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  SA 3686. Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Reed) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                   DIVISION E--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

         TITLE LII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 5211. AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF HYPERSONIC TESTING 
                   EFFORTS.

        To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall use existing hypersonic testing facilities or 
     hypersonic testing facilities currently undergoing 
     refurbishment, including those owned by other departments and 
     agencies, for testing related to the development of 
     hypersonic systems.

             Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

     SEC. 5221. EVALUATION OF ADDITIONAL TEST CORRIDORS FOR 
                   HYPERSONIC AND LONG-RANGE WEAPONS.

       The text of section 223 is hereby deemed to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 5223. EVALUATION OF ADDITIONAL TEST CORRIDORS FOR 
                   HYPERSONIC AND LONG-RANGE WEAPONS.

       ``(a) Evaluation Required.--To assess impact effectiveness 
     and increase the cadence of testing and training for long-
     range and hypersonic systems, the Secretary of Defense shall, 
     acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
     and Engineering and the Director of the Test Resource 
     Management Center and in consultation with requirements 
     owners of long-range and hypersonic systems of the Armed 
     Forces, evaluate--
       ``(1) the comparative advantages of episodic and permanent 
     special activity airspace designated by the Federal Aviation 
     Administration for use by the Department of Defense suitable 
     for the test and training of long-range and hypersonic 
     systems;
       ``(2) requirements for continental test ranges, including--
       ``(A) attributes, including live, virtual, and constructive 
     capabilities;
       ``(B) scheduling and availability;
       ``(C) safety;
       ``(D) end strength;
       ``(E) facilities, infrastructure, radar, and related 
     systems;
       ``(F) launch locations including--
       ``(i) Bearpaw Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace, 
     Montana;
       ``(ii) Mountain Home Range Complex, Idaho;
       ``(iii) Fallon Range Training Complex, Nevada;
       ``(iv) Utah Test and Training Range, Utah;
       ``(v) Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada;
       ``(vi) Green River Test Complex, Utah; and
       ``(vii) White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico;
       ``(G) impact areas within the White Sands Missile Range, 
     New Mexico; and
       ``(H) such other characteristics as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate; and
       ``(3) potential enhancements to existing National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities needed to 
     enable use of these facilities by the Department of Defense 
     for testing and research of hypersonic systems.
       ``(b) Briefing.--Not later than December 1, 2026, the 
     Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives a briefing on the findings of the 
     Secretary with respect to the evaluation conducted pursuant 
     to subsection (a), including an assessment of the completion 
     date.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `impact area' means the point at which a 
     test terminates.
       ``(2) The term `launch location' means the point from which 
     a test is initiated.''.

                 TITLE LIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                          Subtitle D--Reports

     SEC. 5331. REPORT ON ADOPTION OF GRAPHITE OXIDE-BASED 
                   FIREFIGHTING FOAMS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than February 1, 2026, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the progress and strategy of 
     the Department of Defense for accelerating adoption of 
     graphite oxide-based firefighting foams.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A summary of current testing, evaluation, and 
     certification efforts for graphite oxide-based firefighting 
     foams, including performance data and environmental 
     assessments.
       (2) An identification of any remaining technical, 
     regulatory, or logistical barriers to full-scale adoption of 
     such foams, along with proposed mitigation strategies.
       (3) A timeline for the phased replacement throughout the 
     Department of firefighting foams containing perfluoroalkyl or 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances with graphite oxide-based 
     alternatives.
       (4) A description of interagency coordination and 
     partnerships with industry and academia to ensure such foams 
     meet relevant safety, operational, and environmental 
     standards for military use.

               TITLE LVI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER MATTERS

                 Subtitle B--Special and Incentive Pay

     SEC. 5611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING BONUS AND 
                   SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Authorities Relating to Reserve Forces.--Section 910(g) 
     of title 37, United States Code, relating to income 
     replacement payments for reserve component members 
     experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for active 
     duty service, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2025'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.
       (b) Title 10 Authorities Relating to Health Care 
     Professionals.--The following sections of title 10, United 
     States Code, are amended by striking ``December 31, 2025'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2026'':
       (1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer 
     candidate accession program.
       (2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education 
     loans for certain health professionals who serve in the 
     Selected Reserve.
       (c) Authorities Relating to Nuclear Officers.--Section 
     333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2026''.
       (d) Authorities Relating to Title 37 Consolidated Special 
     Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities.--The following 
     sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2026'':
       (1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for 
     enlisted members.
       (2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for 
     officers.
       (3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive 
     pay and bonus authorities for officers.
       (4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive 
     pay authorities for officers in health professions.
       (5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for 
     cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps.
       (6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay.
       (7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special 
     duty pay.
       (8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or 
     proficiency bonus.
       (9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for 
     members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to 
     high priority units.
       (e) Authority to Provide Temporary Increase in Rates of 
     Basic Allowance for Housing.--Section 403(b) of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (7)(E), relating to an area covered by a 
     major disaster declaration or containing an installation 
     experiencing an influx of military personnel, by striking

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     ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (8)(C), relating to an area where actual 
     housing costs differ from current rates by more than 20 
     percent, by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2026''.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 5621. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE COUPONS TO JUNIOR 
                   ENLISTED MEMBERS TO PURCHASE FOOD AT 
                   COMMISSARIES.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) members of the Armed Forces and their families deserve 
     access to affordable and healthy food options, including 
     during their duty day;
       (2) there has been increased awareness about the challenges 
     members and their families face in accessing affordable and 
     healthy food options;
       (3) those challenges have been especially acute for 
     unaccompanied junior enlisted members who live in government-
     provided quarters on military installations; and
       (4) the Department of Defense should explore a variety of 
     proposals for expanding the accessibility of healthy and 
     affordable food options to members, especially members who 
     live in unaccompanied housing on military installations.
       (b) Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may conduct a 
     pilot program to assess the efficacy of providing junior 
     enlisted members of the Armed Forces a monthly coupon for use 
     in procuring food at commissaries.
       (2) Selection of installations.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may conduct the pilot 
     program authorized by paragraph (1) at 2 military 
     installations.
       (B) Considerations.--In selecting installations for the 
     pilot program authorized by paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall consider installations with--
       (i) large numbers of enlisted members who live in 
     unaccompanied housing;
       (ii) the largest ratios of enlisted members to commissioned 
     officers;
       (iii) unaccompanied housing that provides access to 
     functioning kitchens that residents may use to prepare meals;
       (iv) commissaries that are experimenting with or expanding 
     their selection of nutritious and minimally processed ready-
     made and easy-to-make food options;
       (v) low rates of attendance at dining facilities;
       (vi) low customer satisfaction ratings for dining 
     facilities, including installations with complaints about 
     dining facilities submitted through the Interactive Customer 
     Evaluation system of the Department of Defense; and
       (vii) commissaries located within easily accessible 
     distances from unaccompanied housing.
       (3) Coupons.--
       (A) Amount.--The Secretary may determine the amount of the 
     coupons to be provided under the pilot program authorized by 
     paragraph (1).
       (B) Use.--
       (i) In general.--A coupon provided under the pilot program 
     authorized by paragraph (1) may be used only to purchase food 
     at commissaries.
       (ii) Exclusions.--A coupon provided under the pilot program 
     authorized by paragraph (1) may not be used--

       (I) to purchase alcoholic beverages or tobacco; or
       (II) to pay any deposit fee in excess of the amount of the 
     State fee reimbursement (if any) required to purchase any 
     food or food product contained in a returnable bottle or can, 
     without regard to whether the fee is included in the shelf 
     price posted for the food or food product.

