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SEC. 1786. POLICY ON CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS GEN-
DER BIAS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall develop a policy that 
defines conscious and unconscious gender bias and pro-
vides guidance to eliminate conscious and unconscious 
gender bias. 
SEC. 1787. PROTECTIONS FOR PREGNANT MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES. 
Each Secretary of a military department shall develop 
and implement policies to ensure that the career of a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces is not negatively affected as a 
result of such member becoming pregnant. 
SEC. 1788. RELEASE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOCU-
MENTS ON THE 1981 EL MOZOTE MASSACRE 
IN EL SALVADOR. 
(a) RELEASE OF MATERIALS.—Not more than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall direct all Defense Agency bureaus, 
departments, agencies, and entities to identify and release 
to Salvadoran judicial authorities, including to the Salva-
doran presiding judge investigating and prosecuting the 
El Mozote massacre case, all materials that might be rel-
evant to the El Mozote massacre that occurred in Decem-
ber of 1981. 
(b) MATERIALS
DESCRIBED.—The materials re-
quired to be released under subsection (a) include— 
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(1) all documents, correspondence, reproduc-
tions of Salvadoran documents, and other similar 
materials dated during, or originating from, the pe-
riod beginning on January 1, 1981, and ending on 
January 30, 1983, that are relevant to the massacre 
that occurred at El Mozote, El Salvador, and sur-
rounding communities, in December of 1981; 
(2) all materials dated during, or originating 
from, the period referred to in paragraph (1) related 
to the establishment, operations, command struc-
ture, officers and troops of the Atlacatl Battalion; 
and 
(3) any other materials the Secretary deter-
mines are relevant to the El Mozote massacre. 
(c) TIMELINE
FOR COMPLETION.—The Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a specific timeline 
for the completion of the release of the materials as re-
quired under subsection (a). Such timeline for completion 
may not exceed 150 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 1789. STUDY AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ASSISTANT 
DEPUTY 
SECRETARY 
FOR 
ENVIRONMENT 
AND RESILIENCE. 
(a) STUDY.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall carry out a study on the creation of a position 
of Assistant Deputy Secretary for Environment and 
Resilience, which would broaden the responsibilities 
and authorities of the Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Environment. The Secretary shall determine the 
scope of duties for this position by evaluating which 
defense activities outside of sustainment are im-
pacted by the threat of anticipated or unanticipated 
changes in environmental conditions, or extreme 
weather events. The Secretary shall also consider 
whether the position of Assistant Deputy Secretary 
for Environment and Resilience should— 
(A) update and execute on the Department 
of Defense’s 2014 Climate Change Adaptation 
Roadmap; 
(B) collaborate with other Assistant Dep-
uty Secretaries of Defense and Assistant Secre-
taries of Defense to develop recommendations 
on how to factor climate risks into Department 
of Defense policies; and 
(C) undertake such other duties related to 
environmental resilience as the Secretary may 
determine appropriate. 
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(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than the 
end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a re-
port to the Congress containing all findings and de-
terminations made in carrying out the study re-
quired under paragraph (1). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—After issuing the report re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish 
the position of Assistant Deputy Secretary for Environ-
ment and Resilience and delegate such duties to the posi-
tion as the Secretary determines appropriate, taking into 
account the results of the study required under subsection 
(a). 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Assistant Deputy Sec-
retary for Environment and Resilience shall issue an an-
nual report to the Secretary of Defense and the Congress 
containing a description of the actions taken by the Assist-
ant Deputy Secretary during the previous year. 
SEC. 1790. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HUD–VASH. 
(a) HUD PROVISIONS.—Section 8(o)(19) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(19)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) VETERAN DEFINED.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given 
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that term in section 2002(b) of title 38, United 
States Code.’’. 
(b) VHA CASE MANAGERS.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 2003 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the case of vouchers 
provided under the HUD–VASH program under section 
8(o)(19) of such Act, for purposes of the preceding sen-
tence, the term ‘veteran’ shall have the meaning given 
such term in section 2002(b) of this title.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once each year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives a report on the 
homelessness services provided under programs of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, including serv-
ices under HUD–VASH program under section 
8(o)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)). 
(2) INCLUDED INFORMATION.—Each such an-
nual report shall include, with respect to the year 
preceding the submittal of the report, a statement of 
the number of eligible individuals who were fur-
nished such homelessness services and the number of 
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individuals furnished such services under each such 
program, disaggregated by the number of men who 
received such services and the number of women 
who received such services, and such other informa-
tion as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
SEC. 1791. WAIVER AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO INSTITU-
TIONS LOCATED IN AN AREA AFFECTED BY 
HURRICANE MARIA. 
(a) WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, unless enacted with specific ref-
erence to this section or section 392 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1068a), for any affected 
institution that was receiving assistance under title III of 
such Act (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) at the time of a covered 
hurricane disaster, the Secretary of Education shall, for 
each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2022 (and may, for 
each of the fiscal years 2023 and 2024)— 
(1) waive— 
(A) the eligibility data requirements set 
forth in section 391(d) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1068(d)); 
(B) the wait-out period set forth in section 
313(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1059(d)); 
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(C) the allotment requirements under sec-
tion 324 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1063); and 
(D) the use of the funding formula devel-
oped pursuant to section 326(f)(3) of the High-
er 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1063b(f)(3)); 
(2) waive or modify any statutory or regulatory 
provision to ensure that affected institutions that 
were receiving assistance under title III of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) 
at the time of a covered hurricane disaster are not 
adversely affected by any formula calculation for fis-
cal year 2020 or for any of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years, as necessary; and 
(3) make available to each affected institution 
an amount that is not less than the amount made 
available to such institution under title III of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et 
seq.) for fiscal year 2017, except that for any fiscal 
year for which the funds appropriated for payments 
under such title are less than the appropriated level 
for fiscal year 2017, the amount made available to 
such institutions shall be ratably reduced among the 
institutions receiving funds under such title. 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AFFECTED
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘af-
fected institution’’ means an institution of higher 
education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that— 
(A) is— 
(i) a part A institution (which term 
shall have the meaning given the term ‘‘eli-
gible institution’’ under section 312(b) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1058(b))); or 
(ii) a part B institution, as such term 
is defined in section 322(2) of the Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1061(2)), or as identified in section 326(e) 
of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)); 
(B) is located in a covered area affected by 
a hurricane disaster; and 
(C) is able to demonstrate that, as a result 
of the impact of a covered hurricane disaster, 
the institution— 
(i) incurred physical damage; 
(ii) has pursued collateral source com-
pensation from insurance, the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, and the 
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Small Business Administration, as appro-
priate; and 
(iii) was not able to fully reopen in ex-
isting facilities or to fully reopen to the 
pre-hurricane enrollment levels during the 
30-day period beginning on September 7, 
2017. 
(2) COVERED AREA AFFECTED BY A HURRI-
CANE DISASTER.—The term ‘‘covered area affected 
by a hurricane disaster’’ means an area for which 
the President declared a major disaster under sec-
tion 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) as 
a result of Hurricane Maria. 
(3) COVERED
HURRICANE
DISASTER.—The 
term ‘‘covered hurricane disaster’’ means a major 
disaster that the President declared to exist, in ac-
cordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170), and that was caused by Hurricane 
Maria or Hurricane Irma. 
SEC. 1792. CREDIT MONITORING. 
Section 605A(k) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 
U.S.C. 1681c–1(k)) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 
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SEC. 1793. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CISA DI-
RECTOR TERM LIMITATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 2202 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 652) is 
amended by— 
(1) redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
(4); and 
(2) inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall be 
appointed from among individuals who have— 
‘‘(i) extensive knowledge in at least 
two of the areas specified in subparagraph 
(B); and 
‘‘(ii) not fewer than 5 years of dem-
onstrated experience in efforts to foster co-
ordination and collaboration between the 
Federal Government, the private sector, 
and other entities on issues related to cy-
bersecurity, infrastructure security, or se-
curity risk management. 
‘‘(B) SPECIFIED AREAS.—The areas speci-
fied in this subparagraph are the following: 
‘‘(i) Cybersecurity. 
‘‘(ii) Infrastructure security. 
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‘‘(iii) Security risk management. 
‘‘(3) TERM.—Effective with respect to an indi-
vidual appointed to be the Director by the President, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
the term of office of such an individual so appointed 
shall be 5 years, and such an individual may not 
serve more than two terms. The term of office of the 
individual serving as the Director as of such date of 
enactment shall be 5 years beginning on the date on 
which the Director began serving.’’. 
(b) CHANGE OF TITLE OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TO 
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.— 
(1) CYBERSECURITY
DIVISION.—Section 2203 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
653) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the heading for paragraph (2), 
by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR’’ and 
inserting ‘‘EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DIREC-
TOR’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘As-
sistant Director for Cybersecurity (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Assistant Direc-
tor’)’’ and inserting ‘‘Executive Assistant 
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Director for Cybersecurity (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Executive Assistant Di-
rector’)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Assistant Director’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Executive As-
sistant Director’’. 
(2) INFRASTRUCTURE
SECURITY
DIVISION.— 
Section 2204 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 654) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the heading for paragraph (2), 
by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR’’ and 
inserting ‘‘EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DIREC-
TOR’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘As-
sistant Director for Infrastructure Security 
(in this section referred to as the ‘Assist-
ant Director’)’’ and inserting ‘‘Executive 
Assistant Director for Infrastructure Secu-
rity (in this section referred to as the ‘Ex-
ecutive Assistant Director’)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Assistant Director’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Executive As-
sistant Director’’. 
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(c) AMENDMENT RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR 
CERTAIN CISA EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DIRECTORS.— 
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B) of section 2203(a)(2) 
(6 U.S.C. 653(a)(2)), by striking ‘‘President without 
the advice and consent of the Senate’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B) of section 2204(a)(2) 
(6 U.S.C. 654(a)(2)), by striking ‘‘President without 
the advice and consent of the Senate’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary’’. 
(d) AMENDMENT TO POSITION LEVEL OF CISA DI-
RECTOR.—Subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 5313, by inserting after ‘‘Admin-
istrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion.’’ the following: 
‘‘Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se-
curity Agency.’’; and 
(2) in section 5314, by striking ‘‘Director, Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.’’. 
SEC. 1794. WORKFORCE ISSUES FOR MILITARY REALIGN-
MENTS IN THE PACIFIC. 
Section 6(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Joint Resolution entitled 
‘‘A Joint Resolution to approve the ‘Covenant To Estab-
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lish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in 
Political Union With the United States of America’, and 
for other purposes’’, approved March 24, 1976 (48 U.S.C. 
1806(b)(1)(B)(i) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘contact’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
tract’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘supporting,’’ after ‘‘connected 
to,’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘associated with’’; 
(4) by inserting ‘‘or adversely affected by’’ after 
‘‘associated with,’’; and 
(5) by inserting ‘‘, with priority given to feder-
ally funded military projects’’ after ‘‘and in the 
Commonwealth’’. 
SEC. 1795. INCLUSION ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMO-
RIAL WALL OF THE NAMES OF THE LOST 
CREW MEMBERS OF THE U.S.S. FRANK E. 
EVANS KILLED ON JUNE 3, 1969. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall authorize the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Me-
morial Wall in the District of Columbia of the names of 
the 74 crew members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed 
on June 3, 1969. 
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(b) REQUIRED CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior, 
the American Battlefield Monuments Commission, and 
other applicable authorities with respect to any adjust-
ments to the nomenclature and placement of names pursu-
ant to subsection (a) to address any space limitations on 
the placement of additional names on the Vietnam Vet-
erans Memorial Wall. 
(c) NONAPPLICABILITY OF COMMEMORATIVE WORKS 
ACT.—Chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall 
not apply to any activities carried out under subsection 
(a) or (b). 
SEC. 1796. STUDY ON VIABILITY OF SEAWATER MINING FOR 
CRITICAL MINERALS. 
(a) FINDING.—The Congress finds that— 
(1) extracting minerals from seawater has the 
potential to provide a domestic source for minerals 
that are critical to the defense industrial base of the 
United States, which would reduce the dependence 
of the United States on imports of the minerals 
while strengthening the national security and the de-
fense industrial base of the United States; 
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(2) the cost of extracting uranium from sea-
water has dropped significantly to nearly $400 per 
kilogram; and 
(3) extracting uranium from seawater is an en-
vironmentally friendly, emerging technology solution 
that has the potential to transform how uranium is 
extracted. 
(b) STUDY.—Within 60 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the head of any other relevant Federal agency 
and relevant stakeholders, shall conduct a study of the via-
bility of extracting minerals, such as uranium, that are 
critical to the defense industrial base of the United States, 
from seawater. 
(c) REPORT.—Within 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate a written report which contains the results of the 
study required by subsection (b). 
SEC. 1797. RESTRICTIONS ON CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES. 
(a) RESTRICTIONS ON CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES.—An 
institution of higher education or other postsecondary edu-
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cational institution (referred to in this section as an ‘‘insti-
tution’’) shall not be eligible to receive Federal funds from 
the Department of Defense, other than educational assist-
ance funds that are provided directly to students, unless— 
(1) the institution submits any contract or 
agreement between the institution and a Confucius 
Institute to the National Academies of Sciences, En-
gineering, and Medicine; and 
(2) the National Academies of Sciences, Engi-
neering, and Medicine issues a written determination 
that the contract or agreement includes clear provi-
sions that— 
(A) protect academic freedom at the insti-
tution; 
(B) prohibit the application of any foreign 
law on any campus of the institution; and 
(C) grant full managerial authority of the 
Confucius Institute to the institution, including 
full control over what is being taught, the ac-
tivities carried out, the research grants that are 
made, and who is employed at the Confucius 
Institute. 
(b) CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Confucius Institute’’ means a cultural in-
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stitute directly or indirectly funded by the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China. 
(c) FUNDING.— 
(1) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts 
set forth in the funding tables in division D, the 
amount authorized to be appropriated in section 201 
for research, development, test, and evaluation, as 
specified in the corresponding funding table in sec-
tion 4201, for research, development, test, and eval-
uation, Defense-wide, basic research, basic research 
initiatives (PE 0601110D8Z), line 003 is hereby in-
creased by $1,000,000 (to be used in support of the 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
Medicine assessments under subsection (a)). 
(2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount 
authorized to be appropriated in section 301 for op-
eration and maintenance as specified in the cor-
responding funding table in section 4301, for oper-
ation and maintenance, Defense-wide, admin & 
servicewide activities, Defense Information Systems 
Agency, line 280 is hereby reduced by $1,000,000. 
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SEC. 1798. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104 of the Sarbanes- 
Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7214) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDIC-
TIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘covered issuer’ means an 
issuer that is required to file reports under sec-
tion 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m, 78o(d)); and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘non-inspection year’ means, 
with respect to a covered issuer, a year— 
‘‘(i) during which the Commission 
identifies the covered issuer under para-
graph (2)(A) with respect to every report 
described in subparagraph (A) filed by the 
covered issuer during that year; and 
‘‘(ii) that begins after the date of en-
actment of this subsection. 
‘‘(2) DISCLOSURE TO COMMISSION.—The Com-
mission shall— 
‘‘(A) identify each covered issuer that, with 
respect to the preparation of the audit report 
on the financial statement of the covered issuer 
that is included in a report described in para-
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graph (1)(A) filed by the covered issuer, retains 
a registered public accounting firm that has a 
branch, office, or affiliate that— 
‘‘(i) is located in a foreign jurisdic-
tion; 
‘‘(ii) performs more than one-third of 
the audit services for the audit report of 
the covered issuer; and 
‘‘(iii) the Board is unable to inspect 
or investigate completely because of a posi-
tion taken by an authority in the foreign 
jurisdiction described in clause (i), as de-
termined by the Board; and 
‘‘(B) require each covered issuer identified 
under subparagraph (A) to, in accordance with 
rules issued by the Commission, submit to the 
Commission documentation to determine wheth-
er the covered issuer is owned or controlled by 
a governmental entity in the foreign jurisdiction 
described in subparagraph (A)(i). 
