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(D) its long history of space leadership; 
and 
(E) many international partnerships. 
(2) The PRC seeks to establish a leading posi-
tion in the economic and military use of outer space 
and views space as critical to its future security and 
economic interests. 
(3) The PRC’s national-level commitment to es-
tablishing itself as a global space leader harms 
United States interests and threatens to undermine 
many of the advantages the United States has 
worked so long to establish. 
(4) For over 60 years, the United States has 
led the world in space exploration and human space 
flight through a robust national program that en-
sures 
NASA 
develops 
and 
maintains 
critical 
spaceflight systems to enable this leadership, includ-
ing the Apollo program’s Saturn V rocket, the Space 
Shuttle, the International Space Station and the 
Space Launch System and Orion today. 
(5) The Defense Intelligence Agency noted in 
its 2019 ‘‘Challenges to U.S. Security in Space’’ re-
port that the PRC was developing a national super- 
heavy lift rocket comparable to NASA’s Space 
Launch System. 
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(6) The United States space program and com-
mercial space sector risks being hollowed out by the 
PRC’s plans to attain leadership in key technologies. 
(7) It is in the economic and security interest 
of the United States to remain the global leader in 
space power. 
(8) A recent report by the Air Force Research 
Laboratory and the Defense Innovation Unit found 
that China’s strategy to bolster its domestic space 
industry includes a global program of theft and 
other misappropriation of intellectual property, di-
rect integration of state-owned entities and their 
technology with commercial start-ups, the use of 
front companies to invest in United States space 
companies, vertical control of supply chains, and 
predatory pricing. 
(9) The United States Congress passed the 
Wolf Amendment as part of the Fiscal Year 2012 
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropria-
tions Act (Public Law 112–55) and every year there-
after in response to the nefarious and offensive na-
ture of Chinese activities in the space industry. 
SEC. 1723. REPORT; STRATEGY. 
(a) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, and annually 
thereafter in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the Na-
tional Space Council shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees an interagency assessment 
of the ability of the United States to compete with 
foreign space programs and in the emerging com-
mercial space economy. 
(2) CONTENT OF REPORT.—The report shall in-
clude information on the following: 
(A) An assessment of the human explo-
ration and spaceflight capabilities of the na-
tional space program of the United States rel-
ative to national programs of the PRC. 
(B) An assessment of— 
(i) the viability of extraction of space- 
based precious minerals, onsite exploitation 
of space-based natural resources, and utili-
zation of space-based solar power; 
(ii) the programs of the United States 
and the PRC that are related to the issues 
described in clause (i); and 
(iii) any potential terrestrial or space 
environmental impacts of space-based solar 
power. 
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(C) An assessment of United States stra-
tegic interests in or related to cislunar space. 
(D) A comparative assessment of future 
United States space launch capabilities and 
those of the PRC. 
(E) The extent of foreign investment in the 
commercial space sector of the United States, 
especially in venture capital and other private 
equity investments that seek to work with the 
Federal Government. 
(F) The steps by which the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, the Depart-
ment of Defense, and other United States Fed-
eral agencies conduct the necessary due dili-
gence and security reviews prior to investing in 
private space entities that may have received 
funding from foreign investment. 
(G) Current steps that the United States 
is taking to identify and help mitigate threats 
to domestic space industry from influence of the 
PRC. 
(H) An assessment of the current ability, 
role, costs, and authorities of the Department 
of Defense to mitigate the threats of commer-
cial communications and navigation in space 
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from the PRC’s growing counterspace capabili-
ties, and any actions required to improve this 
capability. 
(I) An assessment of how the PRC’s activi-
ties are impacting United States national secu-
rity, including— 
(i) theft by the PRC of United States 
intellectual property through technology 
transfer requirements or otherwise; and 
(ii) efforts of the PRC to seize control 
of critical elements of the United States 
space industry supply chain and United 
States space industry companies or sister 
companies with shared leadership; and gov-
ernment cybersecurity capabilities. 
(J) An assessment of efforts of the PRC to 
pursue cooperative agreements with other na-
tions to advance space development. 
(K) Recommendations to Congress, includ-
ing recommendations with respect to— 
(i) any legislative proposals to address 
threats by the PRC to the United States 
national space programs as well as domes-
tic commercial launch and satellite indus-
tries; and 
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(ii) how the United States Govern-
ment can best utilize existing Federal enti-
ties to investigate and prevent potentially 
harmful investment by the PRC in the 
United States commercial space industry. 
(3) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
(b) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the submission of the report required in subsection 
(a), the President, in consultation with the National 
Space Council, shall develop and submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a strategy to en-
sure the United States can— 
(A) compete with other national space pro-
grams; 
(B) maintain leadership in the emerging 
commercial space economy; 
(C) identify market, regulatory, and other 
means to address unfair competition from the 
PRC based on the findings of in the report re-
quired in subsection (a); 
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(D) leverage commercial space capabilities 
to ensure United States national security and 
the security of United States interests in space; 
(E) protect United States supply chains 
and manufacturing critical to competitiveness in 
space; and 
(F) coordinate with international allies and 
partners in space. 
(3) FORM.—The strategy required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
the House of Representatives. 
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(2) PRC.—The term ‘‘PRC’’ means the ‘‘Peo-
ple’s Republic of China’’. 
Subtitle D—AMBER Alert 
Nationwide 
SEC. 1731. COOPERATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY. 
Subtitle A of title III of the PROTECT Act (34 
U.S.C. 20501 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 301— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘(including airports, maritime ports, bor-
der crossing areas and checkpoints, and 
ports of exit from the United States)’’ 
after ‘‘gaps in areas of interstate travel’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by in-
serting ‘‘, territories of the United States, 
and tribal governments’’ after ‘‘States’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security,’’ after ‘‘Sec-
retary of Transportation’’; and 
(2) in section 302— 
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(A) in subsection (b), in paragraphs (2), 
(3), and (4) by inserting ‘‘, territorial, tribal,’’ 
after ‘‘State’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security,’’ after 
‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, 
territorial, tribal,’’ after ‘‘State’’. 
SEC. 1732. AMBER ALERTS ALONG MAJOR TRANSPOR-
TATION ROUTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of the PROTECT 
Act (34 U.S.C. 20503) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
MAJOR
TRANSPORTATION
ROUTES’’ 
after 
‘‘ALONG HIGHWAYS’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘Secretary’)’’ after ‘‘Secretary of 
Transportation’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and at airports, mari-
time ports, border crossing areas and check-
points, and ports of exit from the United 
States’’ after ‘‘along highways’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘other motorist infor-
mation systems to notify motorists’’ and 
inserting ‘‘other information systems to no-
tify motorists, aircraft passengers, ship 
passengers, and travelers’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, aircraft passengers, 
ship passengers, and travelers’’ after ‘‘nec-
essary to notify motorists’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘other motorist information systems to no-
tify motorists’’ and inserting ‘‘other infor-
mation systems to notify motorists, air-
craft passengers, ship passengers, and 
travelers’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
‘‘, aircraft passengers, ship passengers, 
and travelers’’ after ‘‘support the notifica-
tion of motorists’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 
‘‘, aircraft passengers, ship passengers, 
and travelers’’ after ‘‘motorists’’, each 
place it appears; 
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(iv) in subparagraph (F), by inserting 
‘‘, aircraft passengers, ship passengers, 
and travelers’’ after ‘‘motorists’’; and 
(v) in subparagraph (G), by inserting 
‘‘, aircraft passengers, ship passengers, 
and travelers’’ after ‘‘motorists’’; 
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘other motor-
ist information systems to notify motorists’’, each 
place it appears, and inserting ‘‘other information 
systems to notify motorists, aircraft passengers, ship 
passengers, and travelers’’; 
(5) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any ac-
tivities funded by a grant under this section may not 
exceed 80 percent. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—If the Secretary determines 
that American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana 
Islands, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands of the 
United States is unable to comply with the require-
ment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall waive 
such requirement.’’; 
(6) in subsection (g)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘In this section’’ and in-
serting ‘‘In this subtitle’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or Puerto Rico’’ and in-
serting ‘‘American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 
the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Is-
lands of the United States, and any other terri-
tory of the United States’’; and 
(7) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the PROTECT 
Act (Public Law 108–21) is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 303 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 303. Grant program for notification and communications systems along 
highways and major transportation routes for recovery of ab-
ducted children.’’. 
SEC. 1733. AMBER ALERT COMMUNICATION PLANS IN THE 
TERRITORIES. 
Section 304 of the PROTECT Act (34 U.S.C. 20504) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting ‘‘a terri-
torial government or’’ after ‘‘with’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any ac-
tivities funded by a grant under this section may not 
exceed 50 percent. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—If the Attorney General deter-
mines that American Samoa, Guam, the Northern 
Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of 
the United States, or an Indian tribe is unable to 
comply with the requirement under paragraph (1), 
the Attorney General shall waive such require-
ment.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘, including 
territories of the United States’’ before the period at 
the end. 
SEC. 1734. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE-
PORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall conduct a study assessing— 
(1) the implementation of the amendments 
made by this Act; 
(2) any challenges related to integrating the 
territories of the United States into the AMBER 
Alert system; 
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(3) the readiness, educational, technological, 
and training needs of territorial law enforcement 
agencies in responding to cases involving missing, 
abducted, or exploited children; and 
(4) any other related matters the Attorney Gen-
eral or the Secretary of Transportation determines 
appropriate. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General 
shall submit a report on the findings of the study required 
under subsection (a) to— 
(1) the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate; 
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(3) each of the delegates or resident commis-
sioner to the House of Representatives from Amer-
ican Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of the United 
States. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral shall make the report required under subsection (b) 
available on a public Government website. 
(d) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Comptroller General 
may secure information necessary to conduct the 
study under subsection (a) directly from any Federal 
agency and from any territorial government receiv-
ing grant funding under the PROTECT Act. Upon 
request of the Comptroller General, the head of a 
Federal agency or territorial government shall fur-
nish the requested information to the Comptroller 
General. 
(2) AGENCY RECORDS.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), nothing in this subsection shall require a 
Federal agency or any territorial government to 
produce records subject to a common law evidentiary 
privilege. Records and information shared with the 
Comptroller General shall continue to be subject to 
withholding under sections 552 and 552a of title 5, 
United States Code. The Comptroller General is ob-
ligated to give the information the same level of con-
fidentiality and protection required of the Federal 
agency or territorial government. The Comptroller 
General may be requested to sign a nondisclosure or 
other agreement as a condition of gaining access to 
sensitive or proprietary data to which the Comp-
troller General is entitled. 
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(3) PRIVACY
OF
PERSONAL
INFORMATION.— 
The Comptroller General, and any Federal agency 
and any territorial government that provides infor-
mation to the Comptroller General, shall take such 
actions as are necessary to ensure the protection of 
the personal information of a minor. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 1741. TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLERICAL 
AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 127e(g) is amended by striking 
‘‘Low-Intensity’’ and inserting ‘‘Low Intensity’’. 
(2) Section 142 is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (d); and 
(B) by redesignating the second subsection 
(c) as subsection (d). 
(3) Section 192(c) is amended by striking the 
first paragraph (1). 
(4) Section 231 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the colon; 
(B) by striking ‘‘quadrennial defense re-
view’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘na-
tional defense strategy’’; and 
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(C) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 118’’ and inserting ‘‘section 113(g)’’. 
(5) Section 1073c(a) is amended by redesig-
nating the second paragraph (6) as paragraph (7). 
(6) Section 1044e is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
section (h)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘subsection (i)’’. 
(7) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 58 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 1142 and inserting the following: 
‘‘1142. Preseparation counseling; transmittal of certain records to Department 
of Veterans Affairs.’’. 
(8) Section 1564(c)(2) is amended in the mat-
ter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘in’’ and 
inserting ‘‘is’’. 
(9) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 113 is amended by striking ‘‘Sec.’’ each 
place it appears, except for the first ‘‘Sec.’’ pre-
ceding the item relating to section 2200g. 
(10) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 135 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 2279c. 
(11) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 142 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 2417 and inserting the following: 
‘‘2417. Administrative and other costs.’’. 
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(12) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 152 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 2568a and inserting the following: 
‘‘2568a. Damaged personal protective equipment: award to members separating 
from the Armed Forces and veterans.’’. 
(13) Section 2417(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘entities -’’ and inserting ‘‘entities—’’. 
(14) Section 2641b(a)(3)(B) is amended by 
striking ‘‘subsection (c)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (c)(6)’’. 
(15) Section 2804(b) is amended in the third 
sentence by striking ‘‘; and’’. 
(16) Section 2890(e)(2) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘a’’ before ‘‘landlord’’ in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A). 
(17) Section 2891(e)(1) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘unit’’ after ‘‘housing’’ 
the third place it appears; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘the’’ before ‘‘tenant’’. 
(18) Section 2891a is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by adding a period 
at the end of paragraph (2); and 
(B) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by striking 
‘‘the’’ before ‘‘any basic’’. 
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(19) Section 2894(c)(3) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, the office’’ after ‘‘installation housing man-
agement office’’. 
(b) TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 
1967(a)(3)(D) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
in the matter preceding clause (i) by inserting a comma 
after ‘‘theater of operations’’. 
(c) NDAA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019.—Effective as of 
August 13, 2018, and as if included therein as enacted, 
the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232) is amended 
as follows: 
(1) Section 226(b)(3)(C) (132 Stat. 1686) is 
amended by striking ‘‘commercial-off the-shelf’’ and 
inserting ‘‘commercially available off-the-shelf items 
(as defined in section 104 of title 41, United States 
Code) that may serve as’’. 
(2) Section 809(b)(3) (132 Stat. 1840) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Section 598(d)(4) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act of for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Section 563(d)(4) of the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 
1561 note)’’. 
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(9) Section 1763(c) (50 U.S.C. 4822; 132 Stat. 
2231) is amended by striking ‘‘December 5, 1991’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 5, 1995’’. 
(10) Section 1773(b)(1) (50 U.S.C. 4842; 132 
Stat. 2235) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
1752(1)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1752(2)(D)’’. 
(11) Section 1774(a) (50 U.S.C. 4843; 132 
Stat. 2237) is amended in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘under’’ before ‘‘section 
1773’’. 
(12) Section 2827(b)(1) (132 Stat. 2270) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘in the matter preceding the 
paragraphs’’ after ‘‘amended’’. 
(d) NDAA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016.—Effective as of 
December 23, 2016, and as if included therein as enacted, 
section 856(a)(1) the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 
2377 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘United States Code,’’ 
after ‘‘title 41,’’. 
(e) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
AMENDMENTS 
MADE BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amend-
ments made by provisions of this Act other than this sec-
tion, the amendments made by this section shall be treated 
as having been enacted immediately before any such 
amendments by other provisions of this Act. 
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SEC. 1742. ADDITION OF CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD 
BUREAU TO THE LIST OF OFFICERS PRO-
VIDING REPORTS OF UNFUNDED PRIORITIES. 
Section 222a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The Chief of the National Guard Bu-
reau.’’. 
SEC. 1743. ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY BY MILITARY ACAD-
EMIES AND MUSEUMS. 
(a) ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY.—Section 2601 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after sub-
paragraph (B) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The Secretary concerned may display, at a mili-
tary museum, recognition for an individual or organization 
that contributes money to a nonprofit entity described in 
subparagraph (A), or an individual or organization that 
contributes a gift directly to the armed force concerned 
for the benefit of a military museum, whether or not the 
contribution is subject to the condition that recognition 
be provided. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe uni-
form regulations governing the circumstances under which 
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contributor recognition may be provided, appropriate 
forms of recognition, and suitable display standards.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or personal’’ after ‘‘real’’ 
both places it appears; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or the Coast Guard Acad-
emy’’ and inserting ‘‘the Coast Guard Academy, 
the National Defense University, the Defense 
Acquisition University, the Air University, the 
Army War College, the Army Command and 
General Staff College, the Naval War College, 
the Naval Postgraduate School, or the Marine 
Corps University’’. 
