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(B) to demonstrate the circumstances under which 
artificial intelligence can be used to modernize or assist 
in modernizing legacy agency systems; and 
(C) to leverage commercially available artificial intel-
ligence technologies that— 
(i) operate in secure cloud environments that can 
deploy rapidly without the need to replace existing 
systems; and 
(ii) do not require extensive staff or training to 
build. 
(2) DEPLOYMENT AND PILOT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination 
with the heads of relevant agencies and Federal entities, 
including the Administrator of General Services, the Bureau 
of Fiscal Service of the Department of the Treasury, the Council 
of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and the 
Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, and other offi-
cials as the Director determines to be appropriate, shall ensure 
the initiation of the piloting of the 4 new artificial intelligence 
use case applications identified under subsection (a), leveraging 
commercially available technologies and systems to dem-
onstrate scalable artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities to 
support the use cases identified under subsection (a). 
(3) RISK EVALUATION AND MITIGATION PLAN.—In carrying 
out paragraph (2), the Director shall require the heads of agen-
cies to— 
(A) evaluate risks in utilizing artificial intelligence sys-
tems; and 
(B) develop a risk mitigation plan to address those 
risks, including consideration of— 
(i) the artificial intelligence system not performing 
as expected or as designed; 
(ii) the quality and relevancy of the data resources 
used in the training of the algorithms used in an 
artificial intelligence system; 
(iii) the processes for training and testing, evalu-
ating, validating, and modifying an artificial intel-
ligence system; and 
(iv) the vulnerability of a utilized artificial intel-
ligence system to unauthorized manipulation or 
misuse, including the use of data resources that 
substantially differ from the training data. 
(4) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out paragraph (2), the 
Director shall prioritize modernization projects that— 
(A) would benefit from commercially available privacy- 
preserving techniques, such as use of differential privacy, 
federated learning, and secure multiparty computing; and 
(B) otherwise take into account considerations of civil 
rights and civil liberties. 
(5) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—In carrying out paragraph (2), 
the Director shall require the heads of agencies to use privacy- 
preserving techniques when feasible, such as differential pri-
vacy, federated learning, and secure multiparty computing, to 
mitigate any risks to individual privacy or national security 
created by a project or data linkage. 
(6) USE
CASE
MODERNIZATION
APPLICATION
AREAS.—Use 
case modernization application areas described in paragraph
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(2) shall include not less than 1 from each of the following 
categories: 
(A) Applied artificial intelligence to drive agency 
productivity efficiencies in predictive supply chain and 
logistics, such as— 
(i) predictive food demand and optimized supply; 
(ii) predictive medical supplies and equipment 
demand and optimized supply; or 
(iii) predictive logistics to accelerate disaster 
preparedness, response, and recovery. 
(B) Applied artificial intelligence to accelerate agency 
investment return and address mission-oriented challenges, 
such as— 
(i) applied artificial intelligence portfolio manage-
ment for agencies; 
(ii) workforce development and upskilling; 
(iii) redundant and laborious analyses; 
(iv) determining compliance with Government 
requirements, such as with Federal financial manage-
ment and grants management, including implementa-
tion of chapter 64 of subtitle V of title 31, United 
States Code; 
(v) addressing fraud, waste, and abuse in agency 
programs and mitigating improper payments; or 
(vi) outcomes measurement to measure economic 
and social benefits. 
(7) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director, in coordination with 
the heads of relevant agencies and other officials as the Director 
determines to be appropriate, shall establish an artificial intel-
ligence capability within each of the 4 use case pilots under 
this subsection that— 
(A) solves data access and usability issues with auto-
mated technology and eliminates or minimizes the need 
for manual data cleansing and harmonization efforts; 
(B) continuously and automatically ingests data and 
updates domain models in near real-time to help identify 
new patterns and predict trends, to the extent possible, 
to help agency personnel to make better decisions and 
take faster actions; 
(C) organizes data for meaningful data visualization 
and analysis so the Government has predictive trans-
parency for situational awareness to improve use case out-
comes; 
(D) is rapidly configurable to support multiple applica-
tions and automatically adapts to dynamic conditions and 
evolving use case requirements, to the extent possible; 
(E) enables knowledge transfer and collaboration across 
agencies; and 
(F) preserves intellectual property rights to the data 
and output for benefit of the Federal Government and 
agencies and protects sensitive personally identifiable 
information.