‘‘(3) TRADING PROHIBITION AFTER 3 YEARS OF 
NON-INSPECTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Commission de-
termines that a covered issuer has 3 consecutive 
non-inspection years, the Commission shall pro-
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hibit the securities of the covered issuer from 
being traded— 
‘‘(i) on a national securities exchange; 
or 
‘‘(ii) through any other method that is 
within the jurisdiction of the Commission 
to regulate, including through the method 
of trading that is commonly referred to as 
the ‘over-the-counter’ trading of securities. 
‘‘(B) REMOVAL
OF
INITIAL
PROHIBI-
TION.—If, after the Commission imposes a pro-
hibition on a covered issuer under subpara-
graph (A), the covered issuer certifies to the 
Commission that the covered issuer has re-
tained a registered public accounting firm that 
the Board has inspected under this section to 
the satisfaction of the Commission, the Com-
mission shall end that prohibition. 
‘‘(C) RECURRENCE
OF
NON-INSPECTION 
YEARS.—If, after the Commission ends a prohi-
bition under subparagraph (B) or (D) with re-
spect to a covered issuer, the Commission deter-
mines that the covered issuer has a non-inspec-
tion year, the Commission shall prohibit the se-
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curities of the covered issuer from being trad-
ed— 
‘‘(i) on a national securities exchange; 
or 
‘‘(ii) through any other method that is 
within the jurisdiction of the Commission 
to regulate, including through the method 
of trading that is commonly referred to as 
the ‘over-the-counter’ trading of securities. 
‘‘(D) REMOVAL OF SUBSEQUENT PROHIBI-
TION.—If, after the end of the 5-year period be-
ginning on the date on which the Commission 
imposes a prohibition on a covered issuer under 
subparagraph (C), the covered issuer certifies to 
the Commission that the covered issuer will re-
tain a registered public accounting firm that 
the Board is able to inspect and investigate, the 
Commission shall end that prohibition.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(A) the term ‘‘audit report’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 2(a) of the Sar-
banes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7201(a)); 
(B) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Se-
curities and Exchange Commission; 
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(C) the term ‘‘covered form’’— 
(i) means— 
(I) the form described in section 
249.310 of title 17, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor regula-
tion; and 
(II) the form described in section 
249.220f of title 17, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor regula-
tion; and 
(ii) includes a form that— 
(I) is the equivalent of, or sub-
stantially similar to, the form de-
scribed in subclause (I) or (II) of 
clause (i); and 
(II) a foreign issuer files with the 
Commission under the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et 
seq.) or rules issued under that Act; 
(D) the terms ‘‘covered issuer’’ and ‘‘non- 
inspection year’’ have the meanings given the 
terms in subsection (i)(1) of section 104 of the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7214), 
as added by subsection (a) of this section; and 
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(E) the term ‘‘foreign issuer’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 240.3b–4 of 
title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
successor regulation. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—Each covered issuer that 
is a foreign issuer and for which, during a non-in-
spection year with respect to the covered issuer, a 
registered public accounting firm described in sub-
section (i)(2)(A) of section 104 of the Sarbanes- 
Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7214), as added by 
subsection (a) of this section, has prepared an audit 
report shall disclose in each covered form filed by 
that issuer that covers such a non-inspection year— 
(A) that, during the period covered by the 
covered form, such a registered public account-
ing firm has prepared an audit report for the 
issuer; 
(B) the percentage of the shares of the 
issuer owned by governmental entities in the 
foreign jurisdiction in which the issuer is incor-
porated or otherwise organized; 
(C) whether governmental entities in the 
applicable foreign jurisdiction with respect to 
that registered public accounting firm have a 
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controlling financial interest with respect to the 
issuer; 
(D) the name of each official of the Chi-
nese Communist Party who is a member of the 
board of directors of— 
(i) the issuer; or 
(ii) the operating entity with respect 
to the issuer; and 
(E) whether the articles of incorporation of 
the issuer (or equivalent organizing document) 
contains any charter of the Chinese Communist 
Party, including the text of any such charter. 
(c) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue 
rules to implement this section, and the amendments made 
by this section, consistent with the Commission’s mandate, 
including— 
(1) the protection of investors; and 
(2) maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient mar-
kets. 
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SEC. 1799. INCREASED REALISM AND TRAINING EFFEC-
TIVENESS FOR AIRBORNE ANTI-SUBMARINE 
WARFARE TRAINING AT OFFSHORE TRAINING 
RANGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide for greater training effectiveness for aircrews by 
procuring contract services that will realistically simulate 
real-world, manned submersible, diesel-powered vessels 
that are very similar to third-world and near-peer adver-
saries. 
(b) GOALS AND BEST PRACTICES.—In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall apply the following 
goals and best practices: 
(1) Provide for on-demand services available on 
training range scheduling services within 3 days of 
training exercises. 
(2) Meet the demand for scalable, highly rel-
evant, and robust training assets for use by fixed 
and rotary-wing Navy anti-submarine communities 
on both coasts. 
(3) Minimize the use of foreign naval vessels, 
reserving them only for large, joint and allied exer-
cises. 
(4) Ensure that such vessels are classed for use 
on sea-based ranges and equipped for safe operation 
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with Unite States naval air, surface, and submarine 
forces. 
SEC. 1800. REVIEW OF USE OF INNOVATIVE WOOD PROD-
UCT TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in col-
laboration with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall review 
the potential to incorporate innovative wood product tech-
nologies (such as mass timber and cellulose nanomate-
rials) in constructing or renovating facilities owned or 
managed by the Department of Defense. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a re-
port that— 
(1) includes the findings of the review required 
under subsection (a); and 
(2) identifies any barriers to incorporating inno-
vative wood product technologies (such as mass tim-
ber and cellulose nanomaterials) in constructing or 
renovating facilities owned or managed by the De-
partment of Defense. 
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SEC. 1801. STRATEGY TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND 
TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to in-
crease the number of foreign female participants receiving 
training under the International Military Education and 
Training program authorized under chapter 5 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 
et seq.) and any other military exchange program offered 
to foreign participants, with the goal of doubling such par-
ticipation over the 10-year period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) INTERIM PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of the submission of the plan re-
quired by subsection (a), and every 2 years thereafter until 
the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report that in-
cludes the most recently available data on foreign female 
participation in activities conducted under the Inter-
national Military Education and Training program and 
any other military exchange programs and describes the 
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manner and extent to which the goal described in sub-
section (a) has been achieved as of the date of the submis-
sion of the report. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1802. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF CYBER ENGAGE-
MENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 3 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 324. Office of Cyber Engagement 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department an office to be known as the ‘Office of Cyber 
Engagement’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.—(1) The head of the Office 
shall be known as the ‘Director of Cyber Engagement’ (in 
this section referred to as the ‘Director’). 
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‘‘(2) The Director shall be responsible for the func-
tions of the Office and appointed by the Secretary in the 
Senior Executive Service. 
‘‘(3) The Director shall report to the Deputy Sec-
retary or Secretary. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the Office are 
the following: 
‘‘(1) To address cyber risks (including identity 
theft) to veterans, their families, caregivers, and sur-
vivors. 
‘‘(2) To develop, promote, and disseminate in-
formation and best practices regarding such cyber 
risks. 
‘‘(3) To coordinate with the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Agency of the Department of Home-
land Security and other Federal agencies. 
‘‘(4) Other functions determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(d) RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
appropriate personnel, funding, and other resources are 
provided to the Office to carry out its responsibilities. 
‘‘(e) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON OFFICE IN AN-
NUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES.—The Sec-
retary shall include in each annual Performance and Ac-
countability report submitted by the Secretary to Congress 
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a description of the activities of the Office during the fiscal 
year covered by such report.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
the following: 
‘‘324. Office of Cyber Engagement.’’. 
(c) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall establish the Office of Cyber Engagement under sec-
tion 324 of such title, as added by subsection (a), not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and thrice semiannually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report regarding the progress 
of the Office of Cyber Engagement established under sec-
tion 324 of such title, as added by subsection (a). Each 
report shall include the following: 
(1) The number of individuals assisted by the 
Office of Cyber Engagement. 
(2) The results of any assessments conducted 
by the Office. 
(3) Progress in convening the working group 
described in subsection (c)(3) of such section. 
(4) Other matters the Secretary determines ap-
propriate. 
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SEC. 1803. CERTIFIED NOTICE AT COMPLETION OF AN AS-
SESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 721(b)(3) of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(b)(3)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in the heading, by adding ‘‘OR ASSESS-
MENT’’ at the end; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (b) that con-
cludes action under this section’’ and inserting 
‘‘this subsection that concludes action under 
this section, or upon the Committee making a 
notification 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(C)(v)(III)(aa)(DD)’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) whether the transaction is 
described under clause (i), (ii), (iii), 
(iv), or (v) of subsection (a)(4)(B).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1727(a) of the For-
eign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 
2018 (Public Law 115–232) is amended— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(3), 
by 
striking 
‘‘(4)(C)(v)’’ and inserting ‘‘(4)(F)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(C)’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments under 
paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of enact-
ment of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Mod-
ernization Act of 2018. 
SEC. 1804. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUI-
SITION DOCUMENTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 711. ACQUISITION DOCUMENTATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For each major acquisition pro-
gram, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary 
for Management, shall require the head of a relevant com-
ponent or office to— 
‘‘(1) maintain acquisition documentation that is 
complete, accurate, timely, and valid, and that in-
cludes, at a minimum— 
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‘‘(A) operational requirements that are 
validated consistent with departmental policy 
and changes to such requirements, as appro-
priate; 
‘‘(B) a complete lifecycle cost estimate 
with supporting documentation; 
‘‘(C) verification of such lifecycle cost esti-
mate against independent cost estimates, and 
reconciliation of any differences; 
‘‘(D) a cost-benefit analysis with sup-
porting documentation; 
‘‘(E) an integrated master schedule with 
supporting documentation; 
‘‘(F) plans for conducting systems engi-
neering reviews and test and evaluation activi-
ties throughout development to support produc-
tion and deployment decisions; 
‘‘(G) an acquisition plan that outlines the 
procurement approach, including planned con-
tracting vehicles; 
‘‘(H) a logistics and support plan for oper-
ating and maintaining deployed capabilities 
until such capabilities are disposed of or retired; 
and 
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‘‘(I) an acquisition program baseline that 
is traceable to the program’s operational re-
quirements under subparagraph (A), life-cycle 
cost estimate under subparagraph (B), and in-
tegrated master schedule under subparagraph 
(E). 
‘‘(2) prepare cost estimates and schedules for 
major acquisition programs, as required under sub-
paragraphs (B) and (E), in a manner consistent 
with best practices as identified by the Comptroller 
General of the United States; 
‘‘(3) ensure any revisions to the acquisition doc-
umentation maintained pursuant to paragraph (1) 
are reviewed and approved in accordance with de-
partmental policy; and 
‘‘(4) submit certain acquisition documentation 
to the Secretary to produce for submission to Con-
gress an annual comprehensive report on the status 
of departmental acquisitions. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—On a case-by-case basis with respect 
to any major acquisition program under this section, the 
Secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph (3) 
of subsection (a) for a fiscal year if either— 
‘‘(1) such program has not— 
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‘‘(A) entered the full rate production phase 
in the acquisition lifecycle; 
‘‘(B) had a reasonable cost estimate estab-
lished; and 
‘‘(C) had a system configuration defined 
fully; or 
‘‘(2) such program does not meet the definition 
of capital asset, as such term is defined by the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget. 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.—At the same 
time the President’s budget is submitted for a fiscal year 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the 
Secretary shall make information available, as applicable, 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding the re-
quirement described in subsection (a) in the prior fiscal 
year that includes the following specific information re-
garding each major acquisition program for which the Sec-
retary has issued a waiver under subsection (b): 
‘‘(1) The grounds for granting a waiver for 
such program. 
‘‘(2) The projected cost of such program. 
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‘‘(3) The proportion of a component’s or office’s 
annual acquisition budget attributed to such pro-
gram, as available. 
‘‘(4) Information on the significance of such 
program with respect to the component’s or office’s 
operations and execution of its mission. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ACQUISITION
PROGRAM
BASELINE.—The 
term ‘acquisition program baseline’, with respect to 
an acquisition program, means a summary of the 
cost, schedule, and performance parameters, ex-
pressed in standard, measurable, quantitative terms, 
which shall be met to accomplish the goals of such 
program. 
‘‘(2) MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The term 
‘major acquisition program’ means a Department 
acquisition program that is estimated by the Sec-
retary to require an eventual total expenditure of at 
least $300 million (based on fiscal year 2019 con-
stant dollars) over its lifecycle cost.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding after the item 
related to section 710 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 711. Acquisition documentation.’’. 
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SEC. 
1805. 
LARGE-SCALE 
NON-INTRUSIVE 
INSPECTION 
SCANNING PLAN. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) LARGE-SCALE NON-INTRUSIVE INSPECTION 
SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘large-scale, non-intrusive in-
spection system’’ means a technology, including x- 
ray, gamma-ray, and passive imaging systems, capa-
ble of producing an image of the contents of a com-
mercial or passenger vehicle or freight rail car in 1 
pass of such vehicle or car. 
(2) SCANNING.—The term ‘‘scanning’’ means 
utilizing nonintrusive imaging equipment, radiation 
detection equipment, or both, to capture data, in-
cluding images of a commercial or passenger vehicle 
or freight rail car. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall submit a plan to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives for increasing to 100 percent 
the rate of high-throughput scanning of commercial and 
passenger vehicles and freight rail traffic entering the 
United States at land ports of entry and rail-border cross-
ings along the border using large-scale non-intrusive in-
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spection systems or similar technology to enhance border 
security. 
(c) BASELINE INFORMATION.—The plan under sub-
section (b) shall include, at a minimum, the following in-
formation regarding large-scale non-intrusive inspection 
systems or similar technology operated by U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection at land ports of entry and rail-bor-
der crossings as of the date of the enactment of this Act: 
(1) An inventory of large-scale non-intrusive in-
spection systems or similar technology in use at each 
land port of entry. 
(2) For each system or technology identified in 
the inventory under paragraph (1)— 
(A) the scanning method of such system or 
technology; 
(B) the location of such system or tech-
nology at each land port of entry that specifies 
whether in use in pre-primary, primary, or sec-
ondary inspection area, or some combination of 
such areas; 
(C) the percentage of commercial and pas-
senger vehicles and freight rail traffic scanned 
by such system or technology; 
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(D) seizure data directly attributed to 
scanned commercial and passenger vehicles and 
freight rail traffic; and 
(E) the number of personnel required to 
operate each system or technology. 
(3) Information regarding the continued use of 
other technology and tactics used for scanning, such 
as canines and human intelligence in conjunction 
with large scale, nonintrusive inspection systems. 
(d) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (b) shall 
include the following information: 
(1) Benchmarks for achieving incremental 
progress towards 100 percent high-throughput scan-
ning within the next 6 years of commercial and pas-
senger vehicles and freight rail traffic entering the 
United States at land ports of entry and rail-border 
crossings along the border with corresponding pro-
jected incremental improvements in scanning rates 
by fiscal year and rationales for the specified time-
frames for each land port of entry. 
(2) Estimated costs, together with an acquisi-
tion plan, for achieving the 100 percent high- 
throughput scanning rate within the timeframes 
specified in paragraph (1), including acquisition, op-
erations, and maintenance costs for large-scale, non-
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intrusive inspection systems or similar technology, 
and associated costs for any necessary infrastructure 
enhancements or configuration changes at each port 
of entry. Such acquisition plan shall promote, to the 
extent practicable, opportunities for entities that 
qualify as small business concerns (as defined under 
section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632(a)). 
