S. 1790 — what changed

added Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be used to ensure the ability of the Armed Forces of the United States to defend themselves, and United States citizens, against attack by the government, military forces, or proxies of a foreign nation or by other hostile forces.

added “(a) Limitations—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Defense may be used to exceed, and the Department may not otherwise exceed, the total procurement quantity of thirty-five Littoral Combat Ships, unless the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment submits to the congressional defense committees the certifications described in subsection (b).”

added The text of subsection (a) of section 151 preceding paragraph (1) is hereby deemed to read as follows:

added “(a) In general—Except as provided under subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Defense may be used for the procurement of a current or future Department of Defense communications program of records, and the Department may not otherwise procure a current or future communications program of record, unless the communications equipment—”

added “(iii) that appropriate entities in the Department are reviewing all open sources publications from both the United States and outside the United States that contribute, impact, or advance artificial intelligence research and development.”

added The text of subsection (c) of section 211 is hereby deemed to read as follows:

added “(c) Limitation—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2020 for operation and maintenance for the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force and for operation and maintenance for the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date that is 15 days after the date on which the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Chief of Naval Operations, respectively, submit the development and acquisition strategy required by subsection (a).”

added The text of subsection (a) of section 213 preceding paragraph (1) is hereby deemed to read as follows:

added “(a) Limitation and report—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2020 for the Army may be obligated or expended for research, development, test, or evaluation for the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 enduring capability, and the Department may not otherwise engage in the research, development, test, or evaluation on such capability, until the Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense committees a report on the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 program that contains the following:”

added It is the sense of the Senate that—

added Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall—

added Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military department shall include in the Global Readiness and Force Management Enterprise, for the appropriate billets with relevant foreign language requirements, measures of foreign language proficiency as a mandatory element of unit readiness reporting, to include the Defense Readiness Reporting Systems-Strategic (DRRS–S) and all other subordinate systems that report readiness data.

added It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Air Force should—

added The text of section 318(a) is hereby deemed to include at the end the following:

added “(3) Other authority—In addition to the requirements under paragraph (1), when otherwise authorized to expend funds for the purpose of addressing ground or surface water contaminated by a perfluorinated compound, the Secretary of Defense may, to expend those funds, enter into a grant agreement, cooperative agreement, or contract with—

added “(A) the local water authority with jurisdiction over the contamination site, including—

added “(i) a public water system (as defined in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f)); and

added “(ii) a publicly owned treatment works (as defined in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292)); or

added “(B) a State, local, or Tribal government.”

added The text of subsection (b) of section 352 is hereby deemed to read as follows:

added “(b) Limitation on use of funds—Not more than 85 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2020 for the Air Force for operation and maintenance for the Management Headquarters Program (Program Element 92398F) may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of the Air Force submits the report required by subsection (a) unless the Secretary certifies to Congress that the use of additional funds is mission essential.”

added Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking “on active duty (as defined in section 101(d)(5) of such title)”.

added Section 1143(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

added “(3) Any program under this subsection may be carried out at, through, or in consultation with such other departments or agencies of the Federal Government as the Secretary of the military department concerned considers appropriate.”

added “(2)

added “(A) Whenever a waiver is in effect under paragraph (1), the member or group of members covered by the waiver shall be subject to specific and measurable deployment thresholds established and maintained for purposes of this subsection.

added “(B) Thresholds under this paragraph may be applicable—

added “(i) uniformly, Department of Defense-wide; or

added “(ii) separately, with respect to each armed force and the United States Special Operations Command.

added “(C) If thresholds under this paragraph are applicable Department-wide, such thresholds shall be established and maintained by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. If such thresholds are applicable only to a separate armed force or the Under States Special Operations Command, such thresholds shall be established and maintained by the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy (other than with respect to the Marine Corps), the Secretary of the Air Force, the Commandant of the Marine Corps (with respect to the Marine Corps), and the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command, as applicable.

added “(D) In undertaking recordkeeping for purposes of subsection (c), the Under Secretary shall, in conjunction with the other officials and officers referred to in subparagraph (C), collect complete and reliable personnel tempo data of members described in subparagraph (A) in order to ensure that the Department, the armed forces, and the United States Special Operations Command fully and completely monitor personnel tempo under a waiver under paragraph (1) and its impact on the armed forces.”

added Section 1253(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3).

added Part III of subtitle D of title V, and the amendments made by that part, shall have no force or effect.

added Section 585 shall have no force or effect.

added Section 587, and the amendments made by that section, shall have no force or effect.

added “(A) any member of the armed forces who is eligible to participate in adaptive sports because of an injury, illness, or wound incurred in the line of duty in the armed forces; and

added “(B) any veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38), during the one-year period following the veteran’s date of separation, who—

added “(i) is on the Temporary Disability Retirement List or Permanently Disabled Retirement List;

added “(ii) is eligible to participate in adaptive sports because of an injury, illness, or wound incurred in the line of duty in the armed forces; and

added “(iii) was enrolled in the program authorized under this section prior to the veteran’s date of separation.”

added “2564a. Provision of assistance for adaptive sports programs: members of the armed forces; certain veterans”

added Section 642, and the amendment made by that section, shall have no force or effect.

added The text of subsection (c) of section 701 is hereby deemed to read as follows:

added “(c) Effective date—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2030.”

added “(C) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that each physical examination of a member under subparagraph (A) includes an assessment of whether the member was—

added “(i) based or stationed at a location where an open burn pit, as defined in subsection (c) of section 201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note), was used; or

added “(ii) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals, including any information recorded as part of the registry established by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under such section 201.”