       (C) Supplement to other food assistance.--A coupon provided 
     to a member under the pilot program authorized by paragraph 
     (1) shall be supplement and not supplant--
       (i) the basic allowance for subsistence under section 402 
     of title 37, United States Code; and
       (ii) any program to provide meals or rations in kind for 
     which the member is eligible.
       (4) Duration of pilot program.--The pilot program 
     authorized by paragraph (1) shall terminate not later than 
     one year after the pilot program commences.
       (5) Report required.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     termination under paragraph (4) of the pilot program 
     authorized by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     detailing the results of the pilot program.
       (B) Elements.--The report required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall include an assessment of the following:
       (i) The use of coupons by members who received coupons 
     under the pilot program.
       (ii) The satisfaction of and feedback from such members 
     relating to the coupons.
       (iii) The impact of providing the coupons on--

       (I) the rates at which such members used commissaries; and
       (II) the rates at which such members used dining facilities 
     on their installations.

       (iv) Historical rates of use of dining facilities on 
     installations and historical customer satisfaction metrics 
     for such facilities, including the number of complaints with 
     respect to such facilities submitted through the Interactive 
     Customer Evaluation system of the Department of Defense.
       (v) The efficacy of the pilot program in--

       (I) reducing food insecurity rates among junior enlisted 
     members;
       (II) increasing the availability of nutritious food options 
     for such members at commissaries; and
       (III) increasing the availability of nutritious food 
     options for such members generally, including such members 
     living in unaccompanied housing.

       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Coupon.--The term ``coupon'' means a voucher or 
     monetary benefit for a member of the Armed Forces that may be 
     used only at a commissary for the purchase of food.
       (2) Food.--The term ``food'' means any food or food product 
     intended for home consumption, including a ready-made food 
     item.

                   TITLE LVII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                 Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

     SEC. 5721. BRIEFING ON USE OF OTHER TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS 
                   FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL PROTOTYPES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
     how the use of other transaction agreements can expedite 
     development of medical prototypes for assessment by end-user 
     communities to address capability gaps in medical research by 
     leveraging subject matter expertise, infrastructure, and 
     resources to include developing, testing, and fielding 
     prototype technologies and solutions for the military health 
     system.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing required under subsection (a) 
     shall include an update on the following:
       (1) Current medical research and development efforts to 
     support the health and readiness of members of the Armed 
     Forces.
       (2) Efforts of the Department of Defense to establish 
     partnerships with small businesses, academic institutions, 
     and industry to facilitate the advancement of medical 
     concepts and prototypes to protect, treat, and optimize 
     health, performance, and survivability of members of the 
     Armed Forces.
       (3) How the Department is addressing critical gaps in 
     combat casualty care, including trauma care delivery, 
     musculoskeletal injury, and wound management.

     SEC. 5722. REPORT ON INTEGRATION OF LIFESTYLE AND PERFORMANCE 
                   MEDICINE AND BEHAVIORS TO SUPPORT HEALTH AND 
                   MILITARY READINESS.

       Not later than December 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing 
     recommendations on how to integrate lifestyle and performance 
     medicine and behaviors (such as diet, exercise, and sleep) 
     throughout the Department of Defense to support the health 
     and military readiness of members of the Armed Forces.

     SEC. 5723. EVALUATION OF CERTAIN RESEARCH RELATED TO 
                   MENOPAUSE, PERIMENOPAUSE, OR MID-LIFE WOMEN'S 
                   HEALTH.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall evaluate--
       (1) the results of completed research related to menopause, 
     perimenopause, or mid-life women's health among women who are 
     members of the uniformed services or veterans;
       (2) the status of such research that is ongoing;
       (3) any gaps in knowledge and research on--
       (A) treatments for menopause-related symptoms, including 
     hormone and non-hormone treatments;
       (B) the safety and effectiveness of treatments for 
     menopause-related symptoms;
       (C) the relation of service in the uniformed services to 
     perimenopause and menopause and the impact of such service on 
     perimenopause and menopause; and
       (D) the impact of perimenopause and menopause on the mental 
     health of women who are members of the uniformed services or 
     veterans;
       (4) the availability of and uptake of professional training 
     resources for covered providers relating to mid-life women's 
     health with respect to the care, treatment, and management of 
     perimenopause and menopausal symptoms, and related support 
     services; and
       (5) the availability of and uptake of treatments for women 
     who are members of the uniformed services or veterans who are 
     experiencing perimenopause or menopause.
       (b) Report; Strategic Plan.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall each 
     submit to Congress a report containing--
       (1) the findings of the evaluation conducted under 
     subsection (a);
       (2) recommendations for improving professional training 
     resources described in subsection (a)(4) for covered 
     providers; and
       (3) a strategic plan that--
       (A) resolves the gaps in knowledge and research identified 
     in the report; and
       (B) identifies topics in need of further research relating 
     to potential treatments for menopause-related symptoms of 
     women who are members of the uniformed services or veterans.
       (c) Nonduplication and Supplementation of Efforts.--In 
     carrying out activities under this section, the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall

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     ensure that such activities minimize duplication and 
     supplement, not supplant, existing information-sharing 
     efforts of the Department of Health and Human Services.
       (d) Sense of Congress on Additional Research Related to 
     Menopause, Perimenopause, or Mid-life Women's Health.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs should each conduct research 
     related to menopause, perimenopause, or mid-life health 
     regarding women who are members of the uniformed services or 
     veterans.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered provider.--The term ``covered provider'' means 
     a health care provider employed by the Department of Defense 
     or the Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (2) Menopause.--The term``menopause'' means the stage of a 
     woman's life--
       (A) when menstrual periods stop permanently and she can no 
     longer get pregnant; and
       (B) that is not a disease state, but a normal part of aging 
     for women.
       (3) Mid-life.--The term``mid-life'' means a life stage 
     that--
       (A) coincides with the menopausal transition in women, 
     which may be physical or emotional;
       (B) encompasses the late reproductive age, which can begin 
     at approximately 35 years of age, to the late postmenopausal 
     stages of reproductive aging, which can extend to 
     approximately 65 years of age; and
       (C) often marks the onset of many chronic diseases.
       (4) Perimenopause.--The term ``perimenopause'' means the 
     time during a woman's life when levels of the hormone 
     estrogen fall unevenly in a woman's body and is also called 
     the menopausal transition.
       (5) Postmenopausal.--The term ``postmenopausal'' means the 
     stage of a woman's life after a woman has been without a 
     menstrual period for 12 months that lasts for the rest of a 
     woman's life and reflects a time when women are at increased 
     risk for osteoporosis and heart disease.