(b) LEASE OF NON-EXCESS PROPERTY TO MILITARY 
MUSEUMS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2667 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (7), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in paragraph (8), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(9) in the case of a lease of a museum facility 
to a museum foundation, may provide for use in 
generating revenue for activities of the museum fa-
cility and for such administrative purposes as may 
be necessary to support the facility.’’; 
(B) in subsection (i), by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) The term ‘museum foundation’ means any 
entity— 
‘‘(A) qualifying as an exempt organization 
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986; and 
‘‘(B) incorporated for the primary purpose 
of supporting a Department of Defense mu-
seum.’’; and 
(C) in subsection (k)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by in-
serting ‘‘AND MUSEUMS’’ after ‘‘LEASES 
FOR EDUCATION’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or to a museum 
foundation’’ before the period at the end. 
(2) REPEALS.— 
(A) LEASE
OR
LICENSE
OF
UNITED 
STATES NAVY MUSEUM FACILITIES AT WASH-
INGTON NAVY YARD, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.— 
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The National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163) is 
amended by striking section 2852. 
(B) LEASE OF FACILITY TO MARINE CORPS 
HERITAGE FOUNDATION.—Section 2884 of the 
Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 
106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–440) is amended by 
striking subsection (e). 
SEC. 1744. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL OCEANO-
GRAPHIC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PARTNERSHIP PRO-
GRAM.—Section 8931 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 8931. NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PARTNERSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall establish a program to be known as the ‘National 
Oceanographic Partnership Program’. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program are 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) To promote the national goals of assuring 
national security, advancing economic development, 
protecting quality of life, ensuring environmental 
stewardship, and strengthening science education 
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and communication through improved knowledge of 
the ocean. 
‘‘(2) To coordinate and strengthen oceano-
graphic efforts in support of those goals by— 
‘‘(A) creating and carrying out partner-
ships among Federal agencies, academia, indus-
try, and other members of the oceanographic 
community in the areas of science, data, re-
sources, education, and communication; and 
‘‘(B) accepting, planning, and executing 
oceanographic research projects funded by 
grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or 
other vehicles as appropriate, that contribute to 
assuring national security, advancing economic 
development, protecting quality of life, ensuring 
environmental stewardship, and strengthening 
science education and communication through 
improved knowledge of the ocean.’’. 
(b) OCEAN POLICY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8932 of such title is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 8932. Ocean Policy Committee 
‘‘(a) COMMITTEE.—There is established an Ocean 
Policy Committee (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Com-
mittee’). The Committee shall retain the membership, co- 
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chairs, and subcommittees outlined in Executive Order 
No. 13840. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Committee shall con-
tinue the activities of that Committee as it was in exist-
ence on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. 
In discharging its responsibilities and to assist in the exe-
cution of the activities delineated in this subsection, the 
Committee may delegate to a subcommittee, as appro-
priate. The Committee shall— 
‘‘(1) prescribe policies and procedures to imple-
ment the National Oceanographic Partnership Pro-
gram; 
‘‘(2) engage and collaborate, pursuant to exist-
ing laws and regulations, with stakeholders, includ-
ing regional ocean partnerships, to address ocean-re-
lated matters that may require interagency or inter-
governmental solutions; 
‘‘(3) facilitate coordination and integration of 
Federal activities in ocean and coastal waters to in-
form ocean policy and identify priority ocean re-
search, technology, and data needs; and 
‘‘(4) review, select, and identify partnership 
projects for implementation under the program, 
based on— 
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‘‘(A) whether the project addresses impor-
tant research objectives or operational goals; 
‘‘(B) whether the project has, or is de-
signed to have, appropriate participation within 
the oceanographic community of public, aca-
demic, commercial, private participation or sup-
port; 
‘‘(C) whether the partners have a long- 
term commitment to the objectives of the 
project; 
‘‘(D) whether the resources supporting the 
project are shared among the partners; and 
‘‘(E) whether the project has been sub-
jected to adequate review according to each of 
the supporting agencies. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT AND BRIEFING.—(1) Not later 
than March 1 of each year, the Committee shall post a 
report on the National Oceanographic Partnership Pro-
gram on a publicly available website and brief— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate; 
‘‘(C) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives; 
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‘‘(D) the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(E) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) The report and all briefing materials shall be 
posted to a publicly available website not later than 30 
days after the briefing. 
‘‘(3) The report and briefing shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) A description of activities of the program 
carried out during the prior fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) A general outline of the activities planned 
for the program during the current fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) A summary of projects, partnerships, and 
collaborations, including the Federal and non-Fed-
eral sources of funding, continued from the prior fis-
cal year and projects expected to begin during the 
current and subsequent fiscal years, as required in 
the program office report outlined in section 
8932(f)(2)(C) of this title. 
‘‘(D) The amounts requested in the budget sub-
mitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of 
title 31 for the subsequent fiscal year, for the pro-
grams, projects, activities and the estimated expend-
itures under such programs, projects, and activities, 
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to execute the National Oceanographic Partnership 
Program. 
‘‘(E) A summary of national ocean research pri-
orities informed by the Ocean Research Advisory 
Panel required in section 8933(b)(4) of this title. 
‘‘(F) A list of the members of the Ocean Re-
search Advisory Panel described in section 8933(a) 
of this title and any working groups described in 
section 8932(f)(2)(A) of this title in existence during 
the fiscal years covered. 
‘‘(d) NATIONAL
OCEANOGRAPHIC
PARTNERSHIP 
FUND.—(1) There is established in the Treasury a sepa-
rate account to be known as the National Oceanographic 
Partnership Program Fund to be jointly managed by the 
Secretary of the Navy, the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and any other 
Federal agency that contributes amounts to the Fund. 
‘‘(2) Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the 
National Oceanic Partnership Program without further 
appropriation to remain available for up to 5 years from 
the date contributed or until expended for the purpose of 
carrying out this section. 
‘‘(3) There is authorized to be credited to the Fund 
the following: 
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‘‘(A) Such amounts as determined appropriate 
to be transferred to the Fund by the head of a Fed-
eral agency or entity participating in the National 
Oceanographic Partnership Program. 
‘‘(B) Funds provided by a State, local govern-
ment, tribal government, territory, or possession, or 
any subdivisions thereof. 
‘‘(C) Funds contributed by— 
‘‘(i) a non-profit organization, individual, 
or Congressionally-established foundation; and 
‘‘(ii) by private grants, contracts, and do-
nations. 
‘‘(4) For the purpose of carrying out this section, as 
directed by the Committee, departments or agencies rep-
resented on the Committee may enter into contracts, make 
grants, including transactions authorized by paragraph 
(5), and may transfer funds available to the National 
Oceanographic Partnership Program under paragraph (3) 
to participating departments and agencies for such pur-
poses. 
‘‘(5) The Committee or any participating Federal 
agency or entity may enter into an agreement to use, with 
or without reimbursement, the land, services, equipment, 
personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States, or of any State, local 
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government, Indian tribal government, Territory, District 
of Columbia, or possession, or of any political subdivision 
thereof, or of any foreign government or international or-
ganization or individual, for the purpose of carrying out 
this section. 
‘‘(e) ESTABLISHMENT AND FORMS OF PARTNERSHIP 
PROJECTS.—A partnership project under the National 
Oceanographic Partnership Program— 
‘‘(1) may be established by any instrument that 
the Committee considers appropriate; and 
‘‘(2) may include demonstration projects. 
‘‘(f) PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM OFFICE.—(1) The Sec-
retary of the Navy and Administrator of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration shall jointly estab-
lish a partnership program office for the National Oceano-
graphic Partnership Program. Competitive procedures will 
be used to select an external operator for the partnership 
program office. 
‘‘(2) The Committee will monitor the performance of 
the duties of the partnership program office, which shall 
consist of the following: 
‘‘(A) To support working groups established by 
the Committee or subcommittee and report working 
group activities to the Committee, including working 
group proposals for partnership projects. 
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‘‘(B) To support the process for proposing part-
nership projects to the Committee, including, where 
appropriate, managing review of such projects. 
‘‘(C) To submit to the Committee and make 
publicly available an annual report on the status of 
all partnership projects, including the Federal and 
non-Federal sources of funding for each project, and 
activities of the office. 
‘‘(D) To perform any additional duties for the 
administration of the National Oceanographic Part-
nership Program that the Committee considers ap-
propriate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 893 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 8932 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘8932. Ocean Policy Committee.’’. 
(c) OCEAN RESEARCH ADVISORY PANEL.—Section 
8933 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 8933. Ocean Research Advisory Panel 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Committee shall es-
tablish an Ocean Research Advisory Panel consisting of 
not less than 10 and not more than 18 members appointed 
by the Co-chairs, including the following: 
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‘‘(A) Three members who will represent the Na-
tional Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Med-
icine. 
‘‘(B) Members selected from among individuals 
who will represent the views of ocean industries, 
State, tribal, territorial or local governments, aca-
demia, and such other views as the Co-chairs con-
sider appropriate. 
‘‘(C) Members selected from among individuals 
eminent in the fields of marine science, marine tech-
nology, and marine policy, or related fields. 
‘‘(2) The Committee shall ensure that an appropriate 
balance of academic, scientific, industry, and geographical 
interests and gender and racial diversity are represented 
by the members of the Advisory Panel. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Committee shall as-
sign the following responsibilities to the Advisory Panel: 
‘‘(1) To advise the Committee on policies and 
procedures to implement the National Oceano-
graphic Partnership Program. 
‘‘(2) To advise the Committee on matters relat-
ing to national oceanographic science, engineering, 
facilities, or resource requirements. 
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‘‘(3) To advise the Committee on improving di-
versity, equity, and inclusion in the ocean sciences 
and related fields. 
‘‘(4) To advise the Committee on national ocean 
research priorities. 
‘‘(5) Any additional responsibilities that the 
Committee considers appropriate. 
‘‘(6) To meet no fewer than two times a year. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.— 
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration shall provide such administrative 
and technical support as the Ocean Research Advisory 
Panel may require. 
‘‘(d) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—Section 
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) shall not apply to the Ocean Research Advisory 
Panel appointed under section 8933.’’. 
SEC. 1745. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PROGRAM AND 
PROJECT MANAGEMENT. 
(a) STANDARDS FOR PROGRAM AND PROJECT MAN-
AGEMENT.—Section 503(c)(1)(D) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘consistent with wide-
ly accepted standards’’ and inserting ‘‘in accordance with 
standards accredited by the American National Standards 
Institute’’. 
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(b) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT OFFI-
CERS AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT POLICY COUNCIL.— 
Section 1126 of title 31, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting after ‘‘sen-
ior executive of the agency’’ the following: ‘‘, who 
has significant program and project management 
oversight responsibilities,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(4) by striking ‘‘twice’’ and 
inserting ‘‘four times’’. 
SEC. 1746. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON JOINT ALL DOMAIN 
COMMAND AND CONTROL CONCEPT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning on 
October 1, 2020, and ending on October 1, 2022, the Di-
rector of the Joint All Domain Command and Control (in 
this section referred to as ‘‘JADC2’’) Cross Functional 
Team (in this section referred to as ‘‘CFT’’), in consulta-
tion with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
and Chief Information Officer of the Department of De-
fense, shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives quarterly briefings on the 
progress of the Department’s Joint All Domain Command 
and Control concept. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to the JADC2 concept, the fol-
lowing elements: 
(1) The status of the joint concept of command 
and control. 
(2) How the JADC2 CFT is identifying gaps 
and addressing validated requirements based on the 
joint concept of command and control. 
(3) Progress in developing specific plans to 
evaluate and implement materiel and non-materiel 
improvements to command and control capabilities. 
(4) Clarification on distribution of responsibil-
ities and authorities within the CFT and the Office 
of the Secretary of Defense with respect to JADC2, 
and how the CFT and the Office of the Secretary 
of Defense are synchronizing and aligning with joint 
and military concepts, solutions, experimentation, 
and exercises. 
(5) The status of and review of any rec-
ommendations for resource allocation necessary to 
achieve operational JADC2. 
(6) A sufficiency assessment of planned funding 
across the future years defense program for the de-
velopment of JADC2 capabilities. 
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SEC. 1747. RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT A DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE POLICY ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES 
IN CONNECTION WITH UNITED STATES MILI-
TARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE POLICY ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN CONNEC-
TION WITH UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.— 
(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is 
to facilitate fulfillment of the requirements in section 
936 of the John S. McCain National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 134 
note). 
(2) PERSONNEL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall do the following: 
(A) Add to, and assign within, each of the 
United States Central Command, the United 
States Africa Command, the United States Spe-
cial Operations Command, the United States 
European Command, the United States South-
ern Command, the United States Indo-Pacific 
Command, and the United States Northern 
Command not fewer than two personnel who 
shall have primary responsibility for the fol-
lowing in connection with military operations 
undertaken by such command: 
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(i) Providing guidance and oversight 
relating to prevention of and response to 
civilian casualties, promotion of observance 
of human rights, and the protection of ci-
vilians and civilian infrastructure. 
(ii) Overseeing civilian casualty re-
sponse functions on behalf of the com-
mander of such command. 
(iii) Receiving reports of civilian cas-
ualties and conduct of civilian casualty as-
sessments. 
(iv) Analyzing civilian casualty inci-
dents and trends. 
(v) Offering condolences for casual-
ties, including ex gratia payments. 
(vi) Ensuring the integration of activi-
ties relating to civilian casualty mitigation, 
protection of civilians, and promotion of 
observance of human rights in security co-
operation activities. 
(vii) 
Consulting 
with 
non-govern-
mental organizations on civilian casualty 
and human rights matters. 
(B) Add to, and assign within, the Office 
of the Under Secretary for Policy not fewer 
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than two personnel who shall have primary re-
sponsibility for implementing and overseeing 
implementation by the components of the De-
partment of Defense of Department policy on 
civilian casualties resulting from United States 
military operations. 
(C) Add to, and assign within, the Joint 
Staff not fewer than two personnel who shall 
have primary responsibility for the following: 
(i) Overseeing implementation by the 
components of the Department of Defense 
of Department policy on civilian casualties 
resulting from United States military oper-
ations. 
(ii) Developing and sharing in the im-
plementation of such policy. 
(iii) Communicating operational guid-
ance on such policy. 
(3) TRAINING, SOFTWARE, AND
OTHER
RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2023, the Secretary of Defense 
and each Secretary of a military department 
may obligate and expend, from amounts speci-
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fied in subparagraph (B), not more than 
$5,000,000 for the following: 
(i) Training related to civilian cas-
ualty mitigation and response. 
(ii) Information technology equip-
ment, support and maintenance, and data 
storage, in order to implement the policy of 
the Department related relating to civilian 
casualties resulting from United States 
military operations as required by section 
936 of the John S. McCain National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2019. 
(B) FUNDS.—The funds for a fiscal year 
specified in this subparagraph are funds as fol-
lows: 
(i) In the case of the Secretary of De-
fense, amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for such fiscal year for operation 
and maintenance, Defense-wide. 
(ii) In the case of a Secretary of a 
military department, amounts authorized 
to be appropriated for such fiscal year for 
operation and maintenance for the compo-
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nents of the Armed Forces under the juris-
diction of such Secretary. 
