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those of the United States at foreign last point of depar-
ture airports at which a pilot program has been estab-
lished in accordance with this section, the Administrator 
shall ensure that passengers and their property arriving 
from such airports are re-screened in the United States, 
including by using explosives detection systems in ac-
cordance with section 44901(d)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, and implementing regulations and direc-
tives, before such passengers and their property are per-
mitted into sterile areas of airports in the United States. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—If the Administrator has rea-
sonable grounds to believe the other party to an aviation 
security screening agreement has not complied with such 
agreement, the Administrator shall request immediate 
consultation with such party. 
(3) SUSPENSION
OR
TERMINATION
OF
AGREE-
MENT.—If a satisfactory resolution between TSA and a 
foreign country is not reached within 45 days after a 
consultation request under paragraph (2) or in the case 
of the foreign country’s continued or egregious failure to 
maintain the security standards and protocols described 
in paragraph (1), the President, or with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity or the Administrator, as appropriate, shall sus-
pend or terminate the aviation security screening agree-
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ment with such country, as determined appropriate by 
the President, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or 
the Administrator. The Administrator shall notify the 
appropriate congressional committees of such consulta-
tion and suspension or termination, as the case may be, 
not later than seven days after such consultation and 
suspension or termination. 
(g) BRIEFINGS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 45 days 
before an aviation security screening agreement described in 
subsection (e) enters into force, the Administrator, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees the following: 
(1) An aviation security threat assessment for the 
country in which such foreign last point of departure air-
port is located. 
(2) Information regarding any corresponding miti-
gation efforts to address any security issues identified in 
such threat assessment, including any plans for joint 
covert testing. 
(3) Information on potential security vulnerabilities 
associated with commencing a pilot program at such for-
eign last point of departure airport pursuant to sub-
section (b) and mitigation plans to address such poten-
tial security vulnerabilities.
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(4) An assessment of the impacts such pilot pro-
gram will have on aviation security. 
(5) An assessment of the screening performed at 
such foreign last point of departure airport, including 
the feasibility of TSA personnel monitoring screening, 
security protocols, and standards. 
(6) Information regarding identifying the entity or 
entities responsible for screening passengers and prop-
erty at such foreign last point of departure airport. 
(7) The name of the entity or local authority and 
any contractor or subcontractor. 
(8) Information regarding the screening require-
ments relating to such aviation security screening agree-
ment. 
(9) Details regarding information sharing mecha-
nisms between the TSA and such foreign last point of 
departure airport, screening authority, or entity respon-
sible for screening provided for under such aviation secu-
rity screening agreement. 
(10) A copy of the aviation security screening 
agreement, which shall identify the foreign last point of 
departure airport or airports at which a pilot program 
under this section is to be established. 
(h) CERTIFICATIONS RELATING
TO
THE PILOT PRO-
GRAM FOR ONE-STOP SECURITY.—For each aviation security
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screening agreement described in subsection (e), the Adminis-
trator, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees the fol-
lowing: 
(1)(A) A certification that such agreement satisfies 
all of the requirements specified in subsection (c); or 
(B) in the event that one or more of such require-
ments are not so satisfied, a description of the 
unsatisfied requirement and information on what actions 
the Administrator will take to ensure that such remain-
ing requirements are satisfied before such agreement en-
ters into force. 
(2) A certification that TSA and U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection have ensured that any necessary phys-
ical modifications or appropriate mitigations exist in the 
domestic one-stop security pilot program airport prior to 
receiving international passengers from a last point of 
departure airport under the aviation security screening 
agreement. 
(3) A certification that a foreign last point of de-
parture airport covered by an aviation security screening 
agreement has an operation to screen all checked bags 
as required by law, regulation, or international agree-
ment, including the full utilization of explosives detection 
systems to the extent applicable.
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(4) A certification that the Administrator consulted 
with stakeholders, including air carriers, aviation non-
profit labor organizations, airport operators, relevant 
interagency partners, and other stakeholders that the 
Administrator determines appropriate. 
(i) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than five years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in coordination with the Administrator, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report regarding the implementation of the pilot program au-
thorized under this section, including information relating to 
the following: 
(1) The impact of such program on homeland secu-
rity and international aviation security, including any 
benefits and challenges of such program. 
(2) The impact of such program on passengers, air-
ports, and air carriers, including any benefits and chal-
lenges of such program. 
(3) The impact and feasibility of continuing such 
program or expanding it into a more permanent pro-
gram, including any benefits and challenges of such con-
tinuation or expansion. 
(j) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed as limiting the authority of U.S. Customs
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and Border Protection to inspect persons and baggage arriv-
ing in the United States in accordance with applicable law. 
(k) SUNSET.—The pilot program authorized under this 
section shall terminate on the date that is six years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7133. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY TO DETER VEHICULAR TER-
RORIST ATTACKS (DARREN DRAKE). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to Congress a report on the efforts of 
the Department of Homeland Security to deter vehicular ter-
rorist attacks, including engagement with the private sector 
and other stakeholders. Such report shall include assessment 
of the following: 
(1) The impact of such engagement on efforts to 
protect the United States against terrorist attacks. 
(2) A description of the Department’s engagement 
with privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties stakeholders. 
(3) Ways to improve engagement among the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The Department. 
(B) Federal, State, local, and Tribal law en-
forcement agencies. 
(C) Other relevant stakeholders.
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(b) FORMAT.—The report required under subsection (a) 
may be submitted in a classified or protected format, as de-
termined appropriate by the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 7134. DHS ILLICIT CROSS-BORDER TUNNEL DEFENSE. 
(a) COUNTER ILLICIT CROSS-BORDER TUNNEL OPER-
ATIONS STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in coordination 
with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, 
and, as appropriate, other officials of the Department of 
Homeland Security, shall develop a counter illicit cross- 
border tunnel operations strategic plan (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘strategic plan’’) to address the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Risk-based criteria to be used to prioritize 
the identification, breach, assessment, and remedi-
ation of illicit cross-border tunnels. 
(B) Promote the use of innovative technologies 
to identify, breach, assess, and remediate illicit 
cross-border tunnels in a manner that, among other 
considerations, reduces the impact of such activities 
on surrounding communities.
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(C) Processes to share relevant illicit cross-bor-
der tunnel location, operations, and technical infor-
mation. 
(D) Indicators of specific types of illicit cross- 
border tunnels found in each U.S. Border Patrol 
sector identified through operations to be periodi-
cally disseminated to U.S. Border Patrol sector 
chiefs to educate field personnel. 
(E) A counter illicit cross-border tunnel oper-
ations resource needs assessment that includes con-
sideration of the following: 
(i) Technology needs. 
(ii) Staffing needs, including the following: 
(I) A position description for counter 
illicit cross-border tunnel operations per-
sonnel. 
(II) Any specialized skills required of 
such personnel. 
(III) The number of such full time 
personnel, disaggregated by U.S. Border 
Patrol sector. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
Not later than one year after the development of the 
strategic plan, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection shall submit to the Committee on
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Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report on the implementation of 
the strategic plan. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 and 2024 to carry out— 
(1) the development of the strategic plan; and 
(2) remediation operations of illicit cross-border 
tunnels in accordance with the strategic plan to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
SEC. 7135. PROVIDING TRAINING FOR U.S. CUSTOMS AND BOR-
DER PROTECTION PERSONNEL ON THE USE OF 
CONTAINMENT DEVICES TO PREVENT SECONDARY 
EXPOSURE TO FENTANYL AND OTHER POTEN-
TIALLY LETHAL SUBSTANCES. 
(a) TRAINING.—Paragraph (1) of section 416(b) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 216(b)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) How to use containment devices to pre-
vent potential synthetic opioid exposure.’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF CONTAINMENT DEVICES.—Section 
416(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
216(c)) is amended—
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(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘, CON-
TAINMENT DEVICES,’’ after ‘‘EQUIPMENT’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and opioid receptor antagonists, in-
cluding naloxone’’ and inserting ‘‘, opioid receptor an-
tagonists, including naloxone, and containment devices’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY
TO OTHER COMPONENTS.—If the 
Secretary of Homeland Secretary determines that officers, 
agents, other personnel, or canines of a component of the De-
partment of Homeland Security other than U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection are at risk of potential synthetic opioid ex-
posure in the course of their duties, the head of such compo-
nent shall carry out the responsibilities under section 416 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 216) in the 
same manner and to the same degree as the Commissioner 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection carries out such re-
sponsibilities. 
SEC. 7136. REPORTS, EVALUATIONS, AND RESEARCH REGARD-
ING DRUG INTERDICTION AT AND BETWEEN 
PORTS OF ENTRY. 
(a) RESEARCH ON ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES TO DE-
TECT FENTANYL.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Of-
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fice of National Drug Control Policy, shall research addi-
tional technological solutions to— 
(1) target and detect illicit fentanyl, fentanyl 
analogs, and precursor chemicals, including low-purity 
fentanyl, especially in counterfeit pressed tablets, and il-
licit pill press molds; and 
(2) enhance detection of such counterfeit pressed 
tablets through nonintrusive, noninvasive, and other ad-
vanced screening technologies. 
(b) EVALUATION
OF CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES
AND 
STRATEGIES IN ILLICIT DRUG INTERDICTION AND PROCURE-
MENT DECISIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, in consultation with the Attorney General, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Direc-
tor of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall 
establish a program to collect available data and develop 
metrics to measure how technologies and strategies used 
by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, and other relevant Federal agencies have 
helped detect trafficked illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, 
and precursor chemicals or deter illicit fentanyl, fentanyl 
analogs, and precursor chemicals from being trafficked
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into the United States at and between land, air, and sea 
ports of entry. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The data and metrics pro-
gram established pursuant to paragraph (1) may con-
sider— 
(A) the rate of detection of illicit fentanyl, 
fentanyl analogs, and precursor chemicals at land, 
air, and sea ports of entry; 
(B) investigations and intelligence sharing into 
the origins of illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and 
precursor chemicals within the United States; and 
(C) other data or metrics considered appro-
priate by the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(3) UPDATES.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, as appropriate and in the coordination with the offi-
cials referred to in paragraph (1), may update the data 
and metrics program established pursuant to paragraph 
(1). 
(4) REPORTS.— 
(A) SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY.— 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation with 
the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, and the Director of the Office of
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National Drug Control Policy shall, based on the 
data collected and metrics developed pursuant to 
the program established pursuant to paragraph (1), 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security, 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report 
that— 
(i) examines and analyzes current tech-
nologies, including pilot technologies, deployed 
at land, air, and sea ports of entry to assess 
how well such technologies detect, deter, and 
address illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and 
precursor chemicals; and 
(ii) examines and analyzes current tech-
nologies, including pilot technologies, deployed 
between land ports of entry to assess how well 
and accurately such technologies detect, deter, 
interdict, and address illicit fentanyl, fentanyl 
analogs, and precursor chemicals;
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(B) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.— 
Not later than one year after the submission of 
each of the first three reports required under sub-
paragraph (A), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate a report that evaluates and, as appropriate, 
makes recommendations to improve, the collection 
of data under the program established pursuant to 
paragraph (1) and metrics used in the subsequent 
reports required under such subparagraph. 
Subtitle 
E—Technical 
Corrections, 
Conforming 
Changes, 
and 
Im-
provements 
SEC. 7141. QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEW TECH-
NICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 707 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 347) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)—
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(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) representatives from appropriate advisory 
committees established pursuant to section 871, in-
cluding the Homeland Security Advisory Council 
and the Homeland Security Science and Technology 
Advisory Committee, or otherwise established, in-
cluding the Aviation Security Advisory Committee 
established pursuant to section 44946 of title 49, 
United States Code; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘based on the 
risk assessment required pursuant to subsection 
(c)(2)(B)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, to the extent prac-
ticable,’’ after ‘‘describe’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘budget plan’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘resources required’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4)—
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(i) by inserting ‘‘, to the extent prac-
ticable,’’ after ‘‘identify’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘budget plan required to 
provide sufficient resources to successfully’’ 
and inserting ‘‘resources required to’’; and 
(iii) by striking the semicolon at the end 
and inserting the following: ‘‘, including any 
resources identified from redundant, wasteful, 
or unnecessary capabilities or capacities that 
may be redirected to better support other exist-
ing capabilities or capacities, as the case may 
be; and’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a period; and 
(E) by striking paragraph (6); 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 
31 of the year’’ and inserting ‘‘60 days after the 
date of the submission of the President’s budget for 
the fiscal year after the fiscal year’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘de-
scription of the threats to’’ and inserting ‘‘risk 
assessment of’’;
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(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, 
as required under subsection (b)(2)’’ before the 
semicolon at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent prac-
ticable,’’ before ‘‘a description’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘budget plan’’ and 
inserting ‘‘resources required’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (F)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent prac-
ticable,’’ before ‘‘a discussion’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the status of’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (G)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent prac-
ticable,’’ before ‘‘a discussion’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘the status of’’; 
(III) by inserting ‘‘and risks’’ before 
‘‘to national homeland’’; and 
(IV) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end; 
(vi) by striking subparagraph (H); and 
(vii) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 
subparagraph (H); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and
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(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) DOCUMENTATION.—The Secretary shall retain 
and, upon request, provide to Congress the following 
documentation regarding each quadrennial homeland se-
curity review: 
‘‘(A) Records regarding the consultation car-
ried out pursuant to subsection (a)(3), including the 
following: 
‘‘(i) All written communications, including 
communications sent out by the Secretary and 
feedback submitted to the Secretary through 
technology, online communications tools, in- 
person discussions, and the interagency proc-
ess. 
‘‘(ii) Information on how feedback re-
ceived by the Secretary informed each such 
quadrennial homeland security review. 
‘‘(B) Information regarding the risk assess-
ment required pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B), in-
cluding the following: 
‘‘(i) The risk model utilized to generate 
such risk assessment.
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‘‘(ii) Information, including data used in 
the risk model, utilized to generate such risk 
assessment. 
‘‘(iii) Sources of information, including 
other risk assessments, utilized to generate 
such risk assessment. 
‘‘(iv) Information on assumptions, weigh-
ing factors, and subjective judgments utilized 
to generate such risk assessment, together with 
information on the rationale or basis thereof.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(e); and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days after the submis-
sion of each report required under subsection (c)(1), the Sec-
retary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
information on the degree to which the findings and rec-
ommendations developed in the quadrennial homeland secu-
rity review that is the subject of such report were integrated 
into the acquisition strategy and expenditure plans for the 
Department.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
Act shall apply with respect to a quadrennial homeland secu-
rity review conducted after December 31, 2021. 
SEC. 7142. TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLERICAL AMEND-
MENTS. 
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 is amended by— 
(1) amending the items relating to sections 435 and 
436 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 435. Maritime operations coordination plan. 
‘‘Sec. 436. Maritime security capabilities assessments.’’; 
(2) amending the item relating to section 1617 to 
read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1617. Diversified security technology industry marketplace.’’; 
(3) amending the item relating to section 1621 to 
read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1621. Maintenance validation and oversight.’’; and 
(4) amending the item relating to section 2103 to 
read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 2103. Protection and sharing of information.’’. 
SEC. 7143. CISA TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND IMPROVE-
MENTS. 
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO DOTGOV 
ACT OF 2020.— 
(1) 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
904(b)(1) 
of 
the 
DOTGOV Act of 2020 (title IX of division U of Public 
Law 116–260) is amended, in the matter preceding sub-
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paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘Homeland Security Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Homeland Security Act of 2002’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall take effect as if enacted as part of 
the DOTGOV Act of 2020 (title IX of division U of 
Public Law 116–260). 
(b) CONSOLIDATION OF DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title XXII of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting before the subtitle A heading the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2200. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this title: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘Agency’ means the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. 
‘‘(2) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(3) CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term ‘cloud 
service provider’ means an entity offering products or 
services related to cloud computing, as defined by the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology in NIST
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Special Publication 800–145 and any amendatory or su-
perseding document relating thereto. 
‘‘(4) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION.— 
The term ‘critical infrastructure information’ means in-
formation not customarily in the public domain and re-
lated to the security of critical infrastructure or pro-
tected systems— 
‘‘(A) actual, potential, or threatened inter-
ference with, attack on, compromise of, or incapaci-
tation of critical infrastructure or protected systems 
by either physical or computer-based attack or other 
similar conduct (including the misuse of or unau-
thorized access to all types of communications and 
data transmission systems) that violates Federal, 
State, or local law, harms interstate commerce of 
the United States, or threatens public health or 
safety; 
‘‘(B) the ability of any critical infrastructure or 
protected system to resist such interference, com-
promise, or incapacitation, including any planned or 
past assessment, projection, or estimate of the vul-
nerability of critical infrastructure or a protected 
system, including security testing, risk evaluation 
thereto, risk management planning, or risk audit; or
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‘‘(C) any planned or past operational problem 
or solution regarding critical infrastructure or pro-
tected systems, including repair, recovery, recon-
struction, insurance, or continuity, to the extent it 
is related to such interference, compromise, or inca-
pacitation. 
‘‘(5) CYBER THREAT INDICATOR.—The term ‘cyber 
threat indicator’ means information that is necessary to 
describe or identify— 
‘‘(A) malicious reconnaissance, including anom-
alous patterns of communications that appear to be 
transmitted for the purpose of gathering technical 
information related to a cybersecurity threat or se-
curity vulnerability; 
‘‘(B) a method of defeating a security control 
or exploitation of a security vulnerability; 
‘‘(C) a security vulnerability, including anoma-
lous activity that appears to indicate the existence 
of a security vulnerability; 
‘‘(D) a method of causing a user with legiti-
mate access to an information system or informa-
tion that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an 
information system to unwittingly enable the defeat 
of a security control or exploitation of a security 
vulnerability;
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‘‘(E) malicious cyber command and control; 
‘‘(F) the actual or potential harm caused by an 
incident, including a description of the information 
exfiltrated as a result of a particular cybersecurity 
threat; 
‘‘(G) any other attribute of a cybersecurity 
threat, if disclosure of such attribute is not other-
wise prohibited by law; or 
‘‘(H) any combination thereof. 