 TITLE LVIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 5861. REPEALS OF EXISTING LAWS TO STREAMLINE THE DEFENSE 
                   ACQUISITION PROCESS.

       The text of section 868 is hereby deemed to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 868. REPEALS OF EXISTING LAW TO STREAMLINE THE DEFENSE 
                   ACQUISITION PROCESS.

       ``The following provisions are hereby repealed:
       ``(1) Section 3070 of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(2) Section 874 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 
     3101).
       ``(3) Section 810 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 
     3101).
       ``(4) Section 3106 of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(5) Section 8688 of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(6) Subsections (a)-(c) of section 804 of the Duncan 
     Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4356).
       ``(7) Section 822 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. note 
     prec. 3201).
       ``(8) Section 892 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 3201 
     note).
       ``(9) Section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 10 U.S.C. 3201 
     note).
       ``(10) Section 802 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 3206 
     note).
       ``(11) Section 3208 of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(12) Section 852 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' 
     McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
       ``(13) Subsections (a)-(f) of section 866 of the Ike 
     Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
       ``(14) Section 143 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 
     10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
       ``(15) Section 254 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 
     10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
       ``(16) Section 886 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. note 
     prec. 3241).
       ``(17) Section 851 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 
     10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
       ``(18) Section 314 of the Bob Stump National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 
     10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
       ``(19) Section 826 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398; 
     10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
       ``(20) Section 806 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
       ``(21) Section 368 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 3303 
     note).
       ``(22) Section 875 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. note 
     prec. 3344 ).
       ``(23) Section 816 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 10 U.S.C. note 
     prec. 3344).
       ``(24) Section 3373 of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(25) Section 883 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 
     10 U.S.C. 3372 note).
       ``(26) Section 3455 of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(27) Section 3678 of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(28) Section 133 of the Bob Stump National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 
     10 U.S.C. 3678 note).
       ``(29) Section 891 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 3804 note).
       ``(30) Section 380 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 4001 
     note).
       ``(31) Section 1056 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 4001 
     note).
       ``(32) Section 1603 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 4007 
     note).
       ``(33) Section 1089 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 4025 
     note).
       ``(34) Section 812 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 10 U.S.C. note 
     prec. 4061).
       ``(35) Section 235 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4126 
     note).
       ``(36) Section 252 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. note 
     prec. 4141).
       ``(37) Section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 4174 
     note).
       ``(38) Section 828 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note 
     prec. 4201).
       ``(39) Section 1252 of the Defense Procurement Reform Act 
     of 1984 (Public Law 98-525; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
       ``(40) Section 812 of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 
     10 U.S.C. note prec. 4211).
       ``(41) Section 806 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 10 U.S.C. note 
     prec. 4211).
       ``(42) Section 818 of the John Warner National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 
     10 U.S.C. note prec. 4231).
       ``(43) Section 802(d)(2) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 
     U.S.C. 4251 note).
       ``(44) Section 4271 of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(45) Section 814 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 
     10 U.S.C. 4271 note).
       ``(46) Section 925(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4271 
     note).
       ``(47) Section 812 of the John Warner National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 
     10 U.S.C. 4325 note).
       ``(48) Section 4423 of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(49) Section 831(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 
     10 U.S.C. note prec. 4501).
       ``(50) Section 863(a)-(h) of the Ike Skelton National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 
     111-383; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4501).
       ``(51) Section 832 of the John Warner National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 
     10 U.S.C. note prec. 4501).
       ``(52) Section 883(e) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note 
     prec. 4571).
       ``(53) Section 938 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. note 
     prec. 4571).
       ``(54) Section 1272 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 4571 
     note).
       ``(55) Section 2867 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 4571 
     note).
       ``(56) Section 215 of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 
     10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
       ``(57) Section 881 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 4571 
     note).
       ``(58) Section 804 of the Bob Stump National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 
     10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
       ``(59) Chapter 345 of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(60) Section 378 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 113 
     note).
       ``(61) Section 846(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note).
       ``(62) Section 932 of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal

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     Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note).
       ``(63) Section 849 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1487).
       ``(64) Section 804 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2402).
       ``(65) Section 881 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note 
     prec. 4601).
       ``(66) Section 802 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 
     10 U.S.C. note prec. 3062).
       ``(67) Section 913 of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 10 U.S.C. note 
     prec. 3201).
       ``(68) Section 821 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. note 
     prec. 3451).
       ``(69) Section 824(a) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 
     10 U.S.C. 3774 note).
       ``(70) Section 805 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. note 
     prec. 3451).
       ``(71) Section 844(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 3453 
     note).
       ``(72) Section 238(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 4841 
     note).
       ``(73) Subtitle D of title II of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 
     119 Stat. 3175).
       ``(74) Section 214 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 4841 
     note).
       ``(75) Section 218 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 8013 note).
       ``(76) Section 229 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4001 
     note).
       ``(77) Section 232 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4001 
     note).
       ``(78) Section 222 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 
     10 U.S.C. 4014 note).
       ``(79) Section 230 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 
     10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
       ``(80) Section 843 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 
     10 U.S.C. note prec. 4171).
       ``(81) Section 938 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. note 
     prec. 4571).
       ``(82) Section 1651 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4571 
     note).
       ``(83) Section 1064 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 
     10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
       ``(84) Section 854 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' 
     McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note).''.

     SEC. 5862. DUTY-FREE ENTRY OF SUPPLIES PROCURED BY DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE.

       The text of section 874 is hereby deemed to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 874. DUTY-FREE ENTRY OF SUPPLIES PROCURED BY 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall--
       ``(1) track the impact of economic fluctuations, include 
     tariffs, supply chain disruptions and inflation, on all major 
     prime contracts entered into by the Department of Defense; 
     and
       ``(2) not later than January 30, 2026, submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report that includes--
       ``(A) an assessment of cost increases to both the 
     Department and contractors as a result of tariffs imposed 
     under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and section 232 of the Trade Expansion 
     Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862);
       ``(B) an assessment of the effects of such tariffs on 
     supply chains and lead times for major defense platforms; and
       ``(C) a summary of agreements entered into under section 
     4851 of title 10, United States Code, and an assessment of 
     the application of those agreements to the defense supply 
     chain.''.

                      TITLE LX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

         Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

     SEC. 6011. SUPPORT FOR COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES 
                   TO COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.

       The text of section 1033 is hereby deemed to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1033. SUPPORT FOR COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AND 
                   ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED 
                   CRIME.

