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(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
review required under this section. 
SEC. 5308. FLEXIBILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1216(a) of the Disaster 
Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 5174a(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), shall— 
‘‘(i) waive a debt owed to the United 
States related to covered assistance pro-
vided to an individual or household if the 
covered assistance was distributed based 
on an error by the Agency and such debt 
shall be construed as a hardship; and 
‘‘(ii) waive a debt owed to the United 
States related to covered assistance pro-
vided to an individual or household if such 
assistance is subject to a claim or legal ac-
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tion, including in accordance with section 
317 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5160); and’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘REMOVAL OF’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘REPORT ON’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘the authority 
of the Administrator to waive debt under para-
graph (2) shall no longer be effective’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Administrator shall report to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate actions that the 
Administrator will take to reduce the error 
rate’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate a report containing a description of the internal proc-
esses used to make decisions regarding the distribution of 
covered assistance under section 1216 of the Disaster Re-
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covery and Reform Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 5174a) and 
any changes made to such processes. 
SEC. 5309. MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Each appropriate authority 
shall ensure that menstrual products are stocked in, and 
available free of charge in, each covered restroom in each 
covered public building under the jurisdiction of such au-
thority. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘ap-
propriate authority’’ means the head of a Federal 
agency, the Architect of the Capitol, or other official 
authority responsible for the operation of a covered 
public building. 
(2) COVERED
PUBLIC
BUILDING.—The term 
‘‘covered public building’’ means a public building, 
as defined in section 3301 of title 40, United States 
Code, that is open to the public and contains a pub-
lic restroom, and includes a building listed in section 
6301 or 5101 of such title. 
(3) COVERED RESTROOM.—The term ‘‘covered 
restroom’’ means a restroom in a covered public 
building, except for a restroom designated solely for 
use by men. 
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(4) MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS.—The term ‘‘men-
strual products’’ means sanitary napkins and tam-
pons that conform to applicable industry standards. 
SEC. 5310. FLY AMERICA ACT EXCEPTION. 
Section 40118 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION OF DOMESTIC ANI-
MALS.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
sub-
sections (a) and (c), an appropriation to any depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government may be used to pay for the 
transportation of a Peace Corps volunteer or an offi-
cer, employee, or member of the uniformed services 
of any such department, agency, or instrumentality, 
a dependent of the Peace Corps volunteer, officer, 
employee, or member, and in-cabin or accompanying 
checked baggage, by a foreign air carrier when— 
‘‘(A) the transportation is from a place— 
‘‘(i) outside the United States to a 
place in the United States; 
‘‘(ii) in the United States to a place 
outside the United States; or 
‘‘(iii) outside the United States to an-
other place outside the United States; and 
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‘‘(B) no air carrier holding a certificate 
under section 41102 is willing and able to 
transport up to three domestic animals accom-
panying such Peace Corps volunteer, officer, 
employee, member, or dependent. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—An amount paid pursuant 
to paragraph (1) for transportation by a foreign car-
rier may not be greater than the amount that would 
otherwise have been paid had the transportation 
been on an air carrier holding a certificate under 
section 41102 had that carrier been willing and able 
to provide such transportation. If the amount that 
would otherwise have been paid to such an air car-
rier is less than the cost of transportation on the ap-
plicable foreign carrier, the Peace Corps volunteer, 
officer, employee, member may pay the difference of 
such amount. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) DOMESTIC ANIMAL.—The term ‘do-
mestic animal’ means a dog or a cat. 
‘‘(B) PEACE
CORPS
VOLUNTEER.—The 
term ‘Peace Corps volunteer’ means an indi-
vidual described in section 5(a) of the Peace 
Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(a)).’’. 
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SEC. 5311. AQUA ALERT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall, subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, establish a pilot program to improve the issuance 
of alerts to facilitate cooperation with the public to render 
aid to distressed individuals under section 521 of title 14, 
United States Code. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM CONTENTS.—The pilot program 
established under subsection (a) shall, to the maximum 
extent possible— 
(1) include a voluntary opt-in program under 
which members of the public may receive notifica-
tions on cellular devices regarding Coast Guard ac-
tivities to render aid to distressed individuals under 
section 521 of title 14, United States Code; 
(2) cover areas located within the area of re-
sponsibility of 3 different Coast Guard sectors in di-
verse geographic regions; and 
(3) provide that the dissemination of an alert 
be limited to the geographic areas most likely to fa-
cilitate the rendering of aide to distressed individ-
uals. 
(c) 
CONSULTATION
WITH
OTHER
AGENCIES, 
STATES, TERRITORIES, AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.— 
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In developing the pilot program under subsection (a), the 
Commandant shall consult any relevant Federal agency, 
State, Territory, Tribal government, possession, or polit-
ical subdivision. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter through 2026, the Commandant shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
and make available to the public, a report on the imple-
mentation of this Act. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act $3,000,000 to the 
Commandant for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2026. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 5312. RECOGNIZING FEMA SUPPORT. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy provides vital support to communities and dis-
aster survivors in the aftermath of major disasters, 
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including housing assistance for individuals and fam-
ilies displaced from their homes. 
(2) The Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy should be encouraged to study the idea inte-
grating collapsible shelters for appropriate non-con-
gregate sheltering needs into the disaster prepared-
ness stockpile. 
SEC. 5313. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (33), (34), 
(35), and (36) as paragraphs (34), (35), (36), and 
(37), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (32) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(33) TRANSPORTATION
DEMAND
MANAGE-
MENT.—The term ‘transportation demand manage-
ment’ means the use of strategies to inform and en-
courage travelers to maximize the efficiency of a 
transportation system, leading to improved mobility, 
reduced congestion, and lower vehicle emissions, in-
cluding strategies that use planning, programs, poli-
cies, marketing, communications, incentives, pricing, 
data, and technology.’’. 
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SEC. 5314. PERMITTING USE OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND 
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN NOISE BAR-
RIERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 339(b) of the National 
Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 109 
note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—No funds made avail-
able out of the Highway Trust Fund may be used 
to construct a Type II noise barrier (as defined by 
section 772.5 of title 23, Code of Federal Regula-
tions) pursuant to subsections (h) and (i) of section 
109 of title 23, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to construction or preservation of a Type II 
noise barrier if such a barrier— 
‘‘(A) was not part of a project approved by 
the Secretary before November 28, 1995; 
‘‘(B) is proposed along lands that were de-
veloped or were under substantial construction 
before approval of the acquisition of the rights- 
of-ways for, or construction of, the existing 
highway; or 
‘‘(C) as determined and applied by the 
Secretary, separates a highway or other noise 
corridor from a group of structures of which 
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the majority of such structures closest to the 
highway or noise corridor— 
‘‘(i) are residential in nature; and 
‘‘(ii) are at least 10 years old as of 
the date of the proposal of the barrier 
project.’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY
FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
BLOCK GRANT FUNDS.—Section 133 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(25) Planning, design, preservation, or con-
struction of a Type II noise barrier (as described in 
section 772.5 of title 23, Code of Federal Regula-
tions) and consistent with the requirements of sec-
tion 339(b) of the National Highway System Des-
ignation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 109 note).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘and para-
graph (23)’’ and inserting ‘‘, paragraph (23), and 
paragraph (25)’’. 