‘‘(6) CYBERSECURITY PURPOSE.—The term ‘cyber-
security purpose’ means the purpose of protecting an in-
formation system or information that is stored on, proc-
essed by, or transiting an information system from a cy-
bersecurity threat or security vulnerability. 
‘‘(7) CYBERSECURITY RISK.—The term ‘cybersecu-
rity risk’— 
‘‘(A) means threats to and vulnerabilities of in-
formation or information systems and any related 
consequences caused by or resulting from unauthor-
ized access, use, disclosure, degradation, disruption, 
modification, or destruction of such information or 
information systems, including such related con-
sequences caused by an act of terrorism; and
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‘‘(B) does not include any action that solely in-
volves a violation of a consumer term of service or 
a consumer licensing agreement. 
‘‘(8) CYBERSECURITY THREAT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (B), the term ‘cybersecurity threat’ 
means an action, not protected by the First Amend-
ment to the Constitution of the United States, on 
or through an information system that may result 
in an unauthorized effort to adversely impact the 
security, availability, confidentiality, or integrity of 
an information system or information that is stored 
on, processed by, or transiting an information sys-
tem. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘cybersecurity 
threat’ does not include any action that solely in-
volves a violation of a consumer term of service or 
a consumer licensing agreement. 
‘‘(9) DEFENSIVE MEASURE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (B), the term ‘defensive measure’ means 
an action, device, procedure, signature, technique, 
or other measure applied to an information system 
or information that is stored on, processed by, or 
transiting an information system that detects, pre-
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vents, or mitigates a known or suspected cybersecu-
rity threat or security vulnerability. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘defensive meas-
ure’ does not include a measure that destroys, ren-
ders unusable, provides unauthorized access to, or 
substantially harms an information system or infor-
mation stored on, processed by, or transiting such 
information system not owned by— 
‘‘(i) the private entity, as defined in sec-
tion 102 of the Cybersecurity Information 
Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501), oper-
ating the measure; or 
‘‘(ii) another entity or Federal entity that 
is authorized to provide consent and has pro-
vided consent to that private entity for oper-
ation of such measure. 
‘‘(10) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the 
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu-
rity Agency. 
‘‘(11) HOMELAND
SECURITY
ENTERPRISE.—The 
term ‘Homeland Security Enterprise’ means relevant 
governmental and nongovernmental entities involved in 
homeland security, including Federal, State, local, and 
Tribal government officials, private sector representa-
tives, academics, and other policy experts.
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‘‘(12) INCIDENT.—The term ‘incident’ means an oc-
currence that actually or imminently jeopardizes, without 
lawful authority, the integrity, confidentiality, or avail-
ability of information on an information system, or actu-
ally or imminently jeopardizes, without lawful authority, 
an information system. 
‘‘(13) INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS ORGA-
NIZATION.—The term ‘Information Sharing and Analysis 
Organization’ means any formal or informal entity or 
collaboration created or employed by public or private 
sector organizations, for purposes of— 
‘‘(A) gathering and analyzing critical infra-
structure information, including information related 
to cybersecurity risks and incidents, in order to bet-
ter understand security problems and interdepend-
encies related to critical infrastructure, including 
cybersecurity risks and incidents, and protected sys-
tems, so as to ensure the availability, integrity, and 
reliability thereof; 
‘‘(B) communicating or disclosing critical in-
frastructure information, including cybersecurity 
risks and incidents, to help prevent, detect, miti-
gate, or recover from the effects of an interference, 
a compromise, or an incapacitation problem related
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to critical infrastructure, including cybersecurity 
risks and incidents, or protected systems; and 
‘‘(C) voluntarily disseminating critical infra-
structure information, including cybersecurity risks 
and incidents, to its members, State, local, and 
Federal Governments, or any other entities that 
may be of assistance in carrying out the purposes 
specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(14) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘informa-
tion system’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term in section 
3502 of title 44, United States Code; and 
‘‘(B) includes industrial control systems, such 
as supervisory control and data acquisition systems, 
distributed control systems, and programmable logic 
controllers. 
‘‘(15) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘in-
telligence community’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
‘‘(16) MALICIOUS
CYBER
COMMAND
AND
CON-
TROL.—The term ‘malicious cyber command and control’ 
means a method for unauthorized remote identification 
of, access to, or use of, an information system or infor-
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mation that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an 
information system. 
‘‘(17) MALICIOUS
RECONNAISSANCE.—The term 
‘malicious reconnaissance’ a method for actively probing 
or passively monitoring an information system for the 
purpose of discerning security vulnerabilities of the in-
formation system, if such method is associated with a 
known or suspected cybersecurity threat. 
‘‘(18) MANAGED
SERVICE
PROVIDER.—The term 
‘managed service provider’ means an entity that delivers 
services, such as network, application, infrastructure, or 
security services, via ongoing and regular support and 
active administration on the premises of a customer, in 
the data center of the entity (such as hosting), or in a 
third party data center. 
‘‘(19) MONITOR.—The term ‘monitor’ means to ac-
quire, identify, or scan, or to possess, information that 
is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information 
system. 
‘‘(20) NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY ASSET RESPONSE 
ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘national cybersecurity asset re-
sponse activities’ means— 
‘‘(A) furnishing cybersecurity technical assist-
ance to entities affected by cybersecurity risks to
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protect assets, mitigate vulnerabilities, and reduce 
impacts of cyber incidents; 
‘‘(B) identifying other entities that may be at 
risk of an incident and assessing risk to the same 
or similar vulnerabilities; 
‘‘(C) assessing potential cybersecurity risks to 
a sector or region, including potential cascading ef-
fects, and developing courses of action to mitigate 
such risks; 
‘‘(D) facilitating information sharing and oper-
ational coordination with threat response; and 
‘‘(E) providing guidance on how best to utilize 
Federal resources and capabilities in a timely, effec-
tive manner to speed recovery from cybersecurity 
risks. 
‘‘(21) NATIONAL
SECURITY
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘national security system’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 11103 of title 40, United States Code. 
‘‘(22) 
RANSOMWARE
ATTACK.—The 
term 
‘ransomware attack’— 
‘‘(A) means an incident that includes the use 
or threat of use of unauthorized or malicious code 
on an information system, or the use or threat of 
use of another digital mechanism such as a denial 
of service attack, to interrupt or disrupt the oper-
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ations of an information system or compromise the 
confidentiality, availability, or integrity of electronic 
data stored on, processed by, or transiting an infor-
mation system to extort a demand for a ransom 
payment; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any such event in which 
the demand for payment is— 
‘‘(i) not genuine; or 
‘‘(ii) made in good faith by an entity in 
response to a specific request by the owner or 
operator of the information system. 
‘‘(23) SECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—The 
term ‘Sector Risk Management Agency’ means a Federal 
department or agency, designated by law or Presidential 
directive, with responsibility for providing institutional 
knowledge and specialized expertise of a sector, as well 
as leading, facilitating, or supporting programs and as-
sociated activities of its designated critical infrastructure 
sector in the all hazards environment in coordination 
with the Department. 
‘‘(24) SECURITY
CONTROL.—The term ‘security 
control’ means the management, operational, and tech-
nical controls used to protect against an unauthorized 
effort to adversely affect the confidentiality, integrity,
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and availability of an information system or its informa-
tion. 
‘‘(25) SECURITY VULNERABILITY.—The term ‘secu-
rity vulnerability’ means any attribute of hardware, soft-
ware, process, or procedure that could enable or facili-
tate the defeat of a security control. 
‘‘(26) SHARING.—The term ‘sharing’ (including all 
conjugations thereof) means providing, receiving, and 
disseminating (including all conjugations of each such 
terms). 
‘‘(27) SLTT ENTITY.—The term ‘SLTT entity’ 
means a domestic government entity that is a State gov-
ernment, local government, Tribal government, terri-
torial government, or any subdivision thereof. 
‘‘(28) SUPPLY
CHAIN
COMPROMISE.—The term 
‘supply chain compromise’ means an incident within the 
supply chain of an information system that an adversary 
can leverage, or does leverage, to jeopardize the con-
fidentiality, integrity, or availability of the information 
system or the information the system processes, stores, 
or transmits, and can occur at any point during the life 
cycle.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et 
seq.) is amended—
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(A) 
in 
section 
320(d)(3)(C) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
195f(d)(3)(C)), by striking ‘‘section 2201’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 2200’’; 
(B) by amending section 2201 (6 U.S.C. 651) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2201. DEFINITION. 
‘‘In this subtitle, the term ‘Cybersecurity Advisory Com-
mittee’ means the advisory committee established under sec-
tion 2219(a).’’; 
(C) in section 2202 (6 U.S.C. 652)— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘(in 
this subtitle referred to as the Agency)’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘a Di-
rector of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se-
curity (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘Di-
rector’)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (f)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘Executive’’ before ‘‘Assistant Director’’; 
(II) in paragraph (2), by inserting 
‘‘Executive’’ before ‘‘Assistant Director’’; 
and 
(III) in paragraph (3), by inserting 
‘‘Executive’’ before ‘‘Assistant Director’’; 
(D) in section 2209 (6 U.S.C. 659)—
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(i) by striking subsection (a) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—The term ‘cybersecurity vulner-
ability’ has the meaning given the term ‘security vulner-
ability’ in section 2200.’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘Execu-
tive’’ before ‘‘Assistant Director for Cybersecu-
rity’’; 
(iii) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘, as that term is defined under sec-
tion 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘information sharing and analysis or-
ganizations’’ and inserting ‘‘Information 
Sharing and Analysis Organizations’’; 
(iv) in subsection (e)(1)(E)(ii)(II), by 
striking ‘‘information sharing and analysis or-
ganizations’’ and inserting ‘‘Information Shar-
ing and Analysis Organizations’’; 
(v) in the second subsection (p), by strik-
ing ‘‘(p) COORDINATION ON CYBERSECURITY 
FOR SLTT ENTITIES.—’’ and inserting ‘‘(r)
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COORDINATION
ON
CYBERSECURITY
FOR 
SLTT ENTITIES.—’’; and 
(vi) in the second subsection (q), by strik-
ing ‘‘(q) REPORT.—’’ and inserting ‘‘(s) RE-
PORT.—’’; 
(E) in section 2210 (6 U.S.C. 660)— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion, the term ‘agency information system’ 
means an information system used or operated 
by an agency or by another entity on behalf of 
an agency.’’; 
(ii) in subsection (c)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘information sharing 
and analysis organizations (as defined in 
section 2222(5))’’ and inserting ‘‘Informa-
tion Sharing and Analysis Organizations’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘(as defined in sec-
tion 2209)’’; and 
(iii) in subsection (e)— 
(I) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
‘‘(as such term is defined in section 
2209)’’; and
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(II) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking 
‘‘(as such term is defined in section 102 
of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing 
Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501))’’; 
(F) in section 2211 (6 U.S.C. 661), by striking 
subsection (h); 
(G) in section 2212 (6 U.S.C. 662), by striking 
‘‘information sharing and analysis organizations (as 
defined in section 2222(5))’’ and inserting ‘‘Infor-
mation Sharing and Analysis Organizations’’; 
(H) in section 2213(a) (6 U.S.C. 663(a)), by 
striking paragraph (4); and 
(I) in section 2216 (6 U.S.C. 665b)— 
(i) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘infor-
mation sharing and analysis organizations’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Information Sharing and Anal-
ysis Organizations’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion:’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion, the term ‘cyber defense operation’ means 
the defensive activities performed for a cyber-
security purpose.’’; 
(J) 
in 
section 
2218(c)(4)(A) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
665d(4)(A)), by striking ‘‘information sharing and
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analysis organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘Information 
Sharing and Analysis Organizations’’; 
(K) in section 2220A (6 U.S.C. 665g)— 
(i) in subsection (a)— 
(I) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), 
(5), (6), and (7); and 
(II) by redesignating paragraphs (3), 
(4), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (12) as para-
graphs (1) through (7), respectively; 
(ii) in subsection (e)(2)(B)(xiv)(II)(aa), by 
striking ‘‘information sharing and analysis or-
ganization’’ and inserting ‘‘Information Shar-
ing and Analysis Organization’’; 
(iii) in subsection (p), by striking ‘‘appro-
priate committees of Congress’’ and inserting 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’; and 
(iv) in subsection (q)(4), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘appropriate 
committees of Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’; 
(L) in section 2220C (6 U.S.C. 665i), by strik-
ing subsection (f) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘industrial 
control system’ means an information system used to monitor 
and/or control industrial processes such as manufacturing,
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product handling, production, and distribution, including su-
pervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems used 
to monitor and/or control geographically dispersed assets, dis-
tributed control systems (DCSs), Human-Machine Interfaces 
(HMIs), and programmable logic controllers that control lo-
calized processes.’’; 
(M) in section 2222 (6 U.S.C. 671)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(3) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION.— 
The term ‘critical infrastructure information’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2200.’’; 
(ii) by striking paragraphs (5) and (8); 
and 
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 
(7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; 
and 
(N) in section 2240 (6 U.S.C. 681)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2); 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 
through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (6); 
(iii) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘section 2201’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 2200’’;
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(iv) by striking paragraph (8), and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(7) FEDERAL ENTITY.—The term ‘Federal entity’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the 
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 
U.S.C. 1501).’’; 
(v) by striking paragraphs (9) through 
(12), (14), (15), and (17); and 
(vi) by redesignating paragraphs (13), 
(16), (18), and (19) as paragraphs (8), (9), 
(10), and (11), respectively. 
(3) TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
AMENDMENTS.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) 
is amended— 
(A) by inserting before the item relating to 
subtitle A of title XXII the following: 
‘‘Sec. 2200. Definitions.’’; 
(B) by striking the item relating to section 
2201 and insert the following: 
‘‘Sec. 2201. Definition.’’; and 
(C) by moving the item relating to section 
2220D to appear after the item relating to section 
2220C. 
(4) CYBERSECURITY
INFORMATION
SHARING
ACT 
OF 2015 DEFINITIONS.—Section 102 of the Cybersecurity
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Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (4) through (7) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) CYBERSECURITY PURPOSE.—The term ‘cyber-
security purpose’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
‘‘(5) CYBERSECURITY THREAT.—The term ‘cyberse-
curity threat’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
‘‘(6) CYBER THREAT INDICATOR.—The term ‘cyber 
threat indicator’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
‘‘(7) DEFENSIVE MEASURE.—The term ‘defensive 
measure’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(9) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘informa-
tion system’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.’’. 
(C) by striking paragraphs (11), (12), and 
(13) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(11) MALICIOUS
CYBER
COMMAND
AND
CON-
TROL.—The term ‘malicious cyber command and control’
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has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
‘‘(12) MALICIOUS
RECONNAISSANCE.—The term 
‘malicious reconnaissance’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002. 
‘‘(13) MONITOR.— The term ‘monitor’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002.’’; and 
(D) by striking paragraphs (16) and (17) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(16) SECURITY
CONTROL.—The term ‘security 
control’ has the meaning given the term in section 2200 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
‘‘(17) SECURITY VULNERABILITY.—The term ‘secu-
rity vulnerability’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.’’. 
(c) CORRECTION TO THE TITLE OF THE DIRECTOR OF 
THE
CYBERSECURITY
AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
SECURITY 
AGENCY.—The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 523 (6 U.S.C. 3211)— 
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Director of Cybersecu-
rity and Infrastructure Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
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rector of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu-
rity Agency’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Director of 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Director of the Cybersecurity and Infra-
structure Security Agency’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
884(d)(4)(A)(ii) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
464(d)(4)(A)(ii)), by striking ‘‘Director of Cybersecurity 
and Infrastructure Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’’; 
(3) in section 1801(b) (6 U.S.C. 571(b)), in the sec-
ond and third sentences, by striking ‘‘Director of Cyber-
security and Infrastructure Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency’’; 
(4) in section 2104(c)(2) (6 U.S.C. 624(c)(2)), by 
striking ‘‘Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the Cybersecurity 
and Infrastructure Security Agency’’; 
(5) in section 2202 (6 U.S.C. 652)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘Director 
of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security of the 
Department’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the Cyber-
security and Infrastructure Security Agency’’; and
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(B) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Director of Cybersecu-
rity and Infrastructure Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu-
rity Agency’’; 
(6) in section 2205, in the matter preceding para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘Director of Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’’; 
(7) in section 2206, by striking ‘‘Director of Cyber-
security and Infrastructure Security’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency’’; and 
(8) in section 2210(c), by striking ‘‘Director of Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu-
rity Agency’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(1) FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACT 
OF 2015.—The Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act 
of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 222(4) (6 U.S.C. 1521(4)), by 
striking ‘‘section 2209’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2200’’; and
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(B) 
in 
section 
226(a)(2) 
(6 
U.S.C. 
1524(a)(2)), by striking ‘‘section 102’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002’’. 
(2) FEDERAL POWER ACT.—Section 219A(a)(1) of 
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824s–1(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 102 of the Cybersecurity 
Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002’’. 
(3) INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT
AND
JOBS 
ACT.—Section 40124(a)(1) of the Infrastructure Invest-
ment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18723(a)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 
2015 (6 U.S.C. 1051)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2200 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002)’’. 
(4) 
PUBLIC
HEALTH
SERVICE
ACT.—Section 
2811(b)(4)(D) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300hh–10(b)(4)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 228(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 149(c))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2210(b) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 660(b))’’. 
(5) WILLIAM M. (MAC) THORNBERRY NATIONAL DE-
FENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF FISCAL YEAR 2021.— 
Section 9002 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
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tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(6 U.S.C. 652a) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (5); 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 
(7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; 
and 
(iii) by amending paragraph (7) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(7) SECTOR
RISK
MANAGEMENT
AGENCY.—The 
term ‘Sector Risk Management Agency’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002.’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘given 
such term in section 2201(5) (6 U.S.C. 651(5))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘given such term in section 2200’’; 
and 
(C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 2215 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 
this section’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2218 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665d)’’. 
