2727 
(B) is necessary to permit the United 
States to comply with the Agreement regarding 
the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed 
at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered 
into force November 21, 1947, between the 
United Nations and the United States, or other 
applicable international obligations of the 
United States. 
(4) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—The Presi-
dent may terminate the application of sanctions 
under this subsection with respect to a foreign per-
son if the President determines and reports to the 
appropriate congressional committees not later than 
15 days before the termination of the sanctions 
that— 
(A) the person is no longer engaged in the 
activity that was the basis for the sanctions or 
has taken significant verifiable steps toward 
stopping the activity; 
(B) the President has received reliable as-
surances that the person will not knowingly en-
gage in activity subject to sanctions under this 
part in the future; or
2728 
(C) the termination of the sanctions is in 
the national security interests of the United 
States. 
(5) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President 
shall issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as 
are necessary to carry out this subsection. 
(6) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Financial Services, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs, and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate. 
(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees, in ac-
cordance with paragraph (2), a report that in-
cludes— 
(A) a list of each foreign person with re-
spect to whom the President imposed sanctions
2729 
pursuant to subsection (b) during the year pre-
ceding the submission of the report; 
(B) the number of foreign persons with re-
spect to which the President— 
(i) imposed sanctions under sub-
section (b)(1) during that year; and 
(ii) terminated sanctions under sub-
section (b)(4) during that year; 
(C) the dates on which such sanctions were 
imposed or terminated, as the case may be; 
(D) the reasons for imposing or termi-
nating such sanctions; 
(E) the total number of foreign persons 
considered under subsection (b)(3) for whom 
sanctions were not imposed; and 
(F) recommendations as to whether the 
imposition of additional sanctions would be an 
added deterrent in preventing public corruption. 
(2) DATES FOR SUBMISSION.— 
(A) INITIAL REPORT.—The President shall 
submit the initial report under paragraph (1) 
not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
REPORTS.—The Presi-
dent shall submit a subsequent report under
2730 
paragraph (1) on December 10, or the first day 
thereafter on which both Houses of Congress 
are in session, of— 
(i) the calendar year in which the ini-
tial report is submitted if the initial report 
is submitted before December 10 of that 
calendar year; and 
(ii) each calendar year thereafter. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each report required 
by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—The name of a foreign 
person to be included in the list required by 
paragraph (1)(A) may be submitted in the clas-
sified annex authorized by subparagraph (A) 
only if the President— 
(i) determines that it is vital for the 
national security interests of the United 
States to do so; and 
(ii) uses the annex in a manner con-
sistent with congressional intent and the 
purposes of this Act. 
(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—
2731 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The unclassified por-
tion of the report required by paragraph (1) 
shall be made available to the public, including 
through publication in the Federal Register. 
(B) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
CONFIDEN-
TIALITY REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO VISA 
RECORDS.—The President shall publish the list 
required by paragraph (1)(A) without regard to 
the requirements of section 222(f) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) 
with respect to confidentiality of records per-
taining to the issuance or refusal of visas or 
permits to enter the United States. 
(5) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Financial Services, and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
2732 
fairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate. 
(d) SUNSET.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The authority to impose 
sanctions under subsection (b) and the requirements 
to submit reports under subsection (c) shall termi-
nate on the date that is 6 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) CONTINUATION
IN
EFFECT
OF
SANC-
TIONS.—Sanctions imposed under subsection (b) on 
or before the date specified in paragraph (1), and in 
effect as of such date, shall remain in effect until 
terminated in accordance with the requirements of 
subsection (b)(4). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means a part-
nership, association, trust, joint venture, corpora-
tion, group, subgroup, or other organization. 
(2) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means a person that is not a United States 
person. 
(3) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means a person that is a 
United States citizen, permanent resident alien, enti-
ty organized under the laws of the United States or
2733 
any jurisdiction within the United States (including 
foreign branches), or any person in the United 
States. 
(4) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an in-
dividual or entity. 
(5) PUBLIC
CORRUPTION.—The term ‘‘public 
corruption’’ means the unlawful exercise of entrusted 
public power for private gain, including by bribery, 
nepotism, fraud, or embezzlement. 
SEC. 6408. JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF KLEPTOCRACY. 
(a) FORFEITED PROPERTY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 46 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 988. Accounting of certain forfeited property 
‘‘(a) ACCOUNTING.—The Attorney General shall 
make available to the public an accounting of any property 
relating to foreign government corruption that is forfeited 
to the United States under section 981 or 982. 
‘‘(b) FORMAT.—The accounting described under sub-
section (a) shall be published on the website of the Depart-
ment of Justice in a format that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) A heading as follows: ‘Assets stolen from 
the people of llllll and recovered by the 
United States’, the blank space being filled with the
2734 
name of the foreign government that is the target of 
corruption. 
‘‘(2) The total amount recovered by the United 
States on behalf of the foreign people that is the tar-
get of corruption at the time when such recovered 
funds are deposited into the Department of Justice 
Asset Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the 
Treasury Forfeiture Fund. 
‘‘(c) UPDATED WEBSITE.—The Attorney General 
shall update the website of the Department of Justice to 
include an accounting of any new property relating to for-
eign government corruption that has been forfeited to the 
United States under section 981 or 982 not later than 
14 days after such forfeiture, unless such update would 
compromise an ongoing law enforcement investigation.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 46 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘988. Accounting of certain forfeited property.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that recovered assets be returned for the benefit of 
the people harmed by the corruption under conditions that 
reasonably ensure the transparent and effective use, ad-
ministration and monitoring of returned proceeds.
2735 
SEC. 6409. EXPANSION OF SCOPE OF DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS OPEN BURN PIT REGISTRY 
TO INCLUDE OPEN BURN PITS IN EGYPT AND 
SYRIA. 
Section 201(c)(2) of the Dignified Burial and Other 
Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 
112–260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note) is amended, in the matter 
before subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or Iraq’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, Iraq, Egypt, or Syria’’. 
SEC. 6410. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY BY REA-
SON OF SCHOOL CLOSURES DUE TO EMER-
GENCY AND OTHER SITUATIONS UNDER DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TRAINING 
AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR VET-
ERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABIL-
ITIES. 
Section 3103 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or (g)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(g), or (h)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h)(1) In the case of a veteran who is eligible for 
a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter and 
who is prevented from participating in the vocational reha-
bilitation program within the period of eligibility pre-
2736 
scribed in subsection (a) because of a covered reason, as 
determined by the Secretary, such period of eligibility— 
‘‘(A) shall not run during the period the vet-
eran is so prevented from participating in such pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(B) shall again begin running on a date deter-
mined by the Secretary that is— 
‘‘(i) not earlier than the first day after the 
veteran is able to resume participation in a vo-
cational rehabilitation program under this chap-
ter; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than 90 days after that day. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, a covered reason is— 
‘‘(A) the temporary or permanent closure of an 
educational institution by reason of an emergency 
situation; or 
‘‘(B) another reason that prevents the veteran 
from participating in the vocational rehabilitation 
program, as determined by the Secretary.’’.
2737 
SEC. 6411. EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITATION FOR USE OF 
ENTITLEMENT UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAMS BY REASON OF SCHOOL CLO-
SURES DUE TO EMERGENCY AND OTHER SIT-
UATIONS. 
(a) MONTGOMERY GI BILL.—Section 3031 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and sub-
section (i)’’ after ‘‘through (g)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i)(1) In the case of an individual eligible for edu-
cational assistance under this chapter who is prevented 
from pursuing the individual’s chosen program of edu-
cation before the expiration of the 10-year period for the 
use of entitlement under this chapter otherwise applicable 
under this section because of a covered reason, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, such 10-year period— 
‘‘(A) shall not run during the period the indi-
vidual is so prevented from pursuing such program; 
and 
‘‘(B) shall again begin running on a date deter-
mined by the Secretary that is— 
‘‘(i) not earlier than the first day after the 
individual is able to resume pursuit of a pro-
2738 
gram of education with educational assistance 
under this chapter; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than 90 days after that day. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, a covered reason is— 
‘‘(A) the temporary or permanent closure of an 
educational institution by reason of an emergency 
situation; or 
‘‘(B) another reason that prevents the indi-
vidual from pursuing the individual’s chosen pro-
gram of education, as determined by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
(b) POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.— Section 
3321(b)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Subsections’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d), 
and (i)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) Subsection (i) of section 3031 of this title 
shall apply with respect to the running of the 15- 
year period described in paragraphs (4)(A) and 
(5)(A) of this subsection in the same manner as 
such subsection applies under section 3031 with re-
spect to the running of the 10-year period described 
in section 3031(a).’’.
2739 
SEC. 6412. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN HOMELAND SECURITY 
FEES FOR CERTAIN IMMEDIATE RELATIVES 
OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO RECEIVED THE PUR-
PLE HEART. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall include on a certain application or peti-
tion an opportunity for certain immediate relatives of an 
individual who was awarded the Purple Heart to identify 
themselves as such an immediate relative. 
(b) FEE EXEMPTION.—The Secretary shall exempt 
certain immediate relatives of an individual who was 
awarded the Purple Heart, who identifies as such an im-
mediate relative on a certain application or petition, from 
a fee with respect to a certain application or petition and 
any associated fee for biometrics. 
(c) PENDING APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security may waive fees for a cer-
tain application or petition and any associated fee for bio-
metrics for certain immediate relatives of an individual 
who was awarded the Purple Heart, if such application 
or petition is submitted not more than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
(1) CERTAIN APPLICATION OR PETITION.—The 
term ‘‘certain application or petition’’ means—
2740 
(A) an application using Form–400, Appli-
cation for Naturalization (or any successor 
form); or 
(B) a petition using Form I-360, Petition 
for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immi-
grant (or any successor form). 
(2) CERTAIN IMMEDIATE RELATIVES OF AN IN-
DIVIDUAL
WHO
WAS
AWARDED
THE
PURPLE 
HEART.—The term ‘‘certain immediate relatives of 
an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart’’ 
means an immediate relative of a living or deceased 
member of the Armed Forces who was awarded the 
Purple Heart and who is not a person ineligible for 
military honors pursuant to section 985(a) of title 
10, United States Code. 
(3) IMMEDIATE RELATIVE.—The term ‘‘imme-
diate relative’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 201(b) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)). 
SEC. 6413. PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED DUR-
ING WORLD WAR II IN THE UNITED STATES 
MERCHANT MARINE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPENSATION FUND.— 
Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
2741 
‘‘§ 534. Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund 
‘‘(a) COMPENSATION FUND.—(1) There is in the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury a fund to be known as the ‘Mer-
chant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund’ (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘compensation fund’). 
‘‘(2) Subject to the availability of appropriations pro-
vided in advance in a appropriations Act specifically for 
the purpose of carrying out this section, and no other 
funding source, amounts in the compensation fund shall 
be available to the Secretary without fiscal year limitation 
to make payments to eligible individuals in accordance 
with this section. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—(1) An eligible indi-
vidual is an individual who— 
‘‘(A) during the one-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this section, submits to 
the Secretary an application containing such infor-
mation and assurances as the Secretary may require; 
‘‘(B) has not received benefits under the Serv-
icemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (Public Law 
78–346); and 
‘‘(C) has engaged in qualified service. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a person has en-
gaged in qualified service if, between December 7, 1941, 
and December 31, 1946, the person—
2742 
‘‘(A) was a member of the United States mer-
chant marine (including the Army Transport Service 
and the Naval Transport Service) serving as a crew-
member of a vessel that was— 
‘‘(i) operated by the War Shipping Admin-
istration or the Office of Defense Transpor-
tation (or an agent of the Administration or Of-
fice); 
‘‘(ii) operated in waters other than inland 
waters, the Great Lakes, and other lakes, bays, 
and harbors of the United States; 
‘‘(iii) under contract or charter to, or prop-
erty of, the Government of the United States; 
and 
‘‘(iv) serving the Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(B) while so serving, was licensed or otherwise 
documented for service as a crewmember of such a 
vessel by an officer or employee of the United States 
authorized to license or document the person for 
such service. 
‘‘(3) In determining the information and assurances 
required in the application pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), 
the Secretary shall accept a DD–214 form as proof of 
qualified service.
2743 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall 
make one payment out of the compensation fund in the 
amount of $25,000 to an eligible individual. The Secretary 
shall make such a payment to eligible individuals in the 
order in which the Secretary receives the applications of 
the eligible individuals. Payments may only be made sub-
ject to the availability of funds provided in advance in an 
appropriations Act for this purpose. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 
$125,000,000 for the compensation fund. Such amount 
shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall include, in docu-
ments submitted to Congress by the Secretary in support 
of the President’s budget for each fiscal year, detailed in-
formation on the operation of the compensation fund, in-
cluding the number of applicants, the number of eligible 
individuals receiving benefits, the amounts paid out of the 
compensation fund, the administration of the compensa-
tion fund, and an estimate of the amounts necessary to 
fully fund the compensation fund for that fiscal year and 
each of the three subsequent fiscal years. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section.’’.
2744 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
prescribe the regulations required under section 534(f) of 
title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item related to section 532 the following new 
item: 
‘‘534. Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund.’’. 
SEC. 
6414. 
RESOLUTION 
OF 
CONTROVERSIES 
UNDER 
SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
102 
of 
the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3912) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) WRITTEN CONSENT REQUIRED FOR ARBITRA-
TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when-
ever a contract with a servicemember, or a servicemember 
and the servicemember’s spouse jointly, provides for the 
use of arbitration to resolve a controversy subject to a pro-
vision of this Act and arising out of or relating to such 
contract, arbitration may be used to settle such con-
troversy only if, after such controversy arises, all parties 
to such controversy consent in writing to use arbitration 
to settle such controversy.’’.
2745 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (d) of such section, 
as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to con-
tracts entered into, amended, altered, modified, renewed, 
or extended after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6415. LIMITATION ON WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND PRO-
TECTIONS UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL 
RELIEF ACT. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
107(a) 
of 
the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3918(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘and if 
it is made after a specific dispute has arisen and the 
dispute is identified in the waiver’’ after ‘‘to which 
it applies’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence, by inserting ‘‘and if 
it is made after a specific dispute has arisen and the 
dispute is identified in the waiver’’ after ‘‘period of 
military service’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to waivers made on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
2746 
SEC. 6416. CLARIFICATION OF PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION 
UNDER 
SERVICEMEMBERS 
CIVIL 
RELIEF 
ACT. 
Section 802(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 
(50 U.S.C. 4042(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘, notwithstanding any previous agreement 
to the contrary,’’ after ‘‘may’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, notwith-
standing any previous agreement to the contrary’’. 
SEC. 6417. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES PERSONS 
FROM PURCHASING OR SELLING RUSSIAN 
SOVEREIGN DEBT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall issue regulations to prohibit United States per-
sons from purchasing or selling Russian sovereign 
debt that is issued or executed on or after the date 
that is 60 days after such date of enactment. 
(2) RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN DEBT DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘Russian sovereign debt’’ 
means— 
(A) bonds issued by the Russian Central 
Bank, the Russian National Wealth Fund, the 
Russian Federal Treasury, or agents or affili-
2747 
ates of any such institution, regardless of the 
currency in which they are denominated and 
with a maturity of more than 14 days; 
(B) foreign exchange swap agreements 
with the Russian Central Bank, the Russian 
National Wealth Fund, or the Russian Federal 
Treasury, regardless of the currency in which 
they are denominated and with a duration of 
more than 14 days; and 
(C) any other financial instrument, the 
maturity or duration of which is more than 14 
days, that the President determines represents 
the sovereign debt of Russia. 
(3) REQUIREMENT TO PUBLISH GUIDANCE.— 
The President shall publish guidance on the imple-
mentation of the regulations issued pursuant to 
paragraph (1) concurrently with the publication of 
such regulations. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the regularly scheduled general election for Federal 
office in 2022, and each regularly scheduled general 
election for Federal office thereafter, the Director of 
National Intelligence, in consultation with the Direc-
tor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Di-
2748 
rector of the National Security Agency, and the Di-
rector of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall sub-
mit to the President, the Secretary of State, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, and the appropriate congres-
sional committees and leadership a report on wheth-
er there is or is not significant evidence available for 
the Director to determine that the Government of 
Russia, or any person acting as an agent of or on 
behalf of that government, knowingly engaged in in-
terference in such general election or any other elec-
tion for Federal office held since the most recent 
prior regularly scheduled general election for Federal 
office, including an identification of any officials of 
that government, or persons acting aagents of or on 
behalf of that government, that knowingly engaged 
in interference in any such election. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—If the Director of 
Intelligence— 
(A) determines in a report submitted 
under paragraph (1) that there is not signifi-
cant evidence available for the Director to de-
termine that the Government of Russia, or any 
person acting as an agent of or on behalf of 
that government, knowingly engaged in inter-
2749 
ference in any election described in paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) subsequently determines that there is 
significant evidence available for the Director to 
make such a determination, the Director shall 
submit to the President, the Secretary of State, 
the Secretary of the Treasury, and the appro-
priate congressional committees and leadership 
a report on such subsequent determination not 
later than 30 days after making that deter-
mination. 
(3) FORM.—Each report required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
(c) SUSPENSION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may, for the 
period of time described in paragraph (3), suspend 
the application of any prohibition on United States 
persons from engaging in transactions described in 
subsection (a) if, not later than 30 days after the 
date on which a report described in subsection (b) 
is submitted to the officials described in subsection 
(b) and the appropriate congressional committees 
and leadership with respect to a regularly scheduled 
general election for Federal office, the President—
2750 
(A) determines that there is not significant 
evidence available for the President to deter-
mine that the Government of Russia, or any 
person acting as an agent of or on behalf of 
that government, knowingly engaged in inter-
ference in such general election or any other 
election for Federal office held since the most 
recent prior regularly scheduled general election 
for Federal office; and 
(B) submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees and leadership a report that 
contains the determination of the President 
under subparagraph (A) and a justification for 
the determination. 
(2) CLARIFICATION REGARDING SUSPENSION.— 
If— 
(A) the President suspends the application 
of any prohibition on United States persons 
from engaging in transactions described in sub-
section (a); 
(B) such United States persons engage in 
transactions described in subsection (a) involv-
ing Russian sovereign debt that is issued during 
the period of time in which the suspension is in 
effect; and
2751 
(C) such United States persons are subject 
to the application of any prohibition on United 
States persons from engaging in transactions 
described in subsection (a) after such period of 
time in which the suspension is in effect, such 
United States persons may not be subject to 
any prohibition on United States persons from 
engaging in transactions described in subsection 
(a) with respect to engaging in transactions in-
volving Russian sovereign debt described in sub-
paragraph (B). 