(b) UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘United States military 
operations’’ includes any mission, strike, engagement, 
raid, or incident involving United States Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1748. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING REPORTING 
OF CIVILIAN CASUALTIES RESULTING FROM 
UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
It is the sense of Congress— 
(1) to commend the Department of Defense for 
the measures it has implemented and is currently 
implementing to prevent, mitigate, track, investigate, 
learn from, respond to, and report civilian casualties 
resulting from United States military operations; 
and 
(2) to agree with the Department that civilian 
casualties are a tragic and unavoidable part of war, 
and to recognize that the Department endeavors to 
conduct all military operations in compliance with 
the international law of armed conflict and the laws 
of the United States, including distinction, propor-
tionality, and the requirement to take feasible pre-
cautions in planning and conducting operations to 
reduce the risk of harm to civilians and other pro-
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tected persons and objects; and the protection of ci-
vilians and other protected persons and objects, in 
addition to a legal obligation and a strategic inter-
est, is a moral and ethical imperative; that the De-
partment has submitted to Congress three successive 
annual reports on civilian casualties resulting from 
United States military operations for calendar years 
2017, 2018, and 2019, and has updated reports as 
appropriate; and to recognize the efforts of the De-
partment, both in policy and in practice, to reduce 
the harm to civilians and other protected persons 
and objects resulting from United States military 
operations, and to encourage the Department to 
make additional progress in— 
(A) developing at all combatant commands 
personnel and offices responsible for advising 
the commanders of such commands, and inte-
grating into command strategy, the promotion 
of observance of human rights and the protec-
tion of civilians and other protected persons 
and objects; 
(B) finalizing and implementing the policy 
of the Department relating to civilian casualties 
resulting from United States military oper-
ations, as required by section 936 of the John 
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S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 134 note); 
(C) finalizing Department-wide regulations 
to implement section 1213 of the National De-
fense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub-
lic Law 116–92) for ex gratia payments for 
damage, personal injury, or death that is inci-
dent to the use of force by the United States 
Armed Forces, a coalition that includes the 
United States, a military organization sup-
porting the United States, or a military organi-
zation supporting the United States or such co-
alition; and 
(D) professionalizing foreign partner forces 
to reduce civilian casualties, including in con-
nection with train and equip programs, advise, 
assist, accompany, and enable missions, and 
fully combined and coalition operations. 
SEC. 1749. PROHIBITION OF PUBLIC DISPLAY OF CONFED-
ERATE BATTLE FLAG ON DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE PROPERTY. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b) the Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the public dis-
play of the Confederate battle flag at all Department of 
Defense property. 
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(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition under subsection 
(a) shall not apply to— 
(1) a museum located on a Department of De-
fense installation that addresses the Civil War from 
a historical or educational perspective; 
(2) an educational or historical display depict-
ing a Civil War battle in which the Confederate bat-
tle flag is present, but not the main focus of the dis-
play; 
(3) a State flag that incorporates the Confed-
erate battle flag; 
(4) a State-issued license plate with a depiction 
of the Confederate battle flag; or 
(5) a grave site of a Confederate soldier. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Confederate battle flag’’ means 
the battle flag carried by Confederate armies during 
the Civil War. 
(2) The term ‘‘Department of Defense prop-
erty’’ means all installations, workplaces, common- 
access areas, and public areas of the Department of 
Defense, including— 
(A) office buildings, facilities, naval ves-
sels, aircraft, Government vehicles, hangars, 
ready rooms, conference rooms, individual of-
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fices, cubicles, storage rooms, tool and equip-
ment rooms, workshops, break rooms, galleys, 
recreational areas, commissaries, Navy and Ma-
rine Corps exchanges, and heads; 
(B) sensitive compartmented information 
facilities and other secure facilities; 
(C) open-bay barracks and common areas 
of barracks and living quarters; 
(D) all Department of Defense school 
houses and training facilities including, officer 
candidate school, the basic school, recruit train-
ing command, and recruiting offices; 
(E) all areas of the Department of Defense 
in public or plain view, including outside areas, 
work office buildings, stores, or barracks, in-
cluding parking lots; 
(F) the front yard or external porch of 
Government-owned and Government-operated 
housing and public-private venture housing; and 
(G) automobile bumper stickers, clothing, 
and other apparel that is located on or in any 
installation, workplace, common-access area, or 
public area of the Department of Defense. 
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SEC. 1750. DEPLOYMENT OF REAL-TIME STATUS OF SPE-
CIAL USE AIRSPACE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, in consultation, as appropriate, 
with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of the mili-
tary services, including the National Guard and Air Na-
tional Guard, and other appropriate Federal agencies, 
shall initiate, not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, a program to enable public dissemi-
nation of information on— 
(1) the real-time status of the activation or de-
activation of military operations areas and restricted 
areas; and 
(2) the reports submitted to the Administrator 
pursuant to section 73.19 of title 14, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations. 
(b) STATUS REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the Administrator initiates the program required 
under subsection (a), and every year thereafter until 
such program is complete, the Administrator shall 
submit a status report to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress on the implementation of such pro-
gram. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum— 
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(A) an update on the progress of the Ad-
ministrator in modifying policies, systems, or 
equipment that may be necessary to enable the 
public dissemination of information on the real- 
time status of the activation or deactivation of 
military operations areas and restricted areas; 
(B) a description of any challenges to com-
pleting the program initiated pursuant to sub-
section (a), including challenges in— 
(i) receiving the timely and complete 
submissions of data concerning airspace 
usage; 
(ii) modifying policies; and 
(iii) acquiring necessary systems or 
equipment; and 
(C) a timeline of the anticipated comple-
tion of the program and the modifications de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(c) UTILIZATION REPORTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit a report to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress— 
(1) describing whether the Department of De-
fense has submitted the utilization reports required 
under section 73.19 of title 14, Code of Federal 
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Regulations for the prior fiscal year, and, if so, to 
what extent such reports have been submitted; and 
(2) providing, if the Secretary discovers that all 
such reports have not been submitted in a timely 
and complete manner— 
(A) an explanation for the failure to sub-
mit any such reports in the manner prescribed 
by regulation; and 
(B) a plan to ensure the timely and com-
plete submission of all such reports. 
(d) POLICIES.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall sub-
mit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress 
on special use airspace, including a review of the Federal 
Aviation Administration’s— 
(1) policies and processes for establishing, re-
viewing, and revoking military operations areas and 
restricted areas; and 
(2) administration, including release of, under-
utilized special use airspace. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘underutilized’’, with respect to a 
military operations area or restricted area, means 
such an area determined by the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administrator to have had, during 
the 2 most recent consecutive fiscal years prior to 
the date of enactment of this Act, the number of 
hours actually utilized be less than 75 percent of the 
number of hours the area was activated, discounted 
for weather cancellations and delays, loss of use for 
reasons beyond the control of the Federal agency 
using the area, and other factors determined appro-
priate by the Administrator. 
SEC. 1751. DUTIES OF SECRETARY UNDER UNIFORMED AND 
OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT. 
(a) ENSURING ABILITY
OF ABSENT UNIFORMED 
SERVICES VOTERS SERVING AT DIPLOMATIC AND CON-
SULAR POSTS TO RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT BALLOTING 
MATERIALS.—In carrying out the Secretary’s duties as 
the Presidential designee under the Uniformed and Over-
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seas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et 
seq.), the Secretary shall take such actions as may be nec-
essary to ensure that an absent uniformed services voter 
under such Act who is absent from the United States by 
reason of active duty or service at a diplomatic and con-
sular post of the United States is able to receive and 
transmit balloting materials in the same manner and with 
the same rights and protections as an absent uniformed 
services voter under such Act who is absent from the 
United States by reason of active duty or service at a mili-
tary installation. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to elections held on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 1752. PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE OF CASUAL-
TIES OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
publish on an appropriate publicly available website of the 
Department of Defense a database of all casualties of 
members of the Armed Forces of the United States that 
occur during military operations that take place during 
1990 or any subsequent year. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the database published under subsection (a) has the 
following capabilities: 
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(1) The capability of generating a machine 
readable report, to the extent practicable, through 
searches based on each, and any combination, of the 
casualty attributes. 
(2) The capability of downloading individual 
records as the result of a search based on each, and 
any combination, of the casualty attributes. 
(c) NEXT-OF-KIN OPT OUT.—The Secretary shall de-
velop a mechanism under which the next-of-kin (as deter-
mined by the Secretary) of any individual whose informa-
tion would be included in the database required under sub-
section (a) may elect to have such information excluded 
from the database. 
(d) CASUALTY ATTRIBUTES.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘casualty attributes’’ means each of the following 
with respect to the casualty of a member of the Armed 
Forces: 
(1) The conflict in which the casualty occurred. 
(2) The country where the casualty occurred. 
(3) The attributes of the member of the Armed 
Forces, including— 
(A) service; 
(B) component; 
(C) name; 
(D) rank; 
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(E) date of death; and 
(F) any other information as determined 
by the Secretary. 
SEC. 1753. NOTICE AND COMMENT FOR PROPOSED AC-
TIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RE-
LATING TO FOOD AND BEVERAGE INGREDI-
ENTS. 
(a) NOTICE AND COMMENT.—Before promulgating 
any service-wide or Department-wide final rule, statement, 
or determination relating to the limitation or prohibition 
of an ingredient in a food or beverage item provided to 
members of the Armed Forces by the Department of De-
fense (including an item provided through a commissary 
store, a dining facility on a military installation, or a mili-
tary medical treatment facility), the Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
(1) publish in the Federal Register a notice of 
the proposed rule, statement, or determination (in 
this section referred to as a ‘‘proposed action’’); and 
(2) provide interested persons an opportunity to 
submit public comments with respect to the pro-
posed action. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED IN NOTICE.—The 
Secretary shall include in any notice published under sub-
section (a)(2) the following: 
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(1) A summary of the notice. 
(2) The date of publication of the notice. 
(3) The contact information for the office of the 
Department of Defense responsible for the proposed 
action. 
(4) The deadline for comments to be submitted 
with respect to the proposed action and a description 
of the method to submit such comments. 
(5) A description of the proposed action. 
(6) Findings and a statement of reason sup-
porting the proposed action. 
(c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Director of the De-
fense Logistics Agency may waive subsections (a) and (b) 
if the Director determines such waiver is necessary for 
military operations or for the response to a national emer-
gency declared by the President under the National Emer-
gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), a medical emer-
gency, or a pandemic. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORTS.—On a quarterly basis, the Direc-
tor of the Defense Logistics Agency shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining an identification of any waiver under sub-
section (c) issued or in effect during the quarter pre-
ceding submission of the report. 
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(2) MATTERS.—A report under paragraph (1) 
shall include, with respect to each waiver identified, 
the following: 
(A) The date, time, and location of the 
issuance of such waiver. 
(B) 
A 
detailed 
justification 
for 
the 
issuance of such waiver. 
(C) An identification of the rule, state-
ment, or determination for which the Director 
issued such waiver, including the proposed du-
ration of such rule, statement, or determina-
tion. 
SEC. 1754. SPACE STRATEGIES AND ASSESSMENT. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States Government should support 
activities in space by— 
(1) ensuring robust, innovative, and increas-
ingly capable civil and national security space pro-
grams; 
(2) supporting effective and stable space part-
nerships with allies of the United States; 
(3) leveraging, to the greatest extent practicable 
and appropriate, commercial space capabilities; and 
(4) ensuring freedom of navigation and pro-
viding measures to assure the supply chain related 
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to such space assets and manufacturing processes of 
such assets. 
(b) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, 
in consultation with the National Space Council, shall de-
velop and maintain a strategy to ensure that the United 
States, as appropriate, strengthens civil and national secu-
rity capabilities and operations in space through— 
(1) challenging and inspiring civil space goals 
and programs; 
(2) partnerships with allies of the United 
States; 
(3) leveraging of commercial space capabilities; 
(4) ensuring supply chain and manufacturing 
processes for space assets; 
(5) sustaining a highly skilled, world-class 
workforce; and 
(6) considering the financial security and cyber-
security concerns threatening commercial and Fed-
eral Government launch sites of the United States. 
(c) SUBMISSION
OF STRATEGY
AND PLAN.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Chair of the National Space Council, in consulta-
tion with relevant departments and agencies of the Fed-
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eral Government, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report setting forth— 
(1) the strategy under subsection (b); and 
(2) a plan to implement the strategy, including 
to— 
(A) ensure the freedom of navigation of 
space assets and protect the supply chain relat-
ing to such assets and manufacturing process of 
such assets from threats from China, Russia, 
Iran, and North Korea, which may include pro-
tection from intellectual property theft and 
threats with respect to electronic warfare capa-
bilities; 
(B) identify capabilities required to ensure 
civil and national security space leadership; 
(C) provide contingency and resiliency for 
civil and national security space operations; and 
(D) strengthen relations with the allies of 
the United States with respect to space. 
(d) ASSESSMENT AND REPORT.— 
(1) 
ASSESSMENT
AND
REPORT
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence and the Administrator of the National Aero-
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nautics and Space Administration, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that includes— 
(A) an assessment of the capabilities and 
role of relevant departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government to— 
(i) ensure access to launch, commu-
nications, and freedom of navigation and 
other relevant infrastructure and services 
for civil and national security space pro-
grams and activities; and 
(ii) identify vulnerabilities that could 
affect access to space infrastructure; and 
(iii) address financial security and cy-
bersecurity concerns threatening commer-
cial and Federal Government launch sites 
of the United States; and 
(B) recommendations and costs to improve 
the capabilities assessed pursuant to subpara-
graph (A), including recommendations with re-
spect to— 
(i) the electronic warfare capabilities 
of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea; 
and 
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(ii) the use of counterspace weapons 
and cyber attacks by China, Russia, Iran, 
and North Korea. 
(2) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 
may include a classified annex. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
(E) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
(F) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(G) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(H) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; and 
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(I) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘launch site’’ has the meaning 
given that term under section 50902 of title 51, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 1755. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATION-
ALS OF PORTUGAL. 
For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)), Portugal shall be considered to 
be a foreign state described in such section if the Govern-
ment of Portugal provides similar nonimmigrant status to 
nationals of the United States. 
SEC. 1756. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EXTENSION OF LIMITA-
TIONS ON IMPORTATION OF URANIUM FROM 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) a secure nuclear fuel supply chain is essen-
tial to the economic and national security of the 
United States; 
(2) the Government of the Russian Federation 
uses its control over energy resources, including in 
the civil nuclear sector, to exert political influence 
and create economic dependency in other countries; 
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(3) the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping 
Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federa-
tion (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Russian Suspen-
sion Agreement’’), which limits imports of Russian 
uranium to 20 percent of the market share, is vital 
to averting American dependence on Russian energy; 
(4) the United States should— 
(A) expeditiously complete negotiation of 
an extension of the Russian Suspension Agree-
ment to cap the market share for Russian ura-
nium at 20 percent or lower; or 
(B) if an agreement to extend the Russian 
Suspension Agreement cannot be reached, com-
plete the antidumping investigation under title 
VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 
et seq.) with respect to imports of uranium 
from the Russian Federation— 
(i) to avoid unfair trade in uranium 
and maintain a nuclear fuel supply chain 
in the United States, consistent with the 
national 
security 
and 
nonproliferation 
goals of the United States; and 
(ii) to protect the United States nu-
clear fuel supply chain from the continued 
manipulation of the global and United 
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States uranium markets by the Russian 
Federation and Russian-influenced com-
petitors; 
(5) a renegotiated, long-term extension of the 
Russian Suspension Agreement can prevent adver-
saries of the United States from monopolizing the 
nuclear fuel supply chain; 
(6) as was done in 2008, upon completion of a 
new negotiated long-term extension of the Russian 
Suspension Agreement, Congress should enact legis-
lation to codify the terms of extension into law to 
ensure long-term stability for the domestic nuclear 
fuel supply chain; and 
(7) if the negotiations to extend the Russian 
Suspension Agreement prove unsuccessful, Congress 
should be prepared to enact legislation to prevent 
the manipulation by the Russian Federation of glob-
al uranium markets and potential domination by the 
Russian Federation of the United States uranium 
market. 
SEC. 1757. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH A MOVEMENT CO-
ORDINATION 
CENTER 
PACIFIC 
IN 
THE 
INDOPACIFIC REGION. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may 
authorize— 
(A) the establishment of a Movement Co-
ordination Center Pacific (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Center’’); and 
(B) participation of the Department of De-
fense in an Air Transport and Air-to-Air refuel-
ing and other Exchanges of Services program 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘ATARES 
program’’) of the Center. 
(2) SCOPE
OF
PARTICIPATION.—Participation 
in the ATARES program under paragraph (1)(B) 
shall be limited to the reciprocal exchange or trans-
fer of air transportation and air refueling services on 
a reimbursable basis or by replacement-in-kind or 
the exchange of air transportation or air refueling 
services of an equal value with foreign militaries. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—The Department of De-
fense’s balance of executed transportation hours, 
whether as credits or debits, in participation in the 
ATARES program under paragraph (1)(B) may not 
exceed 500 hours. The Department of Defense’s bal-
ance of executed flight hours for air refueling in the 
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ATARES program under paragraph (1)(B) may not 
exceed 200 hours. 