(6) NATIONAL
SECURITY
ACT
OF
1947.—Section 
113B(b)(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3049a(b)(4)) is amended by striking section ‘‘226 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 147)’’
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and inserting ‘‘section 2208 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 658)’’. 
(7) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2020.—Section 6503(a)(3) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (50 
U.S.C. 3371a(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 102 
of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 
U.S.C. 1501)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2200 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002’’. 
(8) IOT CYBERSECURITY
IMPROVEMENT
ACT
OF 
2020.—Section 3(8) of the IoT Cybersecurity Improve-
ment Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 278g-3a(8)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 102(17) of the Cybersecurity Informa-
tion Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501(17))’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002’’. 
(9) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—Section 21(a)(8)(B) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(8)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 2209(a)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 2200’’. 
(10) TITLE
46.—Section 70101(2) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 227 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 2200 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002’’.
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(e) CLARIFYING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE 
CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUC-
TURE ACT OF 2022.—The Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2243(6 U.S.C. 681c), by striking sub-
section (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION
OF SECTION 2245.—Section 2245 
shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to 
reports and information submitted under subsections (a) and 
(b) as it applies to reports and information submitted under 
section 2242.’’; and 
(2) in section 2244(b)(2) (6 U.S.C. 681d(b)(2)), by 
inserting ‘‘including that section 2245 shall apply to 
such information in the same manner and to the same 
extent to information submitted in response to requests 
under paragraph (1) as it applies to information sub-
mitted under section 2242’’after ‘‘section 2242’’. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) INTERPRETATION
OF
TECHNICAL
CORREC-
TIONS.—Nothing in the amendments made by sub-
sections (a) through (d) shall be construed to alter the 
authorities, responsibilities, functions, or activities of any 
agency (as such term is defined in section 3502 of title 
44, United States Code) or officer or employee of the
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United States on or before the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) INTERPRETATION OF REFERENCES TO DEFINI-
TIONS.—Any reference to a term defined in the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act that is de-
fined in section 2200 of that Act pursuant to the amend-
ments made under this Act shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to that term as defined in section 2200 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this Act. 
TITLE LXXII—GOVERNMENTAL 
AFFAIRS 
Subtitle A—Intragovernmental Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act 
Sec. 7201. Requirement for information sharing agreements. 
Subtitle A—Improving Government for America’s Taxpayers 
Sec. 7211. Government Accountability Office unimplemented priority rec-
ommendations. 
Subtitle B—Advancing American AI Act 
Sec. 7221. Short title. 
Sec. 7222. Purposes. 
Sec. 7223. Definitions. 
Sec. 7224. Principles and policies for use of artificial intelligence in Govern-
ment. 
Sec. 7225. Agency inventories and artificial intelligence use cases. 
Sec. 7226. Rapid pilot, deployment and scale of applied artificial intelligence 
capabilities to demonstrate modernization activities related to 
use cases. 
Sec. 7227. Enabling entrepreneurs and agency missions. 
Sec. 7228. Intelligence community exception. 
Subtitle C—Strategic EV Management 
Sec. 7231. Short Title. 
Sec. 7232. Definitions. 
Sec. 7233. Strategic guidance. 
Sec. 7234. Study of Federal fleet vehicles. 
Subtitle D—Congressionally Mandated Reports
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Sec. 7241. Short title. 
Sec. 7242. Definitions. 
Sec. 7243. Establishment of online portal for congressionally mandated reports. 
Sec. 7244. Federal agency responsibilities. 
Sec. 7245. Changing or removing reports. 
Sec. 7246. Withholding of information. 
Sec. 7247. Implementation. 
Sec. 7248. Determination of budgetary effects. 
Subtitle A—Intragovernmental Cyber-
security Information Sharing Act 
SEC. 7201. REQUIREMENT FOR INFORMATION SHARING AGREE-
MENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Intragovernmental Cybersecurity and Counterintelligence In-
formation Sharing Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The legislative branch, as a separate and equal 
branch of the United States Government, is a target of 
adversary cyber actors and intelligence services. 
(2) The legislative branch relies on the executive 
branch to provide timely and urgent tactical and oper-
ational information to ensure that Congress can protect 
the constitutional officers, personnel, and facilities of 
Congress and the institution of Congress more broadly. 
(3) The legislative branch currently is not receiving 
this information in a timely manner nor as a matter of 
course. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘congressional leadership’’ means—
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(A) the Majority and Minority Leader of the 
Senate with respect to an agreement with the Ser-
geant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate or the 
Secretary of the Senate; and 
(B) the Speaker and Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives with respect to an agree-
ment with the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives or the Sergeant at Arms 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the terms ‘‘cybersecurity threat’’ and ‘‘security 
vulnerability’’ have the meanings given those terms in 
section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
added by section 5171 of this division. 
(d) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall designate— 
(i) an individual appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, to serve as a single point of contact to 
the legislative branch on matters related to tac-
tical and operational cybersecurity threats and 
security vulnerabilities; and
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(ii) an individual appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, to serve as a single point of contact to 
the legislative branch on matters related to tac-
tical and operational counterintelligence. 
(B) COORDINATION.—The individuals des-
ignated by the President under subparagraph (A) 
shall coordinate with appropriate Executive agencies 
(as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code, including the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent) and appropriate officers in the executive 
branch in entering any agreement described in 
paragraph (2). 
(2) INFORMATION SHARING AGREEMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the individ-
uals designated by the President under paragraph 
(1)(A) shall enter into 1 or more information shar-
ing agreements with— 
(i) the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
of the Senate with respect to cybersecurity in-
formation sharing, subject to the approval of 
congressional leadership and in consultation 
with the chairman and the ranking minority
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member of the Committee on Rules and Ad-
ministration of the Senate; 
(ii) the Secretary of the Senate with re-
spect to counterintelligence information shar-
ing, subject to the approval of congressional 
leadership and in consultation with the chair-
man and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate; 
(iii) the Chief Administrative Officer of 
the House of Representatives with respect to 
cybersecurity information sharing, subject to 
the approval of the chair of the Committee on 
House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives and in consultation with the rank-
ing minority member of the committee and 
congressional leadership; and 
(iv) the Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
Representatives with respect to counterintel-
ligence information sharing, subject to the ap-
proval of the chair of the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representa-
tives and in consultation with the ranking mi-
nority member of the committee and congres-
sional leadership.
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(B) PURPOSE.—The agreements described in 
subparagraph (A) shall establish procedures for 
timely sharing of tactical and operational cybersecu-
rity threat and security vulnerability information 
and planned or ongoing counterintelligence oper-
ations or targeted collection efforts with the legisla-
tive branch. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not less frequently than 
semiannually during the 3-year period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act, the individuals designated 
by the President under paragraph (1)(A) shall meet with 
the officers referenced in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) 
of paragraph (2)(A), the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, with respect to an 
agreement with the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of 
the Senate, and the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House 
of Representatives, with respect to an agreement with 
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
Representatives, to ensure the agreements with such of-
ficers are being implemented in a manner consistent 
with applicable laws, including this Act. 
(e) ELEMENTS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The parties to an information 
sharing agreement under subsection (d)(2) shall jointly 
develop such elements of the agreement as the parties 
find appropriate, which— 
(A) with respect to an agreement covered by 
subsection (d)(2)(A)(i) or (ii), shall, at a minimum, 
include the applicable elements specified in para-
graph (2); and 
(B) with respect to an agreement covered by 
subsection (d)(2)(A)(iii) or (iv), may include the ap-
plicable elements specified in paragraph (2). 
(2) ELEMENTS SPECIFIED.—The elements specified 
in this paragraph are— 
(A) direct and timely sharing of technical indi-
cators and contextual information on cyber threats 
and security vulnerabilities, and the means for such 
sharing; 
(B) direct and timely sharing of counterintel-
ligence threats and vulnerabilities, including trends 
of counterintelligence activity, and the means for 
such sharing; 
(C) identification, by position, of the officials 
at the operational and tactical level responsible for 
daily management of the agreement;
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(D) the ability to seat cybersecurity personnel 
of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate or the Office of the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives 
at cybersecurity operations centers within the execu-
tive branch; and 
(E) any other elements the parties find appro-
priate. 
Subtitle A—Improving Government 
for America’s Taxpayers 
SEC. 
7211. 
GOVERNMENT 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
OFFICE 
UNIMPLEMENTED PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall, as part of the Comptroller General’s an-
nual reporting to committees of Congress— 
(1) consolidate Matters for Congressional Consider-
ation from the Government Accountability Office in one 
report organized by policy topic that includes the 
amount of time such Matters have been unimplemented 
and submit such report to congressional leadership and 
the oversight committees of each House; 
(2) with respect to the annual letters sent by the 
Comptroller General to individual agency heads and rel-
evant congressional committees on the status of 
unimplemented priority recommendations, identify any
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additional congressional oversight actions that can help 
agencies implement such priority recommendations and 
address any underlying issues relating to such implemen-
tation; 
(3) make publicly available the information de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2); and 
(4) publish any known costs of unimplemented pri-
ority recommendations, if applicable. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall 
be 
construed 
to 
require 
reporting 
relating 
to 
unimplemented priority recommendations or any other report, 
recommendation, information, or item relating to any element 
of the intelligence community, as defined in section 3 of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
Subtitle B—Advancing American AI 
Act 
SEC. 7221. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing American 
AI Act’’. 
SEC. 7222. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this subtitle are to— 
(1) encourage agency artificial intelligence-related 
programs and initiatives that enhance the competitive-
ness of the United States and foster an approach to arti-
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ficial intelligence that builds on the strengths of the 
United States in innovation and entrepreneurialism; 
(2) enhance the ability of the Federal Government 
to translate research advances into artificial intelligence 
applications to modernize systems and assist agency 
leaders in fulfilling their missions; 
(3) promote adoption of modernized business prac-
tices and advanced technologies across the Federal Gov-
ernment that align with the values of the United States, 
including the protection of privacy, civil rights, and civil 
liberties; and 
(4) test and harness applied artificial intelligence to 
enhance mission effectiveness, agency program integrity, 
and business practice efficiency. 
SEC. 7223. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States 
Code. 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
The 
term 
‘‘appropriate 
congressional 
committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
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(B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives. 
(3) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—The term ‘‘artifi-
cial intelligence’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 
note). 
(4) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘artificial intelligence system’’— 
(A) means any data system, software, applica-
tion, tool, or utility that operates in whole or in 
part using dynamic or static machine learning algo-
rithms or other forms of artificial intelligence, 
whether— 
(i) the data system, software, application, 
tool, or utility is established primarily for the 
purpose of researching, developing, or imple-
menting artificial intelligence technology; or 
(ii) artificial intelligence capability is inte-
grated into another system or agency business 
process, operational activity, or technology sys-
tem; and
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(B) does not include any common commercial 
product within which artificial intelligence is embed-
ded, such as a word processor or map navigation 
system. 
(5) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means 
the Department of Homeland Security. 
(6) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 
SEC. 7224. PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES FOR USE OF ARTIFICIAL 
INTELLIGENCE IN GOVERNMENT. 
(a) GUIDANCE.—The Director shall, when developing the 
guidance required under section 104(a) of the AI in Govern-
ment Act of 2020 (title I of division U of Public Law 116– 
260), consider— 
(1) the considerations and recommended practices 
identified by the National Security Commission on Arti-
ficial Intelligence in the report entitled ‘‘Key Consider-
ations for the Responsible Development and Fielding of 
AI’’, as updated in April 2021; 
(2) the principles articulated in Executive Order 
13960 (85 Fed. Reg. 78939; relating to promoting the 
use of trustworthy artificial intelligence in Government); 
and 
(3) the input of— 
(A) the Administrator of General Services;
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(B) relevant interagency councils, such as the 
Federal Privacy Council, the Chief Financial Offi-
cers Council, the Chief Information Officers Coun-
cil, and the Chief Data Officers Council; 
(C) other governmental and nongovernmental 
privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties experts; 
(D) academia; 
(E) industry technology and data science ex-
perts; and 
(F) any other individual or entity the Director 
determines to be appropriate. 
(b) DEPARTMENT POLICIES AND PROCESSES FOR PRO-
CUREMENT
AND USE
OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-EN-
ABLED SYSTEMS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act— 
(1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the 
participation of the Chief Procurement Officer, the Chief 
Information Officer, the Chief Privacy Officer, and the 
Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the De-
partment and any other person determined to be rel-
evant by the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall issue 
policies and procedures for the Department related to— 
(A) the acquisition and use of artificial intel-
ligence; and
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(B) considerations for the risks and impacts 
related to artificial intelligence-enabled systems, in-
cluding associated data of machine learning sys-
tems, to ensure that full consideration is given to— 
(i) the privacy, civil rights, and civil lib-
erties impacts of artificial intelligence-enabled 
systems; and 
(ii) security against misuse, degradation, 
or rending inoperable of artificial intelligence- 
enabled systems; and 
(2) the Chief Privacy Officer and the Officer for 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department shall 
report to Congress on any additional staffing or funding 
resources that may be required to carry out the require-
ments of this subsection. 
(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General 
of the Department shall identify any training and invest-
ments needed to enable employees of the Office of the Inspec-
tor General to continually advance their understanding of— 
(1) artificial intelligence systems; 
(2) best practices for governance, oversight, and au-
dits of the use of artificial intelligence systems; and
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(3) how the Office of the Inspector General is using 
artificial intelligence to enhance audit and investigative 
capabilities, including actions to— 
(A) ensure the integrity of audit and investiga-
tive results; and 
(B) guard against bias in the selection and 
conduct of audits and investigations. 
(d) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HYGIENE AND PROTEC-
TION
OF
GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION, PRIVACY, CIVIL 
RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in con-
sultation with a working group consisting of members 
selected by the Director from appropriate interagency 
councils, shall develop an initial means by which to— 
(A) ensure that contracts for the acquisition of 
an artificial intelligence system or service— 
(i) align with the guidance issued to the 
head of each agency under section 104(a) of 
the AI in Government Act of 2020 (title I of 
division U of Public Law 116–260); 
(ii) address protection of privacy, civil 
rights, and civil liberties; 
(iii) address the ownership and security of 
data and other information created, used, proc-
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essed, stored, maintained, disseminated, dis-
closed, or disposed of by a contractor or sub-
contractor on behalf of the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
(iv) include considerations for securing the 
training data, algorithms, and other compo-
nents of any artificial intelligence system 
against misuse, unauthorized alteration, deg-
radation, or rendering inoperable; and 
(B) address any other issue or concern deter-
mined to be relevant by the Director to ensure ap-
propriate use and protection of privacy and Govern-
ment data and other information. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the consider-
ations under paragraph (1)(A)(iv), the Director shall 
consult with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Secretary of Energy, the Director of the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology, and the Director of 
National Intelligence. 
(3) REVIEW.—The Director— 
(A) should continuously update the means de-
veloped under paragraph (1); and 
(B) not later than 2 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act and not less frequently than
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every 2 years thereafter, shall update the means de-
veloped under paragraph (1). 
(4) BRIEFING.—The Director shall brief the appro-
priate congressional committees— 
(A) not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act and thereafter on a quarterly 
basis until the Director first implements the means 
developed under paragraph (1); and 
(B) annually thereafter on the implementation 
of this subsection. 
(5) SUNSET.—This subsection shall cease to be ef-
fective on the date that is 5 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 7225. AGENCY INVENTORIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
LIGENCE USE CASES. 
(a) INVENTORY.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and continuously thereafter for a 
period of 5 years, the Director, in consultation with the Chief 
Information Officers Council, the Chief Data Officers Coun-
cil, and other interagency bodies as determined to be appro-
priate by the Director, shall require the head of each agency 
to— 
(1) prepare and maintain an inventory of the artifi-
cial intelligence use cases of the agency, including cur-
rent and planned uses;
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(2) share agency inventories with other agencies, to 
the extent practicable and consistent with applicable law 
and policy, including those concerning protection of pri-
vacy and of sensitive law enforcement, national security, 
and other protected information; and 
(3) make agency inventories available to the public, 
in a manner determined by the Director, and to the ex-
tent practicable and in accordance with applicable law 
and policy, including those concerning the protection of 
privacy and of sensitive law enforcement, national secu-
rity, and other protected information. 
(b) CENTRAL INVENTORY.—The Director is encouraged 
to designate a host entity and ensure the creation and main-
tenance of an online public directory to— 
(1) make agency artificial intelligence use case in-
formation available to the public and those wishing to do 
business with the Federal Government; and 
(2) identify common use cases across agencies. 
(c) SHARING.—The sharing of agency inventories de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2) may be coordinated through the 
Chief Information Officers Council, the Chief Data Officers 
Council, the Chief Financial Officers Council, the Chief Ac-
quisition Officers Council, or other interagency bodies to im-
prove interagency coordination and information sharing for 
common use cases.
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(d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall apply to the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 7226. RAPID PILOT, DEPLOYMENT AND SCALE OF APPLIED 
ARTIFICIAL 
INTELLIGENCE 
CAPABILITIES 
TO 
DEMONSTRATE MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES RE-
LATED TO USE CASES. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF USE CASES.—Not later than 
270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor, in consultation with the Chief Information Officers Coun-
cil, the Chief Data Officers Council, the Chief Financial Offi-
cers Council, and other interagency bodies as determined to 
be appropriate by the Director, shall identify 4 new use cases 
for the application of artificial intelligence-enabled systems to 
support interagency or intra-agency modernization initiatives 
that require linking multiple siloed internal and external data 
sources, consistent with applicable laws and policies, includ-
ing those relating to the protection of privacy and of sensitive 
law enforcement, national security, and other protected infor-
mation. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the pilot program 
under this subsection include— 
(A) to enable agencies to operate across orga-
nizational boundaries, coordinating between existing
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established programs and silos to improve delivery 
of the agency mission; 
(B) to demonstrate the circumstances under 
which artificial intelligence can be used to mod-
ernize or assist in modernizing legacy agency sys-
tems; and 
(C) to leverage commercially available artificial 
intelligence technologies that— 
(i) operate in secure cloud environments 
that can deploy rapidly without the need to re-
place existing systems; and 
(ii) do not require extensive staff or train-
ing to build. 