added “(D) An assessment of whether the member was—

added “(i) based or stationed at a location where an open burn pit, as defined in subsection (c) of section 201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note), was used; or

added “(ii) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals, including any information recorded as part of the registry established by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under such section 201.”

added Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing all Department of Defense contracts with companies or business entities that are owned or operated by, or affiliated with, the Government of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party.

added Section 3307(d) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

added “(4) Agencies shall document the results of market research in a manner appropriate to the size and complexity of the acquisition.”

added “(3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering;

added “(4) the Under Secretary of Defense of Acquisition and Sustainment;”

added “(9) the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering;

added “(10) the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment;”

added “(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

added “(D) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.”

added “(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

added “(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.”

added “1702. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment: authorities and responsibilities”

added “(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

added “(3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.”

added “(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.”

added “(1) The official within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering who is responsible for science and technology.”

added “(3) The official within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering who is responsible for environmental security.

added “(4) The official within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment who is responsible for environmental security.”

added “(A) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

added “(B) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.”

added “(5) Coordination and avoidance of duplication—The Administrator”

added “(4) Effect of subsection—Nothing”

added “(3) Program inclusions—The program under this subsection”

added “(2) Participation requirement—Such strategies and technologies described in paragraph (1) shall be developed”

added “(1) In general—In carrying out”

added “(6) Certain carbon dioxide activities

added “(A) In general—In carrying out paragraph (3)(A) with respect to carbon dioxide, the Administrator shall carry out the activities described in each of subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E).

added “(B) Direct air capture research

added “(i) Definitions—In this subparagraph:

added “(I) Board—The term Board means the Direct Air Capture Technology Advisory Board established by clause (iii)(I).

added “(II) Dilute—The term dilute means a concentration of less than 1 percent by volume.

added “(III) Direct air capture

added “(aa) In general—The term direct air capture, with respect to a facility, technology, or system, means that the facility, technology, or system uses carbon capture equipment to capture carbon dioxide directly from the air.

added “(bb) Exclusion—The term direct air capture does not include any facility, technology, or system that captures carbon dioxide—

added “(AA) that is deliberately released from a naturally occurring subsurface spring; or

added “(BB) using natural photosynthesis.

added “(IV) Intellectual property—The term intellectual property means—

added “(aa) an invention that is patentable under title 35, United States Code; and

added “(bb) any patent on an invention described in item (aa).

added “(ii) Technology prizes

added “(I) In general—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the USE IT Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall establish a program to provide, and shall provide, financial awards on a competitive basis for direct air capture from media in which the concentration of carbon dioxide is dilute.

added “(II) Duties—In carrying out this clause, the Administrator shall—

added “(aa) subject to subclause (III), develop specific requirements for—

added “(AA) the competition process; and

added “(BB) the demonstration of performance of approved projects;

added “(bb) offer financial awards for a project designed—

added “(AA) to the maximum extent practicable, to capture more than 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year; and

added “(BB) to operate in a manner that would be commercially viable in the foreseeable future (as determined by the Board); and

added “(cc) to the maximum extent practicable, make financial awards to geographically diverse projects, including at least—

added “(AA) 1 project in a coastal State; and

added “(BB) 1 project in a rural State.

added “(III) Public participation—In carrying out subclause (II)(aa), the Administrator shall—

added “(aa) provide notice of and, for a period of not less than 60 days, an opportunity for public comment on, any draft or proposed version of the requirements described in subclause (II)(aa); and

added “(bb) take into account public comments received in developing the final version of those requirements.

added “(iii) Direct air capture technology advisory board

added “(I) Establishment—There is established an advisory board to be known as the “Direct Air Capture Technology Advisory Board”.

added “(II) Composition—The Board shall be composed of 9 members appointed by the Administrator, who shall provide expertise in—

added “(aa) climate science;

added “(bb) physics;

added “(cc) chemistry;

added “(dd) biology;

added “(ee) engineering;

added “(ff) economics;

added “(gg) business management; and

added “(hh) such other disciplines as the Administrator determines to be necessary to achieve the purposes of this subparagraph.

added “(III) Term; vacancies

added “(aa) Term—A member of the Board shall serve for a term of 6 years.

added “(bb) Vacancies—A vacancy on the Board—

added “(AA) shall not affect the powers of the Board; and

added “(BB) shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.

added “(IV) Initial meeting—Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Board have been appointed, the Board shall hold the initial meeting of the Board.

added “(V) Meetings—The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairperson or on the request of the Administrator.

added “(VI) Quorum—A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.

added “(VII) Chairperson and vice chairperson—The Board shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the Board.

added “(VIII) Compensation—Each member of the Board may be compensated at not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, for each day during which the member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the Board.

added “(IX) Duties—The Board shall advise the Administrator on carrying out the duties of the Administrator under this subparagraph.

added “(X) FACA—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Board.

added “(iv) Intellectual property

added “(I) In general—As a condition of receiving a financial award under this subparagraph, an applicant shall agree to vest the intellectual property of the applicant derived from the technology in 1 or more entities that are incorporated in the United States.

added “(II) Reservation of license—The United States—

added “(aa) may reserve a nonexclusive, nontransferable, irrevocable, paid-up license, to have practiced for or on behalf of the United States, in connection with any intellectual property described in subclause (I); but

added “(bb) shall not, in the exercise of a license reserved under item (aa), publicly disclose proprietary information relating to the license.

