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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 5232-
5343; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 673-675, were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Dean to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:19 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022: The House considered H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, September 23rd.
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Agreed to:
Dean amendment (No. 5 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that was debated on September 21st that directs the holder of a private education loan to discharge the loan in the event of the borrower's death or total and permanent disability (by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 269);
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Plaskett amendment (No. 6 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that was debated on September 21st that provides for U.S. Virgin Islands nonimmigrant visitor visa waivers (as currently provided for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands) for stays of up to 45 days in the U.S. Virgin Islands (by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 190 nays, Roll No. 270);
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Tlaib amendment (No. 11 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that was debated on September 21st that strengthens servicemember consumer protections with regards to medical debt collections and credit reporting, including prohibiting the collection of medical debt for the first two years and prohibiting debt arising from medically necessary procedures from ever appearing on servicemember credit reports (by a yea-and-nay vote of yeas to nays, Roll No. 271);
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Slotkin amendment (No. 15 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that was debated on September 21st that directs the Secretary of Defense to provide DOD medical providers with mandatory training with respect to the potential health effects of PFAS and add additional language to address PFAS contamination (by a yea-and-nay vote of 236 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 272);
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DeGette amendment (No. 16 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that was debated on September 21st that adds the text of Titles I-VI of the Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act (by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 273);
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Neguse amendment (No. 17 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that was debated on September 21st that adds the text of H.R. 577, the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, and H.R. 1052, the Grand Canyon Protection Act to the bill (by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 243);
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Smith (WA) en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following amendments printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125: Sanchez (No. 2) that extends consumer credit protections to active duty armed and uniformed consumers to dispute adverse actions or inaction on their credit report that occurred while they were in a combat zone, aboard a U.S. vessel, or away from their usual duty stations; Torres (No. 3) that categorizes public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational Classification System; Waters (No. 4) that authorizes a $200 million contribution to the IMF's Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) that allows the IMF to provide immediate debt service relief to poor countries in the wake of catastrophic natural disasters and major, fast-spreading public health emergencies; Costa (No. 7) that expands eligibility for burial in US national cemeteries for Hmong and Lao veterans from the Vietnam war to include individuals naturalized before 2000; Castro (TX) (No. 8) that strengthens contract authority of the Department of Defense to improve minority representation in certain media projects and submit a report on the summary of the communities represented in such projects; Higgins
(No. 12) that increases authorized funding to the National Maritime Heritage Grants Program; Casten (No. 13) that requires that any new construction of DoD buildings larger than 5,000 square feet be designed to be net-zero by 2035 and includes a national security waiver, and separately directs a status report on progress towards meeting DoD's current energy security goal to produce or procure renewable energy not less than 25 percent by FY25; Larsen (WA) (No. 14) that expands protections for marine mammals to include vessel speed mitigation measures, monitoring of underwater soundscapes, and grants to support research and development into marine mammal monitoring technologies; McCaul (No. 19) that authorizes new mandatory sanctions on foreign entities and individuals responsible for the planning, construction, and operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline; repeals the national interest waiver for sanctions required by existing law related to the pipeline project; Cardenas (No. 21) that creates a report on Azerbaijan's activities in Nagorno Karabakh in 2020 to be submitted to the relevant congressional committees by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Secretary of State; Cleaver (No. 22) that establishes the Alcee L. Hastings Leadership Institute for Inclusive Transatlantic Engagement to honor and continue the important work of our colleague Rep. Hastings to increase diversity in international affairs and national security leadership and public service careers in the United States and Europe; Omar (No. 27) that adds requirement that the final report of the Commission on Afghanistan created by Section 1080 includes an assessment of the impact of civilian harm and human rights violations, including civilian casualties from airstrikes, arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killings, and the use of torture; Correa (No. 29) that establishes an Afghan Refuge Special Envoy position; Torres (No. 31) that establishes additional criteria for accountability mechanisms in the Northern Triangle, including visa restrictions and limitations on security assistance for corruption and obstructing democratic processes; Langevin (No. 32) that makes a technical correction to Section 1752 of the FY21 NDAA (6 U.S.C. 1500) that will allow the Office of the National Cyber Director to accept the services of non-reimbursed detailees from departments and agencies; Kahele (No. 33) that rescinds twenty Medals of Honor awarded to the members of the United States army for killing hundreds of unarmed Lakota women, children and men on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, which later became known as the Wounded Knee Massacre; Houlahan (No. 37) that creates a cybersecurity training pilot program at the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans and members of the Armed Forces transitioning from service to civilian life; Spanberger (No. 43) that requires the Treasury Department to conduct and submit to Congress a report on any risks to the U.S. financial stability and the global economy emanating from the People's Republic of China, along with any recommendations to the U.S. representatives at the International Monetary Fund and the Financial Stability Board to strengthen international cooperation to monitor and mitigate such financial stability risks through the work of the International Monetary Fund and the Financial Stability Board; Gottheimer (No. 44) that requires the Secretary of the Treasury to submit to Congress (1) a copy of licenses authorizing financial institutions to provide services benefitting a state sponsor of terrorism, and (2) a report on foreign financial institutions conducting significant transactions for persons sanctioned for international terrorism and human rights violations; Adams (No. 45) that clarifies that ``nursing'' is another status through which an individual may be subject to discrimination; Adam (No. 46) that clarifies the definition of Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the context of defense research; Arrington (No. 47) that requires the Secretary of the Air Force, or the Secretary's designee, to provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the process for evaluating and granting military type certifications for aircraft; Arrington (No. 48) that requires the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State to submit a report that describes the financial benefits Russia will obtain through the Nordstream 2 Pipeline as well as an analysis of the security risks of a a completed pipeline to Ukraine, our European allies and partners, and the NATO alliance; Auchincloss (No. 49) that directs the Treasury Secretary to determine if there are reasonable grounds to conclude that there is a primary money laundering concern in connection with Afghan illicit finance; Auchincloss (No. 50) that gives the Afghanistan Commission, established in the NDAA base text, the authority to secure information and intelligence related to its investigations while protecting sources and methods; Baird (No. 51) Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centers
(HAMTC) under Section 1402, Advanced Technology Development Defense-
wide Manufacturing Science and Technology Program, offset from Operations and Maintenance; Banks (No. 52) that modifies the rules for appointees of the military academy Board of Visitors to mandate that the President must choose the replacement for Presidential appointees; Barr (No. 53) that directs the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on influence operations conducted by China to interfere in or undermine peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific Region and efforts by the U.S. to work with Taiwan to disrupt such operations; Barr (No. 54) that directs the Defense Health Agency to carry out a pilot program to determine the prevalence of sleep apnea among members of the Armed Forces assigned to initial training; Barragan (No. 55) that changes the name of The Battleship IOWA Museum, located in Los Angeles, California, and managed by the Pacific Battleship Center, to the ``National Museum of the Surface Navy''; Barragan (Nol. 56) that requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to provide notice to all noncitizen military recruits about their options for naturalization; Beatty (No. 57) that directs an interagency study and report on the housing and service needs of survivors and those at risk of trafficking; Bera (No. 58) that authorizes U.S. participation in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI); Bera (No. 59) that supports Taiwan's investment in an asymmetric defense strategy by requiring a report with programmatic and policy 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; Bera (No. 60) that requires a joint report from the Department of State and Department of Defense on the utilization of the Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) database to verify Afghan special immigrant visa applicant information; Biggs (No. 61) that expresses a sense of Congress about the importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship; Bilirakis (No. 62) that adds a Sense of Congress on the role of human rights in reducing violence in Nigeria; Blumenauer (No. 63) that requires the Director for Cost Estimation and Program Evaluation to conduct a study on the unexpected cost increases for the W80-4 nuclear warhead life extension program; Blumenauer (No. 64) that requires a Department of Defense report to Congress on activities and planned activities related to Superfund sites in which DoD is responsible for the pollution; Blunt Rochester (No. 65) Sense of Congress honoring Dover Air Force Base, including the 436th and 512th Airlift Wings, and the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs; Bourdeaux (No. 66) that requires a report from DOD on the implementation of GAO's recommendations to improve the Procurement Technical Assistance Program, as set forth in GAO-21-287; Boyle (No. 67) that creates a new section to review agreements with non- Department entities with respect to prevention and mitigation of spills of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam; Brown (No. 68) that provides a limited, targeted waiver of the FAR provision only as it applies to forgiven PPP loans received by engineering firms doing work on federally funded transportation projects; Brown (No. 69) that requires a report from the Department of Defense on training provided to the acquisition workforce on commercial item determinations; Brown (No. 70) that adds installation support services to intergovernmental service agreements in order to protect individuals with disabilities; Brown (No. 71) that requires the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual report to congress on the demographic breakdown of security forces citations; Brownley (No. 72) that requires DOD to implement GAO recommendations to address disparity in military uniform costs by gender and allows for a one-time retroactive payment from DOD to women service members affected by disparity in uniform costs over last 10 years; Brownley (No. 73) that requires Government Accountability Office to conduct a study of DOD's policy to discharge women based on pregnancy or parenthood between 1951-1976 based on Executive Order by President Truman; Brownley (No. 74) that establishes a federal grant program to help states create and implement a Seal of Biliteracy program that encourages and recognizes high school students who achieve proficiency in both English and at least one other language; Brownley (No. 75) that revises the reporting requirement for the VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans to make the report annual instead of every other year; Buchanan (No. 76) that directs the Secretary of Defense to implement the recommendations included in the July 2021 GAO report on increasing the safety of military training drills and reducing fatalities within the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines; Buck (No. 77) that amends section 1241 of subsection E of title XII to clarify that China's atrocities in Xinjiang are genocide, to be consistent with previous designations