(3) TIME PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period of 
time described in this paragraph is the period— 
(A) beginning after the 60-day period de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B); and 
(B) ending on or before the date that is 60 
days after the date of the next regularly sched-
uled general election for Federal office. 
(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The President may waive 
the application of any prohibition on United States per-
sons from engaging in transactions described in subsection 
(a) if the President— 
(1) determines that the waiver is in the vital 
national security interests of the United States; and
2752 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees and leadership a report that contains the 
determination of the President under subparagraph 
(A). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations, the Committee on Finance, the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence, and the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Financial Services, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, the Permanent Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence, and the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES
AND
LEADERSHIP.—The term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees and leadership’’ means— 
(A) the appropriate congressional commit-
tees;
2753 
(B) the majority leader and minority lead-
er of the Senate; and 
(C) the Speaker, the majority leader, and 
the minority leader of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(3) ELECTIONS
FOR
FEDERAL
OFFICE.—The 
term ‘‘elections for Federal office’’ has the meaning 
given such term in the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), except that 
such term does not include a special election. 
(4) INTERFERENCE IN ELECTIONS FOR FED-
ERAL OFFICE.—The term ‘‘interference’’, with re-
spect to an election for Federal office: 
(A) Means any of the following actions of 
the government of a foreign country, or any 
person acting as an agent of or on behalf of 
such a government, undertaken with the intent 
to influence the election: 
(i) Obtaining unauthorized access to 
election and campaign infrastructure or re-
lated systems or data and releasing such 
data or modifying such infrastructure, sys-
tems, or data. 
(ii) Blocking or degrading otherwise 
legitimate and authorized access to election
2754 
and campaign infrastructure or related 
systems or data. 
(iii) Contributions or expenditures for 
advertising, including on the internet. 
(iv) Using social or traditional media 
to spread significant amounts of false in-
formation to individuals in the United 
States. 
(B) Does not include communications 
clearly attributable to news and media outlets 
which are publicly and explicitly either con-
trolled or in large part funded by the govern-
ment of a foreign country. 
(5) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with 
respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 
means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 
have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 
result. 
(6) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an in-
dividual or entity. 
(7) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen or an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States; or
2755 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
the United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity. 
SEC. 6418. ADDITION OF VIRGIN ISLANDS VISA WAIVER TO 
GUAM AND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 
VISA WAIVER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(l) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(l)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(l) GUAM AND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS VISA 
WAIVER PROGRAM; VIRGIN ISLANDS VISA WAIVER PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirement of sub-
section (a)(7)(B)(i) may be waived by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, in the case of an alien apply-
ing for admission as a nonimmigrant visitor for busi-
ness or pleasure and solely for entry into and stay 
in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands of the United 
States, for a period not to exceed 45 days, if the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation 
with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
State, and the Governor of Guam and the Governor 
of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
2756 
lands, or the Governor of the Virgin Islands of the 
United States, as the case may be, determines 
that— 
‘‘(A) an adequate arrival and departure 
control system has been developed in Guam and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, and the Virgin Islands of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(B) such a waiver does not represent a 
threat to the welfare, safety, or security of the 
United States or its territories and common-
wealths. 
‘‘(2) ALIEN WAIVER OF RIGHTS.—An alien may 
not be provided a waiver under this subsection un-
less the alien has waived any right— 
‘‘(A) to review or appeal under this Act an 
immigration officer’s determination as to the 
admissibility of the alien at the port of entry 
into Guam or the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands of 
the United States; or 
‘‘(B) to contest, other than on the basis of 
an application for withholding of removal under 
section 241(b)(3) of this Act or under the Con-
vention Against Torture, or an application for
2757 
asylum if permitted under section 208 of this 
Act, any action for removal of the alien. 
‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—All necessary regulations 
to implement this subsection shall be promulgated 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of State. The promulgation of such regula-
tions shall be considered a foreign affairs function 
for purposes of section 553(a) of title 5, United 
States Code. At a minimum, such regulations should 
include, but not necessarily be limited to— 
‘‘(A) a listing of all countries whose na-
tionals may obtain the waivers provided by this 
subsection; and 
‘‘(B) any bonding requirements for nation-
als of some or all of those countries who may 
present an increased risk of overstays or other 
potential problems, if different from such re-
quirements otherwise provided by law for non-
immigrant visitors. 
‘‘(4) FACTORS.—In determining whether to 
grant or continue providing the waiver under this 
paragraph to nationals of any country, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of State,
2758 
shall consider all factors that the Secretary deems 
relevant, including electronic travel authorizations, 
procedures for reporting lost and stolen passports, 
repatriation of aliens, rates of refusal for non-
immigrant visitor visas, overstays, exit systems, and 
information exchange. 
‘‘(5) SUSPENSION.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall monitor the admission of non-
immigrant visitors to Guam and the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Is-
lands of the United States, under this subsection. If 
the Secretary determines that such admissions have 
resulted in an unacceptable number of visitors from 
a country remaining unlawfully in Guam or the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or 
the Virgin Islands of the United States, unlawfully 
obtaining entry to other parts of the United States, 
or seeking withholding of removal or asylum, or that 
visitors from a country pose a risk to law enforce-
ment or security interests of Guam or the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Vir-
gin Islands of the United States, or of the United 
States (including the interest in the enforcement of 
the immigration laws of the United States), the Sec-
retary shall suspend the admission of nationals of
2759 
such country under this subsection. The Secretary of 
Homeland Security may in the Secretary’s discretion 
suspend the Guam and Northern Mariana Islands 
visa waiver program, or the Virgin Islands visa waiv-
er program, at any time, on a country-by-country 
basis, for other good cause. 
‘‘(6) ADDITION OF COUNTRIES.—The Governor 
of Guam and the Governor of the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Governor of 
the Virgin Islands of the United States, may request 
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to add a particular country to 
the list of countries whose nationals may obtain the 
waiver provided by this subsection, and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security may grant such request 
after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior 
and the Secretary of State, and may promulgate reg-
ulations with respect to the inclusion of that country 
and any special requirements the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in the Secretary’s sole discre-
tion, may impose prior to allowing nationals of that 
country to obtain the waiver provided by this sub-
section.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS DEADLINE.—Not later than one 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
2760 
of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Secretary of State, shall promul-
gate any necessary regulations as described in subsection 
(a) required to implement the waiver provided in such sub-
section for the Virgin Islands. 
(c) WAIVER COUNTRIES.—The regulations described 
in subsection (b) shall include a listing of all member or 
associate member countries of the Caribbean Community 
(CARICOM) whose nationals may obtain, on a country- 
by-country basis, the waiver provided by this section, ex-
cept that such regulations shall not provide for a listing 
of any country if the Secretary of Homeland Security de-
termines that such country’s inclusion on such list would 
represent a threat to the welfare, safety, or security of 
the United States or its territories and commonwealths. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
212(a)(7)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(7)(B)(iii)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) SPECIAL
VISA
WAIVER
PRO-
GRAMS.—For a provision authorizing waiv-
er of clause (i) in the case of visitors to 
Guam or the Commonwealth of the North-
2761 
ern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands 
of the United States, see subsection (l).’’. 
(2) ADMISSION
OF
NONIMMIGRANTS.—Section 
214(a)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Guam or the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘Guam or the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Vir-
gin Islands of the United States’’. 
(e) FEES.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall establish an administrative processing fee to be 
charged and collected from individuals seeking to enter the 
Virgin Islands in accordance with section 212(l) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(l)), as 
amended by this Act. Such fee shall be set at a level that 
will ensure recovery of the full costs of such processing, 
any additional costs associated with the administration of 
the fees collected, and any sums necessary to offset re-
duced collections of the nonimmigrant visa fee or the elec-
tronic travel authorization fee that otherwise would have 
been collected from such individuals. 
SEC. 6419. THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING ADDITIONS TO 
TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY. 
Section 7321 of the PFAS Act of 2019 (15 U.S.C. 
8921) is amended—
2762 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Section 372.38 of title 40, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu-
lation), shall not apply to a chemical described in 
paragraph (1) unless the Administrator, in accord-
ance with paragraph (2)(B), revises the threshold 
for reporting such chemical to 10,000 pounds.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Section 372.38 of title 40, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu-
lation), shall not apply to the substances and classes 
of substances included in the toxics release inventory 
under paragraph (1) unless the Administrator, in ac-
cordance with paragraph (2)(B), revises the thresh-
old for reporting such substances and class of sub-
stances to 10,000 pounds.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—Section 372.38 of title 40, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu-
lation), shall not apply to the substances and classes 
of substances described in paragraph (2) unless the
2763 
Administrator sets a 10,000 pound reporting thresh-
old for such substances and classes of substances.’’. 
SEC. 6420. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULA-
TIONS FOR PFAS. 
(a) NATIONAL DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS.— 
Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300g–1(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(16) 
PERFLUOROALKYL
AND 
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
the Administrator shall, after notice and oppor-
tunity for public comment, promulgate a na-
tional primary drinking water regulation for 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, 
which shall, at a minimum, include standards 
for— 
‘‘(i) perfluorooctanoic acid (commonly 
referred to as ‘PFOA’); and 
‘‘(ii) perfluorooctane sulfonic acid 
(commonly referred to as ‘PFOS’). 
‘‘(B) ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 
year after the validation by the Adminis-
2764 
trator of an equally effective quality con-
trol and testing procedure to ensure com-
pliance with the national primary drinking 
water regulation promulgated under sub-
paragraph (A) to measure the levels de-
scribed in clause (ii) or other methods to 
detect and monitor perfluoroalkyl and 
polyfluoroalkyl 
substances 
in 
drinking 
water, the Administrator shall add the pro-
cedure or method as an alternative to the 
quality control and testing procedure de-
scribed in such national primary drinking 
water regulation by publishing the proce-
dure or method in the Federal Register in 
accordance with section 1401(1)(D). 
‘‘(ii) LEVELS DESCRIBED.—The levels 
referred to in clause (i) are— 
‘‘(I) the level of a perfluoroalkyl 
or polyfluoroalkyl substance; 
‘‘(II) 
the 
total 
levels 
of 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances; and 
‘‘(III) the total levels of organic 
fluorine.
2765 
‘‘(C) 
INCLUSIONS.—The 
Administrator 
may include a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
substance 
or 
class 
of 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances on— 
‘‘(i) the list of contaminants for con-
sideration of regulation under paragraph 
(1)(B)(i), in accordance with such para-
graph; and 
‘‘(ii) the list of unregulated contami-
nants to be monitored under section 
1445(a)(2)(B)(i), in accordance with such 
section. 
‘‘(D) 
MONITORING.—When 
establishing 
monitoring requirements for public water sys-
tems as part of a national primary drinking 
water regulation under subparagraph (A) or 
subparagraph (G)(ii), the Administrator shall 
tailor the monitoring requirements for public 
water systems that do not detect or are reliably 
and consistently below the maximum contami-
nant level (as defined in section 1418(b)(2)(B)) 
for the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stance 
or 
class 
of 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances subject to the na-
tional primary drinking water regulation.
2766 
‘‘(E) HEALTH PROTECTION.—The national 
primary drinking water regulation promulgated 
under subparagraph (A) shall be protective of 
the health of subpopulations at greater risk, as 
described in section 1458. 
‘‘(F) HEALTH RISK REDUCTION AND COST 
ANALYSIS.—In meeting the requirements of 
paragraph (3)(C), the Administrator may rely 
on information available to the Administrator 
with 
respect 
to 
one 
or 
more 
specific 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances to 
extrapolate reasoned conclusions regarding the 
health risks and effects of a class of 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances of 
which 
the 
specific 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances are a part. 
‘‘(G) REGULATION
OF
ADDITIONAL
SUB-
STANCES.— 
‘‘(i) DETERMINATION.—The Adminis-
trator shall make a determination under 
paragraph (1)(A), using the criteria de-
scribed in clauses (i) through (iii) of that 
paragraph, 
whether 
to 
include 
a 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance 
or class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
2767 
substances in the national primary drink-
ing water regulation under subparagraph 
(A) not later than 18 months after the 
later of— 
‘‘(I) the date on which the 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stance or class of perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances is listed on 
the list of contaminants for consider-
ation of regulation under paragraph 
(1)(B)(i); and 
‘‘(II) the date on which— 
‘‘(aa) the Administrator has 
received the results of monitoring 
under section 1445(a)(2)(B) for 
the 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substance or class 
of 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances; or 
‘‘(bb) the Administrator has 
received reliable water data or 
water monitoring surveys for the 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
substance 
or 
class 
of 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
2768 
substances from a Federal or 
State agency that the Adminis-
trator determines to be of a qual-
ity sufficient to make a deter-
mination 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(A). 
‘‘(ii) PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REG-
ULATIONS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—For each 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stance or class of perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances that the 
Administrator determines to regulate 
under clause (i), the Administrator— 
‘‘(aa) not later than 18 
months after the date on which 
the Administrator makes the de-
termination, shall propose a na-
tional primary drinking water 
regulation for the perfluoroalkyl 
or polyfluoroalkyl substance or 
class 
of 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances; and 
‘‘(bb) may publish the pro-
posed national primary drinking
2769 
water regulation described in 
item (aa) concurrently with the 
publication of the determination 
to regulate the perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substance or class 
of 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
‘‘(II) DEADLINE.— 
‘‘(aa) 
IN
GENERAL.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date 
on which the Administrator pub-
lishes a proposed national pri-
mary drinking water regulation 
under clause (i)(I) and subject to 
item 
(bb), 
the 
Administrator 
shall take final action on the pro-
posed national primary drinking 
water regulation. 
‘‘(bb) 
EXTENSION.—The 
Administrator, on publication of 
notice in the Federal Register, 
may extend the deadline under 
item (aa) by not more than 6 
months. 
‘‘(H) HEALTH ADVISORY.—
2770 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the Administrator shall publish a 
health advisory under paragraph (1)(F) for 
a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stance 
or 
class 
of 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances not subject to a 
national primary drinking water regulation 
not later than 1 year after the later of— 
‘‘(I) the date on which the Ad-
ministrator finalizes a toxicity value 
for 
the 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances; and 
‘‘(II) the date on which the Ad-
ministrator validates an effective qual-
ity control and testing procedure for 
the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
‘‘(ii) 
WAIVER.—The 
Administrator 
may waive the requirements of clause (i) 
with 
respect 
to 
a 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl 
substance 
or 
class 
of 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl sub-
2771 
stances if the Administrator determines 
that there is a substantial likelihood that 
the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stance 
or 
class 
of 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances will not occur in 
drinking water with sufficient frequency to 
justify the publication of a health advisory, 
and publishes such determination, includ-
ing the information and analysis used, and 
basis for, such determination, in the Fed-
eral Register.’’. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency may not impose financial penalties for 
the violation of a national primary drinking water regula-
tion (as defined in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f)) with respect to a 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances for which a 
national primary drinking water regulation has been pro-
mulgated under section 1412(b)(16) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act earlier than the date that is 5 years after the 
date on which the Administrator promulgates the national 
primary drinking water regulation.
2772 
SEC. 6421. PFAS DATA CALL. 
Section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2607(a)(7)) is amended by inserting ‘‘that con-
tains at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom,’’ after 
‘‘perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance’’. 
SEC. 6422. EPA REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMISSION OF ANA-
LYTICAL REFERENCE STANDARDS FOR PFAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall require each cov-
ered entity to submit to the Administrator an analytical 
reference 
standard 
for 
each 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully 
fluorinated carbon atom manufactured by the covered en-
tity after the date that is 10 years prior to the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) USES.—The Administrator may— 
(1) use an analytical reference standard sub-
mitted under this section only for— 
(A) the development of information, proto-
cols, and methodologies, which may be carried 
out by an entity determined appropriate by the 
Administrator; and 
(B) activities relating to the implementa-
tion or enforcement of Federal requirements; 
and
2773 
(2) provide an analytical reference standard 
submitted under this section to a State, to be used 
only for— 
(A) the development of information, proto-
cols, and methodologies, which may be carried 
out by an entity determined appropriate by the 
State; and 
(B) activities relating to the implementa-
tion or enforcement of State requirements. 
(c) PROHIBITION.—No person receiving an analytical 
reference standard submitted under this section may use 
or transfer the analytical reference standard for a com-
mercial purpose. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means a manufacturer of a perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully 
fluorinated carbon atom. 
(3) MANUFACTURE; STATE.—The terms ‘‘man-
ufacture’’ and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 3 of the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2602).
2774 
SEC. 6423. REVIEW OF STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSI-
FICATION SYSTEM. 
The Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et shall not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, categorize public safety telecommunica-
tors as a protective service occupation under the Standard 
Occupational Classification System. 
SEC. 6424. ELIGIBILITY FOR INTERMENT IN NATIONAL 
CEMETERIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2402(a)(10) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; or’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) who— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary determines served 
honorably with a special guerrilla unit or 
irregular forces operating from a base in 
Laos in support of the Armed Forces of 
the United States at any time during the 
period beginning February 28, 1961, and 
ending May 7, 1975; and 
‘‘(ii) at the time of the individual’s 
death—
2775 
‘‘(I) was a citizen of the United 
States or an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(II) resided in the United 
States.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall have effect as if included in the enact-
ment of section 251(a) of title II of the Military Construc-
tion, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2018 (division J of Public Law 115–141; 132 
Stat. 824). 
SEC. 6425. AFGHANISTAN REFUGE SPECIAL ENVOY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Execu-
tive Office of the President an Afghanistan Refuge Special 
Envoy. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Afghanistan Refuge 
Special Envoy shall— 
(1) coordinate with the Secretary of State and 
the heads of other relevant Executive agencies (as 
defined under section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code) to oversee the evacuation of persons from Af-
ghanistan to the United States; and 
(2) coordinate with the Director of the Office of 
Refugee Resettlement to connect individuals evacu-
2776 
ated from Afghanistan to the United States with or-
ganizations that can facilitate the resettlement of 
such individuals in the United States. 
(c) APPOINTMENT.—The President shall appoint the 
Afghanistan Refuge Special Envoy. 
(d) NON-COMPETITIVE SERVICE POSITION.—The po-
sition established under this section shall not be a competi-
tive service position. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The position established under 
this section shall terminate on the date that is two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6426. AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT TO APPOINT SUC-
CESSORS TO MEMBERS OF BOARD OF VISI-
TORS 
OF 
MILITARY 
ACADEMIES 
WHOSE 
TERMS HAVE EXPIRED. 
