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members of the unit of a foreign security force to justice 
and to prevent gross violations of internationally recog-
nized human rights by the unit in the future. 
(c) RISK ANALYSIS.—In performing a risk assess-
ment analysis for a grant to a covered recipient, the Direc-
tor, in consultation with the Secretary, shall include the 
occurrence of human rights violations by individuals em-
ployed, funded, or supported by the covered recipient or 
subrecipient as a factor in such analysis. 
(d) PROCEDURES TO IDENTIFY HUMAN RIGHTS VIO-
LATORS.—The Director, in consultation with the Sec-
retary, shall establish, and periodically update, procedures 
to— 
(1) avoid duplication of effort with respect to 
vetting a unit of a foreign security force under this 
Act and vetting carried out under section 620M of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2378d); 
(2) carry out the requirements of section 4; 
(3) ensure that for each country the Director 
and the Secretary have a current list of all units of 
foreign security forces receiving training, equipment, 
or other types of assistance through covered recipi-
ents or subrecipients; 
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(4) ensure that when an individual is des-
ignated to receive United States training, equipment, 
or other types of assistance the individual’s unit is 
vetted as well as the individual; 
(5) seek to identify the unit involved with re-
spect to any credible information of a gross violation 
of internationally recognized human rights in any 
nation in which a covered recipient or subrecipient 
provides funding, training, equipment, or other as-
sistance to a unit of a foreign security force; and 
(6) make publicly available the identity of those 
units for which no assistance shall be furnished pur-
suant to subsection (a) unless such publication 
would create a risk to national security or the health 
and safety of a victim of a gross violation of inter-
nationally recognized human rights. 
SEC. 4. INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION GRANT REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS TO RECEIVE A GRANT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director shall incor-
porate into the terms of an agreement for financial 
assistance to a covered recipient and require a duly 
designated representative of the covered recipient to 
certify before receiving the award that— 
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(i) in paragraph (5) in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A) by inserting 
‘‘the’’ after ‘‘agreement under’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (6)(A) by inserting 
‘‘the’’ after ‘‘in accordance with’’. 
(14) PERMISSIBLE
USES
OF
RECREATIONAL 
TRAILS
PROGRAM
APPORTIONED
FUNDS.—Section 
206(d)(2)(G) is amended by striking ‘‘use of rec-
reational trails’’ and inserting ‘‘uses of recreational 
trails’’. 
(15) TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION SELF-GOVERN-
ANCE PROGRAM.—Section 207 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (g)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 450j–1)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 5325)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 450j- 
1(f))’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘(25 
U.S.C. 
5325(f))’’; 
(B) in subsection (l)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(25 
U.S.C. 458aaa–5)’’ and inserting ‘‘(25 
U.S.C. 5386)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(25 
U.S.C. 458aaa–6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(25 
U.S.C. 5387)’’; 
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(3) SECRETARIES.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this Act, the term ‘‘Secretaries’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior; and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture. 
TITLE I—MODERNIZING 
RECREATION PERMITTING 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ASSOCIATED AGENCY.—The term ‘‘associ-
ated agency’’ means the Federal land management 
agency, other than the lead agency, that manages a 
Federal land unit that is the subject of a single joint 
special recreation permit under section 106. 
(2) LEAD AGENCY.—With respect to a single 
joint special recreation permit application submitted 
under section 106(a), the term ‘‘lead agency’’ means 
the Federal land management agency designated to 
administer the single joint special recreation permit 
under section 106(a)(2). 
