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‘‘(5) COORDINATION AND AVOIDANCE OF DUPLI-
CATION.—The Administrator’’; and 
(ii) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘Nothing’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing’’; 
(C) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) in the third sentence, by striking 
‘‘Such program’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) 
PROGRAM
INCLUSIONS.—The 
program 
under this subsection’’; 
(ii) in the second sentence— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘States, institu-
tions of higher education,’’ after ‘‘sci-
entists,’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘Such strategies 
and technologies shall be developed’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) 
PARTICIPATION
REQUIREMENT.—Such 
strategies and technologies described in paragraph (1) 
shall be developed’’; and 
(iii) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘In carrying out’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) CERTAIN CARBON DIOXIDE ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out para-
graph (3)(A) with respect to carbon dioxide, the 
Administrator shall carry out the activities de-
scribed in each of subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), 
and (E). 
‘‘(B) DIRECT AIR CAPTURE RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(I) BOARD.—The term ‘Board’ 
means the Direct Air Capture Tech-
nology Advisory Board established by 
clause (iii)(I). 
‘‘(II) DILUTE.—The term ‘dilute’ 
means a concentration of less than 1 
percent by volume. 
‘‘(III) DIRECT AIR CAPTURE.— 
‘‘(aa) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
term ‘direct air capture’, with re-
spect to a facility, technology, or 
system, means that the facility, 
technology, or system uses carbon
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capture equipment to capture car-
bon dioxide directly from the air. 
‘‘(bb) EXCLUSION.—The term 
‘direct air capture’ does not in-
clude any facility, technology, or 
system that captures carbon diox-
ide— 
‘‘(AA) that is delib-
erately released from a natu-
rally 
occurring 
subsurface 
spring; or 
‘‘(BB) 
using 
natural 
photosynthesis. 
‘‘(IV) 
INTELLECTUAL
PROP-
ERTY.—The term ‘intellectual property’ 
means— 
‘‘(aa) an invention that is 
patentable under title 35, United 
States Code; and 
‘‘(bb) any patent on an in-
vention described in item (aa). 
‘‘(ii) TECHNOLOGY PRIZES.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of 
the USE IT Act, the Administrator, in
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consultation with the Secretary of En-
ergy, shall establish a program to pro-
vide, and shall provide, financial 
awards on a competitive basis for di-
rect air capture from media in which 
the concentration of carbon dioxide is 
dilute. 
‘‘(II) DUTIES.—In carrying out 
this clause, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(aa) subject to subclause 
(III), develop specific require-
ments for— 
‘‘(AA) the competition 
process; and 
‘‘(BB) the demonstra-
tion of performance of ap-
proved projects; 
‘‘(bb) offer financial awards 
for a project designed— 
‘‘(AA) to the maximum 
extent practicable, to capture 
more than 10,000 tons of car-
bon dioxide per year; and 
‘‘(BB) to operate in a 
manner that would be com-
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mercially viable in the fore-
seeable future (as determined 
by the Board); and 
‘‘(cc) to the maximum extent 
practicable, 
make 
financial 
awards to geographically diverse 
projects, including at least— 
‘‘(AA) 1 project in a 
coastal State; and 
‘‘(BB) 1 project in a 
rural State. 
‘‘(III) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.— 
In carrying out subclause (II)(aa), the 
Administrator shall— 
‘‘(aa) provide notice of and, 
for a period of not less than 60 
days, an opportunity for public 
comment on, any draft or pro-
posed version of the requirements 
described in subclause (II)(aa); 
and 
‘‘(bb) take into account pub-
lic comments received in devel-
oping the final version of those re-
quirements.
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‘‘(iii) DIRECT
AIR
CAPTURE
TECH-
NOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD.— 
‘‘(I) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is 
established an advisory board to be 
known as the ‘Direct Air Capture 
Technology Advisory Board’. 
‘‘(II) COMPOSITION.—The Board 
shall be composed of 9 members ap-
pointed by the Administrator, who 
shall provide expertise in— 
‘‘(aa) climate science; 
‘‘(bb) physics; 
‘‘(cc) chemistry; 
‘‘(dd) biology; 
‘‘(ee) engineering; 
‘‘(ff) economics; 
‘‘(gg) business management; 
and 
‘‘(hh) such other disciplines 
as the Administrator determines 
to be necessary to achieve the pur-
poses of this subparagraph. 
‘‘(III) TERM; VACANCIES.—
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‘‘(aa) TERM.—A member of 
the Board shall serve for a term of 
6 years. 
‘‘(bb) 
VACANCIES.—A 
va-
cancy on the Board— 
‘‘(AA) shall not affect 
the powers of the Board; and 
‘‘(BB) shall be filled in 
the same manner as the 
original 
appointment 
was 
made. 
‘‘(IV) 
INITIAL
MEETING.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date on 
which all members of the Board have 
been appointed, the Board shall hold 
the initial meeting of the Board. 
‘‘(V) 
MEETINGS.—The 
Board 
shall meet at the call of the Chair-
person or on the request of the Admin-
istrator. 
‘‘(VI) QUORUM.—A majority of 
the members of the Board shall con-
stitute a quorum, but a lesser number 
of members may hold hearings.
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‘‘(VII) CHAIRPERSON
AND
VICE 
CHAIRPERSON.—The Board shall select 
a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson 
from among the members of the Board. 
‘‘(VIII) 
COMPENSATION.—Each 
member of the Board may be com-
pensated at not to exceed the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
pay in effect for a position at level V 
of the Executive Schedule under section 
5316 of title 5, United States Code, for 
each day during which the member is 
engaged in the actual performance of 
the duties of the Board. 
‘‘(IX) DUTIES.—The Board shall 
advise the Administrator on carrying 
out the duties of the Administrator 
under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(X) FACA.—The Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
shall apply to the Board. 
‘‘(iv) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—As a condi-
tion of receiving a financial award 
under this subparagraph, an applicant
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shall agree to vest the intellectual prop-
erty of the applicant derived from the 
technology in 1 or more entities that 
are incorporated in the United States. 
‘‘(II) 
RESERVATION
OF
LI-
CENSE.—The United States— 
‘‘(aa) may reserve a non-
exclusive, nontransferable, irrev-
ocable, paid-up license, to have 
practiced for or on behalf of the 
United States, in connection with 
any 
intellectual 
property 
de-
scribed in subclause (I); but 
‘‘(bb) shall not, in the exer-
cise of a license reserved under 
item (aa), publicly disclose pro-
prietary information relating to 
the license. 
‘‘(III) TRANSFER
OF
TITLE.— 
Title to any intellectual property de-
scribed in subclause (I) shall not be 
transferred or passed, except to an en-
tity that is incorporated in the United 
States, until the expiration of the first
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patent obtained in connection with the 
intellectual property. 
‘‘(v) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(I) 
IN
GENERAL.—Of 
the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for 
the 
Environmental 
Protection 
Agency, $35,000,000 shall be available 
to carry out this subparagraph, to re-
main available until expended. 
‘‘(II) 
REQUIREMENT.—Research 
carried out using amounts made avail-
able under subclause (I) may not du-
plicate research funded by the Depart-
ment of Energy. 
‘‘(vi) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.— 
The Board and all authority provided 
under this subparagraph shall terminate 
not later than 10 years after the date of en-
actment of the USE IT Act. 
‘‘(C) CARBON
DIOXIDE
UTILIZATION
RE-
SEARCH.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF CARBON DIOXIDE 
UTILIZATION.—In this subparagraph, the 
term ‘carbon dioxide utilization’ refers to
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technologies or approaches that lead to the 
use of carbon dioxide— 
‘‘(I) through the fixation of carbon 
dioxide 
through 
photosynthesis 
or 
chemosynthesis, such as through the 
growing of algae or bacteria; 
‘‘(II) through the chemical conver-
sion of carbon dioxide to a material or 
chemical compound in which the car-
bon dioxide is securely stored; or 
‘‘(III) through the use of carbon 
dioxide for any other purpose for 
which a commercial market exists, as 
determined by the Administrator. 
‘‘(ii) PROGRAM.—The Administrator, 
in consultation with the Secretary of En-
ergy, shall carry out a research and devel-
opment program for carbon dioxide utiliza-
tion to promote existing and new tech-
nologies that transform carbon dioxide gen-
erated by industrial processes into a prod-
uct of commercial value, or as an input to 
products of commercial value. 
‘‘(iii) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL AS-
SISTANCE.—Not later than 2 years after the
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date of enactment of the USE IT Act, in 
carrying out this subsection, the Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Energy, shall support research and infra-
structure activities relating to carbon diox-
ide utilization by providing technical assist-
ance and financial assistance in accordance 
with clause (iv). 
‘‘(iv) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to 
receive technical assistance and financial 
assistance under clause (iii), a carbon diox-
ide utilization project shall— 
‘‘(I) have access to an emissions 
stream generated by a stationary 
source within the United States that is 
capable of supplying not less than 250 
metric tons per day of carbon dioxide 
for research; 
‘‘(II) have access to adequate 
space for a laboratory and equipment 
for testing small-scale carbon dioxide 
utilization technologies, with onsite ac-
cess to larger test bays for scale-up; 
and
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‘‘(III) have existing partnerships 
with institutions of higher education, 
private companies, States, or other 
government entities. 
‘‘(v) COORDINATION.—In supporting 
carbon dioxide utilization projects under 
this paragraph, the Administrator shall 
consult with the Secretary of Energy, and, 
as appropriate, with the head of any other 
relevant Federal agency, States, the private 
sector, and institutions of higher education 
to develop methods and technologies to ac-
count for the carbon dioxide emissions 
avoided by the carbon dioxide utilization 
projects. 