(b) WRITTEN ARRANGEMENT OR AGREEMENT.— 
(1) 
ARRANGEMENT
OR
AGREEMENT
RE-
QUIRED.—The participation of the Department of 
Defense in the ATARES or exchange like program 
under subsection (a) shall be in accordance with a 
written arrangement or agreement entered into by 
the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of 
the Secretary of State. 
(2) FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS.—If Department 
of Defense facilities, equipment, or funds are used to 
support the ATARES program, the written arrange-
ment or agreement under paragraph (1) shall specify 
the details of any equitable cost-sharing or other 
funding arrangement. 
(3) OTHER ELEMENTS.—Any written arrange-
ment or agreement entered into under paragraph (1) 
shall require that any accrued credits and liabilities 
resulting from an unequal exchange or transfer of 
air transportation or air refueling services shall be 
liquidated, not less than once every 5 years, through 
the ATARES program. 
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(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out any written 
arrangement or agreement entered into under subsection 
(b), the Secretary of Defense may— 
(1) pay the Department of Defense’s equitable 
share of the operating expenses of the Center and 
the ATARES program from funds available to the 
Department of Defense for operation and mainte-
nance; and 
(2) assign members of the Armed Forces or De-
partment of Defense civilian personnel, within billets 
authorized for the United States Indo-Pacific Com-
mand, to duty at the Center as necessary to fulfill 
the Department of Defense obligations under that 
arrangement or agreement. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2021, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report that contains— 
(1) a summary of the coordination structure of 
the center and program, and details related to its 
formation and implementation; 
(2) list of the military services, by country, par-
ticipating or seeking to participate in the program; 
(3) for each country on the list under para-
graph (2), a description of completed agreements 
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and those still to be completed with host nations, as 
applicable; and 
(4) any other relevant matters that the Sec-
retary determines should be included. 
SEC. 1758. ESTABLISHMENT OF VETTING PROCEDURES 
AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR CER-
TAIN MILITARY TRAINING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF VETTING PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall establish procedures to vet covered 
individuals for eligibility for physical access to De-
partment of Defense installations and facilities with-
in the United States. 
(2) CRITERIA FOR PROCEDURES.—The proce-
dures established under paragraph (1) shall include 
biographic and biometric screening of covered indi-
viduals, continuous review of whether covered indi-
viduals should continue to be authorized for physical 
access, biographic checks of the immediate family 
members of covered individuals, and any other meas-
ures that the Secretary determines appropriate for 
vetting. 
(3) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
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(A) collect the information required to vet 
individuals under the procedures established 
under this subsection; 
(B) as required for the effective implemen-
tation of this section, seek to enter into agree-
ments with the relevant departments and agen-
cies of the United States to facilitate the shar-
ing of information in the possession of such de-
partments and agencies concerning covered in-
dividuals; and 
(C) ensure that the initial vetting of cov-
ered individuals is conducted as early and 
promptly as practicable, to minimize disruptions 
to United States programs to train foreign mili-
tary students. 
(b) DETERMINATION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) REVIEW OF VETTING RESULTS.—The Sec-
retary shall assign to an organization within the De-
partment with responsibility for security and coun-
terintelligence the responsibility of— 
(A) reviewing the results of the vetting of 
a covered individual conducted under subsection 
(a); and 
(B) making a recommendation regarding 
whether such individual should be given phys-
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ical access to a Department of Defense installa-
tion or facility. 
(2) NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION.—If the rec-
ommendation with respect to a covered individual 
under paragraph (1)(B) is that the individual should 
not be given physical access to a Department of De-
fense installation or facility— 
(A) such individual may only be given such 
access if such access is authorized by the Sec-
retary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of 
Defense; and 
(B) the Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that the Secretary of State is promptly provided 
with notification of such recommendation. 
(c) ADDITIONAL SECURITY MEASURES.— 
(1) SECURITY MEASURES REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall ensure that— 
(A) all Department of Defense common ac-
cess cards issued to foreign nationals in the 
United States comply with the credentialing 
standards issued by the Office of Personnel 
Management; 
(B) all such common access cards issued to 
foreign nationals in the United States include a 
visual indicator as required by the standard de-
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veloped by the Department of Commerce Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology; 
(C) physical access by covered individuals 
is limited, as appropriate, to those Department 
of Defense installations or facilities within the 
United States directly associated with the train-
ing or education or necessary for such individ-
uals to access authorized benefits; 
(D) a policy is in place covering possession 
of firearms on Department of Defense property 
by covered individuals; 
(E) covered individuals who have been 
granted physical access to Department of De-
fense installations and facilities are incor-
porated into the Insider Threat Program of the 
Department of Defense; and 
(F) covered individuals are prohibited from 
transporting, possessing, storing, or using per-
sonally owned firearms on Department of De-
fense installations or property consistent with 
the Secretary of Defense policy memorandum 
dated January 16, 2020. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The security measures 
required under paragraph (1) shall take effect on 
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the date that is 181 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(3) NOTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—Upon the es-
tablishment of the security measures required under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives notice of the estab-
lishment of such security measures. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representative a briefing on the es-
tablishment of any policy or guidance related to the 
implementation of this section. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to such committees a report on 
the implementation and effects of this section. Such 
report shall include a description of— 
(A) any positive or negative effects on the 
training of foreign military students as a result 
of this section; 
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(B) the effectiveness of the vetting proce-
dures implemented pursuant to this section in 
preventing harm to members of the Armed 
Forces and United States persons; 
(C) any mitigation strategies used to ad-
dress any negative effects of the implementation 
of this section; and 
(D) a proposed plan to mitigate any ongo-
ing negative effects to the vetting and training 
of foreign military students by the Department 
of Defense. 
(3) REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not 
later than 3 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress an unclassified re-
port (which may contain a classified annex) on the 
safety and security of United States personnel and 
international students assigned to United States 
military bases participating in programs authorized 
under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) (relating to 
international military education and training), par-
ticularly with respect to whether— 
(A) relevant United States diplomatic and 
consular personnel properly vet foreign per-
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sonnel participating in such programs and en-
tering such bases; 
(B) existing screening protocols with re-
spect to such vetting include counter-terrorism 
screening and are sufficiently effective at ensur-
ing the safety and security of United States 
personnel and international students assigned 
to such bases; and 
(C) whether existing screening protocols 
with respect to such vetting are in compliance 
with applicable requirements of section 362 of 
title 10, United States Code, and sections 502B 
and 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304 and 2378d). 
(e) VETTING PROCEDURES REVIEW FOR DEPART-
MENT
OF STATE REGIONAL
AND COUNTRY STRATE-
GIES.—The Secretary of State shall ensure that any com-
prehensive regional strategy, such as a joint regional strat-
egy or its equivalent, and any country strategy, such as 
an integrated country strategy or its equivalent, that is 
produced by the Department of State during the 8-year 
period beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and each successor strategy 
to such strategy during such 8-year period, shall integrate 
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a review of vetting procedures for diplomatic visas that 
includes— 
(1) an evaluation of the vetting procedures of 
diplomatic and consular posts for issuing visas to 
diplomats and government officials; 
(2) an analysis of the frequency and regularity 
of the review of such procedures; 
(3) a description of the methods and resources 
used to vet applications for diplomatic visas; 
(4) a description of the methodologies employed 
for ensuring any such diplomatic visas issued for 
purposes of security assistance (as such term is de-
fined for purposes of section 502B of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961) are vetted in compliance 
with applicable requirements of section 362 of title 
10, United States Code, and sections 502B and 
620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2304 and 2378d); and 
(5) a description of the methods and resources 
used to conduct recurring reviews of individuals re-
maining in the United States for more than one year 
from the date of the issuance of a visa, and recur-
ring reviews of individuals entering the United 
States on a multi-entry visa over a period of time 
longer than 1 year. 
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(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means any 
foreign national (except foreign nationals of Aus-
tralia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United King-
dom who have been granted a security clearance 
that is reciprocally accepted by the United States for 
access to classified information) who— 
(A) is seeking physical access to a Depart-
ment of Defense installation or facility within 
the United States; and 
(B) is— 
(i) selected, nominated, or accepted 
for training or education for a period of 
more than 14 days occurring on a Depart-
ment of Defense installation or facility 
within the United States; or 
(ii) an immediate family member ac-
companying any foreign national who has 
been selected, nominated, or accepted for 
such training or education. 
(2) The term ‘‘United States’’ means the sev-
eral States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, and Guam. 
(3) The term ‘‘immediate family member’’ with 
respect to any individual means the parent, step-par-
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ent, sibling, step-sibling, half-sibling, child, or step- 
child of the individual. 
SEC. 1759. WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY ACT IMPLEMEN-
TATION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that $15,000,000 annually is an appropriate alloca-
tion of funding to be made available for activities con-
sistent with the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 
(Public Law 115–68; 131 Stat. 1202) and with any guid-
ance specified in this section, in order to fully implement 
such Act and in furtherance of the national security prior-
ities of the United States. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on Sep-
tember 30, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out 
activities consistent with the Women, Peace, and Security 
Act of 2017 and with the guidance specified in this sec-
tion, including by carrying out— 
(1) any Defense-wide directives and programs 
that advance the implementation of the Women, 
Peace, and Security Act of 2017, including directives 
relating to military doctrine, programs that are ap-
plicable across the Department, and programs that 
are specific to a combatant command; 
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(2) the hiring and training of full-time equiva-
lent personnel as gender advisors of the Department; 
(3) the integration of gender analysis into 
training for military personnel across ranks, to in-
clude special emphasis on senior level training and 
support for women, peace, and security; and 
(4) security cooperation activities that further 
implement the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 
2017. 
(c) SECURITY
COOPERATION
ACTIVITIES.—Con-
sistent with the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017, 
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of State, shall incorporate gender analysis and par-
ticipation by women into security cooperation activities 
conducted with the national security forces of foreign 
countries pursuant to subsection (b)(4), including by— 
(1) incorporating gender analysis (including 
data disaggregated by sex) and priorities for women, 
peace, and security into educational, training, and 
capacity-building materials and programs, including 
as authorized by section 333 of title 10, United 
States Code; 
(2) advancing and advising on the recruitment, 
employment, development, retention, and promotion 
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of women in the national security forces of such for-
eign countries, including by— 
(A) identifying available military career op-
portunities for women; 
(B) promoting such career opportunities 
among women and girls; 
(C) promoting the skills necessary for such 
careers; 
(D) encouraging the interest of women and 
girls in such careers, including by highlighting 
as role models women in such careers in the 
United States or in applicable foreign countries; 
and 
(E) advising on best practices to prevent 
the harassment and abuse of women serving in 
the national security forces of such foreign 
countries; 
(3) incorporating training and advising to ad-
dress sexual harassment and abuse against women 
within such national security forces; 
(4) integrating gender analysis into policy and 
planning; 
(5) ensuring any infrastructure constructed 
pursuant to the security cooperation activity ad-
dresses the requirements of women serving in such 
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national security forces, including by addressing ap-
propriate equipment; and 
(6) including Department of Defense personnel 
who are women in security cooperation activities of 
the United States conducted abroad. 
(d) PARTNER COUNTRY ASSESSMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall include in any partner country as-
sessment conducted in the course of carrying out security 
cooperation activities specified in subsection (b)(4) consid-
eration of any barriers or opportunities with respect to 
women in the national security forces of such partner 
countries, including any barriers or opportunities relating 
to— 
(1) protections against exploitation, abuse, and 
harassment; or 
(2) recruitment, employment, development, re-
tention, or promotion of the women. 
(e) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State— 
(A) shall direct and carry out a pilot pro-
gram to conduct partner country assessments 
referred to in subsection (d) on barriers to the 
participation of women in the national security 
forces of participating partner countries (in this 
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subsection referred to as a ‘‘pilot barrier assess-
ment’’); 
(B) in carrying out such pilot program, 
shall seek to enter into contracts with nonprofit 
organizations or federally funded research and 
development centers independent of the Depart-
ment of Defense for the purpose of conducting 
the pilot barrier assessments; and 
(C) after a pilot barrier assessment is con-
ducted, shall— 
(i) review the methods of research and 
analysis used by any entity contracted with 
pursuant to subparagraph (B) in con-
ducting such assessment and identify les-
sons learned from the review; and 
(ii) assess the ability of the Depart-
ment of Defense to conduct future pilot 
barrier assessments without entering into a 
contract pursuant to subparagraph (B), in-
cluding by assessing potential costs and 
benefits for the Department that may arise 
from conducting such future assessments. 
(2) SELECTION OF COUNTRIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the commanders of 
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the combatant commands and relevant United 
States ambassadors, shall select one partner 
country from within the geographic area of re-
sponsibility of each geographic combatant com-
mand for participation in the pilot program. 
(B) CONSIDERATION.—In making the se-
lection under subparagraph (A), the dem-
onstrated political commitment of the partner 
country to increasing the participation of 
women in the security sector and the national 
security priorities and theater campaign strate-
gies of the United States shall be considered. 
(3) PILOT BARRIER ASSESSMENT.—A pilot bar-
rier assessment under this subsection shall be— 
(A) adapted to the local context of the 
partner country being assessed; 
(B) conducted in collaboration with the se-
curity sector of the partner country being as-
sessed; and 
(C) based on tested methodologies. 
(4) FINDINGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De-
fense should use findings from each pilot bar-
rier assessment to inform effective security co-
operation activities and security sector assist-
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ance interventions by the United States in the 
partner country assessed. Such activities and 
interventions shall substantially increase oppor-
tunities for the recruitment, employment, devel-
opment, retention, deployment, and promotion 
of women in the national security forces of such 
partner country (including for deployments to 
peace operations and for participation in 
counterterrorism operations and activities). 
(B) MODEL
METHODOLOGY.—The Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of State, shall develop a model barrier 
assessment methodology from the findings of 
the pilot program for use across the geographic 
combatant commands. 
(5) REPORTS ON PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(A) INITIAL
REPORT.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress an initial 
report on the implementation of the pilot pro-
gram under this subsection, including an identi-
fication of the partner counties selected for par-
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ticipation in the program and the justifications 
for such selections. 
(B) UPDATE TO REPORT.—Not later than 
2 years after the date on which the initial re-
port under subparagraph (A) is submitted, the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress an update to the 
initial report. 
(C) REPORT ON METHODOLOGY.—On the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines the pilot program to be complete, the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report on the 
model barrier assessment methodology devel-
oped under paragraph (4)(B). 
(f) BUILDING UNITED STATES CAPACITY.— 
(1) 
MILITARY
SERVICE
ACADEMIES.—Con-
sistent with subsection (c)(6), the Secretary of De-
fense shall make every effort to encourage the ad-
mission of diverse individuals (including individuals 
who are women) to each military service academy, 
including by— 
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(A) establishing programs that hold com-
manding officers accountable for removing bi-
ases with respect to such individuals; 
(B) ensuring that each military service 
academy fosters a zero tolerance environment 
for harassment towards such individuals; and 
(C) ensuring that each military service 
academy fosters equal opportunities for growth 
that enable the full participation of such indi-
viduals in all training programs, career tracks, 
and elements of the Department, especially in 
elements of the Armed Forces previously closed 
to women, such as infantry and special oper-
ations forces. 
(2) PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS AND NON-
PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall make every effort to enter into partnerships 
with elementary schools, secondary schools, postsec-
ondary educational institutions, and nonprofit orga-
nizations, to support activities relating to the imple-
mentation of the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 
2017. 
(g) STANDARDIZATION OF POLICIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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of Defense shall initiate a process to standardize 
policies relating to women, peace, and security 
across the Department of Defense. 
(2) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND REQUIRE-
MENTS.—In carrying out the process initiated under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish roles, re-
sponsibilities, and requirements for gender advisors, 
gender focal points, and women, peace, and security 
subject matter experts, including with respect to 
commander and senior official-level engagement and 
support for women, peace, and security commit-
ments. 