(3) LONG-TERM
SPECIAL
RECREATION
PER-
MIT.—The term ‘‘long-term special recreation per-
mit’’ means— 
(A) for a Federal land unit managed by 
the Forest Service, a priority use permit; and 
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(1) the United States has a unique, legally af-
firmed government-to-government relationship with 
Tribal Governments, as set forth in the Constitution 
of the United States, treaties, statutes, Executive or-
ders, and court decisions; 
(2) the United States recognizes the right of 
Tribal Governments to self-govern and supports 
Tribal sovereignty and self-determination; 
(3) the United States, through treaties, stat-
utes, and historical relations, has defined a unique 
trust relationship and responsibility to protect and 
support Tribal Governments; 
(4) owing to this trust relationship, the United 
States has a responsibility to consult with Tribal 
Governments on a government-to-government basis 
when formulating policies and undertaking activities 
that may have impacts on Tribal lands and interests; 
(5) procedures for such consultation should be 
designed and structured to give Tribal Governments 
the opportunity to provide meaningful, informed 
input throughout the development and decision-mak-
ing processes; 
(6) increasing Federal and Tribal capacities for 
effective consultation while building institutional 
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(1) exempt an agency from additional consulta-
tion required under any other law or from taking 
any other consultative actions as required by any 
other law or agency prerogative in addition to those 
required by this Act; or 
(2) preclude an agency from additional con-
sultation that complies with agency regulations for 
consultation, advances agency consultation practices, 
or supports agency efforts to build or strengthen 
government-to-government relationships with Tribal 
Governments. 
TITLE II—CONSULTATION 
PROCEDURES 
SEC. 201. ASSESSING TRIBAL IMPACTS. 
As early as possible in the planning stage of an activ-
ity or a regulatory action, the agency, or lead agency, 
shall— 
(1) prepare a Tribal Impact Statement that 
identifies any potential Tribal impacts of the pro-
posed activity or regulatory action. At a minimum, 
the Tribal Impact Statement shall include the scope 
of the activity or regulatory action being considered, 
including any geographic areas important to Tribal 
Governments that might be affected, as well as a list 
of all affected Tribal Governments; 
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‘‘(B) absolves the United States from a re-
sponsibility to plug, remediate, or reclaim an 
orphaned well located on Tribal land or any 
other responsibility to an Indian Tribe, includ-
ing any responsibility that derives from— 
‘‘(i) the trust relationship between the 
United States and Indian Tribes; 
‘‘(ii) any treaty, law, or Executive 
order; or 
‘‘(iii) any agreement between the 
United States and an Indian Tribe. 
‘‘(3) OWNER OR OPERATOR NOT ABSOLVED.— 
Nothing in this section absolves the owner or oper-
ator of an oil or gas well of any potential liability 
for— 
‘‘(A) reimbursement of any plugging or 
reclamation costs associated with the well; or 
‘‘(B) any adverse effect of the well on the 
environment. 
‘‘(h) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of any funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall transfer the following amounts, 
to remain available until September 30, 2030: 
‘‘(A) To the Secretary— 
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‘‘(i) $250,000,000 to carry out the 
program under subsection (b); 
‘‘(ii) $775,000,000 to provide grants 
under subsection (c)(3); 
‘‘(iii) 
$2,000,000,000 
to 
provide 
grants under subsection (c)(4); 
‘‘(iv) 
$1,500,000,000 
to 
provide 
grants under subsection (c)(5); and 
‘‘(v) $150,000,000 to carry out the 
program under subsection (d). 
‘‘(B) 
To 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Energy, 
$30,000,000 to conduct research and develop-
ment activities in cooperation with the Inter-
state Oil and Gas Compact Commission to as-
sist the Federal land management agencies, 
States, and Indian Tribes in— 
‘‘(i) identifying and characterizing un-
documented orphaned wells; and 
‘‘(ii) mitigating the environmental 
risks of undocumented orphaned wells. 
‘‘(C) To the Interstate Oil and Gas Com-
pact Commission, $2,000,000 to carry out this 
section. 
‘‘(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary, the Secretary of Energy, and the Interstate 
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Oil and Gas Compact Commission shall be entitled 
to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out 
this section the funds transferred under subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, of paragraph 
(1), without further appropriation.’’. 
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knowledge fosters greater efficiency and will benefit 
future actions; 
(7) the consultation process should be formal-
ized according to best practices that are designed 
and administered by the agency and that fulfill the 
legal requirements mandated by this Act; 
(8) consulting with Tribal Governments during 
the formulation of long-term management plans re-
duces the likelihood of project delays and increases 
the efficiency of project implementations; and 
(9) effective consultation demands ongoing, re-
spectful communication between agencies and Tribal 
Governments. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to establish and support a process of reg-
ular, meaningful consultation and collaboration with 
Tribal Governments in the initiation of Federal ac-
tivities and the development of Federal policies and 
regulations that impact Tribal lands and interests; 
(2) to strengthen the United States govern-
ment-to-government relationship with Tribal Govern-
ments; and 
(3) to establish minimum standard procedures 
to ensure the above goals are achieved. 