‘‘(vi) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(I) 
IN
GENERAL.—Of 
the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for 
the 
Environmental 
Protection 
Agency, $50,000,000 shall be available 
to carry out this subparagraph, to re-
main available until expended. 
‘‘(II) 
REQUIREMENT.—Research 
carried out using amounts made avail-
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able under subclause (I) may not du-
plicate research funded by the Depart-
ment of Energy. 
‘‘(D) DEEP SALINE FORMATION REPORT.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF DEEP SALINE FOR-
MATION.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—In this sub-
paragraph, the term ‘deep saline for-
mation’ means a formation of sub-
surface geographically extensive sedi-
mentary rock layers saturated with 
waters or brines that have a high total 
dissolved solids content and that are 
below the depth where carbon dioxide 
can exist in the formation as a super-
critical fluid. 
‘‘(II) 
CLARIFICATION.—In 
this 
subparagraph, the term ‘deep saline 
formation’ does not include oil and gas 
reservoirs. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—In consultation with 
the Secretary of Energy, and, as appro-
priate, with the head of any other relevant 
Federal agency and relevant stakeholders, 
not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
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ment of the USE IT Act, the Administrator 
shall prepare, submit to Congress, and make 
publicly available a report that includes— 
‘‘(I) a comprehensive identifica-
tion of potential risks and benefits to 
project developers associated with in-
creased storage of carbon dioxide cap-
tured from stationary sources in deep 
saline formations, using existing re-
search; 
‘‘(II) recommendations, if any, for 
managing the potential risks identified 
under subclause (I), including poten-
tial risks unique to public land; and 
‘‘(III) recommendations, if any, 
for Federal legislation or other policy 
changes to mitigate any potential risks 
identified under subclause (I). 
‘‘(E) REPORT
ON
CARBON
DIOXIDE
NON-
REGULATORY
STRATEGIES
AND
TECH-
NOLOGIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently 
than once every 2 years, the Administrator 
shall submit to the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate and
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the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives a report that 
describes— 
‘‘(I) the recipients of assistance 
under subparagraphs (B) and (C); and 
‘‘(II) a plan for supporting addi-
tional nonregulatory strategies and 
technologies that could significantly 
prevent carbon dioxide emissions or re-
duce carbon dioxide levels in the air, 
in conjunction with other Federal 
agencies. 
‘‘(ii) 
INCLUSIONS.—The 
plan 
sub-
mitted under clause (i) shall include— 
‘‘(I) a methodology for evaluating 
and ranking technologies based on the 
ability of the technologies to cost effec-
tively reduce carbon dioxide emissions 
or carbon dioxide levels in the air; and 
‘‘(II) a description of any nonair- 
related environmental or energy con-
siderations regarding the technologies. 
‘‘(F) GAO REPORT.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit to Con-
gress a report that—
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‘‘(i) identifies all Federal grant pro-
grams in which a purpose of a grant under 
the program is to perform research on car-
bon capture and utilization technologies, in-
cluding direct air capture technologies; and 
‘‘(ii) examines the extent to which the 
Federal grant programs identified pursuant 
to clause (i) overlap or are duplicative.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Administrator’’) shall submit to Congress a report describ-
ing how funds appropriated to the Administrator during 
the 5 most recent fiscal years have been used to carry out 
section 103 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403), includ-
ing a description of— 
(1) the amount of funds used to carry out spe-
cific provisions of that section; and 
(2) the practices used by the Administrator to 
differentiate funding used to carry out that section, as 
compared to funding used to carry out other provi-
sions of law. 
(d) INCLUSION OF CARBON CAPTURE INFRASTRUC-
TURE PROJECTS.—Section 41001(6) of the FAST Act (42 
U.S.C. 4370m(6)) is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
inserting ‘‘carbon capture,’’ after ‘‘manufac-
turing,’’; 
(B) in clause (i)(III), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(C) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 
(iii); and 
(D) by inserting after clause (i) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) is covered by a programmatic 
plan or environmental review developed for 
the primary purpose of facilitating develop-
ment of carbon dioxide pipelines; or’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) INCLUSION.—For purposes of subpara-
graph (A), construction of infrastructure for car-
bon capture includes construction of— 
‘‘(i) any facility, technology, or system 
that captures, utilizes, or sequesters carbon 
dioxide emissions, including projects for di-
rect air capture (as defined in paragraph 
(6)(B)(i) of section 103(g) of the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(g)); and 
‘‘(ii) carbon dioxide pipelines.’’.
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(e) DEVELOPMENT OF CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZA-
TION, AND SEQUESTRATION REPORT, PERMITTING GUID-
ANCE, AND REGIONAL PERMITTING TASK FORCE.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) CARBON
CAPTURE, UTILIZATION, AND 
SEQUESTRATION PROJECTS.—The term ‘‘carbon 
capture, utilization, and sequestration projects’’ 
includes projects for direct air capture (as de-
fined in paragraph (6)(B)(i) of section 103(g) of 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(g))). 
(B) EFFICIENT, ORDERLY, AND
RESPON-
SIBLE.—The term ‘‘efficient, orderly, and respon-
sible’’ means, with respect to development or the 
permitting process for carbon capture, utiliza-
tion, and sequestration projects and carbon diox-
ide pipelines, a process that is completed in an 
expeditious manner while maintaining environ-
mental, health, and safety protections. 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chair 
of the Council on Environmental Quality (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Chair’’), in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, the Secretary of En-
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ergy, the Secretary of the Interior, the Executive 
Director of the Federal Permitting Improvement 
Council, and the head of any other relevant Fed-
eral agency (as determined by the President), 
shall prepare a report that— 
(i) compiles all existing relevant Fed-
eral permitting and review information and 
resources for project applicants, agencies, 
and other stakeholders interested in the de-
ployment of carbon capture, utilization, and 
sequestration projects and carbon dioxide 
pipelines, including— 
(I) the appropriate points of 
interaction with Federal agencies; 
(II) clarification of the permitting 
responsibilities and authorities among 
Federal agencies; and 
(III) best practices and templates 
for permitting; 
(ii) inventories current or emerging ac-
tivities that transform captured carbon di-
oxide into a product of commercial value, or 
as an input to products of commercial 
value;
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(iii) inventories existing initiatives 
and recent publications that analyze or 
identify priority carbon dioxide pipelines 
needed to enable efficient, orderly, and re-
sponsible development of carbon capture, 
utilization, and sequestration projects at in-
creased scale; 
(iv) identifies gaps in the current Fed-
eral regulatory framework for the deploy-
ment of carbon capture, utilization, and se-
questration projects and carbon dioxide 
pipelines; and 
(v) identifies Federal financing mecha-
nisms available to project developers. 
(B) SUBMISSION; PUBLICATION.—The Chair 
shall— 
(i) submit the report under subpara-
graph (A) to the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(ii) as soon as practicable, make the 
report publicly available. 
(3) GUIDANCE.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—After submission of the 
report under paragraph (2)(B), but not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Chair shall submit guidance consistent 
with that report to all relevant Federal agencies 
that— 
(i) facilitates reviews associated with 
the deployment of carbon capture, utiliza-
tion, and sequestration projects and carbon 
dioxide pipelines; and 
(ii) supports the efficient, orderly, and 
responsible development of carbon capture, 
utilization, and sequestration projects and 
carbon dioxide pipelines. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The guidance under 
subparagraph (A) shall address require-
ments under— 
(I) the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.); 
(II) the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); 
(III) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7401 et seq.);
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(IV) the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.); 
(V) the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
(VI) division A of subtitle III of 
title 54, United States Code (formerly 
known as the ‘‘National Historic Pres-
ervation Act’’); 
(VII) the Migratory Bird Treaty 
Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.); 
(VIII) the Act of June 8, 1940 (16 
U.S.C. 668 et seq.) (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Bald and Golden Eagle Protec-
tion Act’’); and 
(IX) any other Federal law that 
the Chair determines to be appro-
priate. 
(ii) ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEWS.—The 
guidance under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude direction to States and other inter-
ested parties for the development of pro-
grammatic environmental reviews under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for carbon capture,
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utilization, and sequestration projects and 
carbon dioxide pipelines. 
(iii) 
PUBLIC
INVOLVEMENT.—The 
guidance under subparagraph (A) shall be 
subject to the public notice, comment, and 
solicitation of information procedures under 
section 1506.6 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or a successor regulation). 
(C) SUBMISSION; PUBLICATION.—The Chair 
shall— 
(i) submit the guidance under subpara-
graph (A) to the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(ii) as soon as practicable, make the 
guidance publicly available. 
(D) EVALUATION.—The Chair shall— 
(i) periodically evaluate the reports of 
the task forces under paragraph (4)(E) and, 
as necessary, revise the guidance under sub-
paragraph (A); and 
(ii) each year, submit to the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate, the Committee on Energy and Com-
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merce of the House of Representatives, and 
relevant Federal agencies a report that de-
scribes any recommendations for legislation, 
rules, revisions to rules, or other policies 
that would address the issues identified by 
the task forces under paragraph (4)(E). 
(4) TASK FORCE.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Chair shall establish not less than 2 task 
forces, which shall each cover a different geo-
graphical area with differing demographic, land 
use, or geological issues— 
(i) to identify permitting and other 
challenges and successes that permitting au-
thorities and project developers and opera-
tors face; and 
(ii) to improve the performance of the 
permitting process and regional coordina-
tion for the purpose of promoting the effi-
cient, orderly, and responsible development 
of carbon capture, utilization, and seques-
tration projects and carbon dioxide pipe-
lines. 