(c) MULTIPURPOSE NOISE BARRIERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall ensure that a noise barrier constructed 
or preserved under section 339(b) of the National 
Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23 
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U.S.C. 109 note) or with funds made available 
under title 23, United States Code, may be a multi-
purpose noise barrier. 
(2) STATE APPROVAL.—A State, on behalf of 
the Secretary, may approve accommodation of a sec-
ondary beneficial use on a noise barrier within a 
right-of-way on a Federal-aid highway. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) MULTIPURPOSE NOISE BARRIER.—The 
term ‘‘multipurpose noise barrier’’ means any 
noise barrier that provides a secondary bene-
ficial use, including a barrier that hosts or ac-
commodates renewable energy generation facili-
ties, electrical transmission and distribution in-
frastructure, or broadband infrastructure and 
conduit. 
(B) SECONDARY
BENEFICIAL
USE.—The 
term ‘‘secondary beneficial use’’ means an envi-
ronmental, economic, or social benefit in addi-
tion to highway noise mitigation. 
(d) AESTHETICS.—A project sponsor constructing or 
preserving a noise barrier under section 339(b) of the Na-
tional Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23 
U.S.C. 109 note) or with funds made available under title 
23, United States Code, shall consider the aesthetics of 
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‘‘(3) 
MASSACHUSETTS.—The 
counties 
of 
Hampden, Plymouth, Barnstable, Essex, Worcester, 
and Bristol in the State of Massachusetts.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The analysis for Subchapter II of chapter 
157 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘15734. Southern New England Regional Commission.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The au-
thorization of appropriations in section 15751 of title 40, 
United States Code, shall apply with respect to the South-
ern New England Regional Commission beginning with 
fiscal year 2023. 
SEC. 5316. CRITICAL DOCUMENT FEE WAIVER. 
Section 1238(a) of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act 
of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 5174b) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘applies re-
gardless’’ and inserting ‘‘and the requirement of the 
President to waive fees under paragraph (4) apply 
regardless’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) MANDATORY
AUTOMATIC
WAIVER.—The 
President, in consultation with the Governor of a 
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State, shall automatically provide a fee waiver de-
scribed in paragraph (1) to an individual or house-
hold that has been adversely affected by a major dis-
aster declared under section 401 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170)— 
‘‘(A) for which the President provides as-
sistance to individuals and households under 
section 408 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 5174); and 
‘‘(B) that destroyed a critical document de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of the individual or 
household.’’. 
SEC. 5317. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. 
Section 11101(e)(2)(A) of the Infrastructure Invest-
ment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The 
term ‘small business concern’ means a small 
business concern (as the term is used in section 
3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632)).’’. 
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SEC. 5318. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE REPORT ON IM-
PROVING SUPPLY CHAIN SHORTFALLS AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AT WHOLESALE 
PRODUCE MARKETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on— 
(1) the 5 largest wholesale produce markets by 
annual sales and volume over the preceding 4 cal-
endar years; and 
(2) a representative sample of 8 wholesale 
produce markets that are not among the largest 
wholesale produce markets. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall contain the following: 
(1) An analysis of the supply chain shortfalls in 
each wholesale produce market identified under sub-
section (a), which shall include an analysis of the 
following: 
(A) State of repair of infrastructure, in-
cluding roads, food storage units, and refueling 
stations. 
(B) Sustainability infrastructure, including 
the following: 
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(i) Carbon emission reduction tech-
nology. 
(ii) On-site green refueling stations. 
(iii) Disaster preparedness. 
(C) Disaster preparedness, including with 
respect to cyber attacks, weather events, and 
terrorist attacks. 
(D) Disaster recovery systems, including 
coordination with State and Federal agencies. 
(2) A description of any actions the Secretary 
recommends be taken as a result of the analysis 
under paragraph (1). 
(3) Recommendations, as appropriate, for 
wholesale produce market owners and operators, and 
State and local entities to improve the supply chain 
shortfalls identified under paragraph (1). 
(4) Proposals, as appropriate, for legislative ac-
tions and funding needed to improve the supply 
chain shortfalls. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In completing the report under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult 
with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, wholesale produce market owners and 
operators, State and local entities, and other agencies or 
stakeholders, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. 
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(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means the Committee on Agri-
culture, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Technology, the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen-
ate. 
SEC. 5319. REPORT ON IMPROVING COUNTERTERRORISM 
SECURITY AT PASSENGER RAIL STATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transpor-
tation and State, local, Tribal, and territorial govern-
ments, passenger rail station owners and operators, State 
and local transportation entities, and other agencies or 
stakeholders as determined appropriate by the Secretary, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the 5 largest passenger rail stations by annual 
ridership and a representative sample of 8 other-sized pas-
senger rail stations that contains the following: 
(1) An analysis of the effectiveness of counter-
terrorism measures implemented in each passenger 
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formation that is sensitive or classified shall be included 
as a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate. 
SEC. 5320. EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended— 
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.— 
In this section, the term ‘underserved community’ means 
a community, or a neighborhood within a community, 
that— 
‘‘(1) is classified as high risk according to cen-
sus tract risk ratings derived from a product that— 
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‘‘(A) is maintained under a natural hazard 
assessment program; 
‘‘(B) is available to the public; 
‘‘(C) defines natural hazard risk across the 
United States; 
‘‘(D) reflects high levels of individual haz-
ard risk ratings; 
‘‘(E) reflects high social vulnerability rat-
ings and low community resilience ratings; 
‘‘(F) reflects the principal natural hazard 
risks identified for the respective census tracts; 
and 
‘‘(G) any other elements determined by the 
President. 
‘‘(2) is comprised of 50,000 or fewer individuals 
and is economically disadvantaged, as determined by 
the State in which the community is located and 
based on criteria established by the President; or 
‘‘(3) is otherwise determined by the President 
based on factors including, high housing cost burden 
and substandard housing, percentage of homeless 
population, limited water and sanitation access, de-
mographic information such as race, age, and dis-
ability, language composition, transportation access 
or type, disproportionate environmental stressor bur-
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den, and disproportionate impacts from climate 
change.’’; 
(B) in subsection (g)(9) by striking ‘‘small 
impoverished communities’’ and inserting ‘‘un-
derserved communities’’; and 
(C) in subsection (h)(2)— 
(i) in the heading by striking ‘‘SMALL 
IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘small impoverished 
community’’ and inserting ‘‘underserved 
community’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made 
by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any 
amounts appropriated on or after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) 
GUIDANCE
ON
EXTREME
TEMPERATURE 
EVENTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Administration shall issue guidance 
related to extreme temperature events, including heat 
waves and freezes, and publish such guidance in the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Administration Public As-
sistance Program and Policy Guide. 
