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that includes recommended changes, if any, to the prohibition 
in subsection (d). 
(3) MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—After receipt of the report required 
by paragraph (2), the Authority may, by unanimous vote 
of the Board of the Authority, modify the prohibition in 
subsection (d) and, notwithstanding subsection (f), any such 
modification shall apply to all States beginning on the 
date that is three years after the program effective date. 
(B) CONDITION.—In order for a unanimous vote 
described in subparagraph (A) to effect a modification of 
the prohibition in subsection (d), the vote must include 
unanimous adoption of each of the following findings: 
(i) That the modification is warranted. 
(ii) That the modification is in the best interests 
of horse racing. 
(iii) 
That 
furosemide 
has 
no 
performance 
enhancing effect on individual horses. 
(iv) That public confidence in the integrity and 
safety of racing would not be adversely affected by 
the modification. 
(f) EXEMPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), only 
during the three-year period beginning on the program effective 
date, a State racing commission may submit to the Authority, 
at such time and in such manner as the Authority may require, 
a request for an exemption from the prohibition in subsection 
(d) with respect to the use of furosemide on covered horses 
during such period. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—An exemption under paragraph (1) may 
not be requested for— 
(A) two-year-old covered horses; or 
(B) covered horses competing in stakes races. 
(3) CONTENTS OF REQUEST.—A request under paragraph 
(1) shall specify the applicable State racing commission’s 
requested limitations on the use of furosemide that would apply 
to the State under the horseracing anti-doping and medication 
control program during such period. Such limitations shall be 
no less restrictive on the use and administration of furosemide 
than the restrictions set forth in State’s laws and regulations 
in effect as of September 1, 2020. 
(4) GRANT OF EXEMPTION.—Subject to subsection (e)(3), the 
Authority shall grant an exemption requested under paragraph 
(1) for the remainder of such period and shall allow the use 
of furosemide on covered horses in the applicable State, in 
accordance with the requested limitations. 
(g) BASELINE ANTI-DOPING AND MEDICATION CONTROL RULES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), the baseline 
anti-doping and medication control rules described in paragraph 
(2) shall— 
(A) constitute the initial rules of the horseracing anti- 
doping and medication control program; and 
(B) except as exempted pursuant to subsections (e) 
and (f), remain in effect at all times after the program 
effective date. 
(2) BASELINE
ANTI-DOPING
MEDICATION
CONTROL
RULES 
DESCRIBED.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The baseline anti-doping and medica-
tion control rules described in this paragraph are the fol-
lowing: 
(i) The lists of permitted and prohibited substances 
(including drugs, medications, and naturally occurring 
substances and synthetically occurring substances) in 
effect for the International Federation of Horseracing 
Authorities, including the International Federation of 
Horseracing 
Authorities 
International 
Screening 
Limits for urine, dated May 2019, and the Inter-
national Federation of Horseracing Authorities Inter-
national Screening Limits for plasma, dated May 2019. 
(ii) The World Anti-Doping Agency International 
Standard 
for 
Laboratories 
(version 
10.0), 
dated 
November 12, 2019. 
(iii) The Association of Racing Commissioners 
International out-of-competition testing standards, 
Model Rules of Racing (version 9.2). 
(iv) The Association of Racing Commissioners 
International penalty and multiple medication viola-
tion rules, Model Rules of Racing (version 6.2). 
(B) CONFLICT
OF
RULES.—In the case of a conflict 
among the rules described in subparagraph (A), the most 
stringent rule shall apply. 
(3) MODIFICATIONS TO BASELINE RULES.— 
(A) DEVELOPMENT
BY
ANTI-DOPING
AND
MEDICATION 
CONTROL
STANDING
COMMITTEE.—The anti-doping and 
medication control standing committee, in consultation 
with the anti-doping and medication control enforcement 
agency, may develop and submit to the Authority for 
approval by the Authority proposed modifications to the 
baseline anti-doping and medication control rules. 
(B) AUTHORITY APPROVAL.—If the Authority approves 
a proposed modification under this paragraph, the proposed 
modification shall be submitted to and considered by the 
Commission in accordance with section 1204. 
(C) ANTI-DOPING AND MEDICATION CONTROL ENFORCE-
MENT AGENCY VETO AUTHORITY.—The Authority shall not 
approve any proposed modification that renders an anti- 
doping and medication control rule less stringent than the 
baseline anti-doping and medication control rules described 
in paragraph (2) (including by increasing permitted medica-
tion thresholds, adding permitted medications, removing 
prohibited medications, or weakening enforcement mecha-
nisms) without the approval of the anti-doping and medica-
tion control enforcement agency. 
SEC. 1207. RACETRACK SAFETY PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSIDERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the program effective date, 
and after notice and an opportunity for public comment in 
accordance with section 1204, the Authority shall establish 
a racetrack safety program applicable to all covered horses, 
covered persons, and covered horseraces in accordance with 
the registration of covered persons under section 1205(d). 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS
IN
DEVELOPMENT
OF
SAFETY
PRO-
GRAM.—In the development of the horseracing safety program
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for covered horses, covered persons, and covered horseraces, 
the Authority and the Commission shall take into consideration 
existing safety standards including the National Thoroughbred 
Racing Association Safety and Integrity Alliance Code of Stand-
ards, the International Federation of Horseracing Authority’s 
International Agreement on Breeding, Racing, and Wagering, 
and the British Horseracing Authority’s Equine Health and 
Welfare program. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF HORSERACING SAFETY PROGRAM.—The horse-
racing safety program shall include the following: 
(1) A set of training and racing safety standards and proto-
cols taking into account regional differences and the character 
of differing racing facilities. 
(2) A uniform set of training and racing safety standards 
and protocols consistent with the humane treatment of covered 
horses, which may include lists of permitted and prohibited 
practices or methods (such as crop use). 
(3) A racing surface quality maintenance system that— 
(A) takes into account regional differences and the 
character of differing racing facilities; and 
(B) may include requirements for track surface design 
and consistency and established standard operating proce-
dures related to track surface, monitoring, and mainte-
nance (such as standardized seasonal assessment, daily 
tracking, and measurement). 
(4) A uniform set of track safety standards and protocols, 
that may include rules governing oversight and movement of 
covered horses and human and equine injury reporting and 
prevention. 
(5) Programs for injury and fatality data analysis, that 
may include pre- and post-training and race inspections, use 
of a veterinarian’s list, and concussion protocols. 
(6) The undertaking of investigations at racetrack and non- 
racetrack facilities related to safety violations. 
(7) Procedures for investigating, charging, and adjudicating 
violations and for the enforcement of civil sanctions for viola-
tions. 
(8) A schedule of civil sanctions for violations. 
(9) Disciplinary hearings, which may include binding 
arbitration, civil sanctions, and research. 
(10) Management of violation results. 
(11) Programs relating to safety and performance research 
and education. 
(12) An evaluation and accreditation program that ensures 
that racetracks in the United States meet the standards 
described in the elements of the Horseracing Safety Program. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—The following activities shall be carried out 
under the racetrack safety program: 
(1) STANDARDS FOR RACETRACK SAFETY.—The development, 
by the racetrack safety standing committee of the Authority 
in section 1203(c)(2) of uniform standards for racetrack and 
horseracing safety. 
(2) STANDARDS FOR SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE ACCREDITA-
TION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days before the 
program effective date, the Authority, in consultation with
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the racetrack safety standing committee, shall issue, by 
rule in accordance with section 1204— 
(i) safety and performance standards of accredita-
tion for racetracks; and 
(ii) the process by which a racetrack may achieve 
and maintain accreditation by the Authority. 
(B) MODIFICATIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Authority may modify rules 
establishing the standards issued under subparagraph 
(A), as the Authority considers appropriate. 
(ii) NOTICE AND COMMENT.—The Commission shall 
publish in the Federal Register any proposed rule of 
the Authority, and provide an opportunity for public 
comment with respect to, any modification under clause 
(i) in accordance with section 1204. 
(C) EXTENSION OF PROVISIONAL OR INTERIM ACCREDITA-
TION.—The Authority may, by rule in accordance with sec-
tion 1204, extend provisional or interim accreditation to 
a racetrack accredited by the National Thoroughbred 
Racing Association Safety and Integrity Alliance on a date 
before the program effective date. 
(3) NATIONWIDE
SAFETY
AND
PERFORMANCE
DATABASE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
program effective date, and after notice and an opportunity 
for public comment in accordance with section 1204, the 
Authority, in consultation with the Commission, shall 
develop and maintain a nationwide database of racehorse 
safety, performance, health, and injury information for the 
purpose of conducting an epidemiological study. 