(3) Any projected impacts, as identified by the 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion, on the total number of commercial and pas-
senger vehicles and freight rail traffic entering at 
land ports of entry and rail-border crossings where 
such systems are in use, and average wait times at 
peak and non-peak travel times, by lane type if ap-
plicable, as scanning rates are increased. 
(4) Any projected impacts, as identified by the 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion, on land ports of entry and rail-border crossings 
border security operations as a result of implementa-
tion actions, including any changes to the number of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers or 
their duties and assignments. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the submission of the plan under subsection (b), and bien-
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nially thereafter for the following 6 years, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall submit a report to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives that describes the 
progress implementing the plan and includes— 
(1) an inventory of large-scale, nonintrusive in-
spection systems or similar technology operated by 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection at each land 
port of entry; 
(2) for each system or technology identified in 
the inventory required under paragraph (1)— 
(A) the scanning method of such system or 
technology; 
(B) the location of such system or tech-
nology at each land port of entry that specifies 
whether in use in pre-primary, primary, or sec-
ondary inspection area, or some combination of 
such areas; 
(C) the percentage of commercial and pas-
senger vehicles and freight rail traffic scanned 
by such system or technology; and 
(D) seizure data directly attributed to 
scanned commercial and passenger vehicles and 
freight rail traffic; 
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(3) the total number of commercial and pas-
senger vehicles and freight rail traffic entering at 
each land port of entry at which each system or 
technology is in use, and information on average 
wait times at peak and non-peak travel times, by 
lane type if applicable; 
(4) a description of the progress towards reach-
ing the benchmarks referred to in subsection (d)(1), 
and an explanation if any of such benchmarks are 
not achieved as planned; 
(5) a comparison of actual costs (including in-
formation on any awards of associated contracts) to 
estimated costs set forth in subsection (d)(2); 
(6) any realized impacts, as identified by the 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion, on land ports of entry and rail-border crossings 
operations as a result of implementation actions, in-
cluding any changes to the number of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection officers or their duties and 
assignments; 
(7) any proposed changes to the plan and an 
explanation for such changes, including changes 
made in response to any Department of Homeland 
Security research and development findings or 
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changes in terrorist or transnational criminal organi-
zations tactics, techniques, or procedures; and 
(8) any challenges to implementing the plan or 
meeting the benchmarks, and plans to mitigate any 
such challenges. 
SEC. 1806. NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN DATABASE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN 
DATABASE.—Subject to the availability of funds as au-
thorized under subsection (3), the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (referred to in this 
Act as the ‘‘NIST’’) shall establish a National Supply 
Chain Database that will assist the Nation in minimizing 
disruptions in the supply chain by having an assessment 
of United States manufacturers’ capabilities. 
(b) CONNECTIONS WITH STATE MANUFACTURING 
EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The infrastructure for the 
National Supply Chain Database shall be created 
through the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Part-
nership (MEP) program of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology by connecting the Hol-
lings Manufacturing Extension Partnerships Centers 
through the National Supply Chain Database. 
(2) NATIONAL VIEW.—The connection provided 
through the National Supply Chain Database shall 
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provide a national view of the supply chain and en-
able the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology to understand whether there is a need for 
some manufacturers to retool in some key areas to 
meet the need of urgent products, such as defense 
supplies, food, and medical devices, including per-
sonal protective equipment. 
(3) INDIVIDUAL
STATE
DATABASES.—Each 
State’s supply chain database maintained by the 
NIST-recognized Manufacturing Extension Partner-
ship Center within the State shall be complementary 
in design to the National Supply Chain Database. 
(c) MAINTENANCE
OF NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN 
DATABASE.—The Hollings Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership program or its designee shall maintain the 
National Supply Chain Database as an integration of the 
State level databases from each State’s Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership Center and may be populated with 
information from past, current, or potential Center clients. 
(d) DATABASE CONTENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Supply Chain 
Database may— 
(A) provide basic company information; 
(B) provide an overview of capabilities, ac-
creditations, and products; 
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(C) contain proprietary information; and 
(D) include other items determined nec-
essary by the Director of the NIST. 
(2) SEARCHABLE
DATABASE.—The National 
Supply Chain Database shall use the North Amer-
ican Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes 
as follows: 
(A) Sector 31-33 – Manufacturing. 
(B) Sector 54 – Professional, Scientific, 
and Technical Services. 
(C) Sector 48-49 – Transportation and 
Warehousing. 
(3) LEVELS.—The National Supply Chain 
Database shall be multi-leveled as follows: 
(A) Level 1 shall have basic company in-
formation and shall be available to the public. 
(B) Level 2 shall have a deeper overview 
into capabilities, products, and accreditations 
and shall be available to all companies that con-
tribute to the database and agree to terms of 
mutual disclosure. 
(C) Level 3 shall hold proprietary informa-
tion. 
(4) EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—The 
National Supply Chain Database and any informa-
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tion related to it not publicly released by the NIST 
shall be exempt from public disclosure under section 
552 of title 5, United States Code, and access to 
non-public content shall be limited to the contrib-
uting company and Manufacturing Extension Part-
nership Center staff who sign an appropriate non- 
disclosure agreement. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the NIST 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 to develop and launch 
the National Supply Chain Database. 
SEC. 1807. COORDINATION WITH HOLLINGS MANUFAC-
TURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP CENTERS. 
Notwithstanding section 34(d)(2)(A)(iv) of the Na-
tional Institute for Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 278s(d)(2)(A)(iv)), each Manufacturing USA In-
stitute (established under subsection (d) of such Act) 
shall, as appropriate, contract with a Hollings Manufac-
turing Extension Partnership Center (established under 
section 25 of such Act) in each State in which such Insti-
tute provides services, either directly or through another 
such Center, to provide defense industrial base-related 
outreach, technical assistance, workforce development, and 
technology transfer assistance to small and medium-sized 
manufacturers. No Center shall charge in excess of its 
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standard rate for such services. Funds received by a Cen-
ter through such a contract shall not constitute financial 
assistance under 25(e) of such Act. 
SEC. 1808. COVID–19 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES EN-
HANCEMENT. 
(a) DETERMINATION ON EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND 
RELATIONSHIP TO STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS.— 
(1) DETERMINATION.—For the purposes of sec-
tion 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4511), the following materials shall be 
deemed to be scarce and critical materials essential 
to the national defense and otherwise meet the re-
quirements of section 101(b) of such Act during the 
COVID–19 emergency period: 
(A) Diagnostic tests, including serological 
tests, for COVID–19 and the reagents and 
other materials necessary for producing or con-
ducting such tests. 
(B) Personal protective equipment, includ-
ing face shields, N–95 respirator masks, and 
any other masks determined by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to be needed to re-
spond to the COVID–19 pandemic, and the ma-
terials to produce such equipment. 
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(C) Medical ventilators, the components 
necessary to make such ventilators, and medi-
cines needed to use a ventilator as a treatment 
for any individual who is hospitalized for 
COVID–19. 
(D) Pharmaceuticals and any medicines 
determined by the Food and Drug Administra-
tion or another Government agency to be effec-
tive in treating COVID–19 (including vaccines 
for COVID–19) and any materials necessary to 
produce or use such pharmaceuticals or medi-
cines (including self-injection syringes or other 
delivery systems). 
(E) Any other medical equipment or sup-
plies determined by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services or the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to be scarce and critical materials es-
sential to the national defense for purposes of 
section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511). 
(2) EXERCISE OF TITLE I AUTHORITIES IN RE-
LATION TO CONTRACTS BY STATE AND LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENTS.—In exercising authorities under title I 
of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4511 et seq.) during the COVID–19 emergency pe-
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riod, the President (and any officer or employee of 
the United States to which authorities under such 
title I have been delegated)— 
(A) may exercise the prioritization or allo-
cation authority provided in such title I to ex-
clude any materials described in paragraph (1) 
ordered by a State or local government that are 
scheduled to be delivered within 15 days of the 
time at which— 
(i) the purchase order or contract by 
the Federal Government for such materials 
is made; or 
(ii) the materials are otherwise allo-
cated by the Federal Government under 
the authorities contained in such Act; and 
(B) shall, within 24 hours of any exercise 
of the prioritization or allocation authority pro-
vided in such title I— 
(i) notify any State or local govern-
ment if the exercise of such authorities 
would delay the receipt of such materials 
ordered by such government; and 
(ii) take such steps as may be nec-
essary to ensure that such materials or-
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dered by such government are delivered in 
the shortest possible period. 
(3) UPDATE
TO
THE
FEDERAL
ACQUISITION 
REGULATION.—Not later than 15 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Ac-
quisition Regulation shall be revised to reflect the 
requirements of paragraph (2)(A). 
(b) ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR.— 
(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—The Congress— 
(A) appreciates the willingness of private 
companies not traditionally involved in pro-
ducing items for the health sector to volunteer 
to use their expertise and supply chains to 
produce essential medical supplies and equip-
ment; 
(B) encourages other manufacturers to re-
view their existing capacity and to develop ca-
pacity to produce essential medical supplies, 
medical equipment, and medical treatments to 
address the COVID–19 emergency; and 
(C) commends and expresses deep appre-
ciation to individual citizens who have been pro-
ducing personal protective equipment and other 
materials for, in particular, use at hospitals in 
their community. 
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(2) OUTREACH REPRESENTATIVE.— 
(A) DESIGNATION.—Consistent with the 
authorities in title VII of the Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4551 et seq.), the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall 
designate or shall appoint, pursuant to section 
703 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 4553), an indi-
vidual to be known as the ‘‘Outreach Rep-
resentative’’. Such individual shall— 
(i) be appointed from among individ-
uals with substantial experience in the pri-
vate sector in the production of medical 
supplies or equipment; and 
(ii) act as the Government-wide single 
point of contact during the COVID–19 
emergency for outreach to manufacturing 
companies and their suppliers who may be 
interested in producing medical supplies or 
equipment, including the materials de-
scribed under subsection (a). 
(B) ENCOURAGING
PARTNERSHIPS.—The 
Outreach Representative shall seek to develop 
partnerships between companies, in coordina-
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tion with the Supply Chain Stabilization Task 
Force or any overall coordinator appointed by 
the President to oversee the response to the 
COVID–19 emergency, including through the 
exercise of the authorities under section 708 of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4558). 
(c) ENHANCEMENT
OF SUPPLY CHAIN PRODUC-
TION.—In exercising authority under title III of the De-
fense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.) 
with respect to materials described in subsection (a), the 
President shall seek to ensure that support is provided to 
companies that comprise the supply chains for reagents, 
components, raw materials, and other materials and items 
necessary to produce or use the materials described in sub-
section (a). 
(d) OVERSIGHT
OF
CURRENT
ACTIVITY
AND 
NEEDS.— 
(1) RESPONSE TO IMMEDIATE NEEDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 7 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President, in coordination with the National 
Response Coordination Center of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, the Adminis-
trator of the Defense Logistics Agency, the Sec-
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retary of Health and Human Services, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, and heads of other 
Federal agencies (as appropriate), shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report assessing the immediate needs described 
in subparagraph (B) to combat the COVID–19 
pandemic and the plan for meeting those imme-
diate needs. 
(B) ASSESSMENT.—The report required by 
this paragraph shall include— 
(i) an assessment of the needs for 
medical supplies or equipment necessary to 
address the needs of the population of the 
United States infected by the virus SARS– 
CoV–2 that causes COVID–19 and to pre-
vent an increase in the incidence of 
COVID–19 throughout the United States, 
including diagnostic tests, serological tests, 
medicines that have been approved by the 
Food and Drug Administration to treat 
COVID–19, and ventilators and medicines 
needed to employ ventilators; 
(ii) based on meaningful consultations 
with relevant stakeholders, an identifica-
tion of the target rate of diagnostic testing 
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for each State and an assessment of the 
need for personal protective equipment and 
other supplies (including diagnostic tests) 
required by— 
(I) health professionals, health 
workers, and hospital staff including 
supplies needed for worst case sce-
narios for surges of COVID–19 infec-
tions and hospitalizations; 
(II) workers in industries and 
sectors described in the ‘‘Advisory 
Memorandum on Identification of Es-
sential Critical Infrastructure Work-
ers during the COVID–19 Response’’ 
issued by the Director of Cybersecu-
rity and Infrastructure Security Agen-
cy of the Department of Homeland 
Security on April 17, 2020 (and any 
expansion of industries and sectors in-
cluded in updates to such advisory 
memorandum); 
(III) students, teachers, and ad-
ministrators at primary and secondary 
schools; and 
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(IV) other workers determined to 
be essential based on such consulta-
tion; 
(iii) an assessment of the quantities of 
equipment and supplies in the Strategic 
National Stockpile (established under sec-
tion 319F–2 of the Public Health Service 
Act ((42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(a)(1))) as of the 
date of the report, and the projected gap 
between the quantities of equipment and 
supplies identified as needed in the assess-
ment under clauses (i) and (ii) and the 
quantities in the Strategic National Stock-
pile; 
(iv) an identification of the industry 
sectors and manufacturers most ready to 
fulfill purchase orders for such equipment 
and supplies (including manufacturers that 
may be incentivized) through the exercise 
of authority under section 303(e) of the 
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4533(e)) to modify, expand, or im-
prove production processes to manufacture 
such equipment and supplies to respond 
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immediately to a need identified in clause 
(i) or (ii); 
(v) an identification of Government- 
owned and privately-owned stockpiles of 
such equipment and supplies not included 
in the Strategic National Stockpile that 
could be repaired or refurbished; 
(vi) an identification of previously dis-
tributed critical supplies that can be redis-
tributed based on current need; 
(vii) a description of any exercise of 
the authorities described under paragraph 
(1)(E) or (2)(A) of subsection (a); and 
(viii) an identification of critical areas 
of need, by county and by areas identified 
by the Indian Health Service, in the 
United States and the metrics and criteria 
for identification as a critical area. 
(C) PLAN.—The report required by this 
paragraph shall include a plan for meeting the 
immediate needs to combat the COVID–19 pan-
demic, including the needs described in sub-
paragraph (B). Such plan shall include— 
(i) each contract the Federal Govern-
ment has entered into to meet such needs, 
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including the purpose of each contract, the 
type and amount of equipment, supplies, or 
services to be provided under the contract, 
the entity performing such contract, and 
the dollar amount of each contract; 
(ii) each contract that the Federal 
Government intends to enter into within 
14 days after submission of such report, 
including the information described in sub-
paragraph (B) for each such contract; and 
(iii) whether any of the contracts de-
scribed in clause (i) or (ii) have or will 
have a priority rating under the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 
et seq.), including purchase orders pursu-
ant to Department of Defense Directive 
4400.1 (or any successor directive), sub-
part A of part 101 of title 45, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or any other applica-
ble authority. 
(D) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
report required by this paragraph, and each up-
date required by subparagraph (E), shall in-
clude— 
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(i) any requests for equipment and 
supplies from State or local governments 
and Indian Tribes, and an accompanying 
list of the employers and unions consulted 
in developing these requests; 
(ii) any modeling or formulas used to 
determine allocation of equipment and sup-
plies, and any related chain of command 
issues on making final decisions on alloca-
tions; 
(iii) the amount and destination of 
equipment and supplies delivered; 
(iv) an explanation of why any portion 
of any contract described under subpara-
graph (C), whether to replenish the Stra-
tegic National Stockpile or otherwise, will 
not be filled; 
(v) of products procured under such 
contract, the percentage of such products 
that are used to replenish the Strategic 
National Stockpile, that are targeted to 
COVID–19 hotspots, and that are used for 
the commercial market; 
(vi) a description of the range of 
prices for goods described in subsection 
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(a), or other medical supplies and equip-
ment that are subject to shortages, pur-
chased by the United States Government, 
transported by the Government, or other-
wise known to the Government, which shall 
also identify all such prices that exceed the 
prevailing market prices of such goods 
prior to March 1, 2020, and any actions 
taken by the Government under section 
102 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
or similar provisions of law to prevent 
hoarding of such materials and charging of 
such increased prices between March 1, 
2020, and the date of the submission of 
the first report required by this paragraph, 
and, for all subsequent reports, within each 
reporting period; 
(vii) metrics, formulas, and criteria 
used to determine COVID–19 hotspots or 
areas of critical need for a State, county, 
or an area identified by the Indian Health 
Service; 
(viii) production and procurement 
benchmarks, where practicable; and 
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(ix) results of the consultation with 
the relevant stakeholders required by sub-
paragraph (B)(ii). 
