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of the restoration and protection of the Puget 
Sound; 
‘‘(E) serve on the Puget Sound Federal 
Leadership Task Force and collaborate with, 
help coordinate, and implement activities with 
other Federal agencies that have responsibilities 
involving the restoration and protection of the 
Puget Sound; 
‘‘(F) provide or procure such other advice, 
technical assistance, research, assessments, 
monitoring, or other support as is determined 
by the Director to be necessary or prudent to 
most efficiently and effectively fulfill the objec-
tives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the 
Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at 
Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollu-
tion Control Program, consistent with the best 
available science, to ensure the health of the 
Puget Sound ecosystem; 
‘‘(G) track the progress of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency towards meeting the 
agency’s specified objectives and priorities with-
in the Action Agenda and the Federal Action 
Plan; 
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‘‘(H) implement the recommendations of 
the Comptroller General set forth in the report 
entitled ‘Puget Sound Restoration: Additional 
Actions 
Could 
Improve 
Assessments 
of 
Progress’ and dated July 19, 2018; 
‘‘(I) serve as liaison and coordinate activi-
ties for the restoration and protection of the 
Salish Sea with Canadian authorities, the Pa-
cific Salmon Commission, and the International 
Joint Commission; and 
‘‘(J) carry out such additional duties as 
the Director determines necessary and appro-
priate. 
‘‘(c) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL LEADERSHIP TASK 
FORCE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) COMPOSITION.—The Puget Sound 
Federal Leadership Task Force shall be com-
posed of the following members: 
‘‘(i) The following individuals ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Agriculture: 
‘‘(I) A representative of the Na-
tional Forest Service. 
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‘‘(II) A representative of the 
Natural Resources Conservation Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(ii) A representative of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. 
‘‘(iii) The following individuals ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Defense: 
‘‘(I) A representative of the 
Corps of Engineers. 
‘‘(II) A representative of the 
Joint Base Lewis-McChord. 
‘‘(III) A representative of the 
Commander, Navy Region Northwest. 
‘‘(iv) The Director of the Program Of-
fice. 
‘‘(v) The following individuals ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity: 
‘‘(I) A representative of the 
Coast Guard. 
‘‘(II) A representative of the 
Federal 
Emergency 
Management 
Agency. 
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‘‘(vi) The following individuals ap-
pointed by the Secretary of the Interior: 
‘‘(I) A representative of the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs. 
‘‘(II) A representative of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(III) A representative of the 
United States Geological Survey. 
‘‘(IV) A representative of the Na-
tional Park Service. 
‘‘(vii) The following individuals ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation: 
‘‘(I) A representative of the Fed-
eral Highway Administration. 
‘‘(II) A representative of the 
Federal Transit Administration. 
‘‘(viii) Representatives of such other 
Federal agencies, programs, and initiatives 
as the other members of the Puget Sound 
Federal Leadership Task Force determines 
necessary. 
‘‘(B) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—Members 
ap-
pointed under this paragraph shall have experi-
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ence and expertise in matters of restoration and 
protection of large watersheds and bodies of 
water, or related experience that will benefit the 
restoration and protection of the Puget Sound. 
‘‘(C) CO-CHAIRS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The following 
members of the Puget Sound Federal 
Leadership Task Force shall serve as Co- 
Chairs of the Puget Sound Federal Lead-
ership Task Force: 
‘‘(I) The representative of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration. 
‘‘(II) The Director of the Pro-
gram Office. 
‘‘(III) The representative of the 
Corps of Engineers. 
‘‘(ii) LEADERSHIP.—The Co-Chairs 
shall ensure the Puget Sound Federal 
Leadership Task Force completes its du-
ties through robust discussion of all rel-
evant issues. The Co-Chairs shall share 
leadership responsibilities equally. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.— 
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‘‘(A) 
GENERAL
DUTIES.—The 
Puget 
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall— 
‘‘(i) uphold Federal trust responsibil-
ities to restore and protect resources cru-
cial to Tribal treaty rights, including by 
carrying 
out 
government-to-government 
consultation with Indian tribes when re-
quested by such tribes; 
‘‘(ii) provide a venue for dialogue and 
coordination across all Federal agencies 
represented by a member of the Puget 
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force to 
align Federal resources for the purposes of 
carrying out the requirements of this sec-
tion and all other Federal laws that con-
tribute to the restoration and protection of 
the Puget Sound, including by— 
‘‘(I) enabling and encouraging 
such agencies to act consistently with 
the objectives and priorities of the Ac-
tion Agenda, the Salmon Recovery 
Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Ini-
tiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pol-
lution Control Program; 
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‘‘(II) facilitating the coordination 
of Federal activities that impact such 
restoration and protection; 
‘‘(III) facilitating the delivery of 
feedback given by such agencies to the 
Puget Sound Partnership during the 
development of the Action Agenda; 
‘‘(IV) facilitating the resolution 
of interagency conflicts associated 
with such restoration and protection 
among such agencies; 
‘‘(V) providing a forum for ex-
changing information among such 
agencies regarding activities being 
conducted, including obstacles or effi-
ciencies found, during restoration and 
protection activities; and 
‘‘(VI) promoting the efficient use 
of government resources in pursuit of 
such 
restoration 
and 
protection 
through coordination and collabora-
tion, including by ensuring that the 
Federal efforts relating to the science 
necessary for such restoration and 
protection are consistent, and not du-
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plicative, across the Federal Govern-
ment; 
‘‘(iii) catalyze public leaders at all lev-
els to work together toward shared goals 
by demonstrating interagency best prac-
tices coming from such agencies; 
‘‘(iv) provide advice and support on 
scientific and technical issues and act as a 
forum for the exchange of scientific infor-
mation about the Puget Sound; 
‘‘(v) identify and inventory Federal 
environmental research and monitoring 
programs related to the Puget Sound, and 
provide such inventory to the Puget Sound 
National Estuary Program Management 
Conference; 
‘‘(vi) ensure that Puget Sound res-
toration and protection activities are as 
consistent as practicable with ongoing res-
toration and protection and related efforts 
in the Salish Sea that are being conducted 
by Canadian authorities, the Pacific Salm-
on Commission, and the International 
Joint Commission; 
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‘‘(vii) ensure that Puget Sound res-
toration and protection activities are con-
sistent with national security interests; 
‘‘(viii) establish any working groups or 
committees necessary to assist the Puget 
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force in 
its duties, including relating to public pol-
icy and scientific issues; and 
‘‘(ix) raise national awareness of the 
significance of the Puget Sound. 
‘‘(B) PUGET
SOUND
FEDERAL
ACTION 
PLAN.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 
years after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Puget Sound Federal Leader-
ship Task Force shall develop and approve 
a Federal Action Plan that leverages Fed-
eral programs across agencies and serves 
to coordinate diverse programs and prior-
ities for the restoration and protection of 
the Puget Sound. 
‘‘(ii) REVISION
OF
PUGET
SOUND 
FEDERAL
ACTION
PLAN.—Not less often 
than once every 5 years after the date of 
approval of the Federal Action Plan under 
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clause (i), the Puget Sound Federal Lead-
ership Task Force shall review, and revise 
as appropriate, the Federal Action Plan. 
‘‘(C) FEEDBACK
BY
FEDERAL
AGEN-
CIES.—In facilitating feedback under subpara-
graph (A)(ii)(III), the Puget Sound Federal 
Leadership Task Force shall request Federal 
agencies to consider, at a minimum, possible 
Federal actions within the Puget Sound region 
designed to— 
‘‘(i) further the goals, targets, and ac-
tions of the Action Agenda, the Salmon 
Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk 
Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollu-
tion Control Program; 
‘‘(ii) as applicable, implement and en-
force this Act, the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973, and all other Federal laws that 
contribute to the restoration and protection 
of the Puget Sound, including those that 
protect Tribal treaty rights; 
‘‘(iii) prevent the introduction and 
spread of invasive species; 
‘‘(iv) protect marine and wildlife habi-
tats; 
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‘‘(v) protect, restore, and conserve for-
ests, wetlands, riparian zones, and near-
shore waters; 
‘‘(vi) promote resilience to climate 
change and ocean acidification effects; 
‘‘(vii) restore fisheries so that they are 
sustainable and productive; 
‘‘(viii) preserve biodiversity; 
‘‘(ix) restore and protect ecosystem 
services that provide clean water, filter 
toxic chemicals, and increase ecosystem re-
silience; and 
‘‘(x) improve water quality, including 
by preventing and managing stormwater 
runoff, incorporating erosion control tech-
niques and trash capture devices, using 
sustainable stormwater practices, and miti-
gating and minimizing nonpoint source 
pollution, including marine litter. 
‘‘(4) PARTICIPATION OF STATE ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE AND PUGET SOUND TRIBAL MANAGEMENT 
CONFERENCE.—The Puget Sound Federal Leader-
ship Task Force shall carry out its duties with input 
from, and in collaboration with, the State Advisory 
Committee and the Puget Sound Tribal Manage-
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ment Conference, including by seeking advice and 
recommendations on the actions, progress, and 
issues pertaining to the restoration and protection of 
the Puget Sound. 
‘‘(5) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(A) 
INITIAL
MEETING.—The 
Puget 
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall 
meet not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section— 
‘‘(i) to determine if all Federal agen-
cies are properly represented; 
‘‘(ii) to establish the bylaws of the 
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 
Force; 
‘‘(iii) to establish necessary working 
groups or committees; and 
‘‘(iv) to determine subsequent meeting 
times, dates, and logistics. 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.—After the 
initial meeting, the Puget Sound Federal Lead-
ership Task Force shall meet, at a minimum, 
twice per year to carry out the duties of the 
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force. 
‘‘(C) WORKING
GROUP
MEETINGS.—A 
meeting of any established working group or 
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committee of the Puget Sound Federal Leader-
ship Task Force shall not be considered a bian-
nual meeting for purposes of subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) JOINT MEETINGS.—The Puget Sound 
Federal Leadership Task Force— 
‘‘(i) shall offer to meet jointly with 
the Puget Sound National Estuary Pro-
gram Management Conference and the 
Puget Sound Tribal Management Con-
ference, at a minimum, once per year; and 
‘‘(ii) may consider such a joint meet-
ing to be a biannual meeting of the Puget 
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force for 
purposes of subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(E) QUORUM.—A simple majority of the 
members of the Puget Sound Federal Leader-
ship Task Force shall constitute a quorum. 
‘‘(F) VOTING.—For the Puget Sound Fed-
eral Leadership Task Force to take an official 
action, a quorum shall be present, and at least 
a two-thirds majority of the members present 
shall vote in the affirmative. 
‘‘(6) PUGET
SOUND
FEDERAL
LEADERSHIP 
TASK FORCE PROCEDURES AND ADVICE.— 
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‘‘(A) ADVISORS.—The Puget Sound Fed-
eral Leadership Task Force may seek advice 
and input from any interested, knowledgeable, 
or affected party as the Puget Sound Federal 
Leadership Task Force determines necessary to 
perform its duties. 
‘‘(B) COMPENSATION.—A member of the 
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force 
shall receive no additional compensation for 
service as a member on the Puget Sound Fed-
eral Leadership Task Force. 
‘‘(C) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Travel expenses 
incurred by a member of the Puget Sound Fed-
eral Leadership Task Force in the performance 
of service on the Puget Sound Federal Leader-
ship Task Force may be paid by the agency 
that the member represents. 
‘‘(7) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL TASK FORCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On the date of enact-
ment of this section, the 2016 memorandum of 
understanding establishing the Puget Sound 
Federal Task Force shall cease to be effective. 
‘‘(B) USE
OF
PREVIOUS
WORK.—The 
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force 
shall, to the extent practicable, use the work 
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product produced, relied upon, and analyzed by 
the Puget Sound Federal Task Force in order 
to avoid duplicating the efforts of the Puget 
Sound Federal Task Force. 
‘‘(d) STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
State Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The State Advisory Com-
mittee shall consist of up to seven members des-
ignated by the governing body of the Puget Sound 
Partnership, in consultation with the Governor of 
Washington, who will represent Washington State 
agencies that have significant roles and responsibil-
ities related to the restoration and protection of the 
Puget Sound. 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force, State Advi-
sory Committee, and any working group or committee of 
the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force, shall 
not be considered an advisory committee under the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
‘‘(f) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL LEADERSHIP TASK 
FORCE BIENNIAL REPORT ON PUGET SOUND RESTORA-
TION AND PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, and biennially 
thereafter, the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 
Task Force, in collaboration with the Puget Sound 
Tribal Management Conference and the State Advi-
sory Committee, shall submit to the President, Con-
gress, the Governor of Washington, and the gov-
erning body of the Puget Sound Partnership a re-
port that summarizes the progress, challenges, and 
milestones of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 
Task Force relating to the restoration and protec-
tion of the Puget Sound. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include a description of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The roles and progress of each State, 
local government entity, and Federal agency 
that has jurisdiction in the Puget Sound region 
relating to meeting the identified objectives and 
priorities of the Action Agenda, the Salmon Re-
covery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initia-
tive, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Con-
trol Program. 
‘‘(B) If available, the roles and progress of 
Tribal governments that have jurisdiction in the 
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Puget Sound region relating to meeting the 
identified objectives and priorities of the Action 
Agenda, the Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty 
Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal 
Nonpoint Pollution Control Program. 
‘‘(C) A summary of specific recommenda-
tions concerning implementation of the Action 
Agenda and the Federal Action Plan, including 
challenges, barriers, and anticipated milestones, 
targets, and timelines. 
‘‘(D) A summary of progress made by 
Federal agencies toward the priorities identified 
in the Federal Action Plan. 
‘‘(g) TRIBAL RIGHTS AND CONSULTATION.— 
‘‘(1) 
PRESERVATION
OF
TRIBAL
TREATY 
RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section affects, or is in-
tended to affect, any right reserved by treaty be-
tween the United States and one or more Indian 
tribes. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—Nothing in this section 
affects any authorization or obligation of a Federal 
agency to consult with an Indian tribe under any 
other provision of law. 
‘‘(h) CONSISTENCY.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Actions authorized or im-
plemented under this section shall be consistent 
with— 
‘‘(A) the Salmon Recovery Plans; 
‘‘(B) the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Con-
trol Program; and 
‘‘(C) the water quality standards of the 
State of Washington approved by the Adminis-
trator under section 303. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL ACTIONS.—All Federal agencies 
represented on the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 
Task Force shall act consistently with the protection 
of Tribal, treaty-reserved rights and, to the greatest 
extent practicable given such agencies’ existing obli-
gations under Federal law, act consistently with the 
objectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, the 
Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk 
Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Con-
trol Program, when— 
‘‘(A) conducting Federal agency activities 
within or outside the Puget Sound that affect 
any land or water use or natural resources of 
the Puget Sound region, including activities 
performed by a contractor for the benefit of a 
Federal agency; 
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‘‘(B) interpreting and enforcing regulations 
that impact the restoration and protection of 
the Puget Sound; 
‘‘(C) issuing Federal licenses or permits 
that impact the restoration and protection of 
the Puget Sound; and 
‘‘(D) granting Federal assistance to State, 
local, and Tribal governments for activities re-
lated to the restoration and protection of the 
Puget Sound.’’. 
(c) LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN RESTORATION 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) REVIEW OF COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.—Section 121 of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1273) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) ensure that the comprehensive conserva-
tion and management plan approved for the Basin 
under section 320 is reviewed and revised in accord-
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ance with section 320 not less often than once every 
5 years, beginning on the date of enactment of this 
paragraph.’’. 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘rec-
ommended by a management conference con-
vened for the Basin under section 320’’ and in-
serting ‘‘identified in the comprehensive con-
servation and management plan approved for 
the Basin under section 320’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 121(e)(1) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1273(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘, a 5,000 
square mile’’. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Section 121(f) of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1273(f)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Not more 
than 5 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry 
out this section may be used for administrative ex-
penses.’’. 