(2) DEPLOYMENT AND PILOT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor, in coordination with the heads of relevant agencies 
and Federal entities, including the Administrator of 
General Services, the Bureau of Fiscal Service of the 
Department of the Treasury, the Council of the Inspec-
tors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and the Pan-
demic Response Accountability Committee, and other of-
ficials as the Director determines to be appropriate, shall 
ensure the initiation of the piloting of the 4 new artifi-
cial intelligence use case applications identified under 
subsection (a), leveraging commercially available tech-
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nologies and systems to demonstrate scalable artificial 
intelligence-enabled capabilities to support the use cases 
identified under subsection (a). 
(3) RISK EVALUATION AND MITIGATION PLAN.—In 
carrying out paragraph (2), the Director shall require 
the heads of agencies to— 
(A) evaluate risks in utilizing artificial intel-
ligence systems; and 
(B) develop a risk mitigation plan to address 
those risks, including consideration of— 
(i) the artificial intelligence system not 
performing as expected or as designed; 
(ii) the quality and relevancy of the data 
resources used in the training of the algo-
rithms used in an artificial intelligence system; 
(iii) the processes for training and testing, 
evaluating, validating, and modifying an artifi-
cial intelligence system; and 
(iv) the vulnerability of a utilized artificial 
intelligence system to unauthorized manipula-
tion or misuse, including the use of data re-
sources that substantially differ from the train-
ing data.
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(4) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out paragraph 
(2), the Director shall prioritize modernization projects 
that— 
(A) would benefit from commercially available 
privacy-preserving techniques, such as use of dif-
ferential privacy, federated learning, and secure 
multiparty computing; and 
(B) otherwise take into account considerations 
of civil rights and civil liberties. 
(5) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—In carrying out para-
graph (2), the Director shall require the heads of agen-
cies to use privacy-preserving techniques when feasible, 
such as differential privacy, federated learning, and se-
cure multiparty computing, to mitigate any risks to indi-
vidual privacy or national security created by a project 
or data linkage. 
(6) 
USE
CASE
MODERNIZATION
APPLICATION 
AREAS.—Use case modernization application areas de-
scribed in paragraph (2) shall include not less than 1 
from each of the following categories: 
(A) Applied artificial intelligence to drive agen-
cy productivity efficiencies in predictive supply 
chain and logistics, such as— 
(i) predictive food demand and optimized 
supply;
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(ii) predictive medical supplies and equip-
ment demand and optimized supply; or 
(iii) predictive logistics to accelerate dis-
aster preparedness, response, and recovery. 
(B) Applied artificial intelligence to accelerate 
agency investment return and address mission-ori-
ented challenges, such as— 
(i) applied artificial intelligence portfolio 
management for agencies; 
(ii) workforce development and upskilling; 
(iii) redundant and laborious analyses; 
(iv) determining compliance with Govern-
ment requirements, such as with Federal fi-
nancial management and grants management, 
including implementation of chapter 64 of sub-
title V of title 31, United States Code; 
(v) addressing fraud, waste, and abuse in 
agency programs and mitigating improper pay-
ments; or 
(vi) outcomes measurement to measure 
economic and social benefits. 
(7) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in co-
ordination with the heads of relevant agencies and other 
officials as the Director determines to be appropriate,
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shall establish an artificial intelligence capability within 
each of the 4 use case pilots under this subsection 
that— 
(A) solves data access and usability issues with 
automated technology and eliminates or minimizes 
the need for manual data cleansing and harmoni-
zation efforts; 
(B) continuously and automatically ingests 
data and updates domain models in near real-time 
to help identify new patterns and predict trends, to 
the extent possible, to help agency personnel to 
make better decisions and take faster actions; 
(C) organizes data for meaningful data visual-
ization and analysis so the Government has pre-
dictive transparency for situational awareness to 
improve use case outcomes; 
(D) is rapidly configurable to support multiple 
applications and automatically adapts to dynamic 
conditions and evolving use case requirements, to 
the extent possible; 
(E) enables knowledge transfer and collabora-
tion across agencies; and 
(F) preserves intellectual property rights to the 
data and output for benefit of the Federal Govern-
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ment and agencies and protects sensitive personally 
identifiable information. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not earlier than 270 days but not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter for 4 years, the Director shall brief the ap-
propriate congressional committees on the activities carried 
out under this section and results of those activities. 
(d) SUNSET.—The section shall cease to be effective on 
the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 7227. ENABLING ENTREPRENEURS AND AGENCY MIS-
SIONS. 
(a) INNOVATIVE COMMERCIAL ITEMS.—Section 880 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(41 U.S.C. 3301 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking $10,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘commercial product’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term ‘commer-
cial item’ in section 2.101 of the Federal Acquisi-
tion Regulation; and 
‘‘(B) includes a commercial product or a com-
mercial service, as defined in sections 103 and
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103a, respectively, of title 41, United States Code; 
and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘innovative’ means— 
‘‘(A) any new technology, process, or method, 
including research and development; or 
‘‘(B) any new application of an existing tech-
nology, process, or method.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2022’’ and insert 
‘‘2027’’. 
(b) DHS OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.—Section 
831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2024’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may, under the authority of paragraph 
(1), carry out prototype projects under section 4022 
of title 10, United States Code; and 
‘‘(B) in applying the authorities of such section 
4022, the Secretary shall perform the functions of
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the Secretary of Defense as prescribed in such sec-
tion.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 845(e)’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘section 4022(e) of 
title 10, United States Code.’’. 
(c) COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF SUPPLY CHAIN RISK 
MANAGEMENT TOOLS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The General Services Adminis-
tration is encouraged to pilot commercial off the shelf 
supply chain risk management tools to improve the abil-
ity of the Federal Government to characterize, monitor, 
predict, and respond to specific supply chain threats and 
vulnerabilities that could inhibit future Federal acquisi-
tion operations. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the General Services Administration shall con-
sult with the Federal Acquisition Security Council estab-
lished under section 1322 of title 41, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 7228. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EXCEPTION. 
Nothing in this subtitle shall apply to any element of the 
intelligence community, as defined in section 3 of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
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Subtitle C—Strategic EV Management 
SEC. 7231. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Strategic EV Manage-
ment Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 7232. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ 
means the Administrator of General Services. 
(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
The 
term 
‘‘appropriate 
congressional 
committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of 
the House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate; 
(E) the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives;
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(F) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
(G) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 
SEC. 7233. STRATEGIC GUIDANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation 
with the Director, shall coordinate with the heads of agencies 
to develop a comprehensive, strategic plan for Federal electric 
vehicle fleet battery management. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan required under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) maximize both cost and environmental effi-
ciencies; and 
(2) incorporate— 
(A) guidelines for optimal charging practices 
that will maximize battery longevity and prevent 
premature degradation; 
(B) guidelines for reusing and recycling the 
batteries of retired vehicles; 
(C) guidelines for disposing electric vehicle bat-
teries that cannot be reused or recycled; and
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(D) any other considerations determined ap-
propriate by the Administrator and Director. 
(c) MODIFICATION.—The Administrator, in consultation 
with the Director, may periodically update the strategic plan 
required under subsection (a) as the Administrator and Di-
rector may determine necessary based on new information re-
lating to electric vehicle batteries that becomes available. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strategic plan 
required under subsection (a) the Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Director, may consult with appropriate entities, 
including— 
(1) the Secretary of Energy; 
(2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency; 
(3) the Chair of the Council on Environmental 
Quality; 
(4) scientists who are studying electric vehicle bat-
teries and reuse and recycling solutions; 
(5) laboratories, companies, colleges, universities, or 
start-ups engaged in battery use, reuse, and recycling re-
search; 
(6) industries interested in electric vehicle battery 
reuse and recycling; 
(7) electric vehicle equipment manufacturers and 
recyclers; and
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(8) any other relevant entities, as determined by the 
Administrator and Director. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the 
Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that describes the strategic plan re-
quired under subsection (a). 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 4 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the 
Director shall brief the appropriate congressional com-
mittees on the implementation of the strategic plan re-
quired under subsection (a) across agencies. 
SEC. 7234. STUDY OF FEDERAL FLEET VEHICLES. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report on how the costs and benefits 
of operating and maintaining electric vehicles in the Federal 
fleet compare to the costs and benefits of operating and 
maintaining internal combustion engine vehicles. 
Subtitle D—Congressionally 
Mandated Reports 
SEC. 7241. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Access to Congres-
sionally Mandated Reports Act’’.
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SEC. 7242. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP.—The term ‘‘con-
gressional leadership’’ means the Speaker, majority lead-
er, and minority leader of the House of Representatives 
and the majority leader and minority leader of the Sen-
ate. 
(2) CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘congressionally 
mandated report’’ means a report of a Federal 
agency that is required by statute to be submitted 
to either House of Congress or any committee of 
Congress or subcommittee thereof. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.— 
(i) PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The term ‘‘congressionally mandated 
report’’ does not include a report required 
under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United 
States Code. 
(ii) INSPECTORS
GENERAL.—The term 
‘‘congressionally mandated report’’ does not in-
clude a report by an office of an inspector gen-
eral. 
(iii) NATIONAL
SECURITY
EXCEPTION.— 
The term ‘‘congressionally mandated report’’ 
does not include a report that is required to be
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submitted to one or more of the following com-
mittees: 
(I) The Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Appropriations, or the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
(II) The Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence, the Committee on 
Armed Services, the Committee on Appro-
priations, or the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Director of the Government Publishing Office. 
(4) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal agen-
cy’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘federal agency’’ 
under section 102 of title 40, United States Code, but 
does not include the Government Accountability Office 
or an element of the intelligence community. 
(5) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘intel-
ligence community’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3003).
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(6) REPORTS ONLINE PORTAL.—The term ‘‘reports 
online portal’’ means the online portal established under 
section 5243(a). 
SEC. 7243. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONLINE PORTAL FOR CONGRES-
SIONALLY MANDATED REPORTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH ONLINE PORTAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall estab-
lish and maintain an online portal accessible by the pub-
lic that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of 
congressionally mandated reports in one place. 
(2) EXISTING FUNCTIONALITY.—To the extent pos-
sible, the Director shall meet the requirements under 
paragraph (1) by using existing online portals and 
functionality under the authority of the Director in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this subtitle, 
the Director shall consult with congressional leadership, 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Secretary 
of the Senate, and the Librarian of Congress regarding 
the requirements for and maintenance of congressionally 
mandated reports on the reports online portal. 
(b) CONTENT AND FUNCTION.—The Director shall en-
sure that the reports online portal includes the following:
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(1) Subject to subsection (c), with respect to each 
congressionally mandated report, each of the following: 
(A) A citation to the statute requiring the re-
port. 
(B) An electronic copy of the report, including 
any transmittal letter associated with the report, 
that— 
(i) is based on an underlying open data 
standard that is maintained by a standards or-
ganization; 
(ii) allows the full text of the report to be 
searchable; and 
(iii) is not encumbered by any restrictions 
that would impede the reuse or searchability of 
the report. 
(C) The ability to retrieve a report, to the ex-
tent practicable, through searches based on each, 
and any combination, of the following: 
(i) The title of the report. 
(ii) The reporting Federal agency. 
(iii) The date of publication. 
(iv) Each congressional committee or sub-
committee receiving the report, if applicable. 
(v) The statute requiring the report. 
(vi) Subject tags.
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(vii) A unique alphanumeric identifier for 
the report that is consistent across report edi-
tions. 
(viii) The serial number, Superintendent 
of Documents number, or other identification 
number for the report, if applicable. 
(ix) Key words. 
(x) Full text search. 
(xi) Any other relevant information speci-
fied by the Director. 
(D) The date on which the report was required 
to be submitted, and on which the report was sub-
mitted, to the reports online portal. 
(E) To the extent practicable, a permanent 
means of accessing the report electronically. 
(2) A means for bulk download of all congression-
ally mandated reports. 
(3) A means for downloading individual reports as 
the result of a search. 
(4) An electronic means for the head of each Fed-
eral agency to submit to the reports online portal each 
congressionally mandated report of the agency, as re-
quired by sections 5244 and 5246.
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(5) In tabular form, a list of all congressionally 
mandated reports that can be searched, sorted, and 
downloaded by— 
(A) reports submitted within the required time; 
(B) reports submitted after the date on which 
such reports were required to be submitted; and 
(C) to the extent practicable, reports not sub-
mitted. 
(c) NONCOMPLIANCE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) REPORTS NOT SUBMITTED.—If a Federal agen-
cy does not submit a congressionally mandated report to 
the Director, the Director shall to the extent prac-
ticable— 
(A) include on the reports online portal— 
(i) the information required under clauses 
(i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of subsection (b)(1)(C); 
and 
(ii) the date on which the report was re-
quired to be submitted; and 
(B) include the congressionally mandated re-
port on the list described in subsection (b)(5)(C). 
(2) REPORTS NOT IN OPEN FORMAT.—If a Federal 
agency submits a congressionally mandated report that 
does not meet the criteria described in subsection
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(b)(1)(B), the Director shall still include the congres-
sionally mandated report on the reports online portal. 
(d) DEADLINE.—The Director shall ensure that informa-
tion required to be published on the reports online portal 
under this subtitle with respect to a congressionally mandated 
report or information required under subsection (c) of this 
section is published— 
(1) not later than 30 days after the information is 
received from the Federal agency involved; or 
(2) in the case of information required under sub-
section (c), not later than 30 days after the deadline 
under this subtitle for the Federal agency involved to 
submit information with respect to the congressionally 
mandated report involved. 
(e) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN REPORTS.— 
(1) EXCEPTION
DESCRIBED.—A congressionally 
mandated report which is required by statute to be sub-
mitted to a committee of Congress or a subcommittee 
thereof, including any transmittal letter associated with 
the report, shall not be submitted to or published on the 
reports online portal if the chair of a committee or sub-
committee to which the report is submitted notifies the 
Director in writing that the report is to be withheld from 
submission and publication under this subtitle.
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(2) NOTICE ON PORTAL.—If a report is withheld 
from submission to or publication on the reports online 
portal under paragraph (1), the Director shall post on 
the portal— 
(A) a statement that the report is withheld at 
the request of a committee or subcommittee in-
volved; and 
(B) the written notification provided by the 
chair of the committee or subcommittee specified in 
paragraph (1). 
(f) FREE ACCESS.—The Director may not charge a fee, 
require registration, or impose any other limitation in ex-
change for access to the reports online portal. 
(g) UPGRADE CAPABILITY.—The reports online portal 
shall be enhanced and updated as necessary to carry out the 
purposes of this subtitle. 
(h) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The submission of a 
congressionally mandated report to the reports online portal 
pursuant to this subtitle shall not be construed to satisfy any 
requirement to submit the congressionally mandated report to 
Congress, or a committee or subcommittee thereof. 
SEC. 7244. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. 
(a) SUBMISSION
OF
ELECTRONIC
COPIES
OF
RE-
PORTS.—Not earlier than 30 days or later than 60 days after 
the date on which a congressionally mandated report is sub-
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mitted to either House of Congress or to any committee of 
Congress or subcommittee thereof, the head of the Federal 
agency submitting the congressionally mandated report shall 
submit to the Director the information required under sub-
paragraphs (A) through (D) of section 5243(b)(1) with re-
spect to the congressionally mandated report. Notwith-
standing section 5246, nothing in this subtitle shall relieve a 
Federal agency of any other requirement to publish the con-
gressionally mandated report on the online portal of the Fed-
eral agency or otherwise submit the congressionally mandated 
report to Congress or specific committees of Congress, or 
subcommittees thereof. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, in consultation with the Director, shall 
issue guidance to agencies on the implementation of this sub-
title. 
(c) STRUCTURE OF SUBMITTED REPORT DATA.—The 
head of each Federal agency shall ensure that each congres-
sionally mandated report submitted to the Director complies 
with the guidance on the implementation of this subtitle 
issued by the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget under subsection (b).
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(d) POINT OF CONTACT.—The head of each Federal 
agency shall designate a point of contact for congressionally 
mandated reports. 
(e) REQUIREMENT
FOR
SUBMISSION.—The Director 
shall not publish any report through the reports online portal 
that is received from anyone other than the head of the appli-
cable Federal agency, or an officer or employee of the Fed-
eral agency specifically designated by the head of the Federal 
agency. 
SEC. 7245. CHANGING OR REMOVING REPORTS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO CHANGE OR RE-
MOVE REPORTS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
head of the Federal agency concerned may change or remove 
a congressionally mandated report submitted to be published 
on the reports online portal only if— 
(1) the head of the Federal agency consults with 
each committee of Congress or subcommittee thereof to 
which the report is required to be submitted (or, in the 
case of a report which is not required to be submitted 
to a particular committee of Congress or subcommittee 
thereof, to each committee with jurisdiction over the 
agency, as determined by the head of the agency in con-
sultation with the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives and the President pro tempore of the Senate) prior 
to changing or removing the report; and
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(2) a joint resolution is enacted to authorize the 
change in or removal of the report. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
head of the Federal agency concerned— 
(1) may make technical changes to a report sub-
mitted to or published on the reports online portal; 
(2) may remove a report from the reports online 
portal if the report was submitted to or published on the 
reports online portal in error; and 
(3) may withhold information, records, or reports 
from publication on the reports online portal in accord-
ance with section 5246. 
SEC. 7246. WITHHOLDING OF INFORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be con-
strued to— 
(1) require the disclosure of information, records, or 
reports that are exempt from public disclosure under 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code, or that are 
required to be withheld under section 552a of title 5, 
United States Code; or 
(2) impose any affirmative duty on the Director to 
review congressionally mandated reports submitted for 
publication to the reports online portal for the purpose 
of identifying and redacting such information or records. 