(E) UPDATES.—The President, in coordi-
nation with the National Response Coordination 
Center of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Administrator of the Defense Lo-
gistics Agency, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, and heads of other Federal agencies (as 
appropriate), shall update such report every 14 
days. 
(F) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The President 
shall make the report required by this para-
graph and each update required by subpara-
graph (E) available to the public, including on 
a Government website. 
(2) RESPONSE TO LONGER-TERM NEEDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 14 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
President, in coordination with the National 
Response Coordination Center of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, the Adminis-
trator of the Defense Logistics Agency, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, the Sec-
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retary of Veterans Affairs, and heads of other 
Federal agencies (as appropriate), shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report containing an assessment of the needs 
described in subparagraph (B) to combat the 
COVID–19 pandemic and the plan for meeting 
such needs during the 6-month period begin-
ning on the date of submission of the report. 
(B) ASSESSMENT.—The report required by 
this paragraph shall include— 
(i) an assessment of the elements de-
scribe in clauses (i) through (v) and clause 
(viii) of paragraph (1)(B); 
(ii) an assessment of needs related to 
COVID–19 vaccines; 
(iii) an assessment of the manner in 
which the Defense Production Act of 1950 
could be exercised to increase services re-
lated to health surveillance to ensure that 
the appropriate level of contact tracing re-
lated to detected infections is available 
throughout the United States to prevent 
future outbreaks of COVID–19 infections; 
and 
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(iv) an assessment of any additional 
services needed to address the COVID–19 
pandemic. 
(C) PLAN.—The report required by this 
paragraph shall include a plan for meeting the 
longer-term needs to combat the COVID–19 
pandemic, including the needs described in sub-
paragraph (B). This plan shall include— 
(i) a plan to exercise authorities under 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) necessary to increase 
the production of the medical equipment, 
supplies, and services that are essential to 
meeting the needs identified in subpara-
graph (B), including the number of N–95 
respirator masks and other personal pro-
tective equipment needed, based on mean-
ingful consultations with relevant stake-
holders, by the private sector to resume 
economic activity and by the public and 
nonprofit sectors to significantly increase 
their activities; 
(ii) results of the consultations with 
the relevant stakeholders required by 
clause (i); 
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(iii) an estimate of the funding and 
other measures necessary to rapidly ex-
pand manufacturing production capacity 
for such equipment and supplies, includ-
ing— 
(I) any efforts to expand, retool, 
or reconfigure production lines; 
(II) any efforts to establish new 
production lines through the purchase 
and installation of new equipment; or 
(III) the issuance of additional 
contracts, purchase orders, purchase 
guarantees, or other similar measures; 
(iv) each contract the Federal Govern-
ment has entered into to meet such needs 
or expand such production, the purpose of 
each contract, the type and amount of 
equipment, supplies, or services to be pro-
vided under the contract, the entity per-
forming such contract, and the dollar 
amount of each contract; 
(v) each contract that the Federal 
Government intends to enter into within 
14 days after submission of such report, 
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including the information described in 
clause (iv) for each such contract; 
(vi) whether any of the contracts de-
scribed in clause (iv) or (v) have or will 
have a priority rating under the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 
et seq.), including purchase orders pursu-
ant to Department of Defense Directive 
4400.1 (or any successor directive), sub-
part A of part 101 of title 45, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or any other applica-
ble authority; and 
(vii) the manner in which the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 
et seq.) could be used to increase services 
necessary to combat the COVID–19 pan-
demic, including services described in sub-
paragraph (B)(ii). 
(D) UPDATES.—The President, in coordi-
nation with the National Response Coordination 
Center of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Administrator of the Defense Lo-
gistics Agency, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, and heads of other Federal agencies (as 
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appropriate), shall update such report every 14 
days. 
(E) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Presi-
dent shall make the report required by this sub-
section and each update required by subpara-
graph (D) available to the public, including on 
a Government website. 
(3) REPORT
ON
EXERCISING
AUTHORITIES 
UNDER THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 14 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Secretary of Defense, and the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on the exercise of authorities 
under titles I, III, and VII of the Defense Pro-
duction Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) 
prior to the date of such report. 
(B) 
CONTENTS.—The 
report 
required 
under subparagraph (A) and each update re-
quired under subparagraph (C) shall include, 
with respect to each exercise of such author-
ity— 
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(i) an explanation of the purpose of 
the applicable contract, purchase order, or 
other exercise of authority (including an 
allocation of materials, services, and facili-
ties under section 101(a)(2) of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4511(a)(2)); 
(ii) the cost of such exercise of au-
thority; and 
(iii) if applicable— 
(I) the amount of goods that 
were purchased or allocated; 
(II) an identification of the entity 
awarded a contract or purchase order 
or that was the subject of the exercise 
of authority; and 
(III) an identification of any en-
tity that had shipments delayed by the 
exercise of any authority under the 
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 
(C) UPDATES.—The President shall up-
date the report required under subparagraph 
(A) every 14 days. 
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(D) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Presi-
dent shall make the report required by this sub-
section and each update required by subpara-
graph (C) available to the public, including on 
a Government website. 
(4) QUARTERLY
REPORTING.—The President 
shall submit to Congress, and make available to the 
public (including on a Government website), a quar-
terly report detailing all expenditures made pursuant 
to titles I, III, and VII of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 
(5) EXERCISE OF LOAN AUTHORITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any loan made pursu-
ant to section 302 or 303 of the Defense Pro-
duction Act of 1950, carried out by the Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation pur-
suant to the authorities delegated by Executive 
Order No. 13922, shall be subject to the notifi-
cation requirements contained in section 1446 
of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9656). 
(B) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEES.—For purposes of the notifications re-
quired by subparagraph (A), the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’, as used sec-
tion 1446 of the BUILD Act of 2018, shall be 
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deemed to include the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing and 
Urban Development of the Senate. 
(6) SUNSET.—The requirements of this sub-
section shall terminate on the later of— 
(A) December 31, 2021; or 
(B) the end of the COVID–19 emergency 
period. 
(e) ENHANCEMENTS TO THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION 
ACT OF 1950.— 
(1) HEALTH EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.—Section 
107 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4517) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c) HEALTH EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.—With re-
spect to a public health emergency declaration by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services under section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act, or preparations for such 
a health emergency, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency are authorized to carry out the au-
thorities provided under this section to the same extent 
as the President.’’. 
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(2) EMPHASIS ON BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED 
BY
WOMEN, MINORITIES, VETERANS, AND
NATIVE 
AMERICANS.—Section 108 of the Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MOD-
ERNIZATION
OF
SMALL
BUSINESS
SUP-
PLIERS’’ and inserting ‘‘SMALL
BUSINESS 
PARTICIPATION AND FAIR INCLUSION’’; 
(B) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) PARTICIPATION AND INCLUSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In providing any assistance 
under this Act, the President shall accord a strong 
preference for subcontractors and suppliers that 
are— 
‘‘(A) small business concerns; or 
‘‘(B) businesses of any size owned by 
women, minorities, veterans, and the disabled. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—To the max-
imum extent practicable, the President shall accord 
the preference described under paragraph (1) to 
small business concerns and businesses described in 
paragraph (1)(B) that are located in areas of high 
unemployment or areas that have demonstrated a 
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continuing pattern of economic decline, as identified 
by the Secretary of Labor.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) MINORITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘minority’— 
‘‘(1) has the meaning given the term in section 
308(b) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recov-
ery, and Enforcement Act of 1989; and 
‘‘(2) includes any indigenous person in the 
United States, including any territories of the 
United States.’’. 
(3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN ANNUAL RE-
PORT.—Section 304(f)(3) of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4534(f)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘year.’’ and inserting ‘‘year, including the 
percentage of contracts awarded using Fund 
amounts to each of the groups described in section 
108(a)(1)(B) (and, with respect to minorities, 
disaggregated by ethnic group), and the percentage 
of the total amount expended during such fiscal year 
on such contracts.’’. 
(4) DEFINITION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE.—Sec-
tion 702(14) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
is amended by striking ‘‘and critical infrastructure 
protection and restoration’’ and inserting ‘‘, critical 
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infrastructure protection and restoration, and health 
emergency preparedness and response activities’’. 
(f) SECURING ESSENTIAL MEDICAL MATERIALS.— 
(1) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Section 2(b) of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4502) is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (9), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) authorities under this Act should be used 
when appropriate to ensure the availability of med-
ical materials essential to national defense, including 
through measures designed to secure the drug sup-
ply chain, and taking into consideration the impor-
tance of United States competitiveness, scientific 
leadership and cooperation, and innovative capac-
ity;’’. 
(2) STRENGTHENING DOMESTIC CAPABILITY.— 
Section 107 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
(50 U.S.C. 4517) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding medical materials)’’ after ‘‘materials’’; 
and 
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(B) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding medical materials such as drugs to di-
agnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease 
that essential to national defense)’’ after ‘‘es-
sential materials’’. 
(3) STRATEGY ON SECURING SUPPLY CHAINS 
FOR
MEDICAL
ARTICLES.—Title I of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 109. STRATEGY ON SECURING SUPPLY CHAINS FOR 
MEDICAL MATERIALS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the President, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Defense, shall 
transmit a strategy to the appropriate Members of Con-
gress that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) A detailed plan to use the authorities 
under this title and title III, or any other provision 
of law, to ensure the supply of medical materials (in-
cluding drugs to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or 
prevent disease) essential to national defense, to the 
extent necessary for the purposes of this Act. 
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‘‘(2) An analysis of vulnerabilities to existing 
supply chains for such medical articles, and rec-
ommendations to address the vulnerabilities. 
‘‘(3) Measures to be undertaken by the Presi-
dent to diversify such supply chains, as appropriate 
and as required for national defense; and 
‘‘(4) A discussion of— 
‘‘(A) any significant effects resulting from 
the plan and measures described in this sub-
section on the production, cost, or distribution 
of vaccines or any other drugs (as defined 
under section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321)); 
‘‘(B) a timeline to ensure that essential 
components of the supply chain for medical ma-
terials are not under the exclusive control of a 
foreign government in a manner that the Presi-
dent determines could threaten the national de-
fense of the United States; and 
‘‘(C) efforts to mitigate any risks resulting 
from the plan and measures described in this 
subsection to United States competitiveness, 
scientific leadership, and innovative capacity, 
including efforts to cooperate and proactively 
engage with United States allies. 
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‘‘(b) PROGRESS REPORT.—Following submission of 
the strategy under subsection (a), the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate Members of Congress an annual 
progress report evaluating the implementation of the 
strategy, and may include updates to the strategy as ap-
propriate. The strategy and progress reports shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
annex. 
‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—The 
term ‘appropriate Members of Congress’ means the 
Speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the 
House of Representatives, the majority leader and minor-
ity leader of the Senate, the Chairman and Ranking Mem-
ber of the Committees on Armed Services and Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives, and the Chair-
man and Ranking Member of the Committees on Armed 
Services and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate.’’. 
(g) GAO REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on ensuring that the 
United States Government has access to the medical 
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supplies and equipment necessary to respond to fu-
ture pandemics and public health emergencies, in-
cluding recommendations with respect to how to en-
sure that the United States supply chain for diag-
nostic tests (including serological tests), personal 
protective equipment, vaccines, and therapies is bet-
ter equipped to respond to emergencies, including 
through the use of funds in the Defense Production 
Act Fund under section 304 of the Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4534) to address short-
ages in that supply chain. 
(2) REVIEW OF ASSESSMENT AND PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after each of the submission of the reports de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(d), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees an assessment of such re-
ports, including identifying any gaps and pro-
viding any recommendations regarding the sub-
ject matter in such reports. 
(B) MONTHLY REVIEW.—Not later than a 
month after the submission of the assessment 
under subparagraph (A), and monthly there-
after, the Comptroller General shall issue a re-
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port to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees with respect to any updates to the reports 
described in paragraph (1) and (2) of sub-
section (d) that were issued during the previous 
1-month period, containing an assessment of 
such updates, including identifying any gaps 
and providing any recommendations regarding 
the subject matter in such updates. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committees on Appropriations, 
Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Financial 
Services, Homeland Security, and Veterans’ Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Committees 
on Appropriations, Armed Services, Banking, Hous-
ing, and Urban Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions, Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs, and Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) COVID–19 
EMERGENCY
PERIOD.—The 
term ‘‘COVID–19 emergency period’’ means the pe-
riod beginning on the date of enactment of this Act 
and ending after the end of the incident period for 
the emergency declared on March 13, 2020, by the 
President under Section 501 of the Robert T. Staf-
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ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) relating to the Coronavirus 
Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic. 
(3) RELEVANT STAKEHOLDER.—The term ‘‘rel-
evant stakeholder’’ means— 
(A) representative private sector entities; 
(B) representatives of the nonprofit sector; 
(C) representatives of primary and sec-
ondary school systems; and 
(D) representatives of labor organizations 
representing workers, including unions that rep-
resent health workers, manufacturers, teachers, 
other public sector employees, and service sec-
tor workers. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or 
possession of the United States. 
SEC. 1809. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF GRANT FUNDS 
TO ENTITIES THAT HAVE VIOLATED INTEL-
LECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF UNITED 
STATES ENTITIES. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 47110 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(j) PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF GRANT FUNDS 
TO ENTITIES THAT HAVE VIOLATED INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that 
is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, amounts provided as project grants 
under this subchapter may not be used to enter into 
a contract described in paragraph (2) with any enti-
ty on the list required by paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT
DESCRIBED.—A contract de-
scribed in this paragraph is a contract or other 
agreement for the procurement of infrastructure or 
equipment for a passenger boarding bridge at an 
airport. 
‘‘(3) LIST REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, and thereafter as required by subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall, based on 
information provided by the United States 
Trade Representative and the Attorney General, 
make available to the public a list of entities 
that— 
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‘‘(i)(I) are owned or controlled by, or 
receive subsidies from, the government of a 
country— 
‘‘(aa) identified by the Trade 
Representative 
under 
subsection 
(a)(1) of section 182 of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) in the most 
recent report required by that section; 
and 
‘‘(bb) subject to monitoring by 
the Trade Representative under sec-
tion 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2416); and 
‘‘(II) have been determined by a Fed-
eral court to have misappropriated intellec-
tual property or trade secrets from an enti-
ty organized under the laws of the United 
States or any jurisdiction within the 
United States; or 
‘‘(ii) own or control, are owned or 
controlled by, are under common owner-
ship or control with, or are successors to, 
an entity described in clause (i). 
‘‘(B) UPDATES
TO
LIST.—The Adminis-
trator shall update the list required by subpara-
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graph (A), based on information provided by 
the Trade Representative and the Attorney 
General— 
‘‘(i) not less frequently than every 90 
days during the 180-day period following 
the initial publication of the list under sub-
paragraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) not less frequently than annually 
during the 5-year period following the 180- 
day period described in clause (i). 
‘‘(C) CONTINUATION OF REQUIREMENT TO 
UPDATE LIST.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the 
end of the 5-year period described in sub-
paragraph (B)(ii), the Administrator shall 
make a determination with respect to 
whether continuing to update the list re-
quired by subparagraph (A) is necessary to 
carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(ii) EFFECT
OF
DETERMINATION 
THAT UPDATES ARE NECESSARY.—If the 
Administrator determines under clause (i) 
that continuing to update the list required 
by subparagraph (A) is necessary, the Ad-
ministrator shall continue to update the 
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list, based on information provided by the 
Trade Representative and the Attorney 
General, not less frequently than annually. 