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(c) HAZARD MITIGATION PLANS.—Section 322 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘, including— 
‘‘(1) identifying the extent to which resilience is 
or will be incorporated into other planning processes, 
including community land use, economic develop-
ment, capital improvement budgets and transpor-
tation planning processes; 
‘‘(2) goals and objectives related to increasing 
resilience over a 5-year period, including benchmarks 
for future work and an assessment of past progress; 
‘‘(3) the building codes in existence at the time 
the plan is submitted and standards that are in use 
by the State for all manner of planning or develop-
ment purposes and how the State has or will comply 
with the standards set forth in section 406(e)(1)(A); 
‘‘(4) the use of nature-based solutions or other 
mitigation activities that conserve or restore natural 
features that can serve to abate or lessen the im-
pacts of future disasters; 
‘‘(5) integration of each local mitigation plan 
with the State, Indian Tribe, or territory plan; and 
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‘‘(6) the disparate impacts on underserved com-
munities (as such term is defined in section 203(a)) 
and plans to address any disparities.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) GUIDANCE.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall issue specific guid-
ance on resilience goals and provide technical assistance 
for States, Indian Tribes, territories, and local govern-
ments to meet such goals. 
‘‘(g) ADEQUATE STAFFING.—The Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall ensure 
that ample staff are available to develop the guidance and 
technical assistance under section 322, including hazard 
mitigation planning staff and personnel with expertise in 
community planning, land use development, and consensus 
based codes and hazard resistant designs at each regional 
office that specifically focus on providing financial and 
non-financial direct technical assistance to States, Indian 
Tribes, and territories. 
‘‘(h) REPORTING.—Not less frequently than every 5 
years, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report 
on the progress of meeting the goals under this section.’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL USES OF FUNDS.—Section 408 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
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sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(k) ADDITIONAL USES OF FUNDS.—For State and 
local governments that have exceeded, adopted, or are im-
plementing the latest two published editions of relevant 
consensus-based codes, specifications, and standards that 
incorporate the latest hazard-resistant designs and estab-
lish minimum acceptable criteria for the design, construc-
tion, and maintenance of residential structures and facili-
ties, a recipient of assistance provided under this para-
graph may use such assistance in a manner consistent 
with the standards set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) of sec-
tion 406(e)(1)(A).’’. 
(e) COLLABORATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.—In 
awarding grants under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency may coordinate with other relevant agen-
cies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the 
Department of Energy, the Department of Transpor-
tation, the Corps of Engineers, the Department of Agri-
culture, and the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment, as necessary, to improve collaboration for eligi-
ble activities under the Act. 
(f) GAO REPORTS.— 
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(1) EXTREME
TEMPERATURE
EVENTS.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall evaluate and 
issue to Congress and the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency a report regarding the impacts of 
extreme temperatures events on communities, the 
challenges posed to the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency in addressing extreme temperature 
events, and recommendations for the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency to better provide assist-
ance to communities experiencing extreme tempera-
ture events. The report may also include examples of 
specific mitigation and resilience projects that com-
munities may undertake, and the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency may consider, to reduce 
the impacts of extreme temperatures on and within 
building structures, participatory processes that 
allow for public engagement in determining and ad-
dressing local risks and vulnerabilities related to ex-
treme temperatures events, and community infra-
structure, including heating or cooling shelters. 
(2) SMOKE
AND
INDOOR
AIR
QUALITY.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Comptroller 
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General shall evaluate and issue to Congress and the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency a report 
regarding the impacts of wildfire smoke and poor in-
door air quality, the challenges posed to Federal 
Emergency Management Agency in addressing wild-
fire smoke and indoor air quality, and recommenda-
tions for the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy to better provide assistance to communities and 
individuals in dealing with wildfire smoke and indoor 
air quality. 
(g) REPORT CONGRESS AND UPDATE OF COST EF-
FECTIVENESS DETERMINATIONS AND DECLARATIONS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in co-
ordination with the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, shall submit to Congress a re-
port regarding the challenges posed by the Agency’s 
requirements for declaring an incident or deter-
mining the cost effectiveness of mitigation activities 
and specifically how such requirements may dis-
proportionately burden small impoverished commu-
nities, or specific vulnerable populations within com-
munities. 
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(2) UPDATE OF COST EFFECTIVENESS DETER-
MINATION.—Not later than 5 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator, to the ex-
tent practicable, shall update the requirements for 
determining cost effectiveness and declaring inci-
dents, including selection of appropriate interest 
rates, based on the findings made under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 5321. SAFETY STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4502 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (i)(4) by striking ‘‘each of fis-
cal years 2018 through 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
year 2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (j)(4) by striking ‘‘each of fis-
cal years 2018 through 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
year 2023’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
9 of the Maritime Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1958) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘each of fiscal 
years 2018 through 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘2702(1)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘4902(1)’’. 
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SEC. 5322. EXTENSION. 
Section 1246 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act 
of 2018 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and inserting ‘‘4 1⁄2 
years’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and every 3 months there-
after,’’ before ‘‘the Administrator shall submit’’. 
SEC. 5323. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR DOMESTIC MARI-
TIME 
WORKFORCE 
TRAINING 
AND 
EDU-
CATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 51706 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation may designate a covered training entity as a center 
of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and 
education.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
maritime career training grants to centers of excel-
lence designated under subsection (a) for the pur-
pose of developing, offering, or improving edu-
cational or career training programs for American 
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workers related to the United States maritime in-
dustry. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED
INFORMATION.—To receive a 
grant under this subsection, a center of excellence 
designated under subsection (a) shall submit to the 
Secretary a grant proposal that includes a detailed 
description of— 
‘‘(A) the specific project for which the 
grant proposal is submitted, including the man-
ner in which the grant will be used to develop, 
offer, or improve an educational or career train-
ing program that is suited to United States 
maritime industry workers; 
‘‘(B) the extent to which the project for 
which the grant proposal is submitted will meet 
the educational or career training needs of 
United States maritime industry workers; 
‘‘(C) any previous experience of the center 
of excellence in providing United States mari-
time industry educational or career training 
programs; 
‘‘(D) how the grant would address short-
comings in existing educational and career 
training opportunities available to United 
States maritime industry workers; and 
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‘‘(E) the extent to which employers, includ-
ing small and medium-sized firms, have dem-
onstrated a commitment to employing United 
States maritime industry workers who would 
benefit from the project for which the grant 
proposal is submitted. 