(B) MEMBERS AND SELECTION.—
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(i) IN GENERAL.—The Chair shall— 
(I) develop criteria for the selec-
tion of members to each task force; and 
(II) select members for each task 
force in accordance with subclause (I) 
and clause (ii). 
(ii) MEMBERS.—Each task force— 
(I) shall include not less than 1 
representative of each of— 
(aa) the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency; 
(bb) the Department of En-
ergy; 
(cc) the Department of the 
Interior; 
(dd) any other Federal agen-
cy the Chair determines to be ap-
propriate; 
(ee) any State that requests 
participation in the geographical 
area covered by the task force; 
(ff) developers or operators of 
carbon capture, utilization, and 
sequestration projects or carbon 
dioxide pipelines; and
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(gg) nongovernmental mem-
bership organizations, the pri-
mary mission of which concerns 
protection of the environment; and 
(II) at the request of a Tribal or 
local government, may include a rep-
resentative of— 
(aa) not less than 1 local 
government in the geographical 
area covered by the task force; and 
(bb) not less than 1 Tribal 
government in the geographical 
area covered by the task force. 
(C) MEETINGS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Each task force shall 
meet not less than twice each year. 
(ii) JOINT
MEETING.—To the max-
imum extent practicable, the task forces 
shall meet collectively not less than once 
each year. 
(D) DUTIES.—Each task force shall— 
(i) inventory existing or potential Fed-
eral and State approaches to facilitate re-
views associated with the deployment of car-
bon capture, utilization, and sequestration
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projects and carbon dioxide pipelines, in-
cluding best practices that— 
(I) avoid duplicative reviews; 
(II) engage stakeholders early in 
the permitting process; and 
(III) make the permitting process 
efficient, orderly, and responsible; 
(ii) develop common models for State- 
level carbon dioxide pipeline regulation and 
oversight guidelines that can be shared with 
States in the geographical area covered by 
the task force; 
(iii) provide technical assistance to 
States in the geographical area covered by 
the task force in implementing regulatory 
requirements and any models developed 
under clause (ii); 
(iv) inventory current or emerging ac-
tivities that transform captured carbon di-
oxide into a product of commercial value, or 
as an input to products of commercial 
value; 
(v) identify any priority carbon diox-
ide pipelines needed to enable efficient, or-
derly, and responsible development of car-
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bon capture, utilization, and sequestration 
projects at increased scale; 
(vi) identify gaps in the current Fed-
eral and State regulatory framework and in 
existing data for the deployment of carbon 
capture, 
utilization, 
and 
sequestration 
projects and carbon dioxide pipelines; 
(vii) identify Federal and State fi-
nancing mechanisms available to project de-
velopers; and 
(viii) develop recommendations for rel-
evant Federal agencies on how to develop 
and research technologies that— 
(I) can capture carbon dioxide; 
and 
(II) would be able to be deployed 
within the region covered by the task 
force, including any projects that have 
received technical or financial assist-
ance for research under paragraph (6) 
of section 103(g) of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7403(g)). 
(E) REPORT.—Each year, each task force 
shall prepare and submit to the Chair and to the 
other task forces a report that includes—
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(i) any recommendations for improve-
ments in efficient, orderly, and responsible 
issuance or administration of Federal per-
mits and other Federal authorizations re-
quired under a law described in paragraph 
(3)(B)(i); and 
(ii) any other nationally relevant in-
formation that the task force has collected in 
carrying out the duties under subparagraph 
(D). 
(F) EVALUATION.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chair 
shall— 
(i) reevaluate the need for the task 
forces; and 
(ii) submit to Congress a recommenda-
tion as to whether the task forces should 
continue. 
SEC. 6085. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS AND SUR-
VIVING SPOUSES AND DEPENDENTS. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE AT FACILI-
TIES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 59 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
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‘‘§ 5906. Availability of legal assistance at Department 
facilities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than three 
times each year, the Secretary shall facilitate the provision 
by a qualified legal assistance clinic of pro bono legal assist-
ance described in subsection (c) to eligible individuals at 
not fewer than one medical center of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, or such other facility of the Department as 
the Secretary considers appropriate, in each State. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of this 
section, an eligible individual is— 
‘‘(1) any veteran; 
‘‘(2) any surviving spouse; or 
‘‘(3) any child of a veteran who has died. 
‘‘(c) PRO BONO LEGAL ASSISTANCE DESCRIBED.—The 
pro bono legal assistance described in this subsection is the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Legal assistance with any program admin-
istered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) Legal assistance associated with— 
‘‘(A) improving the status of a military dis-
charge or characterization of service in the 
Armed Forces, including through a discharge re-
view board; or
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‘‘(B) seeking a review of a military record 
before a board of correction for military or naval 
records. 
‘‘(3) Such other legal assistance as the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(A) considers appropriate; and 
‘‘(B) determines may be needed by eligible 
individuals. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON USE OF FACILITIES.—Space in 
a medical center or facility designated under subsection (a) 
shall be reserved for and may only be used by the following, 
subject to review and removal from participation by the 
Secretary: 
‘‘(1) A veterans service organization or other 
nonprofit organization. 
‘‘(2) A legal assistance clinic associated with an 
accredited law school. 
‘‘(3) A legal services organization. 
‘‘(4) A bar association. 
‘‘(5) Such other attorneys and entities as the 
Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(e) LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN RURAL AREAS.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that pro 
bono legal assistance is provided under subsection (a) in 
rural areas.
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‘‘(f) DEFINITION OF VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZA-
TION.—The term ‘veterans service organization’ means any 
organization recognized by the Secretary for the representa-
tion of veterans under section 5902 of this title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 59 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘5906. Availability of legal assistance at Department facilities.’’. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT 
LEGAL ASSISTANCE CLINICS.— 
(1) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a 
pilot program to assess the feasibility and advis-
ability of awarding grants to eligible entities to 
establish new legal assistance clinics, or enhance 
existing legal assistance clinics or other pro bono 
efforts, for the provision of pro bono legal assist-
ance described in subsection (c) of section 5906 
of title 38, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), on a year-round basis to individuals 
who served in the Armed Forces, including indi-
viduals who served in a reserve component of the 
Armed Forces, and who were discharged or re-
leased therefrom, regardless of the conditions of
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such discharge or release, at locations other than 
medical centers and facilities described in sub-
section (a) of such section. 
(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
subparagraph (A) shall be construed to limit or 
affect— 
(i) the provision of pro bono legal as-
sistance to eligible individuals at medical 
centers and facilities of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs under section 5906(a) of 
title 38, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a); or 
(ii) any other legal assistance provided 
pro bono at medical centers or facilities of 
the Department as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—For purposes of the 
pilot program, an eligible entity is— 
(A) a veterans service organization or other 
nonprofit organization specifically focused on as-
sisting veterans; 
(B) an entity specifically focused on assist-
ing veterans and associated with an accredited 
law school;
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(C) a legal services organization or bar as-
sociation; or 
(D) such other type of entity as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate for purposes of the 
pilot program. 
(3) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
at least one grant is awarded under paragraph (1)(A) 
to at least one eligible entity in each State, if the Sec-
retary determines that there is such an entity in a 
State that has applied for, and meets requirements for 
the award of, such a grant. 
(4) DURATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the pilot program during the five-year period begin-
ning on the date on which the Secretary establishes 
the pilot program. 
(5) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking a 
grant under the pilot program shall submit to the 
Secretary an application therefore at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
(6) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select eligi-
ble entities who submit applications under paragraph 
(5) for the award of grants under the pilot program 
using a competitive process that takes into account 
the following:
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(A) Capacity of the applicant entity to 
serve veterans and ability of the entity to provide 
sound legal advice. 
(B) Demonstrated need of the veteran popu-
lation the applicant entity would serve. 
(C) Demonstrated need of the applicant en-
tity for assistance from the grants. 
(D) Geographic diversity of applicant enti-
ties. 
(E) Such other criteria as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(7) GRANTEE
REPORTS.—Each recipient of a 
grant under the pilot program shall, in accordance 
with such criteria as the Secretary may establish, 
submit to the Secretary a report on the activities of 
the recipient and how the grant amounts were used. 
(c) REVIEW OF PRO BONO ELIGIBILITY OF FEDERAL 
WORKERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in con-
sultation with the Attorney General and the Director 
of the Office of Government Ethics, conduct a review 
of the rules and regulations governing the cir-
cumstances under which attorneys employed by the 
Federal Government can provide pro bono legal as-
sistance.
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(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In conducting the re-
view required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
develop recommendations for such legislative or ad-
ministrative action as the Secretary considers appro-
priate to facilitate greater participation by Federal 
employees in pro bono legal and other volunteer serv-
ices for veterans. 
(3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress— 
(A) the findings of the Secretary with re-
spect to the review conducted under paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) the recommendations developed by the 
Secretary under paragraph (2). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the sta-
tus of the implementation of this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means—
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(A) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives. 
(2) VETERANS
SERVICE
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘veterans service organization’’ means any orga-
nization recognized by the Secretary for the represen-
tation of veterans under section 5902 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 6086. SILVER STAR SERVICE BANNER DAY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Congress is committed to honoring the sac-
rifices of wounded and ill members of the Armed 
Forces. 
(2) The Silver Star Service Banner recognizes 
the members of the Armed Forces and veterans who 
were wounded or became ill while serving in combat 
for the United States. 
(3) The sacrifices made by members of the Armed 
Forces and veterans on behalf of the United States 
should never be forgotten. 
(4) May 1 is an appropriate date to designate 
as ‘‘Silver Star Service Banner Day’’.
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(b) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 146. Silver Star Service Banner Day 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—May 1 is Silver Star Service 
Banner Day. 