‘‘(iii) EFFECT
OF
DETERMINATION 
THAT UPDATES ARE NOT NECESSARY.—If 
the Administrator determines under clause 
(i) that continuing to update the list re-
quired by subparagraph (A) is not nec-
essary, the Administrator shall, not later 
than 90 days after making the determina-
tion, submit to Congress a report on the 
determination and the reasons for the de-
termination.’’. 
(b) SUNSET.—The amendment made by subsection 
(a) shall not have any force or effect on and after Sep-
tember 30, 2023. 
SEC. 1810. DISCLOSURE OF IMPORTS FROM THE XINJIANG 
UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
issue rules to require each company that produces or im-
ports manufactured goods sold in the military commissary 
and exchange systems to file an annual report with the 
Secretary to disclose— 
(1) whether any of such goods were— 
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(A) imported, directly or indirectly, from 
an entity that manufactures goods, including 
electronics, food products, textiles, shoes, and 
teas, that originated in the XUAR; or 
(B) manufactured with materials that 
originated or are sourced in the XUAR; and 
(2) with respect to any goods or materials de-
scribed under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) whether the goods or materials origi-
nated in forced labor camps; and 
(B) whether the company or any affiliate 
of the company intends to continue with such 
importation. 
(b) GAO REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall periodically evaluate and report to 
Congress on the effectiveness of the disclosures required 
under subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FORCED LABOR CAMP.—The term ‘‘forced 
labor camp’’ means— 
(A) any entity engaged in the ‘‘pairing as-
sistance’’ program which subsidizes the estab-
lishment of manufacturing facilities in XUAR; 
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(B) any entity using convict labor, forced 
labor, or indentured labor described under sec-
tion 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1307); and 
(C) any other entity that the Secretary of 
Defense determines is appropriate. 
(2) XUAR.—The term ‘‘XUAR’’ means the 
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 
SEC. 1811. TED STEVENS CENTER FOR ARCTIC SECURITY 
STUDIES. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a plan to establish a Department of Defense 
Regional Center for Security Studies for the Arctic. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the benefits of estab-
lishing such a center, including the manner in 
which the establishment of such a center would 
benefit United States and Department interests 
in the Arctic region. 
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(B) A description of the mission and pur-
pose of such a center, including specific policy 
guidance from the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense. 
(C) An analysis of suitable reporting rela-
tionships with the applicable combatant com-
mands. 
(D) An assessment of suitable locations for 
such a center that are— 
(i) in proximity to other academic in-
stitutions that study security implications 
with respect to the Arctic region; 
(ii) in proximity to the designated 
lead for Arctic affairs of the United States 
Northern Command; 
(iii) in proximity to a central hub of 
assigned Arctic-focused Armed Forces so 
as to suitably advance relevant professional 
development of skills unique to the Arctic 
region; and 
(iv) in a State located outside the con-
tiguous United States. 
(E) A description of the establishment and 
operational costs of such a center, including 
for— 
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(i) military construction for required 
facilities; 
(ii) facility renovation; 
(iii) personnel costs for faculty and 
staff; and 
(iv) other costs the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(F) An evaluation of the existing infra-
structure, resources, and personnel available at 
military installations and at universities and 
other academic institutions hat could reduce the 
costs described in accordance with subpara-
graph (E). 
(G) An examination of partnership oppor-
tunities with United States allies and partners 
for potential collaboration and burden sharing. 
(H) A description of potential courses and 
programs that such a center could carry out, 
including— 
(i) core, specialized, and advanced 
courses; 
(ii) potential planning workshops; 
(iii) seminars; 
(iv) 
confidence-building 
initiatives; 
and 
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(v) academic research. 
(I) A description of any modification to 
title 10, United States Code, necessary for the 
effective operation of such a center. 
(3) FORM.—The plan required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not earlier than 30 days 
after the submittal of the plan required by sub-
section (a), and subject to the availability of appro-
priations, the Secretary of Defense may establish 
and administer a Department of Defense Regional 
Center for Security Studies for the Arctic, to be 
known as the ‘‘Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Secu-
rity Studies’’, for the purpose described in section 
342(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) LOCATION.—The Ted Stevens Center for 
Arctic Security Studies may be located— 
(A) in proximity to other academic institu-
tions that study security implications with re-
spect to the Arctic region; 
(B) in proximity to the designated lead for 
Arctic affairs of the United States Northern 
Command; and 
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(C) in proximity to a central hub of as-
signed Arctic-focused Armed Forces so as to 
suitably advance relevant professional develop-
ment of skills unique to the Arctic region. 
SEC. 1812. PAYMENTS FOR PRIVATE EDUCATION LOAN 
BORROWERS, AS A RESULT OF COVID–19. 
(a) RELIEF FOR COVERED BORROWERS AS A RESULT 
OF THE COVID–19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.— 
(1) STUDENT LOAN RELIEF AS A RESULT OF 
THE
COVID–19
NATIONAL
EMERGENCY.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall carry out a program 
under which the Secretary shall make payments, on 
behalf of a covered borrower, with respect to the pri-
vate education loans of such borrower. 
(2) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—Payments made under 
paragraph (1) with respect to a covered borrower 
shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of— 
(A) the total amount of each private edu-
cation loan of the borrower; or 
(B) $10,000. 
(3) NOTIFICATION OF BORROWERS.—Not later 
than 15 days following the date of enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall notify each covered 
borrower of— 
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(A) the requirements to make payments 
under this section; and 
(B) the opportunity for such borrower to 
make an election under paragraph (4)(A) with 
respect to the application of such payments to 
the private education loans of such borrower. 
(4) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING.— 
(A) ELECTION BY BORROWER.—Not later 
than 45 days after a notice is sent under para-
graph (3), a covered borrower may elect to 
apply the payments made under this subsection 
with respect to such borrower under paragraph 
(1) to any private education loan of the bor-
rower. 
(B) AUTOMATIC PAYMENT.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of a 
covered borrower who does not make an 
election under subparagraph (A) before the 
date described in such subparagraph, the 
Secretary shall apply the amount deter-
mined with respect to such borrower under 
paragraph (1) in order of the private edu-
cation loan of the borrower with the high-
est interest rate. 
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(ii) EQUAL
INTEREST
RATES.—In 
case of two or more private education loans 
described in clause (i) with equal interest 
rates, the Secretary shall apply the amount 
determined with respect to such borrower 
under paragraph (1) first to the loan with 
the highest principal. 
(5) 
DATA
TO
IMPLEMENT.—Holders 
and 
servicers of private education loans made to covered 
borrowers shall report, to the satisfaction of the Sec-
retary, the information necessary to calculate the 
amount to be paid under this subsection. 
(6) RATABLE REDUCTION.—To the extent that 
amounts appropriated to carry out this section are 
insufficient to fully comply with the payments re-
quired under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall dis-
tribute available funds by ratably reducing the 
amounts required to be paid under such paragraph. 
(b) ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR COVERED BOR-
ROWERS.— 
(1) LOAN
MODIFICATION
AFTER
PAYMENT.— 
Each private education loan holder who receives a 
payment pursuant to subsection (a) shall, before the 
first payment due on the private education loan 
after the receipt of such payment (and taking into 
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account any suspension of payments that may be re-
quired under any other provision of law), modify the 
loan, based on the payment made under subsection 
(a), to lower monthly payments due on the loan. 
Such modification may take the form of a re-amorti-
zation, a lowering of the applicable interest rate, or 
any other modification that would lower such pay-
ments. 
(2) REPAYMENT
PLAN
AND
FORGIVENESS 
TERMS.—Each private education loan holder who re-
ceives a payment pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
modify all private education loan contracts with re-
spect to covered borrowers that it holds to provide 
for the same repayment plan and forgiveness terms 
available to Direct Loans borrowers under section 
685.209(c) of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, 
in effect as of January 1, 2020. 
(3) TREATMENT OF STATE STATUTES OF LIMI-
TATION.—For a covered borrower who has defaulted 
on a private education loan under the terms of the 
promissory note prior to any loan payment made 
under subsection (a), no payment made under such 
subsection shall be considered an event that impacts 
the calculation of the applicable State statutes of 
limitation. 
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(4) 
PROHIBITION
ON
PRESSURING
BOR-
ROWERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A private education 
loan debt collector or creditor may not pressure 
a covered borrower to elect to apply any amount 
received pursuant to subsection (a) to any pri-
vate education loan. 
(B) VIOLATIONS.—A violation of this para-
graph is deemed— 
(i) an unfair, deceptive, or abusive act 
or practice under Federal law in connec-
tion with any transaction with a consumer 
for a consumer financial product or service 
under section 1031 of the Consumer Fi-
nancial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 
5531); and 
(ii) with respect to a violation by a 
debt collector, an unfair or unconscionable 
means to collect or attempt to collect any 
debt under section 808 of the Federal 
Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 
1692f). 
(C) PRESSURE
DEFINED.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘‘pressure’’ means any commu-
nication, recommendation, or other similar com-
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munication, other than providing basic informa-
tion about a borrower’s options, urging a bor-
rower to make an election described under sub-
section (a). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED BORROWER.—The term ‘‘covered 
borrower’’ means a borrower of a private education 
loan. 
(2) FAIR
DEBT
COLLECTION
PRACTICES
ACT 
TERMS.—The terms ‘‘creditor’’ and ‘‘debt collector’’ 
have the meaning given those terms, respectively, 
under section 803 of the Fair Debt Collection Prac-
tices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692a). 
(3) PRIVATE
EDUCATION
LOAN.—The term 
‘‘private education loan’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 140 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 
U.S.C. 1650). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
Subtitle F—Semiconductor 
Manufacturing Incentives 
SEC. 1821. SEMICONDUCTOR INCENTIVE GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
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(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence, 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence, the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, the 
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
on Financial Services, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives; 
(2) the term ‘‘covered entity’’ means a private 
entity, a consortium of private entities, or a consor-
tium of public and private entities with a dem-
onstrated ability to construct, expand, or modernize 
a facility relating to the fabrication, assembly, test-
ing, advanced packaging, or advanced research and 
development of semiconductors; 
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(3) the term ‘‘covered incentive’’ means an in-
centive offered by a governmental entity to a covered 
entity for the purposes of constructing within the ju-
risdiction of the governmental entity, or expanding 
or modernizing an existing facility within that juris-
diction, a facility described in paragraph (2); 
(4) the term ‘‘governmental entity’’ means a 
State or local government; 
(5) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Commerce; and 
(6) the term ‘‘semiconductor’’ has the meaning 
given the term by the Secretary. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
in the Department of Commerce a program that, in 
accordance with the requirements of this section, 
provides grants to covered entities to incentivize in-
vestment of semiconductor fabrication facilities, or 
assembly, testing, advanced packaging, or advanced 
research and development of semiconductors in the 
United States. 
(2) PROCEDURE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A covered entity shall 
submit to the Secretary an application that de-
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scribes the project for which the covered entity 
is seeking a grant under this section. 
(B) ELIGIBILITY.—In order for a covered 
entity to qualify for a grant under this section, 
the covered entity shall demonstrate to the Sec-
retary, in the application submitted by the cov-
ered entity under subparagraph (A), that— 
(i) the covered entity has a docu-
mented interest in constructing, expanding, 
or modernizing a facility described in sub-
section (a)(2); and 
(ii) with respect to the project de-
scribed in clause (i), the covered entity 
has— 
(I) been offered a covered incen-
tive; 
(II) made commitments to work-
er and community investment, includ-
ing through— 
(aa) training and education 
benefits paid by the covered enti-
ty; and 
(bb) programs to expand 
employment opportunity for eco-
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nomically disadvantaged individ-
uals; and 
(III) secured commitments from 
regional educational and training enti-
ties and institutions of higher edu-
cation to provide workforce training, 
including programming for training 
and job placement of economically dis-
advantaged individuals. 
(C) CONSIDERATIONS FOR REVIEW.—With 
respect to the review by the Secretary of an ap-
plication submitted by a covered entity under 
subparagraph (A)— 
(i) the Secretary may not approve the 
application unless the Secretary— 
(I) confirms that the covered en-
tity has satisfied the eligibility criteria 
under subparagraph (B); 
(II) determines that the project 
to which the application relates is in 
the interest of the United States; and 
(III) has notified the appropriate 
committees of congress 15 days before 
making any commitment to provide a 
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grant to any covered entity that ex-
ceeds $10,000,000; and 
(ii) the Secretary may consider wheth-
er— 
(I) the covered entity has pre-
viously received a grant made under 
this subsection; 
(II) the governmental entity of-
fering the applicable covered incentive 
has benefitted from a grant previously 
made under this subsection; and 
(III) to the extent practicable, 
the covered entity is considered a 
small business concern, as defined 
under section 3 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632), notwithstanding 
section 121.103 of title 13, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
(3) AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall not award 
more than $3,000,000,000 to a covered entity under 
this subsection. 
(4) USE OF FUNDS.—A covered entity that re-
ceives a grant under this subsection may only use 
the grant amounts to— 
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(A) finance the construction, expansion, or 
modernization of a facility described in sub-
section (a)(2), as documented in the application 
submitted by the covered entity under para-
graph (2)(A), or for similar uses in state of 
practice and legacy facilities, as determined 
necessary by the Secretary for purposes relating 
to the national security and economic competi-
tiveness of the United States; 
(B) support workforce development for the 
facility described in subparagraph (A); or 
(C) support site development for the facil-
ity described in subparagraph (A). 
(5) CLAWBACK.— 
(A) The Secretary shall recover the full 
amount with interest of a grant provided to a 
covered entity under this subsection if— 
(i) as of the date that is 5 years after 
the date on which the Secretary makes the 
grant, the project to which the grant re-
lates has not been completed, except that 
the Secretary may issue a waiver with re-
spect to the requirement under this sub-
paragraph if the Secretary determines that 
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issuing such a waiver is appropriate and in 
the interests of the United States; or 
(ii) during the applicable term with 
respect to the grant, the covered entity en-
gages in any joint research or technology 
licensing effort— 
(I) with the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China, the Gov-
ernment of the Russian Federation, 
the Government of Iran, the Govern-
ment of North Korea, or other foreign 
entity of concern; and 
(II) that relates to a sensitive 
technology or product, as determined 
by the Secretary; and 
(B) the Secretary shall recover up to the 
full amount with interest of a grant provided to 
a covered entity if the Secretary determines 
that commitments required under paragraph 
(2) have not been fully implemented, except 
that the Secretary may issue a waiver with re-
spect to the requirement under this subpara-
graph if the Secretary determines that issuing 
such a waiver is appropriate and in the inter-
ests of the United States. 
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(c) 
CONSULTATION
AND
COORDINATION
RE-
QUIRED.—In carrying out the program established under 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall consult and coordinate 
with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense. 
(d) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEWS.—The Inspector 
General of the Department of Commerce shall— 
(1) not later than 2 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, and biennially thereafter until 
the date that is 10 years after that date of enact-
ment, conduct a review of the program established 
under subsection (b), which shall include, at a min-
imum— 
(A) a determination of the number of in-
stances in which grants were provided under 
that subsection during the period covered by 
the review in violation of a requirement of this 
section; 
(B) an evaluation of how— 
(i) the program is being carried out, 
including how recipients of grants are 
being selected under the program; and 
(ii) other Federal programs are lever-
aged for manufacturing, research, and 
training to complement the grants awarded 
under the program; and 
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(C) a description of the outcomes of 
projects supported by grants made under the 
program, including a description of— 
(i) facilities described in subsection 
(a)(2) that were constructed, expanded, or 
modernized as a result of grants made 
under the program; 
(ii) research and development carried 
out with grants made under the program; 
and 
(iii) workforce training programs car-
ried out with grants made under the pro-
gram, including efforts to hire individuals 
from disadvantaged populations; and 
(2) submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress the results of each review conducted under 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 1822. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE STUDY ON STATUS 
OF 
SEMICONDUCTORS 
TECHNOLOGIES 
IN 
THE UNITED STATES INDUSTRIAL BASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 
heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agen-
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cies, shall undertake a review, which shall include a sur-
vey, using authorities in section 705 of the Defense Pro-
duction Act (50 U.S.C. 4555), to assess the capabilities 
of the United States industrial base to support the na-
tional defense in light of the global nature of the supply 
chain and significant interdependencies between the 
United States industrial base and the industrial base of 
foreign countries with respect to the manufacture, design, 
and end use of semiconductors. 