made by the Executive branch; Budd (No. 78) that prohibits any funding in the bill from being used to remove publicly available accountings of military assistance provided to Afghan security forces from the website of the Department of Defense or any other agency; Burchett (No 79) that requires the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the Armed Services Committees of the House and Senate on plans by DoD for fielding electronic autonomous shuttles on military installations for the purpose of transporting personnel and equipment; Bush (No. 80) that studies nuclear contamination in Coldwater Creek and installs warning signage to reduce potential harm; Bustos (No. 81) that amends Section 106 of Title 38 USC recognizing the service of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps and allows applicable discharge from service by the DoD and provision of service medal and grave marker, while not providing other Veteran benefits or burial rights at Arlington National Cemetery; Bustos (No. 82) that creates USD (R&E) 3-year Pilot Program in concert with Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MII) to transfer digitally secured manufacturing technologies to defense industrial base contractors and provides reimbursement to MII's for associated transfer costs and requires annual briefing submission to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees; Bustos (No. 83) that directs the USD (R&E) to create a disruptive manufacturing capabilities integration roadmap in consultation with DoD Manufacturing Innovation Institutes; Cammack (No. 84) that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary of Commerce to submit a report that includes an assessment of establishing a preclearance facility in Taiwan; Cammack (No. 85) that requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct an anonymous survey to determine the effects that the COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued by the Secretary on August 24, 2021, has had on recruitment to and reenlistment in the Armed Forces; Carbajal (No. 86) that requires the Chief of Space Operations to consider commercial launch when completing the requested range infrastructure report; Carson (IN) (No. 87) that pancreatic cancer research funding at the Department of Defense's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) by 5 million, to the already appropriated 15 million; Case (No. 88) that modifies the DIA annual report on China's military and security developments to include an assessment of China's military expansion into the Pacific Islands Region; Case (No. 89) that expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. and Republic of Palau have a strong relationship and that Congress is receptive of Palau's request to the U.S. to establish a regular military presence in Palau for the purposes of Palau's defense; Case (No. 90) that requires a report from the Secretaries of State and Defense on the activities and resources required to enhance security partnerships between the United States and Indo-Pacific countries; Case (No. 91) that requires an annual report from the Secretary of Defense describing the progress being made by the DoD to renew military land leases and easements in the State of Hawaii that expire within the next 10 years; Case (No. 92) that expresses the sense of Congress that the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage facility in Hawaii needs to be operated at the highest standard possible and its continued availability is a matter of national security; Case (No. 93) that requires a report on long-term infrastructure needs to support the Marine Corps realignment in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility; Case (No. 94) that requires an update once every five years of the DoD's Hawaii Master Land Use Plan to synchronize each service's use of land; Case (No. 95) that requires the DoD to conduct an investigation into incidents of military aircraft being lazed by the general population in Hawaii and provide a report to Congress and requires the DoD find ways to mitigate future lazing incidence through data collection and tracking, a change of operating procedures, and providing laser eye protection against commercial off the shelf lasers; Case (No. 96) that requires a report from the DoD to Congress on best practices for coordinating relations with state and local governmental entities in the State of Hawaii; Castro (TX) (No. 97) that requires the Department of State to submit a report on efforts to counter firearms trafficking to Mexico and implement the recommendations of a Government Accountability Office report; Castro
(TX) (No. 98) that requires the Department of State's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices to include information on the treatment of migrants; Chabot (No. 99) that requires GAO to conduct a study of U.S. capabilities for, and competence in, conducting and responding to gray zone campaigns, both within agencies and across the interagency; Cheney (No. 100) that limits the Availability of Funds for the secretary of the Air Force for Prototype Program For Multiglobal Navigation Satellite System Receiver Development; Cheney (No. 101) that directs the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Commerce, to conduct an assessment of the effect on national security that would result from uranium ceasing to be designated as a critical mineral by the Secretary of the Interior under section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020; Chu (CA) (No. 102) that extends and expands the Department of Defense's requirement to track and report on incidents of hazing and bullying in each service branch; Chu (CA) (No. 103) that responds to the Department of Defense's August airstrike in Kabul that wrongfully killed as many as 10 civilians by expressing the Sense of Congress that the Department must ensure full accountability for this mistake, conduct a timely and transparent investigation into the events leading up to the strike, and provide compensation to the families of the victims. Cicilline (No. 104) that establishes the Southern New England Regional Commission, which would assist in the development of defense manufacturing in Southern New England; Clark (MA) (No. 106) that expresses the sense of Congress that the United States honors the women who served in World War II and former Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers for her role in establishing the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the Women's Army Corps; Clarke
(NY) (No. 107) that authorizes the CyberSentry program within the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a critical Industrial Control System (ICS) cybersecurity program that allows CISA to enter into strategic, voluntary partnerships with priority ICS owners and operators to provide enhanced cyber threat monitoring and detection; Clarke (NY) (No. 108) that requires the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to establish requirements and procedures for covered critical infrastructure owners and operators to report covered cybersecurity incidents to a new Cyber Incident Review Office, to be established within CISA; Cleaver (No. 109) that directs the Secretary of Treasury to carry out a study on the Secretary's delegation of examination authority under the Bank Secrecy Act; Cohen
(No. 110) that establishes priorities of U.S. engagement at INTERPOL, identifies areas for improvement in the U.S. government's response to INTERPOL abuse, and protects the U.S. judicial system from abusive INTERPOL notices; Cohen (No. 111) that requires the Secretary of Defense to attempt to recover any aircraft that were provided by the United States to the Afghan security forces that have been relocated to other countries; Comer (No. 112) that requires the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) to investigate and report on the disposition of military equipment provided by the United States to Afghanistan, as well as whether Afghan government officials took United States taxpayer funds or equipment when fleeing the country; Connolly (No. 113) that imposes temporary limits on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and requires various reports and actions related to the death of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi; Connolly (No. 114) that directs the President to create the Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council to implement the Global Health Security Agenda and to appoint a U.S. Coordinator for Global Health Security to coordinate and report on the interagency process for responding to global health security emergencies; Connolly (No. 115) that requires a report related to human rights abusers, terrorists, and military coup participants who have received security cooperation training from the United States; Connolly (No. 116) that provides a statutory framework for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) that will make the program more accountable and transparent and help ensure that agencies' processes of moving safely to the cloud are streamlined and efficient; Correa (No. 117) that requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit an annual report on women veterans access to gender specific services under arrangements entered into by the VA with non-VA medical provides for the provision of hospital care or medical services; Craig (No. 118) that adds $30 Million to the Army Community Services account to provide family assistance, victim advocacy, financial counseling, employment readiness, and other similar support services at installations where 500 or more military members are assigned; Crawford (No. 119) that directs Secretary of the Army to divest 20th CBRN command to Army Special Operations Command, establishing the 1st EOD Command; Crawford (No. 120) that directs Secretary of the Army to designate an Assistant to provide oversight of the Army's EOD program; Crawford (No. 121) that directs the Executive Agent to designate a joint program executive officer for the EOD Defense Program; Crist (No. 122) that requires a report on aircraft turbine engine rotor inventory, maintenance, and repairs; Crow (No. 123) that Makes clear that those employed under cooperative agreements and grants are eligible for the Afghan SIV program; Crow (No. 124) that authorizes the establishment of a memorial for service members of the Global War on Terrorism on the National Mall; Curtis (No. 125) that updates the Annual Report on Human Rights Practices to report on the status of surveillance and use of advanced technology to impose arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy, or unlawful or unnecessary restrictions on freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, association, or other internationally recognized human rights; Rodney Davis (IL) (No. 126) that increases funding for 3D Printing of Infrastructure with an offset from the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A); Dean (No. 127) that authorizes every notary to use remote online notarization (RON) and creates national standards and protections on its use; Dean (No. 128) that directs the Secretary of the Treasury to designate a Coordinator for Human Trafficking Issues to coordinate activities, policies, and programs of the Department that relate to human trafficking and to participate in coordination across government agencies on these issues; Delgado (No. 129) that directs the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress within 180 days following enactment on any discrepancies between in- home/nursing care between TRICARE and CHAMPVA; DeSaulnier (No. 130) that expresses the sense of Congress that the Port Chicago 50 should be exonerated of any charges brought against them in the aftermath of the deadliest home front explosion in World War II; Dunn (No. 131) that increases the Development of Medical countermeasures Against Novel Entities (DOMANE) program to allow for the rapid screening of all FDA approved compounds and other human safe compound libraries to identify optimal drug candidates for repurposing as medical countermeasures for COVID-19 and other novel and emerging biothreats; Escobar (No. 132) that directs the DoD to reduce flood risk, damage, and disruption to military facilities and to improve with established floodplain management practice by requiring use of 500-year flood standard for mission-critical facilities and consideration of projected changes in flooding over the expected service life of facilities; Escobar (No. 133) that enhances military installation master plans by requiring them to address installation resilience, increases the frequency at which the plans must be developed, and ensures reporting on ongoing coordination with public or private entities; Escobar (No. 134) that directs the DoD Climate Working group to design technical specifications for the assessment and mitigation of risk to supply chains from extreme weather and changes in environmental conditions; Estes (No. 135) that requires the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services on the evaluation of commercially available small unmanned air craft systems with capabilities that align with the Department's priorities; Evans (No. 136) that provides additional flexibilities and streamlines the waiver process required under 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(21); Fitzgerald (No. 137) that requires the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to submit an annual report to Congress on the number of sexual assault cases involving members of the Army and Air National Guard; Fortenberry (No. 138) that adds a Sense of Congress that it is in the best interests of the region for Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan to immediately reach a just and equitable agreement regarding the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam; Foster
(No. 139) that requires the Secretary of Defense to enter into an arrangement with JASON Defense Advisory Council to update the FY2010 NDAA study on discrimination capabilities of the ballistic missile defense system. Creates a report on the status of the JASON Defense Advisory Council contract by the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; Gallagher (No. 140) that establishes a National Security Commission on Synthetic Biology; and Gallagher (No. 141) that prohibits federal operation or procurement of certain foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems.