       ``Subsection (h) of section 284 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       ``(1) in paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
       ``(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated 
     by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(A) In the case of support for a purpose described in 
     subsection (b)--
       ``(i) the agency to which support is provided;
       ``(ii) the budget, and anticipated delivery schedule for 
     support;
       ``(iii) the source of funds provided for the project or 
     purpose;
       ``(iv) a description of the arrangements, if any, for the 
     sustainment of the project or purpose and the source of funds 
     to support sustainment of the capabilities and performance 
     outcomes achieved using such support, if applicable;
       ``(v) a description of the objectives for the project or 
     purpose; and
       ``(vi) information, including the amount, type, and 
     purpose, about the support provided the agency during the 
     three fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which the 
     support covered by the notice is provided under this section 
     with respect to--

       ``(I) this section;
       ``(II) counterdrug activities authorized by section 1033 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 
     (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1811); or
       ``(III) any other significant program, account, or activity 
     for the provision of security assistance that the Secretary 
     of Defense and the Secretary of State consider appropriate. 
     and

       ``(2) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking `the Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives' 
     and inserting `the congressional defense committees'.''.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 6021. TAKING OR TRANSMITTING VIDEO OF DEFENSE 
                   INFORMATION PROHIBITED.

       Section 793 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``video,'' after ``photographic negative,'' each 
     place such term appears.

     SEC. 6022. STUDY AND REPORT.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall--
       (1) conduct a study on the transparency and cooperation 
     regarding--
       (A) brokers and dealers that are a member of a national 
     securities association and registered with the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission that are controlled by or organized under 
     the laws of the People's Republic of China; and
       (B) investment advisors registered with the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission and controlled by or organized under the 
     laws of the People's Republic of China; and
       (2) submit to Congress a report that includes the results 
     of the study conducted under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 6023. INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Advanced nuclear reactor.--The term ``advanced nuclear 
     reactor'' means--
       (A) a nuclear fission reactor, including a prototype plant 
     (as defined in sections 50.2 and 52.1 of title 10, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)), with 
     significant improvements compared to reactors operating on 
     October 19, 2016, including improvements such as--
       (i) additional inherent safety features;
       (ii) lower waste yields;
       (iii) improved fuel and material performance;
       (iv) increased tolerance to loss of fuel cooling;
       (v) enhanced reliability or improved resilience;
       (vi) increased proliferation resistance;
       (vii) increased thermal efficiency;
       (viii) reduced consumption of cooling water and other 
     environmental impacts;
       (ix) the ability to integrate into electric applications 
     and nonelectric applications;
       (x) modular sizes to allow for deployment that corresponds 
     with the demand for electricity or process heat; and
       (xi) operational flexibility to respond to changes in 
     demand for electricity or process heat and to complement 
     integration with intermittent renewable energy or energy 
     storage;
       (B) a fusion machine (as defined in section 11 of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014)); and
       (C) a radioisotope power system that utilizes heat from 
     radioactive decay to generate energy.
       (2) Ally or partner nation.--The term ``ally or partner 
     nation'' means--
       (A) the Government of any country that is a member of the 
     Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development;
       (B) the Government of the Republic of India; and
       (C) the Government of any country designated as an ally or 
     partner nation by the Secretary of State for purposes of this 
     section.
       (3) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committees on Foreign Relations, Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs, and Energy and Natural Resources of 
     the Senate; and
       (B) the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Energy and 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives.
       (4) Associated entity.--The term ``associated entity'' 
     means an entity that--
       (A) is owned, controlled, or operated by--
       (i) an ally or partner nation; or
       (ii) an associated individual; or

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       (B) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to 
     the jurisdiction of, a country described in paragraph (2), 
     including a corporation that is incorporated in a country 
     described in that paragraph.
       (5) Associated individual.--The term ``associated 
     individual'' means a foreign national who is a national of a 
     country described in paragraph (2).
       (6) Civil nuclear.--The term ``civil nuclear'' means 
     activities relating to--
       (A) nuclear plant construction;
       (B) nuclear fuel services;
       (C) nuclear energy financing;
       (D) nuclear plant operations;
       (E) nuclear plant regulation;
       (F) nuclear medicine;
       (G) nuclear safety;
       (H) community engagement in areas in reasonable proximity 
     to nuclear sites;
       (I) infrastructure support for nuclear energy;
       (J) nuclear plant decommissioning;
       (K) nuclear liability;
       (L) safe storage and safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel;
       (M) environmental safeguards;
       (N) nuclear nonproliferation and security; and
       (O) technology related to the matters described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (N).
       (7) Embarking civil nuclear nation.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``embarking civil nuclear 
     nation'' means a country that--
       (i) does not have a civil nuclear energy program;
       (ii) is in the process of developing or expanding a civil 
     nuclear energy program, including safeguards and a legal and 
     regulatory framework, for--

       (I) nuclear safety;
       (II) nuclear security;
       (III) radioactive waste management;
       (IV) civil nuclear energy;
       (V) environmental safeguards;
       (VI) community engagement in areas in reasonable proximity 
     to nuclear sites;
       (VII) nuclear liability; or
       (VIII) advanced nuclear reactor licensing;

       (iii) is in the process of selecting, developing, 
     constructing, or utilizing advanced light water reactors, 
     advanced nuclear reactors, or advanced civil nuclear 
     technologies; or
       (iv) is eligible to receive development lending from the 
     World Bank.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``embarking civil nuclear 
     nation'' does not include--
       (i) the People's Republic of China;
       (ii) the Russian Federation;
       (iii) the Republic of Belarus;
       (iv) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
       (v) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
       (vi) the Republic of Cuba;
       (vii) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;
       (viii) Burma; or
       (ix) any other country--

       (I) the property or interests in property of the government 
     of which are blocked pursuant to the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or
       (II) the government of which the Secretary of State has 
     determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism for purposes of--