(b) WITHHOLDING OF INFORMATION.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Consistent with subsection 
(a)(1), the head of a Federal agency may withhold from 
the Director, and from publication on the reports online 
portal, any information, records, or reports that are ex-
empt from public disclosure under section 552 of title 5, 
United States Code, or that are required to be withheld 
under section 552a of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) NATIONAL SECURITY.—Nothing in this subtitle 
shall be construed to require the publication, on the re-
ports online portal or otherwise, of any report containing 
information that is classified, the public release of which 
could have a harmful effect on national security, or that 
is otherwise prohibited. 
(3) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
SENSITIVE.—Nothing in 
this subtitle shall be construed to require the publication 
on the reports online portal or otherwise of any congres-
sionally mandated report— 
(A) containing information that is law enforce-
ment sensitive; or 
(B) that describe information security policies, 
procedures, or activities of the executive branch. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITY FOR WITHHOLDING OF INFORMA-
TION.—In publishing congressionally mandated reports to the 
reports online portal in accordance with this subtitle, the 
head of each Federal agency shall be responsible for with-
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holding information pursuant to the requirements of this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 7247. IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) REPORTS SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—This subtitle shall apply with re-
spect to any congressionally mandated report which— 
(A) is required by statute to be submitted to 
the House of Representatives, or the Speaker there-
of, or the Senate, or the President or President Pro 
Tempore thereof, at any time on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act; or 
(B) is included by the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate (as 
the case may be) on the list of reports received by 
the House of Representatives or the Senate (as the 
case may be) at any time on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TRANSITION
RULE
FOR
PREVIOUSLY
SUB-
MITTED REPORTS.—To the extent practicable, the Direc-
tor shall ensure that any congressionally mandated re-
port described in paragraph (1) which was required to 
be submitted to Congress by a statute enacted before the 
date of the enactment of this Act is published on the re-
ports online portal under this subtitle.
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(b) REPORTS SUBMITTED TO COMMITTEES.—In the case 
of congressionally mandated reports which are required by 
statute to be submitted to a committee of Congress or a sub-
committee thereof, this subtitle shall apply with respect to— 
(1) any such report which is first required to be 
submitted by a statute which is enacted on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) to the maximum extent practical, any congres-
sionally mandated report which was required to be sub-
mitted by a statute enacted before the date of enactment 
of this Act unless— 
(A) the chair of the committee, or sub-
committee thereof, to which the report was required 
to be submitted notifies the Director in writing that 
the report is to be withheld from publication; and 
(B) the Director publishes the notification on 
the reports online portal. 
(c) ACCESS FOR CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP.—Not-
withstanding any provision of this subtitle or any other provi-
sion of law, congressional leadership shall have access to any 
congressionally mandated report. 
SEC. 7248. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this subtitle, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled
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‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this subtitle, 
submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas-
sage. 
TITLE LXXIII—TRANSPORTATION 
AND INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Global Catastrophic Risk Management Act of 2022 
Sec. 7301. Short title. 
Sec. 7302. Definitions. 
Sec. 7303. Assessment of global catastrophic risk. 
Sec. 7304. Report required. 
Sec. 7305. Enhanced catastrophic incident annex. 
Sec. 7306. Validation of the strategy through an exercise. 
Sec. 7307. Recommendations. 
Sec. 7308. Reporting requirements. 
Sec. 7309. Rules of construction. 
Subtitle B—Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training 
Sec. 7311. Short title. 
Sec. 7312. Definitions. 
Sec. 7313. Assistance and training for communities with technological hazards 
and related emerging threats. 
Sec. 7314. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 7315. Savings provision. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 7321. Crisis counseling assistance and training. 
Subtitle A—Global Catastrophic Risk 
Management Act of 2022 
SEC. 7301. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Global Catastrophic 
Risk Management Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 7302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle:
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ 
means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency. 
(2) BASIC NEED.—The term ‘‘basic need’’— 
(A) means any good, service, or activity nec-
essary to protect the health, safety, and general 
welfare of the civilian population of the United 
States; and 
(B) includes— 
(i) food; 
(ii) water; 
(iii) shelter; 
(iv) basic communication services; 
(v) basic sanitation and health services; 
and 
(vi) public safety. 
(3) CATASTROPHIC
INCIDENT.—The term ‘‘cata-
strophic incident’’— 
(A) means any natural or man-made disaster 
that results in extraordinary levels of casualties or 
damage, mass evacuations, or disruption severely 
affecting the population, infrastructure, environ-
ment, economy, national morale, or government 
functions in an area; and 
(B) may include an incident—
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(i) with a sustained national impact over 
a prolonged period of time; 
(ii) that may rapidly exceed resources 
available to State and local government and 
private sector authorities in the impacted area; 
or 
(iii) that may significantly interrupt gov-
ernmental operations and emergency services 
to such an extent that national security could 
be threatened. 
(4) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term ‘‘crit-
ical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 1016(e) of the Critical Infrastructure Protection 
Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). 
(5) EXISTENTIAL
RISK.—The term ‘‘existential 
risk’’ means the potential for an outcome that would re-
sult in human extinction. 
(6) GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC RISK.—The term ‘‘glob-
al catastrophic risk’’ means the risk of events or inci-
dents consequential enough to significantly harm or set 
back human civilization at the global scale. 
(7) GLOBAL
CATASTROPHIC
AND
EXISTENTIAL 
THREATS.—The term ‘‘global catastrophic and existen-
tial threats’’ means threats that with varying likelihood 
may produce consequences severe enough to result in
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systemic failure or destruction of critical infrastructure 
or significant harm to human civilization. Examples of 
global catastrophic and existential threats include severe 
global pandemics, nuclear war, asteroid and comet im-
pacts, supervolcanoes, sudden and severe changes to the 
climate, and intentional or accidental threats arising 
from the use and development of emerging technologies. 
(8) INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘In-
dian Tribal government’’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘‘Indian tribal government’’ in section 102 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 
(9) LOCAL
GOVERNMENT; 
STATE.—The terms 
‘‘local government’’ and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122). 
(10) NATIONAL
EXERCISE
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘national exercise program’’ means activities carried out 
to test and evaluate the national preparedness goal and 
related plans and strategies as described in section 
648(b) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Re-
form Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 748(b)). 
(11) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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SEC. 7303. ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC RISK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Administrator 
shall coordinate an assessment of global catastrophic risk. 
(b) COORDINATION.—When coordinating the assessment 
under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Administrator 
shall coordinate with senior designees of— 
(1) the Assistant to the President for National Se-
curity Affairs; 
(2) the Director of the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy; 
(3) the Secretary of State and the Under Secretary 
of State for Arms Control and International Security; 
(4) the Attorney General and the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation; 
(5) the Secretary of Energy, the Under Secretary of 
Energy for Nuclear Security, and the Director of 
Science; 
(6) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, 
and the Assistant Secretary of Global Affairs; 
(7) the Secretary of Commerce, the Under Sec-
retary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and 
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and 
Technology; 
(8) the Secretary of the Interior and the Director 
of the United States Geological Survey;
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(9) the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency and the Assistant Administrator for Water; 
(10) the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration; 
(11) the Director of the National Science Founda-
tion; 
(12) the Secretary of the Treasury; 
(13) the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Sec-
retary of the Army for Civil Works, and the Chief of En-
gineers and Commanding General of the Army Corps of 
Engineers; 
(14) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; 
(15) the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development; 
(16) the Secretary of Transportation; and 
(17) other stakeholders the Secretary and the Ad-
ministrator determine appropriate. 
SEC. 7304. REPORT REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every 10 years thereafter, the 
Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
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Representatives a report containing a detailed assessment, 
based on the input and coordination required under section 
7303, of global catastrophic and existential risk. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—Each report required under 
subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) expert estimates of cumulative global cata-
strophic and existential risk in the next 30 years, includ-
ing separate estimates for the likelihood of occurrence 
and potential consequences; 
(2) expert-informed analyses of the risk of the most 
concerning specific global catastrophic and existential 
threats, including separate estimates, where reasonably 
feasible and credible, of each threat for its likelihood of 
occurrence and its potential consequences, as well as as-
sociated uncertainties; 
(3) a comprehensive list of potential catastrophic or 
existential threats, including even those that may have 
very low likelihood; 
(4) technical assessments and lay explanations of 
the analyzed global catastrophic and existential risks, in-
cluding their qualitative character and key factors affect-
ing their likelihood of occurrence and potential con-
sequences; 
(5) an explanation of any factors that limit the abil-
ity of the Secretary to assess the risk both cumulatively
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and for particular threats, and how those limitations 
may be overcome through future research or with addi-
tional resources, programs, or authorities; 
(6) a forecast of if and why global catastrophic and 
existential risk is likely to increase or decrease signifi-
cantly in the next 10 years, both qualitatively and quan-
titatively, as well as a description of associated uncer-
tainties; 
(7) proposals for how the Federal Government may 
more adequately assess global catastrophic and existen-
tial risk on an ongoing basis in future years; 
(8) recommendations for legislative actions, as ap-
propriate, to support the evaluation and assessment of 
global catastrophic and existential risk; and 
(9) other matters deemed appropriate by the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Administrator, and 
based on the input and coordination required under sec-
tion 7303. 
(c) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—In producing the 
report required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) regularly consult with experts on severe global 
pandemics, nuclear war, asteroid and comet impacts, 
supervolcanoes, sudden and severe changes to the cli-
mate, and intentional or accidental threats arising from 
the use and development of emerging technologies; and
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(2) share information gained through the consulta-
tion required under paragraph (1) with relevant Federal 
partners listed in section 7303(b). 
SEC. 7305. ENHANCED CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT ANNEX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination with 
the Administrator and the Federal partners listed in section 
7303(b), shall supplement each Federal Interagency Oper-
ational Plan to include an annex containing a strategy to en-
sure the health, safety, and general welfare of the civilian 
population affected by catastrophic incidents by— 
(1) providing for the basic needs of the civilian pop-
ulation of the United States that is impacted by cata-
strophic incidents in the United States; 
(2) coordinating response efforts with State, local, 
and Indian Tribal governments, the private sector, and 
nonprofit relief organizations; 
(3) promoting personal and local readiness and non- 
reliance on government relief during periods of height-
ened tension or after catastrophic incidents; and 
(4) developing international partnerships with allied 
nations for the provision of relief services and goods. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF THE STRATEGY.—The strategy re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include a description of—
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(1) actions the Federal Government should take to 
ensure the basic needs of the civilian population of the 
United States in a catastrophic incident are met; 
(2) how the Federal Government should coordinate 
with non-Federal entities to multiply resources and en-
hance relief capabilities, including— 
(A) State and local governments; 
(B) Indian Tribal governments; 
(C) State disaster relief agencies; 
(D) State and local disaster relief managers; 
(E) State National Guards; 
(F) law enforcement and first response enti-
ties; and 
(G) nonprofit relief services; 
(3) actions the Federal Government should take to 
enhance individual resiliency to the effects of a cata-
strophic incident, which actions shall include— 
(A) readiness alerts to the public during peri-
ods of elevated threat; 
(B) efforts to enhance domestic supply and 
availability of critical goods and basic necessities; 
and 
(C) information campaigns to ensure the public 
is aware of response plans and services that will be 
activated when necessary;
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(4) efforts the Federal Government should under-
take and agreements the Federal Government should 
seek with international allies to enhance the readiness of 
the United States to provide for the general welfare; 
(5) how the strategy will be implemented should 
multiple levels of critical infrastructure be destroyed or 
taken offline entirely for an extended period of time; and 
(6) the authorities the Federal Government should 
implicate in responding to a catastrophic incident. 
(c) ASSUMPTIONS.—In designing the strategy under sub-
section (a), the Secretary, in coordination with the Adminis-
trator and the Federal partners listed in section 7303(b), 
shall account for certain factors to make the strategy oper-
ationally viable, including the assumption that— 
(1) multiple levels of critical infrastructure have 
been taken offline or destroyed by catastrophic incidents 
or the effects of catastrophic incidents; 
(2) impacted sectors may include— 
(A) the transportation sector; 
(B) the communication sector; 
(C) the energy sector; 
(D) the healthcare and public health sector; 
and 
(E) the water and wastewater sector;
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(3) State, local, Indian Tribal, and territorial gov-
ernments have been equally affected or made largely in-
operable by catastrophic incidents or the effects of cata-
strophic incidents; 
(4) the emergency has exceeded the response capa-
bilities of State, local, and Indian Tribal governments 
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and other 
relevant disaster response laws; and 
(5) the United States military is sufficiently en-
gaged in armed or cyber conflict with State or non-State 
adversaries, or is otherwise unable to augment domestic 
response capabilities in a significant manner due to a 
catastrophic incident. 
SEC. 7306. VALIDATION OF THE STRATEGY THROUGH AN EXER-
CISE. 
Not later than 1 year after the addition of the annex re-
quired under section 7305, the Administrator shall lead an 
exercise as part of the national exercise program to test and 
enhance the operationalization of the strategy required under 
section 7305. 
SEC. 7307. RECOMMENDATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination with 
the Administrator and the Federal partners listed in section
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7303(b) of this title, shall provide recommendations to Con-
gress for— 
(1) actions that should be taken to prepare the 
United States to implement the strategy required under 
section 7305, increase readiness, and address prepared-
ness gaps for responding to the impacts of catastrophic 
incidents on citizens of the United States; and 
(2) additional authorities that should be considered 
for Federal agencies to more effectively implement the 
strategy required under section 7305. 
(b) INCLUSION IN REPORTS.—The Secretary may in-
clude the recommendations required under subsection (a) in 
a report submitted under section 7308. 
SEC. 7308. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Ad-
ministrator leads the exercise under section 7306, the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Administrator, shall submit 
to Congress a report that includes— 
(1) a description of the efforts of the Secretary and 
the Administrator to develop and update the strategy re-
quired under section 7305; and 
(2) an after-action report following the conduct of 
the exercise described in section 7306.
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SEC. 7309. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) ADMINISTRATOR.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
construed to supersede the civilian emergency management 
authority of the Administrator under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.) or the Post Katrina Emergency Management 
Reform Act (6 U.S.C. 701 et seq.). 
(b) SECRETARY.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be con-
strued as providing new authority to the Secretary, except to 
coordinate and facilitate the development of the assessments 
and reports required pursuant to this subtitle. 
Subtitle B—Technological Hazards 
Preparedness and Training 
SEC. 7311. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Technological Haz-
ards Preparedness and Training Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 7312. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ 
means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency. 
(2) INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘In-
dian Tribal government’’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘‘Indian tribal government’’ in section 102 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
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(3) LOCAL
GOVERNMENT; 
STATE.—The terms 
‘‘local government’’ and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122). 
(4) 
TECHNOLOGICAL
HAZARD
AND
RELATED 
EMERGING
THREAT.—The term ‘‘technological hazard 
and related emerging threat’’— 
(A) means a hazard that involves materials 
created by humans that pose a unique hazard to the 
general public and environment and which may re-
sult from— 
(i) an accident; 
(ii) an emergency caused by another haz-
ard; or 
(iii) intentional use of the hazardous ma-
terials; and 
(B) includes a chemical, radiological, biological, 
and nuclear hazard. 
SEC. 7313. ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR COMMUNITIES 
WITH TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS AND RELATED 
EMERGING THREATS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall maintain the 
capacity to provide States, local, and Indian Tribal govern-
ments with technological hazards and related emerging
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threats technical assistance, training, and other preparedness 
programming to build community resilience to technological 
hazards and related emerging threats. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—The Administrator shall carry out 
subsection (a) in accordance with— 
(1) the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); 
(2) section 1236 of the Disaster Recovery Reform 
Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 5196g); and 
(3) the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Re-
form Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–295; 120 Stat. 
1394). 
(c) ASSESSMENT AND NOTIFICATION.—In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 
(1) use any available and appropriate multi-hazard 
risk assessment and mapping tools and capabilities to 
identify the communities that have the highest risk of 
and vulnerability to a technological hazard in each State; 
and 
(2) ensure each State and Indian Tribal govern-
ment is aware of— 
(A) the communities identified under para-
graph (1); and 
(B) the availability of programming under this 
section for—
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(i) technological hazards and related 
emerging threats preparedness; and 
(ii) building community capability. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report relating to— 
(1) actions taken to implement this section; and 
(2) technological hazards and related emerging 
threats preparedness programming provided under this 
section during the 1-year period preceding the date of 
submission of the report. 
(e) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity may seek continuing input relating to technological haz-
ards and related emerging threats preparedness needs by con-
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sulting State, Tribal, territorial, and local emergency services 
organizations and private sector stakeholders. 
(f) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall coordinate with the Secretary of Energy relating to 
technological hazard preparedness and training for a hazard 
that could result from activities or facilities authorized or li-
censed by the Department of Energy. 
(g) NON-DUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—In carrying out ac-
tivities under subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure 
that such activities do not unnecessarily duplicate efforts of 
other Federal departments or agencies, including programs 
within the Department of Health and Human Services. 
SEC. 7314. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subtitle $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2024. 
SEC. 7315. SAVINGS PROVISION. 
Nothing in this subtitle shall diminish or divert re-
sources from— 
(1) the full completion of federally-led chemical sur-
ety material storage missions or chemical demilitariza-
tion missions that are underway as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act; or
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(2) any transitional activities or other community 
assistance incidental to the completion of the missions 
described in paragraph (1). 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 7321. CRISIS COUNSELING ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING. 
(a) 
FEDERAL
EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE.—Section 
502(a)(6) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5192(a)(6)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘and section 416’’ after ‘‘section 408’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall only apply to amounts appropriated on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
DIVISION H—WATER RESOURCES 
TITLE LXXXI—WATER RESOURCES 
DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2022 
SEC. 8001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the 
‘‘Water Resources Development Act of 2022’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this title is as follows: 
Sec. 8001. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 8002. Secretary defined. 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 8101. Federal breakwaters and jetties. 
Sec. 8102. Emergency response to natural disasters. 
Sec. 8103. Shoreline and riverbank protection and restoration mission. 
Sec. 8104. Floodplain management services. 
Sec. 8105. Public recreational amenities in ecosystem restoration projects. 
Sec. 8106. Scope of feasibility studies. 
Sec. 8107. Water supply conservation.
