,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dgcf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,august #b1 #bjbb,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself and ,mr4 ,king7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to enhance ,united ,states standing as an ,arctic nation by facilitating greater maritime accessibility1 strong trading partners1 and reliable infrastructure4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,arctic ,commitment ,act4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4,sec4 #b4 ,defined term4,sec4 #c4 ,arctic ,shipping ,federal ,advisory ,committee4,sec4 #d4 ,arctic ,executive ,steering ,committee4,sec4 #e4 ,implementation of ,arctic strategy at ,port of ,nome4,sec4 #f4 ,report on establishing persistent presence of ,navy or ,coast ,guard in the ,united ,states ,arctic4,sec4 #g4 ,report on eliminating the ,russian monopoly on ,arctic shipping4,sec4 #h4 ,expanding investment by the ,united ,states ,international ,development ,finance ,corporation in ,arctic countries4,sec4 #i4 ,partnership with ,iceland4,sec4 #aj4 ,amendment to ,deepwater ,port ,act of #aigd4,sec4 #aa4 ,amendments to the ,arctic ,research and ,policy ,act of #aihd4,sec4 #ab4 ,crosscut report on ,arctic research programs4,sec4 #ac4 ,pribilof ,island transition completion actions4 #b4 ,defined term ,in this ,act1 the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate2 7#b7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 7#c7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 7#d7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate2 7#e7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives2 7#f7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives2 7#g7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#h7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives4 #c4 ,arctic ,shipping ,federal ,advisory ,committee 7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation shall establish the ,arctic ,shipping ,federal ,advisory ,committee1 as required in section #hdbf of the ,elijah ,e4 ,cummings ,coast ,guard ,authorization ,act of #bjbj 7division ,g of ,public ,law #aaf-bhc74 7b7 ,funding ,the ,secretary of ,transportation shall make available to the ,arctic ,shipping ,advisory ,committee1 from amounts appropriated to the ,office of the ,secretary of ,transportation1 such funds as may be necessary for the operation and sustainment of the ,committee4 #d4 ,arctic ,executive ,steering ,committee ,the ,arctic ,executive ,steering ,committee1 which was originally established by ,executive ,order #acfhi 7#hj ,fed4 ,reg4 #daia2 relating to enhancing coordination of national efforts in the ,arctic71 is reauthorized for the #aj-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #e4 ,implementation of ,arctic strategy at ,port of ,nome ,the ,secretary of the ,navy1 in consultation with the ,commandant of the ,coast ,guard1 shall engage in a consultation with the ,chief of ,engineers of the ,army ,corps of ,engineers to ensure that the ,port of ,nome is usable for the implementation of the ,national ,strategy for the ,arctic ,region and the ,arctic strategy of the ,department of the ,navy1 as described in the strategic blueprint for the ,arctic of the ,department of the ,navy entitled ,a ,blue ,arctic4 #f4 ,report on establishing persistent presence of ,navy or ,coast ,guard in the ,united ,states ,arctic ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commandant of the ,coast ,guard and the ,secretary of the ,navy shall jointly submit a report to the appropriate committees of ,congress that-- 7#a7 describes the requirements necessary to establish1 and the feasibility of establishing1 a persistent1 year-round presence of the ,navy and the ,coast ,guard in the ,arctic region at-- 7,a7 the ,port of ,nome2 7,b7 the natural deepwater port of ,unalaska2 7,c7 the former ,coast ,guard ,station at ,port ,clarence2 7,d7 ,point ,spencer 7as defined in section #ecb of the ,pribilof ,island ,transition ,completion ,act of #bjae 7subtitle ,b of title ,v of ,public ,law #aad-abj772 7,e7 the port on ,saint ,george ,island in the ,bering ,sea2 7,f7 the ,port of ,adak2 7,g7 ,cape ,blossom2 7,h7 ports in the ,northeastern ,united ,states1 including ,eastport1 ,searsport1 and ,portland1 ,maine2 and 7,i7 any other deepwater port that the ,commandant determines would facilitate such a presence in the places described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,h72 and 7#b7 provides an estimate of the costs of implementing the requirements described in paragraph 7#a71 after taking into account the costs of constructing the onshore infrastructure that will be required to support year-round maritime operations in the vicinity of the ,bering ,sea and the ,arctic region4 #g4 ,report on eliminating the ,russian monopoly on ,arctic shipping ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,committee on the ,maritime ,transportation ,system1 in coordination with the ,arctic ,shipping ,federal ,advisory ,committee1 shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of ,congress that-- 7#a7 describes the control and influence of the ,russian ,federation on shipping in the ,arctic region2 7#b7 analyzes the effect of such control and influence on ongoing efforts to increase the presence1 capacity1 and volume of ,united ,states shipping in the ,arctic region2 and 7#c7 includes a plan for eliminating the ,russian monopoly on shipping in the ,arctic region to enable an increase ,united ,states presence in the ,arctic shipping domain4 #h4 ,expanding investment by the ,united ,states ,international ,development ,finance ,corporation in ,arctic countries 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate2 7,c7 the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate2 7,d7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate2 7,e7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,f7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,g7 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,h7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,arctic countries ,the term ,arctic countries-- 