(4) APPLICATION
TO
EXISTING
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—Amounts appropriated for Lake Pont-
chartrain by title VI of division J of the Infrastruc-
ture Investment and Jobs Act under the heading 
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‘‘Environmental Protection Agency—Environmental 
Programs and Management’’ (Public Law 117–58; 
135 Stat. 1396) shall be considered to be appro-
priated pursuant to section 121 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by this 
subsection, including with respect to the use of such 
funds for administrative expenses under subsection 
(f)(3) of such section 121. 
SEC. 5857. LIMITATION ON LICENSES AND OTHER AUTHOR-
IZATIONS FOR EXPORT OF CERTAIN ITEMS 
REMOVED FROM THE JURISDICTION OF THE 
UNITED STATES MUNITIONS LIST AND MADE 
SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE EX-
PORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce may 
not grant a license or other authorization for the export 
of covered items unless before granting the license or other 
authorization the Secretary submits to the chairman and 
ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the chairman and rank-
ing member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
Senate a written certification with respect to such pro-
posed export license or other authorization containing— 
(1) the name of the person applying for the li-
cense or other authorization; 
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(2) the name of the person who is the proposed 
recipient of the export; 
(3) the name of the country or international or-
ganization to which the export will be made; 
(4) a description of the items proposed to be ex-
ported; and 
(5) the value of the items proposed to be ex-
ported. 
(b) FORM.—A certification required under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, except that 
information regarding the dollar value and number of 
items proposed to be exported may be restricted from pub-
lic disclosure if such disclosure would be detrimental to 
the security of the United States. 
(c) DEADLINES; WAIVER.—A certification required 
under subsection (a) shall be submitted— 
(1) at least 15 calendar days before a proposed 
export license or other authorization is granted in 
the case of a transfer of items to a country which 
is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion or Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, 
Israel, or New Zealand, and 
(2) at least 30 calendar days before a proposed 
export license or other authorization is issued in the 
case of a transfer of items to any other country. 
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(d) 
CONGRESSIONAL
RESOLUTION
OF
DIS-
APPROVAL.—A proposed export license or other authoriza-
tion described in paragraph (1) of subsection (c) shall be-
come effective after the end of the 15-day period described 
in such paragraph, and a proposed export license or other 
authorization described in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) 
shall become effective after the end of the 30-day period 
specified in such paragraph, only if the Congress does not 
enact, within the applicable time period, a joint resolution 
prohibiting the export of items with respect to the pro-
posed export license. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
ITEMS.—The term ‘‘covered 
items’’ means items that— 
(A) were included in category I of the 
United States Munitions List (as in effect on 
January 1, 2020); 
(B) were removed from the United States 
Munitions List and made subject to the juris-
diction of the Export Administration Regula-
tions through publication in the Federal Reg-
ister on January 23, 2020; and 
(C) are valued at $1,000,000 or more. 
(2) EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS.— 
The term ‘‘Export Administration Regulations’’ 
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means the regulations set forth in subchapter C of 
chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or successor regulations. 
(3) UNITED
STATES
MUNITIONS
LIST.—The 
term ‘‘United States Munitions List’’ means the list 
maintained pursuant to part 121 of title 22, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 5858. 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. 5859. UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION ON-SITE 
INVESTIGATIONS OF MAJOR FIRES. 
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 
(15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 38. INVESTIGATION AUTHORITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any major fire, 
the Administrator may send incident investigators, which 
may include safety specialists, fire protection engineers, 
codes and standards experts, researchers, and fire training 
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specialists, to the site of the fire to conduct an investiga-
tion as described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) INVESTIGATION REQUIRED.—A fire investiga-
tion conducted under this section— 
‘‘(1) shall be conducted in coordination and co-
operation with appropriate Federal, State, and local 
authorities, including Federal agencies that are au-
thorized to investigate a major fire or an incident of 
which the major fire is a part; and 
‘‘(2) shall examine the determined cause and 
origin of the fire and assess broader systematic mat-
ters to include use of codes and standards, demo-
graphics, structural characteristics, smoke and fire 
dynamics (movement) during the event, and costs of 
associated injuries and deaths. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Upon concluding any fire investiga-
tion under this section, the Administrator shall issue a 
public report to local, State, and Federal authorities on 
the findings of such investigation, or collaborate with an-
other investigating Federal agency on that agency’s re-
port, including recommendations on— 
‘‘(1) any other buildings with similar character-
istics that may bear similar fire risks; 
‘‘(2) improving tactical response to similar fires; 
‘‘(3) improving civilian safety practices; 
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‘‘(4) assessing the costs and benefits to the 
community of adding fire safety features; and 
‘‘(5) how to mitigate the causes of such fire. 
‘‘(d) DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY.—In addition to 
investigations conducted pursuant to subsection (a), the 
Administrator may send fire investigators to conduct in-
vestigations at the site of any fire with unusual or remark-
able context that results in losses less severe than those 
occurring as a result of a major fire, in coordination with 
appropriate Federal, State, and local authorities, including 
Federal agencies that are authorized to investigate a 
major fire or an incident of which the major fire is a part. 
‘‘(e) MAJOR FIRE DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘major fire’ shall have the meaning given 
such term under regulations to be issued by the Adminis-
trator.’’. 
SEC. 5860. MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH AN 
INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR 
RESEARCH ON THE INFORMATION ENVIRON-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall take such action as may be necessary to seek to ini-
tiate negotiations to obtain an agreement on a multilateral 
basis with countries that are allies or partners of the 
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United States, including countries that are members of 
the Group of Seven (G7), to establish an independent 
international center for research on the information envi-
ronment (in this section referred to as the ‘‘research cen-
ter’’). 
(b) CONSULTATION.—As part of the negotiations to 
obtain an agreement described in subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of State should consult with— 
(1) representatives from providers of prominent 
online platforms; 
(2) researchers from the fields of information 
science, media studies, international data govern-
ance, and other similar fields; 
(3) privacy and human and civil rights advo-
cates; 
(4) technologists, including individuals with 
training and expertise in the state of the art in the 
fields of information technology, information secu-
rity, network security, software development, com-
puter science, computer engineering, and other re-
lated fields; 
(5) representatives from international stand-
ards-setting organizations; and 
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(6) experts in mechanisms for enabling access 
to online platform data which is compliant with data 
protection frameworks. 
(c) PURPOSES, FUNCTIONS, AND RELATED ADMINIS-
TRATIVE PROVISIONS OF RESEARCH CENTER.—An agree-
ment obtained under subsection (a) should include provi-
sions relating to the following: 
(1) The purposes and functions of the research 
center, including its mandate to ensure the widest 
possible cooperation among member countries of the 
research center to ensure such purposes are achieved 
and such functions are carried out, including to— 
(A) enable international collaboration to 
gain understanding and measure the impacts of 
foreign state and non-state propaganda and 
disinformation efforts aimed at undermining or 
influencing the policies, security, or stability of 
the United States and countries that are allies 
or partners of the United States; 
(B) enable international collaboration to 
gain understanding and measure the impacts of 
the content moderation, product design deci-
sions, and algorithms of online platforms on so-
ciety, politics, the spread of hate, harassment, 
and extremism, security, privacy, and physical 
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or mental health, including considerations for 
youth development; 
(C) conduct research projects with a focus 
on the global information environment that re-
quire information from or about multiple online 
platforms and multi-year time horizons; 
(D) conduct research projects that explore 
the impact of published media, such as tele-
vision, podcasts, radio, and newspapers, on so- 
ciety, politics, the spread of hate, harassment, 
and extremism, security, privacy, and physical 
or mental health, including considerations for 
youth development; 
(E) facilitate secure information sharing 
between online platforms and researchers affili-
ated with the research center; 
(F) disseminate findings to the public; and 
(G) offer recommendations to online plat-
forms and governments regarding ways to en-
sure a safe and resilient online information en-
vironment. 
(2) The governance structure and process for 
adding and removing member countries of the re-
search center. 
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(3) The process by which a researcher can be-
come affiliated with or join the research center, in-
cluding provisions to ensure the researcher is not 
working on behalf of a business enterprise. 
(4) A proposed budget and contributions to be 
provided by member countries of the research center. 
(d) PROPOSAL FOR SECURE INFORMATION SHARING 
WITH RESEARCH CENTER.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—An agreement obtained 
under subsection (a) should include provisions relat-
ing to the following: 
(A) Best practices regarding what types of 
information from an online platform should be 
made available, and under what circumstances, 
to the research center. 
(B) A code of conduct for researchers 
working with information made available as de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.— 
(A) REVIEW BY RESEARCH CENTER PRIOR 
TO PUBLICATION.—The provisions described in 
paragraph (1) should include the circumstances 
under which the research center will review a 
publication based on information made available 
to the research center prior to publication to 
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determine whether the publication violates the 
privacy of a user of the online platform or other 
information outlet that made available the in-
formation or would reveal trade secrets of the 
provider of the online platform or other infor-
mation outlet. 
(B) USER
PRIVACY.—The provisions de-
scribed in paragraph (1) should— 
(i) ensure that the making available of 
information to the research center and the 
provision of access to the information by 
the research center do not infringe upon 
reasonable expectations of personal privacy 
of users of online platforms or of other in-
dividuals; and 
(ii) ensure that information is made 
available to the research center consistent 
with any applicable privacy and data secu-
rity laws of member countries. 
(C) CODE OF CONDUCT FOR RESEARCH-
ERS.—The code of conduct included under 
paragraph (1)(B) in the provisions described in 
paragraph (1) should require researchers de-
scribed in such paragraph to commit to the fol-
lowing: 
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(i) To use information made available 
to the research center only for research 
purposes specified in the agreement estab-
lishing the research center. 
(ii) Not to re-identify, or to attempt 
to re-identify, an individual to whom infor-
mation made available to the research cen-
ter relates. 
(iii) Not to publish personal informa-
tion derived from information made avail-
able to the research center. 
(iv) To comply with limits on commer-
cial use of information made available to 
the research center or research conducted 
using such information, as specified by the 
research center. 
(e) ONLINE PLATFORM DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘online platform’’ means a service provided over 
the internet that enables two or more distinct but inter-
dependent sets of users (which may be firms or individ-
uals) to interact with each other. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 
to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2023 and 2024. 
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SEC. 5861. PRIORITIZATION OF EFFORTS OF THE DEPART-
MENT 
OF 
STATE 
TO 
COMBAT 
INTER-
NATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN COVERED SYN-
THETIC DRUGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
prioritize efforts of the Department of State to combat 
international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs by car-
rying out programs and activities including the following: 
(1) Supporting increased data collection by the 
United States and foreign countries through in-
creased drug use surveys among populations, in-
creased use of wastewater testing where appropriate, 
and multilateral sharing of that data. 
(2) Engaging in increased consultation and 
partnership with international drug agencies, includ-
ing the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and 
Drug Addiction, and regulatory agencies in foreign 
countries. 
(3) Carrying out the program to provide assist-
ance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement 
agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs. 
(4) Carrying out exchange programs for govern-
mental and nongovernmental personnel in the 
United States and in foreign countries to provide 
educational and professional development on demand 
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reduction matters relating to the illicit use of nar-
cotics and other drugs. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the implementa-
tion of this section. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(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. 
(c) PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO BUILD 
THE CAPACITY OF FOREIGN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
CIES WITH RESPECT TO COVERED SYNTHETIC DRUGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 660 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2420), the Secretary of State shall establish a pro-
gram to provide assistance to build the capacity of 
law enforcement agencies of the countries described 
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in paragraph (3) to help such agencies to identify, 
track, and improve their forensics detection capabili-
ties with respect to covered synthetic drugs. 
(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary of State shall 
prioritize assistance under paragraph (1) among 
those countries described in paragraph (3) in which 
such assistance would have the most impact in re-
ducing illicit use of covered synthetic drugs in the 
United States. 
(3) 
COUNTRIES
DESCRIBED.—The 
foreign 
countries described in this paragraph are— 
(A) countries that are producers of covered 
synthetic drugs; 
(B) countries whose pharmaceutical and 
chemical industries are known to be exploited 
for development or procurement of precursors 
of covered synthetic drugs; or 
(C) major drug-transit countries as defined 
by the President. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
ADDITIONAL
APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts otherwise au-
thorized for the purposes described in this sub-
section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary $4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2023 through 2027 to carry out this subsection. 
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(d) EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR GOVERNMENTAL AND 
NONGOVERNMENTAL
PERSONNEL
TO
PROVIDE
EDU-
CATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON DE-
MAND REDUCTION MATTERS RELATING TO ILLICIT USE 
OF NARCOTICS AND OTHER DRUGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish or continue and strengthen, as appropriate, 
an exchange program for governmental and non-
governmental personnel in the United States and in 
foreign countries to provide educational and profes-
sional development on demand reduction matters re-
lating to the illicit use of narcotics and other drugs. 
(2) PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS.—The program 
required by paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall be limited to individuals who have 
expertise and experience in matters described in 
paragraph (1); 
(B) in the case of inbound exchanges, may 
be carried out as part of exchange programs 
and international visitor programs administered 
by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Af-
fairs of the Department of State, including the 
International Visitor Leadership Program in 
consultation or coordination with the Bureau of 
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International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
Affairs; and 
(C) shall include outbound exchanges for 
governmental or nongovernmental personnel in 
the United States. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
ADDITIONAL
APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts otherwise au-
thorized for the purposes described in this sub-
section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2023 through 2027 to carry out this subsection. 
(e) AMENDMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS 
CONTROL PROGRAM.— 
(1) 
INTERNATIONAL
NARCOTICS
CONTROL 
STRATEGY REPORT.—Section 489(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h(a)) is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating the second paragraph 
(10) (relating to an identification of the coun-
tries that are the most significant sources of il-
licit fentanyl and fentanyl analogues) as para-
graph (11); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) Information that contains an assessment 
of the countries significantly involved in the manu-
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facture, production, or transshipment of synthetic 
opioids, including fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, 
including the following: 
‘‘(A) The scale of legal domestic produc-
tion and any available information on the num-
ber of manufacturers and producers of such 
opioids in such countries. 
‘‘(B) Information on any law enforcement 
assessments of the scale of illegal production, 
including a description of the capacity of illegal 
laboratories to produce such opioids. 
‘‘(C) The types of inputs used and a de-
scription of the primary methods of synthesis 
employed by illegal producers of such opioids. 
‘‘(D) An assessment of the policies of such 
countries to regulate licit manufacture and 
interdict illicit manufacture, diversion, distribu-
tion, and shipment of such opioids and an as-
sessment of the effectiveness of the policies’ im-
plementation. 
‘‘(13) Information on, to the extent practicable, 
any policies of responding to a substance described 
in section øll¿(g)(2) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, including the 
following: 
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‘‘(A) Which governments have articulated 
policies on scheduling of such substances. 
‘‘(B) Any data on impacts of such policies 
and other responses to such substances. 
‘‘(C) An assessment of any policies the 
United States could adopt to improve its re-
sponse to such substances.’’. 
(2) MODIFICATIONS TO DEFINITIONS.—Section 
481(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2291(e)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(D), by inserting ‘‘or 
a significant direct source of illicit narcotic or 
psychotropic drugs or other controlled sub-
stances’’ after ‘‘opioids’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (5) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(5) the term ‘major drug-transit country’ 
means a country through which are transported il-
licit narcotic or psychotropic drugs or other con-
trolled substances significantly affecting the United 
States.’’. 
(f) COVERED SYNTHETIC DRUG.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered synthetic drug’’ means— 
(1) a synthetic controlled substance (as defined 
in section 102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act 
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(21 U.S.C. 802(6))), including fentanyl or a fentanyl 
analogue; or 
(2) a substance of abuse, or any preparation 
thereof, that— 
(A) is not— 
(i) included in any schedule as a con-
trolled substance under the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.); or 
(ii) controlled by the Single Conven-
tion on Narcotic Drugs signed at New 
York, New York, on March 30, 1961, or 
the Convention on Psychotropic Substances 
signed at Vienna, Austria, on February 21, 
1971; 
(B) is new or has reemerged on the illicit 
market; and 
(C) poses a threat to the public health and 
safety. 