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Sec. 8108. Managed aquifer recharge study and working group. 
Sec. 8109. Updates to certain water control manuals. 
Sec. 8110. National coastal mapping study. 
Sec. 8111. Tribal partnership program. 
Sec. 8112. Tribal Liaison. 
Sec. 8113. Tribal assistance. 
Sec. 8114. Cost sharing provisions for the territories and Indian Tribes. 
Sec. 8115. Tribal and Economically Disadvantaged Communities Advisory 
Committee. 
Sec. 8116. Workforce planning. 
Sec. 8117. Corps of Engineers support for underserved communities; outreach. 
Sec. 8118. Pilot programs for certain communities. 
Sec. 8119. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 8120. Technical assistance for levee inspections. 
Sec. 8121. Assessment of Corps of Engineers levees. 
Sec. 8122. National low-head dam inventory. 
Sec. 8123. Expediting hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities. 
Sec. 8124. Reserve component training at water resources development 
projects. 
Sec. 8125. Payment of pay and allowances of certain officers from appropria-
tion for improvements. 
Sec. 8126. Maintenance dredging permits. 
Sec. 8127. Environmental dredging. 
Sec. 8128. Assessment of regional confined aquatic disposal facilities. 
Sec. 8129. Studies for periodic nourishment. 
Sec. 8130. Beneficial use of dredged material; management plans. 
Sec. 8131. Criteria for funding operation and maintenance of small, remote, 
and subsistence harbors. 
Sec. 8132. Additional projects for underserved community harbors. 
Sec. 8133. Inland waterways regional dredge pilot program. 
Sec. 8134. NEPA reporting. 
Sec. 8135. Funding to process permits. 
Sec. 8136. Lease durations. 
Sec. 8137. Reforestation. 
Sec. 8138. Emergency streambank and shoreline protection. 
Sec. 8139. Lease deviations. 
Sec. 8140. Policy and technical standards. 
Sec. 8141. Corps records relating to harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee, 
Florida. 
Sec. 8142. Forecasting models for the Great Lakes. 
Sec. 8143. Monitoring and assessment program for saline lakes in the Great 
Basin. 
Sec. 8144. Chattahoochee River program. 
Sec. 8145. Lower Mississippi River Basin demonstration program. 
Sec. 8146. Washington Aqueduct. 
Sec. 8147. Water infrastructure public-private partnership pilot program. 
Sec. 8148. Advance payment in lieu of reimbursement for certain Federal costs. 
Sec. 8149. Use of other Federal funds. 
Sec. 8150. Non-Federal Interest Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 8151. Materials, services, and funds for repair, restoration, or rehabilita-
tion of certain public recreation facilities. 
Sec. 8152. Rehabilitation of pump stations. 
Sec. 8153. Report to Congress on Corps of Engineers reservoirs. 
Sec. 8154. Temporary relocation assistance pilot program. 
Sec. 8155. Continuation of construction.
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Sec. 8156. Federal interest determination. 
Sec. 8157. Inland waterway projects. 
Sec. 8158. Corps of Engineers Western Water Cooperative Committee. 
Sec. 8159. Support of Army civil works missions. 
Sec. 8160. Civil works research and development. 
Sec. 8161. Sense of Congress on operations and maintenance of recreation 
sites. 
Sec. 8162. Sense of Congress relating to post-disaster repairs. 
Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 8201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. 
Sec. 8202. Expedited completion. 
Sec. 8203. Expedited modifications of existing feasibility studies. 
Sec. 8204. Corps of Engineers reservoir sedimentation assessment. 
Sec. 8205. Report and recommendations on dredge capacity. 
Sec. 8206. Assessment of impacts from changing operation and maintenance 
responsibilities. 
Sec. 8207. Maintenance dredging data. 
Sec. 8208. Western infrastructure study. 
Sec. 8209. Recreation and economic development at Corps facilities in Appa-
lachia. 
Sec. 8210. Ouachita River watershed, Arkansas and Louisiana. 
Sec. 8211. Report on Santa Barbara streams, Lower Mission Creek, California. 
Sec. 8212. Disposition study on Salinas Dam and Reservoir, California. 
Sec. 8213. Excess lands report for Whittier Narrows Dam, California. 
Sec. 8214. Comprehensive central and southern Florida study. 
Sec. 8215. Northern estuaries ecosystem restoration, Florida. 
Sec. 8216. Study on shellfish habitat and seagrass, Florida Central Gulf Coast. 
Sec. 8217. Report on South Florida ecosystem restoration plan implementation. 
Sec. 8218. Great Lakes recreational boating. 
Sec. 8219. Hydraulic evaluation of Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River. 
Sec. 8220. Disposition study on hydropower in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. 
Sec. 8221. Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement Project, 
Texas. 
Sec. 8222. Sabine–Neches waterway navigation improvement project, Texas. 
Sec. 8223. Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Virginia. 
Sec. 8224. Coastal Virginia, Virginia. 
Sec. 8225. West Virginia hydropower. 
Sec. 8226. Electronic preparation and submission of applications. 
Sec. 8227. Investments for recreation areas. 
Sec. 8228. Automated fee machines. 
Sec. 8229. Review of recreational hazards. 
Sec. 8230. Assessment of coastal flooding mitigation modeling and testing ca-
pacity. 
Sec. 8231. Report on socially and economically disadvantaged small business 
concerns. 
Sec. 8232. Report on solar energy opportunities. 
Sec. 8233. Report to Congress on economic valuation of preservation of open 
space, recreational areas, and habitat associated with project 
lands. 
Sec. 8234. Report on corrosion prevention activities. 
Sec. 8235. Report to Congress on easements related to water resources develop-
ment projects. 
Sec. 8236. GAO studies.
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Sec. 8237. Assessment of forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services 
on lands owned by the Corps of Engineers. 
Subtitle C—Deauthorizations and Modifications 
Sec. 8301. Deauthorization of inactive projects. 
Sec. 8302. Watershed and river basin assessments. 
Sec. 8303. Forecast-informed reservoir operations. 
Sec. 8304. Lakes program. 
Sec. 8305. Invasive species. 
Sec. 8306. Maintenance of navigation channels. 
Sec. 8307. Project reauthorizations. 
Sec. 8308. Special rule for certain beach nourishment projects. 
Sec. 8309. Columbia River Basin. 
Sec. 8310. Evaluation of hydrologic changes in Souris River Basin. 
Sec. 8311. Acequias irrigation systems. 
Sec. 8312. Port of Nome, Alaska. 
Sec. 8313. St. George, Alaska. 
Sec. 8314. Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channels, Alaska. 
Sec. 8315. Storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, and ice 
and glacial damage, Alaska. 
Sec. 8316. St. Francis Lake Control Structure. 
Sec. 8317. South Platte River and Tributaries, Adams and Denver Counties, 
Colorado. 
Sec. 8318. Fruitvale Avenue Railroad Bridge, Alameda, California. 
Sec. 8319. Los Angeles County, California. 
Sec. 8320. Deauthorization of designated portions of the Los Angeles County 
Drainage Area, California. 
Sec. 8321. Murrieta Creek, California. 
Sec. 8322. Sacramento River Basin, California. 
Sec. 8323. San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California. 
Sec. 8324. Additional assistance for Eastern Santa Clara Basin, California. 
Sec. 8325. San Francisco Bay, California. 
Sec. 8326. South San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California. 
Sec. 8327. Delaware shore protection and restoration. 
Sec. 8328. St. Johns River Basin, Central and Southern Florida. 
Sec. 8329. Little Pass, Clearwater Bay, Florida. 
Sec. 8330. Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Florida. 
Sec. 8331. Palm Beach Harbor, Florida. 
Sec. 8332. Port Everglades, Florida. 
Sec. 8333. South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force. 
Sec. 8334. New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina. 
Sec. 8335. Little Wood River, Gooding, Idaho. 
Sec. 8336. Chicago shoreline protection. 
Sec. 8337. Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon 
Road, Will County, Illinois. 
Sec. 8338. Southeast Des Moines, Southwest Pleasant Hill, Iowa. 
Sec. 8339. City of El Dorado, Kansas. 
Sec. 8340. Algiers Canal Levees, Louisiana. 
Sec. 8341. Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, Louisiana. 
Sec. 8342. Camp Ellis, Saco, Maine. 
Sec. 8343. Lower Mississippi River comprehensive management study. 
Sec. 8344. Upper Mississippi River protection. 
Sec. 8345. Upper Mississippi River restoration program.
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Sec. 8346. Water level management on the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois 
Waterway. 
Sec. 8347. Mississippi Delta Headwaters, Mississippi. 
Sec. 8348. Sense of Congress relating to Okatibbee Lake, Mississippi. 
Sec. 8349. Argentine, East Bottoms, Fairfax-Jersey Creek, and North Kansas 
Levees units, Missouri River and tributaries at Kansas Cities, 
Missouri and Kansas. 
Sec. 8350. Lower Missouri River streambank erosion control evaluation and 
demonstration projects. 
Sec. 8351. Missouri River interception-rearing complexes. 
Sec. 8352. Missouri River mitigation project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Ne-
braska. 
Sec. 8353. Northern Missouri. 
Sec. 8354. Israel River, Lancaster, New Hampshire. 
Sec. 8355. Middle Rio Grande flood protection, Bernalillo to Belen, New Mex-
ico. 
Sec. 8356. Ecosystem restoration, Hudson–Raritan Estuary, New York and 
New Jersey. 
Sec. 8357. Arkansas River corridor, Oklahoma. 
Sec. 8358. Copan Lake, Oklahoma. 
Sec. 8359. Southwestern Oregon. 
Sec. 8360. Yaquina River, Oregon. 
Sec. 8361. Lower Blackstone River, Rhode Island. 
Sec. 8362. Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. 
Sec. 8363. Colleton County, South Carolina. 
Sec. 8364. Ensley levee, Tennessee. 
Sec. 8365. Wolf River Harbor, Tennessee. 
Sec. 8366. Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, Texas. 
Sec. 8367. North Padre Island, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. 
Sec. 8368. Nueces County, Texas. 
Sec. 8369. Lake Champlain Canal, Vermont and New York. 
Sec. 8370. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams. 
Sec. 8371. Puget Sound nearshore ecosystem restoration, Washington. 
Sec. 8372. Lower Mud River, Milton, West Virginia. 
Sec. 8373. Northern West Virginia. 
Sec. 8374. Southern West Virginia. 
Sec. 8375. Environmental infrastructure. 
Sec. 8376. Additional assistance for critical projects. 
Sec. 8377. Conveyances. 
Sec. 8378. Land transfer and trust land for Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. 
Sec. 8379. John P. Murtha Locks and Dam. 
Sec. 8380. Treatment of certain benefits and costs. 
Sec. 8381. Debris removal. 
Sec. 8382. General reauthorizations. 
Sec. 8383. Transfer of excess credit. 
Sec. 8384. Treatment of credit between projects. 
Sec. 8385. Non-Federal payment flexibility. 
Sec. 8386. Coastal community flood control and other purposes. 
Sec. 8387. National levee safety program. 
Sec. 8388. Surplus water contracts and water storage agreements. 
Sec. 8389. Water supply storage repair, rehabilitation, and replacement costs. 
Sec. 8390. Abandoned and inactive noncoal mine restoration. 
Sec. 8391. Asian carp prevention and control pilot program. 
Sec. 8392. Enhanced development program. 
Sec. 8393. Recreational opportunities at certain projects.
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Sec. 8394. Federal assistance. 
Sec. 8395. Mississippi River mat sinking unit. 
Sec. 8396. Sense of Congress on lease agreement. 
Sec. 8397. Expedited completion of projects and studies. 
Subtitle D—Water Resources Infrastructure 
Sec. 8401. Project authorizations. 
Sec. 8402. Special rules. 
Sec. 8403. Facility investment. 
SEC. 8002. SECRETARY DEFINED. 
In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Army. 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SEC. 8101. FEDERAL BREAKWATERS AND JETTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out repair or mainte-
nance activity of a Federal jetty or breakwater associated 
with an authorized navigation project, the Secretary shall, 
notwithstanding the authorized dimensions of the jetty or 
breakwater, ensure that such repair or maintenance activity 
is sufficient to meet the authorized purpose of such project, 
including ensuring that any harbor or inland harbor associ-
ated with the project is protected from projected changes in 
wave action or height (including changes that result from rel-
ative sea level change over the useful life of the project). 
(b) CLASSIFICATION OF ACTIVITY.—The Secretary may 
not classify any repair or maintenance activity of a Federal 
jetty or breakwater carried out under subsection (a) as major 
rehabilitation of such jetty or breakwater— 
(1) if the Secretary determines that—
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(A) projected changes in wave action or height, 
including changes that result from relative sea level 
change, will diminish the functionality of the jetty 
or breakwater to meet the authorized purpose of the 
project; and 
(B) such repair or maintenance activity is nec-
essary to restore such functionality; or 
(2) if— 
(A) the Secretary has not carried out regular 
and routine Federal maintenance activity at the 
jetty or breakwater; and 
(B) the structural integrity of the jetty or 
breakwater is degraded as a result of a lack of such 
regular and routine Federal maintenance activity. 
SEC. 8102. EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(a)(1) of the Act of August 
18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘in 
the repair and restoration of any federally authorized hurri-
cane or shore protective structure’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘non-Federal sponsor.’’ and inserting ‘‘in the repair 
and restoration of any federally authorized hurricane or shore 
protective structure or project damaged or destroyed by wind, 
wave, or water action of other than an ordinary nature to the 
pre-storm level of protection, to the design level of protection, 
or, notwithstanding the authorized dimensions of the struc-
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ture or project, to a level sufficient to meet the authorized 
purpose of such structure or project, whichever provides 
greater protection, when, in the discretion of the Chief of En-
gineers, such repair and restoration is warranted for the ade-
quate functioning of the structure or project for hurricane or 
shore protection, including to ensure the structure or project 
is functioning adequately to protect against projected changes 
in wave action or height or storm surge (including changes 
that result from relative sea level change over the useful life 
of the structure or project), subject to the condition that the 
Chief of Engineers may, if requested by the non-Federal 
sponsor, include modifications to the structure or project (in-
cluding the addition of new project features) to address major 
deficiencies, increase resilience, increase benefits from the re-
duction of damages from inundation, wave action, or erosion, 
or implement nonstructural alternatives to the repair or res-
toration of the structure.’’. 
(b) GREAT LAKES ADVANCE MEASURES ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not deny a 
request from the Governor of a Great Lakes State to 
provide advance measures assistance pursuant to section 
5(a) of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(a)) 
to reduce the risk of damage from rising water levels in 
the Great Lakes solely on the basis that the damage is 
caused by erosion.
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(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—Assistance provided by the 
Secretary pursuant to a request described in paragraph 
(1) shall be at Federal expense if the assistance is for 
the construction of advance measures to a temporary 
construction standard. 
(3) GREAT LAKES STATE DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘Great Lakes State’’ means the State 
of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, 
Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin. 
SEC. 8103. SHORELINE AND RIVERBANK PROTECTION AND RES-
TORATION MISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘FLOOD 
MITIGATION
AND
RIVERINE
RESTORATION
PRO-
GRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘SHORELINE AND RIVERINE 
PROTECTION AND RESTORATION’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out stud-
ies and projects to— 
‘‘(1) reduce flood and hurricane and storm damage 
hazards; or 
‘‘(2) restore the natural functions and values of riv-
ers and shorelines throughout the United States.’’;
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(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) STUDIES.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Secretary may carry out studies to identify 
appropriate measures for— 
‘‘(i) the reduction of flood and hurricane 
and storm damage hazards, including measures 
for erosion mitigation and bank stabilization; 
or 
‘‘(ii) the conservation and restoration of 
the natural functions and values of rivers and 
shorelines. 
‘‘(B) PROJECTS.—Subject to subsection (f)(2), 
in carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may 
design and implement projects described in sub-
section (a).’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘flood dam-
ages’’ and inserting ‘‘flood and hurricane and storm 
damages, including the use of natural features or 
nature-based features’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and hurricane and 
storm’’ after ‘‘flood’’;
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘, shoreline,’’ after 
‘‘riverine’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘and coastal barriers’’ 
after ‘‘floodplains’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, except 
that the first $200,000 of the costs of a study con-
ducted under this section shall be at Federal ex-
pense’’ before the period; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘FLOOD CONTROL’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Design and construction 
of a project under this section that includes a non-
structural measure, a natural feature or nature- 
based feature, or an environmental restoration 
measure, shall be subject to cost sharing in accord-
ance with section 103 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213), except 
that the non-Federal share of the cost to design and 
construct such a project benefitting an economically 
disadvantaged community (including economically
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disadvantaged communities located in urban and 
rural areas) shall be 10 percent.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘OR HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE REDUC-
TION’’ after ‘‘FLOOD CONTROL’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or hurricane and storm 
damage reduction’’ after ‘‘flood control’’ ; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘section 103(a) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2213(a))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 103 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2213), except that the non-Federal 
share of the cost to design and construct such 
a project benefitting an economically disadvan-
taged community (including economically dis-
advantaged communities located in urban and 
rural areas) shall be 10 percent’’; 
(5) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) PROJECT JUSTIFICATION.—Notwithstanding any 
requirement for economic justification established under sec-
tion 209 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962– 
2), the Secretary may implement a project under this section 
if the Secretary determines that the project—
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‘‘(1) will significantly reduce potential flood, hurri-
cane and storm, or erosion damages; 
‘‘(2) will improve the quality of the environment; 
and 
‘‘(3) is justified considering all costs and beneficial 
outputs of the project.’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘PRIORITY AREAS’’ and inserting ‘‘AREAS FOR EX-
AMINATION’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(33) as subparagraphs (A) through (GG), respec-
tively, and adjusting the margins appropriately; 
(C) by striking ‘‘In carrying out’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY
PROJECTS.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary shall prioritize projects for the fol-
lowing locations: 
‘‘(A) Delaware beaches and watersheds, Dela-
ware. 
‘‘(B) Louisiana Coastal Area, Louisiana. 