(b) RESPONSE TO SURVEY.—The Secretary shall en-
sure compliance with the survey from among all relevant 
potential respondents, including the following: 
(1) Corporations, partnerships, associations, or 
any other organized groups domiciled and with sub-
stantial operations in the United States. 
(2) Corporations, partnerships, associations, or 
any other organized groups domiciled in the United 
States with operations outside the United States. 
(3) Foreign domiciled corporations, partner-
ships, associations, or any other organized groups 
with substantial operations or business presence in, 
or substantial revenues derived from, the United 
States. 
(c) INFORMATION REQUESTED.—The information 
sought from a responding entity pursuant to the survey 
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required by subsection (a) shall include, at minimum, in-
formation on the following with respect to the manufac-
ture, design, or end use of semiconductors by such entity: 
(1) An identification of the geographic scope of 
operations. 
(2) Information on relevant cost structures. 
(3) An identification of types of semiconductors 
development, manufacture, assembly, test, and pack-
aging equipment in operation at such entity. 
(4) An identification of all relevant intellectual 
property, raw materials, and semi-finished goods and 
components sourced domestically and abroad by 
such entity. 
(5) Specifications of the semiconductors manu-
factured or designed by such entity, descriptions of 
the end-uses of such semiconductors, and a descrip-
tion of any technical support provided to end-users 
of such semiconductors by such entity. 
(6) Information on domestic and export market 
sales by such entity. 
(7) Information on the financial performance, 
including income and expenditures, of such entity. 
(8) A list of all foreign and domestic subsidies, 
and any other financial incentives, received by such 
entity in each market in which such entity operates. 
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(9) A list of regulatory or other informational 
requests about the entities’ operations, sales, or 
other proprietary information by the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China, entities under its di-
rection or officials of the CCP, a description of the 
nature of the request, and the type of information 
provided. 
(10) Information on any joint ventures, tech-
nology licensing agreements, and cooperative re-
search or production arrangements of such entity. 
(11) A description of efforts by such entity to 
evaluate and control supply chain risks it faces. 
(12) A list and description of any sales, licens-
ing agreements, or partnerships between such entity 
and the People’s Liberation Army or People’s Armed 
Police, including any business relationships with en-
tities through which such sales, licensing agree-
ments, or partnerships may occur. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce 
shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the heads 
of other appropriate Federal departments and agen-
cies, submit to Congress a report on the results of 
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the review required by subsection (a). The report 
shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the results of the 
survey. 
(B) A list of critical technology areas im-
pacted by potential disruptions in production of 
semiconductors, and a detailed description and 
assessment of the impact of such potential dis-
ruptions on such areas. 
(C) A description and assessment of gaps 
and vulnerabilities in the semiconductors supply 
chain and the national industrial supply base. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) may be submitted appropriate committees of 
Congress in classified form. 
SEC. 1823. FUNDING FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION 
OF SECURE SEMICONDUCTOR AND SECURE 
SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAINS. 
(a) MULTILATERAL
SEMICONDUCTOR
SECURITY 
FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is es-
tablished in the Treasury of the United States a 
trust fund, to be known as the ‘‘Multilateral Semi-
conductor Security Fund’’ (in this section referred 
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to as the ‘‘Fund’’), consisting of any appropriated 
funds credited to the Fund. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Fund shall 
be to work with and support a variety of stake-
holders, including governments, businesses, aca-
demia, and civil society, and allies or partner nations 
who are members of the Fund and are critical to the 
global semiconductor supply chain in order to build 
safe and secure semiconductor supply chains outside 
of and devoid of entities from countries subject to a 
United States embargo. Considerations for building 
safe and secure semiconductor supply chains include, 
but are not limited to— 
(A) relevant semiconductor designs; 
(B) chemicals and materials relevant to the 
semiconductor industry; 
(C) semiconductor design tools; 
(D) semiconductor manufacturing equip-
ment; and 
(E) basic and applied semiconductor re-
search capability. 
(3) RESTRICTION OF USE OF FUNDS.— 
(A) AVAILABILITY CONTINGENT ON INTER-
NATIONAL AGREEMENT.—Amounts in the Fund 
shall be available to the Secretary of State, sub-
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ject to appropriation, on and after the date on 
which the Secretary enters into an agreement 
with at least 5 other governments of countries 
that are allies or partners of the United States 
that are critical to the global semiconductor 
supply chain to participate in the common fund-
ing mechanism under subsection (b)(1) and the 
commitments described in paragraph (2) of that 
subsection. 
(B) LIMITATION.—At no point during fis-
cal years 2021 through 2030 shall a United 
States contribution cause the cumulative total 
of United States contributions to exceed 33 per-
cent of the total contributions to the Fund from 
all sources. 
(C) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 
State shall notify the appropriate congressional 
committees not later than 15 days in advance 
of making a contribution to the Fund, includ-
ing— 
(i) the amount of the proposed con-
tribution; 
(ii) the total of funds contributed by 
other donors; and 
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(iii) the national interests served by 
United States participation in the Fund. 
(D) WITHHOLDINGS.— 
(i) SUPPORT
FOR
ACTS
OF
INTER-
NATIONAL TERRORISM.—If at any time the 
Secretary of State determines that the 
Fund has provided assistance to a country, 
the government of which the Secretary of 
State has determined, for purposes of sec-
tion 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371) has repeatedly pro-
vided support for acts of international ter-
rorism, the United States shall imme-
diately withhold contributions to the Fund 
and cease participating in Fund activities. 
(ii) SUPPORT FOR EMBARGOED COUN-
TRIES.—If at any time the Secretary of 
State determines that the Fund, or any in-
vestments made by the fund, has sup-
ported the semiconductor supply chain of 
or an entity with a substantial nexus to the 
semiconductor supply chain of a country 
under a United States embargo, the 
United States shall immediately withhold 
contributions and no longer make any con-
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tributions until it certifies that non-market 
economies do not stand to benefit from in-
vestments made from the Fund. 
(iii) EXCESSIVE SALARIES.—If at any 
time during any of the fiscal years 2021 
through 2025, the Secretary of State de-
termines that the salary of any individual 
employed by the Fund exceeds the salary 
of the Vice President of the United States 
for that fiscal year, then the United States 
should withhold from its contribution for 
the next fiscal year an amount equal to the 
aggregate amount by which the salary of 
each such individual exceeds the salary of 
the Vice President of the United States. 
(4) ENSURING PERMANENT MEMBER STATUS.— 
If at any time the Secretary of State certifies that 
the United States does not have a permanent rep-
resentative to the Board of Trustees as established 
in paragraph (6), the Secretary shall withhold con-
tributions to the Fund until the Secretary certifies 
that the United States is given a permanent seat. 
(5) COMPOSITION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Fund should be 
governed by a Board of Trustees, to be com-
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posed of representatives of participating allies 
and partners that are donors or participants in 
the Fund. The Board of Trustees should in-
clude— 
(i) 5 permanent member countries, 
who qualify based upon meeting an estab-
lished initial contribution threshold, whose 
contributions should cumulatively be not 
less than 50 percent of total contributions, 
and who should hold veto power over pro-
grams and projects; and 
(ii) 5 term members, as appropriate, 
who are selected by the permanent mem-
bers on the basis of their commitment to 
building a free secure semiconductor sup-
ply chain. 
(B) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—Individuals 
ap-
pointed to the Board shall have demonstrated 
knowledge and experience in the fields of semi-
conductors, semiconductor manufacturing, and 
supply chain management. 
(C) UNITED STATES REPRESENTATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.— 
(I) FOUNDING PERMANENT MEM-
BER.—The Secretary of State shall 
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seek to establish the United States as 
a founding permanent member of the 
Fund. 
(II) COORDINATOR
OF
UNITED 
STATES GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES TO 
ADVANCE
SEMICONDUCTOR
SUPPLY 
CHAIN SECURITY.—The Secretary of 
State shall appoint an individual 
qualified as according to subpara-
graph (B) of this subsection to rep-
resent the United States on the Board 
of Trustees. 
(ii) EFFECTIVE
AND
TERMINATION 
DATES.— 
(I) 
EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This 
paragraph shall take effect upon the 
date the Secretary of State, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, certifies and transmits to 
Congress an agreement establishing 
the Fund. 
(II) TERMINATION
DATE.—The 
membership established pursuant to 
clause (i) shall terminate upon the 
date of termination of the Fund. 
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(D) REMOVAL
PROCEDURES.—The Fund 
shall establish procedures for the removal of 
member donors of the Board who do not abide 
by the Fund’s core objectives as defined in 
paragraph (4) of this section. 
(6) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the Fund 
shall remain available through the end of the 
10th fiscal year beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(B) 
REMAINDER
TO
TREASURY.—Any 
amounts remaining in the Fund after the end 
of the fiscal year described in subparagraph (A) 
shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury. 
(b) COMMON FUNDING MECHANISM FOR DEVELOP-
MENT AND ADOPTION OF SECURE SEMICONDUCTOR AND 
SECURE SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAINS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, Sec-
retary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the 
Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall seek to establish a common funding mecha-
nism, in coordination with the governments of coun-
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tries that are Members of the Fund, that uses 
amounts from the Fund, and amounts committed by 
such governments, to support those efforts described 
in subsection (a). 
(2) MUTUAL COMMITMENTS.—The Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the United States Trade 
Representative, the Secretary of Treasury, and the 
Secretary of Commerce, shall seek to negotiate a set 
of mutual commitments with the governments of 
countries that are Members of the Fund upon which 
to condition any expenditure of funds pursuant to 
the common funding mechanism described in para-
graph (1). Such commitments shall, at a min-
imum— 
(A) develop common policies for the protec-
tion of basic and applied research in both aca-
demic and commercial settings; 
(B) develop common reporting require-
ments for researchers participating in talents 
programs of countries subject to a United 
States arms embargo; 
(C) establish substantially similar if not 
identical export controls licensing requirements 
for all segments of the semiconductor supply 
chain; 
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(D) establish substantially similar if not 
identical policies for inbound investment from 
entities with a substantial nexus to countries 
subject to an embargo in all segments of the 
semiconductor supply chain; 
(E) establish harmonized treatment of 
semiconductors and verification processes for 
the importation of semiconductors or items in-
corporating semiconductors from embargoed 
countries; 
(F) establish common policies on pro-
tecting knowledge, know-how, and personnel 
from migrating to embargoed countries or tak-
ing employment with entities with a substantial 
nexus to these countries; 
(G) develop common policies, including dis-
closure requirements and restrictions, on out-
bound investments, including index funds, into 
entities that support or contribute to the devel-
opment of the semiconductor industry in coun-
tries subject to an embargo; 
(H) establish transparency requirements 
for any subsidies or other financial benefits (in-
cluding revenue foregone) provided to semicon-
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ductor firms located in or outside such coun-
tries; 
(I) establish consistent policies with re-
spect to countries that— 
(i) are not participating in the com-
mon funding mechanism; and 
(ii) do not meet transparency require-
ments established under subparagraph 
(H); 
(J) promote harmonized treatment of 
semiconductor and verification processes for 
items being exported to a country considered a 
national security risk by a country participating 
in the common funding mechanism; 
(K) establish a consistent policies and com-
mon external policies to address nonmarket 
economies as the behavior of such countries 
pertains to semiconductor; and 
(L) align policies on supply chain integrity 
and semiconductor security. 
(3) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and annually thereafter for each fiscal year dur-
ing which amounts in the Fund are available under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall submit to 
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Congress a report on the status of the implementa-
tion of this section that includes a description of— 
(A) any commitments made by the govern-
ments of countries that are partners of the 
United States to providing funding for the com-
mon funding mechanism described in subsection 
(b)(1) and the specific amount so committed; 
(B) the criteria established for expenditure 
of funds through the common funding mecha-
nism; 
(C) how, and to whom, amounts have been 
expended from the Fund; 
(D) amounts remaining in the Fund; 
(E) the progress of the Secretary of State 
toward entering into an agreement with the 
governments of countries that are partners of 
the United States to participate in the common 
funding mechanism and the commitments de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2); and 
(F) any additional authorities needed to 
enhance the effectiveness of the Fund in achiev-
ing the security goals of the United States. 
(4) GAO REPORT ON TRUST FUND EFFECTIVE-
NESS.—Not later than 2 years after the date that 
the Fund is formally established, the Comptroller 
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General of the United States shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report evalu-
ating the effectiveness of the Fund, including— 
(A) the effectiveness of the programs, 
projects, and activities supported by the Fund; 
and 
(B) an assessment of the merits of contin-
ued United States participation in the Fund. 
SEC. 1824. ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH AND 
DESIGN. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Intelligence, the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 
on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources, the Committee on Appropria-
tions, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate; and 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
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the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Armed Services, the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology, the Committee on Financial 
Services, the Committee on Education and Labor 
and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the leadership of the United States in semicon-
ductor technology and innovation is critical to the eco-
nomic growth and national security of the United States. 
(c) SUBCOMMITTEE ON SEMICONDUCTOR LEADER-
SHIP.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
REQUIRED.—The Presi-
dent shall establish in the National Science and 
Technology Council a subcommittee on matters re-
lating to leadership of the United States in semicon-
ductor technology and innovation. 
(2) DUTIES.—The duties of the subcommittee 
established under paragraph (1) are as follows: 
(A) NATIONAL
STRATEGY
ON
SEMICON-
DUCTOR RESEARCH.— 
(i) DEVELOPMENT.—In coordination 
with the Secretary of Defense, the Sec-
retary of Energy, the Secretary of State, 
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary 
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of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
Labor, the Director of the National 
Science Foundation, and the Director of 
the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology and in consultation with the 
semiconductor industry and academia, de-
velop a national strategy on semiconductor 
research, development, manufacturing, and 
supply chain security, including guidance 
for the funding of research, and strength-
ening of the domestic semiconductors 
workforce. 
(ii) REPORTING AND UPDATES.—Not 
less frequently than once every 5 years, to 
update the strategy developed under clause 
(i) and to submit the revised strategy to 
the appropriate committees of Congress. 
(iii) IMPLEMENTATION.—In coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
State, the Secretary of Commerce, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, the Director 
of the National Science Foundation, and 
the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, on an annual 
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basis coordinate and recommend each 
agency’s semiconductor related research 
and development programs and budgets to 
ensure consistency with the National Semi-
conductor Strategy. 
(B) FOSTERING
COORDINATION
OF
RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—To foster the co-
ordination of semiconductor research and devel-
opment. 
(3) SUNSET.—The subcommittee established 
under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date 
that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(d) INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Presi-
dent shall establish a standing subcommittee of the Presi-
dent’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology to 
advise the United States Government on matters relating 
to semiconductors policy. 
(e) NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY CEN-
TER.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Com-
merce shall establish a national semiconductor tech-
nology center to conduct research and prototyping of 
advanced semiconductor technology to strengthen 
the economic competitiveness and security of the do-
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mestic supply chain, which will be operated as a 
public private-sector consortium with participation 
from the private sector, the Department of Defense, 
the Department of Energy, the Department of 
Homeland Security, the National Science Founda-
tion, and the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the center 
established under paragraph (1) shall be as follows: 
(A) To conduct advanced semiconductor 
manufacturing, design research, and proto-
typing that strengthens the entire domestic eco-
system and is aligned with the National Strat-
egy on Semiconductor Research. 
