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(4) by striking subsection (f); and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) REPORTING.—Not later than November 1, 
2022, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report on aircraft 
transferred, during the fiscal year preceding the date of 
such report to— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Agriculture or the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security under this section; 
‘‘(2) the chief executive officer of a State under 
section 112 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81); or 
‘‘(3) the Secretary of the Air Force or the Sec-
retary of Agriculture under section 1098 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 881).’’. 
SEC. 1094. INDEPENDENT EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF 
HEALTH EFFECTS FROM EXPOSURE TO DE-
PARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
ACTIVITIES 
IN 
VIEQUES. 
(a) AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Na-
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tional Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Med-
icine for the National Academies of Sciences, Engi-
neering, and Medicine to perform the services cov-
ered by this section. 
(2) TIMING.—The Secretary shall seek to enter 
into the agreement described in paragraph (1) not 
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) STUDIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Under an agreement be-
tween the Secretary and the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under this sec-
tion, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineer-
ing, and Medicine shall carry out epidemiological 
studies of the short-term, long-term, primary, and 
secondary health effects caused or sufficiently cor-
related to exposure to chemicals and radioactive ma-
terials from activities of the Department of Defense 
in the communities of concern, including any rec-
ommendations. In carrying out such studies, the Na-
tional Academies may incorporate the research gen-
erated pursuant to funding opportunity number 
EPA–G2019–ORD–A1. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The epidemiological studies 
carried out under paragraph (1) and the rec-
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ommendations developed under such paragraph shall 
include the following: 
(A) A list of known contaminants and their 
locations that have been left by the Department 
of Defense in the communities of concern. 
(B) For each contaminant under subpara-
graph (A), an epidemiological study that— 
(i) estimates the disease burden of 
current and past residents of Vieques, 
Puerto Rico, from such contaminants; 
(ii) incorporates historical estimates of 
residents’ groundwater exposure to con-
taminants of concern that— 
(I) predate the completion of the 
water-supply pipeline in 1978; 
(II) include exposure to ground-
water from Atlantic Weapons Fleet 
Weapons Training Area ‘‘Area of 
Concern E’’ and any other exposures 
that the National Academies deter-
mine necessary; 
(III) consider differences between 
the aquifers of Vieques; and 
(IV) consider the differences be-
tween public and private wells, and
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possible exposures from commercial or 
agricultural uses; and 
(iii) includes estimates of current resi-
dents’ exposure to chemicals and radiation 
which may affect the groundwater, food, 
air, or soil, that— 
(I) include current residents’ 
groundwater exposure in the event of 
the water-supply pipeline being tempo-
rarily lost; and 
(II) is based on the actual prac-
tices of residents in Vieques during 
times of duress, for example the use 
of wells for fresh water following Hur-
ricane Maria. 
(C) An identification of Military Munitions 
Response Program sites that have not fully in-
vestigated whether contaminants identified at 
other sites are present or the degree of con-
tamination present. 
(D) The production of separate, peer-re-
viewed quality research into adverse health out-
comes, including cancer, from exposure to 
drinking water contaminated with methyl tert- 
butyl ether (MTBE).
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(E) Any other factors the National Acad-
emies determine necessary. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the execution of an agreement 
under subsection (a), the National Academies of 
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall— 
(A) submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the findings of 
the National Academies under subsection (b); 
and 
(B) make available to the public on a pub-
licly accessible website a version of the report 
that is suitable for public viewing. 
(2) FORM.—The report submitted under para-
graph (1)(A) shall be submitted in unclassified form. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate.
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(2) The term ‘‘communities of concern’’ means 
Naval Station Roosevelt Roads and the former At-
lantic Fleet Weapons Training Area. 
SEC. 1095. AVAILABILITY OF MODULAR SMALL ARMS 
RANGE FOR ARMY RESERVE IN PUERTO 
RICO. 
The Secretary of Army shall ensure that a modular 
small arms range is made available for the Army Reserve 
in Puerto Rico. 
SEC. 1096. INDEPENDENT STUDIES REGARDING POTENTIAL 
COST SAVINGS WITH RESPECT TO THE NU-
CLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE AND FORCE 
STRUCTURE. 
(a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than December 
1, 2021, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report containing cost analyses with 
respect to each of the following: 
(A) Options for reducing the nuclear secu-
rity enterprise (as defined by section 4002 of 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
2501)). 
(B) Options for reductions in service con-
tracts.
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(C) Options for rebalancing force struc-
ture, including reductions in special operations 
forces, the ancillary effects of such options, and 
the impacts of changing the force mix between 
active and reserve components. 
(D) Options for reducing or realigning 
overseas military presence. 
(E) Options for the use of pre-award au-
dits to negotiate better prices for weapon sys-
tems and services. 
(F) Options for replacing some military 
personnel with civilian employees. 
(2) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex with respect to the mat-
ters specified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of such 
paragraph. 
(b) FFRDC STUDIES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall seek to enter into agreements with federally 
funded research and development centers to conduct 
the following studies: 
(A) A study of the cost savings resulting 
from changes in force structure, active and re-
serve component balance, basing, and other im-
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pacts resulting from potential challenges to 
foundational planning assumptions. 
(B) A study of the cost savings resulting 
from the adoption of alternatives to the current 
nuclear deterrence posture of the United States. 
(C) A study of the cost savings of alter-
natives to current force structures. 
(2) DETAIL
REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that each study under paragraph (1) has a 
level of detail sufficient to allow the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office to analyze the costs de-
scribed in such studies. 
(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than December 1, 
2021, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees each study under para-
graph (1). 
(4) FORM.—The studies under paragraph (1), 
and the report under paragraph (3), shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may contain a clas-
sified annex. 
(c) INDEPENDENT STUDY.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall seek 
to enter into an agreement with an appropriate non-
partisan nongovernmental entity to conduct a study 
on possible alternatives to the current defense and
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deterrence posture of the United States, including 
challenges to foundational assumptions, and the im-
pact of such postures on planning assumptions and 
requirements, basing, and force structure require-
ments. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than December 1, 
2021, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees the study under para-
graph (1). 
SEC. 1097. INCLUSION OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR GOLD 
STAR FAMILIES IN QUADRENNIAL QUALITY 
OF LIFE REVIEW. 
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The second section 118a of 
title 10, United States Code (relating to the quad-
rennial quality of life review) is redesignated as sec-
tion 118b. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 2 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to the second 
section 118a and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘118b. Quadrennial quality of life review.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION IN REVIEW.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 118b of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated 
under subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(15) Support services for Gold Star families.’’. 
SEC. 1098. OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL ATOMIC VETERANS 
DAY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States should annually observe 
Atomic Veterans Day to recognize American military 
service members who participated in nuclear tests 
between 1945 and 1962, served with United States 
military forces in or around Hiroshima and Naga-
saki through mid-1946, or were held as prisoners of 
war in or near Hiroshima or Nagasaki; 
(2) the people of the United States should rec-
ognize and remember the contributions of America’s 
Atomic Veterans for their sacrifice and dedication to 
our Nation’s security, and recommit themselves to 
supporting our Atomic Veterans and educating 
themselves on the role these patriots played in our 
national story; and 
(3) President Reagan and President Biden took 
important steps to recognize Atomic Veterans by 
proclaiming July 16, 1983, and July 16, 2021, re-
spectively, as National Atomic Veterans Day, reflec-
tive of the fact that July 16 is the anniversary of
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Trinity, the world’s first detonation of a nuclear de-
vice in Alamogordo, New Mexico on July 16, 1945. 
(b) NATIONAL ATOMIC VETERANS DAY.—Chapter 1 
of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 146. National Atomic Veterans Day 
‘‘The President shall issue each year a proclamation 
calling on the people of the United States to— 
‘‘(1) observe such Atomic Veterans Day with 
appropriate ceremonies and activities; and 
‘‘(2) remember and honor our Nation’s Atomic 
Veterans whose brave service and sacrifice played an 
important role in the defense of our Nation.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘146. National Atomic Veterans Day.’’. 
SEC. 1099. ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS INTERAGENCY 
COORDINATOR. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Since at least 2016, United States Govern-
ment personnel and their family members have re-
ported anomalous health incidents at diplomatic mis-
sions across the world and in the United States, 
which are sometimes referred to as ‘‘Havana Syn-
drome’’.
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(2) Some of the anomalous health incidents 
have resulted in unexplained brain injuries, which 
have had permanent, life-altering effects that have 
disrupted lives and ended careers. 
(3) A panel of experts convened by the Bureau 
of Medical Services of the Department of State in 
July 2017 to review triage assessments of medically 
evaluated personnel from the United States Em-
bassy in Havana came to a consensus that the find-
ings were most likely related to neurotrauma from a 
nonnatural source. 
(4) A 2020 report by the National Academy of 
Sciences found that ‘‘many of the distinctive and 
acute signs, symptoms, and observations reported by 
[affected] employees are consistent with the effects 
of directed, pulsed radio frequency (RF) energy’’ 
and that ‘‘directed pulsed RF energy [...] appears to 
be the most plausible mechanism in explaining these 
cases’’. 
(5) According to the National Academy of 
Sciences report, ‘‘such a scenario raises grave con-
cerns about a world with disinhibited malevolent ac-
tors and new tools for causing harm to others’’. 
(6) The number and locations of these sus-
pected attacks have expanded and, according to
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press reporting, there have been more than 130 pos-
sible cases that have been reported by United States 
personnel in Asia, in Europe, and in the Western 
Hemisphere, including within the United States. 
(7) The continuing and expanding scope of 
these suspected attacks is impacting the security 
and morale of United States personnel, especially 
those posted overseas. 
(8) The Convention on the Prevention and Pun-
ishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected 
Persons (including diplomatic agents) to which 180 
countries are a party, protects diplomatic personnel 
from attacks on their persons, accommodations, or 
means of transport, and requires all state parties to 
punish and take measures to prevent such grave 
crimes. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the threat to United States Government 
personnel from suspected attacks presenting as 
anomalous health incidents is a matter of urgent 
concern and deserving of the full attention of gov-
ernment; 
(2) personnel, dependents, and other appro-
priate individuals suffering anomalous health inci-
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dents from these suspected attacks deserve equi-
table, accessible, and high-quality medical assess-
ment and care, regardless of their employing Gov-
ernment agency; 
(3) diagnoses and determinations to treat per-
sonnel, dependents, and other appropriate individ-
uals experiencing symptoms consistent with such in-
juries should be made by experienced medical profes-
sionals and made available by the Federal Govern-
ment; 
(4) any recriminations, retaliation, or punish-
ment associated with personnel self-reporting symp-
toms is unacceptable and should be investigated by 
internal agency oversight mechanisms; 
(5) information sharing and interagency coordi-
nation is essential for the comprehensive investiga-
tion, attribution, and mitigation of these injuries; 
(6) the Administration should provide Congress 
and the public with timely and regular unclassified 
updates on the threat posed to United States Gov-
ernment personnel by the suspected causes of these 
injuries; 
(7) recent efforts by the Administration and 
among relevant agencies represent positive steps to-
ward responding to the threat of anomalous health
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incidents, but more comprehensive measures must be 
taken to further assist victims, investigate and de-
termine the cause of the injuries of such victims, 
and prevent future incidents; 
(8) establishing the source and cause of these 
anomalous health incidents must be a top priority 
for the United States Government and requires the 
full coordination of relevant agencies; 
(9) if investigations determine that the anoma-
lous health incidents are the result of deliberate acts 
by individuals, entities, or foreign countries, the 
United States Government should recognize and re-
spond to these incidents as hostile attacks; and 
(10) any actors found to have been targeting 
United States Government personnel should be pub-
licly identified, as appropriate, and held accountable. 
(c) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States— 
(1) to detect, deter, and punish any clandestine 
attacks that cause persistent injuries to United 
States personnel; 
(2) to provide appropriate assistance to United 
States personnel harmed by such attacks; 
(3) to hold responsible any persons, entities, or 
governments involved in ordering or carrying out
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such attacks, including through appropriate sanc-
tions, criminal prosecutions, or other tools; 
(4) to prioritize research into effective counter-
measures to help protect United States personnel 
from such attacks; and 
(5) to convey to foreign governments through 
official contact at the highest levels the gravity of 
United States concern about such suspected attacks 
and the seriousness of consequences that may follow 
for any actors found to be involved. 
(d) ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS INTERAGENCY 
COORDINATOR.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
President shall designate— 
(A) an appropriate senior official to be 
known as the Anomalous Health Incidents 
Interagency Coordinator; and 
(B) an appropriate senior official in the 
White House Office of Science and Technology 
Policy to be known as the Deputy Anomalous 
Health Incidents Interagency Coordinator. 
(2) DUTIES.—The Interagency Coordinator 
shall work through the President’s designated Na-
tional Security process—
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(A) to coordinate the response of the 
United States Government to anomalous health 
incidents; 
(B) to coordinate among relevant agencies 
to ensure equitable and timely access to assess-
ment and care for affected personnel, depend-
ents, and other appropriate individuals; 
(C) to ensure adequate training and edu-
cation for United States Government personnel; 
(D) to ensure that information regarding 
anomalous health incidents is efficiently shared 
across relevant agencies in a manner that pro-
vides appropriate protections for classified, sen-
sitive, and personal information; 
(E) to coordinate through the White House 
Office of Science and Technology Policy, and 
across the science and technology enterprise of 
the Government, the technological and research 
efforts of the Government to address suspected 
attacks presenting as anomalous health inci-
dents; and 
(F) to develop policy options to prevent, 
mitigate, and deter suspected attacks pre-
senting as anomalous health incidents.
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(3) DESIGNATION OF AGENCY COORDINATION 
LEADS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of each rel-
evant agency shall designate a Senate-confirmed 
or other appropriate senior official, who shall— 
(i) serve as the Anomalous Health In-
cident Agency Coordination Lead for the 
relevant agency; 
(ii) report directly to the head of the 
relevant agency regarding activities carried 
out under this section; 
(iii) perform functions specific to the 
relevant agency, consistent with the direc-
tives of the Interagency Coordinator and 
the established interagency process; 
(iv) participate in interagency brief-
ings to Congress regarding the response of 
the United States Government to anoma-
lous health incidents; and 
(v) represent the relevant agency in 
meetings convened by the Interagency Co-
ordinator. 
(B) DELEGATION PROHIBITED.—An Agen-
cy Coordination Lead may not delegate the re-
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sponsibilities described in clauses (i) through 
(iii) of subparagraph (A). 
(4) SECURE
REPORTING
MECHANISMS.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this section, the Interagency Coordinator shall— 
(A) ensure that each relevant agency devel-
ops a process to provide a secure mechanism 
for personnel, their dependents, and other ap-
propriate individuals to self-report any sus-
pected exposure that could be an anomalous 
health incident; 
(B) ensure that each relevant agency 
shares all relevant data in a timely manner with 
the Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence, and other relevant agencies, through 
existing processes coordinated by the Inter-
agency Coordinator; and 
(C) in establishing the mechanism de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), prioritize secure 
information collection and handling processes to 
protect classified, sensitive, and personal infor-
mation. 
(5) BRIEFINGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section,
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and quarterly thereafter for the following two 
years, the Interagency Coordinator, the Deputy 
Coordinator, and the Agency Coordination 
Leads shall jointly provide a briefing to the ap-
propriate national security committees regard-
ing progress in carrying out the duties under 
paragraph (2), including the requirements 
under subparagraph (B). 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The briefings required 
under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
(i) an update on the investigation into 
anomalous 
health 
incidents 
impacting 
United States Government personnel and 
their family members, including technical 
causation and suspected perpetrators; 
(ii) an update on new or persistent in-
cidents; 
(iii) threat prevention and mitigation 
efforts to include personnel training; 
(iv) changes to operating posture due 
to anomalous health threats; 
(v) an update on diagnosis and treat-
ment efforts for affected individuals, in-
cluding patient numbers and wait times to 
access care;
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(vi) efforts to improve and encourage 
reporting of incidents; 
(vii) detailed roles and responsibilities 
of Agency Coordination Leads; 
(viii) information regarding additional 
authorities or resources needed to support 
the interagency response; and 
(ix) other matters that the Inter-
agency Coordinator or the Agency Coordi-
nation Leads consider appropriate. 
(C) UNCLASSIFIED BRIEFING SUMMARY.— 
The Agency Coordination Leads shall provide a 
coordinated, unclassified summary of the brief-
ings to Congress, which shall include as much 
information as practicable without revealing 
classified information or information that is 
likely to identify an individual. 
(6) RETENTION OF AUTHORITY.—The appoint-
ment of the Interagency Coordinator shall not de-
prive any Federal agency of any authority to inde-
pendently perform its authorized functions. 
(7) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section may be construed to limit— 
(A) the President’s authority under article 
II of the United States Constitution; or
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(B) the provision of health care and bene-
fits to afflicted individuals, consistent with ex-
isting laws. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 to be used— 
(1) to increase capacity and staffing for the 
Health Incident Response Task Force of the Depart-
ment of State; 
(2) to support the development and implemen-
tation of efforts by the Department of State to pre-
vent and mitigate anomalous health incidents affect-
ing its workforce; 
(3) to investigate and characterize the cause of 
anomalous health incidents, including investigations 
of causation and attribution; 
(4) to collect and analyze data related to anom-
alous health incidents; 
(5) to coordinate with other relevant agencies 
and the National Security Council regarding anoma-
lous health incidents; and 
(6) to support other activities to understand, 
prevent, deter, and respond to suspected attacks pre-
senting as anomalous health incidents, at the discre-
tion of the Secretary of State.