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 
7455(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘is appointed’’ and inserting ‘‘is appointed by the 
President’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 
8468(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘is appointed’’ and inserting ‘‘is appointed by the 
President’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 
9455(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
2777 
by striking ‘‘is designated’’ and inserting ‘‘is designated 
by the President’’. 
(d) UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ACADEMY.—Sec-
tion 1903(b)(2)(B) of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘is appointed’’ and inserting ‘‘is ap-
pointed by the President’’. 
SEC. 6427. AUTHORIZATION FOR UNITED STATES PARTICI-
PATION IN THE COALITION FOR EPIDEMIC 
PREPAREDNESS INNOVATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States is hereby au-
thorized to participate in the Coalition for Epidemic Pre-
paredness Innovations (‘‘Coalition’’). 
(b) DESIGNATION.—The President is authorized to 
designate an employee of the relevant Federal department 
or agency providing the majority of United States con-
tributions to the Coalition, who should demonstrate knowl-
edge and experience in the fields of development and pub-
lic health, epidemiology, or medicine, to serve— 
(1) on the Investors Council of the Coalition; 
and 
(2) if nominated by the President, on the Board 
of Directors of the Coalition, as a representative of 
the United States. 
(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
2778 
dent shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that includes the following: 
(1) The United States planned contributions to 
the Coalition and the mechanisms for United States 
participation in such Coalition. 
(2) The manner and extent to which the United 
States shall participate in the governance of the Co-
alition. 
(3) How participation in the Coalition supports 
relevant United States Government strategies and 
programs in health security and biodefense, includ-
ing— 
(A) the Global Health Security Strategy 
required by section 7058(c)(3) of division K of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 
(Public Law 115–141); 
(B) the applicable revision of the National 
Biodefense Strategy required by section 1086 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 104); and 
(C) any other relevant decision-making 
process for policy, planning, and spending in 
global health security, biodefense, or vaccine 
and medical countermeasures research and de-
velopment.
2779 
(d) UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS.—Amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated under chapters 1 and 10 of 
part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) are authorized to 
be made available for United States contributions to the 
Coalition. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
SEC. 6428. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ROLE OF HUMAN 
RIGHTS IN REDUCING VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA. 
It is the sense of Congress as follows: 
(1) Violence committed by Boko Haram, Is-
lamic State in West Africa Province, and other vio-
lent extremist groups is a grave danger to the Nige-
rian people, to the broader Lake Chad Basin region, 
and to the continent. 
(2) Frequent terrorist attacks on individuals, 
churches, and communities in Nigeria based on reli-
2780 
gious identity, ethnicity, or other affiliation is a seri-
ous violation of human rights. 
(3) The United States Government should co-
operate with Nigeria to better support the Nigerian 
security forces capacity to respond more effectively 
to terrorist attacks and sectarian violence. 
SEC. 6429. TREATMENT OF PAYCHECK PROTECTION PRO-
GRAM 
LOAN 
FORGIVENESS 
OF 
PAYROLL 
COSTS UNDER HIGHWAY AND PUBLIC TRANS-
PORTATION 
PROJECT 
COST 
REIMBURSE-
MENT CONTRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 31.201– 
5 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations), for the purposes of any cost-reimbursement 
contract for architectural and engineering contracts ini-
tially awarded in accordance with section 112 of title 23, 
United States Code, or section 5325(b) of title 49, United 
States Code, or any subcontract under such a contract, 
no cost reduction or cash refund shall be due to the De-
partment of Transportation or to a State transportation 
department, transit agency, or other recipient of assist-
ance under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, or 
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, on the basis 
of forgiveness of the payroll costs of a covered loan, as
2781 
defined in section 7A of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636m), pursuant to the provisions of such section. 
(b) SUNSET.—This section shall expire on June 30, 
2025. 
SEC. 6430. GRANTS TO STATES FOR SEAL OF BILITERACY 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The people of the United States celebrate 
cultural and linguistic diversity and seek to prepare 
students with skills to succeed in the 21st century. 
(2) It is fitting to commend the dedication of 
students who have achieved proficiency in multiple 
languages and to encourage their peers to follow in 
their footsteps. 
(3) The congressionally requested Commission 
on Language Learning, in its 2017 report ‘‘Amer-
ica’s Languages: Investing in Language Education 
for the 21st Century’’, notes the pressing national 
need for more people of the United States who are 
proficient in two or more languages for national se-
curity, economic growth, and the fulfillment of the 
potential of all people of the United States. 
(4) The Commission on Language Learning 
also notes the extensive cognitive, educational, and 
employment benefits deriving from biliteracy.
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(5) Biliteracy in general correlates with higher 
graduation rates, higher grade point averages, high-
er rates of matriculation into higher education, and 
higher earnings for all students, regardless of back-
ground. 
(6) The study of America’s languages in ele-
mentary and secondary schools should be encouraged 
because it contributes to a student’s cognitive devel-
opment and to the national economy and security. 
(7) Recognition of student achievement in lan-
guage proficiency will enable institutions of higher 
education and employers to readily recognize and ac-
knowledge the valuable expertise of bilingual stu-
dents in academia and the workplace. 
(8) States such as Utah, Arizona, Washington, 
and New Mexico have developed innovative testing 
methods for languages, including Native American 
languages, where no formal proficiency test currently 
exists. 
(9) The use of proficiency in a government-rec-
ognized official Native American language as the 
base language for a Seal of Biliteracy, with pro-
ficiency in any additional partner language dem-
onstrated through tested proficiency, has been suc-
cessfully demonstrated in Hawaii.
2783 
(10) Students in every State and every school 
should be able to benefit from a Seal of Biliteracy 
program. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ESEA DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘English 
learner’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(2) NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES.—The term 
‘‘Native American languages’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 103 of the Native American Lan-
guages Act (25 U.S.C. 2902). 
(3) SEAL OF BILITERACY PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘Seal of Biliteracy program’’ means any program 
described in section 4(a) that is established or im-
proved, and carried out, with funds received under 
this section. 
(4) SECOND
LANGUAGE.—The term ‘‘second 
language’’ means any language other than English 
(or a Native American language, pursuant to section 
4(a)(2)), including Braille, American Sign Lan-
guage, or a Classical language. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education.
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(c) GRANTS FOR STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—From amounts made 
available under paragraph (6), the Secretary 
shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to 
States to enable the States to establish or im-
prove, and carry out, Seal of Biliteracy pro-
grams to recognize student proficiency in speak-
ing, reading, and writing in both English and a 
second language. 
(B) INCLUSION OF NATIVE AMERICAN LAN-
GUAGES.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
each Seal of Biliteracy program shall contain 
provisions allowing the use of Native American 
languages, including allowing speakers of any 
Native American language recognized as official 
by any American government, including any 
Tribal government, to use equivalent proficiency 
in speaking, reading, and writing in the Native 
American language in lieu of proficiency in 
speaking, reading, and writing in English. 
(C) DURATION.—A grant awarded under 
this section shall be for a period of 2 years, and
2785 
may be renewed at the discretion of the Sec-
retary. 
(D) RENEWAL.—At the end of a grant 
term, a State that receives a grant under this 
section may reapply for a grant under this sec-
tion. 
(E) LIMITATIONS.—A State shall not re-
ceive more than 1 grant under this section at 
any time. 
(F) 
RETURN
OF
UNSPENT
GRANT 
FUNDS.—Each State that receives a grant 
under this section shall return any unspent 
grant funds not later than 6 months after the 
date on which the term for the grant ends. 
(2) GRANT APPLICATION.—A State that desires 
a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information and assurances as 
the Secretary may require, including— 
(A) a description of the criteria a student 
must meet to demonstrate the proficiency in 
speaking, reading, and writing in both lan-
guages necessary for the State Seal of 
Biliteracy program;
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(B) a detailed description of the State’s 
plan— 
(i) to ensure that English learners 
and former English learners are included 
in the State Seal of Biliteracy program; 
(ii) to ensure that— 
(I) all languages, including Na-
tive American languages, can be test-
ed for the State Seal of Biliteracy 
program; and 
(II) Native American language 
speakers and learners are included in 
the State Seal of Biliteracy program, 
including students at tribally con-
trolled schools and at schools funded 
by the Bureau of Indian Education; 
and 
(iii) to reach students, including eligi-
ble students described in paragraph (3)(B) 
and English learners, their parents, and 
schools with information regarding the 
State Seal of Biliteracy program; 
(C) an assurance that a student who meets 
the requirements under subparagraph (A) and 
paragraph (3) receives—
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(i) a permanent seal or other marker 
on the student’s secondary school diploma 
or its equivalent; and 
(ii) documentation of proficiency on 
the student’s official academic transcript; 
and 
(D) an assurance that a student is not 
charged a fee for providing information under 
paragraph (3)(A). 
(3) STUDENT
PARTICIPATION
IN
A
SEAL
OF 
BILITERACY PROGRAM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To participate in a Seal 
of Biliteracy program, a student shall provide 
information to the State that serves the student 
at such time, in such manner, and including 
such information and assurances as the State 
may require, including an assurance that the 
student has met the criteria established by the 
State under paragraph (2)(A). 
(B) STUDENT ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPA-
TION.—A student who gained proficiency in a 
second language outside of school may apply 
under subparagraph (A) to participate in a Seal 
of Biliteracy program.
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(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds made avail-
able under this section shall be used for— 
(A) the administrative costs of establishing 
or improving, and carrying out, a Seal of 
Biliteracy program that meets the requirements 
of paragraph (2); and 
(B) public outreach and education about 
the Seal of Biliteracy program. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
receiving a grant under this section, a State shall 
issue a report to the Secretary describing the imple-
mentation of the Seal of Biliteracy program for 
which the State received the grant. 
(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026. 
SEC. 6431. ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ON WOMEN VETERANS. 
Subsection (c)(1) of section 542 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘even-numbered 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘year’’.
2789 
SEC. 6432. STUDY ON CONTAMINATION OF COLDWATER 
CREEK, MISSOURI. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, in coordination with the 
Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of Energy, the Ad-
ministrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Dis-
ease Registry, and other appropriate Federal agencies, 
shall— 
(1) undertake a review of prior and ongoing ef-
forts to remediate radiological contamination in the 
vicinity of Coldwater Creek in North St. Louis 
County, Missouri, associated with historic radio-
logical waste storage near the St. Louis Airport; 
(2) consult with State and local agencies, and 
representatives of the Coldwater Creek community; 
(3) take into consideration the Public Health 
Assessment for the Evaluation of Community Expo-
sure Related to Coldwater Creek, dated April 30, 
2019, and prepared by the Agency for Toxic Sub-
stances and Disease Registry; and 
(4) within 180 days of the date of enactment of 
this section, issue a report to Congress on the status 
of efforts to reduce or eliminate the potential human 
health impacts from potential exposure to such con-
tamination, including any recommendations for fur-
ther action.
2790 
(b) INSTALLATION OF SIGNAGE TO PREVENT POTEN-
TIAL EXPOSURE RISKS.—In accordance with the rec-
ommendations of the Public Health Assessment for the 
Evaluation of Community Exposure Related to Coldwater 
Creek, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of the Army, 
shall install signage to inform residents and visitors of po-
tential exposure risks in areas around Coldwater Creek 
where remediation efforts have not been undertaken or 
completed. 
SEC. 6433. RECOGNITION AND HONORING OF SERVICE OF 
INDIVIDUALS 
WHO 
SERVED 
IN 
UNITED 
STATES 
CADET 
NURSE 
CORPS 
DURING 
WORLD WAR II. 
Section 106 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g)(1)(A) Service as a member of the United States 
Cadet Nurse Corps during the period beginning on July 
1, 1943, and ending on December 31, 1948, of any indi-
vidual who was honorably discharged therefrom pursuant 
to subparagraph (B) shall be considered active duty for 
purposes of eligibility and entitlement to benefits under 
chapters 23 and 24 of this title (including with respect 
to headstones and markers), other than such benefits re-
2791 
lating to the interment of the individual in Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery provided solely by reason of such service. 
‘‘(B)(i) Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense 
shall issue to each individual who served as a member of 
the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during the period 
beginning on July 1, 1943, and ending on December 31, 
1948, a discharge from such service under honorable con-
ditions if the Secretary determines that the nature and 
duration of the service of the individual so warrants. 
‘‘(ii) A discharge under clause (i) shall designate the 
date of discharge. The date of discharge shall be the date, 
as determined by the Secretary, of the termination of serv-
ice of the individual concerned as described in that clause. 
‘‘(2) An individual who receives a discharge under 
paragraph (1)(B) for service as a member of the United 
States Cadet Nurse Corps shall be honored as a veteran 
but shall not be entitled by reason of such service to any 
benefit under a law administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, except as provided in paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense may design and 
produce a service medal or other commendation, or memo-
rial plaque or grave marker, to honor individuals who re-
ceive a discharge under paragraph (1)(B).’’.
2792 
SEC. 6434. REPORT RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF 
PRECLEARANCE FACILITY IN TAIWAN. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report that in-
cludes an assessment of establishing a preclearance 
facility in Taiwan. 
(2) 
ELEMENTS.—The 
assessment 
required 
under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment with respect to the fea-
sibility and advisability of establishing a CBP 
Preclearance facility in Taiwan. 
(B) 
An 
assessment 
of 
the 
impacts 
preclearance operations in Taiwan will have 
with respect to— 
(i) trade and travel, including impacts 
on passengers traveling to the United 
States; and 
(ii) CBP staffing. 
(C) Country-specific information relating 
to— 
(i) anticipated benefits to the United 
States; and
2793 
(ii) security vulnerabilities associated 
with such preclearance operations. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security, 
the Committee on Finance, and the Committee 
on Ways and Means of the House of Represent-
atives; and 
(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation, the Committee on Finance, 
and the Joint Committee on Taxation of the 
Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘CBP’’ means U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection. 
SEC. 6435. DOCUMENTING AND RESPONDING TO DISCRIMI-
NATION AGAINST MIGRANTS ABROAD. 
(a) INFORMATION TO INCLUDE IN ANNUAL COUNTRY 
REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES.—The Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d))— 
(A) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end;
2794 
(B) in paragraph (12)(C)(ii), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) wherever applicable, violence or discrimi-
nation that affects the fundamental freedoms or 
human rights of migrants located in a foreign coun-
try.’’; and 
(2) in section 502B(b) (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)), by 
inserting after the ninth sentence the following: 
‘‘Wherever applicable, such report shall also include 
information regarding violence or discrimination that 
affects the fundamental freedoms or human rights of 
migrants permanently or temporarily located in a 
foreign country.’’. 
(b) REVIEW
AT
DIPLOMATIC
AND
CONSULAR 
POSTS.—In preparing the annual country reports on 
human rights practices required under section 116 or 
502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151n and 2304), as amended by subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of State shall obtain information from each diplo-
matic and consular post with respect to— 
(1) incidents of violence against migrants lo-
cated in the country in which such post is located;
2795 
(2) an analysis of the factors enabling or aggra-
vating such incidents, such as government policy, so-
cietal pressure, or the actions of external actors; and 
(3) the response, whether public or private, of 
the personnel of such post with respect to such inci-
dents. 
(c) MIGRANT.—For the purposes of this section and 
the amendments made by this section, the term ‘‘migrant’’ 
includes economic migrants, guest workers, refugees, asy-
lum-seekers, stateless persons, trafficked persons, undocu-
mented migrants, and unaccompanied children, in addi-
tion to other individuals who change their country of usual 
residence temporarily or permanently. 
SEC. 6436. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RECOGNIZING WOMEN 
IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THEIR SERVICE 
IN WORLD WAR II AND RECOGNIZING THE 
ROLE OF REPRESENTATIVE EDITH NOURSE 
ROGERS IN ESTABLISHING THE WOMEN’S 
ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS AND THE WOMEN’S 
ARMY CORPS. 
It is the sense of Congress that, on the 79th anniver-
sary of the establishment of the Women’s Auxiliary Corps 
by Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers, the United 
States—
2796 
(1) honors the women who served the United 
States in military capacities during World War II; 
(2) commends those women who, through a 
sense of duty and willingness to defy stereotypes and 
social pressures, performed military assignments to 
aid the war effort, allowing for more combat capac-
ity; 
(3) recognizes that those women, by serving 
with diligence and merit, not only opened up oppor-
tunities for women that had previously been reserved 
for men, but also contributed vitally to the victory 
of the United States and the Allies in World War II; 
and 
(4) honors the contributions of Congresswoman 
Edith Nourse Rogers and her fellow Members of 
Congress who supported the establishment of the 
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps and the Women’s 
Army Corps. 
SEC. 6437. PROTECTION OF SAUDI DISSIDENTS ACT OF 2021. 
(a) RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OF DEFENSE AR-
TICLES
AND SERVICES, DESIGN
AND CONSTRUCTION 
SERVICES, AND MAJOR DEFENSE EQUIPMENT TO SAUDI 
ARABIA.— 
(1) INITIAL PERIOD.—During the 120-day pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of this
2797 
Act, the President may not sell, authorize a license 
for the export of, or otherwise transfer any defense 
articles or defense services, design and construction 
services, or major defense equipment under the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) 
to an intelligence, internal security, or law enforce-
ment agency or instrumentality of the Government 
of Saudi Arabia, or to any person acting as an agent 
of or on behalf of such agency or instrumentality. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT PERIODS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—During the 120-day pe-
riod beginning after the end of the 120-day pe-
riod described in paragraph (1), and each 120- 
day period thereafter, the President may not 
sell, authorize a license for the export of, or 
otherwise transfer any defense articles or serv-
ices, design and construction services, or major 
defense equipment under the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), regardless of 
the amount of such articles, services, or equip-
ment, to an intelligence, internal security, or 
law enforcement agency or instrumentality of 
the Government of Saudi Arabia, or to any per-
son acting as an agent of or on behalf of such 
agency or instrumentality, unless the President
2798 
has submitted to the chairman and ranking 
member of the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a certification described in subpara-
graph (B). 
(B) CERTIFICATION.—A certification de-
scribed in this subparagraph is a certification 
that contains a determination of the President 
that, during the 120-day period preceding the 
date of submission of the certification, the 
United States Government has not determined 
that the Government of Saudi Arabia has con-
ducted any of the following activities: 
(i) Forced repatriation, intimidation, 
or killing of dissidents in other countries. 
