or loss of status or 
privilege. 
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‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Detailees under 
subparagraph (A) should carry out the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Supporting the mission and objec-
tives of the host subnational government 
office. 
‘‘(ii) Advising State and municipal 
government officials regarding questions of 
global affairs, foreign policy, cooperative 
agreements, and public diplomacy. 
‘‘(iii) Coordinating activities relating 
to State and municipal government sub-
national engagements with the Department 
of State, including the Office, Department 
leadership, and regional and functional bu-
reaus of the Department, as appropriate. 
‘‘(iv) Engaging Federal agencies re-
garding security, public health, trade pro-
motion, and other programs executed at 
the State or municipal government level. 
‘‘(v) Any other duties requested by 
State and municipal governments and ap-
proved by the Office. 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL
PERSONNEL
SUPPORT 
FOR
SUBNATIONAL
ENGAGEMENT.—For the 
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purposes of this subsection, the Secretary of 
State— 
‘‘(i) is authorized to employ individ-
uals by contract; 
‘‘(ii) is encouraged to make use of the 
re-hired annuitants authority under section 
3323 of title 5, United States Code, par-
ticularly for annuitants who are already re-
siding across the United States who may 
have the skills and experience to support 
subnational governments; and 
‘‘(iii) is encouraged to make use of 
authorities under the Intergovernmental 
Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4701 et 
seq.) to temporarily assign State and local 
government officials to the Department of 
State or overseas missions to increase their 
international experience and add their per-
spectives on United States priorities to the 
Department. 
‘‘(6) REPORT AND BRIEFING.— 
‘‘(A) REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, the head of the Office shall submit to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
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Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate a report that includes information 
relating to the following: 
‘‘(i) The staffing plan (including per-
manent and temporary staff) for the Office 
and a justification for the location of the 
Office within the Department of State’s or-
ganizational structure. 
‘‘(ii) The funding level provided to the 
Office for the Office, together with a jus-
tification relating to such level. 
‘‘(iii) The rank and title granted to 
the head of the Office, together with a jus-
tification relating to such decision and an 
analysis of whether the rank and title of 
Ambassador-at-Large is required to fulfill 
the duties of the Office. 
‘‘(iv) A strategic plan for the Office, 
including relating to— 
‘‘(I) leveraging subnational en-
gagement to improve United States 
foreign policy effectiveness; 
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‘‘(II) enhancing the awareness, 
understanding, and involvement of 
United States citizens in the foreign 
policy process; and 
‘‘(III) better engaging with for-
eign 
subnational 
governments 
to 
strengthen diplomacy. 
‘‘(v) Any other matters as determined 
relevant by the head of the Office. 
‘‘(B) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the submission of the report required 
under subparagraph (A) and annually there-
after, the head of the Office shall brief the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate on the work of the Office and any 
changes made to the organizational structure or 
funding of the Office. 
‘‘(7) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed as precluding— 
‘‘(A) the Office from being elevated to a 
bureau within the Department of State; or 
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‘‘(B) the head of the Office from being ele-
vated to an Assistant Secretary, if such an As-
sistant Secretary position does not increase the 
number of Assistant Secretary positions at the 
Department above the number authorized under 
subsection (c)(1). 
‘‘(8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) MUNICIPAL.—The term ‘municipal’ 
means, with respect to the government of a mu-
nicipality in the United States, a municipality 
with a population of not fewer than 100,000 
people. 
‘‘(B) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the 
50 States, the District of Columbia, and any 
territory or possession of the United States. 
‘‘(C) SUBNATIONAL
ENGAGEMENT.—The 
term ‘subnational engagement’ means formal 
meetings or events between elected officials of 
State or municipal governments and their for-
eign counterparts.’’. 
SEC. 1349. TRANSFER OF EXCESS OLIVER HAZARD PERRY 
CLASS GUIDED MISSILE FRIGATES TO EGYPT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to 
transfer to the Government of Egypt the OLIVER HAZ-
ARD PERRY class guided missile frigates ex-USS CARR 
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(FFG-52) and ex-USS ELROD (FFG-55) on a grant 
basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) on or after the date on which 
the President submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a certification described in subsection (b). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification described in 
this subsection is a certification of the President of the 
following: 
(1) The President has received reliable assur-
ances that the Government of Egypt and any Egyp-
tian state-owned enterprises— 
(A) are not knowingly engaged in any ac-
tivity subject to sanctions under the Countering 
America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, 
including an activity related to Russian Su-35 
warplanes or other advanced military tech-
nologies; and 
(B) will not knowingly engage in activity 
subject to sanctions under the Countering 
America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 
in the future. 