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(f) DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF WORK-
FORCE GUIDANCE.—The President shall direct relevant 
agencies to develop and disseminate to employees who are 
at risk of exposure to anomalous health incidents, not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, updated workforce guidance to report, mitigate, and 
address suspected attacks presenting as anomalous health 
incidents. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Agency Coordination Lead’’ 
means a senior official designated by the head of a 
relevant agency to serve as the Anomalous Health 
Incident Agency Coordination Lead for such agency. 
(2) The term ‘‘appropriate national security 
committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate;
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(F) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives; 
(G) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; 
(H) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
(I) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(J) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives. 
(3) The term ‘‘Deputy Coordinator’’ means the 
Deputy Anomalous Health Incidents Interagency 
Coordinator in the White House Office of Science 
and Technology Policy designated pursuant to sub-
section (d)(1). 
(4) The term ‘‘Interagency Coordinator’’ means 
the Anomalous Health Incidents Interagency Coordi-
nator designated pursuant to subsection (d)(1). 
(5) The term ‘‘relevant agencies’’ means— 
(A) the Department of Defense; 
(B) the Department of State; 
(C) the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence; 
(D) the Central Intelligence Agency; 
(E) the Department of Justice;
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(F) the Department of Homeland Security; 
and 
(G) other agencies and bodies designated 
by the Interagency Coordinator. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Matters Relating to 
Civilian Personnel 
SEC. 1101. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 
ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 
AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED-
ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER-
SEAS. 
Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently 
amended by section 1105 of the William M. (Mac) Thorn-
berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116–283), is further amended by strik-
ing ‘‘through 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2022’’.
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SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHOR-
ITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND 
GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OF-
FICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public 
Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 
of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 
4616) and as most recently amended by section 1106 of 
the of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283), is further amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 1103. DARPA PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY 
TO ATTRACT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EX-
PERTS. 
Section 1599h(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(4) during any fiscal year, pay up to 15 indi-
viduals newly appointed pursuant to paragraph 
(1)(B) the travel, transportation, and relocation ex-
penses and services described under sections 5724, 
5724a, and 5724c of title 5.’’. 
SEC. 1104. CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. 
Section 129(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘primarily’’ 
and inserting ‘‘solely’’; 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘solely’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting after the second sentence the 
following: ‘‘Funds appropriated to the Department 
of Defense may not be obligated or expended for 
term or temporary hiring authorities for enduring 
functions.’’. 
SEC. 1105. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF NAVAL 
AUDIT SERVICE OPERATIONS. 
(a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
congressional defense committees a report on the oper-
ations of the Naval Audit Service. Such report shall in-
clude—
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(1) a description of current and historical budg-
etary resources and authorized full-time employees 
provided to and utilized by the Naval Audit Service, 
as well as of any planned or anticipated changes to 
the Naval Audit Service’s level of resources or staff; 
(2) information on the workload of the Naval 
Audit Service and where it devotes its resources; 
(3) an assessment of the audit policies of the 
Naval Audit Service, how it determines where to de-
vote resources, and its level of independence when 
performing audits and reporting audit results; and 
(4) an assessment of the potential impacts of 
any planned or anticipated changes to the Naval 
Audit Service’s level of resources or staff. 
(b) LIMITATION.—During the period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date 
that is 180 days after the date on which the report under 
subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense 
committees— 
(1) no individual may assign, transfer, transi-
tion, merge, consolidate, or eliminate any function, 
responsibility, authority, service, system, or program 
that was carried out by the Naval Audit Service as 
of January 1, 2021, to an entity other than the 
Naval Audit Service; and
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(2) the number of full-time employees author-
ized for the Naval Audit Service may not be reduced 
below the total that is 10 percent less than the num-
ber that was authorized as of January 1, 2021. 
(c) SECRETARY OF THE NAVY REPORT.—Not later 
than the date that is 90 days after the date the report 
under subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional de-
fense committees, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report, includ-
ing— 
(1) the Navy’s assessment of the findings and 
recommendations of the Comptroller General in re-
gard to the Naval Audit Service, including the 
Navy’s plans to implement the Comptroller General’s 
recommendations; 
(2) any reports or studies completed since 2018 
by the Navy or outside entities, including federally 
funded research and development centers, into the 
operations of the Naval Audit Service, and the 
Navy’s response to the findings and recommenda-
tions of such reports; and 
(3) the Secretary’s plans for any changes to the 
activities, resources, staffing, authorities, respon-
sibilities, and mission of the Naval Audit Service.
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SEC. 1106. IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO RECOMMENDATIONS 
ON TRACKING, RESPONSE, AND TRAINING 
FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE REGARDING SEXUAL HAR-
ASSMENT AND ASSAULT. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall develop a plan to address the recommendations 
in the report of the U.S. Government Accountability 
Office titled ‘‘Sexual Harassment and Assault: Guid-
ance Needed to Ensure Consistent Tracking, Re-
sponse, and Training for DOD Civilians’’ (GAO–21– 
113). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under 
paragraph (1) shall, with respect to each rec-
ommendation in the report described in paragraph 
(1) that the Secretary has implemented or intends to 
implement, include— 
(A) a summary of actions that have been 
or will be taken to implement the recommenda-
tion; and 
(B) a schedule, with specific milestones, 
for completing implementation of the rec-
ommendation. 
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COM-
MITTEES.—Not later than one year after the date of the
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enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees the plan required under 
subsection (a). 
(c) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
carry out activities to implement the plan developed 
under subsection (a). 
(2) REPORT ON PLAN.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the Secretary begins to im-
plement the plan developed under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the results of such plan. 
(3) EXCEPTION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CER-
TAIN RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(A) 
DELAYED
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
Secretary may initiate implementation of a rec-
ommendation in the report described in sub-
section (a)(1) after the date specified in para-
graph (1) if the Secretary provides the congres-
sional defense committees with a specific jus-
tification for the delay in implementation of 
such recommendation on or before such date.
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(B) 
NONIMPLEMENTATION.—The 
Sec-
retary may decide not to implement a rec-
ommendation in the report described in sub-
section (a)(1) if the Secretary provides to the 
congressional defense committees, on or before 
the date specified in paragraph (1)— 
(i) a specific justification for the deci-
sion not to implement the recommendation; 
and 
(ii) a summary of alternative actions 
the Secretary plans to take to address the 
conditions underlying the recommendation. 
SEC. 1107. GUIDELINES FOR REDUCTIONS IN CIVILIAN PO-
SITIONS. 
Subsection (e) of section 1597 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘RE-
DUCTIONS BASED PRIMARILY ON PERFORMANCE’’ 
and inserting ‘‘REDUCTIONS BASED PRIMARILY ON 
SENIORITY AND VETERANS PREFERENCE’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘primarily on the basis of per-
formance, as determined under any applicable per-
formance management system’’ and inserting ‘‘fol-
lowing the order of retention prescribed in section 
3502 of title 5’’.
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SEC. 1108. REPEAL OF 2-YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD. 
(a) REPEAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1599e of title 10, 
United States Code, is repealed. 
(2) APPLICATION.—The modification of proba-
tionary periods for covered employees (as that term 
is defined in such section 1599e as in effect on the 
date immediately preceding the date of enactment of 
this Act) by operation of the amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall only apply to an individual ap-
pointed as such an employee on or after such date 
of enactment. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE 10.—The table of sections for chap-
ter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 1599e. 
(2) TITLE 5.—Title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in section 3321(c), by striking ‘‘, or 
any individual covered by section 1599e of title 
10’’; 
(B) in section 3393(d), by striking the sec-
ond sentence; 
(C) in section 7501(1), by striking ‘‘, ex-
cept as provided in section 1599e of title 10,’’;
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(D) in section 7511(a)(1)(A)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘except as provided in section 1599e of title 
10,’’; and 
(E) in section 7541(1)(A), by striking ‘‘or 
section 1599e of title 10’’. 
SEC. 1109. AMENDMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION RE-
PORTING. 
Section 113 of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by section 551 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘of mem-
bers and civilian employees’’ after ‘‘inclusion’’; 
(2) in subsection (l)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(B) as subparagraph (C); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) efforts to reflect, across the civilian work-
force of the Department and of each armed force, 
the diversity of the population of the United States; 
and’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘and 
civilian employees of the Department’’ after 
‘‘members of the armed forces’’; and 
(3) in subsection (m)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (8); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
following new paragraph (7): 
‘‘(7) The number of civilian employees of the 
Department, disaggregated by military department, 
gender, race, and ethnicity— 
‘‘(A) in each grade of the General Sched-
ule; 
‘‘(B) in each grade of the Senior Executive 
Service; 
‘‘(C) paid at levels above grade GS-15 of 
the General Schedule but who are not members 
of the Senior Executive Service; 
‘‘(D) paid under the Federal Wage Sys-
tem, and 
‘‘(E) paid under alternative pay systems.’’.
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SEC. 1110. INCLUDING ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMED 
FORCES IN MEETING SERVICE REQUIRE-
MENT FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE FAMILY AND 
MEDICAL LEAVE. 
(a) FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993.— 
Section 101(2) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(2)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(F) ACTIVE DUTY AS MEMBER OF ARMED 
FORCES.—For the purposes of determining 
whether an individual who is a Federal officer 
or employee (not including a Federal officer or 
employee excluded under paragraph (2)(B)(i)) 
meets the service requirements specified in sub-
paragraph (A), the individual will be considered 
to meet those requirements if the individual— 
‘‘(i) served on active duty as a mem-
ber of the armed forces for at least one 
year; and 
‘‘(ii) whose separation from the armed 
forces is characterized as honorable by the 
Secretary concerned.’’. 
(b) TITLE 5.—Section 6381(1)(B) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B)(i) has completed at least 12 months 
of service as an employee (as defined in section
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2105) of the Government of the United States, 
including service with the United States Postal 
Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, and 
a nonappropriated fund instrumentality as de-
scribed in section 2105(c); or 
‘‘(ii)(I) served on active duty as a member 
of the armed forces for at least one year; and 
‘‘(II) whose separation from the armed 
forces is characterized as honorable by the Sec-
retary concerned;’’. 
SEC. 1111. TREATMENT OF HOURS WORKED UNDER A 
QUALIFIED TRADE-OF-TIME ARRANGEMENT. 
Section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, any hours worked by a firefighter under a quali-
fied trade-of-time arrangement shall be disregarded for 
purposes of any determination relating to eligibility for, 
or the amount of, any overtime pay under this section. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘qualified trade-of-time arrange-
ment’ means an arrangement under which 2 fire-
fighters who are employed by the same agency 
agree, solely at their option and with the approval 
of their employing agency, to substitute for one an-
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other during scheduled work hours in the perform-
ance of work in the same capacity; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘firefighter’ means a firefighter 
as defined by section 8331(21) or 8401(14).’’. 
SEC. 1112. MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO 
APPOINT RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES TO POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE. 
Section 1108(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) POSITIONS.—The positions in the Department 
described in this subsection are positions in the competi-
tive service— 
‘‘(1) at any defense industrial base facility (as 
that term is defined in section 2208(u)(3) of title 
10, United States Code) that is part of the core lo-
gistics capabilities (as described in section 2464(a) 
of such title); or 
‘‘(2) at any Major Range and Test Facility 
Base (as that term is defined in section 196(i) of 
such title).’’.
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SEC. 1113. INCREASE IN ALLOWANCE BASED ON DUTY AT 
REMOTE WORKSITES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT AND RATE.—Not later than March 
31, 2022, the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall complete an assessment of the remote site pay 
allowance under section 5942 of title 5, United States 
Code, and propose a new rate of such allowance, adjusted 
for inflation, and submit such assessment and rate to the 
President and to Congress. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Beginning on the first day of the 
first pay period beginning after the date the Director sub-
mits the assessment and rate under subsection (a), such 
rate shall, notwithstanding subsection (a) of such section 
5942, be the rate of such allowance. 
SEC. 1114. LIMITING THE NUMBER OF LOCAL WAGE AREAS 
DEFINED WITHIN A PAY LOCALITY. 
(a) LOCAL
WAGE
AREA
LIMITATION.—Section 
5343(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘(but 
such’’ and all that follows through ‘‘are employed)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end of the following:
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‘‘(6) the Office of Personnel Management may 
define not more than one local wage area within a 
pay locality, except that this paragraph shall not 
apply to the pay locality designated as ‘Rest of 
United States’.’’. 
(b) PAY LOCALITY DEFINED.—Section 5342(a) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) ‘pay locality’ has the meaning given that 
term under section 5302(5).’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management shall prescribe any regulations 
necessary to carry out this section and the amendments 
made by this section, including regulations to ensure that 
this section and the amendments made by this section 
shall not have the effect of reducing any rate of basic pay 
payable to any individual who is serving as a prevailing 
rate employee (as defined under section 5342(a)(2) of title 
5, United States Code).
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to fis-
cal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
SEC. 1115. NATIONAL DIGITAL RESERVE CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart I of part III of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 103—NATIONAL DIGITAL 
RESERVE CORPS 
‘‘Sec. 10301. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 10302. Establishment. 
‘‘Sec. 10303. Organization. 
‘‘Sec. 10304. Assignments. 
‘‘Sec. 10305. Reservist continuing education. 
‘‘Sec. 10306. Congressional reports. 
‘‘SEC. 10301. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this chapter: 
‘‘(1) ACTIVE RESERVIST.—The term ‘active re-
servist’ means a reservist holding a position to which 
such reservist has been appointed under section 
10303(c)(2). 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the General 
Services Administration. 
‘‘(3) INACTIVE RESERVIST.—The term ‘inactive 
reservist’ means a reservist who is not serving in an 
appointment under section 10303(c)(2).
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‘‘(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ means 
the program established under section 10302(a). 
‘‘(5) RESERVIST.—The term ‘reservist’ means 
an individual who is a member of the National Dig-
ital Reserve Corps. 
‘‘SEC. 10302. ESTABLISHMENT. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
General Services Administration a program to establish, 
manage, and assign a reserve of individuals with relevant 
skills and credentials, to be known as the ‘National Digital 
Reserve Corps’, to help address the digital and cybersecu-
rity needs of Executive agencies. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(1) GUIDANCE.—Not later than six months 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Administrator shall issue guidance for the National 
Digital Reserve Corps, which shall include proce-
dures for coordinating with Executive agencies to— 
‘‘(A) identify digital and cybersecurity 
needs which may be addressed by the National 
Digital Reserve Corps; and 
‘‘(B) assign active reservists to address 
such needs. 
‘‘(2) RECRUITMENT
AND
INITIAL
ASSIGN-
MENTS.—Not later than one year after the date of
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the enactment of this section, the Administrator 
shall begin recruiting reservists and assigning active 
reservists under the Program. 
‘‘SEC. 10303. ORGANIZATION. 
‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Digital Re-
serve Corps shall be administered by the Adminis-
trator. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out the 
Program, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) establish standards for serving as a 
reservist, including educational attainment, pro-
fessional qualifications, and background checks; 
‘‘(B) ensure the standards established 
under subparagraph (A) are met; 
‘‘(C) recruit individuals to the National 
Digital Reserve Corps; 
‘‘(D) activate and deactivate reservists as 
necessary; 
‘‘(E) coordinate with Executive agencies 
to— 
‘‘(i) determine the digital and cyberse-
curity needs which reservists shall be as-
signed to address;
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‘‘(ii) ensure reservists have access, re-
sources, and equipment required to address 
digital and cybersecurity needs which such 
reservists are assigned to address; and 
‘‘(iii) analyze potential assignments 
for reservists to determine outcomes, de-
velop anticipated assignment timelines, and 
identify Executive agency partners; 
‘‘(F) ensure reservists acquire and main-
tain appropriate suitability and security eligi-
bility and access; and 
‘‘(G) determine what additional resources, 
if any, are required to successfully implement 
the Program. 
‘‘(b) NATIONAL DIGITAL RESERVE CORPS PARTICI-
PATION.— 
‘‘(1) SERVICE OBLIGATION AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An individual may be-
come a reservist only if such individual enters 
into a written agreement with the Adminis-
trator to become a reservist. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The agreement under 
subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) require the individual seeking to 
become a reservist to serve as a reservist
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for a three-year period, during which such 
individual shall serve not less than 30 days 
per year as an active reservist; and 
‘‘(ii) set forth all other the rights and 
obligations of the individual and the Gen-
eral Services Administration. 
‘‘(2) EMPLOYEE
STATUS
AND
COMPENSA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) EMPLOYEE STATUS.—An inactive re-
servist shall not be considered to be a Federal 
employee for any purpose solely on the basis of 
being a reservist. 
‘‘(B) COMPENSATION.—The Administrator 
shall determine the appropriate compensation 
for service as an active reservist, except that 
the maximum rate of pay may not exceed the 
maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 
(including any applicable locality-based com-
parability payment under section 5304 or simi-
lar provision of law). 
‘‘(3) USERRA
EMPLOYMENT
AND
REEMPLOY-
MENT RIGHTS.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
protections, 
rights, benefits, and obligations provided under 
chapter 43 of title 38 shall apply to active re-
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servists of the National Reserve Digital Corps 
appointed pursuant to paragraph (2) of sub-
section (c) of section 10303 of this chapter to 
perform service to the General Services Admin-
istration under section 10304 of this chapter, 
or to train for such service under section 10305 
of this chapter. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE OF ABSENCE FROM POSITION 
OF EMPLOYMENT.—Preclusion of giving notice 
of service by necessity of service under para-
graph (2) of subsection (c) of section 10303 of 
this chapter to perform service to the General 
Services Administration under section 10304 of 
this chapter, or to train for such service under 
section 10305 of this chapter, shall be deemed 
preclusion by ‘‘military necessity’’ for purposes 
of section 4312(b) of title 38 pertaining to giv-
ing notice of absence from a position of employ-
ment. A determination of such necessity shall 
be made by the Administrator and shall not be 
subject to review in any judicial or administra-
tive proceeding. 