(B) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—In accordance with 
the registration of covered persons under section 1205(d), 
the Authority may require covered persons to collect and 
submit to the database described in subparagraph (A) such 
information as the Authority may require to further the 
goal of increased racehorse welfare. 
SEC. 1208. RULE VIOLATIONS AND CIVIL SANCTIONS. 
(a) DESCRIPTION OF RULE VIOLATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Authority shall issue, by rule in 
accordance with section 1204, a description of safety, perform-
ance, and anti-doping and medication control rule violations 
applicable to covered horses and covered persons. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The description of rule violations estab-
lished under paragraph (1) may include the following: 
(A) With respect to a covered horse, strict liability 
for covered trainers for— 
(i) the presence of a prohibited substance or 
method in a sample or the use of a prohibited substance 
or method; 
(ii) the presence of a permitted substance in a 
sample in excess of the amount allowed by the horse-
racing anti-doping and medication control program; 
and 
(iii) the use of a permitted method in violation 
of the applicable limitations established under the 
horseracing anti-doping and medication control pro-
gram.
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(B) Attempted use of a prohibited substance or method 
on a covered horse. 
(C) Possession of any prohibited substance or method. 
(D) Attempted possession of any prohibited substance 
or method. 
(E) Administration or attempted administration of any 
prohibited substance or method on a covered horse. 
(F) Refusal or failure, without compelling justification, 
to submit a covered horse for sample collection. 
(G) Failure to cooperate with the Authority or an agent 
of the Authority during any investigation. 
(H) Failure to respond truthfully, to the best of a 
covered person’s knowledge, to a question of the Authority 
or an agent of the Authority with respect to any matter 
under the jurisdiction of the Authority. 
(I) Tampering or attempted tampering with the 
application of the safety, performance, or anti-doping and 
medication control rules or process adopted by the 
Authority, including— 
(i) the intentional interference, or an attempt to 
interfere, with an official or agent of the Authority; 
(ii) the procurement or the provision of fraudulent 
information to the Authority or agent; and 
(iii) the intimidation of, or an attempt to intimi-
date, a potential witness. 
(J) Trafficking or attempted trafficking in any prohib-
ited substance or method. 
(K) Assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting, conspiring, 
covering up, or any other type of intentional complicity 
involving a safety, performance, or anti-doping and medica-
tion control rule violation or the violation of a period of 
suspension or eligibility. 
(L) Threatening or seeking to intimidate a person with 
the intent of discouraging the person from the good faith 
reporting to the Authority, an agent of the Authority or 
the Commission, or the anti-doping and medication control 
enforcement agency under section 1205(e), of information 
that relates to— 
(i) an alleged safety, performance, or anti-doping 
and medication control rule violation; or 
(ii) alleged noncompliance with a safety, perform-
ance, or anti-doping and medication control rule. 
(b) TESTING LABORATORIES.— 
(1) ACCREDITATION AND STANDARDS.—Not later than 120 
days before the program effective date, the Authority shall, 
in consultation with the anti-doping and medication control 
enforcement agency, establish, by rule in accordance with sec-
tion 1204— 
(A) standards of accreditation for laboratories involved 
in testing samples from covered horses; 
(B) the process for achieving and maintaining accredi-
tation; and 
(C) the standards and protocols for testing such sam-
ples. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The accreditation of laboratories and 
the conduct of audits of accredited laboratories to ensure compli-
ance with Authority rules shall be administered by the anti-
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doping and medication control enforcement agency. The anti- 
doping and medication control enforcement agency shall have 
the authority to require specific test samples to be directed 
to and tested by laboratories having special expertise in the 
required tests. 
(3) EXTENSION
OF
PROVISIONAL
OR
INTERIM
ACCREDITA-
TION.—The Authority may, by rule in accordance with section 
1204, extend provisional or interim accreditation to a laboratory 
accredited by the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium, 
Inc., on a date before the program effective date. 
(4) SELECTION OF LABORATORIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
a State racing commission may select a laboratory accred-
ited in accordance with the standards established under 
paragraph (1) to test samples taken in the applicable State. 
(B) SELECTION BY THE AUTHORITY.—If a State racing 
commission does not select an accredited laboratory under 
subparagraph (A), the Authority shall select such a labora-
tory to test samples taken in the State concerned. 
(c) RESULTS MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINARY PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days before the pro-
gram effective date, the Authority shall establish in accordance 
with section 1204— 
(A) rules for safety, performance, and anti-doping and 
medication control results management; and 
(B) the disciplinary process for safety, performance, 
and anti-doping and medication control rule violations. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The rules and process established under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Provisions for notification of safety, performance, 
and anti-doping and medication control rule violations. 
(B) Hearing procedures. 
(C) Standards for burden of proof. 
(D) Presumptions. 
(E) Evidentiary rules. 
(F) Appeals. 
(G) Guidelines for confidentiality and public reporting 
of decisions. 
(3) DUE PROCESS.—The rules established under paragraph 
(1) shall provide for adequate due process, including impartial 
hearing officers or tribunals commensurate with the seriousness 
of the alleged safety, performance, or anti-doping and medica-
tion control rule violation and the possible civil sanctions for 
such violation. 
(d) CIVIL SANCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Authority shall establish uniform 
rules, in accordance with section 1204, imposing civil sanctions 
against covered persons or covered horses for safety, perform-
ance, and anti-doping and medication control rule violations. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The rules established under para-
graph (1) shall— 
(A) take into account the unique aspects of horseracing; 
(B) be designed to ensure fair and transparent 
horseraces; and 
(C) deter safety, performance, and anti-doping and 
medication control rule violations.
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(3) SEVERITY.—The civil sanctions under paragraph (1) may 
include— 
(A) lifetime bans from horseracing, disgorgement of 
purses, monetary fines and penalties, and changes to the 
order of finish in covered races; and 
(B) with respect to anti-doping and medication control 
rule violators, an opportunity to reduce the applicable civil 
sanctions that is comparable to the opportunity provided 
by the Protocol for Olympic Movement Testing of the 
United States Anti-Doping Agency. 
(e) MODIFICATIONS.—The Authority may propose a modification 
to any rule established under this section as the Authority considers 
appropriate, and the proposed modification shall be submitted to 
and considered by the Commission in accordance with section 1204. 
SEC. 1209. REVIEW OF FINAL DECISIONS OF THE AUTHORITY. 
(a) NOTICE OF CIVIL SANCTIONS.— If the Authority imposes 
a final civil sanction for a violation committed by a covered person 
pursuant to the rules or standards of the Authority, the Authority 
shall promptly submit to the Commission notice of the civil sanction 
in such form as the Commission may require. 
(b) REVIEW BY ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to a final civil sanction 
imposed by the Authority, on application by the Commission 
or a person aggrieved by the civil sanction filed not later 
than 30 days after the date on which notice under subsection 
(a) is submitted, the civil sanction shall be subject to de novo 
review by an administrative law judge. 
(2) NATURE OF REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In matters reviewed under this sub-
section, the administrative law judge shall determine 
whether— 
(i) a person has engaged in such acts or practices, 
or has omitted such acts or practices, as the Authority 
has found the person to have engaged in or omitted; 
(ii) such acts, practices, or omissions are in viola-
tion of this Act or the anti-doping and medication 
control or racetrack safety rules approved by the 
Commission; or 
(iii) the final civil sanction of the Authority was 
arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or other-
wise not in accordance with law. 
(B) CONDUCT
OF
HEARING.—An administrative law 
judge shall conduct a hearing under this subsection in 
such a manner as the Commission may specify by rule, 
which shall conform to section 556 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(3) DECISION BY ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a matter reviewed 
under this subsection, an administrative law judge— 
(i) shall render a decision not later than 60 days 
after the conclusion of the hearing; 
(ii) may affirm, reverse, modify, set aside, or 
remand for further proceedings, in whole or in part, 
the final civil sanction of the Authority; and
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(iii) may make any finding or conclusion that, in 
the judgment of the administrative law judge, is proper 
and based on the record. 
(B) FINAL DECISION.—A decision under this paragraph 
shall constitute the decision of the Commission without 
further proceedings unless a notice or an application for 
review is timely filed under subsection (c). 
(c) REVIEW BY COMMISSION.— 
(1) NOTICE OF REVIEW BY COMMISSION.—The Commission 
may, on its own motion, review any decision of an administra-
tive law judge issued under subsection (b)(3) by providing writ-
ten notice to the Authority and any interested party not later 
than 30 days after the date on which the administrative law 
judge issues the decision. 
(2) APPLICATION FOR REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Authority or a person aggrieved 
by a decision issued under subsection (b)(3) may petition 
the Commission for review of such decision by filing an 
application for review not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the administrative law judge issues the 
decision. 