       (aa) section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2371(a));
       (bb) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2780(d));
       (cc) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform 
     Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); or
       (dd) any other relevant provision of law.
       (8) National energy dominance council.--The term ``National 
     Energy Dominance Council'' means the National Energy 
     Dominance Council established within the Executive Office of 
     the President under Executive Order 14213 (90 Fed. Reg. 9945; 
     relating to establishing the National Energy Dominance 
     Council).
       (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       (10) Spent nuclear fuel.--The term ``spent nuclear fuel'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear 
     Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).
       (11) U.S. nuclear energy company.--The term ``U.S. nuclear 
     energy company'' means a company that--
       (A) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to 
     the jurisdiction of, the United States; and
       (B) is involved in the nuclear energy industry.
       (c) Nuclear Exports Working Group.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established a working group, 
     to be known as the ``Nuclear Exports Working Group'' 
     (referred to in this subsection as the ``working group'').
       (2) Composition.--The working group shall be composed of--
       (A) senior-level Federal officials, selected internally by 
     the applicable Federal agency or organization, from any 
     Federal agency or organization that the President determines 
     to be appropriate; and
       (B) other senior-level Federal officials, selected 
     internally by the applicable Federal agency or organization, 
     from any other Federal agency or organization that the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate.
       (3) Reporting.--The working group shall report to the 
     President or 1 or more Federal officials designated by the 
     President, if applicable.
       (4) Duties.--The working group shall coordinate, not less 
     frequently than quarterly, with the Civil Nuclear Trade 
     Advisory Committee of the Department of Commerce, the Nuclear 
     Energy Advisory Committee of the Department of Energy, and 
     other advisory or stakeholder groups, as necessary, to 
     maintain an accurate and up-to-date knowledge of the standing 
     of civil nuclear exports from the United States, including 
     with respect to meeting the targets established as part of 
     the 10-year civil nuclear trade strategy described in 
     paragraph (5)(A).
       (5) Strategy.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the working group shall establish a 
     10-year civil nuclear trade strategy, including biennial 
     targets for the export of civil nuclear technologies, 
     including light water and non-light water reactors and 
     associated equipment and technologies, civil nuclear 
     materials, and nuclear fuel that align with meeting 
     international energy demand while seeking to avoid or reduce 
     emissions and prevent the dissemination of nuclear 
     technology, materials, and weapons to adversarial nations and 
     terrorist groups.
       (B) Collaboration required.--In establishing the strategy 
     under subparagraph (A), the working group shall collaborate 
     with--
       (i) any Federal agency that the President determines to be 
     appropriate; and
       (ii) representatives of private industry and experts in 
     nuclear security and risk reduction, as appropriate.
       (d) Engagement With Ally or Partner Nations.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall launch, in accordance 
     with applicable nuclear technology export laws (including 
     regulations), an international initiative to modernize the 
     civil nuclear outreach to embarking civil nuclear nations.
       (2) Financing.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out the initiative described 
     in paragraph (1), the President, acting through an 
     appropriate Federal official, and in coordination with the 
     officials described in subparagraph (B), may, if the 
     President determines to be appropriate, seek to establish 
     cooperative financing relationships for the export of civil 
     nuclear technology, components, materials, and infrastructure 
     to embarking civil nuclear nations.
       (B) Officials described.--The officials referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) are--
       (i) appropriate officials of any Federal agency that the 
     President determines to be appropriate; and
       (ii) appropriate officials representing foreign countries 
     and governments, including--

       (I) ally or partner nations;
       (II) embarking civil nuclear nations; and
       (III) any other country or government that the President 
     (or 1 or more Federal officials designated by the President) 
     and the officials described in clause (i) jointly determine 
     to be appropriate.

       (3) Activities.--In carrying out the initiative described 
     in paragraph (1), the President shall--
       (A) assist nongovernmental organizations and appropriate 
     offices, administrations, agencies, laboratories, and 
     programs of the Department of Energy and other relevant 
     Federal agencies and offices in providing education and 
     training to foreign governments in nuclear safety, security, 
     and safeguards--
       (i) through engagement with the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency; or
       (ii) independently, if the applicable entity determines 
     that it would be more advantageous under the circumstances to 
     provide the applicable education and training independently;
       (B) assist the efforts of the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency to expand the support provided by the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency to embarking civil nuclear nations for 
     nuclear safety, security, and safeguards;
       (C) coordinate with appropriate Federal departments and 
     agencies on efforts to expand outreach to the private 
     investment community and establish public-private financing 
     relationships that enable the adoption of civil nuclear 
     technologies by embarking civil nuclear nations, including 
     through exports from the United States;
       (D) seek to better coordinate, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the work carried out by any Federal agency that 
     the President determines to be appropriate; and
       (E) coordinate with the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States to improve the efficient and effective exporting and 
     importing of civil nuclear technologies and materials.
       (e) Cooperative Financing Relationships With Ally or 
     Partner Nations and Embarking Civil Nuclear Nations.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall designate an 
     appropriate White House official to coordinate with the 
     officials described in subsection (d)(2)(B) to develop, as 
     the President determines to be appropriate, financing 
     relationships with ally or partner nations to assist in the 
     adoption of civil nuclear technologies exported from the 
     United States or ally or partner nations to embarking civil 
     nuclear nations.
       (2) United states competitiveness clauses.--
       (A) Definition of united states competitiveness clause.--In 
     this paragraph, the term ``United States competitiveness 
     clause'' means any United States competitiveness provision in 
     any agreement entered into by the Department of Energy, 
     including--
       (i) a cooperative agreement;
       (ii) a cooperative research and development agreement; and
       (iii) a patent waiver.

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       (B) Consideration.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     relevant officials described in that paragraph shall consider 
     the impact of United States competitiveness clauses on any 
     financing relationships entered into or proposed to be 
     entered into under that paragraph.
       (C) Waiver.--The Secretary shall facilitate waivers of 
     United States competitiveness clauses as necessary to 
     facilitate financing relationships with ally or partner 
     nations under paragraph (1).
       (f) Cooperation With Ally or Partner Nations on Advanced 
     Nuclear Reactor Demonstration and Cooperative Research 
     Facilities for Civil Nuclear Energy.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary and the Secretary of 
     Commerce, shall conduct bilateral and multilateral meetings 
     with not fewer than 5 ally or partner nations, with the aim 
     of enhancing nuclear energy cooperation among those ally or 
     partner nations and the United States, for the purpose of 
     developing collaborative relationships with respect to 
     research, development, licensing, and deployment of advanced 
     nuclear reactor technologies for civil nuclear energy.
       (2) Requirement.--The meetings described in paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) a focus on cooperation to demonstrate and deploy 
     advanced nuclear reactors, with an emphasis on U.S. nuclear 
     energy companies, during the 10-year period beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this Act to provide options for 
     addressing energy security and environmental impacts; and
       (B) a focus on developing a memorandum of understanding or 
     any other appropriate agreement between the United States and 
     ally or partner nations with respect to--
       (i) the demonstration and deployment of advanced nuclear 
     reactors; and
       (ii) the development of cooperative research facilities.
       (3) Financing arrangements.--In conducting the meetings 
     described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, 
     and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and only 
     after initial consultation with the appropriate committees of 
     Congress, shall seek to develop financing arrangements to 
     share the costs of the demonstration and deployment of 
     advanced nuclear reactors and the development of cooperative 
     research facilities with the ally or partner nations 
     participating in those meetings.
       (g) International Civil Nuclear Energy Cooperation.--
     Section 959B of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16279b) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
       (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``financing,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``preparations for''; 
     and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C)(v), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) to support, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
     State, the safe, secure, and peaceful use of civil nuclear 
     technology in countries developing nuclear energy programs, 
     with a focus on countries that have increased civil nuclear 
     cooperation with the Russian Federation or the People's 
     Republic of China; and
       ``(4) to promote the fullest utilization of the reactors, 
     fuel, equipment, services, and technology of U.S. nuclear 
     energy companies (as defined in subsection (b) of the 
     International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025) in civil nuclear 
     energy programs outside the United States through--
       ``(A) bilateral and multilateral arrangements developed and 
     executed with the concurrence of the Secretary of State that 
     contain commitments for the utilization of the reactors, 
     fuel, equipment, services, and technology of U.S. nuclear 
     energy companies (as defined in that subsection);
       ``(B) the designation of 1 or more U.S. nuclear energy 
     companies (as defined in that subsection) to implement an 
     arrangement under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary 
     determines that the designation is necessary and appropriate 
     to achieve the objectives of this section; and
       ``(C) the waiver of any provision of law relating to 
     competition with respect to any activity related to an 
     arrangement under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
     Commerce, determines that a waiver is necessary and 
     appropriate to achieve the objectives of this section.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Requirements.--The program under subsection (a) shall 
     be supported in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
     implemented by the Secretary--
       ``(1) to facilitate, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     workshops and expert-based exchanges to engage industry, 
     stakeholders, and foreign governments with respect to 
     international civil nuclear issues, such as--
       ``(A) training;
       ``(B) financing;
       ``(C) safety;
       ``(D) security;
       ``(E) safeguards;
       ``(F) liability;
       ``(G) advanced fuels;
       ``(H) operations; and
       ``(I) options for multinational cooperation with respect to 
     the disposal of spent nuclear fuel (as defined in section 2 
     of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101)); 
     and
       ``(2) in coordination with any Federal agency that the 
     President determines to be appropriate.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary to 
     carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 
     et seq.) in fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the Secretary may 
     use $15,500,000 to carry out this section.''.
       (h) International Civil Nuclear Program Support.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary and 1 or more other Federal 
     officials designated by the President, if applicable, shall 
     launch an international initiative (referred to in this 
     subsection as the ``initiative'') to provide financial 
     assistance to, and facilitate the building of technical 
     capacities by, in accordance with this subsection, embarking 
     civil nuclear nations for activities relating to the 
     development of civil nuclear energy programs.
       (2) Financial assistance.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out the initiative, the 
     Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and 1 
     or more other Federal officials designated by the President, 
     if applicable, is authorized to award grants of financial 
     assistance in amounts not greater than $5,500,000 to 
     embarking civil nuclear nations in accordance with this 
     paragraph--
       (i) for activities relating to the development of civil 
     nuclear energy programs; and
       (ii) to facilitate the building of technical capacities for 
     those activities.
       (B) Limitations.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Secretary and 1 or more other Federal officials 
     designated by the President, if applicable, may award--
       (i) not more than 1 grant of financial assistance under 
     subparagraph (A) to any 1 embarking civil nuclear nation each 
     fiscal year; and
       (ii) not more than a total of 5 grants of financial 
     assistance under subparagraph (A) to any 1 embarking civil 
     nuclear nation.
       (3) Senior advisors.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out the initiative, the 
     Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and 1 
     or more other Federal officials designated by the President, 
     if applicable, is authorized to provide financial assistance 
     to an embarking civil nuclear nation for the purpose of 
     contracting with a U.S. nuclear energy company to hire 1 or 
     more senior advisors to assist the embarking civil nuclear 
     nation in establishing a civil nuclear program.
       (B) Requirement.--A senior advisor described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall have relevant experience and 
     qualifications to advise the embarking civil nuclear nation 
     on, and facilitate on behalf of the embarking civil nuclear 
     nation, 1 or more of the following activities:
       (i) The development of financing relationships.
       (ii) The development of a standardized financing and 
     project management framework for the construction of nuclear 
     power plants.
       (iii) The development of a standardized licensing framework 
     for--