‘‘(4) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A reservist that fails 
to accept an appointment under subsection
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(c)(2) or fails to carry out the duties assigned 
to reservist under such an appointment shall, 
after notice and an opportunity to be heard— 
‘‘(i) cease to be a reservist; and 
‘‘(ii) be fined an amount equal to the 
amounts, if any, paid under section 10305 
with respect to training expenses for such 
reservist. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—With respect to a fail-
ure of a reservist to accept an appointment 
under subsection (c)(2) or to carry out the du-
ties assigned to the reservist under such an ap-
pointment— 
‘‘(i) subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
if the failure was due to the continuation, 
recurrence, or onset of a serious health 
condition or any other circumstance be-
yond the control of the reservist; and 
‘‘(ii) the Administrator may waive the 
application of subparagraph (A), in whole 
or in part, if the Administrator determines 
that applying subparagraph (A) with re-
spect to the failure would be against equity 
and good conscience and not in the best in-
terest of the United States.
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‘‘(c) HIRING AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) CORPS LEADERSHIP.—The Administrator 
may appoint qualified candidates to positions in the 
competitive service in the General Service Adminis-
tration for which the primary duties are related to 
the management or administration of the National 
Digital Reserve Corps, as determined by the Admin-
istrator. 
‘‘(2) CORPS RESERVISTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
may appoint, without regard to the provisions 
of subchapter I of chapter 33 (other than sec-
tions 3303 and 3328), qualified reservists to 
temporary positions in the competitive service 
for the purpose of assigning such reservists 
under section 10304 and to otherwise carry out 
the National Digital Reserve Corps. 
‘‘(B) APPOINTMENT LIMITS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
may not appoint an individual under this 
paragraph if, during the 365-day period 
ending on the date of such appointment, 
such individual has been an officer or em-
ployee of the executive or legislative branch 
of the United States Government or of any
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independent agency of the United States 
130 or more days. 
‘‘(ii) AUTOMATIC APPOINTMENT TER-
MINATION.—The appointment of an indi-
vidual under this paragraph shall termi-
nate upon such individual being employed 
as an officer or employee of the executive 
or legislative branch of the United States 
Government or of any independent agency 
of the United States for 130 days during 
the previous 365 days. 
‘‘(C) EMPLOYEE
STATUS.—An individual 
appointed under this paragraph shall be consid-
ered a special Government employee (as such 
term is defined in section 202(a) of title 18). 
‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL
EMPLOYEES.—Individ-
uals appointed under this paragraph shall be in 
addition to any employees of the General Serv-
ices Administration whose duties relate to the 
digital or cybersecurity needs of the General 
Services Administration. 
‘‘SEC. 10304. ASSIGNMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may assign 
active reservists to address the digital and cybersecurity 
needs of Executive agencies, including cybersecurity serv-
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ices, digital education and training, data triage, acquisi-
tion assistance, guidance on digital projects, development 
of technical solutions, and bridging public needs and pri-
vate sector capabilities. 
‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT-SPECIFIC ACCESS, RESOURCES, 
SUPPLIES, OR EQUIPMENT.—The head of an Executive 
agency shall, to the extent practicable, provide each active 
reservist assigned to address a digital or cybersecurity 
need of such Executive agency under subsection (a) with 
any specialized access, resources, supplies, or equipment 
required to address such digital or cybersecurity need. 
‘‘(c) DURATION.—An assignment of an individual 
under subsection (a) shall terminate on the earlier of— 
‘‘(1) the date determined by the Administrator; 
‘‘(2) the date on which the Administrator re-
ceives notification of the decision of the head of the 
Executive agency, the digital or cybersecurity needs 
of which such individual is assigned to address 
under subsection (a), that such assignment should 
terminate; or 
‘‘(3) the date on which the assigned individual 
ceases to be an active reservist. 
‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE.—The Administrator shall ensure 
that assignments under subsection (a) are consistent with
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all applicable Federal ethics rules and Federal appropria-
tions laws. 
‘‘SEC. 10305. RESERVIST CONTINUING EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Administrator may pay for reservists to 
acquire training and receive continuing education, includ-
ing attending conferences and seminars and obtaining cer-
tifications, that will enable reservists to more effectively 
meet the digital and cybersecurity needs of Executive 
agencies. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—The Administrator shall estab-
lish a process for reservists to apply for the payment of 
reasonable expenses related to the training or continuing 
education described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, 
the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on 
the expenditures under this subsection. 
‘‘SEC. 10306. CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS. 
‘‘Not later than two years after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to Congress a report on the Program, 
including— 
‘‘(1) the number of reservists;
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reservist of the National Reserve Digital Corps 
under section 10304 of Title 5, or inactive re-
servist training for such service under section 
10305 of Title 5,’’ before ‘‘, and a period’’; and 
(B) in the second paragraph (16), by in-
serting ‘‘, active reservists of the National Re-
serve Digital Corps who are appointed into 
General Services Administration service under 
section 10303(c)(2) of Title 5, or inactive re-
servist training for such service under section 
10305 of Title 5,’’ before ‘‘, and any other cat-
egory’’. 
(2) REEMPLOYMENT
SERVICE
NOTICE
RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 4312(b) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘A determina-
tion of military necessity’’ and all that follows and 
inserting the following: ‘‘A determination of military 
necessity for the purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(1) shall be made— 
‘‘(A) except as provided under subpara-
graph (B), (C), or (D), pursuant to regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense; 
‘‘(B) for persons performing service to the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency under 
section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
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Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5165f) and as intermittent personnel 
under section 306(b)(1) of such Act, by the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency as described in sections 327(j)(2) 
and 306(d)(2), respectively, of such Act; 
‘‘(C) for intermittent disaster-response ap-
pointees of the National Disaster Medical Sys-
tem, by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services as described in section 2812(d)(3)(B) 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300hh–11(d)(3)(B)); and 
‘‘(D) for active reservists of the National 
Reserve Digital Corps performing service to the 
General Services Administration under section 
10304 of title 5, or inactive reservist training 
for such service under section 10305 of Title 5, 
by the Administrator of the General Services 
Administration 
as 
described 
in 
section 
10303(b)(3)(B) of title 5; and 
‘‘(2) shall not be subject to judicial review.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000, to remain 
available until fiscal year 2023, to carry out the program
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established under section 10302(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, as added by this section. 
SEC. 1116. EXPANSION OF RATE OF OVERTIME PAY AU-
THORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
EMPLOYEES PERFORMING WORK OVERSEAS 
ON NAVAL VESSELS. 
Section 5542(a)(6)(A) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘outside the United States’’ 
after ‘‘temporary duty’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘the nuclear aircraft carrier that 
is forward deployed in Japan’’ and inserting ‘‘naval 
vessels’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘of 1938’’ after ‘‘Fair Labor 
Standards Act’’. 
SEC. 1117. ASSESSMENT OF ACCELERATED PROMOTION 
PROGRAM SUSPENSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of-
fice of Personnel Management shall conduct an assess-
ment of the impacts resulting from the Navy’s suspension 
in 2016 of the Accelerated Promotion Program (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘APP’’). The Director may con-
sult with the Secretary of the Navy in carrying out such
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assessment, but the Navy may not play any other role in 
such assessment. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under 
subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) An identification of the employees who were 
hired at the four public shipyards between January 
23, 2016, and December 22, 2016, covering the pe-
riod in which APP was suspended, and who would 
have otherwise been eligible for APP had the pro-
gram been in effect at the time they were hired. 
(2) An assessment for each employee identified 
in paragraph (1) to determine the difference between 
wages earned from the date of hire to the date on 
which the wage data would be collected and the 
wages which would have been earned during this 
same period should that employee have participated 
in APP from the date of hire and been promoted ac-
cording to the average promotion timeframe for par-
ticipants hired in the five-year period prior to the 
suspension. 
(3) An assessment for each employee identified 
in paragraph (1) to determine at what grade and 
step each effected employee would be at on October 
1, 2020, had that employee been promoted according
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to the average promotion timeframe for participants 
hired in the five-year period prior to the suspension. 
(4) An evaluation of existing authorities avail-
able to the Secretary to determine whether the Sec-
retary can take measures using those authorities to 
provide the pay difference and corresponding inter-
est, at a rate of the federal short–term interest rate 
plus 3 percent, to each effected employee identified 
in paragraph (2) and directly promote the employee 
to the grade and step identified in paragraph (3). 
(c) REPORT.—The Director shall submit, to the con-
gressional defense committees, the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate, a report on the results of the evalua-
tion by not later than 270 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and shall provide interim briefings upon 
request. 
SEC. 1118. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY 
PERSONNEL FLEXIBILITIES FOR DOMESTIC 
DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES AND 
MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITIES BASE 
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. 
Section 1132 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 328; 130 Stat.
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2457), as amended by section 1107 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115–91; 131 Stat. 1630), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘through 
2021’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2026’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (h); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan to 
collect and analyze data on the pilot program for the pur-
poses of— 
‘‘(1) developing and sharing best practices; and 
‘‘(2) providing information to the leadership of 
the Department and Congress on the implementa-
tion of the pilot program and related policy issues. 
‘‘(g) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the 
end of each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate including—
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‘‘(1) a description of the effect of this section 
on the management of civilian personnel at domestic 
defense industrial base facilities and Major Range 
and Test Facilities Base during the most recently 
ended fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) the number of employees— 
‘‘(A) hired under such section during such 
fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) expected to be hired under such sec-
tion during the fiscal year in which the briefing 
is provided.’’. 
SEC. 1119. REPEAL OF CREDITING AMOUNTS RECEIVED 
AGAINST PAY OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OR DC 
EMPLOYEE SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD OF THE DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5519 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or (c)’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any amounts credited, by oper-
ation of such section 5519, against the pay of an employee 
or individual described under section 6323(c) of such title 
on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 1120. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE ANNUAL SURVEY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 29 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2955. Federal employee annual survey 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management shall conduct an annual survey of 
Federal employees (including survey questions prescribed 
under subsections (b) and (c)) to assess— 
‘‘(1) leadership and management practices that 
contribute to Executive agency performance and em-
ployee engagement; and 
‘‘(2) the satisfaction of such employees with— 
‘‘(A) Executive agency political and career 
leadership; 
‘‘(B) the work environment; 
‘‘(C) opportunities available to such em-
ployees— 
‘‘(i) to recommend workplace improve-
ments; 
‘‘(ii) to raise concerns and report pos-
sible wrongdoings; 
‘‘(iii) to contribute to achieving orga-
nizational missions; and 
‘‘(iv) for professional development and 
growth;
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‘‘(D) rewards and recognition for profes-
sional accomplishment and personal contribu-
tions to achieving organizational missions; 
‘‘(E) Executive agency commitment and 
actions to ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion 
at work; and 
‘‘(F) organizational adaptability, resilience, 
and openness to change. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management shall issues regulations imple-
menting this section, including regulations prescribing 
survey questions permitting comparisons across Executive 
agencies, requiring that such questions must be included 
on each survey conducted under subsection (a), and set-
ting the sequencing of such questions. 
‘‘(c) AGENCY-SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an Executive 
agency may, in coordination with the Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management, include in a survey 
conducted under subsection (a) questions specific to 
the Executive agency. 
‘‘(2) QUESTION
PLACEMENT.—Any questions 
included in a survey under paragraph (1) shall be 
placed at the end of the survey.
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‘‘(d) OCCUPATIONAL DATA.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall collect and report on the results of each Execu-
tive agency survey described in subsection (a) by occupa-
tion. 
‘‘(e) ACCESSIBILITY.—To the extent practicable, the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall en-
sure that surveys conducted under subsection (a) shall be 
accessible and user-friendly for Federal employees who 
choose to complete the survey on their mobile devices. 
‘‘(f) AVAILABILITY OF RESULTS.— 
‘‘(1) OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.— 
Not later than 3 months after beginning a survey 
under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management shall make publicly available 
the results of the survey. 
‘‘(2) AGENCIES.—After the results of a survey 
are made publicly available under paragraph (1), 
each head of an Executive agency shall post the re-
sults of surveys conducted under subsection (a) on 
the website of such Executive agency.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 29 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to chapter 2954 the 
following new item: 
‘‘2955. Federal employee annual survey.’’.
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SEC. 1121. ENHANCEMENT OF RECUSAL FOR CONFLICTS OF 
PERSONAL INTEREST REQUIREMENTS FOR 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICERS AND 
EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the prohibition set 
forth in section 208 of title 18, United States Code, an 
officer or employee of the Department of Defense may not 
participate personally and substantially in any covered 
matter that the officer or employee knows, or reasonably 
should know, is likely to have a direct and predictable ef-
fect on the financial interests of— 
(1) any organization, including a trade organi-
zation, for which the officer or employee has served 
as an employee, officer, director, trustee, or general 
partner in the past 2 years; 
(2) a former direct competitor or client of any 
organization for which the officer or employee has 
served as an employee, officer, director, trustee, or 
general partner in the past 2 years; or 
(3) any employer with whom the officer or em-
ployee is seeking employment. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to terminate, alter, or make inap-
plicable any other prohibition or limitation in law or regu-
lation on the participation of officers or employees of the 
Department of Defense in covered matters having an ef-
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fect on their or related financial or other personal inter-
ests. 
(c) COVERED MATTER DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered matter’’— 
(1) means any matter that involves deliberation, 
decision, or action that is focused upon the interests 
of a specific person or a discrete and identifiable 
class of persons; and 
(2) includes policymaking that is narrowly fo-
cused on the interests of a discrete and identifiable 
class of persons. 
SEC. 1122. PARENTAL BEREAVEMENT LEAVE FOR FEDERAL 
EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6382(a)(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) Because of the death of a son or 
daughter of the employee.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO LEAVE.— 
(1) SCHEDULE.—Section 6382(b)(1) of such 
title is amended by inserting after the third sentence 
the following: ‘‘Leave under subsection (a)(1)(F) 
shall not be taken by an employee intermittently or 
on a reduced leave schedule unless the employee and
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the employing agency of the employee agree other-
wise.’’. 
(2) PAID LEAVE.—Section 6382(d)(2) of such 
title is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A) 
or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A), (B), or (F)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘birth or placement’’ and inserting ‘‘birth, 
placement, or death’’. 
(3) NOTICE.—Section 6382(e) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) In any case in which the necessity for 
leave under subsection (a)(1)(F) is foreseeable, the 
employee shall provide such notice to the employing 
agency as is reasonable and practicable.’’. 
(4) CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
6383 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) An employing agency may require that a request 
for leave under section 6382(a)(1)(F) be supported by a 
certification issued at such time and in such manner as 
the Office of Personnel Management may by regulation 
prescribe. If the Office issues a regulation requiring such
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certification, the employee shall provide, in a timely man-
ner, a copy of such certification to the employer.’’. 
Subtitle B—PLUM Act 
SEC. 1131. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Periodically List-
ing Updates to Management Act’’ or the ‘‘PLUM Act’’. 
SEC. 1132. ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC WEBSITE ON GOV-
ERNMENT POLICY AND SUPPORTING POSI-
TIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 33 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 3330f. Government policy and supporting position 
data 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘agency’ means— 
‘‘(A) any Executive agency, the United 
States Postal Service, and the Postal Regu-
latory Commission; 
‘‘(B) the Architect of the Capitol, the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office, the Government 
Publishing Office, and the Library of Congress; 
and
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‘‘(C) the Executive Office of the President 
and any component within such Office (includ-
ing any successor component), including— 
‘‘(i) the Council of Economic Advi-
sors; 
‘‘(ii) the Council on Environmental 
Quality; 
‘‘(iii) the National Security Council; 
‘‘(iv) the Office of the Vice President; 
‘‘(v) the Office of Policy Development; 
‘‘(vi) the Office of Administration; 
‘‘(vii) the Office of Management and 
Budget; 
‘‘(viii) the Office of the United States 
Trade Representative; 
‘‘(ix) the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy; 
‘‘(x) the Office of National Drug Con-
trol Policy; and 
‘‘(xi) the White House Office, includ-
ing the White House Office of Presidential 
Personnel. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
WEBSITE.—The term ‘covered 
website’ means the website established and main-
tained by the Director under subsection (b).
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‘‘(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
‘‘(4) APPOINTEE.—The term ‘appointee’— 
‘‘(A) means an individual serving in a pol-
icy and supporting position; and 
‘‘(B) includes an individual serving in such 
a position temporarily in an acting capacity in 
accordance with— 
‘‘(i) sections 3345 through 3349d 
(commonly referred to as the ‘Federal Va-
cancies Reform Act of 1998’); 
‘‘(ii) any other statutory provision de-
scribed in section 3347(a)(1); or 
‘‘(iii) a Presidential appointment de-
scribed in section 3347(a)(2). 