(2) The Egyptian crews participating in train-
ing related to and involved in the operation of the 
vessels transferred under this section are subject to 
the requirements of section 620M of the Foreign As-
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sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d), section 362 
of title 10, United States Code, and other relevant 
human rights vetting to ensure United States-funded 
assistance related to the transfer of the vessels 
under this section are not provided to Egyptian se-
curity forces that have committee gross violations of 
internationally recognized human rights or other 
documented human rights abuses. 
(3) The Government of Egypt is no longer un-
lawfully or wrongfully detaining United States na-
tionals or lawful permanent residents, based on cri-
teria which may include— 
(A) the detained individual has presented 
credible information of factual innocence to 
United States officials; 
(B) information exists that the individual 
is detained solely or substantially because he or 
she is a citizen or national of the United States; 
(C) information exists that the individual 
is being detained in violation of internationally 
protected rights and freedoms, such as freedom 
of expression, association, assembly, and reli-
gion; 
(D) the individual is being detained in vio-
lation of the laws of the detaining country; 
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(E) independent nongovernmental organi-
zations or journalists have raised legitimate 
questions about the innocence of the detained 
individual; 
(F) the United States embassy in the 
country where the individual is detained has re-
ceived credible reports that the detention is a 
pretext; 
(G) police reports show evidence of the 
lack of a credible investigation; 
(H) the individual is detained in a country 
where the Department of State has determined 
in its annual human rights reports that the ju-
dicial system is not independent or impartial, is 
susceptible to corruption, or is incapable of ren-
dering just verdicts; 
(I) the individual is detained in inhumane 
conditions; and 
(J) the international right to due process 
of law has been sufficiently impaired so as to 
render the detention arbitrary. 
(c) VIOLATIONS.—The President may not transfer a 
vessel under this section unless the Government of Egypt 
agrees that if any of the conditions described in subsection 
(b) are violated after the transfer of the vessel, the Gov-
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ernment of Egypt will re-transfer the vessel to the United 
States at the sole cost to the Government of Egypt, with-
out using United States funds, including United States 
foreign military assistance funds. 
(d) GRANTS NOT COUNTED IN ANNUAL TOTAL OF 
TRANSFERRED EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—The value 
of a vessel transferred to the Government of Egypt under 
this section shall not be counted against the aggregate 
value of excess defense articles transferred in any fiscal 
year under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j). 
(e) COSTS OF TRANSFERS.—Any expense incurred by 
the United States in connection with the transfer of a ves-
sel under this section shall be charged to the Government 
of Egypt notwithstanding section 516(e) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)). 
(f) REPAIR
AND
REFURBISHMENT
IN
UNITED 
STATES SHIPYARDS.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the President shall require, as a condition of the 
transfer of a vessel under this section, that the Govern-
ment of Egypt have such repair or refurbishment of the 
vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval forces 
of Egypt, performed at a shipyard located in the United 
States, including a United States Navy shipyard. 
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(g) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 
transfer a vessel under this section shall expire at the end 
of the three-year period beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(h) REQUIRED REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days be-
fore the transfer of a vessel under this section, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report describing the following: 
(A) The specific operational activities and 
objectives intended for the vessel upon receipt 
by the Government of Egypt. 
(B) A detailed description of how the 
transfer of the vessel will help to alleviate 
United States mission requirements in the Bab 
el Mandeb and the Red Sea. 
(C) A detailed description of how the 
transfer of the vessel will complement Combined 
Maritime Forces (CMF) mission goals and ac-
tivities, including those of Combined Task 
Forces 150, 151, 152, and 153. 
(D) A detailed description of incidents of 
arbitrary detention, violence, and state-sanc-
tioned harassment in the past 5 years by the 
Government of Egypt against United States 
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citizens, individuals in the United States, and 
their family members who are not United 
States citizens, in both Egypt and in the United 
States, and a determination of whether such in-
cidents constitute a pattern of acts of intimida-
tion or harassment. 