(B) To establish a National Advanced 
Packaging Manufacturing Program led by the 
National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, in coordination with the Center, to 
strengthen semiconductor advanced test, assem-
bly, and packaging capability in the domestic 
ecosystem, and which shall coordinate with the 
Manufacturing USA institute established under 
paragraph (4). 
(C) To establish an investment fund, in 
partnership with the private sector, to support 
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startups in the domestic semiconductor eco-
system. 
(D) To establish a Semiconductor Manu-
facturing Program through the Director of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology 
to enable advances and breakthroughs in meas-
urement science, standards, material character-
ization, instrumentation, testing, and manufac-
turing capabilities that will accelerate the un-
derlying research and development for metrol-
ogy of next generation semiconductors and en-
sure the competitiveness and leadership of the 
United States within this sector. 
(E) To work with the Secretary of Labor, 
the private sector, educational institutions, and 
workforce training entities to develop workforce 
training programs and apprenticeships in ad-
vanced semiconductor packaging capabilities. 
(3) COMPONENTS.—The fund established under 
paragraph (2)(C) shall cover the following: 
(A) Advanced metrology and characteriza-
tion for manufacturing of microchips using 3 
nanometer transistor processes or more ad-
vanced processes. 
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(B) Metrology for security and supply 
chain verification. 
(4) CREATION OF A MANUFACTURING USA IN-
STITUTE.—The fund established under paragraph 
(2)(C) may also cover the creation of a Manufac-
turing USA institute described in section 34(d) of 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(d)) that is focused on semicon-
ductor manufacturing. Such institute may emphasize 
the following: 
(A) Research to support the virtualization 
and automation of maintenance of semicon-
ductor machinery. 
(B) Development of new advanced test, as-
sembly and packaging capabilities. 
(C) Developing and deploying educational 
and skills training curricula needed to support 
the industry sector and ensure the United 
States can build and maintain a trusted and 
predictable talent pipeline. 
(f) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL
SEMICONDUCTOR
TECHNOLOGY 
CENTER.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out subsection (e), 
$914,000,000 for fiscal year 2021— 
(i) of which, $300,000,000 shall be 
available to carry out subsection (e)(2)(A); 
(ii) of which, $500,000,000 shall be 
available to carry out subsection (e)(2)(B); 
(iii) of which, $50,000,000 shall be 
available to carry out subsection (e)(2)(C); 
(iv) of which, $50,000,000 shall be 
available 
to 
carry 
out 
subsection 
(e)(2)(D)— 
(I) of which, $2,000,000 shall be 
available for each of fiscal year 2021 
to carry out subsection (e)(3)(A); 
(II) of which, $2,000,000 shall be 
available for fiscal years 2021 o carry 
out subsection (e)(3)(B); and 
(III) of which, $5,000,000 shall 
be available for fiscal year 2021 to 
carry out subsection (e)(4); and 
(v) of which, $14,000,000 shall be 
available to carry out subsection (e)(2)(E). 
(2) SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH AT NATIONAL 
SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—There is authorized to be 
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appropriated to carry out programs at the National 
Science Foundation on semiconductor research in 
alignment with the National Strategy on Semicon-
ductor Research, $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
(3) SEMICONDUCTORS RESEARCH AT THE NA-
TIONAL
INSTITUTE
OF
STANDARDS
AND
TECH-
NOLOGY.—There is authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out semiconductors research at the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology $50,000,000 
for fiscal year 2021. 
(g) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—The amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of subsection (f) shall supplement and not 
supplant amounts already appropriated to carry out the 
purposes described in such paragraphs. 
(h) DOMESTIC PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS.—The 
head of any executive agency receiving funding under this 
section shall develop policies to require domestic produc-
tion, to the extent possible, for any intellectual property 
resulting from semiconductors research and development 
conducted as a result of these funds and domestic control 
requirements to protect any such intellectual property 
from foreign adversaries. 
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SEC. 1825. PROHIBITION RELATING TO FOREIGN ENTITIES 
OF CONCERN. 
(a) DEFINITION.— 
(1) In this subtitle, the term ‘‘foreign entity’’ 
means— 
(A) any person— 
(i) controlled by, or is subject to the 
jurisdiction or direction of a foreign gov-
ernment; 
(ii) who acts as an agent, representa-
tive, is an employee of, or acts in any other 
capacity at the order, request, or under the 
direction or control, of a foreign govern-
ment; 
(iii) whose activities are directly or in-
directly supervised, directed, controlled, fi-
nanced, or subsidized in whole or in major-
ity part by an interest as described in sub-
paragraph (B) of this subsection; 
(iv) who directly or indirectly through 
any contract, arrangement, understanding, 
relationship, or otherwise, owns 25 percent 
or more of the equity interests of an inter-
est as described in subparagraph (B) of 
this subsection, or has significant responsi-
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bility to control, manage, or such an inter-
est; 
(v) who is a citizen or resident, wher-
ever located, of a nation-state controlled by 
a foreign government; or 
(B) any organization, corporation, partner-
ship or association— 
(i) organized under the laws of a na-
tion-state controlled by a foreign govern-
ment; or 
(ii) wherever organized or doing busi-
ness, that is owned or controlled by a for-
eign government. 
(2) In this subtitle, the term ‘‘foreign entity of 
concern’’ means any foreign entity (as defined by 
paragraph (1) of this section)— 
(A) designated as a foreign terrorist orga-
nization by the Secretary of State under section 
1189 of title 8; 
(B) included on the list of specially des-
ignated nationals and blocked persons main-
tained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control 
of the Department of the Treasury; or 
(C) alleged by the Attorney General to 
have been involved in activities for which a con-
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viction was obtained under any of the following 
statutes: 
(i) Espionage Act (18 U.S.C. 792 et 
seq.). 
(ii) Section 951 or 1030 of title 18. 
(iii) Economic Espionage Act (18 
U.S.C. 1831 et seq.). 
(iv) Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2778). 
(v) Section 2274, 2275, 2276, 2277, 
2278, or 2284 of title 42. 
(vi) Export Control Reform Act (50 
U.S.C. 4801 et seq.). 
(vii) International Economic Emer-
gency Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.). 
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated 
pursuant to an authorization in this subtitle may be pro-
vided to a grantee that is determined to be a foreign entity 
of concern (as defined by this subtitle). 
Subtitle G—Biliteracy Education 
Seal and Teaching Act 
SEC. 1831. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Biliteracy Edu-
cation Seal and Teaching Act’’ or the ‘‘BEST Act’’. 
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SEC. 1832. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The people of the United States celebrate 
cultural and linguistic diversity and seek to prepare 
students with skills to succeed in the 21st century. 
(2) It is fitting to commend the dedication of 
students who have achieved proficiency in multiple 
languages and to encourage their peers to follow in 
their footsteps. 
(3) The congressionally requested Commission 
on Language Learning, in its 2017 report ‘‘Amer-
ica’s Languages: Investing in Language Education 
for the 21st Century’’, notes the pressing national 
need for more people of the United States who are 
proficient in two or more languages for national se-
curity, economic growth, and the fulfillment of the 
potential of all people of the United States. 
(4) The Commission on Language Learning 
also notes the extensive cognitive, educational, and 
employment benefits deriving from biliteracy. 
(5) Biliteracy in general correlates with higher 
graduation rates, higher grade point averages, high-
er rates of matriculation into higher education, and 
higher earnings for all students, regardless of back-
ground. 
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(6) The study of America’s languages in ele-
mentary and secondary schools should be encouraged 
because it contributes to a student’s cognitive devel-
opment and to the national economy and security. 
(7) Recognition of student achievement in lan-
guage proficiency will enable institutions of higher 
education and employers to readily recognize and ac-
knowledge the valuable expertise of bilingual stu-
dents in academia and the workplace. 
(8) States such as Utah, Arizona, Washington, 
and New Mexico have developed innovative testing 
methods for languages, including Native American 
languages, where no formal proficiency test currently 
exists. 
(9) The use of proficiency in a government-rec-
ognized official Native American language as the 
base language for a Seal of Biliteracy, with pro-
ficiency in any additional partner language dem-
onstrated through tested proficiency, has been suc-
cessfully demonstrated in Hawaii. 
(10) Students in every State and every school 
should be able to benefit from a Seal of Biliteracy 
program. 
SEC. 1833. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
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(1) ESEA DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘English 
learner’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(2) NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES.—The term 
‘‘Native American languages’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 103 of the Native American Lan-
guages Act (25 U.S.C. 2902). 
(3) SEAL OF BILITERACY PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘Seal of Biliteracy program’’ means any program 
described in section 1834(a) that is established or 
improved, and carried out, with funds received under 
this subtitle. 
(4) SECOND
LANGUAGE.—The term ‘‘second 
language’’ means any language other than English 
(or a Native American language, pursuant to section 
1834(a)(2)), including Braille, American Sign Lan-
guage, or a Classical language. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
SEC. 1834. GRANTS FOR STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able under subsection (f), the Secretary shall award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to States to enable 
the States to establish or improve, and carry out, 
Seal of Biliteracy programs to recognize student 
proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both 
English and a second language. 
(2) INCLUSION
OF
NATIVE
AMERICAN
LAN-
GUAGES.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), each Seal 
of Biliteracy program shall contain provisions allow-
ing the use of Native American languages, including 
allowing speakers of any Native American language 
recognized as official by any American government, 
including any Tribal government, to use equivalent 
proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in the 
Native American language in lieu of proficiency in 
speaking, reading, and writing in English. 
(3) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this 
section shall be for a period of 2 years, and may be 
renewed at the discretion of the Secretary. 
(4) RENEWAL.—At the end of a grant term, a 
State that receives a grant under this section may 
reapply for a grant under this section. 
(5) LIMITATIONS.—A State shall not receive 
more than 1 grant under this section at any time. 
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(6) RETURN
OF
UNSPENT
GRANT
FUNDS.— 
Each State that receives a grant under this section 
shall return any unspent grant funds not later than 
6 months after the date on which the term for the 
grant ends. 
(b) GRANT APPLICATION.—A State that desires a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information and assurances as the Secretary may re-
quire, including— 
(1) a description of the criteria a student must 
meet to demonstrate the proficiency in speaking, 
reading, and writing in both languages necessary for 
the State Seal of Biliteracy program; 
(2) a detailed description of the State’s plan— 
(A) to ensure that English learners and 
former English learners are included in the 
State Seal of Biliteracy program; 
(B) to ensure that— 
(i) all languages, including Native 
American languages, can be tested for the 
State Seal of Biliteracy program; and 
(ii) Native American language speak-
ers and learners are included in the State 
Seal of Biliteracy program, including stu-
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dents at tribally controlled schools and at 
schools funded by the Bureau of Indian 
Education; and 
(C) to reach students, including eligible 
students described in subsection (c)(2) and 
English learners, their parents, and schools 
with information regarding the State Seal of 
Biliteracy program; 
(3) an assurance that a student who meets the 
requirements under paragraph (1) and subsection 
(c) receives— 
(A) a permanent seal or other marker on 
the student’s secondary school diploma or its 
equivalent; and 
(B) documentation of proficiency on the 
student’s official academic transcript; and 
(4) an assurance that a student is not charged 
a fee for providing information under subsection 
(c)(1). 
(c) STUDENT
PARTICIPATION
IN
A
SEAL
OF 
BILITERACY PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To participate in a Seal of 
Biliteracy program, a student shall provide informa-
tion to the State that serves the student at such 
time, in such manner, and including such informa-
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tion and assurances as the State may require, in-
cluding an assurance that the student has met the 
criteria established by the State under subsection 
(b)(1). 
(2) STUDENT
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
PARTICIPA-
TION.—A student who gained proficiency in a second 
language outside of school may apply under para-
graph (1) to participate in a Seal of Biliteracy pro-
gram. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds made available 
under this section shall be used for— 
(1) the administrative costs of establishing or 
improving, and carrying out, a Seal of Biliteracy 
program that meets the requirements of subsection 
(b); and 
(2) public outreach and education about the 
Seal of Biliteracy program. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after receiv-
ing a grant under this section, a State shall issue a report 
to the Secretary describing the implementation of the Seal 
of Biliteracy program for which the State received the 
grant. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
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Subtitle H—Accountability for 
World Bank Loans to China 
SEC. 1841. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Accountability for 
World Bank Loans to China Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 1842. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Possessing more than $3,000,000,000,000 
in foreign exchange reserves, the People’s Republic 
of China has devoted state resources to establish the 
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the New De-
velopment Bank, and activities under the Belt and 
Road Initiative, potentially creating rivals to the 
multilateral development banks led by the United 
States and its allies. 
(2) The International Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development (IBRD), the World Bank’s pri-
mary financing institution for middle-income coun-
tries, ceases to finance (‘‘graduates’’) countries that 
are able to sustain long-term development without 
recourse to Bank resources. 
(3) The IBRD examines a country’s potential 
graduation when the country reaches the Graduation 
Discussion Income (GDI), which amounts to a Gross 
National Income (GNI) per capita of $6,975. 
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(4) The World Bank calculates China’s GNI 
per capita as equivalent to $9,470. 
(5) According to the Center for Global Develop-
ment, China has received $7,800,000,000 in IBRD 
commitments since crossing the GDI threshold in 
2016. 
SEC. 1843. UNITED STATES SUPPORT FOR GRADUATION OF 
CHINA FROM WORLD BANK ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Governor of 
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Develop-
ment (IBRD) shall instruct the United States Executive 
Director at the IBRD that it is the policy of the United 
States to— 
(1) pursue the expeditious graduation of the 
People’s Republic of China from assistance by the 
IBRD, consistent with the lending criteria of the 
IBRD; and 
(2) until the graduation of China from IBRD 
assistance, prioritize projects in China that con-
tribute to global public goods, to the extent prac-
ticable. 
(b) SUNSET.—Subsection (a) shall have no force or 
effect on or after the earlier of— 
(1) the date that is 7 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; or 
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(2) the date that the Secretary of the Treasury 
reports to the Committee on Financial Services of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate that termination of 
subsection (a) is important to the national interest 
of the United States, with a detailed explanation of 
the reasons therefor. 
SEC. 1844. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WORLD BANK LOANS TO 
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the United States Gov-
ernor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development (in this section referred to as the ‘‘IBRD’’) 
shall submit the report described in subsection (b) to the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate. 
(b) REPORT DESCRIBED.—The report described in 
this subsection shall include the following: 
(1) A detailed description of the efforts of the 
United States Governor of the IBRD to enforce the 
timely graduation of countries from the IBRD, with 
a particular focus on the efforts with regard to the 
People’s Republic of China. 
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(2) If the People’s Republic of China is a mem-
ber country of the IBRD, an explanation of any eco-
nomic or political factors that have prevented the 
graduation of the People’s Republic of China from 
the IBRD. 
(3) A discussion of any effects resulting from 
fungibility and IBRD lending to China, including 
the potential for IBRD lending to allow for funding 
by the government of the People’s Republic of China 
of activities that may be inconsistent with the na-
tional interest of the United States. 
(4) An action plan to help ensure that the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China graduates from the IBRD 
within 2 years after submission of the report, con-
sistent with the lending eligibility criteria of the 
IBRD. 
(c) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT THAT REPORT IN-
CLUDE ACTION PLAN.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
may waive the requirement of subsection (b)(4) on report-
ing to the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate that the waiver is important to the 
national interest of the United States, with a detailed ex-
planation of the reasons therefor. 
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SEC. 1845. ENSURING DEBT TRANSPARENCY WITH RE-
SPECT TO THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE. 
Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, submit to the Committee 
on Financial Services and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report (which should 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classi-
fied annex) that includes the following: 
(1) An assessment of the level of indebtedness 
of countries receiving assistance through the Belt 
and Road Initiative that are also beneficiary coun-
tries of the international financial institutions, in-
cluding the level and nature of indebtedness to the 
People’s Republic of China or an entity owned or 
controlled by the government of the People’s Repub-
lic of China. 