(B) EFFECT OF DENIAL OF APPLICATION FOR REVIEW.— 
If an application for review under subparagraph (A) is 
denied, the decision of the administrative law judge shall 
constitute the decision of the Commission without further 
proceedings. 
(C) DISCRETION OF COMMISSION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—A decision with respect to 
whether to grant an application for review under 
subparagraph (A) is subject to the discretion of the 
Commission. 
(ii) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In determining 
whether to grant such an application for review, the 
Commission shall consider whether the application 
makes a reasonable showing that— 
(I) a prejudicial error was committed in the 
conduct of the proceeding; or 
(II) the decision involved— 
(aa) an erroneous application of the anti- 
doping and medication control or racetrack 
safety rules approved by the Commission; or 
(bb) an exercise of discretion or a decision 
of law or policy that warrants review by the 
Commission. 
(3) NATURE OF REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In matters reviewed under this sub-
section, the Commission may— 
(i) affirm, reverse, modify, set aside, or remand 
for further proceedings, in whole or in part, the decision 
of the administrative law judge; and 
(ii) make any finding or conclusion that, in the 
judgement of the Commission, is proper and based 
on the record. 
(B) DE NOVO REVIEW.—The Commission shall review 
de novo the factual findings and conclusions of law made 
by the administrative law judge. 
(C) CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE.—
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(i) MOTION
BY
COMMISSION.—The Commission 
may, on its own motion, allow the consideration of 
additional evidence. 
(ii) MOTION BY A PARTY.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—A party may file a motion 
to consider additional evidence at any time before 
the issuance of a decision by the Commission, 
which shall show, with particularity, that— 
(aa) such additional evidence is material; 
and 
(bb) there were reasonable grounds for 
failure to submit the evidence previously. 
(II) PROCEDURE.—The Commission may— 
(aa) accept or hear additional evidence; 
or 
(bb) 
remand 
the 
proceeding 
to 
the 
administrative law judge for the consideration 
of additional evidence. 
(d) STAY OF PROCEEDINGS.—Review by an administrative law 
judge or the Commission under this section shall not operate as 
a stay of a final civil sanction of the Authority unless the adminis-
trative law judge or Commission orders such a stay. 
SEC. 1210. UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES. 
The sale of a covered horse, or of any other horse in anticipation 
of its future participation in a covered race, shall be considered 
an unfair or deceptive act or practice in or affecting commerce 
under section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
45(a)) if the seller— 
(1) knows or has reason to know the horse has been 
administered— 
(A) a bisphosphonate prior to the horse’s fourth birth-
day; or 
(B) any other substance or method the Authority deter-
mines has a long-term degrading effect on the soundness 
of the covered horse; and 
(2) fails to disclose to the buyer the administration of 
the bisphosphonate or other substance or method described 
in paragraph (1)(B). 
SEC. 1211. STATE DELEGATION; COOPERATION. 
(a) STATE DELEGATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Authority may enter into an agree-
ment with a State racing commission to implement, within 
the jurisdiction of the State racing commission, a component 
of the racetrack safety program or, with the concurrence of 
the anti-doping and medication control enforcement agency 
under section 1205(e), a component of the horseracing anti- 
doping and medication control program, if the Authority deter-
mines that the State racing commission has the ability to 
implement such component in accordance with the rules, stand-
ards, and requirements established by the Authority. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION
BY
STATE
RACING
COMMISSION.—A 
State racing commission or other appropriate regulatory body 
of a State may not implement such a component in a manner 
less restrictive than the rule, standard, or requirement estab-
lished by the Authority.
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(b) COOPERATION.—To avoid duplication of functions, facilities, 
and personnel, and to attain closer coordination and greater 
effectiveness and economy in administration of Federal and State 
law, where conduct by any person subject to the horseracing medica-
tion control program or the racetrack safety program may involve 
both a medication control or racetrack safety rule violation and 
violation of Federal or State law, the Authority and Federal or 
State law enforcement authorities shall cooperate and share 
information. 
SEC. 1212. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 
by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 
PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 
Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Com-
mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage. 
TITLE XIII—COMMUNITY 
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS 
SEC. 1301. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds previously made available in chapter 
9 of title X of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public 
Law 113–2, division A; 127 Stat. 36) under the heading ‘‘DEPART-
MENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT—Community 
Planning and Development—Community Development Fund’’ that 
were available for obligation through fiscal year 2017 are to remain 
available through fiscal year 2023 for the liquidation of valid obliga-
tions incurred in fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 
(b) EMERGENCY.—Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section 
that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE XIV—COVID–19 CONSUMER 
PROTECTION ACT 
SEC. 1401. PROHIBITING DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES IN CONNEC-
TION WITH THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘COVID– 
19 Consumer Protection Act’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—For the duration of a public health emergency 
declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 247d) as a result of confirmed cases of the 2019 novel 
coronavirus (COVID–19), including any renewal thereof, it shall 
be unlawful for any person, partnership, or corporation to engage 
in a deceptive act or practice in or affecting commerce in violation 
of section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
45(a)) that is associated with—
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(1) the treatment, cure, prevention, mitigation, or diagnosis 
of COVID–19; or 
(2) a government benefit related to COVID–19. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.— 
(1) VIOLATION.—A violation of subsection (b) shall be 
treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive 
act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Fed-
eral Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(2) POWERS OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Trade Commission shall 
enforce subsection (b) in the same manner, by the same 
means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties 
as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal 
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incor-
porated into and made a part of this Act. 
(B) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.—Any person who vio-
lates this Act shall be subject to the penalties and entitled 
to the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal 
Trade Commission Act. 
(3) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this Act shall 
be construed to limit the authority of the Federal Trade 
Commission under any other provision of law. 
(d) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this Act, or the applica-
tion thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the 
remainder of this Act and the application of such provision to 
other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall 
not be affected by the invalidation. 
TITLE XV—AMERICAN COMPETE ACT 
SEC. 1501. AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS OF A MORE PRODUCTIVE 
EMERGING TECH ECONOMY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the ‘‘American 
Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy 
Act’’ or the ‘‘American COMPETE Act’’. 
(b) STUDY TO ADVANCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 
and the Federal Trade Commission shall complete a study 
on the state of the artificial intelligence industry and the 
impact of such industry on the United States economy. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STUDY.—In conducting the 
study, the Secretary and the Commission shall— 
(i) develop and conduct a survey of the artificial 
intelligence industry through outreach to participating 
entities as appropriate to— 
(I) establish a list of industry sectors that 
implement and promote the use of artificial intel-
ligence; 
(II) establish a list of public-private partner-
ships focused on promoting the adoption and use 
of artificial intelligence, as well as industry-based 
bodies, including international bodies, which have 
developed, or are developing, mandatory or vol-
untary standards for artificial intelligence;
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(III) the status of such industry-based manda-
tory or voluntary standards; and 
(IV) provide a description of the ways entities 
or industry sectors implement and promote the 
use of artificial intelligence; 
(ii) develop a comprehensive list of Federal agen-
cies with jurisdiction over the entities and industry 
sectors identified under clause (i); 
(iii) identify which Federal agency or agencies 
listed under clause (ii) each entity or industry sector 
interacts with; 
(iv) identify all interagency activities that are 
taking place among the Federal agencies listed under 
clause (ii), such as working groups or other coordinated 
efforts; 
(v) develop a brief description of the jurisdiction 
and expertise of the Federal agencies listed under 
clause (ii) with regard to such entities and industry 
sectors; 
(vi) identify all regulations, guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other policies 
implemented by each of the Federal agencies identified 
under clause (ii), as well as all guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other policies 
implemented by industry-based bodies; 
(vii) identify Federal Government resources that 
exist for consumers and small businesses to evaluate 
the use of artificial intelligence; and 
(viii) consult with the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy and interagency efforts on artificial intel-
ligence to minimize duplication of activities among the 
Federal agencies identified under clause (ii). 
(2) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.—The Sec-
retary and Commission shall conduct a survey of the market-
place and supply chain of artificial intelligence to— 
(A) identify and assess risks posed to such marketplace 
and supply chain; 
(B) review the ability of foreign governments or third 
parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner that raises 
risks to the economic and national security of the United 
States; and 
(C) identify emerging risks and long-term trends in 
such marketplace and supply chain. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 months after 
the completion of the study required under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary and the Commission shall submit to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
and make publicly available on their respective websites, a 
report that contains— 
(A) the results of the study conducted pursuant to 
paragraph (1) and the survey conducted pursuant to para-
graph (2); and 
(B) recommendations to— 
(i) grow the United States economy through the 
secure advancement of artificial intelligence;
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(ii) develop a national strategy to advance the 
United States business sectors’ position in the world 
on the adoption of artificial intelligence; 
(iii) develop strategies to mitigate current and 
emerging risks to the marketplace and supply chain 
of artificial intelligence; and 
(iv) develop legislation that— 
(I) advances the expeditious adoption of artifi-
cial intelligence applications in interstate com-
merce that takes into account findings from avail-
able Federal advisory committees that produce rec-
ommendations on artificial intelligence to the 
extent possible; and 
(II) addresses societal priorities related to the 
expeditious 
adoption 
of 
artificial 
intelligence 
applications in interstate commerce, including but 
not limited to maintaining ethics, reducing bias, 
and protecting privacy and security. 