(h) DEPARTMENT EDUCATION, AND TRAINING.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) integrate gender analysis into relevant 
training for all members of the Armed Forces and 
civilian employees of the Department of Defense; 
(2) develop standardized training, across the 
Department, for gender advisors, gender focal 
points, and women, peace, and security subject mat-
ter experts; 
(3) ensure that gender analysis and the mean-
ingful participation of women and their relationship 
to security outcomes is addressed in professional 
military education curriculum; and 
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(4) build the capacity of the Department to 
conduct the partner country assessments referred to 
in subsection (d). 
(i) BRIEFING.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense 
Security Cooperation Agency shall provide a briefing to 
the appropriate committees of Congress on the efforts to 
build partner defense institution and security force capac-
ity pursuant to this section. 
(j) REPORTS.—During the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment and ending on January 1, 2025, 
on a basis that is not less frequently than annually, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress reports on the steps the Department 
has taken to implement the Women, Peace, and Security 
Act of 2017, including with respect to activities carried 
out under this section. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and 
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(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate. 
(2) The term ‘‘gender analysis’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in the Women’s Entrepreneur-
ship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115–428; 132 Stat. 5509). 
(3) The terms ‘‘elementary school’’ and ‘‘sec-
ondary school’’ have the meanings given those terms 
in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(4) The term ‘‘postsecondary educational insti-
tution’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
SEC. 1760. DEVELOPING CRISIS CAPABILITIES TO MEET 
NEEDS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY-CRITICAL 
SUPPLIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall coordinate with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and the heads of other relevant Fed-
eral departments and agencies— 
(1) to identify categories of homeland security- 
critical supplies that would be needed to address po-
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tential national emergencies or disasters, including 
any public health emergency, act of terrorism (as de-
fined in section 3077 of title 18, United States 
Code), cyber attack, and other attack; 
(2) to develop plans, designs, and guidance re-
lating to the production, in accordance with other 
applicable law, of the categories of homeland secu-
rity-critical supplies identified pursuant to para-
graph (1) to address the respective national emer-
gencies and disasters, including such production by 
nontraditional manufacturers; and 
(3) based on such final plans, designs, and 
guidance, to enter into such contingent arrange-
ments with governmental and private entities, in ac-
cordance with other applicable law, as may be nec-
essary to expedite the production of homeland secu-
rity-critical supplies in the event of a national emer-
gency or disaster. 
(b) PROCESS.—In coordinating the development or 
revision of a plan, design, or guidance with respect to any 
homeland security-critical supply under this section: 
(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
give each Federal department or agency with respon-
sibility for regulating the supply an opportunity— 
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(A) to contribute to the development or re-
vision of the plan, design, or guidance; and 
(B) to approve or disapprove the plan, de-
sign, or guidance under regulations appropriate 
to approving the supply for emergency or dis-
aster use. 
(2) If a Federal department or agency with re-
sponsibility for regulating the homeland security- 
critical supply disapproves of the plan, design, or 
guidance with respect to the supply, the head of the 
disapproving department or agency shall provide to 
the Secretary of Homeland Security the rationale for 
the disapproval. 
(3) The Secretary of Homeland Security may— 
(A) if no Federal department or agency 
disapproves a plan, design, or guidance as de-
scribed in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2), finalize 
the plan, design, or guidance for purposes of 
subsections (a)(3) and (c); and 
(B) if a Federal department or agency 
does disapprove a plan, design, or guidance as 
described in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2), provide 
an updated plan, design, or guidance for review 
and approval or disapproval in accordance with 
paragraphs (1) and (2). 
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(c) PUBLIC POSTING.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall publish each final plan, design, or guidance 
that is developed under this section on a public Internet 
website, except that the Secretary may withhold publica-
tion of, or redact information from the publication of, a 
plan, design, or guidance if— 
(1) publicly posting the information would not 
be in the interest of homeland security; 
(2) the information is protected from public dis-
closure by other applicable law; or 
(3) the information is protected from public dis-
closure by contract. 
(d) RELATION TO OTHER LAW.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to expand, repeal, limit, or other-
wise affect the provisions of other applicable law per-
taining to the regulation of a homeland security-critical 
supply. 
(e) BIENNIAL REVIEW.—Not less than every 2 years, 
in accordance with subsections (a) through (e), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall coordinate the review 
and, as needed, revision of each plan, design, and guidance 
in effect under this section. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘homeland security-critical sup-
ply’’— 
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(A) means any supply needed to ensure 
public safety and welfare during— 
(i) a national emergency or disaster, 
including any public health emergency, act 
of terrorism (as defined in section 3077 of 
title 18, United States Code), cyber attack, 
and other attack; or 
(ii) any other reasonably foreseeable 
contingency of grave consequence to the 
United States during which shortages are 
reasonably anticipated; and 
(B) includes a vaccine, a medication, med-
ical equipment, and personal protective equip-
ment. 
(2) The term ‘‘nontraditional manufacturer’’ 
may include (as determined by the Secretary)— 
(A) a home craftsperson; 
(B) a distiller; 
(C) a cosmetic manufacturer; 
(D) a manufacturing facility primarily de-
signed for an industry other than manufac-
turing homeland security-critical supplies; 
(E) an institution of higher education; 
(F) an advanced manufacturing facility; 
(G) a machine shop; and 
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(H) a research laboratory. 
SEC. 1761. ESTABLISHMENT OF WESTERN EMERGENCY RE-
FINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS RESERVE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Director of the Defense Logistics 
Agency, shall establish a reserve, to be known as the 
‘‘Western Emergency Refined Petroleum Products Re-
serve’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Reserve’’), to 
store refined petroleum products that may be made avail-
able to military and governmental entities during an emer-
gency situation, as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
(b) USE
OF RESERVE.—In accordance with sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Defense may make refined 
petroleum products stored in the Reserve available to 
other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and 
any other public entity determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall require reimbursement for associated costs for stor-
age capacity or refined petroleum products made available 
to other Federal agencies, State or local governments, or 
any other public entity pursuant to this section. 
(d) LOCATION.—The Reserve shall— 
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(1) be located in the western region of the 
United States; 
(2) utilize salt cavern storage; and 
(3) be in immediate proximity to existing pipe-
line, rail, and highway infrastructure. 
(e) CONDITION
ON COMMENCEMENT.—Commence-
ment of the program shall be subject to the availability 
of appropriations for the program. 
SEC. 1762. FOREIGN STATE COMPUTER INTRUSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 97 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1605B 
the following: 
‘‘§ 1605C. Computer intrusions by a foreign state 
‘‘A foreign state shall not be immune from the juris-
diction of the courts of the United States or of the States 
in any case not otherwise covered by this chapter in which 
money damages are sought against a foreign state by a 
national of the United States for personal injury, harm 
to reputation, or damage to or loss of property resulting 
from any of the following activities, whether occurring in 
the United States or a foreign state: 
‘‘(1) Unauthorized access to or access exceeding 
authorization to a computer located in the United 
States. 
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‘‘(2) Unauthorized access to confidential, elec-
tronic stored information located in the United 
States. 
‘‘(3) The transmission of a program, informa-
tion, code, or command to a computer located in the 
United States, which, as a result of such conduct, 
causes damage without authorization. 
‘‘(4) The use, dissemination, or disclosure, with-
out consent, of any information obtained by means 
of any activity described in paragraph (1), (2), or 
(3). 
‘‘(5) The provision of material support or re-
sources for any activity described in paragraph (1), 
(2), (3), or (4), including by an official, employee, or 
agent of such foreign state.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 1605B the 
following: 
‘‘1605C. Computer intrusions by a foreign state.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—This section and the amendments 
made by this section shall apply to any action pending on 
or filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 1763. ONLINE AND DISTANCE EDUCATION CLASSES 
AND NONIMMIGRANT VISAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, for the period described in subsection (b), a 
nonimmigrant described in subparagraph (F), (J), or (M) 
of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) may engage in online or dis-
tance education classes or programs that are determined 
necessary by an institution or program described in such 
subparagraph for the protection of health and safety, and 
such classes or programs shall count towards the require-
ment to pursue a full course of study to maintain non-
immigrant status. 
(b) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period described in 
this section— 
(1) begins on March 13, 2020; and 
(2) ends on the date that is the later of— 
(A) June 30, 2021; or 
(B) the date that is 90 days after the date 
on which the public health emergency declared 
with respect to COVID–19 by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services under section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d) is terminated. 
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SEC. 1764. TRANSFER OF MARE ISLAND NAVAL CEMETERY 
TO SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR 
MAINTENANCE BY NATIONAL CEMETERY AD-
MINISTRATION. 
(a) AGREEMENT.—Beginning on the date that is 180 
days after the date on which the Secretary submits the 
report required by subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with 
the city of Vallejo, California, under which the city of 
Vallejo shall transfer to the Secretary all right, title, and 
interest in the Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, 
California, at no cost to the Secretary. The Secretary shall 
seek to enter into such agreement before the date that 
is 1 year after the date on which such report is submitted. 
(b) MAINTENANCE BY NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMIN-
ISTRATION.—If the Mare Island Naval Cemetery is trans-
ferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to 
subsection (a), the National Cemetery Administration 
shall maintain the cemetery as a national shrine. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a re-
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port on the feasibility and advisability of exercising 
the authority granted by subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the feasibility and 
advisability of exercising the authority granted 
by subsection (a). 
(B) An estimate of the costs, including 
both direct and indirect costs, that the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs would incur by exer-
cising such authority. 
SEC. 1765. MITIGATION OF HELICOPTER NOISE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
take the following actions to mitigate helicopter noise and 
to receive, track, and analyze complaints on an ongoing 
basis from individuals in the National Capital Region: 
(1) Develop a noise inquiry website, to assist in 
directing mitigation efforts toward concentrated 
areas of inquiry, that is based off of the websites of 
the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport 
and the Dulles International Airport. Such website 
shall— 
(A) provide a form to collect inquiry infor-
mation; 
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(B) geo-tag the location of the inquiry to 
an exportable map; 
(C) export information to an Excel spread-
sheet; and 
(D) send an email response to the indi-
vidual making the inquiry. 
(2) Establish a helicopter noise abatement 
working group led by the Department of Defense to 
collect, correlate, and identify trends associated with 
helicopter noise within the National Capital Region, 
with officials of the Department of Defense and the 
Federal Aviation Administration in attendance. The 
working group shall recommend procedural changes 
to mitigate the impact of helicopter noise on the 
community only to the extent consistent with avia-
tion safety and airspace efficiency and while sus-
taining aircrew readiness, training, and mission sup-
port. 
(b) DEFINITION OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘National Capital Region’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 2574 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
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SEC. 1766. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR CER-
TAIN SPORTING EVENTS. 
Section 2564 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘the 
Paralympics,’’ after ‘‘the Olympics,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘INAPPLICABILITY
TO’’ and inserting ‘‘SUP-
PORT OF’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Subsections (a) and (b) 
do not apply to’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary 
of Defense may authorize technical, contracting, 
and specialized equipment support to’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and 
Paralympic’’ after ‘‘Olympic’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (5)(A)(iii), by inserting 
‘‘and Paralympic’’ after ‘‘Olympic’’. 
SEC. 1767. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ONLINE REAL ESTATE IN-
VENTORY TOOL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army in con-
sultation with Administrator of the General Services Ad-
ministration and Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Sustainment shall establish a pilot program for developing 
an online real estate tool of existing inventory of space 
available at Army installations. 
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(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the online inventory 
tool is to— 
(1) achieve efficiencies in real estate property 
management consistent with the National Defense 
Strategy goal of finding greater efficiencies within 
the Department of Defense operations; 
(2) provide a public tool to better market space 
available at Army installations for better utilization 
of existing space; and 
(3) provide a tool to better quantify existing 
space and how it is utilize for current missions and 
requirements. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary of the Army 
shall consider— 
(1) innovative approaches to establishing this 
pilot program including use of other transaction au-
thorities consistent with section 2371 of title 10, 
United States Code, as well as use of commercial 
off-the-shelf technologies; 
(2) developing appropriate protections of sen-
sitive or classified information from being included 
with the online inventory tool; and 
(3) developing appropriate levels of access for 
private sector users of the system. 
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(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY.—After the pilot 
program has been established and locations identified, the 
Secretary of the Army shall develop policy requiring the 
use of the system described in subsection (a) to query for 
existing inventory before any military construction or off- 
post leases are agreed to. The Secretary of the Army shall 
ensure that all relevant notifications to congressional de-
fense committees include certification that the system in 
subsection (a) was queried. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to effect the application of title 
V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11411 et seq.). 
SEC. 1768. ESTABLISHMENT OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND 
REGIONAL COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 15301(a) of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) The Southern New England Regional 
Commission.’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF REGION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 
157 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘§ 15734. Southern New England Regional Commis-
sion 
‘‘The region of the Southern New England Regional 
Commission shall include the following counties: 
‘‘(1) RHODE ISLAND.—The counties of Provi-
dence, Washington, Newport, and Bristol in the 
State of Rhode Island. 
‘‘(2) CONNECTICUT.—The counties of Hartford, 
New Haven, and New London in the State of Con-
necticut. 
‘‘(3) 
MASSACHUSETTS.—The 
counties 
of 
Hampden and Bristol in the State of Massachu-
setts.’’. 
(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 2021. 
SEC. 1769. FEDRAMP AUTHORIZATION ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program 
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Authorization Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘FedRAMP Authoriza-
tion Act’’. 
(b) CODIFICATION OF THE FEDRAMP PROGRAM.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 36 of title 44, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sections: 
‘‘§ 3607. Federal Risk and Authorization Management 
Program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the General Services Administration the Federal Risk and 
Authorization Management Program. The Administrator 
of General Services, in accordance with the guidelines es-
tablished pursuant to section 3612, shall establish a gov-
ernmentwide program that provides the authoritative 
standardized approach to security assessment and author-
ization for cloud computing products and services that 
process unclassified information used by agencies. 
‘‘(b) COMPONENTS OF FEDRAMP.—The Joint Au-
thorization Board and the FedRAMP Program Manage-
ment Office are established as components of FedRAMP. 
‘‘§ 3608. FedRAMP Program Management Office 
‘‘(a) GSA DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Ad-
ministrator of General Services shall— 
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‘‘(A) determine the categories and charac-
teristics of cloud computing information tech-
nology goods or services that are within the ju-
risdiction of FedRAMP and that require 
FedRAMP authorization from the Joint Au-
thorization Board or the FedRAMP Program 
Management Office; 
‘‘(B) develop, coordinate, and implement a 
process for the FedRAMP Program Manage-
ment Office, the Joint Authorization Board, 
and agencies to review security assessments of 
cloud computing services pursuant to sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 3611, and appro-
priate oversight of continuous monitoring of 
cloud computing services; and 
‘‘(C) ensure the continuous improvement of 
FedRAMP. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Administrator 
shall oversee the implementation of FedRAMP, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) appointing a Program Director to 
oversee the FedRAMP Program Management 
Office; 
‘‘(B) hiring professional staff as may be 
necessary for the effective operation of the 
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FedRAMP Program Management Office, and 
such other activities as are essential to properly 
perform critical functions; 
‘‘(C) entering into interagency agreements 
to detail personnel on a reimbursable or non-re-
imbursable basis to assist the FedRAMP Pro-
gram Management Office and the Joint Author-
ization Board in discharging the responsibilities 
of the Office under this section; and 
‘‘(D) such other actions as the Adminis-
trator may determine necessary to carry out 
this section. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The FedRAMP Program Manage-
ment Office shall have the following duties: 
‘‘(1) Provide guidance to independent assess-
ment organizations, validate the independent assess-
ments, and apply the requirements and guidelines 
adopted in section 3609(c)(5). 
‘‘(2) Oversee and issue guidelines regarding the 
qualifications, roles, and responsibilities of inde-
pendent assessment organizations. 
‘‘(3) Develop templates and other materials to 
support the Joint Authorization Board and agencies 
in the authorization of cloud computing services to 
increase the speed, effectiveness, and transparency 
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of the authorization process, consistent with stand-
ards defined by the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology. 