added “(III) Transfer of title—Title to any intellectual property described in subclause (I) shall not be transferred or passed, except to an entity that is incorporated in the United States, until the expiration of the first patent obtained in connection with the intellectual property.

added “(v) Authorization of appropriations

added “(I) In general—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Environmental Protection Agency, $35,000,000 shall be available to carry out this subparagraph, to remain available until expended.

added “(II) Requirement—Research carried out using amounts made available under subclause (I) may not duplicate research funded by the Department of Energy.

added “(vi) Termination of authority—The Board and all authority provided under this subparagraph shall terminate not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of the USE IT Act.

added “(C) Carbon dioxide utilization research

added “(i) Definition of carbon dioxide utilization—In this subparagraph, the term carbon dioxide utilization refers to technologies or approaches that lead to the use of carbon dioxide—

added “(I) through the fixation of carbon dioxide through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, such as through the growing of algae or bacteria;

added “(II) through the chemical conversion of carbon dioxide to a material or chemical compound in which the carbon dioxide is securely stored; or

added “(III) through the use of carbon dioxide for any other purpose for which a commercial market exists, as determined by the Administrator.

added “(ii) Program—The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall carry out a research and development program for carbon dioxide utilization to promote existing and new technologies that transform carbon dioxide generated by industrial processes into a product of commercial value, or as an input to products of commercial value.

added “(iii) Technical and financial assistance—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the USE IT Act, in carrying out this subsection, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall support research and infrastructure activities relating to carbon dioxide utilization by providing technical assistance and financial assistance in accordance with clause (iv).

added “(iv) Eligibility—To be eligible to receive technical assistance and financial assistance under clause (iii), a carbon dioxide utilization project shall—

added “(I) have access to an emissions stream generated by a stationary source within the United States that is capable of supplying not less than 250 metric tons per day of carbon dioxide for research;

added “(II) have access to adequate space for a laboratory and equipment for testing small-scale carbon dioxide utilization technologies, with onsite access to larger test bays for scale-up; and

added “(III) have existing partnerships with institutions of higher education, private companies, States, or other government entities.

added “(v) Coordination—In supporting carbon dioxide utilization projects under this paragraph, the Administrator shall consult with the Secretary of Energy, and, as appropriate, with the head of any other relevant Federal agency, States, the private sector, and institutions of higher education to develop methods and technologies to account for the carbon dioxide emissions avoided by the carbon dioxide utilization projects.

added “(vi) Authorization of appropriations

added “(I) In general—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Environmental Protection Agency, $50,000,000 shall be available to carry out this subparagraph, to remain available until expended.

added “(II) Requirement—Research carried out using amounts made available under subclause (I) may not duplicate research funded by the Department of Energy.

added “(D) Deep saline formation report

added “(i) Definition of deep saline formation

added “(I) In general—In this subparagraph, the term deep saline formation means a formation of subsurface geographically extensive sedimentary rock layers saturated with waters or brines that have a high total dissolved solids content and that are below the depth where carbon dioxide can exist in the formation as a supercritical fluid.

added “(II) Clarification—In this subparagraph, the term deep saline formation does not include oil and gas reservoirs.

added “(ii) Report—In consultation with the Secretary of Energy, and, as appropriate, with the head of any other relevant Federal agency and relevant stakeholders, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the USE IT Act, the Administrator shall prepare, submit to Congress, and make publicly available a report that includes—

added “(I) a comprehensive identification of potential risks and benefits to project developers associated with increased storage of carbon dioxide captured from stationary sources in deep saline formations, using existing research;

added “(II) recommendations, if any, for managing the potential risks identified under subclause (I), including potential risks unique to public land; and

added “(III) recommendations, if any, for Federal legislation or other policy changes to mitigate any potential risks identified under subclause (I).

added “(E) Report on carbon dioxide nonregulatory strategies and technologies

added “(i) In general—Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that describes—

added “(I) the recipients of assistance under subparagraphs (B) and (C); and

added “(II) a plan for supporting additional nonregulatory strategies and technologies that could significantly prevent carbon dioxide emissions or reduce carbon dioxide levels in the air, in conjunction with other Federal agencies.

added “(ii) Inclusions—The plan submitted under clause (i) shall include—

added “(I) a methodology for evaluating and ranking technologies based on the ability of the technologies to cost effectively reduce carbon dioxide emissions or carbon dioxide levels in the air; and

added “(II) a description of any nonair-related environmental or energy considerations regarding the technologies.

added “(F) GAO report—The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that—

added “(i) identifies all Federal grant programs in which a purpose of a grant under the program is to perform research on carbon capture and utilization technologies, including direct air capture technologies; and

added “(ii) examines the extent to which the Federal grant programs identified pursuant to clause (i) overlap or are duplicative.”

added “(ii) is covered by a programmatic plan or environmental review developed for the primary purpose of facilitating development of carbon dioxide pipelines; or”

added “(C) Inclusion—For purposes of subparagraph (A), construction of infrastructure for carbon capture includes construction of—

added “(i) any facility, technology, or system that captures, utilizes, or sequesters carbon dioxide emissions, including projects for direct air capture (as defined in paragraph (6)(B)(i) of section 103(g) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7403(g)); and

added “(ii) carbon dioxide pipelines.”

