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(b) FORM.—The special compliance assessment 
under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘Nuclear Non-Proliferation Trea-
ty’’ means the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and 
Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into force March 
5, 1970 (21 UST 483).
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TITLE 
XIII—OTHER 
MATTERS 
RELATING TO FOREIGN NA-
TIONS 
Subtitle A—Matters Relating to 
Europe and NATO 
SEC. 1301. REPORT ON THE STATE OF UNITED STATES MILI-
TARY INVESTMENT IN EUROPE INCLUDING 
THE EUROPEAN DETERRENCE INITIATIVE. 
Not later than February 25, 2022, the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Commander of United 
States European Command, shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report assessing the current 
state of United States defense investment in Europe and 
with respect to NATO specific infrastructure, including 
the European Deterrence Initiative. The report shall in-
clude the following elements: 
(1) An assessment of the current progress made 
by the Department of Defense toward achieving the 
goals of the European Deterrence Initiative over its 
lifetime and a description of the major changes in 
focus, resourcing, and emphasis that have occurred 
over that lifetime. 
(2) An assessment of the current state of 
United States defense posture in Europe, including 
a comprehensive assessment of the state of military
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mobility and the current ability of the United States 
to rapidly manifest and transit forces to Europe’s 
eastern front in a crisis with a contested logistics en-
vironment, 
and 
the 
corresponding 
levels 
and 
timelines with respect to such ability. 
(3) An assessment of United States defense lo-
gistics gaps or risks such as bridging equipment and 
rail gauge mitigations that would be exacerbated in 
a contingency. 
(4) An assessment of the current state of 
United States prepositioned stocks in Europe, in-
cluding the current timeline for their completion 
under the European Deterrence Initiative. 
(5) An assessment of the current state of 
United States munitions in Europe, including their 
current levels, the adequacy of those levels for 
United States needs in a European contingency, and 
a description of the Department’s plan to bring 
those munitions stocks to adequate levels. 
(6) An assessment of the current state of fuel 
availability and supporting infrastructure in Europe 
and the adequacy of those supplies for United States 
needs in a European contingency. 
(7) A description of the manner and extent to 
which United States military investment planning in
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the European theater incorporates assessments of 
relevant regulatory policies in the European theater 
relating to installation energy and the planning and 
design of military construction projects at these in-
stallations. 
(8) An assessment of the current state of 
United States anti-submarine warfare assets, organi-
zation, and resources in the European Command 
and Second Fleet areas of responsibility, including— 
(A) their sufficiency to counter Russian 
submarine threats; and 
(B) the sufficiency of United States sono-
buoy stocks, anti-submarine warfare platforms, 
and undersea sensing equipment. 
(9) An assessment of the current state of the 
United States naval presence in the European Com-
mand area of responsibility and its ability to respond 
to challenges in the Black Sea, Mediterranean, and 
Arctic, including a description of any future plans 
regarding increased naval force structure forward 
stationed in Europe by 2025. 
(10) An assessment of the current state of 
United States Air Force operational planning and 
resourcing in the European theater, including the
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current state of prepositioned Air Force equipment, 
activities, and relevant infrastructure. 
(11) An assessment of the current state of 
United States defense information warfare capabili-
ties in the European Command area of responsibility 
and any defense resources required or defense poli-
cies needed to strengthen these efforts. 
(12) An assessment of the current state of 
United States military capabilities for countering 
Russian aggression and hybrid warfare in the Euro-
pean theater, including cyber capabilities. 
(13) An assessment of the current state of 
United States military electromagnetic warfare capa-
bilities in the European theater. 
(14) An assessment of the current state of 
United States military sea- and airlift capabilities to 
support contingency operations in the European the-
ater. 
(15) An assessment of all purchases, invest-
ments, and expenditures made by any Armed Force 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military 
department and funded by the European Deterrence 
Initiative, since its inception, that have been diverted 
for purposes or uses other than the objectives of the 
European Deterrence Initiative, including a list of
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all purchases, investments, and expenditures that 
have been funded under the European Deterrence 
Initiative since its inception that were not ultimately 
employed for the purposes of the initiative and their 
respective dollar values. 
(16) An assessment of the current state of Eu-
ropean Deterrence Initiative military construction ef-
forts in Europe. 
(17) An analysis of the impact that deferred 
military construction efforts authorized under sec-
tion 2808 of title 10, United States Code, have had 
on the European Deterrence Initiative, including— 
(A) impacts on timelines to establish a de-
terrence platform in Europe; 
(B) implications for deterrence capabilities 
in Europe; and 
(C) a description of the Department of De-
fense’s plan to address these impacts including 
its intended final disposition for the impacted 
military construction projects. 
(18) A description of the current status of the 
European Infrastructure Consolidation program, in-
cluding a list of all divestments completed under the 
program after January 1, 2016, and all currently 
contemplated divestments under the program.
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(19) Any other information that the Secretary 
of Defense determines relevant. 
SEC. 1302. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNITED STATES DE-
FENSE POSTURE IN EUROPE. 
It is the sense of Congress as follows: 
(1) The United States is steadfastly committed 
to upholding and strengthening its defense alliances 
and partnerships in the European theater. The 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alli-
ance is the bedrock of these relationships, which are 
central to deterring Russian aggression, upholding 
territorial integrity and sovereignty in Europe, coun-
tering malign efforts to undermine the rules-based 
international order and disrupt shared values, fos-
tering international cooperation against collective 
challenges, and advancing shared national security 
objectives worldwide. 
(2) United States allies in Europe have made 
substantial strides on responsibility-sharing and de-
fense investment since the Wales Declaration in 
2014 and should be commended for their ongoing ef-
forts to increase complementary investments in 
NATO deterrence capacity. These efforts have pro-
vided an accumulated increase of more than 
$130,000,000,000 in foreign investments between
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2016 and 2020 to strengthen trans-Atlantic secu-
rity, and it is essential that the United States con-
tinue to press NATO allies to achieve their Wales 
Summit pledges and continue to make progress on 
greater complementary defense investments. 
(3) The behavior of the Russian Government 
has not improved and has, in many aspects, become 
increasingly belligerent since the invasion of Ukraine 
in 2014, with respect to— 
(A) military efforts to disrupt the terri-
torial integrity of sovereign countries in Eu-
rope; 
(B) threats against the United States, 
NATO, and other United States partners; 
(C) intervention in allied democratic proc-
esses; 
(D) efforts to disrupt United States alli-
ances, partnerships, and values; 
(E) acts such as assassination and the use 
of chemical weapons on the territory of other 
sovereign countries; and 
(F) other high-risk, disruptive efforts. 
(4) Continued commitment to enhancing the 
United States and allied force posture in Europe is 
indispensable for efforts to establish and sustain a
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credible deterrent against Russian aggression and 
long-term strategic competition by the Russian gov-
ernment. The Secretary of Defense must continue 
to— 
(A) support the European Deterrence Ini-
tiative and other investments in a strengthened 
United States and allied force posture in Eu-
rope; 
(B) support rotational deployments and ro-
bust exercises in the European theater; 
(C) 
complete 
efforts 
to 
establish 
prepositioned stocks and effective staging infra-
structure 
to 
maintain 
credible 
deterrence 
against Russian threats; 
(D) invest effectively in multi-service, 
cyber, information, and air defense efforts to 
counter modern military challenges, enhance 
the survivability and flexibility of the United 
States force posture, logistics, and planning; 
and 
(E) consider whether additional forward- 
positioned forces in Europe would reduce cost 
and strain, enhance credibility, and strengthen 
capabilities.
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SEC. 1303. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
TO THE BALTIC COUNTRIES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States has cumulatively allo-
cated over $498,965,000 in Department of Defense 
partner capacity funding for the Baltic countries 
since fiscal year 2018, including over $219,000,000 
for the Baltic security efforts known as the ‘‘Baltic 
Security Initiative’’, executed using sections 332 and 
333 of title 10, United States Code, including assist-
ance with respect to air defense, maritime situa-
tional awareness, ammunition, C4ISR, anti-tank ca-
pability, special forces, and other defense capabili-
ties. 
(2) The Secretary of Defense has completed the 
comprehensive Baltic Defense Assessment required 
by section 1246 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 and has recommended 
continued robust, comprehensive investment Baltic 
security efforts in accordance with that assessment, 
with assistance executed using such sections 332 
and 333. 
(3) The Secretary of Defense has assessed that 
the authority granted by such sections 332 and 333 
affords the most efficient and effective authority to 
provide this assistance to the Baltic countries, and
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that attempting to provide the assistance pursuant 
to alternate authorities would hamper the Depart-
ment’s ability to deliver assistance and implement 
the investment program established by the Baltic 
Defense Assessment. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress strongly sup-
ports the robust assistance to accomplish United States 
strategic objectives in accordance with sections 332 and 
333 of title 10, United States Code, including by providing 
assistance to the Baltic countries using those sections, 
funded by the Baltic Security Initiative. It is the sense 
of Congress that the security of the Baltic region is crucial 
to the security of the NATO alliance and these efforts are 
critical to ensure continued deterrence against Russian ag-
gression and bolster allied security. 
SEC. 1304. REPORT RELATING TO NORDSTREAM 2 PIPE-
LINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Defense 
and State shall jointly submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that includes— 
(1) a descriptions of the hard currency and 
other financial benefits the Russian Federation will 
obtain through the operation of the Nordstream 2 
Pipeline; and
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(2) an analysis of the security risks of a com-
pleted pipeline to Ukraine, our European allies and 
partners, and the NATO alliance. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. It shall also be publicly available on 
a website operated by the Federal Government. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; and 
(4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1305. AUDIT OF NATO SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEX-
UAL ASSAULT POLICIES AND PROCESSES. 
(a) AUDIT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives an audit of policies, procedures, and processes
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for addressing allegations of sexual harassment and sexual 
assault involving members of the Armed Forces and civil-
ian employees of the Department of Defense serving in 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) offices, 
components, and agencies. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The audit under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) The options available to members of the 
Armed forces and civilian employees of the Depart-
ment of Defense to report instances of sexual har-
assment or sexual assault during service in a NATO 
capacity. 
(2) The number of incidences of sexual harass-
ment and sexual assault committed by and against 
NATO personnel that were reported to military offi-
cials and the number of cases that were substan-
tiated. 
(3) The number of incidences of sexual harass-
ment and sexual assault committed by members of 
the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the De-
partment of Defense that were reported to military 
officials and the number of the cases so reported 
that were substantiated. 
(4) A synopsis of each such substantiated case, 
organized by offense, and, for each such case, the
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action taken in the case, including the type of dis-
ciplinary or administrative sanction imposed, if any, 
including courts-martial sentences, nonjudicial pun-
ishments administered by commanding officers pur-
suant to section 815 of title 10, United States Code 
(article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 
administrative separations, or other disciplinary ac-
tion under applicable NATO policies. 
(5) The policies, procedures, and processes im-
plemented by the Department of Defense in response 
to incidents of sexual assault involving members of 
the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(6) The policies, procedures, and processes im-
plemented by the Department of Defense related to 
pre-deployment training of members of the Armed 
Forces and civilian employees of the Department of 
Defense on NATO policies on sexual harassment 
and sexual assault. 
(c) FORM.—The audit under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex.
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SEC. 1306. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF NATO TO COUNTER 
MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the entities specified in subsection (b) a 
report on efforts of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion (NATO) and NATO member states to counter misin-
formation and disinformation. 
(b) ENTITIES SPECIFIED.—The entities specified in 
this subsection are— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(2) each member of the United States delega-
tion to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall— 
(1) assess— 
(A) vulnerabilities of NATO member states 
and 
NATO 
to 
misinformation 
and 
disinformation and describe efforts to counter 
such activities; 
(B) the capacity and efforts of NATO 
member states and NATO to counter misin-
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formation and disinformation, including United 
States cooperation with other NATO members 
states; and 
(C) misinformation and disinformation 
campaigns carried out by authoritarian states, 
particularly Russia and China; and 
(2) include recommendations to counter misin-
formation and disinformation. 
SEC. 1307. FUNDING FOR THE NATO STRATEGIC COMMU-
NICATIONS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated by section 4301 for Operating 
Forces, Special Operations Command Theatre Forces, line 
110, as specified in the corresponding the corresponding 
funding tables in division D, for the NATO Strategic 
Communication Center of Excellence is hereby increased 
by $5,000,000, to be made available for the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (c). 
(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 
in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 
to be appropriated in section 301 for operation and main-
tenance, Space Force, as specified in the corresponding 
funding table in section 4301, for Contractor Logistics 
and System Support is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
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(c) PURPOSES.—The Secretary of Defense shall pro-
vide funds for the NATO Strategic Communications Cen-
ter of Excellence (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Cen-
ter’’) to— 
(1) enhance the capability, cooperation, and in-
formation sharing among NATO, NATO member 
countries, and partners, with respect to strategic 
communications and information operations; and 
(2) facilitate education, research and develop-
ment, lessons learned, and consultation in strategic 
communications and information operations. 
(d) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall certify to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the 
Secretary has assigned executive agent responsibility for 
the Center to an appropriate organization within the De-
partment of Defense, and detail the steps being under-
taken to strengthen the role of Center in fostering stra-
tegic communications and information operations within 
NATO. 
(e) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall brief the recipients listed in paragraph (2) not 
less than twice each year on the efforts of the De-
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partment of Defense to strengthen the role of the 
Center in fostering strategic communications and in-
formation operations within NATO. 
(2) RECIPIENTS.—The recipients listed in this 
paragraph are the following: 
(A) The Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
(B) The Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate. 
(C) Each member of the United States del-
egation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report on the matter described in para-
graph (1). 
SEC. 1308. BRIEFING ON IMPROVEMENTS TO NATO STRA-
TEGIC COMMUNICATIONS CENTER OF EXCEL-
LENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall
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periodically brief the recipients listed in subsection (b) 
on— 
(1) how the Department of Defense is working 
with the NATO Strategic Communications Center of 
Excellence and the interagency to improve NATO’s 
ability to counter and mitigate disinformation, active 
measures, propaganda, and denial and deception ac-
tivities of Russia and China; and 
(2) how the Department of Defense is devel-
oping ways to improve strategic communications 
within NATO, including enhancing the capacity of 
and coordination with the NATO Strategic Commu-
nications Center of Excellence. 
(b) RECIPIENTS.—The recipients listed in this para-
graph are the following: 
(1) The Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
(2) The Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
(3) Each member of the United States delega-
tion to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall
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submit to Congress a report containing the recommenda-
tions of the Secretary with respect to improving strategic 
communications within NATO. 
SEC. 1309. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENHANCING NATO EF-
FORTS TO COUNTER MISINFORMATION AND 
DISINFORMATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that the United States 
should— 
(1) prioritize efforts to enhance the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization’ (NATO’s) capacity to 
counter misinformation and disinformation; 
(2) support an increase in NATO’s human, fi-
nancial, and technological resources and capacity 
dedicated to understand, respond to, and fight 
threats in the information space; 
(3) support building technological resilience to 
misinformation and disinformation; 
(4) reiterate United States commitment to 
women’s equal rights and dedicate additional re-
sources to understanding and countering the effects 
of gendered disinformation to democracies; and 
(5) prioritize the importance of democratic re-
silience 
and 
countering 
misinformaton 
and 
disinformation during ongoing negotiations over a
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new NATO Strategic Concept to be adopted at the 
2022 NATO summit. 
SEC. 1309A. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE NATO 
PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY. 
It is the sense of Congress that the United States 
should— 
(1) proactively engage with the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assem-
bly (PA) and its member delegations; 
(2) communicate with and educate the public 
on the benefits and importance of NATO and NATO 
PA; and 
(3) support increased inter-democracy and 
inter-parliamentary cooperation on countering misin-
formation and disinformation. 
Subtitle B—Security Cooperation 
and Assistance 
SEC. 1311. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PAY-
MENTS TO REDRESS INJURY AND LOSS. 
Section 1213(a) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (10 U.S.C. 2731 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’.
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SEC. 1312. FOREIGN AREA OFFICER ASSESSMENT AND RE-
VIEW. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Foreign Area Officers of the Army and 
their equivalent positions in the other Armed Forces 
(in this section referred to as ‘‘FAOs’’) are trained 
to manage, grow, and enhance security cooperation 
relationships between the United States and foreign 
partners and to build the overall military capacity 
and capabilities of foreign partners. 
(2) At present, some senior defense official po-
sitions in United States embassies are filled by offi-
cers lacking the necessary skills, training, and expe-
rience to strengthen the relationships between the 
United States and its critical partners and allies. 
(3) FAOs are trained to fill those positions, and 
deficiencies in the equitable use, assessment, pro-
motion, diversity and inclusion of such officers, as 
well as limitations on career opportunities, under-
mine the ability of the Department of Defense to 
strengthen partnerships and alliances of the United 
States. 
(4) A federally funded research and develop-
ment center can provide a roadmap to correcting 
these deficiencies, strengthening the FAO branch, 
and placing qualified FAOs in positions of positive
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influence over United States partnerships and alli-
ances. 
(b) ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall enter into an agreement with a fed-
erally funded research and development center to 
conduct an independent assessment and comprehen-
sive review of the process by which Foreign Area Of-
ficers and their equivalent positions in the other 
Armed Forces (in this section referred to as 
‘‘FAOs’’) are recruited, selected, trained, assigned, 
organized, promoted, retained, and used in security 
cooperation offices, senior defense roles in U.S. em-
bassies, and in other critical roles of engagement 
with allies and partners. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment and review 
conducted under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Identification and assessment of the 
number and location of senior defense official 
billets, including their grade structure and 
availability to FAOs. 
(B) A review of the cultural, racial, and 
ethnic diversity of FAOs.
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(C) An assessment of the assignment proc-
ess for FAOs. 