       (I) light water civil nuclear technologies; and
       (II) non-light water civil nuclear technologies and 
     advanced nuclear reactors.

       (iv) The identification of qualified organizations and 
     service providers.
       (v) The identification of funds to support payment for 
     services required to develop a civil nuclear program.
       (vi) Market analysis.
       (vii) The identification of the safety, security, 
     safeguards, and nuclear governance required for a civil 
     nuclear program.
       (viii) Risk allocation, risk management, and nuclear 
     liability.
       (ix) Technical assessments of nuclear reactors and 
     technologies.
       (x) The identification of actions necessary to participate 
     in a global nuclear liability regime based on the Convention 
     on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, with Annex, 
     done at Vienna September 12, 1997 (TIAS 15-415).
       (xi) Stakeholder engagement.
       (xii) Management of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste.
       (xiii) Any other major activities to support the 
     establishment of a civil nuclear program, such as the 
     establishment of export, financing, construction, training, 
     operations, and education requirements.
       (C) Clarification.--Financial assistance under this 
     paragraph is authorized to be provided to an embarking civil 
     nuclear nation in addition to any financial assistance 
     provided to that embarking civil nuclear nation under 
     paragraph (2).
       (4) Limitation on assistance to embarking civil nuclear 
     nations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Offices of the Inspectors General for the 
     Department of State and the Department of Energy shall 
     coordinate--

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       (A) to establish and submit to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress a joint strategic plan to conduct comprehensive 
     oversight of activities authorized under this subsection to 
     prevent fraud, waste, and abuse; and
       (B) to engage in independent and effective oversight of 
     activities authorized under this subsection through joint or 
     individual audits, inspections, investigations, or 
     evaluations.
       (5) Authorization of appropriations.--Of funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available to the Secretary of State to 
     carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 
     et seq.) in fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the Secretary of 
     State may use $50,000,000 to carry out this subsection.
       (i) Biennial Cabinet-level International Conference on 
     Nuclear Safety, Security, Safeguards, and Sustainability.--
       (1) In general.--The President, in coordination with 
     international partners, as determined by the President, and 
     industry, shall hold a biennial conference on civil nuclear 
     safety, security, safeguards, and sustainability (referred to 
     in this subsection as a ``conference'').
       (2) Conference functions.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     each conference should--
       (A) be a forum in which ally or partner nations may engage 
     with each other for the purpose of reinforcing the commitment 
     to--
       (i) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and 
     sustainability;
       (ii) environmental safeguards; and
       (iii) local community engagement in areas in reasonable 
     proximity to nuclear sites; and
       (B) facilitate--
       (i) the development of--

       (I) joint commitments and goals to improve--

       (aa) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and 
     sustainability;
       (bb) environmental safeguards; and
       (cc) local community engagement in areas in reasonable 
     proximity to nuclear sites;

       (II) stronger international institutions that support 
     nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and sustainability;
       (III) cooperative financing relationships to promote 
     competitive alternatives to Chinese and Russian financing;
       (IV) a standardized financing and project management 
     framework for the construction of civil nuclear power plants;
       (V) a standardized licensing framework for civil nuclear 
     technologies;
       (VI) a strategy to change internal policies of 
     multinational development banks, such as the World Bank, to 
     support the financing of civil nuclear projects;
       (VII) a document containing any lessons learned from 
     countries that have partnered with the Russian Federation or 
     the People's Republic of China with respect to civil nuclear 
     power, including any detrimental outcomes resulting from that 
     partnership; and
       (VIII) a global civil nuclear liability regime;

       (ii) cooperation for enhancing the overall aspects of civil 
     nuclear power, such as--

       (I) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and 
     sustainability;
       (II) nuclear laws (including regulations);
       (III) waste management;
       (IV) quality management systems;
       (V) technology transfer;
       (VI) human resources development;
       (VII) localization;
       (VIII) reactor operations;
       (IX) nuclear liability; and
       (X) decommissioning; and