‘‘(3) CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF GRANTS.—Sub-
ject to the appropriation of funds, the Secretary 
shall award a grant under this subsection based 
on— 
‘‘(A) a determination of the merits of the 
grant proposal submitted by the center of excel-
lence designated under subsection (a) to de-
velop, offer, or improve educational or career 
training programs to be made available to 
United States maritime industry workers; 
‘‘(B) an evaluation of the likely employ-
ment opportunities available to United States 
maritime industry workers who complete a mar-
itime educational or career training program 
that the center of excellence designated under 
subsection (a) proposes to develop, offer, or im-
prove; and 
‘‘(C) an evaluation of prior demand for 
training programs by workers served by the 
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centers of excellence designated under sub-
section (a) as well as the availability and capac-
ity of existing maritime training programs to 
meet future demand for training programs. 
‘‘(4) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
award grants under this subsection to a center 
of excellence designated under subsection (a) on 
a competitive basis. 
‘‘(B) TIMING
OF
GRANT
NOTICE.—The 
Secretary shall post a Notice of Funding Op-
portunity regarding grants awarded under this 
subsection not more than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of the appropriations Act for the 
fiscal year concerned. 
‘‘(C) TIMING OF GRANTS.—The Secretary 
shall award grants under this subsection not 
later than 270 days after the date of the enact-
ment of the appropriations Act for the fiscal 
year concerned. 
‘‘(D) REUSE
OF
UNEXPENDED
GRANT 
FUNDS.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (C), 
amounts awarded as a grant under this sub-
section that are not expended by the grantee 
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shall remain available to the Administrator for 
use for grants under this subsection. 
‘‘(E) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more 
than 3 percent of amounts made available to 
carry out this subsection may be used for the 
necessary costs of grant administration. 
‘‘(F) PROHIBITED USE.—A center of excel-
lence designated under subsection (a) that has 
received 
funds 
awarded 
under 
section 
54101(a)(2) for training purposes shall not be 
eligible for grants under this subsection in the 
same fiscal year. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $30,000,000.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) COVERED TRAINING ENTITY.—The term 
‘covered training entity’ means an entity that— 
‘‘(A) is located in a State that borders on 
the— 
‘‘(i) Gulf of Mexico; 
‘‘(ii) Atlantic Ocean; 
‘‘(iii) Long Island Sound; 
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‘‘(iv) Pacific Ocean; 
‘‘(v) Great Lakes; or 
‘‘(vi) Mississippi River System; and 
‘‘(B) is— 
‘‘(i) a postsecondary educational insti-
tution (as such term is defined in section 
3 (39) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302)); 
‘‘(ii) a postsecondary vocational insti-
tution (as such term is defined in section 
102(c) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c)); 
‘‘(iii) a public or private nonprofit en-
tity that offers 1 or more other structured 
experiential learning training programs for 
American workers in the United States 
maritime industry, including a program 
that is offered by a labor organization or 
conducted in partnership with a nonprofit 
organization or 1 or more employers in the 
United States maritime industry; 
‘‘(iv) an entity sponsoring an appren-
ticeship program registered with the Office 
of Apprenticeship of the Employment and 
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Training Administration of the Depart-
ment of Labor or a State apprenticeship 
agency recognized by the Office of Appren-
ticeship pursuant to the Act of August 16, 
1937 (commonly known as the ‘National 
Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 
663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); or 
‘‘(v) a maritime training center des-
ignated prior to the date of enactment of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2023.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(4) UNITED STATES MARITIME INDUSTRY.— 
The term ‘United States maritime industry’ means 
the design, construction, repair, operation, manning, 
and supply of vessels in all segments of the maritime 
transportation system of the United States, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) the domestic and foreign trade; 
‘‘(B) the coastal, offshore, and inland 
trade, including energy activities conducted 
under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act(43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.); 
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‘‘(C) non-commercial maritime activities, 
including— 
‘‘(i) recreational boating; and 
‘‘(ii) oceanographic and limnological 
research 
as 
described 
in 
section 
2101(24).’’. 
(b) PUBLIC REPORT.—Not later than December 15 
in each of calendar years 2022 through 2024, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall make available on a publicly 
available website a report and provide a briefing to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives— 
(1) describing each grant awarded under this 
subsection during the preceding fiscal year; and 
(2) assessing the impact of each award of a 
grant under this subsection in a fiscal year pre-
ceding the fiscal year referred to in subparagraph 
(A) on workers receiving training. 
(c) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) promulgate guidelines for the submission of 
grant proposals under section 51706(b) of title 46, 
United States Code (as amended by this section); 
and 
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(2) publish and maintain such guidelines on the 
website of the Department of Transportation. 
(d) ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL SHIPYARDS.—Section 
54101(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
may not award more than 25 percent of the 
funds appropriated to carry out this section for 
any fiscal year to any small shipyard in one ge-
ographic location that has more than 600 em-
ployees. 
‘‘(B) INELIGIBILITY.—A maritime training 
center that has received funds awarded under 
this section 51706 of title 46, United States 
Code, shall not be eligible for grants under this 
subsection for training purposes in the same 
fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 5324. DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS. 
Section 312(b)(4) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5155(b)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) LIMITATION ON USE OF INCOME CRI-
TERIA.—In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 
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President may not impose additional income 
criteria on a potential grant recipient who has 
accepted a qualified disaster loan in deter-
mining eligibility for duplications of benefit re-
lief.’’. 
SEC. 5325. FLIGHT INSTRUCTION OR TESTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An authorized flight instructor 
providing student instruction, flight instruction, or flight 
training shall not be deemed to be operating an aircraft 
carrying persons or property for compensation or hire. 
(b) AUTHORIZED ADDITIONAL PILOTS.—An indi-
vidual acting as an authorized additional pilot during 
Phase I flight testing of aircraft holding an experimental 
airworthiness certificate, in accordance with section 
21.191 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, and meet-
ing the requirements set forth in Federal Aviation Admin-
istration regulations and policy in effect as of the date 
of enactment of this section, shall not be deemed to be 
operating an aircraft carrying persons or property for 
compensation or hire. 
(c) USE
OF AIRCRAFT.—An individual who uses, 
causes to use, or authorizes to use aircraft for flights con-
ducted under subsection (a) or (b) shall not be deemed 
to be operating an aircraft carrying persons or property 
for compensation or hire. 
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(d) REVISION OF RULES.—The requirements of this 
section shall become effective upon the date of enactment. 
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall issue, revise, or repeal the rules, regulations, guid-
ance, or procedures of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion to conform to the requirements of this section. 
SEC. 5326. HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 219. HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIA-
TIVE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
BROADBAND
PROJECT.—The 
term 
‘broadband project’ means, for the purpose of pro-
viding, extending, expanding, or improving high- 
speed broadband service to further the goals of this 
Act— 
‘‘(A) planning, technical assistance, or 
training; 
‘‘(B) the acquisition or development of 
land; or 
‘‘(C) the acquisition, design and engineer-
ing, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, ex-
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pansion, or improvement of facilities, including 
related 
machinery, 
equipment, 
contractual 
rights, and intangible property. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible re-
cipient’ means an eligible recipient. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘eligible re-
cipient’ includes— 
‘‘(i) a public-private partnership; and 
‘‘(ii) a consortium formed for the pur-
pose of providing, extending, expanding, or 
improving high-speed broadband service 
between 1 or more eligible recipients and 1 
or more for-profit organizations. 