(D) A review and assessment of the pro-
motion criteria, process, and possible pathways 
for career advancement for FAOs. 
(E) A review of the organization and cat-
egorization of FAOs by geographic region. 
(F) An assessment of the training program 
for FAOs and its effectiveness. 
(G) An assessment of the available career 
paths for FAOs. 
(H) An assessment of the criteria used to 
determine staffing requirements for senior de-
fense official positions and security cooperation 
roles for uniformed officers. 
(I) A review of the staffing of senior de-
fense official and security cooperation roles and 
assessment to determine whether requirements 
are being met through the staffing process. 
(J) An assessment of how the broader uti-
lization of FAOs in key security cooperation 
and embassy defense leadership billets would 
improve the quality and professionalism of the 
security cooperation workforce under section 
384 of title 10, United States Code.
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(K) A review of how many FAO opportuni-
ties are joint-qualifying and an assessment of 
whether increasing the number of joint-qualified 
opportunities for FAOs would increase recruit-
ment, retention, and promotion. 
(L) Any other matters the Secretary deter-
mines relevant. 
(c) RESULTS.—The federally funded research and de-
velopment center conducting the assessment and review 
described in subsection (b) shall submit to the Secretary 
the results of such assessment and review, which shall in-
clude the following: 
(1) A summary of the research and activities 
undertaken to carry out the assessment required by 
subsection (b). 
(2) Considerations and recommendations, in-
cluding legislative recommendations, to achieve the 
following: 
(A) Improving the assessment, promotion, 
assignment selection, retention, and diversity of 
FAOs. 
(B) Assigning additional FAOs to positions 
as senior defense officials. 
(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives— 
(A) an unaltered copy of the results sub-
mitted pursuant to subsection (c); and 
(B) the written responses of the Secretary 
and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
to such results. 
(2) FORM.—The submission under paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1313. WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY ACT IMPLEMEN-
TATION AT MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that $15,000,000 should annually be made available 
for activities that are— 
(1) consistent with the Women, Peace, and Se-
curity Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–68; 131 Stat. 
1202) and this section; and 
(2) in furtherance of the national security prior-
ities of the United States. 
(b) PROFESSIONAL
MILITARY
EDUCATION.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall carry out activities consistent 
with the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 and
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with this section, including by ensuring that professional 
military education curriculum addresses— 
(1) gender analysis; 
(2) the meaningful participation of women in 
national security activities; and 
(3) the relationship between such participation 
and security outcomes. 
(c) BUILDING UNITED STATES CAPACITY.— 
(1) MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall encourage the admission of 
diverse individuals (including individuals who are 
women) to each military service academy, including 
by— 
(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
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to women, such as infantry and special oper-
ations forces. 
(2) PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS AND NON-
PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall seek to enter into partnerships with elementary 
schools, secondary schools, postsecondary edu-
cational institutions, and nonprofit organizations, to 
support activities relating to the implementation of 
the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017. 
(3) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency shall 
provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
briefing on efforts made at all levels to build partner 
defense institution and security force capacity pursu-
ant to this section. 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ includes— 
(i) the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives; 
and
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(ii) the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations, and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate. 
(B) The terms ‘‘elementary school’’ and 
‘‘secondary school’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801). 
(C) The term ‘‘military service academy’’ 
means the following: 
(i) The United States Military Acad-
emy. 
(ii) The United States Naval Acad-
emy. 
(iii) The United States Air Force 
Academy. 
(iv) The United States Coast Guard 
Academy. 
(D) The term ‘‘postsecondary educational 
institution’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2302).
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(d) DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, EDUCATION, AND 
TRAINING.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry out ac-
tivities consistent with the Women, Peace, and Security 
Act of 2017 and this section, including by— 
(1) hiring and training of full-time equivalent 
personnel as gender advisors of the Department; 
(2) building on the implementation of the re-
quirements of section 1210E of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 
U.S.C. 113 note) by establishing roles, responsibil-
ities, and requirements for personnel to advance im-
plementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Act 
of 2017, which efforts should include attention to 
commander and senior official-level engagement and 
support for women, peace, and security commit-
ments; 
(3) integrating gender analysis, the meaningful 
participation of women, and their relationship to se-
curity outcomes into relevant training for all mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of 
the Department of Defense, including special empha-
sis on senior level training and support for women, 
peace, and security; 
(4) developing standardized training across the 
Department for gender advisors, gender focal points,
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and women, peace, and security subject matter ex-
perts; 
(5) ensuring that gender analysis and the 
meaningful participation of women and their rela-
tionship to security outcomes is addressed in profes-
sional military education curriculum; and 
(6) building the capacity of the Department to 
conduct the partner country assessments described 
in section 1210E(b)(2) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. 
(e) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Defense— 
(A) shall direct and carry out a pilot pro-
gram to conduct partner country assessments in 
each country selected in accordance with para-
graph (2) with respect to the barriers facing the 
participation of women in the national security 
forces of participating partner countries (in this 
subsection referred to as a ‘‘pilot barrier assess-
ment’’); 
(B) should seek to enter into contracts 
with nonprofit organizations or federally funded 
research and development centers independent 
of the Department of State and Department of
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Defense for the purpose of conducting the pilot 
barrier assessments; and 
(C) shall, after a pilot barrier assessment 
is conducted— 
(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 State and Department of Defense 
to conduct future pilot barrier assessments 
without entering into a contract described 
subparagraph (B), including by assessing 
potential costs and benefits for the Depart-
ment that may arise from conducting such 
future assessments without such contracts. 
(2) SELECTION OF COUNTRIES.—The Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense, commanders of the combatant commands, and 
relevant United States ambassadors, shall select one 
partner country from within the geographic area of 
responsibility of each geographic combatant com-
mand for participation in the pilot program, taking 
into consideration in each instance—
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(A) the demonstrated political commitment 
of a partner country to increasing the participa-
tion of women in the security sector; and 
(B) the national security priorities and 
theater campaign strategies of the United 
States. 
(3) PILOT BARRIER ASSESSMENT.—A pilot bar-
rier assessment pursuant to 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 existing and tested meth-
odologies. 
(4) FINDINGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
shall use findings from each pilot barrier as-
sessment to inform effective security coopera-
tion activities and security sector assistance 
interventions by the United States in the part-
ner country assessed. Such activities and inter-
ventions should substantially increase opportu-
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nities for the recruitment, employment, develop-
ment, 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 State, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Defense, 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 State, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Defense, 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-
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-
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port under subparagraph (A) is submitted, the 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Defense, 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 State determines 
the pilot program to be complete, the Secretary 
of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Defense, shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report on the model bar-
rier assessment methodology developed pursu-
ant to paragraph (4)(B). 
(D) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON-
GRESS DEFINED.—For purposes of this para-
graph, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(ii) the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate.
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SEC. 1314. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO REDRESS IN-
JURY AND LOSS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1213 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 2731 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION TO CONDITIONS ON PAYMENT.— 
Subsection (b)(1) of such section 1213 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is 
not otherwise ineligible for payment under any other 
provision of law;’’. 
(c) MODIFICATIONS
TO QUARTERLY REPORT RE-
QUIREMENT.—Subsection (g) of such section 1213 is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) The status of Department of Defense ef-
forts to establish the claims procedures required 
under subsection (d)(1) and to otherwise implement 
this section.’’. 
(d) MODIFICATION
TO
PROCEDURE
TO
SUBMIT 
CLAIMS.—Such section 1213 is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) through 
(g), as amended, as subsections (e) through (h), re-
spectively; and
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(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) PROCEDURES TO REVIEW ALLEGATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PROCEDURES REQUIRED.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the Secretary of Defense shall establish pro-
cedures to receive, evaluate, and respond to allega-
tions of civilian harm resulting from military oper-
ations involving the United States Armed Forces, a 
coalition that includes the United States, or a mili-
tary organization supporting the United States. 
Such responses may include— 
‘‘(A) a formal acknowledgement of such 
harm; 
‘‘(B) a nonmonetary expression of condo-
lence; or 
‘‘(C) an ex gratia payment. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In establishing the pro-
cedures under paragraph (1), the Secretary of De-
fense shall consult with the Secretary of State and 
with nongovernmental organizations that focus on 
addressing civilian harm in conflict. 
‘‘(3) POLICY
UPDATES.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
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procedures established under paragraph (1) are for-
malized through updates to the policy referred to in 
section 936 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
115–232; 10 U.S.C. 134 note).’’. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion or the amendments made by this section may be con-
strued to require the Secretary of Defense to pause, sus-
pend, or otherwise alter the provision of ex gratia pay-
ments in accordance with section 1213 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, as amend-
ed, in the course of developing the procedures required by 
subsection (d) of such section (as added by subsection (d) 
of this section). 
SEC. 1315. REPORT ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO THE GOV-
ERNMENTS OF MALI, GUINEA, AND CHAD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the ap-
propriate committees a report on security assistance pro-
vided to the Governments of Mali, Guinea, and Chad for 
each of the fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
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(1) A list of units of such countries that have 
received or participated in Department of Defense- 
or Department of State-funded training, equipment, 
or other assistance programs in such fiscal years, in-
cluding a full accounting of the specific programs 
under which such assistance was provided. 
(2) The dollar amounts spent on such programs 
for each of such countries in such fiscal years. 
(3) A list of individuals in such units involved 
in unconstitutional military seizures of or transfers 
of power in any of such countries. 
(4) A list of units, if any, in each country that 
are currently prohibited from receiving assistance 
pursuant to section 362 of title 10, United States 
Code, or section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) (collectively known as 
the ‘‘Leahy Laws’’). 
(5) An assessment of the objectives of security 
training as it relates to professionalization, stability, 
and human rights and the extent to which such 
training has achieved those objectives in such fiscal 
years, including details of the metrics used to deter-
mine success. 
(6) Lessons learned from the unconstitutional 
military seizures of power in any of such countries
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and the ways in which such lessons are being and 
will be applied to ongoing and planned training, ca-
pacity-building, and other security assistance initia-
tives in the region. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1316. STUDY ON CERTAIN SECURITY COOPERATION 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall enter into a contract with a federally funded research 
and development center with the appropriate expertise and 
analytical capability to carry out the study described in 
subsection (b). 
(b) STUDY.—The study described in this subsection 
shall—
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(1) provide for a comprehensive assessment of 
strategic and operational lessons collected from the 
war in Afghanistan that can be applied to existing 
and future security cooperation programs; 
(2) identify metrics used in the war in Afghani-
stan to measure progress in partner capacity build-
ing and defense institution building and whether 
such metrics are sufficient for measuring progress in 
future security cooperation programs; 
(3) assess challenges related to strategic plan-
ning for capacity building, baseline assessments of 
partner capacity, and issues related to project 
sustainment, and recommendations for how to man-
age such challenges; 
(4) assess Department of Defense coordination 
with coalition partners engaged in partner capacity 
building and defense institution building efforts, and 
recommendations for how to improve such coordina-
tion; 
(5) identify risks posed by rapid expansion or 
reductions in security cooperation, and recommenda-
tions for how to manage such risks; 
(6) identify risks posed by corruption in secu-
rity cooperation programs and recommendations for 
how to manage such risks;
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(7) assess best practices and training improve-
ments for managing cultural barriers in partner 
countries, and recommendations for how to promote 
cultural competency; 
(8) assess the effectiveness of the Department 
of Defense in promoting the rights of women, includ-
ing incorporating a gender perspective in security co-
operation programs, in accordance with the Women, 
Peace and Security Strategic Framework and Imple-
mentation Plan issued by the Department of De-
fense in June 2020 and the Women, Peace and Se-
curity Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–68); 
(9) identify best practices to promote partner 
country ownership of long-term objectives of the 
United States including with respect to human 
rights, democratic governance, and the rule of law; 
(10) assess challenges related to contractors of 
the Department of Defense, including cost, limited 
functions, and oversight; and 
(11) assess best practices for sharing lessons on 
security cooperation with allies and partners. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) TO
SECRETARY
OF
DEFENSE.—Not later 
than two years after the date on which a federally 
funded research and development center enters into
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a contract described in subsection (a), such center 
shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report 
containing the results of the study required under 
this section. 
(2) TO CONGRESS.— Not later than 30 days 
after the receipt of the report under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
such report, which shall be made public, together 
with any additional views or recommendations of the 
Secretary, which may be transmitted in a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 1317. PLAN FOR VETTING SECURITY ASSISTANCE PAR-
TICIPANTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN GROUPS 
THAT HAVE A VIOLENT IDEOLOGY. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan 
for vetting the potential for United States security assist-
ance provided to units of foreign national security forces 
to be received by groups or individuals that have a violent 
ideology, including those that are white identity terrorist, 
anti-semitic, or islamophobic, that includes a comprehen-
sive plan and strategy for how the Department will—
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(1) vet recipients of United States security as-
sistance for ties to groups that have violent 
ideologies, including those that are white identity 
terrorist, anti-semitic, or islamophobic; 
(2) develop vetting to flag recipients of United 
States training, or others that have a relationship 
with the Department of Defense, for affiliation with 
groups that have violent ideologies, including those 
that are white identity terrorist, anti-semitic, or 
islamophobic; 
(3) deny security assistance to recipients 
flagged by the vetting techniques developed pursuant 
to paragraph (2); 
(4) inform local partner governments of the 
reasons why assistance was denied and encourage 
them to take steps to rectify the situation; and 
(5) maintain and update existing databases 
with institutions and groups flagged by the vetting 
techniques developed pursuant to paragraph (2). 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and
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(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1321. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR STABILIZATION 
ACTIVITIES IN NATIONAL SECURITY INTER-
EST OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 1210A(h) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 
Stat. 1626) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2021’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2022’’. 
SEC. 1322. NOTIFICATION RELATING TO OVERSEAS HUMAN-
ITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID FUNDS 
OBLIGATED IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION AL-
LIES REFUGE. 
Not later than 30 days after the date on which more 
than $100,000,000 of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by the Act for overseas humanitarian, disaster, 
and civic aid are obligated for expenses in support of Oper-
ation Allies Refuge, and every 90 days thereafter until all 
such funds are obligated for Operation Allies Refuge, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a notification that includes— 
(1) the costs associated with the provision of 
transportation, housing, medical services, and other
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sustainment expenses for Afghan special immigrant 
visa applicants and other Afghans at risk; and 
(2) whether funds were obligated under a reim-
bursable or non-reimbursable basis. 
SEC. 1323. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE 2022 
OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES 
IN CHINA. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
may be made available to provide transportation for any 
United States officer or official to attend, on official gov-
ernment business, the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Win-
ter Games in the People’s Republic of China. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to limit the authorization of appro-
priations to provide security during the 2022 Olympic and 
Paralympic Winter Games to any United States athlete 
or associated support staff of the United States Olympic 
and Paralympic Committee. 
SEC. 1324. REPORT ON HOSTILITIES INVOLVING UNITED 
STATES ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall report to the 
congressional defense committees, the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives not later than
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48 hours after any incident in which the United States 
Armed Forces are involved in an attack or hostilities, 
whether in an offensive or defensive capacity, unless the 
President— 
(1) otherwise reports the incident within 48 
hours pursuant to section 4 of the War Powers Res-
olution (50 U.S.C. 1543); or 
(2) has determined prior to the incident, and so 
reported pursuant to section 1264 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (50 
U.S.C. 1549), that the United States Armed Forces 
involved in the incident would be operating under 
specific statutory authorization within the meaning 
of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1544(b)). 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) the statutory and operational authorities 
under which the United States Armed Forces were 
operating, including any relevant executive orders 
and an identification of the operational activities au-
thorized under such executive orders; 
(2) the date, location, duration, and other par-
ties involved;
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(3) a description of the United States Armed 
Forces involved and the mission of such Armed 
Forces; 
(4) the numbers of any combatant casualties 
and civilian casualties; and 
(5) any other information the President deter-
mines appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 1325. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
NORD STREAM 2. 
(a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall— 
(A) impose sanctions under paragraph (2) 
with respect to— 
(i) any entity responsible for planning, 
construction, or operation of the Nord 
Stream 2 pipeline or a successor entity; 
and 
(ii) any other corporate officer of or 
principal shareholder with a controlling in-
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terest in an entity described in clause (i); 
and 
(B) impose sanctions under paragraph (3) 
with respect to any entity responsible for plan-
ning, construction, or operation of the Nord 
Stream 2 pipeline or a successor entity. 
(2) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR 
PAROLE OF IDENTIFIED PERSONS AND CORPORATE 
OFFICERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.— 
(i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
An alien described in paragraph (1)(A) 
is— 
(I) inadmissible to the United 
States; 
(II) ineligible to receive a visa or 
other documentation to enter the 
United States; and 
(III) otherwise ineligible to be 
admitted or paroled into the United 
States or to receive any other benefit 
under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 
(ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.—
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(I) IN
GENERAL.—The visa or 
other entry documentation of an alien 
described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
revoked, regardless of when such visa 
or other entry documentation is or 
was issued. 
(II) IMMEDIATE EFFECT.—A rev-
ocation under subclause (I) shall— 
(aa) take effect immediately; 
and 
(bb) 
automatically 
cancel 
any other valid visa or entry doc-
umentation that is in the alien’s 
possession. 
(3) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY OF IDENTIFIED 
PERSONS.—The President shall exercise all powers 
granted to the President by the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit 
all transactions in all property and interests in prop-
erty of an entity described in paragraph (1)(B) if 
such property and interests in property are in the 
United States, come within the United States, or are 
or come within the possession or control of a United 
States person.
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(4) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 
(A) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
President 
may exercise all authorities provided to the 
President under sections 203 and 205 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this 
subsection. 