       (iii) the development and determination of the mechanisms 
     described in subparagraphs (G) and (H) of subsection (j)(1), 
     if the President intends to establish an Advanced Reactor 
     Coordination and Resource Center as described in that 
     subsection.
       (3) Input from industry and government.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that each conference should include a meeting that 
     convenes nuclear industry leaders and leaders of government 
     agencies with expertise relating to nuclear safety, security, 
     safeguards, or sustainability to discuss best practices 
     relating to--
       (A) the safe and secure use, storage, and transport of 
     nuclear and radiological materials;
       (B) managing the evolving cyber threat to nuclear and 
     radiological security; and
       (C) the role that the nuclear industry should play in 
     nuclear and radiological safety, security, and safeguards, 
     including with respect to the safe and secure use, storage, 
     and transport of nuclear and radiological materials, 
     including spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste.
       (j) Advanced Reactor Coordination and Resource Center.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall consider the 
     feasibility of leveraging existing activities or frameworks 
     or, as necessary, establishing a center, to be known as the 
     ``Advanced Reactor Coordination and Resource Center'' 
     (referred to in this subsection as the ``Center''), for the 
     purposes of--
       (A) identifying qualified organizations and service 
     providers--
       (i) for embarking civil nuclear nations;
       (ii) to develop and assemble documents, contracts, and 
     related items required to establish a civil nuclear program; 
     and
       (iii) to develop a standardized model for the establishment 
     of a civil nuclear program that can be used by the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency;
       (B) coordinating with countries participating in the Center 
     and with the Nuclear Exports Working Group established under 
     subsection (c)--
       (i) to identify funds to support payment for services 
     required to develop a civil nuclear program;
       (ii) to provide market analysis; and
       (iii) to create--

       (I) project structure models;
       (II) models for electricity market analysis;
       (III) models for nonelectric applications market analysis; 
     and
       (IV) financial models;

       (C) identifying and developing the safety, security, 
     safeguards, and nuclear governance required for a civil 
     nuclear program;
       (D) supporting multinational regulatory standards to be 
     developed by countries with civil nuclear programs and 
     experience;
       (E) developing and strengthening communications, 
     engagement, and consensus-building;
       (F) carrying out any other major activities to support 
     export, financing, education, construction, training, and 
     education requirements relating to the establishment of a 
     civil nuclear program;
       (G) developing mechanisms for how to fund and staff the 
     Center; and
       (H) determining mechanisms for the selection of the 
     location or locations of the Center.
       (2) Objective.--The President shall carry out paragraph (1) 
     with the objective of establishing the Center if the 
     President determines that it is feasible to do so.
       (k) Strategic Infrastructure Fund Working Group.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established a working group, 
     to be known as the ``Strategic Infrastructure Fund Working 
     Group'' (referred to in this subsection as the ``working 
     group'') to provide input on the feasibility of establishing 
     a program to support strategically important capital-
     intensive infrastructure projects.
       (2) Composition.--The working group shall be composed of--
       (A) senior-level Federal officials, selected by the head of 
     the applicable Federal agency or organization, from any 
     Federal agency or organization that the President determines 
     to be appropriate;
       (B) other senior-level Federal officials, selected by the 
     head of the applicable Federal agency or organization, from 
     any other Federal agency or organization that the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate; and
       (C) any senior-level Federal official selected by the 
     President or 1 or more Federal officials designated by the 
     President from any Federal agency or organization.
       (3) Reporting.--The working group shall report to the 
     National Security Council.
       (4) Duties.--The working group shall--
       (A) provide direction and advice to the officials described 
     in subsection (d)(2)(B)(i) and appropriate Federal agencies, 
     as determined by the working group, with respect to the 
     establishment of a Strategic Infrastructure Fund (referred to 
     in this paragraph as the ``Fund'') to be used--
       (i) to support those aspects of projects relating to--

       (I) civil nuclear technologies; and
       (II) microprocessors; and

       (ii) for strategic investments identified by the working 
     group; and
       (B) address critical areas in determining the appropriate 
     design for the Fund, including--
       (i) transfer of assets to the Fund;
       (ii) transfer of assets from the Fund;
       (iii) how assets in the Fund should be invested; and
       (iv) governance and implementation of the Fund.
       (5) Briefing and report required.--
       (A) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the working group shall brief the 
     committees described in subparagraph (C) on the status of the 
     development of the processes necessary to implement this 
     subsection.
       (B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit to the 
     committees described in subparagraph (C) a report on the 
     findings of the working group that includes suggested 
     legislative text for how to establish and structure a 
     Strategic Infrastructure Fund.
       (C) Committees described.--The committees referred to in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) are--
       (i) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on 
     Finance, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
     and
       (ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (D) Administration of the fund.--The report submitted under 
     subparagraph (B) shall include suggested legislative language 
     requiring all expenditures from a Strategic Infrastructure 
     Fund established in accordance with this subsection to be 
     administered by the Secretary of State (or a designee of the 
     Secretary of State).
       (l) Joint Assessment Between the United States and India on 
     Nuclear Liability Rules.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
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     shall establish and maintain within the U.S.-India Strategic 
     Security Dialogue a joint consultative mechanism with the 
     Government of the Republic of India that convenes on a 
     recurring basis--
       (A) to assess the implementation of the Agreement for 
     Cooperation between the Government of the United States of 
     America and the Government of India Concerning Peaceful Uses 
     of Nuclear Energy, signed at Washington October 10, 2008 
     (TIAS 08-1206);
       (B) to discuss opportunities for the Republic of India to 
     align domestic nuclear liability rules with international 
     norms; and
       (C) to develop a strategy for the United States and the 
     Republic of India to pursue bilateral and multilateral 
     diplomatic engagements related to analyzing and implementing 
     those opportunities.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, 
     the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of 
     other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that 
     describes the joint assessment developed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(A).
       (m) Rule of Construction.--Except as expressly stated in 
     this section, nothing in this section may be construed to 
     alter or otherwise affect the interpretation or 
     implementation of section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153) or any other provision of law, 
     including the requirement that agreements pursuant to that 
     section be submitted to Congress for consideration.
       (n) Sunset.--This section and the amendments made by this 
     section shall cease to have effect on the date that is 20 
     years after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6024. NATIONAL REGISTRY OF KOREAN AMERICAN DIVIDED 
                   FAMILIES.