‘‘(4) Establish and maintain a public comment 
process for proposed guidance before the issuance of 
such guidance by FedRAMP. 
‘‘(5) Issue FedRAMP authorization for any au-
thorizations to operate issued by an agency that 
meets the requirements and guidelines described in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(6) Establish frameworks for agencies to use 
authorization packages processed by the FedRAMP 
Program Management Office and Joint Authoriza-
tion Board. 
‘‘(7) Coordinate with the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish 
a framework for continuous monitoring and report-
ing required of agencies pursuant to section 3553. 
‘‘(8) Establish a centralized and secure reposi-
tory to collect and share necessary data, including 
security authorization packages, from the Joint Au-
thorization Board and agencies to enable better 
sharing and reuse to such packages across agencies. 
‘‘(c) EVALUATION OF AUTOMATION PROCEDURES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The FedRAMP Program 
Management Office shall assess and evaluate avail-
able automation capabilities and procedures to im-
prove the efficiency and effectiveness of the issuance 
of provisional authorizations to operate issued by the 
Joint Authorization Board and FedRAMP author-
izations, including continuous monitoring of cloud 
environments and among cloud environments. 
‘‘(2) MEANS FOR AUTOMATION.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this section 
and updated annually thereafter, the FedRAMP 
Program Management Office shall establish a means 
for the automation of security assessments and re-
views. 
‘‘(d) 
METRICS
FOR
AUTHORIZATION.—The 
FedRAMP Program Management Office shall establish 
annual metrics regarding the time and quality of the as-
sessments necessary for completion of a FedRAMP au-
thorization process in a manner that can be consistently 
tracked over time in conjunction with the periodic testing 
and evaluation process pursuant to section 3554 in a man-
ner that minimizes the agency reporting burden. 
‘‘§ 3609. Joint Authorization Board 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 
Joint Authorization Board which shall consist of cloud 
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computing experts, appointed by the Director in consulta-
tion with the Administrator, from each of the following: 
‘‘(1) The Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The Department of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(3) The General Services Administration. 
‘‘(4) Such other agencies as determined by the 
Director, in consultation with the Administrator. 
‘‘(b) ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS 
TO OPERATE.—The Joint Authorization Board shall con-
duct security assessments of cloud computing services and 
issue provisional authorizations to operate to cloud service 
providers that meet FedRAMP security guidelines set 
forth in section 3608(b)(1). 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Joint Authorization Board 
shall— 
‘‘(1) develop and make publicly available on a 
website, determined by the Administrator, criteria 
for prioritizing and selecting cloud computing serv-
ices to be assessed by the Joint Authorization 
Board; 
‘‘(2) provide regular updates on the status of 
any cloud computing service during the assessment 
and authorization process of the Joint Authorization 
Board; 
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‘‘(3) review and validate cloud computing serv-
ices and independent assessment organization secu-
rity packages or any documentation determined to 
be necessary by the Joint Authorization Board to 
evaluate the system security of a cloud computing 
service; 
‘‘(4) in consultation with the FedRAMP Pro-
gram Management Office, serve as a resource for 
best practices to accelerate the FedRAMP process; 
‘‘(5) establish requirements and guidelines for 
security assessments of cloud computing services, 
consistent with standards defined by the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, to be used 
by the Joint Authorization Board and agencies; 
‘‘(6) perform such other roles and responsibil-
ities as the Administrator may assign, in consulta-
tion with the FedRAMP Program Management Of-
fice and members of the Joint Authorization Board; 
and 
‘‘(7) establish metrics and goals for reviews and 
activities associated with issuing provisional author-
izations to operate and provide to the FedRAMP 
Program Management Office. 
‘‘(d) DETERMINATIONS
OF DEMAND
FOR CLOUD 
COMPUTING SERVICES.—The Joint Authorization Board 
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shall consult with the Chief Information Officers Council 
established in section 3603 to establish a process for 
prioritizing and accepting the cloud computing services to 
be granted a provisional authorization to operate through 
the Joint Authorization Board, which shall be made avail-
able on a public website. 
‘‘(e) DETAIL OF PERSONNEL.—To assist the Joint 
Authorization Board in discharging the responsibilities 
under this section, personnel of agencies may be detailed 
to the Joint Authorization Board for the performance of 
duties described under subsection (c). 
‘‘§ 3610. Independent assessment organizations 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
ACCREDITATION.—The 
Joint Authorization Board shall determine the require-
ments for certification of independent assessment organi-
zations pursuant to section 3609. Such requirements may 
include developing or requiring certification programs for 
individuals employed by the independent assessment orga-
nizations who lead FedRAMP assessment teams. 
‘‘(b) ASSESSMENT.—Accredited independent assess-
ment organizations may assess, validate, and attest to the 
quality and compliance of security assessment materials 
provided by cloud service providers. 
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‘‘§ 3611. Roles and responsibilities of agencies 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In implementing the require-
ments of FedRAMP, the head of each agency shall, con-
sistent with guidance issued by the Director pursuant to 
section 3612— 
‘‘(1) create policies to ensure cloud computing 
services used by the agency meet FedRAMP security 
requirements and other risk-based performance re-
quirements as defined by the Director; 
‘‘(2) issue agency-specific authorizations to op-
erate for cloud computing services in compliance 
with section 3554; 
‘‘(3) confirm whether there is a provisional au-
thorization to operate in the cloud security reposi-
tory established under section 3608(b)(10) issued by 
the Joint Authorization Board or a FedRAMP au-
thorization issued by the FedRAMP Program Man-
agement Office before beginning an agency author-
ization for a cloud computing product or service; 
‘‘(4) to the extent practicable, for any cloud 
computing product or service the agency seeks to au-
thorize that has received either a provisional author-
ization to operate by the Joint Authorization Board 
or a FedRAMP authorization by the FedRAMP Pro-
gram Management Office, use the existing assess-
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ments of security controls and materials within the 
authorization package; and 
‘‘(5) provide data and information required to 
the Director pursuant to section 3612 to determine 
how agencies are meeting metrics as defined by the 
FedRAMP Program Management Office. 
‘‘(b) SUBMISSION
OF POLICIES REQUIRED.—Not 
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of 
this section, the head of each agency shall submit to the 
Director the policies created pursuant to subsection (a)(1) 
for review and approval. 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS TO OPERATE 
REQUIRED.—Upon issuance of an authorization to oper-
ate or a provisional authorization to operate issued by an 
agency, the head of each agency shall provide a copy of 
the authorization to operate letter and any supplementary 
information required pursuant to section 3608(b) to the 
FedRAMP Program Management Office. 
‘‘(d) PRESUMPTION OF ADEQUACY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The assessment of security 
controls and materials within the authorization 
package for provisional authorizations to operate 
issued by the Joint Authorization Board and agency 
authorizations to operate that receive FedRAMP au-
thorization from the FedRAMP Program Manage-
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ment Office shall be presumed adequate for use in 
agency authorizations of cloud computing products 
and services. 
‘‘(2) 
INFORMATION
SECURITY
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The presumption under paragraph (1) 
does not modify or alter the responsibility of any 
agency to ensure compliance with subchapter II of 
chapter 35 for any cloud computing products or 
services used by the agency. 
‘‘§ 3612. Roles and responsibilities of the Office of 
Management and Budget 
‘‘The Director shall have the following duties: 
‘‘(1) Issue guidance to ensure that an agency 
does not operate a Federal Government cloud com-
puting service using Government data without an 
authorization to operate issued by the agency that 
meets the requirements of subchapter II of chapter 
35 and FedRAMP. 
‘‘(2) Ensure agencies are in compliance with 
any guidance or other requirements issued related to 
FedRAMP. 
‘‘(3) Review, analyze, and update guidance on 
the adoption, security, and use of cloud computing 
services used by agencies. 
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‘‘(4) Ensure the Joint Authorization Board is 
in compliance with section 3609(c). 
‘‘(5) Adjudicate disagreements between the 
Joint Authorization Board and cloud service pro-
viders seeking a provisional authorization to operate 
through the Joint Authorization Board. 
‘‘(6) Promulgate regulations on the role of 
FedRAMP authorization in agency acquisition of 
cloud computing products and services that process 
unclassified information. 
‘‘§ 3613. 
Authorization 
of 
appropriations 
for 
FEDRAMP 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 
each year for the FedRAMP Program Management Office 
and the Joint Authorization Board. 
‘‘§ 3614. Reports to Congress 
‘‘Not later than 12 months after the date of the en-
actment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Di-
rector shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate a report that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) The status, efficiency, and effectiveness of 
FedRAMP Program Management Office and agen-
cies during the preceding year in supporting the 
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speed, effectiveness, sharing, reuse, and security of 
authorizations to operate for cloud computing prod-
ucts and services, including progress towards meet-
ing the metrics adopted by the FedRAMP Program 
Management Office pursuant to section 3608(d) and 
the Joint Authorization Board pursuant to section 
3609(c)(5). 
‘‘(2) Data on agency use of provisional author-
izations to operate issued by the Joint Authorization 
Board and agency sponsored authorizations that re-
ceive FedRAMP authorization by the FedRAMP 
Program Management Office. 
‘‘(3) The length of time for the Joint Author-
ization Board to review applications for and issue 
provisional authorizations to operate. 
‘‘(4) The length of time for the FedRAMP Pro-
gram Management Office to review agency applica-
tions for and issue FedRAMP authorization. 
‘‘(5) The number of provisional authorizations 
to operate issued by the Joint Authorization Board 
and 
FedRAMP 
authorizations 
issued 
by 
the 
FedRAMP Program Management Office for the pre-
vious year. 
‘‘(6) A review of progress made during the pre-
ceding year in advancing automation techniques to 
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securely automate FedRAMP processes and to accel-
erate reporting as described in this section. 
‘‘(7) The number and characteristics of author-
ized cloud computing services in use at each agency 
consistent with guidance provided by the Director in 
section 3612. 
‘‘§ 3615. Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSES, AND DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee (referred 
to in this section as the ‘Committee’) to ensure ef-
fective and ongoing coordination of agency adoption, 
use, authorization, monitoring, acquisition, and secu-
rity of cloud computing products and services to en-
able agency mission and administrative priorities. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Com-
mittee are the following: 
‘‘(A) 
To 
examine 
the 
operations 
of 
FedRAMP and determine ways that authoriza-
tion processes can continuously be improved, in-
cluding the following: 
‘‘(i) Measures to increase agency re- 
use of provisional authorizations to operate 
issued by the Joint Authorization Board. 
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‘‘(ii) Proposed actions that can be 
adopted to reduce the cost of provisional 
authorizations to operate and FedRAMP 
authorizations for cloud service providers. 
‘‘(iii) Measures to increase the num-
ber of provisional authorizations to operate 
or FedRAMP authorizations for cloud 
computing services offered by small busi-
nesses (as defined by section 3(a) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)). 
‘‘(B) Collect information and feedback on 
agency compliance with and implementation of 
FedRAMP requirements. 
‘‘(C) Serve as a forum that facilitates com-
munication 
and 
collaboration 
among 
the 
FedRAMP stakeholder community. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The duties of the Committee 
are, at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(A) Provide advice and recommendations 
to the Administrator, the Joint Authorization 
Board, and to agencies on technical, financial, 
programmatic, and operational matters regard-
ing secure adoption of cloud computing services. 
‘‘(B) Submit reports as required. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERS.— 
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‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—The Committee shall be 
comprised of not more than 15 members who are 
qualified representatives from the public and private 
sectors, appointed by the Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator of the Office of Elec-
tronic Government, as follows: 
‘‘(A) The Administrator or the Administra-
tor’s designee, who shall be the Chair of the 
Committee. 
‘‘(B) At least one representative each from 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency and the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology. 
‘‘(C) At least two officials who serve as the 
Chief Information Security Officer within an 
agency, who shall be required to maintain such 
a position throughout the duration of their serv-
ice on the Committee. 
‘‘(D) At least one official serving as Chief 
Procurement Officer (or equivalent) in an agen-
cy, who shall be required to maintain such a po-
sition throughout the duration of their service 
on the Committee. 
‘‘(E) At least one individual representing 
an independent assessment organization. 
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‘‘(F) No fewer than five representatives 
from unique businesses that primarily provide 
cloud computing services or products, including 
at least two representatives from a small busi-
ness (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a))). 
‘‘(G) At least two other government rep-
resentatives as the Administrator determines to 
be necessary to provide sufficient balance, in-
sights, or expertise to the Committee. 
‘‘(2) DEADLINE
FOR
APPOINTMENT.—Each 
member of the Committee shall be appointed not 
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
‘‘(3) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each non-Federal 
member of the Committee shall be appointed 
for a term of 3 years, except that the initial 
terms for members may be staggered 1-, 2-, or 
3-year terms to establish a rotation in which 
one-third of the members are selected each 
year. Any such member may be appointed for 
not more than 2 consecutive terms. 
‘‘(B) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the 
Committee shall not affect its powers, but shall 
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be filled in the same manner in which the origi-
nal appointment was made. Any member ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the 
expiration of the term for which the member’s 
predecessor was appointed shall be appointed 
only for the remainder of that term. A member 
may serve after the expiration of that member’s 
term until a successor has taken office. 
‘‘(c) MEETINGS AND RULES OF PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall hold 
not fewer than three meetings in a calendar year, at 
such time and place as determined by the Chair. 
‘‘(2) INITIAL
MEETING.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Committee shall meet and begin the operations 
of the Committee. 
‘‘(3) RULES OF PROCEDURE.—The Committee 
may establish rules for the conduct of the business 
of the Committee, if such rules are not inconsistent 
with this section or other applicable law. 
‘‘(d) EMPLOYEE STATUS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A member of the Com-
mittee (other than a member who is appointed to the 
Committee in connection with another Federal ap-
pointment) shall not be considered an employee of 
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the Federal Government by reason of any service as 
such a member, except for the purposes of section 
5703 of title 5, relating to travel expenses. 
‘‘(2) PAY NOT PERMITTED.—A member of the 
Committee covered by paragraph (1) may not receive 
pay by reason of service on the panel. 
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY TO THE FEDERAL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) shall apply to the Committee, except that section 
14 of such Act shall not apply. 
‘‘(f) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Committee, or 
on the authority of the Committee, any subcommittee, 
may, for the purposes of carrying out this section, hold 
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take testi-
mony, receive evidence, and administer oaths. 
‘‘(g) CONTRACTING.—The Committee, may, to such 
extent and in such amounts as are provided in appropria-
tion Acts, enter into contracts to enable the Committee 
to discharge its duties under this section. 
‘‘(h) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee is author-
ized to secure directly from any executive depart-
ment, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, 
independent establishment, or instrumentality of the 
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Government, information, suggestions, estimates, 
and statistics for the purposes of the Committee. 
Each department, bureau, agency, board, commis-
sion, office, independent establishment, or instru-
mentality shall, to the extent authorized by law, fur-
nish such information, suggestions, estimates, and 
statistics directly to the Committee, upon request 
made by the Chair, the Chair of any subcommittee 
created by a majority of the Committee, or any 
member designated by a majority of the Committee. 
‘‘(2) RECEIPT, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND DIS-
SEMINATION.—Information may only be received, 
handled, stored, and disseminated by members of 
the Committee and its staff consistent with all appli-
cable statutes, regulations, and Executive orders. 
‘‘(i) DETAIL OF EMPLOYEES.—Any Federal Govern-
ment employee may be detailed to the Committee without 
reimbursement from the Committee, and such detailee 
shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her 
regular employment without interruption. 
‘‘(j) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Committee may use 
the United States mails in the same manner and under 
the same conditions as agencies. 
‘‘(k) EXPERT
AND CONSULTANT SERVICES.—The 
Committee is authorized to procure the services of experts 
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and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 
5, but at rates not to exceed the daily rate paid a person 
occupying a position at Level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of title 5. 
‘‘(l) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) INTERIM REPORTS.—The Committee may 
submit to the Administrator and Congress interim 
reports containing such findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations as have been agreed to by the 
Committee. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, and annually thereafter, the Committee shall 
submit to the Administrator and Congress a final re-
port containing such findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations as have been agreed to by the Com-
mittee. 