‘‘(3) HIGH-SPEED
BROADBAND.—The term 
‘high-speed broadband’ means the provision of 2-way 
data transmission with sufficient downstream and 
upstream speeds to end users to permit effective 
participation in the economy and to support eco-
nomic growth, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) BROADBAND PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On the application of an el-
igible recipient, the Secretary may make grants 
under this title for broadband projects, which shall 
be subject to the provisions of this section. 
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‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In reviewing applica-
tions submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall take into consideration geographic diversity of 
grants allocated, including consideration of under-
served markets, in addition to data requested in 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) DATA REQUESTED.—In reviewing an ap-
plication submitted under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall request from the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, the Administrator of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administra-
tion, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Appa-
lachian Regional Commission data on— 
‘‘(A) the level and extent of broadband 
service that exists in the area proposed to be 
served; and 
‘‘(B) the level and extent of broadband 
service that will be deployed in the area pro-
posed to be served pursuant to another Federal 
program. 
‘‘(4) INTEREST IN REAL OR PERSONAL PROP-
ERTY.—For any broadband project carried out by an 
eligible recipient that is a public-private partnership 
or consortium, the Secretary shall require that title 
to any real or personal property acquired or im-
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proved with grant funds, or if the recipient will not 
acquire title, another possessory interest acceptable 
to the Secretary, be vested in a public partner or eli-
gible nonprofit organization or association for the 
useful life of the project, after which title may be 
transferred to any member of the public-private 
partnership or consortium in accordance with regu-
lations promulgated by the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) 
PROCUREMENT.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, no person or entity shall be 
disqualified from competing to provide goods or serv-
ices related to a broadband project on the basis that 
the person or entity participated in the development 
of the broadband project or in the drafting of speci-
fications, requirements, statements of work, or simi-
lar documents related to the goods or services to be 
provided. 
‘‘(6) BROADBAND PROJECT PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband 
project to grant an option to acquire real or 
personal property (including contractual rights 
and intangible property) related to that project 
to a third party on such terms as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate, subject to the 
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condition that the option may only be exercised 
after the Secretary releases the Federal interest 
in the property. 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT.—The grant or exercise 
of an option described in subparagraph (A) 
shall not constitute a redistribution of grant 
funds under section 217. 
‘‘(c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—In determining the 
amount of the non-Federal share of the cost of a 
broadband project, the Secretary may provide credit to-
ward the non-Federal share for the present value of allow-
able contributions over the useful life of the broadband 
project, subject to the condition that the Secretary may 
require such assurances of the value of the rights and of 
the commitment of the rights as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Devel-
opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 
89–136) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 218 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 219. High-speed broadband deployment initiative.’’. 
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TITLE LIV—FINANCIAL 
SERVICES MATTERS 
Subtitle A—In General 
SEC. 5401. SERVICES THAT OPEN PORTALS TO DIRTY 
MONEY ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Establishing New Authorities for Businesses Laundering 
and 
Enabling 
Risks 
to 
Security 
Act’’ 
and 
the 
‘‘ENABLERS Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Kleptocrats and other corrupt actors across 
the world are increasingly relying on non-bank pro-
fessional service providers, including non-bank pro-
fessional service providers operating in the United 
States, to move, hide, and grow their ill-gotten 
gains. 
(2) In 2003, the Financial Action Task Force, 
an intergovernmental body formed by the United 
States and other major industrial nations, deter-
mined that designated non-financial businesses and 
professions should be subject to the same anti-money 
laundering and counter-terrorist financing rules and 
regulations as financial institutions, including the re-
quirement to know your customer or client and to 
perform due diligence, as well as to file suspicious 
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transaction reports, referred to as suspicious activity 
reports or ‘‘SARs’’ in the United States. 
(3) In October 2021, the ‘‘Pandora Papers’’, 
the largest expose´ of global financial data in history, 
revealed to a global audience how the United States 
plays host to a highly specialized group of 
‘‘enablers’’ who help the world’s elite move, hide, 
and grow their money. 
(4) The Pandora Papers described how an ad-
viser to the former Prime Minister of Malaysia re-
portedly used affiliates of a United States law firm 
to assemble and consult a network of companies, de-
spite the adviser fitting the ‘‘textbook definition’’ of 
a high-risk client. The adviser went on to use his 
companies to help steal $4.5 billion from Malaysia’s 
public investment fund in one of ‘‘the world’s big-
gest-ever financial frauds’’, known as 1MDB. 
(5) Russian oligarchs have used gatekeepers to 
move their money into the United States. For exam-
ple, a gatekeeper formed a company in Delaware 
that reportedly owns a $15 million mansion in 
Washington, D.C., that is linked to one of Vladimir 
Putin’s closest allies. Also, reportedly connected to 
the oligarch is a $14 million townhouse in New York 
City owned by a separate Delaware company. 
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(6) The Pandora Papers uncovered over 200 
United States-based trusts across 15 States that 
held assets of over $1 billion, ‘‘including nearly 30 
trusts that held assets linked to people or companies 
accused of fraud, bribery, or human rights abuses’’. 
In particular, South Dakota, Nevada, Delaware, 
Florida, Wyoming, and New Hampshire have 
emerged as global hotspots for those seeking to hide 
their assets and minimize their tax burdens. 
(7) In 2016, an investigator with the non-profit 
organization Global Witness posed as an adviser to 
a corrupt African official and set up meetings with 
13 New York City law firms to discuss how to move 
suspect funds into the United States. Lawyers from 
all but one of the firms provided advice to the faux 
adviser, including advice on how to utilize anony-
mous companies to obscure the true owner of the as-
sets. Other suggestions included naming the lawyer 
as a trustee of an offshore trust in order to open a 
bank account, and using the law firm’s escrow ac-
count to receive payments. 
(8) The autocratic Prime Minister of Iraqi 
Kurdistan, reportedly known for torturing and kill-
ing journalists and critics, allegedly purchased a re-
tail store valued at over $18 million in Miami, Flor-
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ida, with the assistance of a Pennsylvania-based law 
firm. 
(9) Teodoro Obiang, the vice president of Equa-
torial Guinea and son of the country’s authoritarian 
president, embezzled millions of dollars from his 
home country, which was then used to purchase lux-
ury assets in the United States. Obiang relied on the 
assistance of two American lawyers to move millions 
of dollars of suspect funds through U.S. banks. The 
lawyers incorporated five shell companies in Cali-
fornia and opened bank accounts associated with the 
companies for Obiang’s personal use. The suspect 
funds were first wired to the lawyers’ attorney-client 
and firm accounts, then transferred to the accounts 
of the shell companies. 