(B) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, 
attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or 
causes a violation of this subsection or any reg-
ulation, license, or order issued to carry out this 
subsection shall be subject to the penalties set 
forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 
of the International Emergency Economic Pow-
ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as 
a person that commits an unlawful act de-
scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 
(5) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE, LAW 
ENFORCEMENT, AND NATIONAL SECURITY AC-
TIVITIES.—Sanctions under this subsection 
shall not apply to any authorized intelligence, 
law enforcement, or national security activities 
of the United States.
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(B) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED 
NATIONS HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT.—Sanc-
tions under this subsection shall not apply with 
respect to the admission of an alien to the 
United States if the admission of the alien is 
necessary to permit the United States to com-
ply with the Agreement regarding the Head-
quarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake 
Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force 
November 21, 1947, between the United Na-
tions and the United States, the Convention on 
Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 
1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, 
or other applicable international obligations. 
(C) EXCEPTION
RELATING
TO
IMPORTA-
TION OF GOODS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this subsection, the 
authorities and requirements to impose 
sanctions under this subsection shall not 
include the authority or a requirement to 
impose sanctions on the importation of 
goods. 
(ii) GOOD DEFINED.—In this subpara-
graph, the term ‘‘good’’ means any article,
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natural or man-made substance, material, 
supply or manufactured product, including 
inspection and test equipment, and exclud-
ing technical data. 
(6) SUNSET.—The authority to impose sanc-
tions under this subsection shall terminate on the 
date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) ADMISSION; ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The 
terms ‘‘admission’’, ‘‘admitted’’, and ‘‘alien’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 
101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101). 
(B) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(i) a United States citizen or an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
to the United States; 
(ii) an entity organized under the laws 
of the United States or any jurisdiction 
within the United States, including a for-
eign branch of such an entity; or 
(iii) any person within the United 
States.
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(b) REPEAL
OF
NATIONAL
INTEREST
WAIVER 
UNDER PROTECTING EUROPE’S ENERGY SECURITY ACT 
OF 2019.—Section 7503 of the Protecting Europe’s En-
ergy Security Act of 2019 (title LXXV of Public Law 
116–92; 22 U.S.C. 9526 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (h)’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (f); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (g) through (k) 
as subsections (f) through (j), respectively; and 
(4) in subsection (i), as redesignated by para-
graph (3), by striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (g)’’. 
SEC. 1326. REPORT ON AZERBAIJAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON AZERBAIJAN’S ILLEGAL 
DETENTION OF ARMENIAN PRISONERS OF WAR.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following 
findings: 
(A) On September 27, 2020, Azerbaijan, 
with support from Turkey and foreign militia 
groups, 
launched 
a 
military 
assault 
on 
Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh, re-
sulting in the deaths of thousands and dis-
placing tens of thousands of ethnic Armenian 
residents.
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(B) On November 9, 2020, Azerbaijan, Ar-
menia, and Russia signed a tripartite statement 
to end the conflict. 
(C) In signing the November 9 statement, 
all parties agreed that the ‘‘exchange of pris-
oners of war, hostages and other detainees as 
well as the remains of the fatalities shall be car-
ried out.’’. 
(D) The Third Geneva Convention, of 
which Azerbaijan is a signatory, and customary 
international law require the release of pris-
oners of war and captured civilians upon the 
cessation of hostilities and require that all de-
tainees be treated humanely. 
(E) Despite Azerbaijan’s obligations under 
the Geneva Conventions and their commitments 
in signing the November 9 statement, long after 
the end of the conflict, the Government of Azer-
baijan continues to detain an estimated 200 Ar-
menian prisoners of war, hostages, and detained 
persons, misrepresenting their status in an at-
tempt to justify their continued captivity. 
(F) Human Rights Watch reported in De-
cember 2020, that Azerbaijani military forces 
had mistreated ethnic Armenian prisoners of
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war and subjected them to ‘‘physical abuse and 
humiliation’’. 
(G) Columbia University’s Institute for the 
Study of Human Rights issued a report on the 
conflict that ‘‘document[s] crimes against hu-
manity and other atrocities committed by Azer-
baijani 
armed 
forces 
and 
Turkish-backed 
Islamist fighters against Armenians’’, including 
beheadings, summary executions, and the dese-
cration of human remains. 
(H) There is limited reliable information 
about the condition or treatment of prisoners of 
war and captured civilians, and there is signifi-
cant concern that female detainees in particular 
could be subject to sexual assaults and other 
mistreatment. 
(I) The continued detainment of prisoners 
of war and captured civilians by Azerbaijan 
calls into serious question their commitment to 
human rights and negotiating an equitable, 
lasting peace settlement. 
(J) Armenia has fulfilled its obligations 
under the November 9 statement and inter-
national law by returning Azerbaijani prisoners 
of war.
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(K) The United States is a co-chair, along 
with France and Russia, of the Organization 
for Security and Co-operation in Europe Minsk 
Group, which was created to seek a durable and 
peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh con-
flict. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that— 
(A) Azerbaijan must immediately and un-
conditionally return all Armenian prisoners of 
war and captured civilians; and 
(B) the Biden Administration should en-
gage at all levels with Azerbaijani authorities, 
including through the Organization for Security 
and Co-operation in Europe Minsk Group proc-
ess, to make clear the importance of adhering 
to their obligations, under the November 9 
statement and international law, to immediately 
release all prisoners of war and captured civil-
ians. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit 
to the relevant congressional committees a report on the 
following:
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ment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, 
or other international or multilateral treaties. 
(c) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘relevant congressional committees’’ 
means the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations and Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate. 
(1) Azerbaijan must immediately and uncondi-
tionally return all Armenian prisoners of war and 
captured civilians; and 
(2) the Biden Administration should engage at 
all levels with Azerbaijani authorities, including 
through the Organization for Security and Co-oper-
ation in Europe Minsk Group process, to make clear 
the importance of adhering to their obligations, 
under the November 9 statement and international 
law, to immediately release all prisoners of war and 
captured civilians. 
SEC. 1327. RULE OF LAW AND DEMOCRATIC STABILITY IN 
CENTRAL AMERICA ACT. 
(a) SANCTIONS RELATING TO ACTS OF SIGNIFICANT 
CORRUPTION AND ANTI-DEMOCRATIC BEHAVIOR.— 
(1) EXTENSION OF VISA SANCTIONS AGAINST 
PERSONS ENGAGING IN ACTS OF SIGNIFICANT COR-
1381 
RUPTION.—Each person listed pursuant to the re-
quirements of section 353(b) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (title III of division FF of 
Public Law 116–260, relating to targeted sanctions 
to fight corruption in El Salvador, Guatemala, and 
Honduras) or pursuant to any other provision of law 
requiring a report identifying foreign persons who 
the President, acting through the Secretary of State, 
determines to have knowingly engaged in actions 
that undermine democratic processes or institutions, 
or in significant corruption or obstruction of inves-
tigations, and all immediate family members of such 
person, shall be deemed to be ineligible for entry 
into the United States in the same manner and to 
the same extent as an official ineligible for such 
entry pursuant to section 7031(c) of division K of 
such Act. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL
COORDINATION.— The 
Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury 
shall seek to engage international partners and 
international institutions for information sharing 
and technical assistance for coordinated action, in-
cluding economic sanctions, visa restrictions, or ad-
1382 
ditional restrictions on security assistance or co-
operation, against undemocratic, corrupt actors. 
(b) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE WITH RESPECT TO 
EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, OR GUATEMALA.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—Funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Defense 
or the Department of State may be obligated or ex-
pended for assistance, including training and equip-
ment, to a unit or member of the security forces of 
El Salvador, Honduras, or Guatemala only if such 
unit— 
(A)(i) has had no credible allegation of sig-
nificant corruption, including in its leadership, 
within the five years prior to the date of the en-
actment of this section; 
(ii) has had no credible allegation of 
impeding democratic processes within the 
five years prior to such date of enactment; 
and 
(iii) has had no credible allegation of 
threatening personnel of the United States 
Government or international organizations 
within the five years prior to such date of 
enactment; or
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(B) the government of such country has 
taken effective steps to hold accountable any 
person or unit of a security force credibly al-
leged to have engaged in an activity described 
in clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (A). 
(2) VETTING
REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later 
than 60 days after providing any assistance de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a report that— 
(A) identifies the unit to which such assist-
ance has been provided; 
(B) describes the vetting process used; and 
(C) describes how such assistance is im-
pacting United States policy and how the rel-
evant country is taking effective steps to pre-
vent any misuse of such assistance. 
(3) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of State, respectively, 
may make available amounts withheld from obliga-
tion or expenditure pursuant to the limitation under 
paragraph (1) for programs in El Salvador, Hon-
1384 
duras, or Guatemala that do not support the central 
governments of such countries. 
(4) REPORT ON NORTHERN TRIANGLE COUN-
TRIES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, and shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that includes the following: 
(i) A description of any ongoing or 
planned activities in cooperation with the 
security forces of the Northern Triangle 
countries. 
(ii) An assessment of the adherence of 
the security forces of the Northern Tri-
angle countries to human rights norms and 
the rule of law, and a description of any 
ongoing or planned activities between the 
United States and the Northern Triangle 
countries focused on protection of human 
rights and adherence to the rule of law, as 
well as the response by the Department to 
any serious violations of human rights or
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anti-democratic actions by the security 
forces of such countries. 
(iii) A list of all United States train-
ing and equipment provided to the security 
forces of the Northern Triangle countries 
within the 2 years prior to the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the number of in-
spections of the use of such equipment 
that have occurred during that period, and 
the nature of those inspections. 
(iv) An evaluation of the current vet-
ting process used to ensure that any such 
equipment is not provided to a unit or in-
dividual that is ineligible to receive such 
equipment under paragraph (1). 
(v) A list of any such units or individ-
uals that are credibly alleged to have en-
gaged in serious violations of human 
rights, significant corruption, or anti- 
democratic activities that have received 
United States assistance within the two 
years prior to the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(vi) A list of any such units that are 
known to the Secretary to have used
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United States equipment for any purpose 
other than the purpose for which the 
equipment was provided by the United 
States. 
(B) FORM.—The report required by sub-
paragraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph— 
(i) the term ‘‘Northern Triangle coun-
tries’’ means El Salvador, Honduras, and 
Guatemala; and 
(ii) the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the congres-
sional defense committees, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate. 
(c) STATE DEPARTMENT FELLOWSHIPS FOR RULE 
OF LAW ACTIVITIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Department of State a fellowship program, to be 
known as the ‘‘Central American Network for De-
mocracy’’, to support a regional corps of civil soci-
ety, activists, lawyers (including members of the ju-
diciary and prosecutors’ offices), journalists, and in-
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vestigators to leverage lessons learned in order to 
contribute to regional democracy and rule of law ac-
tivities in Central America, including electoral and 
transition support, institutional reform, anti-corrup-
tion investigations, and local engagement. 
(2) REGIONAL
AND
INTERNATIONAL
SUP-
PORT.—The Secretary of State shall take such steps 
as may be necessary to obtain support for such fel-
lowships from international foundations, regional 
and United States governmental and nongovern-
mental organizations, and regional and United 
States universities. 
(3) FOCUS; SAFETY.—Activities carried out 
under the fellowship— 
(A) should focus on coordination and con-
sultation with key bodies to continue their de-
mocracy efforts, including the Department of 
Justice, Department of Treasury, Department 
of State, the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, the Organization of 
American States, the Inter-American Court for 
Human Rights, and the United Nations; and 
(B) may include strengthened protection 
for the physical safety of individuals who must 
leave their home country to participate in the
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program, including assistance for temporary re-
location, English language learning, and mental 
health support. 
(d) REPORTS AND BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 
(1) ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to Congress a report entitled 
‘‘Rule of Law and Democratic Stability in Cen-
tral America,’’ that includes— 
(i) a description of the efforts of the 
Department of State, working with the 
United States Agency for International 
Development, to address whole-of-govern-
ment approaches to counter democratic de-
ficiencies or backsliding, endemic corrup-
tion, efforts to weaken the rule of law, and 
attacks against independent media and 
civil society organizations that threaten po-
litical instability and prevent equitable de-
velopment opportunities in the preceding 
year; and 
(ii) a description of all economic sanc-
tions, visa restrictions, or other measures
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taken by the United States to achieve the 
goals described in paragraph (1), and the 
impact of such actions. 
(B) FORM; PUBLICATION.— 
(i) FORM.—The report required by 
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
(ii) PUBLICATION.—The unclassified 
portion of each report required by subpara-
graph (A) shall be made publicly available 
by the committee or committees of Con-
gress receiving such report. 
(2) INCLUSION OF CORRUPTION CONCERNS IN 
OTHER REPORTING.—The Secretary of State shall 
include consideration of measures against corruption 
in the context of all required reporting with respect 
to human rights, including in the annual Country 
Reports on Human Rights Practices submitted pur-
suant to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n). 
(3) INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION 
FUNDING
ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to Congress a review of
1390 
all United States funding made available to inter-
national financial institutions in the previous fiscal 
year that includes a determination whether any such 
funding has been provided to any individual or any 
institution led by an individual credibly alleged to 
have engaged in acts of corruption or the obstruc-
tion of democratic processes or institutions. Such re-
view shall also include a description of the actions 
taken in the instance that funds are misused, 
abused, or assessed to be misused, abused, or other-
wise used for corrupt or undemocratic actions, and 
how the public procurement process played a role in 
the matter. 
(4) CENTRAL AMERICA INTELLIGENCE ASSESS-
MENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in co-
ordination with the Director of National Intelligence 
and the heads of other applicable Federal depart-
ments and agencies shall conduct and submit to 
Congress an intelligence assessment examining im-
proper influence or interference by persons com-
prising corrupt power structures and illicit networks, 
such as organized crime, over the security sector, ju-
dicial sector, legislative bodies, and public finance 
and procurement processes in Central American
1391 
countries, in order to prioritize investigations of in-
dividuals who play a significant role in enabling high 
level corruption and obstruction of democratic proc-
esses, including— 
(A) current or former officials of the secu-
rity sector or the justice sector, including offi-
cials of any sector or ministry involved in the 
selection of prosecutors or other judicial offi-
cers, who have willfully cooperated or colluded 
with such corrupt structures or illicit networks; 
(B) private citizens, entities, and non-
governmental organizations involved in— 
(i) the bribery of or threats against, 
personnel of the justice sector, journalists, 
or activists; or 
(ii) the misuse of disciplinary pro-
ceedings and formal and informal sanc-
tions with respect to the justice sector with 
the intention of harassing, punishing, or 
otherwise interfering with the legitimate 
exercise of a judge’s professional activities 
(C) any other persons directly involved in, 
financing, or otherwise supporting, the activities 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
(5) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—
1392 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
shall provide quarterly briefings, including in 
classified form as appropriate, to the appro-
priate congressional committees to discuss the 
strategy of the Department to leverage all 
United States tools, including non-public and 
public visa restrictions or revocations, economic 
sanctions, asset forfeitures, or criminal charges, 
to sanction the foreign persons described in 
subparagraph (B), any actions taken in the pre-
ceding quarter against corrupt and undemo-
cratic foreign persons, and the outcome of such 
actions to date. Such briefings shall also include 
a discussion of actions proposed to be taken in 
the forthcoming quarter with respect to such 
persons. 
(B) TARGETED
FOREIGN
NATIONALS.— 
The foreign persons described in this subpara-
graph are the following: 
(i) Foreign persons identified in the 
intelligence assessment required by para-
graph (4), including persons providing ma-
terial support for acts of significant cor-
ruption such as influence peddling, illicit
1393 
enrichment, abuse of power, or acts that 
serve to protect and maintain impunity. 
(ii) Foreign persons engaging in a 
pattern or practice of threatening justice 
sector personnel, witnesses, victims or their 
representatives in an official proceeding, 
including through direct communications, 
public defamation campaigns, or the inten-
tional misuse of legal process to harass 
such persons with the purpose or effect of 
intimidating and obstructing the judicial 
process, except that speech, including 
through social media, that would be pro-
tected in the United States under the First 
Amendment to the United States Constitu-
tion may not be construed to constitute 
such a pattern or practice. 
(iii) Foreign persons providing a thing 
of value in exchange for an official act, in-
cluding— 
(I) providing campaign funds for 
the purpose of securing lax enforce-
ment of the law or access to public re-
sources; or
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(II) supporting appointment to 
an official post in exchange for favor-
able treatment. 
(iv) Foreign persons obstructing jus-
tice in human rights or corruption inves-
tigations or prosecutions, including by fil-
ing legal claims for an improper purpose 
such as to harass, delay or increase the 
cost of litigation. 
(v) Foreign persons repressing free 
speech, assembly, or organization. 
(vi) Foreign persons threatening or 
committing violence or intimidation against 
investigators, 
activists, 
journalists, 
or 
human rights defenders. 
(vii) Foreign persons committing ac-
tions or policies that undermine democratic 
processes or institutions. 
(viii) Foreign persons attempting to 
manipulate elections or suppress votes, in-
cluding through the misuse of administra-
tive resources, corrupt interference in the 
regulation or administration of elections, 
intimidation at the polls, or the intentional
1395 
publication of false information pertaining 
to elections, candidates, or parties. 
(ix) Foreign persons interfering in 
any election for public office in Central 
America or in the United States, including 
official candidate selection processes or 
campaign finance. 
(x) Foreign officials or groups pro-
viding financial support or indirect support 
to any other person engaged in one or 
more of the activities described in this 
paragraph. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO SUP-
PORT RULE
OF LAW
AND ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIVI-
TIES.—There 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$10,000,000 for the Secretary of State and the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment to strengthen the rule of law, combat corrup-
tion, consolidate democratic governance, and protect and 
defend human rights, including for activities carried out 
with respect to Central American countries. 