added Section 240b(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:

added “(ix) A ranking each of the military departments and Defense Agency in order of its current progress in achieving auditable financial statements as required by law, and for each military department or Defense Agency that is so ranked in the bottom quartile, separate information from the head of such department or Defense Agency on the following:

added “(I) A description of the material weaknesses of such military department or Defense Agency in achieving auditable financial statements.

added “(II) The underlying causes of each such weakness.

added “(III) A plan for remediating each such weakness.”

added Section 101(10A) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:

added “(B)

added “(i) includes any amount paid by any entity other than the debtor (or in a joint case the debtor and the debtor's spouse), on a regular basis for the household expenses of the debtor or the debtor's dependents (and, in a joint case, the debtor's spouse if not otherwise a dependent); and

added “(ii) excludes—

added “(I) benefits received under the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.);

added “(II) payments to victims of war crimes or crimes against humanity on account of their status as victims of such crimes;

added “(III) payments to victims of international terrorism or domestic terrorism, as those terms are defined in section 2331 of title 18, on account of their status as victims of such terrorism; and

added “(IV) any monthly compensation, pension, pay, annuity, or allowance paid under title 10, 37, or 38 in connection with a disability, combat-related injury or disability, or death of a member of the uniformed services, except that any retired pay excluded under this subclause shall include retired pay paid under chapter 61 of title 10 only to the extent that such retired pay exceeds the amount of retired pay to which the debtor would otherwise be entitled if retired under any provision of title 10 other than chapter 61 of that title.”

added “146. Silver Star Service Banner Day

added “(a) Designation—May 1 is Silver Star Service Banner Day.

added “(b) Proclamation—The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe Silver Star Service Banner Day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.”

added “(d) Threat assessment, response, and recovery

added “(1) Definitions—In this subsection—

added “(A) the term appropriate congressional committees means—

added “(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and

added “(ii) the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;

added “(B) the terms prepare and preparedness mean the actions taken to plan, organize, equip, train, and exercise to build and sustain the capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from those threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the homeland, including the prediction and notification of impending EMPs and GMDs; and

added “(C) the term Sector-Specific Agency has the meaning given that term in section 2201.

added “(2) Roles and responsibilities

added “(A) Distribution of information

added “(i) In general—Beginning not later than June 19, 2020, the Secretary shall provide timely distribution of information on EMPs and GMDs to Federal, State, and local governments, owners and operators of critical infrastructure, and other persons determined appropriate by the Secretary.

added “(ii) Briefing—The Secretary shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the effectiveness of the distribution of information under clause (i).

added “(B) Response and recovery

added “(i) In general—The Secretary shall—

added “(I) coordinate the response to and recovery from the effects of EMPs and GMDs on critical infrastructure, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Sector-Specific Agencies, and on matters related to the bulk power system, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and

added “(II) incorporate events that include EMPs and extreme GMDs as a factor in preparedness scenarios and exercises.

added “(ii) Implementation—The Secretary and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and on matters related to the bulk power system, the Secretary of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shall—

added “(I) not later than June 19, 2020, develop plans and procedures to coordinate the response to and recovery from EMP and GMD events; and

added “(II) not later than December 21, 2020, conduct a national exercise to test the preparedness and response of the Nation to the effect of an EMP or extreme GMD event.

added “(C) Research and development

added “(i) In general—The Secretary, in coordination with the heads of relevant Sector-Specific Agencies, shall—

added “(I) without duplication of existing or ongoing efforts, conduct research and development to better understand and more effectively model the effects of EMPs and GMDs on critical infrastructure (which shall not include any system or infrastructure of the Department of Defense or any system or infrastructure of the Department of Energy associated with nuclear weapons activities); and

added “(II) develop technologies to enhance the resilience of and better protect critical infrastructure.

added “(ii) Plan—Not later than March 26, 2020, and in coordination with the heads of relevant Sector-Specific Agencies, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a research and development action plan to rapidly address modeling shortfall and technology development.

added “(D) Emergency information system

added “(i) In general—The Secretary, in coordination with relevant stakeholders, shall implement a network of systems that are capable of providing appropriate emergency information to the public before (if possible), during, and in the aftermath of an EMP or GMD.

added “(ii) Briefing—Not later than December 21, 2020, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding the system required under clause (i).

added “(E) Quadrennial risk assessments

added “(i) In general—The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of Commerce, and informed by intelligence-based threat assessments, shall conduct a quadrennial EMP and GMD risk assessment.

added “(ii) Briefings—Not later than March 26, 2020, and every 4 years thereafter until 2032, the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of Commerce shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the quadrennial EMP and GMD risk assessment.

added “(iii) Enhancing resilience—The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other relevant Sector-Specific Agencies, shall use the results of the quadrennial EMP and GMD risk assessments to better understand and to improve resilience to the effects of EMPs and GMDs across all critical infrastructure sectors, including coordinating the prioritization of critical infrastructure at greatest risk to the effects of EMPs and GMDs.

added “(3) Coordination

added “(A) Report on technological options—Not later than December 21, 2020, and every 4 years thereafter until 2032, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the heads of other appropriate agencies, and, as appropriate, private-sector partners, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, a report that—

added “(i) assesses the technological options available to improve the resilience of critical infrastructure to the effects of EMPs and GMDs; and

added “(ii) identifies gaps in available technologies and opportunities for technological developments to inform research and development activities.