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(c) BRIEFING.—Not earlier than 270 days but not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually there-
after for 4 years, the Director shall brief the appropriate congres-
sional committees on the activities carried out under this section 
and results of those activities. 
(d) SUNSET.—The section shall cease to be effective on the 
date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7227. ENABLING ENTREPRENEURS AND AGENCY MISSIONS. 
(a) INNOVATIVE
COMMERCIAL
ITEMS.—Section 880 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (41 U.S.C. 
3301 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking $10,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$25,000,000’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘commercial product’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term ‘commercial item’ 
in section 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and 
‘‘(B) includes a commercial product or a commercial 
service, as defined in sections 103 and 103a, respectively, 
of title 41, United States Code; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘innovative’ means— 
‘‘(A) any new technology, process, or method, including 
research and development; or 
‘‘(B) any new application of an existing technology, 
process, or method.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2022’’ and insert ‘‘2027’’. 
(b) DHS OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.—Section 831 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’; 
and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may, under the authority of paragraph (1), carry 
out prototype projects under section 4022 of title 10, United 
States Code; and 
‘‘(B) in applying the authorities of such section 4022, 
the Secretary shall perform the functions of the Secretary 
of Defense as prescribed in such section.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 845(e)’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘section 4022(e) of title 10, United 
States Code.’’. 
(c) COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGE-
MENT TOOLS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The General Services Administration is 
encouraged to pilot commercial off the shelf supply chain risk 
management tools to improve the ability of the Federal Govern-
ment to characterize, monitor, predict, and respond to specific 
supply chain threats and vulnerabilities that could inhibit 
future Federal acquisition operations. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this subsection, the 
General Services Administration shall consult with the Federal
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Acquisition Security Council established under section 1322 
of title 41, United States Code. 
SEC. 7228. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EXCEPTION. 
Nothing in this subtitle shall apply to any element of the 
intelligence community, as defined in section 3 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
Subtitle C—Strategic EV Management 
SEC. 7231. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Strategic EV Management 
Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 7232. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the 
Administrator of General Services. 
(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the 
House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate; 
(E) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives; 
(F) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
and 
(G) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. 
(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget. 
SEC. 7233. STRATEGIC GUIDANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the 
Director, shall coordinate with the heads of agencies to develop 
a comprehensive, strategic plan for Federal electric vehicle fleet 
battery management. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan required under subsection 
(a) shall— 
(1) maximize both cost and environmental efficiencies; and 
(2) incorporate— 
(A) guidelines for optimal charging practices that will 
maximize battery longevity and prevent premature deg-
radation; 
(B) guidelines for reusing and recycling the batteries 
of retired vehicles; 
(C) guidelines for disposing electric vehicle batteries 
that cannot be reused or recycled; and
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(D) any other considerations determined appropriate 
by the Administrator and Director. 
(c) MODIFICATION.—The Administrator, in consultation with the 
Director, may periodically update the strategic plan required under 
subsection (a) as the Administrator and Director may determine 
necessary based on new information relating to electric vehicle 
batteries that becomes available. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strategic plan required 
under subsection (a) the Administrator, in consultation with the 
Director, may consult with appropriate entities, including— 
(1) the Secretary of Energy; 
(2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency; 
(3) the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality; 
(4) scientists who are studying electric vehicle batteries 
and reuse and recycling solutions; 
(5) laboratories, companies, colleges, universities, or start- 
ups engaged in battery use, reuse, and recycling research; 
(6) industries interested in electric vehicle battery reuse 
and recycling; 
(7) electric vehicle equipment manufacturers and recyclers; 
and 
(8) any other relevant entities, as determined by the 
Administrator and Director. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Director 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report that describes the strategic plan required under sub-
section (a). 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 4 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Director shall 
brief 
the 
appropriate 
congressional 
committees 
on 
the 
implementation of the strategic plan required under subsection 
(a) across agencies. 