‘‘(5) POLICY AND SUPPORTING POSITION.—The 
term ‘policy and supporting position’ means— 
‘‘(A) a position that requires appointment 
by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) a position that requires or permits 
appointment by the President or Vice Presi-
dent, without the advice and consent of the 
Senate;
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‘‘(C) a position occupied by a limited term 
appointee, limited emergency appointee, or non-
career appointee in the Senior Executive Serv-
ice, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and 
(7), respectively, of section 3132(a); 
‘‘(D) a position of a confidential or policy- 
determining character under schedule C of sub-
part C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor regulation; 
‘‘(E) a position in the Senior Foreign Serv-
ice; 
‘‘(F) any career position at an agency that, 
but for this section and section 2(b)(3) of the 
PLUM Act, would be included in the publica-
tion entitled ‘United States Government Policy 
and Supporting Positions’, commonly referred 
to as the ‘Plum Book’; and 
‘‘(G) any other position classified at or 
above level GS–14 of the General Schedule (or 
equivalent) that is excepted from the competi-
tive service by law because of the confidential or 
policy-determining nature of the position duties. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF WEBSITE.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of the PLUM Act, the 
Director shall establish, and thereafter maintain, a public
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website containing the following information for the Presi-
dent then in office and for each subsequent President: 
‘‘(1) Each policy and supporting position in the 
Federal Government, including any such position 
that is vacant. 
‘‘(2) The name of each individual who— 
‘‘(A) is serving in a position described in 
paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(B) previously served in a position de-
scribed in such paragraph under the applicable 
President. 
‘‘(3) Information on any Government-wide or 
agency-wide limitation on the total number of posi-
tions in the Senior Executive Service under section 
3133 or 3132, and for the total number of positions 
in Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, 
Code of Federal Regulations, and total number of 
individuals occupying such positions. 
‘‘(c) CONTENTS.—With respect to any policy and 
supporting position listed on the covered website, the Di-
rector shall include— 
‘‘(1) the agency, and agency component, (in-
cluding the agency and bureau code used by the Of-
fice of Management and Budget) in which the posi-
tion is located;
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‘‘(2) the name of the position; 
‘‘(3) the name of the individual occupying such 
position (if any); 
‘‘(4) the geographic location of the position, in-
cluding the city, State or province, and country; 
‘‘(5) the pay system under which the position is 
paid; 
‘‘(6) the level, grade, or rate of pay; 
‘‘(7) the term or duration of the appointment 
(if any); 
‘‘(8) the expiration date, in the case of a time- 
limited appointment; 
‘‘(9) a unique identifier for each appointee to 
enable tracking such appointee across positions; 
‘‘(10) whether the position is vacant, and in the 
case of a vacancy, for positions for which appoint-
ment is required to be made by the President by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, the name 
of the acting official, and, for other positions, the 
name of the official performing the duties of the va-
cant position. 
‘‘(d) CURRENT DATA.—For each agency, the Direc-
tor shall indicate the date that the agency last updated 
the data.
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‘‘(e) FORMAT.—The Director shall make the data on 
the covered website available to the public at no cost over 
the internet in a searchable, sortable, downloadable, and 
machine-readable format so that the data qualifies as an 
open Government data asset, as defined in section 3502 
of title 44. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) INFORMATION
REQUIRED.—Each agency 
shall provide to the Director any information that 
the Director determines necessary to establish and 
maintain the covered website, including the informa-
tion uploaded pursuant to paragraph (4). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
AGENCIES.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
PLUM Act, the Director shall issue instructions to 
agencies with specific requirements for the provision 
or uploading of information required under para-
graph (1), including— 
‘‘(A) specific data standards that an agen-
cy shall follow to ensure that the information is 
complete, accurate, and reliable; 
‘‘(B) data quality assurance methods; and 
‘‘(C) the timeframe during which an agen-
cy shall provide or upload the information, in-
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cluding the timeframe described under para-
graph (4). 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Director 
shall identify on the covered website any agency that 
has failed to provide— 
‘‘(A) the information required by the Di-
rector; 
‘‘(B) complete, accurate, and reliable infor-
mation; or 
‘‘(C) the information during the timeframe 
specified by the Director. 
‘‘(4) MONTHLY UPDATES.— 
‘‘(A) Not later than 90 days after the date 
the covered website is established, and not less 
than once during each 30 day period thereafter, 
the head of each agency shall upload to the cov-
ered website updated information (if any) on— 
‘‘(i) the policy and supporting posi-
tions in the agency; 
‘‘(ii) the appointees occupying such 
positions in the agency; and 
‘‘(iii) the former appointees who 
served in the agency under the President 
then in office.
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‘‘(B) Information provided under subpara-
graph (A) shall supplement, not supplant, pre-
viously provided data under such subparagraph. 
‘‘(5) OPM HELP DESK.—The Director shall es-
tablish a central help desk, to be operated by not 
more than one full-time employee, to assist any 
agency with implementing this section. 
‘‘(6) COORDINATION.—The Director may des-
ignate one or more Federal agencies to participate 
in the development, establishment, operation, and 
support of the covered website. With respect to any 
such designation, the Director may specify the scope 
of the responsibilities of the Federal agency so des-
ignated. 
‘‘(7) DATA STANDARDS AND TIMING.—The Di-
rector shall make available on the covered website 
information regarding on data collection standards, 
quality assurance methods, and time frames for re-
porting data to the Director. 
‘‘(8) REGULATIONS.—The Director may pre-
scribe regulations necessary for the administration 
of this section. 
‘‘(g) RESPONSIBILITY OF AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(1) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—Each agen-
cy shall comply with the instructions and guidance
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issued by the Director to carry out this subtitle, and, 
upon request of the Director, shall provide appro-
priate assistance to the Director to ensure the suc-
cessful operation of the covered website in the man-
ner and within the timeframe specified by the Direc-
tor under subsection (f)(2). 
‘‘(2) ENSURING
COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, 
AND RELIABILITY.—With respect to any submission 
of information described in paragraph (1), the head 
of an agency shall include an explanation of how the 
agency ensured the information is complete, accu-
rate, and reliable, and a certification that such infor-
mation is complete, accurate, and reliable. 
‘‘(h) INFORMATION VERIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
semiannually, the Director, in coordination with the 
White House Office of Presidential Personnel, shall 
confirm that the information on the covered website 
is complete, accurate, reliable, and up-to-date. On 
the date of any such confirmation, the Director shall 
publish on the covered website a certification that 
such confirmation has been made. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY
OF
DIRECTOR.—In carrying 
out paragraph (1), the Director may—
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‘‘(A) request additional information from 
an agency; and 
‘‘(B) use any additional information pro-
vided to the Director or the White House Office 
of Presidential Personnel for the purposes of 
verification. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Director shall es-
tablish a process under which members of the public 
may provide feedback regarding the accuracy of the 
information on the covered website. 
‘‘(i) DATA ARCHIVING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after a transitional inauguration day (as defined in 
section 3349a), the Director, in consultation with 
the Archivist of the United States, shall archive the 
data that was compiled on the covered website for 
the preceding presidential administration. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Director 
shall make the data described in paragraph (1) pub-
licly available over the internet— 
‘‘(A) on, or through a link on, the covered 
website; 
‘‘(B) at no cost; and 
‘‘(C) 
in 
a 
searchable, 
sortable, 
downloadable, and machine-readable format.
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‘‘(j) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
one year after the covered website is established and 
not less than annually thereafter, the Director, in 
coordination with the White House Office of Presi-
dential Personnel, shall publish a report on the cov-
ered website that contains summary level informa-
tion on the demographics of any appointee. Such re-
port shall provide such information in a structured 
data format that is searchable, sortable, and 
downloadable, makes use of common identifiers 
wherever possible, and contains current and histor-
ical data regarding such information. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each report published 
under paragraph (1) shall include self-identified 
data on race, ethnicity, tribal affiliation, gender, 
disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, 
and whether the appointee is over the age of 40 
with respect to each type of appointee. Such a 
report shall allow for users of the covered 
website to view the type of appointee by agency 
or component, along with these self-identified 
data, alone and in combination, to the greatest
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level detail possible without allowing the identi-
fication of individual appointees. 
‘‘(B) OPTION
TO
NOT
SPECIFY.—When 
collecting each category of data described in 
subparagraph (A), each appointee shall be al-
lowed an option to not specify with respect to 
any such category. 
‘‘(C) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall 
consult with the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate regarding re-
ports published under this subsection and the 
information in such reports to determine wheth-
er the intent of this section is being fulfilled 
and if additional information or other changes 
are needed for such reports. 
‘‘(3) EXCLUSION OF CAREER POSITIONS.—For 
purposes of applying the term ‘appointee’ in this 
subsection, such term does not include any indi-
vidual appointed to a position described in sub-
section (a)(5)(F).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5,
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United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘3330f. Government policy and supporting position data.’’. 
(b) OTHER MATTERS.— 
(1) GAO REVIEW AND REPORT.—Not later than 
1 year after the date such website is established, the 
Comptroller General shall conduct a review, and 
issue a briefing or report, on the implementation of 
this subtitle and the amendments made by this sub-
title. The review shall include— 
(A) the quality of data required to be col-
lected and whether such data is complete, accu-
rate, timely, and reliable; 
(B) any challenges experienced by agencies 
in implementing this subtitle and the amend-
ments made by this subtitle; and 
(C) any suggestions or modifications to en-
hance compliance with this subtitle and the 
amendments made by this subtitle, including 
best practices for agencies to follow. 
(2) SUNSET
OF
PLUM
BOOK.—Beginning on 
January 1, 2024, such website shall serve as the 
public directory for policy and supporting positions 
in the Government, and the publication entitled 
‘‘United States Government Policy and Supporting
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Positions’’, commonly referred to as the ‘‘Plum 
Book’’, shall no longer be issued or published. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. EXTENSION OF SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPER-
ATIONS FOR IRREGULAR WARFARE. 
Section 1202(a) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 
Stat. 1639) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2025’’. 
SEC. 1202. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND BUILDING 
PARTNER CAPACITY PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port identifying units of national security forces of foreign 
countries that— 
(1) have participated in programs under the au-
thority of section 333 of title 10, United States 
Code, during any of fiscal years 2017 through 2021; 
and
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(2) have been determined to have committed 
gross violations of internationally recognized human 
rights, including as described in the annual Depart-
ment of State’s Country Reports on Human Rights 
Practices. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) should include recommendations 
to improve human rights training and additional measures 
that can be adopted to prevent violations of human rights 
under any other provision of law. 
(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 Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1203. REPORT ON COUNTRIES SUITABLE FOR STA-
BILIZATION OPERATIONS SUPPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, shall submit to the Committee on Armed
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Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed 
Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate a report on countries for which the Department 
has a presence and are suitable for stabilization operations 
support provided under section 1210A of National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
116–92) to inform ongoing interagency discussions on sta-
bilization efforts. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include a list of countries 
suitable for such stabilization operations support and a 
justification for such list. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to divert resources from potential 
emergency operational capacities. 
SEC. 1204. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF BIENNIAL 
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 
STATES AUDITS OF PROGRAMS TO BUILD 
THE 
CAPACITY 
OF 
FOREIGN 
SECURITY 
FORCES. 
Section 1205(f) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘2016, 2018 and 2020’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2022, 2024, and 2026’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 2282 of title 10, 
United States Code (as so added)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsections (a)(1) and (e)(7)(B) of section 
333 of title 10, United States Code’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
subparagraph (G); and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following: 
‘‘(E) An assessment of coordination by the 
Department of Defense with coalition partners 
under the program or programs, as applicable. 
‘‘(F) A description and assessment of the 
methodology used by the Department of De-
fense to assess the effectiveness of training 
under the program or programs.’’. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. CLARIFICATION OF CERTAIN MATTERS REGARD-
ING PROTECTION OF AFGHAN ALLIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 602 of the Afghan Allies 
Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amend-
ed—
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(1) in subsection (b)(2)(C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(I)
IN
GENERAL.—An 
alien is described in this subparagraph if the 
alien’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—An alien is de-
scribed in this subparagraph if the alien’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(II)
EMPLOYMENT
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—An application’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(ii) EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 
An application’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(i), by striking sub-
clause (I), and inserting the following: 
‘‘(I) was the spouse or child of a 
principal alien described in subpara-
graph (A) who had submitted— 
‘‘(aa) an application to the 
Chief of Mission pursuant to this 
section; or 
‘‘(bb) a petition pursuant to 
section 1059 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2006 (Public Law 109– 
163; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note),
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which included the alien as an accom-
panying spouse or child; and’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(i)(II)— 
(A) in item (aa), by inserting ‘‘application 
or’’ before ‘‘petition’’; and 
(B) in item (bb), by inserting ‘‘application 
or’’ before ‘‘petition’’; and 
(4) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
petition’’ after ‘‘application’’ each place such term 
appears. 
(b) STATUS OF AFGHANS EMPLOYED SUBJECT TO A 
GRANT
OR
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT.—Section 
602(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 
2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘United States Government’’ the following ‘‘, including 
employment or other work in Afghanistan funded by the 
United States Government through a cooperative agree-
ment, grant, or nongovernmental organization, if the Sec-
retary of State determines, based on a recommendation 
from the Federal agency or organization authorizing such 
funding, that such alien contributed to the United States 
mission in Afghanistan’’. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that—
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(1) it is our solemn responsibility to honor the 
sacrifices made by, and the loyal service of, our 
many Afghan partners who faithfully served along-
side our Armed Forces, our diplomats, and sup-
ported United States operations in Afghanistan for 
the last 20 years; 
(2) the United States Government must recog-
nize that commitment and seek to facilitate the safe 
passage to the United States for those Afghan part-
ners through the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa 
program; 
(3) our Afghan partners performed their serv-
ices at great personal risk to themselves and their 
families and that these Afghans, in their service to 
our security as interpreters and in other capacities, 
furthered our military and diplomatic mission in Af-
ghanistan; and 
(4) the United States Government is grateful 
for the loyalty of our Afghan partners and expresses 
our deepest sympathies for what they have lost. 
Congress reaffirms its commitment to continuing the work 
that it has done to honor these Afghans and provide for 
their safety through the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa 
program as it has since the program’s inception in 2009 
including through the passage of legislation to extend the
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Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program and provide ad-
ditional special immigrant visas. 
(d) OVERSIGHT OF EVACUATION.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment, the Secretary of Defense 
shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, appoint 
an official to assist with the State Department on the con-
tinued evacuation of American nationals, special immi-
grant visa petitioners, and other Afghans at risk. The ap-
pointment shall terminate on the last day of the fiscal year 
that begins after the date of such appointment, except that 
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State may extend such appointment for an addi-
tional period of 1 fiscal year. 
SEC. 1212. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Amounts are authorized to be appropriated and are au-
thorized to remain available through December 31, 2022, 
for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for expenditure 
on costs associated with the termination of Operation 
Freedom’s Sentinel and termination of related support to 
the forces of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of 
Interior Affairs of the Government of Afghanistan, and 
may also be made available for storage costs for equipment 
and other materiel taken into DoD stock pursuant to sub-
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section (b) of this section, contract termination, and close 
out costs. 
(b) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.— 
(1) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.— 
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense 
may accept equipment that was procured using 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Af-
ghanistan Security Forces Fund by subsection (a) or 
authorized to be appropriated pursuant to prior Acts 
and was— 
(A) intended for transfer to the security 
forces of the Ministry of Defense and the Min-
istry of Interior Affairs of the Government of 
Afghanistan; or 
(B) previously accepted by the Government 
of Afghanistan. 
(2) TREATMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
STOCKS.—Equipment accepted under the authority 
provided under paragraph (1) may be treated as 
stocks of the Department of Defense upon notifica-
tion to the congressional defense committees of such 
treatment. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act
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for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for the 
authority described in paragraph (1) may be used— 
(A) for transportation, storage, and other 
costs associated with taking equipment accepted 
under the authority provided under paragraph 
(1) into stocks of the Department of Defense 
until alternate disposition is determined; and 
(B) to pay for the costs of disposing of 
such equipment if no other alternate use can be 
found. 
(4) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EQUIPMENT DIS-
POSITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
every 90 days thereafter during the period in 
which the authority provided under paragraph 
(1) is exercised, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report 
describing the equipment accepted during the 
period covered by such report under the fol-
lowing: 
(i) This subsection. 
(ii) Any prior Act authorizing the ap-
propriation of funds for the Afghanistan 
Security Forces Fund pursuant to which
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such equipment was accepted during such 
period. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include, with respect to the 
90-day period for which report is submitted and 
cumulatively beginning with the date of the 
submission of the first notification described in 
subparagraph (A)— 
(i) a list of any equipment accepted 
during such period and treated as stocks of 
the Department of Defense; 
(ii) a description of the circumstances 
that resulted in such equipment being 
available for treatment as stocks of the De-
partment of Defense; 
(iii) the cost associated with the stor-
age of maintenance of any accepted equip-
ment; and 
(iv) the final disposition decisions or 
actions for all accepted equipment.
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SEC. 1213. PROHIBITION ON PROVIDING FUNDS OR MATE-
RIAL RESOURCES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE TO THE TALIBAN. 
The Secretary of Defense may not provide any funds 
or material resources of the Department of Defense to the 
Taliban. 
SEC. 1214. PROHIBITION ON TRANSPORTING CURRENCY TO 
THE TALIBAN AND THE ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF 
AFGHANISTAN. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Defense may be made available for the operation of any 
aircraft of the Department of Defense to transport cur-
rency or other items of value to the Taliban, the Islamic 
Emirate of Afghanistan, or any subsidiary, agent, or in-
strumentality of either the Taliban or the Islamic Emirate 
of Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1215. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALI-
TION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO 
UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
Section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
393) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2020, and ending on De-
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cember 31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on Decem-
ber 31, 2022’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘during the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2020, and ending on De-
cember 31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘during the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending 
on December 31, 2022’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$180,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$60,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1216. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON THE SECURITY ENVI-
RONMENT IN AFGHANISTAN AND UNITED 
STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS RELATED TO 
THE 
SECURITY 
OF, 
AND 
THREATS 
EMA-
NATING FROM, AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff and the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, shall pro-
vide to the House Committee on Armed Services a quar-
terly briefing on the security environment in Afghanistan 
and United States military operations related to the secu-
rity of, and threats emanating from, Afghanistan.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—Each quarterly briefing under sub-
section (a) shall including information relating to the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The current security environment in Af-
ghanistan, including the following: 
(A) An assessment of foreign terrorist or-
ganizations operating within Afghanistan, in-
cluding the operations of such organizations 
against targets inside Afghanistan and abroad. 