‘‘(b) PROCLAMATION.—The President is requested to 
issue each year a proclamation calling on the people of the 
United States to observe Silver Star Service Banner Day 
with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 1 of such title is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 145 the following: 
‘‘146. Silver Star Service Banner Day.’’. 
SEC. 6087. ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COM-
PETITIVE RESEARCH. 
Section 2203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
U.S.C. 13503(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) ESTABLISHED
PROGRAM
TO
STIMULATE 
COMPETITIVE RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) 
ELIGIBLE
JURISDICTION.—The 
term ‘eligible jurisdiction’ means a State
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that is determined to be eligible for a grant 
under this paragraph in accordance with 
subparagraph (D). 
‘‘(ii) EPSCOR.—The term ‘EPSCoR’ 
means the Established Program to Stimu-
late Competitive Research operated under 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(iii) NATIONAL
LABORATORY.—The 
term ‘National Laboratory’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 2 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801). 
‘‘(iv) 
STATE.—The 
term 
‘State’ 
means— 
‘‘(I) a State; 
‘‘(II) the District of Columbia; 
‘‘(III) the Commonwealth of Puer-
to Rico; 
‘‘(IV) Guam; and 
‘‘(V) the United States Virgin Is-
lands. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAM OPERATION.—The Secretary 
shall operate an Established Program to Stimu-
late Competitive Research. 
‘‘(C) 
OBJECTIVES.—The 
objectives 
of 
EPSCoR shall be—
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‘‘(i) to increase the number of research-
ers in eligible jurisdictions, especially at in-
stitutions of higher education, capable of 
performing nationally competitive science 
and engineering research in support of the 
mission of the Department of Energy in the 
areas of applied energy research, environ-
mental management, and basic science; 
‘‘(ii) to improve science and engineer-
ing research and education programs at in-
stitutions of higher education in eligible ju-
risdictions and enhance the capabilities of 
eligible jurisdictions to develop, plan, and 
execute research that is competitive, includ-
ing through investing in research equipment 
and instrumentation; and 
‘‘(iii) to increase the probability of 
long-term growth of competitive funding to 
eligible jurisdictions. 
‘‘(D) ELIGIBLE JURISDICTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
establish criteria for determining whether a 
State is eligible for a grant under this 
paragraph.
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‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENT.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (iii), in establishing criteria 
under clause (i), the Secretary shall ensure 
that a State is eligible for a grant under 
this paragraph if the State, as determined 
by the Secretary, is a State that— 
‘‘(I) historically has received rel-
atively little Federal research and de-
velopment funding; and 
‘‘(II) has demonstrated a commit-
ment— 
‘‘(aa) to develop the research 
bases in the State; and 
‘‘(bb) to improve science and 
engineering research and edu-
cation programs at institutions of 
higher education in the State. 
‘‘(iii) 
ELIGIBILITY
UNDER
NSF 
EPSCOR.—At the election of the Secretary, 
or if the Secretary determines not to estab-
lish criteria under clause (i), a State is eli-
gible for a grant under this paragraph if 
the State is eligible to receive funding under 
the Established Program to Stimulate Com-
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petitive Research of the National Science 
Foundation. 
‘‘(E) GRANTS IN AREAS OF APPLIED EN-
ERGY
RESEARCH, 
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGE-
MENT, AND BASIC SCIENCE.— 
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—EPSCoR 
shall 
make grants to eligible jurisdictions to 
carry out and support applied energy re-
search and research in all areas of environ-
mental management and basic science spon-
sored by the Department of Energy, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(I) energy efficiency, fossil en-
ergy, renewable energy, and other ap-
plied energy research; 
‘‘(II) electricity delivery research; 
‘‘(III) cybersecurity, energy secu-
rity, and emergency response; 
‘‘(IV) environmental management; 
and 
‘‘(V) basic science research. 
‘‘(ii) 
ACTIVITIES.—EPSCoR 
shall 
make grants under this subparagraph for 
activities consistent with the objectives de-
scribed in subparagraph (C) in the areas of
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applied energy research, environmental 
management, and basic science described in 
clause (i), including— 
‘‘(I) to support research that is 
carried out in partnership with the 
National Laboratories; 
‘‘(II) to provide for graduate 
traineeships; 
‘‘(III) to support research by 
early career faculty; and 
‘‘(IV) to improve research capa-
bilities through biennial research im-
plementation grants. 
‘‘(iii) NO
COST
SHARING.—EPSCoR 
shall not impose any cost-sharing require-
ment with respect to a grant made under 
this subparagraph, but may require letters 
of commitment from National Laboratories. 
‘‘(F) OTHER
ACTIVITIES.—EPSCoR may 
carry out such activities as may be necessary to 
meet the objectives described in subparagraph (C) 
in the areas of applied energy research, environ-
mental management, and basic science described 
in subparagraph (E)(i). 
‘‘(G) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Energy and Natural Re-
sources and Appropriations of the Senate 
and the Committees on Energy and Com-
merce and Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives a plan describing how the 
Secretary shall implement EPSCoR. 
‘‘(ii) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan 
described in clause (i) shall include a de-
scription of— 
‘‘(I) the management structure of 
EPSCoR, which shall ensure that all 
research areas and activities described 
in this paragraph are incorporated 
into EPSCoR; 
‘‘(II) efforts to conduct outreach to 
inform eligible jurisdictions and fac-
ulty of changes to, and opportunities 
under, EPSCoR; 
‘‘(III) how EPSCoR plans to in-
crease engagement with eligible juris-
dictions, faculty, and State committees,
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including by holding regular work-
shops, to increase participation in 
EPSCoR; and 
‘‘(IV) any other issues relating to 
EPSCoR that the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
‘‘(H) PROGRAM EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 
years after the date of enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021, the Secretary shall contract with 
a federally funded research and development 
center, the National Academy of Sciences, or 
a similar organization to carry out an as-
sessment of the effectiveness of EPSCoR, in-
cluding an assessment of— 
‘‘(I) the tangible progress made 
towards achieving the objectives de-
scribed in subparagraph (C); 
‘‘(II) the impact of research sup-
ported by EPSCoR on the mission of 
the Department of Energy; and 
‘‘(III) any other issues relating to 
EPSCoR that the Secretary determines 
appropriate.
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‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—The organization 
with which the Secretary contracts under 
clause (i) shall not be a National Labora-
tory. 
‘‘(iii) REPORT.—Not later than 6 
years after the date of enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Energy and Natural Re-
sources and Appropriations of the Senate 
and the Committees on Energy and Com-
merce and Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives a report describing the re-
sults of the assessment carried out under 
clause (i), including recommendations for 
improvements that would enable the Sec-
retary to achieve the objectives described in 
subparagraph (C).’’. 
SEC. 6088. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2209 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end;
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(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (7); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘security vulnerability’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 102(17) of the Cy-
bersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 
U.S.C. 1501(17)); and’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (11), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) detecting, identifying, and receiving infor-
mation about security vulnerabilities relating to crit-
ical infrastructure in the information systems and de-
vices for a cybersecurity purpose, as defined in section 
102 of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 
2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501).’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘covered device or system’—
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‘‘(A) means a device or system commonly 
used to perform industrial, commercial, sci-
entific, or governmental functions or processes 
that relate to critical infrastructure, including 
operational and industrial control systems, dis-
tributed control systems, and programmable logic 
controllers; and 
‘‘(B) does not include personal devices and 
systems, such as consumer mobile devices, home 
computers, residential wireless routers, or resi-
dential internet enabled consumer devices. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Director identi-
fies a system connected to the internet with a 
specific security vulnerability and has reason to 
believe that the security vulnerability relates to 
critical infrastructure and affects a covered de-
vice or system, and the Director is unable to 
identify the entity at risk that owns or operates 
the covered device or system, the Director may 
issue a subpoena for the production of informa-
tion necessary to identify and notify the entity 
at risk, in order to carry out a function author-
ized under subsection (c)(12).
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‘‘(B) LIMIT ON INFORMATION.—A subpoena 
issued under the authority under subparagraph 
(A) may seek information— 
‘‘(i) only in the categories set forth in 
subparagraphs (A), (B), (D), and (E) of 
section 2703(c)(2) of title 18, United States 
Code; and 
‘‘(ii) for not more than 20 covered de-
vices or systems. 
‘‘(C) LIABILITY
PROTECTIONS
FOR
DIS-
CLOSING PROVIDERS.—The provisions of section 
2703(e) of title 18, United States Code, shall 
apply to any subpoena issued under the author-
ity under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Director decides 
to exercise the subpoena authority under this 
subsection, and in the interest of avoiding inter-
ference with ongoing law enforcement investiga-
tions, the Director shall coordinate the issuance 
of any such subpoena with the Department of 
Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, pursuant to inter-agency procedures 
which the Director, in coordination with the At-
torney General, shall develop not later than 60
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days after the date of enactment of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The inter-agency proce-
dures developed under this paragraph shall pro-
vide that a subpoena issued by the Director 
under this subsection shall be— 
‘‘(i) issued in order to carry out a 
function described in subsection (c)(12); and 
‘‘(ii) subject to the limitations under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(4) NONCOMPLIANCE.—If any person, partner-
ship, corporation, association, or entity fails to com-
ply with any duly served subpoena issued under this 
subsection, the Director may request that the Attorney 
General seek enforcement of the subpoena in any judi-
cial district in which such person, partnership, cor-
poration, association, or entity resides, is found, or 
transacts business. 