SEC. 7234. STUDY OF FEDERAL FLEET VEHICLES. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to Congress a report on how the costs and benefits of operating 
and maintaining electric vehicles in the Federal fleet compare to 
the costs and benefits of operating and maintaining internal 
combustion engine vehicles. 
Subtitle D—Congressionally Mandated 
Reports 
SEC. 7241. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Access to Congressionally 
Mandated Reports Act’’. 
SEC. 7242. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP.—The term ‘‘congressional 
leadership’’ means the Speaker, majority leader, and minority
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leader of the House of Representatives and the majority leader 
and minority leader of the Senate. 
(2) CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘congressionally mandated 
report’’ means a report of a Federal agency that is required 
by statute to be submitted to either House of Congress 
or any committee of Congress or subcommittee thereof. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.— 
(i) PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—The 
term ‘‘congressionally mandated report’’ does not 
include a report required under part B of subtitle II 
of title 36, United States Code. 
(ii) INSPECTORS GENERAL.—The term ‘‘congression-
ally mandated report’’ does not include a report by 
an office of an inspector general. 
(iii) NATIONAL
SECURITY
EXCEPTION.—The term 
‘‘congressionally mandated report’’ does not include a 
report that is required to be submitted to one or more 
of the following committees: 
(I) The Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, or the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate. 
(II) The Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, or the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director 
of the Government Publishing Office. 
(4) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal agency’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘federal agency’’ under section 102 
of title 40, United States Code, but does not include the Govern-
ment Accountability Office or an element of the intelligence 
community. 
(5) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘intelligence 
community’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
(6) REPORTS
ONLINE
PORTAL.—The term ‘‘reports online 
portal’’ means the online portal established under section 
5243(a). 
SEC. 7243. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONLINE PORTAL FOR CONGRESSION-
ALLY MANDATED REPORTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH ONLINE PORTAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish and main-
tain an online portal accessible by the public that allows the 
public to obtain electronic copies of congressionally mandated 
reports in one place. 
(2) EXISTING FUNCTIONALITY.—To the extent possible, the 
Director shall meet the requirements under paragraph (1) by 
using existing online portals and functionality under the 
authority of the Director in consultation with the Director 
of National Intelligence. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this subtitle, the 
Director shall consult with congressional leadership, the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate,
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and the Librarian of Congress regarding the requirements for 
and maintenance of congressionally mandated reports on the 
reports online portal. 
(b) CONTENT AND FUNCTION.—The Director shall ensure that 
the reports online portal includes the following: 
(1) Subject to subsection (c), with respect to each congres-
sionally mandated report, each of the following: 
(A) A citation to the statute requiring the report. 
(B) An electronic copy of the report, including any 
transmittal letter associated with the report, that— 
(i) is based on an underlying open data standard 
that is maintained by a standards organization; 
(ii) allows the full text of the report to be search-
able; and 
(iii) is not encumbered by any restrictions that 
would impede the reuse or searchability of the report. 
(C) The ability to retrieve a report, to the extent prac-
ticable, through searches based on each, and any combina-
tion, of the following: 
(i) The title of the report. 
(ii) The reporting Federal agency. 
(iii) The date of publication. 
(iv) Each congressional committee or subcommittee 
receiving the report, if applicable. 
(v) The statute requiring the report. 
(vi) Subject tags. 
(vii) A unique alphanumeric identifier for the 
report that is consistent across report editions. 
(viii) The serial number, Superintendent of Docu-
ments number, or other identification number for the 
report, if applicable. 