(10) An American consulting company report-
edly made millions of dollars working for companies 
owned or partly owned by Isabel dos Santos, the eld-
est child of a former President of Angola. This in-
cluded working with Angola’s state oil company 
when it was run by Isabel dos Santos and helping 
to ‘‘run a failing jewelry business acquired with An-
golan money’’. In 2021, a Dutch tribunal found that 
Isabel dos Santos and her husband obtained a $500 
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million stake in the oil company through ‘‘grand cor-
ruption’’. 
(11) In December 2021, the United States Gov-
ernment issued a first-ever ‘‘United States Strategy 
on Countering Corruption’’, that includes ‘‘Curbing 
Illicit Finance’’ as a strategic pillar. An express line 
of effort to advance this strategic pillar states that: 
‘‘Deficiencies in the U.S. regulatory framework 
mean various professionals and service providers— 
including lawyers, accountants, trust and company 
service providers, incorporators, and others willing to 
be hired as registered agents or who act as nominees 
to open and move funds through bank accounts—are 
not required to understand the nature or source of 
income of their clients or prospective clients. . .While 
U.S. law enforcement has increased its focus on 
such facilitators, it is both difficult to prove ‘intent 
and knowledge’ that a facilitator was dealing with il-
licit funds or bad actors, or that they should have 
known the same. Cognizant of such constraints, the 
Administration will consider additional authorities to 
cover key gatekeepers, working with the Congress as 
necessary to secure additional authorities’’. 
(12) This section provides the authorities need-
ed to require that professional service providers who 
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serve as key gatekeepers to the U.S. financial system 
adopt anti-money laundering procedures that can 
help detect and prevent the laundering of corrupt 
and other criminal funds into the United States. Ab-
sent such authorities, the United States Government 
will be unable to adequately protect the U.S. finan-
cial system, identify funds and assets that are the 
proceeds of corruption, or support foreign states in 
their efforts to combat corruption and promote good 
governance. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR GATEKEEPERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5312(a)(2) of title 
31, United States Code, as amended by the William 
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (Z) 
and (AA) as subparagraphs (AA) and (BB), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (Y) 
the following: 
‘‘(Z) any person, excluding any govern-
mental entity, employee, or agent, who engages 
in any activity which the Secretary determines, 
by regulation pursuant to section 5337(a), to be 
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the provision, with or without compensation, 
of— 
‘‘(i) corporate or other legal entity ar-
rangement, association, or formation serv-
ices; 
‘‘(ii) trust services; 
‘‘(iii) third party payment services; or 
‘‘(iv) legal or accounting services 
that— 
‘‘(I) involve financial activities 
that facilitate— 
‘‘(aa) corporate or other 
legal entity arrangement, associa-
tion, or formation services; 
‘‘(bb) trust services; or 
‘‘(cc) third party payment 
services; and 
‘‘(II) are not direct payments or 
compensation for civil or criminal de-
fense matters.’’. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR GATEKEEPERS.—Sub-
chapter II of chapter 53 of subtitle IV of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘§ 5337. Requirements for gatekeepers. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
this section, issue a rule to— 
‘‘(A) determine what persons fall within 
the class of persons described in section 
5312(a)(2)(Z); and 
‘‘(B) prescribe appropriate requirements 
for such persons. 
‘‘(2) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense 
of the Congress that when issuing a rule to deter-
mine what persons fall within the class of persons 
described in section 5312(a)(2)(Z), the Secretary 
shall design such rule— 
‘‘(A) to minimizes burden of such rule and 
maximizes the intended outcome of such rule, 
as determined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) avoid applying additional require-
ments for persons that may fall within the class 
of persons described in section 5312(a)(2)(Z) 
but whom are already, as determined by the 
Secretary, appropriately regulated under section 
5312. 
‘‘(3) IDENTIFICATION OF PERSONS.—When de-
termining what persons fall within the class of per-
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sons described in section 5312(a)(2)(Z) the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall include— 
‘‘(A) any person involved in— 
‘‘(i) the formation or registration of a 
corporation, 
limited 
liability 
company, 
trust, foundation, limited liability partner-
ship, partnership, or other similar entity; 
‘‘(ii) the acquisition or disposition of 
an interest in a corporation, limited liabil-
ity company, trust, foundation, limited li-
ability partnership, partnership, or other 
similar entity; 
‘‘(iii) providing a registered office, ad-
dress or accommodation, correspondence or 
administrative address for a corporation, 
limited liability company, trust, foundation, 
limited liability partnership, partnership, 
or other similar entity; 
‘‘(iv) acting as, or arranging for an-
other person to act as, a nominee share-
holder for another person; 
‘‘(v) the managing, advising, or con-
sulting with respect to money or other as-
sets; 
‘‘(vi) the processing of payments; 
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‘‘(vii) the provision of cash vault serv-
ices; 
‘‘(viii) the wiring of money; 
‘‘(ix) the exchange of foreign cur-
rency, digital currency, or digital assets; or 
‘‘(x) the sourcing, pooling, organiza-
tion, or management of capital in associa-
tion with the formation, operation, or man-
agement of, or investment in, a corpora-
tion, limited liability company, trust, foun-
dation, limited liability partnership, part-
nership, or other similar entity; 
‘‘(B) any person who, in connection with 
filing any return, directly or indirectly, on be-
half of a foreign individual, trust or fiduciary 
with respect to direct or indirect, United States 
investment, transaction, trade or business, or 
similar activities— 
‘‘(i) obtains or uses a preparer tax 
identification number; or 
‘‘(ii) would be required to use or ob-
tain a preparer tax identification number, 
if such person were compensated for serv-
ices rendered; 
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‘‘(C) any person acting as, or arranging 
for another person to act as, a registered agent, 
trustee, director, secretary, partner of a com-
pany, a partner of a partnership, or similar po-
sition in relation to a corporation, limited liabil-
ity company, trust, foundation, limited liability 
partnership, partnership, or other similar enti-
ty; and 
‘‘(D) any person, wherever organized or 
doing business, that is— 
‘‘(i) owned or controlled by a person 
described in subparagraphs (A), (B), or 
(C); 
‘‘(ii) acts as an agent of a person de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C); 
or 
‘‘(iii) is an instrumentality of a person 
described in subparagraphs (A), (B), or 
(C). 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall require 
persons described in section 5312(a)(3) to do 1 or more 
of the following— 
‘‘(1) identify and verify account holders and 
functional equivalents as described in section 
5318(l), including by establishing and maintaining 
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written procedures that are reasonably designed to 
enable the person to identify and verify beneficial 
owners (as such term is defined in section 5336(a)) 
of clients; 
‘‘(2) maintain appropriate procedures, including 
the collection and reporting of such information as 
the Secretary may prescribe by regulation, to ensure 
compliance with this subchapter and regulations pre-
scribed thereunder or to guard against corruption, 
money laundering, the financing of terrorism, or 
other forms of illicit finance; 
‘‘(3) establish anti-money laundering programs 
as described in section 5318(h); 
‘‘(4) report suspicious transactions as described 
in section 5318(g)(1); and 
‘‘(5) establish due diligence policies, procedures, 
and controls as described in section 5318(i). 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON EXEMPTIONS.—The Secretary 
may not delay the application of any requirement de-
scribed in this subchapter for any person described in sec-
tion 5312(a)(2)(Z) or section 5337(a)(3). 