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SEC. 5. REPORTING BY GAO. 
Not later than the end of the third fiscal year after 
the fiscal year in which the operation plan under section 
4(a) is issued, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress a report assessing the op-
eration and effectiveness of the rotational cyber workforce 
program, which shall address, at a minimum— 
(1) the extent to which agencies have partici-
pated in the rotational cyber workforce program, in-
cluding whether the head of each such participating 
agency has— 
(A) identified positions within the agency 
that are rotational cyber workforce positions; 
(B) had employees from other partici-
pating agencies serve in positions described in 
subparagraph (A); and 
(C) had employees of the agency request to 
serve in rotational cyber workforce positions 
under the rotational cyber workforce program 
in participating agencies, including a descrip-
tion of how many such requests were approved; 
and 
(2) the experiences of employees serving in ro-
tational cyber workforce positions under the rota-
tional cyber workforce program, including an assess-
ment of— 
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(3) provide that participation in the rotational 
cyber workforce program by an employee shall be 
voluntary; 
(4) provide that an employee shall be eligible to 
participate in the rotational cyber workforce pro-
gram if the head of the employing agency of the em-
ployee, or a designee of the head of the employing 
agency of the employee, approves of the participation 
of the employee; 
(5) provide that the detail of an employee to a 
rotational cyber workforce position under the rota-
tional cyber workforce program shall be on a nonre-
imbursable basis; 
(6) provide that agencies may agree to partner 
to ensure that the employing agency of an employee 
that participates in the rotational cyber workforce 
program is able to fill the position vacated by the 
employee; 
(7) require that an employee detailed to a rota-
tional cyber workforce position under the rotational 
cyber workforce program, upon the end of the period 
of service with respect to the detail, shall be entitled 
to return to the position held by the employee, or an 
equivalent position, in the employing agency of the 
employee without loss of pay, seniority, or other 
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(c) REPORT.—The agreement under subsection (a) 
shall require NASEM, or such other appropriate entity, 
not later than 24 months after the effective date of such 
agreement, to submit to the Secretary of Education and 
the appropriate committees of jurisdiction of Congress a 
report containing— 
(1) the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a); 
(2) recommendations to modernize the proc-
esses described in subsection (a)(1); and 
(3) recommendations for such legislative and 
administrative action as NASEM, or such other ap-
propriate entity, determines appropriate. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For fis-
cal year 2023, there are authorized to be appropriated to 
the National Science Foundation $1,000,000 to carry out 
the activities under this section. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3588 
AN ACT 
To coordinate Federal research and development ef-
forts focused on modernizing mathematics in 
STEM education through mathematical and sta-
tistical modeling, including data-driven and com-
putational thinking, problem, project, and per-
formance-based learning and assessment, inter-
disciplinary exploration, and career connections, 
and for other purposes.