(E) A description of policy efforts to en-
sure that United States security assistance pro-
grams with Egypt are formulated in a manner 
that will ‘‘avoid identification of the United 
States, through such programs, with govern-
ments which deny to their people internationally 
recognized human rights and fundamental free-
doms’’ in accordance with section 502B of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2304). 
(2) FORM.—The report required by this sub-
section shall be provided in unclassified form, but 
may include a separate classified annex. 
(i) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
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(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
SEC. 1350. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON AZERBAIJAN’S ILLEGAL 
DETENTION OF ARMENIAN PRISONERS OF 
WAR. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Azerbaijan must immediately and uncondi-
tionally return all Armenian prisoners of war and 
captured civilians; and 
(2) the Biden Administration should engage at 
all levels with Azerbaijani authorities, including 
through the Organization for Security and Co-oper-
ation in Europe Minsk Group process, to make clear 
the importance of adhering to their obligations, 
under the November 9 statement and international 
law, to immediately release all prisoners of war and 
captured civilians. 
SEC. 1351. UNITED STATES-INDIA DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) STRONG UNITED STATES-INDIA DEFENSE PART-
NERSHIP.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) a strong United States-India defense part-
nership, rooted in shared democratic values, is crit-
ical in order to advance United States interests in 
the Indo-Pacific region; and 
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(2) this partnership between the world’s oldest 
and largest democracies is critical and must con-
tinue to be strengthened in response to increasing 
threats in the Indo-Pacific regions, sending an un-
equivocal signal that sovereignty and international 
law must be respected. 
(b) UNITED STATES-INDIA INITIATIVE ON CRITICAL 
AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES (ICET).—The Congress 
finds that the United States-India Initiative on Critical 
and Emerging Technologies (iCET) is a welcome and es-
sential step to developing closer partnerships between gov-
ernments, academia, and industry in the United States 
and India to address the latest advances in artificial intel-
ligence, quantum computing, biotechnology, aerospace, 
and semiconductor manufacturing. Such collaborations be-
tween engineers and computer scientists are vital to help 
ensure that the United States and India, as well as other 
democracies around the world, foster innovation and facili-
tate technological advances which continue to far outpace 
Russian and Chinese technology. 
(c) BORDER THREATS FROM CHINA AND RELIANCE 
ON
RUSSIAN-BUILT
WEAPONS.—Congress recognizes 
that— 
(1) India faces immediate and serious regional 
border threats from China, with continued military 
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aggression by the Government of China along the 
India-China border, 
(2) India relies on Russian-built weapons for its 
national defense, and 
(3) the United States should take additional 
steps to encourage India to accelerate India’s transi-
tion off Russian-built weapons and defense systems 
while strongly supporting India’s immediate defense 
needs. 
(d) WAIVER OF CAATSA SANCTIONS IN BEST IN-
TERESTS OF UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES- 
INDIA DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP.—While India faces im-
mediate needs to maintain its heavily Russian-built weap-
ons systems, a waiver to sanctions under the Countering 
America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act during this 
transition period is in the best interests of the United 
States and the United States-India defense partnership to 
deter aggressors in light of Russia and China’s close part-
nership. 
SEC. 1352. BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRO-
GRAM TO PROTECT UNITED STATES STU-
DENTS AGAINST FOREIGN AGENTS. 
Not later than 240 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
a briefing to the congressional defense committees on the 
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program described in section 1277 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115–91), including an assessment on whether the program 
is beneficial to students interning, working part time, or 
in a program that will result in employment post-gradua-
tion with Department of Defense components and contrac-
tors. 
SEC. 1353. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO COMBAT BOKO HARAM 
IN NIGERIA AND THE LAKE CHAD BASIN. 
(a) STATEMENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) strongly condemns the ongoing violence and 
the systematic gross human rights violations against 
the people of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin car-
ried out by Boko Haram; 
(2) expresses its support for the people of Nige-
ria and the Lake Chad Basin who wish to live in a 
peaceful, economically prosperous, and democratic 
region; and 
(3) calls on the President to support Nigerian, 
Lake Chad Basin, and international community ef-
forts to ensure accountability for crimes against hu-
manity committed by Boko Haram against the peo-
ple of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin, particu-
larly the young girls kidnapped from Chibok and 
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other internally displaced persons affected by the ac-
tions of Boko Haram. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense and the Attorney General, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Ju-
diciary of the Senate a report on efforts to combat 
Boko Haram in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description of initiatives undertaken 
by the Department of State and the Depart-
ment of Defense to assist the Government of 
Nigeria and countries in the Lake Chad Basin 
to combat Boko Haram. 