(2) An analysis of debt management assistance 
provided by the World Bank, the International Mon-
etary Fund, and the Office of Technical Assistance 
of the Department of the Treasury to borrowing 
countries of the Belt and Road Initiative of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China (or any comparable initiative 
or successor initiative of China). 
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(3) An assessment of the effectiveness of 
United States efforts, including bilateral efforts and 
multilateral efforts, at the World Bank, the Inter-
national Monetary Fund, other international finan-
cial institutions and international organizations to 
promote debt transparency. 
Subtitle I—Employment Fairness 
for Taiwan 
SEC. 1851. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Employment Fair-
ness for Taiwan Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 1852. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) Taiwan is responsible for remarkable 
achievements in economic and democratic develop-
ment, with its per capita gross domestic product ris-
ing in purchasing power parity terms from $3,470 in 
1980 to more than $55,000 in 2018; 
(2) the experience of Taiwan in creating a vi-
brant and advanced economy under democratic gov-
ernance and the rule of law can inform the work of 
the international financial institutions, including 
through the contributions and insights of Taiwan 
nationals; and 
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(3) Taiwan nationals who seek employment at 
the international financial institutions should not be 
held at a disadvantage in hiring because the eco-
nomic success of Taiwan has rendered it ineligible 
for financial assistance from such institutions. 
SEC. 1853. FAIRNESS FOR TAIWAN NATIONALS REGARDING 
EMPLOYMENT AT INTERNATIONAL FINAN-
CIAL INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States Executive Director at each 
international financial institution to use the voice and vote 
of the United States to seek to ensure that Taiwan nation-
als are not discriminated against in any employment deci-
sion by the institution, including employment through con-
sulting or part-time opportunities, on the basis of— 
(1) whether they are citizens or nationals of, or 
holders of a passport issued by, a member country 
of, or a state or other jurisdiction that receives as-
sistance from, the international financial institution; 
or 
(2) any other consideration that, in the deter-
mination of the Secretary, unfairly disadvantages 
Taiwan nationals with respect to employment at the 
institution. 
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(b) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘international financial 
institution’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act. 
(c) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury may waive subsection (a) for not more than 1 
year at a time after reporting to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that pro-
viding the waiver— 
(1) will substantially promote the objective of 
equitable treatment for Taiwan nationals at the 
international financial institutions; or 
(2) is in the national interest of the United 
States, with a detailed explanation of the reasons 
therefor. 
(d) PROGRESS REPORT.—The Chairman of the Na-
tional Advisory Council on International Monetary and Fi-
nancial Policies shall submit to the committees specified 
in subsection (c) an annual report, in writing, that de-
scribes the progress made toward advancing the policy de-
scribed in subsection (a), and a summary of employment 
trends with respect to Taiwan nationals at the inter-
national financial institutions. 
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(e) SUNSET.—The preceding provisions of this sec-
tion shall have no force or effect beginning with the earlier 
of— 
(1) the date that is 7 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; or 
(2) the date that the Secretary of the Treasury 
reports to the committees specified in subsection (c) 
that each international financial institution has 
adopted the policy described in subsection (a). 
DIVISION 
B—MILITARY 
CON-
STRUCTION 
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS 
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021’’. 
SEC. 
2002. 
EXPIRATION 
OF 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND 
AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY 
LAW. 
(a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE 
YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all author-
izations contained in titles XXI through XXVII and title 
XXIX for military construction projects, land acquisition, 
family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest-
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ment Program (and authorizations of appropriations 
therefor) shall expire on the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2023; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
2024. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
authorizations for military construction projects, land ac-
quisition, family housing projects and facilities, and con-
tributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Se-
curity Investment Program (and authorizations of appro-
priations therefor), for which appropriated funds have 
been obligated before the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2023; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for fiscal year 2024 for military con-
struction projects, land acquisition, family housing 
projects and facilities, or contributions to the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
Program. 
SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Titles XXI through XXVII and title XXIX shall take 
effect on the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2020; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available 
for military construction projects inside the United States 
as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Sec-
retary of the Army may acquire real property and carry 
out military construction projects for the installations or 
locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, 
set forth in the following table: 
Army: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation 
Amount 
Alaska ............................
Fort Wainwright ....................................................
$91,500,000 
Arizona ...........................
Yuma Proving Ground ..........................................
$14,000,000 
Colorado .........................
Fort Carson ...........................................................
$28,000,000 
Georgia ...........................
Fort Gillem ............................................................
$71,000,000 
Fort Gordon ..........................................................
$80,000,000 
Hawaii ............................
Fort Shafter ..........................................................
$26,000,000 
Schofield Barracks ................................................
$39,000,000 
Wheeler Army Air Field ........................................
$89,000,000 
Louisiana ........................
Fort Polk ...............................................................
$25,000,000 
Oklahoma .......................
McAlester Army Ammunition Plant ......................
$35,000,000 
Virginia ..........................
Humphreys Engineer Center .................................
$51,000,000 
SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) 
CONSTRUCTION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Using 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 2103(a) and available for military 
family housing functions as specified in the funding table 
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct 
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 
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and supporting facilities) at the installations, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Army: Family Housing 
State/Country 
Installation 
Units 
Amount 
Italy .........................
Vicenza ....................
Family Housing New 
Construction ........
$84,100,000 
Kwajalein .................
Kwajalein Atoll ........
Family Housing Re-
placement Con-
struction ...............
$32,000,000 
(b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2103(a) and available for military family housing 
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and 
engineering services and construction design activities 
with respect to the construction or improvement of family 
housing units in an amount not to exceed $3,300,000. 
SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2020, for military con-
struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
functions of the Department of the Army as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
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of all projects carried out under section 2101 of this Act 
may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro-
priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
SEC. 2104. LIMITATION ON MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECT AT KWAJALEIN ATOLL. 
The Secretary of the Army may not commence the 
military construction project authorized by section 
2101(b) at Kwajalein Atoll, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, and none of the funds authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act for that military construc-
tion project may be obligated or expended, until the Sec-
retary submits to Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a design plan 
for the project that ensures that, upon completion of the 
project, the project will be resilient to 15 inches of sea 
level rise and periods of complete inundation and wave- 
overwash predicted during the 10-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2105. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table 
in section 2102(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2689) for Camp Walker, Korea, for family housing new 
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construction, as specified in the funding table in section 
4601 of such Act (130 Stat. 2883), the Secretary of the 
Army may construct an elevated walkway between two ex-
isting parking garages to connect children’s playgrounds. 
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2203(a) and available for military con-
struction projects inside the United States as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations in-
side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 
the following table: 
Navy: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Arizona ......................
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma ..................
$99,600,000 
California ...................
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton ...........
$68,530,000 
Naval Air Station Lemoore ..........................
$187,220,000 
Naval Base San Diego .................................
$128,500,000 
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center 
Twentynine Palms ....................................
$76,500,000 
Guam .........................
Andersen Air Force Base .............................
$21,280,000 
Joint Region Marianas .................................
$546,550,000 
Hawaii .......................
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ................
$114,900,000 
Maine .........................
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard ........................
$715,000,000 
Nevada .......................
Fallon Range Training Complex ..................
$29,040,000 
Virginia ......................
Naval Station Norfolk ..................................
$30,400,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
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tions in section 2203(a) and available for military con-
struction projects outside the United States as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Navy may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations out-
side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 
the following table: 
Navy: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Bahrain Island ...........
Naval Support Activity Bahrain ..................
$68,340,000 
Greece ........................
Naval Support Activity Souda Bay ..............
$50,180,000 
Spain ..........................
Naval Station Rota ......................................
$60,110,000 
SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING AND IMPROVEMENTS TO MILI-
TARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS. 
(a) FAMILY HOUSING.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2203(a) and available for military family housing func-
tions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the 
Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and en-
gineering services and construction design activities with 
respect to the construction or improvement of family hous-
ing units in an amount not to exceed $5,854,000. 
(b) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 
UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 
Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and 
available for military family housing functions as specified 
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in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Navy may improve existing military family housing units 
in an amount not to exceed $37,043,000. 
SEC. 2203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2020, for military con-
struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under section 2201 of this Act 
may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro-
priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2303(a) and available for military con-
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struction projects inside the United States as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Air Force may acquire real property and carry out mili-
tary construction projects for the installations or locations 
inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth 
in the following table: 
Air Force: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
California ...............................
Edwards Air Force Base ............
$40,000,000 
Guam .....................................
Joint Region Marianas ...............
$56,000,000 
New Jersey ............................
Joint Base McGuire-Dix- 
Lakehurst ...............................
$22,000,000 
Texas .....................................
Joint Base San Antonio .............
$19,500,000 
Virginia ..................................
Joint Base Langley-Eustis .........
$19,500,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2303(a) and available for military con-
struction projects outside the United States as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Air Force may acquire real property and carry out mili-
tary construction projects for the installation or location 
outside the United States, and in the amount, set forth 
in the following table: 
Air Force: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Qatar ........................................
Al Udeid ..................................
$26,000,000 
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SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING AND IMPROVEMENTS TO MILI-
TARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS. 
(a) FAMILY HOUSING.—Using amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
2303(a) and available for military family housing func-
tions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural and 
engineering services and construction design activities 
with respect to the construction or improvement of family 
housing units in an amount not to exceed $2,969,000. 
(b) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 
UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 
Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and 
available for military family housing functions as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the 
Air Force may improve existing military family housing 
units in an amount not to exceed $94,245,000. 
SEC. 2303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR 
FORCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2020, for military con-
struction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
functions of the Department of the Air Force, as specified 
in the funding table in section 4601. 
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(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under section 2301 may not ex-
ceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 
4601. 
SEC. 2304. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF PROJECT AUTHORITY.—In the 
case of the authorization contained in the table in section 
2301(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1826) 
for Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, for 
construction of a 2,384 square-meter Consolidated Corro-
sion Control Facility, as specified in the funding table in 
section 4601 of such Act (131 Stat. 2004), the Secretary 
of the Air Force may construct a 2,700 square-meter Con-
solidated Corrosion Control and Wash Rack Facility. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF PROJECT AMOUNTS.— 
(1) DIVISION
B
TABLE.—The authorization 
table in section 2301(b) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115–91; 131 Stat. 1826) is amended in the item re-
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lating to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United King-
dom, by striking ‘‘$136,992,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$172,292,000’’ to reflect the project modification 
made by subsection (a). 
(2) DIVISION D TABLE.—The funding table in 
section 4601 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 
Stat. 2004) is amended in the item relating to Royal 
Air Force Lakenheath, Consolidated Corrosion Con-
trol Facility, by striking ‘‘$20,000’’ in the Con-
ference Authorized column and inserting ‘‘$55,300’’ 
to reflect the project modification made by sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 2305. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECTS. 
(a) EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA.—In the 
case of the authorization contained in the table in section 
2301(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2246) 
for Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, for construction of 
a F–35 CATM Range, as specified in the funding table 
in section 4601 of such Act (132 Stat. 2404), the Sec-
retary of the Air Force may construct a 426 square-meter 
outdoor range with covered and heated firing lines. 
(b) BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, LOUISIANA.— 
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(1) MODIFICATION OF PROJECT AUTHORITY.— 
In the case of the authorization contained in table 
in section 2301(a) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 
232; 132 Stat. 2246) for Barksdale Air Force Base, 
Louisiana, for construction of an Entrance Road 
and Gate Complex the Secretary of the Air Force 
may construct a 190 square meter visitor control 
center, 44 square meter gate house, 124 square 
meter privately owned vehicle inspection facility, 338 
square meter truck inspection facility and a 45 
square meter gatehouse. 
(2) PROJECT CONDITIONS.—The military con-
struction project referred to in paragraph (1) shall 
be carried out consistent with the Unified Facilities 
Criteria relating to Entry Control Facilities and ap-
plicable construction guidelines of the Department of 
the Air Force. Construction in a flood plain is au-
thorized, subject to the condition that the Secretary 
of the Air Force include appropriate mitigation 
measures. 
(3) MODIFICATION OF PROJECT AMOUNTS.— 
(A) DIVISION
B
TABLE.—The authoriza-
tion table in section 2301(a) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
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(Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2246) is 
amended in the item relating to Barksdale Air 
Force 
Base, 
Louisiana, 
by 
striking 
‘‘$12,250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$48,000,000’’ to 
reflect the project modification made by para-
graph (1). 
(B) DIVISION
D
TABLE.—The funding 
table in section 4601 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2404) is amended in 
the item relating to Barksdale Air Force Base, 
Louisiana, by striking ‘‘$12,250’’ in the Con-
ference 
Authorized 
column 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$48,000’’ to reflect the project modification 
made by paragraph (1). 
(c) ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, UNITED KING-
DOM.—In the case of the authorization contained in the 
table in section 2301(b) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 
132 Stat. 2247) for Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United 
Kingdom, for construction of a 485 square-meter F–35A 
ADAL Conventional Munitions MX, as specified in the 
funding table of section 4601 of such Act (132 Stat. 
2405), the Secretary of the Air Force may construct a 
1,206 square-meter maintenance facility for such purpose. 
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(d) FORCE PROTECTION AND SAFETY.—The funding 
table in section 4601 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 
Stat. 2406) is amended in the item relating to Force Pro-
tection and Safety under Military Construction, Air Force, 
by striking ‘‘$35,000’’ in the Conference Authorized col-
umn and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’ to reflect amounts appro-
priated for such purpose. 
SEC. 2306. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROJECTS. 
(a) TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA.—In the 
case of the authorizations contained in the table in section 
2912(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1913) 
for Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida— 
(1) for construction of an Auxiliary Ground 
Equipment Facility, as specified in the funding table 
in section 4603 of such Act (133 Stat. 2103), the 
Secretary of the Air Force may construct up to 
4,770 square meters of aircraft support equipment 
storage; 
(2) for construction of Dorm Complex Phase 1, 
as specified in such funding table, the Secretary of 
the Air Force may construct up to 18,770 square 
meters of visiting quarters; 
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(3) for construction of Lodging Facilities Phase 
1, as specified in such funding table, the Secretary 
of the Air Force may construct up to 12,471 meters 
of visiting quarters. 
(4) for construction of an Operations Group/ 
Maintenance Group HQ at the installation, as speci-
fied in such funding table, the Secretary of the Air 
Force may construct up to 3,420 square meters of 
headquarters; 
(5) for construction of Ops/Aircraft Mainte-
nance Unit/Hangar number 2 and Ops/Aircraft 
Maintenance Unit/Hangar number 3, as specified in 
such funding table, the Secretary of the Air Force 
may construct 2,127 square meters of squadron op-
erations and 2,875 square meters of aircraft mainte-
nance unit for each project; 
(6) for construction of a Security Forces Mobil-
ity Storage Facility, as specified in such funding 
table, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct 
up to 930 square meters of equipment storage; and 
(7) for construction of Site Development, Utili-
ties, and Demolition Phase 2, as specified in such 
funding table, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
construct up to 7,000 meters of storm water piping, 
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box culverts, underground detention, and grading for 
surface detention. 
(b) OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, NEBRASKA.—In the 
case of the authorizations contained in the table in section 
2912(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1913) 
for Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska— 
(1) for construction of an Emergency Power 
Microgrid, as specified in the funding table in sec-
tion 4603 of such Act (133 Stat. 2104), the Sec-
retary of the Air Force may construct seven 2.5- 
megawatt diesel engine generators, seven diesel ex-
haust fluid systems, 15-kV switchgear, two import/ 
export inter-ties, five import-only inter-ties, and 800 
square meters of switchgear facility; 
(2) for construction of a Flightline Hangars 
Campus, as specified in such funding table, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force may construct 445 square 
meter of petroleum operations center, 268 square 
meters of de-icing liquid storage, and 173 square 
meters of warehouse; and 
(3) for construction of a Lake Campus, as spec-
ified in such funding table, the Secretary of the Air 
Force may construct 240 square meters of recre-
ation complex and 270 square meters of storage; 
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