S.Amdt. 4361

SA 4361. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
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 end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1064. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN UNEXPENDED FUNDS RELATED TO
AFGHANISTAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING A
RESILIENT DOMESTIC INDUSTRIAL BASE AND
STRENGTHENING DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION.

(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States that--
(1) great power competition with the People's Republic of
China will define the future of the 21st century;
(2) the People's Republic of China is a revisionist power
that seek to upend the international system in ways that are
inimical to United States national interests;
(3) great power competition with the People's Republic of
China is global in nature and requires a whole-of-government
response;
(4) resilient domestic manufacturing, a strong and advanced
United States Navy, and an innovative economy are critical to
succeeding in great power competition; and
(5) promoting and supporting new technological research and
development will be necessary to maintain a competitive
advantage and effectively combat hostile efforts by the
Government of the People's Republic of China.
(b) Transfer.--
(1) In general.--The President shall transfer to each of
the following appropriations accounts for the following
purposes an amount equal to one-third of the total amount
rescinded under paragraph (2):
(A) The Defense Production Act purchases account for
activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sections
108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950
(50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, 4533))
(B) The Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy account of the
Department of Defense.
(C) The research, development, test, and evaluation,
Defense-wide account of the Department of Defense, to be
available for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
to carry out projects related to strengthening the United
States' global advantage in strategic technologies, which may
include aerospace, robotics, artificial intelligence,
information technology, new and advanced materials,
biotechnology, advanced machinery, telecommunications, and
energy and power generation.
(2) Rescission of unexpended funds dedicated to maintaining
a military and diplomatic presence in afghanistan.--The
following amounts are hereby rescinded:
(A) The unobligated balance of amounts made available to
the Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces
Fund.
(B) Of the unobligated balance of amounts made available to
the Department of State for Diplomatic Programs, all
remaining funds relating to maintaining United States
diplomatic personnel in Afghanistan.
(C) Of the unobligated balance of amounts made available
for the Economic Support Fund, all remaining funds relating
to implementing and supporting comprehensive strategies to
combat corruption in Afghanistan, and for the reintegration
of former Taliban and other extremists.
(D) Of the unobligated balance of amounts made available to
the Department of State for the International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement Fund, all remaining funds
relating to programs in Afghanistan.
(E) Of the unobligated balance of amounts made available to
the Department of State for International Military Education
and Training programs, all remaining funds relating to
training personnel of the Afghan security forces.
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