(B) An assessment of Taliban operations 
against Afghan nationals who assisted United 
States and coalition forces since 2001. 
(2) The disposition of United States forces in 
the region, including the following: 
(A) An update on United States force pos-
ture and basing activity in the CENTCOM area 
of operations as such relates to Afghanistan. 
(B) A description of capabilities of forces 
in the region to execute operations in Afghani-
stan. 
(C) Relevant updates on ability and effec-
tiveness of over the horizon operations in Af-
ghanistan. 
(3) Relevant updates of foreign military oper-
ations in the region, including the following:
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(A) An assessment of foreign military op-
erations in the region as such relate to Afghani-
stan. 
(B) An assessment of foreign military ca-
pabilities to execute operations in Afghanistan. 
(C) An assessment of foreign militaries’ re-
lationships with the Taliban or foreign terrorist 
organizations inside Afghanistan. 
(c) TIMING.—With respect to the quarterly briefings 
required under subsection (a)— 
(1) the first such quarterly briefing is due not 
later than March 31, 2022; and 
(2) each subsequent briefing is due each quar-
ter thereafter until March 31, 2024. 
(d) CLASSIFICATION.—Each quarterly briefing under 
subsection (a) shall be conducted in a classified format. 
SEC. 1217. QUARTERLY REPORT ON THE THREAT POTEN-
TIAL OF AL-QAEDA AND RELATED TERRORIST 
GROUPS UNDER A TALIBAN REGIME IN AF-
GHANISTAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees on a quarterly basis a report on the threat poten-
tial of Al-Qaeda and related terrorist groups under a 
Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
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(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the implications of 
Al-Qaeda and related terrorist groups, including the Is-
lamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State 
Khurasan (ISK), and the Haqqani Network, operating 
within a Taliban-held Afghanistan, the region, and glob-
ally. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1218. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the men and women of the United States 
Armed Forces performed heroically by securing 
Hamid Karzai International Airport and facilitating 
the evacuation of thousands of United States citi-
zens; 
(2) these servicemembers have executed the 
largest Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) 
in United States history, saving the lives of thou-
sands of men, women, and children;
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(3) these servicemembers should be commended 
for their courageous and noble service to their coun-
try, having acquitted themselves in a manner that 
should make every American proud; and 
(4) the service and lives of the 11 Marines, a 
sailor, and a soldier who gave their lives in service 
of this mission should be remembered for their valor 
and humanity, having made the ultimate sacrifice in 
service to their Nation. 
SEC. 1219. JOINT REPORT ON USING THE SYNCHRONIZED 
PREDEPLOYMENT 
AND 
OPERATIONAL 
TRACKER (SPOT) DATABASE TO VERIFY AF-
GHAN SIV APPLICANT INFORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Sate shall submit to appropriate con-
gressional committees a joint report on the use of the De-
partment of Defense Synchronized Predeployment and 
Operational Tracker database (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘SPOT database’’) to verify the existence of De-
partment of Defense contracts and Afghan biographic 
data for Afghan special immigrant visa applicants. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF JOINT REPORT.—The joint report 
required under subsection (a) shall—
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(1) evaluate the improvements in the special 
immigrant visa process following the use of the 
SPOT database to verify special immigrant visa ap-
plications, including the extent to which use of 
SPOT expedited special immigrant visa processing, 
reduced the risk of fraudulent documents, and the 
extent to which the SPOT database could be used 
for future special immigrant visa programs; 
(2) identify obstacles that persisted in docu-
menting the identity and employment of locally em-
ployed staff and contractors after the use of the 
SPOT database in the special immigrant visa proc-
ess; and 
(3) recommend best practices from the SPOT 
database that could be used to implement a central-
ized interagency database of information related to 
personnel conducting work on executive agency con-
tracts, grants, or cooperative agreements that can be 
used to adjudicate special immigrant visas. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—For the purposes of preparing 
the joint report required under this section, the Secretary 
of Defense and the Secretary of State shall consult with 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development and the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity.
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(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1220. PROHIBITION ON REMOVAL OF PUBLICLY AVAIL-
ABLE ACCOUNTINGS OF MILITARY ASSIST-
ANCE PROVIDED TO THE AFGHAN SECURITY 
FORCES. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2022 may be used to remove 
from the website of the Department of Defense or any 
other agency publicly available accountings of military as-
sistance provided to the Afghan security forces that was 
publicly available online as of July 1, 2021. 
SEC. 1220A. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO KABUL AIR 
STRIKE. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) an investigation by the Commander of 
United States Central Command, General Kenneth 
F. McKenzie, found that an August air strike in
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Kabul resulted in the deaths of as many as ten civil-
ians, including up to seven children; 
(2) Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, 
expressed condolences to the surviving family mem-
bers on behalf of the Department of Defense; 
(3) senior defense officials must ensure that 
there is full accountability for this tragic mistake; 
(4) the Department of Defense must conduct a 
timely, comprehensive, and transparent investigation 
into the events that led to the deaths of innocent ci-
vilians, including accountability measures to be 
taken and consideration of the degree to which 
strike authorities, procedures, and processes need to 
be altered in the future; and 
(5) while no amount of recompense can make 
up for the loss or grief of the affected families, the 
United States must provide appropriate compensa-
tion for those families through the form of ex gratia 
payments or other means of remuneration. 
SEC. 1220B. REQUIREMENT TO ATTEMPT RECOVERY OF 
AIRCRAFT. 
The Secretary of Defense shall use amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization under section 1212 
to attempt to recover any aircraft that were provided by 
the United States to the Afghan security forces that have
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been relocated to other countries, including the 46 aircraft 
flown to Uzbekistan, during the collapse of the Afghan 
government. 
SEC. 1220C. ADDITIONAL REPORTS REQUIRED OF THE OF-
FICE OF THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL 
FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION. 
The Office of the Special Inspector General for Af-
ghanistan Reconstruction shall conduct investigations, 
submit progress reports on such investigations to the ap-
propriate congressional committees through the quarterly 
reports required to be submitted to such committees under 
law, and submit to such committees a final report con-
taining summary of all such investigations with respect 
to the withdrawal of United States and allied forces from 
Afghanistan, which shall, at a minimum, include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The types of military equipment provided by 
the United States to the Afghanistan military or se-
curity forces that was left in Afghanistan after with-
drawal of United States forces, including equipment 
provided to the Afghan Air Force, whether the 
Taliban have control over such equipment, and 
whether it is being moved or sold to any third par-
ties.
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(2) Whether Afghan government officials fled 
Afghanistan with United States taxpayer dollars. 
(3) Whether funds made available from the Af-
ghan Security Force Fund were stolen by Afghan 
government officials or were diverted from their 
originally intended purposes. 
(4) Whether equipment provided to Afghanistan 
military or security forces was used to assist Afghan 
government officials to flee Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1220D. REPORT ON EVACUATION OF UNITED STATES 
CITIZENS 
FROM 
HAMID 
KARZAI 
INTER-
NATIONAL AIRPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 30 days there-
after, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the number 
of United States citizens evacuated from Hamid Karzai 
International Airport. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The reports required by sub-
section (a) shall terminate 30 days after the date on which 
the final United States citizen that has requested evacu-
ation from Hamid Karzai International Airport has been 
evacuated. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that throughout the evacuation of American citizens
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and allies from Afghanistan, the United States Armed 
Forces carried out their mission with tremendous profes-
sionalism, compassion, and bravery. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1220E. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON WOMEN AND GIRLS IN 
AFGHANISTAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the international community should con-
demn acts of violence against Afghan women and 
girls; and 
(2) Afghan women deserve the right to vote, 
work, obtain an education, or otherwise participate 
in the civic affairs of Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1220F. BRIEFING ON STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN 
AFGHANISTAN. 
The Secretary of Defense shall provide to members 
of Congress a briefing on the status of women and girls
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in Afghanistan as a result of the Taliban rule and after 
the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from the 
country, in comparison to the preceding decade. 
SEC. 1220G. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR MILI-
TARY 
COOPERATION 
OR 
INTELLIGENCE 
SHARING WITH THE TALIBAN. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be used for mili-
tary cooperation or intelligence sharing with the Taliban. 
SEC. 1220H. THREAT ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST THREATS 
POSED 
BY 
PRISONERS 
RELEASED 
BY 
TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) THREAT ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National In-
telligence, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense and 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
shall conduct a threat assessment of terrorist threats 
to the United States posed by the prisoners released 
by the Taliban from the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison and 
Parwan Detention Facility in Afghanistan. 
(2) 
ELEMENTS.—The 
assessment 
required 
under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) With respect to the prisoners released 
by the Taliban from the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison
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and Parwan Detention Facility in Afghanistan, 
information relating to— 
(i) the number of such prisoners who 
were released; 
(ii) the country of origin for each such 
prisoner; and 
(iii) any affiliation with a foreign ter-
rorist organization for each such prisoner. 
(B) The capability of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence to identify, track, and mon-
itor such prisoners and any associated chal-
lenges with such capability. 
(C) Any action of the with respect to— 
(i) mitigating the terrorist threats to 
the United States posed by such prisoners; 
and 
(ii) preventing such prisoners from 
entering the United States. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees the threat assessment required under 
subsection (a); and
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(2) provide a briefing to the appropriate con-
gressional committees on such assessment. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the congressional defense commit-
tees and— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ means an or-
ganization designated as a foreign terrorist organiza-
tion under section 219 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
SEC. 1220I. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SERVICE OF 
UNITED 
STATES 
ARMED 
FORCES 
SERVICEMEMBERS IN AFGHANISTAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the servicemembers of the United States 
Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan represent 
the very best of the United States;
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(2) the service of those who returned home 
from war with wounds seen and unseen, those who 
died in defense of the Nation, and those who ulti-
mately lost their lives to suicide are not forgotten; 
and 
(3) the United States honors these brave mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and their families and 
shall never forget the services they rendered and the 
sacrifices they and their families made in the de-
fense of a grateful Nation. 
SEC. 1220J. REPORT AND CERTIFICATION ON THE FATE 
AND DISPOSITION OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT 
BELONGING 
TO 
AFGHANISTAN 
SECURITY 
FORCES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) certify to the congressional defense commit-
tees, with respect to military equipment that pre-
viously belonged to the Afghanistan security forces 
and was located in Uzbekistan on September 11, 
2021— 
(A) the manner in which it was transferred 
to a foreign country and the authority under 
which the equipment was so transferred; and
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(B) whether, under any circumstances, 
such equipment could be transferred to the 
Taliban or to the Islamic Emirate of Afghani-
stan; and 
(2) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the fate and disposition of military 
equipment described in such subsection and a de-
scription of the circumstances that led to the ulti-
mate fate and disposition of such equipment. 
SEC. 1220K. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING TO CERTAIN GOV-
ERNMENTS OF AFGHANISTAN. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Defense for Afghanistan may be made available to any 
program, project, or activity with the government of Af-
ghanistan if such government includes one or more indi-
viduals belonging to an organization designated pursuant 
to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189) as a foreign terrorist organization.
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Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
SEC. 1221. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN 
GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1209 of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3451) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2022’’. 
(b) NOTICE BEFORE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
Subsection (b)(2)(A) of such section is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or fiscal year 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2021, 
or fiscal year 2022’’. 
SEC. 1222. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES 
OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION 
IN IRAQ. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2022’’; and
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(2) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of such sec-
tion is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2021’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’. 
SEC. 1223. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE 
ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3558) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2022’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2022’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$322,500,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$345,000,000’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made avail-
able for fiscal year 2021 (and available for obliga-
tion as of the date of the enactment of this Act) and 
fiscal year 2022 to carry out section 1236 of the
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Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3558), not 
more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended 
until the date on which the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of State submit to appropriate con-
gressional committees a report that contains the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A comprehensive strategy and plan to 
train and build lasting and sustainable military 
capabilities of the Iraqi security forces using ex-
isting authorities. 
(B) A whole-of-government plan to engage 
the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Re-
gional Government in security sector reform to 
professionalize, strengthen, and sustainably 
build the capacity of Iraq’s national defense 
and security institutions. 
(C) A description of the current status, ca-
pabilities, and operational capacity of remaining 
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria elements active 
in Iraq and Syria. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
The Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State 
shall submit to appropriate congressional committees
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a report that contains information relating to any 
gross violations of human rights committed by units 
of the Iraqi security forces. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1224. PROHIBITION OF TRANSFERS TO BADR ORGANI-
ZATION. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Defense may be made available, directly or indirectly, 
to the Badr Organization. 
SEC. 1225. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS TO IRAN. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Defense may be made available to transfer or facilitate 
a transfer of pallets of currency, currency, or other items 
of value to the Government of Iran, any subsidiary of such 
Government, or any agent or instrumentality of Iran.
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SEC. 1226. REPORT ON IRAN-CHINA MILITARY TIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 4 years, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report that includes a detailed assessment of— 
(1) military ties between China and Iran since 
the expiration of United Nations Security Resolution 
2231 in October 2020, including in the form of joint 
drills, weapons transfers, military visits, illicit pro-
curement activities, and other sources of Chinese 
material support for Iranian military capabilities; 
and 
(2) the direct or indirect impact that the sus-
pension, issuance, or revocation of any waiver, li-
cense, or suspension of economic sanctions on Iran 
may have on the use or effectiveness of such tools. 
SEC. 1227. REPORT ON IRANIAN MILITARY CAPABILITIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report that includes a detailed description of— 
(1) improvements to Iranian military capabili-
ties in the preceding 180-day period, including capa-
bilities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,
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the Quds Force, the Artesh, and the Basij, as well 
as those of its terrorist proxies; 
(2) all instances of the supply, sale, or transfer 
of arms or related materiel, including spare parts, to 
or from Iran as well as all instances of missile 
launches by Iran, including for the purposes of test-
ing and development or use in military operations; 
and 
(3) the direct or indirect impact that the sus-
pension, issuance, or revocation of any waiver, li-
cense, or suspension of economic sanctions on Iran 
may have on the military capabilities described in 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 1228. REPORT ON IRANIAN TERRORIST PROXIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report that includes a detailed description of— 
(1) improvements to the military capabilities of 
Iran-backed militias, including Lebanese Hezbollah, 
Asa’ib ahl al-Haq, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, 
Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Kata’ib al-Imam Ali, 
Kata’ib Hezbollah, the Badr Organization, the
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Fatemiyoun, the Zainabiyoun, and Ansar Allah (also 
known as the Houthis); and 
(2) the direct or indirect impact that the sus-
pension, issuance, or revocation of any waiver, li-
cense, or suspension of economic sanctions on Iran 
may have on such capabilities. 
SEC. 1229. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ISRAEL. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) since 1948, Israel has been one of the 
strongest friends and allies of the United States; 
(2) Israel is a stable, democratic country in a 
region often marred by turmoil; 
(3) it is essential to the strategic interest of the 
United States to continue to offer full security as-
sistance and related support to Israel; and 
(4) such assistance and support is especially 
vital as Israel confronts a number of potential chal-
lenges at the present time, including continuing 
threats from Iran. 
SEC. 1229A. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENRICHMENT OF 
URANIUM BY IRAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Government of Iran’s decision to enrich 
uranium up to 60 percent purity is a further esca-
lation and shortens the breakout time to produce
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enough highly enriched uranium to develop a nuclear 
weapon; and 
(2) the Government of Iran should immediately 
abandon any pursuit of a nuclear weapon. 
SEC. 1229B. REPORT ON IRANIAN OPERATIONS ON UNITED 
STATES SOIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, 
including a strategy described in subsection (b)(4), that 
contains a description of malign operations by Iran con-
ducted on United States soil. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall also include the following elements: 
(1) A public list of all Iran-backed terrorist at-
tacks, kidnapping, export violations, sanctions bust-
ing activities, cyber-attacks, and money laundering 
operations on United States soil since 1979, includ-
ing attempts at such activities that resulted in the 
filing of criminal charges. 
(2) The actions of the United States in re-
sponse to each activity or attempted activity listed 
pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(3) A description of what persons, entities, and 
governments have aided Iran in such malign activi-
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ties on United States soil, including terrorist organi-
zations. 
(4) A strategy to prevent Iran from kidnapping 
American citizens and to deter Iran from conducting 
or planning operations such as the foiled plot to kid-
nap Masih Alinejad. 
(c) FORM.—The report and strategy required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. It shall also be publicly 
available on a website operated by the Federal Govern-
ment. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1229C. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REGARDING 
CRYPTOCURRENCY PAYMENTS BY THE DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 36 of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
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U.S.C. 2708) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall notify the appropriate congressional committees 
not later than 15 days before payment in 
cryptocurrency of a reward under this section.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the use of cryptocurrency as a part of the Depart-
ment of State Rewards Program pursuant to section 36 
of the of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708). Such report shall— 
(1) explain why the Department of State made 
the 
determination 
to 
pay 
out 
rewards 
in 
cryptocurrency; 
(2) lists each cryptocurrency payment already 
paid by the Department; 
(3) provides evidence as to why cryptocurrency 
payments would be more likely to induce whistle-
blowers to come forward with information than re-
wards paid out in United States dollars or other 
prizes;
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(4) analyzes how the Department’s use of 
cryptocurrency could undermine the dollar’s status 
as the global reserve currency; and 
(5) examines if the Department’s use of 
cryptocurrency could provide bad actors with addi-
tional hard-to-trace funds that could be used for 
criminal or illicit purposes. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 1229D. SUPPORT FOR FORCES IN IRAQ OPERATING IN 
THE NINEVEH PLAINS REGION OF IRAQ. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States should work with the Govern-
ment of Iraq to ensure the safe and voluntary return of 
ethno-religious minority populations to their home commu-
nities in the Nineveh Plains region of Iraq. 