(ii) The unjust imprisonment in Saudi 
Arabia of United States citizens or aliens 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
or the prohibition on these individuals and 
their family members from exiting Saudi 
Arabia. 
(iii) Torture of detainees in the cus-
tody of the Government of Saudi Arabia. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—The restrictions in this sec-
tion shall not apply with respect to the sale, author-
ization of a license for export, or transfer of any de-
2799 
fense articles or services, design and construction 
services, or major defense equipment under the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) 
for use in— 
(A) the defense of the territory of Saudi 
Arabia from external threats; or 
(B) the defense of United States military 
or diplomatic personnel or United States facili-
ties located in Saudi Arabia. 
(4) WAIVER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President may 
waive the restrictions in this section if the 
President submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report not later than 15 
days before the granting of such waiver that 
contains— 
(i) a determination of the President 
that such a waiver is in the vital national 
security interests of the United States; and 
(ii) a detailed justification for the use 
of such waiver and the reasons why the re-
strictions in this section cannot be met. 
(B) FORM.—The report required by this 
paragraph shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may contain a classified annex.
2800 
(5) SUNSET.—This subsection shall terminate 
on the date that is 3 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(6) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
(b) REPORT ON CONSISTENT PATTERN OF ACTS OF 
INTIMIDATION OR HARASSMENT DIRECTED AGAINST IN-
DIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(A) Section 6 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2756) states that ‘‘no transfers 
or letters of offer may be issued, no credits or 
guarantees may be extended, and no export li-
censes may be issued under this Act with re-
spect to any country determined by the Presi-
dent to be engaged in a consistent pattern of
2801 
acts of intimidation or harassment directed 
against individuals in the United States’’. 
(B) Section 6 of the Arms Export Control 
Act further requires the President to report any 
such determination promptly to the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives, and to the chairman of the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on— 
(A) whether any official of the Government 
of Saudi Arabia engaged in a consistent pattern 
of acts of intimidation or harassment directed 
against Jamal Khashoggi or any individual in 
the United States; and 
(B) whether any United States-origin de-
fense articles were used in the activities de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
contain a classified annex.
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(4) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
(c) REPORT AND CERTIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO 
SAUDI DIPLOMATS AND DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES IN THE 
UNITED STATES.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report covering the three-year period pre-
ceding such date of enactment regarding whether 
and to what extent covered persons used diplomatic 
credentials, visas, or covered facilities to facilitate 
monitoring, tracking, surveillance, or harassment of, 
or harm to, other nationals of Saudi Arabia living in 
the United States. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this
2803 
Act, and each 120-day period thereafter, the 
President shall, if the President determines that 
such is the case, submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a certification that the 
United States Government has not determined 
covered persons to be using diplomatic creden-
tials, visas, or covered facilities to facilitate seri-
ous harassment of, or harm to, other nationals 
of Saudi Arabia living in the United States dur-
ing the time period covered by each such certifi-
cation. 
(B) 
FAILURE
TO
SUBMIT
CERTIFI-
CATION.—If the President does not submit a 
certification under subparagraph (A), the Presi-
dent shall— 
(i) close one or more covered facilities 
for such period of time until the President 
does submit such a certification; and 
(ii) submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committee a report that contains— 
(I) a detailed explanation of why 
the President is unable to make such 
a certification; 
(II) a list and summary of en-
gagements of the United States Gov-
2804 
ernment with the Government of 
Saudi Arabia regarding the use of 
diplomatic credentials, visas, or cov-
ered facilities described in subpara-
graph (A); and 
(III) a description of actions the 
United States Government has taken 
or intends to take in response to the 
use of diplomatic credentials, visas, or 
covered facilities described in subpara-
graph (A). 
(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) and the certification and report required by 
paragraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may contain a classified annex. 
(4) WAIVER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President may 
waive the restrictions in this section if the 
President submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report not later than 15 
days before the granting of such waiver that 
contains— 
(i) a determination of the President 
that such a waiver is in the vital national 
security interests of the United States; and
2805 
(ii) a detailed justification for the use 
of such waiver and the reasons why the re-
strictions in this section cannot be met. 
(B) FORM.—The report required by this 
paragraph shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(5) SUNSET.—This subsection shall terminate 
on the date that is 3 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate. 
(B) COVERED FACILITY.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered facility’’ means a diplomatic or consular 
facility of Saudi Arabia in the United States.
2806 
(C) COVERED
PERSON.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered person’’ means a national of Saudi Arabia 
credentialed to a covered facility. 
(d) REPORT ON THE DUTY TO WARN OBLIGATION 
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that Intel-
ligence Community Directive 191 provides that— 
(A) when an element of the intelligence 
community of the United States collects or ac-
quires credible and specific information indi-
cating an impending threat of intentional kill-
ing, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping di-
rected at a person, the agency must ‘‘warn the 
intended victim or those responsible for pro-
tecting the intended victim, as appropriate’’ un-
less an applicable waiver of the duty is granted 
by the appropriate official within the element; 
and 
(B) when issues arise with respect to 
whether the threat information rises to the 
threshold of ‘‘duty to warn’’, the directive calls 
for resolution in favor of warning the intended 
victim. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
2807 
National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads 
of other relevant United States intelligence agencies, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report with respect to— 
(A) whether and how the intelligence com-
munity fulfilled its duty to warn Jamal 
Khashoggi of threats to his life and liberty pur-
suant to Intelligence Community Directive 191; 
and 
(B) in the case of the intelligence commu-
nity not fulfilling its duty to warn as described 
in paragraph (1), why the intelligence commu-
nity did not fulfill this duty. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
contain a classified annex. 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives; and
2808 
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate. 
(B) DUTY TO WARN.—The term ‘‘duty to 
warn’’ has the meaning given that term in In-
telligence Community Directive 191, as in effect 
on July 21, 2015. 
(C) 
INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The 
term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 3(4) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(D) RELEVANT
UNITED
STATES
INTEL-
LIGENCE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘relevant United 
States intelligence agency’’ means any element 
of the intelligence community that may have 
possessed 
intelligence 
reporting 
regarding 
threats to Jamal Khashoggi. 
SEC. 6438. GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY ACT OF 2021. 
(a) GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY AGENDA INTER-
AGENCY REVIEW COUNCIL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall es-
tablish a Global Health Security Agenda Interagency 
Review Council (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Council’’) to perform the general responsibilities
2809 
described in paragraph (3) and the specific roles and 
responsibilities described in paragraph (5). 
(2) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet not 
less than four times per year to advance its mission 
and fulfill its responsibilities. 
(3) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Council 
shall be responsible for the following activities: 
(A) Provide policy-level recommendations 
to participating agencies on Global Health Se-
curity Agenda (GHSA) goals, objectives, and 
implementation, and other international efforts 
to strengthen pandemic preparedness and re-
sponse. 
(B) Facilitate interagency, multi-sectoral 
engagement to carry out GHSA implementa-
tion. 
(C) Provide a forum for raising and work-
ing to resolve interagency disagreements con-
cerning the GHSA, and other international ef-
forts to strengthen pandemic preparedness and 
response. 
(D)(i) Review the progress toward and 
work to resolve challenges in achieving United 
States commitments under the GHSA, includ-
2810 
ing commitments to assist other countries in 
achieving the GHSA targets. 
(ii) The Council shall consider, among 
other issues, the following: 
(I) The status of United States 
financial commitments to the GHSA 
in the context of commitments by 
other donors, and the contributions of 
partner countries to achieve the 
GHSA targets. 
(II) The progress toward the 
milestones outlined in GHSA national 
plans for those countries where the 
United States Government has com-
mitted to assist in implementing the 
GHSA and in annual work-plans out-
lining agency priorities for imple-
menting the GHSA. 
(III) The external evaluations of 
United States and partner country ca-
pabilities to address infectious disease 
threats, 
including 
the 
ability 
to 
achieve the targets outlined within the 
WHO Joint External Evaluation tool,
2811 
as well as gaps identified by such ex-
ternal evaluations. 
(4) PARTICIPATION.—The Council shall be 
headed by the Assistant to the President for Na-
tional Security Affairs, in coordination with the 
heads of relevant Federal agencies. The Council 
shall consist of representatives from the following 
agencies: 
(A) The Department of State. 
(B) The Department of Defense. 
(C) The Department of Justice. 
(D) The Department of Agriculture. 
(E) The Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
(F) The Department of the Treasury. 
(G) The Department of Labor. 
(H) The Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
(I) The Office of Management and Budget. 
(J) The Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence. 
(K) The United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
(L) The Environmental Protection Agency.
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(M) The Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention. 
(N) The Office of Science and Technology 
Policy. 
(O) The National Institutes of Health. 
(P) The National Institute of Allergy and 
Infectious Diseases. 
(Q) Such other agencies as the Council de-
termines to be appropriate. 
(5) SPECIFIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The heads of agencies 
described in paragraph (4) shall— 
(i) make the GHSA and its implemen-
tation and global pandemic preparedness a 
high priority within their respective agen-
cies, and include GHSA- and global pan-
demic preparedness-related activities with-
in their respective agencies’ strategic plan-
ning and budget processes; 
(ii) designate a senior-level official to 
be responsible for the implementation of 
this Act; 
(iii) designate, in accordance with 
paragraph (4), an appropriate representa-
2813 
tive at the Assistant Secretary level or 
higher to participate on the Council; 
(iv) keep the Council apprised of 
GHSA-related activities undertaken within 
their respective agencies; 
(v) maintain responsibility for agency- 
related programmatic functions in coordi-
nation with host governments, country 
teams, and GHSA in-country teams, and 
in conjunction with other relevant agencies; 
(vi) coordinate with other agencies 
that are identified in this section to satisfy 
programmatic goals, and further facilitate 
coordination of country teams, implemen-
ters, and donors in host countries; and 
(vii) coordinate across national health 
security action plans and with GHSA and 
other partners, as appropriate, to which 
the United States is providing assistance. 
(B) ADDITIONAL
ROLES
AND
RESPON-
SIBILITIES.—In addition to the roles and re-
sponsibilities described in subparagraph (A), 
the heads of agencies described in paragraph 
(4) shall carry out their respective roles and re-
sponsibilities 
described 
in 
subsections 
(b)
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through (i) of section 3 of Executive Order 
13747 (81 Fed. Reg. 78701; relating to Ad-
vancing the Global Health Security Agenda to 
Achieve a World Safe and Secure from Infec-
tious Disease Threats), as in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) UNITED STATES COORDINATOR
FOR GLOBAL 
HEALTH SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint 
an individual to the position of United States Coor-
dinator for Global Health Security, who shall be re-
sponsible for the coordination of the interagency 
process for responding to global health security 
emergencies. As appropriate, the designee shall co-
ordinate with the President’s Special Coordinator for 
International Disaster Assistance. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not less fre-
quently than twice each year, the employee des-
ignated under this section shall provide to the appro-
priate congressional committees a briefing on the re-
sponsibilities and activities of the individual under 
this section. 
(c) STRATEGY AND REPORTS.— 
(1) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of 
the United States to—
2815 
(A) promote and invest in global health se-
curity and pandemic preparedness as a core na-
tional security interest; 
(B) advance the aims of the Global Health 
Security Agenda; 
(C) collaborate with other countries to de-
tect and mitigate outbreaks early to prevent the 
spread of disease; 
(D) encourage and support other countries 
to advance pandemic preparedness by investing 
in basic resilient and sustainable health care 
systems; and 
(E) strengthen global health security 
across the intersection of human and animal 
health to prepare for and prevent infectious dis-
ease outbreaks and combat the growing threat 
of antimicrobial resistance. 
(2) STRATEGY.—The President shall coordinate 
the development and implementation of a strategy to 
implement the policy aims described in paragraph 
(1), which shall— 
(A) seek to strengthen United States diplo-
matic leadership and improve the effectiveness 
of United States foreign assistance for global 
health security to prevent, detect, and respond
2816 
to infectious disease threats, including through 
advancement of the Global Health Security 
Agenda (GHSA), the International Health Reg-
ulations (2005), and other relevant frameworks 
that contribute to global health security and 
pandemic preparedness; 
(B) establish specific and measurable 
goals, benchmarks, timetables, performance 
metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans 
for United States foreign assistance for global 
health security that promote learning and re-
flect international best practices relating to 
global health security, transparency, and ac-
countability; 
(C) establish mechanisms to improve co-
ordination and avoid duplication of effort be-
tween the United States Government and part-
ner countries, donor countries, the private sec-
tor, multilateral organizations, and other key 
stakeholders; 
(D) prioritize working with partner coun-
tries with demonstrated— 
(i) need, as identified through the 
Joint External Evaluation process, the 
Global Health Security Index classification
2817 
of health systems, national action plans for 
health security, GHSA Action Packages, 
and other complementary or successor in-
dicators of global health security and pan-
demic preparedness; and 
(ii) commitment to transparency, in-
cluding budget and global health data 
transparency, complying with the Inter-
national Health Regulations (2005), in-
vesting in domestic health systems, and 
achieving measurable results; 
(E) reduce long-term reliance upon United 
States foreign assistance for global health secu-
rity by promoting partner country ownership, 
improved domestic resource mobilization, co-fi-
nancing, and appropriate national budget allo-
cations for global health security and pandemic 
preparedness and response; 
(F) assist partner countries in building the 
technical capacity of relevant ministries, sys-
tems, and networks to prepare, execute, mon-
itor, and evaluate effective national action plans 
for health security, including mechanisms to en-
hance budget and global health data trans-
parency, as necessary and appropriate;
2818 
(G) support and be aligned with country- 
owned global health security policy and invest-
ment plans developed with input from key 
stakeholders, as appropriate; 
(H) facilitate communication and collabo-
ration, as appropriate, among local stakeholders 
in support of a multi-sectoral approach to glob-
al health security; 
(I) support the long-term success of pro-
grams by building the capacity of local organi-
zations and institutions in target countries and 
communities; 
(J) develop community resilience to infec-
tious disease threats and emergencies; 
(K) support global health budget and 
workforce planning in partner countries, includ-
ing training in financial management and budg-
et and global health data transparency; 
(L) align United States foreign assistance 
for global health security with national action 
plans for health security in partner countries, 
developed with input from key stakeholders, in-
cluding the private sector, to the greatest extent 
practicable and appropriate;
2819 
(M) strengthen linkages between com-
plementary bilateral and multilateral foreign as-
sistance programs, including efforts of the 
World Bank, the World Health Organization, 
the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, 
and Malaria, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, 
that contribute to the development of more re-
silient health systems and supply chains in 
partner countries with the capacity, resources, 
and personnel required to prevent, detect, and 
respond to infectious disease threats; 
(N) support innovation and public-private 
partnerships to improve pandemic preparedness 
and response, including for the development 
and deployment of effective, accessible, and af-
fordable 
infectious 
disease 
tracking 
tools, 
diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines; 
(O) support collaboration with and among 
relevant public and private research entities en-
gaged in global health security; and 
(P) support collaboration between United 
States universities and public and private insti-
tutions in partner countries that promote global 
health security and innovation. 
(3) STRATEGY SUBMISSION.—
2820 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the President, in consultation with the 
head of each relevant Federal department and 
agency, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees the strategy required under 
paragraph (2) that provides a detailed descrip-
tion of how the United States intends to ad-
vance the policy set forth in paragraph (1) and 
the agency-specific plans described in subpara-
graph (B). 
(B) AGENCY-SPECIFIC PLANS.—The strat-
egy required under subsection (a) shall include 
specific implementation plans from each rel-
evant Federal department and agency that de-
scribe— 
(i) the anticipated contributions of the 
department or agency, including technical, 
financial, and in-kind contributions, to im-
plement the strategy; and 
(ii) the efforts of the department or 
agency to ensure that the activities and 
programs carried out pursuant to the 
strategy are designed to achieve maximum 
impact and long-term sustainability.
2821 
(4) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the strategy required 
under paragraph (2) is submitted to the appro-
priate congressional committees under para-
graph (3), and not later than October 1 of each 
year thereafter, the President shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that describes the status of the implemen-
tation of the strategy. 
(B) 
CONTENTS.—The 
report 
required 
under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) identify any substantial changes 
made in the strategy during the preceding 
calendar year; 
(ii) describe the progress made in im-
plementing the strategy; 
(iii) identify the indicators used to es-
tablish benchmarks and measure results 
over time, as well as the mechanisms for 
reporting such results in an open and 
transparent manner; 
(iv) contain a transparent, open, and 
detailed accounting of expenditures by rel-
evant Federal departments and agencies to
2822 
implement the strategy, including, to the 
extent practicable, for each Federal depart-
ment and agency, the statutory source of 
expenditures, amounts expended, partners, 
targeted populations, and types of activi-
ties supported; 
(v) 
describe 
how 
the 
strategy 
leverages other United States global health 
and development assistance programs and 
bilateral and multilateral institutions; 
(vi) 
assess 
efforts 
to 
coordinate 
United States global health security pro-
grams, activities, and initiatives with key 
stakeholders; 
(vii) incorporate a plan for regularly 
reviewing and updating strategies, partner-
ships, and programs and sharing lessons 
learned with a wide range of stakeholders, 
including key stakeholders, in an open, 
transparent manner; and 
(viii) describe the progress achieved 
and challenges concerning the United 
States Government’s ability to advance 
GHSA and pandemic preparedness, includ-
ing data disaggregated by priority country
2823 
using indicators that are consistent on a 
year-to-year basis and recommendations to 
resolve, mitigate, or otherwise address the 
challenges identified therein. 
(5) FORM.—The strategy required under para-
graph (2) and the report required under paragraph 
(4) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
contain a classified annex. 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
FUND
FOR
GLOBAL 
HEALTH SECURITY AND PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS.— 
(1) NEGOTIATIONS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A 
FUND FOR GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY AND PAN-
DEMIC PREPAREDNESS.—The Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, and the heads of other rel-
evant Federal departments and agencies as nec-
essary and appropriate, should seek to enter into ne-
gotiations with donors, relevant United Nations 
agencies, including the World Health Organization, 
and other key multilateral stakeholders, for the es-
tablishment of— 
(A) a multilateral, catalytic financing 
mechanism for global health security and pan-
2824 
demic preparedness, which may be known as 
the Fund for Global Health Security and Pan-
demic Preparedness (in this title referred to as 
‘‘the Fund’’), in accordance with the provisions 
of this section; and 
(B) an Advisory Board to the Fund in ac-
cordance with subsection (g). 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Fund 
should be to close critical gaps in global health secu-
rity and pandemic preparedness and build capacity 
in eligible partner countries in the areas of global 
health security, infectious disease control, and pan-
demic preparedness, such that it— 
(A) prioritizes capacity building and fi-
nancing availability in eligible partner countries; 
(B) incentivizes countries to prioritize the 
use of domestic resources for global health secu-
rity and pandemic preparedness; 
(C) leverages government, nongovernment, 
and private sector investments; 
(D) regularly responds to and evaluates 
progress based on clear metrics and bench-
marks, such as the Joint External Evaluation 
and Global Health Security Index;
2825 
(E) aligns with and complements ongoing 
bilateral and multilateral efforts and financing, 
including through the World Bank, the World 
Health Organization, the Global Fund to Fight 
AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and Gavi, the 
Vaccine Alliance; and 
(F) accelerates country compliance with 
the International Health Regulations (2005) 
and fulfillment of the Global Health Security 
Agenda 2024 Framework, in coordination with 
the ongoing Joint External Evaluation national 
action planning process. 