(ix) Key words. 
(x) Full text search. 
(xi) Any other relevant information specified by 
the Director. 
(D) The date on which the report was required to 
be submitted, and on which the report was submitted, 
to the reports online portal. 
(E) To the extent practicable, a permanent means of 
accessing the report electronically. 
(2) A means for bulk download of all congressionally man-
dated reports. 
(3) A means for downloading individual reports as the 
result of a search. 
(4) An electronic means for the head of each Federal agency 
to submit to the reports online portal each congressionally 
mandated report of the agency, as required by sections 5244 
and 5246. 
(5) In tabular form, a list of all congressionally mandated 
reports that can be searched, sorted, and downloaded by— 
(A) reports submitted within the required time; 
(B) reports submitted after the date on which such 
reports were required to be submitted; and 
(C) to the extent practicable, reports not submitted. 
(c) NONCOMPLIANCE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
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(1) REPORTS NOT SUBMITTED.—If a Federal agency does 
not submit a congressionally mandated report to the Director, 
the Director shall to the extent practicable— 
(A) include on the reports online portal— 
(i) the information required under clauses (i), (ii), 
(iv), and (v) of subsection (b)(1)(C); and 
(ii) the date on which the report was required 
to be submitted; and 
(B) include the congressionally mandated report on 
the list described in subsection (b)(5)(C). 
(2) REPORTS NOT IN OPEN FORMAT.—If a Federal agency 
submits a congressionally mandated report that does not meet 
the criteria described in subsection (b)(1)(B), the Director shall 
still include the congressionally mandated report on the reports 
online portal. 
(d) DEADLINE.—The Director shall ensure that information 
required to be published on the reports online portal under this 
subtitle with respect to a congressionally mandated report or 
information required under subsection (c) of this section is pub-
lished— 
(1) not later than 30 days after the information is received 
from the Federal agency involved; or 
(2) in the case of information required under subsection 
(c), not later than 30 days after the deadline under this subtitle 
for the Federal agency involved to submit information with 
respect to the congressionally mandated report involved. 
(e) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN REPORTS.— 
(1) EXCEPTION
DESCRIBED.—A congressionally mandated 
report which is required by statute to be submitted to a com-
mittee of Congress or a subcommittee thereof, including any 
transmittal letter associated with the report, shall not be sub-
mitted to or published on the reports online portal if the chair 
of a committee or subcommittee to which the report is submitted 
notifies the Director in writing that the report is to be withheld 
from submission and publication under this subtitle. 
(2) NOTICE
ON
PORTAL.—If a report is withheld from 
submission to or publication on the reports online portal under 
paragraph (1), the Director shall post on the portal— 
(A) a statement that the report is withheld at the 
request of a committee or subcommittee involved; and 
(B) the written notification provided by the chair of 
the committee or subcommittee specified in paragraph (1). 
(f) FREE ACCESS.—The Director may not charge a fee, require 
registration, or impose any other limitation in exchange for access 
to the reports online portal. 
(g) UPGRADE CAPABILITY.—The reports online portal shall be 
enhanced and updated as necessary to carry out the purposes 
of this subtitle. 
(h) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The submission of a congres-
sionally mandated report to the reports online portal pursuant 
to this subtitle shall not be construed to satisfy any requirement 
to submit the congressionally mandated report to Congress, or 
a committee or subcommittee thereof. 
SEC. 7244. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. 
(a) SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC COPIES OF REPORTS.—Not ear-
lier than 30 days or later than 60 days after the date on which
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a congressionally mandated report is submitted to either House 
of Congress or to any committee of Congress or subcommittee 
thereof, the head of the Federal agency submitting the congression-
ally mandated report shall submit to the Director the information 
required under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 5243(b)(1) 
with respect to the congressionally mandated report. Notwith-
standing section 5246, nothing in this subtitle shall relieve a Fed-
eral agency of any other requirement to publish the congressionally 
mandated report on the online portal of the Federal agency or 
otherwise submit the congressionally mandated report to Congress 
or specific committees of Congress, or subcommittees thereof. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, in consultation with the Director, shall issue guidance 
to agencies on the implementation of this subtitle. 