SEC. 5862. ISOLATE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ACT 
OF 2022. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to seek to exclude government officials of 
the Russian Federation, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, from participation in meetings, proceedings, and 
other activities of the following organizations: 
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(1) Group of 20. 
(2) Bank for International Settlements. 
(3) Basel Committee for Banking Standards. 
(4) Financial Stability Board. 
(5) International Association of Insurance Su-
pervisors. 
(6) International Organization of Securities 
Commissions. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tem, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the 
case may be, shall take all necessary steps to advance the 
policy set forth in subsection (a). 
(c) TERMINATION.—This section shall have no force 
or effect on the earlier of— 
(1) the date that is 5 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; or 
(2) the date that is 30 days after the date on 
which the President reports to Congress that the 
Government of the Russian Federation has ceased 
its destabilizing activities with respect to the sov-
ereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. 
(d) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of this section if the President reports to the Congress 
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that the waiver is in the national interest of the United 
States and includes an explanation of the reasons therefor. 
SEC. 5863. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO THE 
PHILIPPINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds authorized to be appro-
priated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
State are authorized to be made available to provide as-
sistance for the Philippine National Police, including as-
sistance in the form of equipment or training, until the 
Secretary of State certifies to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the Gov-
ernment of the Philippines has— 
(1) investigated and successfully prosecuted 
members of the Philippine National Police who have 
violated human rights, ensured that police personnel 
cooperated with judicial authorities in such cases, 
and affirmed that such violations have ceased; 
(2) established that the Philippine National Po-
lice effectively protects the rights of trade unionists, 
journalists, human rights defenders, critics of the 
government, faith and religious leaders, and other 
civil society activists to operate without interference; 
(3) taken effective steps to guarantee a judicial 
system that is capable of investigating, prosecuting, 
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and bringing to justice members of the police and 
military who have committed human rights abuses; 
and 
(4) fully complied with domestic and United 
States audits and investigations regarding the im-
proper use of prior security assistance. 
(b) WAIVER.—The President may, on a case-by-case 
basis and for periods not to exceed 180 days each, waive 
the prohibition under subsection (a) if the President cer-
tifies to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate not later than 15 days before such 
waiver is to take effect that such waiver is vital to the 
national security interests of the United States or its part-
ners and allies. 
SEC. 5864. GENDER ANALYSIS IN FOREIGN TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the President should encourage the increased 
participation of women in existing programs funded by the 
United States Government that provide training to foreign 
nationals regarding law enforcement, the rule of law, or 
professional military education, and should expand and 
apply gender analysis to improve program design and im-
plementation. 
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(b) GENDER ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL TRAIN-
ING PROGRAMS.—The Department of Defense, in coordi-
nation with the Department of State and other relevant 
departments, shall conduct a gender analysis of Inter-
national Education and Training Programs offered to al-
lied and partner forces to ensure the programs are equi-
table and address issues experienced by all participants. 
(c) GENDER ANALYSIS TRAINING.—The Department 
of Defense, in coordination with the Department of State, 
shall develop and include gender analysis training to be 
included in the International Education and Training Pro-
grams at United States military schools and training insti-
tutions. 
(d) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—No later than two years 
after enactment of this act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall brief the 
appropriate congressional committees on the Department 
of Defense and Department of State’s actions and 
progress in implementing the requirements under sub-
section (b) and subsection (c). 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
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(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(f) GENDER ANALYSIS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘gender analysis’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 3 of the Women’s Entrepreneurship and 
Economic Empowerment Act (22 U.S.C. 2151–2). 
SEC. 5865. REPORT ON COLUMBIAN MILITARY FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to Congress a report— 
(1) documenting knowledge and intelligence 
from 1980–2010 regarding— 
(A) Colombian military involvement in as-
sassinations and disappearances, and collabora-
tion in paramilitary offensives; 
(B) military conduct in the false positives 
initiative from 2002–2008; and 
(C) any gross violations of human rights 
resulting from the Colombian military’s part-
nerships with private companies for security; 
and 
(2) including an overview of the United 
States—Colombia military partnership during 1980– 
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2010, specifying periods of deepened collaboration 
and coordination; and 
(3) a discussion of the specifics regarding in-
creases in military support, training, logistics, and 
weapons transfers on the part of the United States 
during such time period and the manner and extent 
of compliance on the part of Colunbian forces with 
the requirements of section 620M of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, section 362 of title 10, United 
States Code, and other prohibitions on the provision 
of security assistance to units of foreign forces on 
the basis of gross violations of human rights. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 5866. FEDERAL CONTRACTING FOR PEACE AND SECU-
RITY. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the policy of the Federal Govern-
ment not to conduct business with companies that under-
mine United States national security interests by con-
tinuing to operate in the Russian Federation during its 
ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine. 
(b) CONTRACTING PROHIBITION.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—The head of an executive 
agency may not enter into, extend, or renew a cov-
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ered contract with a company that continues to con-
duct business operations in territory internationally 
recognized as the Russian Federation during the 
covered period. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) GOOD FAITH EXEMPTION.—The Office 
of Management and Budget, in consultation 
with the General Services Administration, may 
exempt a contractor from the prohibition in 
paragraph (1) if the contractor has— 
(i) pursued and continues to pursue 
all reasonable steps in demonstrating a 
good faith effort to comply with the re-
quirements of this Act; and 
(ii) provided to the executive agency a 
reasonable, written plan to achieve compli-
ance with such requirements. 
(B) PERMISSIBLE OPERATIONS.—The pro-
hibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
business operations in Russia authorized by a 
license issued by the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control or the Bureau of Industry and Security 
or is otherwise allowed to operate notwith-
standing the imposition of sanctions. 
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(C) AMERICAN
DIPLOMATIC
MISSION
IN 
RUSSIA.—The prohibition in paragraph (1) 
shall not apply to contracts related to the oper-
ation and maintenance of the United States 
Government’s consular offices and diplomatic 
posts in Russia. 
(D) INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS.—The prohi-
bition under paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
any contract that is any of the following: 
(i) For the benefit, either directly or 
through the efforts of regional allies, of the 
country of Ukraine. 
(ii) For humanitarian purposes to 
meet basic human needs. 
(3) NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC INTER-
EST WAIVERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of an execu-
tive agency is authorized to waive the prohibi-
tion under paragraph (1) with respect to a cov-
ered contract if the head of the agency certifies 
in writing to the President that such waiver is 
for the national security of the United States or 
in the public interest of the United States, and 
includes in such certification a justification for 
the waiver and description of the contract to 
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which the waiver applies. The authority in this 
subparagraph may not be delegated below the 
level of the senior procurement executive of the 
agency. 
(B) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The 
head of an executive agency shall, not later 
than 7 days before issuing a waiver described in 
subparagraph (A), submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees the certification de-
scribed in such subparagraph. 
(4) EMERGENCY
RULEMAKING
AUTHORITY.— 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator of General Services and the Secretary of 
Defense, shall promulgate regulations for agency im-
plementation of this Act using emergency rule-
making procedures while considering public comment 
to the greatest extent practicable, that includes the 
following: 
(A) A list of equipment, facilities, per-
sonnel, products, services, or other items or ac-
tivities, the engagement with which would be 
considered business operations, subject to the 
prohibition under paragraph (1). 
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(B) A requirement for a contractor or of-
feror to represent whether such contractor or 
offeror uses any of the items on the list de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(C) A description of the process for deter-
mining a good faith exemption described under 
paragraph (2). 
(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(A) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight 
and Reform of the House of Representatives. 
(B) BUSINESS OPERATIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clauses (ii) and (iii), the term ‘‘business 
operations’’ means engaging in commerce 
in any form, including acquiring, devel-
oping, selling, leasing, or operating equip-
ment, facilities, personnel, products, serv-
ices, personal property, real property, or 
any other apparatus of business or com-
merce. 
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(ii) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘‘busi-
ness operations’’ does not include any of 
the following: 
(I) Action taken for the benefit 
of the country of Ukraine. 
(II) Action serving humanitarian 
purposes to meet basic human needs, 
including through a hospital, school, 
or non-profit organization. 
(III) The provision of products or 
services for compliance with legal, re-
porting, or other requirements of the 
laws or standards of countries other 
than the Russian Federation. 
(IV) Journalistic and publishing 
activities, news reporting, or the gath-
ering and dissemination of informa-
tion, informational materials, related 
services, or transactions ordinarily in-
cident to journalistic and publishing 
activities. 
(iii) EXCEPTION FOR SUSPENSION OR 
TERMINATION ACTIONS.—The term ‘‘busi-
ness operations’’ does not include action 
taken to support the suspension or termi-
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nation of business operations (as described 
in clause (i)) for the duration of the cov-
ered period, including— 
(I) an action to secure or divest 
from facilities, property, or equip-
ment; 
(II) the provision of products or 
services provided to reduce or elimi-
nate operations in territory inter-
nationally recognized as the Russian 
Federation or to comply with sanc-
tions relating to the Russian Federa-
tion; and 
(III) activities that are incident 
to liquidating, dissolving, or winding 
down a subsidiary or legal entity in 
Russia through which operations had 
been conducted. 
(C) COVERED CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered contract’’ means a prime contract entered 
into by an executive agency with a company 
conducting business operations in territory 
internationally recognized as the Russian Fed-
eration during the covered period. 
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(D) COVERED
PERIOD.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered period’’ means the period of time begin-
ning 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and ending on a date that is deter-
mined by the Secretary of State based on steps 
taken by the Russian Federation to restore the 
safety, sovereignty, and condition of the country 
of Ukraine, or 10 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, whichever is sooner. 
(E) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘ex-
ecutive agency’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. 
SEC. 5867. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CYBER AND DIGITAL 
SERVICE ACADEMY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity and the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, shall establish a program to provide fi-
nancial support for pursuit of programs of education 
at institutions of higher education that have been 
designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in 
Cyber Education as defined in section 2200e of title 
10, United States Code, in covered disciplines. 
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(2) DESIGNATION.—The program established 
under paragraph (1) shall be known as the ‘‘Depart-
ment of Defense Cyber and Digital Service Acad-
emy’’ (in this section the ‘‘Program’’). 
(3) COVERED DISCIPLINES.—For purposes of 
the Program, a covered discipline is a discipline that 
the Secretary of Defense determines is critically 
needed and is cyber- or digital technology-related, 
including the following: 
(A) Cyber-related arts and sciences. 
(B) Cyber-related engineering. 
(C) Cyber-related law and policy. 
(D) Applied analysts-related sciences, data 
management, and digital engineering, including 
artificial intelligence and machine learning. 
(E) Such other disciplines relating to 
cyber, cybersecurity, digital technology, or sup-
porting functions as the Secretary of Defense 
considers appropriate. 
(b) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND COMPONENTS.— 
The Program shall— 
(1) provide scholarships through institutions of 
higher education described in subsection (a)(1) to 
students who are enrolled in programs of education 
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at such institutions leading to degrees or specialized 
program certifications in covered disciplines; 
(2) prioritize the placement of scholarship re-
cipients fulfilling the post-award employment obliga-
tion under this section; and 
(3) coordinate with the Cyber Scholarship Pro-
gram as authorized in chapter 112 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(c) SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS.— 
(1) AMOUNT
OF
ASSISTANCE.—Each scholar-
ship under the Program shall be in such amount as 
the Secretary determines is necessary to pay all edu-
cational expenses incurred by that person, including 
tuition, fees, cost of books, laboratory expenses, and 
expenses of room and board, for the pursuit of the 
program of education for which the assistance is 
provided under the Program. The Secretary shall en-
sure that expenses paid are limited to those edu-
cational expenses normally incurred by students at 
the institution of higher education involved. 
(2) SUPPORT FOR INTERNSHIP ACTIVITIES.— 
The financial assistance for a person under this sec-
tion may also be provided to support internship ac-
tivities of the person in the Department of Defense 
in periods between the academic years leading to the 
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degree for which assistance is provided the person 
under the Program. 
(3) PERIOD
OF
SUPPORT.—Each scholarship 
under the Program shall be for not more than 5 
years. 
(4) ADDITIONAL
STIPEND.—Students dem-
onstrating financial need, as determined by the Sec-
retary, may be provided with an additional stipend 
under the Program. 
(d) POST-AWARD
EMPLOYMENT
OBLIGATIONS.— 
Each scholarship recipient, as a condition of receiving a 
scholarship under the Program, shall enter into an agree-
ment under which the recipient agrees to work for a period 
equal to the length of the scholarship, following receipt 
of the student’s degree or specialized program certifi-
cation, in the cyber- and digital technology-related mis-
sions of the Department, in accordance with the terms and 
conditions specified by the Secretary in regulations the 
Secretary shall promulgate to carry out this subsection. 
(e) HIRING AUTHORITY.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, specifically with respect to enforcing the obligations 
and conditions of employment under subsection (d), the 
Secretary may use an authority otherwise available to the 
Secretary for the recruitment, employment, and retention 
of civilian personnel within the Department, including au-
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thority under section 1588f of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(f) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a scholar-
ship under this section, an individual shall— 
(1) be a citizen or lawful permanent resident of 
the United States; 
(2) demonstrate a commitment to a career in 
improving the security of information technology; 
(3) have demonstrated a high level of com-
petency in relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities, 
as defined by the national cybersecurity awareness 
and education program under section 303 of the Cy-
bersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 
7443); 
(4) be a full-time student, or have been accept-
ed as a full-time student, in a program leading to a 
degree or specialized program certification in a cov-
ered discipline at an institution of higher education; 
(5) enter into an agreement accepting and ac-
knowledging the post award employment obligations, 
pursuant to section (d); 
(6) accept and acknowledge the conditions of 
support under section (g); and 
(7) accept all terms and conditions of a scholar-
ship under this section and meet such other require-
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ments for a scholarship as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(g) CONDITIONS OF SUPPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving a 
scholarship under this section, a recipient shall agree 
to provide the Office of Personnel Management (in 
coordination with the Department of Defense) and 
the institutions of higher education described in sub-
section (a)(1) with annual verifiable documentation 
of post-award employment and up-to-date contact in-
formation. 
(2) TERMS.—A scholarship recipient under the 
Program shall be liable to the United States as pro-
vided in subsection (i) if the individual— 
(A) fails to maintain an acceptable level of 
academic standing at the applicable institution 
of higher education, as determined by the Sec-
retary; 
(B) is dismissed from the applicable insti-
tution of higher education for disciplinary rea-
sons; 
(C) withdraws from the eligible degree pro-
gram before completing the Program; 
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(D) declares that the individual does not 
intend to fulfill the post-award employment ob-
ligation under this section; 
(E) fails to maintain or fulfill any of the 
post-graduation or post-award obligations or re-
quirements of the individual; or 
(F) fails to fulfill the requirements of para-
graph (1). 
(h) MONITORING COMPLIANCE.—As a condition of 
participating in the Program, an institution of higher edu-
cation described in subsection (a)(1) shall— 
(1) enter into an agreement with the Secretary 
to monitor the compliance of scholarship recipients 
with respect to their post-award employment obliga-
tions; and 
(2) provide to the Secretary and the Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management, on an annual 
basis, the post-award employment documentation re-
quired under subsection (g)(1) for scholarship recipi-
ents through the completion of their post-award em-
ployment obligations. 
(i) AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT.— 
(1) LESS THAN 1 YEAR OF SERVICE.—If a cir-
cumstance described in subsection (g)(2) occurs be-
fore the completion of 1 year of a post-award em-
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ployment obligation under the Program, the total 
amount of scholarship awards received by the indi-
vidual under the Program shall be considered a debt 
to the Government and repaid in its entirety. 
(2) 1 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE.—If a cir-
cumstance described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of 
subsection (g)(2) occurs after the completion of 1 or 
more years of a post-award employment obligation 
under the Program, the total amount of scholarship 
awards received by the individual under the Pro-
gram, reduced by the ratio of the number of years 
of service completed divided by the number of years 
of service required, shall be considered a debt to the 
Government and repaid in accordance with sub-
section (j). 
(j) REPAYMENTS.—A debt described in subsection (i) 
shall be subject to repayment, together with interest there-
on accruing from the date of the scholarship award, in 
accordance with terms and conditions specified by the Sec-
retary in regulations promulgated to carry out this sub-
section. 