(3) EXECUTIVE BOARD.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Fund should be 
governed by an Executive Board, which should 
be composed of not more than 20 representa-
tives of donor governments, foundations, aca-
demic institutions, civil society, and the private 
sector that meet a minimum threshold in an-
nual contributions and agree to uphold trans-
parency measures. 
(B) DUTIES.—The Executive Board should 
be charged with approving strategies, oper-
ations, and grant-making authorities, such that 
it is able to conduct effective fiduciary, moni-
2826 
toring, and evaluation efforts, and other over-
sight functions. In addition, the Executive 
Board should— 
(i) be comprised only of contributors 
to the Fund at not less than the minimum 
threshold to be established pursuant to 
subparagraph (A); 
(ii) determine operational procedures 
such that the Fund is able to effectively 
fulfill its mission; and 
(iii) provide oversight and account-
ability for the Fund in collaboration with 
the Inspector General to be established 
pursuant to subsection (f)(5)(A). 
(C) COMPOSITION.—The Executive Board 
should include— 
(i) representatives of the governments 
of founding permanent member countries 
who, in addition to the requirements in 
subparagraph (A), qualify based upon 
meeting an established initial contribution 
threshold, which should be not less than 10 
percent of total initial contributions, and a 
demonstrated commitment to supporting
2827 
the 
International 
Health 
Regulations 
(2005); 
(ii) term members, who are from aca-
demic institutions, civil society, and the 
private sector and are selected by the per-
manent members on the basis of their ex-
perience and commitment to innovation, 
best practices, and the advancement of 
global health security objectives; and 
(iii) representatives of the World 
Health Organization, and the chair of the 
Global Health Security Steering Group. 
(D) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—Individuals 
ap-
pointed to the Executive Board should have 
demonstrated knowledge and experience across 
a variety of sectors, including human and ani-
mal health, agriculture, development, defense, 
finance, research, and academia. 
(E) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.— 
(i) TECHNICAL EXPERTS.—The Exec-
utive Board may include independent tech-
nical experts, provided they are not affili-
ated with or employed by a recipient coun-
try or organization.
2828 
(ii) MULTILATERAL BODIES AND IN-
STITUTIONS.—Executive Board members 
appointed under subparagraph (C)(iii) 
should recuse themselves from matters pre-
senting conflicts of interest, including fi-
nancing decisions relating to such bodies 
and institutions. 
(F) UNITED STATES REPRESENTATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.— 
(I) FOUNDING PERMANENT MEM-
BER.—The Secretary of State shall 
seek to establish the United States as 
a founding permanent member of the 
Fund. 
(II) UNITED STATES REPRESEN-
TATION.—The United States shall be 
represented on the Executive Board 
by an officer or employee of the 
United States appointed by the Presi-
dent. 
(ii) EFFECTIVE
AND
TERMINATION 
DATES.— 
(I) 
EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This 
paragraph shall take effect upon the 
date the Secretary of State certifies
2829 
and transmits to Congress an agree-
ment establishing the Fund. 
(II) TERMINATION
DATE.—The 
membership established pursuant to 
clause (i) shall terminate upon the 
date of termination of the Fund. 
(G) REMOVAL
PROCEDURES.—The Fund 
should establish procedures for the removal of 
members of the Executive Board who engage in 
a consistent pattern of human rights abuses, 
fail to uphold global health data transparency 
requirements, or otherwise violate the estab-
lished standards of the Fund, including in rela-
tion to corruption. 
(H) ENFORCEABILITY.—Any agreement 
concluded under the authorities provided by this 
section shall be legally effective and binding 
upon the United States, as may be provided in 
the agreement, upon— 
(i) the enactment of appropriate im-
plementing legislation which provides for 
the approval of the specific agreement or 
agreements, including attachments, an-
nexes, and supporting documentation, as 
appropriate; or
2830 
(ii) if concluded and submitted as a 
treaty, receiving the necessary consent of 
the Senate. 
(I) ELIGIBLE
PARTNER
COUNTRY
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible part-
ner country’’ means a country with dem-
onstrated— 
(i) need, as identified through the 
Joint External Evaluation process, the 
Global Health Security Index classification 
of health systems, national action plans for 
health security, and other complementary 
or successor indicators of global health se-
curity and pandemic preparedness; and 
(ii) commitment to transparency, in-
cluding budget and global health data 
transparency, complying with the Inter-
national Health Regulations (2005), in-
vesting in domestic health systems, and 
achieving measurable results, and in which 
the Fund for Global Health Security and 
Pandemic Preparedness established under 
this section may finance global health secu-
rity and pandemic preparedness assistance 
programs under this Act.
2831 
(e) FUND AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
purpose set forth in subsection (d), the Fund, 
acting through the Executive Board, should 
provide grants, including challenge grants, tech-
nical assistance, concessional lending, catalytic 
investment funds, and other innovative funding 
mechanisms, as appropriate, to— 
(i) help eligible partner countries close 
critical gaps in health security, as identi-
fied through the Joint External Evaluation 
process, the Global Health Security Index 
classification of health systems, and na-
tional action plans for health security and 
other complementary or successor indica-
tors of global health security and pandemic 
preparedness; and 
(ii) support measures that enable such 
countries, at both national and sub-na-
tional levels, and in partnership with civil 
society and the private sector, to strength-
en and sustain resilient health systems and 
supply chains with the resources, capacity, 
and personnel required to prevent, detect,
2832 
mitigate, and respond to infectious disease 
threats before they become pandemics. 
(B) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—The activi-
ties to be supported by the Fund should include 
efforts to— 
(i) enable eligible partner countries to 
formulate and implement national health 
security and pandemic preparedness action 
plans, advance action packages under the 
Global Health Security Agenda, and adopt 
and uphold commitments under the Inter-
national Health Regulations (2005) and 
other related international health agree-
ments, as appropriate; 
(ii) support global health security 
budget planning in eligible partner coun-
tries, including training in financial man-
agement and budget and global health data 
transparency; 
(iii) strengthen the health security 
workforce, including hiring, training, and 
deploying experts to improve frontline pre-
paredness for emerging epidemic and pan-
demic threats;
2833 
(iv) improve infection control and the 
protection of healthcare workers within 
healthcare settings; 
(v) combat the threat of antimicrobial 
resistance; 
(vi) strengthen laboratory capacity 
and promote biosafety and biosecurity 
through the provision of material and tech-
nical assistance; 
(vii) reduce the risk of bioterrorism, 
zoonotic disease spillover, and accidental 
biological release; 
(viii) build technical capacity to man-
age global health security related supply 
chains, including for personal protective 
equipment, oxygen, testing reagents, and 
other lifesaving supplies, through effective 
forecasting, 
procurement, 
warehousing, 
and delivery from central warehouses to 
points of service in both the public and pri-
vate sectors; 
(ix) enable bilateral, regional, and 
international partnerships and cooperation, 
including through pandemic early warning 
systems and emergency operations centers,
2834 
to identify and address transnational infec-
tious disease threats exacerbated by nat-
ural and man-made disasters, human dis-
placement, and zoonotic infection; 
(x) establish partnerships for the 
sharing of best practices and enabling eli-
gible countries to meet targets and indica-
tors under the Joint External Evaluation 
process, the Global Health Security Index 
classification of health systems, and na-
tional action plans for health security re-
lating to the detection, treatment, and pre-
vention of neglected tropical diseases; 
(xi) build the technical capacity of eli-
gible partner countries to prepare for and 
respond to second order development im-
pacts of infectious disease outbreaks, while 
accounting for the differentiated needs and 
vulnerabilities of marginalized populations; 
(xii) develop and utilize metrics to 
monitor and evaluate programmatic per-
formance and identify best practices, in-
cluding in accordance with Joint External 
Evaluation benchmarks, Global Health Se-
2835 
curity Agenda targets, and Global Health 
Security Index indicators; 
(xiii) develop and deploy mechanisms 
to enhance the transparency and account-
ability of global health security and pan-
demic preparedness programs and data, in 
compliance with the International Health 
Regulations (2005), including through the 
sharing of trends, risks, and lessons 
learned; and 
(xiv) develop and implement simula-
tion exercises, produce and release after 
action reports, and address related gaps. 
(C) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
PROGRAM
OB-
JECTIVES.—In carrying out the objectives of 
this paragraph, the Fund should work to elimi-
nate duplication and waste by upholding strict 
transparency and accountability standards and 
coordinating its programs and activities with 
key partners working to advance global health 
security and pandemic preparedness, includ-
ing— 
(i) governments, civil society, faith- 
based, and nongovernmental organizations, 
research and academic institutions, and
2836 
private sector entities in eligible partner 
countries; 
(ii) the pandemic early warning sys-
tems and emergency operations centers to 
be established under subparagraph (B)(ix); 
(iii) the World Health Organization; 
(iv) the Global Health Security Agen-
da; 
(v) the Global Health Security Initia-
tive; 
(vi) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, 
Tuberculosis, and Malaria; 
(vii) the United Nations Office for the 
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 
UNICEF, and other relevant funds, pro-
grams, and specialized agencies of the 
United Nations; 
(viii) Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; 
(ix) the Coalition for Epidemic Pre-
paredness Innovations; 
(x) the Global Polio Eradication Ini-
tiative; and 
(xi) the United States Coordinator for 
Global Health Security and Diplomacy es-
tablished under subsection (b).
2837 
(2) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance under 
this section, the Fund should give priority to low- 
and lower-middle income countries with— 
(A) low scores on the Global Health Secu-
rity Index classification of health systems; 
(B) measurable gaps in global health secu-
rity and pandemic preparedness identified 
under Joint External Evaluations and national 
action plans for health security; 
(C) demonstrated political and financial 
commitment to pandemic preparedness; and 
(D) demonstrated commitment to uphold-
ing global health budget and data transparency 
and accountability standards, complying with 
the International Health Regulations (2005), 
investing in domestic health systems, and 
achieving measurable results. 
(3) ELIGIBLE
GRANT
RECIPIENTS.—Govern-
ments and nongovernmental organizations should be 
eligible to receive grants as described in this section. 
(f) FUND ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT
OF
AN
ADMINISTRATOR.— 
The Executive Board of the Fund should appoint an 
Administrator who should be responsible for man-
aging the day-to-day operations of the Fund.
2838 
(2) AUTHORITY TO SOLICIT AND ACCEPT CON-
TRIBUTIONS.—The Fund should be authorized to so-
licit and accept contributions from governments, the 
private sector, foundations, individuals, and non-
governmental entities of all kinds. 
(3) ACCOUNTABILITY OF FUNDS AND CRITERIA 
FOR PROGRAMS.—As part of the negotiations de-
scribed in subsection (d)(1), the Secretary of the 
State, shall, consistent with paragraph (4)— 
(A) take such actions as are necessary to 
ensure that the Fund will have in effect ade-
quate procedures and standards to account for 
and monitor the use of funds contributed to the 
Fund, including the cost of administering the 
Fund; and 
(B) seek agreement on the criteria that 
should be used to determine the programs and 
activities that should be assisted by the Fund. 
(4) SELECTION
OF
PARTNER
COUNTRIES, 
PROJECTS, AND RECIPIENTS.—The Executive Board 
should establish— 
(A) eligible partner country selection cri-
teria, to include transparent metrics to measure 
and assess global health security and pandemic
2839 
preparedness strengths and vulnerabilities in 
countries seeking assistance; 
(B) minimum standards for ensuring eligi-
ble partner country ownership and commitment 
to long-term results, including requirements for 
domestic budgeting, resource mobilization, and 
co-investment; 
(C) criteria for the selection of projects to 
receive support from the Fund; 
(D) standards and criteria regarding quali-
fications of recipients of such support; 
(E) such rules and procedures as may be 
necessary for cost-effective management of the 
Fund; and 
(F) such rules and procedures as may be 
necessary to ensure transparency and account-
ability in the grant-making process. 
(5) ADDITIONAL
TRANSPARENCY
AND
AC-
COUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
State shall seek to ensure that the Fund 
maintains an independent Office of the In-
spector General and ensure that the office 
has the requisite resources and capacity to
2840 
regularly conduct and publish, on a pub-
licly accessible website, rigorous financial, 
programmatic, and reporting audits and 
investigations of the Fund and its grant-
ees. 
(ii) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CORRUP-
TION.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(I) 
corruption 
within 
global 
health programs contribute directly to 
the loss of human life and cannot be 
tolerated; and 
(II) in making financial recov-
eries relating to a corrupt act or 
criminal conduct under a grant, as de-
termined by the Inspector General, 
the responsible grant recipient should 
be assessed at a recovery rate of up to 
150 percent of such loss. 
(B) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—The 
Secretary of State shall seek to ensure the 
Fund establishes, maintains, and makes pub-
licly available a system to track the administra-
tive and management costs of the Fund on a 
quarterly basis.
2841 
(C) FINANCIAL TRACKING SYSTEMS.—The 
Secretary of State shall ensure that the Fund 
establishes, maintains, and makes publicly 
available a system to track the amount of funds 
disbursed to each grant recipient and sub-re-
cipient during a grant’s fiscal cycle. 
(g) FUND ADVISORY BOARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There should be an Advisory 
Board to the Fund. 
(2) APPOINTMENTS.—The members of the Ad-
visory Board should be composed of— 
(A) individuals with experience and leader-
ship in the fields of development, global health, 
epidemiology, medicine, biomedical research, 
and social sciences; and 
(B) representatives of relevant United Na-
tions agencies, including the World Health Or-
ganization, and nongovernmental organizations 
with on-the-ground experience in implementing 
global health programs in low and lower-middle 
income countries. 
(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Advisory Board 
should provide advice and guidance to the Executive 
Board of the Fund on the development and imple-
mentation of programs and projects to be assisted
2842 
by the Fund and on leveraging donations to the 
Fund. 
(4) PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT OF COMPENSA-
TION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except for travel ex-
penses (including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence), no member of the Advisory Board should 
receive compensation for services performed as 
a member of the Board. 
(B) UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law (in-
cluding an international agreement), a rep-
resentative of the United States on the Advi-
sory Board may not accept compensation for 
services performed as a member of the Board, 
except that such representative may accept 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, while away from the representa-
tive’s home or regular place of business in the 
performance of services for the Board. 
(5) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—Members of the 
Advisory Board should be required to disclose any 
potential conflicts of interest prior to serving on the 
Advisory Board. 
(h) REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON THE FUND.—
2843 
(1) STATUS REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State, in coordination with the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, and the heads of other relevant Fed-
eral departments and agencies, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report de-
tailing the progress of international negotiations to 
establish the Fund. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the establishment of the Fund, 
and annually thereafter for the duration of the 
Fund, the Secretary of State, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the Fund. 
(B) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The report shall 
include a description of— 
(i) the goals of the Fund; 
(ii) the programs, projects, and activi-
ties supported by the Fund; 
(iii) private and governmental con-
tributions to the Fund; and
2844 
(iv) the criteria utilized to determine 
the programs and activities that should be 
assisted by the Fund. 
(3) GAO
REPORT
ON
EFFECTIVENESS.—Not 
later than 2 years after the date that the Fund 
comes into effect, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report evaluating the effec-
tiveness of the Fund, including— 
(A) the effectiveness of the programs, 
projects, and activities supported by the Fund; 
and 
(B) an assessment of the merits of contin-
ued United States participation in the Fund. 
(i) UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to submission of the 
certification under this section, the President is au-
thorized to make available for United States con-
tributions to the Fund such funds as may be author-
ized to be made available for such purpose. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall notify the appropriate congressional committees 
not later than 15 days in advance of making a con-
tribution to the Fund, including—
2845 
(A) the amount of the proposed contribu-
tion; 
(B) the total of funds contributed by other 
donors; and 
(C) the national interests served by United 
States participation in the Fund. 
(3) LIMITATION.—At no point during the 5 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act 
shall a United States contribution to the Fund cause 
the cumulative total of United States contributions 
to the Fund to exceed 33 percent of the total con-
tributions to the Fund from all sources. 
(4) WITHHOLDINGS.— 
(A) SUPPORT
FOR
ACTS
OF
INTER-
NATIONAL TERRORISM.—If at any time the Sec-
retary of State determines that the Fund has 
provided assistance to a country, the govern-
ment of which the Secretary of State has deter-
mined, for purposes of section 620A of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371) 
has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism, the United States shall 
withhold from its contribution to the Fund for 
the next fiscal year an amount equal to the
2846 
amount expended by the Fund to the govern-
ment of such country. 
(B) EXCESSIVE SALARIES.—If at any time 
during the five years after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State determines that the 
salary of any individual employed by the Fund 
exceeds the salary of the Vice President of the 
United States for that fiscal year, then the 
United States should withhold from its con-
tribution for the next fiscal year an amount 
equal to the aggregate amount by which the sal-
ary of each such individual exceeds the salary 
of the Vice President of the United States. 
(C) ACCOUNTABILITY CERTIFICATION RE-
QUIREMENT.—The Secretary of State may 
withhold not more than 20 percent of planned 
United States contributions to the Fund until 
the Secretary certifies to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Fund has estab-
lished procedures to provide access by the Of-
fice of Inspector General of the Department of 
State, as cognizant Inspector General, the In-
spector General of the Department of Health 
and Human Services, the Inspector General of 
the United States Agency for International De-
2847 
velopment, and the Comptroller General of the 
United States to the Fund’s financial data and 
other information relevant to United States 
contributions to the Fund (as determined by 
the Inspector General of the Department of 
State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State). 