(c) STRUCTURE OF SUBMITTED REPORT DATA.—The head of each 
Federal agency shall ensure that each congressionally mandated 
report submitted to the Director complies with the guidance on 
the implementation of this subtitle issued by the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget under subsection (b). 
(d) POINT OF CONTACT.—The head of each Federal agency shall 
designate a point of contact for congressionally mandated reports. 
(e) REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMISSION.—The Director shall not pub-
lish any report through the reports online portal that is received 
from anyone other than the head of the applicable Federal agency, 
or an officer or employee of the Federal agency specifically des-
ignated by the head of the Federal agency. 
SEC. 7245. CHANGING OR REMOVING REPORTS. 
(a) LIMITATION
ON
AUTHORITY
TO
CHANGE
OR
REMOVE 
REPORTS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the head of the 
Federal agency concerned may change or remove a congressionally 
mandated report submitted to be published on the reports online 
portal only if— 
(1) the head of the Federal agency consults with each 
committee of Congress or subcommittee thereof to which the 
report is required to be submitted (or, in the case of a report 
which is not required to be submitted to a particular committee 
of Congress or subcommittee thereof, to each committee with 
jurisdiction over the agency, as determined by the head of 
the agency in consultation with the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate) 
prior to changing or removing the report; and 
(2) a joint resolution is enacted to authorize the change 
in or removal of the report. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the head of 
the Federal agency concerned— 
(1) may make technical changes to a report submitted 
to or published on the reports online portal; 
(2) may remove a report from the reports online portal 
if the report was submitted to or published on the reports 
online portal in error; and 
(3) may withhold information, records, or reports from 
publication on the reports online portal in accordance with 
section 5246.
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SEC. 7246. WITHHOLDING OF INFORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed 
to— 
(1) 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 are required to be withheld 
under section 552a of title 5, United States Code; or 
(2) impose any affirmative duty on the Director to review 
congressionally mandated reports submitted for publication to 
the reports online portal for the purpose of identifying and 
redacting such information or records. 
(b) WITHHOLDING OF INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Consistent with subsection (a)(1), the 
head of a Federal agency may withhold from the Director, 
and from publication on the reports online portal, any informa-
tion, records, or reports that are exempt from public disclosure 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, or that are 
required to be withheld under section 552a of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(2) NATIONAL SECURITY.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
construed to require the publication, on the reports online 
portal or otherwise, of any report containing information that 
is classified, the public release of which could have a harmful 
effect on national security, or that is otherwise prohibited. 
(3) LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE.—Nothing in this subtitle 
shall be construed to require the publication on the reports 
online portal or otherwise of any congressionally mandated 
report— 
(A) containing information that is law enforcement sen-
sitive; or 
(B) that describe information security policies, proce-
dures, or activities of the executive branch. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITY
FOR WITHHOLDING
OF INFORMATION.—In 
publishing congressionally mandated reports to the reports online 
portal in accordance with this subtitle, the head of each Federal 
agency shall be responsible for withholding information pursuant 
to the requirements of this section. 
SEC. 7247. IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) REPORTS SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—This subtitle shall apply with respect 
to any congressionally mandated report which— 
(A) is required by statute to be submitted to the House 
of Representatives, or the Speaker thereof, or the Senate, 
or the President or President Pro Tempore thereof, at any 
time on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; 
or 
(B) is included by the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives or the Secretary of the Senate (as the case may 
be) on the list of reports received by the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Senate (as the case may be) at any 
time on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) 
TRANSITION
RULE
FOR
PREVIOUSLY
SUBMITTED 
REPORTS.—To the extent practicable, the Director shall ensure 
that any congressionally mandated report described in para-
graph (1) which was required to be submitted to Congress
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by a statute enacted before the date of the enactment of this 
Act is published on the reports online portal under this subtitle. 