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Proceedings Postponed:
Bowman amendment (No. 25 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that seeks to prohibit U.S. military presence in Syria without Congressional approval within one year of enactment;
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Mfume amendment (No. 26 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that seeks to increase the governmentwide goals for small business participation in federal contracts and for certain small business concerns;
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Khana amendment (No. 28 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that seeks to terminate U.S. military logistical support, and the transfer of spare parts to Saudi warplanes conducting aerial strikes against the Houthis in Yemen and permanently ends intelligence sharing that enables offensive strikes and any U.S. effort to command, coordinate, participate in the movement of, or accompany Saudi or United Arab Emirates-led coalition forces in the war in Yemen;
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Meeks amendment (No. 30 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that seeks to requires the suspension of U.S. sustainment and maintenance support to Saudi air force units responsible for airstrikes resulting in civilian casualties in Yemen with certain exemptions for territorial self-defense, counterterrorism operations, and defense of U.S. government facilities or personnel;
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Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) amendment (No. 35 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that seeks to replace the congressional publication entitled United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly known as the Plum Book, with an online public directory and requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to publish the information contained in the Plum Book on a public website in a format that is easily searchable and that otherwise meets certain data standards;
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Johnson (GA) amendment (No. 36 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that seeks to restrict the Department of Defense (DOD) from transferring certain surplus military property to federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies;
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Garamendi amendment (No. 38 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that seeks to prohibit funding for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent
(GBSD) program and W87-1;
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Schrader amendment (No. 39 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that seeks to reduce Unfunded Priority Lists to only the six Service Branches of the United States Military and United States Special Operations Command;
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Ocasio-Cortez amendment (No. 40 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-
125) that seeks to reduce overall authorization level by 10%; excludes military personnel, DoD federal civilian workforce, and defense health program accounts from the 10% reduction;
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Jacobs (CA) amendment (No. 41 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that seeks to reduce amounts authorized for defense spending in FY22 to no more than the amount requested by the President;
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Langevin amendment (No. 42 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that seeks to allow for admission of essential scientists and technical experts to promote and protect the national security innovation base;
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Bowman amendment (No. 105 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125) that seeks to add the President, Vice President, and any Cabinet member to the current statutory prohibition on Members of Congress contracting with the federal government;
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Smith (WA) en bloc amendment No. 2 consisting of the following amendments printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125: Garamendi (No. 142) that seeks to direct DOD to implement its own recommendations on improving use of unmanned aircraft systems by the National Guard, from Congressionally directed review/report; Garamendi (No. 143) that seeks to require the DOD to include accounting of costs for wildfire response in the annual budget request to Congress, including military support for states and FEMA/federal land management agencies; Garamendi (No. 144) that seeks to remove arbitrary cap on the number of excess military aircraft that DOD may transfer at no cost to DHS (FEMA) or the U.S. Forest Service for firefighting; Garamendi (No. 145) that seeks to require DOD/OMB to review existing authorities for using Air Force and Air National Guard modular airborne fire-fighting systems and other military assets to fight wildfires; Garamendi (No. 146) that seeks to increase funding for cold weather capabilities; Garbarino (No. 147) that seeks to create a 5-year term for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director and reaffirms that the position will be Presidentially appointed and Senate confirmed; Garbarino (No. 148) that seeks to establish a Department of Homeland Security grant program to facilitate closer U.S.-Israel cybersecurity cooperation; Garbarino (No. 149) that seeks to establish a cyber counseling certification program for Small Business Development Centers
(SBDCs) assisting small businesses with planning and implementing cybersecurity measures; Garbarino (No. 150) that seeks to require CISA to update its cyber incident response plan not less often then biennially, and requires CISA to consult with relevant Sector Risk Management Agencies and the National Cyber Director, to develop mechanisms to engage with stakeholders to educate them about Federal Government cybersecurity roles for cyber incident response; Garcia (IL)
(No. 151) that seeks to prohibit funding to Brazil for the purpose of displacing indigenous or Quilombola communities; Garcia (IL) (No. 152) that seeks to require the GAO to submit a report to Congress on humanitarian impacts of US sanctions; Garcia (CA) (No. 153) that seeks to create professional licensure reciprocity for military service members and their spouses who move to new jurisdictions as a result of Permanent Change of Station Orders provided they submit to certain requirements; Gibbs (No. 154) that seeks to require GAO to submit to Congress a report accounting for any equipment provided by the United States Coast Guard or the Army Corps of Engineers to any regime in Afghanistan; Gohmert (No. 155) that seeks to creat a separate career track for military judges to prevent undue influence from swaying trial outcome; Gomez (No. 156) that seeks to expresses the Sense of Congress that Korean- American and Korean veterans who fought alongside United States Armed Forces in the Vietnam war served with distinction and honor; Gomez (No. 157) that seeks to express a Sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should select electric or zero-
emission models when purchasing new, non-combat vehicles; Tony Gonzales
(TX) (No. 158) seeks to establish the National Digital Reserve Corps, a program within GSA that would allow private sector tech talent to work for the federal government for 30 days per calendar year to take on short term digital, cybersecurity, and AI projects; Gonzalez (OH) (No. 159) that seeks to require federal agencies to issue a report that assesses the risk to U.S. national security posed by Russian and Chinese dominance in the global nuclear energy market and identifies opportunities for the U.S. to regain global leadership; Gonzalez (OH)
(No. 160) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, to establish within the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce a China Economic Data Coordination Center to collect and synthesize official and unofficial Chinese economic data developments in China's financial markets and United States exposure to risks and vulnerabilities in China's financial system; Gonzalez (OH) (No. 161) that seeks to create a pilot program within the Department of Defense's Transition Assistance Program (TAP) to provide mental health counseling to transitioning servicemembers, and specifically with information regarding the mental health programs and benefits at their local VA facility; Gonzalez-Colon (No. 162) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to commission a National Academies of Sciences study that would investigate the connection between certain toxic exposures and health effects on the islands of Vieques; Gonzalez-Colon (No. 163) that seeks to prohibit the use of FY22 NDAA funds for the purpose of retiring the LCM-8 platform from service in Puerto Rico; Gonzalez-Colon
(No. 164) that seeks to require the Secretary of the Army to provide a Modular Small Arms Range in Puerto Rico; Gosar (No. 165) that seeks to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the impact of mergers and acquisitions of defense industrial base contractors on the procurement processes of the Department of Defense; Gottheimer (No. 166) that seeks to require the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, to report to Congress on the use of online social media by U.S. State Department-designated foreign terrorist organizations, and the threat posed to U.S. national security by online radicalization; Gottheimer (No. 167) that seeks to require the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to prepare an annual report to Congress containing an analysis of the nationwide costs of living for members of the Department of Defense; Gottheimer
(No. 168) that seeks to require public disclosure of lead testing results completed by the Department of Defense in ``covered areas,'' i.e., an area located immediately adjacent to and down gradient from a military installation, a formerly used defense site, or a facility where military activities are conducted by the National Guard of a State; Gottheimer (No. 169) that seeks to direct the Defense Logistics Agency to conduct a study within one year of enactment of this law regarding the degree to which LESO/1033 equipment and materials for Law Enforcement use are equitably distributed between larger, well-
resourced municipalities and units of government and smaller, less well-resourced municipalities and units of government; and to identify potential reforms to the LESO/1033 program to ensure that equipment and materials are distributed in a manner that provides adequate opportunity for participation by smaller, less well-resourced municipalities and units of government; Gottheimer (No. 170) that seeks to require GAO to carry out a study on the financing of domestic violent extremists and terrorists, including foreign terrorist-inspired domestic extremists; Graves (LA) (No. 171) that seeks to authorize the President and the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the state or territorial governor (and subject to appropriations), the ability to offer support for large scale, complex, catastrophic disasters; Graves
(MO) (No. 172) that seeks to increase funding for Solider Lethality for further development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities that will enable a next-generation command and control system for the warfighter; Graves (MO) (No. 173) that seeks to ensure that general aviation (GA) pilots receive flight training in the aircraft they will be operating in the National Airspace System (NAS); Green (TX) (No. 174) that seeks to require the uniform residential loan application to include a military service question in a prominent location on the form; Green (TX) (No. 175) that seeks to require public housing agencies to consider the housing needs of veterans when creating their annual plans and housing strategies, the latter in consultation with agencies that serve veterans; Green (TX) (No. 176) that seeks to mandate the Department of State maintain and report to Congress an accounting of the number of American Citizens evacuated from Hamid Karzai International Airport; Hagedorn (No. 177) that seeks to permit financial literacy training on overseas military installations by financial services providers; Higgins (LA) (No. 178) that seeks to add a Sense of Congress that stresses the importance of Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft and reinforces Congress' intent that the previous NDAA language be strictly adhered to before any are retired; Hill (No. 179) that seeks to amend the Defense Production Act (DPA) to protect medical materials for Americans by bolstering our supply chain during times of crisis; Hill (No. 180) that seeks to require an interagency strategy to disrupt and dismantle narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated networks linked to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria; Himes (No. 181) that seeks to instruct the Department of Defense to provide an analysis of the cost of implementing next generation cryptography across the DOD through a report on the resources necessary to fully fund the Information Systems Security Program (ISSP) in order to address cybersecurity requirements; Himes (No. 182) that seeks to allow Treasury Department (via FinCEN) to use the special measures authority to designate jurisdictions, accounts, and others that are determined to be ``Primary Money Laundering Concerns'' due to illicit finance involvement such as the cross-border laundering the proceeds of ransomware attacks, business email compromise fraud, and other cyber-enabled financial crimes which are often conducted outside of the correspondent banks; Horsford (No. 183) that seeks to authorize the Secretary of Defense to conduct a pilot program to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of software, emerging technologies, and methodologies to track real-time emissions from installations and installation assets; Horsford (No. 184) that seeks to authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to establish data libraries containing data sets relevant to the development of artificial intelligence software and technology and to allow private companies to access such data libraries for the purposes of developing artificial intelligence models and other technical software solutions; Horsford (No. 185) that seeks to direct the Department of Defense to conduct a review of the implementation of its CUI program; Houlahan (No. 186) that seeks to exempt certain contracts awarded to small business concerns from category management or successor strategies for contract consolidation; Houlahan (No. 187) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a plan to collect and analyze data on the use of enhanced transfer of technology developed at Department of Defense laboratories; Houlahan