(c) STUDY
TO ADVANCE INTERNET
OF THINGS
IN MANUFAC-
TURING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, 
in coordination with the head of any other appropriate 
Federal agency, shall complete a study on the use of inter-
net-connected devices and internet-connected solutions in 
manufacturing in the United States. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STUDY.—In conducting the 
study, the Secretary shall— 
(i) develop and conduct a survey of the manufac-
turing industry through outreach to participating enti-
ties as appropriate to— 
(I) establish a list of the industry sectors that 
implement and promote the use of internet-con-
nected devices and internet-connected solutions in 
manufacturing; 
(II) establish a list of public-private partner-
ships focused on promoting the adoption and use 
of internet-connected devices and internet-con-
nected solutions in manufacturing, as well as 
industry-based 
bodies, 
including 
international 
bodies, that have developed, or are developing, 
mandatory or voluntary standards for such uses; 
(III) the status of such industry-based manda-
tory or voluntary standards; 
(IV) provide a description of the ways entities 
or industry sectors implement and promote the 
use of internet-connected devices and internet-con-
nected solutions in manufacturing; 
(ii) develop a comprehensive list of Federal agen-
cies with jurisdiction over the entities and industry 
sectors identified under clause (i); 
(iii) identify which Federal agency or agencies 
listed under clause (ii) each entity or industry sector 
interacts with; 
(iv) identify all interagency activities that are 
taking place among the Federal agencies listed under
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clause (ii), such as working groups or other coordinated 
efforts; 
(v) develop a brief description of the jurisdiction 
and expertise of the Federal agencies listed under 
clause (ii) with regard to such entities and industry 
sectors; 
(vi) identify all regulations, guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other policies 
implemented by each of the Federal agencies identified 
under clause (ii), as well as all guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other policies 
implemented by industry-based bodies; and 
(vii) identify Federal Government resources that 
exist for consumers and small businesses to evaluate 
the use of internet-connected devices and internet-con-
nected solutions in manufacturing. 
(2) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.—The Sec-
retary shall conduct a survey of the marketplace and supply 
chain of internet-connected devices and internet-connected solu-
tions used in manufacturing to— 
(A) assess the severity of risks posed to such market-
place and supply chain; 
(B) review the ability of foreign governments or third 
parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner that raises 
risks to the economic and national security of the United 
States; and 
(C) identify emerging risks and long-term trends in 
such marketplace and supply chain. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 months after 
the completion of the study required pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce and the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 
make publicly available on the website of the Department of 
Commerce, a report that contains— 
(A) the results of the study conducted pursuant to 
paragraph (1) and the surveys conducted pursuant to para-
graph (2); and 
(B) recommendations to— 
(i) grow the United States economy through the 
secure advancement of the use of internet-connected 
devices and internet-connected solutions in manufac-
turing; 
(ii) develop a national strategy to advance the 
United States business sectors’ position in the world 
on the adoption of internet-connected devices and inter-
net-connected solutions used in manufacturing; 
(iii) develop strategies to mitigate current and 
emerging risks to the marketplace and supply chain 
of internet-connected devices and internet-connected 
solutions used in manufacturing; 
(iv) develop policies that States can adopt to 
encourage the growth of manufacturing, including the 
use of internet-connected devices and internet-con-
nected solutions in manufacturing; and
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(v) develop legislation that may advance the 
expeditious adoption of the use of internet-connected 
devices and internet-connected solutions in manufac-
turing. 
(d) STUDY TO ADVANCE QUANTUM COMPUTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 
and the Federal Trade Commission shall complete a study 
on the state of the quantum computing industry and the 
impact of such industry on the United States economy. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STUDY.—In conducting the 
study, the Secretary and the Commission shall— 
(i) develop and conduct a survey of the quantum 
computing industry through outreach to participating 
entities as appropriate to— 
(I) establish a list of industry sectors that 
implement and promote the use of quantum com-
puting; 
(II) establish a list of public-private partner-
ships focused on promoting the adoption and use 
of quantum computing, as well as industry-based 
bodies, including international bodies, which have 
developed, or are developing, mandatory or vol-
untary standards for quantum computing; 
(III) the status of such industry-based manda-
tory or voluntary standards; and 
(IV) provide a description of the ways entities 
or industry sectors implement and promote the 
use of quantum computing; 
(ii) develop a comprehensive list of Federal agen-
cies with jurisdiction over the entities and industry 
sectors identified under clause (i); 
(iii) identify which Federal agency or agencies 
listed under clause (ii) each entity or industry sector 
interacts with; 
(iv) identify all interagency activities that are 
taking place among the Federal agencies listed under 
clause (ii), such as working groups or other coordinated 
efforts; 
(v) develop a brief description of the jurisdiction 
and expertise of the Federal agencies listed under 
clause (ii) with regard to such entities and industry 
sectors; 
(vi) identify all regulations, guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other policies 
implemented by each of the Federal agencies identified 
under clause (ii), as well as all guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other policies 
implemented by industry-based bodies; 
(vii) identify Federal Government resources that 
exist for consumers and small businesses to evaluate 
the use of quantum computing; and 
(viii) consult with the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy and interagency efforts on quantum 
authorized by sections 102 and 103 of the National
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Quantum Initiative Act (Public Law 115–368) to mini-
mize duplication of activities in this subparagraph 
among the Federal agencies listed under clause (ii). 
(2) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.—The Sec-
retary and Commission shall conduct a survey of the market-
place and supply chain of quantum computing to— 
(A) assess the severity of risks posed to such market-
place and supply chain; 
(B) review the ability of foreign governments or third 
parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner that raises 
risks to the economic and national security of the United 
States; and 
(C) identify emerging risks and long-term trends in 
such marketplace and supply chain. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 months after 
the completion of the study required pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Secretary and the Commission shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate, and make publicly available on their respective 
websites, a report that contains— 
(A) the results of the study conducted pursuant to 
paragraph (1) and the survey conducted pursuant to para-
graph (2); and 
(B) recommendations to— 
(i) grow the United States economy through the 
secure advancement of quantum computing; 
(ii) develop a national strategy to advance the 
United States business sectors’ position in the world 
on the adoption of quantum computing; 
(iii) develop strategies to mitigate current and 
emerging risks to the marketplace and supply chain 
of quantum computing; and 
(iv) develop legislation that may advance the 
expeditious adoption of quantum computing. 
(e) STUDY TO ADVANCE BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 
and the Federal Trade Commission shall complete a study 
on the state of the blockchain technology industry and 
the impact of such industry on the United States economy. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STUDY.—In conducting the 
study, the Secretary and the Commission shall— 
(i) develop and conduct a survey of the blockchain 
technology industry through outreach to participating 
entities as appropriate to— 
(I) establish a list of industry sectors that 
implement and promote the use of blockchain tech-
nology; 
(II) establish a list of public-private partner-
ships focused on promoting the adoption and use 
of blockchain technology, as well as industry-based 
bodies, including international bodies, which have 
developed, or are developing, mandatory or vol-
untary standards for blockchain technology;
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(III) the status of such industry-based manda-
tory or voluntary standards; and 
(IV) provide a description of the ways entities 
or industry sectors implement and promote the 
use of blockchain technology; 
(ii) develop a comprehensive list of Federal agen-
cies with jurisdiction over the entities and industry 
sectors identified under clause (i); 
(iii) identify which Federal agency or agencies 
listed under clause (ii) each entity or industry sector 
interacts with; 
(iv) identify all interagency activities that are 
taking place among the Federal agencies listed under 
clause (ii), such as working groups or other coordinated 
efforts; 
(v) develop a brief description of the jurisdiction 
and expertise of the Federal agencies listed under 
clause (ii) with regard to such entities and industry 
sectors; 
(vi) identify all regulations, guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other policies 
implemented by each of the Federal agencies identified 
under clause (ii), as well as all guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other policies 
implemented by industry-based bodies; and 
(vii) identify Federal Government resources that 
exist for consumers and small businesses to evaluate 
the use of blockchain technology. 