SEC. 1328. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EFFORTS REGARDING 
FIREARMS TRAFFICKING TO MEXICO. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to
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the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate on the Department of State’s actions to disrupt 
firearms trafficking to Mexico that includes— 
(1) the results of the Department’s efforts in 
Mexico on combating firearms trafficking from the 
United States; and 
(2) the Department’s actions to implement the 
recommendations, including targets with baselines 
and timeframes for the Department’s efforts in Mex-
ico on combating firearms trafficking, contained in 
the report of the Government Accountability Office 
entitled ‘‘Firearms Trafficking: U.S. Efforts to Dis-
rupt Gun Smuggling into Mexico Would Benefit 
from Additional Data and Analysis’’, dated Feb-
ruary 22, 2021 (GAO–21–322). 
SEC. 1329. GRAY ZONE REVIEW ACT. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to Congress a study on the capabilities of the 
United States to conduct and respond to gray zone cam-
paigns. 
(b) ELEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE NATURE OF 
GRAY ZONE OPERATIONS.—
1397 
(1) An evaluation of the adequacy and utility of 
the definitions set forth in subsection (h) for under-
standing gray zone activity and for operationalizing 
gray zone campaigns. 
(2) Agencies, offices, and units of the Federal 
Government that are suited to gray zone operations 
or are at particular risk from gray zone operations 
that are not covered agencies for purposes of this 
section. 
(c) ELEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO COVERED AGEN-
CIES.—The study shall examine the following with respect 
to each covered agency: 
(1) The capabilities, offices, and units that are 
especially suited to gray zone operations and a de-
scription of the roles each can play. 
(2) Recommendations for addressing gaps with-
in covered agencies for effectively conducting gray 
zone operations including proposed necessary invest-
ments to significantly increase these capabilities to 
mitigate gray zone threats, the rationale for each, 
and expected cost. 
(d) SUBDIVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN COV-
ERED AGENCIES.—In addition to the elements described 
in paragraph (2) with respect to the agency as a whole,
1398 
the report required under paragraph (1) shall also include 
specifically disaggregated information on the following: 
(1) With respect to the section of the report re-
lating to the Department of Defense, the informa-
tion described in subsection (c) with respect to each 
military service and regional combatant command, 
as appropriate. 
(2) With respect to the section of the study re-
lating to the Department of State— 
(A) an identification of 25 priority coun-
tries at the front lines of adversary gray zone 
aggression; and 
(B) the adequacy of the Department of 
State’s public affairs elements, including the 
Global Engagement Center, for conducting and 
responding to information operations conducted 
as part of a gray zone campaign. 
(e) ELEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO INTERAGENCY.— 
The study shall examine the following with respect to 
interagency coordination of and capacity to conduct and 
respond to gray zone campaigns: 
(1) The capacity of the interagency to marshal 
disparate elements of national power to effectively 
respond in a coordinated manner to adversary gray
1399 
zone campaigns against the United States or partner 
nations. 
(2) The capacity to recognize adversary cam-
paigns from weak signals, including rivals’ intent, 
capability, impact, interactive effects, and impact on 
United States interests. 
(3) A description of the process for determining 
the tolerance for adversary gray zone activity, in-
cluding the methods and mechanisms for— 
(A) determining which adversary gray zone 
activities are unacceptable; 
(B) communicating these positions to ad-
versaries; 
(C) developing theories of deterrence; and 
(D) establishing and regularly reviewing 
protocols with allies and partners to respond to 
such activities. 
(4) Recommendations for addressing gaps be-
tween covered agencies as well as inadequacies and 
inefficiencies in the interagency coordination of cov-
ered agencies and their elements including a discus-
sion of how such recommendations will be sufficient 
to achieve United States gray zone objectives and to 
counter adversary gray zone campaigns.
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(f) FORM.—The report described in this subsection 
shall be submitted in an unclassified format insofar as 
possible and shall include a classified annex. 
(g) COVERED AGENCIES DEFINED.—For purposes of 
the review and report described in paragraph (1), the term 
‘‘covered agencies’’ means the following: 
(1) The Department of State. 
(2) The Department of Defense. 
(3) The Department of Justice. 
(4) The Department of Commerce 
(5) The Department of Homeland Security. 
(6) The Department of the Treasury. 
(7) The Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence. 
(8) The Central Intelligence Agency. 
(9) The National Security Agency. 
(10) The United States International Develop-
ment Finance Corporation. 
(11) The United States Agency for Global 
Media. 
(12) The United States Trade Representative. 
(h) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘gray zone operations’’ is defined 
as state-directed operations against another state 
that are not associated with routine statecraft and
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are meant to advance a country’s foreign objectives 
without crossing a threshold that results in a con-
ventional military response or open hostilities. Such 
activities include the following: 
(A) Information warfare, including the 
spreading of disinformation or propaganda. 
(B) Encouraging internal strife within tar-
get countries. 
(C) Coordinated efforts to unduly influence 
democratic elections or related political activi-
ties. 
(D) Economic coercion. 
(E) Cyber operations, below the threshold 
of conflict, aimed at coercion, espionage, or oth-
erwise undermining a target. 
(F) Support of domestic or foreign proxy 
forces. 
(G) Coercive investment and bribery for 
political aims. 
(H) Industrial policy designed to monopo-
lize a strategic industry or to destroy such an 
industry in other nations, especially when co-
ordinated with other gray zone operations. 
(I) Military, paramilitary, or similar provo-
cations and operations short of war.
1402 
(J) Government financing or sponsorship 
of activities described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (I). 
(2) The term ‘‘gray zone campaigns’’ is the use 
of gray zone operations, including the coordination 
of gray zone operations against multiple domains, 
with the goal of achieving a political or military ob-
jective. 
SEC. 1330. TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION ACCOUNTABILITY 
AND PREVENTION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The International Criminal Police Organiza-
tion (INTERPOL) works to prevent and fight crime 
through enhanced cooperation and innovation on po-
lice and security matters, including kleptocracy, 
counterterrorism, cybercrime, counternarcotics, and 
transnational organized crime. 
(2) United States membership and participation 
in INTERPOL advances the national security and 
law enforcement interests of the United States re-
lated 
to 
combating 
kleptocracy, 
terrorism, 
cybercrime, narcotics, and transnational organized 
crime.
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(3) Article 2 of INTERPOL’s Constitution 
states that the organization aims ‘‘øto¿ ensure and 
promote the widest possible mutual assistance be-
tween all criminal police authorities . . . in the spir-
it of the ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ ’’. 
(4) Article 3 of INTERPOL’s Constitution 
states that ‘‘øi¿t is strictly forbidden for the Organi-
zation to undertake any intervention or activities of 
a political, military, religious or racial character’’. 
(5) These principles provide INTERPOL with a 
foundation based on respect for human rights and 
avoidance of politically motivated actions by the or-
ganization and its members. 
(6) According to the Justice Manual of the 
United States Department of Justice, ‘‘øi¿n the 
United States, national law prohibits the arrest of 
the subject of a Red Notice issued by another 
INTERPOL member country, based upon the notice 
alone’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that some INTERPOL member countries have re-
peatedly misused INTERPOL’s databases and processes, 
including Notice and Diffusion mechanisms, for activities 
of an overtly political or other unlawful character and in 
violation of international human rights standards, includ-
1404 
ing making requests to harass or persecute political oppo-
nents, human rights defenders, or journalists. 
(c) SUPPORT
FOR INTERPOL INSTITUTIONAL RE-
FORMS.—The Attorney General and the Secretary of State 
shall— 
(1) use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
United States, as appropriate, within INTERPOL’s 
General Assembly and Executive Committee to pro-
mote reforms aimed at improving the transparency 
of INTERPOL and ensuring its operation consistent 
with its Constitution, particularly articles 2 and 3, 
and Rules on the Processing of Data, including— 
(A) supporting INTERPOL’s reforms en-
hancing the screening process for Notices, Dif-
fusions, and other INTERPOL communications 
to ensure they comply with INTERPOL’s Con-
stitution and Rules on the Processing of Data 
(RPD); 
(B) 
supporting 
and 
strengthening 
INTERPOL’s coordination with the Commis-
sion for Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) 
in cases in which INTERPOL or the CCF has 
determined that a member country issued a No-
tice, Diffusion, or other INTERPOL commu-
nication against an individual in violation of ar-
1405 
ticles 2 or 3 of the INTERPOL Constitution, 
or the RPD, to prohibit such member country 
from seeking the publication or issuance of any 
subsequent 
Notices, 
Diffusions, 
or 
other 
INTERPOL communication against the same 
individual based on the same set of claims or 
facts; 
(C) increasing, to the extent practicable, 
dedicated funding to the CCF and the Notices 
and Diffusions Task Force in order to further 
expand operations related to the review of re-
quests for red notices and red diffusions; 
(D) supporting candidates for positions 
within INTERPOL’s structures, including the 
Presidency, Executive Committee, General Sec-
retariat, and CCF who have demonstrated expe-
rience relating to and respect for the rule of 
law; 
(E) seeking to require INTERPOL in its 
annual report to provide a detailed account, 
disaggregated by member country or entity of— 
(i) the number of Notice requests, 
disaggregated by color, that it received; 
(ii) the number of Notice requests, 
disaggregated by color, that it rejected;
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(iii) the category of violation identified 
in each instance of a rejected Notice; 
(iv) the number of Diffusions that it 
cancelled without reference to decisions by 
the CCF; and 
(v) the sources of all INTERPOL in-
come during the reporting period; and 
(F) supporting greater transparency by the 
CCF in its annual report by providing a de-
tailed account, disaggregated by country, of— 
(i) the number of admissible requests 
for correction or deletion of data received 
by the CCF regarding issued Notices, Dif-
fusions, and other INTERPOL commu-
nications; and 
(ii) the category of violation alleged in 
each such complaint; 
(2) inform the INTERPOL General Secretariat 
about incidents in which member countries abuse 
INTERPOL communications for politically moti-
vated or other unlawful purposes so that, as appro-
priate, action can be taken by INTERPOL; and 
(3) request to censure member countries that 
repeatedly abuse and misuse INTERPOL’s red no-
tice and red diffusion mechanisms, including re-
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stricting 
the 
access 
of 
those 
countries 
to 
INTERPOL’s data and information systems. 
(d) REPORT ON INTERPOL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and bian-
nually thereafter for a period of 4 years, the Attor-
ney General and the Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the heads of other relevant United States 
Government departments or agencies, shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
containing an assessment of how INTERPOL mem-
ber countries abuse INTERPOL Red Notices, Diffu-
sions, and other INTERPOL communications for 
political motives and other unlawful purposes within 
the past three years. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A list of countries that the Attorney 
General and the Secretary determine have re-
peatedly abused and misused the red notice and 
red diffusion mechanisms for political purposes. 
(B) A description of the most common tac-
tics employed by member countries in con-
ducting such abuse, including the crimes most
1408 
commonly alleged and the INTERPOL commu-
nications most commonly exploited. 
(C) An assessment of the adequacy of 
INTERPOL mechanisms for challenging abu-
sive requests, including the Commission for the 
Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF), an as-
sessment of the CCF’s March 2017 Operating 
Rules, and any shortcoming the United States 
believes should be addressed. 
(D) A description of how INTERPOL’s 
General Secretariat identifies requests for red 
notice or red diffusions that are politically moti-
vated 
or 
are 
otherwise 
in 
violation 
of 
INTERPOL’s rules and how INTERPOL re-
views and addresses cases in which a member 
country has abused or misused the red notice 
and red diffusion mechanisms for overtly polit-
ical purposes. 
(E) A description of any incidents in which 
the Department of Justice assesses that United 
States courts and executive departments or 
agencies have relied on INTERPOL commu-
nications in contravention of existing law or 
policy to seek the detention of individuals or 
render judgments concerning their immigration
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status or requests for asylum, with holding of 
removal, or convention against torture claims 
and any measures the Department of Justice or 
other executive departments or agencies took in 
response to these incidents. 
(F) A description of how the United States 
monitors and responds to likely instances of 
abuse of INTERPOL communications by mem-
ber countries that could affect the interests of 
the United States, including citizens and na-
tionals of the United States, employees of the 
United States Government, aliens lawfully ad-
mitted for permanent residence in the United 
States, aliens who are lawfully present in the 
United States, or aliens with pending asylum, 
withholding of removal, or convention against 
torture claims, though they may be unlawfully 
present in the United States. 
(G) A description of what actions the 
United States takes in response to credible in-
formation it receives concerning likely abuse of 
INTERPOL communications targeting employ-
ees of the United States Government for activi-
ties they undertook in an official capacity.
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(H) A description of United States advo-
cacy for reform and good governance within 
INTERPOL. 
(I) A strategy for improving interagency 
coordination to identify and address instances 
of INTERPOL abuse that affect the interests 
of the United States, including international re-
spect for human rights and fundamental free-
doms, citizens and nationals of the United 
States, employees of the United States Govern-
ment, aliens lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence in the United States, aliens who are 
lawfully present in the United States, or aliens 
with pending asylum, withholding of removal, or 
convention against torture claims, though they 
may be unlawfully present in the United States. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required 
under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex, as ap-
propriate. The unclassified portion of the report 
shall be posted on a publicly available website of the 
Department of State and of the Department of Jus-
tice. 
(4) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after 
the submission of each report under paragraph (1),
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the Department of Justice and the Department of 
State, in coordination with other relevant United 
States Government departments and agencies, shall 
brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
content of the reports and recent instances of 
INTERPOL abuse by member countries and United 
States efforts to identify and challenge such abuse, 
including efforts to promote reform and good gov-
ernance within INTERPOL. 
(e) PROHIBITION REGARDING BASIS FOR EXTRA-
DITION.—No United States Government department or 
agency may extradite an individual based solely on an 
INTERPOL Red Notice or Diffusion issued by another 
INTERPOL member country for such individual. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives.
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(2) INTERPOL
COMMUNICATIONS.—The term 
‘‘INTERPOL 
communications’’ 
means 
any 
INTERPOL Notice or Diffusion or any entry into 
any INTERPOL database or other communications 
system maintained by INTERPOL. 
(g) INTERPOL RED NOTICES.—Chapter 53 of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 5337 INTERPOL RED NOTICES. 
‘‘(a) TERMINATION.—A financial institution may not 
terminate any service such financial institution offers to 
a person with respect to whom the International Criminal 
Police Organization has issued a Red Notice solely on the 
basis of the issuance of such Red Notice. 
‘‘(b) EXCLUSION.—A financial institution may not 
exclude from any service offered by such financial institu-
tion a person with respect to whom the International 
Criminal Police Organization issued a Red Notice solely 
on the basis of the issuance of such Red Notice.’’. 
SEC. 1331. COMBATING GLOBAL CORRUPTION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CORRUPT
ACTOR.—The term ‘‘corrupt 
actor’’ means— 
(A) any foreign person or entity that is a 
government official or government entity re-
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sponsible for, or complicit in, an act of corrup-
tion; and 
(B) any company, in which a person or en-
tity described in subparagraph (A) has a sig-
nificant stake, which is responsible for, or 
complicit in, an act of corruption. 
(2) 
CORRUPTION.—The 
term 
‘‘corruption’’ 
means the unlawful exercise of entrusted public 
power for private gain, including by bribery, nepo-
tism, fraud, or embezzlement. 
(3) SIGNIFICANT CORRUPTION.—The term ‘‘sig-
nificant corruption’’ means corruption committed at 
a high level of government that has some or all of 
the following characteristics: 
(A) Illegitimately distorts major decision- 
making, such as policy or resource determina-
tions, or other fundamental functions of govern-
ance. 
(B) Involves economically or socially large- 
scale government activities. 
(b) PUBLICATION OF TIERED RANKING LIST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
annually publish, on a publicly accessible website, a 
tiered ranking of all foreign countries.
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(2) TIER
COUNTRIES.—A country shall be 
ranked as a tier 1 country in the ranking published 
under paragraph (1) if the government of such coun-
try is complying with the minimum standards set 
forth in section 4. 
(3) TIER
COUNTRIES.—A country shall be 
ranked as a tier 2 country in the ranking published 
under paragraph (1) if the government of such coun-
try is making efforts to comply with the minimum 
standards set forth in section 4, but is not achieving 
the requisite level of compliance to be ranked as a 
tier 1 country. 
(4) TIER
COUNTRIES.—A country shall be 
ranked as a tier 3 country in the ranking published 
under paragraph (1) if the government of such coun-
try is making de minimis or no efforts to comply 
with the minimum standards set forth in subsection 
(c). 
(c) MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF 
CORRUPTION AND ASSESSMENT OF EFFORTS TO COMBAT 
CORRUPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The government of a coun-
try is complying with the minimum standards for 
the elimination of corruption if the government—
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(A) has enacted and implemented laws and 
established government structures, policies, and 
practices that prohibit corruption, including sig-
nificant corruption; 
(B) enforces the laws described in subpara-
graph (A) by punishing any person who is 
found, through a fair judicial process, to have 
violated such laws; 
(C) prescribes punishment for significant 
corruption that is commensurate with the pun-
ishment prescribed for serious crimes; and 
(D) is making serious and sustained ef-
forts to address corruption, including through 
prevention. 