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rights or benefits to which the employee would have 
been entitled had the employee not been detailed; 
(8) provide that discretion with respect to the 
assignment of an employee under the rotational 
cyber workforce program shall remain with the em-
ploying agency of the employee; 
(9) require that an employee detailed to a rota-
tional cyber workforce position under the rotational 
cyber workforce program in an agency that is not 
the employing agency of the employee shall have all 
the rights that would be available to the employee if 
the employee were detailed under a provision of law 
other than this Act from the employing agency to 
the agency in which the rotational cyber workforce 
position is located; 
(10) provide that participation by an employee 
in the rotational cyber workforce program shall not 
constitute a change in the conditions of the employ-
ment of the employee; and 
(11) provide that an employee participating in 
the rotational cyber workforce program shall receive 
performance evaluations relating to service in the ro-
tational cyber workforce program in a participating 
agency that are— 
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SEC. 2. LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPROVAL OF FACILITIES 
GENERATING ELECTRICITY FROM WIND OR 
SOLAR POWER REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN TAX 
CREDITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 45(d) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) APPROVAL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT RE-
QUIRED FOR WIND AND SOLAR FACILITIES.—In the 
case of any facility which uses wind or solar energy 
to produce electricity and the construction of which 
begins after the date of the enactment of this para-
graph, such facility shall not be treated as a quali-
fied facility unless the construction of such facility 
is approved (at such time and in such manner as the 
Secretary may provide) by the local government 
within the jurisdiction of which such facility is lo-
cated.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION
TO
CERTAIN
ENERGY
PROP-
ERTY.—Section 48(a) of such Code is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) APPROVAL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT RE-
QUIRED FOR CERTAIN SOLAR FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of any 
property which is part of a specified solar facil-
ity, such property shall not be treated as energy 
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(2) Characteristics of teacher education pro-
grams that successfully prepare teachers to engage 
students in mathematical modeling and statistical 
modeling, as well as gaps and suggestions for build-
ing capacity in the pre-service and in-service teacher 
workforce. 
(3) Mechanisms for communication with stake-
holders, including parents, administrators, and the 
public, to promote understanding and knowledge of 
the value of mathematical modeling and statistical 
modeling in education. 
(b) PUBLIC STAKEHOLDER MEETING.—In the course 
of completing the study described in subsection (a), 
NASEM or such other appropriate entity shall hold not 
less than one public meeting to obtain stakeholder input 
on the topics of such study. 
(c) REPORT.—The agreement under subsection (a) 
shall require NASEM, or such other appropriate entity, 
not later than 24 months after the effective date of such 
agreement, to submit to the Secretary of Education and 
the appropriate committees of jurisdiction of Congress a 
report containing— 
(1) the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a); 
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(2) recommendations to modernize the proc-
esses described in subsection (a)(1); and 
(3) recommendations for such legislative and 
administrative action as NASEM, or such other ap-
propriate entity, determines appropriate. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
fiscal year 2022, there are authorized out of funds appro-
priated to the National Science Foundation, $1,000,000 
to carry out the activities under this section. 
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property unless the construction of such facility 
is approved (at such time and in such manner 
as the Secretary may provide) by the local gov-
ernment within the jurisdiction of which such 
facility is located. 
‘‘(B) SPECIFIED
SOLAR
FACILITY.—For 
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘specified 
solar facility’ many any facility— 
‘‘(i) which uses solar energy to gen-
erate electricity, 
‘‘(ii) which has a nameplate capacity 
rating of at least 20,000 megawatts, and 
‘‘(iii) construction of which begins 
after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to facilities the construction of 
which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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science, computational thinking, mathematics, 
statistics, and related subjects. 
(B) The role of community-based prob-
lems, service-based learning. and internships for 
connecting students with career preparatory ex-
periences. 
(C) Best practices in problem-, project-, 
performance-based learning and assessment. 
(2) Characteristics of teacher education pro-
grams that successfully prepare teachers to engage 
students in mathematical modeling and statistical 
modeling, as well as gaps and suggestions for build-
ing capacity in the pre-service and in-service teacher 
workforce. 
(3) Mechanisms for communication with stake-
holders, including parents, administrators, and the 
public, to promote understanding and knowledge of 
the value of mathematical modeling and statistical 
modeling in education. 
(b) PUBLIC STAKEHOLDER MEETING.—In the course 
of completing the study described in subsection (a), 
NASEM or such other appropriate entity shall hold not 
less than one public meeting to obtain stakeholder input 
on the topics of such study. 
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(c) REPORT.—The agreement under subsection (a) 
shall require NASEM, or such other appropriate entity, 
not later than 24 months after the effective date of such 
agreement, to submit to the Secretary of Education and 
the appropriate committees of jurisdiction of Congress a 
report containing— 
(1) the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a); 
(2) recommendations to modernize the proc-
esses described in subsection (a)(1); and 
(3) recommendations for such legislative and 
administrative action as NASEM, or such other ap-
propriate entity, determines appropriate. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For fis-
cal year 2023, there are authorized to be appropriated to 
the National Science Foundation $1,000,000 to carry out 
the activities under this section. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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