(2) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.—The Sec-
retary and Commission shall conduct a survey of the market-
place and supply chain of blockchain technology to— 
(A) assess the severity of risks posed to such market-
place and supply chain; 
(B) review the ability of foreign governments or third 
parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner that raises 
risks to the economic and national security of the United 
States; and 
(C) identify emerging risks and long-term trends in 
such marketplace and supply chain. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 months after 
the completion of the study required pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Secretary and the Commission shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate, and make publicly available on their respective 
websites, a report that contains— 
(A) the results of the study conducted pursuant to 
paragraph (1) and the survey conducted pursuant to para-
graph (2); and 
(B) recommendations to— 
(i) grow the United States economy through the 
secure advancement of blockchain technology; 
(ii) develop a national strategy to advance the 
United States business sectors’ position in the world 
on the adoption of blockchain technology;
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(iii) develop strategies to mitigate current and 
emerging risks to the marketplace and supply chain 
of blockchain technology; and 
(iv) develop legislation that may advance the 
expeditious adoption of blockchain technology. 
(f) STUDY TO ADVANCE NEW AND ADVANCED MATERIALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 
and the Federal Trade Commission, in coordination with 
the head of any other appropriate Federal agency, shall 
complete a study on the state of new and advanced mate-
rials industry, including synthetically derived or enhanced 
natural properties, and the impact of such industry on 
the United States economy. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STUDY.—In conducting the 
study, the Secretary and the Commission shall— 
(i) develop and conduct a survey of the new and 
advanced materials industry through outreach to 
participating entities as appropriate to— 
(I) establish a list of industry sectors that 
implement and promote the use of new and 
advanced materials; 
(II) establish a list of public-private partner-
ships focused on promoting the adoption and use 
of new and advanced materials, as well as 
industry-based 
bodies, 
including 
international 
bodies, which have developed, or are developing, 
mandatory or voluntary standards for new and 
advanced materials; 
(III) the status of such industry-based manda-
tory or voluntary standards; and 
(IV) provide a description of the ways entities 
or industry sectors implement and promote the 
use of new and advanced materials; 
(ii) develop a comprehensive list of Federal agen-
cies with jurisdiction over the entities and industry 
sectors identified under clause (i); 
(iii) identify which Federal agency or agencies 
listed under clause (ii) each entity or industry sector 
interacts with; 
(iv) identify all interagency activities that are 
taking place among the Federal agencies listed under 
clause (ii), such as working groups or other coordinated 
efforts; 
(v) develop a brief description of the jurisdiction 
and expertise of the Federal agencies listed under 
clause (ii) with regard to such entities and industry 
sectors; 
(vi) identify all regulations, guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other policies 
implemented by each of the Federal agencies identified 
under clause (ii), as well as all guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other policies 
implemented by industry-based bodies; and
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(vii) identify Federal Government resources that 
exist for consumers and small businesses to evaluate 
the use of new and advanced materials. 
(2) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.—The Sec-
retary and Commission shall conduct a survey of the market-
place and supply chain of new and advanced materials to— 
(A) assess the severity of risks posed to such market-
place and supply chain; 
(B) review the ability of foreign governments or third 
parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner that raises 
risks to the economic and national security of the United 
States; and 
(C) identify emerging risks and long-term trends in 
such marketplace and supply chain. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 months after 
the completion of the study required pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Secretary and the Commission shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate, and make publicly available on their respective 
websites, a report that contains— 
(A) the results of the study conducted pursuant to 
paragraph (1) and the survey conducted pursuant to para-
graph (2); and 
(B) recommendations to— 
(i) grow the United States economy through the 
secure advancement of new and advanced materials; 
(ii) develop a national strategy to advance the 
United States business sectors’ position in the world 
on the adoption of new and advanced materials; 
(iii) develop strategies to mitigate current and 
emerging risks to the marketplace and supply chain 
of new and advanced materials; and 
(iv) develop legislation that may advance the 
expeditious adoption of new and advanced materials. 
(g) STUDY TO ADVANCE UNMANNED DELIVERY SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, 
in coordination with the head of any other appropriate 
Federal agency, shall complete a study on the impact of 
unmanned delivery services on United States businesses 
conducting interstate commerce. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STUDY.—In conducting the 
study, the Secretary shall do the following: 
(i) Conduct a survey through outreach to partici-
pating entities to— 
(I) establish a list of the industry sectors that 
develop and use unmanned delivery services, 
including the use of autonomous vehicles, drones, 
and robots; 
(II) review how unmanned delivery services 
are currently being used and any potential future 
applications of such services; 
(III) identify any challenges to the develop-
ment and adoption of unmanned delivery services;
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(IV) review how such services may be used 
to— 
(aa) deliver groceries, meals, medications, 
and other necessities to senior citizens, people 
with disabilities, and people without access 
to traditional public transportation; 
(bb) address challenges public health 
emergencies present, including delivering gro-
ceries, meals, medications, medical supplies, 
and other necessities during such emergencies; 
and 
(cc) any other potential use of such serv-
ices; 
(V) identify any safety risks associated with 
the adoption of unmanned delivery services on 
roads, in the air, or other environments, including 
any dangers posed to pedestrians, bicyclists, motor-
cyclists, motorists, or property; 
(VI) identify the effect of unmanned delivery 
services on traffic safety and congestion; 
(VII) evaluate the extent to which software, 
technology, and infrastructure behind unmanned 
delivery services are developed and manufactured 
in the United States; 
(VIII) identify the number and types of jobs 
that may be lost or substantially changed due 
to the development and adoption of unmanned 
delivery services; 
(IX) identify the number and types of jobs 
that may be created due to the development and 
adoption of unmanned delivery services; and 
(X) evaluate the effect of the adoption 
unmanned delivery services on job quality for low, 
middle, and high-skilled workers. 
(ii) Develop and conduct a survey of Federal 
activity related to unmanned delivery services to— 
(I) establish a list of Federal agencies asserting 
jurisdiction over industry sectors identified under 
clause (i)(II); 
(II) develop a brief description of the jurisdic-
tion and expertise of the Federal agencies 
regarding unmanned delivery services; and 
(III) 
identify 
all 
interagency 
activities 
regarding unmanned delivery services. 
(iii) Conduct a survey of the marketplace and 
supply chain of unmanned delivery services to— 
(I) assess the severity of risks posed to such 
marketplace and supply chain; 
(II) review the ability of foreign governments 
or third parties to exploit such supply chain in 
a manner that raises risks to the economic and 
national security of the United States; and 
(III) identify emerging risks and long-term 
trends in such marketplace and supply chain. 
(C) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 months 
after the completion of the study required pursuant to 
paragraph (1), the Secretary, in coordination with the head
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(D) identify all interagency activities that are taking 
place among the Federal agencies listed under subpara-
graph (B), such as working groups or other coordinated 
efforts; 
(E) develop a brief description of the jurisdiction and 
expertise of the Federal agencies listed under subparagraph 
(B) with regard to such entities and industry sectors; 
(F) identify all regulations, guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other policies imple-
mented by each of the Federal agencies identified under 
subparagraph (B), as well as all guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other policies imple-
mented by industry-based bodies; and 
(G) identify Federal Government resources that exist 
for consumers and small businesses to evaluate internet- 
connected devices. 
(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, and make publicly available on the website 
of the Department of Commerce, a report that contains— 
(A) the results of the study conducted under paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) recommendations of the Secretary for growth of 
the United States economy through the secure advance-
ment of internet-connected devices. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ means an agency, as 
defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(B) the term ‘‘internet-connected device’’ means a phys-
ical object that— 
(i) is capable of connecting to the internet, either 
directly or indirectly through a network, to commu-
nicate information at the direction of an individual; 
and 
(ii) has computer processing capabilities for col-
lecting, sending, receiving, or analyzing data. 
(i) STUDY TO ADVANCE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, 
in coordination with the head of any other appropriate 
Federal agency, shall complete a study on the state of 
the three-dimensional printing industry and the impact 
of such industry on the United States economy. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STUDY.—In conducting the 
study, the Secretary shall— 
(i) develop and conduct a survey of the three- 
dimensional printing industry through outreach to 
participating entities as appropriate to— 
(I) establish a list of industry sectors that 
implement and promote the use of three-dimen-
sional printing; 
(II) establish a list of public-private partner-
ships focused on promoting the adoption and use
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of three-dimensional printing, as well as industry- 
based bodies, including international bodies, which 
have developed, or are developing, mandatory or 
voluntary 
standards 
for 
three-dimensional 
printing; 
(III) the status of such industry-based manda-
tory or voluntary standards; and 
(IV) provide a description of the ways entities 
or industry sectors implement and promote the 
use of three-dimensional printing; 
(ii) develop a comprehensive list of Federal agen-
cies with jurisdiction over the entities and industry 
sectors identified under clause (i); 
(iii) identify which Federal agency or agencies 
listed under clause (ii) each entity or industry sector 
interacts with; 
(iv) identify all interagency activities that are 
taking place among the Federal agencies listed under 
clause (ii), such as working groups or other coordinated 
efforts; 
(v) develop a brief description of the jurisdiction 
and expertise of the Federal agencies listed under 
clause (ii) with regard to such entities and industry 
sectors; 
(vi) identify all regulations, guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other policies 
implemented by each of the Federal agencies identified 
under clause (ii), as well as all guidelines, mandatory 
standards, voluntary standards, and other policies 
implemented by industry-based bodies; and 
(vii) identify Federal Government resources that 
exist for consumers and small businesses to evaluate 
the use of three-dimensional printing. 