(B) A description of United States activi-
ties to enhance the capacity of Nigeria and 
countries in the Lake Chad Basin to investigate 
and prosecute human rights violations per-
petrated against the people of Nigeria and the 
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Lake Chad Basin by Boko Haram, al-Qaeda af-
filiates, and other terrorist organizations, in 
order to promote respect for rule of law in Ni-
geria and the Lake Chad Basin. 
SEC. 1354. CHIEF OF MISSION CONCURRENCE. 
The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a report outlining the process by which 
chief of mission concurrence is obtained for Department 
of Defense clandestine activities under section 127(f) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1355. GAO STUDY ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUP-
PORT FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGEN-
CIES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
THAT ADVANCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
SECURITY COOPERATION OBJECTIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the use and imple-
mentation of the authority of section 385 of title 10, 
United States Code, relating to Department of Defense 
support for other departments and agencies of the United 
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States Government that advance Department of Defense 
security cooperation objectives. 
(b) MATTERS
TO BE INCLUDED.—The study re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A review of the use and implementation of 
the authority of section 385 of title 10, United 
States Code, and congressional intent of such au-
thority. 
(2) An identification of the number of times 
such authority has been used. 
(3) An identification of the challenges associ-
ated with the use of such authority. 
(4) A description of reasons for lack of the use 
of such authority, if any. 
(5) An identification of potential legislative ac-
tions for Congress to address with respect to such 
authority. 
(6) An identification of potential executive ac-
tions for the Department of Defense to address with 
respect to such authority. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Comptroller General 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that contains the results of the 
study required by subsection (a). 
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(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) congressional defense committees; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1356. FEASIBILITY STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO 
SOMALILAND. 
(a) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—The Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct 
a feasibility study that— 
(1) includes consultation with Somaliland secu-
rity organs; 
(2) determines opportunities for collaboration in 
the pursuit of United States national security inter-
ests in the Horn of Africa, the Gulf of Aden, and 
the broader Indo-Pacific region; 
(3) identifies the practicability of improving the 
professionalization and capacity of Somaliland secu-
rity sector actors; and 
(4) identifies the most effective way to conduct 
and carry out programs, transactions, and other re-
lations in the City of Hargeisa on behalf of the 
United States Government. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the heads 
of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall 
submit a classified report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that contains the results of the feasibility 
study required under subsection (a), including an assess-
ment of the extent to which— 
(1) opportunities exist for the United States to 
support the training of Somaliland’s security sector 
actors with a specific focus on counterterrorism and 
border and maritime security; 
(2) Somaliland’s security forces were impli-
cated, if any, in gross violations of human rights 
during the 3-year period immediately preceding the 
date of the enactment of this Act; 
(3) the United States has provided or discussed 
with officials of Somaliland the provision of training 
to security forces, including— 
(A) where such training has occurred; 
(B) the extent to which Somaliland secu-
rity forces have demonstrated the ability to ab-
sorb previous training; and 
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(C) the ability of Somaliland security 
forces to maintain and appropriately utilize 
such training, as applicable; 
(4) a United States diplomatic and security en-
gagement partnership with Somaliland would have a 
strategic impact, including by protecting the United 
States and allied maritime interests in the Bab-el- 
Mandeb Strait and at Somaliland’s Port of Berbera; 
(5) Somaliland could— 
(A) serve as a maritime gateway in East 
Africa for the United States and its allies; and 
(B) counter Iran’s presence in the Gulf of 
Aden and China’s growing regional military 
presence; 
(6) a United States security and defense part-
nership could— 
(A) bolster cooperation between Somaliland 
and Taiwan; 
(B) stabilize this semi-autonomous region 
of Somalia further as a democratic counter-
weight to anti-democratic forces in the greater 
Horn of Africa region; and 
(C) impact the capacity of the United 
States to achieve policy objectives in Somalia, 
particularly to degrade and ultimately defeat 
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the terrorist threat posed by Al-Shabaab, the 
Islamic State in Somalia (the Somalia-based Is-
lamic State affiliate), and other terrorist groups 
operating in Somalia; and 
(7) the extent to which an improved relation-
ship with Somaliland could— 
(A) support United States policy focused 
on the Red Sea corridor, the Indo-Pacific re-
gion, and the Horn of Africa; 
(B) improve cooperation on counterter-
rorism and intelligence sharing; 
(C) enable cooperation on counter-traf-
ficking, including the trafficking of humans, 
wildlife, weapons, and illicit goods; and 
(D) support trade and development, includ-
ing how Somaliland could benefit from Prosper 
Africa and other regional trade initiatives. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In subsection (b), the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
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SEC. 1357. REPEAL OF JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROMOTE 
PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. 