(No. 188) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the recommendations made by the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence with respect to the Department of Defense to include a determination of whether the Secretary of Defense intends to implement each recommendation; Houlahan (No. 189) that seeks to require an annual report to Congress and OPM from the Chief Human Capital Officers Council describing the activities of the council and a description of barriers preventing agencies from hiring qualified applicants, including for digital talent positions, and recommendations for addressing those barriers; Huizenga (No. 190) that seeks to require the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to Congress detailing the plans and timeline for the recovery operations of the C-119 Gamble Chalk 1 crash site at Mt Silverthorne, Alaska; Jackson Lee (No. 191) that seeks to provide authorization for a $10 million increase in funding for increased collaboration with NIH to combat Triple Negative Breast Cancer; Jackson Lee (No. 192) that seeks to provide authorization for $2.5 million increase in funding to combat post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Jackson Lee (No. 193) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense to promulgate regulations to ensure that candidates granted admission to attend a military academy undergo screening for speech disorders and be provided the results of the screening test and a list of warfare unrestricted line (URL) Officer positions and occupation specialists that require successful performance on the speech test. Academy students shall have the option of undergoing speech therapy to reduce speech disorders or impediments; Jackson Lee (No. 194) that seeks to establish a task force on the historical and current barriers to African American participation and equal treatment in the Armed Services; Jackson Lee (No. 195) that seeks to require a report on Maternity Mortality Rates for military members and their dependents; Jackson Lee (No. 196) that seeks to require a report to be submitted to Congress within 240 days following enactment on the risks posed by debris in low earth orbit and to make recommendations on remediation of risks and outline plans to reduce the incident of space debris; Jackson Lee (No. 197) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress programs and procedures employed to ensure students studying abroad through Department of Defense National Security Education Programs are trained to recognize, resist, and report against recruitment efforts by agents of foreign governments; Jackson Lee (No. 198) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 180 days following enactment that explains the progress made over the history of the Department of Defense and its predecessor departments (Department of War) and experiences in integrating African Americans into the branches of the armed services and the civilian staffing of Pentagon offices and agencies, and the steps being taken to recognize the service of African Americans who have served in the Armed Forces with honor, heroism, and distinction; Jackson (No. 199) that seeks to express the Sense of Congress that Israel is a critical defense partner and highlights various things such as improving interoperability, opposing terrorism in the Middle East, and maintaining a strong relationship; Jacobs (NY) (No. 200) that seeks to require the Department of Defense and all service branches to commence defense innovation open topic activities similar to the ``SBIR Open Topics'' program operated by the Air Force's AFWERX office; Jacobs (CA) (No. 201) that seeks to require a report from the Secretary of State on a conflict assessment in Haiti; Jacobs (CA) (No. 202) that seeks to require human rights vetting of potential recipients of U.S. support to combat terrorism under 10 U.S.C. 127e; Jacobs (CA) (No. 203) that seeks to require a strategy to address the root causes of violent extremism and conflict in Mozambique; Jacobs (CA) (No. 204) that seeks to require congressional notifications and an annual reporting requirement related to oversight of the peacekeeping operations account; Jayapal (No. 205) that seeks to direct federal agencies to initiate debarment proceedings for contractors with repeat and willful wage theft violations; Jayapal
(No. 206) that seeks to require GAO to submit a report on cost analyses of options for reducing nuclear security programs and modifying force structures; Jayapal (No. 207), as modified, that seeks to commission a Defense Department report on estimated savings to come from full drawdown from Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria compared to the status quo ante and the estimated cost of redirecting U.S. personnel and materials to effectively engage in great power competition with Russia and China, including increased outlays in ships, aircraft, nuclear weapons, etc. sufficient to effectively curb and deter both countries militarily in their respective regions; Jones (No. 208) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress by September 30, 2022 a plan to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of the Department of Defense in line with science-based emissions targets and report to Congress annually thereafter on the progress made towards these emissions reduction targets; Joyce (OH) (No. 209) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense, along with the Secretary of State and Secretary of Homeland Security, to report to Congress within one year a plan to combat the Taliban's illegal drug trade; a description of the risk to the United States of drugs emanating from such drug trade, including risks posed by the profits of such drugs; and a description of any actions taken to interdict and prevent such drugs from reaching the United States; Joyce (PA) (No. 210) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, to develop an annex (to the National Biodefense Strategy described under Section 104 of title 6, United States Code) for a national biodefense science and technology strategy and implementation plan, no later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this bill; Katko (No. 211) that seeks to establish a grant at HHS for the formation of Tick Identification Pilot Programs, which will require the ability to submit photo images of ticks and the images to be reviewed by qualified professionals for the likelihood of carrying a tick-borne disease; Katko (No. 212) that seeks to revise HUD's Annual Fair Housing Report to specifically report sexual harassment complaints. Codifies the DOJ's Sexual Harassment in Housing Initiative; Katko (No. 213) that seeks to provide for the Department of Labor to conduct a study on obstacles to employment facing certain Afghan SIVs and other eligible populations legally present in the United States; Keating (No. 214) that seeks to require a pilot program to assess the barriers to women's participation in the national security forces of six participating partner countries; Keller (No. 215) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense to acquire domestically sourced alternatives to existing defense products, which currently rely on foreign sources alone; Keller
(No. 216) that seeks to direct the Secretary to report on efforts within the Department of Defense to reduce duplicative information technology contracts within 180 days; Kelly (IL) (No. 217) that seeks to establish a pilot program requiring a spouse specific Transition Assistance Program for a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces eligible for the Transition Assistance Program; Kelly (IL) (No. 218) that seeks to require the DoD provide a briefing to the civilian agencies responsible for certain aspects of U.S. civilian and commercial space activities and relevant Committees in Congress on the threats posed by nation states, in particular China's activities in space on U.S. civilian and commercial space systems; Kelly (MS) (No. 219) that seeks to revise the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act to explicitly include SME and semiconductor materials; Kelly (MS)
(No. 220) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense to execute an investigation to determine if the procurement of optical transmission equipment or services manufactures, produced, or distributed by an entity owned, controlled, or supported by the People's Republic of China; Kelly (MS) (No. 221) that seeks to expand eligibility of Military Space Available Travel to Gold Star Family Members by updating Section 2641b(c) of Title 10, United States Code; Kelly (MS) (No. 222) that seeks to revise the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act Semiconductor Incentives Program to include SME and semiconductor materials; Kelly (MS) (No. 223) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to Congress on the use of funding made available pursuant to section 333 of title 10, United Sates Code, for counter-narcotics missions in Central Asia; Khanna (No. 224) that seeks to authorize continued support for ex gratia payments and requires DoD to develop and implement procedures to receive and respond to allegations of civilian harm within 180 days, and provide quarterly reports on DoD's implementation of these procedures; Kilmer (No. 225) that seeks to provide for Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) protected overtime pay for Navy employees working on Naval vessels Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS); Kilmer
(No. 226) that seeks to call for an independent study on the impacts to Navy shipyard workers by the December 2016 pause to the Accelerated Promotion Program (APP); Kinzinger (No. 227) that seeks to limit the availability of funds for retirement of RC-26B manned ISR/IAA aircraft; Kirkpatrick (No. 228) that seeks to direct the Secretary of the Air Force to submit to Congress within 45 days a report on the status of the A-10 re-winging program and spend plan for appropriated funds; Krishnamoorthi (No. 229) that seek to authorizes HHS to receive donated vaccines; Lamb (No. 230) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a two-year pilot program to employ veterans for Departments of the Interior and Agriculture conservation and resource management projects'; Lamb (No. 231) that seeks to ensure veterans? service-connected medical qualifications and expertise are utilized by the VA and civilian healthcare facilities to meet the challenges during public health emergencies; Lamborn (No. 232) that seeks to require a report from the Missile Defense Agency on the role of the positions of Director of MDA, Sea-based Weapons Systems, and Deputy Director of MDA with respect to their relationship to the combatant commands on missile defense requirements; Lamborn (No. 233) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on mitigating space debris through the use of on-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing capabilities; Langevin (No. 234) that seeks to require the Department of Homeland Security to designate four Critical Technology Security Centers to evaluate and test the security of technologies essential to national critical functions; Langevin (No. 235) that seeks to elevate Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering from advisor to a voting member of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council; Langevin
(No. 236) that seeks to direct DOD to conduct a study on the best way to organize cyber roles around core functions; Larsen (WA) (No. 237) that seeks to extend the authority for temporary personnel flexibilities for domestic defense industrial base facilities and major range and test facilities base civilian personnel; Lawrence (MI) (No. 238) that seeks to state that the Secretaries of the military departments shall share and implement best practices (including use of civilian industry best practices) regarding the use of retention and exit survey data to identify barriers and lessons learned to improve the retention of female members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretaries; Lawrence (No. 239) that seeks to require the establishment of a DOULA pilot program at the Department of Veterans Affairs; Lee (NV) (No. 240) that seeks to require GAO to conduct an assessment of the quality and nutrition of food available at military installations for members of the Armed Forces; Lesko (No. 242) that seeks to require a report on the feasibility of establishing an inter-agency United States-Taiwan working group for coordinating cooperation related to semiconductors, including the global supply chain integrity and security of semiconductors; Levin (CA) (No. 243) that seeks to expand SCRA protections to a servicemember who receives military orders for a PCS, enters into a telecommunications contract, then receives a stop movement order from DoD in response to a local, national, or global emergency for a period of not less than 30 days which prevents them from using the contract; Levin (CA) (No. 244) that seeks to add and makes technical changes to DoD Transition Assistance Program (TAP) counseling pathway factors; Lieu (No. 245) that seeks to establish an Office of City and State Diplomacy at the State Department and requires the appointment of a senior official to head the office, outlines the duties of the office, authorizes members of the civil service and Foreign Service to be detailed to city halls and state capitols to support their international engagement efforts, and requires a report to Congress followed by annual briefings on the work of the office; Lieu (No. 246) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of using scent detection working dogs to detect the early stages of diseases, including COVID-19, and upon detection, to alert the handler of the dog; Lieu (No. 247) that seeks to extend an existing prohibition on in-flight refueling to non- United States aircraft that engage in hostilities in the ongoing civil war in Yemen for two years, or until a specific authorization has been enacted; Lofgren (No. 248) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, to submit a report on the capabilities of the Department of Defense to assist fighting wildfires through the use and analysis of satellite and other aerial survey technology; Luria (No. 249) that seeks to express a sense of Congress that the Government of Iran's decision to enrich uranium up to 60 percent purity is a further escalation and shortens the breakout time to produce enough highly enriched uranium to develop a nuclear weapon, and the Government of Iran should immediately abandon any pursuit of a nuclear weapon; Luria (No. 250) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a study of the challenges posed by the emergence of militia fleets in the South China Sea; Luria (No. 251) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense to amend the Space Available Travel program for flights for members of the Armed Services traveling for purposes of attending funerals and memorial services; Lynch (No. 252) that seeks to reauthorize the independent and bipartisan Wartime Contracting Commission to conduct oversight of U.S. contracting and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other areas of contingency operations; and Lynch (No. 253) that seeks to expand the mandate of the supervisory team created by the ``Combating Illicit Finance Through Public-Private Partnerships Act'' that is convened by Treasury to examine strategies to improve public-private partnerships to counter illicit finance, to include sanctions evasion and other illicit finance activities;