‘‘§ 3616. Definitions 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under sub-
section (b), the definitions under sections 3502 and 3552 
apply to sections 3607 through this section. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.—In sections 3607 
through this section: 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of General Services. 
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‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
PACKAGE.—The term 
‘authorization package’— 
‘‘(A) means the essential information used 
to determine whether to authorize the operation 
of an information system or the use of a des-
ignated set of common controls; and 
‘‘(B) at a minimum, includes the informa-
tion system security plan, privacy plan, security 
control assessment, privacy control assessment, 
and any relevant plans of action and milestones. 
‘‘(3) CLOUD
COMPUTING.—The term ‘cloud 
computing’ has the meaning given that term by the 
National Institutes of Standards and Technology in 
NIST Special Publication 800–145 and any amend-
atory or superseding document thereto. 
‘‘(4) CLOUD
SERVICE
PROVIDER.—The term 
‘cloud service provider’ means an entity offering 
cloud computing services to agencies. 
‘‘(5) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
‘‘(6) FEDRAMP.—The term ‘FedRAMP’ means 
the Federal Risk and Authorization Management 
Program established under section 3607(a). 
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‘‘(7) FEDRAMP
AUTHORIZATION.—The term 
‘FedRAMP authorization’ means a cloud computing 
product or service that has received an agency au-
thorization to operate and has been approved by the 
FedRAMP Program Management Office to meet re-
quirements and guidelines established by the 
FedRAMP Program Management Office. 
‘‘(8) FEDRAMP
PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT
OF-
FICE.—The term ‘FedRAMP Program Management 
Office’ means the office that administers FedRAMP 
established under section 3608. 
‘‘(9) INDEPENDENT
ASSESSMENT
ORGANIZA-
TION.—The term ‘independent assessment organiza-
tion’ means a third-party organization accredited by 
the Program Director of the FedRAMP Program 
Management Office to undertake conformity assess-
ments of cloud service providers. 
‘‘(10) JOINT
AUTHORIZATION
BOARD.—The 
term ‘Joint Authorization Board’ means the Joint 
Authorization Board established under section 
3609.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 36 of title 
44, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new items: 
‘‘3607. Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. 
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‘‘3608. FedRAMP Program Management Office. 
‘‘3609. Joint Authorization Board. 
‘‘3610. Independent assessment organizations. 
‘‘3611. Roles and responsibilities of agencies. 
‘‘3612. Roles and responsibilities of the Office of Management and Budget. 
‘‘3613. Authorization of appropriations for FEDRAMP. 
‘‘3614. Reports to Congress. 
‘‘3615. Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee. 
‘‘3616. Definitions.’’. 
(3) SUNSET.—This section and any amendment 
made by this section shall be repealed on the date 
that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of 
this section. 
(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section or any amendment made by this section shall 
be construed as altering or impairing the authorities 
of the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget or the Secretary of Homeland Security 
under subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 1770. TAXPAYERS RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act’’. 
(b) INVENTORY OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 1122(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re-
designated, the following: 
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‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘Federal financial assist-
ance’ has the meaning given that term under 
section 7501; 
‘‘(B) the term ‘open Government data 
asset’ has the meaning given that term under 
section 3502 of title 44; 
‘‘(C) the term ‘program’ means a single 
program activity or an organized set of aggre-
gated, disaggregated, or consolidated program 
activities by one or more agencies directed to-
ward a common purpose or goal; and 
‘‘(D) the term ‘program activity’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1115(h).’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL.—Not later 
than October 1, 2012, the Office of Manage-
ment 
and 
Budget 
shall’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘WEBSITE
AND
PROGRAM
INVENTORY.—The 
Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘that includes the information required under 
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subsections (b) and (c)’’ after ‘‘a single 
website’’; and 
(C) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) include on the website described in 
subparagraph (A), or another appropriate Fed-
eral Government website where related informa-
tion is made available, as determined by the Di-
rector— 
‘‘(i) a program inventory that shall 
identify each program; and 
‘‘(ii) for each program identified in 
the program inventory, the information re-
quired under paragraph (3); 
‘‘(C) make the information in the program 
inventory required under subparagraph (B) 
available as an open Government data asset; 
and 
‘‘(D) at a minimum— 
‘‘(i) update the information required 
to be included on the single website under 
subparagraph (A) on a quarterly basis; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) update the program inventory re-
quired under subparagraph (B) on an an-
nual basis.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘described under paragraph (1) 
shall include’’ and inserting ‘‘identified in the 
program inventory required under paragraph 
(2)(B) shall include’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘and,’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) for each program activity that is part 
of a program— 
‘‘(i) a description of the purposes of 
the program activity and the contribution 
of the program activity to the mission and 
goals of the agency; 
‘‘(ii) a consolidated view for the cur-
rent fiscal year and each of the 2 fiscal 
years before the current fiscal year of— 
‘‘(I) the amount appropriated; 
‘‘(II) the amount obligated; and 
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‘‘(III) the amount outlayed; 
‘‘(iii) to the extent practicable and 
permitted by law, links to any related eval-
uation, assessment, or program perform-
ance review by the agency, an inspector 
general, or the Government Accountability 
Office (including program performance re-
ports required under section 1116), and 
other related evidence assembled in re-
sponse to implementation of the Founda-
tions for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–435; 132 Stat. 
5529); 
‘‘(iv) an identification of the statutes 
that authorize the program activity or the 
authority under which the program activity 
was created or operates; 
‘‘(v) an identification of any major 
regulations specific to the program activity; 
‘‘(vi) any other information that the 
Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget determines relevant relating to pro-
gram activity data in priority areas most 
relevant to Congress or the public to in-
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crease transparency and accountability; 
and 
‘‘(vii) for each assistance listing under 
which Federal financial assistance is pro-
vided, for the current fiscal year and each 
of the 2 fiscal years before the current fis-
cal year and consistent with existing law 
relating to the protection of personally 
identifiable information— 
‘‘(I) a linkage to the relevant 
program activities that fund Federal 
financial assistance by assistance list-
ing; 
‘‘(II) information on the popu-
lation intended to be served by the as-
sistance listing based on the language 
of the solicitation, as required under 
section 6102; 
‘‘(III) to the extent practicable 
and based on data reported to the 
agency providing the Federal financial 
assistance, the results of the Federal 
financial assistance awards provided 
by the assistance listing; 
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‘‘(IV) to the extent practicable, 
the percentage of the amount appro-
priated for the assistance listing that 
is used for management and adminis-
tration; 
‘‘(V) the identification of each 
award of Federal financial assistance 
and, to the extent practicable, the 
name of each direct or indirect recipi-
ent of the award; and 
‘‘(VI) any information relating to 
the award of Federal financial assist-
ance that is required to be included on 
the website established under section 
2(b) of the Federal Funding Account-
ability and Transparency Act of 2006 
(31 U.S.C. 6101 note).’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) ARCHIVING.—The Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall— 
‘‘(A) archive and preserve the information 
included in the program inventory required 
under paragraph (2)(B) after the end of the pe-
riod during which such information is made 
available under paragraph (3); and 
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‘‘(B) make information archived in accord-
ance with subparagraph (A) publicly available 
as an open Government data asset.’’. 
(c) GUIDANCE, IMPLEMENTATION, REPORTING, AND 
REVIEW.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means the Committee on Oversight 
and Reform of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(B) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget; 
(C) the term ‘‘program’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 1122(a)(1) of title 
31, United States Code, as amended by sub-
section (b) of this section; 
(D) the term ‘‘program activity’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1115(h) of 
title 31, United States Code; and 
(E) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of the Treasury. 
(2) PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND RECON-
CILING PROGRAM DEFINITIONS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di-
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rector, in consultation with the Secretary, shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report that— 
(A) includes a plan that— 
(i) discusses how making available on 
a website the information required under 
subsection (a) of section 1122 of title 31, 
United States Code, as amended by sub-
section (b), will leverage existing data 
sources while avoiding duplicative or over-
lapping information in presenting informa-
tion relating to program activities and pro-
grams; 
(ii) indicates how any gaps in data 
will be assessed and addressed; 
(iii) indicates how the Director will 
display such data; and 
(iv) discusses how the Director will 
expand the information collected with re-
spect to program activities to incorporate 
the information required under the amend-
ments made by subsection (b); 
(B) sets forth details regarding a pilot pro-
gram, developed in accordance with best prac-
tices for effective pilot programs— 
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(i) to develop and implement a func-
tional program inventory that could be lim-
ited in scope; and 
(ii) under which the information re-
quired under the amendments made by 
subsection (b) with respect to program ac-
tivities shall be made available on the 
website required under section 1122(a) of 
title 31, United States Code; 
(C) establishes an implementation timeline 
for— 
(i) gathering and building program 
activity information; 
(ii) developing and implementing the 
pilot program; 
(iii) seeking and responding to stake-
holder comments; 
(iv) developing and presenting find-
ings from the pilot program to the appro-
priate congressional committees; 
(v) notifying the appropriate congres-
sional committees regarding how program 
activities will be aggregated, disaggregated, 
or consolidated as part of identifying pro-
grams; and 
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(vi) implementing a Governmentwide 
program inventory through an iterative ap-
proach; and 
(D) includes recommendations, if any, to 
reconcile the conflicting definitions of the term 
‘‘program’’ in relevant Federal statutes, as it 
relates to the purpose of this section. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector shall make available online all informa-
tion required under the amendments made by 
subsection (b) with respect to all programs. 
(B) EXTENSIONS.—The Director may, 
based on an analysis of the costs of implemen-
tation, and after submitting to the appropriate 
congressional committees a notification of the 
action by the Director, extend the deadline for 
implementation under subparagraph (A) by not 
more than a total of 1 year. 
(4) REPORTING.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date on which the Director makes available on-
line all information required under the amendments 
made by subsection (b) with respect to all programs, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
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submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report regarding the implementation of this section 
and the amendments made by this section, which 
shall— 
(A) review how the Director and agencies 
determined how to aggregate, disaggregate, or 
consolidate program activities to provide the 
most useful information for an inventory of 
Government programs; 
(B) evaluate the extent to which the pro-
gram inventory required under section 1122 of 
title 31, United States Code, as amended by 
this section, provides useful information for 
transparency, decision-making, and oversight; 
(C) evaluate the extent to which the pro-
gram inventory provides a coherent picture of 
the scope of Federal investments in particular 
areas; and 
(D) include the recommendations of the 
Comptroller General, if any, for improving im-
plementation of this section and the amend-
ments made by this section. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1122 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (b), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘described in 
subsection (a)(2)(A)’’ after ‘‘the website’’ each 
place it appears; 
(B) in subsection (c), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘described in 
subsection (a)(2)(A)’’ after ‘‘the website’’; and 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘ON WEBSITE’’; and 
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘on the website’’. 
(2) OTHER AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 1115(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the website 
provided under’’ and inserting ‘‘a website de-
scribed in’’. 
(B) Section 10 of the GPRA Moderniza-
tion Act of 2010 (31 U.S.C. 1115 note) is 
amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(3), by striking 
‘‘the website described under’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a website described in’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)— 
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(I) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘the website described under’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a website described in’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘the website as required under’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a website described in’’. 
(C) Section 1120(a)(5) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the 
website described under’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
website described in’’. 
(D) Section 1126(b)(2)(E) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘the website of the Office of Management and 
Budget pursuant to’’ and inserting ‘‘a website 
described in’’. 
(E) Section 3512(a)(1) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the 
website described under’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
website described in’’. 
SEC. 1771. BUILDING UNITED STATES CAPACITY FOR 
VERIFICATION AND MANUFACTURING OF AD-
VANCED MICROELECTRONICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce, act-
ing through the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, shall carry out research and 
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development to enable advances and breakthroughs in 
measurement science, standards, material characteriza-
tion, instrumentation, testing, and manufacturing capa-
bilities that will accelerate the underlying research and de-
velopment for design, development, and manufacturability 
of next generation microelectronics and ensure the com-
petitiveness and leadership of the United States within the 
microlectronics sector. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The activities under subsection (a) 
shall include research and development in the following 
areas: 
(1) Advanced metrology and characterization 
for manufacturing of microchips using 3 nanometer 
transistor processes or more advanced processes. 
(2) Metrology for security and supply chain 
verification, including pre-silicon security verification 
of the design for logical and physical vulnerabilities 
beyond current functional analysis. 
SEC. 1772. THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING ADDITIONS TO 
TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY. 
Section 7321 of the PFAS Act of 2019 (Public Law 
116–92) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Section 372.38 of title 40, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu-
lation), shall not apply to a chemical described in 
paragraph (1) unless the Administrator, in accord-
ance with paragraph (2)(B), revises the threshold 
for reporting such chemical to 10,000 pounds.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Section 372.38 of title 40, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu-
lation), shall not apply to the substances and classes 
of substances included in the toxics release inventory 
under paragraph (1) unless the Administrator, in ac-
cordance with paragraph (2)(B), revises the thresh-
old for reporting such substances and class of sub-
stances to 10,000 pounds.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—Section 372.38 of title 40, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu-
lation), shall not apply to the substances and classes 
of substances described in paragraph (2) unless the 
Administrator sets a 10,000 pound reporting thresh-
old for such substances and classes of substances.’’. 
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SEC. 1773. HEMP PRODUCTS. 
The Secretary of Defense may not prohibit, on the 
basis of a product containing hemp or any ingredient de-
rived from hemp, the possession, use, or consumption of 
such product by a member of the Armed Forces if— 
(1) the hemp meets the definition in section 
297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
U.S.C. 1639o); and 
(2) such possession, use, or consumption is in 
compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local 
law. 
SEC. 1774. EXEMPTION FROM PAPERWORK REDUCTION 
ACT. 
(a) UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY
OF
THE 
HEALTH SCIENCES.—Chapter 104 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 2117. Exemption from Paperwork Reduction Act 
‘‘Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44 shall not 
apply to the voluntary collection of information during the 
conduct of research by the University.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2116 the following new 
item: 
‘‘2117. Exemption from Paperwork Reduction Act.’’. 
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SEC. 1775. SUPPORT FOR THE DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL 
BORINQUENEERS DAY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) in 1898, Puerto Rico became a territory of 
the United States and, the following year, Congress 
authorized raising a military unit of volunteer sol-
diers on the island, which was organized as the 
‘‘Puerto Rico Regiment of Volunteer Infantry’’; 
(2) in 1908, Congress incorporated the regi-
ment as part of the regular United States Army as 
the ‘‘Puerto Rico Regiment of Infantry’’; 
(3) in 1917, after the United States entry into 
World War I, the Puerto Rico Regiment of Infantry 
was sent to Panama to defend the Panama Canal 
Zone; 
(4) in 1920, Congress redesignated the unit as 
the 65th Infantry Regiment of the United States 
Army; 
(5) during World War II, the 65th Infantry 
Regiment served in North Africa and Europe, in-
cluding combat operations in France and Germany 
for which members of the unit received commenda-
tions for valiant service, including 1 Distinguished 
Service Cross, 2 Silver Stars, 2 Bronze Stars, and 
90 Purple Hearts; 
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(6) in 1950, the 65th Infantry Regiment de-
ployed to South Korea, and during the voyage the 
soldiers nicknamed the unit the ‘‘Borinqueneers’’, a 
reference to the native Taı´no Tribe’s name for the 
island of Puerto Rico; 
(7) during the Korean war, the 65th Infantry 
Regiment (hereinafter, the ‘‘Borinqueneers’’) en-
gaged in substantial combat operations on the Ko-
rean Peninsula, and the unit played a central role in 
several important offensives and counter-offensives 
that earned it well-deserved admiration and com-
mendation; 
(8) the Borinqueneers’ extraordinary service 
during the Korean war resulted in the Regiment re-
ceiving 2 Presidential Unit Citations (Army and 
Navy), 2 Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Cita-
tions, a Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), a 
Navy Unit Commendation, the Chryssoun Aristion 
Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece), and cam-
paign participation credits for United Nations Offen-
sive, Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) Interven-
tion, First United Nations Counteroffensive, CCF 
Spring Offensive, United Nations Summer-Fall Of-
fensive, Second Korean Winter, Korea Summer-Fall 
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1952, Third Korean Winter, and Korea Summer 
1953; 
(9) the Borinqueneers’ extraordinary service 
during the Korean war also resulted in numerous in-
dividual commendations and awards for its soldiers, 
including 1 Medal of Honor, 9 Distinguished Service 
Crosses, more than 250 Silver Stars, more than 600 
Bronze Stars, and more than 2,700 Purple Hearts; 
(10) in 1956, the 65th Infantry Regiment was 
deactivated from the regular United States Army 
and, in 1959, its units and regimental number were 
assigned to the Puerto Rico National Guard; 
(11) in 1982, the United States Army Center 
of Military History officially authorized designating 
the 65th Infantry Regiment as the ‘‘Borinqueneers’’; 
and 
(12) on April 13, 2016, Congress awarded the 
Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regi-
ment in recognition of the Borinqueneers’ numerous 
contributions to American history and outstanding 
military service from World War I through the re-
cent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. 