(k) COLLECTION OF REPAYMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the event that a scholar-
ship recipient is required to repay the scholarship 
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award under the Program, the institution of higher 
education providing the scholarship shall— 
(A) determine the repayment amounts and 
notify the recipient, the Secretary, and the Di-
rector of the Office of Personnel Management 
of the amounts owed; and 
(B) collect the repayment amounts within 
a period of time as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(2) RETURNED TO TREASURY.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (3), any repayment under this 
subsection shall be returned to the Treasury of the 
United States. 
(3) RETAIN
PERCENTAGE.—An institution of 
higher education may retain a percentage of any re-
payment the institution collects under this sub-
section to defray administrative costs associated with 
the collection. The Secretary shall establish a single, 
fixed percentage that will apply to all eligible enti-
ties. 
(l) PUBLIC INFORMATION.— 
(1) EVALUATION.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, shall periodically evaluate and make 
public, in a manner that protects the personally 
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identifiable information of scholarship recipients, in-
formation on the success of recruiting individuals for 
scholarships under the Program and on hiring and 
retaining those individuals in the Department of De-
fense workforce, including information on— 
(A) placement rates; 
(B) where students are placed, including 
job titles and descriptions; 
(C) salary ranges for students not released 
from obligations under this section; 
(D) how long after graduation students are 
placed; 
(E) how long students stay in the positions 
they enter upon graduation; 
(F) how many students are released from 
obligations; and 
(G) what, if any, remedial training is re-
quired. 
(2) REPORTS.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with the Office of Personnel Management, shall sub-
mit, not less frequently than once every two years, 
to Congress a report, including— 
(A) the results of the evaluation under 
paragraph (1); 
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(B) the disparity in any reporting between 
scholarship recipients and their respective insti-
tutions of higher education; and 
(C) any recent statistics regarding the size, 
composition, and educational requirements of 
the relevant Department of Defense workforce. 
(3) RESOURCES.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, shall provide consolidated and user- 
friendly online resources for prospective scholarship 
recipients, including, to the extent practicable— 
(A) searchable, up-to-date, and accurate 
information about participating institutions of 
higher education and job opportunities related 
to the field of cybersecurity; and 
(B) a modernized description of cybersecu-
rity careers. 
(m) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 50 percent of 
the amount available for financial assistance under 
this section for a fiscal year shall be available only 
for providing financial assistance for the pursuit of 
programs of education referred to in subsection 
(b)(1) at institutions of higher education that have 
established, improved, or are administering pro-
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grams of education in cyber disciplines under the 
grant program established in section 2200b of title 
10, United States Code, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
(2) ASSOCIATES DEGREES.—Not less than five 
percent of the amount available for financial assist-
ance under this section for a fiscal year shall be 
available for providing financial assistance for the 
pursuit of an associate degree at an institution de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(n) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—In order to help identify 
workforce needs and trends relevant to the Program, the 
Secretary may establish a board of directors for the Pro-
gram that consists of representatives of Federal depart-
ments and agencies. 
(o) COMMENCEMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall commence the Program as early as practicable, with 
the first scholarships awarded under the Program for the 
academic year beginning not later than the Fall semester 
of 2024. 
SEC. 5868. DEMOCRACY DISRUPTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST 
AND AFRICA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every year 
thereafter for 5 fiscal years, the Secretary of State, in con-
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sultation with the Secretary of Defense and Director of 
National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report describing actions by rel-
evant foreign governments that act to undermine democ-
racy in the United States Central Command or United 
States Africa Command area of responsibility, including 
through the disruption of nascent democratic movements, 
transnational repression, or bolstering authoritarian gov-
ernments in countries other than their own. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of whether and the extent to 
which relevant governments provide financial or 
other economic support, or technical assistance, to 
authoritarian leaders with the purpose of sup-
porting— 
(A) the short, medium, and long-term via-
bility of authoritarians as head of states; or 
(B) heads of states who have— 
(i) conducted a coup d’etat or other 
seizure of power in which the military 
played a decisive role; 
(ii) undermined the independence of 
the judiciary; 
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(iii) facilitated the unconstitutional re-
moval of a portion or entirety of a demo-
cratically elected government or legislature; 
or 
(iv) removed term limits or consoli-
dated executive authority through the uni-
lateral cancellation or revision of a coun-
try’s constitution. 
(2) A determination of whether relevant govern-
ments either directly or through third parties, 
throughout the United States Central Command or 
United States Africa Command area of responsi-
bility— 
(A) undermine electoral systems or act to 
discredit or overturn the results of democratic 
elections in other countries; 
(B) assist authoritarian governments in in-
timidating or harassing members of civil society 
or in limiting the ability of members of civil so-
ciety to operate without fear of criminal charges 
or detention; or 
(C) violate international principles of 
nonrefoulment and the rights of asylum seekers. 
(3) A list of armed groups, including militias, 
private 
military 
corporations, 
mercenaries, 
or 
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paramilitaries, that receive monetary, military, or 
other material support from relevant foreign govern-
ments. 
(4) An assessment of whether actors in the list 
in paragraph (3) have committed gross violations of 
international recognized human rights. 
(5) A detailed analysis of relevant foreign gov-
ernments’ diplomatic support, whether bilaterally or 
in international organizations, for military or civilian 
leaders who meet criteria in paragraph (1)(B). 
(6) An assessment of whether relevant foreign 
governments engage in a consistent pattern of acts 
of transnational repression and intimidation or har-
assment directed against individuals in the United 
States, including— 
(A) funding, either directly or through 
third parties, the use of inauthentic social 
media accounts which target specific individuals 
in an attempt to silence, intimidate, or harass 
nonviolent critics or dissenters; 
(B) targeted imprisonment of family mem-
bers on politically motivated charges; or 
(C) any other form of intimidation or har-
assment. 
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(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but the portions 
of the report described in section (b) may contain a classi-
fied annex, so long as such annex is provided separately 
from the unclassified report. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Armed Services, and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
and 
(2) the term ‘‘relevant foreign government’’ 
means the government of a country in the United 
States Central Command or United States Africa 
Command area of responsibility that— 
(A) received United States security assist-
ance, including under authorities of title 10, 
United States Code, during the previous 10 fis-
cal years; or 
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(B) hosts United States military personnel 
other than those permanently assigned to a 
United States Embassy in their respective coun-
tries. 
SEC. 5869. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON UNITED STATES SUP-
PORT FOR AND PARTICIPATION IN THE 
INTERNATIONAL 
COUNTERTERRORISM 
ACADEMY IN COTE D’IVOIRE. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to partner with West African governments 
where possible to mitigate and counter growing regional 
insecurity resulting from the spread of armed conflict and 
terrorism, including by providing assistance to train, 
equip, and mentor West African security services to 
counter threats to regional and national security through 
a whole-of-government approach. 
(b) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
shall conduct a feasibility study regarding the provision 
of U.S. assistance for infrastructure, training, equipment, 
and other forms of support to institutionalize the Inter-
national Counterterrorism Academy (Acade´mie Inter-
nationale de Lutte Contre le Terrorisme or AILCT) in 
Jacqueville, Cote D’Ivoire that— 
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(1) Provides a legal analysis of existing authori-
ties to provide U.S. foreign assistance dedicated to 
the development and establishment of AILCT pro-
grams, initiatives, and infrastructure for the pur-
poses of training, equipping, and mentoring eligible 
West African security services bilaterally or in co-
ordination with partners and allies; 
(2) Identifies opportunities for the United 
States to leverage and support the AILCT facility to 
pursue national security interests in West Africa, 
the Sahel, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the strategic At-
lantic Ocean coastal and maritime environments, in-
cluding through training and research activities, in-
frastructure development, combatting transnational 
terrorist and organized crime threats, and coun-
tering foreign malign influence throughout the re-
gion; 
(3) Assesses any planned and pledged contribu-
tions from other countries to ensure appropriate 
sustainment of the facilities and burden sharing. 
(c) FORMS.—The feasibility study required under 
subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
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(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
(2) the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and of the House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 5870. MEMORIAL FOR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES 
IN THE ATTACK ON HAMID KARZAI INTER-
NATIONAL AIRPORT ON AUGUST 26, 2021. 
Section 1087 of National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense may’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall, not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023,’’. 
SEC. 5871. REPORTS ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, the Sec-
retary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and 
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the Commandant of the Marine Corp shall each submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
of the House of Representatives a report on substance 
abuse disorder treatment concerns related to service mem-
bers and their dependents. 
(b) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, the Sec-
retary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and 
the Commandant of the Marine Corp shall submit to Con-
gress a report regarding the use of substance abuse dis-
order treatment programs located at or around each in-
stallation. The report shall detail the number of service 
members and dependents that are referred to treatment 
programs, either residential or outpatient, and either in-
ternal or contracted, the absence of treatment capabilities 
within an installation or grouping of military installations, 
and the costs associated with sending service members or 
their dependents away from the immediate area for sub-
stance use disorder treatment. The report shall also set 
forth how the individual branches of the Armed Forces 
are incorporating substance abuse disorder treatment into 
mental health services both internal and contracted. 
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SEC. 5872. GAO REPORT ON CIVILIAN SUPPORT POSITIONS 
AT REMOTE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall assess and submit a report to the Secretary of De-
fense on the following: 
(1) The average number of vacancies for civil-
ian support services positions at remote or isolated 
military installations in comparison to vacancies for 
such positions at other military installations. In car-
rying out this paragraph, the Comptroller General 
shall account for the differences in military popu-
lation size. 
(2) The average number of days required to fill 
such a vacancy at a remote and isolated military in-
stallation in comparison to filling a vacancy of a po-
sition with the same duties (to the greatest extent 
practicable) at such other installations. 
(3) Any recommendations on additional hiring 
incentives for civilian support services positions de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1)(A) at a remote or iso-
lated installations, and any recommendations on 
ways to ensure that such positions described in sub-
section (b)(1)(B) are able to effectively staff posi-
tions in order to meet the mission of their applicable 
military installation. 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘civilian support services posi-
tions’’ means— 
(A) any position within the civil service (as 
that term is defined in section 2101 of title 5, 
United States Code), including any non-
appropriated fund (NAF) position; and 
(B) any Federal contractor (or subcon-
tractor at any tier); and 
(2) the term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2801 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 5873. GAO STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE’S 
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE STUDIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on whether the For-
eign Service Institute’s School of Language Studies cur-
riculum and instruction effectively prepares United States 
Government employees to advance United States diplo-
matic and national security priorities abroad. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the teaching methods used at 
the Foreign Service Institute’s School of Language 
Studies; 
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(2) a comparative analysis on the benefits of 
language proficiency compared to practical job ori-
ented language learning; 
(3) an analysis of whether the testing regiment 
at the School of Language Studies is an effective 
measure of ability to communicate and carry out an 
employee’s duties abroad; and 
(4) an analysis of qualifications for training 
specialists and language and culture instructors at 
the School of Language Studies. 
SEC. 5874. REPORT ON WAIVERS UNDER SECTION 907 OF 
THE FREEDOM FOR RUSSIA AND EMERGING 
EURASIAN DEMOCRACIES AND OPEN MAR-
KETS SUPPORT ACT OF 1992. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, 
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on United States security assistance provided 
to the Government of Azerbaijan pursuant to a waiver 
under section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 
U.S.C. 5812 note). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall address the following: 
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(1) Documentation of the Department of 
State’s consideration of all section 907 waiver re-
quirements during the 5-year period ending on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) Further program-level detail and end-use 
monitoring reports of security assistance provided to 
the Government of Azerbaijan under a section 907 
waiver during such 5-year period. 
(3) The impact of United States security assist-
ance provided to Azerbaijan on the negotiation of a 
peaceful settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan 
over all disputed regions during such 5-year period. 
(4) The impact of United States security assist-
ance provided to Azerbaijan on the military balance 
between Azerbaijan and Armenia during such 5-year 
period. 
(5) An assessment of Azerbaijan’s use of offen-
sive force against Armenia or violations of Armenian 
sovereign territory from November 11, 2020, to the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) BRIEFING.—The Secretary of State, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Defense, shall brief the appro-
priate congressional committees not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act on the contents 
of the report required under subsection (a). 
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(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 5875. AMENDMENTS TO THE UKRAINE FREEDOM SUP-
PORT ACT OF 2014. 
The Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 (22 
U.S.C. 8921 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 11 as section 13; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 10 the following 
new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 11. WORKING GROUP ON SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY 
DISRUPTIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the President shall 
establish an interagency working group to address semi-
conductor supply chain issues caused by Russia’s illegal 
and unprovoked attack on Ukraine. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The interagency working group 
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be comprised 
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of the head, or designee of the head, of each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) The Department of State. 
‘‘(2) The Department of Defense. 
‘‘(3) The Department of Commerce. 
‘‘(4) The Department of the Treasury. 
‘‘(5) The Office of the United States Trade 
Representative. 
‘‘(6) The Department of Interior. 
‘‘(7) The Department of Energy. 
‘‘(8) The Department of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(9) The Department of Labor. 
‘‘(10) Any other Federal department or agency 
the President determines appropriate. 
‘‘(c) CHAIR.—The Secretary of State shall serve as 
the chair of the working group established pursuant to 
subsection (a). 
‘‘SEC. 12. REPORTS ON SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAIN 
DISRUPTIONS. 
‘‘(a) REPORT ON IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S INVASION OF 
UKRAINE.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the committees listed in subsection (b) a report of 
the interagency working group that— 
‘‘(1) reviews and analyzes— 
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‘‘(A) the impact of Russia’s unprovoked at-
tack on Ukraine on the supply of palladium, 
neon gas, helium, and hexafluorobutadiene 
(C4F6); and 
‘‘(B) the impact, if any, on supply chains 
and the global economy; 
‘‘(2) recounts diplomatic efforts by the United 
States to work with other countries that mine, syn-
thesize, or purify palladium, neon gas, helium, or 
hexafluorobutadiene (C4F6); 
‘‘(3) quantifies the actions resulting from these 
efforts to diversify sources of supply of these items; 
‘‘(4) sets forth steps the United States has 
taken to bolster its production or secure supply of 
palladium or other compounds and elements listed in 
paragraph (1)(A); 
‘‘(5) lists any other important elements, com-
pounds, or products in the semiconductor supply 
chain that have been affected by Russia’s illegal at-
tack on Ukraine; and 
‘‘(6) recommends any potential legislative steps 
that could be taken by Congress to further bolster 
the supply of elements, compounds, or products for 
the semiconductor supply chain that have been cur-
tailed as a result of Russia’s actions. 
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‘‘(b) COMMITTEES LISTED.—The committees listed 
in this subsection are— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
POTENTIAL
FUTURE 
SHOCKS TO SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAINS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, and 
annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report 
of the interagency working group that— 
‘‘(A) outlines and plans for the most likely 
future geopolitical developments that could se-
verely disrupt global semiconductor supply 
chains in ways that could harm the national se-
curity or economic interests of the United 
States; 
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‘‘(B) forecasts the various potential im-
pacts on the global supply chain for semi-
conductors, and products that use semiconduc-
tors, from the developments outlined pursuant 
to subparagraph (A), as well as the following 
contingencies— 
‘‘(i) an invasion of Taiwan or geo-
political instability or conflict in East Asia; 
‘‘(ii) a broader war or geopolitical in-
stability in Europe; 
‘‘(iii) strategic competitors dominating 
parts of the supply chain and leveraging 
that dominance coercively; 
‘‘(iv) a future international health cri-
sis; and 
‘‘(v) natural disasters or shortages of 
natural resources and raw materials; 
‘‘(C) describes the kind of continency plans 
that would be needed for the safe evacuation of 
individuals with deep scientific and technical 
knowledge of semiconductors and their supply 
chain from areas under risk from conflict or 
natural disaster; and 
‘‘(D) evaluates the current technical and 
supply chain work force expertise within the 
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Federal government to carry out these assess-
ments.’’. 