added “(B) Test data

added “(i) In general—Not later than December 20, 2020, the Secretary, in coordination with the heads of Sector-Specific Agencies, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy, shall—

added “(I) review test data regarding the effects of EMPs and GMDs on critical infrastructure systems, networks, and assets representative of those throughout the Nation; and

added “(II) identify any gaps in the test data.

added “(ii) Plan—Not later than 180 days after identifying gaps in test data under clause (i), the Secretary, in coordination with the heads of Sector-Specific Agencies and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, shall use the sector partnership structure identified in the National Infrastructure Protection Plan to develop an integrated cross-sector plan to address the identified gaps.

added “(iii) Implementation—The heads of each agency identified in the plan developed under clause (ii) shall implement the plan in collaboration with the voluntary efforts of the private sector, as appropriate.

added “(e) Rule of construction—Nothing in this section may be construed to affect in any manner the authority, existing on the day before the date of enactment of this subsection, of any other component of the Department or any other Federal department or agency, including the authority provided to the Sector-Specific Agency specified in section 61003(c) of division F of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (6 U.S.C. 121 note), including the authority under section 215 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o), and including the authority of independent agencies to be independent.”

added “(4) Catastrophic injury or illness of lessee—The spouse of the lessee on a lease described in subsection (b) may terminate the lease during the one-year period beginning on the date on which the lessee incurs a catastrophic injury or illness (as that term is defined in section 439(g) of title 37, United States Code), if the lessee incurs the catastrophic injury or illness during a period of military service or while performing full-time National Guard duty, active Guard and Reserve duty, or inactive-duty training (as such terms are defined in section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code).”

added “(1) In general—In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall award financial assistance to the following:

added “(A) To a person or group of persons to assist the person or group of persons in planning, establishing, or supporting a center for manufacturing innovation.

added “(B) To a center for manufacturing innovation, including a center that was not established using Federal funds, to support workforce development, cross-center projects, and other efforts which support the purposes of the Program.”

added “(iii) establish standards for the performance of centers for manufacturing innovation that are based on the measures developed under clause (ii); and

added “(iv) for each center for manufacturing innovation supported by the award, 5 years after the initial award and every 5 years thereafter until Federal funding is discontinued, conduct an assessment of the center to confirm whether the performance of the center is meeting the standards for performance established under clause (iii).”

added “(A) Performance deficiency

added “(i) Notice of deficiency—If the Secretary finds that a center for manufacturing innovation does not meet the standards for performance established under clause (iii) of paragraph (4)(C) during an assessment pursuant to clause (iv) of such paragraph, the Secretary shall notify the center of any deficiencies in the performance of the center and provide the center one year to remedy such deficiencies.

added “(ii) Failure to remedy—If a center for manufacturing innovation fails to remedy a deficiency identified under clause (i) or to show significant improvement in performance one year after notification of a performance deficiency identified under clause (i), the Secretary shall notify the center that the center is ineligible for further financial assistance awarded under paragraph (1) .”

added “(6) Use of financial assistance—Financial assistance awarded under paragraph (1)(B) may be used to carry out Program-wide activities directed by the Secretary, such as activities targeting workforce development.”

added “(A) NIST industrial technical services account—To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use amounts appropriated to the Institute for Industrial Technical Services account to carry out this section as follows:

added “(i) For each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2019, an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.

added “(ii) For each of fiscal years 2020 through 2030, such amounts as may be necessary to carry out this section.”

added “(F) to carry out pilot programs in collaboration with the centers for manufacturing innovation such as a laboratory-embedded entrepreneurship program;

added “(G) to provide support services and funding as necessary to promote workforce development activities;

added “(H) to coordinate with centers for manufacturing innovation to develop best practices for the membership agreements and coordination of similar project solicitations;

added “(I) to collaborate with the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, industry, career and technical education schools, local community colleges, universities, and labor organizations to provide input for the development of national certifications for advanced manufacturing workforce skills in the technology areas of the centers for manufacturing innovation; and”

added “(A) In general—The Secretary”

added “(B) Liaisons

added “(i) In general—The Secretary may provide financial assistance to a manufacturing extension center established as part of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to support the purposes of the Program by providing services in one or more of the following areas:

added “(I) Cybersecurity awareness and support services for small- and medium-sized manufacturers.

added “(II) Assistance with workforce development.

added “(III) Technology transfer for small and medium-sized manufacturers.

added “(IV) Such other areas as the Secretary determines appropriate to support the purposes of the Program.

added “(ii) Support—Support under clause (i) may include the designation of a liaison.”

added Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) is amended to read as follows:

added “27. Regional innovation program

added “(a) Definitions—In this section:

added “(1) Eligible recipient defined—The term eligible recipient means—

added “(A) a State;

added “(B) an Indian tribe;

added “(C) a city or other political subdivision of a State;

added “(D) an entity that is a nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, a public-private partnership, a science or research park, a Federal laboratory, a venture development organization, or an economic development organization or similar entity that is focused primarily on improving science, technology, innovation, or entrepreneurship; or

added “(E) a consortium of any of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).

added “(2) Regional innovation initiative—The term regional innovation initiative means a geographically-bounded public or nonprofit activity or program to address issues in the local innovation systems in order to—

added “(A) increase the success of innovation-driven industry;

added “(B) strengthen the competitiveness of industry through new product innovation and new technology adoption;

added “(C) improve the pace of market readiness and overall commercialization of innovative research;

added “(D) enhance the overall innovation capacity and long-term resilience of the region; and

added “(E) leverage the region’s unique competitive strengths to stimulate innovation and to create jobs.