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Smith (WA) amendment en bloc No. 3 consisting of the following amendments printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125: Lynch (No. 254) that seeks to direct the President to reestablish the interagency Afghan Threat Finance Cell to identify and disrupt financial networks related to terrorism, narcotics trafficking, and corruption; Mace (No. 255) that seeks to express the sense of Congress that there should be designated a Military Heart Health Awareness Day; Mace (No. 256) that seeks to establish a pilot program to improve military readiness through nutrition and wellness initiatives; Malinowski (No. 257) that seeks to impose sanctions on foreign persons listed in the report of the Director of National Intelligence for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which is the language from HR 1464 that as passed by voice vote in the Foreign Affairs Committee during the 117th Congress; Malinowski (No. 258) that seeks to amend the Export Control Reform Act to right-size the Secretary of Commerce's scope of authority to regulate exports by US persons to foreign military, security, and intelligence agencies; Malinowski (No. 259) that seeks to require the Secretary of State to provide a report on state-sanctioned intimidation and harassment by the Egyptian government against Americans and their families; Malinowski (No. 260) that seeks to require a report by the State Department on allegations of systematic extrajudicial killings and torture by Egyptian security forces and a determination of whether such acts constitute a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights; Malinowski (No. 261) that seeks to request the administration make a determination on whether genocide or crimes against humanity have occurred in the Tigray region of Ethiopia; Malinowski (No. 262) that seeks to require the Department of State to report on war crimes and torture committed by US citizens in Libya; Malinowski (No. 263) that seeks to require the President to review certain alleged arms embargo violators for sanction under Executive Order 13726 (81 Fed. Reg. 23559; relating to blocking property and suspending entry into the United States of persons contributing to the situation in Libya); Malinowski (No. 264) that seeks to prohibit federal agencies from encouraging the weakening of encryption or insertion of backdoors on commercially- available phones, computers, and devices; Malinowski (No. 265) that seeks to strengthen the annual reporting requirement on the Vulnerabilities Equities Process (interagency process to determine whether to disclose known cyber-vulnerabilities to the public and industry) Malinowski (No. 266) that seeks to require an annual report to Congress by the State Department on foreign companies proliferating dangerous cyber-weapons and hack-for-hire capabilities to known human rights abusers and repressive governments; Malinowski (No. 267) that seeks to require the President to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a determination of the 35 Russian officials and businessmen with respect to the imposition of sanctions; Malliotakis (No. 268) that seek to require a report to Congress of all malign operations by Iran conducted on United States soil. Including: Iran-backed terrorist attacks, kidnapping, export violations, sanctions busting activities, cyber-
attacks, and money laundering; Manning (No. 269) that seeks to add the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to the assessment of the security of global maritime chokepoints; Manning (No. 270) that seeks to add a requirement that the Secretary of Defense notify Congress of any attempt to threaten or abduct a citizen or U.S. resident by a country supporting international terrorism; Manning (No. 271) that seeks to add a Sense of Congress on the safety of women and girls in Afghanistan; Manning (No. 272) that seeks to include a consideration of the benefits in terms of cost and emissions savings of the increased use of electric vehicles at military installations for transport to Department of Defense education activity facilities; Manning (No. 273) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense within 60 days to consult with the Secretary of State and appoint an official to assist with the State Department on the continued evacuations of Americans and Afghan partners from Afghanistan; McCarthy (No. 274) that seeks to require an infrastructure assessment and report to the committees of jurisdiction on the Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, Rocket Propulsion Division for fiscal years 2023 and 2025; McCaul (No. 275) that seeks to provide statutory authority and guidance for the interagency ``Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program'' to partner with countries in the Sahel and Maghreb regions of Africa to counter terrorism and violent extremism; McCaul (No. 276) that seeks to make factual findings and declare that the ongoing abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang region of the People's Republic of China constitute genocide and crimes against humanity by the Chinese Communist Party; McCaul (No. 277) that seeks to require the State Department to provide briefings and specified materials to U.S. delegations to international athletic competitions regarding human rights and security concerns in certain host countries (Communist countries, Tier 3 countries for human trafficking, or other countries that the Secretary of State determines present serious human rights or counterintelligence concerns); McGovern
(No. 278) that seeks to modify the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F of title XXI of PL 114-328) to authorize sanctions for serious human rights abuse, any violation of internationally recognized human rights, or corruption; adds two new reports to Congress; McHenry (No. 279) that seeks to direct SEC and CFTC to establish a working group on digital assets; McKinley (No. 280) that seeks to instruct the Department of Defense to prioritize domestically owned, U.S. produced sources of synthetic graphite prior to purchasing from other U.S. sources, members of the Industrial Base, or other allies; McKinley (No. 281) that seeks to express the sense of Congress that having access to a secure and reliable supply of firm, baseload power produced in the United States, including power generated from coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear sources, is critical to United States national security interests; McNerney (No. 282) that seeks to incorporate safety and security into required elements of the strategy for autonomy integration in major weapons systems; McNerney (No. 283) that seeks to add language to include ``designated fields of national and economic importance such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, and software engineering'' as part of the U.S. Naval Community College's programs of academic instruction and professional and technical education; Meeks that (No. 284) seeks to require a report and clarification on U.S.-Syria political strategy and policy goals, including diplomatic, development/humanitarian, and security objectives; Meeks (No. 285) that seeks to compel the Department of State and Department of Defense to develop and submit an interagency strategy on Somalia and report its findings related to security operations, security sector assistance, and other forms of foreign assistance provided to the Federal Government of Somalia to improve stability, governance, and economic development; Meeks (No. 286) that seeks to modify the management and operations of the Department of State through various measures; Meeks (No. 287) that seeks to require congressional notification for certain rewards provided under the State Department rewards program; Meeks (No. 288) that seeks to prohibit the use of US assessed contribution the UN for support of the G5 Sahel Joint Force; Meng (No. 289) that seeks to add the text of the Global Pandemic Prevention and Biosecurity Act, legislation that seeks to address the source of highly infectious diseases beginning in animal species, including by reducing the sale and trade of live and fresh wildlife for human consumption, and addressing food insecurity associated with a reliance on local game and wildlife; Meng (No. 290) that seeks to require that menstrual products are stocked in and made available free of charge in all restrooms in public buildings, including the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, and the U.S. Capitol; Meng (No. 291) that seeks to require that all medical professionals who provide direct care services to patients under the military health system receive a mandatory training on how to screen, intervene, and refer patients to treatment for eating disorders; Meng (No. 292) that seeks to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct an awareness campaign regarding the types of fertility treatments, procedures, and services available to veterans experiencing issues with fertility, and requires the Department to submit a report to Congress on how the Secretary plans to better engage women veterans to ensure they are aware of the covered fertility services available; Miller (WV) (No. 293) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to provide Congress with a briefing on status of women and girls in Afghanistan; Miller (WV) (No. 294) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a memorial dedicated to the 13 service members who lost their lives in the attack on the Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 26, 2021; Miller
(WV) (No. 295) that seeks to block any funding for military cooperation or intelligence sharing with the Taliban; Miller (WV) (No. 296) that seeks to add money and classified materials to the report of equipment and arms left behind in Afghanistan by the U.S. Military; Miller-Meeks (No. 297) that seeks to provides free annual America the Beautiful Passes to current military service members and also provides free lifetime America the Beautiful Passes to veterans and members of Gold Star Families so they can always access our National Parks and public lands at no cost; Moore (WI) (No. 298) that seeks to authorize the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to provide assistance to states that have created dedicated green alerts or are considering creating such alerts to help locate missing active duty servicemembers or veterans, including to connect located individuals to any VA or DOD benefits they have earned through their military service; Moulton (No. 299) that seeks to promote mapping of mission-relevant terrain in cyberspace for Defense Critical Assets and Task Critical Assets; Moulton (No. 300) that seeks to amend the Defense Resource Budgeting
& Allocation Commission to include a diversity and inclusion statement for the commission membership; Napolitano (No. 301) that seeks to increase funding for the National Guard Youth Challenge Program by $35,281,000 million, matching the program's 2022 funding of