(2) MARKETPLACE AND SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY.—The Sec-
retary shall conduct a survey of the marketplace and supply 
chain of three-dimensional printing to— 
(A) assess the severity of risks posed to such market-
place and supply chain; 
(B) review the ability of foreign governments or third 
parties to exploit the supply chain in a manner that raises 
risks to the economic and national security of the United 
States; and 
(C) identify emerging risks and long-term trends in 
such marketplace and supply chain. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 months after 
the completion of the study required pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce and the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 
make publicly available on the website of the Department of 
Commerce, a report that contains— 
(A) the results of the study conducted pursuant to 
paragraph (1) and the survey conducted pursuant to para-
graph (2); and 
(B) recommendations to—
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(i) grow the United States economy through the 
secure advancement of three-dimensional printing; 
(ii) develop a national strategy to advance the 
United States business sectors’ position in the world 
on the adoption of three-dimensional printing; 
(iii) develop strategies to mitigate current and 
emerging risks to the marketplace and supply chain 
of three-dimensional printing; and 
(iv) develop legislation that may advance the 
expeditious adoption of three-dimensional printing. 
(j) STUDY TO COMBAT ONLINE HARMS THROUGH INNOVATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commis-
sion shall conduct and complete a study on how artificial 
intelligence may be used to address the online harms 
described in subparagraph (B). 
(B) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STUDY.—In conducting the 
study, the Commission shall consider whether and how 
artificial intelligence may be used to identify, remove, or 
take any other appropriate action necessary to address 
the following online harms: 
(i) Deceptive and fraudulent content intended to 
scam or otherwise harm individuals, including such 
practices directed at senior citizens. 
(ii) Manipulated content intended to mislead 
individuals, including deepfake videos and fake indi-
vidual reviews. 
(iii) Website or mobile application interfaces 
designed to intentionally mislead or exploit individuals. 
(iv) Illegal content online, including the illegal sale 
of opioids, child sexual exploitation and abuse, revenge 
pornography, harassment, cyberstalking, hate crimes, 
the glorification of violence or gore, and incitement 
of violence. 
(v) Terrorist and violent extremists’ abuse of dig-
ital platforms, including the use of such platforms to 
promote themselves, share propaganda, and glorify 
real-world acts of violence. 
(vi) Disinformation campaigns coordinated by 
inauthentic accounts or individuals to influence United 
States elections. 
(vii) The sale of counterfeit products. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 months after 
the completion of the study required pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce and the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 
make publicly available on its website, a report that contains— 
(A) the results of the study conducted under paragraph 
(1); 
(B) recommendations on how artificial intelligence may 
be used to address the online harms described in paragraph 
(1)(B);
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(C) recommendations on what reasonable policies, prac-
tices, and procedures may be implemented to utilize artifi-
cial intelligence to address such online harms; and 
(D) recommendations for any legislation that may 
advance the adoption and use of artificial intelligence to 
address such online harms. 
(k) COMBINATION OF STUDIES AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission, after notifying the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate, may combine any of the studies required pursuant 
to this Act. 
(l) PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY.— 
(1) INFORMATION
EXEMPT
FROM
PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE.— 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the disclosure 
of information, records, or reports that are exempt from public 
disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, 
or that may be withheld under section 552a of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(2) CLASSIFIED AND CERTAIN OTHER INFORMATION.—Nothing 
in this Act shall be construed to require the publication, on 
a website or otherwise, of any report containing information 
that is classified, or the public release of which could have 
a harmful effect on national security. 
(3) FORM OF REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—In the case of each 
report that is required by this Act to be submitted to a com-
mittee of Congress, such report shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex. 
(4) SUBMISSION
OF
REPORTS
TO
CONGRESSIONAL
INTEL-
LIGENCE
COMMITTEES.—In the case of each report that is 
required by this Act to be submitted to a committee of Congress, 
such report shall also be submitted to the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(m) APPROPRIATIONS REQUIRED.—This Act is subject to appro-
priations that may be available for the Department of Commerce 
or the Federal Trade Commission, as applicable. 
TITLE XVI—RECORDING OF CERTAIN 
OBLIGATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
SEC. 1601. RECORDING OF OBLIGATIONS. 
Hereafter, subject to the availability of appropriations, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall record as an obligation of the 
United States Government amounts owed for hospital care or med-
ical services furnished at non-Department facilities under title 38, 
United States Code, or Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, on the date on which the Secretary 
approves: (i) a claim by a health care provider for payment or 
(ii) a voucher, invoice, or request for payment from a vendor for 
services rendered under a contract: Provided, That for any fiscal 
year in which an appropriation for the payment of hospital care 
or medical services furnished at non-Department facilities has been 
exhausted or has yet to be enacted, this title shall not provide
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the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with the authority to issue any 
new authorizations or orders for such care or such services in 
advance of such appropriation: Provided further, That this title 
shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2018: Provided further, 
That not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the 
Office of Management and Budget, shall submit a report to the 
President and the Congress, similar to the report required pursuant 
to 31 U.S.C. 1351, detailing how, in the absence of the enactment 
of this title, the expenditures or obligations would have exceeded 
the amount available in fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020 
in the Medical Community Care appropriation: Provided further, 
That the report required in the preceding proviso shall also include 
an explanation as to how the Department plans to avoid incurring 
obligations for the Medical Community Care appropriation in excess 
of its available budgetary resources in fiscal year 2021 and future 
fiscal years pursuant to the recording of obligations required by 
this title. 
TITLE XVII—SUDAN CLAIMS 
RESOLUTION 
SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sudan Claims Resolution Act’’. 
SEC. 1702. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States should support Sudan’s democratic 
transition, particularly in light of the country’s dire economic 
situation, and this is a critical moment to address longstanding 
issues in the relationship between the United States and Sudan; 
(2) as part of the process of restoring normal relations 
between Sudan and the United States, Congress supports 
efforts to provide meaningful compensation to individuals 
employed by or serving as contractors for the United States 
Government, as well as their family members, who personally 
have been awarded by a United States District Court a judg-
ment for compensatory damages against Sudan; and 
(3) the terrorism-related claims of victims and family mem-
bers of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks must be pre-
served and protected. 
SEC. 1703. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 
(2) CLAIMS
AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘claims agreement’’ 
means the Claims Settlement Agreement Between the Govern-
ment of the United States of America and the Government 
of the Republic of the Sudan, done at Washington, D.C., on 
October 30, 2020, including all annexes, appendices, side letters, 
related agreements, and instruments for implementation,
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including the escrow agreement among the Central Bank of 
Sudan, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the escrow 
agent appointed thereby, as well as the escrow conditions 
release agreement, set out in an exchange of diplomatic notes 
between the United States and Sudan on October 21, 2020, 
and subsequently amended on December 19, 2020. 
(3) FOREIGN NATIONAL.—The term ‘‘foreign national’’ means 
an individual who is not a citizen of the United States. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of State. 
(5) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.—The term ‘‘state sponsor 
of terrorism’’ means a country the government of which the 
Secretary has determined is a government that has repeatedly 
provided support for acts of international terrorism, for pur-
poses of— 
(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control 
Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); 
(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2371); 
(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2780(d)); or 
(D) any other provision of law. 
(6) SUDAN.—The term ‘‘Sudan’’ means the Government of 
the Republic of the Sudan. 
SEC. 1704. RECEIPT OF ADEQUATE FUNDS; IMMUNITIES OF SUDAN. 