(2) FACTORS FOR ASSESSING GOVERNMENT EF-
FORTS
TO
COMBAT
CORRUPTION.—In determining 
whether a government is making serious and sus-
tained efforts to address corruption, the Secretary of 
State shall consider, to the extent relevant or appro-
priate, factors such as— 
(A) whether the government of the country 
has criminalized corruption, investigates and 
prosecutes acts of corruption, and convicts and 
sentences persons responsible for such acts over 
which it has jurisdiction, including, as appro-
1416 
priate, incarcerating individuals convicted of 
such acts; 
(B) whether the government of the country 
vigorously investigates, prosecutes, convicts, 
and sentences public officials who participate in 
or facilitate corruption, including nationals of 
the country who are deployed in foreign military 
assignments, trade delegations abroad, or other 
similar missions, who engage in or facilitate sig-
nificant corruption; 
(C) whether the government of the country 
has adopted measures to prevent corruption, 
such as measures to inform and educate the 
public, including potential victims, about the 
causes and consequences of corruption; 
(D) what steps the government of the 
country has taken to prohibit government offi-
cials from participating in, facilitating, or 
condoning corruption, including the investiga-
tion, prosecution, and conviction of such offi-
cials; 
(E) the extent to which the country pro-
vides access, or, as appropriate, makes adequate 
resources available, to civil society organizations 
and other institutions to combat corruption, in-
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cluding reporting, investigating, and moni-
toring; 
(F) whether an independent judiciary or 
judicial body in the country is responsible for, 
and effectively capable of, deciding corruption 
cases impartially, on the basis of facts and in 
accordance with the law, without any improper 
restrictions, influences, inducements, pressures, 
threats, or interferences (direct or indirect); 
(G) whether the government of the country 
is assisting in international investigations of 
transnational corruption networks and in other 
cooperative efforts to combat significant corrup-
tion, including, as appropriate, cooperating with 
the governments of other countries to extradite 
corrupt actors; 
(H) whether the government of the country 
recognizes the rights of victims of corruption, 
ensures their access to justice, and takes steps 
to prevent victims from being further victimized 
or persecuted by corrupt actors, government of-
ficials, or others; 
(I) whether the government of the country 
protects victims of corruption or whistleblowers 
from reprisal due to such persons having as-
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sisted in exposing corruption, and refrains from 
other discriminatory treatment of such persons; 
(J) whether the government of the country 
is willing and able to recover and, as appro-
priate, return the proceeds of corruption; 
(K) whether the government of the country 
is taking steps to implement financial trans-
parency measures in line with the Financial Ac-
tion Task Force recommendations, including 
due diligence and beneficial ownership trans-
parency requirements; 
(L) whether the government of the country 
is facilitating corruption in other countries in 
connection with state-directed investment, loans 
or grants for major infrastructure, or other ini-
tiatives; and 
(M) such other information relating to cor-
ruption as the Secretary of State considers ap-
propriate. 
(3) ASSESSING GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO COM-
BAT
CORRUPTION
IN
RELATION
TO
RELEVANT 
INTERNATIONAL
COMMITMENTS.—In 
determining 
whether a government is making serious and sus-
tained efforts to address corruption, the Secretary of
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State shall consider the government of a country’s 
compliance with the following, as relevant: 
(A) 
The 
Inter-American 
Convention 
against Corruption of the Organization of 
American States, done at Caracas March 29, 
1996. 
(B) The Convention on Combating Bribery 
of Foreign Public Officials in International 
Business Transactions of the Organisation of 
Economic Co-operation and Development, done 
at Paris December 21, 1997 (commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Anti-Bribery Convention’’). 
(C) 
The 
United 
Nations 
Convention 
against Transnational Organized Crime, done 
at New York November 15, 2000. 
(D) 
The 
United 
Nations 
Convention 
against Corruption, done at New York October 
31, 2003. 
(E) Such other treaties, agreements, and 
international standards as the Secretary of 
State considers appropriate. 
(d) IMPOSITION
OF SANCTIONS UNDER GLOBAL 
MAGNITSKY HUMAN RIGHTS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury,
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should evaluate whether there are foreign persons 
engaged in significant corruption for the purposes of 
potential imposition of sanctions under the Global 
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (sub-
title F of title XII of Public Law 114–328; 22 
U.S.C. 2656 note)— 
(A) in all countries identified as tier 3 
countries under subsection (b); or 
(B) in relation to the planning or construc-
tion or any operation of the Nord Stream 2 
pipeline. 
(2) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after publishing the list required by subsection 
(b)(1) and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the committees specified in 
paragraph (6) a report that includes— 
(A) a list of foreign persons with respect to 
which the President imposed sanctions pursuant 
to the evaluation under paragraph (1); 
(B) the dates on which such sanctions 
were imposed; 
(C) the reasons for imposing such sanc-
tions; and 
(D) a list of all foreign persons found to 
have been engaged in significant corruption in
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relation to the planning, construction, or oper-
ation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required 
by paragraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may include a classified annex. 
(4) BRIEFING IN LIEU OF REPORT.—The Sec-
retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
the Treasury, may (except with respect to the list re-
quired by paragraph (2)(D)) provide a briefing to 
the committees specified in paragraph (6) instead of 
submitting a written report required under para-
graph (2), if doing so would better serve existing 
United States anti-corruption efforts or the national 
interests of the United States. 
(5) TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELAT-
ING TO NORD STREAM 2.—The requirements under 
paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(D) shall terminate on the 
date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(6) COMMITTEES SPECIFIED.—The committees 
specified in this subsection are— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
1422 
fairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
on Financial Services, and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 
(e) DESIGNATION OF EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION 
POINTS OF CONTACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
annually designate an anti-corruption point of con-
tact at the United States diplomatic post to each 
country identified as tier 2 or tier 3 under section 
3, or which the Secretary otherwise determines is in 
need of such a point of contact. The point of contact 
shall be the chief of mission or the chief of mission’s 
designee. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each anti-corruption 
point of contact designated under subsection (a) 
shall be responsible for enhancing coordination and 
promoting the implementation of a whole-of-govern-
ment approach among the relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies undertaking efforts to— 
(A) promote good governance in foreign 
countries; and 
(B) enhance the ability of such countries—
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(i) to combat public corruption; and 
(ii) to develop and implement corrup-
tion risk assessment tools and mitigation 
strategies. 
(3) TRAINING.—The Secretary of State shall 
implement appropriate training for anti-corruption 
points of contact designated under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 1332. REPORT ON PARTICIPANTS IN SECURITY CO-
OPERATION TRAINING PROGRAMS AND RE-
CIPIENTS OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE TRAIN-
ING THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED FOR 
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, TERRORIST ACTIVI-
TIES OR PARTICIPATION IN A MILITARY 
COUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agen-
cies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report on individuals and units of security forces 
of foreign countries that— 
(1) have participated in security cooperation 
training programs or received security assistance 
training authorized under the Foreign Assistance
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Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or title 10, 
United States Code; and 
(2) at any time during the period beginning on 
January 1, 2010, and ending on the date of the en-
actment of this Act— 
(A) have been subject to United States 
sanctions relating to violations of human rights 
under any provision of law, including under— 
(i) the Global Magnitsky Human 
Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 
note); 
(ii) section 620M of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d); or 
(iii) section 362 of title 10, United 
States Code; 
(B) have been subject to United States 
sanctions relating to terrorist activities under 
authorities provided in— 
(i) section 219 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 
(ii) the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); 
(iii) the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.), other than sanctions on the importa-
1425 
tion of goods provided for under such Act; 
or 
(iv) any other provision of law; or 
(C) have been subject to United States 
sanctions relating to involvement in a military 
coup under any provision of law. 
(b) UPDATE.—The Secretary of State and the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of other 
appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual 
update of the report required by subsection (a) on individ-
uals and units of security forces of foreign countries 
that— 
(1) have participated in security cooperation 
training programs or received security assistance 
training authorized under the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or title 10, 
United States Code; and 
(2) at any time during the preceding year, any 
of the provisions of subparagraph (A),(B), or (C) of 
subsection (a)(2) have applied with respect to such 
individuals or units. 
(c) REQUESTS
BY CHAIRPERSON
AND RANKING 
MEMBER
OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT-
TEES.—Not later than 30 days after receiving a written
1426 
request from the chairperson and ranking member of the 
one of the appropriate congressional committees with re-
spect to whether an individual or unit of security forces 
of foreign countries has received training described in sub-
section (a)(1), the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the heads of other appro-
priate agencies, shall— 
(1) determine if that individual or unit has re-
ceived such training; and 
(2) submit a report to the chairperson and 
ranking member of that committee with respect to 
that determination that includes a detailed descrip-
tion of the training the individual received. 
(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and
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(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) GOOD.—The term ‘‘good’’ means any arti-
cle, natural or man-made substance, material, supply 
or manufactured product, including inspection and 
test equipment, and excluding technical data. 
SEC. 1333. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO THE GRAND 
ETHIOPIAN RENAISSANCE DAM. 
It is the sense of Congress that it is in the best inter-
ests of the region for Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan to im-
mediately reach a just and equitable agreement regarding 
the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renais-
sance Dam. 
SEC. 1334. PROHIBITION ON SUPPORT OR MILITARY PAR-
TICIPATION AGAINST THE HOUTHIS. 
(a) PROHIBITION RELATING TO SUPPORT.—None of 
the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be made available to provide the 
following forms of United States support to Saudi-led coa-
lition’s operations against the Houthis in Yemen: 
(1) Sharing intelligence for the purpose of ena-
bling offensive coalition strikes. 
(2) Providing logistical support for coalition 
strikes, including by providing maintenance or trans-
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ferring spare parts to coalition members flying war-
planes engaged in anti-Houthi bombings. 
(b) PROHIBITION RELATING TO MILITARY PARTICI-
PATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available by this Act may be made 
available for any civilian or military personnel of the De-
partment of Defense to command, coordinate, participate 
in the movement of, or accompany the regular or irregular 
military forces of the Saudi and United Arab Emirates- 
led coalition forces in hostilities against the Houthis in 
Yemen or in situations in which there exists an imminent 
threat that such coalition forces become engaged in such 
hostilities, unless and until the President has obtained 
specific statutory authorization, in accordance with section 
8(a) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1547(a)). 
(c) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—The prohibitions 
under this section may not be construed to apply with re-
spect to United States Armed Forces engaged in oper-
ations directed at al Qaeda or associated forces. 
SEC. 1335. DETERMINATION AND SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN 
DEFENSE SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO SAUDI 
ARABIA. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States—
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(1) to continue to support and further efforts to 
bring an end to the conflict in Yemen; 
(2) to ensure United States defense articles and 
services are not used for military operations result-
ing in civilian casualties; 
(3) to ensure section 502 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2302; relating to utili-
zation of defense articles) and section 4 of the For-
eign Military Sales Act (22 U.S.C. 2754) are upheld 
and which describe the purposes for which military 
sales by the United States are authorized, including 
‘‘legitimate self-defense’’, ‘‘internal security’’, and 
‘‘preventing or hindering the proliferation of weap-
ons of mass destruction or the means of delivering 
such weapons’’; and 
(4) to work with allies and partners to address 
the ongoing humanitarian needs of Yemeni civilians. 
(b) DETERMINATION AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, 
acting through the Secretary of State and the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall determine and report to ap-
propriate congressional committees of whether the 
Government of Saudi Arabia has undertaken offen-
1430 
sive airstrikes inside Yemen in the preceding year 
resulting in civilian casualties. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The deter-
mination and report required by this subsection shall 
include the following: 
(A) A full description of any such air-
strikes, including a detailed accounting of civil-
ian casualties incorporating information from 
non-governmental sources. 
(B) An identification of Government of 
Saudi Arabia air units responsible for any such 
airstrikes. 
(C) A description of aircraft and munitions 
used in any such airstrikes. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex if necessary. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON AUTHORIZING CERTAIN FOR-
EIGN
MILITARY
SALES
TO
SAUDI
ARABIA.—Upon 
issuance of an affirmation determination and report pur-
suant to subsection (b) with respect to offensive airstrikes 
inside Yemen in the preceding year resulting in civilian 
casualties, the President may not proceed with any For-
eign Military Sale (FMS) using funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act authorizing the export to the Gov-
1431 
ernment of Saudi Arabia of defense services related to the 
sustainment or maintenance of United States-provided 
aircraft belonging to military units determined to have un-
dertaken such airstrikes. 
(d) EXCEPTION RELATING
TO TERRITORIAL DE-
FENSE
AND COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of this section, the prohi-
bition in subsection (c) shall not include the authority or 
a requirement to impose any restrictions or prohibitions 
on any Foreign Military Sale of defense services relating 
to aircraft engaging in operations— 
(1) preventing or degrading the ability of 
Houthi (Ansar Allah) forces to launch missiles and 
unmanned aircraft strikes into the territory of Saudi 
Arabia; 
(2) related directly to counterterrorism efforts 
against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) 
and its affiliates; 
(3) designed to provide territorial air defense; 
or 
(4) directly related to the defense of United 
States facilities or military or diplomatic personnel 
located in Saudi Arabia.
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(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 1336. PROHIBITION ON SECURITY COOPERATION WITH 
BRAZIL. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be made avail-
able to provide any United States security assistance or 
security cooperation to the defense, security, or police 
forces of the Government of Brazil for the purpose of in-
voluntarily relocating, including through coercion or the 
use of force, the indigenous or Quilombola communities 
of Brazil. 
SEC. 1337. BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRO-
GRAM TO PROTECT UNITED STATES STU-
DENTS AGAINST FOREIGN AGENTS. 
Not later than 240 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide
1433 
a briefing to the congressional defense committees on the 
program described in section 1277 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115–91), including an assessment on whether the program 
is beneficial to students interning, working part time, or 
in a program that will result in employment post-gradua-
tion with Department of Defense components and contrac-
tors. 
SEC. 1338. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ISRAEL AS A CRITICAL 
DEFENSE PARTNER. 
It is the sense of Congress that it is in that national 
security interest of the United States to— 
(1) maintain a strong relationship with Israel 
and support their military efforts; 
(2) conduct military exercises with Israel, pro-
moting interoperability and readiness; 
(3) ensure that Israel has capabilities with re-
gards to their defense articles to support peace ef-
forts in the region; 
(4) be a source of consistent and reliable de-
fense articles; 
(5) work with Israel to oppose any efforts of 
terrorism or radical extremism in the Middle East; 
and
1434 
(6) promote the belief that normalized relations 
with Israel is of benefit for any country. 
SEC. 1339. REPORT ON HAITI. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report regarding conflict assessment in Haiti that in-
cludes information relating to the following: 
(1) Aftershocks of the 2021 earthquake. 
(2) Systemic patterns and causes of violence 
and subsequent impunity relating to massacres, 
death threats, kidnappings, armed attacks, and fire-
arm-related violence, with analysis of the roles of the 
various actors and beneficiaries who are or have 
been involved, including Haitian Government actors. 
(3) Gang activity and its role in the recent wave 
of kidnappings, and the capacities of the police force 
to address the most serious manifestations of insecu-
rity. 
(4) The scope and role of criminal activity and 
its linkages to political forces, particularly leading 
up to elections. 
(5) Implications of the lack of independence of 
Haiti’s judicial system.
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(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1340. STRATEGY TO COUNTER VIOLENT EXTREMISM 
AND ARMED CONFLICT IN MOZAMBIQUE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development (USAID), 
the Secretary of Defense, and other departments and 
agencies as deemed necessary, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a United States strategy 
to counter violent extremism and armed conflict in Mo-
zambique, including through the provision of United 
States assistance also intended to foster a peaceful post- 
conflict transition in Mozambique. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 
(a) shall address or include the following: 
(1) United States assistance provided to— 
(A) the Government of the Republic of Mo-
zambique and foreign militaries, including re-
gional partners and allies, that have deployed 
military trainers, combat troops, or other mili-
tary assets to Mozambique for the purpose of
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degrading all known terrorist threats, including 
ISIS-Mozambique, to include United States 
military efforts to train and equip Mozambican 
forces, including any United States programs to 
counter violent extremism in Cabo Delgado and 
elsewhere in Mozambique, and any related ac-
tivities pertaining to countering violent extre-
mism, mitigating armed conflict, and estab-
lishing reasonable security conditions in areas 
of Mozambique from where these threats ema-
nate; and 
(B) the Government of the Republic of Mo-
zambique or multilateral or nongovernmental 
recipients aimed at supporting efforts to— 
(i) respond to socioeconomic or polit-
ical disruptions and humanitarian needs in 
conflict-affected areas and among conflict- 
affected populations, a prospective post- 
conflict transition or recovery, and eco-
nomic growth and development and im-
proved livelihoods in conflict-affected areas 
or among conflict-affected populations; and 
(ii) help address local grievances that 
fuel recruitment into violent extremist 
groups and other armed groups or other-
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wise reinforce such groups narratives and 
propaganda, including government-driven 
economic 
and 
political 
exclusion, 
marginalization, 
and 
alienation, 
socio-
economic inequality, state-sponsored land 
transfers resulting in population displace-
ment, state corruption, and abuses by se-
curity forces, among other factors. 
(2) Plans for future United States assistance 
and assessments of any past or current United 
States assistance to achieve stability, counter violent 
extremism, and to address socioeconomic, humani-
tarian, and security conditions in conflict-affected 
areas or among conflict-affected populations, includ-
ing by programming or otherwise implementing— 
(A) activities set out under paragraph 
(1)(A) or efforts related to such activities, to in-
clude efforts to ensure that such assistance is 
provided in accordance with international norms 
and Mozambican constitutional or other appli-
cable legal provisions governing and guaran-
teeing human rights, civilian protection, civil 
liberties, and does not exacerbate violence or 
risks to non-combatants;
1438 
(B) activities set out under paragraph 
(1)(B) or efforts related to such activities, in a 
manner that ensures program efficacy and 
complementarity between United States assist-
ance and assistance funded by other govern-
ments, multilateral entities, or agencies thereof 
to support similar goals and activities; 
(C) plans to deconflict all assistance pro-
vided in Mozambique with conflict mitigation 
and prevention priorities; and 
(D) assistance activities or programs de-
signed to foster and monitor adherence to inter-
national human rights and humanitarian law by 
the Government of the Republic of Mozambique 
or any entity receiving United States assistance 
set out under paragraph (1). 