SEC. 5876. GAO STUDY ON END USE MONITORING. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit the congressional defense committees, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate a review of the implementation by the Department of 
Defense and the Department of State of end-use moni-
toring, including— 
(1) how well end-use monitoring deters misuse 
or unauthorized use of equipment; 
(2) how the Departments identify persistent ge-
ographic areas of concern for closer monitoring; and 
(3) how the Departments identify trends, learn 
from those trends, and implement best practices. 
SEC. 5877. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE LIFE AND 
LEGACY OF SENATOR JOSEPH MAXWELL 
CLELAND. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Joseph Maxwell Cleland was born August 
24, 1942, in Atlanta, Georgia, the child of Juanita 
Kesler Cleland and Joseph Hughie Cleland, a World 
War II veteran, and grew up in Lithonia, Georgia. 
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(2) Joseph Maxwell Cleland graduated from 
Stetson University in Florida in 1964, and received 
his Master’s Degree in history from Emory Univer-
sity in Atlanta, Georgia. 
(3) Following his graduation from Stetson Uni-
versity, Joseph Maxwell Cleland received a Second 
Lieutenant’s Commission in the Army through its 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program. 
(4) Joseph Maxwell Cleland volunteered for 
duty in the Vietnam War in 1967, serving with the 
1st Cavalry Division. 
(5) On April 8, 1968, during combat at the 
mountain base at Khe Sanh, Joseph Maxwell 
Cleland was gravely injured by the blast of a gre-
nade, eventually losing both his legs and right arm. 
(6) Joseph Maxwell Cleland was awarded the 
Bronze Star for meritorious service and the Silver 
Star for gallantry in action. 
(7) In 1970, Joseph Maxwell Cleland was elect-
ed to the Georgia Senate as the youngest member 
and the only Vietnam veteran, where he served until 
1975. 
(8) As a Georgia State Senator, Joseph Max-
well Cleland authored and advanced legislation to 
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ensure access to public facilities in Georgia for elder-
ly and handicapped individuals. 
(9) In 1976, Joseph Maxwell Cleland began 
serving as a staffer on the Committee on Veterans 
Affairs of the Senate. 
(10) In 1977, Joseph Maxwell Cleland was ap-
pointed by President Jimmy Carter to lead the Vet-
erans Administration. 
(11) He was the youngest Administrator of the 
Veterans Administration ever and the first Vietnam 
veteran to head the agency. 
(12) He served as a champion for veterans and 
led the Veterans Administration to recognize, and 
begin to treat, post-traumatic stress disorder in vet-
erans suffering the invisible wounds of war. 
(13) Joseph Maxwell Cleland was elected in 
1982 as Georgia’s Secretary of State, the youngest 
individual to hold the office, and served in that posi-
tion for 14 years. 
(14) in 1996, Joseph Maxwell Cleland was 
elected to the United States Senate representing 
Georgia. 
(15) As a member of the Committee on Armed 
Services, Joseph Maxwell Cleland advocated for 
Georgia’s military bases, servicemembers, and vet-
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erans, including by championing key personnel 
issues, playing a critical role in the effort to allow 
servicemembers to pass their GI Bill education bene-
fits to their children, and establishing a new vet-
erans cemetery in Canton, Georgia. 
(16) In 2002, Joseph Maxwell Cleland was ap-
pointed to the 9/11 Commission. 
(17) In 2003, Joseph Maxwell Cleland was ap-
pointed by President George W. Bush to the Board 
of Directors for the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States, where he served until 2007. 
(18) In 2009, Joseph Maxwell Cleland was ap-
pointed by President Barack Obama as Secretary of 
the American Battle Monuments Commission over-
seeing United States military cemeteries and monu-
ments overseas, where he served until 2017. 
(19) Joseph Maxwell Cleland authored 3 books: 
Strong at the Broken Places, Going for the Max: 12 
Principles for Living Life to the Fullest, and Heart 
of a Patriot. 
(20) Joseph Maxwell Cleland received numerous 
honors and awards over the course of his long and 
distinguished career. 
(21) Joseph Maxwell Cleland was a patriot, vet-
eran, and lifelong civil servant who proudly served 
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Georgia, the United States, and all veterans and 
servicemembers of the United States. 
(22) On November 9, 2021, at the age of 79, 
Joseph Maxwell Cleland died, leaving behind a leg-
acy of service, sacrifice, and joy. 
(b) DEATH OF THE HONORABLE JOSEPH MAXWELL 
CLELAND.—Congress has heard with profound sorrow of 
the death of the Honorable Joseph Maxwell Cleland, who 
served— 
(1) with courage and sacrifice in combat in the 
Vietnam War; 
(2) with unwavering dedication to Georgia as a 
State Senator, Secretary of State, and Senator; and 
(3) with honorable service to the United States 
and veterans of the United States through his life-
time of public service and tenure as Administrator 
of the Veterans Administration. 
SEC. 5878. REPEAL OF 1991 AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF 
MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ RESOLU-
TION. 
The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102–1; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) 
is repealed. 
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SEC. 5879. ONDCP SUPPLEMENTAL STRATEGIES. 
Section 706(h) of the Office of National Drug Con-
trol Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 
1705(h)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) develops performance measures and tar-
gets for the National Drug Control Strategy for sup-
plemental strategies (the Southwest Border, North-
ern Border, and Caribbean Border Counternarcotics 
Strategies) to effectively evaluate region-specific 
goals, to the extent the performance measurement 
system does not adequately measure the effective-
ness of the strategies, as determined by the Direc-
tor, such strategies may evaluate interdiction efforts 
at and between ports of entry, interdiction tech-
nology, intelligence sharing, diplomacy, and other 
appropriate metrics, specific to each supplemental 
strategies region, as determined by the Director.’’. 
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SEC. 5880. SUPPORT FOR AFGHANS APPLYING FOR STU-
DENT VISAS. 
(a) EXCEPTION WITH RESPECT TO RESIDENCE.—To 
be eligible as a nonimmigrant described in section 
101(a)(15)(F) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)), a national of Afghanistan or a 
person with no nationality who last habitually resided in 
Afghanistan shall meet all requirements for such non-
immigrant status except they shall not need to dem-
onstrate residence in Afghanistan or an intention not to 
abandon such residence. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The exception under sub-
section (a) shall apply beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and ending on the date that 
is two years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) EXTENSION.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
shall periodically review the country conditions in 
Afghanistan and may renew the exception under 
subsection (a) in 18 month increments based on 
such conditions. 
SEC. 5881. IMMIGRATION AGE-OUT PROTECTIONS. 
(a) AGE-OUT PROTECTIONS FOR IMMIGRANTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(b) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) A determination of whether an alien is a 
child shall be made as follows: 
‘‘(A) For purposes of a petition under sec-
tion 204 and a subsequent application for an 
immigrant visa or adjustment of status, such 
determination shall be made using the age of 
the alien on the date that is the priority date 
for the principal beneficiary and all derivative 
beneficiaries under section 203(h). 
‘‘(B) For purposes of a petition under sec-
tion 214(d) and a subsequent application for 
adjustment of status under section 245(d), such 
determination shall be made using the age of 
the alien on the date on which the petition is 
filed with the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(C) In the case of a petition under section 
204 filed for an alien’s classification as a mar-
ried son or daughter of a United States citizen 
under section 203(a)(3), if the petition is later 
converted, due to the legal termination of the 
alien’s marriage, to a petition to classify the 
alien as an immediate relative under section 
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201(b)(2)(A)(i) or as an unmarried son or 
daughter of a United States citizen under sec-
tion 203(a)(1), the determination of the alien’s 
age shall be made using the age of the alien on 
the date of the termination of the marriage. 
‘‘(D) For an alien who was in status as a 
dependent child of a nonimmigrant pursuant to 
an approved employment-based petition under 
section 214 or an approved application under 
section 101(a)(15)(E) for an aggregate period 
of eight years prior to the age of 21, notwith-
standing subparagraphs (A) through (C), the 
alien’s age shall be based on the date that such 
initial nonimmigrant employment-based petition 
or application was filed. 
‘‘(E) For an alien who has not sought to 
acquire status of an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence within two years of an im-
migrant visa number becoming available to such 
alien, the alien’s age shall be their biological 
age unless the failure to seek to acquire status 
was due to extraordinary circumstances. 
‘‘(7) An alien who has reached 21 years of age 
and has been admitted under section 203(d) as a 
lawful permanent resident on a conditional basis as 
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the child of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence under section 203(b)(5), whose lawful per-
manent resident status on a conditional basis is ter-
minated 
under 
section 
216A 
or 
section 
203(b)(5)(M), shall continue to be considered a child 
of the principal alien for the purpose of a subse-
quent immigrant petition by such alien under section 
203(b)(5) if the alien remains unmarried and the 
subsequent petition is filed by the principal alien not 
later than 1 year after the termination of conditional 
lawful permanent resident status. No alien shall be 
considered a child under this paragraph with respect 
to more than 1 petition filed after the alien reaches 
21 years of age.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—Section 201 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) is amended by striking 
subsection (f). 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made 
by this section shall be effective as if included 
in the Child Status Protection Act (Public Law 
107–208). 
(B) MOTION
TO
REOPEN
OR
RECON-
SIDER.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—A motion to reopen 
or reconsider the denial of a petition or ap-
plication described in paragraph (6) of sec-
tion 101(b), as amended in paragraph (1), 
may be granted if— 
(I) such petition or application 
would have been approved if the 
amendments described in such para-
graph had been in effect at the time 
of adjudication of the petition or ap-
plication; 
(II) the individual seeking relief 
pursuant to such motion was in the 
United States at the time the under-
lying petition or application was filed; 
and 
(III) such motion is filed with the 
Secretary of Homeland Security or 
the Attorney General not later than 
the date that is 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(ii) NUMERICAL
LIMITATIONS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, an 
individual granted relief pursuant to such 
motion to reopen or reconsider shall be ex-
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empt from numerical limitations in sec-
tions 201, 202, and 203 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151, 
1152, and 1153). 
(b) AGE OUT PROTECTIONS
FOR NONIMMIGRANT 
DEPENDENT CHILDREN.—Section 214 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(s)(1) Except as described in paragraph (2), the de-
termination of whether an alien who is the derivative bene-
ficiary of a properly filed pending or approved immigrant 
petition under section 204 is eligible to be a dependent 
child of a nonimmigrant admitted pursuant to an ap-
proved employer petition under this section or approved 
application under section 101(a)(15)(E), shall be based on 
whether the alien is determined to be a child under section 
101(b)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
‘‘(2) If otherwise eligible, an alien who is determined 
to be a child pursuant to section 101(b)(6)(D) may change 
status to or extend status as a dependent child of a non-
immigrant with an approved employment based petition 
under this section or an approved application under sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(E), notwithstanding such alien’s marital 
status. 
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‘‘(3) An alien who is admitted to the United States 
as a dependent child of a nonimmigrant who is described 
in this section is authorized to engage in employment in 
the United States incident to status.’’. 
(c) PRIORITY DATE RETENTION.—Section 203(h) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(h)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) RETENTION OF PRIORITY DATES.— 
‘‘(1) PRIORITY DATE.—The priority date for an 
alien shall be the date that is the earliest of— 
‘‘(A) the date that a petition under section 
204 is filed with the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity (or the Secretary of State, if applicable); 
or 
‘‘(B) the date on which a labor certifi-
cation is filed with the Secretary of Labor. 
‘‘(2) RETENTION.—The principal beneficiary 
and all derivative beneficiaries shall retain the pri-
ority date associated with the earliest of any ap-
proved petition or labor certification and such pri-
ority date shall be applicable to any subsequently ap-
proved petition.’’. 
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SEC. 5882. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND. 
Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 
1395iii(b)(1)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$7,500,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,279,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5883. CLEAN WATER ACT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS 
GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS AND WATER 
QUALITY CRITERIA FOR PFAS. 
(a) DEADLINES.— 
(1) WATER QUALITY CRITERIA.—Not later than 
the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall publish in the 
Federal Register human health water quality criteria 
under section 304(a)(1) of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)(1)) to address 
each 
measurable 
perfluoroalkyl 
substance, 
polyfluoroalkyl substance, and class of those sub-
stances. 
(2) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS GUIDELINES AND 
STANDARDS
FOR
PRIORITY
INDUSTRY
CAT-
EGORIES.—Not later than the following dates, the 
Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register 
a final rule establishing effluent limitations guide-
lines and standards, in accordance with the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
seq.), for each of the following industry categories 
for the discharge (including a discharge into a pub-
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licly owned treatment works) of each measurable 
perfluoroalkyl substance, polyfluoroalkyl substance, 
or class of those substances: 
(A) DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2024.—Not 
later than June 30, 2024, for the following 
point source categories: 
(i) Organic chemicals, plastics, and 
synthetic fibers, as identified in part 414 
of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations). 
(ii) Electroplating, as identified in 
part 413 of title 40, Code of Federal Regu-
lations (or successor regulations). 
(iii) Metal finishing, as identified in 
part 433 of title 40, Code of Federal Regu-
lations (or successor regulations). 
(B) DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2025.—Not 
later than June 30, 2025, for the following 
point source categories: 
(i) Textile mills, as identified in part 
410 of title 40, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or successor regulations). 
(ii) Electrical and electronic compo-
nents, as identified in part 469 of title 40, 
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Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations). 
(iii) Landfills, as identified in part 
445 of title 40, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or successor regulations). 
(C) DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2026.—Not 
later than December 31, 2026, for the following 
point source categories: 
(i) Leather tanning and finishing, as 
identified in part 425 of title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions). 
(ii) Paint formulating, as identified in 
part 446 of title 40, Code of Federal Regu-
lations (or successor regulations). 
(iii) Plastics molding and forming, as 
identified in part 463 of title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions). 
(b) ADDITIONAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall require monitoring of the discharges (including 
discharges into a publicly owned treatment works) of 
each 
measurable 
perfluoroalkyl 
substance, 
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polyfluoroalkyl substance, and class of those sub-
stances for the point source categories and entities 
described in paragraph (2). The monitoring require-
ments under this paragraph shall be included in any 
permits issued under section 402 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) 
CATEGORIES
DESCRIBED.—The 
point 
source categories and entities referred to in para-
graphs (1) and (3) are each of the following: 
(A) Pulp, paper, and paperboard, as iden-
tified in part 430 of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations). 
(B) Airports (as defined in section 47102 
of title 49, United States Code). 
(3) DETERMINATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2023, the Administrator shall make a 
determination— 
(i) to commence developing effluent 
limitations and standards for the point 
source categories and entities listed in 
paragraph (2); or 
(ii) that effluent limitations and 
standards are not feasible for those point 
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source categories and entities, including an 
explanation of the reasoning for this deter-
mination. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—Any effluent limita-
tions and standards for the point source cat-
egories and entities listed in paragraph (2) shall 
be published in the Federal Register by not 
later than December 31, 2027. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—The Administrator shall notify 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate of each publica-
tion made under this section. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to 
carry out this section $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, 
to remain available until expended. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(2) The term ‘‘effluent limitation’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 502 of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362). 
(3) The term ‘‘measurable’’, with respect to a 
chemical substance or class of chemical substances, 
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means capable of being measured using test proce-
dures established under section 304(h) of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1314(h)). 
(4) The term ‘‘perfluoroalkyl substance’’ means 
a chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully 
fluorinated carbon atoms. 
(5) The term ‘‘polyfluoroalkyl substance’’ 
means a chemical containing at least 1 fully 
fluorinated carbon atom and at least 1 carbon atom 
that is not a fully fluorinated carbon atom. 
(6) The term ‘‘treatment works’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 212 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292). 
SEC. 5884. AMENDMENTS TO THE MAINE INDIAN CLAIMS 
SETTLEMENT ACT OF 1980. 