(a) IMMUNITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to section 1706, and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, upon submission of a 
certification described in paragraph (2)— 
(A) Sudan, an agency or instrumentality of Sudan, 
and the property of Sudan or an agency or instrumentality 
of Sudan, shall not be subject to the exceptions to immunity 
from jurisdiction, liens, attachment, and execution under 
section 1605(a)(7) (as such section was in effect on January 
27, 2008) or section 1605A or 1610 (insofar as section 
1610 relates to a judgment under such section 1605(a)(7) 
or 1605A) of title 28, United States Code; 
(B) section 1605A(c) of title 28, United States Code, 
section 1083(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 28 U.S.C. 1605A 
note), section 589 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 
(Public Law 104–208; 28 U.S.C. 1605 note), and any other 
private right of action relating to acts by a state sponsor 
of terrorism arising under Federal, State, or foreign law 
shall not apply with respect to claims against Sudan, or 
any of its agencies, instrumentalities, officials, employees, 
or agents in any action in a Federal or State court; and 
(C) any attachment, decree, lien, execution, garnish-
ment, or other judicial process brought against property 
of Sudan, or property of any agency, instrumentality, offi-
cial, employee, or agent of Sudan, in connection with an 
action that is precluded by subparagraph (A) or (B) shall 
be void.
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(2) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this para-
graph is a certification by the Secretary to the appropriate 
congressional committees stating that— 
(A) the August 12, 1993, designation of Sudan as a 
state sponsor of terrorism has been formally rescinded; 
(B) Sudan has made final payments with respect to 
the private settlement of the claims of victims of the U.S.S. 
Cole attack; and 
(C) the United States Government has received funds 
pursuant to the claims agreement that are sufficient to 
ensure— 
(i) payment of the agreed private settlement 
amount for the death of a citizen of the United States 
who was an employee of the United States Agency 
for International Development in Sudan on January 
1, 2008; 
(ii) meaningful compensation for claims of citizens 
of the United States (other than individuals described 
in section 1707(a)(1)) for wrongful death or physical 
injury in cases arising out of the August 7, 1998, 
bombings of the United States embassies located in 
Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and 
(iii) funds for compensation through a fair process 
to address compensation for terrorism-related claims 
of foreign nationals for wrongful death or physical 
injury arising out of the events referred to in clause 
(ii). 
(b) SCOPE.—Subject to section 1706, subsection (a) of this sec-
tion shall apply to all conduct and any event occurring before 
the date of the certification described in subsection (a)(2), regardless 
of whether, or the extent to which, application of that subsection 
affects any action filed before, on, or after that date. 
(c) AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY.—The certification by the 
Secretary referred to in subsection (a)(2) may not be delegated 
and may not be subject to judicial review. 
SEC. 1705. REAUTHORIZATION OF AND MODIFICATIONS TO UNITED 
STATES VICTIMS OF STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM 
FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Justice for United States Victims of 
State Sponsored Terrorism Act (34 U.S.C. 20144) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘state sponsor of 
terrorism’’ and inserting ‘‘foreign state that was designated 
as a state sponsor of terrorism at the time the acts described 
in clause (ii) occurred or was so designated as a result of 
such acts’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(6), by striking ‘‘January 2, 2030’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘January 2, 2039’’; and 
(3) in subsection (j)(6), in the first sentence, by inserting 
after ‘‘final judgment’’ the following: ‘‘, except that the term 
does not include payments received in connection with an inter-
national claims agreement to which the United States is a 
state party or any other settlement of terrorism-related claims 
against Sudan’’. 
(b) LUMP SUM CATCH-UP PAYMENTS FOR 9/11 VICTIMS, 9/11 
SPOUSES, AND 9/11 DEPENDENTS.—Subsection (d)(4) of the Justice
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for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (34 
U.S.C. 20144) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (B) and (C)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) LUMP SUM CATCH-UP PAYMENTS FOR 9/11 VICTIMS, 
9/11 SPOUSES, AND 9/11 DEPENDENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this subparagraph, and in 
accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection 
(d)(3)(A), the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct an audit and publish in the Federal 
Register a notice of proposed lump sum catch-up pay-
ments to 9/11 victims, 9/11 spouses, and 9/11 depend-
ents who have submitted applications in accordance 
with subparagraph (B) in amounts that, after receiving 
the lump sum catch-up payments, would result in the 
percentage of the claims of 9/11 victims, 9/11 spouses, 
and 9/11 dependents received from the Fund being 
equal to the percentage of the claims of 9/11 family 
members received from the Fund, as of the date of 
enactment of this subparagraph. 
‘‘(ii) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Comptroller General 
shall provide an opportunity for public comment for 
a 30-day period beginning on the date on which the 
notice is published under clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
expiration comment period in clause (ii), the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to 
the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on 
the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives, and the Special 
Master a report that includes the determination of 
the Comptroller General on— 
‘‘(I) the amount of the lump sum catch-up pay-
ment for each 9/11 victim; 
‘‘(II) the amount of the lump sum catch-up 
payment for each 9/11 spouse; 
‘‘(III) the amount of the lump sum catch-up 
payment for each 9/11 dependent; and 
‘‘(IV) the total amount of lump sum catch- 
up payments described in subclauses (I) through 
(III).’’. 
SEC. 1706. PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN PENDING INTERNATIONAL 
TERRORISM CLAIMS AGAINST SUDAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) It is the long-standing policy of the United States that 
civil lawsuits against those who support, aid and abet, and 
provide material support for international terrorism serve the 
national security interests of the United States by deterring 
the sponsorship of terrorism and by advancing interests of 
justice, transparency, and accountability. 
(2) Neither the claims agreement, nor any other aspect 
of the effort to normalize relations with Sudan—
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(A) resolved claims against Sudan involving victims 
and family members of the September 11, 2001, terrorist 
attacks; or 
(B) otherwise advanced the interests of the victims 
and family members of the September 11, 2001, terrorist 
attacks. 
(3) The claims referenced in paragraph (2)(A) remain 
pending in the multidistrict proceeding 03–MDL–1570 in the 
United States District Court for the Southern District of New 
York, and subsection (c) preserves and protects those claims. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the executive branch should not file a Statement of Interest or 
any other submission, or intervene in any other way, in the multi-
district proceeding 03–MDL–1570, in connection to the rescission 
of the designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism or 
the restoration of Sudan’s immunities from jurisdiction and execu-
tion in conformity with this Act, if such action would disadvantage 
terrorism victims. 
(c) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall apply to, be con-
strued to apply to, or otherwise affect— 
(1) any claim in any of the proceedings comprising the 
multidistrict proceeding 03-MDL-1570 in the United States Dis-
trict Court for the Southern District of New York brought 
by any person who, as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, has a claim pending against Sudan (including as a member 
of a class certified under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of 
Civil Procedure or as a putative member of such a class pending 
certification); or 
(2) the enforcement of any judgment in favor of such person 
entered in such proceeding. 
(d) APPLICABLE LAW.—Proceedings described in subsection (c) 
shall be governed by applicable law in effect before the date of 
the enactment of this Act, including— 
(1) chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976’’), 
including 28 U.S.C. 1605A note; 
(2) section 201 of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 
2002 (Public Law 107–297; 28 U.S.C. 1610 note), with respect 
to any asset that, on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act, is designated as a blocked asset (as defined in subsection 
(d)(2) of that section); 
(3) rules governing the rights of parties to amend pleadings; 
and 
(4) other relevant provisions of law. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall alter, 
impact the interpretation of, or otherwise affect— 
(1) any section of chapter 97 of title 28, United States 
Code; or 
(2) any other provision of law. 
SEC. 1707. COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN NATURALIZED UNITED 
STATES CITIZENS AND FOREIGN NATIONALS. 
(a) COMPENSATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
$150,000,000 for payment of compensation, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, to any individual who—
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(A) has been awarded a judgment in any of the cases 
set forth in section (c) of the Annex to the claims agreement; 
and 
(B) is— 
(i) a United States employee or contractor injured 
in connection with the bombings of the United States 
embassies located in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es 
Salaam, Tanzania, who became a United States citizen 
after August 7, 1998, and before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; 
(ii) a family member— 
(I) of a United States employee or contractor 
injured in connection with the bombings of the 
United States embassies located in Nairobi, Kenya, 
and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and 
(II) who is a United States citizen as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act; or 
(iii) a family member— 
(I) of a foreign national United States 
employee 
or 
contractor 
killed 
during 
those 
bombings; and 
(II) who is a United States citizen as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) PAYMENTS.—With the requirement of achieving parity 
in compensation between individuals who became United States 
citizens after August 7, 1998, and individuals who were United 
States citizens on or before August 7, 1998, payment of com-
pensation under paragraph (1) to— 
(A) an individual described in paragraph (1)(B)(i) shall 
be based on the same standards used to determine the 
compensation for an employee or contractor injured in 
connection with the bombings described in that paragraph 
who was a United States citizen on or before August 7, 
1998; 
(B) an individual described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) shall 
be on an equal basis to compensation provided to a family 
member of an individual described in subparagraph (A); 
and 
(C) an individual described in paragraph (1)(B)(iii) 
shall be on an equal, or, where applicable, a pro rata 
basis to compensation provided to a family member of 
a United States employee or contractor who was a United 
States citizen killed during such bombings. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION AND REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall distribute pay-
ments from funds made available to carry out subsection (a)(1) 
to individuals described in that subsection. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION LETTER.—Not later than December 31, 
2021, the Secretary shall send a letter to each individual who 
will receive payment under paragraph (1) informing the indi-
vidual of the amount of compensation the individual will receive 
pending the execution of any writings under paragraph (3), 
and the standards used to determine compensation under sub-
section (a)(2), taking into account the individual’s final judg-
ment amount. 