added “(3) State—The term State means one of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States.

added “(4) Venture development organization—The term venture development organization means a State or nonprofit organization that contributes to regional or sector-based economic prosperity by providing services for the purposes of—

added “(A) accelerating the commercialization of research;

added “(B) strengthening the competitive position of industry through the development, commercial adoption, or deployment of technology; and

added “(C) providing financial grants, loans, or direct financial investment to commercialize technology.

added “(b) Establishment—The Secretary shall establish a regional innovation program to encourage and support the development of regional innovation strategies designed to increase innovation-driven economic opportunity within their respective regions.

added “(c) Regional innovation grants

added “(1) Authorization of grants—As part of the program established pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary may award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible recipients for activities designed to develop and support a regional innovation initiative.

added “(2) Permissible activities—A grant awarded under this subsection shall be used for multiple activities determined appropriate by the Secretary, including—

added “(A) improving the connectedness and strategic orientation of the region through planning, technical assistance, and communication among participants of a regional innovation initiative;

added “(B) attracting additional participants to a regional innovation initiative;

added “(C) increasing the availability and investment of private and philanthropic financing that supports innovation-based business ventures;

added “(D) completing the research, development and introduction of new products, processes, and services into the commercial market;

added “(E) increasing the number of full-time equivalent employment opportunities within innovation-based business ventures in the geographic region; and

added “(F) achieving quantifiable, positive benefits to, or measurable enhancements for, the economic performance of the geographic region.

added “(3) Restricted activities—Grants awarded under this subsection may not be used to pay for—

added “(A) costs related to the recruitment, inducement, or associated financial or tangible incentives that might be offered to relocate an existing business from a geographic area to another geographic area; or

added “(B) costs associated with offsetting revenues forgone by one or more taxing authorities through tax incentives, tax increment financing, special improvement districts, tax abatements for private development within designated zones or geographic areas, or other reduction in revenues resulting from tax credits affecting the geographic region of the eligible recipients.

added “(4) Applications

added “(A) In general—An eligible recipient shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require.

added “(B) Components—Each application submitted under subparagraph (A) shall—

added “(i) describe the regional innovation initiative;

added “(ii) indicate whether the regional innovation initiative is supported by the private sector, State and local governments, and other relevant stakeholders;

added “(iii) identify what activities the regional innovation initiative will undertake;

added “(iv) describe the expected outcomes of the regional innovation initiative and how the eligible recipient will measure progress toward those outcomes;

added “(v) indicate whether the participants in the regional innovation initiative have access to, or contribute to, a well-trained workforce and other innovation assets that are critical to the successful outcomes specified in the application;

added “(vi) indicate whether the participants in the regional innovation initiative are capable of attracting additional funds from non-Federal sources; and

added “(vii) if appropriate for the activities proposed in the application, analyze the likelihood that the participants in the regional innovation initiative will be able to sustain activities after grant funds received under this subsection have been expended.

added “(C) Feedback—The Secretary shall provide feedback to program applicants that are not awarded grants to help them improve future applications.

added “(D) Special considerations—The Secretary shall give special consideration to—

added “(i) applications proposing to include workforce or training related activities in their regional innovation initiative from eligible recipients who agree to collaborate with local workforce investment area boards; and

added “(ii) applications from regions that contain communities negatively impacted by trade.

added “(5) Cost share—The Secretary may not provide more than 50 percent of the total cost of any activity funded under this subsection.

added “(6) Outreach to rural communities

added “(A) In general—The Secretary shall conduct outreach to public and private sector entities in rural communities to encourage those entities to participate in regional innovation initiatives under this subsection.

added “(B) Justification—As part of the program established pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary, through the Economic Development Administration, shall submit an annual report to Congress that explains the balance in the allocation of grants to eligible recipients under this subsection between rural and urban areas.

added “(7) Funding—The Secretary may accept funds from other Federal agencies to support grants and activities under this subsection.

added “(d) Regional innovation research and information program

added “(1) In general—As part of the program established pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish a regional innovation research and information program—

added “(A) to gather, analyze, and disseminate information on best practices for regional innovation initiatives, including information relating to how innovation, productivity, and economic development can be maximized through such strategies;

added “(B) to provide technical assistance, including through the development of technical assistance guides, for the development and implementation of regional innovation initiatives;

added “(C) to support the development of relevant metrics and measurement standards to evaluate regional innovation initiatives, including the extent to which such strategies stimulate innovation, productivity, and economic development; and

added “(D) to collect and make available data on regional innovation initiatives in the United States, including data on—

added “(i) the size, specialization, and competitiveness of regional innovation initiatives;

added “(ii) the regional domestic product contribution, total jobs and earnings by key occupations, establishment size, nature of specialization, patents, Federal research and development spending, and other relevant information for regional innovation initiatives; and

added “(iii) supply chain product and service flows within and between regional innovation initiatives.

added “(2) Research grants—The Secretary may award research grants on a competitive basis to support and further the goals of the program established under this section.

added “(3) Dissemination of information—Data and analysis compiled by the Secretary under the program established in this subsection shall be made available to other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and nonprofit and for-profit entities.

added “(4) Regional innovation grant program—The Secretary shall incorporate data and analysis relating to any grant awarded under subsection (c) into the program established under this subsection.

added “(e) Interagency coordination

added “(1) In general—To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out under this section are coordinated with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, other programs at the Department of Commerce or at other Federal agencies.