(a) APPLICATION OF STATE LAWS.—The Maine In-
dian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–420) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 3— 
(A) in subsection (m), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in subsection (n), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(o) ‘Mi’kmaq Nation’ means the sole successor to 
the Micmac Nation as constituted in aboriginal times in 
what is now the State of Maine, and all its predecessors 
and successors in interest, and which is represented, as 
of the date of enactment of this subsection, as to lands 
within the United States, by the Mi’kmaq Council.’’; and 
(2) in section 6— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘provided 
in section 8(e) and section 5(d)(4)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘otherwise provided in this Act’’; and 
(B) in subsection (h)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Except as other wise 
provided in this Act, the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; 
(ii) in the first sentence, by inserting 
‘‘or enacted for the benefit of’’ before ‘‘In-
dians, Indian nations’’; 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘that is in effect as 
of the date of the enactment of the Ad-
vancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations 
Act, (2)’’ after ‘‘United States (1)’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘also (2)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘also (3)’’; and 
(v) by striking ‘‘within the State’’ and 
inserting ‘‘within the State, unless Federal 
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law or the State laws of Maine provide for 
the application of such Federal law or reg-
ulation’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INDIAN CHILD WEL-
FARE ACT.—Section 8 of the Maine Indian Claims Settle-
ment Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–420) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘Passama-
quoddy Tribe’’ and inserting a comma; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, the Houlton Band of 
Maliseet Indians, or the Mi’kmaq Nation’’ after 
‘‘Penobscot Nation’’; and 
(C) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘re-
spective tribe or nation’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘respective tribe, nation, or 
band’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘Passama-
quoddy Tribe’’ and inserting a comma; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, the Houlton Band of 
Maliseet Indians, or the Mi’kmaq Nation’’ after 
‘‘Penobscot Nation’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (e); 
(4) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e); and 
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(5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘Passama-
quoddy Tribe’’ and inserting a comma; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, the Houlton Band of 
Maliseet Indians, or the Mi’kmaq Nation’’ after 
‘‘Penobscot Nation’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘or nation’’ and inserting 
‘‘, nation, or band’’. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Section 16 of the Maine Indian 
Claims Settlement Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–420) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ at the beginning; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
(d) AROOSTOOK BAND OF MICMACS SETTLEMENT 
ACT.—Section 8 of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs Set-
tlement Act (Public Law 102–171) is repealed. 
SEC. 5885. SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT THE DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SHOULD BE PROHIB-
ITED FROM DENYING HOME LOANS FOR VET-
ERANS WHO LEGALLY WORK IN THE MARI-
JUANA INDUSTRY. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) veterans who have served our country hon-
orably should not be denied access to Department of 
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Veterans Affairs home loans on the basis of income 
derived from State-legalized cannabis activities; 
(2) while the Department of Veterans Affairs 
has clarified that no statute or regulation specifically 
prohibits a veteran whose income is derived from 
State-legalized cannabis activities from obtaining a 
certificate of eligibility for Department of Veterans 
Affairs home loan benefits, many veterans continue 
to be denied access to home loans on the basis of in-
come derived from State-legalized cannabis activi-
ties; and 
(3) the Department of Veterans Affairs should 
improve communication with eligible lending institu-
tions to reduce confusion among lenders and bor-
rowers on this matter. 
SEC. 5886. HERMIT’S PEAK/CALF CANYON FIRE ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(A) on April 6, 2022, the Forest Service 
initiated the Las Dispensas-Gallinas prescribed 
burn on Federal land in the Santa Fe National 
Forest in San Miguel County, New Mexico, 
when erratic winds were prevalent in the area 
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that was also suffering from severe drought 
after many years of insufficient precipitation; 
(B) on April 6, 2022, the prescribed burn, 
which became known as the ‘‘Hermit’s Peak 
Fire’’, exceeded the containment capabilities of 
the Forest Service, was declared a wildfire, and 
spread to other Federal and non-Federal land; 
(C) on April 19, 2022, the Calf Canyon 
Fire, also in San Miguel County, New Mexico, 
began burning on Federal land and was later 
identified as the result of a pile burn in Janu-
ary 2022 that remained dormant under the sur-
face before reemerging; 
(D) on April 27, 2022, the Hermit’s Peak 
Fire and the Calf Canyon Fire merged, and 
both fires were reported as the Hermit’s Peak 
Fire or the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, 
(referred hereafter in this subsection as the 
‘‘Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire’’); 
(E) by May 2, 2022, the fire had grown in 
size and caused evacuations in multiple villages 
and communities in San Miguel County and 
Mora County, including in the San Miguel 
county jail, the State’s psychiatric hospital, the 
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United World College, and New Mexico High-
lands University; 
(F) on May 4, 2022, the President issued 
a major disaster declaration for the counties of 
Colfax, Mora, and San Miguel, New Mexico; 
(G) on May 20, 2022, U.S. Forest Service 
Chief Randy Moore ordered a 90-day review of 
prescribed burn policies to reduce the risk of 
wildfires and ensure the safety of the commu-
nities involved; 
(H) the U.S. Forest Service has assumed 
responsibility for the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Can-
yon Fire; 
(I) the fire resulted in the loss of Federal, 
State, local, Tribal, and private property; and 
(J) the United States should compensate 
the victims of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon 
Fire. 
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section 
are— 
(A) to compensate victims of the Hermit’s 
Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, for injuries resulting 
from the fire; and 
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(B) to provide for the expeditious consider-
ation and settlement of claims for those inju-
ries. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means— 
(A) the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency; or 
(B) if a Manager is appointed under sub-
section (c)(1)(C), the Manager. 
(2) HERMIT’S PEAK/CALF CANYON FIRE.—The 
term ‘‘Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire’’ means— 
(A) the fire resulting from the initiation by 
the Forest Service of a prescribed burn in the 
Santa Fe National Forest in San Miguel Coun-
ty, New Mexico, on April 6, 2022; 
(B) the pile burn holdover resulting from 
the prescribed burn by the Forest Service, 
which reemerged on April 19, 2022; and 
(C) the merger of the two fires described 
in subparagraphs (A) and (B), reported as the 
Hermit’s Peak Fire or the Hermit’s Peak Fire/ 
Calf Canyon Fire. 
(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
means the recognized governing body of any Indian 
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or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, 
community, component band, or component reserva-
tion individually identified (including parenthetically) 
in the list published most recently as of the date of 
enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of the 
Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 
(25 U.S.C. 5131). 
(4) INJURED PERSON.—The term ‘‘injured per-
son’’ means— 
(A) an individual, regardless of the citizen-
ship or alien status of the individual; or 
(B) an Indian Tribe, corporation, Tribal 
corporation, partnership, company, association, 
county, township, city, State, school district, or 
other non-Federal entity (including a legal rep-
resentative) that suffered injury resulting from 
the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. 
(5) INJURY.—The term ‘‘injury’’ has the same 
meaning as the term ‘‘injury or loss of property, or 
personal injury or death’’ as used in section 
1346(b)(1) of title 28, United States Code. 
(6) MANAGER.—The term ‘‘Manager’’ means 
an Independent Claims Manager appointed under 
subsection (c)(1)(C). 
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(7) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Of-
fice of Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Claims es-
tablished by subsection (c)(1)(B). 
(8) TRIBAL ENTITY.—The term ‘‘Tribal entity’’ 
includes any Indian Tribe, tribal organization, In-
dian-controlled organization serving Indians, Native 
Hawaiian organization, or Alaska Native entity, as 
such terms are defined or used in section 166 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (25 
U.S.C. 5304). 
(c) COMPENSATION
FOR
VICTIMS
OF
HERMIT’S 
PEAK/CALF CANYON FIRE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) COMPENSATION.—Each injured person 
shall be entitled to receive from the United 
States compensation for injury suffered by the 
injured person as a result of the Hermit’s Peak/ 
Calf Canyon Fire. 
(B) OFFICE OF HERMIT’S PEAK/CALF CAN-
YON FIRE CLAIMS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—There is established 
within the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency an Office of Hermit’s Peak/ 
Calf Canyon Fire Claims. 
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(ii) PURPOSE.—The Office shall re-
ceive, process, and pay claims in accord-
ance with this section. 
(iii) FUNDING.—The Office— 
(I) shall be funded from funds 
made available to the Administrator 
under this section; 
(II) may appoint and fix the 
compensation of such temporary per-
sonnel as may be necessary, without 
regard to the provisions of title 5, 
United States Code, governing ap-
pointments in competitive service; and 
(III) may reimburse other Fed-
eral agencies for claims processing 
support and assistance. 
(C) OPTION
TO
APPOINT
INDEPENDENT 
CLAIMS MANAGER.—The Administrator may ap-
point an Independent Claims Manager to— 
(i) head the Office; and 
(ii) assume the duties of the Adminis-
trator under this section. 
(2) SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS.—Not later than 2 
years after the date on which regulations are first 
promulgated under paragraph (6), an injured person 
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may submit to the Administrator a written claim for 
1 or more injuries suffered by the injured person in 
accordance with such requirements as the Adminis-
trator determines to be appropriate. 
(3) INVESTIGATION OF CLAIMS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall, on behalf of the United States, inves-
tigate, consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, 
grant, deny, or settle any claim for money dam-
ages asserted under paragraph (2). 
(B) APPLICABILITY OF STATE LAW.—Ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this section, the 
laws of the State of New Mexico shall apply to 
the calculation of damages under paragraph 
(4)(D). 
(C) EXTENT OF DAMAGES.—Any payment 
under this section— 
(i) shall be limited to actual compen-
satory damages measured by injuries suf-
fered; and 
(ii) shall not include— 
(I) interest before settlement or 
payment of a claim; or 
(II) punitive damages. 
(4) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.— 
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(A) DETERMINATION
AND
PAYMENT
OF 
AMOUNT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.— 
(I) PAYMENT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date on which a 
claim is submitted under this section, 
the Administrator shall determine and 
fix the amount, if any, to be paid for 
the claim. 
(II) PRIORITY.—The Adminis-
trator, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, shall pay subrogation claims 
submitted under this section only 
after paying claims submitted by in-
jured parties that are not insurance 
companies 
seeking 
payment 
as 
subrogees. 
(ii) PARAMETERS
OF
DETERMINA-
TION.—In determining and settling a claim 
under this section, the Administrator shall 
determine only— 
(I) whether the claimant is an in-
jured person; 
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(II) whether the injury that is 
the subject of the claim resulted from 
the fire; 
(III) the amount, if any, to be al-
lowed and paid under this section; and 
(IV) the person or persons enti-
tled to receive the amount. 
(iii) INSURANCE
AND
OTHER
BENE-
FITS.— 
(I) 
IN
GENERAL.—In 
deter-
mining the amount of, and paying, a 
claim under this section, to prevent 
recovery by a claimant in excess of ac-
tual compensatory damages, the Ad-
ministrator shall reduce the amount 
to be paid for the claim by an amount 
that is equal to the total of insurance 
benefits (excluding life insurance ben-
efits) or other payments or settle-
ments of any nature that were paid, 
or will be paid, with respect to the 
claim. 
(II) GOVERNMENT LOANS.—This 
subparagraph shall not apply to the 
receipt by a claimant of any govern-
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ment loan that is required to be re-
paid by the claimant. 
(B) PARTIAL PAYMENT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a 
claimant, the Administrator may make 1 
or more advance or partial payments be-
fore the final settlement of a claim, includ-
ing final settlement on any portion or as-
pect of a claim that is determined to be 
severable. 
(ii) JUDICIAL DECISION.—If a claim-
ant receives a partial payment on a claim 
under this section, but further payment on 
the claim is subsequently denied by the 
Administrator, the claimant may— 
(I) seek judicial review under 
paragraph (9); and 
(II) keep any partial payment 
that the claimant received, unless the 
Administrator determines that the 
claimant— 
(aa) was not eligible to re-
ceive the compensation; or 
(bb) fraudulently procured 
the compensation. 
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(C) RIGHTS OF INSURER OR OTHER THIRD 
PARTY.—If an insurer or other third party pays 
any amount to a claimant to compensate for an 
injury described in paragraph (1), the insurer 
or other third party shall be subrogated to any 
right that the claimant has to receive any pay-
ment under this section or any other law. 
(D) ALLOWABLE DAMAGES.— 
(i) LOSS OF PROPERTY.—A claim that 
is paid for loss of property under this sec-
tion may include otherwise uncompensated 
damages resulting from the Hermit’s Peak/ 
Calf Canyon Fire for— 
(I) an uninsured or underinsured 
property loss; 
(II) a decrease in the value of 
real property; 
(III) damage to physical infra-
structure, including irrigation infra-
structure such as acequia systems; 
(IV) a cost resulting from lost 
subsistence from hunting, fishing, 
firewood gathering, timbering, graz-
ing, or agricultural activities con-
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ducted on land damaged by the Her-
mit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire; 
(V) a cost of reforestation or re-
vegetation on Tribal or non-Federal 
land, to the extent that the cost of re-
forestation or revegetation is not cov-
ered by any other Federal program; 
and 
(VI) any other loss that the Ad-
ministrator determines to be appro-
priate for inclusion as loss of prop-
erty. 
(ii) BUSINESS LOSS.—A claim that is 
paid for injury under this section may in-
clude damages resulting from the Hermit’s 
Peak/Calf Canyon Fire for the following 
types of otherwise uncompensated business 
loss: 
(I) Damage to tangible assets or 
inventory. 
(II) Business interruption losses. 
(III) Overhead costs. 
(IV) Employee wages for work 
not performed. 
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(V) Any other loss that the Ad-
ministrator determines to be appro-
priate for inclusion as business loss. 
(iii) FINANCIAL LOSS.—A claim that 
is paid for injury under this section may 
include damages resulting from the Her-
mit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire for the fol-
lowing types of otherwise uncompensated 
financial loss: 
(I) Increased mortgage interest 
costs. 
(II) An insurance deductible. 
(III) A temporary living or relo-
cation expense. 
(IV) Lost wages or personal in-
come. 
(V) Emergency staffing expenses. 
(VI) Debris removal and other 
cleanup costs. 
(VII) Costs of reasonable efforts, 
as determined by the Administrator, 
to reduce the risk of wildfire, flood, or 
other natural disaster in the counties 
impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf 
Canyon Fire to risk levels prevailing 
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in those counties before the Hermit’s 
Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, that are in-
curred not later than the date that is 
3 years after the date on which the 
regulations under paragraph (6) are 
first promulgated. 
(VIII) A premium for flood in-
surance that is required to be paid on 
or before May 31, 2024, if, as a result 
of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon 
Fire, a person that was not required 
to purchase flood insurance before the 
Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire is re-
quired to purchase flood insurance. 
(IX) A disaster assistance loan 
received from the Small Business Ad-
ministration. 
(X) Any other loss that the Ad-
ministrator determines to be appro-
priate for inclusion as financial loss. 
(5) ACCEPTANCE OF AWARD.—The acceptance 
by a claimant of any payment under this section, ex-
cept an advance or partial payment made under 
paragraph (4)(B), shall— 
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(A) be final and conclusive on the claim-
ant, with respect to all claims arising out of or 
relating to the same subject matter; and 
(B) constitute a complete release of all 
claims against the United States (including any 
agency or employee of the United States) under 
chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims 
Act’’), or any other Federal or State law, aris-
ing out of or relating to the same subject mat-
ter. 
(6) REGULATIONS
AND
PUBLIC
INFORMA-
TION.— 
(A) REGULATIONS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, not later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Administrator shall promulgate and publish in 
the Federal Register interim final regulations 
for the processing and payment of claims under 
this section. 
(B) PUBLIC INFORMATION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—At the time at 
which the Administrator promulgates regu-
lations under subparagraph (A), the Ad-
ministrator shall publish, online and in 
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print, in newspapers of general circulation 
in the State of New Mexico, a clear, con-
cise, and easily understandable expla-
nation, in English and Spanish, of— 
(I) the rights conferred under 
this section; and 
(II) the procedural and other re-
quirements of the regulations promul-
gated under subparagraph (A). 
(ii) DISSEMINATION THROUGH OTHER 
MEDIA.—The Administrator shall dissemi-
nate the explanation published under 
clause (i) through websites, blogs, social 
media, brochures, pamphlets, radio, tele-
vision, and other media that the Adminis-
trator determines are likely to reach pro-
spective claimants. 