(b) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the heads of
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other relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
shall provide to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a strategy to assist the Government of Iraq 
and relevant local authorities with the safe return of 
ethno-religious minorities displaced by violence in 
the Nineveh Plains region of Iraq. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by this 
subsection should include the following: 
(A) A strategy to support a political and 
security climate that allows ethno-religious mi-
norities in the Nineveh Plains region to safely 
and voluntarily return to their home commu-
nities as well as to administer and secure their 
own areas in cooperation with federal authori-
ties. 
(B) An assessment of the impact of the 
Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Account-
ability Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–300) on 
return rates of vulnerable, indigenous, ethno-re-
ligious groups, including Assyrians and Yazidis, 
in those areas of the Nineveh Plains region in 
which funds have been spent. 
(C) A description of the progress of and 
ability to integrate minority security forces pre-
viously trained by Combined Joint Task Force-
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Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), such 
as the Nineveh Plain Protection Units, into the 
formal and permanent Iraqi state institutions. 
(D) A description of the negative impact of 
Iranian-backed militias, such as PMF Brigades 
30 and 50, on rates of return to, and ongoing 
safety of communities within, the Nineveh 
Plains region. 
SEC. 1229E REPORT ON THE THREAT POSED BY IRANIAN- 
BACKED MILITIAS IN IRAQ. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the short- and long-term threats posed by Iranian- 
backed militias in Iraq to Iraq and to United States per-
sons and interests. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A detailed description of acts of violence 
and intimidation that Iranian-backed militias in Iraq 
have committed against Iraqi civilians during the 
previous two years. 
(2) A detailed description of the threat that 
Iranian-backed militias in Iraq pose to United States
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persons in Iraq and in the Middle East, including 
United States Armed Forces and diplomats. 
(3) A detailed description of the threat Iranian- 
backed militias in Iraq pose to United States part-
ners in the region. 
(4) A detailed description of the role that Ira-
nian-backed militias in Iraq, including the Badr 
Corps, play in Iraq’s armed forces and security serv-
ices, including Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces. 
(5) An assessment of whether, and to what ex-
tent, any Iranian-backed militia in Iraq, or member 
of such militia, was provided assistance directly or 
indirectly from the Department of Defense or had il-
licit access to United States-origin defense equip-
ment provided to Iraq since 2014 and the response 
from the Government of Iraq to each incident. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex only if such annex is provided separately 
from the unclassified report. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means—
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(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1229F. REPORT ON UNITED NATIONS ARMS EMBARGO 
ON IRAN. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and Committee 
on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a report that includes a detailed de-
scription of the following: 
(1) An assessment of the United Nations arms 
embargo on Iran and its effectiveness in con-
straining Iran’s ability to supply, sell, or transfer, 
directly or indirectly, arms or related materiel, in-
cluding spare parts, while the embargo was in effect. 
(2) The measures that the Departments of De-
fense and State are taking, in the absence of such 
a United Nations arms embargo on Iran, to con-
strain Iranian arms proliferation and advance an 
equally robust, global prohibition on the supply, sale, 
or transfer, of weapons to or from Iran.
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SEC. 1229G. REPORT ON IRGC-AFFILIATED OPERATIVES 
ABROAD. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Presi-
dent shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a re-
port that includes a detailed description of the following: 
(1) All IRGC-affiliated operatives serving in 
diplomatic and consular posts outside of Iran. 
(2) The ways in which the Department of De-
fense, in coordination with the Department of State, 
is working with partner countries to inform them of 
the threat posed by IRGC-affiliated operatives, who 
are also operatives of a designated foreign terrorist 
organization, and to reduce the presence of such 
operatives. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to 
Russia 
SEC. 1231. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON MILITARY CO-
OPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND RUSSIA. 
Section 1232(a) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130
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Stat. 2488), is amended by striking ‘‘2020, or 2021’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2020, 2021, or 2022’’. 
SEC. 1232. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RE-
LATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF RUSSIA OVER 
CRIMEA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Defense may 
be obligated or expended to implement any activity that 
recognizes the sovereignty of Russia over Crimea. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, may waive the re-
striction on the obligation or expenditure of funds required 
by subsection (a) if the Secretary of Defense— 
(1) determines that to do so is in the national 
security interest of the United States; and 
(2) submits a notification of the waiver, at the 
time the waiver is invoked, to the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
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SEC. 1233. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF UKRAINE SE-
CURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 
Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1068) is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘funds 
available for fiscal year 2021 pursuant to sub-
section (f)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘funds available 
for fiscal year 2022 pursuant to subsection 
(f)(7)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Of the 
funds available for fiscal year 2021 pursuant to 
subsection (f)(6), $75,000,000 shall be avail-
able’’ and inserting ‘‘Of the funds available for 
fiscal year 2022 pursuant to subsection (f)(7), 
$50,000,000 shall be available’’. 
(2) In subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(7) For fiscal year 2022, $300,000,000.’’. 
(3) In subsection (h), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’.
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SEC. 1234. REPORT ON OPTIONS FOR ASSISTING THE GOV-
ERNMENT OF UKRAINE IN ADDRESSING INTE-
GRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE GAPS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States remains a steadfast part-
ner of Ukraine; and 
(2) it is in the United States national security 
interest assist the Government of Ukraine in coun-
tering Russian military aggression. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on options for how the United States could support 
the Government of Ukraine in addressing integrated air 
and missile defense gaps. Such report shall include options 
for the foreign military sale of United States systems or 
the transfer of existing systems that are not being allo-
cated through global force management. 
SEC. 1235. BIENNIAL REPORT ON RUSSIAN INFLUENCE OP-
ERATIONS 
AND 
CAMPAIGNS 
TARGETING 
MILITARY ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS 
OF WHICH THE UNITED STATES IS A MEM-
BER. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 
2022, and on a biennial basis thereafter until April 1,
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2024, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence 
and the heads of any other appropriate department or 
agency, shall jointly submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on Russian influence oper-
ations and campaigns that target United States military 
alliances and partnerships. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) An assessment of Russia’s objectives for in-
fluence operations and campaigns targeting United 
States military alliances and partnerships and how 
such objectives relate to Russia’s broader strategic 
aims. 
(2) The activities and roles of the Department 
of Defense and Department of State in the United 
States government strategy to counter such Russian 
influence operations and campaigns. 
(3) A comprehensive list of specific Russian 
state and non-state entities, or those of any other 
country with which Russia may cooperate, involved 
in supporting such Russian influence operations and 
campaigns and the role of each entity in such sup-
port.
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(4) An identification of the tactics, techniques, 
and procedures used in previous Russian influence 
operations and campaigns. 
(5) An assessment of the impact of previous 
Russian influence operations and campaigns tar-
geting United States military alliances and partner-
ships, including the views of senior Russian officials 
about the effectiveness of such operations and cam-
paigns in achieving Russian objectives. 
(6) An identification of each United States ally 
and partner, and each military alliance of which the 
United States is a member, that has been targeted 
by Russian influence operations and campaigns. 
(7) An identification of each United States ally 
and partner, and each military alliance of which the 
United States is a member, that may be targeted in 
future Russian influence operations and campaigns, 
and an assessment of the likelihood that each such 
ally, partner, or alliance will be targeted. 
(8) An identification of tactics, techniques, and 
procedures likely to be used in future Russian influ-
ence operations and campaigns targeting United 
States military alliances and partnerships. 
(9) Recommended authorities or activities for 
the Department of Defense and Department of State
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in the United States government strategy to counter 
such Russian influence operations and campaigns. 
(10) Any other matters the Secretaries deter-
mine appropriate. 
(c) FORM; UPDATES.— 
(1) FORM.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
and in a manner appropriate for release to the pub-
lic, but may include a classified annex. 
(2) UPDATES.—Each report submitted pursu-
ant to subsection (a) after the submission of the 
first report shall highlight changes and new develop-
ments that have occurred since the previous report 
and may omit to restate in full the contents of any 
previous report. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate; and
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(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) UNITED STATES MILITARY ALLIANCES AND 
PARTNERSHIPS.—The term ‘‘United States military 
alliances and partnerships’’ includes each military 
alliance or partnership of which the United States is 
a member. 
SEC. 1236. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON GEORGIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Georgia is a valued friend of the United 
States and has repeatedly demonstrated its commit-
ment to advancing the mutual interests of both 
countries, including strong participation in the State 
Partnership Program of the National Guard between 
the Georgia National Guard and the Georgian armed 
forces. 
(2) The contributions of the Georgian armed 
forces have been remarkable with members of the 
Georgia National Guard having fought side-by-side 
with Georgian soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
(3) Georgia’s geographic location gives it stra-
tegic importance as a transit corridor. 
(4) The resilience of Georgia’s democratic insti-
tutions is critical to its Euro-Atlantic integration.
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States should— 
(1) reaffirm support for an enduring strategic 
partnership between the United States and Georgia; 
(2) support Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial 
integrity within its internationally recognized bor-
ders and not recognize the independence of the 
Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions currently occu-
pied by the Russian Federation; 
(3) continue support for multi-domain security 
assistance for Georgia in the form of lethal and non- 
lethal measures to build resiliency, bolster deterrence 
against Russian aggression, and promote stability in 
the region, by— 
(A) strengthening defensive capabilities 
and promote readiness; and 
(B) improving interoperability with NATO 
forces; 
(4) further enhance security cooperation and 
engagement with Georgia and other Black Sea re-
gional partners; and 
(5) continue to work with Georgia’s political 
leaders to strengthen Georgia’s democratic institu-
tions.
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SEC. 1237. COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND UKRAINE REGARDING THE TITANIUM IN-
DUSTRY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that cooperation in the titanium industry is a stra-
tegic priority in United States-Ukraine relations. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to engage with the government of Ukraine 
in cooperation in the titanium industry as an alternative 
to Chinese and Russian sources on which the United 
States and European defense industrial bases currently 
depend. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that describes the feasibility 
of utilizing titanium sources from Ukraine as a potential 
alternative to Chinese and Russian sources for the defense 
industrial base. 
(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (c) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committees on Armed Services and 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees
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on Armed Services and on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the 
Indo-Pacific Region 
SEC. 1241. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON A FREE AND OPEN 
INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States is steadfast in its commit-
ment to upholding the rules-based international 
order, freedom of navigation, and shared values in a 
free and open Indo-Pacific region; 
(2) maintenance of a free and open Indo-Pacific 
region is essential to global security and crucial to 
the national security objectives of the United States, 
its allies, and partners; 
(3) United States alliances and partnerships are 
the cornerstone of efforts to deter aggression and 
counter malign activity by the Governments of the 
People’s Republic of China and the Democratic Peo-
ple’s Republic of North Korea, and to ensure the 
maintenance of a free and open Indo-Pacific region; 
(4) the United States remains steadfast in its 
commitments to allies and partners against aggres-
sion and malign activity, and will continue to 
strengthen cooperation in bilateral relationships,
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multilateral partnerships such as the Quad, and 
other international fora to uphold global security 
and shared principles; 
(5) the United States should continue to invest 
in enhanced military posture and capabilities in the 
United States Indo-Pacific Command area of re-
sponsibility; and 
(6) the United States condemns the People’s 
Republic of China’s ongoing genocide and violation 
of fundamental human rights in Xinjiang. 
SEC. 1242. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIRED BUDGET INFOR-
MATION RELATED TO THE INDO-PACIFIC. 
Section 1251(e) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) A description of the manner and extent 
to which the amounts, summaries, and comparisons 
required by this subsection directly address the 
items identified in— 
‘‘(A) the independent assessment required 
under section 1253 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public 
Law 116-92); and 
‘‘(B) the plan required by subsection (d).’’.
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SEC. 1243. REPORT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE NA-
TIONAL GUARD AND TAIWAN. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than February 15, 2022, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the feasibility and advis-
ability of enhanced cooperation between the National 
Guard and Taiwan. Such report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A description of the cooperation between the 
National Guard and Taiwan during the 10 preceding 
calendar years, including mutual visits, exercises, 
training, and equipment opportunities. 
(2) An evaluation of the feasibility and advis-
ability of enhancing cooperation between the Na-
tional Guard and Taiwan on a range of activities, in-
cluding— 
(A) disaster and emergency response; 
(B) cyber defense and communications se-
curity; 
(C) military medical cooperation; 
(D) cultural exchange and education of 
members of the National Guard in Mandarin 
Chinese; and 
(E) programs for National Guard advisors 
to assist in training the reserve components of 
the military forces of Taiwan.
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(3) Recommendations to enhance such coopera-
tion and improve interoperability, including through 
familiarization visits, cooperative training and exer-
cises, and co-deployments. 
(4) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense 
determines appropriate. 
(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 1244. REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOP-
MENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31, 2022, 
and annually thereafter until January 31, 2026, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of other 
Federal departments and agencies as appropriate, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port, in both classified and unclassified form, on military 
and security developments involving the People’s Republic 
of China.
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(b) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall address the following: 
(1) The current and probable future course of 
military-technological development of the People’s 
Liberation Army and the tenets and probable devel-
opment of Chinese security strategy and military 
strategy, and of military organizations and oper-
ational concepts, through the next 20 years. 
(2) United States-China engagement and co-
operation on security matters during the period cov-
ered by the report, including through United States- 
China military-to-military contacts, and the United 
States strategy for such engagement and cooperation 
in the future. 
(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include analyses and fore-
casts of the following: 
(1) The objectives, factors, and trends shaping 
Chinese security strategy and military strategy. 
(2) Developments in China’s defense policy, 
military strategy, and the roles and missions of the 
People’s Liberation Army. 
(3) The People’s Liberation Army’s role in the 
Chinese Communist Party, including the structure 
and leadership of the Central Military Commission.
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(4) Developments in the People’s Liberation 
Army’s military doctrine, operational concepts, joint 
command and organizational structures, and signifi-
cant military operations and deployments. 
(5) Trends and developments in the People’s 
Liberation Army’s budget and resources and strate-
gies and policies related to science and technology, 
defense industry reform, and China’s use of espio-
nage and technology transfers. 
(6) Developments and future course of the Peo-
ple’s Liberation Army’s theater and functional com-
mands, including their roles and missions, structure, 
and the size, location, and capabilities of their stra-
tegic, land, sea, air, and other forces, and the 
strengths or weaknesses thereof. 
(7) A detailed summary of the order of battle 
of the People’s Liberation Army, including— 
(A) anti-access and area denial capabili-
ties; 
(B) ballistic and cruise missile inventories; 
(C) cyberwarfare and electronic warfare 
capabilities; 
(D) space and counter space programs and 
capabilities; 
(E) nuclear program and capabilities; and
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(F) command, control, communications, 
computers, intelligence, surveillance, and recon-
naissance modernization program and capabili-
ties. 
(8) Developments relating to the China Coast 
Guard. 
(9) Developments in the People’s Liberation 
Army’s overseas presence, including military basing, 
military logistics capabilities and infrastructure, ac-
cess to foreign ports or military bases, and whether 
such presence could affect United States national se-
curity or defense interests. 
(10) The relationship between Chinese overseas 
investment and Chinese security and military strat-
egy objectives. 
(11) A description of any significant sale or 
transfer of military hardware, expertise, and tech-
nology to or from the People’s Republic of China, in-
cluding a forecast of possible future sales and trans-
fers. 
(12) Efforts, including by espionage and tech-
nology transfers through investment, by China to de-
velop, acquire, or gain access to advanced tech-
nologies that would enhance military capabilities.
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(13) The People’s Liberation Army’s internal 
security role and its affiliations with the People’s 
Armed Police and other Chinese law enforcement, 
intelligence, and paramilitary entities, including any 
activities supporting or implementing mass surveil-
lance, mass detentions, forced labor, or other gross 
violations of human rights. 
(14) A description of Chinese military-to-mili-
tary relationships with other countries, including the 
Russian Federation. 
(15) China’s strategy regarding Taiwan and the 
security situation in the Taiwan Strait. 
(16) A description of China’s maritime strat-
egy, its military and nonmilitary activities in the 
South China Sea and East China Sea, to include 
roles and activities of the People’s Liberation Army 
and China’s maritime law enforcement and para-
military organizations. 
(17) The current state of United States mili-
tary-to-military contacts with the People’s Libera-
tion Army, including a summary of such contacts 
during the period covered by the report, a descrip-
tion of such contacts for the 12-month period fol-
lowing the report, the Secretary’s assessment of the 
benefits of such contacts, and the Secretary’s certifi-
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cation whether or not any military-to-military ex-
change or contact was conducted during the period 
covered by the report in violation of section 1201(a) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 311 note). 
(18) Other significant military and security de-
velopments involving China that the Secretary of 
Defense considers relevant to United States national 
security. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives.
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SEC. 1245. BIENNIAL REPORT ON INFLUENCE OPERATIONS 
AND CAMPAIGNS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF 
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TAR-
GETING MILITARY ALLIANCES AND PART-
NERSHIPS OF WHICH THE UNITED STATES IS 
A MEMBER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2022, and 
on a biennial basis thereafter until April 1, 2024, the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of State, in coordina-
tion with the Director of National Intelligence and the 
heads of other Federal departments and agencies as ap-
propriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the influence operations and cam-
paigns of the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China (PRC) targeting military alliances and partnerships 
of which the United States is a member. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the PRC Government’s 
objectives in such operations and campaigns and 
how such objectives relate to the PRC Government’s 
broader strategic aims. 