       (a) National Registry.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, acting through the 
     Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, the 
     Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, or such 
     other individual as the Secretary may designate, shall--
       (A) engage, to the extent practicable, Korean American 
     families who wish to be reunited with family members residing 
     in North Korea from which such Korean American families were 
     divided after the signing of the Agreement Concerning a 
     Military Armistice in Korea, signed at Panmunjom July 27, 
     1953 (commonly referred to as the ``Korean War Armistice 
     Agreement'' ), in anticipation of future reunions for such 
     families and family members, including in-person and video 
     reunions; and
       (B) establish a private, internal national registry of the 
     names and other relevant information of such Korean American 
     families--
       (i) to facilitate such future reunions; and
       (ii) to provide for a repository of information about such 
     Korean American families and family members in North Korea, 
     including information about individuals who may be deceased.
       (2) Disclosure of information.--The Secretary of State may 
     enter into agreements with Korean individuals and families, 
     academic institutions, or other members of the public, as 
     appropriate, to share, in whole or in part, information 
     collected and housed in the database if--
       (A) the United States person whose personally identifiable 
     information would be disclosed as a result of an agreement 
     has provided consent to such disclosure; and
       (B) the agreement outlines reasonable steps and commitments 
     to ensure that any information disclosed as a result of such 
     agreement is--
       (i) kept private and confidential; and
       (ii) will not be disclosed improperly to other parties 
     outside the agreement.
       (b) Actions to Facilitate Dialogue Between the United 
     States and North Korea.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State should take steps 
     to ensure that any direct dialogue between the United States 
     and North Korea includes progress towards holding future 
     reunions for Korean American families and their family 
     members in North Korea.
       (2) Consultations.--The Secretary of State shall consult 
     with the Government of the Republic of Korea, as appropriate, 
     in carrying out this subsection.
       (3) Reporting requirement.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of State, acting through the 
     Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, shall 
     include in each report required under section 107(d) of the 
     North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7817(d)) a 
     description of the consultations described in paragraph (2) 
     conducted during the year preceding the submission of the 
     report.
       (B) Elements.--The reporting required under subparagraph 
     (A) should include--
       (i) the status of the national registry established 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B);
       (ii) the number of individuals included on the registry 
     who--

       (I) have met their family members in North Korea during 
     previous reunions; and
       (II) have yet to meet their family members in North Korea;

       (iii) a summary of responses by North Korea to requests by 
     the United States Government to hold reunions of divided 
     families; and
       (iv) a description of actions taken by North Korea that 
     prevent the emigration of family members of Korean American 
     families.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 6025. REPORTS ON FOOD INSECURITY IN ARMED FORCES.

       Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report on food insecurity 
     in the Armed Forces.

     SEC. 6026. ALIGNMENT OF UPDATES OF STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE 
                   MANUFACTURING USA PROGRAM WITH UPDATES TO 
                   NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 34(i) of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
     278s(i)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and update not less 
     frequently than once every 3 years thereafter,'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (M) as 
     subparagraphs (E) through (N), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following new 
     bsubparagraph:
       ``(D) to update the strategic plan developed under 
     subparagraph (C) not less frequently than once every 4 years 
     such that the planning cycle for the updates aligns with the 
     planning cycle for updates to the National Strategy for 
     Advanced Manufacturing required under section 102(c)(4) of 
     the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 
     6622(c)(4)) to better ensure the Program reflects the 
     priorities of the national strategy;''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph (2)(C)'' and 
     inserting ``subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (2)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraph (2)(C)'' and 
     inserting ``subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) and any update 
     to the plan required under subparagraph (D) of such 
     paragraph''.

     SEC. 6027. EXTENSION OF DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.

       Section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
     U.S.C. 4564(a)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2025'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 2026''.

     SEC. 6028. INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS UNDER THE FOREIGN AGENTS 
                   REGISTRATION ACT.

       (a) Definition of Informational Material.--Section 1 of the 
     Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 
     U.S.C. 611) is amended by inserting after subsection (p) the 
     following:
       ``(q) Informational Material.--The term `informational 
     material' means any material that a person disseminating the 
     material believes or has reason to believe will, or that the 
     person intends to in any way, influence any agency or 
     official of the Government of the United States or any 
     section of the public within the United States with reference 
     to--
       ``(1) formulating, adopting, or changing the domestic or 
     foreign policies of the United States; or
       ``(2) the political or public interests, policies, or 
     relations of a government of a foreign country or a foreign 
     political party.''.
       (b) Filing and Labeling of Informational Materials and 
     Requests for Information or Advice.--Section 4 of the Foreign 
     Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 614) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``political 
     propaganda'' and inserting ``informational materials'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``that states the name 
     of the foreign country in which the foreign principal is 
     located,'' after ``on behalf of the foreign principal,''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Information Furnished to Agencies or Officials of the 
     United States Government.--It shall be unlawful for any 
     person within the United States who is an agent of a foreign 
     principal required to register under the provisions of this 
     Act to transmit, convey, or otherwise furnish to any agency 
     or official of the Government (including a Member or 
     committee of either House of Congress) for or in the 
     interests of such foreign principal any informational 
     material or to request from any such agency or official for 
     or in the interests of such foreign principal any information 
     or advice with respect to any matter pertaining to the 
     political or public interests, policies, or relations of a 
     foreign country or of a political party or pertaining to the 
     foreign or domestic policies of the United States unless the 
     informational material or the request is prefaced or 
     accompanied by a true and accurate statement to the effect 
     that such person is registered as an agent of such foreign 
     principal under this Act.''.
       (c) Reports to the Congress.--Section 11 of the Foreign 
     Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 621) 
     is amended by striking ``political propaganda'' and inserting 
     ``informational material''.

     SEC. 6029. CREDIT MONITORING.

       (a) In General.--The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1681 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 605A(k) (15 U.S.C. 1681c-1(k))--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Armed forces.--The term `armed forces' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code.

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       ``(B) Armed forces member consumer.--The term `armed forces 
     member consumer' means a consumer who, regardless of duty 
     status, is a member of the armed forces.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``active duty military 
     consumer'' and inserting ``armed forces member consumer''; 
     and
       (2) in section 625(b)(1)(K) (15 U.S.C. 1681t(b)(1)(K)), by 
     striking ``active duty military consumers'' and inserting 
     ``armed forces member consumers''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6030. TREATMENT OF EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE FOREIGN AGENTS 
                   REGISTRATION ACT OF 1938.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and 
     Obscured Foreign Financing Act of 2025'' or the ``PAID OFF 
     Act of 2025''.
       (b) Treatment of Exemptions Under the Foreign Agents 
     Registration Act of 1938.--Section 3 of the Foreign Agents 
     Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 613), is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subsection (a), by inserting 
     ``, except as provided in subsection (i)'' after 
     ``principals''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Limitations.--The exemptions under subsections 
     (d)(1), (d)(2), and (h) shall not apply to any agent of a 
     foreign principal that is a corporate or government entity 
     that is owned or controlled by 1 or more of the identified 
     countries listed in clauses (i) through (v) of section 
     1(m)(1)(A) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(A)).''.
       (c) Mechanism to Amend Definition of ``Country of 
     Concern''.--Section 1(m) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
     (7) and (8), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) Modification to definition of `country of concern'.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of State may, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General, propose the addition 
     or deletion of countries described in paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(B) Submission.--Any proposal described in subparagraph 
     (A) shall--
       ``(i) be submitted to the Chairman and Ranking Member of 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary 
     of the House of Representatives; and
       ``(ii) become effective upon enactment of a joint 
     resolution of approval as described in subparagraph (C).
       ``(C) Joint resolution of approval.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii), 
     the term `joint resolution of approval' means only a joint 
     resolution--

       ``(I) that does not have a preamble;
       ``(II) that includes in the matter after the resolving 
     clause the following: `That Congress approves the 
     modification of the definition of ``country of concern'' 
     under section 1(m) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956, as submitted by the Secretary of State on ____; 
     and section 1(m)(1)(A) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(A)) is amended 
     by ______