(3) Assessments of— 
(A) the capacity of the Government of the 
Republic of Mozambique to effectively imple-
ment, benefit from, or use the assistance de-
scribed in paragraph (1); 
(B) the impact of assistance described in 
paragraph (1) on local political and social dy-
namics, including a description of any consulta-
tions with local civil society;
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(C) the efficacy and impact of past and 
current United States assistance described in 
paragraph (1) or to promote economic growth 
and development and improve livelihoods in con-
flict-affected areas or among conflict-affected 
populations; and 
(D) 
the 
degree 
and 
nature 
of 
complementarities between United States assist-
ance and assistance funded by other govern-
ments, multilateral entities, or agencies thereof 
to support socioeconomic and humanitarian re-
sponses, post-conflict transitions or recovery, 
and economic growth and development and im-
prove livelihoods in conflict-affected areas or 
among conflict-affected populations, to include 
World Bank International Development Asso-
ciation (IDA) or other World Bank entity as-
sistance to Mozambique’s Northern Crisis Re-
covery Project and any additional such assist-
ance under the International Development As-
sociation Prevention and Resilience Allocation 
(PRA). 
(4) Detailed descriptions of past, current, and 
planned United States assistance to achieve the ob-
jectives set out in paragraph (1), to include project
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or program names, activity descriptions, implemen-
ters, and funding estimates by account, if applicable. 
(c) GOALS.—The strategy required by subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) describe United States national security in-
terests and policy objectives in Mozambique and the 
surrounding region, including those affected by the 
presence of violent extremists and other armed 
groups; 
(2) include a statement of key objectives per-
taining to each area of planned activity or assist-
ance, civilian or military, as well as metrics for 
measuring progress toward attaining such objectives, 
data describing the status of and progress to date 
toward each objective by metric, and criteria defin-
ing the United States national security interests met 
by countering violent extremism and supporting sta-
bilization operations, including the degree of military 
degradation of ISIS-Mozambique; and 
(3) be updated and transmitted to the appro-
priate congressional committees annually at the be-
ginning of each fiscal year for at least 3 years, pend-
ing the attainment of such activities or assistance 
meeting United States national security interests 
and satisfactory end-state for security conditions as
1441 
set out in paragraph (2), as certified by a deter-
mination by the President, which shall be trans-
mitted to the appropriate congressional committees. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 
15 days prior to the obligation of amounts made available 
to provide assistance in Mozambique as set out under the 
strategy required by subsection (a), the Secretary of State 
or the Secretary of Defense, as applicable with regard to 
accounts under their respective jurisdictions, and except 
where otherwise required by law, shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a notification, in ac-
cordance with procedures applicable under section 634(a) 
or section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as applicable, to include an identification of the amount 
and purpose of assistance to be provided to Mozambique, 
the account or accounts from which such assistance is 
drawn or reprogrammed, and indications of concordance 
between such assistance and elements of such strategy. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this section 
shall terminate if the President selects Mozambique as a 
‘‘priority country’’ pursuant to section 505 of the Global 
Fragility Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9804) for purposes of 
the requirements of that Act. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate. 
(2) CONFLICT-AFFECTED
AREA.—The term 
‘‘conflict-affected area’’, with respect to Mozam-
bique, means an area in Mozambique in which ISIS- 
Mozambique is active or has been active, militarily 
or otherwise or where state military or police forces 
have operated to combat ISIS-Mozambique oper-
ations or activities, or where there is a significant 
pattern of instability, violence, and conflict. 
(3) CONFLICT-AFFECTED
POPULATIONS.—The 
term ‘‘conflict-affected populations’’, with respect to 
Mozambique, means populations in Mozambique— 
(A) affected by— 
(i) ISIS-Mozambique operations or ac-
tivities in conflict-affected areas; or
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(ii) government or allied military or 
police response to such operations or ac-
tivities; or 
(B) that have fled conflict-affected areas. 
(4) ISIS-MOZAMBIQUE.—The term ‘‘ISIS-Mo-
zambique’’ means the Islamic State of Iraq and 
Syria-Mozambique, a group designated by the De-
partment of State on March 10, 2021 as a Foreign 
Terrorist Organization under section 219 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act and as a Specially 
Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) entity under 
Executive Order 13224, also known as Ahlu Sunnah 
Wa-Jama, Ansar al-Sunna, and locally in Mozam-
bique as al-Shabaab, among other names. 
SEC. 1341. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF CITY AND 
STATE DIPLOMACY. 
Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) OFFICE OF CITY AND STATE DIPLOMACY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be established 
within the Department of State an Office of City 
and State Diplomacy (in this subsection referred to 
as the ‘Office’). The Department may use a similar
1444 
name at its discretion and upon notification to Con-
gress. 
‘‘(2) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The head of the Office 
shall be the Ambassador-at-Large for City and State 
Diplomacy (in this subsection referred to as the 
‘Ambassador’) or other appropriate senior official. 
The head of the Office shall— 
‘‘(A) be appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) report directly to the Secretary, or 
such other senior official as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate and upon notification to 
Congress. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(A) PRINCIPAL
DUTY.—The principal 
duty of the head of the Office shall be the over-
all coordination (including policy oversight of 
resources) of Federal support for subnational 
engagements by State and municipal govern-
ments with foreign governments. The head of 
the Office shall be the principal adviser to the 
Secretary of State on subnational engagements 
and the principal official on such matters within 
the senior management of the Department of 
State.
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‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
DUTIES.—The addi-
tional duties of the head of the Office shall in-
clude the following: 
‘‘(i) 
Coordinating 
overall 
United 
States policy and programs in support of 
subnational engagements by State and mu-
nicipal governments with foreign govern-
ments, including with respect to the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) 
Coordinating 
resources 
across the Department of State and 
throughout the Federal Government 
in support of such engagements. 
‘‘(II) Identifying policy, program, 
and funding discrepancies among rel-
evant Federal agencies regarding such 
coordination. 
‘‘(III) Identifying gaps in Fed-
eral support for such engagements 
and developing corresponding policy 
or programmatic changes to address 
such gaps. 
‘‘(ii) Identifying areas of alignment 
between United States foreign policy and 
State and municipal goals.
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‘‘(iii) Improving communication with 
the American public, including, potentially, 
communication 
that 
demonstrate 
the 
breadth of international engagement by 
subnational actors and the impact of diplo-
macy across the United States. 
‘‘(iv) Providing advisory support to 
subnational engagements, including by as-
sisting State and municipal governments 
regarding— 
‘‘(I) developing and implementing 
global engagement and public diplo-
macy strategies; 
‘‘(II) implementing programs to 
cooperate with foreign governments on 
policy priorities or managing shared 
resources; and 
‘‘(III) understanding the implica-
tions of foreign policy developments or 
policy changes through regular and 
extraordinary briefings. 
‘‘(v) Facilitating linkages and net-
works among State and municipal govern-
ments, and between State and municipal 
governments and their foreign counter-
1447 
parts, including by tracking subnational 
engagements and leveraging State and mu-
nicipal expertise. 
‘‘(vi) Supporting the work of Depart-
ment of State detailees assigned to State 
and municipal governments pursuant to 
this subsection. 
‘‘(vii) Under the direction of the Sec-
retary, negotiating agreements and memo-
randa of understanding with foreign gov-
ernments related to subnational engage-
ments and priorities. 
‘‘(viii) Supporting United States eco-
nomic interests through subnational en-
gagements, in consultation and coordina-
tion with the Department of Commerce, 
the Department of the Treasury, and the 
Office of the United States Trade Rep-
resentative. 
‘‘(ix) Coordinating subnational en-
gagements with the associations of sub-
national elected leaders, including the 
United States Conference of Mayors, Na-
tional Governors Association, National 
League of Cities, National Association of
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Counties, Council of State Governments, 
National Conference of State Legislators, 
and State International Development Or-
ganizations. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—With respect to matters 
involving trade promotion and inward investment fa-
cilitation, the Office shall coordinate with and sup-
port the International Trade Administration of the 
Department of Commerce as the lead Federal agen-
cy for trade promotion and facilitation of business 
investment in the United States. 
‘‘(5) DETAILEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
State, with respect to employees of the Depart-
ment of State, is authorized to detail a member 
of the civil service or Foreign Service to State 
and municipal governments on a reimbursable 
or nonreimbursable basis. Such details shall be 
for a period not to exceed two years, and shall 
be without interruption or loss of status or 
privilege. 
‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Detailees under 
subparagraph (A) should carry out the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(i) Supporting the mission and objec-
tives of the host subnational government 
office. 
‘‘(ii) Advising State and municipal 
government officials regarding questions of 
global affairs, foreign policy, cooperative 
agreements, and public diplomacy. 
‘‘(iii) Coordinating activities relating 
to State and municipal government sub-
national engagements with the Department 
of State, including the Office, Department 
leadership, and regional and functional bu-
reaus of the Department, as appropriate. 
‘‘(iv) Engaging Federal agencies re-
garding security, public health, trade pro-
motion, and other programs executed at 
the State or municipal government level. 
‘‘(v) Any other duties requested by 
State and municipal governments and ap-
proved by the Office. 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL
PERSONNEL
SUPPORT 
FOR
SUBNATIONAL
ENGAGEMENT.—For the 
purposes of this subsection, the Secretary of 
State—
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‘‘(i) is authorized to employ individ-
uals by contract; 
‘‘(ii) is encouraged to make use of the 
re-hired annuitants authority under section 
3323 of title 5, United States Code, par-
ticularly for annuitants who are already re-
siding across the United States who may 
have the skills and experience to support 
subnational governments; and 
‘‘(iii) is encouraged to make use of 
authorities under the Intergovernmental 
Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4701 et 
seq.) to temporarily assign State and local 
government officials to the Department of 
State or overseas missions to increase their 
international experience and add their per-
spectives on United States priorities to the 
Department. 
‘‘(6) REPORT AND BRIEFING.— 
‘‘(A) REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, the head of the Office shall submit to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
1451 
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate a report that includes information 
relating to the following: 
‘‘(i) The staffing plan (including per-
manent and temporary staff) for the Office 
and a justification for the location of the 
Office within the Department of State’s or-
ganizational structure. 
‘‘(ii) The funding level provided to the 
Office for the Office, together with a jus-
tification relating to such level. 
‘‘(iii) The rank and title granted to 
the head of the Office, together with a jus-
tification relating to such decision and an 
analysis of whether the rank and title of 
Ambassador-at-Large is required to fulfill 
the duties of the Office. 
‘‘(iv) A strategic plan for the Office, 
including relating to— 
‘‘(I) leveraging subnational en-
gagement to improve United States 
foreign policy effectiveness; 
‘‘(II) enhancing the awareness, 
understanding, and involvement of
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United States citizens in the foreign 
policy process; and 
‘‘(III) better engaging with for-
eign 
subnational 
governments 
to 
strengthen diplomacy. 
‘‘(v) Any other matters as determined 
relevant by the head of the Office. 
‘‘(B) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the submission of the report required 
under subparagraph (A) and annually there-
after, the head of the Office shall brief the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate on the work of the Office and any 
changes made to the organizational structure or 
funding of the Office. 
‘‘(7) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed as precluding— 
‘‘(A) the Office from being elevated to a 
bureau within the Department of State; or 
‘‘(B) the head of the Office from being ele-
vated to an Assistant Secretary, if such an As-
sistant Secretary position does not increase the
1453 
number of Assistant Secretary positions at the 
Department above the number authorized under 
subsection (c)(1). 
‘‘(8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) MUNICIPAL.—The term ‘municipal’ 
means, with respect to the government of a mu-
nicipality in the United States, a municipality 
with a population of not fewer than 100,000 
people. 
‘‘(B) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the 
50 States, the District of Columbia, and any 
territory or possession of the United States. 
‘‘(C) SUBNATIONAL
ENGAGEMENT.—The 
term ‘subnational engagement’ means formal 
meetings or events between elected officials of 
State or municipal governments and their for-
eign counterparts.’’. 
SEC. 1342. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON IN-FLIGHT RE-
FUELING TO NON-UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT 
THAT ENGAGE IN HOSTILITIES IN THE ONGO-
ING CIVIL WAR IN YEMEN. 
Section 1273(a) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 
Stat. 1699) is amended by striking ‘‘two-year period’’ and 
inserting ‘‘four-year period’’.
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SEC. 1343. REPORT ON INCIDENTS OF ARBITRARY DETEN-
TION, VIOLENCE, AND STATE-SANCTIONED 
HARASSMENT 
BY 
THE 
GOVERNMENT 
OF 
EGYPT AGAINST AMERICANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
incidents of arbitrary detention, violence, and state-sanc-
tioned harassment by the Government of Egypt against 
United States citizens, individuals in the United States, 
and their family members who are not United States citi-
zens, in both Egypt and in the United States. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A detailed description of such incidents in 
the past three years. 
(2) A determination of whether such incidents 
constitute a pattern of acts of intimidation or har-
assment; and 
(3) Actions taken to meaningfully deter inci-
dents of intimidation or harassment against Ameri-
cans, individuals in the United States, and their 
families by such government’s security agencies. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but the portions
1455 
of the report described in paragraphs (2) and (3) may con-
tain a classified annex, so long as such annex is provided 
separately from the unclassified report. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
SEC. 1344. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE PRESI-
DENT UNDER THE EXPORT CONTROL RE-
FORM ACT OF 2018. 
Section 1753(a)(2)(F) of the Export Control Reform 
Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4812(a)(2)(F)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, security, or’’ before ‘‘intelligence’’. 
SEC. 
1345. 
REPORT 
AND 
DETERMINATION 
ON 
EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS AND TORTURE BY 
EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITY FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on
1456 
incidents of state-sanctioned extrajudicial killings and tor-
ture by the security forces of the Government of Egypt. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A detailed description of incidents of state- 
sanctioned extrajudicial killings and torture by the 
security forces of the Government of Egypt in the 
seven years immediately preceding the submission of 
such report. 
(2) A determination of whether such incidents 
constitute a consistent pattern of gross violations of 
internationally recognized human rights. 
(3) An identification of the unit names of any 
Egyptian security forces added to the Department of 
State-administered list of units to which security as-
sistance may not be furnished pursuant to any re-
ports 
containing 
credible 
information 
on 
extrajudicial killings and torture, which reports were 
received in the seven years immediately preceding 
the submission of the report required under sub-
section (a). 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but the portions 
of the report described in paragraphs (2) and (3) may con-
1457 
tain a classified annex if such annex is provided separately 
from such unclassified report. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the congressional defense 
committees and— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 1346. TRANS-SAHARA COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNER-
SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) TRANS-SAHARA COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNER-
SHIP PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, shall establish a partner-
ship program, to be known as the ‘‘Trans-Sahara 
Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) Program’’ 
to coordinate all programs, projects, and activities of 
the United States Government in countries in North 
and West Africa that are conducted for any of the 
following purposes:
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(A) To improve governance and the capac-
ities of countries in North and West Africa to 
deliver basic services, particularly with at-risk 
communities, as a means of countering ter-
rorism and violent extremism by enhancing 
state legitimacy and authority and countering 
corruption. 
(B) To address the factors that make peo-
ple and communities vulnerable to recruitment 
by terrorist and violent extremist organizations, 
including economic vulnerability and mistrust of 
government and government security forces, 
through activities such as— 
(i) supporting strategies that increase 
youth employment opportunities; 
(ii) promoting girls’ education and 
women’s political participation; 
(iii) strengthening local governance 
and civil society capacity; 
(iv) 
improving 
government 
trans-
parency and accountability; 
(v) fighting corruption; 
(vi) improving access to economic op-
portunities; and
1459 
(vii) other development activities nec-
essary to support community resilience. 
(C) To strengthen the rule of law in such 
countries, including by enhancing the capability 
of the judicial institutions to independently, 
transparently, and credibly deter, investigate, 
and prosecute acts of terrorism and violent ex-
tremism. 
(D) To improve the ability of military and 
law enforcement entities in partner countries to 
detect, disrupt, respond to, and prosecute vio-
lent extremist and terrorist activity while re-
specting human rights, and to cooperate with 
the United States and other partner countries 
on counterterrorism and counter-extremism ef-
forts. 
(E) To enhance the border security capac-
ity of partner countries, including the ability to 
monitor, detain, and interdict terrorists. 
(F) To identify, monitor, disrupt, and 
counter the human capital and financing pipe-
lines of terrorism. 
(G) To support the free expression and op-
erations of independent, local-language media, 
particularly in rural areas, while countering the
1460 
media operations and recruitment propaganda 
of terrorist and violent extremist organizations. 
(2) ASSISTANCE FRAMEWORK.—Activities car-
ried out under the TSCTP Program shall— 
(A) be carried out in countries where the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Devel-
opment, determines that there is an adequate 
level of partner country commitment, and has 
considered partner country needs, absorptive 
capacity, sustainment capacity, and efforts of 
other donors in the sector; 
(B) have clearly defined outcomes; 
(C) be closely coordinated among United 
States diplomatic and development missions, 
United States Africa Command, and relevant 
participating departments and agencies; 
(D) have specific plans with robust indica-
tors to regularly monitor and evaluate outcomes 
and impact; 
(E) complement and enhance efforts to 
promote democratic governance, the rule of law, 
human rights, and economic growth;
1461 
(F) in the case of train and equip pro-
grams, complement longer-term security sector 
institution-building; and 
(G) have mechanisms in place to track re-
sources and routinely monitor and evaluate the 
efficacy of relevant programs. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In coordinating activities 
through the TSCTP Program, the Secretary of 
State shall also establish a coordination mechanism 
that ensures periodic consultation with, as appro-
priate, the Director of National Intelligence, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the 
Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency 
for Global Media (formerly known as the Broad-
casting Board of Governors), and the heads of other 
relevant Federal departments and agencies, as deter-
mined by the President. 
(4) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later 
than 15 days before obligating amounts for an activ-
ity of the TSCTP Program pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Secretary of State shall submit a notifica-
tion to the appropriate congressional committees, in 
accordance with the requirements of section 634A of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2394–1), that includes the following:
1462 
(A) The foreign country and entity, as ap-
plicable, whose capabilities are to be enhanced 
in accordance with the purposes specified in 
paragraph (1). 