$210 million in the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, 2022; Napolitano (No. 302) that seeks to support the National Guard Youth Challenge Programs (NGYCP) by instructing the Department of Defense to issue non-state matched funding in limited circumstances of up to 10 percent of the funds appropriated for the NGYCP for fiscal year 2022; Neguse (No. 303) that seeks to expand travel and transportation allowances for family members to attend the funeral and memorial services of members; Neguse (No. 305) that seeks to allow state and local governments to utilize Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) funds for maintaining and improving military installation resilience, and expands the definition of military installation to include State-owned military facilities; Neguse (No. 306) that seeks to expand the annual report submitted by the Department of Defense on vulnerabilities of the National Technology and Industrial Base to include the current and projected impacts of climate change and cyberattacks; Neguse (No. 307) that seeks to express the Sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should take the most recent IPCC report into consideration for decisions about military bases and installations, and should consider adding the recommendations of the report into the Unified Facilities Criteria; Neguse (No. 308) that seeks to require the Department of Defense to amend the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) for military construction and planning to incorporate the latest consensus-based codes and standards for energy efficiency by September 1, 2022, and requires an annual report to Congress comparing the current UFC with the latest codes and standards; Neguse (No. 309) that seeks to establish a housing stipend for federal wildland firefighters, many of whom are veterans, hired at a location more than 50 miles from their primary residence with the allowance being determined by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture and be based on the cost of living in the area of deployment; Neguse (No. 310) that seeks to establish a mental health program for federal wildland firefighters, many of whom are veterans, including a mental health awareness campaign, peer-to-peer support network, expansion of the Critical Incident Stress Management Program, mental health leave, and ensuring trauma-informed mental health professionals are readily available to provide services; Neguse (No. 311) that seeks to encourage the Department of Defense to contract with women-owned, minority-owned and small disadvantaged businesses in qualified military construction apprenticeship programs; Newman (No. 312) that seeks to direct the Department of Defense to conduct a study on herbicide agent exposure, such as Agent Orange and Agent Purple in the Panama Canal Zone between January 1, 1958-December 31, 1999, or the day in which a member of armed services departed from official duty in the Panama Canal Zone; Newman (No. 313) that seeks to require the involvement of accredited service officers from military and veteran service organizations in the Transition Assistance Program; Newman (No. 314) that seeks to amend the Small Business Act to clarify that the HUBZone Price Evaluation Preference applies to certain contracts; Norman (No. 315) that seeks to direct the Department of Defense to submit a report to Congress showing they are in compliance with disclosure requirements for recipients of research and development funds as required by federal law; Norman (No. 316) that seeks to request a report from the armed services on substance abuse by servicemembers and their dependents with 180 days of enactment; Norton (No. 317) that seeks to correct a longstanding drafting error and clarify that D.C. National Guard members who are federal civilian employees are entitled to leave without loss in pay or time from their civilian employment during their mobilization; Ocasio-
Cortez (No. 318) that seeks to prohibit funds from being used to provide weapons or military aid or military training to Saudi Arabia's Rapid Intervention Force (RIF), the unit responsible for the murder of U.S. journalist Jamal Khoshoggi. Ocasio-Cortez (No. 319) that seeks to prohibit funds from being used to conduct aerial fumigation in Colombia unless certain actions are taken by the Colombian Government; Ocasio-Cortez (No. 320) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to submit to Congress a report on human rights in Colombia, including an assessment of the capabilities of the military and paramilitary forces of Colombia; a description of the human rights climate in Colombia; an assessment of the Colombian military and paramilitary forces' adherence to human rights; Ocasio-Cortez (No. 321) that seeks to require the Secretary of State to make a yearly determination as to whether Colombia's Mobile Anti- Disturbances Squadron committed gross violations of human rights, and prohibits funds and export licenses for certain items to that Squadron upon a positive determination; Omar (No. 322) that seeks to require reporting on recent security assistance programs to Mali, Guinea, and Chad; Omar
(No. 323) that seeks to require annual reporting to the Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Committees on U.S. strategy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Omar (No. 324) that seeks to require State and USAID to report on human trafficking and slavery in Libya, and develop a strategy for addressing root causes and holding perpetrators accountable; Pallone (No. 325) that seeks to require a report from the Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretary of State, addressing allegations that some units of foreign countries that have participated in security cooperation programs under section 333 of title 10, U.S.C. may have also committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights before or while receiving U.S. security assistance. This report would also includes recommendations to improve human rights training and additional measures that can be adopted to prevent these types of violations; Panetta (No. 326) that seeks to authorize the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to conduct an annual survey of Federal employees to assess Executive agency performance, leadership, employee satisfaction, and organizational resilience; Panetta (No. 327) that seeks to require the Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, provide a report and briefing on Project Pele mobile nuclear microreactors; Pence (No. 328) that seeks to extend by 2 years the sunset date for Sec. 1651 of the FY2019 NDAA (Public Law 115-
232; 32 U.S.C. 501 note) Pilot Program on Regional Cybersecurity Training Center for the Army National Guard; Perry (No. 329) that seeks to make it the policy of the United States to reject any attempt by the People's Republic of China to mandate that US vessels provide them with information about US vessels (ship name, call sign, location, type of cargo) in areas that China illegally includes as part of its maritime claims; Pfluger (No. 330) that seeks to require DNI, DHS, and DOD to 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; Pfluger (No. 331) that seeks to require DOD and State to complete a report on ANDSF aircraft left in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, or other foreign countries; Phillips (No. 332) that seeks to require the Secretary of the Army to identify and establish a plan to clean up contaminated sites where the Department has previously participated in cleanup efforts, but due to contaminants not discovered until after transfer or newly identified contaminants, additional clean-up may be required; Phillips (No. 333) that seeks to require a Secretary of Defense report on how the US is working with other countries in CENTCOM area of responsibility to improve Israel's coordination with other regional militaries and also requires the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator provide an analysis of the strategic initiatives taken to integrate the Abraham Accords into congressionally authorized and appropriated programs; Phillips (No. 334) that seeks to require the Secretary of State to deliver an annual report on U.S. policy towards South Sudan, including the most recent approved interagency strategy developed to address political, security, and humanitarian issues prevalent in the country since it gained independence from Sudan in July 2011; Phillips (No. 335) that seeks to require the US Coordinator for the Arctic Region to assess, develop, and budget for plans, policies, and actions related to strengthening US diplomatic presence with Arctic countries, enhancing resilience capacities of Arctic countries, and assessing risks regarding environmental change and increased civilian and military activities by Arctic countries; Phillips (No. 336) that seeks to require the Secretary of the Air Force report on its justification for the C-130 total aircraft inventory reduction, considering such recommendation is inconsistent with the 2018 and 2020 mobility capabilities requirements studies; Phillips (No. 337) that seeks to require DOD to submit a report on the effects of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification on small businesses; Phillips (No. 338) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, to report on countries for which the Department has a presence and are suitable for stabilization operations support provided under Section 1210A of FY20 NDAA to inform ongoing interagency discussions on stabilization efforts; Phillips (No. 339) that seeks to expand the recusal time frame from one to two years for DoD officers and employees when the financial interests of any organization they were involved in (including employee, officer, director, trustee, or general partner) as well as any former direct competitor or client organization are being considered; Porter (No. 340) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, to conduct a declassification review of documents related to U.S. weapons testing in the Marshall Islands during the Cold War; Porter (No. 341) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to brief and deliver to Congress a report regarding Government Accountability Office recommendations to Combat Trafficking in Persons by Department of Defense contractors; Porter (No. 342) that seeks to extend the sunset date and makes modifications to the reporting requirement in Sec. 1205(f) of the FY15 NDAA; Porter (No. 343) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, to submit a report to Congress on the risks posed to Department of Defense infrastructure and readiness posed by wildland fire; Porter (No. 344) that seeks to require a quarterly summary of Department of Defense reports delivered to Congress in the previous quarter; Porter (No. 345) that seeks to require an independent study of lessons learned during the war in Afghanistan for security cooperation; Porter (No. 346) that seeks to limit funding for travel by the Secretary of Defense pending delivery of certain congressionally mandated reports and briefing on compliance with statutory reporting requirements; Porter (No. 347) that seeks to require a Department of Defense Inspector General audit of NATO policies and processes for sexual assault and sexual harassment involving U.S. personnel; Posey
(No. 348) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to provide priority for domestically sourced, fully traceable, bovine heparin approved by the Food and Drug Administration when available; Pressley
(No. 349) that seeks to expresses the Sense of Congress that the President should make full use of his authority under the Defense Production Act to scale vaccine production and deployment globally, and protect Americans from the risk of emerging viral threats; Quigley (No. 350) that seeks to establish the foreign policy of the United States to work with state and non-state partners to shut down certain commercial wildlife markets, end the trade in terrestrial wildlife for human consumption, and build international coalitions to reduce the demand for wildlife as food, to prevent the emergence of future zoonotic pathogens; Quigley (No. 351) that seeks to expand the existing US Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement attache program; Radewagen (No. 352) that seeks to transfer final decision-making power of protested HUBZone small business status of a small business concern from the Associate Administrator of the Office of Government Contracting & Business Development to the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals; Reschenthaler (No. 353) that seeks to direct the National Academies to study the feasibility of providing enhanced research security services to further protect the United States research enterprise against foreign interference, theft, and espionage; Reschenthaler (No. 354) that seeks to state that no funds authorized under this Act may be made available for any purpose to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc; Reschenthaler
(No. 355) that seeks to adds countries that are major producers of fentanyl and fentanyl-like substances to the Majors List and adds a new section on fentanyl to the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report; Reschenthaler (No. 356) that seeks to develops and implements an investment and sustainment plan to ensure the sourcing of cannon tubes for the purpose of mitigating risk to the Army and the industrial base; Reschenthaler (No. 357) that seeks to include Purple Heart award recipients on the DOD military valor website who receive the award after the enactment of this Act; Reschenthaler (No. 358) that seeks to express a Sense of Congress that the additive manufacturing and machine learning initiative of the Army has the potential to accelerate the ability to deploy additive manufacturing capabilities in expeditionary settings and strengthen the United States defense industrial supply chain; Ross (No. 359) that seeks to require a report on the availability of menstrual hygiene products on military bases and accommodations related to menstrual hygiene available to members of the Armed Forces; Ross (No. 360) that seeks to require a report on potential TRICARE coverage of preconception and prenatal carrier screening tests for certain medical conditions; Ruiz (No. 361) that seeks to require GAO to conduct a study on the factors contributing to low numbers of Hispanic officers and enlisted members in leadership positions within the DOD and recommendations to increase Hispanic representation; Ruiz (No. 362) that seeks to require GAO to conduct a study on the factors contributing to low numbers of Hispanic students and in leadership positions within the military service academies and recommendations to increase Hispanic representation; Sablan (No. 363) that seeks to add the Northern Mariana Islands to the definition of
``state'' for the purposes of the Small Business Administration's microloan program; Salazar (No. 364) that seeks to encourage the Navy to explore and solicit more artificial reefing opportunities for retired Navy ships; and Salazar (No. 365) that seeks to raise sole source contracting thresholds for certain small business concerns
(8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, and women-owned) from current levels to $10,000,000 for manufacturing contracts and $8,000,000 for other types;