added “(2) Collaboration

added “(A) In general—The Secretary shall explore and pursue collaboration with other Federal agencies, including through multi-agency funding opportunities, on regional innovation strategies.

added “(B) Small businesses—The Secretary shall ensure that such collaboration with Federal agencies prioritizes the needs and challenges of small businesses.

added “(f) Evaluation

added “(1) In general—Not later than 5 years after Congress first appropriates funds to carry out this section, the Secretary shall competitively award a contract with an independent entity to conduct an evaluation of programs established under this section.

added “(2) Requirements—The evaluation conducted under paragraph (1) shall include—

added “(A) an assessment of whether the program is achieving its goals;

added “(B) the program’s efficacy in providing awards to geographically diverse entities;

added “(C) any recommendations for how the program may be improved; and

added “(D) a recommendation as to whether the program should be continued or terminated.

added “(g) Reporting requirement—Not later than 5 years after the first grant is awarded under subsection (c), and every 5 years thereafter until 5 years after the last grant recipient completes the regional innovation initiative for which such grant was awarded, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that describes the outcome of each regional innovation initiative that was completed during the previous 5 years.

added “(h) Funding—From amounts appropriated by Congress for economic development assistance authorized under section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), the Secretary may use up to $50,000,000 in each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to carry out this section.”

added Not later than September 30, 2020, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall, in consultation with the Commander of United States Northern Command, submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the following:

added Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

added “(u) Limitation on certain rolling stock procurements

added “(1) In general—Except as provided in paragraph (5), financial assistance made available under this chapter shall not be used in awarding a contract or subcontract to an entity on or after the date of enactment of this subsection for the procurement of rolling stock for use in public transportation if the manufacturer of the rolling stock—

added “(A) is incorporated in or has manufacturing facilities in the United States; and

added “(B) is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, or is otherwise related legally or financially to a corporation based in a country that—

added “(i) is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of this subsection;

added “(ii) was identified by the United States Trade Representative in the most recent report required by section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; and

added “(iii) is subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).

added “(2) Exception—For purposes of paragraph (1), the term otherwise related legally or financially does not include a minority relationship or investment.

added “(3) International agreements—This subsection shall be applied in a manner consistent with the obligations of the United States under international agreements.

added “(4) Certification for rail rolling stock

added “(A) In general—Except as provided in paragraph (5), as a condition of financial assistance made available in a fiscal year under section 5337, a recipient that operates rail fixed guideway service shall certify in that fiscal year that the recipient will not award any contract or subcontract for the procurement of rail rolling stock for use in public transportation with a rail rolling stock manufacturer described in paragraph (1).

added “(B) Separate certification—The certification required under this paragraph shall be in addition to any certification the Secretary establishes to ensure compliance with the requirements of paragraph (1).

added “(5) Exception—This subsection, including the certification requirement under paragraph (4), shall not apply to the award of a contract or subcontract made by a public transportation agency with a rail rolling stock manufacturer described in paragraph (1) if the manufacturer and the public transportation agency have a contract for rail rolling stock that was executed before the date of enactment of this subsection.

added “(v) Cybersecurity certification for rail rolling stock and operations

added “(1) Certification—As a condition of financial assistance made available under this chapter, a recipient that operates a rail fixed guideway public transportation system shall certify that the recipient has established a process to develop, maintain, and execute a written plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks.

added “(2) Compliance—For the process required under paragraph (1), a recipient of assistance under this chapter shall—

added “(A) utilize the approach described by the voluntary standards and best practices developed under section 2(c)(15) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(c)(15)), as applicable;

added “(B) identify hardware and software that the recipient determines should undergo third-party testing and analysis to mitigate cybersecurity risks, such as hardware or software for rail rolling stock under proposed procurements; and

added “(C) utilize the approach described in any voluntary standards and best practices for rail fixed guideway public transportation systems developed under the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security, as applicable.

added “(3) Limitations on statutory construction—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to interfere with the authority of—

added “(A) the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish or ensure compliance with requirements or standards concerning cybersecurity for rail fixed guideway public transportation systems; or

added “(B) the Secretary of Transportation under section 5329 to address cybersecurity issues as those issues relate to the safety of rail fixed guideway public transportation systems.”

added Section 711 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4561) is amended by striking “$133,000,000” and all that follows and inserting the following: “for the carrying out of the provisions and purposes of this Act by the President and such agencies as he may designate or create—

added “(1) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024; and

added “(2) $133,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.”

added “(h) Investment in supply chain security

added “(1) In general—The President may make available to an eligible entity described in paragraph (2) payments to increase the security of supply chains and supply chain activities, if the President certifies to Congress not less than 30 days before making such a payment that the payment is in the national security interests of the United States.

added “(2) Eligible entity—An eligible entity described in this paragraph is an entity that—

added “(A) is organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States; and

added “(B) produces—

added “(i) one or more critical components;

added “(ii) critical technology; or

added “(iii) one or more products for the increased security of supply chains or supply chain activities.

added “(3) Definitions—In this subsection, the terms supply chain and supply chain activities have the meanings given those terms by the President by regulation under section 6019(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.”

added “(E) an organization representing aircraft users, aircraft owners, or aircraft pilots.”

added It is the sense of the Senate that—

added “(2) Exception—Amounts appropriated and transferred to the Fund before September 30, 2019, shall remain available for obligation and expenditure after that date, but only for activities under programs commenced under subsection (b) before September 30, 2019.”