(B) The amount, type, and purpose of sup-
port to be provided. 
(C) An assessment of the capacity of the 
foreign country to effectively implement, benefit 
from, or utilize the assistance to be provided for 
the intended purpose. 
(D) 
The 
anticipated 
implementation 
timeline for the activity. 
(E) As applicable, a description of the 
plans to sustain any military or security equip-
ment provided beyond the completion date of 
such activity, and the estimated cost and source 
of funds to support such sustainment. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION.—Efforts car-
ried out under this section shall take into account partner 
country counterterrorism, counter-extremism, and devel-
opment strategies and, to the extent practicable, shall be 
aligned with such strategies. Such efforts shall be coordi-
nated with counterterrorism and counter-extremism activi-
ties and programs in the areas of defense, diplomacy, and
1463 
development carried out by other like-minded donors and 
international organizations in the relevant country. 
(c) STRATEGIES.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development and other relevant Federal Government 
agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees the following strategies: 
(1) A COMPREHENSIVE
FIVE-YEAR
STRATEGY 
FOR THE SAHEL-MAGHREB.—A comprehensive five- 
year strategy for the Sahel-Maghreb, including de-
tails related to whole-of-government efforts in the 
areas of defense, diplomacy, and development to ad-
vance the national security, economic, and humani-
tarian interests of the United States, including— 
(A) efforts to ensure coordination with 
multilateral and bilateral partners, such as the 
Joint Force of the Group of Five of the Sahel, 
and with other relevant assistance frameworks; 
(B) a public diplomacy strategy and ac-
tions to ensure that populations in the Sahel- 
Maghreb are aware of the development activi-
ties of the United States Government, especially 
in countries with a significant Department of
1464 
Defense presence or engagement through train 
and equip programs; 
(C) activities aimed at supporting demo-
cratic institutions and countering violent extre-
mism with measurable goals and transparent 
benchmarks; 
(D) plans to help each partner country ad-
dress humanitarian and development needs and 
to help prevent, respond to, and mitigate inter-
communal violence; 
(E) a comprehensive plan to support secu-
rity sector reform in each partner country that 
includes a detailed section on programs and ac-
tivities being undertaken by relevant stake-
holders and other international actors operating 
in the sector and that incorporates as appro-
priate any lessons learned from previous initia-
tives to improve security sector governance; and 
(F) a specific strategy for Mali that in-
cludes plans for sustained, high-level diplomatic 
engagement with stakeholders, including coun-
tries in Europe and the Middle East with inter-
ests in the Sahel-Maghreb, regional govern-
ments, relevant multilateral organizations, sig-
natory groups of the 2015 Agreement for Peace
1465 
and Reconciliation in Mali, and civil society ac-
tors. 
(2) A COMPREHENSIVE
FIVE-YEAR
STRATEGY 
FOR
TSCTP
PROGRAM
COUNTERTERRORISM
EF-
FORTS.—A comprehensive five-year strategy for the 
TSCTP Program that includes— 
(A) a clear statement of the objectives of 
United States counterterrorism efforts in North 
and West Africa with respect to the use of all 
forms of United States assistance to combat 
terrorism and counter violent extremism, in-
cluding efforts to build military and civilian law 
enforcement capacity, strengthen the rule of 
law, promote responsive and accountable gov-
ernance, and address the root causes of ter-
rorism and violent extremism; 
(B) a plan for coordinating programs 
through the TSCTP Program pursuant to sub-
section (a)(1), including an identification of 
which agency or bureau of the Department of 
State, as applicable, will be responsible for lead-
ing, coordinating, and conducting monitoring 
and evaluation for each such program, and the 
process for enabling the leading agency or bu-
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reau to establish standards, compel partners to 
adhere to those standards, and report results; 
(C) a plan to monitor, evaluate, and share 
data and learning about the TSCTP Program 
that includes quantifiable baselines, targets, 
and results in accordance with monitoring and 
evaluation provisions of sections 3 and 4 of the 
Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability 
Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–191); and 
(D) a plan for ensuring coordination and 
compliance with related requirements in United 
States law, including the Global Fragility Act of 
2019 (title V of division J of the Further Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 
116–94)). 
(3) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the De-
partment of State shall consult with appropriate 
congressional committees on progress made towards 
developing the strategies required in paragraphs (1) 
and (2). 
(d) SUPPORTING MATERIAL
IN ANNUAL BUDGET 
REQUEST.—The Secretary of State shall include in the 
budget materials submitted to Congress in support of the 
President’s annual budget request (submitted to Congress
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pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) 
for each fiscal year beginning after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, 
a description of the requirements, activities, and planned 
allocation of amounts requested by the TSCTP Program. 
This requirement does not apply to activities of the De-
partment of Defense conducted pursuant to authorities 
under title 10, United States Code. 
(e) MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS 
AND ACTIVITIES.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 
five years, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
describes— 
(1) the progress made in meeting the objectives 
of the strategies required under paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of subsection (c), including any lessons learned 
in carrying out TSCTP Program activities and any 
recommendations for improving such programs and 
activities; 
(2) the efforts taken to coordinate, de-conflict, 
and streamline TSCTP Program activities to maxi-
mize resource effectiveness;
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(3) the extent to which each partner country 
has demonstrated the ability to absorb the equip-
ment or training provided in the previous year under 
the TSCTP Program, and where applicable, the abil-
ity to maintain and appropriately utilize such equip-
ment; 
(4) the extent to which each partner country is 
investing its own resources to advance the goals de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) or is demonstrating a 
commitment and willingness to cooperate with the 
United States to advance such goals; 
(5) the actions taken by the government of each 
partner country receiving assistance under the 
TSCTP Program to combat corruption, improve 
transparency and accountability, and promote other 
forms of democratic governance; 
(6) the assistance provided in each of the three 
preceding fiscal years under this program, broken 
down by partner country, to include the type, statu-
tory authorization, and purpose of all United States 
security assistance provided to the country pursuant 
to authorities under title 10, United States Code, 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 
et seq.), or any other ‘‘train and equip’’ authorities 
of the Department of Defense; and
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(7) any changes or updates to the Comprehen-
sive Five-Year Strategy for the TSCTP Program re-
quired under paragraph (2) of subsection (c) neces-
sitated by the findings in this annual report. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENT RELATED TO AUDIT 
OF BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS MONITORING AND CO-
ORDINATION
OF
THE
TRANS-SAHARA
COUNTERTER-
RORISM PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 
120 days thereafter until all 13 recommendations in the 
September 2020 Department of State Office of Inspector 
General audit entitled ‘‘Audit of the Department of State 
Bureau of African Affairs Monitoring and Coordination 
of the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Pro-
gram’’ (AUD–MERO–20–42) are closed or until the date 
that is three years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, whichever is earlier, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that identifies— 
(1) which of the 13 recommendations in AUD– 
MERO–20–42 have not been closed; 
(2) a description of progress made since the 
last report toward closing each recommendation 
identified under paragraph (1);
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(3) additional resources needed, including as-
sessment of staffing capacity, if any, to complete ac-
tion required to close each recommendation identi-
fied under paragraph (1); and 
(4) the anticipated timeline for completion of 
action required to close each recommendation identi-
fied under paragraph (1), including application of all 
recommendations into all existing security assistance 
programs managed by the Department of State 
under the TSCTP Program. 
(g) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall report to Congress plans for con-
ducting a written review of a representative sample of each 
of the security assistance programs administered by the 
Bureau of African Affairs to identify potential waste, 
fraud, abuse, inefficiencies, or deficiencies. The review 
shall include an analysis of staff capacity, including 
human resource needs, available resources, procedural 
guidance, and monitoring and evaluation processes to en-
sure the Bureau of African Affairs is managing programs 
efficiently and effectively. 
(h) FORM.—The strategies required under para-
graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) and the reports re-
quired under subsections (e), (f), and (g) shall be sub-
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mitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex. 
(i) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1347. HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS FOR AMERICAN 
ATHLETIC DELEGATIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that individuals representing the United States at 
international athletic competitions in foreign countries 
should have the opportunity to be informed about human 
rights and security concerns in such countries and how 
best to safeguard their personal security and privacy. 
(b) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary of State shall devise and implement a strategy 
for disseminating briefing materials, including infor-
mation described in subsection (c), to individuals 
representing the United States at international ath-
letic competitions in a covered country. 
(2) TIMING AND FORM OF MATERIALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The briefing materials 
referred to in paragraph (1) shall be offered not 
later than 180 days prior to the commencement 
of an international athletic competition in a 
covered country. 
(B) FORM OF DELIVERY.—Briefing mate-
rials related to the human rights record of cov-
ered countries may be delivered electronically or 
disseminated in person, as appropriate. 
(C) SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION.—Informa-
tion briefing materials related to personal secu-
rity risks may be offered electronically, in writ-
ten 
format, 
by 
video 
teleconference, 
or 
prerecorded video. 
(3) CONSULTATIONS.—In devising and imple-
menting the strategy required under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of State shall consult with the fol-
lowing:
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(A) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations in the Senate, not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(B) Leading human rights nongovern-
mental organizations and relevant subject-mat-
ter experts in determining the content of the 
briefings required under this subsection. 
(C) The United States Olympic and 
Paralympic Committee and the national gov-
erning bodies of amateur sports that play a role 
in determining which individuals represent the 
United States in international athletic competi-
tions, regarding the most appropriate and effec-
tive method to disseminate briefing materials. 
(c) CONTENT OF BRIEFINGS.—The briefing mate-
rials required under subsection (b) shall include, with re-
spect to a covered country hosting an international athletic 
competition in which individuals may represent the United 
States, the following: 
(1) Information on the human rights concerns 
present in such covered country, as described in the 
Department of State’s Annual Country Reports on 
Human Rights Practices.
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(2) Information, as applicable, on risks such in-
dividuals may face to their personal and digital pri-
vacy and security, and recommended measures to 
safeguard against certain forms of foreign intel-
ligence targeting, as appropriate. 
(d) COVERED COUNTRY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered country’’ means, with respect to a coun-
try hosting an international athletic competition in which 
individuals representing the United States may partici-
pate, any of the following: 
(1) Any Communist country specified in sub-
section (f) of section 620 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(f)). 
(2) Any country ranked as a Tier 3 country in 
the most recent Department of State’s annual Traf-
ficking in Persons Report. 
(3) Any other country the Secretary of State 
determines present serious human rights concerns 
for the purpose of informing such individuals. 
(4) Any country the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with other cabinet officials as appropriate, 
determines presents a serious counterintelligence 
risk.
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SEC. 1348. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN COLOMBIA. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report that includes the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A description of the security cooperation re-
lationship between the United States and Colombia, 
including a description of United States objectives, 
any ongoing or planned security cooperation activi-
ties with the military forces of Colombia, and an 
identification of priority capabilities of the military 
forces of Colombia that the Department could en-
hance. 
(2) An assessment of the capabilities of the 
military and paramilitary forces of Colombia. 
(3) A description of the human rights climate 
in Colombia, an assessment of the Colombia military 
and paramilitary forces’ adherence to human rights, 
and a description of any ongoing or planned cooper-
ative activities between the United States and Co-
lombia focused on human rights. 
(4) A description of the manner and extent to 
which a security cooperation strategy between the 
United States and Colombia could address any 
human rights abuses identified pursuant to para-
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graph (3) or (4), encourage accountability and pro-
mote reform through training on human rights, rule 
of law, and rules of engagement. 
SEC. 1349. PROHIBITION ON EXPORTS OF ITEMS USED FOR 
CROWD CONTROL PURPOSES TO COLOMBIA’S 
MOBILE ANTI-DISTURBANCES SQUADRON. 
(a) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
annually thereafter until 2032, the Secretary of State 
shall make a determination as to whether Colombia’s Mo-
bile Anti-Disturbances Squadron has committed gross vio-
lations of human rights. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSES 
PROHIBITED.—If the Secretary of State determines under 
subsection (a) that Colombia’s Mobile Anti-Disturbances 
Squadron has committed gross violations of human rights, 
then— 
(1) none of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be used to authorize, provide, or facilitate the deliv-
ery of covered items to Colombia’s Mobile Anti-Dis-
turbances Squadron; and 
(2) the President shall prohibit the issuance of 
licenses to export covered items to Colombia’s Mobile 
Anti-Disturbances Squadron.
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(c) COVERED ITEMS DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered items’’ includes firearms, tanks, tear gas, 
pepper spray, rubber bullets, foam rounds, bean bag 
rounds, pepper balls, water cannons, handcuffs, shackles, 
stun guns, tasers, or any other item that may be used 
for purposes of crowd control. 
SEC. 1350. ANNUAL REPORT RELATING TO THE SITUATION 
IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE 
CONGO. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
for five years thereafter, the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment and other departments and agencies as deter-
mined necessary, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees an annual report on the United States 
strategy for advancing security sector reforms, demobiliza-
tion, 
disengagement, 
and 
reintegration 
efforts, 
anticorruption measures, and other assistance and initia-
tives designed to address chronic instability and other gov-
ernance issues, localized armed conflict, and the growing 
threat of transnational terrorism in the Democratic Re-
public of the Congo (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘DRC’’).
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A comprehensive assessment of the threat 
posed by the Allied Democratic Forces, elements of 
which have declared as an affiliate of the Islamic 
State, and any other affiliates of the Islamic State 
or Al Qaeda based in the DRC, which shall include, 
with respect to each such group— 
(A) the capacity to strike— 
(i) the United States homeland; 
(ii) United States persons; and 
(iii) interests in the United States or 
elsewhere; 
(B) the connectivity to other Islamic State 
or Al Qaeda affiliates and senior leaders of 
their respective core organizations; and 
(C) the major sources of revenue, including 
illicit and licit activities and financial flows 
originating outside of the DRC to senior leaders 
of the organizations. 
(2) An assessment of how terrorist organiza-
tions and armed groups exacerbate the ongoing hu-
manitarian crisis in the DRC and neighboring coun-
tries, including an analysis of the extent to which 
elements of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Re-
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public of the Congo (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘FARDC’’) and other government entities col-
laborate with, contribute to, or otherwise facilitate 
actors involved in chronic armed conflict in the 
DRC. 
(3) An assessment of the impact of the United 
Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘MONUSCO’’) on the security sit-
uation in the DRC over the previous five fiscal years 
and 
recommendations 
for 
changes 
to 
the 
MONUSCO mandate, if any, to improve its efficacy. 
(4) A detailed account of United States foreign 
assistance provided over the previous five fiscal years 
intended to build FARDC capacity to counter ter-
rorism and violent extremism, to protect civilians, 
and to address longstanding allegations of FARDC 
human rights abuses and collaboration with armed 
groups in the DRC. 
(5) A detailed account of United States foreign 
assistance provided over the previous five fiscal years 
to address humanitarian needs, counter corruption, 
and improve good governance, including fiscal trans-
parency, in the DRC.
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(6) The statutory authorities under which as-
sistance described in paragraph (4) or (5) was pro-
vided, the amounts provided under each authority, 
and an analysis of the efficacy and impact of such 
assistance. 
(7) A detailed proposal of what resources are 
required to pursue the United States strategy out-
lined in subsection (a) in the following year. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate.
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SEC. 1351. REPORT ON ISRAELI REGIONAL MILITARY CO-
ORDINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States-Israel Security 
Assistance Authorization Act of 2020 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1280C. REPORTS ON REGIONAL MILITARY COORDINA-
TION. 
‘‘(a) REPORT BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a report, 
including a classified annex, to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and of the Sen-
ate on the status of the efforts of the United States to 
work with countries within the United States Central 
Command area of responsibilities to improve Israel’s co-
ordination with regional militaries. 
‘‘(b) REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE.—The Sec-
retary of State, in coordination with the Administrator for 
the United States Agency for International Development, 
shall provide the House Foreign Affairs and Senate For-
eign Relations Committee with an analysis of the strategic 
initiatives taken to fully integrate the Abraham Accords 
into congressionally authorized and appropriated pro-
grams. The report shall also include a strategic plan for 
how potential new funds that have previously been author-
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ized by Congress could be used for such integration prior-
ities.’’. 
SEC. 1352. ARCTIC REGION DIPLOMACY POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, 
and the heads of any other relevant Federal agencies, act-
ing through the U.S. Coordinator for the Arctic Region, 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate an Arctic Region Diplomacy Policy. Such 
policy shall assess, develop, budget for, and implement 
plans, policies, and actions relating to the following: 
(1) Bolstering the diplomatic presence of the 
United States in Arctic countries, including through 
enhancements to diplomatic missions and facilities, 
participation in regional and bilateral dialogues re-
lated to Arctic security, and coordination of United 
States initiatives and assistance programs across 
agencies to protect the national security of the 
United States and its allies and partners.
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(2) Enhancing the resilience capacities of Arctic 
countries to the effects of environmental change and 
increased civilian and military activity by Arctic 
countries and other countries that may result from 
increased accessibility of the Arctic region. 
(3) Assessing specific added risks to the Arctic 
region and Arctic countries that— 
(A) are vulnerable to the changing Arctic 
environment; and 
(B) are strategically significant to the 
United States. 
(4) Coordinating the integration of environ-
mental change and national security risk and vulner-
ability assessments into the decision making process 
on foreign assistance awards with Greenland. 
(5) Advancing principles of good governance by 
encouraging and cooperating with Arctic states on 
collaborative approaches to— 
(A) responsibly manage natural resources 
in the Arctic region; 
(B) share the burden of ensuring maritime 
safety in the Arctic region; 
(C) prevent the escalation of security ten-
sions by mitigating against the militarization of 
the Arctic region;
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(D) develop mutually agreed upon multilat-
eral policies among Arctic countries on the 
management of maritime transit routes through 
the Arctic region and work cooperatively on the 
transit policies for access to and transit in the 
Arctic region by non-Arctic countries; and 
(E) facilitate the development of Arctic Re-
gion Diplomacy Action Plans to ensure stability 
and public safety in disaster situations in a hu-
mane and responsible fashion. 
