; (B) the applicable revision of the National Biodefense Strategy required by section 1086 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( 6 U.S.C. 104 ); and (C) any other relevant decision-making process for policy, planning, and spending in global health security, biodefense, or vaccine and medical countermeasures research and development. (d) Appropriate congressional committees In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. D Other Matters 191515. Authorization to extend Millennium Challenge compacts Notwithstanding the limitation in section 609(j) the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 ( 22 U.S.C. 7708 ), the Millennium Challenge Corporation may extend any compact in effect as of January 29, 2020, for up to one additional year to account for delays related to the spread of coronavirus, if the Corporation provides to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a justification prior to providing any such extension. XVI Scientific Integrity Act 191601. Short title This title may be cited as the Scientific Integrity Act . 191602. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) science and the scientific process should help inform and guide public policy decisions on a wide range of issues, including improvement of public health, protection of the environment, and protection of national security; (2) the public must be able to trust the science and scientific process informing public policy decisions; (3) science, the scientific process, and the communication of science should be free from politics, ideology, and financial conflicts of interest; (4) policies and procedures that ensure the integrity of the conduct and communication of publicly funded science are critical to ensuring public trust