(7) CONSULTATION.—In administering this sec-
tion, the Administrator shall consult with the Sec-
retary of the Interior, the Secretary of Energy, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration, other Federal agen-
cies, and State, local, and Tribal authorities, as de-
termined to be necessary by the Administrator, to— 
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(A) ensure the efficient administration of 
the claims process; and 
(B) provide for local concerns. 
(8) ELECTION OF REMEDY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An injured person may 
elect to seek compensation from the United 
States for 1 or more injuries resulting from the 
Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire by— 
(i) submitting a claim under this sec-
tion; 
(ii) filing a claim or bringing a civil 
action under chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code (commonly known as 
the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’); or 
(iii) bringing an authorized civil action 
under any other provision of law. 
(B) EFFECT OF ELECTION.—An election 
by an injured person to seek compensation in 
any manner described in subparagraph (A) 
shall be final and conclusive on the claimant 
with respect to all injuries resulting from the 
Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire that are suf-
fered by the claimant. 
(C) ARBITRATION.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 
days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator shall establish by 
regulation procedures under which a dis-
pute regarding a claim submitted under 
this section may be settled by arbitration. 
(ii) ARBITRATION
AS
REMEDY.—On 
establishment of arbitration procedures 
under clause (i), an injured person that 
submits a disputed claim under this section 
may elect to settle the claim through arbi-
tration. 
(iii) BINDING
EFFECT.—An election 
by an injured person to settle a claim 
through arbitration under this subpara-
graph shall— 
(I) be binding; and 
(II) preclude any exercise by the 
injured person of the right to judicial 
review of a claim described in para-
graph (9). 
(D) NO
EFFECT
ON
ENTITLEMENTS.— 
Nothing in this section affects any right of a 
claimant to file a claim for benefits under any 
Federal entitlement program. 
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(9) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any claimant aggrieved 
by a final decision of the Administrator under 
this section may, not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the decision is issued, bring 
a civil action in the United States District 
Court for the District of New Mexico, to modify 
or set aside the decision, in whole or in part. 
(B) RECORD.—The court shall hear a civil 
action under subparagraph (A) on the record 
made before the Administrator. 
(C) STANDARD.—The decision of the Ad-
ministrator incorporating the findings of the 
Administrator shall be upheld if the decision is 
supported by substantial evidence on the record 
considered as a whole. 
(10) ATTORNEY’S AND AGENT’S FEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—No attorney or agent, 
acting alone or in combination with any other 
attorney or agent, shall charge, demand, re-
ceive, or collect, for services rendered in connec-
tion with a claim submitted under this section, 
fees in excess of the limitations established 
under section 2678 of title 28, United States 
Code. 
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(B) VIOLATION.—An attorney or agent 
who violates subparagraph (A) shall be fined 
not more than $10,000. 
(11) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT FOR MATCHING 
FUNDS.— 
(A) STATE AND LOCAL PROJECT.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, a State or local 
project that is determined by the Adminis-
trator to be carried out in response to the 
Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire under any 
Federal program that applies to an area 
affected by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon 
Fire shall not be subject to any require-
ment for State or local matching funds to 
pay the cost of the project under the Fed-
eral program. 
(ii) FEDERAL
SHARE.—The Federal 
share of the costs of a project described in 
clause (i) shall be 100 percent. 
(B) OTHER
NEEDS
PROGRAM
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Notwithstanding section 408(g)(2) of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5174(g)(2)), for any emergency or major dis-
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aster declared by the President under that Act 
for the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, the 
Federal share of assistance provided under that 
section shall be 100 percent. 
(12) APPLICABILITY OF DEBT COLLECTION RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 3711(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, shall not apply to any payment under 
this section, unless— 
(A) there is evidence of civil or criminal 
fraud, misrepresentation, presentation of a false 
claim; or 
(B) a claimant was not eligible under para-
graph (4)(B) of this section to any partial pay-
ment. 
(13) INDIAN COMPENSATION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, in the case of an Indian 
Tribe, a Tribal entity, or a member of an Indian 
Tribe that submits a claim under this section— 
(A) the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall 
have no authority over, or any trust obligation 
regarding, any aspect of the submission of, or 
any payment received for, the claim; 
(B) the Indian Tribe, Tribal entity, or 
member of an Indian Tribe shall be entitled to 
proceed under this section in the same manner 
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and to the same extent as any other injured 
person; and 
(C) except with respect to land damaged 
by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire that is 
the subject of the claim, the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs shall have no responsibility to restore 
land damaged by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Can-
yon Fire. 
(14) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of promulgation of regulations under paragraph 
(6)(A), and annually thereafter, the Administrator 
shall submit to Congress a report that describes the 
claims submitted under this section during the year 
preceding the date of submission of the report, in-
cluding, for each claim— 
(A) the amount claimed; 
(B) a brief description of the nature of the 
claim; and 
(C) the status or disposition of the claim, 
including the amount of any payment under 
this section. 
(15) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 5887. OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to grants made to the 
Open Technology Fund of the United States Agency for 
Global Media pursuant to section 305 of the United States 
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6204) 
to make grants for the purposes specified in section 309A 
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6208a), the Open Technology 
Fund may make grants to eligible entities to surge and 
sustain support for internet freedom technologies to 
counter acute escalations in censorship in closed countries. 
(b) METHODOLOGY.—Grants under this section shall 
be made competitively, and shall be subject to audits by 
the Open Technology Fund to ensure that technologies de-
scribed in subsection (a) are secure and have not been 
compromised in a manner detrimental to the interests of 
the United States or to individuals or organizations bene-
fitting from programs supported by such grants. 
(c) REPORTING.—The Open Technology Fund shall 
annually submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate a report on grants made and activi-
ties carried out pursuant to such grants during the imme-
diately preceding fiscal year. 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2027 to carry out this section. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts authorized to be 
appropriated pursuant to this subsection are author-
ized to remain available until expended. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CLOSED
COUNTRIES.—The term ‘‘closed 
countries’’ means countries in which democratic par-
ticipation, free expression, freedom of movement, or 
access to information is suppressed or explicitly pro-
hibited through political, judicial, social, or technical 
means, or as otherwise determined by the Secretary 
of State, the Chief Executive Officer for the United 
States Agency for Global Media, or the President of 
the Open Technology Fund. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—The term ‘‘eligible 
entities’’ means public or private sector entities with 
proven and already-deployed technology relating to 
surging and sustaining support for internet freedom 
technologies to counter acute escalations in censor-
ship in closed countries. 
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SEC. 5888. STRATEGIC TRANSFORMER RESERVE AND RE-
SILIENCE. 
(a) PLAN AND REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report con-
taining— 
(1) a plan for reducing the vulnerability of the 
electric grid to physical attack, cyber attack, electro-
magnetic pulse, geomagnetic disturbances, severe 
weather, climate change, and seismic events, includ-
ing by— 
(A) establishing a strategic transformer re-
serve that ensures that large power trans-
formers, generator step-up transformers, power 
conversion equipment, and other critical electric 
grid equipment are strategically located to en-
sure timely replacement of such equipment as 
may be necessary to restore electric grid func-
tion rapidly in the event of severe damage to 
the electric grid due to physical attack, cyber 
attack, electromagnetic pulse, geomagnetic dis-
turbances, severe weather, climate change, or 
seismic events; and 
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equipment, and other critical electric grid equipment 
that the Secretary determines may pose a risk to the 
bulk-power system or national security; and 
(5) facilitate the domestic manufacturing of 
large power transformers, generator step-up trans-
formers, power conversion equipment, and other crit-
ical electric grid equipment through the issuance of 
grants and loans, and through the provision of tech-
nical support. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall consult with the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission, the Electricity Subsector Coordinating 
Council, the Electric Reliability Organization, manufac-
turers, and owners and operators of critical electric infra-
structure and defense and military installations. 
(d) PREVAILING WAGES.—Any laborer or mechanic 
employed by any contractor or subcontractor in the per-
formance of work funded directly, or assisted in whole or 
in part, by the Federal Government pursuant to this sec-
tion shall be paid wages at rates not less than those pre-
vailing on work of a similar character in the locality, as 
determined by the Secretary of Labor under subchapter 
IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (com-
monly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act). With respect 
to the labor standards in this subsection, the Secretary 
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of Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth 
in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 
1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United 
States Code. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, 
and such amounts shall remain available until expended. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘bulk-power system’’ and ‘‘Elec-
tric Reliability Organization’’ have the meaning 
given such terms in section 215 of the Federal 
Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o). 
(2) The term ‘‘critical electric infrastructure’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 215A of 
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o–1). 
(3) The term ‘‘iron and steel products’’ includes 
electrical steel used in the manufacture of— 
(A) transformers; and 
(B) laminations, cores, and other trans-
former components. 
(4) The term ‘‘produced in the United States’’ 
means, with respect to iron and steel products, that 
all manufacturing processes, from the initial melting 
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stage through the application of coatings, occurred 
in the United States. 
(1) The terms ‘‘Regional Transmission Organi-
zation’’, ‘‘Independent System Operator’’, and 
‘‘State regulatory authority’’ have the meaning given 
such terms in section 3 of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 796). 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Energy. 
SEC. 5889. AI IN COUNTERTERRORISM OVERSIGHT EN-
HANCEMENT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘AI in Counterterrorism Oversight Enhancement Act’’. 
(b) OVERSIGHT
OF USE
OF ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
LIGENCE-ENABLED
TECHNOLOGIES
BY
EXECUTIVE 
BRANCH FOR COUNTERTERRORISM PURPOSES.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS TO AUTHORITIES AND RE-
SPONSIBILITIES OF PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES 
OFFICERS.—Section 1062 of the Intelligence Reform 
and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 
2000ee–1) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 
and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5); 
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(ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) provide to the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Oversight Board, with respect to covered artificial 
intelligence-enabled technologies— 
‘‘(A) not later than 180 days after the date 
on which this paragraph takes effect, and every 
6 months thereafter, written notice of the use 
of such technologies or the planned evaluation, 
use, development, acquisition, retention of serv-
ices for, or repurposing of such technologies; 
‘‘(B) access to associated impact state-
ments, including system of record notices, pri-
vacy impact assessments, and civil liberties im-
pact assessments; 
‘‘(C) access to associated information and 
materials documenting— 
‘‘(i) the processes for data collection 
related to such technologies, for obtaining 
consent related to the use of such tech-
nologies, or for the disclosure of the use of 
such technologies; 
‘‘(ii) the algorithms and models of 
such technologies; 
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‘‘(iii) the data resources used, or to be 
used, in the training of such technologies, 
including a comprehensive listing of any 
data assets or public data assets (or any 
combination thereof) used, or to be used, 
in the training of such technologies; 
‘‘(iv) data governance processes and 
procedures, including acquisition, protec-
tion, retention, sharing, and access, related 
to data resources associated with such 
technologies; and 
‘‘(v) processes for training and test-
ing, evaluating, validating, and modifying 
such technologies; and 
‘‘(D) access to all other associated infor-
mation and materials.’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding as described under subsection (a)(3))’’ 
after ‘‘officer’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE.—The term 
‘artificial intelligence’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain Na-
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tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 
‘‘(2) COVERED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-EN-
ABLED TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘covered artificial 
intelligence-enabled technology’ means an artificial 
intelligence-enabled technology (including a classified 
technology)— 
‘‘(A) in use by the applicable department, 
agency, or element to protect the Nation from 
terrorism; or 
‘‘(B) that the applicable department, agen-
cy, or element plans to evaluate, develop, ac-
quire, retain, or repurpose to protect the Nation 
from terrorism. 
‘‘(3) DATA ASSET; PUBLIC DATA ASSET.—The 
terms ‘data asset’ and ‘public data asset’ have the 
meaning given those terms in section 3502 of title 
44, United States Code.’’. 
(2) SELF-ASSESSMENT BY PRIVACY AND CIVIL 
LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board under 
section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee) 
shall provide to the appropriate committees (as de-
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scribed in subsection (e) of such section) a self-as-
sessment of any change in authorities, resources, or 
organizational structure that may be necessary to 
carry out the functions described in subsection (d) 
of such section related to artificial intelligence-en-
abled technologies. 
(3) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘ar-
tificial intelligence’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
(Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). 
(4) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Paragraphs (1) and 
(2), and the amendments made by such paragraphs, 
shall take effect on the date that is one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5890. ELIMINATION OF TERMINATION CLAUSE FOR 
GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER. 
Section 1287 of Public Law 114–328 is amended by 
striking subsection (j). 
SEC. 
5891. 
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: 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
(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. 5892. 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 
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(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. 
SEC. 5893. 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. 5894. DEFINITION OF LAND USE REVENUE UNDER 
WEST LOS ANGELES LEASING ACT OF 2016. 
Section 2(d)(2) of the West Los Angeles Leasing Act 
of 2016 (Public Law 114–226) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); and 
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(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) to the extent specified in advance in 
an appropriations Act for a fiscal year, any 
funds received as compensation for an easement 
described in subsection (e); and’’. 
SEC. 5895. REPORT ON THE USE OF DATA AND DATA 
SCIENCE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
AND USAID. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate a report containing the results of a study re-
garding— 
(1) the use of data in foreign policy, global 
issues policy analysis, and decision-making at the 
Department of State; 
(2) the use of data in development, development 
assistance policy, and development program design 
and execution at the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development; and 
(3) the use of data in recruitment, hiring, re-
tention, and personnel decisions at the Department 
of State and the United States Agency for Inter-
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national Development, including the accuracy and 
use of data for comprehensive strategic workforce 
planning across all career and non-career hiring 
mechanisms. 
SEC. 5896. MODIFICATION OF REPORTS TO CONGRESS 
UNDER GLOBAL MAGNITSKY HUMAN RIGHTS 
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT. 
Section 1264(a) of the Global Magnitsky Human 
Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public 
Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 24 2656 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) a description of additional steps taken by 
the President through diplomacy, international en-
gagement, and assistance to foreign or security sec-
tors to address persistent underlying causes of con-
duct that is sanctionable under section 1263 in 
countries where those sanctioned are located; and 
‘‘(8) a description of additional steps taken by 
the President to ensure the pursuit of judicial ac-
countability in appropriate jurisdictions with respect 
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to those foreign persons subject to sanctions under 
section 1263.’’. 
SEC. 5897. DEPARTMENT OF STATE FELLOWSHIPS FOR 
RULE OF LAW ACTIVITIES IN CENTRAL AMER-
ICA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish a fellowship program, to be known as the ‘‘Cen-
tral American Network for Democracy’’, to support a re-
gional corps of civil society activists, lawyers (including 
members of the judiciary and prosecutors’ offices), jour-
nalists, and investigators. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—This fellowship program shall— 
(1) provide a temporary respite for members of 
the regional corps in a safe environment; 
(2) allow the members to continue to work via 
engagement with universities, think tanks, govern-
ment actors, and international organizations; and 
(3) aid the members in leveraging lessons 
learned in order to contribute to regional democracy 
and rule of law activities in Central America, includ-
ing electoral and transition support, institutional re-
form, anti-corruption investigations, and local en-
gagement. 
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(c) REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.—The 
Secretary of State shall take such steps as may be nec-
essary— 
(1) to obtain support for the fellowship program 
from international foundations, regional and United 
States governmental and nongovernmental organiza-
tions, and regional and United States universities; 
and 
(2) to ensure the fellowship program is well co-
ordinated with and complementary of existing mech-
anisms such as the Lifeline Embattled CSO Assist-
ance Fund. 