(b) REPORTS
SUBMITTED
TO
COMMITTEES.—In the case of 
congressionally mandated reports which are required by statute 
to be submitted to a committee of Congress or a subcommittee 
thereof, this subtitle shall apply with respect to— 
(1) any such report which is first required to be submitted 
by a statute which is enacted on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; and 
(2) to the maximum extent practical, any congressionally 
mandated report which was required to be submitted by a 
statute enacted before the date of enactment of this Act 
unless— 
(A) the chair of the committee, or subcommittee 
thereof, to which the report was required to be submitted 
notifies the Director in writing that the report is to be 
withheld from publication; and 
(B) the Director publishes the notification on the 
reports online portal. 
(c) ACCESS FOR CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP.—Notwithstanding 
any provision of this subtitle or any other provision of law, congres-
sional leadership shall have access to any congressionally mandated 
report. 
SEC. 7248. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this subtitle, for the purpose of com-
plying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be deter-
mined by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects 
of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this subtitle, submitted for printing 
in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget 
Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage. 
TITLE LXXIII—TRANSPORTATION AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Global Catastrophic Risk Management Act of 2022 
Sec. 7301. Short title. 
Sec. 7302. Definitions. 
Sec. 7303. Assessment of global catastrophic risk. 
Sec. 7304. Report required. 
Sec. 7305. Enhanced catastrophic incident annex. 
Sec. 7306. Validation of the strategy through an exercise. 
Sec. 7307. Recommendations. 
Sec. 7308. Reporting requirements. 
Sec. 7309. Rules of construction. 
Subtitle B—Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training 
Sec. 7311. Short title. 
Sec. 7312. Definitions. 
Sec. 7313. Assistance and training for communities with technological hazards and 
related emerging threats. 
Sec. 7314. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 7315. Savings provision. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 7321. Crisis counseling assistance and training.
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Subtitle A—Global Catastrophic Risk 
Management Act of 2022 
SEC. 7301. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Global Catastrophic Risk 
Management Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 7302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
(2) BASIC NEED.—The term ‘‘basic need’’— 
(A) means any good, service, or activity necessary to 
protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the 
civilian population of the United States; and 
(B) includes— 
(i) food; 
(ii) water; 
(iii) shelter; 
(iv) basic communication services; 
(v) basic sanitation and health services; and 
(vi) public safety. 
(3) CATASTROPHIC
INCIDENT.—The term ‘‘catastrophic 
incident’’— 
(A) means any natural or man-made disaster that 
results in extraordinary levels of casualties or damage, 
mass evacuations, or disruption severely affecting the popu-
lation, infrastructure, environment, economy, national 
morale, or government functions in an area; and 
(B) may include an incident— 
(i) with a sustained national impact over a pro-
longed period of time; 
(ii) that may rapidly exceed resources available 
to State and local government and private sector 
authorities in the impacted area; or 
(iii) that may significantly interrupt governmental 
operations and emergency services to such an extent 
that national security could be threatened. 
(4) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘critical infra-
structure’’ has the meaning given such term in section 1016(e) 
of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 
5195c(e)). 
(5) EXISTENTIAL RISK.—The term ‘‘existential risk’’ means 
the potential for an outcome that would result in human extinc-
tion. 
(6) GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC RISK.—The term ‘‘global cata-
strophic risk’’ means the risk of events or incidents consequen-
tial enough to significantly harm or set back human civilization 
at the global scale. 
(7) GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC AND EXISTENTIAL THREATS.—The 
term ‘‘global catastrophic and existential threats’’ means threats 
that with varying likelihood may produce consequences severe 
enough to result in systemic failure or destruction of critical 
infrastructure or significant harm to human civilization. Exam-
ples of global catastrophic and existential threats include severe 
global pandemics, nuclear war, asteroid and comet impacts,
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supervolcanoes, sudden and severe changes to the climate, and 
intentional or accidental threats arising from the use and 
development of emerging technologies. 