(3) REQUIREMENT
BEFORE
DISTRIBUTION.—Before making 
a payment to an individual under paragraph (1), and after
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the delivery of the authorization letter under paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall require the individual to execute a writing 
that includes a waiver and release of all the individual’s rights 
to assert claims for compensatory or other relief in any form 
or to enforce any judgment against Sudan in connection with, 
and any claims against the United States related to, any claim, 
suit, or action specified in Article II of the claims agreement. 
(c) FOREIGN NATIONALS.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law or the claims agreement— 
(1) individuals described in subsection (a)(1) are not eligible 
to receive any compensation as provided by Sudan pursuant 
to Article III of the claims agreement; and 
(2) the funds provided by Sudan for distribution of com-
pensation to such individuals pursuant to the Annex of the 
claims agreement shall be redistributed— 
(A) among all other individuals eligible for compensa-
tion under section (c) of the Annex to the claims agreement 
consistent with the principles set out in that Annex; or 
(B) if Sudan and the foreign nationals eligible for com-
pensation reach a private settlement, then pursuant to 
the terms of that settlement. 
(d) DEPARTMENT OF STATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes 
a detailed description of the plan of the Department of State 
for the distribution of payments to each category of individual 
described in subsection (a)(1), including how the Department 
is arriving at compensation levels for each individual and the 
amount of compensation each such individual will receive from 
funds made available to carry out that subsection. 
(2) UPDATED REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2021, 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report describing— 
(A) whether the distribution plan described in para-
graph (1) was carried out; and 
(B) whether compensation levels were provided as 
described in the report required by paragraph (1). 
(e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than December 
31, 2022, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report assessing the 
implementation of this section by the Department of State, including 
whether— 
(1) all distributions were made in accordance with the 
requirements of subsections (a), (b), and (c); and 
(2) all individuals described in subsection (a)(1) received 
compensation from amounts made available to carry out that 
subsection in the manner described in subsection (a)(2). 
SEC. 1708. TREATY AND EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT PRACTICE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Congress and the executive branch share responsibility 
for the foreign relations of the United States pursuant to Article 
I and Article II of the Constitution of the United States. 
(2) All legislative powers of the Federal Government, 
including on matters of foreign relations, are vested in the
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Congress of the United States pursuant to section 1 of Article 
I of the Constitution. 
(3) The executive branch may not direct Congress to take 
any action, nor may it convey any legislative or other power 
assigned to Congress under the Constitution to any entity, 
domestic or foreign. 
(4) The original escrow release conditions agreement pre-
scribed specific legislative text and purported both to require 
enactment of such text and provide a veto to Sudan over excep-
tions to that text. 
(5) Congress rejected the approach described in paragraph 
(4). 
(6) The executive branch and Sudan subsequently amended 
the escrow release conditions agreement to eliminate the spe-
cific legislative text as well as the purported requirement for 
enactment and the purported veto over exceptions to that text. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO CASE-ZABLOCKI ACT.—Section 112b of title 
1, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) It is the sense of Congress that the executive branch 
should not prescribe or otherwise commit to or include specific 
legislative text in a treaty or executive agreement unless Congress 
has authorized such action.’’. 
TITLE 
XVIII—THEODORE 
ROOSEVELT 
PRESIDENTIAL 
LIBRARY 
CONVEY-
ANCE ACT OF 2020 
SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Presidential 
Library Conveyance Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 1802. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Project 
Number P08122-2016-009’’, depicting a 93 acre site in sections 
21 and 28, T. 140 N., R. 102 W., Billings County, North Dakota, 
and dated December 8, 2020. 
(2) 
PRESIDENTIAL
LIBRARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Presidential 
Library’’ means the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library 
Foundation, a North Dakota nonprofit corporation. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 1803. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
LAND TO THE PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY. 
(a) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to this section, if the Presidential 
Library submits to the Secretary not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act a written request for the conveyance 
of the approximately 93 acres of National Forest System land, 
as generally depicted on the map, the Secretary shall, on the 
earliest date practicable, convey to the Presidential Library by 
quitclaim deed all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to that land.
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(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyance of 
land under subsection (a), the Presidential Library shall pay to 
the Secretary an amount equal to the market value of the land, 
as determined by the appraisal conducted under subsection (d). 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under subsection 
(a) shall be subject to— 
(1) valid existing rights; 
(2) the reservation of easements, as depicted on the map, 
for public use on— 
(A) the Maah Dah Hey National Trail; and 
(B) Forest Service Road #7471 and the unnumbered 
Forest Service road; and 
(3) any other terms and conditions that the Secretary con-
siders appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
(d) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary shall conduct an appraisal of 
the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) in accordance with— 
(1) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
Acquisitions; 
(2) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Prac-
tice; and 
(3) any other applicable law (including regulations). 
(e) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition for the conveyance 
under subsection (a), and in addition to the consideration paid 
under subsection (b), the Presidential Library shall pay all costs 
associated with the conveyance, including— 
(1) the survey to Federal standards described in subsection 
(f); and 
(2) the appraisal conducted under subsection (d). 
(f) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal description of the 
land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by 
a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(g) DEPOSIT AND USE OF PROCEEDS.—All funds received under 
subsection (b) shall be— 
(1) deposited in the fund established by Public Law 90– 
171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act) (16 U.S.C. 484a); and 
(2) available to the Secretary, until expended, for the 
acquisition of land or interests in land for inclusion in the 
National Forest System in the State of North Dakota. 
TITLE XIX—UNITED STATES-MEXICO 
ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP ACT 
SEC. 1901. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Mexico Economic 
Partnership Act’’. 
SEC. 1902. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States and Mexico have benefitted from 
a bilateral, mutually beneficial partnership focused on 
advancing the economic interests of both countries. 
(2) In 2013, Mexico adopted major energy reforms that 
opened its energy sector to private investment, increasing 
energy cooperation between Mexico and the United States and 
opening new opportunities for United States energy engage-
ment.
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(3) On January 18, 2018, the Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs at the Depart-
ment of State stated, ‘‘Our exchange programs build enduring 
relationships and networks to advance U.S. national interests 
and foreign policy goals . . . The role of our exchanges . . . 
in advancing U.S. national security and economic interests 
enjoys broad bipartisan support from Congress and other stake-
holders, and provides a strong return on investment.’’. 
(4) According to the Institute of International Education, 
in the 2015–2016 academic year, more than 56,000 United 
States students studied in other countries in the Western Hemi-
sphere region while more than 84,000 non-United States stu-
dents from the region studied in the United States, but only 
5,000 of those United States students studied in Mexico and 
only 16,000 of those non-United States students were from 
Mexico. 
SEC. 1903. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States— 
(1) to continue deepening economic cooperation between 
the United States and Mexico; 
(2) to seek to prioritize and expand educational and profes-
sional exchange programs with Mexico, including through 
frameworks such as the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Initia-
tive, the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative, Jo´venes 
en Accio´n (Youth in Action), the Fulbright Foreign Student 
Program, and the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program; and 
(3) to promote positive cross-border relations as a priority 
for advancing United States foreign policy and programs. 
SEC. 1904. STRATEGY TO PRIORITIZE AND EXPAND EDUCATIONAL AND 
PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH MEXICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall develop a 
strategy to carry out the policy described in section 1903, to include 
prioritizing and expanding educational and professional exchange 
programs with Mexico through frameworks such as those referred 
to in section 1903(2). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) encourage more academic exchanges between the United 
States and Mexico at the secondary, post-secondary, and post- 
graduate levels; 
(2) encourage United States and Mexican academic institu-
tions and businesses to collaborate to assist prospective and 
developing entrepreneurs in strengthening their business skills 
and promoting cooperation and joint business initiatives across 
the United States and Mexico; 
(3) promote energy infrastructure coordination and coopera-
tion through support of vocational-level education, internships, 
and exchanges between the United States and Mexico; and 
(4) assess the feasibility of fostering partnerships between 
universities in the United States and medical school and 
nursing programs in Mexico to ensure that medical school 
and nursing programs in Mexico have comparable accreditation 
standards as medical school and nursing programs in the 
United States by the Accreditation and Standards in Foreign 
Medical Education, in addition to the Accreditation Commission 
For Education in Nursing, so that medical students can pass