added “(3) The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply to any sale or other provision of any defense article or defense service to Cyprus if the end-user of such defense article or defense service is the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.”

added “(1) identified”

added “(2) identified in and the subject of proceedings in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Peterson et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran et al., Case No. 13 Civ. 9195 (LAP).”

added It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to make regular requests to the Government of the People's Republic of China for the Navy to conduct port calls to Hong Kong, including United States aircraft carrier visits.

added Section 1232(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2488), as most recently amended by section 1247 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), is further amended—

added “(3) the Russian Federation has released the 24 Ukrainian sailors captured in the Kerch Strait on November 25, 2018.”

added “314 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joint Forces Command

added “(a) Authorization—The Secretary of Defense shall authorize the establishment of, and the participation by members of the armed forces in, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joint Forces Command (in this section referred to as the “Joint Forces Command”), to be established in the United States.

added “(b) Use of Department of Defense facilities and equipment—The Secretary may use facilities and equipment of the Department of Defense to support the Joint Forces Command.

added “(c) Availability of funds—Amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020 shall be available to carry out the purposes of this section.”

added Paragraph (1) of section 1225(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 127 Stat. 3550) is amended—

added “(i) any such”

added “(ii) the United States counterterrorism mission; and

added “(iii) efforts by the Department of Defense to support reconciliation efforts and develop conditions for the expansion of the reach of the Government of Afghanistan throughout Afghanistan.”

added It is the sense of Congress that—

added Paragraph (2) of section 1286(c) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232) is amended to read as follows:

added “(2) Training, developed and delivered in consultation with academic institutions, and other support to academic institutions to promote security and limit undue influence on institutions and personnel, including financial support for execution for such activities, that—

added “(A) emphasizes best practices for protection of sensitive national security information; and

added “(B) includes the dissemination of unclassified publications and resources for identifying and protecting against emerging threats to academic research institutions, including specific counterintelligence guidance developed for faculty and academic researchers based on specific threats.”

added The text of subsection (a) of section 1231 is hereby deemed to read as follows:

added “(a) Prohibition—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, and the Department may not otherwise implement any such activity.”

added The text of subsection (a) of section 1236 preceding paragraph (1) is hereby deemed to read as follows:

added “(a) Limitation—Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Defense, may be used to do the following, and the Department may not otherwise do the following:”

added Section 1422, and the amendments made by that section, shall have no force or effect.

added “(n) Notification of certain overseas contingency operations for purposes of Inspector General Act of 1978—The Secretary of Defense shall provide the Chair of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency written notification of the commencement or designation of a military operation as an overseas contingency operation upon the earlier of—

added “(1) a determination by the Secretary that the overseas contingency operation is expected to exceed 60 days; or

added “(2) the date on which the overseas contingency operation exceeds 60 days.”

added “(1) the commencement or designation of a military operation as an overseas contingency operation that exceeds 60 days; or

added “(2) receipt of a notification under section 113(n) of title 10, United States Code, with respect to an overseas contingency operation”

added “(A) the commencement or designation of the military operation concerned as an overseas contingency operation that exceeds 60 days; or

added “(B) receipt of a notification under section 113(n) of title 10, United States Code, with respect to an overseas contingency operation”

added Section 8L(d)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—

added “(iii)

added “(I) Upon written request by the Inspector General with principal jurisdiction over a matter with respect to the contingency operation, and with the approval of the lead Inspector General, an Inspector General specified in subsection (c) may provide investigative support or conduct an independent investigation of an allegation of criminal activity by any United States personnel, contractor, subcontractor, grantee, or vendor in the applicable theater of operations.

added “(II) In the case of a determination by the lead Inspector General that no Inspector General has principal jurisdiction over a matter with respect to the contingency operation, the lead Inspector General may—

added “(aa) conduct an independent investigation of an allegation described in subclause (I); or

added “(bb) request that an Inspector General specified in subsection (c) conduct such investigation.”

added “(I) To enhance cooperation among Inspectors General and encourage comprehensive oversight of the contingency operation, any Inspector General responsible for conducting oversight of any program or operation performed in support of the contingency operation may, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with the duties, responsibilities, policies, and procedures of such Inspector General—

added “(i) coordinate such oversight activities with the lead Inspector General; and

added “(ii) provide information requested by the lead Inspector General relating to the responsibilities of the lead Inspector General described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (G).”

added Section 8L(d) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—

added “(C)

added “(i) An annuitant receiving an annuity under the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System or the Foreign Service Pension System under chapter 8 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.) who is reemployed under this subsection—

added “(I) shall continue to receive the annuity; and

added “(II) shall not be considered a participant for purposes of chapter 8 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.) or an employee for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code.

added “(ii) An annuitant described in clause (i) may elect in writing for the reemployment of the annuitant under this subsection to be subject to section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064). A reemployed annuitant shall make an election under this clause not later than 90 days after the date of the reemployment of the annuitant.”

added “(5)

added “(A) A person employed by a lead Inspector General for an overseas contingency operation under this section shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications upon the completion of 2 years of continuous service as an employee under this section.

added “(B) No person who is first employed as described in subparagraph (A) more than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 may acquire competitive status under subparagraph (A).”

added The text of subsection (a) of section 1664 is hereby deemed to read as follows:

added “(a) Prohibition—Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the following, and the Department may not otherwise take any action to do the following:

added “(1) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the responsiveness or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States.

added “(2) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the quantity of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States to a number less than 400.”

added In this title, the term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.