‘‘(5) NOTICE.—Not later than 7 days after the 
date on which the Director receives information ob-
tained through a subpoena issued under this sub-
section, the Director shall notify any entity identified 
by information obtained under the subpoena regard-
ing the subpoena and the identified vulnerability. 
‘‘(6) AUTHENTICATION.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any subpoena issued 
by the Director under this subsection shall be au-
thenticated with a cryptographic digital signa-
ture of an authorized representative of the Agen-
cy, or other comparable successor technology, 
that allows the Agency to demonstrate that the 
subpoena was issued by the Agency and has not 
been altered or modified since it was issued by 
the Agency. 
‘‘(B) INVALID
IF
NOT
AUTHENTICATED.— 
Any subpoena issued by the Director under this 
subsection that is not authenticated in accord-
ance with subparagraph (A) shall not be consid-
ered to be valid by the recipient of the subpoena. 
‘‘(7) PROCEDURES.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Di-
rector shall establish internal procedures and associ-
ated training, applicable to employees and operations 
of the Agency, regarding subpoenas issued under this 
subsection, which shall address— 
‘‘(A) the protection of and restriction on 
dissemination of nonpublic information obtained 
through a subpoena issued under this subsection, 
including a requirement that the Agency shall 
not disseminate nonpublic information obtained
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through a subpoena issued under this subsection 
that identifies the party that is subject to the 
subpoena or the entity at risk identified by in-
formation obtained, except that the Agency may 
share the nonpublic information of the entity at 
risk with another the Department of Justice for 
the purpose of enforcing the subpoena in accord-
ance with paragraph (4) or with a Federal agen-
cy if— 
‘‘(i) the Agency identifies or is notified 
of a cybersecurity incident involving the en-
tity, which relates to the vulnerability 
which led to the issuance of the subpoena; 
‘‘(ii) the Director determines that shar-
ing the nonpublic information with another 
Federal agency is necessary to allow that 
Federal agency to take a law enforcement or 
national security action, subject to the 
interagency procedures under paragraph 
(3)(A), or actions related to mitigating or 
otherwise resolving such incident; 
‘‘(iii) the entity to which the informa-
tion pertains is notified of the Director’s de-
termination, to the extent practicable con-
sistent with national security or law en-
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forcement interests, subject to the inter-
agency procedures under paragraph (3)(A); 
and 
‘‘(iv) the entity consents, except that 
the entity’s consent shall not be required if 
another Federal agency identifies the entity 
to the Agency in connection with a sus-
pected cybersecurity incident; 
‘‘(B) the restriction on the use of informa-
tion obtained through the subpoena for a cyberse-
curity purpose, as defined in section 102 of the 
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 
(6 U.S.C. 1501); 
‘‘(C) the retention and destruction of non-
public information obtained through a subpoena 
issued under this subsection, including— 
‘‘(i) destruction of information ob-
tained through the subpoena that the Direc-
tor determines is unrelated to critical infra-
structure immediately upon providing no-
tice to the entity pursuant to paragraph 
(5); and 
‘‘(ii) destruction of any personally 
identifiable information not later than 6 
months after the date on which the Director
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‘‘(B) the subpoena process; 
‘‘(C) the criteria for the critical infrastruc-
ture security risk assessment conducted prior to 
issuing a subpoena; 
‘‘(D) policies and procedures on retention 
and sharing of data obtained by subpoena; 
‘‘(E) guidelines on how entities contacted by 
the Director may respond to notice of a sub-
poena; and 
‘‘(F) the procedures and policies of the 
Agency developed under paragraph (7). 
‘‘(11) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Director shall an-
nually submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives a report (which may include a classi-
fied annex but with the presumption of declassifica-
tion) on the use of subpoenas under this subsection by 
the Director, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) a discussion of— 
‘‘(i) the effectiveness of the use of sub-
poenas to mitigate critical infrastructure se-
curity vulnerabilities;
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‘‘(ii) the critical infrastructure security 
risk assessment process conducted for sub-
poenas issued under this subsection; 
‘‘(iii) the number of subpoenas issued 
under this subsection by the Director during 
the preceding year; 
‘‘(iv) to the extent practicable, the 
number of vulnerable covered devices or sys-
tems mitigated under this subsection by the 
Agency during the preceding year; and 
‘‘(v) the number of entities notified by 
the Director under this subsection, and their 
response, during the previous year; and 
‘‘(B) for each subpoena issued under this 
subsection— 
‘‘(i) the source of the security vulner-
ability detected, identified, or received by 
the Director; 
‘‘(ii) the steps taken to identify the en-
tity at risk prior to issuing the subpoena; 
and 
‘‘(iii) a description of the outcome of 
the subpoena, including discussion on the 
resolution or mitigation of the critical in-
frastructure security vulnerability.
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‘‘(12) PUBLICATION OF THE ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
The Director shall publish a version of the annual re-
port required by paragraph (11) on the website of the 
Agency, which shall, at a minimum, include the find-
ings described in clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) of para-
graph (11)(A). 
‘‘(13) PROHIBITION
ON
USE
OF
INFORMATION 
FOR
UNAUTHORIZED
PURPOSES.—Any information 
obtained pursuant to a subpoena issued under this 
subsection shall not be provided to any other Federal 
agency for any purpose other than a cybersecurity 
purpose, as defined in section 102 of the Cybersecu-
rity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 
1501) or for the purpose of enforcing a subpoena 
under paragraph (4).’’. 
(b) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) PROHIBITION ON NEW REGULATORY AUTHOR-
ITY.—Nothing in this section or the amendments 
made by this section shall be construed to grant the 
Secretary of Homeland Security (in this subsection 
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), or another Federal 
agency, any authority to promulgate regulations or 
set standards relating to the cybersecurity of private 
sector critical infrastructure that was not in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
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(2) PRIVATE ENTITIES.—Nothing in this section 
or the amendments made by this section shall be con-
strued to require any private entity— 
(A) toto request assistance from the Sec-
retary; or 
(B) that requested such assistance from the 
Secretary to implement any measure or rec-
ommendation suggested by the Secretary. 
SEC. 6089. THAD COCHRAN HEADQUARTERS BUILDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The headquarters building of the 
Engineer Research and Development Center of the Corps 
of Engineers located at 3909 Halls Ferry Road in Vicks-
burg, Mississippi, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Thad Cochran Headquarters Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the building referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Thad Cochran Head-
quarters Building’’.
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SEC. 6090. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 
STATES REPORT ON HANDLING BY DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF DISABILITY- 
RELATED BENEFITS CLAIMS BY VETERANS 
WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES WHO WERE EXPOSED 
TO A HERBICIDE AGENT. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report evaluating how the Department 
of Veterans Affairs has handled claims for disability-related 
benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs of veterans with type 1 diabetes who have been 
exposed to a herbicide agent (as defined in section 
1116(a)(3) of title 38, United States Code). 
SEC. 6091. SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN MONTHLY WORK-
ERS’ COMPENSATION PAYMENTS AND OTHER 
PAYMENTS FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PER-
SONNEL UNDER CHIEF OF MISSION AUTHOR-
ITY. 
Section 901 of title IX of division J of the Further 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116– 
94) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or other des-
ignated heads of Federal agencies’’ after ‘‘The Sec-
retary of State’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘Department 
of State’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Government’’.
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Subtitle H—Industries of the Future 
SEC. 6094A. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Industries of the 
Future Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 6094B. REPORT ON FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT FOCUSED ON INDUSTRIES OF THE 
FUTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
of Science and Technology Policy shall submit to Congress 
a report on research and development investments, infra-
structure, and workforce development investments of the 
Federal Government that enable continued United States 
leadership in industries of the future. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A definition, for purposes of this Act, of the 
term ‘‘industries of the future’’ that includes emerging 
technologies. 
(2) An assessment of the current baseline of in-
vestments in civilian research and development in-
vestments of the Federal Government in the industries 
of the future.
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(3) A plan to double such baseline investments in 
artificial intelligence and quantum information 
science by fiscal year 2022. 
(4) A detailed plan to increase investments de-
scribed in paragraph (2) in industries of the future 
to $10,000,000,000 per year by fiscal year 2025. 
(5) A plan to leverage investments described in 
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) in industries of the fu-
ture to elicit complimentary investments by non-Fed-
eral entities to the greatest extent practicable. 
(6) Proposed legislation to implement such 
plans. 
SEC. 6094C. INDUSTRIES OF THE FUTURE COORDINATION 
COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish 
or designate a council to advise the Director of the Of-
fice of Science and Technology Policy on matters rel-
evant to the Director and the industries of the future. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—The council established or 
designated under paragraph (1) shall be known as the 
‘‘Industries of the Future Coordination Council’’ (in 
this section the ‘‘Council’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
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(1) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall be com-
posed of members from the Federal Government as fol-
lows: 
(A) One member appointed by the Director. 
(B) A chairperson of the Select Committee 
on Artificial Intelligence of the National Science 
and Technology Council. 
(C) A chairperson of the Subcommittee on 
Advanced Manufacturing of the National Science 
and Technology Council. 
(D) A chairperson of the Subcommittee on 
Quantum Information Science of the National 
Science and Technology Council. 
(E) Such other members as the President 
considers appropriate. 
(2) CHAIRPERSON.—The member appointed to 
the Council under paragraph (1)(A) shall serve as the 
chairperson of the Council. 
(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Council are as follows: 
(1) To provide the Director with advice on ways 
in which in the Federal Government can ensure the 
United States continues to lead the world in devel-
oping emerging technologies that improve the quality 
of life of the people of the United States, increase eco-
nomic competitiveness of the United States, and
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strengthen the national security of the United States, 
including identification of the following: 
(A) Investments required in fundamental 
research and development, infrastructure, and 
workforce development of the United States work-
ers who will support the industries of the future. 