‘‘(C) Great Lakes Shores and Watersheds.
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‘‘(D) Oregon Coastal Area and Willamette 
River basin, Oregon. 
‘‘(E) Upper Missouri River Basin. 
‘‘(F) Ohio River Tributaries and their water-
sheds, West Virginia. 
‘‘(G) Chesapeake Bay watershed and Maryland 
beaches, Maryland. 
‘‘(H) City of Southport, North Carolina. 
‘‘(I) Maumee River, Ohio. 
‘‘(J) Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers, Cali-
fornia. 
‘‘(K) Kentucky River and its tributaries and 
watersheds.’’; 
(7) by striking subsections (f), (g), and (i); 
(8) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
(f); 
(9) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by strik-
ing paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) PROJECTS REQUIRING SPECIFIC AUTHORIZA-
TION.—If the Federal share of the cost to design and 
construct 
a 
project 
under 
this 
section 
exceeds 
$15,000,000, the Secretary may only carry out the 
project if Congress enacts a law authorizing the Sec-
retary to carry out the project.’’; and 
(10) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
COMMU-
NITY.—The term ‘economically disadvantaged commu-
nity’ has the meaning given the term as defined by the 
Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note). 
‘‘(2) NATURAL
FEATURE; 
NATURE-BASED
FEA-
TURE.—The terms ‘natural feature’ and ‘nature-based 
feature’ have the meanings given those terms in section 
1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents con-
tained in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 269) is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 212 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 212. Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration.’’. 
SEC. 8104. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES. 
Section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 
U.S.C. 709a) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 206. (a) In recognition’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 206. INFORMATION ON FLOODS AND FLOOD DAMAGE. 
‘‘(a) COMPILATION AND DISSEMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In recognition’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Sur-
veys and guides’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) SURVEYS AND GUIDES.—Surveys and guides’’; 
(B) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘identi-
fication of areas subject to floods due to accumu-
lated snags and other debris,’’ after ‘‘inundation by 
floods of various magnitudes and frequencies,’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) IDENTIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, in providing assistance under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall identify and commu-
nicate to States and non-Federal interests specific 
opportunities to partner with the Corps of Engi-
neers to address flood hazards. 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall co-
ordinate activities under this paragraph with activi-
ties described in section 22 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16).’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(e); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: 
‘‘(d) INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—Notwith-
standing section 4141 of title 10, United States Code, in car-
rying out this section, the Secretary may work with an insti-
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tution of higher education, as determined appropriate by the 
Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 8105. PUBLIC RECREATIONAL AMENITIES IN ECOSYSTEM 
RESTORATION PROJECTS. 
At the request of a non-Federal interest, the Secretary 
is authorized to study the incorporation of public recreational 
amenities, including facilities for hiking, biking, walking, and 
waterborne recreation, into a project for ecosystem restora-
tion, including a project carried out under section 206 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330), 
if the incorporation of such amenities would be consistent 
with the ecosystem restoration purposes of the project. 
SEC. 8106. SCOPE OF FEASIBILITY STUDIES. 
(a) FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT
OR HURRICANE
AND 
STORM DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION.—In carrying out a feasi-
bility study for a project for flood risk management or hurri-
cane and storm damage risk reduction, the Secretary, at the 
request of the non-Federal interest for the study, shall formu-
late alternatives to maximize the net benefits from the reduc-
tion of the comprehensive flood risk within the geographic 
scope of the study from the isolated and compound effects 
of— 
(1) a riverine discharge of any magnitude or fre-
quency;
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(2) inundation, wave attack, and erosion coinciding 
with a hurricane or coastal storm; 
(3) flooding associated with tidally influenced por-
tions 
of 
rivers, 
bays, 
and 
estuaries 
that 
are 
hydrologically connected to the coastal water body; 
(4) a rainfall event of any magnitude or frequency; 
(5) a tide of any magnitude or frequency; 
(6) seasonal variation in water levels; 
(7) groundwater emergence; 
(8) sea level rise; 
(9) subsidence; or 
(10) any other driver of flood risk affecting the area 
within the geographic scope of the study. 
(b) WATER
SUPPLY, WATER
CONSERVATION, 
AND 
DROUGHT RISK REDUCTION.—In carrying out a feasibility 
study for any purpose, the Secretary, at the request of the 
non-Federal interest for the study, shall formulate alter-
natives— 
(1) to maximize combined net benefits for the pri-
mary purpose of the study and for the purposes of water 
supply or water conservation (including the use of water 
supply conservation measures described in section 1116 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 
Stat. 1639)); or
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(2) to include 1 or more measures for the purposes 
of water supply or water conservation if the Secretary 
determines that such measures may reduce potential ad-
verse impacts of extreme weather events, including 
drought, on water resources within the geographic scope 
of the study. 
(c) COST SHARING.—All costs to carry out a feasibility 
study in accordance with this section shall be shared in ac-
cordance with the cost share requirements otherwise applica-
ble to the study. 
SEC. 8107. WATER SUPPLY CONSERVATION. 
Section 1116 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2016 (130 Stat. 1639) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘during the 1-year period ending 
on the date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
any portion of any 2 consecutive or nonconsecutive years 
during the 10-year period preceding a request from a 
non-Federal interest for assistance under this section’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting ‘‘, including 
measures utilizing a natural feature or nature-based fea-
ture (as those terms are defined in section 1184(a)) to 
reduce drought risk’’ after ‘‘water supply’’.
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SEC. 8108. MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE STUDY AND WORK-
ING GROUP. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in consulta-
tion with applicable non-Federal interests, conduct a na-
tional assessment of carrying out managed aquifer re-
charge projects to address drought, water resiliency, and 
aquifer depletion at authorized water resources develop-
ment projects. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) assess and identify opportunities to sup-
port non-Federal interests, including Tribal commu-
nities, in carrying out managed aquifer recharge 
projects; and 
(B) assess preliminarily local hydrogeologic 
conditions relevant to carrying out managed aquifer 
recharge projects. 
(3) COORDINATION.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall coordinate, as appropriate, with 
the heads of other Federal agencies, States, regional 
governmental agencies, units of local government, ex-
perts in managed aquifer recharge, and Tribes. 
(b) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized 
to carry out feasibility studies, at the request of a non-
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Federal interest, of managed aquifer recharge projects in 
areas that are experiencing, or have recently experi-
enced, prolonged drought conditions, aquifer depletion, 
or water supply scarcity. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may carry out not 
more than 10 feasibility studies under this subsection. 
(3) USE OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall, to 
the maximum extent practicable, use information gath-
ered from the assessment conducted under subsection 
(a) in identifying and selecting feasibility studies to 
carry out under this subsection. 
(4) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of 
a feasibility study carried out under this subsection shall 
be 90 percent. 
(c) WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a managed aquifer recharge working group made 
up of subject matter experts within the Corps of Engi-
neers and relevant non-Federal stakeholders. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—In establishing the working 
group under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure 
that members of the working group have expertise work-
ing with—
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(A) projects providing water supply storage to 
meet regional water supply demand, particularly in 
regions experiencing drought; 
(B) the protection of groundwater supply, in-
cluding promoting infiltration and increased re-
charge in groundwater basins, and groundwater 
quality; 
(C) aquifer storage, recharge, and recovery 
wells; 
(D) dams that provide recharge enhancement 
benefits; 
(E) groundwater hydrology; 
(F) conjunctive use water systems; and 
(G) agricultural water resources, including the 
use of aquifers for irrigation purposes. 
(3) DUTIES.—The working group established under 
this subsection shall— 
(A) advise the Secretary regarding the develop-
ment and execution of the assessment under sub-
section (a) and any feasibility studies under sub-
section (b); 
(B) assist Corps of Engineers offices at the 
headquarter, division, and district levels with rais-
ing awareness of non-Federal interests of the poten-
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tial benefits of carrying out managed aquifer re-
charge projects; and 
(C) assist with the development of the report 
required to be submitted under subsection (d). 
(d) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on 
managed aquifer recharge that includes— 
(1) the results of the assessment conducted under 
subsection (a) and any feasibility studies carried out 
under subsection (b), including data collected under such 
assessment and studies and any recommendations on 
managed aquifer recharge opportunities for non-Federal 
interests, States, local governments, and Tribes; 
(2) a status update on the implementation of the 
recommendations included in the report of the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources 
entitled ‘‘Managed Aquifer Recharge and the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers: Water Security through Resilience’’, 
published in April 2020 (2020–WP–01); and 
(3) an evaluation of the benefits of creating a new 
or modifying an existing planning center of expertise for
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managed aquifer recharge, and identify potential loca-
tions for such a center of expertise, if feasible. 
(e) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section affects 
the non-Federal share of the cost of construction of a man-
aged aquifer recharge project under section 103 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213) or any 
other provision of law. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MANAGED
AQUIFER
RECHARGE.—The term 
‘‘managed aquifer recharge’’ means the intentional bank-
ing and treatment of water in aquifers for storage and 
future use. 
(2) MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE PROJECT.—The 
term ‘‘managed aquifer recharge project’’ means a 
project to incorporate managed aquifer recharge features 
into a water resources development project. 
SEC. 8109. UPDATES TO CERTAIN WATER CONTROL MANUALS. 
On request of the Governor of a State for which the 
Governor declared a statewide drought disaster in 2021, the 
Secretary is authorized to update water control manuals for 
water resources development projects under the authority of 
the Secretary in the State, with priority given to those 
projects that include water supply or water conservation as 
an authorized purpose.
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SEC. 8110. NATIONAL COASTAL MAPPING STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Engineer Research and Development Center, 
is authorized to carry out a study of coastal geographic land 
changes, with recurring national coastal mapping technology, 
along the coastal zone of the United States to support Corps 
of Engineers missions. 
(b) STUDY.—In carrying out the study under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall identify— 
(1) new or advanced geospatial information and re-
mote sensing tools for coastal mapping; 
(2) best practices for coastal change mapping; and 
(3) how to most effectively— 
(A) 
collect 
and 
analyze 
such 
advanced 
geospatial information; 
(B) disseminate such geospatial information to 
relevant offices of the Corps of Engineers, other 
Federal agencies, States, Tribes, and local govern-
ments; and 
(C) make such geospatial information available 
to other stakeholders. 
(c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.— 
(1) PROJECT
AREA.—In carrying out the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out a 
demonstration project in the coastal region covering the 
North Carolina coastal waters, connected bays, estuaries,
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rivers, streams, and creeks, to their tidally influenced ex-
tent inland. 
(2) SCOPE.—In carrying out the demonstration 
project, the Secretary shall— 
(A) identify and study potential hazards, such 
as debris, sedimentation, dredging effects, and flood 
areas; 
(B) identify best practices described in sub-
section (b)(2), including best practices relating to 
geographical coverage and frequency of mapping; 
(C) evaluate and demonstrate relevant map-
ping technologies to identify which are the most ef-
fective for regional mapping of the transitional 
areas between the open coast and inland waters; 
and 
(D) demonstrate remote sensing tools for 
coastal mapping. 
(d) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall coordinate with other Federal and State agen-
cies that are responsible for authoritative data and academic 
institutions and other entities with relevant expertise. 
(e) PANEL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall establish a panel of senior leaders 
from the Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies
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that are stakeholders in the coastal mapping program 
carried out through the Engineer Research and Develop-
ment Center. 
(2) DUTIES.—The panel established under this sub-
section shall— 
(A) coordinate the collection of data under the 
study carried out under this section; 
(B) coordinate the use of geospatial informa-
tion and remote sensing tools, and the application 
of the best practices identified under the study, by 
Federal agencies; and 
(C) identify technical topics and challenges 
that require multiagency collaborative research and 
development. 
(f) USE OF EXISTING INFORMATION.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary shall consider any relevant infor-
mation developed under section 516(g) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2326b(g)). 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate a report that describes— 
(1) the results of the study carried out under this 
section; and
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(2) any geographical areas recommended for addi-
tional study. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 8111. TRIBAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 
450b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 5304)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘hurricane and 
storm’’ after ‘‘flood’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘including erosion 
control,’’ after ‘‘reduction,’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) technical assistance to an Indian tribe, in-
cluding—
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‘‘(i) assistance for planning to ameliorate 
flood hazards, to avoid repetitive flood impacts, 
to anticipate, prepare, and adapt to changing 
hydrological and climatic conditions and ex-
treme weather events, and to withstand, re-
spond to, and recover rapidly from disruption 
due to flood hazards; and 
‘‘(ii) the provision of, and integration into 
planning of, hydrologic, economic, and environ-
mental data and analyses; and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) INITIAL COSTS.—The first $200,000 of 
the costs of a study under this section shall be at 
Federal expense.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘$18,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$26,000,000’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘$18,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$26,000,000’’; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) PROJECT
JUSTIFICATION.—Notwithstanding 
any requirement for economic justification established
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under section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 
U.S.C. 1962–2), the Secretary may implement a project 
(other than a project for ecosystem restoration) under 
this section if the Secretary determines that the project 
will— 
‘‘(A) significantly reduce potential flood or hur-
ricane and storm damage hazards (which may be 
limited to hazards that may be addressed by meas-
ures for erosion mitigation or bank stabilization); 
‘‘(B) improve the quality of the environment; 
‘‘(C) reduce risks to life safety associated with 
the hazards described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(D) improve the long-term viability of the 
community.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (5)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘non-Federal’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Federal’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘100 percent’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Federal share 
of the cost of activities described in subsection (b)(2)(C) 
shall be 100 percent.’’; and
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(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2033’’. 
SEC. 8112. TRIBAL LIAISON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the District Commander 
for each Corps of Engineers district that contains a Tribal 
community shall have on staff a Tribal Liaison. 
(b) DUTIES.—Each Tribal Liaison shall make rec-
ommendations to the applicable District Commander regard-
ing, and be responsible for— 
(1) removing barriers to access to, and participation 
in, Corps of Engineers programs for Tribal communities, 
including by improving implementation of section 
103(m) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)); 
(2) improving outreach to, and engagement with, 
Tribal communities about relevant Corps of Engineers 
programs and services; 
(3) identifying and engaging with Tribal commu-
nities suffering from water resources challenges; 
(4) improving, expanding, and facilitating govern-
ment-to-government consultation between Tribal commu-
nities and the Corps of Engineers; 
(5) coordinating and implementing all relevant 
Tribal consultation policies and associated guidelines, in-
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cluding the requirements of section 112 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2356); 
(6) training and tools to facilitate the ability of 
Corps of Engineers staff to effectively engage with Trib-
al communities in a culturally competent manner, espe-
cially in regards to lands of ancestral, historic, or cul-
tural significance to a Tribal community, including bur-
ial sites; and 
(7) such other issues identified by the Secretary. 
(c) UNIFORMITY.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize 
guidelines for— 
(1) a position description for Tribal Liaisons; and 
(2) required qualifications for Tribal Liaisons, in-
cluding experience and expertise relating to Tribal com-
munities and water resource issues. 
(d) FUNDING.—Funding for the position of Tribal Liai-
son shall be allocated from the budget line item provided for 
the expenses necessary for the supervision and general ad-
ministration of the civil works program, and filling the posi-
tion shall not be dependent on any increase in this budget 
line item. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) TRIBAL COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘Tribal com-
munity’’ means a community of people who are recog-
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nized and defined under Federal law as indigenous peo-
ple of the United States. 
(2) TRIBAL LIAISON.—The term ‘‘Tribal Liaison’’ 
means a permanent employee of a Corps of Engineers 
district whose primary responsibilities are to— 
(A) serve as a direct line of communication be-
tween the District Commander and the Tribal com-
munities within the boundaries of the Corps of En-
gineers district; and 
(B) ensure consistency in government-to-gov-
ernment relations. 
SEC. 8113. TRIBAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF EXISTING AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary, in consultation with the heads of relevant 
Federal agencies, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm 
Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes 
and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Nez Perce Tribe, 
and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Res-
ervation, shall revise and carry out the village develop-
ment plan for The Dalles Dam, Columbia River, Wash-
ington and Oregon, as authorized by section 204 of the 
Flood Control Act of 1950 (chapter 188, 64 Stat. 179), 
to comprehensively address adverse impacts to Indian 
villages, housing sites, and related structures as a result
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of the construction of The Dalles Dam, Bonneville Dam, 
McNary Dam, and John Day Dam, Washington and Or-
egon. 
(2) EXAMINATION.—Before carrying out the re-
quirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall conduct 
an examination and assessment of the extent to which 
Indian villages, housing sites, and related structures 
were displaced or destroyed by the construction of the 
following projects: 
(A) Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Oregon, 
as authorized by the first section of the Act of Au-
gust 30, 1935 (chapter 831, 49 Stat. 1038) and the 
first section and section 2(a) of the Act of August 
20, 1937 (16 U.S.C. 832, 832a(a)). 
(B) McNary Dam, Columbia River, Wash-
ington and Oregon, as authorized by section 2 of 
the Act of March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 22). 
(C) John Day Dam, Columbia River, Wash-
ington and Oregon, as authorized by section 204 of 
the Flood Control Act of 1950 (chapter 188, 64 
Stat. 179). 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The village development plan 
under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum— 
(A) an evaluation of sites on both sides of the 
Columbia River;
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(B) an assessment of suitable Federal land and 
land owned by the States of Washington and Or-
egon; and 
(C) an estimated cost and tentative schedule 
for the construction of each housing development. 
(4) LOCATION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
provide housing and related assistance under this sub-
section at 1 or more village sites in the States of Wash-
ington and Oregon. 
(b) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE ON FEDERAL LAND.— 
The Secretary may construct housing or provide related as-
sistance on land owned by the United States in carrying out 
the village development plan under subsection (a)(1). 
(c) ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (d), the 
Secretary may acquire land or interests in land for the 
purpose of providing housing and related assistance in 
carrying out the village development plan under sub-
section (a)(1). 
(2) ADVANCE ACQUISITION.—Acquisition of land or 
interests in land under paragraph (1) may be carried out 
in advance of completion of all required documentation 
and receipt of all required clearances for the construc-
tion of housing or related improvements on the land.