(j) COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOREIGN AID TRANS-
PARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2016.—Section 
2(3) of the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability 
Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–191; 22 U.S.C. 2394c note) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) section øll¿ of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.’’. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional Com-
mittees’’ means—
2848 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(2) GLOBAL
HEALTH
SECURITY.—The term 
‘‘global health security’’ means activities supporting 
epidemic and pandemic preparedness and capabili-
ties at the country and global levels in order to mini-
mize vulnerability to acute public health events that 
can endanger the health of populations across geo-
graphical regions and international boundaries. 
(l) SUNSET.—This section, and the amendments 
made by this section, shall cease to have force or effect 
on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 6439. CODIFICATION OF THE FEDRAMP PROGRAM. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 36 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sections: 
‘‘§ 3607. Federal risk and authorization management 
program 
‘‘There is established within the General Services Ad-
ministration the Federal Risk and Authorization Manage-
2849 
ment Program (FedRAMP). The Administrator of Gen-
eral Services, subject to section 3612, shall establish a 
governmentwide program that provides a standardized, re-
usable approach to security assessment and authorization 
for cloud computing products and services that process 
unclassified information used by agencies. 
‘‘§ 3608. Roles and responsibilities of the general 
services administration 
‘‘(a) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Adminis-
trator of General Services shall— 
‘‘(1) develop, coordinate, and implement a proc-
ess to support agency review, reuse, and standard-
ization, where appropriate, of security assessments 
of cloud computing products and services, including 
appropriate oversight of continuous monitoring of 
cloud computing products and services, pursuant to 
guidance issued by the Director pursuant to section 
3612; 
‘‘(2) establish processes and identify criteria, 
consistent with guidance issued by the Director in 
section 3612, which would make a cloud computing 
product or service eligible for a FedRAMP author-
ization and validate whether a cloud computing 
product or service has a FedRAMP authorization;
2850 
‘‘(3) develop and publish templates, best prac-
tices, technical assistance, and other materials to 
support the authorization of cloud computing prod-
ucts and services and increase the speed, effective-
ness, and transparency of the authorization process, 
consistent with standards defined by the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology and relevant 
statutes; 
‘‘(4) grant FedRAMP authorizations to cloud 
computing products and services, consistent with the 
guidance and direction of the FedRAMP board es-
tablished in section 3609; 
‘‘(5) establish and maintain a public comment 
process for proposed guidance and other program di-
rectives that may have a direct impact on cloud serv-
ice providers and agencies before the issuance of 
such guidance or other programmatic directives; 
‘‘(6) coordinate with the FedRAMP board, the 
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se-
curity Agency, and other entities identified by the 
Administrator, with the concurrence of the Director, 
to establish and regularly update a framework for 
continuous monitoring under section 3553; 
‘‘(7) provide a secure mechanism for storing 
and sharing necessary data, including FedRAMP
2851 
authorization packages, to enable better reuse of 
such packages across agencies, including making 
available any information and data necessary for 
agencies to fulfill the requirements of subsection 
3611; 
‘‘(8) provide regular updates to applicant cloud 
service providers on the status of any cloud com-
puting product or service during an assessment 
process; 
‘‘(9) regularly review, in consultation with the 
FedRAMP Board, the costs associated with the 
independent assessment services of third-party orga-
nizations referenced in section 3610; 
‘‘(10) support the Federal Secure Cloud Advi-
sory Committee, established pursuant to subsection 
3615; and 
‘‘(11) such other actions as the Administrator 
may determine necessary to improve the program. 
‘‘(b) WEBSITE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
maintain a public website to serve as the authori-
tative repository for the program, including the 
timely publication and updates for all relevant infor-
mation, guidance, determinations, and other mate-
rials required under subsection (a).
2852 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA
AND
PROCESS
FOR
FEDRAMP 
AUTHORIZATION
PRIORITIES.—The Administrator 
shall develop and make publicly available on the 
website described in paragraph (1) the criteria and 
process for prioritizing and selecting cloud com-
puting products and services that will receive a 
FedRAMP authorization, in consultation with the 
FedRAMP Board and the Chief Information Offi-
cers Council established in section 3603. 
‘‘(c) EVALUATION OF AUTOMATION PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall as-
sess and evaluate available automation capabilities 
and procedures to improve the efficiency and effec-
tiveness of the issuance of FedRAMP authorizations, 
including continuous monitoring of cloud computing 
products and services. 
‘‘(2) MEANS FOR AUTOMATION.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, and updated regularly thereafter, the Adminis-
trator shall establish a means for the automation of 
security assessments and reviews. 
‘‘(d) METRICS FOR AUTHORIZATION.—The Adminis-
trator shall establish annual metrics regarding the time 
and quality of the assessments necessary for completion 
of a FedRAMP authorization process in a manner that
2853 
can be consistently tracked over time in conjunction with 
the periodic testing and evaluation process pursuant to 
section 3554 in a manner that minimizes the agency re-
porting burden. 
‘‘§ 3609. FedRAMP board 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
FedRAMP board to provide input and recommendations 
to the Administrator regarding the requirements and 
guidelines for security assessments of cloud computing 
products and services developed under subsection (d) of 
this section. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The board shall consist of not 
more than seven senior officials or experts from agencies 
, appointed by the Director, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator, from each of the following: 
‘‘(1) The Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The Department of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(3) The General Services Administration. 
‘‘(4) Such other agencies as determined by the 
Director, in consultation with the Administrator. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members of the FedRAMP 
board appointed under subsection (b) shall have technical 
expertise in domains relevant to the program, such as— 
‘‘(1) cloud computing; 
‘‘(2) cybersecurity;
2854 
‘‘(3) privacy; 
‘‘(4) risk management; and 
‘‘(5) other competencies identified by the Direc-
tor to support the secure authorization of cloud serv-
ices and products. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The FedRAMP board shall— 
‘‘(1) in consultation with the Administrator, 
serve as a resource for best practices to accelerate 
the process for obtaining a FedRAMP authorization; 
‘‘(2) review and approve requirements and 
guidelines for security authorizations of cloud com-
puting products and services, consistent with stand-
ards defined by the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, to be used in the determination of 
FedRAMP authorizations; 
‘‘(3) monitor and oversee, to the greatest extent 
practicable, the processes and procedures by which 
agencies determine and validate requirements for a 
FedRAMP authorization, including periodic review 
of the agency determinations described in section 
3611(b), and ensure consistency and transparency 
between agencies and cloud service providers in a 
manner that minimizes confusion and engenders 
trust; and
2855 
‘‘(4) perform such other roles and responsibil-
ities as the Director may assign, with concurrence 
from the Administrator. 
‘‘(e) DETERMINATIONS
OF DEMAND
FOR CLOUD 
COMPUTING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.—The FedRAMP 
Board may consult with the Chief Information Officers 
Council established in section 3603 to establish a process, 
that may be made available the website referenced in sec-
tion 3608, for prioritizing and accepting the cloud com-
puting products and services to be granted a FedRAMP 
authorization. 
‘‘§ 3610. Independent assessment organizations 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
ACCREDITATION.—The 
Administrator may, consistent with guidance issued by the 
Director, determine the requirements for accreditation of 
a third-party organization to perform independent assess-
ments and other activities that will improve the overall 
performance of the program and reduce the cost of 
FedRAMP authorizations for cloud service providers. 
Such requirements may include developing or requiring 
certification programs for individuals employed by the 
third-party organization seeking accreditation. 
‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION.—The Administrator or their 
designee may accredit any third-party organization that 
meets the requirements for accreditation. If accredited
2856 
pursuant to the requirements defined pursuant to sub-
section (a), a certified independent assessment organiza-
tion may assess, validate, and attest to the quality and 
compliance of security assessment materials provided by 
cloud service providers. 
‘‘§ 3611. Roles and responsibilities of agencies 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In implementing the require-
ments of the program, the head of each agency shall, con-
sistent with guidance issued by the Director pursuant to 
section 3612— 
‘‘(1) promote the use of cloud computing prod-
ucts and services which meet FedRAMP security re-
quirements and other risk-based performance re-
quirements as defined by the Director; 
‘‘(2) confirm whether there is a FedRAMP au-
thorization in the secure mechanism established 
under section 3608(b)(10) before beginning the 
process to grant a FedRAMP authorization for a 
cloud computing product or service; 
‘‘(3) to the extent practicable, for any cloud 
computing product or service the agency seeks to au-
thorize that has received a FedRAMP authorization, 
use the existing assessments of security controls and 
materials within the FedRAMP authorization pack-
age; and
2857 
‘‘(4) provide data and information required to 
the Director pursuant to section 3612 to determine 
how agencies are meeting metrics as defined by the 
Administrator. 
‘‘(b) ATTESTATION.—To the extent an agency deter-
mines that the information and data they have reviewed 
pursuant to subsection (a)(2) is wholly or substantially de-
ficient for the purposes of performing an authorization of 
cloud computing products or services, the head of the 
agency shall document as part of the resulting FedRAMP 
authorization package the reasons for this determination 
upon completion of any assessment or authorization activi-
ties for that particular cloud computing product or service. 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS TO OPERATE 
REQUIRED.—Upon issuance of an agency authorization to 
operate based on a FedRAMP authorization, the head of 
the agency shall provide a copy of its authorization to op-
erate letter and any supplementary information required 
pursuant to section 3608(a) to the Administrator. 
‘‘(d) SUBMISSION
OF POLICIES REQUIRED.—Not 
later than 6 months after the date on which the Director 
issues guidance in accordance with section 3612, the head 
of each agency, acting through the agency Chief Informa-
tion Officer, shall submit to the Director all agency poli-
2858 
cies created related to the authorization of cloud com-
puting products and services. 
‘‘(e) PRESUMPTION OF ADEQUACY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The assessment of security 
controls and materials within the authorization 
package for a FedRAMP authorization shall be pre-
sumed adequate for use in an agency authorization 
to operate cloud computing products and services. 
‘‘(2) 
INFORMATION
SECURITY
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The presumption under paragraph (1) 
does not modify or alter the responsibility of any 
agency to ensure compliance with subchapter II of 
chapter 35 for any cloud computing products or 
services used by the agency. 
‘‘§ 3612. Roles and responsibilities of the office of 
management and budget 
‘‘(a) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director 
shall: 
‘‘(1) Issue guidance to specify the categories or 
characteristics of cloud computing products and 
services, in consultation with the Administrator, for 
which agencies must obtain or use a FedRAMP au-
thorization before operating such a product or serv-
ice as a Federal information system. Such guidance 
shall encompass, to the greatest extent practicable,
2859 
all necessary and appropriate cloud computing prod-
ucts and services. 
‘‘(2) Issue guidance describing additional re-
sponsibilities of the FedRAMP program and board 
to accelerate the adoption of secure cloud computing 
services in the Federal Government. 
‘‘(3) Oversee the effectiveness of the FedRAMP 
program and board, including compliance by the 
FedRAMP board with its duties as described in sec-
tion 3609. 
‘‘(4) To the greatest extent practicable, encour-
age and promote consistency of guidance on the 
adoption, security, and use of cloud computing prod-
ucts and services used within agencies. 
‘‘§ 3613. 
Authorization 
of 
appropriations 
for 
FedRAMP 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 
each year for the FedRAMP Program and Board. 
‘‘§ 3614. Reports to congress; GAO report 
‘‘(a) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 12 
months after the date of the enactment of this section, 
and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security
2860 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that in-
cludes the following: 
‘‘(1) The status, efficiency, and effectiveness of 
the General Services Administration, pursuant to 
section 3608, and agencies, pursuant to section 
3611, during the preceding year in supporting the 
speed, effectiveness, sharing, reuse, and security of 
authorizations to operate for cloud computing prod-
ucts and services. 
‘‘(2) Progress towards meeting the metrics re-
quired pursuant to section 3608(d). 
‘‘(3) Data on FedRAMP authorizations. 
‘‘(4) The average length of time to issue 
FedRAMP authorizations. 
‘‘(5) The number of FedRAMP authorizations 
submitted, issued, and denied for the previous year. 
‘‘(6) A review of progress made during the pre-
ceding year in advancing automation techniques to 
securely automate FedRAMP processes and to accel-
erate reporting as described in this section. 
‘‘(7) The number and characteristics of author-
ized cloud computing products and services in use at 
each agency consistent with guidance provided by 
the Director in section 3612.
2861 
‘‘(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall publish a report that 
includes an assessment of the cost incurred by agencies 
and cloud service providers related to the issuance of 
FedRAMP authorizations. 
‘‘§ 3615. Federal secure cloud advisory committee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSES, AND DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee (referred 
to in this section as the ‘Committee’) to ensure ef-
fective and ongoing coordination of agency adoption, 
use, authorization, monitoring, acquisition, and secu-
rity of cloud computing products and services to en-
able agency mission and administrative priorities. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Com-
mittee are the following: 
‘‘(A) 
To 
examine 
the 
operations 
of 
FedRAMP and determine ways that authoriza-
tion processes can continuously be improved, in-
cluding the following: 
‘‘(i) Measures to increase agency re- 
use of FedRAMP authorizations. 
‘‘(ii) Proposed actions that can be 
adopted to reduce the burden, confusion,
2862 
and cost associated with FedRAMP au-
thorizations for cloud service providers. 
‘‘(iii) Measures to increase the num-
ber of FedRAMP authorizations for cloud 
computing services offered by small busi-
nesses (as defined by section 3(a) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)). 
‘‘(iv) Proposed actions that can be 
adopted to reduce the burden and cost of 
FedRAMP authorizations for agencies. 
‘‘(B) Collect information and feedback on 
agency compliance with and implementation of 
FedRAMP requirements. 
‘‘(C) Serve as a forum that facilitates com-
munication 
and 
collaboration 
among 
the 
FedRAMP stakeholder community. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The duties of the Committee 
are, at a minimum, to provide advice and rec-
ommendations to the Administrator, the FedRAMP 
Board, and to agencies on technical, financial, pro-
grammatic, and operational matters regarding se-
cure adoption of cloud computing products and serv-
ices. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERS.—
2863 
‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—The Committee shall be 
comprised of not more than 15 members who are 
qualified representatives from the public and private 
sectors, appointed by the Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Director, as follows: 
‘‘(A) The Administrator or the Administra-
tor’s designee, who shall be the Chair of the 
Committee. 
‘‘(B) At least one representative each from 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency and the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology. 
‘‘(C) At least two officials who serve as the 
Chief Information Security Officer within an 
agency, who shall be required to maintain such 
a position throughout the duration of their serv-
ice on the Committee. 
‘‘(D) At least one official serving as Chief 
Procurement Officer (or equivalent) in an agen-
cy, who shall be required to maintain such a po-
sition throughout the duration of their service 
on the Committee. 
‘‘(E) At least one individual representing 
an independent assessment organization.
2864 
‘‘(F) No fewer than five representatives 
from unique businesses that primarily provide 
cloud computing services or products, including 
at least two representatives from a small busi-
ness (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a))). 
‘‘(G) At least two other Government rep-
resentatives as the Administrator determines to 
be necessary to provide sufficient balance, in-
sights, or expertise to the Committee. 
‘‘(2) DEADLINE
FOR
APPOINTMENT.—Each 
member of the Committee shall be appointed not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(3) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each non-Federal 
member of the Committee shall be appointed 
for a term of 3 years, except that the initial 
terms for members may be staggered 1-, 2-, or 
3-year terms to establish a rotation in which 
one-third of the members are selected each 
year. Any such member may be appointed for 
not more than 2 consecutive terms. 
‘‘(B) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the 
Committee shall not affect its powers, but shall
2865 
be filled in the same manner in which the origi-
nal appointment was made. Any member ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the 
expiration of the term for which the member’s 
predecessor was appointed shall be appointed 
only for the remainder of that term. A member 
may serve after the expiration of that member’s 
term until a successor has taken office. 
‘‘(c) MEETINGS AND RULES OF PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall hold 
not fewer than three meetings in a calendar year, at 
such time and place as determined by the Chair. 
‘‘(2) INITIAL
MEETING.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Committee shall meet and begin the operations 
of the Committee. 
‘‘(3) RULES OF PROCEDURE.—The Committee 
may establish rules for the conduct of the business 
of the Committee, if such rules are not inconsistent 
with this section or other applicable law. 
‘‘(d) EMPLOYEE STATUS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A member of the Com-
mittee (other than a member who is appointed to the 
Committee in connection with another Federal ap-
pointment) shall not be considered an employee of
2866 
the Federal Government by reason of any service as 
such a member, except for the purposes of section 
5703 of title 5, relating to travel expenses. 
‘‘(2) PAY NOT PERMITTED.—A member of the 
Committee covered by paragraph (1) may not receive 
pay by reason of service on the Committee. 
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY TO THE FEDERAL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT.—Section 14 of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
Committee. 
‘‘(f) DETAIL OF EMPLOYEES.—Any Federal Govern-
ment employee may be detailed to the Committee without 
reimbursement from the Committee, and such detailee 
shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her 
regular employment without interruption. 
‘‘(g) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Committee may use 
the United States mails in the same manner and under 
the same conditions as agencies. 
‘‘(h) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) INTERIM REPORTS.—The Committee may 
submit to the Administrator and Congress interim 
reports containing such findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations as have been agreed to by the 
Committee.
2867 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, and annually thereafter, the Committee shall 
submit to the Administrator and Congress a final re-
port containing such findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations as have been agreed to by the Com-
mittee. 
‘‘§ 3616. Definitions 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under sub-
section (b), the definitions under sections 3502 and 3552 
apply to sections 3607 through this section. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.—In sections 3607 
through this section: 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of General Services. 
‘‘(2) CLOUD
COMPUTING.—The term ‘cloud 
computing’ shall have the meaning given by the Na-
tional Institutes of Standards and Technology Spe-
cial Publication 800–145. 
‘‘(3) CLOUD
SERVICE
PROVIDER.—The term 
‘cloud service provider’ means an entity offering 
cloud computing products or services to agencies. 
‘‘(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et.
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‘‘(5) FEDRAMP.—The term ‘FedRAMP’ means 
the Federal Risk and Authorization Management 
Program established under section 3607(a). 
‘‘(6) FEDRAMP
AUTHORIZATION.—The term 
‘FedRAMP authorization’ means a certification that 
a cloud computing product or service has completed 
a FedRAMP authorization process, as determined by 
the Administrator or received a FedRAMP provi-
sional authorization to operate as determined by the 
FedRAMP Board. 
‘‘(7) FEDRAMP
AUTHORIZATION
PACKAGE.— 
The term ‘FedRAMP authorization package’ means 
the essential information that can be used by an 
agency to determine whether to authorize the oper-
ation of an information system or the use of a des-
ignated set of common controls for all cloud com-
puting products and services authorized by the 
FedRAMP program. 