(8) INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribal 
government’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribal 
government’’ in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 
(9) LOCAL GOVERNMENT; STATE.—The terms ‘‘local govern-
ment’’ and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 
(10) NATIONAL
EXERCISE
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘national 
exercise program’’ means activities carried out to test and 
evaluate the national preparedness goal and related plans and 
strategies as described in section 648(b) of the Post-Katrina 
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 748(b)). 
(11) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 7303. ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC RISK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Administrator shall 
coordinate an assessment of global catastrophic risk. 
(b) COORDINATION.—When coordinating the assessment under 
subsection (a), the Secretary and the Administrator shall coordinate 
with senior designees of— 
(1) the Assistant to the President for National Security 
Affairs; 
(2) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy; 
(3) the Secretary of State and the Under Secretary of 
State for Arms Control and International Security; 
(4) the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation; 
(5) the Secretary of Energy, the Under Secretary of Energy 
for Nuclear Security, and the Director of Science; 
(6) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Assist-
ant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and the Assistant 
Secretary of Global Affairs; 
(7) the Secretary of Commerce, the Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and the Under Sec-
retary of Commerce for Standards and Technology; 
(8) the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the 
United States Geological Survey; 
(9) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency and the Assistant Administrator for Water; 
(10) the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration; 
(11) the Director of the National Science Foundation; 
(12) the Secretary of the Treasury; 
(13) the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Secretary of 
the Army for Civil Works, and the Chief of Engineers and 
Commanding General of the Army Corps of Engineers; 
(14) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; 
(15) the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development; 
(16) the Secretary of Transportation; and
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(17) other stakeholders the Secretary and the Adminis-
trator determine appropriate. 
SEC. 7304. REPORT REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and every 10 years thereafter, the Secretary, 
in coordination with the Administrator, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives a report containing a 
detailed assessment, based on the input and coordination required 
under section 7303, of global catastrophic and existential risk. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—Each report required under subsection 
(a) shall include— 
(1) expert estimates of cumulative global catastrophic and 
existential risk in the next 30 years, including separate esti-
mates for the likelihood of occurrence and potential con-
sequences; 
(2) expert-informed analyses of the risk of the most con-
cerning specific global catastrophic and existential threats, 
including separate estimates, where reasonably feasible and 
credible, of each threat for its likelihood of occurrence and 
its potential consequences, as well as associated uncertainties; 
(3) a comprehensive list of potential catastrophic or existen-
tial threats, including even those that may have very low 
likelihood; 
(4) technical assessments and lay explanations of the ana-
lyzed global catastrophic and existential risks, including their 
qualitative character and key factors affecting their likelihood 
of occurrence and potential consequences; 
(5) an explanation of any factors that limit the ability 
of the Secretary to assess the risk both cumulatively and for 
particular threats, and how those limitations may be overcome 
through future research or with additional resources, programs, 
or authorities; 
(6) a forecast of if and why global catastrophic and existen-
tial risk is likely to increase or decrease significantly in the 
next 10 years, both qualitatively and quantitatively, as well 
as a description of associated uncertainties; 
(7) proposals for how the Federal Government may more 
adequately assess global catastrophic and existential risk on 
an ongoing basis in future years; 
(8) recommendations for legislative actions, as appropriate, 
to support the evaluation and assessment of global catastrophic 
and existential risk; and 
(9) other matters deemed appropriate by the Secretary, 
in coordination with the Administrator, and based on the input 
and coordination required under section 7303. 
(c) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—In producing the report 
required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) regularly consult with experts on severe global 
pandemics, nuclear war, asteroid and comet impacts, super-
volcanoes, sudden and severe changes to the climate, and inten-
tional or accidental threats arising from the use and develop-
ment of emerging technologies; and