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(3) DISPOSAL OF UNSUITABLE LAND.—If the Sec-
retary determines that any land or interest in land ac-
quired by the Secretary under paragraph (2) is unsuit-
able for that housing or for those related improvements, 
the Secretary may— 
(A) dispose of the land or interest in land by 
sale; and 
(B) credit the proceeds to the appropriation, 
fund, or account used to purchase the land or inter-
est in land. 
(d) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall only acquire land 
from willing landowners in carrying out this section. 
(e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may 
enter into a cooperative agreement with a Tribe described in 
subsection (a)(1), or with a Tribal organization of such a 
Tribe, to provide funds to the Tribe to construct housing or 
provide related assistance in carrying out the village develop-
ment plan under such subsection. 
(f) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Upon completion of 
construction at a village site under this section, the Secretary 
may, without consideration, convey the village site and the 
improvements located thereon to a Tribe described in sub-
section (a)(1), or to a Tribal organization of such a Tribe.
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(g) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1178(c) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1675; 
132 Stat. 3781) is repealed. 
SEC. 8114. COST SHARING PROVISIONS FOR THE TERRITORIES 
AND INDIAN TRIBES. 
Section 1156 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2310) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’ ; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) for any organization that— 
‘‘(A) is composed primarily of people who 
are— 
‘‘(i) recognized and defined under Federal 
law as indigenous people of the United States; 
and 
‘‘(ii) from a specific community; and 
‘‘(B) assists in the social, cultural, and edu-
cational development of such people in that commu-
nity.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(c) INCLUSION.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘study’ includes a watershed assessment. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall apply the waiv-
er amount described in subsection (a) to reduce only the non- 
Federal share of study and project costs.’’. 
SEC. 8115. TRIBAL AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COM-
MUNITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
a committee, to be known as the ‘‘Tribal and Economically 
Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Committee’’, to develop 
and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Chief of 
Engineers on activities and actions that should be undertaken 
by the Corps of Engineers to ensure more effective delivery 
of water resources development projects, programs, and other 
assistance to Indian Tribes and economically disadvantaged 
communities, including economically disadvantaged commu-
nities located in urban and rural areas. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be composed of 
members, appointed by the Secretary, who have the requisite 
experiential or technical knowledge needed to address issues 
related to the water resources needs and challenges of eco-
nomically disadvantaged communities and Indian Tribes, in-
cluding—
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(1) 5 individuals representing organizations with ex-
pertise in environmental policy, rural water resources, 
economically disadvantaged communities, Tribal rights, 
or civil rights; and 
(2) 5 individuals, each representing a non-Federal 
interest for a Corps of Engineers project. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Committee shall 
provide advice and make recommendations to the Sec-
retary and the Chief of Engineers to assist the Corps of 
Engineers in— 
(A) efficiently and effectively delivering solu-
tions to the needs and challenges of water resources 
development projects for economically disadvan-
taged communities and Indian Tribes; 
(B) integrating consideration of economically 
disadvantaged communities and Indian Tribes, 
where applicable, in the development of water re-
sources development projects and programs of the 
Corps of Engineers; and 
(C) improving the capability and capacity of 
the workforce of the Corps of Engineers to assist 
economically disadvantaged communities and Indian 
Tribes.
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(2) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet as ap-
propriate to develop and make recommendations under 
paragraph (1). 
(3) REPORT.—Recommendations made under para-
graph (1) shall be— 
(A) included in a report submitted to the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) made publicly available, including on a 
publicly available website. 
(d) INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT.—Any recommendation 
made by the Committee to the Secretary and the Chief of En-
gineers under subsection (c)(1) shall reflect the independent 
judgment of the Committee. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) COMPENSATION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the members of the Committee shall serve 
without compensation. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the Com-
mittee shall receive travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable pro-
visions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code.
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(3) TREATMENT.—The members of the Committee 
shall not be considered to be Federal employees, and the 
meetings and reports of the Committee shall not be con-
sidered a major Federal action under the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Committee’’ means 
the Tribal and Economically Disadvantaged Commu-
nities Advisory Committee established under subsection 
(a). 
(2) 
ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
COMMU-
NITY.—The term ‘‘economically disadvantaged commu-
nity’’ has the meaning given the term as defined by the 
Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note). 
(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5304). 
SEC. 8116. WORKFORCE PLANNING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out activities, at Federal expense— 
(1) to foster, enhance, and support science, tech-
nology, engineering, and math education and awareness; 
and
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(2) to recruit individuals for careers at the Corps 
of Engineers. 
(b) PARTNERING ENTITIES.—In carrying out activities 
under this section, the Secretary may enter into partnerships 
with— 
(1) public elementary and secondary schools, includ-
ing charter schools; 
(2) community colleges; 
(3) technical schools; and 
(4) colleges and universities, including historically 
Black colleges and universities. 
(c) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, prioritize the recruitment of individ-
uals under this section that are from economically disadvan-
taged communities (as defined by the Secretary under section 
160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 
U.S.C. 2201 note)), including economically disadvantaged 
communities located in urban and rural areas. 
(d) DEFINITION OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR 
UNIVERSITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘historically Black 
college or university’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part 
B institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
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(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. 
SEC. 8117. CORPS OF ENGINEERS SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED 
COMMUNITIES; OUTREACH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United States 
for the Corps of Engineers to strive to understand and ac-
commodate and, in coordination with non-Federal interests, 
seek to address the water resources development needs of all 
communities in the United States. 
(b) OUTREACH AND ACCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, at Federal 
expense, develop, support, and implement public aware-
ness, education, and regular outreach and engagement 
efforts for potential non-Federal interests with respect to 
the water resources development authorities of the Sec-
retary, with particular emphasis on— 
(A) technical service programs, including the 
authorities under— 
(i) section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 
1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a); 
(ii) section 22 of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16); 
and
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(iii) section 203 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269); 
and 
(B) continuing authority programs, as such 
term is defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of the 
Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 
2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d). 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall— 
(A) develop and make publicly available (in-
cluding on a publicly available website), technical 
assistance materials, guidance, and other informa-
tion with respect to the water resources develop-
ment authorities of the Secretary; 
(B) establish and make publicly available (in-
cluding on a publicly available website), an appro-
priate point of contact at each district and division 
office of the Corps of Engineers for inquiries from 
potential non-Federal interests relating to the water 
resources development authorities of the Secretary; 
(C) conduct regular outreach and engagement, 
including through hosting seminars and community 
information sessions, with local elected officials, 
community organizations, and previous and poten-
tial non-Federal interests, on opportunities to ad-
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dress local water resources challenges through the 
water resources development authorities of the Sec-
retary; 
(D) issue guidance for, and provide technical 
assistance through technical service programs to, 
non-Federal interests to assist such interests in 
pursuing technical services and developing proposals 
for water resources development projects; and 
(E) provide, at the request of a non-Federal in-
terest, assistance with researching and identifying 
existing project authorizations or authorities to ad-
dress local water resources challenges. 
(3) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, prioritize awareness, education, and out-
reach and engagement to economically disadvantaged 
communities (as defined by the Secretary under section 
160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), including economically dis-
advantaged communities located in urban and rural 
areas. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$30,000,000 for each fiscal year.
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SEC. 8118. PILOT PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN COMMUNITIES. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAMS ON THE FORMULATION OF CORPS 
OF ENGINEERS PROJECTS
IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
AND 
ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES.—Section 
118 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 
U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘publish’’ 
and inserting ‘‘annually publish’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘select’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, annually select’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘projects’’ and inserting 
‘‘projects annually’’. 
(b) PILOT
PROGRAM
FOR
CONTINUING
AUTHORITY 
PROJECTS IN SMALL OR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.— 
Section 165(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) is amended in paragraph (2)(B), 
by striking ‘‘10’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’. 
SEC. 8119. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PLANNING ASSISTANCE TO STATES.—Section 22 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–16) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) by inserting ‘‘local government,’’ after 
‘‘State or group of States,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘local government,’’ after 
‘‘such State, interest,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section 236 
of title 10’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4141 of title 10’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) PRIORITIZATION.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall prioritize the provision of 
assistance under this subsection to address both inland 
and coastal life safety risks.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The cost-share for assistance’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) TRIBES
AND
TERRITORIES.—The cost-share 
for assistance’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) 
ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
COMMU-
NITIES.—Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1) and the lim-
itation in section 1156 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1986, as applicable pursuant to paragraph 
(1) of this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to
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waive the collection of fees for any local government to 
which assistance is provided under subsection (a) that 
the Secretary determines is an economically disadvan-
taged community, as defined by the Secretary under sec-
tion 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note) (including economically dis-
advantaged communities located in urban and rural 
areas).’’. 
(b) WATERSHED PLANNING AND TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—In providing assistance under section 22 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–16) or pursuant to section 206 of the Flood Control 
Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a), the Secretary shall, upon re-
quest, provide such assistance at a watershed scale. 
SEC. 8120. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LEVEE INSPECTIONS. 
In any instance where the Secretary requires, as a condi-
tion of eligibility for Federal assistance under section 5 of the 
Act of August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), that a non-Fed-
eral sponsor of a flood control project undertake an electronic 
inspection of the portion of such project that is under normal 
circumstances submerged, the Secretary shall provide to the 
non-Federal sponsor credit or reimbursement for the cost of 
carrying out such inspection against the non-Federal share of 
the cost of repair or restoration of such project carried out 
under such section.
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SEC. 8121. ASSESSMENT OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS LEVEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall periodically con-
duct assessments of federally authorized levees under the ju-
risdiction of the Corps of Engineers, to evaluate the potential 
Federal interest in the modification (including realignment or 
incorporation of natural features and nature-based features, 
as such terms are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a(a))) 
of levee systems to meet one or more of the following objec-
tives: 
(1) Increasing the flood risk reduction benefits of 
such systems. 
(2) Achieving greater flood resiliency. 
(3) Restoring hydrological and ecological connec-
tions with adjacent floodplains that achieve greater envi-
ronmental benefits without undermining flood risk re-
duction or flood resiliency for levee-protected commu-
nities. 
(b) LEVEES
OPERATED
BY
NON-FEDERAL
INTER-
ESTS.—The Secretary shall carry out an assessment under 
subsection (a) for a federally authorized levee system oper-
ated by a non-Federal interest only if the non-Federal inter-
est— 
(1) requests the assessment; and 
(2) agrees to provide 50 percent of the cost of the 
assessment.
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(c) ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting an assess-
ment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider 
and identify, with respect to each levee system— 
(A) an estimate of the number of structures 
and population at risk and protected by the levee 
system that would be adversely impacted if the levee 
system fails or water levels exceed the height of any 
levee segment within the levee system (which may 
be the applicable estimate included in the levee 
database established under section 9004 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 
U.S.C. 3303), if available); 
(B) the number of times the non-Federal inter-
est has received emergency flood-fighting or repair 
assistance under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 
1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n) for the levee system, and 
the total expenditures on postflood repairs over the 
life of the levee system; 
(C) the functionality of the levee system with 
regard to higher precipitation levels, including due 
to changing climatic conditions and extreme weath-
er events; 
(D) the potential costs and benefits (including 
environmental benefits and implications for levee-
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protected communities) from modifying the applica-
ble levee system to restore connections with adja-
cent floodplains; and 
(E) available studies, information, literature, or 
data from relevant Federal, State, or local entities. 
(2) PRIORITIZATION.—In conducting an assessment 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, prioritize levee systems— 
(A) associated with an area that has been sub-
ject to flooding in two or more events in any 10- 
year period; and 
(B) for which the non-Federal interest has re-
ceived emergency flood-fighting or repair assistance 
under section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 
U.S.C. 701n) with respect to such flood events. 
(3) SCOPE.—The Secretary shall ensure that an as-
sessment under subsection (a) shall be similar in cost 
and scope to an initial assessment prepared by the Sec-
retary pursuant to section 216 of the Flood Control Act 
of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a). 
(d) FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES.—In con-
ducting an assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall consider information on floods and flood damages com-
piled under section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (33 
U.S.C. 709a).
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(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this section, and periodically 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of 
the assessments conducted under subsection (a). 
(2) INCLUSION.—The Secretary shall include in 
each report submitted under paragraph (1)— 
(A) identification of any levee system for which 
the Secretary has conducted an assessment under 
subsection (a); 
(B) a description of any opportunities identi-
fied under such subsection for the modification of a 
levee system, including the potential benefits of 
such modification for the purposes identified under 
such subsection; 
(C) information relating to the willingness and 
ability of each applicable non-Federal interest to 
participate in a modification to the relevant levee 
system, including by obtaining any real estate nec-
essary for the modification; and 
(D) a summary of the information considered 
and identified under subsection (c)(1).
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(f) INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
shall include in the levee database established under section 
9004 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 
U.S.C. 3303) the information included in each report sub-
mitted under subsection (e), and make such information pub-
licly available (including on a publicly available website). 
(g) LEVEE SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘levee system’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
9002(9) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 
(33 U.S.C. 3301). 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 8122. NATIONAL LOW-HEAD DAM INVENTORY. 
The National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 15. NATIONAL LOW-HEAD DAM INVENTORY. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INVENTORY.—The term ‘inventory’ means the 
national low-head dam inventory developed under sub-
section (b)(1)(A). 
‘‘(2) LOW-HEAD DAM.—The term ‘low-head dam’ 
means a river-wide artificial barrier that generally spans 
a stream channel, blocking the waterway and creating a 
backup of water behind the barrier, with a drop off over
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the wall of not less than 6 inches and not more than 25 
feet. 
‘‘(b) NATIONAL LOW-HEAD DAM INVENTORY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of 
the Army, in consultation with the heads of appropriate 
Federal and State agencies, shall— 
‘‘(A) develop an inventory of low-head dams in 
the United States that includes— 
‘‘(i) the location, ownership, description, 
current use, condition, height, and length of 
each low-head dam; 
‘‘(ii) any information on public safety con-
ditions at each low-head dam; 
‘‘(iii) public safety information on the 
dangers of low-head dams; 
‘‘(iv) a directory of financial and technical 
assistance resources available to reduce safety 
hazards and fish passage barriers at low-head 
dams; and 
‘‘(v) any other relevant information con-
cerning low-head dams; and 
‘‘(B) submit the inventory to the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate and
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the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) DATA.—In carrying out this subsection, the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate with Federal and State agen-
cies and other relevant entities; and 
‘‘(B) use data provided to the Secretary by 
those agencies and entities. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make the inventory publicly available, including on a 
publicly available website. 
‘‘(4) UPDATES.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the heads of appropriate Federal and State agen-
cies, shall maintain and periodically publish updates to 
the inventory. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
this section $30,000,000. 
‘‘(d) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section provides 
authority to the Secretary to carry out an activity, with re-
spect to a low-head dam, that is not explicitly authorized 
under this section.’’.
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SEC. 8123. EXPEDITING HYDROPOWER AT CORPS OF ENGI-
NEERS FACILITIES. 
Section 1008 of the Water Resources Reform and Devel-
opment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2321b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘and to meet 
the requirements of subsection (b)’’ after ‘‘projects’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as sub-
sections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
POLICY.—The Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that the policy described in subsection 
(a) is implemented nationwide in an efficient, consistent, 
and coordinated manner; and 
‘‘(2) assess opportunities— 
‘‘(A) to increase the development of hydro-
electric power at existing water resources develop-
ment projects of the Corps of Engineers with hydro-
electric facilities; and 
‘‘(B) to develop new hydroelectric power at ex-
isting nonpowered water resources development 
projects of the Corps of Engineers.’’. 
SEC. 8124. RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AT WATER RE-
SOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out military training ac-
tivities or otherwise fulfilling military training requirements,
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units or members of a reserve component of the Armed 
Forces may perform services and furnish supplies in support 
of a water resources development project or program of the 
Corps of Engineers without reimbursement. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any 
member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who is 
employed by the Corps of Engineers on a full-time basis. 
SEC. 8125. PAYMENT OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF CERTAIN 
OFFICERS FROM APPROPRIATION FOR IMPROVE-
MENTS. 
Section 36 of the Act of August 10, 1956 (33 U.S.C. 
583a), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Regular officers of the Corps of 
Engineers of the Army, and reserve officers of the Army 
who are assigned to the Corps of Engineers,’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The personnel described in sub-
section (b)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) PERSONNEL DESCRIBED.—The personnel referred 
to in subsection (a) are the following: 
‘‘(1) Regular officers of the Corps of Engineers of 
the Army. 
‘‘(2) The following members of the Army who are 
assigned to the Corps of Engineers:
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‘‘(A) Reserve component officers. 
‘‘(B) Warrant officers (whether regular or re-
serve component). 
‘‘(C) Enlisted members (whether regular or re-
serve component).’’. 
SEC. 8126. MAINTENANCE DREDGING PERMITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, prioritize the reissuance of any regional 
general permit for maintenance dredging under section 404 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) 
that expired prior to May 1, 2021. 
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section affects 
any obligation to comply with the provisions of any Federal 
or State environmental law, including— 
(1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(2) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and 
(3) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.). 
SEC. 8127. ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the following 
projects, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, coordinate efforts with the applicable non-Federal in-
terest, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
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Agency, and the heads of other Federal, State, and regional 
agencies responsible for the remediation of contaminated 
sediments: 
(1) The project for ecosystem restoration, South 
Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River, Bubbly 
Creek, Illinois, authorized by section 401(5) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 
2740). 
(2) The project for navigation, Columbia and Lower 
Willamette Rivers, Oregon and Washington, authorized 
by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (76 
Stat. 1177), in the vicinity of the Albina Turning Basin, 
River Mile 10, and the Post Office Bar, Portland Har-
bor, River Mile 2. 
(3) The project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, 
Mahoning River, Ohio, being carried out under section 
206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
(33 U.S.C. 2330). 
(4) The project for navigation, South Branch of the 
Chicago River, Cook County, Illinois, in the vicinity of 
Collateral Channel. 
(5) The projects carried out under the Comprehen-
sive Everglades Restoration Plan, as authorized by or 
pursuant to section 601 of the Water Resources Devel-