‘‘(8) INDEPENDENT
ASSESSMENT
ORGANIZA-
TION.—The term ‘independent assessment organiza-
tion’ means a third-party organization accredited by 
the Administrator to undertake conformity assess-
ments of cloud service providers and their products 
or services.
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‘‘(9) FEDRAMP BOARD.—The term ‘FedRAMP 
board’ means the board established under section 
3609.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 36 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘3607. Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program 
‘‘3608. Roles and Responsibilities of the General Services Administration 
‘‘3609. FedRAMP board 
‘‘3610. Independent assessment organizations 
‘‘3611. Roles and responsibilities of agencies 
‘‘3612. Roles and responsibilities of the Office of Management and Budget 
‘‘3613. Authorization of appropriations for FedRAMP 
‘‘3614. Reports to Congress 
‘‘3615. Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee 
‘‘3616. Definitions’’. 
(c) SUNSET.—This section and any amendment made 
by this section shall be repealed on the date that is 10 
years after the date of the enactment of this section. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion or any amendment made by this section shall be con-
strued as altering or impairing the authorities of the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security under subchapter II of 
chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code.
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SEC. 6440. ANNUAL REPORT ON VETERAN ACCESS TO GEN-
DER SPECIFIC SERVICES UNDER DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY 
CARE CONTRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 17 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1730D. Annual report on veteran access to gender 
specific services under community care 
contracts 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives an annual report on the ac-
cess of women veterans to gender specific services under 
contracts, agreements, or other arrangements with non- 
Department medical providers entered into by the Sec-
retary for the provision of hospital care or medical services 
to veterans. Such report shall include data and perform-
ance measures for the availability of gender specific serv-
ices, including— 
‘‘(1) the average wait time between the vet-
eran’s preferred appointment date and the date on 
which the appointment is completed; 
‘‘(2) the average driving time required for vet-
erans to attend appointments; and
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‘‘(3) reasons why appointments could not be 
scheduled with non-Department medical providers. 
‘‘(b) GENDER SPECIFIC SERVICES.—In this section, 
the term ‘gender specific services’ means mammography, 
obstetric care, gynecological care, and such other services 
as the Secretary determines appropriate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1730C the following new 
item: 
‘‘1730D. Annual report on veteran access to gender specific services under com-
munity care contracts.’’. 
SEC. 6441. ESTABLISHMENT OF ENVIRONMENT OF CARE 
STANDARDS AND INSPECTIONS AT DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CEN-
TERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall establish a policy under which— 
(1) the environment of care standards and in-
spections at Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
centers include— 
(A) an alignment of the requirements for 
such standards and inspections with the wom-
en’s health handbook of the Veterans Health 
Administration;
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(B) a requirement for the frequency of 
such inspections; 
(C) delineation of the roles and responsibil-
ities of staff at the medical center who are re-
sponsible for compliance; and 
(D) the requirement that each medical cen-
ter submit to the Secretary a report on the 
compliance of the medical center with the 
standards; and 
(2) for the purposes of the End of Year Hos-
pital Star Rating, no medical center is eligible for a 
five star rating as reported under the Strategic Ana-
lytics for Improvement and Learning Value Model 
unless it meets the environment of care standards. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
House of Representatives certification in writing that the 
policy required by subsection (a) has been finalized and 
disseminated to Department all medical centers. 
SEC. 6442. NATIONAL GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM MEMO-
RIAL. 
(a) 
AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding 
section 
8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, the Global War 
on Terrorism Memorial Foundation shall establish a Na-
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tional Global War on Terrorism Memorial within the Re-
serve. 
(b) LOCATION.—The Memorial may be located at one 
of the following sites: 
(1) Potential Site 1—Constitution Gardens, 
Prime Candidate Site 10 in The Memorials and Mu-
seums Master Plan. 
(2) Potential Site 2—JFK Hockey Fields, 
Prime Candidate Site 18 in The Memorials and Mu-
seums Master Plan. 
(3) Potential Site 3—West Potomac Park, Can-
didate Site 70 in The Memorials and Museums Mas-
ter Plan. 
(c) COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.—Except as other-
wise provided by subsections (a) and (b), chapter 89 of 
title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the 
‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall apply to the Memo-
rial. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘Memorial’’ means 
the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial au-
thorized under subsection (a). 
(2) RESERVE.—The term ‘‘Reserve’’ has the 
meaning given that term in 8902(a)(3) of title 40, 
United States Code.
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SEC. 6443. AMENDMENTS TO ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS 
ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES. 
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as 
follows: 
(1) In section 116 (22 U.S.C. 2151n), by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) STATUS
OF EXCESSIVE SURVEILLANCE
AND 
USE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The report required by 
subsection (d) shall include, wherever applicable, a 
description of the status of surveillance and use of 
advanced technology to impose arbitrary or unlawful 
interference with privacy, or unlawful or unnecessary 
restrictions on freedoms of expression, peaceful as-
sembly, association, or other internationally recog-
nized human rights in each country, including— 
‘‘(A) whether the government of such 
country has adopted and is enforcing laws, reg-
ulations, policies, or practices relating to— 
‘‘(i) government surveillance or cen-
sorship, including through facial recogni-
tion, biometric data collection, internet and 
social media controls, sensors, spyware 
data analytics, non-cooperative location 
tracking, recording devices, or other simi-
lar advanced technologies, and any allega-
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tions or reports that this surveillance or 
censorship was unreasonable; 
‘‘(ii) searches or seizures of individual 
or private institution data without inde-
pendent judicial authorization or oversight; 
and 
‘‘(iii) surveillance of any group based 
on political views, religious beliefs, eth-
nicity, or other protected category, in viola-
tion of equal protection rights; 
‘‘(B) whether such country has imported 
or unlawfully obtained biometric or facial rec-
ognition data from other countries or entities 
and, if applicable, from whom; and 
‘‘(C) whether the government agency end- 
user has targeted individuals, including through 
the use of technology, in retaliation for the ex-
ercise of their human rights or on discrimina-
tory grounds prohibited by international law, 
including targeting journalists or members of 
minority groups. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘internet and social media controls’ means the arbi-
trary or unlawful imposition of restrictions, by state 
or service providers, on internet and digital informa-
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tion and communication, such as through the block-
ing or filtering of websites, social media platforms, 
and communication applications, the deletion of con-
tent and social media posts, or the penalization of 
online speech, in a manner that violates rights to 
free expression or assembly.’’. 
(2) In section 502B(b) (22 U.S.C. 2304(b))— 
(A) by redesignating the second subsection 
(i) (as added by section 1207(b)(2) of Public 
Law 113–4) as subsection (j); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) STATUS
OF EXCESSIVE SURVEILLANCE
AND 
USE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.—The report required 
under subsection (b) shall include, wherever applicable, a 
description of the status of excessive surveillance and use 
of advanced technology to restrict human rights, including 
the descriptions of such policies or practices required 
under section 116(h).’’. 
SEC. 6444. NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION ON SYN-
THETIC BIOLOGY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
executive branch a commission to review advances 
and develop a consensus on a strategic approach to 
advance American national security and competitive-
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ness in synthetic biology, related bioengineering and 
genetics developments, and associated technologies. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—The commission estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall be known as the 
‘‘National Security Commission on Synthetic Biol-
ogy’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Commission shall be composed 
of the following members: 
(i) The Deputy Secretary of Defense. 
(ii) The Deputy Secretary of Com-
merce. 
(iii) The Deputy Secretary of Health 
and Human Services. 
(iv) The Principal Deputy Director of 
National Intelligence. 
(v) Three members appointed by the 
majority leader of the Senate, one of whom 
shall be a member of the Senate and two 
of whom shall not be. 
(vi) Three members appointed by the 
minority leader of the Senate, one of whom
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shall be a member of the Senate and two 
of whom shall not be. 
(vii) Three members appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
one of whom shall be a member of the 
House of Representatives and two of whom 
shall not be. 
(viii) Three members appointed by the 
minority leader of the House of Represent-
atives, one of whom shall be a member of 
the House of Representatives and two of 
whom shall not be. 
(B) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
(i) The members of the Commission 
who are not members of Congress and who 
are appointed under clauses (v) through 
(viii) of subparagraph (A) shall be individ-
uals who are nationally recognized for ex-
pertise, knowledge, or experience in— 
(I) synthetic biology or related 
bioengineering; 
(II) genetic developments; 
(III) use of life sciences tech-
nologies by national policymakers and 
military leaders; or
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(IV) the implementation, fund-
ing, or oversight of the national secu-
rity policies of the United States. 
(ii) An official who appoints members 
of the Commission may not appoint an in-
dividual as a member of the Commission if 
such individual possesses any personal or 
financial interest in the discharge of any of 
the duties of the Commission. 
(iii) All members of the Commission 
described in clause (i) shall possess an ap-
propriate security clearance in accordance 
with applicable provisions of law con-
cerning the handling of classified informa-
tion. 
(2) CO-CHAIRS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
have two co-chairs, selected from among the 
members of the Commission. 
(B) PARTY AFFILIATION.—One co-chair of 
the Commission shall be a member of the 
Democratic Party, and one co-chair shall be a 
member of the Republican Party. 
(C) SELECTION.—The individuals who 
serve as the co-chairs of the Commission shall
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be jointly agreed upon by the President, the 
majority leader of the Senate, the minority 
leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, and the minority leader of 
the House of Representatives. 
(c) APPOINTMENT; INITIAL MEETING, TERMS.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the Commis-
sion shall be appointed not later than 45 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) INITIAL MEETING.—The Commission shall 
hold its initial meeting on or before the date that is 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) TERMS.—Members shall be appointed for 
the life of the Commission. 
(d) MEETINGS; QUORUM; VACANCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—After its initial meeting, the 
Commission shall meet upon the call of the co-chairs 
of the Commission. 
(2) QUORUM.—Seven members of the Commis-
sion shall constitute a quorum for purposes of con-
ducting business, except that two members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum for purposes 
of receiving testimony. 
(3) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Commis-
sion shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in
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the same manner in which the original appointment 
was made. 
(4) QUORUM WITH VACANCIES.—If vacancies in 
the Commission occur on any day after 45 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, a 
quorum shall consist of a majority of the members 
of the Commission as of such day. 
(5) EFFECT
OF
LACK
OF
APPOINTMENT.—If 
one or more appointments under subsection (b) is 
not made by the appointment date specified in sub-
section (c), the authority to make such appointment 
or appointments shall expire, and the number of 
members of the Commission shall be reduced by the 
number equal to the number of appointments so not 
made. 
(e) ACTIONS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall act by 
resolution agreed to by a majority of the members 
of the Commission voting and present. 
(2) PANELS.—The Commission may establish 
panels composed of less than the full membership of 
the Commission for purposes of carrying out the du-
ties of the Commission under this title. The actions 
of any such panel shall be subject to the review and 
control of the Commission. Any findings and deter-
2882 
minations made by such a panel shall not be consid-
ered the findings and determinations of the Commis-
sion unless approved by the Commission. 
(3) DELEGATION.—Any member, agent, or staff 
of the Commission may, if authorized by the co- 
chairs of the Commission, take any action which the 
Commission is authorized to take pursuant to this 
title. 
(f) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall carry 
out the review described in paragraph (2). In car-
rying out such review, the Commission shall consider 
the methods and means necessary to advance the de-
velopment of synthetic biology, bioengineering, and 
associated technologies by the United States to com-
prehensively address the national security and de-
fense needs of the United States. 
(2) SCOPE OF THE REVIEW.—In conducting the 
review described in this subsection, the Commission 
shall consider the following: 
(A) The competitiveness of the United 
States in synthetic biology, bioengineering, and 
associated technologies, including matters re-
lated to national security, defense, public-pri-
vate partnerships, and investments.
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(B) Means and methods for the United 
States to maintain a technological advantage in 
synthetic biology, bioengineering, and other as-
sociated technologies related to national secu-
rity and defense. 
(C) Developments and trends in inter-
national cooperation and competitiveness, in-
cluding foreign investments in synthetic biology, 
bioengineering, and genetics fields that are ma-
terially related to national security and defense. 
(D) Means by which to foster greater em-
phasis and investments in basic and advanced 
research to stimulate private, public, academic, 
and combined initiatives in synthetic biology, 
bioengineering, and other associated tech-
nologies, to the extent that such efforts have 
application materially related to national secu-
rity and defense. 
(E) Workforce and education incentives to 
attract and recruit leading talent in synthetic 
biology and bioengineering disciplines, including 
science, technology, engineering, and biology 
and genetics programs. 
(F) Risks associated with adversary ad-
vances in military employment of synthetic biol-
2884 
ogy and bioengineering, including international 
law of armed conflict, international humani-
tarian law, and escalation dynamics. 
(G) Associated ethical considerations re-
lated to synthetic biology, bioengineering, and 
genetics as it will be used for future applica-
tions related to national security and defense. 
(H) Means to establish international 
genomic data standards and incentivize the 
sharing of open training data within related na-
tional security and defense synthetic biology- 
driven industries. 
(I) Consideration of the evolution of syn-
thetic biology and bioengineering and appro-
priate mechanisms for managing such tech-
nology related to national security and defense. 
(J) Any other matters the Commission 
deems relevant to the common defense of the 
Nation. 
(g) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) The Commission or, on 
the authorization of the Commission, any sub-
committee or member thereof, may, for the purpose 
of carrying out the provisions of this section—
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(i) hold such hearings and sit and act at 
such times and places, take such testimony, re-
ceive such evidence, and administer such oaths; 
and 
(ii) require, by subpoena or otherwise, the 
attendance and testimony of such witnesses and 
the production of such books, records, cor-
respondence, memoranda, papers, and docu-
ments, as the Commission or such designated 
subcommittee or designated member considers 
necessary. 
(B) Subpoenas may be issued under subpara-
graph (A)(ii) under the signature of the co-chairs of 
the Commission, and may be served by any person 
designated by such co-chairs. 
(C) The provisions of sections 102 through 104 
of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2 
U.S.C. 192–194) shall apply in the case of any fail-
ure of a witness to comply with any subpoena or to 
testify when summoned under authority of this sec-
tion. 
(2) CONTRACTING.—The Commission may, to 
such extent and in such amounts as are provided in 
advance in appropriation Acts, enter into contracts
2886 
to enable the Commission to discharge its duties 
under this title. 
(3) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) The Commission may secure directly from any 
executive department, agency, bureau, board, com-
mission, office, independent establishment, or instru-
mentality of the Government information, sugges-
tions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes of 
this title. 
(B) Each such department, agency, bureau, 
board, commission, office, establishment, or instru-
mentality shall, to the extent authorized by law, fur-
nish such information, suggestions, estimates, and 
statistics directly to the Commission, upon request 
of the co-chairs of the Commission. 
(C) The Commission shall handle and protect 
all classified information provided to it under this 
section in accordance with applicable statutes and 
regulations. 
(4) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis, such ad-
ministrative services, funds, staff, facilities, and 
other support services as are necessary for the per-
formance of the Commission’s duties under this title.
2887 
(B) The Director of National Intelligence may 
provide the Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis, 
with such administrative services, staff, and other 
support services as the Commission may request. 
(C) In addition to the assistance set forth in 
paragraphs (1) and (2), other departments and 
agencies of the United States may provide the Com-
mission such services, funds, facilities, staff, and 
other support as such departments and agencies 
consider advisable and as may be authorized by law. 
(D) The Commission shall receive the full and 
timely cooperation of any official, department, or 
agency of the United States Government whose as-
sistance is necessary, as jointly determined by the 
co-chairs selected under subsection (b)(2), for the 
fulfillment of the duties of the Commission, includ-
ing the provision of full and current briefings and 
analyses. 
(5) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may 
use the United States postal services in the same 
manner and under the same conditions as the de-
partments and agencies of the United States. 
(6) GIFTS.—No member or staff of the Com-
mission may receive a gift or benefit by reason of
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the service of such member or staff to the Commis-
sion. 
(h) STAFF OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—(A) The co-chairs of the 
Commission, in accordance with rules agreed upon 
by the Commission, shall appoint and fix the com-
pensation of a staff director and such other per-
sonnel as may be necessary to enable the Commis-
sion to carry out its duties, without regard to the 
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
appointments in the competitive service, and without 
regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to 
classification and General Schedule pay rates, except 
that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may 
exceed the equivalent of that payable to a person oc-
cupying a position at level V of the Executive Sched-
ule under section 5316 of such title. 
(B) Any Federal Government employee may be 
detailed to the Commission without reimbursement 
from the Commission, and such detailee shall retain 
the rights, status, and privileges of his or her reg-
ular employment without interruption. 
(C) All staff of the Commission shall possess a 
security clearance in accordance with applicable laws
2889 
and regulations concerning the handling of classified 
information. 
(2) CONSULTANT SERVICES.—(A) The Commis-
sion may procure the services of experts and consult-
ants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the 
daily rate paid a person occupying a position at level 
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
such title. 
(B) All experts and consultants employed by 
the Commission shall possess a security clearance in 
accordance with applicable laws and regulations con-
cerning the handling of classified information. 
(i) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.— 
(1) COMPENSATION.—(A) Except as provided 
in paragraph (2), each member of the Commission 
may be compensated at not to exceed the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect 
for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, 
for each day during which that member is engaged 
in the actual performance of the duties of the Com-
mission under this title. 
(B) Members of the Commission who are offi-
cers or employees of the United States or Members
2890 
of Congress shall receive no additional pay by reason 
of their service on the Commission. 
(2) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—While away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services for the Commission, members 
of the Commission may be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the 
same manner as persons employed intermittently in 
the Government service are allowed expenses under 
section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 
(j) TREATMENT OF INFORMATION RELATING TO NA-
TIONAL SECURITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—(A) The Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall assume responsibility for the 
handling and disposition of any information related 
to the national security of the United States that is 
received, considered, or used by the Commission 
under this title. 
(B) Any information related to the national se-
curity of the United States that is provided to the 
Commission by a congressional intelligence commit-
tees or the congressional armed services committees 
may not be further provided or released without the 
approval of the chairman of such committees.
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(2) ACCESS AFTER TERMINATION OF COMMIS-
SION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
after the termination of the Commission under sub-
section (k)(2), only the members and designated 
staff of the congressional intelligence committees, 
the Director of National Intelligence (and the des-
ignees of the Director), and such other officials of 
the executive branch as the President may designate 
shall have access to information related to the na-
tional security of the United States that is received, 
considered, or used by the Commission. 