(2) The activities and roles of the Department 
of Defense and Department of State in the United 
States Government strategy to counter such influ-
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ence operations and campaigns of the PRC Govern-
ment. 
(3) A comprehensive list of specific PRC state 
and non-state entities, or any other states with 
which the PRC may cooperate, involved in sup-
porting such operations and campaigns and the role 
of each such entity in supporting such operations 
and campaigns. 
(4) An identification of the tactics, techniques, 
and procedures used in previous influence operations 
and campaigns of the PRC Government. 
(5) An assessment of the impact of previous in-
fluence operations and campaigns of the PRC Gov-
ernment, including the views of senior PRC Govern-
ment officials about their effectiveness in achieving 
PRC Government objectives. 
(6) An identification of all United States mili-
tary alliances and partnerships that have been tar-
geted by influence operations and campaigns of the 
PRC Government. 
(7) An identification of all United States mili-
tary alliances and partnerships that may be targeted 
in future influence operations and campaigns of the 
PRC Government and an assessment of the likeli-
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hood that each such partnership or alliance will be 
targeted. 
(8) An identification of tactics, techniques, and 
procedures likely to be used in future influence oper-
ations and campaigns of the PRC Government. 
(9) Recommended authorities or activities for 
the Department of Defense and Department of State 
in the United States Government strategy to counter 
such influence operations and campaigns of the PRC 
Government. 
(10) Any other matters the Secretaries deter-
mine to be appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form and appropriate 
for release to the public, but may include a classified 
annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
and
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(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1246. REPORT ON EFFORTS BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUB-
LIC OF CHINA TO EXPAND ITS PRESENCE 
AND INFLUENCE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE 
CARIBBEAN. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than June 15, 2022, the 
Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of 
the Treasury and the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report that identifies efforts by the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China to expand its presence and in-
fluence in Latin America and the Caribbean through dip-
lomatic, military, economic, and other means, and de-
scribes the implications of such efforts on the United 
States’ national defense and security interests. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An identification of— 
(A) countries of Latin America and the 
Caribbean with which the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China maintains especially
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close diplomatic, military, and economic rela-
tionships; 
(B) the number and content of strategic 
partnership agreements or similar agreements, 
including any non-public, secret, or informal 
agreements, that the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China has established with 
countries and regional organizations of Latin 
America and the Caribbean; 
(C) countries of Latin America and the 
Caribbean that have joined the Belt and Road 
Initiative or the Asian Infrastructure Invest-
ment Bank; 
(D) countries of Latin America and the 
Caribbean to which the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China provides foreign assist-
ance or disaster relief, including access to 
COVID–19 vaccines, including a description of 
the amount and purpose of, and any conditions 
attached to, such assistance; 
(E) countries and regional organizations of 
Latin America and the Caribbean in which the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China, 
including its state-owned or state-directed en-
terprises and banks, have undertaken signifi-
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cant investments, infrastructure projects, and 
correspondent banking and lending activities at 
the regional, national, and subnational levels; 
(F) recent visits by senior officials of the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China, 
including its state-owned or state-directed en-
terprises and banks, to Latin America and the 
Caribbean, and visits by senior officials from 
Latin America and the Caribbean to the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China; 
(G) the existence of any defense exchanges, 
military or police education or training, and ex-
ercises between any military or police organiza-
tion of the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China and military, police, or security-ori-
ented organizations of countries of Latin Amer-
ica and the Caribbean; 
(H) countries and regional organizations of 
Latin America and the Caribbean that maintain 
diplomatic relations with Taiwan; 
(I) any steps that the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China has taken to encour-
age countries and regional organizations of 
Latin America and the Caribbean to switch dip-
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lomatic relations to the People’s Republic of 
China instead of Taiwan; and 
(J) any other matters the Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of State determine is 
appropriate. 
(2) A detailed description of— 
(A) the relationship between the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China and the 
Government of Venezuela and the Government 
of Cuba; 
(B) Government of the People’s Republic 
of China military installations, assets, and ac-
tivities in Latin America and the Caribbean 
that currently exist or are planned for the fu-
ture; 
(C) sales or transfers of defense articles 
and services by the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China to countries of Latin Amer-
ica and the Caribbean; 
(D) a comparison of sales and transfers of 
defense articles and services to countries of 
Latin America and the Caribbean by the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China, the 
Russian Federation, and the United States;
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(E) any other form of military, para-
military, or security cooperation between the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China 
and the governments of countries of Latin 
America and the Caribbean; 
(F) the nature, extent, and purpose of the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China’s 
intelligence activities in Latin America and the 
Caribbean; 
(G) the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China’s role in transnational crime in 
Latin America and the Caribbean, including 
trafficking and money laundering and including 
any links to the People’s Liberation Army; 
(H) efforts by the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China to expand the reach and 
influence of its financial system within Latin 
America and the Caribbean, through banking 
activities and payments systems and through 
goods and services related to the use of the dig-
ital yuan; and 
(I) efforts by the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China to build its media pres-
ence in Latin America and the Caribbean, and 
any government-directed disinformation or in-
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formation warfare campaigns in the region, in-
cluding for military purposes or with ties to the 
People’s Liberation Army. 
(3) An assessment of— 
(A) the specific objectives that the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China seeks to 
achieve by expanding its presence and influence 
in Latin America and the Caribbean, including 
any objectives articulated in official documents 
or statements; 
(B) whether certain investments by the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China, 
including in port projects, canal projects, and 
telecommunications projects in Latin America 
and the Caribbean, could have military uses or 
dual use capability or could enable the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China to mon-
itor or intercept United States or host nation 
communications; 
(C) the degree to which the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China uses its presence 
and influence in Latin America and the Carib-
bean to encourage, pressure, or coerce govern-
ments in the region to support its defense and
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national security goals, including policy posi-
tions taken by it at international institutions; 
(D) documented instances of governments 
of countries of Latin America and the Carib-
bean silencing, or attempting to silence, local 
critics of the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China, including journalists, aca-
demics, and civil society representatives, in 
order to placate the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China; 
(E) the rationale for the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China becoming an ob-
server at the Organization of American States 
and a non-borrowing member of the Inter- 
American Development Bank and the Carib-
bean Development Bank; 
(F) the relationship between the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China and the 
Community of Latin American and Caribbean 
States (CELAC), a regional organization that 
excludes the United States, and the role of the 
China-CELAC Forum in coordinating such re-
lationship; and 
(G) the specific actions and activities un-
dertaken by the Government of the People’s Re-
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public of China in Latin America and the Car-
ibbean that present the greatest threat or chal-
lenge to the United States’ defense and national 
security interests in the region. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form without any des-
ignation relating to dissemination control, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Financial Services, the Committee on the 
Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.— 
The terms ‘‘Latin America and the Caribbean’’ and
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‘‘countries of Latin America and the Caribbean’’ 
mean the countries and non-United States territories 
of South America, Central America, the Caribbean, 
and Mexico. 
SEC. 1247. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TAIWAN DEFENSE RE-
LATIONS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96– 
8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and the Six Assurances 
provided by the United States to Taiwan in July 
1982 are the foundation for United States-Taiwan 
relations; 
(2) as set forth in the Taiwan Relations Act, 
the United States decision to establish diplomatic re-
lations with the People’s Republic of China rests 
upon the expectation that the future of Taiwan will 
be determined by peaceful means, and that any ef-
fort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than 
peaceful means, including boycotts and embargoes, 
is of grave concern to the United States; 
(3) the increasingly coercive and aggressive be-
havior of the People’s Republic of China toward Tai-
wan is contrary to the expectation of the peaceful 
resolution of the future of Taiwan;
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(4) as set forth in the Taiwan Relations Act, 
the capacity to resist any resort to force or other 
forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, 
or the social or economic system, of the people on 
Taiwan should be maintained; 
(5) the United States should continue to sup-
port the development of capable, ready, and modern 
defense forces necessary for Taiwan to maintain a 
sufficient self-defense capability, including by— 
(A) supporting acquisition by Taiwan of 
defense articles and services through foreign 
military sales, direct commercial sales, and in-
dustrial cooperation, with an emphasis on capa-
bilities that support the asymmetric defense 
strategy of Taiwan, including anti-ship, coastal 
defense, anti-armor, air defense, undersea war-
fare, advanced command, control, communica-
tions, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and 
reconnaissance, and resilient command and con-
trol capabilities; 
(B) ensuring timely review of and response 
to requests of Taiwan for defense articles and 
services; 
(C) conducting practical training and mili-
tary exercises with Taiwan that enable Taiwan
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to maintain a sufficient self- defense capability, 
as described in the Taiwan Relations Act; 
(D) exchanges between defense officials 
and officers of the United States and Taiwan at 
the strategic, policy, and functional levels, con-
sistent with the Taiwan Travel Act (Public Law 
115–135; 132 Stat. 341), especially for the pur-
poses of— 
(i) enhancing cooperation on defense 
planning; 
(ii) improving the interoperability of 
the military forces of the United States 
and Taiwan; and 
(iii) improving the reserve force of 
Taiwan; 
(E) identifying improvements in Taiwan’s 
ability to use asymmetric military capabilities to 
enhance its defensive capabilities, as described 
in the Taiwan Relations Act; and 
(F) expanding cooperation in humanitarian 
assistance and disaster relief; and 
(6) the United States should be committed to 
the defense of a free and open society in the face of 
aggressive efforts by the Government of the People’s
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Republic of China to curtail or influence the free ex-
ercise of rights and democratic franchise. 
SEC. 1248. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INVITING TAIWAN TO 
THE RIM OF THE PACIFIC EXERCISE. 
It is the sense of Congress that the naval forces of 
Taiwan should be invited to participate in the Rim of the 
Pacific exercise conducted in 2022. 
SEC. 1249. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENHANCING DEFENSE 
AND SECURITY COOPERATION WITH SINGA-
PORE. 
It is the sense of Congress as follows: 
(1) The United States and Singapore have built 
a strong, enduring, and forward-looking strategic 
partnership based on long-standing and mutually 
beneficial cooperation, including through security, 
defense, economic, and people-to-people ties. 
(2) Robust security cooperation between the 
United States and Singapore is crucial to promoting 
peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. 
(3) The status of Singapore as a ‘‘Major Secu-
rity Cooperation Partner’’ of the United States, as 
recognized in the Strategic Framework Agreement 
between the United States and the Republic of 
Singapore for a Closer Partnership in Defense and 
Security, done at Washington, D.C. on July 12,
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2005, plays an important role in the global network 
of strategic partnerships, especially in promoting 
maritime security and countering terrorism. 
(4) The United States values Singapore’s provi-
sion of access to its military facilities, which sup-
ports the continued security presence of the United 
States in Southeast Asia and across the Indo-Pacific 
region. 
(5) The United States should continue to wel-
come the presence of the military forces of Singa-
pore in the United States for exercises and training, 
and should consider opportunities to expand such ac-
tivities at additional locations in the United States 
as appropriate, including through cooperation mech-
anisms such as the memorandum of understanding 
agreed to by the United States and Singapore in De-
cember 2019 to establish a fighter jet training de-
tachment in Guam. 
(6) The United States should continue to 
strengthen all aspects of the bilateral defense rela-
tionship with Singapore, which benefitted from the 
signing of the 2015 enhanced Defense Cooperation 
Agreement to expand cooperation in the military, 
policy, strategic and technology spheres, as well as 
cooperation in non-conventional security areas such
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as piracy and transnational terrorism, humanitarian 
assistance and disaster relief, cyber-security, and 
biosecurity. 
(7) As the United States and Singapore have 
renewed the 1990 Memorandum of Understanding 
Regarding the United States Use of Facilities in 
Singapore and mark the 55th anniversary of bilat-
eral relations in 2021, the United States should— 
(A) continue to enhance defense and secu-
rity cooperation with Singapore to promote 
peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region 
based on common interests and shared values; 
(B) reinforce the status of Singapore as a 
major security cooperation partner of the 
United States; and 
(C) explore additional steps to better facili-
tate interoperability between the United States 
Armed Forces and the military forces of Singa-
pore to promote peace and stability in the Indo- 
Pacific region. 
SEC. 1250. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) South Korea continues to be a critical ally 
of the United States;
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(2) the presence of United States Armed Forces 
in South Korea serves as a strong deterrent against 
North Korean military aggression and as a critical 
support platform for national security engagements 
in the Indo-Pacific region; 
(3) the presence of approximately 28,500 mem-
bers of the United States Armed Forces deployed to 
South Korea serves not only as a stabilizing force to 
the Korean peninsula but also as a reassurance to 
all our allies in the region; and 
(4) the United States should continue to— 
(A) maintain and strengthen its bilateral 
relationship with South Korea and with other 
regional allies such as Japan; and 
(B) maintain its existing robust military 
presence in South Korea to deter aggression 
against the United States and its allies and 
partners. 
SEC. 1251. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO QATAR. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States and the country of Qatar 
have built a strong, enduring, and forward-looking 
strategic partnership based on long-standing and 
mutually beneficial cooperation, including through 
security, defense, and economic ties;
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(2) robust security cooperation between the 
United States and Qatar is crucial to promoting 
peace and stability in the Middle East region; 
(3) Qatar plays a unique role as host of the for-
ward headquarters for the United States Central 
Command, and that partnership facilitates United 
States coalition operations countering terrorism; 
(4) Qatar is a major security cooperation part-
ner of the United States, as recognized in the 2018 
Strategic Dialogue and the 2019 Memorandum of 
Understanding to expand Al Udeid Air Base to im-
prove and expand accommodation for United States 
military personnel; 
(5) the United States values Qatar’s provision 
of access to its military facilities and its manage-
ment and financial assistance in expanding the Al 
Udeid Air Base, which supports the continued secu-
rity presence of the United States in the Middle 
East region; and 
(6) the United States should continue to 
strengthen the relationship between the United 
States and Qatar, including through security and 
economic cooperation.
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SEC. 1252. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be the policy of the United 
States to maintain the ability of the United States Armed 
Forces to deny a fait accompli by a strategic competitor 
against a covered defense partner. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED DEFENSE PARTNER.—The term 
‘‘covered defense partner’’ means a partner identi-
fied in the ‘‘Department of Defense Indo-Pacific 
Strategy Report’’ issued on June 1, 2019, located 
within 100 miles off the coast of a strategic compet-
itor. 
(2) FAIT ACCOMPLI.—The term ‘‘fait accompli’’ 
means the strategy of a strategic competitor de-
signed to allow such strategic competitor to use mili-
tary force to seize control of a covered defense part-
ner before the United States Armed Forces are able 
to respond effectively. 
(3) STRATEGIC COMPETITOR.—The term ‘‘stra-
tegic competitor’’ means a country labeled as a stra-
tegic competitor in the ‘‘Summary of the 2018 Na-
tional Defense Strategy of the United States of 
America: Sharpening the American Military’s Com-
petitive Edge’’ issued by the Department of Defense 
pursuant to section 113 of title 10, United States 
Code.
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SEC. 1253. REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE MATTERS REGARD-
ING TAIWAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with section 3(c) of the 
Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8; 22 U.S.C. 
3302(c)), and consistent with the protection of intelligence 
sources and methods, not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on 
any— 
(1) influence operations conducted by China to 
interfere in or undermine peace and stability of the 
Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region; and 
(2) efforts by the United States to work with 
Taiwan to disrupt such operations. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of any significant efforts by 
the intelligence community (as such term is defined 
in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) to coordinate technical and 
material support for Taiwan to identify, disrupt, and
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combat influence operations referred to in subsection 
(a)(1). 
(2) A description of any efforts by the United 
States Government to build the capacity of Taiwan 
to disrupt external efforts that degrade its free and 
democratic society. 
(3) An assessment to achieve measurable 
progress in enhancing the intelligence community’s 
cooperation with Taiwan, including through— 
(A) development of strategies to engage 
Taiwan in the discussions of United States- 
leading intelligence forums or dialogues; 
(B) an evaluation of the feasibility of co-
operating with Taiwan in the Mandarin lan-
guage education and training for the United 
States’ intelligence community through the For-
eign Language Incentive Program and pro-
grams under the Intelligence Language Insti-
tute; and 
(C) implementing steps to increase ex-
changes and mutual visits between the intel-
ligence communities of the United States and 
Taiwan at all levels in accordance with the Tai-
wan Travel Act (Public Law 115–135)
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(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 1254. SUPPORTING TAIWAN’S INVESTMENT IN ASYM-
METRIC CAPABILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than 180 days following 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on options 
to support Taiwan’s defense budgeting and procurement 
process in a manner that facilitates sustained investment 
in capabilities aligned with Taiwan’s asymmetric defense 
strategy. The report shall include the following: 
(1) A review of technical advisory options for 
enhancing defense budgeting across Taiwan’s mili-
tary services in Taiwan that is aligned with Tai-
wan’s asymmetric defense strategy. 
(2) An evaluation of any administrative, institu-
tional, or personnel barriers in the United States or 
Taiwan to implementing the options provided in 
paragraph (1). 
(3) An evaluation of the most appropriate enti-
ties within the Department of Defense to lead the 
options provided in paragraph (1).
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(4) An evaluation of the appropriate entities in 
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense and its Na-
tional Security Council to participate in options pro-
vided in paragraph (1). 
(5) A description of additional personnel, re-
sources, and authorities in Taiwan or in the United 
States that may be required to execute the options 
provided in paragraph (1). 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be classified, but it may include an un-
classified summary, if the Secretary of Defense determines 
it appropriate. 