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Smith (WA) en bloc amendment No. 4 consisting of the following amendments printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-125: San Nicholas (No. 366) that seeks to mandate the inclusion of Tribal and Territory officials in the ``National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing'' and extends that report for an additional five years (or three reports); Sanchez (No. 367) that seeks to require a report from the Secretary of Defense to assess the capacity and efforts of NATO to counter misinformation and disinformation and offer recommendations be sent to HASC, HFAC, and US Members to NATO PA; Sanchez (No. 368) that seeks to authorize not more than $5,000,000 to the NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence to enhance capability, cooperation, and information sharing on strategic communications within NATO and requires briefings on the efforts of the Department of Defense to strengthen the role of the Center in fostering strategic communications and information operations within NATO; Sanchez (No. 369) that seeks to require a briefing and a report be delivered to Members on HASC, HFAC, and NATO PA's US delegation on how the Department of Defense is working with the NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence to improve NATO's ability to counter and mitigate disinformation, and offer recommendations to improve strategic communications within NATO; Sanchez (No. 370) that seeks to express the sense of Congress that the US should prioritize countering misinformation, increasing NATO's resources, building technological resilience, and supporting NATO and NATO PA; Sanchez (No. 371) that seeks to request a report from the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, in conjunction with the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to be sent within one year to Congress reporting on the obstacles veterans experience related to receiving benefits under Federal housing programs, including obstacles relating to women veterans, LGBTQ+ veterans face, and multi-
generational family types, and obstacles relating to eligibility requirements (including local Area Median Income limits, chronicity and disability requirements, and required documentation); Sanchez (No. 372) that eeks to request a report from the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs in coordination with the Secretaries of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Labor submitted to Congress related to how often and what type of supportive services
(such as career transition, mental health services, and services for elderly veterans) are being offered to and used by veterans, and requests additional data on any correlation between a lack of supportive services programs and the likelihood of veterans falling into housing insecurity; Sanchez (No. 373) that seeks to implement reporting requirements regarding private security contractor contracts to allow increased Congressional oversight of private security contractor DOD contracts; Schakowsky (No. 374) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to order the names of the 74 sailors who died in the USS Frank E. Evans disaster in 1969 be added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall; Schiff (No. 375) that seeks to establish measures to protect the human rights of journalists. Expands the scope of required reports related to violations of the human rights of journalists, requires the President to impose certain property- and visa-blocking sanctions on persons responsible for gross violations of the human rights of journalists, and prohibits certain foreign assistance to a governmental entity of a country if an official acting under authority of the entity has committed a gross violation of human rights against a journalist; Schiff (No. 376) that seeks to includes parental bereavement as eligible paid leave for federal employees; Schneider (No. 377) that seeks to codify into law the existing, successful Boots to Business program that provides entrepreneurial training for servicemembers transitioning to civilian life; Schneider
(No. 378) that seeks to require the creation of a U.S.-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group; Schneider (No. 379) that seeks to request a Department of Defense report on the obligation and expenditure of funds that were authorized to be appropriated for Overseas Contingency Operations for Fiscal Year 2010 and Fiscal Year 2019; Schrader (No. 380) that seeks to direct the U.S. Army Veterinary Services to conduct an updated study on the potential introduction of foreign animal diseases and current prevention protocol and strategies to protect the health of military working dogs; Schrader (No. 381) that seeks to establish a national One Health Framework to coordinate federal activities around zoonotic disease prevention, preparation, and response, driven by DoD, HHS, USDA, CDC, EPA, and other related agencies and departments; Schrier (No. 382) that seeks to direct DOD, in coordination with the White House, FEMA, and HHS, to report on the current status of COVID-19 rapid test procurement through the Defense Production Act as required by the American Rescue Plan; Schrier (No. 383) that seeks to direct GAO to report on the effectiveness of current health screenings administered to servicemembers separating from the military to identify the risk of social isolation and other health concerns; Schrier (No. 384) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to implement a GAO recommendation to establish strategies for sharing information on outreach approaches to raise awareness of employment resources among military spouses; Schweikert
(No. 385) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress regarding recommendations on cyber hygiene practices; Austin Scott (GA) (No. 386) that seeks to expand the ``Never Contract with the Enemy'' program and the applicability of the statutory authorities initially authorized under Sections 841, 842, and 843 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291); Austin Scott (GA) (No. 387) that seeks to add the services provided to Gold Star Families to the reporting requirements of the Quadrennial Quality of Life Review; Austin Scott
(GA) (No. 388) that seeks to raise the caps on the funds made available by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to purchase items during any fiscal year from the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund; Scott
(VA) (No. 389) that seeks to Supports the deployment of stormwater management infrastructure on and around military installations to enhance installation resilience and conserve stormwater-stressed ecosystems; David Scott (GA) (No. 390) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that all contractors and subcontractors for military construction (MilCon) projects have a plan to hire, retain, and increase African American and other nontraditional apprentice populations; Sherman (No. 391) that seeks to authorize the Secretary of Defense, upon request of the Government of Iraq and in consultation and coordination with the Government of Iraq, to provide support for vetted forces in Iraq operating in the Nineveh Plains to successfully facilitate the return of religious minorities; Sherrill
(No. 392) that seeks to implement a pilot program to optimize services available for transitioning service members, and provide valuable data for future transition efforts; Slotkin (No. 393) that seeks to direct the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to build on its existing work by codifying a National Cyber Exercise Program, in order to test U.S. response plans for major cyber incidents; Slotkin
(No. 394) that seeks to require the Secretary of State, in coordination with other Departments and Agencies, to develop a strategy to safely process Afghans abroad with pending special immigrant visa applications and refugee referrals, and regular progress reports on the number of Afghan special immigrant visas and referrals, and their locations; Smith (WA) (No. 395) that seeks to honor the United States Armed Servicemembers who served in Afghanistan; Smith (NJ) (No. 396) that seeks to require the GAO to conduct a study of the possible experimentation of ticks, insects, or vector-borne agents by the DOD between 1950 and 1977 for use as a bioweapon; Soto (No. 397) that seeks to direct the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress within a year of implementing the plan developed in response to GAO recommendations on tracking, response, and training for civilian employees of the Department of Defense regarding sexual harassment and assault; Soto
(No. 398) that seeks to add related technologies like advanced storage capacity to the renewable or clean energy resources that can be considered to further data center energy efficiency and resiliency; Soto (No. 399) that seeks to add ``distributed ledger technologies'' to the definition of ``digital talent'' when specifying the responsibilities of the digital talent recruiting officer and the technologies they are trying to identify future talent and closing any skills gaps; Soto (No. 400) that seeks to add ``blockchain and cryptographic technologies'' to the list of technologies that are included in the Department's support for industry participation in global standards organizations; Soto (No. 401) that seeks to add blockchain technologies in the consideration of technologies to use to assist in the technology pilot program transmission absent uniform services and overseas votes that builds on successful state-based initiatives for overseas servicemember voting; Soto (No. 402) that seeks to add blockchain technologies to the technologies considered to help improve and development the Department's digital health strategy in order to improve digital health care strategy & data organization; Soto (No. 403) that seeks to require military service academies and senior reserve officer's training corps to report on their plans to increase the number of minority cadets and midshipmen; Spanberger (No. 404) that seeks to recognize the service and sacrifice of Atomic Veterans by requiring the President to issue a proclamation every year calling on the people of the United States to observe Atomic Veterans Day; Spanberger (No. 405) that seeks to require a report on the national security implications of open radio access networks (Open RAN or O-RAN) technology, including descriptions of U.S. efforts to ensure we are leading in standards development and assessments of national security risks associated with certain dynamics in the O-RAN industry; Spanberger (No. 406) that seeks to strengthen interagency coordination and response to suspected attacks presenting as anomalous health incidents, sometimes referred to as ``Havana Syndrome,'' including by requiring the administration to designate senior officials at the National Security Council and at relevant agencies to manage and coordinate the response and report to Congress on these efforts; Speier
(No. 407) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to implement a GAO recommendation to update acquisition rules to require contractors to represent that their employees comply with DoD' post-employment lobbying restrictions; Speier (No. 408) that seeks to extend the ``cooling-off'' period for senior executive branch officials who leave government service from 1 year to 2 years before former officials may lobby their previous agency; Speier (No. 409) that seeks to require the Department of Defense to submit a report and brief Congress on its plan to implement the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military's recommendation to standardize and better integrate gender advisors and women, peace, and security principles across organizations within the Defense Department; Speier (No. 410) that seeks to add TRICARE coverage for preconception and prenatal carrier genetic screening tests; adds reporting requirement for utilization of the newly covered tests; Speier (No. 411) that seeks to remove barriers to and improves the processing of applications and evacuation of Afghan refugees, especially prominent Afghan women and individuals working in support of democracy and human rights including women's rights; Stauber (No. 412) that seeks to require the status of a company be updated in the System for Award Management when a final decision is made pursuant to such concern's small business or socioeconomic (i.e. HUBZone, service-
disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, 8(a)) status. Requires such companies notify contracting officers for which they have pending bids on contracts in which they lost such status; Stauber (No. 413) that seeks to allow the Secretary of the Navy to solicit contracts from non-