(B) Actions necessary to create and further 
develop the workforce that will support the in-
dustries of the future. 
(C) Actions required to leverage the strength 
of the research and development ecosystem of the 
United States, which includes academia, indus-
try, and nonprofit organizations. 
(D) Ways that the Federal Government can 
consider leveraging existing partnerships and 
creating new partnerships and other multisector 
collaborations to advance the industries of the fu-
ture. 
(2) To provide the Director with advice on mat-
ters relevant to the report required by section 6092B. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The Council shall coordinate 
with and utilize relevant existing National Science and 
Technology Council committees to the maximum extent fea-
sible in order to minimize duplication of effort.
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(e) SUNSET.—The Council shall terminate on the date 
that is 6 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle I—READI Act 
SEC. 6096. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Reliable Emergency 
Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2020’’ or ‘‘READI 
Act’’. 
SEC. 6096A. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle— 
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy; 
(2) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Federal 
Communications Commission; 
(3) the term ‘‘Emergency Alert System’’ means 
the national public warning system, the rules for 
which are set forth in part 11 of title 47, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or any successor regulation); and 
(4) the term ‘‘Wireless Emergency Alerts Sys-
tem’’ means the wireless national public warning sys-
tem established under the Warning, Alert, and Re-
sponse Network Act (47 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), the rules 
for which are set forth in part 10 of title 47, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).
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SEC. 6096B. WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS SYSTEM OF-
FERINGS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 602(b)(2)(E) of the Warn-
ing, Alert, and Response Network Act (47 U.S.C. 
1201(b)(2)(E)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the second and third sentences; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘other than an alert issued by the 
President.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘other than 
an alert issued by— 
‘‘(i) the President; or 
‘‘(ii) the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator, shall adopt regulations to im-
plement the amendment made by subsection (a)(2). 
SEC. 6096C. STATE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PLANS AND 
EMERGENCY 
COMMUNICATIONS 
COMMIT-
TEES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘SECC’’ means a State Emergency 
Communications Committee; 
(2) the term ‘‘State’’ means any State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Is-
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lands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession of 
the United States; and 
(3) the term ‘‘State EAS Plan’’ means a State 
Emergency Alert System Plan. 
(b) STATE
EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS
COM-
MITTEE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Commission shall adopt regulations 
that— 
(1) encourage the chief executive of each State— 
(A) to establish an SECC if the State does 
not have an SECC; or 
(B) if the State has an SECC, to review the 
composition and governance of the SECC; 
(2) provide that— 
(A) each SECC, not less frequently than an-
nually, shall— 
(i) meet to review and update its State 
EAS Plan; 
(ii) certify to the Commission that the 
SECC has met as required under clause (i); 
and 
(iii) submit to the Commission an up-
dated State EAS Plan; and
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(B) not later than 60 days after the date on 
which the Commission receives an updated State 
EAS Plan under subparagraph (A)(iii), the 
Commission shall— 
(i) approve or disapprove the updated 
State EAS Plan; and 
(ii) notify the chief executive of the 
State of the Commission’s findings; and 
(3) establish a State EAS Plan content checklist 
for SECCs to use when reviewing and updating a 
State EAS Plan for submission to the Commission 
under paragraph (2)(A). 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Commission shall consult 
with the Administrator regarding the adoption of regula-
tions under subsection (b)(3). 
SEC. 6096D. INTEGRATED PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING 
SYSTEM GUIDANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop 
and issue guidance on how State, Tribal, and local govern-
ments can participate in the integrated public alert and 
warning system of the United States described in section 
526 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321o) 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘public alert and warning
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system’’) while maintaining the integrity of the public alert 
and warning system, including— 
(1) guidance on the categories of public emer-
gencies and appropriate circumstances that warrant 
an alert and warning from State, Tribal, and local 
governments using the public alert and warning sys-
tem; 
(2) the procedures for State, Tribal, and local 
government officials to authenticate civil emergencies 
and initiate, modify, and cancel alerts transmitted 
through the public alert and warning system, includ-
ing protocols and technology capabilities for— 
(A) the initiation, or prohibition on the ini-
tiation, of alerts by a single authorized or unau-
thorized individual; 
(B) testing a State, Tribal, or local govern-
ment incident management and warning tool 
without accidentally initiating an alert through 
the public alert and warning system; and 
(C) steps a State, Tribal, or local govern-
ment official should take to mitigate the possi-
bility of the issuance of a false alert through the 
public alert and warning system; 
(3) the standardization, functionality, and inter-
operability of incident management and warning
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tools used by State, Tribal, and local governments to 
notify the public of an emergency through the public 
alert and warning system; 
(4) the annual training and recertification of 
emergency management personnel on requirements for 
originating and transmitting an alert through the 
public alert and warning system; 
(5) the procedures, protocols, and guidance con-
cerning the protective action plans that State, Tribal, 
and local governments should issue to the public fol-
lowing an alert issued under the public alert and 
warning system; 
(6) the procedures, protocols, and guidance con-
cerning the communications that State, Tribal, and 
local governments should issue to the public following 
a false alert issued under the public alert and warn-
ing system; 
(7) a plan by which State, Tribal, and local gov-
ernment officials may, during an emergency, contact 
each other as well as Federal officials and partici-
pants in the Emergency Alert System and the Wire-
less Emergency Alerts System, when appropriate and 
necessary, by telephone, text message, or other means 
of communication regarding an alert that has been 
distributed to the public; and
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(8) any other procedure the Administrator con-
siders appropriate for maintaining the integrity of 
and providing for public confidence in the public 
alert and warning system. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH NATIONAL ADVISORY COUN-
CIL REPORT.—The Administrator shall ensure that the 
guidance developed under subsection (a) does not conflict 
with recommendations made for improving the public alert 
and warning system provided in the report submitted by 
the National Advisory Council under section 2(b)(7)(B) of 
the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Mod-
ernization Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–143; 130 Stat. 
332). 
(c) PUBLIC CONSULTATION.—In developing the guid-
ance under subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure 
appropriate public consultation and, to the extent prac-
ticable, coordinate the development of the guidance with 
stakeholders of the public alert and warning system, includ-
ing— 
(1) appropriate personnel from Federal agencies, 
including the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, and the Commission; 
(2) representatives of State and local govern-
ments and emergency services personnel, who shall be
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selected from among individuals nominated by na-
tional organizations representing those governments 
and personnel; 
(3) representatives of federally recognized Indian 
Tribes and national Indian organizations; 
(4) communications service providers; 
(5) vendors, developers, and manufacturers of 
systems, facilities, equipment, and capabilities for the 
provision of communications services; 
(6) third-party service bureaus; 
(7) the national organization representing the li-
censees and permittees of noncommercial broadcast 
television stations; 
(8) technical experts from the broadcasting in-
dustry, including representatives of both the non-com-
mercial and commercial radio broadcast industries 
and non-commercial and commercial television broad-
cast industries; 
(9) educators from the Emergency Management 
Institute; and 
(10) other individuals with technical expertise as 
the Administrator determines appropriate. 
(d) INAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
public consultation with stakeholders under subsection (c).
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(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection 
(a) shall be construed to amend, supplement, or abridge the 
authority of the Commission under the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) or in any other manner 
give the Administrator authority over communications 
service providers participating in the Emergency Alert Sys-
tem or the Wireless Emergency Alerts System. 
SEC. 6096E. FALSE ALERT REPORTING. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator, shall complete a rulemaking proceeding to es-
tablish a system to receive from the Administrator or State, 
Tribal, or local governments reports of false alerts under 
the Emergency Alert System or the Wireless Emergency 
Alerts System for the purpose of recording such false alerts 
and examining their causes. 
SEC. 6096F. REPEATING EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM MES-
SAGES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator, shall complete a rulemaking 
proceeding to modify the Emergency Alert System to pro-
vide for repeating Emergency Alert System messages while 
an alert remains pending that is issued by— 
(1) the President;
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(2) the Administrator; or 
(3) any other entity under specified cir-
cumstances as determined by the Commission, in con-
sultation with the Administrator. 
(b) SCOPE OF RULEMAKING.—Subsection (a)— 
(1) shall apply to warnings of national security 
events, meaning emergencies of national significance, 
such as a missile threat, terror attack, or other act of 
war; and 
(2) shall not apply to more typical warnings, 
such as a weather alert, AMBER Alert, or disaster 
alert. 
SEC. 6096G. INTERNET AND ONLINE STREAMING SERVICES 
EMERGENCY ALERT EXAMINATION. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and after providing public notice 
and opportunity for comment, the Commission shall com-
plete an inquiry to examine the feasibility of updating the 
Emergency Alert System to enable or improve alerts to con-
sumers provided through the internet, including through 
streaming services. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after completing 
the inquiry under subsection (a), the Commission shall sub-
mit a report on the findings and conclusions of the inquiry 
to—
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(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives. 
TITLE LXII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan and Pakistan 
SEC. 
6211. 
CONGRESSIONAL 
OVERSIGHT 
OF 
UNITED 
STATES TALKS WITH TALIBAN OFFICIALS AND 
AFGHANISTAN’S 
COMPREHENSIVE 
PEACE 
PROCESS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN.—The term 
‘‘Government of Afghanistan’’ means the Government
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of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and its agen-
cies, instrumentalities, and controlled entities. 
(3) THE TALIBAN.—The term ‘‘the Taliban’’— 
(A) refers to the organization that refers to 
itself as the ‘‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’’, 
that was founded by Mohammed Omar, and that 
is 
currently 
led 
by 
Mawlawi 
Hibatullah 
Akhundzada; and 
(B) includes subordinate organizations, 
such as the Haqqani Network, and any successor 
organization. 