(d) FOCUS; SAFETY.—Activities carried out under 
the fellowship program— 
(1) should focus on coordination and consulta-
tion with key agencies and international bodies to 
continue their democracy efforts, including the De-
partment of State, the United States Agency for 
International Development, the Organization of 
American States, the Inter-American Court for 
Human Rights, the United Nations, the Department 
of Justice, and the Department of the Treasury; and 
(2) may include strengthened protection for the 
physical safety of individuals who must leave their 
home country to participate in the program, includ-
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ing assistance for temporary relocation, English lan-
guage learning, and mental health support. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 
SEC. 5898. 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. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) an assessment of the effect of sanctions im-
posed on the government of each foreign country 
and each non-state actor that exercises significant de 
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facto governmental control over a foreign civilian 
population described in subsection (a) on— 
(A) the ability of civilian population of the 
country to access water, food, sanitation, and 
public health services, including all humani-
tarian aid and supplies related to the preven-
tion, diagnosis, and treatment of COVID-19; 
(B) the changes to the general mortality 
rate, maternal mortality rate, life expectancy, 
and literacy; 
(C) the extent to which there is an increase 
in refugees or migration to or from the country 
or an increase in internally displaced people in 
the country; 
(D) the degree of international compliance 
and non-compliance of the country; and 
(E) the licensing of transactions to allow 
access to essential goods and services to vulner-
able populations, including the number of li-
censes applied for, approved, or denied and rea-
sons why such licenses were denied, and aver-
age time to receive a decision; and 
(2) a description of the purpose of sanctions 
imposed on the government of each foreign country 
and each non-state actor that exercises significant de 
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facto governmental control over a foreign civilian 
population described in subsection (a) and the re-
quired legal or political authority, including— 
(A) an assessment of United States na-
tional security; 
(B) an assessment of whether the stated 
foreign policy goals of the sanctions are being 
met; 
(C) the degree of international support or 
opposition to the sanctions; and 
(D) an assessment of such sanctions on 
United States businesses, consumers, and fi-
nancial institutions. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. The unclassified portion of the report 
shall be published on a publicly-available website of the 
Government of the United States. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Financial Services, and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
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(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. 
SEC. 5899. WASTEWATER ASSISTANCE TO COLONIAS. 
Section 307 of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amend-
ments of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 1281 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘covered en-
tity’ means each of the following: 
‘‘(A) A border State. 
‘‘(B) A local government with jurisdiction 
over an eligible community.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘border 
State’’ and inserting ‘‘covered entity’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘shall not ex-
ceed 50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘may not be less 
than 80 percent’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$100,000,000’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘1997 through 1999’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
SEC. 5900. CONTRACTS BY THE PRESIDENT, THE VICE 
PRESIDENT, OR A CABINET MEMBER. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 431 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(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. 5901. STATEMENT OF POLICY AND REPORT ON ENGAG-
ING WITH NIGER. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to— 
(1) continue to support Niger’s efforts to ad-
vance democracy, good governance, human rights, 
and regional security within its borders through bi-
lateral assistance and multilateral initiatives; 
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(2) enhance engagement and cooperation with 
the Nigerien government at all levels as a key com-
ponent of stabilizing the Sahel, where frequent coups 
and other anti-democratic movements, food insecu-
rity, violent extremism, and armed conflict threaten 
to further weaken governments throughout the re-
gion; and 
(3) work closely with partners and allies 
throughout the international community to elevate 
Niger, which experienced its first democratic transi-
tion of power in 2021, as an example of 
transitioning from longstanding military governance 
and a cycle of coups to a democratic, civilian-led 
form of government. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the heads of relevant depart-
ments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on interagency efforts to 
enhance United States engagement with Niger as a key 
component of the United States Strategy toward the 
Sahel. Such report shall also include the following infor-
mation with respect to the 2 fiscal years preceding the 
date of the submission of the report: 
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(1) A description of United States efforts to 
promote democracy, political pluralism, fiscal trans-
parency and other good governance initiatives, 
human rights and the rule of law, and a robust and 
engaged civil society. 
(2) A full, detailed breakdown of United States 
assistance provided to help the Nigerien Government 
develop a comprehensive national security strategy, 
including 
to 
counter 
terrorism, 
regional 
and 
transnational organized crime, intercommunal vio-
lence, and other forms of armed conflict, criminal 
activity, and other threats to United States and 
Nigerien national security. 
(3) An analysis of relevant resources at United 
States Embassy Niamey, including whether staff in 
place by the end of the current fiscal year will be 
sufficient to meet various country and regional stra-
tegic objectives. 
(4) An overview of foreign partner support for 
Niger’s intelligence and security sector. 
(5) A detailed description of United States and 
international efforts to address food insecurity in 
Niger, including that which is caused by deforest-
ation, desertification, and other climate change-re-
lated issues. 
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(6) A breakdown of United States funds obli-
gated for humanitarian assistance in Niger, and an 
analysis of how the security situation in Niger has 
affected humanitarian operations and diplomatic en-
gagement throughout the country. 
(7) An assessment of foreign malign influence 
in Niger, with a specific focus on the People’s Re-
public of China, the Russian Federation, and their 
proxies. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by section (b) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form and may include a clas-
sified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 5902. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
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(1) the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) in-
creasing use of economic coercion against foreign 
governments, companies, organizations, other enti-
ties, and individuals requires that the United States 
better understand these measures in order to devise 
a comprehensive, effective, and multilateral response; 
(2) the private sector is a crucial partner in 
helping the United States Government understand 
the PRC’s coercive economic measures and hold the 
PRC accountable, and that additional business 
transparency would help the United States Govern-
ment and private sector stakeholders conduct early 
assessments of potential pressure points and 
vulnerabilities; and 
(3) PRC coercive economic measures creates 
pressures for the private sector to behave in ways 
antithetical to United States national interests and 
competitiveness. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
establish an interagency task force to be known as the 
‘‘Countering Economic Coercion Task Force’’ (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall— 
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(A) oversee the development and imple-
mentation of an integrated United States Gov-
ernment strategy to respond to People’s Repub-
lic of China (PRC) coercive economic measures, 
which shall include— 
(i) systematically monitoring and eval-
uating— 
(I) the costs of such measures on 
United States businesses and overall 
United States economic performance; 
(II) instances in which such 
measures taken against a non-PRC 
entity has benefitted other parties; 
and 
(III) the impacts such measures 
have had on United States national 
interests; and 
(ii) facilitating coordination among 
Federal departments and agencies when 
responding to such measures as well as 
proactively deterring such economic coer-
cion, including by clarifying the roles for 
departments and agencies identified in 
subsection (d) in implementing the strat-
egy; 
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(B) consult with United States allies and 
partners on the feasibility and desirability of 
collectively identifying, assessing, and respond-
ing to PRC coercive economic measures, as well 
as actions that could be taken to expand coordi-
nation with the goal of ensuring a consistent, 
coherent, and collective response to such meas-
ures and establishing long-term deterrence to 
such measures; 
(C) effectively engage the United States 
private sector, particularly sectors, groups, or 
other entities that are susceptible to such PRC 
coercive economic measures, on concerns related 
to such measures; and 
(D) develop and implement a process for 
regularly sharing relevant information, includ-
ing classified information to the extent appro-
priate and practicable, on such PRC coercive 
economic measures with United States allies, 
partners, and the private sector. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out its duties 
under this subsection, the Task Force should regu-
larly consult, to the extent necessary and appro-
priate, with the following: 
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(A) Relevant stakeholders in the private 
sector. 
(B) Federal departments and agencies that 
are not represented on the Task Force. 
(C) United States allies and partners. 
(d) MEMBERSHIP.—The President shall— 
(1) appoint the chair of the Task Force from 
among the staff of the National Security Council; 
(2) appoint the vice chair of the Task Force 
from among the staff of the National Economic 
Council; and 
(3) direct the head of each of the following Fed-
eral departments and agencies to appoint personnel 
at the level of Assistant Secretary or above to par-
ticipate in the Task Force: 
(A) The Department of State. 
(B) The Department of Commerce. 
(C) The Department of the Treasury. 
(D) The Department of Justice. 
(E) The Office of the United States Trade 
Representative. 
(F) The Department of Agriculture. 
(G) The Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence and other appropriate elements of 
the intelligence community (as defined in sec-
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tion 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3003)). 
(H) The Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion. 
(I) The United States International Devel-
opment Finance Corporation. 
(J) Any other department or agency des-
ignated by the President. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Task 
Force shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that includes the following ele-
ments: 
(A) A comprehensive review of the array of 
economic tools the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China (PRC) employs or could em-
ploy in the future to coerce other governments, 
non-PRC companies (including United States 
companies), and multilateral institutions and 
organizations, including the Government of the 
PRC’s continued efforts to codify informal 
practices into its domestic law. 
(B) The strategy required by subsection 
(c)(1)(A). 
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(G) A description of gaps in existing re-
sources or capabilities for United States Gov-
ernment departments and agencies to respond 
effectively to PRC coercive economic measures 
directed at United States entities and assist 
United States allies and partners in their re-
sponses to PRC coercive economic measures. 
(H) An analysis of the circumstances 
under which the PRC employs different types of 
economic coercion and against what kinds of 
targets. 
(I) An assessment, as appropriate, of inter-
national norms and regulations as well as any 
treaty obligations the PRC has stretched, cir-
cumvented, or broken through its economically 
coercive practices. 
(2) INTERIM REPORTS.— 
(A) FIRST
INTERIM
REPORT.—Not later 
than one year after the date on which the re-
port required by paragraph (1) is submitted to 
the appropriate congressional committees, the 
Task Force shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report that includes the 
following elements: 
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(i) Updates to information required by 
subparagraphs (A) through (G) of para-
graph (1). 
(ii) A description of activities con-
ducted by the Task Force to implement 
the 
strategy 
required 
by 
subsection 
(c)(1)(A). 
(iii) An assessment of the implemen-
tation and effectiveness of the strategy, 
lessons learned from the past year, and 
planned changes to the strategy. 
(B) SECOND INTERIM REPORT.—Not later 
than one year after the date on which the re-
port required by subparagraph (A) is submitted 
to the appropriate congressional committees, 
the Task Force shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes 
an update to the elements required under the 
report required by subparagraph (A). 
(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the report required by para-
graph (2)(B) is submitted to the appropriate con-
gressional committees, the Task Force shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees and also 
make available to the public on the website of the 
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Executive Office of the President a final report that 
includes the following elements: 
(A) An analysis of PRC coercive economic 
measures and the cost of such coercive meas-
ures to United States businesses. 
(B) A description of areas of possible vul-
nerability for United States businesses and 
businesses of United States partners and allies. 
(C) Recommendations on how to continue 
the effort to counter PRC coercive economic 
measures, including through further coordina-
tion with United States allies and partners. 
(D) A list of cases made public under sub-
section (f). 
(4) FORM.— 
(A) INITIAL AND INTERIM REPORTS.—The 
reports required by paragraphs (1), (2)(A), and 
(2)(B) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
(B) FINAL REPORT.—The report required 
by paragraph (3) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex. 
(f) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE LIST.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Task 
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Force shall to the extent practicable make available 
to the public on the website of the Executive Office 
of the President a list of cases in the past six 
months in which open source reporting indicates 
that the PRC has directed coercive economic meas-
ures against a non-PRC entity. 
(2) UPDATES.—The list required by paragraph 
(1) should be updated every 180 days, and shall be 
managed by the Department of State after the ter-
mination of the Task Force under subsection (g). 
(g) SUNSET.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall termi-
nate at the end of the 60-day period beginning on 
the date on which the final report required by sub-
section (e)(3) is submitted to the appropriate con-
gressional committees and made publicly available. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
ACTIONS.—The Task force 
may use the 60-day period referred to in paragraph 
(1) for the purposes of concluding its activities, in-
cluding providing testimony to Congress concerning 
the final report required by subsection (e)(3). 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate. 
(2) COERCIVE
ECONOMIC
MEASURES.—The 
term ‘‘coercive economic measures’’ includes formal 
or informal restrictions or conditions, such as on 
trade, investment, development aid, and financial 
flows, intended to impose economic costs on a non- 
People’s Republic of China target in order to achieve 
strategic political objectives, including influence over 
the policy decisions of a foreign government, com-
pany, organization, or individual. 
SEC. 5903. MODIFICATION OF DUTIES OF UNITED STATES- 
CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW 
COMMISSION. 
Section 1238(c)(2)(H) of the Floyd D. Spence Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 
U.S.C. 7002(c)(2)(H)) is amended by adding at the end 
before the period the following: ‘‘, and the People’s Repub-
lic of China’s use of such relations to economically or po-
litically coerce other countries, regions, and international 
and regional entities, particularly treaty allies and major 
partners, to achieve China’s objectives in the preceding 
year’’. 
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SEC. 5904. TAIWAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGENCY HEAD.—The term ‘‘agency head’’ 
means, in the case of the executive branch of United 
States Government, or in the case of a legislative 
branch agency specified in paragraph (2), the head 
of the respective agency. 
(2) AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERN-
MENT.—The term ‘‘agency of the United States 
Government’’ includes the Government Account-
ability Office, the Congressional Budget Office, the 
Congressional Research Service, and the United 
States-China Economic and Security Review Com-
mission of the legislative branch, as well as any 
agency of the executive branch. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives. 
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(4) DETAILEE.—The term ‘‘detailee’’ means an 
employee of an agency of the United States Govern-
ment on loan to the American Institute in Taiwan, 
without a change of position from the agency at 
which such employee is employed. 
(5) IMPLEMENTING PARTNER.—The term ‘‘im-
plementing partner’’ means any United States orga-
nization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax 
under section 501(a) of such Code that— 
(A) is selected through a competitive proc-
ess; 
(B) performs logistical, administrative, and 
other functions, as determined by the Depart-
ment of State and the American Institute of 
Taiwan, in support of the Taiwan Fellowship 
Program; and 
(C) enters into a cooperative agreement 
with the American Institute in Taiwan to ad-
minister the Taiwan Fellowship Program. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF TAIWAN FELLOWSHIP PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State 
shall establish the ‘‘Taiwan Fellowship Program’’ 
(hereafter referred to in this section as the ‘‘Pro-
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gram’’) to provide a fellowship opportunity in Tai-
wan of up to two years for eligible United States 
citizens through the cooperative agreement estab-
lished in paragraph (2). The Department of State, 
in consultation with the American Institute in Tai-
wan and the implementing partner, may modify the 
name of the Program. 
(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The American Institute 
in Taiwan shall use amounts authorized to be 
appropriated pursuant to subsection (f)(1) to 
enter into an annual or multi-year cooperative 
agreement with an appropriate implementing 
partner. 
(B) FELLOWSHIPS.—The Department of 
State, in consultation with the American Insti-
tute in Taiwan and, as appropriate, the imple-
menting partner, shall award to eligible United 
States citizens, subject to available funding— 
(i) not fewer than five fellowships dur-
ing the first two years of the Program; and 
(ii) not fewer than ten fellowships 
during each of the remaining years of the 
Program. 
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(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENT; 
IMPLE-
MENTING PARTNER.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the American 
Institute in Taiwan, in consultation with the Depart-
ment of State, shall— 
(A) begin negotiations with the Taipei 
Economic and Cultural Representative Office, 
or with another appropriate entity, for the pur-
pose of entering into an agreement to facilitate 
the placement of fellows in an agency of the 
governing authorities on Taiwan; and 
(B) begin the process of selecting an im-
plementing partner, which— 
(i) shall agree to meet all of the legal 
requirements required to operate in Tai-
wan; and 
(ii) shall be composed of staff who 
demonstrate significant experience man-
aging exchange programs in the Indo-Pa-
cific region. 
(4) CURRICULUM.— 
(A) FIRST YEAR.—During the first year of 
each fellowship under this subsection, each fel-
low should study— 
(i) the Mandarin Chinese language; 
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(ii) the people, history, and political 
climate on Taiwan; and 
(iii) the issues affecting the relation-
ship between the United States and the 
Indo-Pacific region. 
(B) SECOND
YEAR.—During the second 
year of each fellowship under this section, each 
fellow, subject to the approval of the Depart-
ment of State, the American Institute in Tai-
wan, and the implementing partner, and in ac-
cordance with the purposes of this Act, shall 
work in— 
(i) a parliamentary office, ministry, or 
other agency of the governing authorities 
on Taiwan; or 
(ii) an organization outside of the gov-
erning authorities on Taiwan, whose inter-
ests are associated with the interests of the 
fellow and the agency of the United States 
Government from which the fellow had 
been employed. 
(5) FLEXIBLE FELLOWSHIP DURATION.—Not-
withstanding any requirement under this section, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Amer-
ican Institute in Taiwan and, as appropriate, the im-
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