(6) Evaluating the vulnerability, security, sur-
vivability, and resiliency of United States interests 
and non-defense assets in the Arctic region. 
(7) Reducing black carbon and methane emis-
sions in the Arctic region. 
(b) FORM.—The Arctic Region Diplomacy Policy re-
quired under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form but may contain a classified annex. Such unclas-
sified form shall be posted on an appropriate publicly 
available website of the Department of State.
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SEC. 1353. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE 
FOR THE COMMERCIAL EXPORT OR TRANS-
FER 
OF 
CERTAIN 
MILITARY 
OR 
POLICY 
WEAPONRY TO SAUDI ARABIA’S RAPID INTER-
VENTION FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out 
this Act may be used to provide for the commercial export 
or transfer of covered items to Saudi Arabia’s Rapid Inter-
vention Force (RIF). 
(b) COVERED ITEMS DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered items’’ includes firearms, tanks or other ve-
hicles, tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, foam rounds, 
bean bag rounds, pepper balls, water cannons, handcuffs, 
shackles, stun guns, tasers, military training, or any other 
military or police weaponry. 
SEC. 1354. REPORT AND STRATEGY RELATING TO HUMAN 
TRAFFICKING AND SLAVERY IN LIBYA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, shall submit 
to Congress a report on combating human trafficking and 
slavery in Libya. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following:
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(1) An assessment of the extent to which 
human trafficking and slavery remain commonplace 
in Libya. 
(2) An assessment of the role that the United 
Nations-recognized Libyan Government, non-state 
actors, and foreign governments have played in the 
propagation of human trafficking and slavery in 
Libya since 2011. 
(3) A summary of United States foreign policy 
tools that have been considered or used to combat 
human trafficking and slavery in Libya since 2011. 
(4) An identification and assessment of the root 
causes of human trafficking and slavery in Libya, 
including regional conflicts and instability. 
(5) An identification and assessment of domes-
tic or international options for pursuing account-
ability for perpetrators of human trafficking and 
slavery in Libya. 
(6) A strategy for diplomatic and development 
engagement to address the root causes identified and 
assessed pursuant to paragraph (4) and hold per-
petrators accountable through the options identified 
and assessed pursuant to paragraph (5).
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SEC. 1355. U.S.-ISRAEL MILITARY TECHNOLOGY COOPERA-
TION ACT. 
Section 1299M of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and insert-
ing ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT
OF
UNITED
STATES- 
ISRAEL
OPERATIONS-TECHNOLOGY
WORKING 
GROUP’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 
take actions within the United States-Israel Defense 
Acquisition Advisory Group— 
‘‘(A) to provide a standing forum for the 
United States and Israel to systematically share 
intelligence-informed military capability require-
ments; 
‘‘(B) to identify military capability require-
ments common to the Department of Defense 
and the Ministry of Defense of Israel; 
‘‘(C) to assist defense suppliers in the 
United States and Israel by assessing rec-
ommendations from such defense suppliers with
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respect to joint science, technology, research, 
development, test, evaluation, and production 
efforts; and 
‘‘(D) to develop, as feasible and advisable, 
combined United States-Israel plans to re-
search, develop, procure, and field weapon sys-
tems and military capabilities as quickly and 
economically as possible to meet common capa-
bility requirements of the Department and the 
Ministry of Defense of Israel. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed as requiring the 
termination of any existing United States defense 
activity, group, program, or partnership with 
Israel.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL 
OPERATIONS-TECHNOLOGY
WORKING
GROUP
WITHIN 
THE UNITED STATES-ISRAEL DEFENSE ACQUISITION AD-
VISORY GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the appro-
1489 
priate heads of other Federal agencies and with the 
concurrence of the Minister of Defense of Israel, 
shall establish, under the United States vice chair-
man of the United States-Israel Defense Acquisition 
Advisory Group, a United States-Israel Operations- 
Technology Working Group to address operations 
and technology matters described in subsection 
(a)(1). 
‘‘(2) EXTENSION WITH RESPECT TO TERMS OF 
REFERENCE.—The 1-year period under paragraph 
(1) may be extended for up to 180 days if the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, certifies in writing to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that additional time is needed 
to finalize the terms of reference. Such certification 
shall be made in unclassified form.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘United 
States-Israel Defense Acquisition Advisory Group’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘United States- 
Israel Operations-Technology Working Group’’. 
SEC. 1356. REPORT ON OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS 
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit
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to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the national security implications of open radio access net-
works (Open RAN or O-RAN) technology that— 
(1) provides information on the Department of 
State’s diplomatic efforts to ensure United States 
leadership in international standard setting bodies 
for Open RAN technology; 
(2) 
describes 
the 
involvement 
of 
China 
headquartered companies in Open RAN standards 
setting bodies such as the O-RAN Alliance; 
(3) reviews the national security risks posed by 
the presence of entities included on the Bureau of 
Industry and Security’s ‘‘Entity List’’ in the O-RAN 
Alliance; 
(4) determines whether entities that do business 
in the United States can participate in the O-Ran 
Alliance under existing sanctions and export control 
laws; 
(5) analyzes whether United States national se-
curity is affected by the limited number of tele-
communications equipment vendors, and examines 
whether the advent and deployment of Open RAN 
technology could affect such; 
(6) outlines how the United States can work 
with allies, partners, and other countries to ensure
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that Open RAN technology maintains the highest se-
curity and privacy standards; and 
(7) identifies steps the United States can take 
to assert leadership in Open RAN technology. 
(b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(4) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate. 
SEC. 1357. REPORT THE GREY WOLVES ORGANIZATION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate Congressional committees a report that 
contains the following: 
(1) A detailed report of the activities of the 
Grey Wolves organization (AKA Bozkurtlar & U¨lku¨ 
Ocaklar() undertaken against U.S. interests, allies, 
and international partners, including a review of the 
criteria met for designation as a foreign terrorist or-
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ganization as set forth in section 219 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) A determination as to whether the Grey 
Wolves meet the criteria for designation as a foreign 
terrorist organization as set forth in section 219 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189), and should be designated as such by the Sec-
retary of State. 
(3) If the Secretary of State determines that 
the Grey Wolves do not meet the criteria set forth 
under section 219 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), a detailed justification as 
to which criteria have not been met. 
SEC. 1358. PRIORITIZATION OF EFFORTS OF THE DEPART-
MENT 
OF 
STATE 
TO 
COMBAT 
INTER-
NATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN COVERED SYN-
THETIC DRUGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
prioritize efforts of the Department of State to combat 
international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs by car-
rying out programs and activities to include the following: 
(1) Supporting increased data collection by the 
United States and foreign countries through in-
creased drug use surveys among populations, in-
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creased use of wastewater testing where appropriate, 
and multilateral sharing of that data. 
(2) Engaging in increased consultation and 
partnership with international drug agencies, includ-
ing the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and 
Drug Addiction, and regulatory agencies in foreign 
countries. 
(3) Carrying out the program to provide assist-
ance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement 
agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs, as 
required by section 3. 
(4) Carrying out exchange programs for govern-
mental and nongovernmental personnel in the 
United States and in foreign countries to provide 
educational and professional development on demand 
reduction matters relating to the illicit use of nar-
cotics and other drugs, as required by section 4. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the implementa-
tion of this section.
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(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(c) PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO BUILD 
THE CAPACITY OF FOREIGN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
CIES WITH RESPECT TO COVERED SYNTHETIC DRUGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 660 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2420), the Secretary of State shall establish a pro-
gram to provide assistance to build the capacity of 
law enforcement agencies of the countries described 
in paragraph (3) to help such agencies to identify, 
track, and improve their forensics detection capabili-
ties with respect to covered synthetic drugs. 
(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary of State shall 
prioritize assistance under paragraph (1) among 
those countries described in paragraph (3) in which 
such assistance would have the most impact in re-
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ducing illicit use of covered synthetic drugs in the 
United States. 
(3) 
COUNTRIES
DESCRIBED.—The 
foreign 
countries described in this paragraph are— 
(A) countries that are producers of covered 
synthetic drugs; 
(B) countries whose pharmaceutical and 
chemical industries are known to be exploited 
for development or procurement of precursors 
of covered synthetic drugs; or 
(C) major drug-transit countries as defined 
by the President. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
ADDITIONAL
APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary to carry out this subsection 
$4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 
2026 and such amounts shall be in addition to 
amounts authorized for such purposes. 
(d) EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR GOVERNMENTAL AND 
NONGOVERNMENTAL
PERSONNEL
TO
PROVIDE
EDU-
CATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON DE-
MAND REDUCTION MATTERS RELATING TO ILLICIT USE 
OF NARCOTICS AND OTHER DRUGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish or continue and strengthen, as appropriate,
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an exchange program for governmental and non-
governmental personnel in the United States and in 
foreign countries to provide educational and profes-
sional development on demand reduction matters re-
lating to the illicit use of narcotics and other drugs. 
(2) PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS.—The program 
required by paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall be limited to individuals who have 
expertise and experience in matters described in 
paragraph (1); 
(B) in the case of inbound exchanges, may 
be carried out as part of exchange programs 
and international visitor programs administered 
by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Af-
fairs of the Department of State, including the 
International Visitor Leadership Program in 
consultation or coordination with the Bureau of 
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
Affairs; and 
(C) shall include outbound exchanges for 
governmental or nongovernmental personnel in 
the United States. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
ADDITIONAL
APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary to carry out this subsection
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$1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 
2026 and such amounts shall be in addition to 
amounts authorized for such purposes. 
(e) AMENDMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS 
CONTROL PROGRAM.— 
(1) 
INTERNATIONAL
NARCOTICS
CONTROL 
STRATEGY REPORT.—Section 489(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) 
SYNTHETIC
OPIOIDS
AND
NEW 
PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES.— 
‘‘(A) SYNTHETIC
OPIOIDS.—Information 
that contains an assessment of the countries 
significantly involved in the manufacture, pro-
duction, or transshipment of synthetic opioids, 
including fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, to 
include the following: 
‘‘(i) The scale of legal domestic pro-
duction and any available information on 
the number of manufacturers and pro-
ducers of such opioids in such countries. 
‘‘(ii) Information on any law enforce-
ment assessments of the scale of illegal 
production, including a description of the
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capacity of illegal laboratories to produce 
such opioids. 
‘‘(iii) The types of inputs used and a 
description of the primary methods of syn-
thesis employed by illegal producers of 
such opioids. 
‘‘(iv) An assessment of the policies of 
such countries to regulate licit manufac-
ture and interdict illicit manufacture, di-
version, distribution, and shipment of such 
opioids and an assessment of the effective-
ness of the policies’ implementation. 
‘‘(B) NEW PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES.— 
Information on, to the extent practicable, any 
policies of responding to new psychoactive sub-
stances (as such term is defined in section 7 of 
the FENTANYL Results Act), to include the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Which governments have articu-
lated policies on scheduling of such sub-
stances. 
‘‘(ii) Any data on impacts of such 
policies and other responses to such sub-
stances.
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‘‘(iii) An assessment of any policies 
the United States could adopt to improve 
its response to new psychoactive sub-
stances.’’. 
(2) DEFINITION OF MAJOR ILLICIT DRUG PRO-
DUCING COUNTRY.—Section 481(e) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)) is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘means a country in 
which—’’ and inserting ‘‘means— 
‘‘(A) a country in which—’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(A) 1,000’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(i) 1,000’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘(B) 1,000’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(ii) 1,000’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘(C) 5,000’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(iii) 5,000’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (A)(iii), as redes-
ignated by this subsection, by adding ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; and
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(vi) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) a country which is a significant direct 
source of illicit narcotic or psychotropic drugs 
or other controlled substances significantly af-
fecting the United States.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5) to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) the term ‘major drug-transit country’ 
means a country through which are transported il-
licit narcotic or psychotropic drugs or other con-
trolled substances significantly affecting the United 
States.’’. 
(f) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the President should direct the United 
States Representative to the United Nations to use 
the voice and vote of the United States at the 
United Nations to advocate for more transparent as-
sessments of countries by the International Nar-
cotics Control Board; and 
(2) bilateral, plurilateral, and multilateral inter-
national cooperation is essential to combating the 
trafficking of covered synthetic drugs. 
(g) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered synthetic drug’’ means—
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(A) a synthetic controlled substance (as de-
fined in section 102(6) of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6))), including 
fentanyl or a fentanyl analogue; or 
(B) a new psychoactive substance. 
(2) The term ‘‘new psychoactive substance’’ 
means a substance of abuse, or any preparation 
thereof, that— 
(A) is not— 
(i) included in any schedule as a con-
trolled substance under the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.); or 
(ii) controlled by the Single Conven-
tion on Narcotic Drugs signed at New 
York, New York, on March 30, 1961, or 
the Convention on Psychotropic Substances 
signed at Vienna, Austria, on February 21, 
1971; 
(B) is new or has reemerged on the illicit 
market; and 
(C) poses a threat to the public health and 
safety.
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SEC. 1359. ANNUAL REPORT ON COMPREHENSIVE NU-
CLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY SENSORS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than Sep-
tember 1 of each subsequent year, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on the sensors used in the international 
monitoring system of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test- 
Ban Treaty Organization. Each such report shall include, 
with respect to the period covered by the report— 
(1) the number of incidents where such sensors 
are disabled, turned off, or experience ‘‘technical dif-
ficulties’’; and 
(2) with respect to each such incident— 
(A) the location of the sensor; 
(B) the duration of the incident; and 
(C) whether the Secretary determines there 
is reason to believe that the incident was a de-
liberate act on the part of the host nation. 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1360. REPORT ON UNITED STATES HUMANITARIAN AID 
TO NAGORNO KARABAKH. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate a report that contains— 
(1) a detailed review of all United States hu-
manitarian and developmental assistance programs 
being implemented in Nagorno Karabakh, including 
project descriptions and budgets, a listing of 
partnering organizations, and resulting deliverables; 
(2) an analysis of the effectiveness of such as-
sistance programs for Nagorno Karabakh; and 
(3) plans for future such assistance programs 
for Nagorno Karabakh. 
SEC. 1361. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNITED STATES STRATEGY 
TO COUNTER MALIGN FOREIGN INFLUENCE 
IN AFRICA. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the heads of other Federal departments and
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agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees a report on the United States strategy and 
associated efforts to counter the malign influence of the 
People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and 
other foreign actors who seek to undermine United States 
efforts and influence in Africa. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the scope and nature of 
foreign malign influence in Africa, including malign 
influence that is facilitated by the People’s Republic 
of China, the Russian Federation, and other actors. 
(2) A detailed account of United States foreign 
assistance and other initiatives developed and imple-
mented during fiscal years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 
2021 to address foreign malign influence in Africa, 
including those programs designed to build foreign 
government and civil society capacity to improve 
standards related to human rights, labor, anti-cor-
ruption, fiscal transparency, and other tenets of 
good governance. 
(3) Analysis of policy and programmatic limita-
tions, gaps, and resource requirements to meet re-
lated strategic objectives.
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(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 1362. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON HUMAN RIGHTS 
ABUSES RELATED TO THE ARMS EXPORTS OF 
THE TOP FIVE ARMS-EXPORTING FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi-
nation with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the 
National Security Council, the Secretary of Defense, and 
the Secretary of Commerce, shall enter into an agreement 
to provide for the conduct of an independent study on 
human rights abuses related to the arms exports of the 
top five arms-exporting foreign countries, including China 
and Russia. 
(b) MATTERS
TO BE INCLUDED.—The study de-
scribed in subsection (a)—
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(1) shall provide recommendations to reduce ci-
vilian harm in foreign countries that may have oc-
curred directly or indirectly in connection with such 
arms exports, including— 
(A) strategies to work with partner na-
tions; and 
(B) complementary or additional engage-
ment, including with capabilities; 
(2) shall analyze how to reduce risk relating to 
such arms exports, including through use of addi-
tional training, tools, and data; and 
(3) may include other relevant elements. 
(c) DEADLINE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The study described in sub-
section (a) shall be completed by September 1, 2022 
and shall be submitted to the appropriate congres-
sional committees not later than 5 days after its 
completion. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives; and
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 1363. FUNDING FOR CIVILIAN HARM MITIGATION BY 
DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY. 
(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation 
and maintenance, Defense-wide, as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, for the Defense 
Security Cooperation Agency is hereby increased by 
$2,000,000, of which $1,000,000 is for the Defense Insti-
tute of International Legal Studies for Civilian Harm 
Mitigation and $1,000,000 is for the Institute of Security 
Governance for Civilian Harm Mitigation, for civilian 
harm mitigation overall program process improvement and 
management such as, at a minimum, assessment frame-
work development and improvement, risk analysis im-
provement, and the development of new training and ad-
vising materials. 
(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 
in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized 
to be appropriated in section 301 for operation and main-
tenance, Defense-wide, as specified in the corresponding
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funding table in section 4301, for Undistributed in line 
580 is hereby reduced by $2,000,000. 
Subtitle 
D—Central 
American 
Women and Children Protection 
Act of 2021 
SEC. 1371. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Central American 
Women and Children Protection Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 1372. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Northern Triangle countries of El Sal-
vador, Guatemala, and Honduras have among the 
highest homicide rates in the world. In 2020, there 
were— 
(A) 19.7 homicides per 100,000 people in 
El Salvador; 
(B) 15.4 homicides per 100,000 people in 
Guatemala; and 
(C) 37.6 homicides per 100,000 people in 
Honduras. 
(2) El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras are 
characterized by a high prevalence of drug- and 
gang-related violence, murder, and crimes involving 
sexual- and gender-based violence against women