(4) FEBRUARY 29 AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Feb-
ruary 29 Agreement’’ refers to the political arrange-
ment between the United States and the Taliban ti-
tled ‘‘Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan 
Between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is 
not recognized by the United States as a state and is 
known as the Taliban and the United States of Amer-
ica’’ signed at Doha, Qatar February 29, 2020. 
(b) OVERSIGHT
OF PEACE PROCESS
AND OTHER 
AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS OF MATERIALS 
RELEVANT TO THE FEBRUARY 29 AGREEMENT.—The 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Defense, shall continue to submit to the appro-
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priate congressional committees materials relevant to 
the February 29 Agreement. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF ANY FUTURE 
DEALS INVOLVING THE TALIBAN.—The Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees, within 5 days of conclusion and on an 
ongoing basis thereafter, any future agreement or ar-
rangement involving the Taliban in any manner, as 
well as materials relevant to any future agreement or 
arrangement involving the Taliban in any manner. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the terms 
‘‘materials relevant to the February 29 Agreement’’ 
and ‘‘materials relevant to any future agreement or 
arrangement’’ include all annexes, appendices, and 
instruments for implementation of the February 29 
Agreement or a future agreement or arrangement, as 
well as any understandings or expectations related to 
the Agreement or a future agreement or arrangement. 
(c) REPORT AND BRIEFING ON VERIFICATION AND 
COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less 
frequently than once every 120 days thereafter, 
the President shall submit to the appropriate
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congressional committees a report verifying 
whether the key tenets of the February 29 Agree-
ment, or future agreements, and accompanying 
implementing frameworks are being preserved 
and honored. 
(B) BRIEFING.—At the time of each report 
submitted under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
of State shall direct a Senate-confirmed Depart-
ment of State official and other appropriate offi-
cials to brief the appropriate congressional com-
mittees on the contents of the report. The Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall also direct an 
appropriate official to participate in the brief-
ing. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report and briefing re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) an assessment— 
(i) of the Taliban’s compliance with 
counterterrorism 
guarantees, 
including 
guarantees to deny safe haven and freedom 
of movement to al-Qaeda and other terrorist 
threats from operating on territory under 
its influence; and 
(ii) whether the United States intel-
ligence community has collected any intel-
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ligence indicating the Taliban does not in-
tend to uphold its commitments; 
(B) an assessment of Taliban actions 
against terrorist threats to United States na-
tional security interests; 
(C) an assessment of whether Taliban offi-
cials have made a complete, transparent, public, 
and verifiable breaking of all ties with al-Qaeda; 
(D) an assessment of the current relation-
ship between the Taliban and al-Qaeda, includ-
ing any interactions between members of the two 
groups in Afghanistan, Pakistan, or other coun-
tries, and any change in Taliban conduct to-
wards al-Qaeda since February 29, 2020; 
(E) an assessment of the relationship be-
tween the Taliban and any other terrorist group 
that is assessed to threaten the security of the 
United States or its allies, including any change 
in conduct since February 29, 2020; 
(F) an assessment of whether the Haqqani 
Network has broken ties with al-Qaeda, and 
whether 
the 
Haqqani 
Network’s 
leader 
Sirajuddin Haqqani remains part of the leader-
ship structure of the Taliban;
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(G) an assessment of threats emanating 
from Afghanistan against the United States 
homeland and United States partners, and a de-
scription of how the United States Government 
is responding to those threats; 
(H) an assessment of intra-Afghan discus-
sions, political reconciliation, and progress to-
wards a political roadmap that seeks to serve all 
Afghans; 
(I) an assessment of the viability of any 
intra-Afghan governing agreement; 
(J) an assessment as to whether the terms 
of any reduction in violence or ceasefire are 
being met by all sides in the conflict; 
(K) a detailed overview of any United 
States and NATO presence remaining in Af-
ghanistan and any planned changes to such force 
posture; 
(L) an assessment of the status of human 
rights, including the rights of women, minorities, 
and youth; 
(M) an assessment of the access of women, 
minorities, and youth to education, justice, and 
economic opportunities in Afghanistan;
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(N) an assessment of the status of the rule 
of law and governance structures at the central, 
provincial, and district levels of government; 
(O) an assessment of the media and of the 
press and civil society’s operating space in Af-
ghanistan; 
(P) an assessment of illicit narcotics pro-
duction in Afghanistan, its linkages to terrorism, 
corruption, and instability, and policies to 
counter illicit narcotics flows; 
(Q) an assessment of corruption in Govern-
ment of Afghanistan institutions at the district, 
provincial, and central levels of government; 
(R) an assessment of the number of Taliban 
and Afghan prisoners and any plans for the re-
lease of such prisoners from either side; 
(S) an assessment of any malign Iranian, 
Chinese, and Russian influence in Afghanistan; 
(T) an assessment of how other regional ac-
tors, such as Pakistan, are engaging with Af-
ghanistan; 
(U) a detailed overview of national-level ef-
forts to promote transitional justice, including 
forensic efforts and documentation of war crimes,
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mass killings, or crimes against humanity, re-
dress to victims, and reconciliation activities; 
(V) A detailed overview of United States 
support for Government of Afghanistan and civil 
society efforts to promote peace and justice at the 
local level and how these efforts are informing 
government-level policies and negotiations; 
(W) an assessment of the progress made by 
the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior and the Of-
fice of the Attorney General to address gross vio-
lations of human rights (GVHRs) by civilian se-
curity forces, Taliban, and non-government 
armed groups, including— 
(i) a breakdown of resources provided 
by the Government of Afghanistan towards 
these efforts; and 
(ii) a summary of assistance provided 
by the United States Government to support 
these efforts; and 
(X) an overview of civilian casualties 
caused by the Taliban, non-government armed 
groups, and Afghan National Defense and Secu-
rity Forces, including—
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(i) an estimate of the number of de-
stroyed or severely damaged civilian struc-
tures; 
(ii) a description of steps taken by the 
Government of Afghanistan to minimize ci-
vilian casualties and other harm to civil-
ians and civilian infrastructure; 
(iii) an assessment of the Government 
of Afghanistan’s capacity and mechanisms 
for investigating reports of civilian casual-
ties; and 
(iv) an assessment of the Government 
of Afghanistan’s efforts to hold local militias 
accountable for civilian casualties. 
(3) COUNTERTERRORISM
STRATEGY.—In the 
event that the Taliban does not meet its counterter-
rorism obligations under the February 29 Agreement, 
the report and briefing required under this subsection 
shall include information detailing the United States’ 
counterterrorism strategy in Afghanistan and Paki-
stan. 
(4) FORM.—The report required under subpara-
graph (A) of paragraph (1) shall be submitted in un-
classified form, but may include a classified annex, 
and the briefing required under subparagraph (B) of
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such paragraph shall be conducted at the appropriate 
classification level. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall prejudice whether a future deal involving the Taliban 
in any manner constitutes a treaty for purposes of Article 
II of the Constitution of the United States. 
(e) SUNSET.—Except for subsections (b) and (d), the 
provisions of this section shall cease to be effective on the 
date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to 
Europe and the Russian Federation 
SEC. 6231. CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS 
RELATING 
TO 
CONSTRUCTION 
OF 
NORD 
STREAM 
OR 
TURKSTREAM 
PIPELINE 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 7503 
of the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019 
(title LXXV of Public Law 116–92) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or pipe- 
laying activities’’ after ‘‘pipe-laying’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (i)—
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(i) by inserting ‘‘, or facilitated selling, 
leasing, or providing,’’ after ‘‘provided’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a 
semicolon; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) provided underwriting services 
or insurance or reinsurance for those vessels; 
‘‘(iv) provided services or facilities for 
technology upgrades or installation of weld-
ing equipment for, or retrofitting or teth-
ering of, those vessels; or 
‘‘(v) provided services for the testing, 
inspection, or certification necessary for, or 
associated with the operation of, the Nord 
Stream 2 pipeline.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (i) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(5) PIPE-LAYING ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘pipe- 
laying activities’ means activities that facilitate pipe- 
laying, including site preparation, trenching, sur-
veying, placing rocks, backfilling, stringing, bending, 
welding, coating, and lowering of pipe.’’. 
SEC. 6235. SENSE OF SENATE ON ADMISSION OF UKRAINE 
TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZA-
TION ENHANCED OPPORTUNITIES PARTNER-
SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) INEFFECTIVENESS
OF SECTION 1235.—Section 
1235 shall have no force or effect. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) On August 24, 1991, Ukraine became a free 
and independent country after declaring its independ-
ence from the Soviet Union. 
(2) The Russian Federation is required to re-
spect the independence, sovereignty, and territorial 
integrity of Ukraine through its signed commitments 
to the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, the 1975 Hel-
sinki Accords, and the Charter of the United Nations. 
(3) On February 8, 1994, Ukraine was among 
the first post-Soviet states to join the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization’s Partnership for Peace, and 
Ukraine subsequently participated in numerous North
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Atlantic Treaty Organization-led security assistance, 
peacekeeping, counterterror, and maritime initiatives. 
(4) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and 
Ukraine have continuously deepened their cooperation 
through the establishment of— 
(A) the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion-Ukraine Charter on a Distinctive Partner-
ship and the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion-Ukraine Commission in 1997; 
(B) the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion-Ukraine Joint Working Group on Defense 
Reform in 1998; and 
(C) the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion-Ukraine Action Plan in 2002. 
(5) In the Bucharest Summit Declaration of 
April 2008, heads of state and governments of North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries de-
clared, ‘‘NATO welcomes Ukraine’s and Georgia’s 
Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership in NATO. 