‘‘(d) EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.—Any per-
son described in section 5312(a)(2)(Z) shall be subject to 
extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction with respect to the re-
quirements of this subtitle. 
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‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) RANDOM AUDITS.—Beginning on the date 
that is 1 year after the date that the Secretary 
issues a rule to determine what persons fall within 
the 
class 
of 
persons 
described 
in 
section 
5312(a)(2)(Z), and on an ongoing basis thereafter, 
the Secretary shall conduct random audits of per-
sons that fall within the class of persons described 
in section 5312(a)(2)(Z), in a manner that the Sec-
retary determines appropriate, to access compliance 
with this section. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall, not later 
than 180 days after the conclusion of any calendar 
year that begins after the date that is 1 year after 
the date that the Secretary issues a rule pursuant 
to section 5337(a), submit a report to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate that— 
‘‘(A) describes the results of any random 
audits conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) 
during such calendar year; and 
‘‘(B) includes recommendations for improv-
ing the effectiveness of the requirements im-
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posed under this section on persons described in 
section 5312(a)(2)(Z).’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the 
amendments made by this section shall take effect 
on the date that the Secretary of the Treasury 
issues a rule pursuant to section 5537 of title 31 of 
the United States Code, as added by this section. 
(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections in chapter 53 of subtitle IV of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 5336 the following: 
‘‘5337. Requirements for gatekeepers.’’. 
(5) USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE EFFI-
CIENCY AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury, acting through the Director of the 
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, shall 
promote the integrity and timely, efficient col-
lection of information by persons described in 
section 5312(a)(2)(Z) of title 31, United States 
Code by exploring the use of technologies to— 
(i) effectuate the collection, standard-
ization, transmission, and sharing of such 
information as required under section 5337 
of title 31, United States Code; and 
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(ii) minimize the burdens associated 
with the collection, standardization, trans-
mission, and sharing of such information 
as required under section 5337 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforce-
ment Network shall submit a report to Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Bank-
ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 
that— 
(i) describes any findings of the Di-
rector of the Financial Crimes Enforce-
ment with respect to technologies that may 
effectuate the collection, standardization, 
transmission, and sharing of such informa-
tion as required under section 5337 of title 
31, United States Code; and 
(ii) makes recommendations for imple-
menting such technologies. 
(d) GATEKEEPERS STRATEGY.—Section 262 of the 
Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 
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is amended by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(11) GATEKEEPER STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A description of ef-
forts to impose sufficient anti-money laundering 
safeguards on types of persons who serve as 
gatekeepers. 
‘‘(B) UPDATE.—If the updates to the na-
tional strategy required under section 261 have 
been submitted to appropriate congressional 
committees before the date of the enactment of 
this paragraph, the President shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees an 
additional update to the national strategy with 
respect to the addition of this paragraph not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph.’’. 
(e) AGENCY COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall, to the greatest extent 
practicable— 
(1) establish relationships with State, local, ter-
ritorial, and Tribal governmental agencies; and 
(2) work collaboratively with such governmental 
agencies to implement and enforce the regulations 
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prescribed under this section and the amendments 
made by this section, by— 
(A) using the domestic liaisons established 
in section 310(f) of title 31, United States 
Code, to share information regarding changes 
effectuated by this section; 
(B) using the domestic liaisons established 
in section 310(f) of title 31, United States 
Code, to advise on necessary revisions to State, 
local, territorial, and Tribal standards with re-
spect to relevant professional licensure; 
(C) engaging with various gatekeepers as 
appropriate, including with respect to informa-
tion sharing and data sharing; and 
(D) working with State, local, territorial, 
and Tribal governmental agencies to levy pro-
fessional sanctions on persons who facilitate 
corruption, money laundering, the financing of 
terrorist activities, and other related crimes. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, 
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
of 
the 
Treasury, 
without 
fiscal 
year 
limitation, 
$53,300,000 to remain available until expended, exclu-
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sively for the purpose of carrying out this section and the 
amendments made by the Act, including for— 
(1) the hiring of personnel; 
(2) the exploration and adoption of information 
technology to effectively support enforcement activi-
ties or activities described in subsection (c) of this 
section and the amendments made by such sub-
section; 
(3) audit, investigatory, and review activities, 
including those described in subsection (c) of this 
section and the amendments made by such sub-
section; 
(4) agency coordination and collaboration ef-
forts and activities described in subsection (e) of this 
section; 
(5) for voluntary compliance programs; 
(6) for conducting the report in subsection 
(c)(5) of this section; and 
(7) for allocating amounts to the State, local, 
territorial, and Tribal jurisdictions to pay reasonable 
costs relating to compliance with or enforcement of 
the requirements of this section. 
(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to be limited or impeded by any 
obligations under State, local, territorial, or Tribal laws 
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or rules concerning privilege, ethics, confidentiality, pri-
vacy, or related matters. 
SEC. 5402. REVIEW OF CYBER-RELATED MATTERS AT THE 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than 270 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall complete a comprehensive review of the Depart-
ment of the Treasury’s efforts dedicated to enhancing cy-
bersecurity capability, readiness, and resilience of the fi-
nancial services sector, specifically as it relates to— 
(1) Treasury’s role as the sector risk manage-
ment agency for the financial services sector, as de-
fined by section 9002 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021; and 
(2) integration of operational resilience and cy-
bersecurity for the financial services sector across 
the Department of the Treasury. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The review required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements and consid-
erations: 
(1) A comprehensive review of the components 
and offices within the Departmental Offices of the 
Department of the Treasury involved in efforts spec-
ified in subsection (a). 
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(2) A review of activities by the Department of 
the Treasury involved in efforts specified in sub-
section (a). 
(3) An assessment of the how each activity 
identified in this subsection connects to the National 
Security Strategy and other related documents of 
the Executive Branch. 
(4) An assessment of the Department of the 
Treasury’s ability to discharge fully its duties speci-
fied in subsection (a) and identify any areas where 
it may need additional resources, legislation or au-
thority. 
(5) An evaluation of the partnerships with other 
executive branch departments and agencies to sup-
port efforts specified in subsection (a). 
(6) An evaluation of support to and from the 
Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure 
Committee, and its member agencies to enhance ef-
forts specified in subsection (a). 