7,a7 means the ,united ,states1 ,canada1 ,denmark1 ,iceland1 ,norway1 ,sweden1 and ,finland1 which are permanent members of the ,arctic ,council2 and 7,b7 does not include the ,russian ,federation4 7#c7 ,arctic indigenous organizations ,the term ,arctic indigenous organizations-- 7,a7 means the ,aleut ,international ,association1 the ,arctic ,athabaskan ,council1 the ,gwich'in ,international ,council1 the ,inuit ,circumpolar ,council1 and the ,saami ,council2 and 7,b7 does not include the ,russian ,association of ,indigenous ,peoples of the ,north4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 ,arctic countries are important partners of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 the ,united ,states ,international ,development ,finance ,corporation should make investments in ,arctic countries to facilitate technologies that-- 7,a7 strengthen energy security and reliability2 and 7,b7 provide durable1 sustainable opportunities for indigenous entities4 7c7 ,authorization ,the ,united ,states ,international ,development ,finance ,corporation is authorized to provide financing to entities in ,arctic countries1 including ,arctic indigenous organizations1 for projects that-- 7#a7 involve the responsible extraction1 processing1 development1 and recycling of critical minerals 7as defined in section #gjjb7;a7 of the ,energy ,act of #bjbj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;a7772 or 7#b7 the ,chief ,executive ,officer of the ,united ,states ,international ,development ,finance ,corporation1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,state1 determine to be in the strategic interest of the ,united ,states4 7d7 ,reporting requirement 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,chief ,executive ,officer of the ,united ,states ,international ,development ,finance ,corporation1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that-- 7,a7 identifies the countries in which financing by the ,united ,states ,international ,development ,finance ,corporation could be most impactful for responsibly producing critical minerals needed for energy security2 7,b7 explains the interests of the ,united ,states and of partner countries that are served when the ,united ,states provides support for such projects2 7,c7 describes any support provided by other ,united ,states allies and partners to expand the projects described in subsection 7c72 and 7,d7 describes any support provided by the ,people's ,republic of ,china in support of the projects described in subsection 7c74 7#b7 ,form of report ,the report required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex1 if necessary4 #i4 ,partnership with ,iceland 7a7 ,sense of ,congress regarding a free trade agreement with ,iceland ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,united ,states should enter into negotiations with the ,government of ,iceland to develop and enter into a comprehensive free trade agreement between the ,united ,states and ,iceland4 7b7 ,nonimmigrant traders and investors ,for purposes of clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 of section #aja7;a77#ae77;,e7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,e771 ,iceland shall be considered to be a foreign ,state under such section if the ,government of ,iceland offers similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the ,united ,states4 #aj4 ,amendments to ,deepwater ,port ,act of #aigd ,the ,deepwater ,port ,act of #aigd 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #d 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #aejc7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7c77#i71 by inserting 7excluding any ,state that developed a coastal zone management program pursuant to section #cje of the ,coastal ,zone ,management ,act of #aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aded7 that was approved by the ,secretary pursuant to section #cjf of such ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #adee7 and withdrew such plan before ,january #a1 #bjab7 after connected by pipeline2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7j7 ,export license for all forms of hydrogen ,the ,secretary may issue a license in accordance with the provisions of this ,act for the export of hydrogen in all of its forms1 including as liquefied natural gas1 hydrogen1 and ammonia4 2 and 7#b7 in section #i7;c71 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #aejh7;c771 by inserting 7excluding any ,state that developed a coastal zone management program pursuant to section #cje of the ,coastal ,zone ,management ,act of #aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aded7 that was approved by the ,secretary pursuant to section #cjf of such ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #adee7 and withdrew such plan before ,january #a1 #bjab7 after connected by pipeline4 #aa4 ,amendments to the ,arctic ,research and ,policy ,act of #aihd 7a7 ,findings and purposes ,section #ajb7;a7 of the ,arctic ,research and ,policy ,act of #aihd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #daja7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting and homeland after national2 7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#ag7 as paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#ah71 respectively2 7#c7 by striking paragraph 7#d7 and inserting the following3 7#d7 ,changing ,arctic conditions directly affect global weather and climate patterns and must be better understood-- 7,a7 to promote better agricultural management throughout the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 to address the myriad of impacts1 challenges1 and opportunities brought about by such change4 7#e7 ,since a rapidly changing climate will reshape the economic1 social1 cultural1 political1 environmental1 and security landscape of the ,arctic region1 sustained1 robust1 coordinated1 reliable1 appropriately funded1 and dependable ,arctic research is required to inform and influence sound ,united ,states domestic and international ,arctic policy4 2 and 7#d7 in paragraph 7#f71 as redesignated1 by inserting and climate after weather4 7b7 ,arctic ,research ,commission ,section #ajc of the ,arctic ,research and ,policy ,act of #aihd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dajb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b7-- 7i7 by striking who are and inserting who is a2 and 7ii7 by striking who live in areas and inserting who live in an area2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking chairperson and inserting ,chair2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by inserting or her after his2 and 7ii7 by inserting 1 or in the case of the ,chair1 not to exceed #abj days of service each year2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking ,chairman and inserting ,chair4 7c7 ,administration of the ,commission ,section #ajf7d7 of the ,arctic ,research and ,policy ,act of #aihd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #daje7d77 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 1 and other ,federal ,government entities1 as appropriate1 after with the ,general ,services ,administration2 and 7#b7 by inserting 1 or the heads of other ,federal ,government entities1 as appropriate1 before the semicolon4 7d7 ,interagency ,arctic ,research ,policy ,committee ,section #ajg7;b77#b7 of the ,arctic ,research and ,policy ,act of #aihd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dajf7;b77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,l7 as subparagraph 7,p72 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,k71 by striking and at the end2 and 7#c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,k7 the following3 7,l7 the ,department of ,agriculture2 7,m7 the ,marine ,mammal ,commission2 7,n7 the ,smithsonian ,institution2 7,o7 the ,denali ,commission2 and 4 7e7 #e-,year ,arctic research plan ,section #aji7;a7 of the ,arctic ,research and ,policy ,act of #aihd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dajh7;a77 is amended by striking ,the ,plan and inserting ,notwithstanding section #cjjc of the ,federal ,reports ,elimination and ,sunset ,act of #aiie 7,public ,law #ajd-ff71 the ,plan4 #ab4 ,crosscut report on ,arctic research programs 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall submit a detailed report to ,congress regarding all existing ,federal programs relating to ,arctic research1 including-- 7#a7 the goals of each such program2 7#b7 the funding levels for each such program for each of the #e immediately preceding fiscal years2 7#c7 the anticipated funding levels for each such program for each of the #e following fiscal years2 and 7#d7 the total funding appropriated for the current fiscal year for such programs4 7b7 ,distribution ,not later than #c days after submitting the report to ,congress pursuant to subsection 7a71 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall submit a copy of the report to the ,national ,science ,foundation1 the ,united ,states ,arctic ,research ,commission1 and the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy4 #ac4 ,pribilof ,island transition completion actions 7a7 ,extensions ,section #ebd of the ,pribilof ,island ,transition ,completion ,act of #bjae 7subtitle ,b of title ,v of ,public ,law #aad-abj7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#e71 by striking #e years and inserting #f years2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c77#c71 by striking #fj days and inserting #abj days4 7b7 ,quarterly actual use and occupancy reports ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and every #c months thereafter1 the ,secretary of the department in which the ,coast ,guard is operating shall submit a report to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives that describes-- 7#a7 the degree to which ,coast ,guard personnel and equipment are deployed to ,st4 ,paul ,island1 ,alaska1 in actual occupancy of the facilities1 as required under section #ebd of the ,pribilof ,island ,transition ,completion ,act of #bjae 7subtitle ,b of title ,v of ,public ,law #aad-abj72 and 7#b7 the status of the activities described in subsections 7c7 and 7d7 if such activities have not been completed4 7c7 ,aircraft hanger ,the ,secretary of the department in which the ,coast ,guard is operating may-- 7#a7 enter into a lease for a hangar to house deployed ,coast ,guard aircraft if such hanger was previously under lease by the ,coast ,guard for the purposes of housing such aircraft2 7#b7 enter into an agreement with the lessor of the hanger referred to in paragraph 7#a7 in which the ,secretary may carry out repairs necessary to support the deployment of such aircraft2 and 7#c7 offset the cost such repairs under the terms of the lease entered into pursuant to paragraph 7#b74 7d7 ,fuel tank 7#a7 ,determination ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the department in which the ,coast ,guard is operating shall determine whether the fuel tank located on ,st4 ,paul ,island1 ,alaska1 that is owned by the ,coast ,guard is needed for ,coast ,guard operations4 7#b7 ,transfer ,subject to paragraph 7#c71 if the ,secretary determines the tank referred to in paragraph 7#a7 is not needed for ,coast ,guard operations1 the ,secretary1 not later than #ij days after making such determination1 shall transfer such tank to the ,alaska ,native ,village ,corporation for ,st4 ,paul ,island1 ,alaska4 7#c7 ,fair market value exception ,the ,secretary may only carry out a transfer described in paragraph 7#b7 if the fair market value of such tank is less than the aggregate value of any lease payments for the property on which the tank is located that the ,coast ,guard would have paid to the ,alaska ,native ,village ,corporation for ,st4 ,paul ,island1 ,alaska1 had such lease been extended at the same rate4 7e7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section may be construed to limit any rights of the ,alaska ,native ,village ,corporation for ,st4 ,paul ,island1 ,alaska to receive conveyance of all or part of the lands and improvements related to ,tract #dc under the same terms and conditions as prescribed in section #ebd of the ,pribilof ,island ,transition ,completion ,act of #bjae 7subtitle ,b of title ,v of ,public ,law #aad-abj74