(k) REPORTS; TERMINATION.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall submit to the President and Con-
gress an initial report on the findings of the Com-
mission and such recommendations that the Com-
mission may have for action by the executive branch 
and Congress related to synthetic biology, bio-
engineering, and associated technologies, including 
recommendations to more effectively organize the 
Federal Government. 
(2) ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE REPORTS.—Not 
later than one year after the date of this enactment 
of this Act, and every year thereafter annually, until
2892 
the date specified in subsection (e), the Commission 
shall submit a comprehensive report on the review 
required under subsection (b). 
(3) TERMINATION.—The Commission, and all 
the authorities of this section, shall terminate on Oc-
tober 1, 2023. 
(l) ASSESSMENTS OF ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE RE-
PORTS.—Not later than 60 days after receipt of the an-
nual comprehensive report(s) under subsection (k)(2), the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, and the Director 
of National Intelligence shall each submit to congress an 
assessment by the Director or the Secretary, as the case 
may be, of the final report. Each assessment shall include 
such comments on the findings and recommendations con-
tained in the final report as the Director or Secretary, as 
the case may be, considers appropriate. 
(m) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS.— 
(1) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the activities of the 
Commission under this section. 
(2) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.—The pro-
visions of section 552 of title 5, United States Code
2893 
(commonly referred to as the Freedom of Informa-
tion Act), shall not apply to the activities, records, 
and proceedings of the Commission under this sec-
tion. 
(n) FUNDING.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
the 
amounts set forth in the funding tables in division 
D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in sec-
tion 301 for operation and maintenance, Defense- 
wide, as specified in the corresponding funding table 
in section 4301, for admin & servicewide activities, 
Office of the Secretary of Defense, line 540, is here-
by increased by $10,000,000 (to be made available 
in support of the Commission under this subtitle). 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Subject to paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of Defense shall make available to the 
Commission such amounts as the Commission may 
require for purposes of the activities of the Commis-
sion under this section. 
(3) DURATION
OF
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
made available to the Commission under paragraph 
(2) shall remain available until expended. 
(4) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount 
authorized to be appropriated in section 1405 for
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Defense Health Program, for Private Sector Care, 
as specified in the corresponding funding table in 
section 4501, is hereby reduced by $10,000,000. 
(o) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY.—The term ‘‘synthetic 
biology’’ means the design and construction of new 
biological parts devices and systems and the re-de-
sign of existing, natural biological systems for useful 
purposes. 
(2) 
BIOMANUFACTURING.—The 
term 
‘‘bio-
manufacturing’’ means the utilization of biological 
systems to develop new and advance existing prod-
ucts, tools, and processes at commercial scale. 
(3) 
BIOENGINEERING.—The 
term 
‘‘bio-
engineering’’ means the application of engineering 
design principles and practices to biological systems, 
including molecular and cellular systems, to advance 
fundamental understanding of complex natural sys-
tems and to enable novel or optimize functions and 
capabilities. 
SEC. 6445. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO UNMANNED AIR-
CRAFT SYSTEMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology, and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) COVERED
FOREIGN
ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘covered foreign entity’’ means an entity included on 
a list developed and maintained by the Federal Ac-
quisition Security Council that includes entities in 
the following categories: 
(A) An entity included on the Consolidated 
Screening List. 
(B) 
Any 
entity 
that 
is 
subject 
to 
extrajudicial direction from a foreign govern-
ment, as determined by the Secretary of Home-
land Security. 
(C) Any entity the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in coordination with the Director of 
National Intelligence and the Secretary of De-
fense, determines poses a national security risk.
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(D) Any entity domiciled in the People’s 
Republic of China or subject to influence or 
control by the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China or the Communist Party of the 
People’s Republic of China, as determined by 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(E) Any subsidiary or affiliate of an entity 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
(3) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
133 of title 41, United States Code. 
(4) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM; UAS.—Ex-
cept as otherwise provided, the terms ‘‘unmanned 
aircraft system’’ and ‘‘UAS’’ mean an unmanned 
aircraft and associated elements (consisting of com-
munication links and the components that control 
the unmanned aircraft) that are required for the op-
erator to operate safely and efficiently in the na-
tional airspace system. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF UNMANNED 
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 
paragraphs (2) and (3), the head of an executive 
agency may not procure any unmanned aircraft sys-
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tem that is manufactured, assembled, designed, or 
patented by a covered foreign entity that are re-
quired for the operator to operate safely and effi-
ciently in the national airspace system. The Federal 
Acquisition Security Council, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Transportation, shall develop and 
update a list of associated elements. 
(2) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney 
General are exempt from the restriction under para-
graph (1) if the operation or procurement— 
(A) is for the sole purposes of research, 
evaluation, training, testing, or analysis for— 
(i) electronic warfare; 
(ii) information warfare operations; 
(iii) development of UAS or counter- 
UAS technology; 
(iv) counterterrorism or counterintel-
ligence activities; or 
(v) Federal criminal investigations, in-
cluding forensic examinations; and 
(B) is required in the national interest of 
the United States. 
(3) WAIVER.—The head of an executive agency 
may waive the prohibition under paragraph (1)—
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(A) with the approval of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security or the Secretary of Defense; 
and 
(B) upon notification to Congress. 
(c) PROHIBITION
ON OPERATION
OF UNMANNED 
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTI-
TIES.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date 
that is 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, an executive agency may not oper-
ate an unmanned aircraft system manufac-
tured, assembled, designed, or patented by a 
covered foreign entity. 
(B) 
APPLICABILITY
TO
CONTRACTED 
SERVICES.—The prohibition under subpara-
graph (A) applies to any unmanned aircraft 
systems that are being used by any executive 
agency through the method of contracting for 
the services of unmanned aircraft systems. 
(2) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney 
General are exempt from the restriction under para-
graph (1) if the operation or procurement—
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(A) is for the sole purposes of research, 
evaluation, training, testing, or analysis for— 
(i) electronic warfare; 
(ii) information warfare operations; 
(iii) development of UAS or counter- 
UAS technology; 
(iv) counterterrorism or counterintel-
ligence activities; or 
(v) Federal criminal investigations, in-
cluding forensic examinations; and 
(B) is required in the national interest of 
the United States. 
(3) WAIVER.—The head of an executive agency 
may waive the prohibition under paragraph (1) on a 
case-by-case basis— 
(A) with the approval of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security or the Secretary of Defense; 
and 
(B) upon notification to Congress. 
(4) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
prescribe regulations or guidance to implement this 
section.
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(d) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 
PURCHASES AND OPERATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that 
is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), 
Federal funds awarded through a contract, grant, or 
cooperative agreement entered into on or after such 
effective date, or otherwise made available, may not 
be used— 
(A) to purchase a unmanned aircraft sys-
tem, or a system to counter unmanned aircraft 
systems, that is manufactured, assembled, de-
signed, or patented by a covered foreign entity; 
or 
(B) in connection with the operation of 
such a drone or unmanned aircraft system. 
(2) EXEMPTION.—An executive agency is ex-
empt from the restriction under paragraph (1) if the 
operation or procurement is for the sole purposes of 
research, evaluation, training, testing, or analysis, as 
determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
the Secretary of Defense, or the Attorney General, 
for— 
(A) electronic warfare;
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(B) information warfare operations; 
(C) development of UAS or counter-UAS 
technology; 
(D) counterterrorism or counterintelligence 
activities; 
(E) Federal criminal investigations, includ-
ing forensic examinations; or 
(F) the safe integration of UAS in the na-
tional airspace (as determined in consultation 
with the Secretary of Transportation); and 
(G) is required in the national interest of 
the United States. 
(3) WAIVER.—The head of an executive agency 
may waive the prohibition under paragraph (1) on a 
case-by-case basis— 
(A) with the approval of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security or the Secretary of Defense; 
and 
(B) upon notification to Congress. 
(4) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Fed-
eral Acquisition Regulatory Council shall prescribe 
regulations or guidance, as necessary, to implement 
the requirements of this section relating to Federal 
contracts.
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(e) PROHIBITION ON USE OF GOVERNMENT-ISSUED 
PURCHASE CARDS TO PURCHASE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.—Effective 
immediately, Government-issued Purchase Cards may not 
be used to procure any unmanned aircraft system from 
a covered foreign entity. 
(f) MANAGEMENT
OF EXISTING INVENTORIES
OF 
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOR-
EIGN ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Effective immediately, all 
executive agencies must account for existing inven-
tories of unmanned aircraft systems manufactured, 
assembled, designed, or patented by a covered for-
eign entity in their personal property accounting sys-
tems, regardless of the original procurement cost, or 
the purpose of procurement due to the special moni-
toring and accounting measures necessary to track 
the items’ capabilities. 
(2) CLASSIFIED TRACKING.—Due to the sen-
sitive nature of missions and operations conducted 
by the United States Government, inventory data re-
lated to unmanned aircraft systems manufactured, 
assembled, designed, or patented by a covered for-
eign entity may be tracked at a classified level.
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(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The Department of Defense 
and Department of Homeland Security may exclude 
from the full inventory process, unmanned aircraft 
systems that are deemed expendable due to mission 
risk such as recovery issues or that are one-time-use 
unmanned aircraft system due to requirements and 
low cost. 
(g) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 275 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to Congress a report on the amount of commercial off- 
the-shelf drones and unmanned aircraft systems procured 
by Federal departments and agencies from covered foreign 
entities. 
(h) GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY FOR PROCUREMENT 
OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
coordination with the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, Department of Transportation, the Depart-
ment of Justice, and other Departments as deter-
mined by the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, and in consultation with the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, shall estab-
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lish a government-wide policy for the procurement of 
UAS— 
(A) for non-Department of Defense and 
non-intelligence community operations; and 
(B) through grants and cooperative agree-
ments entered into with non-Federal entities. 
(2) INFORMATION SECURITY.—The policy devel-
oped under paragraph (1) shall include the following 
specifications, which to the extent practicable, shall 
be based on industry standards and technical guid-
ance from the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, to address the risks associated with 
processing, storing and transmitting Federal infor-
mation in a UAS: 
(A) Protections to ensure controlled access 
of UAS. 
(B) Protecting software, firmware, and 
hardware by ensuring changes to UAS are 
properly managed, including by ensuring UAS 
can be updated using a secure, controlled, and 
configurable mechanism. 
(C) Cryptographically securing sensitive 
collected, stored, and transmitted data, includ-
ing proper handling of privacy data and other 
controlled unclassified information.
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(D) Appropriate safeguards necessary to 
protect sensitive information, including during 
and after use of UAS. 
(E) Appropriate data security to ensure 
that data is not transmitted to or stored in non- 
approved locations. 
(F) The ability to opt out of the uploading, 
downloading, or transmitting of data that is not 
required by law or regulation and an ability to 
choose with whom and where information is 
shared when it is required. 
(3) 
REQUIREMENT.—The 
policy 
developed 
under paragraph (1) shall reflect an appropriate 
risk-based approach to information security related 
to use of UAS. 
(4) REVISION OF ACQUISITION REGULATIONS.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
policy required under paragraph (1) is issued— 
(A) the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
Council shall revise the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation, as necessary, to implement the pol-
icy; and 
(B) any executive agency or other Federal 
entity not subject to, or not subject solely to, 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall revise
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applicable policy, guidance, or regulations, as 
necessary, to implement the policy. 
(5) EXEMPTION.—In developing the policy re-
quired under paragraph (1), the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall incorporate an 
exemption to the policy for the following reasons: 
(A) In the case of procurement for the 
purposes of training, testing, or analysis for— 
(i) electronic warfare; or 
(ii) information warfare operations. 
(B) In the case of researching UAS tech-
nology, including testing, evaluation, research, 
or development of technology to counter UAS. 
(C) In the case of a head of the procuring 
executive agency determining, in writing, that 
no product that complies with the information 
security requirements described in paragraph 
(2) is capable of fulfilling mission critical per-
formance requirements, and such determina-
tion— 
(i) may not be delegated below the 
level of the Deputy Secretary of the pro-
curing executive agency; 
(ii) shall specify—
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(I) the quantity of end items to 
which the waiver applies, the procure-
ment value of which may not exceed 
$50,000 per waiver; and 
(II) the time period over which 
the waiver applies, which shall not ex-
ceed 3 years; 
(iii) shall be reported to the Office of 
Management 
and 
Budget 
following 
issuance of such a determination; and 
(iv) not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the determination is made, 
shall be provided to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Government Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform of the House of 
Representatives. 
(i) STUDY ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR UNMANNED 
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, in consultation with the Administrator 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion, shall provide to the appropriate congressional
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committees a report on the supply chain for covered 
unmanned aircraft systems, including a discussion of 
current and projected future demand for covered un-
manned aircraft systems. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the current and future 
global and domestic market for covered un-
manned aircraft systems that are not widely 
commercially available except from a covered 
foreign entity. 
(B) A description of the sustainability, 
availability, cost, and quality of secure sources 
of covered unmanned aircraft systems domesti-
cally and from sources in allied and partner 
countries. 
(C) The plan of the Secretary of Defense 
to address any gaps or deficiencies identified in 
subparagraph (B), including through the use of 
funds available under the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) and part-
nerships with the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration and other interested per-
sons.
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(D) Such other information as the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment determines to be appropriate. 
(3) COVERED
UNMANNED
AIRCRAFT
SYSTEM 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘covered 
unmanned aircraft system’’ means an unmanned air-
craft system (as defined in subsection (a)) and any 
components of such a system. 
SEC. 6446. ADMISSION OF ESSENTIAL SCIENTISTS AND 
TECHNICAL EXPERTS TO PROMOTE AND PRO-
TECT 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
INNOVATION 
BASE. 
(a) SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS.—In accordance 
with the procedures established under subsection (f)(1), 
and subject to subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Home-
land Security may provide an alien described in subsection 
(b) (and the spouse and children of the alien if accom-
panying or following to join the alien) with the status of 
a special immigrant under section 101(a)(27) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)), if the 
alien— 
(1) submits a classification petition under sec-
tion 
204(a)(1)(G)(i) 
of 
such 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1154(a)(1)(G)(i)); and
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(2) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant 
visa and is otherwise admissible to the United States 
for permanent residence. 
(b) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien is described in 
this subsection if— 
(1) the alien— 
(A) is employed by a United States em-
ployer and engaged in work to promote and 
protect the National Security Innovation Base; 
(B) is engaged in basic or applied re-
search, funded by the Department of Defense, 
through a United States institution of higher 
education (as defined in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001)); or 
(C) possesses scientific or technical exper-
tise that will advance the development of crit-
ical technologies identified in the National De-
fense Strategy or the National Defense Science 
and Technology Strategy, required by section 
218 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1679 ); and 
(2) the Secretary of Defense issues a written 
statement to the Secretary of Homeland Security
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confirming that the admission of the alien is essen-
tial to advancing the research, development, testing, 
or evaluation of critical technologies described in 
paragraph (1)(C) or otherwise serves national secu-
rity interests. 
(c) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The total number of prin-
cipal aliens who may be provided special immigrant 
status under this section may not exceed— 
(A) 10 in each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2030; and 
(B) 100 in fiscal year 2031 and each fiscal 
year thereafter. 
(2) EXCLUSION
FROM
NUMERICAL
LIMITA-
TION.—Aliens provided special immigrant status 
under this section shall not be counted against the 
numerical limitations under sections 201(d), 202(a), 
and 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d), 1152(a), and 1153(b)(4)). 
(d) DEFENSE COMPETITION FOR SCIENTISTS AND 
TECHNICAL EXPERTS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall develop and implement a process to select, on a com-
petitive basis from among individuals described in sub-
section (b), individuals for recommendation to the Sec-
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retary of Homeland Security for special immigrant status 
described in subsection (a). 
(e) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary of Defense shall authorize appropriate personnel 
of the Department of Defense to use all personnel and 
management authorities available to the Department, in-
cluding the personnel and management authorities pro-
vided to the science and technology reinvention labora-
tories, the Major Range and Test Facility Base (as de-
fined in 196(i) of title 10, United States Code), and the 
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. 
(f) PROCEDURES.—Not later than 360 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security and Secretary of Defense shall jointly estab-
lish policies and procedures implementing the provisions 
in this section, which shall include procedures for— 
(1) processing of petitions for classification sub-
mitted under subsection (a)(1) and applications for 
an immigrant visa or adjustment of status, as appli-
cable; and 
(2) thorough processing of any required secu-
rity clearances. 
(g) FEES.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall establish a fee—
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(1) to be charged and collected to process an 
application filed under this section; and 
(2) that is set at a level that will ensure recov-
ery of the full costs of such processing and any addi-
tional costs associated with the administration of the 
fees collected. 
(h) IMPLEMENTATION
REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and Sec-
retary of Defense shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes— 
(1) a plan for implementing the authorities pro-
vided under this section; and 
(2) identification of any additional authorities 
that may be required to assist the Secretaries in 
fully implementing section. 
(i) PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REPORT.— 
(1) EVALUATION.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct an evaluation of the 
competitive program and special immigrant program 
described in subsections (a) through (g). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2026, 
the Comptroller General shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the re-
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sults of the evaluation conducted under paragraph 
(1). 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘National Security Innovation 
Base’’ means the network of persons and organiza-
tions, including Federal agencies, institutions of 
higher education, Federally funded research and de-
velopment centers, defense industrial base entities, 
nonprofit organizations, commercial entities, and 
venture capital firms that are engaged in the mili-
tary and non-military research, development, fund-
ing, and production of innovative technologies that 
support the national security of the United States. 
SEC. 6447. CONTRACTS BY THE PRESIDENT, THE VICE 
PRESIDENT, OR A CABINET MEMBER. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 431 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended—
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(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘the 
President, the Vice President, a Cabinet 
Member, or a’’ after ‘‘Contracts by’’; and 
(2) in the first undesignated paragraph, by in-
serting ‘‘the President, the Vice President, or any 
member of the Cabinet,’’ after ‘‘Whoever, being’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for chapter 23 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 431 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘431. Contracts by the President, the Vice President, a Cabinet Member, or a 
Member of Congress.’’. 
SEC. 6448. REPORT ON ALL COMPREHENSIVE SANCTIONS 
IMPOSED ON FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the head of 
any other relevant Federal department or agency that the 
Comptroller General determines necessary, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on all 
comprehensive sanctions imposed on de jure or de facto 
governments of foreign countries, and all comprehensive 
sanctions imposed on non-state actors that exercise signifi-
cant de facto governmental control over a foreign civilian 
population, under any provision of law.