(7) A five-year plan for the Department of the 
Treasury that defines an objectives and goals related 
to the efforts specified in subsection (a). 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—No later than 30 
days after the completion of the review specified under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall trans-
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mit the review to Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(d) ANNUAL UPDATE.—No later than February 1st 
of each year after the submission of the review until 2028, 
the Secretary shall provide an update on progress made 
in the preceding year in relation to the plan directed in 
subsection (b)(7) to the Committee on Financial Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 5403. STRENGTHENING AWARENESS OF SANCTIONS. 
Section 312 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) OFAC EXCHANGE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The OFAC Exchange 
is hereby established within OFAC. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The OFAC Exchange shall fa-
cilitate a voluntary public-private information shar-
ing partnership among law enforcement agencies, 
national security agencies, financial institutions, and 
OFAC to— 
‘‘(A) effectively and efficiently administer 
and enforce economic and trade sanctions 
against targeted foreign countries and regimes, 
terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, 
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those engaged in activities related to the pro-
liferation of weapons of mass destruction, and 
other threats to the national security, foreign 
policy, or economy of the United States by pro-
moting innovation and technical advances in re-
porting— 
‘‘(i) under subchapter II of chapter 53 
and the regulations promulgated under 
that subchapter; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to other economic 
and trade sanctions requirements; 
‘‘(B) protect the financial system from il-
licit use, including evasions of existing economic 
and trade sanctions programs; and 
‘‘(C) facilitate two-way information ex-
change between OFAC and persons who are re-
quired to comply with sanctions administered 
and enforced by OFAC, including financial in-
stitutions, business sectors frequently affected 
by sanctions programs, and non-government or-
ganizations and humanitarian groups impacted 
by such sanctions programs. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
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and once every 2 years thereafter for the next 
5 years, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
submit to the Committees on Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs and Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committees on Financial 
Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a report containing— 
‘‘(i) an analysis of the efforts under-
taken by the OFAC Exchange, which shall 
include an analysis of— 
‘‘(I) the results of those efforts; 
and 
‘‘(II) the extent and effectiveness 
of those efforts, including the extent 
and effectiveness of communication 
between OFAC and persons who are 
required to comply with sanctions ad-
ministered and enforced by OFAC; 
‘‘(ii) recommendations to improve effi-
ciency and effectiveness of targeting, com-
pliance, enforcement, and licensing activi-
ties undertaken by OFAC; and 
‘‘(iii) any legislative, administrative, 
or other recommendations the Secretary 
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may have to strengthen the efforts of the 
OFAC Exchange. 
‘‘(B) CLASSIFIED
ANNEX.—Each report 
under subparagraph (A) may include a classi-
fied annex. 
‘‘(4) INFORMATION SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
Information shared under this subsection shall be 
shared— 
‘‘(A) in compliance with all other applica-
ble Federal laws and regulations; 
‘‘(B) in such a manner as to ensure the 
appropriate confidentiality of personal informa-
tion; and 
‘‘(C) at the discretion of the Director, with 
the appropriate Federal functional regulator, as 
defined in section 6003 of the Anti-Money 
Laundering Act of 2020. 
‘‘(5) PROTECTION OF SHARED INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) REGULATIONS.—OFAC shall, as ap-
propriate, promulgate regulations that establish 
procedures for the protection of information 
shared and exchanged between OFAC and the 
private sector in accordance with this section, 
consistent with the capacity, size, and nature of 
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the financial institution to which the particular 
procedures apply. 
‘‘(B) USE OF INFORMATION.—Information 
received by a financial institution pursuant to 
this section shall not be used for any purpose 
other than identifying and reporting on activi-
ties that may involve the financing of terrorism, 
proliferation financing, narcotics trafficking, or 
financing of sanctioned countries, regimes, or 
persons. 
‘‘(6) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed to create new in-
formation sharing authorities or requirements relat-
ing to the Bank Secrecy Act.’’. 
SEC. 5404. BRIEFING ON CHINESE SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN 
ILLICIT FINANCE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Treasury shall brief the Committee on Financial Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate on the fi-
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nancial activities of China and Chinese entities in connec-
tion with the finances of Afghanistan and the Taliban. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The briefing under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the activities undertaken 
by the People’s Republic of China and Chinese-reg-
istered companies to support illicit financial net-
works in Afghanistan, particularly such networks in-
volved in narcotics trafficking, illicit financial trans-
actions, official corruption, natural resources exploi-
tation, and terrorist networks. 
(2) An assessment of financial, commercial, and 
economic activities undertaken by China and Chi-
nese companies in Afghanistan, including the licit 
and illicit extraction of critical minerals, to support 
Chinese policies counter to American strategic inter-
ests. 
(3) Information relating to the impacts of exist-
ing United States and multilateral laws, regulations, 
and sanctions, including environmental and public 
health impacts of natural resources exploitation. 
(4) Any recommendations to Congress regard-
ing legislative or regulatory improvements necessary 
to support the identification and disruption of Chi-
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nese-supported illicit financial networks in Afghani-
stan. 
SEC. 5405. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES TO 
PROVIDE DEBT RESTRUCTURING OR RELIEF 
TO 
DEVELOPING 
COUNTRIES 
WITH 
UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS OF DEBT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XVI of the International Fi-
nancial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262p et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1632. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES TO 
PROVIDE DEBT RESTRUCTURING OR RELIEF 
TO 
DEVELOPING 
COUNTRIES 
WITH 
UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS OF DEBT. 
‘‘(a) DEBT RELIEF.—The Secretary of the Treasury, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall— 
‘‘(1) engage with international financial institu-
tions, the G20, and official and commercial creditors 
to advance support for prompt and effective imple-
mentation and improvement of the Common Frame-
work for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Common Framework’), or 
any successor framework or similar coordinated 
international debt treatment process in which the 
United States participates through the establishment 
and publication of clear and accountable— 
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‘‘(A) debt treatment benchmarks designed 
to achieve debt sustainability for each partici-
pating debtor; 
‘‘(B) standards for appropriate burden- 
sharing among all creditors with material 
claims on each participating debtor, without re-
gard for their official, private, or hybrid status; 
‘‘(C) robust debt disclosure by creditors, 
including the People’s Republic of China, and 
debtor countries, including inter-creditor data- 
sharing and, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, public disclosure of material terms and 
conditions of claims on participating debtors; 
‘‘(D) expansion of Common Framework 
country eligibility to lower middle-income coun-
tries who otherwise meet the existing criteria; 
‘‘(E) 
improvements 
to 
the 
Common 
Framework process with the aim of ensuring 
access to debt relief in a timely manner for 
those countries eligible and who request treat-
ment; and 
‘‘(F) consistent enforcement and improve-
ment of the policies of multilateral institutions 
relating to asset-based and revenue-based bor-
rowing by participating debtors, and coordi-
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