homeport shipyards for maintenance work should the shipyards meet the Navy's requirements for ship repair work; Stefanik (No. 414) that seeks to establish a Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Information Science through the National Science and Technology Council; Stefanik (No. 415) that seeks to amend Sec. 1216 to clarify requirements related to quarterly briefings on the security environment in Afghanistan and U.S. military operations related to the security of, and threats emanating from, Afghanistan; Steil (No. 416) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Secretary of State to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the short- and long-term threats posed by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq to Iraq and to United States persons and interests; Steil (No. 417) that seeks to require the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report to Congress on the status of United States and United Nations sanctions imposed with respect to the Taliban; Steil (No. 418) that seeks to require the Secretary of the Treasury to regularly report to Congress any sanctions waivers provided to allow transactions between financial institutions and a state sponsor of terrorism or a sanctioned person; Stewart (No. 419) that seeks to require a briefing, not later than March 1, 2022, to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on current and future plans for the replacement of aging aerospace ground equipment; Takano (No. 420) that seeks to ensure DOD OIG considers sexual orientation in any future Department-wide Racial Disparity Reviews; Tenney (No. 421) that seeks to revise the report on Iran's military capabilities to include all instances of the supply, sale, or transfer of arms or related material, to or from Iran; Tenney (No. 422) that seeks to require a report on the United Nations arms embargo on Iran and its effectiveness in constraining Iran's ability to supply, sell, or transfer arms or related material while the arms embargo was in effect; Tenney (No. 423) that seeks to require a report on all IRGC-affiliated operatives serving in diplomatic and consular posts outside of Iran, and the ways in which the Departments of Defense and State are working with partner nations to inform them of the threat posed by IRGC-affiliated operatives; Tenney (No. 424) that seeks to establishes a China Watcher Program within the Department of State, in coordination with the Department of Defense, to monitor and combat the People's Republic of China's malign influence across military, economic, and political sectors in foreign countries, and will monitor the PRC's military trends abroad and counters its advancements in foreign nations that pose a threat to US interests and the rules-based order; Tenney (No. 425) that seeks to establishes a program for the Department of Air Force to develop a proof-of-concept quantum network testbed that may be accessed by prototype quantum computers; Tenney (No. 426) that seeks to require a report on the net worth of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad; Thompson (MS) (No. 427) that seeks to add a new title with measures related to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), comprised of House-passed legislative provisions to strengthen and improve DHS headquarters, research and development, cybersecurity, and transportation security, among other matters; Thompson (PA) (No. 428) that seeks to require the Secretary of the Navy to submit to Congress a report detailing the processing of Requests for Equitable Adjustment by the Department of the Navy, including progress in complying with the covered directive; Tiffany (No. 429) that seeks to enhance cooperation with Ukraine's titanium sector as an alternative to China and Russia for the US Defense industrial base; Titus (No. 430) that seeks to order a report by the State Department and USAID assessing the United States assistance to Turkmenistan, including the impact on public health outcomes related to COVID-19 in Turkmenistan; Titus (No. 431) that seeks to require a report by the Secretary of State on the activities of the Grey Wolves organization undertaken against U.S. interests, allies, and international partners, including a review of the criteria met for designation as a foreign terrorist organization; Tlaib (No. 432) that seeks to add a requirement that individuals in charge of oversight of privatized military housing be evaluated on their performance addressing instances and concerns about housing discrimination; Tlaib
(No. 433) that seeks to clarify that surveys on diversity, equity and inclusion and annual reports on sexual assaults and racial and ethnic demographics in the military justice system must address islamophobia; Tlaib (No. 434) that seeks to direct the Secretary of State to submit a plan to Congress for vetting foreign security assistance participants for participation in groups that have a violent ideology; Torres (CA)
(No. 436) that seeks to add the text of the Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2021, which directs the State Department to enter into bilateral multi-year agreements, known as ``Women and Children Protection Compacts,'' with the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, specifically to strengthen the countries' criminal justice systems and civil protection courts, create safe communities and protect vulnerable families, ensure the safety of children in schools and promote early prevention and detection of gender-based violence and domestic abuse, and increase access to high quality health care; Torres (NY) (No. 437) that seeks to direct DHS to modernize its information and communications technology or services
(ICT(S)) acquisitions process by requiring the Under Secretary for Management to issue Department-wide guidance to require DHS contractors to submit software bills of materials (SBOM) that identify the origins of each component of the software furnished to DHS; Torres (NY) (No. 438) that seeks to ensure that private sector, non-financial entities can participate in the Financial Crime Enforcement Network Exchange, and ensures that information use and confidentiality limitations apply to these entities; Torres (NY) (No. 439) that seeks to require the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to review and assess programs administered by the Agency to improve Federal network security; Trahan (No. 440) that seeks to require the National Space Council to submit a report that includes an assessment of the risks space debris orbiting the Earth imposes on night sky luminance, collision risk, radio interference, astronomical data loss by satellite streaks, and other potential factors relevant to space exploration, research, and national security; Trone (No. 441) that seeks to prioritize efforts of the Department of State to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs and new psychoactive substances; Turner (No. 442) that seeks to require the President to submit to Congress an assessment of China's compliance with Article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; Turner (No. 443) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to certify the extent to which Afghan Security Forces' equipment in Uzbekistan has been transferred to a foreign nation and not been transferred to Taliban or Afghanistan and to report on the disposition of said equipment and the circumstances which led to such disposition; Turner
(No. 444) that seeks to authorize the Secretary of the Energy to release its reversionary interest in real property and a building formerly used by the National Nuclear Security Administration to the Community Improvement Corporation of Clark County, a non-profit entity created by the City of Springfield, Ohio; Turner (No. 445) that seeks to require the Secretary of Defense to report annually on anomalies related to the sensors used in international monitoring system of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization; Turner (No. 446) that seeks to amend Section 1301 for the purpose of including ``NATO specific infrastructure'' in a Secretary of Defense reporting requirement on the status of U.S. military investment in Europe including the European Deterrence Initiative; Turner (No. 447) that seeks to express a Sense of Congress in support of the Aegis Ashore sites in Poland and Romania and their importance to the defenses of Poland, Romania, the United States, and NATO members; Turner (No. 448) that seeks to make technical corrections related to Section 1608, National Security Council Briefing on Potential Harmful Interference to Global Positioning System; Valadao (No. 449) that seeks to require a report within 180 days of all US humanitarian and developmental assistance programs in Nagorno Karabakh, including an analysis of the effectiveness of such programs and any plans for future assistance; Van Duyne (No. 450) that seeks to require the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency to jointly report to Congress on vulnerabilities in supply chains that are critical to U.S. national security, economic security, or public health; Vargas (No. 451) that seeks to expands certain authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 and directs the President and federal agencies to take specific actions to support the production of critical medical supplies during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, including with respect to private-sector coordination, needs assessments, and overall strategies; Velazquez (No. 452) that seeks to exempt certain thresholds from periodic adjustments for inflation; Wagner (No. 454) that seeks to require the Secretary of State to develop a strategy for engagement with Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); Walberg
(No. 455) that seeks to require an evaluation of the capabilities of the Taliban post-withdrawal to monetize through the transfer of abandoned covered United States equipment, property, and classified material to adversaries of the United States; Walberg (No. 456) that seeks to promote United States leadership in standards-setting bodies that set standards for 5G networks and for future generations of wireless communications networks; encourages participation by companies and a wide variety of relevant stakeholders (not including any company or relevant stakeholder that the Assistant Secretary has determined to be not trusted) in such standards-setting bodies; Waltz (No. 457) that seeks to prohibit DoD assistance to the government of Afghanistan if such government includes any individual belonging to a designated foreign terrorist organization; Waltz (No. 458) that seeks to establish a research security training requirement for Federal research grant personnel; Waltz (No. 459) that seeks to prohibit malign talent recruitment program participants from receipt of research and development awards from Federal research agencies; Waters (No. 460) that seeks to include the Federal Officer Candidate and Training Schools in the collection of demographic information and improves a central source of military leader training in the service-wide diversity and inclusion efforts; Waters (No. 461) that seeks to require the collection of demographic information of students enrolled in the JROTC program and tasks that an assessment of JROTC program's diverse recruitment and retention efforts be conducted; Waters (No. 462) that seeks to state that it is the policy of the United States that it will not recognize the Burmese military junta as the official government of Burma for the purpose of the provision of assistance from the international financial institutions (IFIs); Wenstrup (No. 463) that seeks to exempt from the Separation Health and Physical Examination
(SHPE) requirement certain members of the Reserve Component and National Guard who are not fully separating from the military, but rather returning from Active Duty status to reserve or guard status; Wild (No. 464) that seeks to require an annual report on and congressional notification of U.S. efforts to counter malign foreign influence in Africa; Wild (No. 465) that seeks to require a report on human rights abuses related to arms exported by the top five global arms exporters, which includes both China and Russia; Wild (No. 466) that seeks to increase funding by $1 million dollars for the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies for civilian harm mitigation and increases funding by $1 million dollars for the Institute of Security Governance for civilian harm mitigation to ensure robust and effective efforts to reduce civilian casualties and harm; Williams (GA)
(No. 467) that seeks to task the Small Business Administration with maintaining a resource guide for small businesses operating as child care providers that includes guidance on topics such as operations, finances, and compliance with relevant laws; Williams (GA) (No. 468) that seeks to reestablish the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force, a federal interagency task force focused on improving compliance, public education, and enforcement of equal pay laws; Wilson
(SC) (No. 469) that seeks to authorize the Secretary of Defense to make impact aid payments to local educational agencies who have higher concentrations of military children with severe disabilities; Wittman
(No. 470) that seeks to require a report on current commercial satellite communication (COMSATCOM) initiatives, particularly new NGSO COMSATCOM technologies, the Navy has employed to increase SATCOM throughput to afloat platforms currently constrained by legacy capabilities; Young (No. 471) that seeks to require an Air Force strategy for the acquisition of combat rescue aircraft and equipment that aligns with the National Defense and Arctic strategies; Schneider
(No. 472) that seeks to codify into law the existing, successful Boots to Business program that provides entrepreneurial training for servicemembers transitioning to civilian life; Smith (NJ) (No. 473) that seeks to direct the Army Corps of Engineers to provide each Army Corps district with clarifying and uniform guidance that conforms with USDOL's regulations and guidance with respect to proper implementation and enforcement of existing laws regarding worker classification by federal construction contractors and subcontractors; Lieu (No. 474) that seeks to authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) to use any funds collected pursuant to easements, or other use-agreements at the West LA VA for the development of supportive housing and services on campus for homeless veterans; Slotkin (No. 475) that seeks to revise the language for the definition of plant based protein for clarity purposes; and Escobar (No. 476) that seeks to direct GAO to examine DOD and the military services' policies on servicemembers' tattoos;
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Leger Fernandez amendment (No. 241 printed in part C of H. Rept. 117-
125) that seeks to provide an apology to individuals and their families in NM, UT, ID, and other states who were exposed to radiation from nuclear testing; and
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Torres (CA) amendment (No. 435 printed in part C of H. Res. 117-125) that seeks to reinstate standard Congressional Notification procedures for the export of certain items to foreign countries.
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H. Res. 667, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 3755), (H.R. 4350), and (H.R. 5305) was agreed to yesterday, September 21st.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes developed after the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4880-81, H4881, H4882, H4882-
83, H4883-84, and H4884.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:03 p.m.
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