SEC. 1255. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING 
THE 
PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC 
OF 
CHINA. 
Section 1202(b) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(32)(A) An assessment of China’s military ex-
pansion into the Pacific Islands region, including an 
assessment of China’s— 
‘‘(i) strategic interests in the region; 
‘‘(ii) exchanges of senior defense officials; 
‘‘(iii) diplomatic and military engagements;
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‘‘(iv) offers of military education and train-
ing in China; 
‘‘(v) development of Chinese language and 
culture centers; 
‘‘(vi) financial assistance for infrastructure 
development, including through the Belt and 
Road Initiative; 
‘‘(vii) investment in ports or wharfs, in-
cluding identification of those ports with the ca-
pacity to service Chinese naval vessels; 
‘‘(viii) military assistance, including finan-
cial aid, donations of military equipment, and 
offers of military training; and 
‘‘(ix) military bases in the region or plans 
to pursue a more formalized military presence 
in the region. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘Pacific Island 
region’ includes the Republic of Fiji, the Republic 
Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States 
of Micronesia, the Republic of Nauru, the Republic 
of Palau, the Independent State of Samoa, the Sol-
omon Islands, the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and 
the Republic of Vanuatu.’’.
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SEC. 1256. UNITED STATES MILITARY PRESENCE IN PALAU. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States and the Republic of 
Palau have a strong relationship based on strength-
ening regional security, ensuring a free and open 
Indo-Pacific, and protecting fisheries from illegal, 
unreported and unregulated fishing; and 
(2) Congress is receptive to the Republic of 
Palau’s request to the United States to establish a 
regular United States military presence in Palau for 
purposes of Palau’s defense and encourages the De-
partment of Defense to review such request. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide a report and briefing 
to the appropriate congressional committees on the 
Department of Defense’s plans to review the Repub-
lic of Palau’s request to the United States to estab-
lish a regular United States military presence in 
Palau and any planned military construction associ-
ated with such military presence. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means—
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(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1257. REPORT ON ENHANCING SECURITY PARTNER-
SHIPS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 
INDO-PACIFIC COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the activities and resources required to enhance 
security partnerships between the United States and Indo- 
Pacific countries. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the Department of De-
fense’s approach to conducting security cooperation 
activities in Indo-Pacific countries, including how the 
Department identifies and prioritizes its security 
partnerships in such countries. 
(2) A description of how the Department of De-
fense’s security cooperation activities benefit other
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Federal departments and agencies that are operating 
in the Indo-Pacific region. 
(3) Recommendations to improve the ability of 
the Department of Defense to achieve sustainable 
security benefits from its security cooperation activi-
ties in the Indo-Pacific region, which may include— 
(A) the establishment of contingency loca-
tions; 
(B) small-scale construction conducted in 
accordance with existing law; and 
(C) the acquisition of additional training 
and equipment by Indo-Pacific countries to im-
prove their organizational, operational, mobility, 
and sustainment capabilities. 
(4) Recommendations to expand and strengthen 
the capability of Indo-Pacific countries to conduct 
security activities, including traditional activities of 
the combatant commands, train and equip opportu-
nities, State partnerships with the National Guard, 
and through multilateral activities. 
(5) A description of how the following factors 
may impact the ability of the Department of Defense 
to strengthen security partnerships in Indo-Pacific 
countries:
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(A) The economic development and sta-
bility of such countries within the Indo-Pacific 
area of operations. 
(B) The military, intelligence, diplomatic, 
developmental, and humanitarian efforts of the 
People’s Republic of China and Russia in Indo- 
Pacific countries. 
(C) The ability of the United States and 
its allies and partners to combat violent extrem-
ist organizations operating in the Indo-Pacific 
region. 
(D) Any other matters the Secretary of 
Defense determines to be relevant. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
may be submitted in classified form, but shall include an 
unclassified summary. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives.
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SEC. 1258. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON KOREAN AND KOREAN- 
AMERICAN VETERANS OF THE WAR IN VIET-
NAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Korean and Korean-American veterans of 
the war in Vietnam served honorably throughout the 
conflict, fighting valiantly both as a part of and 
alongside the United States Armed Forces and often 
making the ultimate sacrifice, with many later be-
coming United States citizens. 
(2) Military cooperation in the Vietnam War is 
one of several examples that demonstrate the robust 
alliance of the United States and South Korea, 
under shared commitment to democratic principles. 
(3) During the Vietnam conflict, more than 
3,000,000 members of the United States Armed 
Forces fought bravely to preserve and defend these 
ideals, among them many Korean Americans who 
earned citations for their heroism and honorable 
service. 
(4) South Korea joined the Vietnam conflict to 
support the United States Armed Forces and the 
cause of freedom at the request of the United 
States. 
(5) From 1964 until the last soldier left Saigon 
on March 23, 1973, 325,517 members of South Ko-
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rea’s armed forces served in Vietnam, the largest 
contribution of troops sent by an ally of the United 
States. 
(6) 
South 
Korean 
forces 
fought 
bravely 
throughout the theater and were known for their 
dedication, tenacity, and effectiveness on the battle-
field. 
(7) More than 17,000 Korean soldiers were in-
jured, and over 4,400 Korean soldiers made the ulti-
mate sacrifice in defense of United States friends 
and allies. 
(8) There are approximately 3,000 naturalized 
Korean Americans who served in the Vietnam War 
currently living in the United States, many of whom 
suffer from significant injuries due to their service 
in Vietnam, including post-traumatic stress disorder, 
total disability, and the effects of the toxic defoliant 
Agent Orange. 
(9) Korean-American veterans of the Vietnam 
conflict upheld the highest ideals of the United 
States through their dedicated service and consider-
able sacrifices, with many continuing to carry the 
visible and invisible wounds of war to this day. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that Korean and Korean-American veterans who
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served alongside the United States Armed Forces in the 
Vietnam war fought with honor and valor. 
SEC. 1259. REPORT ON UNITED STATES-TAIWAN SEMICON-
DUCTOR WORKING GROUP. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) it is the common interest of the United 
States and allies and partners to strive for a Indo- 
Pacific region that is free, open, inclusive, healthy, 
anchored by democratic values and market-based 
rules; 
(2) the United States should work closely with 
allies and partners to respond to the most urgent of 
global challenges, including economic and health im-
pacts of COVID, economic recovery as well as supply 
chain resiliency of critical industries; 
(3) Taiwan is a vital part of global high tech-
nology supply chain with top-notched manufacturing 
capacity for chips; and it is in the political, security 
and economic interests of the United States to advo-
cate for an upgraded partnership with Taiwan in re-
sponse to challenges due to shortage of chips; and 
(4) the United States recognizes Taiwan’s con-
tinued efforts to expand production of critical chips,
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including for auto industries impacted severely by 
COVID. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary 
of State, and the heads of other appropriate Federal de-
partments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the following: 
(1) The feasibility and advisability of estab-
lishing an inter-agency United States-Taiwan work-
ing group for coordinating cooperation related to 
semiconductor issues. 
(2) A discussion of current and future plans to 
engage with Taiwan with respect to activities ensur-
ing supply chain security, especially with respect to 
semiconductors. 
(3) An assessment of impacts on global supply 
chain integrity in case of regional conflicts in the 
Taiwan Strait. 
(4) An assessment to achieve measurable 
progress in enhancing cooperation with Taiwan, in-
cluding through assessments in— 
(A) development of strategies to engaging 
Taiwan in the discussions of United States- 
leading supply chain forums or dialogues; and
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(B) economic and security benefits of in-
cluding Taiwan in the list of governments eligi-
ble for the strategic trade authorization excep-
tion. 
(5) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
determines relevant. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means the congressional 
defense committees and— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
SEC. 1260. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STUDY ON THE 
EMERGENCE OF MILITIA FLEETS IN THE 
SOUTH CHINA SEA. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
out a study on the challenges posed by the emergence of 
militia fleets in the South China Sea, including—
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(1) a tactical threat assessment and assessment 
of United States Navy and Coast Guard capability; 
(2) options for countering militia fleets; and 
(3) an assessment of future capabilities needed 
to address those challenges. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate a report on the study conducted pursuant 
to subsection (a). 
(c) MILITIA FLEET.—In this section, the term ‘‘mili-
tia fleet’’ means the People’s Armed Forces Maritime Mili-
tia or other subset national militias of China. 
SEC. 1261. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS REGARDING ONGO-
ING ABUSES AGAINST UYGHURS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) On December 9, 1948, the United Nations 
General Assembly unanimously adopted the Conven-
tion on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime 
of Genocide (the Genocide Convention) signifying a 
commitment in response to the Holocaust and other 
crimes against humanity committed in the first half 
of the twentieth century.
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(2) The Genocide Convention entered into force 
on January 12, 1951, and declares that all state 
parties ‘‘confirm that genocide, whether committed 
in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under 
international law which they undertake to prevent 
and to punish’’. 
(3) The Genocide Convention defines genocide 
as ‘‘any of the following acts committed with intent 
to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, 
racial or religious group, as such: (a) Killing mem-
bers of the group; (b) Causing serious bodily or 
mental harm to members of the group; (c) Delib-
erately inflicting on the group conditions of life cal-
culated to bring about its physical destruction in 
whole or in part; (d) Imposing measures intended to 
prevent births within the group; (e) Forcibly trans-
ferring children of the group to another group’’. 
(4) The United States ratified the Genocide 
Convention with the understanding that the commis-
sion of genocide requires ‘‘the specific intent to de-
stroy, in whole or in substantial part, a [protected] 
group as such’’. 
(5) The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is a 
state party to the Genocide Convention.
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(6) Since 2017, the PRC Government, under 
the direction and control of the Chinese Communist 
Party (CCP), has detained and sought to indoctri-
nate more than one million Uyghurs and members 
of other ethnic and religious minority groups. 
(7) Recent data indicate a significant drop in 
birth rates among Uyghurs due to enforced steriliza-
tion, enforced abortion, and more onerous birth 
quotas for Uyghurs compared to Han. 
(8) There are credible reports of PRC Govern-
ment campaigns to promote marriages between 
Uyghurs and Han and to reduce birth rates among 
Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims. 
(9) Many Uyghurs reportedly have been as-
signed to factory employment under conditions that 
indicate forced labor, and some former detainees 
have reported food deprivation, beatings, suppression 
of religious practices, family separation, and sexual 
abuse. 
(10) This is indicative of a systematic effort to 
eradicate the ethnic and cultural identity and reli-
gious beliefs, and prevent the births of, Uyghurs, 
ethnic Kazakhs and Kyrgyz, and members of reli-
gious minority groups.
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(11) The birth rate in the Xinjiang region fell 
by 24 percent in 2019 compared to a 4.2 percent de-
cline nationwide. 
(12) On January 19, 2021, the Department of 
State determined the PRC Government, under the 
direction and control of the CCP, has committed 
crimes against humanity and genocide against 
Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority 
groups in Xinjiang. 
(13) Secretary of State Antony Blinken and 
Former Secretary of State Michael Pompeo have 
both stated that what has taken place in Xinjiang is 
genocide and constitutes crimes against humanity. 
(14) Article VIII of the Genocide Convention 
provides, ‘‘Any Contracting Party may call upon the 
competent organs of the United Nations to take 
such action under the Charter of the United Nations 
as they consider appropriate for the prevention and 
suppression of acts of genocide’’. 
(15) The International Court of Justice has 
stated that it is the obligation of all state parties to 
the Genocide Convention to ‘‘employ all means rea-
sonably available to them, so as to prevent genocide 
so far as possible’’.
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(16) The United States is a Permanent Mem-
ber of the United Nations Security Council. 
(b) STATEMENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) finds that the ongoing abuses against 
Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious 
minority groups constitute genocide as defined in the 
Genocide Convention and crimes against humanity 
as understood under customary international law; 
(2) attributes these atrocity crimes against 
Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious 
minority groups to the People’s Republic of China, 
under the direction and control of the Chinese Com-
munist Party; 
(3) condemns this genocide and these crimes 
against humanity in the strongest terms; and 
(4) calls upon the President to direct the 
United States Permanent Representative to the 
United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence 
of the United States to— 
(A) refer the People’s Republic of China’s 
genocide and crimes against humanity against 
Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and reli-
gious minority groups to the competent organs 
of the United Nations for investigation;
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(B) seize the United Nations Security 
Council of the circumstances of this genocide 
and crimes against humanity and lead efforts to 
invoke multilateral sanctions in response to 
these ongoing atrocities; and 
(C) take all possible actions to bring this 
genocide and these crimes against humanity to 
an end and hold the perpetrators of these atroc-
ities accountable under international law. 
SEC. 1262. DEFENSE AND DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY FOR 
SYRIA. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, 
acting through the Secretary of State and in coordination 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that contains a 
description of the United States defense and diplomatic 
strategy for Syria. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) A United States diplomatic strategy for 
Syria, including a description of the desired diplo-
matic objectives for advancing United States na-
tional interests in Syria, desired end-goals, and a de-
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scription of the intended diplomatic and related for-
eign policy means to achieve such objectives. 
(2) A United States defense strategy for Syria, 
including a description of the security objectives the 
United States aims to achieve, including the objec-
tives and desired end-state for the United States 
military presence in northeast Syria, envisioned 
transition timeline for security responsibilities to the 
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and status of re-
maining ISIS elements. 
(3) A description of United States strategy and 
objectives for United States military support to and 
coordination with the Jaysh Maghawir al-Thawra 
(‘‘MaT’’) including transition plan and operational 
needs in and around Al-Tanf. 
(4) A plan for enduring security of ISIS detain-
ees currently held in SDF secured facilities (includ-
ing so-called ‘‘third country fighters’’ as well as 
Iraqi and Syrian national ISIS detainees) account-
ing for security of personnel and facilities involved. 
(5) A diplomatic strategy for securing the repa-
triation of remaining ISIS ‘‘third country fighters’’ 
to countries of origin, including a comprehensive 
breakdown of each country of origin and number of 
detainees yet to be repatriated.
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(6) A plan for the resettlement and disposition 
of ISIS connected women and children in remaining 
detention facilities, including roles and responsibil-
ities of counter-ISIS coalition partners. 
(7) A detailed assessment of the security and 
humanitarian situation at the internally displaced 
persons camp at Rukban. 
(8) A plan for diplomatic and humanitarian en-
gagement with regional partners and multilateral in-
stitutions to ensure successful and safe delivery of 
continued humanitarian assistance to non-regime 
held areas of Syria. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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SEC. 1263. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO REPORT-
ING REQUIREMENTS OF CHINA’S MARITIME 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 
States to reject as a violation of international law and 
United States sovereignty any attempt by China’s Mari-
time Safety Administration to compel United States ves-
sels to adhere to any reporting requirements listed within 
China’s Maritime Traffic Safety Law, including any re-
quirements to require a vessel to declare— 
(1) the vessel’s name and number; 
(2) the vessel’s satellite telephone number; 
(3) the vessel’s position and recent locations; 
and 
(4) the vessel’s cargo. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) applies to all 
maritime claims made by the People’s Republic of China 
that the United States has rejected, to include virtually 
all of China’s claims within the Nine-Dash Line. 
SEC. 1264. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHINA WATCHER PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi-
nation with relevant offices and bureaus of the Depart-
ment of Defense, shall implement a program, to be known 
as the ‘‘China Watcher Program’’, within the Department 
of State to—
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(1) monitor and combat the People’s Republic 
of China’s malign influence across military, eco-
nomic, and political sectors in foreign countries; 
(2) monitor the People’s Republic of China’s 
military trends abroad and counter its activities and 
advancements in foreign nations that pose a threat 
to United States interests and the rules-based order; 
and 
(3) strengthen the capacity of United States 
Government to engage with foreign countries and re-
gional and international military, economic, and po-
litical organizations and institutions relating to pol-
icy coordination regarding the People’s Republic of 
China and efforts to counter the People’s Republic 
of China’s malign influence. 
(b) PLACEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the China 
Watcher Program under this section, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense, shall place officers in positions in select 
United States diplomatic and consular posts, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of State, to engage 
both Chinese and third-country nationals, including 
host governments and non-government entities, on 
the matters described in subsection (a).
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(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary of State shall— 
(A) in selecting diplomatic and consular 
posts, prioritize foreign countries in which Chi-
nese influence has been historically significant 
and in which United States interests and per-
sons are vulnerable to the People’s Republic of 
China’s malign activities; and 
(B) in placing personnel in such posts, se-
lect, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense, personnel within either the Department 
of State or the Department of Defense who 
have sufficient subject matter expertise, lan-
guage skills, and training to carry out their 
functions effectively. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each post or mission with a 
China Watcher Program shall produce an annual re-
port outlining the steps it has taken to advance the 
mission, trends and analysis, and the nature and ex-
tent of Chinese foreign direct investment and influ-
ence in key military, economic, and political sectors, 
including technology, manufacturing, transportation, 
energy, metals, agriculture, real estate, and defense. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Such report 
shall include an assessment of the investment, trade,
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and other risks posed by Chinese malign influence as 
well as instances of predatory actions by the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China or its affiliates. 
(d) RISK ASSESSMENT.—The annual report required 
by subsection (c) shall include a risk assessment which 
shall be made publicly available. The Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall, based 
on the results of such report, make publicly available a 
list of countries of concern in regard to the likelihood of 
economic espionage and coercion or influence of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China across military, economic, and po-
litical sectors. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
2022 and each fiscal year thereafter to carry out this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 1265. COMPLIANCE BY CHINA WITH NUCLEAR NON- 
PROLIFERATION TREATY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a special 
compliance assessment with respect to the compliance by 
China with article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation 
Treaty, including the factors leading to the conclusion of 
the President.