Effective on the date that is 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the joint resolution entitled 
‘‘A joint resolution to promote peace and stability in the 
Middle East’’ (Public Law 85–7; 22 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.) 
is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 1358. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE INCLU-
SION OF SUNSET PROVISIONS IN AUTHORIZA-
TIONS FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution pro-
vides Congress with the sole authority to ‘‘declare 
war’’. 
(2) Legal experts who have served in both 
Democratic 
and 
Republic 
administrations 
rec-
ommend the inclusion of a sunset clause or reau-
thorization requirement in authorizations for use of 
military force to ensure that Congress fulfills its 
constitutional duty to debate and vote on whether to 
send United States servicemembers into war. 
(3) Sunset provisions have been included in 29 
percent of prior authorizations for use of military 
force and declarations of war. 
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the inclusion of a sunset provision or reau-
thorization requirement in authorizations for use of 
military force is critical to ensuring Congress’s exer-
cise of its constitutional duty to declare war; and 
(2) any joint resolution enacted to authorize the 
introduction of United States forces into hostilities 
or into situations where there is a serious risk of 
hostilities should include a sunset provision setting 
forth a date certain for the termination of the au-
thorization for the use of such forces absent the en-
actment of a subsequent specific statutory authoriza-
tion for such use of the United States forces. 
SEC. 1359. REPORT ON MEXICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that includes the following: 
(1) A description of past and current bilateral 
security cooperation with Mexico, including through 
Northcom, the Department of Homeland Security, 
and the Department of Justice (including the Drug 
Enforcement Administration), including over the 
preceding 10 years. 
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(2) A description of the benefits of partnerships 
with Mexican security forces in enforcing judicial 
process for violent crimes and cartels along the 
southern border. 
(3) A description of increasing cartel control 
over Mexican territory and its impacts on national 
security. 
(4) A description of deteriorating role of elec-
toral and democratic institutions, including human 
rights violations, and its impacts on national secu-
rity. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. The unclassified portion of such report 
shall be published on a publicly available website of the 
Federal government. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
and 
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(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1360. UNPAID PERUVIAN AGRARIAN REFORM BONDS. 
To ensure the retirement security of over 5,000,000 
United States pensioners across the Nation, Congress 
urges the Secretary of State to take action concerning un-
paid Peruvian agrarian reform bonds by encouraging the 
Peruvian Government to negotiate in good faith with 
United States pension funds and bondholders regarding 
payment of the agrarian reform bonds. 
SEC. 1361. REPORT ON CHINESE SUPPORT TO RUSSIA WITH 
RESPECT TO ITS UNPROVOKED INVASION OF 
AND FULL-SCALE WAR AGAINST UKRAINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and every 90 days there-
after, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Commerce and the Director of National Intel-
ligence as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on whether and how the 
People’s Republic of China, including the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist 
Party, any Chinese state-owned enterprise, and any other 
Chinese entity, has provided support to the Russian Fed-
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(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) The term ‘Non-SDN Chinese military-in-
dustrial complex company’ means any entity on the 
Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Com-
panies List— 
‘‘(A) established pursuant to Executive 
Order 13959 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
addressing the threat from securities invest-
ments that finance Communist Chinese military 
companies), as amended before, on, or after the 
date of the enactment of the Restoring Essen-
tial Energy and Security Holdings Onshore for 
Rare Earths Act of 2022; and 
‘‘(B) maintained by the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control of the Department of the Treas-
ury. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘rare earth element’ means— 
‘‘(A) cerium; 
‘‘(B) dysprosium; 
‘‘(C) erbium; 
‘‘(D) europium; 
‘‘(E) gadolinium; 
‘‘(F) holmium; 
‘‘(G) lanthanum; 
‘‘(H) lutetium; 
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