(b) RESOLUTION.—The House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses support for the designation of 
‘‘National Borinqueneers Day’’; 
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(2) recognizes the bravery, service, and sacrifice 
of the Puerto Rican soldiers of the 65th Infantry 
Regiment in the armed conflicts of the United 
States in the 20th and 21st centuries; 
(3) expresses deep gratitude for the contribu-
tions to the Armed Forces that have been made by 
hundreds of thousands of patriotic United States 
citizens from Puerto Rico; and 
(4) urges individuals and communities across 
the United States to participate in activities that are 
designed— 
(A) to celebrate the distinguished service of 
the military veterans who served in the 65th In-
fantry 
Regiment, 
known 
as 
the 
‘‘Borinqueneers’’; 
(B) to pay tribute to the sacrifices made 
and adversities overcome by Puerto Rican and 
Hispanic military service members; and 
(C) to recognize the significant contribu-
tions to American history made by the 65th In-
fantry 
Regiment, 
known 
as 
the 
‘‘Borinqueneers’’. 
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SEC. 1776. TEMPORARY RELIEF FOR PRIVATE STUDENT 
LOAN BORROWERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A servicer of a private education 
loan extended to a covered borrower shall suspend all pay-
ments on such loan through September 30, 2021. 
(b) NO ACCRUAL OF INTEREST.—Interest shall not 
accrue on a loan described under subsection (a) for which 
payment was suspended for the period of the suspension. 
(c) CONSIDERATION OF PAYMENTS.—A servicer of a 
private education loan extended to a covered borrower 
shall deem each month for which a loan payment was sus-
pended under this section as if the borrower of the loan 
had made a payment for the purpose of any loan forgive-
ness program or loan rehabilitation program for which the 
borrower would have otherwise qualified. 
(d) REPORTING TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGEN-
CIES.—During the period in which a loan payment was 
suspended under this section, the servicer of the loan shall 
ensure that, for the purpose of reporting information 
about the loan to a consumer reporting agency, any pay-
ment that has been suspended is treated as if it were a 
regularly scheduled payment made by a borrower. 
(e) SUSPENDING INVOLUNTARY COLLECTION.—Dur-
ing the period for which a loan payment was suspended 
under this section, the servicer or holder of the loan shall 
suspend all involuntary collection related to the loan. 
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(f) NOTICE TO BORROWERS AND TRANSITION PE-
RIOD.—To inform covered borrowers of the actions taken 
in accordance with this section and ensure an effective 
transition, the servicer of a private education loan ex-
tended to a covered borrower shall— 
(1) not later than 15 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, notify covered borrowers— 
(A) of the actions taken in accordance with 
subsections (a) and (b) for whom payments 
have been suspended and interest waived; 
(B) of the actions taken in accordance with 
subsection (e) for whom collections have been 
suspended; 
(C) of the option to continue making pay-
ments toward principal; and 
(D) that the program under this section is 
a temporary program; and 
(2) beginning on August 1, 2020, carry out a 
program to provide not less than 6 notices by postal 
mail, telephone, or electronic communication to cov-
ered borrowers indicating when the borrower’s nor-
mal payment obligations will resume. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) COVERED BORROWER.—The term ‘‘covered 
borrower’’ means a borrower of a private education 
loan. 
(2) PRIVATE
EDUCATION
LOAN.—The term 
‘‘private education loan’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 140 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 
U.S.C. 1650). 
SEC. 1777. SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE 
GRANTS PROGRAM. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act for fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Defense, 
the Secretary of Defense may contribute $5,000,000 to 
support the National Maritime Heritage Grants Program 
established under section 308703 of title 54, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 1778. EXTENSION OF TIME TO REVIEW WORLD WAR I 
VALOR MEDALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 584(f) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public 
Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1281) is amended by striking 
‘‘five’’ and inserting ‘‘seven’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on the date 
of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
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Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 
1281). 
SEC. 1779. ENSURING CHINESE DEBT TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) UNITED STATES POLICY AT THE INTERNATIONAL 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at 
each international financial institution (as defined in sec-
tion 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions 
Act) that it is the policy of the United States to use the 
voice and vote of the United States at the respective insti-
tution to seek to secure greater transparency with respect 
to the terms and conditions of financing provided by the 
government of the People’s Republic of China to any mem-
ber state of the respective institution that is a recipient 
of financing from the institution, consistent with the rules 
and principles of the Paris Club. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Chairman of the Na-
tional Advisory Council on International Monetary and Fi-
nancial Policies shall include in the annual report required 
by section 1701 of the International Financial Institutions 
Act— 
(1) a description of progress made toward ad-
vancing the policy described in subsection (a) of this 
section; and 
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(2) a discussion of financing provided by enti-
ties owned or controlled by the government of the 
People’s Republic of China to the member states of 
international financial institutions that receive fi-
nancing from the international financial institutions, 
including any efforts or recommendations by the 
Chairman to seek greater transparency with respect 
to the former financing. 
(c) SUNSET.—Subsections (a) and (b) of this section 
shall have no force or effect after the earlier of— 
(1) the date that is 7 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; or 
(2) 30 days after the date that the Secretary 
reports to the Committee on Financial Services of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate that the People’s 
Republic of China is in substantial compliance with 
the rules and principles of the Paris Club. 
SEC. 1780. STRATEGY TO SECURE EMAIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2021, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop 
and submit to Congress a strategy, including rec-
ommendations, to implement across all United States- 
based email providers Domain-based Message Authentica-
tion, Reporting, and Conformance standard at scale. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A recommendation for the minimum size 
threshold for United States-based email providers 
for applicability of Domain-based Message Authen-
tication, Reporting, and Conformance. 
(2) A description of the security and privacy 
benefits of implementing the Domain-based Message 
Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance stand-
ard at scale, including recommendations for national 
security exemptions, as appropriate, as well as the 
burdens of such implementation and an identifica-
tion of the entities on which such burdens would 
most likely fall. 
(3) An identification of key United States and 
international stakeholders associated with such im-
plementation. 
(4) An identification of any barriers to such im-
plementing, including a cost-benefit analysis where 
feasible. 
(5) An initial estimate of the total cost to the 
Federal Government and implementing entities in 
the private sector of such implementing, including 
recommendations for defraying such costs, if appli-
cable. 
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(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strategies 
and recommendations under subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Homeland Security may, as appropriate, consult with 
representatives from the information technology sector. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Domain- 
based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conform-
ance’’ means an email authentication, policy, and report-
ing protocol that verifies the authenticity of the sender of 
an email and blocks and reports to the sender fraudulent 
accounts. 
SEC. 1781. REPORT ON THREAT POSED BY DOMESTIC TER-
RORISTS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Under Sec-
retary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, 
and the Director of National Intelligence (acting through 
the National Counterterrorism Center) shall jointly submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
includes an evaluation of the nature and extent of the do-
mestic terror threat and domestic terrorist groups. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) describe the manner in which domestic ter-
ror activity is tracked and reported; 
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(2) identify all known domestic terror groups, 
whether formal in nature or loosely affiliated 
ideologies; 
(3) include a breakdown of the ideology of each 
group; and 
(4) describe the efforts of such groups, if any, 
to infiltrate or target domestic constitutionally pro-
tected activity by citizens for cooption or to carry 
out attacks, and the number of individuals associ-
ated or affiliated with each group that engages in 
such efforts. 
SEC. 1782. DOMESTIC PROCUREMENT OF TUNGSTEN AND 
TUNGSTEN POWDER. 
To the extent practicable, the Secretary of Defense 
shall prioritize the procurement of tungsten and tungsten 
powder from only domestic producers. 
SEC. 1783. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MECHANISM FOR 
PROVISION OF DISSENTING VIEWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es-
tablish a mechanism through which members of the 
Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department 
of Defense may privately provide dissenting views regard-
ing the Department of Defense and United States national 
security policy without fear of retribution. 
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(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro-
vide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
the status of the mechanism required by subsection (a). 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to alleviate the duty of any indi-
vidual to follow the military chain of command or to follow 
the policies of the Department of Defense and Federal 
Government. 
SEC. 1784. SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Committee on Armed Services in the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
Committee on Armed Services in the Senate. 
(2) CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 2(4) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002. 
(3) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
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(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency of the Department. 
(5) INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS OR-
GANIZATION.—The term ‘‘information sharing and 
analysis organization’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 2222(5) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(7) SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘sector risk management agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2201(5) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
(b) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR DESIGNA-
TION.— 
(1) INITIAL REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall review the current framework for secur-
ing critical infrastructure, as described in section 
2202(c)(4) of the Homeland Security Act and Presi-
dential Policy Directive 21, and submit a report to 
the President containing recommendations for— 
(A) any revisions to the current framework 
for securing critical infrastructure; 
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(B) any revisions to the list of critical in-
frastructure sectors set forth in Presidential 
Policy Directive 21 or previously designated 
subsectors; and 
(C) any revisions to the list of designated 
Federal departments or agencies that serve as 
the Sector Risk Management Agency for a sec-
tor or subsector, necessary to comply with para-
graph (3)(B). 
(2) PERIODIC
EVALUATION
BY
THE
SEC-
RETARY.—At least once every 5 years, the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Director, shall— 
(A) evaluate the current list of critical in-
frastructure sectors and subsectors and the ap-
propriateness of Sector Risk Management 
Agency designations, as set forth in Presi-
dential Policy Directive 21, or any successor 
document or policy; and 
(B) recommend to the President— 
(i) any revisions to the list of critical 
infrastructure sectors or subsectors; and 
(ii) any revisions to the designation of 
any Federal department or agency des-
ignated as the Sector Risk Management 
Agency for a sector or subsector. 
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(3) REVIEW
AND
REVISION
BY
THE
PRESI-
DENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after a recommendation by the Secretary 
pursuant to paragraph (2), the President 
shall— 
(i) review the recommendation and re-
vise, as appropriate, the designation of a 
critical infrastructure sector or subsector 
or the designation of a Sector Risk Man-
agement Agency; or 
(ii) submit a report to appropriate 
congressional committees, and the Majority 
and Minority Leaders of the Senate and 
the Speaker and Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives, explaining the 
basis for rejecting the recommendations of 
the Secretary. 
(B) LIMITATION.—The President may only 
designate an agency under this subsection if the 
agency is referenced in section 205 of the Chief 
Financial Officers Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 901). 
(4) PUBLICATION.—Any designation of critical 
infrastructure sectors shall be published in the Fed-
eral Register. 
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(c) SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.— 
(1) REFERENCES.—Any reference to a sector- 
specific agency in any law, regulation, map, docu-
ment, record, or other paper of the United States 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sector Risk 
Management Agency of the relevant critical infra-
structure sector. 
(2) SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—Sub-
title A of title XXII of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2215. SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Sector Risk Management 
Agency, as designated by law or presidential directive, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) provide specialized sector-specific expertise 
to critical infrastructure owners and operators with-
in the relevant sector; and 
‘‘(2) support programs and associated activities 
of its designated critical infrastructure sector in co-
ordination with the Director. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, 
Sector Risk Management Agencies shall— 
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‘‘(1) coordinate with the Department and other 
relevant Federal departments and agencies, as ap-
propriate; 
‘‘(2) collaborate with critical infrastructure 
owners and operators within the designated critical 
infrastructure sector or subsector; and 
‘‘(3) coordinate with independent regulatory 
agencies, and State, local, Tribal, and territorial en-
tities, as appropriate. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each Sector Risk Manage-
ment Agency shall utilize its specialized expertise about 
its designated critical infrastructure sector or subsector 
and authorities under applicable law to— 
‘‘(1) support sector risk management, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) establishing and carrying out pro-
grams, in coordination with the Director, to as-
sist critical infrastructure owners and operators 
within the designated sector in identifying, un-
derstanding, 
and 
mitigating 
threats, 
vulnerabilities, and risks to their systems or as-
sets, or within a region or sector; and 
‘‘(B) recommending security measures to 
mitigate the consequences of destruction, com-
promise, and disruption of systems and assets; 
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‘‘(2) assess sector risk, including— 
‘‘(A) identifying, assessing, and prioritizing 
risks within the designated sector, considering 
physical and cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and 
consequences; and 
‘‘(B) supporting national risk assessment 
efforts led by the Department, through the Di-
rector; 
‘‘(3) sector coordination, including— 
‘‘(A) serving as a day-to-day Federal inter-
face for the prioritization and coordination of 
sector-specific activities and responsibilities 
under this section; 
‘‘(B) serving as the government coordi-
nating council chair for the designated sector or 
subsector; and 
‘‘(C) participating in cross-sector coordi-
nating councils, as appropriate; 
‘‘(4) facilitating the sharing of information 
about cyber and physical threats within the sector to 
the Department, including— 
‘‘(A) facilitating, in coordination with the 
Director, access to, and exchange of, informa-
tion and intelligence necessary to strengthen 
the security of critical infrastructure, including 
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through information sharing and analysis orga-
nizations and the national cybersecurity and 
communications integration center established 
in section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002; 
‘‘(B) facilitating the identification of intel-
ligence needs and priorities of critical infra-
structure owners and operators in the sector, in 
coordination with the Director, the Office of Di-
rector of National Intelligence, and other Fed-
eral departments and agencies, as appropriate; 
‘‘(C) providing the Director ongoing, and 
where possible, real-time awareness of identified 
threats, vulnerabilities, mitigations, and other 
actions related to the security of the sector; and 
‘‘(D) supporting the reporting require-
ments of the Department of Homeland Security 
under applicable law by providing, on an annual 
basis, sector-specific critical infrastructure in-
formation; 
‘‘(5) supporting incident management, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) supporting, in coordination with the 
Director, incident management and restoration 
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efforts during or following a security incident; 
and 
‘‘(B) supporting the Director, upon re-
quest, in conducting vulnerability assessments 
and asset response activities for critical infra-
structure; and 
‘‘(6) contributing to emergency preparedness ef-
forts, including— 
‘‘(A) coordinating with critical infrastruc-
ture owners and operators within the des-
ignated sector, as well as the Director, in the 
development of planning documents for coordi-
nated action in the event of a natural disaster, 
act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster or 
emergency; 
‘‘(B) conducting exercises and simulations 
of potential natural disasters, acts of terrorism, 
or other man-made disasters or emergencies 
within the sector; and 
‘‘(C) supporting the Department and other 
Federal departments or agencies in developing 
planning documents or conducting exercises or 
simulations relevant to their assigned sector.’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
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of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 2214 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 2215. Sector risk management agencies.’’. 
(d) REPORTING AND AUDITING.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 
4 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report on the effectiveness of Sector Risk Man-
agement Agencies in carrying out their responsibilities 
under section 2215 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as added by this section. 
SEC. 1785. INTEGRATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES WHO ARE MINORITIES. 
Each Secretary of a military department shall— 
(1) share lessons learned and best practices on 
the progress of plans to integrate members of the 
Armed Forces who identify as belonging to a minor-
ity group into the military department under the ju-
risdiction of the Secretary; and 
(2) strategically communicate such progress 
with other military departments and the public. 
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