We agreed today that these countries will become 
members of NATO.’’. 
(6) Beginning on November 21, 2013, and end-
ing on February 22, 2014, during a period that be-
came known as the Revolution of Dignity, the people 
of Ukraine peacefully protested the decision of then
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President Viktor Yanukovych to suspend the signing 
of the Ukraine-European Union Association Agree-
ment, resulting in the unanimous removal from office 
of Yanukovych by the Verkhovna Rada. 
(7) On May 25, 2014, Peter Poroshenko was 
elected democratically to become the President of 
Ukraine based on a pro-European Union and pro- 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization platform, which 
laid the foundation for progress on the European 
Union Association Agreement. 
(8) In response to Ukraine’s Revolution of Dig-
nity, the Russian Federation launched an overt and 
covert military campaign against Ukraine, illegally 
occupied Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, and insti-
gated war in eastern Ukraine, resulting in the deaths 
of approximately 14,000 Ukrainians. 
(9) The Russian Federation’s invasion and ille-
gal occupation of the Crimean Peninsula and instiga-
tion of conflict in eastern Ukraine in 2014 was wide-
ly viewed as an effort to stifle pro-democracy and 
pro-Western developments across Ukraine in the wake 
of the Revolution of Dignity. 
(10) At the 2014 Wales Summit, the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization adopted the Enhanced 
Opportunities Partnership Program as a component
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of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Partner-
ship Interoperability Initiative, which would ‘‘encour-
age, facilitate, and sustain’’ Ukraine’s contributions 
to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
(11) In 2016, as a result of the Warsaw Summit, 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization pledged addi-
tional training and technical support for the military 
forces of Ukraine and endorsed a comprehensive as-
sistance package that included ‘‘tailored capability 
and capacity building measures . . . to enhance 
Ukraine’s resilience against a wide array of threats, 
including hybrid threats’’. 
(12) In 2017, in the face of continued Russian 
Federation aggression in the eastern region of 
Ukraine and the continued occupation of Crimea, the 
Government of Ukraine rejected cooperation with the 
Russian Federation and voted to make cooperation 
with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization a for-
eign policy priority. 
(13) On September 1, 2017, the Ukraine-Euro-
pean Union Association Agreement entered into force. 
(14) On April 21, 2019, the new president of 
Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy— 
(A) reaffirmed to European Union and 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization leaders that
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Ukraine’s strategic course was to achieve full 
membership in the European Union and the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and 
(B) championed the adoption of an amend-
ment to the Constitution of Ukraine declaring 
that the Government of Ukraine is responsible 
for implementing such strategic course toward 
membership in the European Union and the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
(15) In January 2020, the Government of 
Ukraine requested that the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization grant Ukraine the status of an Enhanced 
Opportunities Partner. 
(16) Since Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity and 
in recognition of the United States-Ukraine strategic 
partnership, the United States has— 
(A) provided Ukraine with more than 
$1,600,000,000 in security assistance, including 
critical defense items; 
(B) collaborated closely with the military 
forces of Ukraine; and 
(C) imposed strong sanctions on the Rus-
sian Federation in response to continued Rus-
sian Federation aggression in Ukraine.
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(17) On June 12, 2020, the North Atlantic Trea-
ty Organization welcomed Ukraine into the Enhanced 
Opportunities Partnership program, joining Aus-
tralia, Finland, Sweden, Georgia, and Jordan. 
(c) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 
that the Senate— 
(1) applauds the progress of Ukraine and the 
Revolution of Dignity with respect to strengthening 
the rule of law and combating corruption, aligning 
with Euro-Atlantic norms and standards, and im-
proving Ukraine’s military combat readiness and 
interoperability with the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization; 
(2) affirms the unwavering commitment of the 
United States to— 
(A) supporting the continued efforts of 
Ukraine to implement democratic and free mar-
ket reforms; 
(B) restoring the territorial integrity of 
Ukraine; and 
(C) providing additional lethal and non-
lethal security assistance to strengthen the de-
fense capabilities of Ukraine and to deter further 
Russian Federation aggression;
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(3) condemns the Russian Federation’s ongoing 
use of force and other malign activities against 
Ukraine and renews its call on the Government of the 
Russian Federation to immediately cease all activities 
that seek to undermine Ukraine and destabilize Eu-
rope; and 
(4) congratulates Ukraine on its inclusion in the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Enhanced Op-
portunities Partnership program and on the estab-
lishment of a roadmap to full NATO accession for 
Ukraine. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the 
Indo-Pacific Region 
SEC. 6251. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE CYBER COOPERA-
TION WITH VIETNAM, THAILAND, AND INDO-
NESIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, may establish a pilot 
program in Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia— 
(1) to enhance the cyber security, resilience, and 
readiness of Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia; and 
(2) to increase regional cooperation between the 
United States and Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia 
on cyber issues.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The activities of the pilot program 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Provision of training to cybersecurity and 
computer science professionals in Vietnam, Thailand, 
and Indonesia. 
(2) An expansion of the capacity of organiza-
tions involved in the training of such cybersecurity 
and computer science professionals. 
(3) The facilitation of regular policy dialogues 
between and among the United States Government 
and the governments of Vietnam, Thailand, and Indo-
nesia with respect to the development of infrastructure 
to protect against cyber attacks. 
(4) An evaluation of legal and other barriers to 
reforms relevant to cybersecurity and technology in 
Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia. 
(5) A feasibility study on establishing a public- 
private partnership to build cloud-computing capac-
ity in Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia and in 
Southeast Asia more broadly. 
(6) The development of cooperative exercises, to 
be carried out in future years, to enhance collabora-
tion between the United States Government and the 
governments of Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia.
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(c) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Defense may enter 
into cooperative agreements with entities that receive funds 
under section 211 of the Vietnam Education Foundation 
Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted 
by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554 and contained 
in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–254; 22 U.S.C. 
2452 note), as added by section 7085 of the Consolidated 
and Further Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113– 
235; 128 Stat. 2685), to carry out the pilot program under 
subsection (a). 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) DESIGN OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 
June 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
design of the pilot program under subsection (a). 
(2) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report on the pilot 
program under subsection (a) that includes— 
(A) a description of the activities conducted 
and the results of such activities; and
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(B) an assessment of legal and other bar-
riers to reforms relevant to cybersecurity and 
technology in Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
2021 to carry out this section. 
(f) OFFSET.—The amount authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act for operation and maintenance, Navy, 
and available for SAG 1CCS for military information sup-
port operations, is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 
(g) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
Subtitle F—Reports 
SEC. 6273. REPORT ON RISK TO PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, 
AND OPERATIONS DUE TO HUAWEI 5G ARCHI-
TECTURE IN HOST COUNTRIES. 
Section 1273 shall have no force or effect.
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Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 6281. COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON DEFENSE BUDGET 
TRANSPARENCY OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, AND 
THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) STUDIES REQUIRED.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
STUDY.—Not 
later than 270 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through 
the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, in 
consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller), the Director of the Office of Cost As-
sessment and Program Evaluation, the Director of the 
Office of Net Assessment, the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, and the As-
sistant Secretary of Defense for International Secu-
rity Affairs, shall complete a comparative study on 
the defense budgets of the People’s Republic of China, 
the Russian Federation, and the United States. 
(2) INDEPENDENT STUDY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall offer to enter into an 
agreement with not more than two entities inde-
pendent of the Department to conduct a com-
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parative study on the defense budgets of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, 
and the United States, to be completed not later 
than 270 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(B) FEDERALLY
FUNDED
RESEARCH
AND 
DEVELOPMENT CENTER.—Not fewer than one en-
tity described in subparagraph (A) shall be a 
federally funded research and development cen-
ter. 
(b) GOAL.—The goal of the studies required by sub-
section (a) shall be to develop a methodologically sound set 
of assumptions to underpin a comparison of the defense 
spending of the People’s Republic of China, the Russian 
Federation, and the United States. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—Each study required by subsection 
(a) shall do the following: 
(1) Develop consistent functional categories for 
spending, including— 
(A) defense-related research and develop-
ment; 
(B) weapons procurement; 
(C) operations and maintenance; and 
(D) pay and benefits.
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(2) Consider the effects of purchasing power par-
ity and market exchange rates, particularly on non-
traded goods. 
(3) Consider differences in the relative prices of 
goods and labor within each subject country. 
(4) Compare the costs of labor and benefits for 
the defense workforce of each subject country. 
(5) Account for discrepancies in the manner in 
which each subject country accounts for certain func-
tional types of defense-related spending. 
(6) Explicitly estimate the magnitude of omitted 
spending from official defense budget information. 
(7) Evaluate the adequacy of the United Nations 
database on military expenditures. 
(8) Exclude spending related to veterans’ bene-
fits. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the studies required by subsection (a) are com-
pleted, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the results of each study, together 
with the views of the Secretary on each study. 
(e) FORM.—The report required by subsection (d) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex.
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SEC. 6282. MODIFICATION TO INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT PRO-
TECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY ACADEMIC 
RESEARCHERS 
FROM 
UNDUE 
INFLUENCE 
AND OTHER SECURITY THREATS. 
Section 1286 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 
note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
(g); and 
(2) by adding after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) DESIGNATION OF ACADEMIC LIAISON.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, the Secretary, 
acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering, shall designate an academic 
liaison with principal responsibility for working with 
the academic community to protect Department-spon-
sored academic research of concern from undue for-
eign influence. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATION.—The Secretary shall des-
ignate an individual under paragraph (1) who is an 
official of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering.